This
study of the Simon B. Poe family is from a direct descendant. Name of
researcher available upon request to
Descendants
of Simon B. Poe
Generation
No. 1
1. Simon B.5 Poe was born 1812 in NC1, and died
1874 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR2. He married Martha Lucy Harton
Abt. 1833 in Anson Co., NC, daughter of Hardaway Harton and Amy Derden. She was born
August 16, 1818 in NC2, and died December 03, 1899 in
Russellville, Pope Co., AR2.
Notes for Simon B. Poe:
Listed
in 1850 census, Fayette Co. #193 (near Calvin and Thomas) Property $250.
1871
More About Simon B. Poe:
Occupation: Farmer, Laborer, Ran Boarding
House
Notes for Martha Lucy Harton:
Family
tradition is her surname was Hardin, but records support that it was Harton (the transcription of her father spells the name
Horton).
Children of Simon Poe and Martha Harton are:
+ 2 i. Wyatt L.6 Poe, born October 10, 1834
in NC; died February 28, 1899 in Grant Co., AR.
3 ii. James H. Poe, born 1836 in AL3. He married
Notes for James H. Poe:
Living
adjacent to Simon B. Poe, father, and family in the 1860 Census for Saline Co.,
4 iii. Simon W. Poe, born 1838 in AL4. He married (1) Mary J. Abt.
1860; born 1841 in AL4.
He married (2) Elizer E. M. Aft. 1870; born
1837.
Notes for Mary J.:
Mary
J. Poe does not appear in the Simon B. Poe household in the 1850 Census in
Fayette Co.,
5 iv. Carson Poe, born 1839 in AL5.
+ 6 v. Amey Angelina Poe, born 1842 in Fayette
Co., AL; died 1865 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR.
7 vi. George Poe, born 1844 in AL6.
8 vii. Martha Poe, born 1846 in AL6.
9 viii. Nancy Poe, born 1848 in AL7.
Notes for Nancy Poe:
Nancy
Poe does not appear in the 1860 census when she would have been about 12 years
old. She may have died young.
10 ix. John C. Poe, born 1851 in
11 x. Josanna Poe, born 1854 in AL8.
12 xi. Newton Poe, born 1856 in MS8.
13 xii. Thomas Poe, born 1858 in AR8.
14 xiii. Elnora Poe, born 1862 in AR9.
Generation
No. 2
2. Wyatt L.6 Poe (Simon B.5)
was born October 10, 1834 in NC10, and died February 28, 1899
in Grant Co., AR. He married Elizabeth
Wright November 15, 1857 in Saline Co., AR11. She was born 1842 in
More About Wyatt L. Poe:
Burial:
Children of Wyatt Poe and Elizabeth Wright
are:
15 i. Martha P.7 Poe, born 1859 in AR.
+ 16 ii. Henry Wilson Poe, born November 11, 1861 in AR; died July 15, 1927.
6. Amey
Angelina6 Poe (Simon B.5) was born 1842 in Fayette
Co., AL12, and died 1865 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co.,
AR. She married James W. Walton
November 10, 1858 in Saline Co., AR13, son of Thomas W.
Walton. He was born 1836 in MS14,
and died Abt. July 1864 in Civil War near
Notes for Amey
Angelina Poe:
Family
tradition is that Amey Angelina died of heartbreak
following the death of her husband, James W. Walton, in the Civil War. Her children were then raised by her parents,
Simon B. Poe and Martha Lucy Hardin.
Notes for James W. Walton:
James
Walton came to
1860
Census Saline Co., AR,
139/139
Walton,
James, 25, M, Mechanic, $320, $2656, MS
Angeline,
18, F,
Humphrey,
Joshua B., 30, M, Farmer, $240, $800, TN
Emily,
4, F, MS
John,
2, M, MS
Joshua
Humphrey may have been a brother of the Jonathan Humphries that married James'
sister, Julia Rebecca Walton.
Children of Amey
Poe and James Walton are:
+ 17 i. Newton J.7 Walton, born August 1860
in Saline or Grant Co., AR; died in IL.
+ 18 ii. Dr. James Wyatt Walton, born January 23, 1863 in Grant
Generation
No. 3
16. Henry Wilson7 Poe (Wyatt L.6,
Simon B.5) was born November 11, 1861 in AR17, and
died July 15, 192717.
He married Mary Etta Lucas.
She was born September 28, 1866, and died August 26, 1940.
Children of Henry Poe and Mary Lucas are:
20 i. Henry W.8 Poe, born 1890; died
1947. He married Ina Lites.
21 ii. Willie Mae Poe, born May 01, 1892; died January 13, 1983. She married Ralph Law.
22 iii. Nellie Hays Poe, born 1900.
She married Fred L. Holloway.
+ 23 iv. Jeff
Davis Poe, born September 14, 1904; died January 17, 1952.
+ 24 v. Jack
Cleo Poe, born August 13, 1907; died September 08, 1979.
+ 25 vi. Joseph
Martin Poe, born September 15, 1910; died March 22, 1981.
17.
Children of Newton Walton and Martha are:
26 i. Cornines8 Walton, born October 188518.
27 ii. Edgar Walton, born June 28, 188819; died August
02, 191719.
More About Edgar Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
18. Dr. James Wyatt7 Walton (Amey Angelina6 Poe, Simon B.5) was
born January 23, 1863 in Grant Co., AR19, and died April 18,
1928 in Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR19. He married (1) Ada
Angelina Fisher May 18, 1890 in Traskwood
Township, Saline Co., AR20, daughter of Daniel Fisher and
Mary Graham. She was born July 05, 187421,
and died July 29, 1905 in Benton, Saline Co., AR21. He married (2) Sarah Alma Poe October
01, 1908 in Benton, Saline Co., AR, daughter of William Poe and Sarah
Holiman. She was born February 16, 1883
in Grant Co., AR22, and died April 09, 1969 in Little Rock,
Pulaski Co., AR22.
Notes for Dr. James Wyatt Walton:
During
1882 through 1884, James Walton worked at farming and stock trading, but in the
Spring of 1885 entered the Redfield School at Redfield, Jefferson Co., AR. In 1886 and 1887, he attended the Benton
graded school. He decided he should
study medicine, and from the latter part of 1887 until the Fall of 1888, he
studied faithfully, and in 1889 took a course in the medical department of the
Arkansas Industrial University at Little Rock.
In April 1889, he became the partner of Dr. D. N. Fisher, of
Benton. In 1896, Dr. Walton did
postgraduate work in surgery at the Chicago Polyclinic, which later became the
University of Chicago. He received an
honorary degree from St. Luke's Hospital in Niles, Michigan, and continued the
study of medicine for the rest of his life.
Dr.
Walton was instrumental in organizing the Saline County Medical Society and was
the first County Health Officer. As
Saline County Health Officer, Dr. Walton stressed sanitation with an emphasis
on typhoid and malaria control.
More About Dr. James Wyatt Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
More About Ada
Angelina Fisher:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Notes for Sarah Alma Poe:
Sarah
Alma Poe was a third cousin of James Wyatt Walton.
More About Sarah Alma Poe:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Children of James Walton and Ada Fisher are:
+ 28 i. Angelina8 Walton, born January 09,
1892 in Little Rock, AR; died May 20, 1964 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
29 ii. Dr. Charles Roscoe Walton, born February 07, 1894 in Benton, Saline
Co., AR23; died April 06, 1970 in Montgomery, AL23. He married Adele Brady June 06; born December
15, 189823; died February 23, 1986 in Augusta, GA23.
Notes for Dr. Charles Roscoe Walton:
Graduate,
Tulane Univ. School of Medicine. Dr.
Walton served in World Wars I and II and worked for the Veterans Administration
for 42 years in hospitals in North Little Rock, AR; Augusta, GA; Knoxville,
Iowa; Leavenworth, Kansas; Murphreesboro, Tenn; and Gulfport, Miss.
He
retired from the VA at Montgomery, AL, in 1964.
He was a diplomate of the American Board of
Psychiatry, a member of the American Legion, a Mason, a Shriner
and a Baptist.
More About Dr. Charles Roscoe Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
More About Adele Brady:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Church: Central Baptist, Selma, AL
+ 30 iii. James Wyatt Walton, Jr., born January 30, 1896 in Benton, Saline
Co., AR; died November 24, 1972 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
31 iv. Ralph
Wyatt Walton, born January 24, 1898 in Benton, Saline Co., AR23;
died August 30, 1971 in Benton, Saline Co., AR23. He married Helen Ernestine Sellers November
20, 1922; born October 04, 189924; died October 18, 1968 in
Benton, Saline Co., AR25.
Notes for Ralph Wyatt Walton:
Part
owner of Walton-Sims Funeral Service, Benton, Arkansas, and employee of
Harrison Funeral Service.
More About Ralph Wyatt Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Church: First Baptist, Benton, AR, Deacon
Education: 1919, Hendrix College, Conway,
AR26
Fraternal: Mason
More About Helen Ernestine Sellers:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Church: First Baptist, Benton, AR
Occupation: Accountant and Bookkeeper,
Benton Board of Commissioners
+ 32 v. William
Izaac Walton, born December 18, 1900 in Benton,
Saline Co., AR; died August 12, 1963 in Arkadelphia, AR.
+ 33 vi. John
Frederick Walton, born July 23, 1903 in Benton, Saline Co., AR; died June 08,
1980 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
Children of James Walton and Sarah Poe
are:
+ 34 i. Doris Elizabeth8 Walton, born August
14, 1909 in Benton, Saline Co., AR; died October 25, 1982 in Augusta, GA.
+ 35 ii. Maurine Walton, born February 24, 1912 in Benton, Saline Co., AR;
died December 26, 1996 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
+ 36 iii. Winfred Poe Walton, born February 24, 1914 in Benton, Saline Co.,
AR; died January 28, 1988 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
37 iv. Dan
Michael Walton, born June 24, 1918 in Benton, Saline Co., AR27;
died February 21, 2000 in Benton, Saline Co., AR27.
Notes for Dan Michael Walton:
The
following obituary was posted in "The Benton Courier (AR)" February
23, 2000:
"Dan
Michael Walton of Benton died Monday, Feb. 21, 2000. He was 81.
"He
was born June 24, 1918, to Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Walton of Benton.
"He
graduated from Benton High School in 1936.
He earned his bachelor's degree from Baylor University. He studied graduate work at the University of
Houston, University of Texas, Columbia University in New York and the
University of Pittsburgh. While at
Columbia he did research on the Strategic Air Command for the United Stated Air
Force. While at the University of Pittsburgh
he was the administrative officer for the research office of sociology where he
coordinated the annual surveys for the Office of Civil Defense and assisted in
numerous national and international studies.
"He
was the head of the Survey Research Center at UCLA where he also taught classes
in social survey methods. It was during
this time that he became interested in yarn and creative stitchery
and portions of his work can be seen at the Gann Museum in Benton.
"Survivors
include four nieces, Sarah Dowdy of Arlington, Texas; Mary Hull of Plano,
Texas, Judy Walton of Benton and Elizabeth Carder of North Little Rock; three
nephews, Tom Chambers of Dallas, Texas; Robert Bower and Bill Bower, both of
San Diego, Calif.
"Memorial
services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the East Activity Room of Cedar Court
at the Benton Services Center with the Rev. Rick Grant officiating. Burial will follow at Old Rosemont Cemetery.
"Memorials
may be made to the Gann Museum in Benton or the friends of the Benton Services
Center.
"Arrangements
are being made by Roller-Ballard."
Michael
Walton never married. He lived with his
friend, Bruce Huffman, for most of his adult life. Bruce preceded Michael in death in 1998.
More About Dan Michael Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Generation
No. 4
23. Jeff Davis8 Poe (Henry
Wilson7, Wyatt L.6, Simon B.5)
was born September 14, 1904, and died January 17, 1952. He married Ola Mae Robinson. She was born 1905, and died 1964.
Children of Jeff Poe and Ola Robinson are:
38 i. may be living
39 ii. may be living
24. Jack Cleo8 Poe (Henry
Wilson7, Wyatt L.6, Simon B.5)
was born August 13, 1907, and died September 08, 1979. He married Bessie. She was born June 25, 1910, and died March
04, 1982.
Children of Jack Poe and Bessie are:
40 i. May be living
41 ii. May be living
42 iii. May be living
25. Joseph Martin8 Poe (Henry
Wilson7, Wyatt L.6, Simon B.5)
was born September 15, 1910, and died March 22, 1981. He married Paula Rae Crutchfield. She was born February 25, 1916.
Child of Joseph Poe and Paula Crutchfield
is:
43 i. Joseph Byron9 Poe, born February 07,
1947; died September 20, 1971.
28. Angelina8 Walton (James
Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6 Poe,
Simon B.5) was born January 09, 1892 in
More About Angelina Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Children of Angelina Walton and Hardin Gillihan are:
44 i. May be living
45 ii. Patsy Gillihan, born July 07, 1927; died
May 25, 1977. She married ? Hendrix.
46 iii. Hardin T. Gillihan, Jr., born 1923; died
October 192330.
More About Hardin T. Gillihan,
Jr.:
Burial: Rosemont
Cem., Benton, Saline Co., AR30
30. James Wyatt8 Walton, Jr.
(James Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6 Poe,
Simon B.5) was born January 30, 1896 in Benton, Saline Co., AR, and
died November 24, 1972 in Benton, Saline Co., AR. He married Ruby Richardson April 15,
1923 in Saline Co., AR31.
She was born February 02, 1901, and died February 24, 1996 in Pulaski
Co., AR.
More About James Wyatt Walton, Jr.:
Burial: Pine Crest Mem.
Park, Saline Co., AR
Children of James Walton and Ruby
Richardson are:
47 i. Living
48 ii. Living
32. William Izaac8 Walton
(James Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6
Poe, Simon B.5) was born December 18, 1900
in Benton, Saline Co., AR, and died August 12, 1963 in
Notes for William Izaac
Walton:
Bill
Walton was the head football coach at Ouchita Baptist
University from 1934-1942. He compiled a
winning record of 50-29-2 during his tenure as head coach.
More About William Izaac
Walton:
Burial: Rose Hill Cem.,
Arkadelphia, AR
Occupation: Head football coach, Ouachita
Baptist Univ., Arkadelphia, AR
Children of William Walton and Josephine Thach are:
49 i. Living
50 ii. Josephine
Walton, born September 14, 193432; died July 15, 1994 in
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR33. She married Allan W. Horne August 1956.
More About Josephine Walton:
Education: 1956, Henderson State Teachers
College, AR
33. John Frederick8 Walton
(James Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6
Poe, Simon B.5) was born July 23, 1903 in
Benton, Saline Co., AR, and died June 08, 1980 in Benton, Saline Co., AR. He married Opal Harrison February 19,
1922 in Saline Co., AR34.
She was born May 05, 190435, and died September 03,
1967 in Benton, Saline Co., AR35.
Notes for John Frederick Walton:
Obituary
for John Fred Walton, Benton (AR) Courier, June 9, 1980 (partial):
Fred
Walton was active in local and business affairs for more than a half
century. His original Benton business
was Fred Walton's Used Cars. About 1964,
Walton became a franchised dealer for Buick, Pontiac and GMC Trucks and in
later years the business became Fred Walton, Inc.
He
was a lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church in Benton. He was a member of both the administrative
board and the board of trustees.
He
served on the Board of Directors of the Union Bank of Benton. He was the first president of Benton Savings
& Loan Association and for 37 years was a member of the Benton Board of
Commissioners which managed city utilities.
He served as President of the Saline Co. Chamber of Commerce during its
early years.
Walton
was a Mason, active in that organization for 52 years, and was a member and
past president of the Benton-Bauxite Rotary Club.
More About John Frederick Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
More About Opal Harrison:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Child of John Walton and Opal Harrison is:
51 i. John Frederick9 Walton, Jr., born
May 23, 192936; died November 12, 1995 in Little Rock,
Pulaski Co., AR36.
More About John Frederick Walton, Jr.:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
34.
More About Doris Elizabeth Walton:
Burial: San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Notes for Col. Robert Sharon Bower:
Bob
Bower was a career military officer and retired as a full colonel of the U.S.
Air Force.
More About Col. Robert Sharon Bower:
Burial: San Diego, San Diego Co., CA
Occupation: USAF, Retired
Children of Doris Walton and Robert Bower
are:
52 i. living
53 ii. living
35. Maurine8 Walton (James
Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6 Poe,
Simon B.5)39 was born February 24, 1912 in Benton,
Saline Co., AR39, and died December 26, 1996 in Benton,
Saline Co., AR40. She
married James Kenneth Chambers41 August 26, 1939 in
Benton, Saline Co., AR, son of Henry Chambers and Nellie Tracy. He was born February 06, 1909 in Bauxite,
Saline Co., AR41, and died May 05, 1991 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant
Co., TX42.
Notes for Maurine Walton:
Maurine
Walton suffered from rheumatoid arthritis from the age of 15 and suffered
extreme pain for the remainder of her life.
She had over thirty surgeries during her lifetime. But she had a determination to overcome her
ailments and never complained. She
taught in the public schools and was instrumental in helping to establish the
first public library in Benton. She also
taught Sunday School at the First Baptist Church of Benton all of her adult
life until her health no longer permitted it.
She also served as President of the Women Missionary Union at her
church.
More About Maurine Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Education: Central College, Conway, AR
(Grad. 2 Year)
Religion: Southern Baptist
Notes for James Kenneth Chambers:
Ken
Chambers retired as a purchasing manager for Alcoa (42 years). He was a Methodist, a graduate of the
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, a member of the Benton (AR) Rotary
Club, and had served on the Benton and Bauxite School Boards and the Arkansas
State School Board. He played baseball
for the University of Arkansas, but the loss of two fingers in a sawmill
accident ended his playing days. He was
one of the founding members of the Purchasing Management Association of
Arkansas and a certified purchasing manager.
In 1974, he was presented the T. A. Cochran Award by the
association. The association established
a scholarship to honor him, known as the J. K. Chambers Scholarship. He was a leader in Boy Scouts of America work
at Benton for many years and was a former finance chairman of Ouachita Area
Council of Boy Scouts. He taught Sunday
School Classes for young adults and young married couples at the First United
Methodist Church of Benton for many years and was a leader in his church.
More About James Kenneth Chambers:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Education: BSBA - University of Arkansas
Occupation: Purchasing Agent - ALCOA
Religion: Methodist
Social Security Number: 429-03-3348
Children of Maurine Walton and James
Chambers are:
54 i. Living
55 ii.
Living
56 iii. Living
36. Winfred Poe8 Walton (James
Wyatt7, Amey Angelina6 Poe,
Simon B.5) was born February 24, 1914 in Benton, Saline Co., AR47,
and died January 28, 1988 in Benton, Saline Co., AR47. He married Jane Ross February 03, 195248. She was born July 27, 1922 in Panola Co., TX49,
and died August 10, 1999 in Benton, Saline Co., AR49.
Notes for Winfred Poe Walton:
Established
Walton's Office Supply and Gifts in
More About Winfred Poe Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Church: First Baptist,
Fraternal:
Military service:
Occupation: Owned office supply store
More About Jane Ross:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Children of Winfred Walton and Jane Ross
are:
57 i. Living
58 ii. Living
59 iii. William Walton, born March 24, 1960 in Benton, Saline Co., AR52;
died September 27, 1997 in Benton, Saline Co., AR.
More About William Walton:
Burial: Rosemont Cem.,
Benton, Saline Co., AR
Cause of Death: AIDS
Marital Status: Never Married
Endnotes
1. 1860
US Census, Saline Co., AR,
2. Notes
of Maurine Walton (1912-1996), wife of James K. Chambers.
3. 1860
US Census, Saline Co., AR,
4. 1860
US Census, Saline Co., AR,
5.
1850 US Census, Fayette Co., AL, Dwelling 193, p. 68B.
6. 1860
US Census, Saline Co., AR,
7.
1850 US Census, Fayette Co., AL, Dwelling 193, p. 68B.
8. 1860
US Census, Saline Co., AR,
9.
1880 US Census, Grant Co., AR, Franklin.
10.
Kay Blevins,
11. Saline
12.
1850 US Census, Fayette Co., AL, Dwelling 193, p. 68B.
13. Saline
14. 1850
US Census, Coahoma Co., MS.
15. Confederate
Service Records for James W. Walton.
16.
1870 US Census, Pulaski Co., AR, 4th Ward, p. 13.
17.
Kay Blevins,
18.
1900 US Census, Lonoke Co., AR.
19.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
20. Saline
21. Headstone
Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
22.
23.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
24.
25.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
26.
Obituary for Ralph W. Walton, Benton (AR) Courier.
27.
Obituary for Dan Michael Walton, Benton (AR) Courier, February 23, 2000.
28.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
29. Saline
30.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
31. Saline
32.
33.
"Obituary for Josephine Walton Horne,
34. Saline
Co., AR, Marriage Records, Book P. p. 219.
35.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
36.
37. Notes
of Maurine Walton (1912-1996), wife of James K. Chambers.
38.
39. Birth
Certificate for Maurine Walton.
40. Death
Certificate for Maurine Walton Chambers.
41. Birth
Certificate for James Kenneth Chambers.
42.
43. Birth
Certificate for Sarah Ellen Chambers.
44. Birth
Certificate for Mary Elizabeth Chambers.
45. Birth
Certificate for John Thomas Hull, Jr..
46. Birth
Certificate for Thomas Walton Chambers.
47.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
48. Notes
of Maurine Walton (1912-1996), wife of James K. Chambers.
49.
Headstone Inscription, Rosemont Cemetery, Benton, Saline Co., AR.
50. Notes
of Maurine Walton (1912-1996), wife of James K. Chambers.
51.
Judith Ann Walton,
52. Notes
of Maurine Walton (1912-1996), wife of James K. Chambers.