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Foe / Gong Family
This is my Chinese side and very proud of it !!!!!
I would like to thank Sharon Foe,Dave Clement,,Dale McMahan for finding me and adding more information to my Foe family.
It was a very big suprise to find I had Chinese in my family, James was my Great Great Grandfather.
I'm not going into detail on this line as a cousin on the Foe side has started her own Website :: Friends and Foes check it out !!!!
I'm not sure what James Foe's name was when he arrived in the US abt 1851 but by the time we located him he was in Pope Co.IL living next door to a Foe family from England so we belive he took an American name and dropped the Chinese name, on his 2nd marrige record he stated his father was Non Gong but even that could be wrong because it may have been translated from something the recorder heard rather than what he said. I can only go by what Marriage,Census,Death records tell's me untill I get more information. ^&^
James Foe was born abt. 1839 in China and died either in Massac Co.IL or McCracken co.Ky but both are just guess's on my part, there is a James Foe buried in Massac Co. IL that surely has to be his son, but just not positive... He married 1858 New Liberty, Pope Co. IL [ not proven ]1st to a Lue or Sue Jones as per marriage records of children but even there again we aren't sure as some of the children has different names for the mother on marriage records. He did give up his Citizenship to China for the USA in 1872. There was only one marriage record found for James but very little information on it.
James Foe , 2nd marriage 16 July 1885 to Eliza Jane Poe born abt. 1862 Massac Co. IL. died unknown, daughter of John William and Elizabeth Jernette/Journette Poe. sometime after James' death ,Eliza married Hugh Peeler and moved to Ky. No know children from that marriage.
Children of James Foe and Lue / Sue Jones/ James :::
James W. Foe born 1858 Pope Co. IL died [ this may be the James Foe that is buried in Massac co. IL.] married Alice Scurlock daughter of Frank Scurlock Massac co. IL.
George Alexander Foe born 20 March 1863 IL. died 29 April 1918 Massac Co. IL. married Annie E. Davis
Martha Bell Foe born 1866 Pope Co.IL. died aft. 1888 Massac co. IL.buried in unknown place. married 11 May 1885 Massac Co. IL. to William Caldwell Madden son of John J and Elizabeth Faulkner Madden. ^&^
Mary J Foe born 20 Nov. 1871 Massac Co. IL died 5 Jan 1926 Unionville, Massac Co.Il ,buried Dugger Cem, married 13 Oct, 1889 Massac Co. IL to William Fletcher Scurlock,died 19 April 1942, son of Frank Scurlock., Mary's obit mentioned a half sister Lizzie unknown Budd ,it also states Mary's middle name was Elizabeth but Census and marriage records states Mary Jane. William and Mary had 14 children [ LOOK for obit on the Obit Page ]
Children Of William F. Scurlock and Mary J. Foe
1. Otto Scurlock born 4 June 1890, died May 1975
2. Alton Scurlock no data
3. Ertle Scurlock born 28 Aug 1894 .Il, died 18 June 1961
4. Berlin Scurlock born 1897 ,died 11 Dec 1988
5. Lloyd Scurlock born 2 May 1899, died Jan 1984 Leslie,Ingham Co. Mi
6. Albert Scurlock born 26 March 1901 ,died 2 Jan 1925 Massac Co.Il
7. Estel Scurlock born 1904 ,died 31 Oct 1972 married Miss Lula Bell unknown
8. Elsie Scurlock born 1906 , married Mr Emerson
9 Clennie/Clenney Scurlock born 1910
10. Seldon Scurlock born 8 Sept 1911,died 10 Sept 1975 Massac Co.Il, he was in War World 2
11. Alva Scurlock born 1915
12. Lealon Scurlock born 5 May 1917,died 22 March 1967 Massac Co.Il
13. Rosa Mae Scurlock born 25 May 1932 Massac Co.Il,died 12 July 1933 Massac Co.Il
14. Flora Scurlock died 3 Feb 2000 Metropolis,Massac Co.Il ,married Mr Neely
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Children of James Foe and Eliza Jane Poe
Thomas Dugger .Foe born July 1891 Massac Co.Il,died 28 Dec 1918 Marshall Co.Ky [ Informant was Francis M.Poe of Hardin,Ky ], buried Amity Church Cem ?. He was 27 at time of death. [ per death record ]
Dora Foe no data [ as per census record,states she is daughter of James and Eliza Poe Foe ]
William W. Foe born 21 Oct 1888 Stringtown,Massac Co.Il. birth record states in order of birth # 2
Florence Grace Foe born 10 April 1886 Stringtown,Massac Co,Il [ birth record spelled last name Foo,not Foe. ] birth record states in order of birth # 1===============
William Poe married to Charity Rogers
Children of William and Charity Rogers Poe
Andrew Rogers Poe born 1804 Ky died Massac Co.Il, married 1828 Harrison Co. Ind to Elizabeth Lenn born Pn.
Children of Andrew and Elizabeth Lenn Poe
John William Poe born 1836 Harrison Co.Ind,married 13 Sept 1857 Massac Co.Il to Elizabeth De Jarnette / De Jernett / Dejarnett born 1835 Ind.
Jacon Harvey Poe no data
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Children of John and Elizabeth DeJarnett Poe
George W.Poe born 1858 Massac Co.Il, married 15 Oct 1885 Massac Co.Il to Cynthy Beasley Rex
Eliza Jane Poe born 1862 Massac Co.Il married 16 July 1885 Massac Co.Il , 1st to James Foe, 2nd to Hugh Peeler ,Massac Co.Il ,later moved to,Marshall Co.,Ky
Anney B.Poe born 1865 Massac Co.Il married 22 July 1883 Massac Co.Il to Francis O.Wood
Thomas V. Poe born 1868 Massac Co.Il
Tynesia Poe born 1874 Massac Co.Il , married Thomas Hankin
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Children of George Alexander Foe and Annie Eliza Adams
George Leslie Foe born 3 Sept 1887 , died 2 March 1945 Massac Co.Il, buried Dugger Cem,never married
Effie Lee Foe born 8 Aug 1889, died 15 Jan 1944 Massac Co.Il,buried Dugger Cem. married William Ross Burrus/Burris
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Children of James W.Foe and Alice Scurlock
Roy Foe born 21 June 1883 Brookport,Massac Co.Il ,died 19 Jan 1967 Ironton,Oh,married 8 Aug 1902 Unionville,Massac Co.Il to Ada Bell Kennedy and 2nd in Ohio to Darlene Riddle. Ada bell Kennedy Foe was born 19 April 1883 Memphis,Tn,died Dec 1937 Sturgis,Ky daughter of John and Nannie / Nancy ? Boren Kennedy
Addie Foe born June 1886
Terah / Terry Foe born Jan 1889
Irl / Earl Foe born Sept 1890 ,married Effie Davis
Lether / Leatha Foe no data
Bert Foe born 12 Dec 1894 ,died Nov 1970 Williamson Co.Il
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Children of Roy Foe and Ada Bell Kennedy
Morris Davis Foe born 24 Aug 1919 Clay,Ky,died 29 Feb 1952 Ironton,Oh, married 4 April 1939 to Darlene Faye Cron/Krone
Harry Foe born 1904 ,died 20 June 1975 , married to Magdlean Howell
John Foe born 1910 ,died 27 Dec 1981 married to Ruby Debose
Jimmy Foe born 1912,died 1924 Sturgis,Ky
Alberta Foe born 15 Sept 1914, died 15 Jan 1991 Ironton,Oh,married Lawrence McMahan
Robert Cleveland Foe born 1917 ,died 3 March 1966 , married to Pricillia Kirkman
Charles Foe born 21 Oct 1922,died 13 July 1981 Ironton,Oh,married to Pauline Callicoat
Ruth Foe born 27 Sept 1924,died 4 Jan 1984 Springfiel,Oh, maried to Walter Dement
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Children of John Foe and Ruby Debose
Delcine Foe
Roy Foe
Johnny Foe
Nellie Cathrine Foe married Mr McKinney
Donald Foe
Margaret Foe married Mr Johnson
Charles Foe
Mary Foe married Mr Menser
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Children of William Ross and Effie Lee Foe Burris/Burrus
Annie Mae Burris born Il , married Joe Deen/Dean
Freda E. Burris born Il
Edith V. Burris born Il
Lucile Burris born Il
Virgie Eugene Burris born 22 Nov 1918 Massac Co.Il, died 23 April 1919 Massac Co.Il
William Ross Burris Jr born 9 March 1921 Il,died 19 Sept 1989, married 26 Nov 1938 to Lillian unknown
Lewis Porter Burris born 17 Dec 1923 Il,died Feb 1986
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