John & Doris (Firebaugh) Poe

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05/14/2014

John & Doris (Firebaugh) Poe

John Wesley Poe and Doris Drew (Firebaugh) Poe at their Curries Ice Cream Store.

In the 1940s, the Poe family owned and operated a number of Currie's Ice Cream stores in Southern California. This is my grandpa, John Poe, enjoying a sundae as my grandmother, Doris Poe grins at him as she looks on.

Date & Place: circa 1944

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Doris Drew (Firebaugh) Poe Sep 9, 1899 - Mar 26, 1991 Long Beach, California, United States

Doris Drew (Firebaugh) Poe of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California United States was born on September 9, 1899 in Exeter, Tulare County. She was in a relationship with John Wesley Poe Jr, and had children Robert Wesley Poe and Myron "Miny" Logan Poe. Doris Poe died at age 91 years old on March 26, 1991 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County.

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John Wesley Poe Jr 1897 - Aug 28, 1962 Torrance, California, United States

John Wesley Poe Jr of Torrance, Los Angeles County, California United States was born in 1897 in Exeter, Tulare County, and died at age 64 years old on August 28, 1962 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County. John Poe was buried at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier.

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