HINTON Genealogy Research

Biographical Sketches of those buried in
Zion Cemetery, Bradley Township, Jackson County, Illinois

P O S T O N

John Franklin POSTON
Mary Elizabeth'Lizzie' POSTON
Mary POSTON

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POSTON, John Franklin

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Tombstone has not been located.
Information on Death Certificate is that
John Franklin POSTON is buried in this cemetery.

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POSTON, Mary Elizabeth 'Lizzie'

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Headstone Lizzie
Dau. of
J. F. & R. A.
POSTON
Died
Sept. 13, 1896
Aged
13 Yrs. 1 Mo. 13 D.
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Photograph of Tombstone L. P.
Verse on south side of Headstone Inscribed on west side
of base
Our darling on hath
gone before
to greet us on the other shore		 POSTON

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POSTON, Mary

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Headstone Mary POSTON
Died
Jan. 22, 1867
Aged
60 Yrs. 9 Mo. 16 D.
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Rest Mother rest in quiet sleep
While friends in sorrow for thee weep
The sweet rememberence of the just
Shall flourish when they sleep in dust.		 Footstone
Photograph of Tombstone M. P.

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John Franklin POSTON
Born Abt December 1826 in Buncombe County, North Carolina
Parents see Notes 1 below William POSTON & Mary (nee McGUIRE)
Married (1) Unknown see Notes 2 below
Married (2) Ruth Agnes Parks September 14, 1871 in St. Louis, Missouri
Occupations : Carriage Maker, Carpenter, & Farmer
Died February 27, 1904 in Jackson County, Illinois
Burial Zion Cemetery in Jackson County, Illinois
Notes 1
It seems as if William POSTON was one of the first settlers in Grand Prairie Township of Jefferson County, Illinois and was associated with or operated Poston's Mill. He passed away in 1844 in Jefferson County, Illinois.

Notes 2
Rumor has it that John Franklin POSTON was married and located in Georgia in the mid 1800's. It has been said that he was unsympathetic with the 'South'; and because of this at the onset of the Civil War; left to join the war effort. Because of his age, was unable to enlist in the active military and volunteered his services to the Union Army as a teamster, possibly hauling freight between the areas of Little Rock, Arkansas and Memphis, Tennessee. At the end of the war, he returned to Georgia. Upon his arrival in Georgia, he was informed by neighbors that his wife had passed away. His efforts to locate his children proved unsuccessful. Sometime after this he returned to Illinois and in 1870 was in Madison County, Illinois.

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" POSTON
Born July 31, 1883 in Illinois
Parents John F. POSTON & Ruth Agnes (nee PARKS)
Died September 13, 1896 in Jackson County, Illinois
Burial Zion Cemetery in Jackson County, Illinois
Mary (nee McGUIRE) POSTON
Born April 6, 1806 in North Carolina
Parents George McGUIRE & _?_
Died January 22, 1867 in Jackson County, Illinois
Burial Zion Cemetery in Jackson County, Illinois
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