Abner Moseley Faison

(1825-1888)

Story

Abner Moseley Faison was born November 5, 1888. The 1860 census shows 34-year-old Abner Moseley Faison was married to Susan Faison and had four children: Cornelia J, age 7, Mary L, age 5, Nathan, age 3 and Sarah, (Sallie) age 1. Sallie is buried in the Faison family cemetery in Turkey. Sampson County, NC, USA (grave site 22). Abner died August 25, 1888 and is buried in the Faison family cemetery in Turkey, Sampson County, NC, USA (grave site 4).

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Abner Moseley Faison was born on November 5, 1825, in Duplin County, NC. He died on August 25, 1888, and was buried in Turkey.

Occupations

• Farmer.

Relatives

• Parents: William Alexander Faison (1791-1857) and Susan Moseley (1799-1860).
• Siblings:
  • four brothers, Matthew James Faison (1819-1874), William Alexander Faison, II (1821-1903), Franklin Julian Faison (1823-1862) and Albert Faison (b. 1826).
  • five sisters, Sarah Maria Faison (1816-1844), Eliza Ann Faison (1815-1862), Mary Amelia Faison (1833-1861) , Susan Arabella Faison (1828-1902) and Elizabeth Grace Faison (b. 1830).
• Others: Susan Moseley Murphy  (niece, b. 1834), Mary Bailey Murphy  (niece, b. 1834), Louisa Marable (niece, b. 1859) and Mary Belle Marable (niece, 1861-1909).