James Madison Poss

Male 1826 - 1917  (90 years)


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  • Name James Madison Poss 
    Birth 17 Oct 1826  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Alt Birth 1828  Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Military CSA Veteran  [2
    Death 2 Aug 1917  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Bright Hill Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I51880  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2018 

    Father Jacob Poss 
    Mother Nancy LNU 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F19370  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah LNU 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Children 
     1. Effie Mertie Poss,   b. 1 Jun 1871, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1945, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F19369  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Lucinda Bartlett,   b. 1840, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1922, Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 27 Apr 1878  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Family ID F19368  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Oct 1826 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt Birth - 1828 - Georgia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Apr 1878 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Aug 1917 - DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Bright Hill Cemetery, DeKalb County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • James Madison “Madison” Poss
      BIRTH 17 Oct 1826
      Georgia, USA
      DEATH 2 Aug 1917 (aged 90)
      Smithville, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
      BURIAL
      Bright Hill Cemetery
      DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
      MEMORIAL ID 149997479 · View Source

      James Madison Poss was the son of Jacob Poss and Nancy. He was married to Sarah and had 4 children:

      E. M. Poss (1869–)
      B. M. Poss (1871– )
      Leonidus F. Poss (1876–1905)
      Jacob Oliver Poss (1877–1957)

      After Sarah passed away, he married Elizabeth Lucinda Bartlett on 27 Apr 1878. Elizabeth had been widowed twice prior to her marriage to Madison.

      Madison served as a Private in the 12 Battalion Georgia Light Artillery, Company A, during the War of Northern Aggression.

      Family Members
      Spouse
      Photo
      Elizabeth Bartlett Parris
      1837–1922 (m. 1878)

      Children
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      Leonidus F Poss
      1875–1905

      Photo
      Jacob Oliver Poss
      1877–1957

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    • James Madison Poss
      Born 17 Oct 1826 in Georgia
      Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
      [sibling(s) unknown]
      Husband of Elizabeth Lucinda (Bartlett) Parris — married 27 Apr 1878 in Warren, Tennessee
      DESCENDANTS descendants
      Father of Benjamin Millican Poss, Jacob Oliver Poss and Samuel Lewis Poss
      Died 2 Aug 1917 in Dekalb, Tennessee
      Profile manager: Janine Isleman Find Relationship private message [send private message]
      Poss-112 created 19 Jan 2018 | Last modified 26 Feb 2018
      This page has been accessed 47 times.

      Biography

      James Madison Poss 1826–1917 • 9VTJ-RRW?

      Spouse Unknown?

      Children (5)

      Effie Mirtie Poss 1869–Deceased • 9VTJ-RPK?

      Benjamin Millican Poss 1872–1949 • LHVL-2TH?

      Leonidus F. Poss 1875–1905 • 9VTJ-RP1?

      Jacob Oliver Poss 1877–1945 • LHQN-1XY?

      James C. Poss 1878–Deceased • 9VTJ-R5G?

      Family 2

      James Madison Poss 1826–1917 • 9VTJ-RRW?

      Elizabeth Lucinda Bartlett 1837–1922 • L7GG-BVM?

      Marriage: 27 APR 1878 Warren,Tennessee

      Children (1)

      William Nathan Poss 1879–1967 • KLZR-2X1?

      Family 3

      James Madison Poss 1826–1917 • 9VTJ-RRW?

      Rachel Elizabeth Barks 1870–1918 • LYPR-R7Z?

      Marriage: 1894 DeKalb, Tennessee, United States

      Children (4)

      Resine Poss Jones 1895–1951 • LYPR-Y68?

      Samuel Lewis Poss 1895–Deceased • LY6C-54M?

      James Tay Pass 1900–1967 • LYPT-FQD?

      Laura Pass 1904–1921 • LYPT-8MS

      Sources
      Citation "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD79-168 : 15 July 2017), Mardson Pass, District 7, De Kalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 29, sheet 173C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1252; FHL microfilm 1,255,252.

      Citation "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS8Z-WJV : accessed 18 January 2018), Madison Pass, Civil District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 49, sheet 12B, family 230, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,567.

      Citation "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGFM-KKF : accessed 18 January 2018), Matterson Pass, Civil District 9, DeKalb, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 59, sheet 12B, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1497; FHL microfilm 1,375,510.

      Citation "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X81P-YXD : 8 December 2014), Madison Poss and L. E. Paris, 27 Apr 1878; citing Warren, Tennessee, reference v2, p53; FHL microfilm 571,563.

      Citation "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS51-Q9R : 25 May 2014), Madison Poss, 02 Aug 1917; citing Bright Hill Cemetery, Smithville, De Kalb, Tennessee, v 13 cn 231, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,666.

      Citation "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QKM9-PN38 : 3 April 2015), Madison Poss in entry for Jacob Oliver Poss, 1957.

      Citation "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NSR9-4P2 : 25 May 2014), Madison Poss in entry for Benjamin Milican Poss, 10 Mar 1949; citing Cemetery, Dekalb, Tennessee, 49-04688, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,218,306.

      Citation "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N955-J3V : 25 May 2014), Madison Poss in entry for Resine Poss Jones, 30 Apr 1951; citing Cemetery, Rock Island, Warren, Tennessee, cn12160, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,372,448.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S13153] "James Madison Poss (1826 - 1917)", Profile & Registry, https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Poss-112, abstracted by David A. H.

    2. [S13155] "James Madison “Madison” Poss", Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149997479/james-madison-poss, abst.

    3. [S11935] "Jennifer Cox", jlwright@gmail.com, Pedigree as cited on FamilyTreeDNA.com, revisited or retrieved, recorded & uploaded.