1938 - (85 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | William Garnet Poston was born on 2 Apr 1894 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (son of James Osburne Poston and Ellen Margaret Kerr); died on 9 Feb 1943 in Columbia, SC. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
- Military Service: 1918
Notes:
(Medical):Died At Veteran's Hospital in Columbia, SC
Military Service:
US Navy
William married Lille J. Borders about 1928. Lille was born on 1 Mar 1907 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1991 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Lille J. Borders was born on 1 Mar 1907 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1991 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
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Generation: 3
4. | James Osburne Poston was born on 1 Nov 1857 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (son of James Poston and Sarah Wilson); died on 31 Jul 1929 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
- Funeral: Home
Notes:
Funeral:
Pallbearers were Messers. Clyde, McBride, Paul and Bryan Poston, Julius Mull and Porter Champion. Flower girls were close friends of the family. Attendants came from as far away as Jacksonville, Fl.
James married Ellen Margaret Kerr on 1 Oct 1884 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Ellen (daughter of John William Kerr and Nancy Cornelia Erwin) was born on 25 Nov 1864 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC; died on 22 Feb 1940 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Ellen Margaret Kerr was born on 25 Nov 1864 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC (daughter of John William Kerr and Nancy Cornelia Erwin); died on 22 Feb 1940 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Notes:
Married:
MARR: ADR1 James Osburne & Ellen Margaret POSTON
Children:
- Ora Lee Poston was born on 19 Aug 1887 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 21 Jan 1974 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC.
- Richard King was born in 1705; died on 7 May 1782.
- James Mcbride Poston was born on 22 Apr 1889; died on 1 Jul 1890.
- Lucile Poston was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 4 Sep 1939 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- Sarah Margaret Poston was born on 27 Mar 1892; died on 29 Sep 1981; was buried in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 2. William Garnet Poston was born on 2 Apr 1894 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Feb 1943 in Columbia, SC.
- Lois Virginia Poston was born on 10 Mar 1896 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 22 Sep 1973 in Hartwell, GA.
- James Raleigh Poston was born on 14 Jun 1899 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 11 May 1980 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- Henry Grady Poston was born on 8 Oct 1901; died on 24 Aug 1961.
- John D. Poston was born on 3 Oct 1903 in Cleveland County, NC; died on 17 Oct 1973 in Cleveland County, NC; was buried in Elizabeth Baptist Church in Shelby.
- Elsie Poston was born on 11 Jun 1905 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died in 1Apr 1992 in Daytona Beach, Florida; was buried in Daytona Beach, Florida.
- Wilma Poston was born on 27 Jan 1908; and died.
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Generation: 4
8. | James Poston was born on 10 Nov 1820 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (son of John Poston and Mable Patterson); died on 27 Jan 1879 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Wilson Cemetery, Peach St., Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Notes:
James moved to the Wilson plantation sometime after marrying Tom Wilson's daughter, Sarah. He managed the Hotel at Wilson Springs after the death of Thomas Wilson.
Cemetery:
Sadly his monument is missing. There is a monument at Elizabeth Baptist Church that gives the location of his burial place.
James married Sarah Wilson on 4 Oct 1847. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Love) was born on 18 Oct 1823 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1899. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | Sarah Wilson was born on 18 Oct 1823 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (daughter of Thomas Wilson and Elizabeth Love); died on 22 Jun 1899. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
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10. | John William Kerr was born on 6 Jan 1822 in Iredell County, NC (son of Robert Kerr and Barbara Warlick); died on 1 Dec 1910 in Cleveland County, NC; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Military Service: Co. H, 57th NC Infantry, CSA, as a Second Lieutenant.
Notes:
Military Service:
John was an Elder of the Presbyterian Church. His obituary states that he was "one of Shelby's oldest and most esteemed citizens."
John married Nancy Cornelia Erwin in 1851. Nancy (daughter of Issac Erwin and Margaret Gingles, daughter of Absalom Michael McAbee and Mahulda "Hulda" Ann Weaver) was born on 5 Jul 1827 in Lincoln County, NC; died on 11 Aug 1911 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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11. | Nancy Cornelia Erwin was born on 5 Jul 1827 in Lincoln County, NC (daughter of Issac Erwin and Margaret Gingles, daughter of Absalom Michael McAbee and Mahulda "Hulda" Ann Weaver); died on 11 Aug 1911 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Children:
- Robert E. Kerr was born on 28 Jan 1850; died on 9 Sep 1937.
- Edward L. Kerr was born on 15 Apr 1852; died on 11 Aug 1927.
- Caroline Kerr was born on 7 Oct 1854; died on 3 Apr 1941.
- William Henry Kerr was born on 9 Feb 1857; died on 28 Feb 1928.
- Johnny Kerr was born on 16 Nov 1860; died on 6 Aug 1862.
- Lee Kerr was born on 20 Dec 1862; died on 20 May 1934.
- 5. Ellen Margaret Kerr was born on 25 Nov 1864 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC; died on 22 Feb 1940 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- Lilly Kerr was born on 7 Aug 1867; died on 28 Jan 1943.
- Mary Kerr was born on 7 Aug 1871; died on 17 Nov 1886.
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