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James Poston

James Poston

Male 1820 - 1879  (58 years)

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  • Name James Poston 
    Born 10 Nov 1820  Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Wilson Cemetery, Peach St., Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Sadly his monument is missing. There is a monument at Elizabeth Baptist Church that gives the location of his burial place.
    Died 27 Jan 1879  Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.
    Person ID I701  myfamilytree
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 

    Father John Poston,   b. 31 Oct 1797, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1862, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Mable Patterson,   b. 1 Dec 1796, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1884, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    _MARRIED N 
    Family ID F101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Wilson,   b. 18 Oct 1823, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1899  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1847 
    Children 
     1. Samuel Mcbride Poston,   b. 13 Jun 1849,   d. 31 Aug 1889  (Age 40 years)
     2. Elizabeth M Poston,   b. 1851,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Martha Jane Poston,   b. 1853,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. John Thomas Poston,   b. 1855,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +5. James Osburne Poston,   b. 1 Nov 1857, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1929, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
    +6. Daniel Pinkney Poston,   b. 26 Oct 1859,   d. 16 Oct 1897, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    +7. Dovey Zulia Poston,   b. 1865,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +8. William Gaston Poston,   b. Jun 1867, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1920, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years)
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2009 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1820 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - - Wilson Cemetery, Peach St., Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Jan 1879 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    James Poston    		James Poston
    Monument at Elizabeth Baptist Church closeup view. Buried 1 1/4 miles West in the Wilson cemetery on Peach Street, Shelby, NC. Sadly, the momument that once marked his final resting place is no longer there.

    Census 2 Census


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