ZionCemetery of Bradley Township, Jackson County, IL.

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	ZION Cemetery Located in southwestern Bradley Township of Jackson County, Illinois

P O S T O N
John Franklin POSTON
Mary Elizabeth'Lizzie' POSTON
Mary POSTON

POSTON, John Franklin

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'

Headstone	Lizzie Dau. of J. F. & R. A. POSTON Died Sept. 13, 1896 Aged 13 Yrs. 1 Mo. 13 D. * * * *	Footstone
		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

Headstone	Mary POSTON Died Jan. 22, 1867 Aged 60 Yrs. 9 Mo. 16 D. * * * * 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
		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

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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 inJefferson County, Illinois.

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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.

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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

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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