Austin Poor

1840 - 1862  (22 years)

• Name	Austin Poor
  Born	24 May 1840  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Dec 1862	Fredericksburg, Va.   [2]
  Buried	Oak Grove Cemetary, Searsmont, Waldo County, Me.   [3]
  Person ID	I215	Welcomer and Poor Relatives
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2011

  
  

  Father	BENJAMIN JOY POOR,   b. 23 Sep 1811, Maine ,   d. 15 Jul 1868, Searsmont, Me., Waldo County  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	ALZINA WALCOTT HEMENWAY,   b. Abt 15 Oct 1815, Belmont, Me., Waldo County ,   d. 1 Mar 1901, Belfast, Me., Waldo County  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	18 Feb 1837	Searsmont, Waldo County, Me.   [4]
  Family ID	F101	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah Austin Poor

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Sarah Abigail Poor Coombs and her brother Austin. Don't know where the husband of Sarah, Frank Coombs, is buried.

  
  

• Notes

  died 12/13/1862 at battle of Fredericksburg in VA. A Co. 16th Maine Regt. Volunteers (2) according to Source:The "Annual Report of the Adjutant General of theState of Maine for the year ending December 31, 1863" athttp://www.mainecivilwar.com/16thmeinf.htm Age: 22 Rank: Private Home: Belmont August 14, 1862 (date of rank) Killed in action December 13, 1862 Surname Given Name Middle Initial Company Unit Rank - Induction Rank -Discharge Notes Box # Extraction # Record # Poor Austin A 16 Maine Infantry. Private Private 000543 0017 00000650 his pension image is available online Killed along with almost half of the 16th Maine at Fredericksburg in a disastrous battle

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Census - 1850 - Maine - Belmont. [S179] Poor family history, typed. [S125] Oak Grove Cemetery pictures. [S224] Marriage records - Waldo County, Maine - vols. 1-3, 1802-1887.