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Sophie M <I>Alberding</I> Poe

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Sophie M Alberding Poe

Birth
Petaluma, Sonoma County, California, USA
Death
6 May 1954 (aged 91)
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Burial
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA Add to Map
Plot
SMC-51
Memorial ID
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Author. "Buckboard Days", penned under the name Sophie A. Poe, was the story of her husband John W Poe's adventures which included buffalo hunting in Texas and his part in the 3 man posse that took down Billy the Kid. During his lifetime, She encouraged him to write his own account of the death of the "Kid" which was published in 1933 bearing the title "The Death of Billy the Kid". Her home in Roswell, New Mexico is in the National Registry of Historic Places.
Author. "Buckboard Days", penned under the name Sophie A. Poe, was the story of her husband John W Poe's adventures which included buffalo hunting in Texas and his part in the 3 man posse that took down Billy the Kid. During his lifetime, She encouraged him to write his own account of the death of the "Kid" which was published in 1933 bearing the title "The Death of Billy the Kid". Her home in Roswell, New Mexico is in the National Registry of Historic Places.


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  • Maintained by: Tim Hites
  • Originally Created by: Sarah M
  • Added: Dec 15, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23411996/sophie_m-poe: accessed ), memorial page for Sophie M Alberding Poe (Jul 1862–6 May 1954), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23411996, citing South Park Cemetery, Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA; Maintained by Tim Hites (contributor 47036816).