Susan Arabella Faison

(1828-1902)

Story

Susan Arabella’s 1st husband was Elias F. Shaw (1822-1865)

Children: William Faison Shaw, Eugene Shaw, Susan Frances Shaw, Mary

Josephine Shaw

Col. Elias F. Shaw was killed at the battle of Five Forts, Va. He is buried at the Faison family cemetery (grave site 56).

Susan Arabella’s 2nd husband was Thomas Kenan Bryan (1829-1890)

Children: Anabella Bryan, Allie Eliza Bryan

Thomas Kenan Bryan is buried in Faison family cemetery grave site 2.

Susan Arabella is buried in the Faison family cemetery in Turkey, Sampson County, NC, USA. (grave site 1).

Memorial ID 66355169

Resources:

First Marriage: U.S. 1860 Census, NARA, Turkey Township, Sampson County, NC. Household ID: 648, Digital film # 803913

Second Marriage: U.S. 1870 Census, NARA, Household # 38, GS film # 000552658

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Susan Arabella Faison was born on June 28, 1828, in Sampson County, NC. She died on May 17, 1902, and was buried in Turkey.

Occupations

• Homemaker.

Relatives

• Parents: William Alexander Faison (1791-1857) and Susan Moseley (1799-1860).
• Siblings:
  • five brothers, Matthew James Faison (1819-1874), William Alexander Faison, II (1821-1903), Franklin Julian Faison (1823-1862), Abner Moseley Faison (1825-1888) and Albert Faison (b. 1826).
  • four sisters, Sarah Maria Faison (1816-1844), Eliza Ann Faison (1815-1862), Mary Amelia Faison (1833-1861)  and Elizabeth Grace Faison (b. 1830).
• Others: Mary Bailey Murphy  (niece, b. 1834), Susan Moseley Murphy  (niece, b. 1834), Louisa Marable (niece, b. 1859) and Mary Belle Marable (niece, 1861-1909).