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Marker Text: Named in honor of William Wyatt Poe, who came to Texas from his native Alabama in late 1870. Married Jerusha Evaline Cline in 1885; had ten children.
      Moved family to Runnels County, 1904. Gave land for school and church buildings. Was school trustee. Three sons were later on school board.
​     Family active in farming, civic and church affairs. Son, Howard, introduced 4-row tractor farming to area in 1930. Upon W. W. Poe's death, 1945, each child inherited a farm. Land is still farmed mainly by his grandsons. (1967) 

Marker No: 4061

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.959965,-100.061264

Location: from Winters, take SH 153 west about 6 miles to JCT of SH 153, FM 384 and FM 2111