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John Kib x'400 litiO son or shathan &ad Louie* Sister iv. was oorti
in on deiutupal ciotober 17,10b0. H4 attended the pub110
apao;l1r cwr him 40t01 *tat., bat Sue greeter pur% at air tduoation,
;At ae,u1r4W .PtL; pupil in life0 school Of experieuot enc:
foad*Ows tor neseriptive literaturs le; to f,xtensive travel..
141,i *3104 oreattessed 410 view*, and talent 4,14. te him a very
4imurokt- 4nowio0e of foreign lank Manama affairs.
the ti;3o, when at t; mutt, he stole envy it ti,e 1114% fro4
Aoatneay home wit;. reactive to go wort seeking aoma ana fortune
in sew enwironameatt, Ur Peet plane were well doefine411 ;tat; elattys
emeautoc. 'Ohatever he wen14 utdartaxe he egrrieu VtroucL1 to &lilac-
er,vrtil (km -Unties-.
tne yeart 1689-742' Ar Poe engegea in ferlign6 in Joeksou
Gow.ty :Artouri. ID 1 ;71 he W44 ar.ipoyed by a bri4ge ooritruotor in
construotiou Or cm CLie, -$.,Ata Ye iir. usar ,Laporio 4ansue.
Fro41 until 11 t V443 ctook bu‘inel,L in mecr.:trn
boti Lpent four yt-(.ry buft;Ilo 41J VA- eitt Oboist.. IL
ht eA, to 1.1Ja0..7 tLtt 4 vii..ot cctectiva for tae
Caftan/eh iAl/Lr
Toa cne of t»eputiewn uLevr --,urrats-nerift et
lineatin Couaty-isa4 aidan Lu loeatlou billy tae :..iti•iontieW Sr that
dirtriats ehea 114 fauxid ana 04et 47 i,et rrttt t fvrt ;ounmer
July 14,
Aftc7 tae aillinr 0: ullky t4e 410 lar 4, oohtinuc in the
r≥.?,heaing Wa4 oattlex analuukt. it Liaeoin County rrcw, lo4‹ until
1885. He was married in Roswell during that time in iday 1883 -to
Anse Sophie laberding who was a quest of Captain and Mrs. Joseph
C. Lea, who were living at the timo in the fir t residence built
in Roswell which was built, by Van C. Smith in 1869 for a hotel.
Mt Poe spent the year 1886 traveling and prospecting in
South merica. Ile decided to remain in New elexico, return.' and
established what is now known as the L.F.D. stock farm, four miles
east of Roswell. Here he engaged succeuefully in -talk ranching and
livestock, from 1886 until 1893, then turning hi E interests into
the banking business, organizing -ant we President of -the Bank
of Roswell from 1893 untill 1899. The following your 1900 he
organized and was Preeident, of the Citzente bank of Roswell
which WEL Nationalized iu 10.;• .11" Poe wae director, dutiug those
years, of numerous bueineee enterprieee an developemente of
Roswell and 14)11101; Valley.
&b' e peace officer lr Pot experience6, perhap the swat
thrilli,ig experiences of 1116 life.
"He served Us City Marshall at 2'ort Ouffin Lexa in 1378.79
and aeputy United thtit 4nrsnell for the 1.annandle of Texas from
1878 until 1881, in 1662 wt.t electeo sheriff for Lincoln County
remaining in office three yenre.
Jo was aeube of New .1exico Teritorial eocarc. Of z.qual-
ization IdEsti and lutiV wa
In 1908 becaue chairman (year) uf ti =a!Li ion that built
co.
irlJan of Auseell council in 1V01-02)
the liocwell water works and sewer syLtera.
.1)-oe was a thirty third degree on or New exioo and
one of the most prorainent repre.:entativee ot thnt order in the
southwest, WW2 a mwober of independent order of Odd Fellows,
and of t!le Ooyal Order of 3ootland.
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Both Mt and Mts. Poe were leaders in all spWcial and
cultural cirales during the many years of tutor residence in
Roswell, were protestant, in fuith, ataunch democrats and
laembers of the Country Club and travel, in 1907 they toured
Europe and in 1916 they visited many historic points of inetereet
and the art and trade °eaters. in a trip around the world.
mir Poe died in 194.
Mrs. Poe ie the author of "Buckboard Days" published
in 19Z6. This is a story of the lire of hur illustrious
husband -John William Poe- and the interesting account of the
early settlement of Roswell, and the excitinE days duriag the
periled of lawlessnes, alai:, many daring epeodes of Billy the hid.
The account ot those stories ware given by mit Poe hinself who
as deputy sheriff under Pa4 Garrett wia active in bringing
peace and order out of thoae terrorizing duye of lawlessness.
otixot3 Of Information
Twitchill's History Vol V page L74.
Buckbeards Days By ,t7o- lic 194t.
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So We Were Married
From Buckboard. Days
By Sophie Poe -Wife of J. W. Poe.
Published 1936
"One day in may 1882, Milo Pierce (Captain Joseph C Lea's
partner in the sheep business) mentioned dh important name in my
hearing. The name was that ot a man famous in New Mexico at that
time John William Poe special officer of the Canadian River
Cattle Association, and the deputy sheriff who -more than any other
was responttble for the killing of the outlaw Billy the Kid in
Fort Sumner by Pat Garrett.
"After hearing this conservation (it was in praise of John
Poe) one night, just at bed time, Captain Lea called me into a
back room of his home, where I was a guest. When I entered the room
I saw Pat Garrett sitting with his long legs stretched toward the
fire. Captain Lea walked up and down. These extraordinarily tall
men (both six feet foul inches tall) were very solemn, and the
Captain said slowly: 'Sophie I've just had a letter from John W.
Poe, our next sheriff, (Pat Garrett refuecd reelection) and he is
coming to Roswell for a visitille will stay here with us.'
'1 said 'see Sir' and waited".
'Poe has been down in Mexico and has had a 1sAd attack of
Mexican fever,' said Captain Lea, aad he is going to stay here
for a while and recover. He will do some hunting over on the Llano
Estacado. He's been fond of that country ever since his buffalo
hunting days.'
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"1 am sure that I looked up into the eyes of this handsome
stalwart plainsman and realized, then and there, that the conqueror
of the citadel had come. I ealized that what Pat Garrett had said
was true -that none of the men I had been thrown with stood on the
same footing with John William Poe.
"So we were married in Eoswell May 5, 18113."
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