▁back ▁to ▁his ▁grand par ents ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland ▁while ▁Ed gar ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁a ▁fost er ▁family , ▁the ▁All ans ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁Ros al ie ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁Mack enz ies , ▁also ▁of ▁Richmond . ▁ ▁Henry ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁his ▁grand par ents , ▁Elizabeth ▁C air nes ▁Po e ▁and ▁David ▁Po e , ▁Sr . ▁David ▁Po e , ▁Sr . ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁quarter master ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War ▁and ▁paid ▁for ▁supplies ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁pocket , ▁including ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁for ▁cl othing ▁for ▁the ▁troops . ▁His ▁commit ment ▁had ▁earned ▁the ▁respect ▁and ▁friendship ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁de ▁La F ay ette ▁and ▁the ▁honor ary ▁title ▁of ▁" General ". ▁David ▁Po e , ▁Sr . ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Elizabeth ▁C air nes ▁Po e , ▁though ▁sick ly ▁and ▁bed rid den , ▁out l ived ▁her ▁grand son ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁ ▁Henry ▁kept ▁in ▁touch ▁with ▁his ▁younger ▁brother ▁Ed gar ▁sp or ad ically ▁as ▁they ▁grew ▁up , ▁often ▁through ▁letters ▁but ▁once ▁he ▁even ▁visited ▁Ed gar ▁in ▁Richmond ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁There , ▁Ed gar ▁introduced ▁his ▁brother ▁to ▁his ▁child hood ▁sweet heart , ▁Sarah ▁El mi ra ▁Ro yst er . ▁Ed gar ' s ▁fost er