Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe was born on July 15, 1822 in Maryland. Maryland-born woman most famous for being the wife of acclaimed author
Edgar Allen Poe, who was also her first cousin. She died of tuberculosis in January 1842 at the age of just twenty-four.
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About
Maryland-born woman most famous for being the wife of acclaimed author Edgar Allen Poe, who was also her first cousin. She died of tuberculosis in January 1842 at the age of just twenty-four.
Before Fame
She married Poe in May 1836, when she was thirteen years old.
Trivia
Her illness and death is thought to be inspiration for many of her husband's most celebrated works, including the poems "Ulalume" and "Lenore."
Family Life
She had siblings named Henry and Virginia.
Associated With
Her death so devastated her husband, Edgar Allan Poe, that he turned to alcohol and struggled with alcoholism for the remainder of his life.
