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Daughter of Alexander Barret and Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton. Sarah was baptized at the St.John's Episcopal Church. Funeral from her parents home:the CottageAlexander and Sarah were married by Rev.Stephen Taylor December 6,1828.Sarah eldest daughter of James H.Royster of Richmond. Alexander died in his 37th...
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 33060996. Source citation. Literary Folk Figure. The first and last romantic attachment of Edgar Allan Poe, she was the probable subject of several of his poems. Born Sarah Elmira Royster she was raised and in Richmond, Virginia, by a well off family and first met Poe in 1825; though only in their mid-teens the pair ...
Sarah Elmira Shelton was an adolescent sweetheart of Edgar Allan Poe who became engaged to him shortly before his death in 1849. Introduction Sarah Elmira Shelton Biography Second relationship with Poe Later life
Find a Grave Memorial ID: 147816968. Source citation. Ann's mother was Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton, the beloved of Edgar Allan Poe both in their youth, and again just before his death in 1849. Ann and John were married in Henrico County on 17 October 1848. They had at least nine children: Alexander Shelton, Frances Fannie Lafon, Elmira Conway ...
Oct 6, 2009 · Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton, known to history for reputedly being twice engaged to Edgar Allan Poe, is among the more mysterious figures in Poe's notoriously mystery-plagued life. There have been many fanciful stories told about their alleged youthful romance--most notably from J.H. Whitty and Hervey Allen--but they all seem to spring from ...
Jan 10, 2011 · The Reticent Mrs. Shelton (Part One of Two) "In biography the truth is everything, and in auto-biography it is especially so." -"The Business Man". In 1874, a Richmond, VA Poe admirer named Edward V. Valentine made efforts, on behalf of biographer John Ingram, to persuade Sarah Elmira Shelton to clarify her relationship with Edgar Allan Poe.
Apr 27, 2022 · About Sarah Elmira Royster. Sarah Elmira Royster Shelton (1810 – February 11, 1888) was a childhood sweetheart of Edgar Allan Poe who became engaged to him shortly before his death in 1849. Their early relationship, begun when she was 15, ended due to the interference of her father while Poe was studying at the University of Virginia.
