▁three ▁Po e ▁children ▁were ▁split ▁up : ▁Henry ▁lived ▁with ▁family ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁while ▁Ed gar ▁and ▁Ros al ie ▁were ▁c ared ▁for ▁by ▁two ▁different ▁families ▁in ▁Richmond , ▁Virginia . ▁Before ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 , ▁Henry ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁by ▁sea ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Baltimore ▁and ▁becoming ▁a ▁published ▁poet ▁and ▁author . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁works , ▁" The ▁Pir ate ", ▁was ▁a ▁fict ional ized ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁first ▁relationship ▁with ▁Sarah ▁El mi ra ▁Ro yst er ▁in ▁Richmond . ▁Henry ▁died ▁of ▁t uber cul osis ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty - four . ▁ ▁Henry ▁Po e ▁was ▁an ▁insp iration ▁to ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁life ▁and ▁writ ings ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁had ▁similar ▁writing ▁styles . ▁Ed gar ▁All an ▁Po e ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁used ▁the ▁alias ▁" Hen ri ▁Le ▁Ren net ", ▁a ▁name ▁inspired ▁by ▁Henry . ▁Henry ' s ▁influence ▁on ▁Ed gar ' s ▁writing ▁include ▁a ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁The ▁N arr ative ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Gordon ▁P ym ▁of ▁N ant uck et ▁and ▁possibly ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁" Len ore ". ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁William ▁Henry ▁Leonard , ▁who ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁Henry , ▁was ▁born ▁circa ▁January ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 0 7 , ▁to ▁travel ing ▁actors ▁El iza ▁Po e