1764 - Aft 1830 (67 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 2
2. | Margaret Gingles (1.Eleanor1) was born in 1793-1794; died in 1870 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. Family/Spouse: Issac Erwin. Issac (son of Joseph Erwin) was born in 1795 in North Carolina; died in 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Samuel Erwin
was born about 1818; and died.
- 11. Jethro Erwin
was born about 1822; and died.
- 12. John Erwin
was born about 1825; died after 1853.
- 13. Nancy Cornelia Erwin
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.
- 14. Elizabeth Sarah Ellen Erwin
was born on 7 Feb 1832; died about 1899 in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 15. Marcus Erwin
- 16. Lawson Pinkney Erwin
was born on 14 Mar 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1901 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina.
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Generation: 3
13. | Nancy Cornelia Erwin (2.Margaret2, 1.Eleanor1) 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. Nancy married John William Kerr in 1851. John (son of Robert Kerr and Barbara Warlick) was born on 6 Jan 1822 in Iredell County, NC; died on 1 Dec 1910 in Cleveland County, NC; was buried in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 17. Robert E. Kerr
was born on 28 Jan 1850; died on 9 Sep 1937.
- 18. Edward L. Kerr
was born on 15 Apr 1852; died on 11 Aug 1927.
- 19. Caroline Kerr
was born on 7 Oct 1854; died on 3 Apr 1941.
- 20. William Henry Kerr
was born on 9 Feb 1857; died on 28 Feb 1928.
- 21. Johnny Kerr
was born on 16 Nov 1860; died on 6 Aug 1862.
- 22. Lee Kerr
was born on 20 Dec 1862; died on 20 May 1934.
- 23. Ellen Margaret Kerr
was born on 25 Nov 1864 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC; died on 22 Feb 1940 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 24. Lilly Kerr
was born on 7 Aug 1867; died on 28 Jan 1943.
- 25. Mary Kerr
was born on 7 Aug 1871; died on 17 Nov 1886.
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16. | Lawson Pinkney Erwin (2.Margaret2, 1.Eleanor1) was born on 14 Mar 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1901 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina. Other Events:
- Military Service: CSA 16th Infantry Regiment North Carolina
Notes:
Lawson Pinkney Erwin (1835-1901), a native of Lincoln County who settled in Rutherford
at the age of sixteen, was a journalist and frequent local officeholder. During the Civil
War he was a captain in the Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment. Wounds suffered at Fredericksburg
forced Erwin to withdraw from active service for several months, but he became
major of the junior reserves and organized Erwin's Brigade late in the war. He was mayor
of Rutherfordton (1866-1867) and register of deeds (1878-1882 and 1886-1890). In 1872 he
bought the Rutherfordton Vindicator from Captain Randolph Shot well. Griffin, History of Old
Tryon and Rutherford Counties, 296.
Military Service:
Commissioned an officer in Company G, North Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment on 09 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 26 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Dec 1863.
Family/Spouse: Ellen Rebecca Carrier. Ellen (daughter of Harvey Dewey Carrier and Julia Ann Dickerson) was born on 26 Jul 1836 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Nov 1894 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 26. Lawson Pinkney Erwin
was born on 14 Mar 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1901 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina.
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Generation: 4
23. | Ellen Margaret Kerr (13.Nancy3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Eleanor1) was born on 25 Nov 1864 in Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC; died on 22 Feb 1940 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Other Events:
- Cemetery: Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC
Ellen married James Osburne Poston on 1 Oct 1884 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. James (son of James Poston and Sarah Wilson) was born on 1 Nov 1857 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 31 Jul 1929 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 29. 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.
- 30. Richard King
was born in 1705; died on 7 May 1782.
- 31. James Mcbride Poston
was born on 22 Apr 1889; died on 1 Jul 1890.
- 32. Lucile Poston
was born on 21 Jan 1891 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 4 Sep 1939 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 33. Sarah Margaret Poston
was born on 27 Mar 1892; died on 29 Sep 1981; was buried in Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina.
- 34. William Garnet Poston
was born on 2 Apr 1894 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 9 Feb 1943 in Columbia, SC.
- 35. Lois Virginia Poston
was born on 10 Mar 1896 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 22 Sep 1973 in Hartwell, GA.
- 36. 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.
- 37. Henry Grady Poston
was born on 8 Oct 1901; died on 24 Aug 1961.
- 38. 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.
- 39. 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.
- 40. Wilma Poston
was born on 27 Jan 1908; and died.
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26. | Lawson Pinkney Erwin (16.Lawson3, 2.Margaret2, 1.Eleanor1) was born on 14 Mar 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1901 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina. Other Events:
- Military Service: CSA 16th Infantry Regiment North Carolina
Notes:
Lawson Pinkney Erwin (1835-1901), a native of Lincoln County who settled in Rutherford
at the age of sixteen, was a journalist and frequent local officeholder. During the Civil
War he was a captain in the Sixteenth North Carolina Regiment. Wounds suffered at Fredericksburg
forced Erwin to withdraw from active service for several months, but he became
major of the junior reserves and organized Erwin's Brigade late in the war. He was mayor
of Rutherfordton (1866-1867) and register of deeds (1878-1882 and 1886-1890). In 1872 he
bought the Rutherfordton Vindicator from Captain Randolph Shot well. Griffin, History of Old
Tryon and Rutherford Counties, 296.
Military Service:
Commissioned an officer in Company G, North Carolina 16th Infantry Regiment on 09 May 1861.
Promoted to Full Captain on 26 Apr 1862.
Mustered out on 12 Dec 1863.
Family/Spouse: Ellen Rebecca Carrier. Ellen (daughter of Harvey Dewey Carrier and Julia Ann Dickerson) was born on 26 Jul 1836 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 4 Nov 1894 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 41. Lawson Pinkney Erwin
was born on 14 Mar 1835 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1901 in Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried in Rutherfordton City Cemetery Rutherford County, , North Carolina.
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