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  1. Virginia Eliza Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was the wife of the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The couple were first cousins and publicly married when Virginia Clemm was 13 and Poe was 27. Biographers disagree as to the nature of the couple's relationship.

  2. Elmira Royster Shelton. Elmira was Edgar Allan Poe’s first and last fiancé. They were first engaged when Poe left for the University of Virginia, but Elmira’s father encouraged her to marry a wealthier man. Decades later, Poe and Elmira rekindled their romance when he was 40 and she, 39.

  3. Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was the wife of the famous American writer Edgar Allan Poe. This biography profiles her childhood, marriage, family life, death, timeline and other facts.

  4. Virginia Eliza Poe (née Clemm; August 15, 1822 – January 30, 1847) was an American poet who was the spouse (wife) of Edgar Allan Poe. She was the author of only a single poem. They were first cousins.

  5. Aug 18, 2024 · Virginia Eliza Clemm married famous writer Edgar Allan Poe, her first cousin, when she was just 13 — then died tragically of tuberculosis at 24. She only lived to age 24 due to a severe case of tuberculosis.

  6. Quick Facts. Significance: Cousin and Wife of Edgar Allan Poe. Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland. Date of Birth: August 15, 1822. Place of Death: Fordham, New York. Date of Death: January 30, 1847. Place of Burial: Baltimore, Maryland. Cemetery Name: Westminster Burial Ground.

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  8. 3 days ago · Poe was the son of the English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Poe and David Poe, Jr., an actor from Baltimore. After his mother died in Richmond, Virginia, in 1811, he was taken into the home of John Allan, a Richmond merchant (presumably his godfather), and of his childless wife.