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James Osburne Poston

James Osburne Poston

Male 1857 - 1929  (71 years)

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  • Name James Osburne Poston 
    Born 1 Nov 1857  Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cemetery Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Funeral Home Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Died 31 Jul 1929  Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I697  myfamilytree
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 

    Father James Poston,   b. 10 Nov 1820, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1879, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother 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 
    Family ID F296  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen Margaret Kerr,   b. 25 Nov 1864, Gaffney, Cherokee County, SC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1940, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1 Oct 1884  Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    James Osburne & Ellen Margaret POSTON 
    • MARR: ADR1 James Osburne & Ellen Margaret POSTON
    Children 
     1. Ora Lee Poston,   b. 19 Aug 1887, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1974, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +2. Richard King,   b. 1705,   d. 7 May 1782  (Age 77 years)
     3. James Mcbride Poston,   b. 22 Apr 1889,   d. 1 Jul 1890  (Age 1 years)
    +4. Lucile Poston,   b. 21 Jan 1891, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1939, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +5. Sarah Margaret Poston,   b. 27 Mar 1892,   d. 29 Sep 1981  (Age 89 years)
    +6. William Garnet Poston,   b. 2 Apr 1894, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1943, Columbia, SC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years)
    +7. Lois Virginia Poston,   b. 10 Mar 1896, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Sep 1973, Hartwell, GA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +8. James Raleigh Poston,   b. 14 Jun 1899, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1980, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     9. Henry Grady Poston,   b. 8 Oct 1901,   d. 24 Aug 1961  (Age 59 years)
     10. John D. Poston,   b. 3 Oct 1903, Cleveland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1973, Cleveland County, NC Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     11. Elsie Poston,   b. 11 Jun 1905, Cleveland County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1Apr 1992, Daytona Beach, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    +12. Wilma Poston,   b. 27 Jan 1908,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 20 May 2022 
    Family ID F131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1 Nov 1857 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - - Elizabeth Baptist Church, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFuneral - - Home Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Address:
    James Osburne & Ellen Margaret POSTON - 1 Oct 1884 - Cleveland County, North Carolina
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    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jul 1929 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James Poston and family
    James Poston and family
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    Headstones
    James O Poston and Ellen Kerr
    James O Poston and Ellen Kerr
    Monument

    Census 4 Census

    Obituaries
    Poston, James O
    Poston, James O