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Re: Searching for grandfathers ancestry

aubreysmomme — 2009-04-06 09:04:34Z

I have a Malinda (Cope) Sheetz in my family. What is your grandfather's name?

Re: Alexander De Poe

LeonLyell — 2008-02-11 22:21:12Z

Hello Jacob,

Thansk for your note and information. My grandfather's actual surname was Poe but he and some of the family certainly used 'De Poe' at different times. My grand-father grew up in northern California (Mount Shasta and later near Sacramento) and was familair with Indian stories so perhaps adopted this usage. We may never know, but their is a story that his step-mother was either an America Indian or Mexican - bit sadly there are no records i have been able to track. best wishes from Oz - Leon

Re: Alexander De Poe

thedownhillspeedcook — 2008-02-10 04:58:03Z

Hello, my name is Jacob DePoe, my last name is somewhat of a mystery and only has two possibilities as to its origin. 1.) My GGG grandfather was the chief of the tribe here in Oregon and guarded the Calvary Military Depot. It is said that the soldiers couldnt pronounce his indian name and thus renamed him Depot Charley. Charley being the standard name given to "new americans". 2.) Another possibility is that a french trapper came down into the Oregon territory where my ancestors descend from and taught them about Christianity converting them and in turn the leaders of the tribe took the name DePoe as a sign of honor to the frenchman. 3.) The frenchman married into the tribe sending his name down the lineage.

Alexander De Poe

LeonLyell — 2003-06-25 01:41:36Z

recently discovered that my grand-father, Allan Marion Poe (b 1885 in CA), married before meeting my grandmother. He used the surname 'De Poe' and married in Sydney Australia to Louisa Connolley in 1906. The followign year they had a son who was named Alexadner Alonzo Joseoh De Poe. The son and his mother then seem to have disappeared!

I suspect they left australia and never returned, maybe to England or possibly the USA. My grandfatehr returned single to Australia in 1912 and married my grand-mother the following year. 'De Poe' is an unusual usage, but I can't find any refereneces. Does anyone have any clues?

Thanks

Leon Lyell
PO Box 206
Bundoora Vic 3083
Australia
l.lyell@latrobe.edu.au

SEARCHING

ROBERTSAVIDGE66 — 2003-02-10 02:45:13Z

WOULD LIKE TO FIND MORE ABOUT HER. SHE WAS BORN 1862 DIED 1933, MARRIED TO BENJAMIN SAVIDGE THEY LIVED IN NJ.

Margaret Depoe

debbiesoto — 2001-08-13 14:31:31Z

Looking for information on a Margaret DePoe who is pictured in a family picture and her connection to the sheetz family in kleinfeltersville, PA

Searching for grandfathers ancestry

debbiesoto — 2001-08-13 14:31:31Z

cannot find any information on my grandfathers parents or ancestry. Please help is you can, He lived around the Kleinfeltersville Area in Lebanon, CO. Was married to Malinda (Sheetz)they had 7 children. Any info would be great.