Brief Life History of James
When James Posey was born on 5 March 1813, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, his father, Bartlett Posey, was 42 and his mother, Phebe Mahaffey, was 33. He married Elizabeth Ann Gray on 11 January 1844, in Randolph, Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1870 and District 1293, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1880. He died on 28 March 1906, in Fayette, Georgia, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in County Line Cemetery, Brooks, Fayette, Georgia, United States.
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- James Pasey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Posey - Individual or family possessions: birth: 5 March 1813; Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
- James Posey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1816
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: apparently a late variant of either Poser or Posse, which has various possible origins including Middle English pose ‘bag, wallet’, or an etymologically related Old English personal name Pusa, Possa, or Middle English pose ‘head cold, catarrh’.
Americanized form of German Poser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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