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George W. Posey

Birth	:	29 Jun 1843 Wayne County, Illinois, USA
Death	:	25 Jun 1932 Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Melville Cemetery, Melville, Foster County, USA
Coordinate	:	47.3393300, -99.0329100
Inscription	:	Co. A 20 WIS. Infantry
Description	:	George W. Posey, one of the first men to settle in Corinne Township, was a prosperous and enterprizing farmer, and was well known throughout Stutsman County as a man of the highest character. He was born in Wayne County, Illinois, June 29, 1843. His father, James Posey, was a native of Tennessee and was a farmer by occupation. The grandfather of our subject, William Posey, was a farmer and slave holder in Tennessee, and settled in Wayne County, Illinois, many years before the Civil War. Our subject's maternal grandfather came to America from England and settled in Wayne County, Illinois,... Read More	George W. Posey, one of the first men to settle in Corinne Township, was a prosperous and enterprizing farmer, and was well known throughout Stutsman County as a man of the highest character. He was born in Wayne County, Illinois, June 29, 1843. His father, James Posey, was a native of Tennessee and was a farmer by occupation. The grandfather of our subject, William Posey, was a farmer and slave holder in Tennessee, and settled in Wayne County, Illinois, many years before the Civil War. Our subject's maternal grandfather came to America from England and settled in Wayne County, Illinois, in the early days of the state. The grandparents on both sides were wealthy and influential men in Illinois. The mother of our subject, whose maiden name was Jalucia Farris, was biorn and raised in Virginia, and her father, G. W. Farris, was a slave holder. The parents of our subject, were married in Illinois, and of the nine children born to them, our subject was the fourth in order of birth. The family moved to Jo Daviess County, Illinois, when he was but two years of age, where the father worked in the lead mines. There our subject was reared and attended village schools, and in 1854 the family again changed their residence, settling in Crawford County, Wisconsin, where the father spent the balance spent the balance of his life in the pursuit of farming. Our subject grew to manhood in Wisconsin, and at the age of nineteen years, enlisted in Company A, Twentieth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. He was sent immediately to the south, and was in the Department of the Gulf. He participated in the battles of Prairie Grove (Arkansas ), Vicksburg and was on the Red River expedition, then sent to the Rio Grande River, then to the capture of Mobile, thence to Galveston, Texas, where he remained until he was mustered out. He was in active service and served three years, lacking nine days, as a brave defender of the Union. Returning from the war he purchased a farm in Crawford County, Wisconsin, and began farming, and followed that calling in Wisconsin from 1867 to 1883, when he owned two farms, and also ran as a raftsman on the river, and also dealt in livestock to a large extent. He located in Stutsman County, North Dakota in 1882, and the following year was joined by his family, and filed claim to the southeast quarter of section 2, in Township 144, Range 62, as a tree claim, and the northeast quarter of Section 2, in Township 144, Range 62, as a pre-emption, and later took the southwest quarter of Section 2, same township and range as a homestead claim. He had but limited means, and erected a 12 by 12 shanty, in which he lived one summer. He lost a large amount of hay and his barn by prairie fire in 1883, and the following year,one of the most extensive prairie fires recorded in the county destroyed from one thousand four hundred to one thousand eight hundred dollars worth of his wheat, located near Jamestown. He and his brother, David Posey, were the first settlers of Corinne Township, and the nearest house at that time was fifteen miles distant. He the owned 800 acres of land, on which he had placed modern and convenient arrangements and a complete set of farm buildings, and taken altogether, had one of the best equipped farms in Stutsman County. Our subect was married at age twenty-three years of age to Miss Abra Kielly, who was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, February 18, 1845. Mrs. Posey's father was a lawyer and school teacher, and also owned farms in Wisconsin.

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Where is George W. Posey's memorial?
George W. Posey's memorial is located at: Melville Cemetery, Melville, Foster County, USA.
When did George W. Posey death?
George W. Posey death on 25 Jun 1932 in Melville, Foster County, North Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the George W. Posey's memorial?
Latitude: 47.3393300
Longitude: -99.0329100

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Abra Kielley Posey

(1845 - 1933)

Siblings

Elizabeth Ann Posey Gardner

(1836 - 1907)

James David Posey

(1846 - 1918)

Children

Mary Eleanor Posey Pratt

(1871 - 1957)

Forest Burdell Posey

(1885 - 1919)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Melville Cemetery
Melville, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3393300, -99.0329100

2. Calvary Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3474998, -99.1802979

3. Edmunds Cemetery
Edmunds, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2481780, -98.9654430

4. Pleasant Valley Adventist Cemetery
Carrington, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3566270, -99.2245310

5. Carrington Cemetery
Carrington, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4644012, -99.1258011

6. Longview Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4068985, -99.2230988

7. Brethren Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4435997, -98.8432999

8. Rest Cemetery
Pingree, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1685982, -98.9096985

9. Kensal Cemetery
Kensal, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2985000, -98.7423000

10. Saint Johns Cemetery
Kensal, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3086014, -98.7307968

11. Lunde Cemetery
Woodworth, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2555350, -99.3126147

12. James River Church Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4567280, -98.7795350

13. Brethren Cemetery
Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3922005, -99.3308029

14. Kvernes Cemetery
Carrington, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5512890, -98.9911940

15. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
Kensal, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2258110, -98.7646170

16. North James River Lutheran Cemetery
Grace City, Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5146190, -98.8252660

17. Deer Lake Cemetery
Pingree, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1056540, -99.0595810

18. New Home Seventh-Day Adventist Cemetery
Woodworth, Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.3142500, -99.3862620

19. Barlow Cemetery
Foster County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5806007, -99.1352997

20. New Home Cemetery
Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.2708015, -99.3968964

21. Reformed Cemetery
Stutsman County, USA
Coordinate: 47.1038900, -99.1853300

22. Brantford Cemetery
Eddy County, USA
Coordinate: 47.5952988, -98.9039001

23. Sykeston Cemetery
Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4577620, -99.3958200

24. Saint Elizabeth Cemetery
Sykeston, Wells County, USA
Coordinate: 47.4611015, -99.3942032