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Templeton family of Mooresville, North Carolina

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  James E. D. Templeton (1833-1892) — of Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in Iredell County, N.C., January, 1833. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Mooresville, N.C., 1889-92, 1892. Died in Iredell County, N.C., December, 1892 (age 59 years, 0 days). Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Ephraim Templeton and Esther Melissa (Moore) Templeton; married, January 10, 1855, to Ellen Sophronia (Templeton) Templeton (sister of Robert Sinclair Templeton and George Winfield Templeton; first cousin once removed of William Dickey Templeton).
  Political family: Templeton family of Mooresville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Sinclair Templeton (1845-1921) — also known as Robert S. Templeton — of Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Born March 4, 1845. Republican. Served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; postmaster at Mooresville, N.C., 1892-93, 1897-1910. Died March 21, 1921 (age 76 years, 17 days). Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Templeton and Leah (Blackwelder) Templeton; brother of Ellen Sophronia Templeton (who married James E. D. Templeton) and George Winfield Templeton; married to Caroline Josephine Gray; married 1897 to Della Oliver; first cousin once removed of William Dickey Templeton.
  Political family: Templeton family of Mooresville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George Winfield Templeton (1852-1913) — also known as George W. Templeton — of Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in North Carolina, November 10, 1852. Republican. Postmaster at Mooresville, N.C., 1882-85. Died in Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C., January 26, 1913 (age 60 years, 77 days). Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of George Templeton and Leah (Blackwelder) Templeton; brother of Ellen Sophronia Templeton (who married James E. D. Templeton) and Robert Sinclair Templeton; married 1874 to Victoria Augusta Westmoreland; first cousin once removed of William Dickey Templeton.
  Political family: Templeton family of Mooresville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Dickey Templeton (1870-1924) — also known as William D. Templeton — of Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C. Born in Mt. Mourne, Iredell County, N.C., October 12, 1870. Democrat. Deputy sheriff; tanner; postmaster at Mooresville, N.C., 1914-22. Died in Mooresville, Iredell County, N.C., July 11, 1924 (age 53 years, 273 days). Interment at Willow Valley Cemetery, Mooresville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of John Young Templeton and Jane Catherine (Cresswell) Templeton; married, November 27, 1895, to Adele May Brawley; married to Lillian Brown; first cousin once removed of Ellen Sophronia Templeton (who married James E. D. Templeton), Robert Sinclair Templeton and George Winfield Templeton.
  Political family: Templeton family of Mooresville, North Carolina.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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