Person:Sarah Royster (1)

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Sarah Elmira Royster
b.1810 Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United States
d.11 Feb 1888 Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Abt 1800
  1. Sarah Elmira Royster1810 - 1888
Spouse and Children
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m. 6 Dec 1828
  1. Sarah Elmira Shelton1838 - 1840
  2. Southall SheltonAbt 1839 -
  3. Ann SheltonAbt 1840 -
  4. Sarah Elmira Shelton1841 - 1843
  5. Alexander Barrett Shelton, Jr.1843 - 1848
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Facts and Events
Name Sarah Elmira Royster
Married Name Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton
Gender Female
Birth[1] 1810 Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United States
Marriage 6 Dec 1828 Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United Statesby Rev. Stephen Taylor
to Alexander Barrett Shelton
Death[1] 11 Feb 1888 Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United States
Burial? Shockoe Hill Cemetery, Richmond (independent city), Virginia, United States
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Research Notes

  • once (maybe twice) engaged to Edgar Allan Poe
  • thought to have been the inspiration for "Lost Lenore" in Poe's poem "The Raven"
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sarah Elmira Royster, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

    Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton (1810 – February 11, 1888) was an adolescent sweetheart of Edgar Allan Poe who became engaged to him shortly before his death in 1849.

    Mrs. Sarah Elmira (Royster) Shelton
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