William Preston Bynum
Born: June 16, 1820
Birthplace: Stokes County, North Carolina
Father: Hampton Bynum 1783 – 1860
(Buried: Bynum Family Cemetery, Germantown, North Carolina)
Mother: Mary Coleman Martin 1785 – 1855(Buried: Bynum Family Cemetery, Germantown, North Carolina)
Wife: Ann Eliza Shipp 1825 – 1885(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Children:Rev. William Shipp Bynum 1848 – 1898
(Buried: Cavalry Episcopal Church Cemetery, Fletcher, North Carolina)
Mary Preston Bynum 1849 – 1875
(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina)
Education:
Attended Davidson College
Occupation before War:
Attorney in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Civil War Career:
Lt. Colonel of 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
Colonel of 2nd North Carolina Infantry Regiment
1863: Resigned his rank of Colonel due to being elected to political office
Occupation after War:
Attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina
Prosecutor in Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina State Associate Justice of Supreme Court
Died: December 30, 1909
Place of Death: Charlotte, North Carolina
Age at time of Death: 89 years old
Burial Place: Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, North Carolina
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