Deacon Adam Poe
Deacon Adam Poe (deceased) was a son of the famous Indian tighter, Andrew Poe, and a cousin of the poet Edgar Allan Poe. He was born in Beaver County, Penn., April 4, 1791; came to this county in 1819, and purchased 200 acres of land two miles west of Ravenna. He returned to Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Eliza Laughlin, in 1825, and again came to this county in 1828. Here he resided until his death, which occurred January 5, 1859. He was a professor of religion when thirteen years of age; joined the Congregational Church in 1829, and was a Deacon from 1831 till the day of his death.
From History of Portage County, Ohio, Warner, Beers & Co., Chicago, 1885