Valentine Pfost 1740-1800 and His Descendants

VALENTIN PFOST/POST
1740-1800
of
Hardy County (West) Virginia
and
Some ofhis Descendants
By Doris Jean Post Poinsett
"A people that take no pride in the noble

achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be
remembered with pride by remote descendants. " MACAULAY
FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY

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by Doris J e a n Post Poinsett
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Please direct all correspondence and book orders to:

Mrs. Doris P. Poinsett
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Dedicated to the memories of
Orestes Post and Clara Ercle (Strader) Post,

his wife, both descendants of Valentin Pfost
PREFACE
Since the middle of the present century some Pfost/Post family members and others
with connections to t h e family have succeeded in tracing ancestors of interest back to
Valentin Pfost of t h e eighteenth century. Some have accumulated more extensive information on various branches of the family which has resulted in organized information,
manuscripts, or publications for exchange and distribution.
Descendants of Valentin Pfost from several branches of t h e family have been dist i n g u i s h e d citizens of t h e i r communities and states. As a result several of their
biographies have been published in local and state histories of the areas where they
settled and have been cited in the pages which follow.
This work is limited to the first six generations of descendants of Valentin Pfost based
on those children named in his will. Female lines have been extended for only one generation out of the surname. Within those limitations nearly all descendants through greatgreat-grandchildren of Valentin Pfost have been included. The next two generations are
incomplete in several branches.
The time allowed for research and compilation of information did not permit the inclusion of any descendants in generations not already mentioned. Information about descendants of later generations can be found without much difficulty by those interested in the
various branches.
Also covered briefly in this work are some other contemporary Pfost or Post families of
(West) Virginia prior to 1850 whose ancestors are undetermined.
Doris Jean Post Poinsett
5920 31st Place, NW
CONTENTS
PREFACE
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
Ix
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
xv
INTRODUCTION
xxi
CHAPTER ONE
VALENTIN PFOST, THE PROGENITOR
CHAPTER TWO
SECOND GENERATION
45
CHAPTER THREE
THIRD GENERATION
77
CHAPTER FOUR
FOURTH GENERATION
151
CHAPTER FIVE
FIFTH GENERATION
273
CHAPTER SIX
SIXTH GENERATION
407
NAME INDEX
449
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aft
ahp
AK
AL
Apr
ar
AR
Aug
Ave
AZ
b
BCWV 1850
BCWV 1860
BCWV 1870
bef
bet
BJRF
BJRFD
bp
BR
bur
ca
CA
Capt
CCC
CJCLDS
Co
CO
Col
Coll
comp
Cr
C.S.A
Ct
CT
Ctr
d
dau
DC
DCWV 1850
DE
Dec
DI
Dist
div
Div
d/o
Dr
DR
E
after
author has photocopy
Alaska
Alabama
April
arranger
Arkansas
August
Avenue
Arizona
born
2850 Census of Barbour County (West) V i r g i n i a (n.p., 1985)
1860 Census of Barbour County West V i r g i n i a (n.p., 1986)
Marian (Waters) Challender, comp., 1870 B a r b o u r C o . ,
W.Va.Census (n.p., n.d.)
before
between
Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss
Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss Davenport, Oceanside, CA
baptized
Birth Record
buried
( c i r c a ) about
California
Captain
Civilian Conservation Corps
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
County, Company
Colorado
Colonel
College
compiler(s)
Creek
Confederate States of America
Court
Connecticut
Center
died
daughter
District of Columbia
1850 Census of Doddridge County WV (n.p., n.d.)
Delaware
December
Deed Index
District
divorced
Division
daughter of
Doctor, Drive
Death Record
East
ix
ed
ED
et al
EUB
Feb
FL
GA
GCWV 1850
Gen
GLPP
HCJ
HCP
HCWV 1850
HCWV 1860
HGS
HI
h/o
hosp
husb
IA
ibid
ID
IL
111
IN
Jan
JCWV 1850
JC-WVHE
JC-WVHE-SS
KIA
KS
KY
LA
LCOBIT 1846-1899 .
LCOBIT 1900-1909 .
LCOBIT 1910-1919 .
LCOBIT 1920-1929 .
LCOBIT 1930-1939 .
LCWV
LCWV
LCWV
LCWV
1850
1860
1870
1900
editor(s), edition
Enumeration District
( e t a l i i ) , and others
Evangelical United Brethren
February
Florida
Georgia
1850 Census of Gilmer County West V i r g i n i a (n.p., n.d.)
General
Mrs. Geneva Lucile (Post) Post, Buckhannon, WV
Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, H a c k e r ' s Creek J o u r n a l
(Jane Lew, WV)
Harry Cleetus Post, Green Spring, WV
1850 Census of H a r r i s o n County WV (n.p., n.d.)
1860 Census of H a r r i s o n County WV (n.p., 1986)
Hartzel Guy Strader, Miamisburg, OH
Hawaii
husband of
hospital
husband
Iowa
(ibidem) , in the same place
Idaho
Illinois
Illustration(s)
Indiana
January
Delmer R. Hite, ed., 1850 Census of J a c k s o n County (West) V i r g i n i a (Ripley, WV, 1984), includes additional genealogical
information by the editor
Jim Comstock, ed., The West V i r g i n i a H e r i t a g e E n c y c l o p e d i a
(Richwood, WV, 1976)
Jim Comstock, ed., The West V i r g i n i a H e r i t a g e E n c y c l o p e d i a ,
S u p p l e m e n t a l S e r i e s (Richwood, WV, 1974)
Killed in Action
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Jay and Ann Newman, Lewis County, West V i r g i n i a O b i t u a r i e s 1846
- 1899 (Buckhannon, WV, n.d.)
1850 Census of Lewis County WV (n.p., n.d.)
1860 Census of Lewis County West V i r g i n i a (n.p., 1985)
1870 Census of Lewis County West V i r g i n i a (n.p., 1987)
Ann Newman, 1900 Lewis County West V i r g i n i a Census (Buckhannon,
WV, 1983)
liv
Ln
m
MA
Mar
MD
ME
Med
Mem
mi
MI
MN
mo
MO
MR
MRBC
MRHC
MRJC
MRLC
MRMC
MRRC
MRUC
MS
Mt
MT
N
NARA
Natl
n.b
NC
n.d
ND
NE
NH
NJ
NM
NMCC-JVB
NMCC-WPA
no
Nov
n.p
n. pag
NSDAR
living
Lane
married
Massachusetts
March
Maryland
Maine
Medical
Memorial
mile(s)
Michigan
Minnesota
month(s)
Missouri
Marriage Record
B a r b o u r County WV M a r r i a g e s 1843 - 1892 (n.p. , 1986)
H a r r i s o n County M a r r i a g e s 1785 - 1894 (n.p., 1985)
J a c k s o n County WV M a r r i a g e s 1831 - 1879 (n.p., n.d.) or J a c k s o n
County West V i r g i n i a M a r r i a g e s 1880 - 1900 (n.p., n.d.)
Wes Cochran, Linda Camp, Martha Metz, Lewis County M a r r i a g e s
1817 - 1880 (n.p., n.d.)
Marion County West V i r g i n i a M a r r i a g e s 1842 - 1899 (n.p., n.d.)
Roane County WV M a r r i a g e s 1856 - 1919 (n.p. , 1988)
Works Project Administration, Historic Records Survey, 1851 1890 M a r r i a g e s Upshur County W.Va. (n.d.)
Mississippi
Mount
Montana
North
National Archives and Records Administration
National
no book
North Carolina
no date
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed records translated from the original German by John Victor Beck,
Bloomington, IN, his letter to author, 1 Nov. 1983
North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed records translated from the original German, Works Project Administration
of West Virginia Historic Marker Project, G r a n t County West
V i r g i n i a B i r t h s , M a r r i a g e s , D e a t h s , W i l l s , I n v e n t o r i e s and
Church Records (typewritten, 1936)
number
November
no publisher
no pagination
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
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NV
Nevada
NY
New York
Oct
October
OH
Ohio
OK
Oklahoma
OR
Oregon
orig
original, originally
p. (pp., plural) . page(s)
PA
Pennsylvania
Pet
Precinct
PO
Post Office
poss
possible, possibly
POW
Prisoner of War
PPTB
Personal Property Tax Books, Virginia State Library, Richmond,
VA
prob
probable, probably
RCWV 1850
1850 Census of Randolph County WV (n.p., 1985)
Rd
Road
Regt
Regiment
rev
revised, revision
repr
reprint
RI
Rhode Island
Rt
Route
RWL
Richard Walter Loudin, Mt. Clare, WV
S
South
SC
South Carolina
SD
South Dakota
Sep
September
s/o
son of
Soc
Society
Sq
Square
St.
Street
TB
tuberculosis
Terr
Territory
TN
Tennessee
Twp
Township
TX
Texas
U.B
United Brethren
UCWV 1860
Thomas J. Liggett, comp. & ed., Census of Upshur County 1860
(n.p., n.d.)
UCWV 1870
1870 Census of Upshur County WV (n.p., n.d.)
UMC
United Methodist Church
Univ
University
UT
Utah
US
United States
U.S.A
United States Army
v
volume
VA
Virginia
VT
Vermont
W
West
WA
Washington
WI
Wisconsin
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w/o
WPA
(W)V
WV
WV 1880
WVU
WW
WY
wife of, widow of

Works Project Administration
State abbreviation for that part of Virginia which was to become a part of West Virginia 20 June 1863
West Virginia
William A. Marsh, 1880 Census of West V i r g i n i a (Parsons, WV &
Baltimore, MD; 1979 & later)
West Virginia University
World War
Wyoming
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111.
Subject
Page
Deed of Thomas Hues to Jonathen Simpson
Assignments of right, Jonathun Simpson to John Ryan - John Ryan to Jacob

Job, Valentin Pfost as witness
German will of Valentin Pfost
16
Beginning Lines - Deed of lease, George Welsh to Volantine Post
37
Beginning Lines - Deed of release, George Welsh to Volintine Post
37
Beginning Lines - Deed, Philip Swank to Valentine Forst
37
Beginning Lines - Deed, Philip Swank to Valentine Post
37
Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Valentine Post and

John Truby
38
Beginning Lines - Deed, John Wolf to Valentine Post
38
10
Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post to George Keller
38
11
Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post and John Truby to Simeon

Harris
38
Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post and wife, Barbra, to Christopher

Cantrill
39
Beginning Lines - Deed, Christopher Cantrill and wife, Sarah, to

Valentine Post
39
14
Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Valentine Post ....
39
15
Beginning Lines - Deed, Voluntine Post and wife, Barbara, to Adam

Stroud
39
12
13
16
Beginning Lines - Deed, Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post to Michael

Ault
40
17
Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Barbara Post
40
18
Beginning Lines - Deed, Barbara Post to Martin Strader
40
19
Map - approximate estate lands of Valentin Pfost
41
20
21
Pioneer Life in (West) Virginia

Brake Church of the Brethren - approximate site of earlier North Mill
Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed
42
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43
22
Brake Church of the Brethren - approximate site of earlier North Mill

Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed
43
23
Millstone from mill of Abraham and Isaac Post
73
24
Millstone from mill of Abraham and Isaac Post
73
25
Overlook from grave sites of Abraham and Christena (
26
Broken gravestones of Abraham and Christena (
27
Current map of West Virginia showing approximate locations of some

residences of the first and second generations
) Post
) Post
74
74
75
28
Map - Jackson Co. , WV
147
29
John Post (b. 1816)
148
30
Sophia S. (Cookman) Post
148
31
Jacob Crites and Lucinda (Gillett) Crites
149
32
Jacob Pfost (b. 1831)
149
33
Melissa (Koontz) Pfost
149
34
Enoch W. Post (b. 1838), Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post, Eliza (Post)
Alkire, Samuel Alkire, Samantha (Post) Alkire, William Flanders Post
(b. 1846), Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post, Mary Lucinda (Post) Alkire,
William Henry Harrison Alkire, George M. Post (b. 1851), Canzada
(Clevenger) Post, John Edwin Post (b. 1856), Lovernia (Mount) Post,
Olive Sophia (Post) Allman, Fernando Wood Allman, Elizabeth A. (Alkire)
McWhorter, John Camilus McWhorter
259
35
Former home of Judge John Camilus McWhorter
260
36
Jemima (Post) Casto
260
37
Joel Casto
260
38
Stephen Post (b. 1830), Leah (Reger) Post, Loretta J. (Post) Williams
Joshua E. Williams, Elmon Ezra Post (b. 1854), Sephronia (Hufford) Post,
Alverta C. (Post) Weaver, Barton C. Weaver, Emozetta (Post) Long, John
Long, Daniel Arthur Post (b. 1865), Minerva (Horton) Post, Oscar L.
Post (b. 1869), Laura M. (Kelly) Post, Earl Post (b. 1882), Lena F.
(Wilcoxen) Post
261
39
Nicholas Post (b. 1835)
262
40
Permelia (Simons) Post
262
41
Sarah (Post) Lewis
262
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42
Granville Post (b. 1838), Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post, Comfort Esta
(Post) Hinkle Bunch, Jeremiah Columbus Post (b. 1863), Louisa Jane
(Post) Hinkle (b. 1865), Sarah Bell (Post) Kidd, Enoch Loyd Post
(b. 1872), Melissa Myrtle (Post) Hinkle, Lee Hinkle, Arthur Garfield
Post (b. 1880) , Emma Grace (Post) Smith
263
43
Daniel Swecker (b. 1851)
264
44
George Worthington Swecker, Elizabeth Pearlette (Linclon) Swecker,

Barbara Caroline Swecker, Violet Pearl Swecker
264
45
Ira Swecker and Anna (Myers) Swecker
265
46
Thomas Post (b. 1861) and Mary Rebecca (PIfer) Post
265
47
Ira Carper Post (b. 1843) and Ira Carper Post II (b. 1905)
266
48
Virginia Columbia (Post) Maxwell
266
49
Porter Maxwell
266
50
Francis Marion Pfost (b. 1835)
267
51
Chloe (Koontz) Pfost
267
52
Isaac Wilson Pfost (b. 1846)
267
53
Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost
267
54
Isaac Wilson Pfost (b. 1846) and Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost
268
55
Warwick Briscoe Pfost (b. 1857)
268
56
Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost
268
57
Ann E. (Cleek) McJunken, Isaac P. Cleek, Robert Riley Cleek, Nelson G.

Cleek, Jacob P. Cleek, James W. Cleek
269
58
Isaac Statten Pfost (b. 1850), Anastacia (Pfost) Hudson, Martha

Elizabeth (Pfost) Bailey, David Wilson Pfost (b. 1861), Jacob Riley
Pfost (b. 1863), Alonzo Franklin Pfost (b. 1869)
270
59
Isaac Statten Pfost (b. 1850) and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost
271
60
Map - Northwest corner of Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV, 1905
386
61
Map - Northeast corner of Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV, 1905
387
62
Map - Southwest corner of Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV, 1905
388
63
Map - Southeast corner of Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV, 1905
389
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64
Map - Buckhannon, WV, 1905
390
65
Charles Post (b. 1861) and Ella (Post) Post
391
66
Scott A. Post (b. 1869)
391
67
Bertie Bertha (Post) Rhodes
392
68
Alice Wilda (Post) Cookman
392
69
Dr. Carus Lee Cookman
392
70
Adah Post (b. 1883)
393
71
Ellen (Hinzman) Post
393
72
Daniel Jefferson Post (b. 1856), Barbara Ann (Teter) Post, Denzil L.
Post (b. 1882), Leslie Guy Post (b. 1884)
394
73
Thomas Jefferson Post (b. 1859) and Vloletta (Warner) Post
394
74
Jesse Edwin Post (b. 1853) and Margaret Jane (Deverick) Post
395
75
Diadema (Post) Lewellen
395
76
77
Charles William Lewellen

Gordon Erastus Post home, Gordon Erastus Post (b. 1859), Belinda Bird
(Blake) Post, Grace Post (b. 1880), Lena Post (b. 1881), Archie Post
(b. 1883), Georgia Post (b. 1887), Leman Post (b. 1889), Blanche Post
(b. 1893)
395
78
Clara (Lewis) Davis and James Marion Davis
397
79
Ernest Daniel Lewis
397
80
Diademma (Lewis) Strader
398
81
Loretta May (Lewis) Casto and Mary "Mollie" (Lewis) Reger
398
82
Icy Post (b. 1881) and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post
399
83
Melville Davisson Post (b. 1869)
399
84
Ann Bloomfield (Gambill) Schoolfield Post and Ira Carper Post II
396
(b. 1905)
399
85
Roxie Ann (Roush) Pfost
400
86
Henry Floyd Pfost (b. 1861)
400
87
Flora Lorena (Crow) Pfost and William Marion Pfost (b. 1896)
400
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88
Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Burns and Samuel Martin Burns
401
89
John Abraham Pfost (b. 1869) and Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost
401
90
James Emmltt Pfost (b. 1872), Bessie Margaret (Anderson) Pfost, Laneita
Irene Pfost (b. 1900), Cecil Anderson Pfost (b. 1902)
402
91
Effa Mae (Pfost) Burns, Charles Boyd Burns, Newland Alford Burns
402
92
Charles Lee Wilson Pfost (b. 1880)
403
93
Fannie Golden (Tucker) Pfost
403
94
Robert Raymond Pfost (b. 1895) and Hazel (Hunt) Pfost
403
95
Floyd Ocal Pfost (b. 1896)
404
96
Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost
404
97
Elliott Arnett Pfost (b. 1893), Bulah (Pfost) Hayton Fernquist,

Jonathan Emmet Pfost (b. 1898), Mary Brumley (Pfost) Arrington, Charles
Homer Pfost (b. 1905)
405
98
John Walter Pfost (b. 1883)
406
99
Minnie Maud (Pfost) Hall Peterson
406
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INTRODUCTION
Purpose
The purpose of this work is to provide information about Valentin Pfost and his family
and to cover within limits the descendants of those children mentioned in his will. Information was assembled for the interest of present and future generations of descendants
and related families with special emphasis on citing sources of primary evidence to prove
the bloodline through the birth of the fourth generation. Descendants are limited to
those born into the seventh generation with the surname of Pfost or Post and those born
into female lines for one generation out of the surname. Parents of each spouse are included when known.
This work is intended only as a guide and should not be considered an authoritative
source. The allotted time limited the amount of data which was collected, verified, and assembled. Several branches of the sixth generation are incomplete or missing. Data for
any part of this work may have been faulty and was subject to further error during processing. Anyone who is interested in the family is encouraged to check original records
further if available.
Virginia and West Virginia
The reader may appreciate this work more fully if he knows something of the geography and governing jurisdictions where Valentin Pfost and his children settled and lived.
The seven children named in his will were probably all born in an area often referred to as
the South Branch Valley of the Potomac. Between 1745 and 1754 this area was all part of
Augusta County, Virginia.
In 1754 part of Augusta County became Hampshire County and in 1786 part of Hampshire County became Hardy County. Since 20 June 1863 the counties of Hampshire and
Hardy have been a part of the State of West Virginia. In 1866, long after the lifetime of
Valentin Pfost, the area of Hardy County where he lived at the time of his death became a
part of Grant County, West Virginia. Six of the seven children named in his will as well as
his widow, Barbara, were found to have died in then Virginia counties which are now
within West Virginia.
By 1803 his widow and most ofhis descendants had crossed the Allegheny Mountains to
the less populated valleys of the west side, settling in the counties of Harrison and
Randolph. Between 1816 and 1851, before West Virginia became a state, the counties of
Lewis, Barbour, and Upshur were formed from parts of Harrison and Randolph. Many descendants lived in areas contained in the three new counties.
By 1826 the two youngest children of Valentin Pfost as well as his widow, Barbara, had
moved farther west to Mason County on the Ohio River. In 1831 that part of Mason
County where they lived became Jackson County.
On 20 June 1863 the State of West Virginia was formed from the northwestern part of
the Commonwealth of Virginia. Presently there are 55 counties in West Virginia. Fifty of
those counties were formed prior to 1863 and had their beginning as part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. By 1900 the remaining five counties had been formed.
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INTRODUCTION
Following is a chronological list of all 55 counties of the State of West Virginia with the
year of formation and the district, county, or counties from which each was formed:
Hampshire
Berkeley
Monongalia
Ohio
Greenbrier
Harrison
Hardy
Randolph
Pendleton
Kanawha
Brooke
Wood
Monroe
Jefferson
Mason
Cabell
Tyler
Lewis
Nicholas
Preston
Morgan
Pocahontas
Logan
Jackson
Fayette
Marshall
Braxton
Mercer
Marion
Wayne
Barbour
Ritchie
Taylor
Doddridge
Gilmer
Wetzel
Boone
Putnam
Wirt
Hancock
Raleigh
Wyoming
Pleasants
Upshur
Calhoun
Roane
Tucker
Clay
1754
1772
1776
1776
1778
1784
1786
1787
1788
1789
1797
1798
1799
1801
1804
1809
1814
1816
1818
1818
1820
1821
1824
1831
1831
1835
1836
1837
1842
1842
1843
1843
1844
1845
1845
1846
1847
1848
1848
1848
1850
1850
1851
1851
1856
1856
1856
1858
Augusta
Frederick
West Augusta
West Augusta
Botetourt and Montgomery
Monongalia
Hampshire
Harrison
Augusta, Hardy, and Rockingham
Greenbrier and Montgomery
Ohio
Harrison
Greenbrier
Berkeley
Kanawha
Kanawha
Ohio
Harrison
Kanawha, Greenbrier, and Randolph
Monongalia
Hampshire and Berkeley
Bath, Pendleton, and Randolph
Kanawha, Giles, Cabell, and Tazewell
Kanawha, Wood, and Mason
Logan, Kanawha, Greenbrier, and Nicholas
Ohio
Kanawha, Lewis, and Nicholas
Giles and Tazewell
Harrison and Monongalia
Cabell
Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph
Harrison, Lewis, and Wood
Harrison, Barbour, and Marion
Harrison, Tyler, Ritchie, and Lewis
Kanawha and Lewis
Tyler
Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan
Kanawha, Cabell, and Mason
Wood and Jackson
Brooke
Fayette
Logan
Wood, Tyler, and Ritchie
Randolph, Barbour, and Lewis
Gilmer
Kanawha, Jackson, and Gilmer
Randolph
Braxton and Nicholas
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INTRODUCTION
McDowell
Webster
Mineral
Grant
Lincoln
Summers
Mingo
1858
1860
1866
1866
1867
1871
1895
Tazewell
Randolph, Nicholas, and Braxton
Hampshire
Hardy
Kanawha, Cabell, Boone, and Putnam
Monroe, Mercer, Greenbrier, and Fayette
Logan
Early Records
Most of the early records found were recorded in Virginia. At the state level there are
records of land grants, tithables, and personal property taxes. At the county level there
are records of deeds, wills, estates, and some marriages. Most of the counties are now
within West Virginia.
Photocopies were obtained for nearly all pertinent documents dated prior to 1800. In
this way they could be studied and transcribed as necessary. Land grant records were
photocopied from microfilm at the Virginia State Library in Richmond. Court copies of
county records are usually filed in huge record books in the office of the county clerk at
the courthouse located in the county seat. Most records found were in good condition but
the books are clumsy to handle and close binding sometimes makes it impossible for clerks
to photocopy the document completely from edge to edge. In addition the ink on a few
documents is too faded to photocopy well.
Colonial handwriting is often difficult to transcribe. Documents were written according
to Colonial or early Virginia law and included words and phrases of the period. Often personal names were not capitalized but other nouns and adjectives were. Spelling was phonetic and varied in one document written by the same clerk. In fact names continued to
be spelled in many ways up to 1900.
Other early records discovered were church records and Bible records originally written
in German script.
Later Records
Beginning with 1810 decennial Federal Census records of counties contain names of
heads of families and provide some clues as to family composition. By 1850 all members of
a household were listed by name.
Most descendants owned land resulting in numerous county deeds and assessment
records. The time allowed for this work did not permit a detailed review of most later
deeds involving members of later generations but deed indexes (DI) were referenced. Information gathered from deed indexes is limited and less reliable. Any index point may
have been subject to error at the time of listing in the index.
A few pertinent records involving chancery were found at the county level in circuit
court records, sometimes called circuit superior court records. These case records include
divorces and are on file in the office of the circuit clerk of the county where the case was
heard.
About 1853 some counties began recording a few births and deaths but beginning
records are incomplete. It was also about that time that some families began mounting
xxiv
INTRODUCTION
more durable professionally carved gravestones for deceased family members. Many of
those gravestones have survived. Some are in a state of deterioration but most data
remains and can be deciphered when carefully studied.
For later generations born after 1800 some vital records were found in family Bibles.
Primary and Secondary Evidence
When information was found in original records it was used as primary evidence. Types
of original records have been covered above. When original records were not available
published works, though not as reliable, were used as secondary evidence.
Many public records, especially census and marriage records for (West) Virginia
counties, have been published in recent years. Some old obituary, death, church, and
cemetery records have also been published.
Several Pfost/Post descendants were included in contemporary biographies published
in earlier local histories of the various states and counties where they lived. There are
also a few published genealogies for connecting families.
In addition to information from published works, many descendants or connecting family members provided information for later generations of their branches.
It is reasonable to expect some error from all types of information sources. Corrections
to data are welcome and should be sent to the author along with a source of proof.
Acknowledgements
I owe so much to so many. First and foremost I am grateful to my Creator who has
given me the ability, and graciously spared me long enough, to assemble this work.
During the course of this work which began in 1981 many individuals contributed information and most of those individuals have been recognized in notes in the pages which
follow. To save space the names of a few individuals who helped more substantially are
recognized in notes by initials only, but can be identified in the "List of Abbreviations."
My thanks are especially due to Richard Walter Loudin (RWL) who acted as my research assistant by providing an abundance of well documented data from his search of
court records, cemeteries, and obituaries. Leonard Pfost provided a list of names and addresses for many descendants enabling me to encourage family support in collecting information. Mrs. Brenda Kay (Peters) Bryan made possible the inclusion of old photographs. I am very grateful to Benjamin Franklin Poinsett who accompanied me to distant
research sites, provided necessary technical support in solving computer problems, and assisted me in so very many other ways.
Doris Jean Post Poinsett
5920 31st Place, NW
XXV
"The pastures are clothed with flocks; the

valleys also are covered over with corn; they
shout for joy, they also sing." Ps. 65.13
CHAPTER ONE
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1. VALENTIN 1 P F O S T or VALENTINE P O S T as it was more often spelled was born
in 1740.1
As early as 25 July 1768 he was in Hampshire Co., (W)V, an area known as the South
Branch of the Potomac, where he witnessed the signature of John Ryan.
I know all men By these preasent that
I thomas huse of hapsher County and
Coloney of virgeny hath Bargend and sold
to Jonathen Simpson the upper part
of my inprovement Runs with a strait
from the Bank of the River just a
Bove a littel hollow that Comes in at the
lower End of the lick from thence strait
to a white oke tree ye sd thomas huse To
warrent and defand the said inprovement
from allperso or persons:F'Ka|lt The lnnd r t h e (? \vhatsoever shall nev
lay any Right or (?) or claim the said inpro
Given under my hand
april-16-1768
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unto John Ryan my (?) for value Rcd
as witness my hand July ye 23 1768
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I asighn my Right of ye within unto Jacob
Job for value Rcd as witness my hand
July ye 25 th 1768
Valentin Pfost
John Ryan (?)
Jacob Schaub
seal2
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0riginal, owned by Mrs. Connie Lee (Shobe) Leatherman, Petersburg, WV. Author has photocopy and a facsimile appears on the
next two pages. Signatures of Valentin Pfost and Jacob Schaub translated by Klaus Wust, New York, NY.
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John Ryan, 23 July 1768, and John Ryan to Jacob Job with Valentin Pfost as a witness, 25
July 1768.
The deed followed by assignments of right may never have been recorded. 3 About two
years earlier, in 1766, Indian hostilities had ended in this area east of the Allegheny
Mountains. 4
In light of the 1768 deed and comparison of the signature of Valentin Pfost with that of
Valentin Sasla Pfostadecker who arrived in Philadelphia on the ship, Minerva, 17 Sep.
1771, it seems certain they were not one and the same as has been previously believed.5 It
should be further noted that the name of that passenger has also been translated as
Valentin Saslavo Stadecker. 6
On 3 Aug. 1773 there was a deed of lease George Welsh to Volantine Post.
This Indenture made the third day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
Seventy three Between George Welsh of the County and Parish of Augusta and Colony of Virginia of the
one part and Volantine Post of the same County and Parish of the other Part Witnesseth that for and in
Consideration of the sum of five Shillings Currant money of Virginia to him in hand paid by the said
Volantine Post at or before the Sealing and Delivering of these Presents the receipt whereof hereby Acknowledged Hath Granted Bargained and sold and by these Presents doth Grant Bargain and sell unto
Volintine Post one Certain Tract or Parcel of Land Lying and being in the County of Augusta on Both
sides of the North fork of the South Branch Potowmack below Stony Lick Containing Twenty three acres
and Bounded as follows to wit Beginning at a forked Poplar and Elm by a Spring and thence south ten
degrees west sixty Poles Crossing the river to a Spruce pine south twenty two degrees west Eighty two
Poles to a Cucumber tree on a bank thence south sixty eight degrees west forty Poles to a Birch tree &
north west Sixteen poles to a Locust on the river Bank north thirty four degrees east one hundred and
Sixty Poles down and Crossing the same to the Beginning which was a certain of Land Granted unto the
said George Welsh by Patant Bearing date the Sixteenth day of February one thousand seven hundred
and seventy one in the Eleventh year of our Reign & all houses Buildings Orchards ways waters water
Courses Profits Commodities Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Premises
Hereby Granted or any Part thereof Belonging or in any wise appurtaining and the reversion and reversions remainder & remainders rents Issues and Profits Thereof To have and to hold the said Twenty
three acres and all and Singular other the Premises hereby Granted with the Appurtenances unto the
said Volantine Post his heirs Executors administrators and Assigns from the day before the date hereof
for and during the Term and Time of Whole one year from thence next ensuing fufly to be Compleat and
3
Response of Clerk of Hampshire Co., WV to author, 11 Jan. 1984; response of Clerk of Frederick Co., VA to author, 17 Jan. 1984;
response of Clerk of Frederick Co., MD to author, 24 Mar. 1984; response of Clerk of Augusta Co., VA to author, 16 Oct. 1984. Thomas
Huse/Hues seems to have been Thomas Hughes Sr. who was killed by Indians on Hacker's Creek, Monongalia Co., (W)V in 1778. The
Thomas Hughes Sr. family was one of the first families to settle west of the Allegheny Mountains in (W)V. His sons, Jesse, Elias, and
Thomas Jr. became well known scouts and Indian fighters (Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 1, pp. 3, 11; Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, The
Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795... [Baltimore, 1975 repr. 1915 ed.], pp. 220-221). William Lowther, son-in-law
of Thomas Hughes Sr., became better known as Colonel William Lowther and figured prominently on the Trans-Allegheny border (ibid.,
pp. 246-273).
4
Samuel Kercheval, A History of the Valley of Virginia, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 17 (repr. 1850 ed.), p.96.
Carol Pfost Beach, comp., A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree (typewritten; n.p., n.d.), n. pag. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Max
Gordon Pfost, Riverside, CA. The source used by Beach must have been: Ralph Beaver Strassburger, Pennsylvania German Pioneers, A
Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia, ed. William John Hinke, v. 1 (Baltimore, 1966), p. 734. Signature
comparison was by Klaus Wust, New York, NY who states, "No resemblance, it's a different hand," and the signature of Valentin Pfost, "is
very neat by 18th cent, immigrant standards."
William Henry Egle, ed., Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania... (Baltimore, 1967), p. 496; I. Daniel Rupp, A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of..Immigrants in Pennsylvania
from 1727 to 1776 (Baltimore, 1965), p. 395.
ended Yealding and Paying therefore the rent of one Pepper Corn on Lady day next if the same Shall be
Lawfully Demanded to the Intent and Purpose that by virtue of these Presents & of the Statute for
Transferring uses into Possession the said Volantine Post may be in Actual Possession of the Premises
and be thereby enabled to Accept and Take a Grant and release of the Revertion & Inheritance thereof To
him and his heirs In witness whereof the said George Welsh hath hereunto Sat his hand and Seal the day
& year first above Written
Sealed and delivered*
In the Presence of /
George Welsh i
John Skidmore
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Jacob Conrad
At a Court held for Augusta County August 17 th 1773 This lease
for Land from George Welsh to Volantine Post was Proved by the oaths of the witnesses thereto & Ordered To be Recorded
Test7
On 3 Aug. 1772 there was a corresponding deed of release.

This Indenture made the third day of Agust in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and
Seventy Two Between George Welsh of the County and Parish of Augusta and Colony of Virginia of the
one Part and Volintine Post of the same County and Parish of the other part Witnesseth that for and in
Consideration of the sum of Twenty Pounds Current Money of Virginia to the said George Welsh in hand
Paid by the said Volintine Post at or Before the sealing and Delivering of these Presents the receipt
whereof is hereby Acknowledged & thereof doth release Requit and Discharge the said Volintine Post and
his heirs Executors and Administrators by these Presents him the said him the said George Welsh hath
granted Bargained sold aliened released and Confirmed and by these Presents doth Grant Bargain sell
alien release and Confirm unto the said Volintine Post (in his Actual Possession now being by Virtue of a
Bargain and Sale to him thereof made by the said George Welsh for one whole year by Indenture bearing
date the day next Before the day of the date of these Presents and by force of the Statute for Transferring
uses into Possession) and his heirs one Certain tract or Parcel of Land Lying and being in the County of
Augusta on Both sides of the north fork of the south Branch of Potomack Below the stone Lick Containing Twenty three acres and bouned as followeth (to wit) Beginning at a forked Poplar and Elm by a
Spring and thence south ten degrees west sixty Poles Crossing the river to a Spruce Pine south twenty
two degrees West eighty two poles to a Cucumber tree on a Bank thence South Sixty eight degrees west
forty Poles to a birch tree and north west sixteen Poles by a Locust on the river bank north thirty four
degrees east one hundred and Sixty eight Poles down and Crossing the same to the Beginning which was
a Certain Tract of Land Granted unto the said George Welsh by Patent Bearing date the Sixteenth day of
February one thousand seven Hundred and Seventy Two in the Eleventh year of our Reign and all
houses Buildings Orchards ways waters water Courses Profits Commodities Hereditaments and Appurtenances whatsoever to the said Premises hereby Granted or any Part thereof Belonging or in any
wise Appertaining & the Revertion and Revertions Remainder and Remainders Rents Issues and Profits
thereof and also all the estate right Title Interest use trust property Claim and demand whatsoever of
him the said George Welsh of in and to the said Premises and all deeds evidences and writings Touching
or in any wise concerning the same To have and To hold the said Twenty three acres of Land & all and
Singular other the Premises hereby Granted & released and every Part and Parcel thereof with their and
eveiy of their Appurtenances unto the said Volintine Post and his heirs and assigns forever to the only
Proper use and Behoof of him the said Volintine Post and his heirs and assigns forever And the said
George Welsh for him and his heirs Executors and Administrators doth Covenant Promis and Grant to
and with the said Volintine Post and his heirs & assigns by these Presents that the said George Welsh
now at the time of Sealing & Delivering of these Presents are Seized of a Good Sure Perfect & Indefeasible estate of Inheritance en in fee simple of and in Premises hereby Granted and released and that
he hath good Power and Lawfull & Absolute Authority to Grant and Convey this same to the said
7Augusta Co., VA, Deed Book 19, pp. 371-372, ahp.

Volintine Post in Manner and form Aforesaid and that the said Premises now are and so forever
hereafter shall remain and be free and Clear of & from all former and other Gifts Grants Bargains Sales
dower Reight and Title of dower Judgments Executions Titles Troubles Charges and and Incumberances
whatsoever Made done Committed or Suffered by the said George Welsh or any other Person or Persons
whatsoever the Quit Rents hereafter to Grow due and Payable to our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs
and Successors for and in respect of the said Premises only accepted and foreprized and Lastly that the
said George Welsh & his heirs all and Singular the Premises hereby Granted and Released with their Appurtenances unto the said Volentine Post and his heirs and Assigns against him the said George Welsh
and his heirs & all & every other Person and Persons whatsoever shall and will warrant and forever
defend by these Presents In witness whereof the said George Welsh hath hereunto set his hand and Seal
the day and year First above written
Sealed and Delivered *
In the Presence of J
George Welsh*}
John Skidmore
Jacob Conrad
At a Court held for Augusta County August the 17 th 1773 This
Release for Land from George Welsh To Volintine Post was Proved by the oaths of The witnesses thereto
and Ordered to be Recorded
Test8
Valentin Pfost kept the 23 acres until 10 June 1794 when he and his wife, Barbara, sold
the property which was then in Hardy Co., (W)V to Adam Stroud for 40 pounds. Both
Voluntine Post and Barbara Post signed by mark. The deed was recorded one year later,
10Junel795. 9
From an Augusta Co., VA record:
The sale bill of the Goods and Chatties of the late deceased George Caplinger of the south branch
Augusta County sold by Publick sale this 3 d & 4 t h day of Aug 1 1773 10
One line of the sale bill was as follows:

Curry Comb and Steel to Valentine Post-2" 2 11
With the 1773 Augusta Co. purchase of land and sale items it would seem Valentin Pfost
was settling more permanently. No date was found for his marriage to Barbara but perhaps it was shortly before this time that the marriage took place. A daughter, also named
Barbara, born ca. 177312 was probably their oldest child. A record of the birth date of Mrs.
Pfost is as follows:
Barber Poast was born denary the 17th day 1751 13
8Ibid., pp. 372-374, ahp. No explanation is available as to why the deed of release was dated one year earlier than the deed of lease.
Perhaps this was an error of the court copyist. The date of record, 17 Aug. 1773, is the same on both deeds.
^Hardy Co., (W)V, Deed Book 3, pp. 154-156, ahp.
10
Augusta Co., VA, Will Book 5, p. 377, ahp.
U
Ibid., p. 378, ahp.
12
Hardy Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 137, p. 729; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 76; 1840 census, roll 562, p. 25; 1850 census, roll
950, Dist. 23, p. 20, family 256-251. Gideon Bergdoll, age 35 in 1850, was the youngest s/o Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll.
Bible of Glori Pfost, German Bible (Castein Bible Publ. House, 1795). The following appears in German script: "Glori Pfost her
book. Written in the year 1800 the 26 day of May I brought this book to school for the first time. My father Valentin Pfost bought it for
me." Translation by Klaus Wust, New York, NY. Bible owned by Mrs. Elaine (Crites) Jarrett, Ripley, WV (1984). Author has photocopy of
German records. English records, copied and provided by Mrs. Jarrett.
She could not have been Barbara Reuger, baptized 5 Apr. 1719 Canton Basel, Switzerland,
as claimed by some Reager/Reiger/Ruger genealogy.14 She would have been 21 years older
than Valentin Pfost and too old to have been the mother of his children. This Barbara
Reuger probably married Frederick Gerhardt in Berks Co., PA.15 The names of BARBARA DERLIN 1 6 or BARBARA DEVLIN 17 have been given for the wife of Valentin
Pfost but original sources were not provided. Attempts to further document Barbara Derlin/Devlin as the wife of Valentin Pfost have failed.
Valentin Pfost may have been in Frederick Co., MD in Mar. 1778. The name of 'Val.
Post" appears among those on a list who took an Oath of Fidelity and Support as required
by the State of Maryland.18 The Oath:
'I do sware I do not hold myself bound to yield any Allegiance or obedience to the King of Great Britain
his heirs or Successors and that I will be true and faithful to the State of Maryland and will to the utmost
of my power, Support maintain and defend the Freedom and Independence thereof and the Government
as now established against all open enemies and secret and traterous Conspriaces and will use my utmost
endeavors to disclose and make known to the Governor or some one of the Judges or Justices thereof all
Treasons or Treaterous Consperaces, attempts or Combinations against this State or the Government
thereof which may come to my knowledge so help me God.'19
It seems doubtful Valentin Pfost was living in Frederick Co., MD in 1778 as he still owned
the tract of (W)V land purchased in 1773 and 'Val. Post" may not have been one and the
same as Valentin Pfost. It is possible, though, that some family matter concerning relatives or in-laws may have necessitated a trip to Frederick Co., MD for Valentin Pfost.
On 23 Feb. 1782 Valentine Post bought two tracts of land in Hampshire Co., (W)V from
Philip Swank. One tract, for which he paid 100, contained 60 acres and was described in
part as
...a certain Tract or Lot of Land known by the number Sixty Nine on the East side of the South Branch of
Potowmack...part of his Lordship's South Branch Manor...20
The other tract, for which he paid 60, contained 18 acres and was described in part as
being
...in the South Branch Manor and adjoining lands of Michael Swank.
21
The Reager Family Genealogy (typewritten; n.p., n.d.), n. pag.; Lester Lemay, Reiger, Reager, Ruger Family History (typewritten;
n.p., n.d.), p. 1.
15
Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, Rohrbach Genealogy, v. 3 (Rockland, ME, 1982), p. 27.
Beach. The name appears as "Barbara Derlin (?)"
17
Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitesel, An Ancestoral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with Personal Sketches (n.p., 1983) pp. 57. In the Foreword of this work, Mr. Haasch states: "A word of caution. The data entered in this volumn are only as accurate as its source.
Some are correct, some are not. I have made no attempt to verify them, but have taken information from any and all sources."
1o
Frederick Co., MD, Minute Book, Mar. 1778, p. 266, Hall of Records, Annapolis, MD.
19
Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh and Margaret Roberts Hodges, Revolutionary Records of Maryland (Baltimore, 1967), p. 1.
20
Hampshire Co., (W)V, Deed Book 6, pp. 45-48. Within this deed the name of Valentin Pfost appears as Valentine Forst, Valentine
Fost, and Valentine Post, ahp.
21
Ibid., pp. 48-51, ahp.
Both deeds were recorded 14 May 1782 and witnessed by: Job Welton, Christopher
Ermantrout, and Martin Shobe, his mark. On 1 July 1786 Valentine Post sold the two
tracts of land which were then in Hardy Co., (W)V to George Keller for 65. Apparently
both tracts of land were on the East side of the South Branch of the Potomack. The court
copy of the deed recorded 15 Sep. 1786 indicates Valentine Post signed the deed but shows
an English spelling of his name. 22 There is no mention of a wife in the 1786 deed though
Valentin Pfost probably had a wife, Barbara, at the time. A daughter, Susanna, whose
mother was Barbara had been born in 1783.23
Valentine Post was living in Hampshire Co., (W)V as head of family in 1782. There were
six white people in t h e family, no blacks. Some of his neighbors who were heads of
families appear to have been: William Bailey, Christopher Strader, Alexander Sleith,
Robert Porter, Nicolace Mace, Michael Haun, Christopher Ermintrout, Magdalen Stookey,
Abram Stookey, Philip Swank, George Whetstone, Andrew Shulz, Felix Mclllhaney, John
Wilson, Ebenezer White, Henry Rodebaugh, Leonard Hier Senr., Benjamin Schoonover,
Wm. Atchison Jun r ., Wm. Atchison Senr.24 By 1784 Valentin Pfost was head of a family composed of nine white people. He then owned one dwelling and two other buildings.25
At one time Valentin Pfost may have had thoughts of moving farther west. A record of
22 Mar. 1780 was as follows:
Valentin Stalnaker & Valentine Post are intd to 300 acers of land by sett before 1778 (as Tenants in Common) sd Stalnaker as asse of Georg Whitstone, who with sd Post is asse of Wm. Gibson & who is asse of
Jno Yoakham & sd Post as asse of Wm Gibson & who is asse of Jno Yoakham The sd Whitstone & Post,
having puchased the sd land in Common between them, Lying in AC on the E side of Tygers valey river
adj the land of Ro. Clark & Peter King & OC26
The land seems to have been that land surveyed 2 Nov. 1780 as 262 acres in Augusta Co.,
VA and granted to Valentine Post and John Truby on 15 May 1784. John Truby was then
the assignee of Valentine Stalnaker.
Benjamin Harrison Esquire Governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all to whom These presents
shall Come greeting Know ye that by Virtue of part of a Certificate in right of Settlement given by the
Commissioners for adjusting the Titles to unpatented lands in the District of Augusta Botetourt and
Greenbrier & in Consideration of the ancient Composition of one pound Ten Shillings Sterling paid by
Valentine Post and John Truby into the Treasuiy of This Commonwealth, there is granted by the said
Commonwealth unto the said Valentine Post and John Truby said Truby is assee of Valentine Stalnaker
acertain Tract or parcel of land Containing Two hundred and sixty two acres by survey bearing date the
22
Hardy Co., (W)V, Deed Book 1, pp. 30-32, ahp.

" N M C C J V B , p. 18, states that 31 May 1801 Susanna Pfost in the 18th year of her age was bp.; Upshur Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1853,
p. 15, gives the parents of Susan Crites as Valentine and Barbara Post.
24
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States...1790, Records of the State Enumerations: 1782 to 1785. Virginia (Washington, 1908), p. 24, List of John Wilson Gt.
25
Ibid., p. 69, has his name as Valentine Furst in the List of John Wilson.
Minute Book 2 of the commission appointed for Augusta, Botetourt, and Greenbrier, Minutes of the commission appointed to
settle claims to unpatented lands on the Western waters of VA, Jan. - Apr. 1780, cited in Augusta County Historical Society, Augusta Historical Bulletin, v. 13, Spring 1977, pp. 37-38, Fall 1977, pp. 26, 31, includes abbreviations: AC = Augusta County; adj = adjoining; asse =
assignee; intd = intitled; OC = Ordered Certified; sd = said; sett = settlement. Reference found by Miss Michele Marie Nagy, Fairfax, VA.
second day of November one Thousand seven hundred and eighty, lying and being in the County of
Augusta on the East side of Tygarts Valley River adjoining the land of Peter King and Robert Clarke and
Bounded as followeth To wit Beginning at a white Oak, Thence North four degrees West seventy poles to
a white oak, North eleven degrees West sixty poles to a white oak south seventy seven degrees West
seventy two poles to a white oak, south Eighty eight degrees West Twenty two poles to a white oak, south
thirty three degrees West fifty eight poles to an Elm, South sixty seven degrees West forty four poles to a
sycamore, South Twenty nine degrees West fifty five poles to a sycamore, South Two degrees East seventy four poles to a white oak, and Gum south seventy degrees East Two hundred and forty nine poles to a
white oak, Thence North eight degrees West one hundred and fifty three poles to the Beginning with its
appurtenances To have and To hold the said Tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said
Valentine Post and John Truby & Their Heirs for ever In Witness where of the said Benjamin Harrison
Esquire Governour of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and caused the lesser
seal of the said Commonwealth To be affixed at Richmond on the fifteenth day of May in the year of our
Lord one Thousand seven hundred and eighty four and of the Commonwealth the Eighth
Benjamin Harrison 27
On the 23 June 1788 the two sold this land which was then in Randolph Co., (W)V to
Simeon Harris for the sum of 72. There is no mention of a wife for either grantor. As in
the 1786 deed the court copy indicates Valentine Post signed but shows an English spelling ofhis name. John Truby who signed by mark 28 died before 30 June 1800.29
From 1782 through 1785 Valentine Post lived in Hampshire Co., (W)V and in the year
of 1782 he was assessed 1.15.6 for five horses and six cattle. 30 Upon the formation of
Hardy Co., (W)V in 1786 his land became a part of Hardy Co. in which he was to reside the
rest ofhis life. In 1787 he was taxed on five horses and nine cattle. From 1792 to 1800 the
area where he lived was designated as the East District.31
The name of Valentine Post appears in early Hardy Co., (W)V court records32 and on 17
Mar. 1786 he bought a tract of land containing 200 acres from John Wolf and his wife,
Magdaline, for the sum of 100. The land was described in part as being
...on the Mountain between the South fork and South Branch of the Potowmack at a place called the
Little Springs...33
Both John Wolf and Magdaline Wolf signed by mark. This land was held barely more than
t h r e e years. On 13 Apr. 1789 Valentine Post and his wife, Barbra, sold the land to
Christopher Cantrill for exactly what had been paid for it, 100. The court copy of the
deed indicated both Valentine Post and Barbara Post signed the deed but shows the
English spelling of their names. Witnesses were Alexr Randall, Joseph Obannon, and Wm
Steenbergen. 34 The same day, 13 Apr. 1789, Valentine Post bought from Christopher
97
Grants L, 1784, reel 52, pp. 485-486, Virginia State Library, Richmond, ahp.
Randolph Co., (W)V, Deed Book 1, pp. 110-111, ahp. Though the deed states that both Valentine Post and John Truby were of the
county of Randolph, according to Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1787-1789, Valentine Post was of the county of Hardy.
29
Randolph Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, p. 67, ahp.
98
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Hampshire Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1782-1785. His name appears as Valentine Furst in 1783, as Valentine Fwest in 1784.
Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1786-1800.
32
Hardy County (W)V, Earliest Court Record Book, fifth page (numbered 6), cited in Alvin Edward Moore, History of Hardy County of
the Borderland (Parsons, WV, 1963), p. 39.
33
34
Ibid., pp. 276-278, ahp.
31
10
Cantrill and his wife, Sarah, for an equal amount, 100, a tract of land containing 69 acres
and the description mentions it was
...on a small branch of the north Mill Creek of the South Branch of Potomack..35
The deed was signed by Christopher Cantrill. His wife, Sarah Cantrill, signed by mark.
Witnesses were the same as those on the other deed of the same date. In effect this seems
to have been a swap of land between the two couples.
On 11 Apr. 1792 Valentine Post as assignee of Phillip Coffelt received a grant from the
Commonwealth of Virginia for 51 acres in Hardy Co. The land joined a survey formerly
belonging to Henry Buzard and land belonging to Jacob Peterson and was described in
part as being
...on the West side of the North Mill Creek...36
The 51 acres along with the 69 acres he acquired in 1789 were to become part ofhis final
estate.
Valentine Post was witness to a Hardy Co., (W)V deed of record 10 June 1795 in which
Jacob Post and his wife, Barbara, sold a parcel of land to Margaret Wise/Weese/Wese. 37
Jacob Post and Barbara Post both signed by mark. Other witnesses were Tho Peyton,
Jacob McConkey, John McNemar, Thomas Seymour, and Henry Pringle. The recording of
the deed contains the following statement:
This Indenture from Jacob Post and Barbara Post his wife to Margaret Wese was proved by the oath of
Thomas Post one of the witnesses thereto.. 38
There seems to be a contradiction in the statement. Among the names of witnesses there
was no Thomas Post, though there was a Tho Peyton and a Thomas Seymour. Perhaps
the court copyist wrote the wrong surname for one of the other Thomases when copying
the proved statement of the deed.
Valentine Post and Jacob Post must have been close kin. While it is not within the
scope of this work to cover any with the surname of Pfost/Post other than known children
of Valentin Pfost and their descendants, it seems appropriate to digress, briefly, and include some information about this Jacob Post, one George Pfost/Post, and one Mary Post
who may have been older children of Valentin Pfost, possibly by an earlier marriage. It
may be just as likely the three were children of a brother or connected to Valentin Pfost in
some other way, and the three may not have even been children of one couple. In 1782 an
older George Post was head of a family of three white people in Frederick Co., VA.39 This
George Post seems to disappear from records.
35
Ibid., pp. 278-279, ahp.

Northern Neck Grants V, 1790-1792, reel 301, pp. 523-524, Virginia State Library, Richmond, ahp.
37
38
Ibid., p. 178.
39
Heads of Families, p. 22. There is some family tradition that two Pfost brothers came to America as immigrants but nothing has
been found to substantiate that Valentin Pfost had a brother.
36
11
In 1782 Valentine Post was head of a family of six white people. Two years later, in
1784, the number had increased to nine. 40 Only a daughter, Susanna, is known to have
been born in this interval. 41 It would seem two other people may have moved in with
Valentin Pfost. Tithables with Valentine Post in 1785 through 1791 allowed for other
males: 1785 through 1787, one other male; 1788, two other males; and 1789 through 1791,
one other male. 42 The two other males in 1788 may have been Jacob Post and George
Pfost who were much older than the known sons of Valentin Pfost who were then too
young to be tithable. Both Jacob Post and George Pfost were in Hardy Co., (W)V prior to
1800 and it seems almost certain Mary Post was there as well. Though the names of their
parents are unknown family summaries of Jacob, George, and Mary follow:
a) Jacob Post, b. poss. as early as 1765;43 m. ca. 1790, Barbara Strader, b. 1771; d/o
Christopher & Elizabeth () Strader. 44 On 26 May 1790, deed recorded 12 July 1790,
Jacob Post bought 70 acres on the South Branch of the Potowmack, Hardy Co., (W)V from
Thomas Heaton and his wife, Martha. 45 On 10 June 1795 Jacob Post and wife, Barbara,
sold the parcel of land to Margaret Wise for 75.46 Personal property tax records indicate
that beginning in 1792 or 1793 and through 1795 Jacob Post was clearly a resident of the
West District of Hardy Co., (W)V He then moved his family west into Randolph Co., (W)V
where they lived in 1796 through 1801. In 1802 through 1811 they lived in Harrison Co.,
(W)V) where in 1810 Jacob Post was assessed on a total of five horses. 47 For the years 1803
through 1806 he was assessed annually on two parcels of land, 200 and 400 acres, and for
the years 1810 and 1811 he was assessed on 300 acres, all in Harrison Co., (W)V48 A statement from the court minutes 15 Oct. 1810 reads
...Also that Abraham Post be surveyor of the highway in the room of Jacob Post. 49
On 15 Aug. 1811 Jacob Post and wife, Barbara, sold 100 acres, West side of Buckhannon
River, Harrison Co., (W)V to Anthony Spaur for $20050 and on 16 Aug. 1811 they sold another 100 acres of the same description to Jacob Crites for $200.51 Also on 16 Aug. 1811
Jacob Post and his wife, Barbara, sold 200 acres to her brother, John Strader, for $740.
This land had been given to Barbara (Strader) Post by her parents and was on the south
side of Little Sand Run presently in Upshur Co., WV, the site of a golf course.52 Soon afterward they moved to the vicinity of Pickaway Co., OH. Children of Jacob and Barbara
(Strader) Post: Elizabeth, b. 1791; Catherine; Abraham; Jacob; Valentine. 53
40
Ibid., pp. 24, 69.

NMCC-JVB, p. 18; Upshur Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1853, p. 15.
42
Hampshire Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1785; Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1786-1791.
43
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1810 census, roll 69, p. 158 or 910.
44
Hartzel G. Strader, The Strader Family History 1737-1976 (Miamisburg, OH, 1978), p. 20.
45
46
Ibid., Deed Book 3, pp. 176-178, ahp.
47
Ibid., PPTB, 1792-1795; Randolph Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1796-1801; Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1802-1811.
48
Ibid., Land Books, 1803-1811, HGS.
49
Ibid., Court Minutes 1810 1811, p. 202, HGS.
50
Ibid., Deed Book 10, p. 89, RWL.
51
Ibid., p. 96, RWL.
52
Ibid., p. 95, RWL; Strader.
53
Ibid.
41
12
b) George Pfost/Post, b. 18 Apr. 1770; d.16 July 1849, bur. Old Bethel Church Cem.,
Harrison Co., WV;54 m. 12 May 1792 Hardy Co., (W)V by Rev. Valentine Powers, Elizabeth
Peterson, 55 b. 16 Mar. 1773 prob. Hampshire Co., (W)V; d 22 Feb. 1854, bur. beside husb.;56
d/o Jacob & Eve Elizabeth (Harper) Moser Peterson. 57 In 1792 through 1797 George Post
was a resident of the East District, Hardy Co., (W)V.58 As Georg Pfost he was confirmed at
the North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed, 19 Apr. 1797 and attended communion the next day. On 29 Oct. 1797 Georg Pfost and his wife, Elizabeth Pfosten, were
communicants on the Reformed side, Reverend Mr. Hofman. It was probably their son,
George Pfost, who was born and baptized there ca. 1798.59 On 10 Apr. 1799 George Post
bought from Isaac Washbourn and wife 120 acres on Isaac's Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V.60
Nine years later on 18 June 1808 he bought from Isaac and Milley Washburn 123 acres
also on Isaac's Creek for $410.61 His name appears in early land tax records of Harrison
Co.62 His personal property was assessed regularly and for several years he had as many as
seven horses. 63 His will was as follows:
I George Post of Harrison County and the State of Virginia, farmer, do hereby make my last will and
testament in manner and form following that is to say. 1 st I desire that my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and satisfyed. 2 nd After the payment of my debts and funeral expenses I give to my wife
Elizabeth Post one third part of my estate both real & personal, for and during the term of her natural
life and after her decease I give the same to my Children herein after mentioned equally to be divided
among them and to be enjoyed by them forever. 3 rd I give unto my son George Post all I have paid on the
two tracts of land which he is now in possession of on Isaac Creek also one entry of fifty acres of Land
situated at the mouth of the big dry fork of middle island Creek 4 th I give to my son Jacob Post the
plantation I now live on including four tracts the 1 st containing one hundred and twenty three acres the
2 nd tract containing thirty seven acres and the 3 rd tract containing fifteen acres the 4 th tract it being a
part of the Lynch tract lying on Racoon run, also one entry (adjoining the fore-mentioned tracts) containing fifty acres also one chest which stands in the loft also one waggon and smiths tools to him and his
heirs forever and the said Jacob Post is to pay the said George Post three hundred dollars. 5 th I give to my
son Enoch Post one dollar (he having received his share of the land) 6 th I give to my grandchildren (John
Lynche's children) one hundred dollars to be equaly divided among them as they arrive at the age of
twenty one years on condition that my grandson Daniel Lynch stays with me or my son Jacob untill he is
twenty one years of age he shall have one horse saddle & Briddle and decent Clothing 7 th I give to my
4 Gravestone, Old Bethel Church Cem., Rt. 19, 5 mi. n. Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV, RWL.
55
J-,
Some Hardy Co. Marriages bv Valentine Powers, copied from a list found at Morgan town, WV, HGS.
OD
Gravestone, Old Bethel Church Cem.
57
Hardy Co., (W)V, Will Book 2, pp. 121-122, will of Jacob Peterson, Senr., 16 May 1803, proved 14 Feb. 1815, ahp; R.S. Dills, History
of Greene County...and the State of Ohio (Dayton, 1881), pp. 874-877; The History of Clinton County, Ohio (Chicago, 1882), pp. 943-946.
58
Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1792-1797.
NMCC-JVB, pp. 11, 37, 41. Some of the original German records are in tatters and only pieces remain.
60
Harrison Co., (W)V, DI, Book 4, p. 81. Earlier, 8 Mar. 1797, one Joel Poste of New York City purchased rrom Robert & Margaret
McClure, John & Jane Relfe, 59,083 acres, Caldwels Fork of Hughes Run, Harrison Co., (W)V for $6,203 (ibid., Deed Book 3, p. 6, RWL).
This Joel Poste seems to be the Joel Post, b. 27 June 1768 NY; d. 7 Apr. 1835; s/o Jotham & Winifred (Wright) Post (Marie Caroline de
Tobriand Post, The Post Family [New York, 1905], p. 95). No connection to Valentin Pfost or George Pfost who then lived in Hardy Co.,
(W)V was found.
61
Harrison Co., (W)V Deed Book 8, p. 57, RWL.
62
Ibid., Land Books 1802-1818, HGS.
63
Ibid., PPTB, 1800-1844.
13
daughter Elizabeth Summerville and Mary Gaston one hundred dollars each for them and their heirs
forever. 8 th I give to Grandson George Post (son of Jacob Post) my chest. 9 th I also give to my son Jacob
Post 1 cupboard 1 pair of brick bonds and a pair of trases 10th after my daughters and grand children
receive there shares, the ballance of my property to be equally divided between my three sons George.
Jacob, and Enoch Post to them and forever. And lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint by sons George
Post and Jacob Post executors of this my last will & testament hereby revoking all others and former
wills and testaments by me heretofore made In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this
24th day of March in the year of our Lord 1846
WIHVWVIW
Signed by George Post
George Post C seal j
i
his last will and testament
*-iiMjjt4r*'
in presence of
R Jackson
John Racey
Richard Perine j
Harrison County Court Augt 9 th 1849
The last will and testament of Jacob Post dcd
was proven by the oaths of R Jackson &
John Racy & admitted to record
attest Eli Marsh CHCC64
In a deed of renunciation Elizabeth Post renounced the will of her husband, George Post.
This Indenture made this 28th day of August 1849, on the part of Elizabeth Post, widow of George Post
deceased of Harrison County. Witnesseth that whereas the said George Post deceased, husband of the
said Elizabeth by his last will which has been duly admitted to record in Harrison County Court, made
certain provisions for the said Elizabeth, with which provisions the said Elizabeth is not satisfied and she
hath elected to renounce the same. Now, therefore, this Indenture witnesseth that the said Elizabeth
Post, widow of the said George Post, deceased, doth hereby declare and make known that she will not
take or accept the provision made for her by the said will of her said husband, or any part thereof and
doth renounce all benefit which she may claim by the said will. In testimony whereof she the said
Elizabeth doth hereunto set her hand and seal the day and year aforesaid.
her
Elizabeth X Post
Seal
mark
Teste:
Robert Burnside
his
Jacob X McConkey
mark
Virginia Be it remembered this deed was proven by the oaths of three subscribing witnesses thereto, tax
paid, and admitted to record in the clerk's office of Harrison County Court Sept. 3,1849.
Attest: Eli Marsh CHCC65
Children of George and Elizabeth (Peterson) Post: Abraham, b. 17 Jan. 1793, d. 8 Nov.
1814, War of 1812;66 Eve, b. 21 May 1795;67 George Jr., b. 2 Dec. 1797;68 Jacob, b. 23 Jan.
Ibid., Will Book 6, p. 73. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL. The statement of record seems to be in error when it refers to
"The last will and testament of Jacob Post dcd."
Ibid., Deed Book 36, p. 36, typed, courtesy of RWL. The statement of record mentions three subscribing witnesses, though there appear to have been only two witnesses to this deed.
66
RWL.
67
Ibid.
68
RWL; gravestone, Old Bethel Church Cem.
14
1801;69 Elizabeth, b. 12 Aug. 1802;70 Mary b. ca. 1809;71 Isaac, b. 18 Jan. 1812, d. 22 July
1822;72 Enoch, b. 14 Mar. 1815.73
c) Mary Post, b. poss. ca. 1771;74 d. bef. 24 July 1817;75 m. ca. 1792, John Strader, b. ca.
1769; d. aft. 1843; s/o Christopher & Elizabeth () Strader. 76 John Strader m. (2) 24 July
1817 Hardy Co., (W)V by Rev. Jesse Hinkle, Elizabeth Cooper.77 John Strader was probably in Randolph Co., (W)V in 1797 through 1801 where his name seems to appear as John
Slader, John Strader, and John Streder. By 1802 through 1816 he was a resident of Harrison Co., (W)V and with the formation of Lewis Co., (W)V in 1817 he became a resident of
Lewis Co.78 John Strader established his home upon the 200 acres of land which had been
given to him by his parents. It was located on the north side of Little Sand Run and east of
the Buckhannon River in what is now Upshur Co., WV. On 16 Aug. 1811 he purchased
from his sister, Barbara, and her husband, Jacob Post, the 200 acres which had been her
share of land given to her by her parents. He paid $740 for this land which is presently located on the south side of Little Sand Run in Upshur Co., WV, the site of a golf course.79 In
1806 John Strader and Henry Reger erected the first grist mill in the area 80 and in 1816
with a total of four tithables he was taxed on nine horses. 81 Children of John and Mary
(Post) Strader: Martin, b. 28 Mar. 1793; Sarah, b. ca. 1795; Isaac, b. 4 Jan. 1797; Michael, b.
13 Feb. 1799; John, b. 10 Jan 1801; Elizabeth, b. ca. 1805; Catherine, b. 1806; Jacob, b. 1
Jan. 1810; Mary, b. ca. 1811.82
Though their parents are unknown information about the families of Jacob Post,
George Pfost, and Mary Post have been included to aid future genealogists.
On 21 Mar. 1799 Vallentin Pfost was a communicant at the North Mill Creek Church,
Lutheran and Reformed, Reverend Mr. Folz.83 He was listed on the Lutheran side but
based on other names which appear in both lists it is not clear whether Valentin Pfost was
of the Lutheran side or the Reformed side.84 An earlier translation of the church records85
69
ibid.
RWL.
71
Ibid.; HCWV 1850, p. 105; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 107.
72
RWL; gravestone, Old Bethel Church Cem.
73
RWL.
74
W.B. Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907 ed.), pp. 487, 530, 578-579. The wife of
John Strader is referred to as having been a Miss Post or having the maiden name of Post. Strader, p. 19 which indicates death record of
her daughter, Catherine, provided a given name of Mary. The birth date of Mary Post is unknown but birth date of her son, Martin, is
given as 28 Mar. 1793.
75
E.L. Judy, History of Grant and Hardy Counties, West Virginia (Charleston, WV, 1951), p. 85, gives the date John Strader m.
Elizabeth Cooper as 24 Julv 1817.
76
76Strader,
p. 19.
70
77,
Judy.
Randolph Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1797-1801; Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1802-1816; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1817-1818.
79
Strader, pp. 19-20; Harrison Co., (W)V, Deed Book, 10, p. 95, RWL.
80
Cutright, p. 252, calls it a saw mill but states that it was used for grinding corn.
81
Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1816.
82
Strader, p. 19.
83
NMCC-JVB, p. 100
8854
Letter of John p.Victor
NMCC-WPA,
325. Beck to author, 1 Nov. 1983.
78
15
mistakenly gives his name as William Pfost.86

The North Mill Creek Church was in existence from 1771 to 1890 and some records are
extant. 87 On 12 Feb. 1806 one-half acre of ground along the north side of Mill Creek, Hardy
Co., (W)V was deeded by
'little Rudolph Shobe, to Nicodemus Bergdell, Leonhard Hagler, Jacob Kettermann and George B. Bergdell, as elders and trustees for the combined Lutheran and Calvinistic societies, as a place of worship and
burying ground and for other and good causes and righteous purposes.' 88
This was approximately the same location where the Brake Church of the Brethren now
stands on the west side of North Mill Creek, Grant Co., WV. The earlier records prove that
there was an organization of this congregation some years prior to the deed for the church
property. 89 While there may have been an earlier location and building the earliest services were probably held in private homes or out-of-doors.
The will of Valentin Pfost which was written in German was dated 28 Sep. 1800 and
was proved 10 Dec. 1800 in Hardy Co., (W)V.90 A translation follows:
1800, the 28 September
In God's Name, amen. I Vallentin Pfost in Hertey County, my last will and testament while I am weak of
my body and do not know when God will call me from the temporal to eternity I surrender my body to
the earth and place my soul into the hand of Almighty God. I will and devise to my wife Barbara a third
part of everything and I order in my will that my land that I own shall be sold and this money shall be
distributed equally between my son Abraham and my son Isac to each one half: and my son-in-law Jacob
Bergdoll shall sell the place and shall give my son Abraham half of it and my son Isac's part he shall put
on interest until he comes of age when he shall give it to him and I will to my daughter Susana a bed and
her chest and spinning wheel and the Bible and a cow with the calf and four heads of sheep and I will to
my daughter Glori twenty pound hard money and I will to my son Isac one horse brown foal three years
old and will to my wife Barbara one horse from among my horses and after my death all remaining property shall be sold and divided among my children Marte and Susanna and Glori and my daughter Barbara and my daughter Elisabeth and appoint my son-in-law Jacob Bergdoll as executor that he shall distribute it all justly and shall assess make an assessme " t frthe land. This is my last will and testament and I was
of sound mind when I made it.
his
Vallentin X Pfost
mark
Adam X Stieffel, jun.
Gerrat X Stiffel, his mark 91
86
NMCC-JVB, p. 100.
Original records are in the custody of the Grace Lutheran Church, Petersburg, WV, Theodore M. Schulz, Pastor, 1985.
87
OQ
G.W. Strobel, A Short Histoty of St. Mathews Lutheran Church Masonville, W.Va. (typewritten; n.p, n.d.), p. 1.
on
Chester Shaffer et a l , History of Grace Lutheran Church and the Former Lutheran Congregations of the Merger, Mill Creek, Watersons.
fall, 90
St. Matthew (typewritten; n.p., 1981), p. 1, including materials written by Rev. George W. Strobel, Olive C Shaffer, & Everly Par91
Translation
by Klaus
NY, 14 Mar. 1984.
Hardy Co., (W)V,
WillWust,
Book New
1, p. York,
198, ahp.
16
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p
111. 3 - German will of Valentin Pfost, on file in Hardy Co., WV.
17
An earlier translation of this will contained one major difference. The child, Marte, was
translated as Martha. 92 Marte is a dialect form of Martha as well as Martin in some areas. 93
No record of a Marte Pfost of the feminine gender has been found in early Hardy Co.,
(W)V records but North Mill Creek Church records written in German prove there was a
Marte Pfost of the masculine gender.94
Valentin Pfost died 27 Oct. 1800.95 In his will he spoke of being, "weak of my body,"
which may explain why his will was signed by mark. The original record of the appraisal of
the estate of Volentine Post was found and is as follows:
Ageable to the order We have p r a i s e d the Estate of Volentine

p o s t
Estatenecesed_.
on the E i g h t i e n t h Day of December 1801

one black horse at fifty Dollars
one brown Mare at
three Cows at
one Steer & three h e f f e r s at
two hoghsQ
Four hoghs @
One Windmill at
one C u t i n g k n i f e & Screw @
fourteen head of Sheep @
one anvil & b e l e s e & Voise other tools @
$ Cents
50 --3 33
30
22 --2 50
16 -15
-- 20
23 33
33 33
n m m ww
two plows two C l e a v i s one C o l t e r @
two axes a g r u b i n g h o e @
three brod hoes @
two Iron Wedges at
one log chain
two S y t h s @
One hay Stack @
two Small Cribs of Corn at twentyfiveCent
per Bushel Each Crib for Every Bushel
ten pounds of Corp e r
one big k i t t l e & a Small pot @
two pots @
one Loom & quill Wheal & Warping Bars @
twelve S p u l e s at
four Roads & Some g e e r s at
One tackle @
three Sickles & old Iron @
92
-5 --2 -- - 50
-- 66
-- 87
-1 33
10
--25
-2 --2 71
-3 33
-9 -- - 66
-2
-2 50
-1 22
Translation by Dr. G.B. Gohdes, Capital University, 1938, on Tile Hardy Co., WV, ahp.
Letter of Klaus Wust to author, 25 Mar. 1984.
94 NMCC-JVB, p. 11, states "a son b. to Marte Pfost and his wife; sponsors...were the parents." The date is missing from these old
records but it seems to have been ca. 1797.
95
Ibid., p. 1.
93
18

two Augurs & one Drawing knife @
two bells & two p a r e of hames & three Collars.
one Mans Saddle @
one C h i s t at
one bead & b e d s t i d & furniture
three Coats one p a r e of Breeches one Jacket...
one plain Stock
two b e a d s & b e a d s t i d s & furniture @
two baskets & watering pot @
one Side Saddle & Churn @
one Small t e e k i t t l e Cast
one M # ) #
m o r t e r @ Cast
one Duch Oven & pan @
three Ladles & one flesh fork @
two S p i n i n g w h e a l s & one half bushel
one half dozen of plates & four old ones @....
three Old Basons @ & five more b a s o n s @
four platters one pepper box two C a n n e s t e r s @.
one Coffee pot tin Quart & pint @
Spoons & tins Cups one Small trunk @
one p a r e of fire Doggs one Cag @
one table & tyXXtfte
one pare of Stillyards
--4
-4
-4
-8
12
-20
-1
-1
-1
66
75
----50
--75
50
- - 80
-2 50
-- 50
-3 50
-1 91
-2 33
-5 34
-- 83
-1 84
-2 28
-5 25
his
X Shobe
his
Leonard X Shobe
John Scott96
th
At a court held for Hardy County the 15 day of April 1801This Inventory and a p p r a i s m e n t of the Estate of Valentine Post decd
was this day returned into Court, and ordered, to be recorded
By the Court
Ed Williams, Jr 97
Rudolph
A court copy of the appraisal includes the statement of recording. The year in the date,
"Eightienth Day of December 1801," was probably meant to be 1800 since the date of
recording appears as 15 Apr. 1801. A record of a sale bill for items listed in the appraisal
record has not been found.
At the time of his death Valentin Pfost owned a total of 120 acres composed of two adjoining tracts of land, 69 acres purchased in 1789 for l00 98 and 51 acres received as a
grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia in 1792.99 The contents of the estate settlement
deed were as follows:
Hardy Co., (W)V, no file number provided, ahp.

Ibid Will Book 1, pp. 202-203, ahp.
98
Northern Neck Grants V, 1790-1792, reel 301, pp. 523-524, Virginia State Library, Richmond, ahp.
97
19
This Indenture made the third day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
one between Jacob Barkdall Executor of the estate of Vallintine Post Decd and Barbary Post widow of the
sd decd both of the county of Hardy and State of Virginia of the one part and Michael Ault of the same
county and State aforesaid of the other part Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of one
hundred and eighty pounds of good and lawfull money of Virginia to them in hand paid by the said
Michael Ault at or before the sealing & delivering of these presents the receipt whereof they do hereby
acknowledge and thereof release acquit and discharge the said Michael Ault his heirs Executors & Admors. by these presents they the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post have granted bargained sold
aliened released & confirmed and by these presents doth grant bargain sell alien release and confirm
unto the said Michael Ault in his actual possession now being by virtue of a bargain and sale to him
thereof made by the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post forever a certain tract of parcel of land containing sixty nine acres lying & being in the county of Hardy but formerly Augusta on the North branch
of mill creek a branch of the south branch of Potomack on the north west side of Philip Petersons land
and bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at two white oakes by a branch and runing thence north sixty six degrees west eighty poles to two white oakes north eighteen degrees East one hundred and seventy
six poles to a hicory & white oake south sixty eight degrees east sixty poles to a white oake & black oake
south eighteen degrees west eighty poles to two white oakes South seven degrees west one hundred and
two poles to the Begining and also another certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty one acres lying
& being in the county aforesaid and adjoining the above tract and bounded as followeth to wit Begining
at a white oake corner to Philip Peterson and with his line north sixteen poles to a corner of the above
mentioned track which is fallen down and gone the Same course continued with said line one hundred
and four pole to a black and white oake in all one hundred & twenty poles thence leaving said line north
eighty five degrees west eighty poles to a white oake thence south forty five degrees west sixty eight poles
to a white oake in the head of a hollow then south forty eight degrees east one hundred & forty two poles
to the Begining and all houses buildings orchards ways waters watercourses profits commodities
hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever to the said premises hereby granted or any part thereof
belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversion & reversions remainder and remainders rents Issues and profits thereof and also all the estate right title interest use trust property claim and demand
whatsoever of them the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post of in and to the said premises and all deeds
evidences & writings touching or in any wise concerning the same to have and to hold the above mentioned two tracts in all containing one hundred and twenty acres of land and all and singular other the
premises hereby granted and released & every part and parcel thereof with their and eveiy of their appurtenances unto the said Michael Ault his heirs & assigns forever to the proper use and behoof of him
the said Michael Ault and of his heirs and assigns and they the said Jacob Barkdall & Barbary Post for
themselves their heirs Executors and administrators do covenant promise grant to and with the said
Michael Ault his heirs & assigns by these presents that they the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post
now at the time of sealing & delivering of these presents are seised of a sure perfect estate of Inheritance
in fee simple of and in the premises hereby granted and released and that they the said Jacob Barkdall
and Barbary Post have good power and lawfull authority to grant and convey the same to the said
Michael Ault in manner and form aforesaid and that the said premises now are & so forever hereafter
shall remain & be free and clear of and from all former and other gifts grants bargains sales Dowers and
titles of dower Judgments executions titles troubles charges incumbrances whatsoever made done committed or suffered by them the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post or any other person or persons
whatsoever and Lastly that they the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post their heirs all and singular the
premises hereby granted and released with their appurtenances unto the said Michael Ault his heirs and
assigns against them the said Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post and their heirs & all & every other person
& persons whatsoever shall & will warrant & forever hereafter defend by these presents in witness
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whereof the said Jacob Barkdall & Barbary Post have hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year
first above written
Sealed Signed & delivered j
In the presence of us
5
Jacob Barkdall &
J
John Kempf Peter Lowderman
Abraham Post
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her
Barber X Post
mark
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Acknowledged by the said Barbara Post as
3
and for her act & Deed this 29 th day of June 1805 }
In the presence of
John L Selion Edmund Waggener
James Maclin
At a court held for Hardy county the 10th day of February 1802 This Deed from Jacob Burkdall Exor of
Valentine Post decd & Barbara Post to Michael Ault was this day proved as to the said Barbara Post by
the oaths of Peter Lowderman & Abraham Post two witnesses thereto and acknowleged by the said exor
and at a court held for the said county the 14th day of May 1806 the reacknowledgement of the said Deed
thereunder written by the said Barbara Post was proved by the oaths of John L Selion Edmund Waggener and James Maclin the witnesses thereto & is ordered to be recorded
Exam d
Teste
Ed Williams CC 100
The area where Valentin Pfost and his family lived, at least from ca. 1794 to 1800, was described as being, "on the North branch of mill creek a branch of the south branch of
Potomack." Floods over the years may have somewhat altered the course of any river or
stream. The "North branch of mill creek..." seems to be t h a t stream now known as
Johnson Run and located in Milroy Dist., Grant Co., WV. The 120 acres which is now comprised of several parcels of land is located about three miles west southwest of the county
seat of Petersburg and west of US Rt. 220 on a road which runs west along Johnson Run.
The lands lie between the Grant Co. Airport and the Petersburg Fish Hatchery near Marvin Chapel and are mostly bottom lands with some uplands. 101 They are part of a much
larger area called the South Branch Valley which spreads over other counties. One author
describes the Mill Creek valleys as follows:
The Mill Creek valleys are important agriculturally. Amidst their rich farmlands there remain the
names, at least, of a number of early rural settlements.
Both the Lunice Creek and Mill Creek valleys are the agriculturally productive parts of Grant County.
Their simple beauty is in marked contrast to the rocky crags of the North Fork or the wild grandeur of
the Smoke Holes, but they are all part of this historic Valley of the South Branch. 102
100

Hardy Co., (W)V, Deed Book 9, pp. 228-230; Deed Book 10, pp. 429-432, 458-460; Deed Book 11, pp. 289-291; Deed Book 15, pp.
373-375; Deed Book 26, p. 337; Grant Co., WV, Land Book Record, 1877; Deed Book 5, p. 254; Land Book Record, v. 7, p. 28; Deed Book
12, pp. 159-160, 485; Deed Book 18, p. 175; Deed Book 19, p. 389; Land Book Record, v. 12, p. 12; Survey Map dividing the home lands of
John G. Harmon, deceased, May 1928, ahp; Deed Book 33, pp. 21-22, ahp; Deed Book 40, pp. 391-392, ahp; WV Tax Map 448, Milroy Dist.,
ahp; US Geological Survey Map, Milroy Dist., ahp; chain of title traced by Richard Allen Post, Buckhannon, WV.
102
Charles Morrison, Wappatomaka, a Survey of the History and Geography of the South Branch Valley (Parsons, WV, 1971), pp. 103,
107.
101
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In the years prior to 1800 the settlers of the Mill Creek community were mostly German speaking. In most cases they or their ancestors had come from some German speaking part of Europe such as Switzerland, the Alsace area of France, or some area which falls
within what is now commonly referred to as East Germany and West Germany. They
brought with them their religion, culture, and values. In the course of research for this
work an early 19th century work was reviewed. While it is not part of the genealogy nor
known to reflect accurately the Pfost family, a segment describing life in this valley of
then Virginia may be appropriate.
The female dress was generally the short gown and petticoat made of the plainest materials. The German women mostly wore tight calico caps on their heads, and in summer season they were generally
seen with no other clothing than a linen shift and petticoat - the feet, hands, and arms bare. In hay and
harvest time, they joined the men in the labor of the meadow and grain fields. This custom, of the females laboring in the time of harvest, was not exclusively a German practice, but was common to all the
northern people. Many females were most expert mowers and reapers.
The Dutchman's barn was usually the best building on his farm. He was sure to erect a fine large
barn, before he built any other dwelling-house than his rude log cabin. There were none of our primitive
immigrants more uniform in form of their buildings than the Germans. Their dwelling-houses were
seldom raised more than a single story in height, with a large cellar beneath; the chimney in the middle,
with a very wide fire-place in one end for the kitchen, in the other end a stove room. Their furniture was
of the simplest and plainest kind; and there was always a long pine table fixed in one corner of the stove
room, with permanent benches on one side. On the upper floor, garners for holding grain were very common. Their beds were generally filled with straw or chaff, with a fine feather bed for covering in the
winter.
Many of the Germans have what they call a drum, through which the stove pipe passes in their upper
rooms. It is made of sheet iron, something in the shape of the military drum. It soon fills with heat from
the pipe, by which the rooms become agreeably warm in the coldest weather. A piazza is a veiy common
appendage to a Dutchman's dwelling-house, in which his saddles, bridles, and very frequently his wagon
or plow harness are hung up.
The Germans erect stables for their domestic animals of every species: even swine are housed in the
winter season. Their barns and stables are well stored with provender, particularly fine hay: hence their
quadrupeds of all kinds are kept throughout the year in the finest possible order. This practice of housing
stock in the winter season is unquestionably great economy in husbandly. Much less food is required to
sustain them, and the animals come out in the spring in fine health and condition. It is a rare occurrence
to hear of a Dutchman's losing any part of his stock with poverty. The practice of housing stock in the
winter is not exclusively a German custom, but it is common to most of the northern people, and those
descended from immigrants from the north.
The German women, many of them, are remarkably neat housekeepers. There are some of them,
however, extremely slovenly, and their dwellings are kept in the worst possible condition. The effluvia
arising from this want of cleanlines is in the highest degree disgusting and offensive to persons unaccustomed to such fare. The same remarks are applicable to the Irish; nay to some native Virginians.
The Germans are remarkable for their fine bread, milk and butter. They consume in their diet less
animal flesh, and of course more vegetables, than most other people. Their sour krout in the winter constitutes a considerable part of their living. They generally consume less, and sell more of the product of
their labor, than any other class of our citizens. A Dutchman is proverbial for his patient perseverance in
his domestic labors. Their farms are generally small and nicely cultivated. In his agricultural pursuits, his
meadows demand his greatest care and attention. His little farm is laid off in fields not exceeding ten or
twelve acres each. It is rarely seen that a Dutchman will cultivate more than about ten or twelve acres in
Indian corn any one year. They are of opinion that the corn crop is a great exhauster of the soil, and they
make but little use of corn for any other purpose than feeding and fattening their swine. 103
103
Kercheval, pp. 135-137.
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Another work, that of a late 19th century historian was reviewed. This historian described homes of the pioneers of earlier northwestern Virginia and related them to the
"hardy race" which settled in the West by quoting an unidentified frontiersman. While the
quote is not known to reflect accurately the homes of Valentin Pfost, some descendants of
Valentin Pfost were to settle in the West by the middle of the 19th century. The quote
which follows may be appropriate to shed more light on earlier times.
'In the whole display of furniture, the delft, china and silver were unknown. It did not then, as now,
require contribution from the four quarters of the globe to furnish the breakfast table, viz.: the silver
from Mexico; the coffee from the West Indies; the tea from China; and the delft and porcelain from
Europe and Asia. Yet our homely fare and unsightly cabins and furniture produced the hardy race, who
planted the first footsteps of civilization in the immense region of the West. Inured to hardship, bravery
and valor from their early youth, they sustained with manly fortitude the fatigue of the chase, the
campaign and scout, and with strong arms turned the wilderness into fruitful fields, and have left to their
descendants the rich inheritance of an immense commonwealth blessed with peace, wealth and
prosperity.' 104
From 1773 until he died in 1800 Valentin Pfost owned six parcels of land and shared
ownership in a seventh. He was almost certainly engaged in farming and the raising of live
stock and may also have been a blacksmith.105 It is because ofhis investments and labors
that documents were written which have left a record ofhis life in the valley.
Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost was to live thirty or more years after her husband died.
Sometime, probably after the estate settlement for her husband, she moved her family
west of the Allegheny Mountains to the foothills of Harrison Co., (W)V. As Barbara Post
she was living there in 1802 through 1804 and was assessed on three horses in 1804.106 On
15 Aug. 1805 Barbara Post received a grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia for 27
acres in Randolph Co. adjoining land of Jacob Post and described as being
...on the east side of Buchanan river...107
On 25 Nov. 1815 Barbara Post sold the 27 acres to Martin Strader for $75. The deed states
she was, "of the County of Harrison" and that the land joined lands of "John Strader
formerly Jacob Post." Barbara Post signed by mark and witnesses to the deed were Philip
Ruger/Reger/Regir and Jacob Lorentz/Lorents, Magistrates of Harrison Co. The deed
was recorded in Randolph Co. at the Nov. Term 1815.108 The piece of property is believed
to have been across and east of the Buckhannon River from Harrison Co. then placing it
within Randolph Co. It would now be across the river from Tennerton, Upshur Co., WV.109
On 27 Apr. 1807 Barbara Post authorized the Clerk of Harrison Co., (W)V to issue a
marriage license to John Critz/Crites to enter into matrimony with her daughter,
10
''Virgil A. Lewis, History and Government of West Virginia, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 18 (repr. 1896 ed.), p. 136.
Hardy Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, pp. 202-203. Items in his estate included, "one anvil & belise & Voise other tools."
106
Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1802-1804.
iu
Grants 55, 1805-(18)1806, reel 121, p. 300, Virginia State Library, Richmond, ahp.
108
Randolph Co., (W)V, Deed Book 6, pp. 555-556, ahp.
109
HGS.
L05
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Gory/Glori Post. A copy of this document indicates she signed with a complete signature
but shows the English spelling of her name. Witnesses were George Bush and Abraham
Critz/Crites. 110 In that same year, 1807, as Barbary Post she was assessed on two horses111
and in 1812 through 1814 she was clearly a resident of Harrison Co., (W)V112 All records
found for Barbara Post in 1805 through 1815 indicate she lived in Harrison Co., (W)V It is
doubtful she ever resided on the Randolph Co., (W)V property.
When Barbara Post sold her land in 1815 she may have been planning a move farther
west with her daughter, Glori, and her son-in-law, John Crites. Sometime after 30 Aug.
1817113 John Crites moved his family to Mason Co., (W)V114 and his mother-in-law, Barbara
(?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, seems to have moved with them. She was probably the elderly female living in the household of John Crites in Mason Co., (W)V in 1820 and 1830.115 Her
death probably occurred sometime after the census of 1830. Upon the formation of Jackson Co., (W)V in 1831 the area of Mason Co., (W)V where they lived became a part of the
new county. Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost is believed to be buried in one of three unmarked graves at the Old Crites Cem. now known as the Casto Cem. at Fairplain, Jackson
Co., WV.116
The maiden name of Barbara is uncertain, though it may have been either Derlin or
Devlin. Nothing was found regarding her place of birth. Since her name was not found in
the North Mill Creek Church records with other members of her family she may not have
been of the Lutheran or Reformed religion. While early events of her life are unknown she
seems to have been a very capable pioneer woman who was willing to move with the frontier. She lived in the eastern, central, and western part of what is now WV and surely died
a long way from wherever she had been born.
There seems to be little reason to doubt that Barbara was the mother of all seven children named in the will of Valentin Pfost. The daughter, Barbara, probably named for her
mother, Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, was likely the oldest child. The will mentions
daughter, Barbara, before daughter, Elisabeth, for whom nothing else has been found. Because Barbara was treated the same as Elisabeth, but mentioned first, she is believed to
have been older than her sister, Elisabeth.
In summary, Valentin Pfost, b. 1740; d. 27 Oct. 1800 Hardy Co., (W)V; m. poss. ca. 1772,
Barbara ?Derlin/Devlin?, b. 17 Jan. 1751; d. prob. ca. 1831 Jackson Co., (W)V, bur. unmarked grave, Casto Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.
Children of Valentin and probably Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, probably all born in
Hampshire Co., (W)V or, after 1785, Hardy Co., (W)V:
i. Barbara 2 , b. ca. 1773;117 d. bet. 29 Apr. 1847118 & 23 Oct. 1847119 Hardy Co.,
Harrison Co., (W)V, Marriage Bond Book 2, p. 213. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
Ibid., PPTB, 1807.
112
Ibid., 1812-1814.
113
Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book A, p. 30, HGS.
U4
M a s o n Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818.
115
Ibid., NARA, 1820 census, roll 138, n. pag.; 1830 census, roll 198, p. 140.
Letter of Mrs. Elaine (Crites) Jarrett to author Dec. 1983 states, "according to information from my father Clory Pfost Crites'
mother was the first person buried in the Old Crites Cemetery, now known as the Casto Cemetery at Fairplain."
117
Hardy Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 137, p. 729; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 76; 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 23, p. 20, family
256-251. Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll was at least age 45 in 1820. Her youngest known child, Gideon, was age 35 in 1850, b. ca. 1814.
118
Hardy Co., (W)V, Will Book 8, pp. 162-164, will of Jacob Bergdoll 25 Dec. 1837, names wife Barbara. His codicil 29 Apr. 1847 did
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(W)V; m. prob. ca. 1792, Jacob Bergdoll,120 b. bet. 1760 & 1770;121 d. bet. 29 Apr.
1847 & 30 May 1847122 Hardy Co., (W)V; s/o Nicodemus & prob. Eve Lizebeth
() Bergdoll.123 Barbara Pfost probably grew up in the South Branch Valley of
(W)V and may have lived her entire life in what is now Grant Co., (W)V She is
likely the Barbara Bergdoll who was listed as a member of the North Mill
Creek Church in 1792, Rev. Paul Hinkel, and again on 30 Apr. 1797, Lutheran
side, Reverend Mr. Folz.124 On 21 Mar. 1799 she was a communicant there as
was her father, Valentin Pfost, Reverend Mr. Folz.125 Barbara was probably
married to Jacob Barkdol/Bergdoll by 1793 when he was taxed in the East
Dist. of Hardy Co., (W)V126 By 1800 her father, Valentin Pfost, apparently had
enough confidence in his son-in-law, Jacob Bergdoll, to appoint Jacob executor
of his will. Jacob Berkdull/Berkdall/Barkdoll and other various spellings continued to be taxed in the East Dist. of Hardy Co., (W)V in 1794 through 1847.
As early as 1834 he was assessed on 15 horses and by 1842 he owned a clock.127
In Hardy Co. Jacob and Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll had a son, Isaac, born 4 Apr.
1805, baptized 28 July 1805, and another son, Aaron, born 25 Nov. 1807, baptized 24 Apr. 1808, according to records of the North Mill Creek Church.128
Jacob Bergdoll was enumerated in Hardy Co. for the years 1820, 1830, and
1840. The count for 1820 allows for a possibility of seven sons and three
daughters. 129 Many descendants of Jacob and Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll cont i n u e to live in t h e S o u t h Branch Valley of WV. W h e n J a c o b Bergdoll/Bergdall/Berkdoll made his will in 1837 he lived on South Mill Creek. He
added a codicil in 1847. The will and codicil were as follow:
In the name of God amen this 25: day of December 1837 I Jacob Bergdall of the County of
Hardy and State of Virginia being forward in age, but in good health and of sound and disposed mind, thanks be given to God for his mercies, I do hereby make this my Last will and
Testament - First -1 give to my daughter Christina the tract of land whereon she now lives to
the pertition fence between har and my son Gideon with the direction of said fence nearly a
South East direction to (?) made for a division line - Secondly -1 give to my son Jacob Bergdoll
the lower end of the tract of land where on he now lives, that is on the West side of the Creek
up to where their was formerly a middle fence just above a little meadow, and on the East
(footnote from previous page)

not change that, ahp.
Ibid., pp. 195-196, appraisement of her estate, ahp.
120
Ibid., Will Book 1, p. 198, will of Valentin Pfost names his son-in-law, Jacob Bergdoll & dau., Barbara. The will of Jacob Bergdoll,
names his wife, Barbara, & his son, Abraham Bergdoll (ibid., Will Book 8, pp. 162-164), his oldest known child who was age 55 in 1850
(ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 23, p. 61 or 121, family 817-828).
121
Ibid., 1830 census, roll 191, p. 76; 1840 census, roll 502, p.25.
199
Ibid., Will Book 8, pp. 162-164, his will, date of codicil, date proved, ahp.
123n_
Ibid., Will Book 5, p. 281, will of Nicodemus Bergdoll. Author has photocopy of original.
124
NMCC-WPA, pp. 321,323.
125
Ibid., 325; NMCCJVB, p. 100.
126
Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1793.
127
Ibid., 1794-1847.
128
NMCC-JVB, no pag.
129
Hardy Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 137, p. 729; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 76; 1840 census, roll 562, p. 25.
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side of the Creek up to a hollow just above where the barn formerly stood - All the remainder
of said tract of land whereon the said Jacob Bergdall now lives, the said Jacob Bergdall is also
to have, provided he pays nine hundred dollars for it, as follows, that is one hundred dollars
yearly, and the first hundred dollars to be paid on the first day of March 1838, and so on untill
paid, and said money to be equaly divided among three of my children, namely my son Gideon
Bergdoll and two of my daughters Susanna and Clora Bergdall said Susanna to have her part
first - said Gideon his part next and said Clory next - provided the said Jacob Bergdall does
not pay said moneys for said land agreeable to this will he shall give up the lands to said
Gideon, Susanna and Clory at the time the last payment becomes due, and pay to them for
every year from the first day of March 1838 sixty dollars rent - Thirdly - I give to my sons
Abraham Bergdoll and Isaac Bergdoll all my home lands, consisting of several tracks lying on
the waters of South Mill creek, ajoyning each other or nearly so together with the grist mill
and saw mill, and also one still and its belongins - Also a parcel of land whereon their is a
sugar camp, called Abrahams camp, lying on the mountain, adjoining the lands of my
daughter Christina and my son Gideon, I give said lands to my sons Abraham & Isaac to have
and to hold as long as they live, and after their decease to their heirs forever - It is also my will
that my son Aaron Bergdoll should remain living on said lands, with said Abraham and Isaac
and cultivate said lands and manage for them, and also furnish a sufficient maintainance fer
my wife Barbary off of said lands, and said mills and said still - It is also my will that said
Aaron Bergdoll is to have yearly the one half of all and eveiy kind of produces raised on said
lands, and in said mills, and distillry, that is after my wife Barbary has first and foremost got
her said maintainance out of said produces - said Aaron is to have said half of produces for his
cultivation of said lands and manageing for said Abraham and Isaac Bergdoll, and, such
troubles as he may have with them - And the said Abraham and Isaac Bergdoll are to have
the other half of said produces - Fourthly, I give to my son Aaron Bergdoll the Michael Ault
place and also two other tracts of land, the one adjoining the land of Abraham Ketterman and
the other adjoining the tract aforesaid, also another tract called the Crites place - Fifthly - I
give to my son Gideon Bergdall, the track of land he now lives on untill to the pertition fence
between him and my daughter Christina and with the direction of said fence nearly a south
east course as fare as my land extends - Sixthly - I give to my four sons, namely Abraham
Bergdoll, Isaac Bergdoll, Aaron Bergdoll and Gideon Bergdoll, my part of the Morrow place to
be equally divided amongst them, further my son Gideon is to have all the movable property
of mine that he has at this time on his place, excepting two hed of horses that are owned by
my son Abraham and shall always be his - Seventhly - I give to my wife Barbary two beds a
bedstead and two cows and one horse creature and saddle and bridle, and all my kitchen furniture and one iron kettle - Eighthly - I give all the remainder of my movable property, excepting the wagon and hors geers and one eight day clock to my sons Abraham & Isaac &
Aaron Bergdoll - Ninthly and Lastly -1 give to my sons Abraham and Isaac Bergdoll the waggon & hors geers and said clock, further four of my sons namely Abraham & Isaac and Aaron
& Gideon Bergdoll shall pay all my just debts and funeral expense -1 hereby constitute and
appoint my two said sons Aaron Bergdoll and Gideon Bergdoll my whole sale executors of this
my Last will and testament - ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and
testament - In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale the day and year first
above written Signed sealed and delivered in the presens of u s ;
Jacob Ketterman J r
jt?
Jacob Berkdoll (^ Seal'
Isaac Shobe
Jacob Sites
Be it known to all men by these presents that I Jacob Bergdoll of the County of Hardy and
State of Virginia have (?) my last will and testament in writing bearing (?) 25: day of December 1837 -1 the said Jacob Bergdoll by this present codicil do ratify and confirm my said
last will and testament and do further give to my son Aaron Bergdoll my part of the land as
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purchased of Jacb Ketteman, on the 20: day of December 1845. and the said Aaron Bergdoll is
to pay for my said part of land unto my son Gideon Bergdoll all the money that I have paid on
said land and herafter shall pay for his proper use, said to be paid in three equal yearly payments, and the first payment paid one year after my decease - And my will and meaning is
that this codicil be adjudged a part and parcel of my Last will and testament and that things
therein mentioned and contained be faithfully and truly formed and as fully and amply in
eveiy respect as if the same so declared and set dow in my said Last will and Testament - Witness my hand and seal this 29: day of April 1847 in presens of us
c.)
testeIsaac Shobe X.
his
Jacob Sites
^
Jacob X Berkdoll % Seal j
Jacob Kettemanj
mark
At a Court held for Hardy County 30: day of May 1847 This Last will and Testament of Jacob
Berkdoll dec'1 and the codicil thereto annexed, was proved by the oaths of Isaac Shobe and
Jacob Sites two of the subscribing witnesses thereto, and ordered to be recorded - And at another Court held for said County the 5: day of July in the year aforesaid, on the motion of
Aaron Berkdall, one of the executors named in said will, who made oath according to law, certificate is granted him fer obtaining aprobat thereof,"1 duc foim upon giving bond and security,
whereupon he with security entered into and acknowledged bond conditioned as the law
directs teste,
Ja s Carr Gamble CHC 130
By 30 May 1847 Jacob Bergdoll had died and his estate was appraised 14 Oct.
1847.131 The next day, 15 Oct. 1847, an estate sale was held and the sale bill
was as follows:
Sale Bill of Jacob Barkdall decd Oct 15th 1847

Coonrad Sites
Coonrad Sites
Abraham Ketterman
Jacob Tetrick
Abraham Hutton
Archibald Welton
Jesse Stump
Christian Penringheifer.
Saul Hire
"
"
"
130Ibid., Will Book 8, pp. 162-164, ahp.

131Ibid., p. 229. Author's photocopy is incomplete.
Dol cts
1 german Bible
--1 70
1
"
Testament. . .
40
--1 60
1 pair Stylyards
2 c l e v i s e s X paid. . . .
30
1 lot of Plains
--2 25
1 rope Halter paid. . .
50
1 grind Stone
--4
--4 00
1 barrel paid
42
5 Hogs first choice
$3.50cfcs per hog
-17 50
5 Hogs Second choice
SI.96 per hog
--9 80
5 Hogs third choice
$1.95 per hog
--9 75
5 Hogs fourth choice
$1.56 p e r hog
- -7 80
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Saul Hire
10 Hogs last choice

$1.14 per hog
-11 40
Andrew Oours
1 sow & 10 pigs
-10 25
Charles L. Cunningham... Ill 1/2 bush wheat.... -88 98
John W. More
112 bush oats
30cts
p e r
b u
_33
6 0
George Barkdall
17 bush Rye
60cts per bu
-10 20
Abraham Hutton
1 bay mare
-55 25
Simon Welton
3 three year old cattle
$21.35cts per
-64 05
Samuel Schidmore
1 Bull
-12 05
"
"
3,2 year old cattle
16 dol per
-48 00
Andrew Oours
4 yearling cattle
9.41cts per
-37 64
Isaac Kyrkendall
2 calves
3.80cts per calf
- - 7 60
Christian Stanback
1 red cow
-11 09
Andrew Oours
1 white "
-12 05
Absolom Barkdall
1 "
"
-13 00
George Barkdall
1 black mare colt
-27 51
Simion Kesner
1 bay colt
-26 00
Saul Hire
1 sorrel "
-17 00
Renick Seymour
75 corn stacks
78 l/2cts per
-58 87 1/2
Miles Parsons
40 corn stacks
78 l/2ct per
-31 40
Jesse Crites
1 Hay stack
--4 55
James Iman
1 "
"
--4 00
John Ours
1 "
"
--6 31
Henry Judy
15 stacks corn
78 l/2cts per stack.. -11 77 1/2
Henry Judy
and George Barkdall admr
At a court held for Hardy County the 1st day of May 1848
This sale bill of the personal property of Jacob Barkdall
decd was returned & ordered to be recorded
teste
Jas Carr Gamble C.H.C.C132
On 5 Nov. 1849 a final accounting of the estate settlement of Jacob Bergdoll

was recorded.133 Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll must have died shortly after her husband, certainly before his estate had been settled. Her death may have
delayed the settlement of his estate. Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll died intestate
but she had substantial property as a result of her husband's will. On 23 Oct.
132
133
Ibid., p. 432, ahp.

Ibid., pp. 297-298, ahp.
28

1847 there was an appraisement of the personal estate of Barbara Bergdoll134
and a sale bill of the personal estate of Barbara Bergdoll was dated the same
day. It was as follows:
A sale bill of the personal estate of Barbara Bergdall decd

October the 23 day 1847.
By Adam Ketterman the Adm
$ cts
Philip Crites
1 Iron kettle
--1 03
Coonrod Sites
1 Churn
12 1/2
Aaron Berkdall
1 Pickling char
50
Do
Do
1 Parrel milks Crocks.
27
John Snyder
1 Ovenfielid
--1 90
Alfred Rish
1 Iron Pot
--1 32
Adam Ketterman
1 Copper K i t t l e
--2 05
Simion Detterick
1 Frying pan
45
John Sites Sr
1 Coffy Mill
--- 40
Harrison Laton
1
Do Do
29
William McCulty
1 Buckit
--- 13
Andrew Bumpfry
1 Bred Tray
25
Aaron Berkdall
5 Bred Baskets
12 1/2
Do
Do
2 Chairs
70
Do
Do
1 Arm Chair
78
Do
Do
1 Rocking Chair
20
Do
Do
1 Chair
- - - 45
William Meulty
1 Woman Saddle
--4 05
John Sites Sr
1 Bridal
--- 81
Aaron Bergdall
1 Pot t r a m b l e
--1 50
Jacob Sites the 4th
1 Fire Shovel
31
Harrison Laton
1 Pewter dish & plate.
36
Coonrod Sites
1
Do
Do....
31
Simon Deterick
1
Do
Do . . .
75
John Sites Sr
5 Spoons
40
Philip Crites
1 Lot of Batter pans. .
25
Simon Deterick
2 Coffy Pots 6c
quart cups
30
Phillip Crites
1 Sausage Stuff er
25
Samuel Getz
1 Lot of ladles
61
Alfred Rish
1 Earthen Dish
14
Do
Do
1
Do
Do
---25
John Snyder
1 Pitcher
35
Harrison Laton
1 Lot of Earthen ware.
10
John Sites Sr
1 Earthen Jug
14
Jacob Deterick Jr
2 Sugar bowls &
Sundries
11
Adam Ketterman
2 Glass Tumblers &
Sundries
52
134Ibid., pp. 195-196, ahp.

Abraham Sites Jr
Gidian Bergdall
7 Earthen plates
1 Set of Tea cups &
Saucers
Jacob Ketterman
2 Bowls
Simon Detterick
2 Earthen plates
Gidian Bergdall
2
Do
Do
Do
Do
1
Do
dish
John Sites Sr
5 Knives & 5 forks. ...
Isaac & Abraham Bergdoll 1 C u b l a r d
George Detterick
1 Table
Mary Kesner
1 Safe
Abraham Ketterman
1 Bed & Bedstead
Johnathan Ours
1 Bed & Bedstead
Jerry Stump
1 Bay mare
John Ratliff
1 White Cow
Henry Shepler
1 Red
Do
29
53
45
25
14
61
40
--1 80
--5 01
--1 95
-12 50
-13 00
-10 01
-42 30
-14 30
-16 26
141 99
At a Court held for Hardy County the 6: day of December
1847 This sale account of the estate of Barbara Bergdall
decd was returned and ordered to be recorded
teste
Jas Carr Gamble CHC135
ii.
135
On 5 Mar. 1849 a final account of the settlement of the estate of Barbara Bergdall was recorded.136 Children of Jacob and Barbara (Pfost) Bergdoll, all born
in Hardy Co., (W)V, an area now within Grant Co., WV: Abraham, b. ca.
2794-137 Christina, b. prob. ca. 1795;138 Susanna, b. poss. 1797; prob. Solomon, b.
1798, d. bef. 25 Dec. 1837;139 Jacob, b. ca. 1803;140 Isaac, b. 4 Apr. 1805, d. Mar.
1859;141 Aaron, b. 25 Nov. 1807;142 poss. a son, b. ca. 1809, d. bef. 25 Dec. 1837;143
Clora, b. ca. 1812;144 Gideon, b. ca. 1814.145
Elisabeth, b. prob. ca. 1775; liv. 28 Sep. 1800. Elisabeth Pfost was likely one of
several Elizabeths who was married and had children born ca. 1800 according
to North Mill Creek Church records. One possibility from those couples for
Ibid., pp. 196-197, ahp.

Ibid., p. 260, ahp.
137
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 23, p. 61 or 121, family 817-828. Abraham Bergdoll and his brother, Isaac, were living
with Aaron Bergdoll in 1850. Both were indicated as being deaf and dumb. This further explains the statement in the will of Jacob Bergdoll which was, "said Aaron is to have half of produces for his cultivation of said lands and manageing for said Abraham and Isaac Bergdoll, and, such troubles as he may have with them -"
138
NMCC-JVB, p. 13.
139
Ibid., states that only a fragment of a page remains; Will of Jacob Bergdoll (contents provided herein) dated 25 Dec. 1837, does not
mention son, Solomon.
140
Hardy Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 137, p. 729; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 76.
141
NMCC-JVB, n.p., includes the Hardy Co., (W)V DR.
142
Ibid.
143
Hardy Co., (W)V, NARA 1820 census, roll 137, p. 739; Will or Jacob Bergdoll (contents provided herein) dated 25 Dec. 1837.
144
LetterofMr. Beck.
145
HardyCo., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 23, p. 20, family 256-251.
136
30
2.
3.
iii.
iv.
v.
which the maiden name of the wife, Elizabeth, was not found is Adam and
Elizabeth () Stiffel who had children: Joel, b. 19 Sep. 1798; Hazel, b. 3 Mar.
1801. 146 The Adam Stiffel family later used the English translation of their
surname making his name Adam Boots. They moved to Xenia Twp., Greene
Co., OH.147 Adam Stieffel, jun. and Gerrat Stiffel were the two witnesses to the
will of Valentin Pfost.148 No conclusion can be drawn from the limited information included here, but it is offered with the hope that some future genealogist
may yet determine who Elisabeth married or what happened to her.
Marte/Martin, b. 15 June 1777.
Abraham, b. ca. 1780.
Susanna, b. 4 July 1783;149 d. 14 Aug. 1862 Upshur Co., (W)V;150 m. 17 Mar.
1802 Allegany Co., MD, Abraham Crites,151 b. 1778;152 d. ca. 1835 prob. Lewis
Co., (W)V;153 s/o Jacob & Elizabeth (Henkle) Crites.154 Susanna "Susan" Pfost
grew up in the South Branch Valley of (W)V. By late 1800 she may have been
planning for marriage as her father, Valentin Pfost, left her a bed, her chest
and spinning wheel, and the Bible, as well as a cow with the calf and four
sheep.155 On 31 May 1801 Susanna Post was baptized as an adult at the North
Mill Creek Church 150 and on 7 J u n e 1801 she was a communicant there,
Reformed side, Reverend Mr. Willie.157 On 17 Mar. 1802 she married Abraham
Crites in Allegany Co., MD. By 1803 they were living in Harrison Co., (W)V.158
The name Abraham Crites and Abram Crites were used interchangeably in
records found. On 17 Oct. 1808 Abram and John Critz purchased 100 acres,
east side of Buckhannon River, Harrison Co., (W)V from John and Elizabeth
Jackson. The tract adjoined lands of Abraham Post and J o h n Strader. 159
Abraham and John Critz/Crites were brothers 160 and John Crites had been
married to Glori Pfost, sister of Susanna, more than a year when the land was
acquired.161 On 30 Aug. 1817 John and Clory Crites sold their interest in the
146
NMCC-JVB, letter, 4 June 198 1.

LetterofMrs. Bert Harter to author, 24 Feb. 1986; George F. Robinson, History of Greene County, Ohio (Chicago, 1902), p. 276.
^Vill of Valentin Pfost (contents provided herein).
liJ
HGS;NMCC-JVB states Susanna Post was bp. 31 May 1801 in the 18th year of her age. Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll
956, Dist. 30, p. 36, family 478-480, age 69 in 1850; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 149, family
1015-1022, age 79 in 1860, old & infirm.
150
Upshur Co., fW)V, DR, Book 1853, p. 15. The death of Susan Crites was reported by Barbra Hyre, daughter, and states cause unknown, 89 years, 1 month, 10 days, parents Valentine & Barbra Post, born in Upshur Co., widow. Both her age and place of birth were
surely, either erroneously reported or erroneouslv recorded.
1D1
Allegany Co., MD, MR, Liber 1, p. 9.
152
HGS.
100
LewiS Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1835, "Abraham Crites Sen heirs."
147
1 54
Mrs. Bert Harter, ed.,Henc*eZ Genealogical Bulletin, pp. 468-487.

nVill of Valentin Pfost (contents provided herein).
156
NMCC-JVB, page not provided. The English spelling of her name was used.
157
Ibid., p. 44.
158
159
Ibid., Deed Book 8, p. 152, HGS.
160
Harter, pp. 468-487.
1 fil
Harrison Co., (W)V, Marriage Bond Book 2, p. 213. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
31
land, then in Lewis Co., (W)V to Abram and Susanna Crites for $250 making
them sole owners.162 Abraham Critz/Crites was assessed in Harrison Co., (W)V
in 1809 through 1816 and had as many as three horses most of that time. 163 He
was enumerated there in 1810 surely with his wife, son, and daughter. 164
When Lewis Co., (W)V was formed in 1817 Abraham Crites was within the
boundary of Lewis Co. and in 1818 through 1834 he was assessed in the new
county. In 1835 assessment ofhis heirs in Lewis Co. suggests he had died in
1834 or early 1835.165 Abraham Crites was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V in
1820 and 1830.166 On 20 July 1833 Abraham and Susanna Crites sold their
farm to Jacob Strader. 167 Apparently not long after that Abraham Crites contracted to buy 160 acres on Brushy Fork from John Hyre but before the contract was fulfilled, ca. 1835, Abraham Crites died. A deed dated 23 Feb. 1839
states:
'Jacob Crites and Lucinda his wife, John D. Hyre and Barbara his wife and Susannah Crites
widow of the late Abraham Crites deceased, all of the county of Lewis and state of Va. to
Valentine Strader of the same place; whereas John Hyre and Maiy his wife did convey by
deed bearing date on the 6th day of November 1835 unto the said Jacob Crites and Barby
Hyre the wife of John D. Hyre (the said Jacob and Barbary being heirs at law of Abraham
Crites dec), 164 acres on Brushy Fork of Finks Branch of the Buckhannon River.'168
vi.
162
After her husband died Susanna (Pfost) Crites lived with her son-in-law and
daughter, John D. and Barbara (Crites) Hyre. By 1860 Upshur Co., (W)V had
been formed and the post office where they could be addressed was Buckhannon, (W)V.169 All areas where Abraham and Susanna (Pfost) Crites are known
to have lived, and where she later lived as widow, are now in Upshur Co., WV.
Some descendants still live there. Children of Abraham and Susanna (Pfost)
Crites, probably both born in Harrison Co., (W)V, an area now within Upshur
Co., WV: Jacob,170 b. Mar. 1803;171 Barbara, b. 14 Dec. 1804.172
Glori, b. 30 May 1788;173 d. June 1859 Jackson Co., (W)V,174 prob. bur. unmarked grave, Casto Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;175 m. 28 Apr. 1807 Har-

164
Ibid., NARA, 1810 census, roll 69, p. 81.
165
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818-1835.
166
Ibid., NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 353; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 235.
167
Ibid., Deed Book E, p. 243, HGS.
168
Ibid., Deed Book G-l, p. 445, HGS; Cutright, p. 421, states the wire of Jacob Crites was Lucinda Gillett.
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 145. Susanna was surely the older female living in the household of John D.
Hyre. 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 36, family 478-480, gives Susan Crites. Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, pp. 148-149, family 1015-1022, gives Susan Crites.
170
Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book G-l, p. 445, HGS; Cutright, p. 537.
171
HGS; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 33, family 443-445, age 47 in 1850; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA,
1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 139 or 303, age 57 in 1860. His gravestone, Alton Cem., Upshur Co., WV has 1800-1886.
172
Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book G-l, p. 445, HGS; Cutright, p. 485-486.
173
Bible of Glori Pfost.
174
Ronald Vern Jackson, ed., Mortality Schedule West Virginia 1860 (Bountiful, UT, 1979), p. 9, has name as Clora Crites.
175
Letter of Mrs. Jarrett.
163
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rison Co., (W)V, John Crites,176 b. ca. 1783;177 d. bet. 5 Feb. 1847 & 22 Feb. 1847
Jackson Co., (W)V,178 prob. bur. unmarked grave near wife;179 s/o Jacob &
Elizabeth (Henkle) Crites. 180 As a child Glori Pfost lived in Hardy Co., (W)V.
She was only 12 years of age in late 1800 when her father, Valentin Pfost, died
there. She attended school as early as 26 May 1800 and Valentin Pfost had
bought a German Bible for her at some time prior to that. 181 A verse which
rhymes in German appears in German script within the Bible and has been
translated:
My name is Glori Pfost
My fatherland is in heaven
On earth is my valley of sorrow
In heaven is my hall of joy.182
In his will Valentin Pfost left his daughter, Glori, "twenty pound hard money"
and her share from "remaining property" to be sold.183 In ca. 1802 Glori Pfost
probably moved with her mother, Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, to Harrison Co., (W)V and must have lived there until she became a young woman.184
It was there in 1807 that Clory Post married John Critz. Their marriage bond
was as follows:
Know all men by these presents that we Abraham Crits & Jacob Myers are held & firmly
bound To W m H Cabell governor of Virginia and his successors in the sum of 150 Dollars
which payment well and truly to be made and done we bind our & each of our heirs &
severally jointly and firmly by these presents sealed with our Seals and dated this 28 th day of
April 1807
The condition of this obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage shortly intended
to be solemnized between John Critz of full age & Clary Post now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct said marriage then this obligation to be void
Else remain in full force & virtue.
cC*^
Sealed & delivered \
Abraham Critz Seal^
in presence of
j
Arch B Wilson DC
Jacob Myers
Seal,
Edward S Armstrong
176
Harrison Co., (W)V, Marriage Bond Book 2, p. 213, RWL.

Ibid., NARA, 1810 census, photostats, v. 7, p. 157; Mason Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 198, p. 140.
178
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, pp. 365-368, his will dated 5 Feb. 1847, proved 22 Feb. 1847.
179
Letter of Mrs. Jarrett.
180
Harter, pp. 468-487.
181
182
Ibid.
"^rVill of Valentin Pfost (contents provided herein).
184
177
33
The Clerk of Harrison is authorized to Issue Marriage License to John Critz to enter in
matrimony with my daughter Clory Post Witness my hand & seal 27 th April 1807
Teste
Barbara Post ^Seaft
George Bush
Abraham Crites
Abraham Crits one of the witnesses to the
within ack1 of Barbary Post made oath that
sd Barbary Signed Sealed & delivered this
same in his presence & that he is a witness
to sd ack1 before me
A B Wilson DC 185
The name of Glori was to be spelled many ways in English records, such as
Clary, Clory, Clora, and Colora. On 17 Oct. 1808 John Critz with his brother,
Abraham, purchased 100 acres, east side of Buckhannon River, Harrison Co.,
(W)V from John and Elizabeth Jackson. The tract adjoined lands of Abraham
Post and John Strader. 186 Abraham Critz had married Susanna Pfost, an older
sister of Glori Pfost, and Abraham Post/Pfost whose lands adjoined was their
older brother. In 1810 John Critz was enumerated with his young family in
Harrison Co., (W)V,187 and with his surname spelled Critz, Crites, Crits, Critse,
and Kritse, he was assessed there in 1807 through 1816. In 1815 he had two
horses and nine cattle.188 On 30 Aug. 1817 John and Clory Crites sold their interest in the 100 acres then in Lewis Co., (W)V to Abram and Susanna Crites
for $250.189 This acreage now lies within Upshur Co., WV. Shortly after that
date John Crites moved his family farther west to Mason Co., (W)V On 26
Mar. 1818 through 1831 John Crites was assessed regularly in Mason Co.,
(W)V and in 1829 he had seven horses. 190 He was enumerated there in 1820
and 1830 when his mother-in-law, Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, was apparently the older female living with the family.191 In 1824 John Crites, et al.
received a land grant of 165 acres on Big Mill Creek in Mason Co., (W)V.192
Later, in 1826, he received two land grants of 100 acres each, on Moses Fork
and Mill Creek, Mason Co., (W)V.193 The following year, 1827, he received another land grant of 100 acres on Mill Creek, Mason Co., (W)V.194 Upon the
formation of Jackson Co., (W)V in 1831, these lands were within the new
county and most, if not all of the land which was about six miles south or
southeast of the Jackson Co. courthouse, was assessed there in 1832.195 John
Ibid., Marriage Bond Book 2, p. 213. Author has photocopy, courtesy ofRWL.
Ibid., Deed Book 8, p. 152, HGS.
187
Ibid., NARA, 1810 census, photostats, v. 7, p. 157.
188
Ibid., PPTB, 1807-1816.
189
190
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818-1831.
191
Riid., NARA, 1820 census, roll 138, n. pag.; 1830 census, roll 198, Western Dist., p. 140.
192
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (n.p., n.d.), p. 431.
193
Ibid.
194
Ibid.
195
Jackson Co., (W)V, Land Book, 1832, cited in Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History and Folklore (Ripley,
WV, 1983), p. 102.
186
34

Crites was a member of the first grand jury of Jackson Co., (W)V196 As one
who wished the County Seat of Jackson Co. to remain where it was, he signed
Petition n. 2 to the Virginia Legislature dated 24 Sep. 1831.197 He also signed
Petition No. 4, Jackson C.H. 27 Nov. 1832 to the General Assembly of Virginia
11 Dec. 1833 praying that the body declare Mill Creek, running through Jackson county and emptying into the Ohio River, an open highway as far up as the
forks.198 On 8 Oct. 1839 John Crites was an appraiser of personal property of
Zebulon Harrison, deceased, 199 and in 1842 he was assessed on 200 acres at
Grasslick eight miles south of the courthouse. 200 A 1905 description of where
John Crites lived has been recorded as:
Isaac Crites settled on the forks of Grasslick, where Leonard S. Fisher now lives (1905), and
his father, John Crites, on the first place up the right fork of Grasslick, on the Abraham G.
Casto farm. 201
John Crites was clearly a resident of Jackson Co. from its formation in 1831
until the time ofhis death in Feb. 1847, and as early as 1833 he was assessed
on a total of eight horses.202 He was enumerated there in 1840.203 John Crites
made his will 5 Feb. 1847 and it was proved 22 Feb. 1847. It was as follows:
In the name of God I, John Crites of Jackson County & State of Virginia being induced from
various reasons to believe that my mulual existance is drawing to_close But being of sound
mind & disposeing memory & being desirous of disposeing of such world_a/7"ecs as has
pleased providence to bless me with I hereby make a distribution & will thereof as follows to
wit 1 st I will & require that my funeral Expence & the expence of administering on my estate
By recording this my last will (?) & paying my Just debts be immediately paid out of any
monies on hand or any debts due me at my decease & If there Should not be enough of Said
money & debts for the purpose aforesaid then the Ballance shall be made out of Such of my
personal property as the person or persons that adminiters on my estate see fit to use for that
purpose 2 n I Give to my beloved wife, Clory, all my personal estate that shall be left after the
payments are made as first above stated Except such personal Estate as Shall be herein after
given, appropriated or bequeathed 3 dly I appropriate all my farming utensils waggon & various toolls to be kept on my home place to be used by my wife Clory & my son-in law Abraham
Casto or Either of them that may occupy the said place which appropriation to continue during my wifes life time & at her death she is to dispose of them as she pleases and in the event
that boath of the said parties shall leave said place then my wife is to have the said property to
do with as She may think proper Fourthly I Give to my wife Clorey during her natural life
one third of my home plantation which is the plantation I now occupy and Live on which
Virgil A. Lewis, History of West Virginia in Two Parts (Philadelphia, 1889), p. 657; Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson
County History, v. 14, p. 24.
197
Ibid., v. 16, pp. 2-3.
198
Ibid., pp. 10-11.
199
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, p. 171, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, p. 153.
Jackson Co., (W)V, 1842 Land Book, cited in Jackson County History, v. 17, p. 2.
201
' John A. House, "Pioneers in Jackson County," Jackson County History, v. 14, p. 60.
202
Jackson Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1831-1847.
203
200
35
third is to be taken off of the lower side to commence at at my son Abrahams & to run across
the entire survey or tract of Land from end to end that is from Isaac Crites across towards the
parchment watters which parcel of Land at the death of my wife Clory I give to my Daughter
Rebecca Casto Fifthly I Give all the Ballance of my home farm to my daughter Rebecca Casto
that is all the land (?) from Jonathan Castoes to the land now given & set apart to my wife &
from Isaac Crites & Martin Crites to what is caled the Delinquent line next towards the Parchment fork waters which boundaries must include the delinquent land I purchased laying
between my old home farm & & the Parchment fork Sixthly I give all the land I own that is
caled the Delinquent land lying beyond & back of Isaac & Martin Crites from where I now live
except about 15 acres of the same contracted to my son Isaac & 15 acres of the same contracted to my son Martin & 15 acres contracted to my son in-law Henry Couns & one hundred
acres contracted to John Redman which said pieces of land my wife Clory shall if requested
make and execute deeds for to my three Daughters Elizabeth Wolf Barbary Fisher &
Katharine Fisher to be equally divided among them according to quantity & quality & if they
cannot upon a division of the said Land then in that event my wife Clory shall choose three
men divide the same which division of said men shall be a final settlement of the same betwen
my said three daughters Seventhly & Lastly I appoint my wife Clory Executrix of this my last
will & Testament hereby revoking all other wills or Testaments by me heretofore made In
witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal this fith day of February in the year 1847
Signed sealed & delivered as the /
his
N
last will & testament of
/
John X Crites f Seal J
John Crites in theprence of us. /
mark
~ ">
Benj Wright
j
& Jonathan Casto
^
At a county Court of Law held for Jackson County at. the court house thereof on the 22" day of
Februaiy 1847 The last will and Testament of John Crites deceased was proved by the oaths
of Benjamin Wright & Jonathan Casto witnesses thereto and thereupon for reason appearing
to the court the motion to admit said will to record is continued untill tomorrow morning
A copy Teste A Waugh elk
At a county court of Law held for Jackson County at the court house thereof on Friday the
12 th day of March 1847 It was considered by the court that the within will be recorded as and
for the last Will and Testament of John Crites deceased upon the proof and testiminy
heretifore had in the cause and that the Plafft in said Motion recover against the debts their
costs in and about their motion in this behalf entrenched
A copy Test A Waugh elk
At a county court of Law held for Jackson county at the court house thereof on Monday the
26 th day of April 1847 Clory Crites the executrix named in the last will and testament of John
Crites dec. this day appeared in court and made oath to said will according to law and together with Isaac Pfost & Jonathan Casto her securities entered into an acknowledged a bond in
the penalty of $500.00 with condition according to Law certificatelsgranted the said Clorey
Crites for obtaining a probate of said will in due form
A copy Teste A Waugh elk204
As a widow Clora Crites was assessed in Jackson, Co., (W)V shortly after her
husband's death in 1847 and again in 1848.205 The will of John Crites suggested wife, Clory, would be living with Abraham and Rebecca (Crites) Casto
and in 1850 her name appears as Flora Crites, unable to read or write, living
204 Ibid., Will Book 1, pp. 365-368, ahp.

205
Ibid., PPTB, 1847-1848.
36
4.
with Abram and Rebecca Casto in Jackson Co.206 In June 1859 Clora Crites
died of old age in Jackson Co., (W)V207 where many of her descendants continue to live. Children of John and Glori (Pfost) Crites: Isaac, b. 18 Dec. 1807208
Harrison Co., (W)V209 now Upshur Co., WV; Elizabeth, b. 14 Aug. 1809210 Harrison Co., (W)V,211 now Upshur Co., WV; Martin, b. 6 June 1811212 Harrison
Co., (W)V,213 now Upshur Co., WV; Abraham, b. 20 Feb. 1814214 Harrison Co.,
(W)V,215 now Upshur Co., WV; Susanna, b. 10 Feb. 1817216 Lewis Co., (W)V,217
now Upshur Co., WV; Barbara, b. 25 Mar. 1820218 Mason Co., (W)V,219 now
Jackson Co., WV; Mary, b. 10 June 1823220 Mason Co., (W)V,221 now Jackson
Co., WV; Catherine, b. 4 Aug. 1826222 Mason Co., (W)V,223 now Jackson Co., WV;
Rebecca, b. 14 Nov. 1829224 Mason Co., (W)V,225 now Jackson Co., WV.
Isaac, b. 1 Feb. 1791.
vii.
206
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 215, family 387-391, gives her age as 69. Abraham Casto m. 25 Jan. 1847 Jackson
Co., (W)V, Rebecca Crites (MRJC, p. 11).
207
Jackson, gives her age as 60.
208
209
210
211
Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1810; NARA, 1810 census, photostats, v. 7, p. 157.
212
BibleofGloriProst.
213
214
215
216
217
218
2 1 9 Bible of Glori Pfost.
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1820.
219
MasonCo., (W)V, PI
220
221
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1823-1824.
221j
2
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7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAF

NW/4 PETERSBURG 15' QUADRANGLE
111. 19 - US Geological Survey Topographic Map, Milroy Dist., Grant Co., WV. Code V south
of Marvin Chapel indicates approximate center of estate lands of Valentin Pfost.
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111. 20 - Pioneer Life in (West) Virginia.

Reprinted from Virgil A. Lewis, History and Government of
West Virginia, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 18 (repr. 1896 ed.), p. 136, by
permission of Jim Comstock.
43
111. 21, 22 - Brake Church of the Brethren, North Mill Creek, Grant Co., WV. Two views of
approximate site of earlier N o r t h Mill Creek Church, L u t h e r a n and Reformed. Photos by Benjamin Franklin Poinsett, July 1985.
CHAPTER TWO
SECOND GENERATION
2. MARTIN 2 P O S T (Valentin1) (see 1), b. 15 June 17771 prob. Hampshire Co., (W)V;2
d. 19 Nov. 1856 Lewis Co., (W)V,3 bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;4 m.
likely ca. 1796 Hardy Co., (W)V, prob. SARAH "SALLY* PETERSON, 5 b. 7 Feb. 17756
prob. Hampshire Co., (W)V;7 d. 14 Sep. 1850 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V, bur. beside husb.; 8
prob. d/o Jacob & Eve Elizabeth (Harper) Moser Peterson. 9
Marte Pfost or Martin Post, the name he was to use, probably grew up in the homes of
his parents, Valentin and probably Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost. This was in an area of
Hampshire Co., (W)V which in 1786 became Hardy Co., (W)V. He was probably the other
tithable with Valentine Post in Hardy Co. in 1795 and 1796.10 In 1797 as Morton Post he
was assessed in East Dist., Hardy Co., (W)V n On 28 Oct. 1797 Marte Pfost was confirmed
at the North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed, Reformed side, Reverend Mr.
Hofman.12 The next day, 29 Oct. 1797, as Monte Pfost he was a communicant at the North
Mill Creek Church as was Sahra Pfost, his wife, both Reformed side, Reverend Mr. Hofman. Her maiden name was probably Sarah "Sally" Pittersen/Peterson and they had likely
married within the year. 13 Incomplete records indicate Marte Pfost and his wife had a son
Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p 19; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV, near the town of
Jane Lew. An old stone on the ground reads, "Martin Post Died November 19, 1856 age 79 years 5 mo 4 days," RWL. A newer stone gives
birth date.
2
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 165-165, gives VA. His death record (ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 19)
gives NJ.
3
Ibid.
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
NMCC-JVB, p. 41. A communicant 29 Oct. 1797 on the Reformed side, Reverend Mr. Hofman, was recorded as "Sahra
YfU^fHi^ Pfost," suggesting she was newly married and the recorder made an error in her surname. Jacob Peterson
had a daughter, Sally, according to his will written 16 May 1803, proved 14 Feb. 1815 (Hardy Co., [WIV, Will Book 2, pp. 121-122, ahp).
Her name appears as Sarah Post in 1850 (Lewis Co., [W]V, NARA, 1850 census; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.).
6
Ibid.; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, gives her age as 69 in 1850.
^TheHistory of Clinton County, Ohio (Chicago, 1882), pp. 943-944, states Jacob Peterson, Jr. was born in Hardy Co., (W)V on 28 Jan.
1785, that he was raised to manhood on a farm on Mill Creek, a tributary of the South Branch of the Potomac and was the son of Jacob
and Eve Elizabeth (Harper) Peterson. At the time of the birth of Sarah "Sally" Peterson, 1775, this area was Hampshire Co., (W)V. Heads
of Families at the First Census of the United States...1790, Records of the State Enumerations: 1782-1785. Virginia (Washington, 1908),
pp. 24, 69. The Hampshire Co. 1782 List of John Wilson, G t , contains the names of a Jacob Peterson, Sen and a Jacob Peterson, J u n r
The Hampshire Co. 1784 List of John Wilson contains the name of one Jacob Peterson. Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, gives the
place of birth for Sarah Post as VA.
Q

NMCC-JVB; Hardy Co., (W)V, Will Book 2; The History of Clinton County, Ohio, p. 944, which states Jacob Peterson married Eve
Elizabeth Harper 14 Apr. 1766, and that she, previous to that time, had been a prisoner with the Indians six years. Eve Elizabeth Harper
had first married a Mr. Moser who was killed by an Indian, according to R.S. Dills, History of Greene County... and the State of Ohio
(Dayton, 1881), pp. 874-875.
10
Hardy Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1795-1796.
U
Ibid., 1797.
12
NMCC-JVB, p. 38.
13
Ibid., p. 41. Her name was recorded "Sahra Y i U i H ^ Pfost" suggesting her maiden was Pittersen. Jacob Peterson had a daughter, Sally (Hardy Co., [W]V, Will Book 2, pp. 121-122, dated 16 May 1803, proved 14 Feb. 1815, ahp).
9
46
born 14 perhaps ca. 1797. On 24 June 1798 Marte Pfost was again a communicant at the
North Mill Creek Church, Reverend Mr. Hofman.15
In 1799 as Martin Post he was assessed in East Dist., Hardy Co., (W)V and he then had
two horses. 16 Valentin Pfost made his will in 1800 and his son, Marte Pfost, was to receive
a share from remaining property to be sold.17 As an older child it is likely he had already
received part of his inheritance. He apparently left Hardy Co. around the time of his father's death.
By 1801 Martin Post had moved his family across the Allegheny Mountains to Harrison
Co., (W)V where he was assessed regularly through 1827. In 1815 he had four horses and
19 cattle and by 1826 he had six horses. 18 On 18 June 1808 he bought 50 acres on Washburn Tract, Harrison Co., (W)V from Isaac and Milley Washburn for $166.66.19 About the
same time, July 1808, he bought 65 acres and 11 poles on Isaacs Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V
from Jacob and Glory McConkey.20 Martin Post was assessed on this property and in 1814
the tracts were described as, "50 acres on Isaac Creek of West Fork," and "65 acres on Cabbin Run of Isaac Creek of West Fork."21 The land was near the present community of Good
Hope, Harrison Co., WV. In 1810 and 1820 Martin Post was enumerated in Harrison Co.,
(W)V.22 On 13 July 1829 he and his wife sold the two tracts of land in Harrison Co. to
George Post Jr. They received $350 for the tract of 50 acres and $380 for the tract of 65
acres. Both Martin and Sarah Post signed the deeds by mark. 23
He must have moved to Lewis Co., (W)V a little before the sale of the Harrison Co.
property as he was assessed in Lewis Co. on 16 Feb. 1829.24 In 1830 he was enumerated in
Lewis Co.25 By 1835 one Martin Post and wife were members of Mt. Pleasant Church,
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V.26 Martin Post seems to have lived in Lewis Co. about seven
years before acquiring land there. In 1836 he received by deed from Gideon Cheuvront, his
son-in-law, 277 acres on Jesse Hughes Run, Hacker's Creek.27 He was assessed regularly in
Lewis Co. and had six horses in 1830. He likely divided much of his livestock among his
children shortly thereafter as his taxable personal property in later years consisted of one
or two horses and one clock.28
NMCC-JVB, p. 11, states, "A son b. to Marte Pfost and his wife; sponsors... were the parents..." The date is missing from these old
records, but it seems to have been ca. 1797.
15
Ibid., pp. 41-42.
16
17
Ibid., Will Book 1, p. 198, dated 28 Sep. 1800, proved 10 Dec. 1800, as translated from the original German by Klaus Wust, New
York, NY, 14 Mar. 1984. Letter of Mr. Wust to author, 25 Mar. 1984.
18
19
Ibid., Deed Book 8, p. 52, RWL, or p. 53, noted on DI.

Ibid., p. 52, RWL.
21
22
Riid., NARA, 1810 census, roll 69, p. 161 or 913; 1820 census, roll 138, p. 776.
23
Ibid., Deed Book 19, pp. 302, 316-317, ahp.
24
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1829.
25
LA. Barnes, The Methodist Protestant Church in West Virginia (Baltimore, 1926), p. 40. The reference may be to Martin Post Jr.,
their son.
27
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book F, p. 434. Gideon Cheuvront m. 28 Feb. 1819, Phoebe Post (Harrison Co., [W]V MR, Book 3, p. 244,
RWL).
28
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1830-1856.
20
SECOND GENERATION
47
In 1840 Martin Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V.29 On 29 Dec. 1841 for the sum
of $1,000 he sold 158 acres lying on both sides of Jesse Hughes Run to Jacob P. Post,30 his
son, and the same date, 29 Dec. 1841, for the sum of $1,000 he sold 119 acres lying on both
sides of Jesse Hughes Run to John Post, another son, thus dividing the 277 acres upon
which he then resided 31 and had owned since 1836. Both deeds were signed by Martin
Post, his mark.
By 1846 another family with the surname of Post was also living in Lewis Co., (W)V. In
1846 John Henry Veboy Post deeded personal property to Charles Post, his son.32 In later
records the name of John Henry Veboy Post appears as Henry Post. He was born ca. 1797
and his wife, Christena, was born ca. 1804.33 Both Henry Post and his wife, Christena,
were born in Brunswick, Germany. 34 No connection to Martin Post or Valentin Pfost has
been found.
In 1850 Martin Post Sr., age 73, was living in Lewis Co., (W)V as a farmer. Living with
him were Sarah Post, age 69, unable to read or write; Isaac Means, age 28, and a woman
by the name of Edy Belt, age 25.35 Possibly the age of Sarah Post should have been 75. She
died 14 Sep. 1850. Martin Post had lived to an advanced age when he died 19 Nov. 1856 in
Lewis Co., (W)V, apparently intestate. 36 The area where they lived, referred to as Jesse
Hughes Run, is now known as Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V.
Children of Martin and Sarah (?Peterson) Post:
i. A son3, b. ca. 1797 Hardy Co., (W)V;37 d. young.38
ii. Anna, b. ca. 179939 prob. Hardy Co., (W)V;40 d. bef. 27 Feb. 1840;41 m. 18 Apr.
1823 Harrison Co., (W)V by Rev. Joseph Cheuvront, Samuel Stutler, 42 b. ca.
1803 VA;43 d. aft. 1 June 187044 Ritchie Co., WV,45 bur. Eddy Cem., Doddridge
Co., WV; s/o John Jr. & Sarah (Hughes) Stutler. 46 Samuel Stutler m. (2) 27
29

Ibid., Deed Book I, pp. 186-187, ahp.
31
Ibid., pp. 41-42, ahp.
32
Ibid., DI, Book M, p. 196; ibid., Will Book C, p. 141, ahp.
33
Ibid.; LCWV 1850, p. 69.
34
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Weston, p. 21 or 386, family 148-148; Braxton Co., WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll
1400, Salt Lick Dist., ED 10, p. 33, family 210-220. Children of John Henry Veboy & Christena () Post: Charles, b. Feb. 1827 Altonburgh, Brunswick, Germany (ibid., 1900 census, roll 1756, Salt Lick Dist., ED 10, p. 12B, family 210-210); Rachel, b. ca. 1836 MD;
Margaret, b. ca. 1841 MD (Lewis Co., [W]V, Will Book C, p. 141, ahp; LCWV 1850, p. 69).
35
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 165-165.
Ibid., court records. Neither a record of a will nor an estate settlement was found.
30
37
NMCC-JVB, p. 11, states, "A son b. to Marte Pfost and his wife; sponsors...were the parents." The date is missing from these old
records but it seems to have been ca. 1797.
38
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1810 census.
39
Ibid.; 1820 census, roll 138, p. 776; 1830 census, roll 190, p. 333. Her census history suggests she was born before 1800.
40
41
MRLC, p. 21, Samuel Sutler m. 27 Feb. 1840 Lewis Co., (W)V, Mary A. Lorentz.
42
Harrison Co., (W)V, MR, Book 3, p. 17, RWL, has her father as Martin Post.
43
Doddridge Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 942, Dist. 13, p. 18, family 354-244.
44
Ibid., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1686, New Milton Twp., West Union PO, p. 33, family 259-226.
45
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 137.
Glady Stutler Hoffman, Stutler - Hughes - Jackson Pioneer Families of West Virginia (Atlanta, 1968), pp. 1-10, courtesy of Mrs.
Norma Jean (Short) Brown, Martinsburg, WV.
48

Feb. 1840 Lewis Co., (W)V, Mary Ann Lorentz 47 or Lawrence;48 m. (3) 10 Feb.
1848 Harrison Co., (W)V, Kisey/Keziah Baccus.49 Anna Post probably grew up
in the home of her parents, Martin and Sarah (?Peterson) Post, in an area
near the present community of Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV. On 19 Apr.
1821 Samuel Stutler was assessed in Harrison Co., (W)V and had two
horses. 50 This was nearly two years before his marriage to Anna Post which
was not until 18 Apr. 1823. He continued to be assessed in Harrison Co.
through 1827.51 Though Samuel Stutler was enumerated in Harrison Co.,
(W)V in 183052 he was assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V from 5 Mar. 1828 through
17 Feb. 1831.53 In 1835 he was assessed in Harrison Co., (W)V.54 Anna (Post)
Stutler may have died ca. 1838, about t h e time their last known child,
Charles W. Stutler, was born. In 1841 through 1844 Samuel Stutler was assessed on two horses in Lewis Co., (W)V55 and in 1849 he sold 155 acres in Indian Camp Hollow, Lewis Co., (W)V to John Post, 56 his former brother-inlaw. He had been living in the new county of Doddridge since 1845 and was
assessed in Doddridge Co. through 1855. In 1852 his taxable personal property included four horses, a combination of 31 cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one
clock.57 In 1850 as a farmer he was living in Doddridge Co. with his third
wife, Keziah, and apparently sons from his two previous marriages. 58 It
seems likely he continued to live in Doddridge Co. until after 187059 but died
in Ritchie Co., WV.60 His gravestone in Eddy Cem., Doddridge Co., WV has no
dates. 61 Children of Samuel and Anna (Post) Stutler, probably all born in either Harrison or Lewis Co., (W)V: prob. a dau., b. ca. 1824; prob. a dau., b. ca.
1826; prob. a dau., b. ca. 1828;62 William M., b. 1829;63 Martin, b. 25 Dec.
1831;64 John C , b. ca. 1836;65 Charles W., b. ca. 1838.66 There may have been
47
MRLC.
Hardesty's, gives her name as Mary Ann Lawrence.
49
MRHC, p. 112.
50
51
Ibid., 1822-1827.
52
53
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1828-1831.
54
55
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1844.
56
Ibid., DI, Book P, p. 55.
57
Doddridge Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1845-1855.
58
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census.
59
Ibid., 1860 census, roll 1342, West Union PO, p. 58, family 406-407; 1870 census.
Hardesty's.
6
'-Hoffman, p. 9.
62
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 190, p. 333, suggests three daughters born before 1830.
63
Hoffman, p. 9; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 491, William Stutler, widower, age 50 in 1880, living in New Milton Dist., Doddridge Co., WV.
64
Doddridge Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census; Hoffman, p. 9; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 491, Martin Stutler, age 48 in 1880, living in New
Milton Dist., Doddridge Co., WV.
Doddridge Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, gives his age in 1850 as 5, perhaps meant to be 15. MRHC, p. 155, gives his age in 1860
as 23, parents as Samuel & Ann.
^Hardesty's; Doddridge Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 491, Charles W. Stutler, age 41 in 1880. living in New
Milton Dist, Doddridge Co., WV.
SECOND GENERATION
hi.
49
other children.67
Phoebe, b. 1 Sep. 1800 prob. Hardy or Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 29 Apr. 1872
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem.;68 m. 28 Feb. 1819 Harrison Co., (W)V by Rev. Joseph Cheuvront, Gideon Cheuvront, 69 b. 14 Feb.
1796 Midway near Good Hope, Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 14 Nov. 1842 Preston
Co., (W)V; s/o Joseph & Elizabeth (Elsworth) Cheuvront. 70 Phoebe Post
probably grew up in the home of her parents, Martin and Sarah (?Peterson)
Post, in an area near the present community of Good Hope, Harrison Co.,
WV. There she met Gideon Cheuvront who lived in the same area and they
were married 28 Feb. 1819 by his father, Rev. Joseph Cheuvront. Two days
later on 2 Mar. 1819 Gideon Cheuvront was assessed in Harrison Co., (W)V.71
The young couple was first enumerated in Harrison Co. in 1820 after their
first daughter was born. 72 About 1823 Gideon Cheuvront moved his family
from Harrison Co., (W)V to Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V where he was
enumerated in 1830.73 Gideon and Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront seem to have led
the way to Jesse's Run where Martin Post with his family and all ofhis other
married children later moved. In 1836 Gideon Cheuvront deeded 277 acres
on Jesse Hughes Run, Hacker's Creek to Martin Post, 74 his father-in-law.
Gideon Cheuvront was assessed regularly in Lewis Co. and as early as 1832
he had six horses. 75 In 1840 he was employed in agriculture. 76 He died 14
Nov. 1842 in Preston Co., (W)V with acute indigestion as he returned from
Baltimore where he had taken a herd of cattle to sell.77 In 1843 through 1846
as a widow Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront was assessed in Lewis Co., and in 1845
her taxable personal property consisted of six horses and one clock.78 She had
been left with a large family of young children which may have contributed
to her mental state. By 1850 she was living in the home of her son-in-law and
daughter, William M. and Sarah Ann (Cheuvront) Cookman, and was appar-
Hoffman, pp. 9-10, includes James, Melroy Monroe, & Sarah Ann. The author apparently was not aware of the marriage between
Samuel Stutler & Mary Ann Lawrence and seems to have confused Anna Post with Mary Ann Lawrence. Samuel & Mary Ann (Lawrence)
Stutler were the parents of Ebenezer, b. 9 Dec. 1840 (Hardesty's) and probably the parents of Eliza, b. ca. 1843. Both Eliza & Ebenezer
were living with James Lawrence in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1850 (LCWV, 1850, p. 27). James Stutler, age 4 in 1850, living with Samuel Stutler (Doddridge Co., [W]V, NARA, 1850 census), age 13 in 1860, living with Samuel Stutler (ibid., 1860 census) must have also been a son
of Samuel & Mary Ann (Lawrence) Stutler.
68
69

Harrison Co., (W)V, MR, Book 2, p. 78, or Book 3, p. 244, has her father as Martin Post.
70
New Bible of Rev. Joseph Cheuvront, birth and death dates quoted, with additional information from other records, in Wesley
Lakin Cheuvront and J. Howard Cheuvront, comps., Cheuvront Family, ed. Shirley Cheuvront Ericson (Phoenix, 1972), pp. 7-9.
71
72
73
Ibid., PPTB, 1820-1823; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1823-1830; ibid., NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 235.
74
Ibid., DI, Book F, p. 434.
75
Ibid., PPTB, 1831-1842.
76
77
Cheuvront, p. 9.
78
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1843-1846.
50
5.
6.
7.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
ently mentally disturbed. 79 She was later cared for by her son, Aaron Cheuvront, who had married Jane Lytle 13 Apr. 1854.80 Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront
died 29 Apr. 1872 and is buried near other members of the family at Jesse's
Run Cem.81 Children of Gideon and Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront, born in Harrison Co., (W)V in an area near the present community of Good Hope or,
after 1823, on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V: Sarah Ann, b. 1819;82 James
"Martin," b. ca. 1821;83 Eliza, b. 4 Feb. 1824;84 Aaron, b. ca. 1828;85 George, b.
ca. 1831;86 Elizabeth, b. 22 Jan. 1836;87 Mary Jane, b. 10 Sep. 1839;88 Edwin, b.
prob. ca. 1841.89
Jesse, b. Nov. 1803.
Jacob P., b. 27 Aug. 1806.
Martin Jr., b. 25 Dec. 1809.
Sarah, b. 13 Mar. 181390 Harrison Co., (W)V, an area near present community
of Good Hope; 91 d. 8 Jan. 1885, bur. Harmony Church Cem., Lewis Co.,
(W)V;92 m. 19 Feb. 1836 Lewis Co., (W)V, Parker B. Cookman, 93 b. 29 June
79
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 28, family 379-381. Pheba Cheveront is noted as insane. Sarah A. Cheuvront m. 3
Jan. 1840, Wm. M. Cookman (MRLC, p. 21).
80
Cheuvront, p. 13, which states, Aaron took care of his mother as long as she lived, getting the old home farm of 160 acres. Phoebe
(Post) Cheuvront's mind was bad for a number of years, but they built a little house for her in the yard of the old home where Aaron lived
and at night would lock her in
81, night would lock her in.
82 Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
Hardesty's, WVHE-JC-SS, v. 5, pp. 235-236; Clarksburg Exponent, 26 Nov. 1933, and family records of Jay & Ann (Amos) Newman,
Buckhannon, WV, place Sarah Ann in this family. Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 138, p. 784, allows for her. Sarah A.
Cookman, age 31, was providing a home for Pheba Cheveront, age 50 in 1850 (Lewis Co., [W]V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p.
28, family 379-381).
Ibid., family 381-383, has James M. Chevront, age 28 in 1850. Cheuvront, p. 13, gives James Martin as a s/o Gideon & Phoebe
(Post) Cheuvront.
84
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p.235, allows for her as does 1840 census, roll 566, p. 133. Eliza Cheuvront m. 24
Mar. 1842, John Cookman (MRLC, p.24). George Cheuvront, age 18, s/o Gideon & Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront (Cheuvront, p. 13), was
living with John & Eliza Cookman in 1850 (Lewis Co., [W]V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 172-172), suggesting a
close connection. Birth date is from gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
85
Cheuvront, p. 13; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 28, family 381-383, age 21 in 1850, living with James
M. Cheuvront. Aaron Cheuvront, 25, m. 13 Apr. 1854 Harrison Co., (W)V, Jane Litle, 19, his parents, Gideon & Phebe (MRHC, p. 125).
86
Cheuvront, p. 13; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 172-172, age 18 in 1850, living with John
Cookman.
87
H.H. Hardesty, Outline Map and History of Meigs County, Ohio (Chicago & Toledo, 1883), p. 38, gives her parents as Gideon &
Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront. Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 28, family 379-381, has Elizabeth Cheveront, age 14
in 1850, living in the William M. Cookman home as was Pheba Cheveront. Elizabeth Caster d. 19 Oct. 1861 (Hardesty). Elizabeth Cheuvront m. 13 Dec. 1852 Lewis Co., (W)V, Vincent Casto/Caster (MRLC, pp. 42-43).
88
MRHC, p. 136. Mary Jane Cheuvront, 16, m. 10 Apr. 1856 Harrison Co., (W)V, John Shuttlesworth Little, 17, her parents, Gideon
& Pheba. Birth date is from gravestone of Mary Litle, Jesse's Run Cem.
89
Cheuvront, p. 13, gives him as a son and states Edwin was only 8 years old at the time of his father's death and made his home at
his Uncle Caleb's for a number of years. Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 133, does not allow for him. He may have been
only eight months old at the time of his father's death as one Edwin Cheuvront, age 8 in 1850, was living in the home of Caleb Cheuvront
and seemed too young to have been a s/o Caleb and his wife (HCWV 1850, pp. 105-106).
" H a r r i s o n Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 138, p. 770, allows for her as does Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p.
251; gravestone, Harmony Church Cem., 1 mile east of Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV (HCJ, v. 2, pp. 127, 130, 135).
91
92
93
Gravestone, Harmony Church Cem.

Lewis Co., (W)V, MR, Book 2, p. 14, RWL.
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1814 VA; d. 4 July 1892 Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside wife;94 s/o George &
Mary (Mitchell) Cookman. 95 As a child Sarah Post lived with her parents,
Martin and Sarah (?Peterson) Post, in an area near the present community
of Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV. At about age 15 she moved with them to
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V where she lived until she married Parker B.
Cookman in Lewis Co. on 19 Feb. 1836. By 1840 the young couple with two
young girls under age five were living in Harrison Co., (W)V.96 The younger of
the girls was probably Margaret who died 29 Oct. 1840.97 They continued to
live in Harrison Co. where Parker B. Cookman was apparently a very successful farmer. By 1860 his taxable personal property consisted of one slave,
nine horses, 16 cattle, a combination of 40 sheep and hogs, and one clock.98 By
1870 he had real estate valued at $17,000 and a personal estate valued at
$6,000. The family was then living in Grant Twp. and their post office address was Clarksburg, WV.99 They were probably living in the same home in
1880.100 On 8 Jan. 1885 Sarah (Post) Cookman died. On 28 Aug. 1890 Parker
B. Cookman made his will which was as follows:
I, Parker B. Cookman of the County of Harrison State of West Virginia, being of sound mind
and body, but growing old and considering the certainty of death and desiring to dispose of
all my estate of every kind according to my own notion do make this, my last will and testament. 1 st I will and direct that all my just debts be paid out of my estate applying first my
personal estate thereto except my household and kitchen furniture of which I hereinafter
dispose, and any balance of my debts which may then remain unpaid, I will and direct to be
paid out of my real estate as hereinafter provided. 2d I bequeath all my household and kitchen furniture to my son Edgar A Cookman and my daughter Olive Bond, wife of Dr. O.T.
Bond, and my daughter Eda Goodwin, wife of J.J. Goodwin, absolutely, to be equally and
amicably divided by and among them. 3 d Having heretofore made large advancements to
my son Melburn Cookman, I will unto him the sum of Five Dollars. 4 th I will and devise
unto the children of my son Geo. M. Cookman and his wife Sidney viz: Alice, the wife of Wilson McCartney, Adam, Ida May, Inman, Maud and Parker Cookman the following tract of
land, subject to the charges and provisions relating thereto as hereinafter set out: A tract of
about 200 acres, or whatever there may be in said tract, being that portion of my home farm
lying above a fence as the fence now stands which fence is running from a line of John
Coburn across Clay Lick Run to a line of Madison Randolph said tract lying in the County of
Harrison, except possibly a small corner thereof which may be in the County of Lewis, said
tract being the upper portion of my home farm. The said sons of said Geo. M. Cookman and
94
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 22, p. 211, family 577-577; gravestone, Harmony Church Cem.
William Sumner Junkin, Minnie Wyatt Junkin, comp., The Henckel Genealogy 1500 -1960...(city missing, 1964), p. 309; MRHC, p.
393, George Cookman m. 24 Aug. 1811 Harrison Co., (W)V, Mary Mitchel, both buried at Harmony Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, pp. 127, 135)
as are Parker B. & Sarah (Post) Cookman who named a son George M.
96
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, roll 562, p. 90.
97
Gravestone, Harmony Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 127).
98
Harrison Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1837-1860; Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census; 1860 census, roll 1351, Clarksburg PO, p. 139,
family 965-965.
"ibid., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Grant Twp., Clarksburg PO, p. 4, family 28-28.
100
lbid., 1880 census, roll 1404, Grant Dist, ED 115, p. 27, family 215-219.
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wife are to have three undivided fifths thereof equally and the said daughters of my said son,
Geo. M. Cookman and wife to have two undivided fifths thereof equally. The said Geo. M.
Cookman & wife shall have the right to use and occupy the said tract of land during their
lives, or the life of the survivor of them, and to take, use and appropriate the rents, issues of
profits thereof during their lives as aforesaid; but no intect which said Geo. M. Cookman
may have in said tract under this devise shall in any manner ever be liable to any debt
whatever, whether past, present or future, of his contracting, except the Geo. T. Ross debt
hereinafter named. This tract is devised subject to a debt decreed by the Circuit Court of
Lewis County to Geo. T. Ross against said Geo. M. Cookman and me in two chancery causes
therein lately pending, one in the name of B.T. Monroe vs. Geo. M. Cookman & others and
the other in the name of Teter & Smith vs. B.T. Monroe & others upon a cross-bill, which
two causes were heard and determined together 5 th I will and devise unto my son Edgar A.
Cookman, all the rest and residue of my home farm lying partly in Lewis and partly in Harrison County, being that portion thereof lying below the fence aforesaid in fee simple but I
charge said land so devised to said Edgar A. Cookman with the payment of any balance of
my debts which may remain unpaid after the application of the personal estate aforesaid to
my debts, except the Ross debt aforesaid which is to be paid out of the land devised to my
son George's children as aforesaid. 6 th Should any surplus of the personal estate remain
after the payment of my debts (except the Ross debt aforesaid which is not- be paid out of
my personality) I will and direct that it go to my two daughters, Olive and Eda equally absolutely. 7 th Any money realized from sale of lands under decrees in the two chancery
causes aforesaid, which may be applicable under said decrees to the Ross debt aforesaid,
shall be applied thereto according to said decrees, and any balance of said debt is to be a
charge on the land so devised to said children of my son Geo. M. Cookman. 8 th I nominate
and appoint my son Edgar A. Cookman the sole executor of this, my last will and testament,
and direct him to pay out of my estate to my said daughters $100.00 each as soon after my
decease as may be convenient and within a reasonable time thereafter, Said $200 is to be a
charge on the land so devised to said Edgar A. Cookman, and said $5.00 willed to said Melburn Cookman in a manner to be paid by said Edgar A. Cookman and to be a charge upon
the land so devised to him.
In witness whereof I, the testator Parker B. Cookman, have to this, my last will and testament, set my hand and seal this 28 th day of August in the year A.D. 1890.
Parker B. Cookman
Signed, sealed published and declared by the testator Parker B. Cookman as and for his last
will and testament, in the presence of us, we in his presence, at his request, and in the
presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.
Geo. Woofter
W.W. Brannon
State of West Virginia
In the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of Harrison County. In Vacation July 11 t h
1892 E.A. Cookman of the County of Harrison and State of W.Va this day presented to the
Clerk of the County Court of said County, a paper writing purporting to be the last will and
testament of Parker B. Cookman deceased, (who at the time ofhis death had a known place
of residence in the County of Harrison and state of W.Va) and offered the same for probate.
Thereupon came Geo. Woofter and W.W. Brannon the two subscribing witnesses thereto
and after being duly sworn depose and say that Parker B. Cookman the testator signed and
acknowledged the said paper writing as and for his last will and testament in their presence,
and at the time thereof the said Parker B. Cookman was of sound mind and disposing
memory, and at his request they both signed their names thereto in his presence and in the
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presence of each other as attesting witnesses thereof; the said will being thus proven, is admitted to probate and ordered to be recorded and filed as directed by law.
Attest: P.M. Long Clerk101
8.
9.
viii.
ix.
On 4 July 1892 Parker B. Cookman died. Both Sarah (Post) Cookman and
her husband, Parker, are buried at Harmony Church Cem. in adjacent Lewis
Co., WV. Children of Parker B. and Sarah (Post) Cookman, probably all born
in Harrison Co., (W)V: Edith "Eda," b. 8 Apr. 1837;102 prob. Margaret, b. 21
Feb. 1839, d. 29 Oct. 1840;103 George M., b. 2 May 1841; 104 Melburn, b. ca.
1843;105 Sarah Olive, b. 1848;106 Edgar A , b. 13 Mar. 1851.107
John, b. 26 Mar. 1816.
Prob. Elias, b. ca. 1817.
3. ABRAHAM 2 P O S T (Valentin 1 ) (see 1), b. ca. 1780108 Hampshire Co., (W)V;109 d. 7

Mar. 1855 Upshur Co., (W)V,110 bur. on private property, Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV;111 m.
ca. 1798 prob. Hardy Co., (W)V, CHRISTENA - ,112 b. ca. 1781 VA;113 d. 19 Mar. 1855114
prob. Upshur Co., (W)V, bur. beside husb.115
101
Ibid., Will Book 7, pp. 290-293, ahp.

Ibid.; gravestone, Harmony Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, pp. 128, 131).
103
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, allows for her. Her gravestone, Harmony Church Cem., has d. 29 Oct. 1840, 1 y 8 mo 8 d
(HCJ, v. 2, p. 127).
104
Gravestone, Harmony Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 130).
105
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, has his name as Melville. 1860 census, has Melborem.
106
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV (HCJ, v. 2, p. 144).
107
Gravestone, Harmony Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, pp. 127, 130, 135).
108
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579, gives his age as 69 in 1850. Upshur Co., (W)V,
DR, Book 1853, p. 4, states he died 8 Mar. 1855 of kidney disease at age 71. Gravestone from his grave site at Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV,
now in McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV, gives date of death as 7 Mar. 1855 in his 75 yr.
Upshur Co., (W)V, DR, gives Hardy Co. which was a part of Hampshire Co. in 1780.
Gravestone, from his grave site; Upshur Co., (W)V, DR, has 8 Mar. 1855 which may be the date it was reported.
The grave site is on private property in an open pasture field at Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV. The property is owned by Paul R.
Shaw (1987). In 1974 the property was referred to as the White and Ashworth farm. In that year Orestes Post and his son, Robert Roy
Post, visited the site and discovered the gravestones of Abraham Post and his wife, "Christianna," were lying flat in the open pasture field
with broken pieces missing. At the suggestion of the property owner, the gravestones were removed at that time, but the remains of
Abraham and Christena () Post were not disturbed. Orestes Post died in 1977. In 1980 his heirs: Doris Jean (Post) Poinsett, Orestes
Post Jr., and Robert Roy Post, had the old gravestones cleaned and set in a marker at McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV
where they had an interest in a lot. That is where the gravestones remain (1988).
112
NMCCJVB, p. 17, son Daniel Pfost, baptized there 9 Nov. 1799.
113
L e w i s Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579, gives age of Tenay Post as 68 in 1850.
Gravestone, from her grave site, gives date of death as 19 Mar. 1855 in her 7(?) yr. The gravestone is broken and part of the second
numeral is missing, but may have read 73 yr.
Gravestone, from her grave site, Post Mill, Upshur Co., (W)V. The 1980 marker in McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV contains two errors. It gives her death date as 14 May 1855 rather than 19 Mar. 1855 and it gives her name as Feany Post rather
than Christena Post as in some records or Christianna Post as on her gravestone. In 1850 her nickname was poorly written as Tenay
Post (Lewis Co., [W]V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579). The name was later misread as Feany Post for W.
Guy Tetrick, U.S. Census of Lewis County (W.) Virginia for 1850 (Clarksburg, WV, 1930), p. 159. The error, Feany Post, was transferred
to the 1980 marker.
115
P o s t Mill, Upshur Co., WV on private property owned by Paul R. Shaw (1987).
102
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Abraham Pfost or Abraham Post was born ca. 1780 in an area of Hampshire Co., (W)V
which in 1786 became Hardy Co., (W)V He grew up there probably in the homes of his
parents, Valentin and probably Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost. In ca. 1798 he married
Christena "Tena" 116 and on 9 Nov. 1799 they were sponsors when their son, Daniel
Pfost, was baptized at the North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and Reformed, Hardy Co.,
(W)V117 The church was in an area of Hardy Co., (W)V which is now near Petersburg in
Grant Co., WV.
By 1 May 1800 Abraham Post was assessed in East Dist., Hardy Co., (W)V.118 On 27 Oct.
1800 his father, Valentin Pfost, died. In his will Valentin Pfost had provided a generous
portion for his son, Abraham. He was to receive half of the proceeds from the sale of the
land,119 which later sold for 180. Abraham Post was a signer of the deed for the sale of
that land 3 Nov. 1801.12 On 30 Aug. 1801 Abraham and Christena Pfost had a daughter
and they were sponsors when she was baptized Maria Pfost 2 May 1802.121 In 1802 he was
assessed on two horses in East Dist., Hardy Co., (W)V.122
During the year of 1802 he moved his family across the Allegheny Mountains to Harrison Co., (W)V123 and he may have been one of the first settlers in the area to transport
his goods over the rugged mountains by wagon.124 On 18 Dec. 1802 for the sum of $300
Abraham Post bought 100 acres on the East Side of Buckhannon River from John and
Elizabeth Jackson 125 and was later assessed on the 100 acres.126 On one occasion according
to records dated 10 Oct. 1810 he was to be surveyor.
...Also that Abraham Post be surveyor of the highway in the room of Jacob Post
127
On 12 Dec. 1811 for 80 in goods and Lawful Money of Virginia, Abraham Post bought
40 acres from Jacob Hier.128 After his move to Harrison Co., (W)V he was assessed regularly on his personal property in 1803 through 1816. In 1815 he had six horses, including
one stud horse, and 29 cattle.129
116
Lewis Bunker Rohrbaugh, Rohrbach Genealogy (Philadelphia, 1970), p. 25, suggests one Christina Rohrbach, baptized 15 Mar.
1778 York Co., PA as possibly the wife of Abraham Pfost, however, Christena () Post was born ca. 1781 in VA.
117
NMCC-JVB, p. 17.
118
119
Ibid., Will Book 1, p. 198. dated 28 Sep. 1800, proved 10 Dec. 1800, as translated from the original German by Klaus Wust, New
York, NY, 14 Mar. 1984.
120
121
NMCCJVB, p. 20.
122
123
Ibid.; Harrison Co., (W)V, Deed Book 5, pp. 238-239, purchase of property 18 Dec. 1802, RWL.
124
W.B. Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907 ed.), pp. 224, 318, gives the year as
1800 which seems in doubt, but states that Jacob Lorentz, Abram Post, and Abraham Carper emigrating from the South Branch, cut a
rough and uneven wagon road along one of the Indian trails across the mountains and came to this county by way of Beverly, transporting
their goods on the first road wagon to be seen in the area. Bernard L. Butcher, ed., Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper
Monongahela Valley (New York, 1912), v. 1, p. 56.
125
Harrison Co., (W)V, Deed Book 5, pp. 238-239, RWL.
126
127
Ibid., Court Minutes, 1810-1811, p. 202, HGS.
128
Ibid., Deed Book 11, p. 481, RWL.
129
Ibid., PPTB, 1803-1816.
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Upon t h e formation of Lewis Co., (W)V in 1817, the area where the family lived and
owned land became a part of t h e new county, and accordingly Abraham Post was
enumerated in Lewis Co. in 1820.130 In 1828 he acquired 150 acres on the Buckhannon
River, Lewis Co., (W)V from Henry White.131 It may have been ca. 1825 that he erected a
mill on the Buckhannon River132 and it seems to have been a part of, or near, the 40 acres
purchased in 1811. When Abraham and Christena Post sold the 40 acres which had become a part of Lewis Co. to John D. Hyre on 1 Mar. 1832 for $375, certain mill rights were
reserved. 133 Abraham Post must have been in the milling business several years. By the
time the mill was sold 1 Apr. 1842 his son, Isaac Post, was part owner. For the sum of $350
Abraham Post and Christena, his wife, and Isaac Post and Emily, his wife, sold the mill to
George Simons. The terms were $50 paid and the balance yet unpaid. The deed was
signed Abraham Post, Christena Post (her mark), Isaac Post, Emily Post. 134 Abraham
Pfost/Post continued to use the German script signature throughout his life and as in the
case of so many pioneer women Christena Post, his wife, was not literate. 135
Abraham Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1830 and 1840.136 In some years
he had as many as nine horses. 137 On 19 June 1833 for $240 he purchased 80 acres on the
Buckhannon River from T h o m a s Forinash and other h e i r s of Charles Forinash,
deceased.138 On 16 Aug. 1834 Abraham and Christena Post sold the 100 acres acquired in
1802, which had since become a part of Lewis Co., to their son, George Post, for $800.139
On 20 Sep. 1834 for $350 Abraham Post bought 70 acres on the waters of Brushy Run, a
branch of Buckhannon River, from Alexander Black and others. 140 His last acquisition of
land may have been in 1839 when he received 128 acres on Pecks Run from John B.
Shreve. 141 In 1840 he deeded land to two ofhis sons. Abram Post Jr. received 180 acres on
Brush Run and 52 1/2 acres on the Buckhannon River,142 while Isaac Post received 28
acres Buckhannon 143 and 143 acres on Buckhannon River.144
In addition to being a miller for several years Abraham Post was a farmer and blacksmith. 145 As a farmer he raised livestock which may have been sold to markets in the
130
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 361.

Ibid., DI, Book D, p. 126.
132
Cutright, p. 259.
133
Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book E, pp. 334-335, ahp.
134
Ibid., Deed Book I, pp. 82-84, RWL. Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp. Will of Abraham Post names his son, Isaac.
135
Ibid.; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579.
136
Ibid., 1830 census, roll 191, p.250; 1840 census, roll 566, p. 153.
137
Ibid., PPTB, 1834-1836.
138
Ibid., Deed Book E, pp. 296-297, RWL.
139
Ibid., Deed Book F, p. 117, ahp; Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp. Will of Abraham Post names his son, George.
140
Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book F, p. 53, RWL.
Ibid., DI, Book G-2, p. 749. The new county of Barbour was formed in 1843 and in Nov. 1845, one Abram Post acquired 71 acres on
the Buckhannon River from Jane Pickens (Barbour Co., [W]V, DI, Book 1, p. 398). This may have been his son, sometimes referred to as
Abram Post Jr. who signed his name as Abram Post. His first name often appeared as Abraham in records. Also, in 1847 one Abraham
Post acquired 42 acres on Hacker's Creek from Simon Arnold (Lewis Co., [W]V, DI, Book O, p. 118). This may have been a grandson,
Abram Jefferson Post.
142
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book G-2, pp. 719-720. The first name of his son appears as Abraham on this record. Upshur Co., (W)V, Will
Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp. Will of Abraham Post names his son, Abram.
143
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book G-2, p. 723. This may refer to the river rather than the town.
144
Ibid., p. 724.
145
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579; Upshur Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1853, p. 4.
131
56
East.146 Grazing livestock can be seen today on the rolling hills which surround the area
where he lived. Abraham Post seems to have profited from his land holdings and his
endeavors. He was assessed regularly on his taxable personal property in Lewis Co. and,
after 1850, in the new county of Upshur. In 1852 his taxable personal property included
three horses, a combination of 39 cattle, sheep, and hogs, moneys, bonds, securities, and
one clock.147
In 1850 Abraham and Tenay Post were living in Lewis Co., (W)V. Living with them in
their advanced years was Jemima Rohrbough, age 14, a granddaughter. 148 She may have
grown up in their home as there was a female child under age five living with them in
1840149 and Jemimah was favored in the will and codicil of Abraham Post.150 In 1851 the
area where Abraham Post lived became a part of the new county of Upshur. His will and
codicil were written there and were as follows:
In the name of God amen. I, Abraham Post of the county of Upshur & State of Virginia being of sound
and disposing mind and body, do make this to be my last will and testament as follows, (that is to say)
first I desire that my body may be deacently hurried and that my funeral expenses and all my just debts
shall be paid by my executors hereinafter named, out of my estate as soon after my decease as may be
convenient. Secondly I give and bequeath unto my wife Christena, in testimony of my sincere
regardandaffection for her, a sum of money sufficient to maintain her comfortably and decently during her
natural life, a sufficient portion whereof shall be paid to her each year whenever needed, or demanded by
her, out of my estate by my executors hereinafter mentioned. But the amount so to be paid by my said
executors to my said wife during her natural life shall not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars for and
during any one year. Thirdly, I desire that my executors hereinafter named shall collect all my out standing debts due or hereinafter to become due and payable to me and also sell all the property of which I am
possessed or to which I have any title whether real or personal, excepting my two-horse wagon & blacksmith's tools which I give and bequeath to my son Abram Post. Fourthly I give and bequeath unto my following named children and grand children, in addition to what I have paid and given to them heretofore,
the following sums of money, that is to say, to my son Isaac Post the sum offifty dollars, to my son George
Post fifty dollars, to my daughter Fanny Radabaugh, the wife of Benjamin Radabaugh, the sum of fifty
dollars, to my daughter Barbara Swecker, the wife of Daniel Swecker, the sum of twenty dollars, to my
daughter Mary Bennett, the wife of Simon Bennett, the sum of four hundred dollars, to my grand
daughter Caroline Rohrbough, the sum of fifty dollars, to my grand daughter Betsy, or Elizabeth
Rohrbough, the sum of fifty dollars, to my grand daughter Margaret Linch, the wife of Daniel Linch, the
sum of fifty dollars, to my grand daughter Jemimah c l a r k the wife of Riley Clark, the sum of fifty dollars,
all of which several sums of money aforesaid I desire and direct my executors hereinafter named to pay to
my said sons and daughters and grand daughters so soon after my decease as they can collect a sufficient
amount of money for that purpose. Fifthly all my estate of whatever kind, not required to pay and satisfy
the several legacies aforesaid, and to maintain my dear wife as aforesaid, I give and bequeath unto my
two sons Abram Post and Daniel Post both of whom, (the said Abram and Daniel Post) I hereby
nominate and appoint my executors of this my last will and testament, with full power to execute the
îVriters' Program of the Works Project Administration, West Virginia a Guide to the Mountain State, WVHE-JC-SS, v. 10-11, p.
44. In some areas now within WV crude roads were kept almost impassable for other traffic by east-bound livestock herds.
147
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1837-1850; Upshur Co., PPTB, 1851-1854.
148
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag.; family 576-579; Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22. Will of
Abraham Post names his granddaughter, Jemimah Clark, wife of Riley Clark. Jemima Rohrbough m. 1853, Riley Clark (Cutright, p. 291).
149
150
Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp.
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57
same. And do hereby revoke and make void all former & other will and wills by me at any time or times
heretofore made and do hereby declare these presents to be and contain my last will and testament. In
witness whereof I the said testator Abraham Post, have to this my last will set my hand and affixed my
seal this 22d day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty four.
-y^
Signed, sealed, published and declared by
**\
Abraham Pfost J seal^j
the testator Abraham Post as & for his
I
for
*^JLS
last will & testament in the presence of
I
Abraham Post
us who in his presence, at his request & in
7
this presence of each other, have hereunto
V
subscribed our names as witnesses
G.W. Berlin
|
Fred'k Berlin
I
H. McFadden
J
I Abram Post sen. being old and at this time much afflicted and in all probability must shortly die and
being desirous that all my temporal matters may be arranged to my mind while I live and having previously made my will which I intend to remain as it is But having determined to give to my grand
daughter Gemima Clark the sum of three hundred dollars to be invested in land in the following manner
My son Daniel Post is indebted to me the sum of four hundred dollars and I wish Riley Clark the husband of the above named Gemima Clark to select a spot of land at any place which he may choose and
when the selection is so made then Daniel Post shall pay the above named three hundred dollars on the
land thus selected out of the above named four hundred dollar bond And further I appoint and request
Daniel Post to attend to the said purchase and see that the deed to the sd land be made to Gemima Clark
and the heirs of her body And I further direct that Daniel Post shall have the other hundred dollars of
the above named debt for his trouble of attending to this matter Given under my hand and seal this eighth
day of Februaiy One thousand eight hundred and fifty five
Teste,
c^)
Abraham Pfost Cseal^
Jac. Waugh
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for Abraham Post
Ira Post
S3
Virginia, Upshur County Court March Term 1855
The foregoing last will and testament of Abraham Post, decd, with the Codicil thereto, was presented in
open court at said Term: the said will proven by the oaths of G.W. Berlin and H. McFadden two of the
subscribing witnesses thereto, and the said Codicil to the said will, by the oaths of Jacob Waugh and Ira
Post, the subscribing witnesses thereto: Thereupon said will, with the Codicil thereto, was ordered to be
recorded.
Teste Mifflin Lorentz Clk151
Before Abraham Post made his will, an estrangement had developed between him and
his son, George, which extended to Benjamin Radabaugh and some other members of the
family. Abraham Post felt his son, George, had not treated him altogether right concerning the interest on some money which George had borrowed from him. Apparently it was
in the early part of 1854 that Abraham Post was caught and had a knife drawn on him
while being robbed. Abraham Post believed the fright would be the cause of his death. He
also believed that Christian Post, son of George Post, had committed the robbery and that
George Post ought to have corrected Christian.152
The circumstances may have prompted Abraham Post to make his will dated 22 June
1854. Two witnesses to the will were G.W. Berlin and Frederick Berlin. Both George W.
151
152
Ibid. The only Ira Post found living in 1855 was Ira Carper Post, age 12.
Ibid., Circuit Court, File 203, George Post vs. Daniel Post, deposition of James Griffeth.
58
Berlin and Frederick Berlin were attorneys 153 and one or both may have drawn up the will.
About a month before his death Abraham Post added a codicil to his will. In 1854 Abraham
Post was living with his son, Abram.154 When he died 7 Mar. 1855 of kidney disease he was
living with his son, Isaac.155 The estrangement continued until after the death of Abraham
Post when George Post and others decided to contest the will and codicil of Abraham Post,
and accordingly in 1855 presented a Bill in court:
...that the said Abraham Post decd at the time of making said pretended Testamentary papers... no longer
possessed that Sound Mind & Memory that was necessary to enable him to make a proper and valid disposition ofhis Estate... 156
Christena Post died 19 Mar. 1855, only twelve days after the death of her husband.
The area where Abraham and Christena () Post lived and where he had a mill is now
known as Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV. It is about two miles northeast of Buckhannon,
WV.157
Children of Abraham and Christena () Post:
10.
i. Daniel3, bp. 9 Nov. 1799.
ii. Maria/Mary, b. 30 Aug. 1801 Hardy Co., (W)V;158 d. 5 Nov. 1863 prob. near
Jarvisville, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Mt. Olive EUB Church Cem., Jarvisville;159 m. 9 Sep. 1825 Lewis Co., (W)V, Simon C. Bennett, 160 b. 12 June
1796, VA; d. 1 Apr. 1864 prob. near Jarvisville, Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside
wife;161 prob. s/o David & Christina (Bumgardner) Bennett. 162 Maria Pfost
was baptized at the North Mill Creek Church in Hardy Co., (W)V 2 May
1802. Sponsors were her parents, Abraham and Christena Pfost.163 Within
the same year her parents moved to a part of Harrison Co., (W)V which was
to become, first a part of Lewis Co., (W)V, then Upshur Co., (W)V. From all
indications she grew up in her parents' home near what is now Post Mill,
Upshur Co., WV. She became known as Mary Post.164 Perhaps it was during
visits with her family to her Uncle Martin Post's home which was in an area
near the present community of Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV that she met
153
Cutright, pp. 244-245; UCWV 1860, p. 4.

Upshur Co., (W)V, Circuit Court, File 203; Circuit Court, File 207, George Post vs. Daniel Post, deposition of Marshall Lorentz.
155
Ibid.
156
Ibid., File 203. Complainants were George Post, Benjamin Radabaugh & Fanny his wife, Daniel Swecker & Barbara his wife,
Daniel Lynch & Peggy his wife. Defendants were Abram Post & Daniel Post as executors, Isaac Post, Simon Bennett & Mary his wife,
Elizabeth Rohrbaugh, Riley Clark & Jemimah his wife, Wilson Prine & Caroline his wife. A final ruling on this case was not found.
157
Ibid., 1905 map by A.B. Brooks.
NMCC-JVB, p. 20, gives her birth as the last Sunday in Aug. 1801. Gravestone, Mt. Olive EUB Church Cem., Jarvisville, Harrison
Co., 159
WV, has d. 5 Nov. 1863 in her 63rd year, RWL
159Ibid.
160-Lewis Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1, p. 40, RWL.
154
161
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 22, p. 460, family 847-847; gravestone, Mt. Olive EUB Church Cem., has
1 Apr. 1864, age 67 years, 9 months, 20 days, RWL.
1 R9
iD
^RWL; David Bennet m. 5 Apr. 1791 Harrison Co., (W)V, Caristina Bumgardner (MRHC, p.3).
NMCC J V B , p. 20.
164
163
SECOND GENERATION
59
Simon C. Bennett. After they were married 9 Sep. 1825 in Lewis Co., (W)V
they lived in Harrison Co., nearer the home of Martin Post165 and probably
near where Simon C. Bennett had lived before their marriage. Simon C.
Bennett was assessed regularly on his personal property in Harrison Co.,
(W)V and in 1860 his taxable personal property included three horses, six
cattle, a combination of 25 sheep and hogs, and one clock.166 He was
enumerated in Harrison Co. in 1830, 1840, and 1850.167 In 1850 he was a
farmer with real estate valued at $2,000. 168 In 1852 Simon C. Bennett
received a land grant of 19 3/4 acres, from the State of Virginia on Buffalo
Creek, Harrison Co.169 In his will of 1854 Abraham Post left his daughter,
Mary Bennett, wife of Simon Bennett, the sum of $400,170 and they became
defendants when the will was contested in 1 8 5 5 . m Mary (Post) Bennett
died 5 Nov. 1863 and on 10 Dec. 1863 Simon C. Bennett made his will which
was as follows:
Know all men by these presents that I Simon C. Bennett of the County of Harrison and
State of West Virginia being of sound desposing mind and Memory, do make and publish
this my last will and testament. First I Give and bequeath to My son Stephen Bennett, the
land with its appurtenances on which he the said Stephen now resides containing two
hundred and fifty six (256) acres more or less, it being a part of my farm, divided by a division line run by Ja s L. Hickman Augs' 30" 1860 Second I give and bequeath to my
daughter Margaret Ann Stutler the remainder of my farm as divided by said Hickman.
Third I ordain and appoint My son Stephen Bennett as executor of this My last will and
testament. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal and publish and
declair this to be my last will and testament in presence of the witnesses named below,
this 10" day of December in the year, 1863
Simon C Bennett^seaTj
Signed sealed published and declared
by the said Simon C Bennett as and for his last will and testament in presence of us who in
his presence and the presence of each other, and at his request have hereunto subscribed
our names
~i
as witnesses
R Jackson
3
John B Penshin^y
West Virginia. Office of the Recorder of Harrison County July 11" 1864. The last will and
testament of Simon C Bennett who at the time of his death had a known place of residence
in the County of Harrison wherein he died, was this day produced to the said Recorder in
his office in the County and State aforesaid and offered for probate. And thereupon Robert
Jackson and John B. Penshin two competent witnesses who subscribed the same, prove on
oath that on the 10" day of December in the year 1863 the said Simon C Bennett signed
the said will and testament and acknowledged the same in the presence of them both pres-
165

Ibid., 1827-1860.
167
Ibid., NARA, 1830 census, roll 190, Western Dist. p. 359; 1840 census, roll 562, p. 85; 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 22, p. 460, family
166
847-847.
168
Ibid.
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (n.p., n.d.), p. 276.
170
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22.
17
^ i d . , Circuit Court, File 203.
60

ent at the same time and that they subscribed the same in the presence of the said Simon
C Bennett: that at the time thereof the said Simon C Bennett was of sound mind and upwards of twenty one years of age, and thereupon it appearing that the said will and testament is in writing and signed by the said Simon C Bennett; And the said will and testament having been proved it is ordered by the Recorder that the same be recorded
Test
Sidney Haymond Recorder172
hi.
172
On 1 Apr. 1864 less than four months after his wife's death Simon C. Bennett died. Children of Simon C. and Mary (Post) Bennett, probably all born
in Harrison Co., (W)V: prob. dau., b. ca. 1826,173 d. prob. bef. 1840 census;174
Margaret Ann, b. ca 1828;175 Stephen, b. 18 Apr. 1839.176
Glory, b. ca. 1804177 Harrison Co., (W)V; d. bef. 15 June 1838178 poss. 8 July
1836 Lewis Co., (W)V,179 bur. poss. near Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV;180 m. 23
F e b . 1826 Lewis Co., (W)V, H e n r y Rohrbough, 1 8 1 b. ca. 1809 near
Petersburg, Hardy Co., (W)V;182 d. prob. 1848 or early 1849;183 s/o Heinrich
& Barbara (Barkdoll/Bergdoll) Rohrbach. 184 Henry Rohrbough m. (2) 15
June 1838 Lewis Co., (W)V, Eliza Walker.185 Glory Post grew up in the home
of her parents near what is now Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV. It seems likely
Heinrich Rohrbach, father of Henry Rohrbough, may have lived in Lewis
Co., (W)V a few years. For three consecutive years, 1825-1827, one Henry
Rohrbough/Rorabough was assessed in Lewis Co. with another tithable. He
had as many as seven horses in 1825.186 Perhaps his son, Henry Rohrbough,
was the other tithable who during this period met and married Glory Post
in Lewis Co. 23 Feb. 1826. By 1829 young Henry Rohrbough seems to have
been assessed on his own, having one horse. 187 He may also have been the
Harrison Co., WV, Will Book 6, p. 265, ahp. Margaret Bennett m. 20 Mar. 1845 Harrison Co., (W)V, Jacob Stutler (MRHC, p.
106).
173
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 190, Western Dist., p. 359.
Ibid., 1840 census, roll 562, p. 85.
175
Ibid., 1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 22, p. 460, family 848-848; 1860 census, roll 1351, Clarksburg PO, p. 224, family 1574-1574; WV
1880, v. 3, p. 294.
176
Gravestone, Mt. Olive EUB Church Cem.
177
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 361; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 252. It is possible Glory Post was younger than her
sister, Fanny Post.
178
Henry Rohrbough m. 15 June 1838, Lewis Co., (W)V, Eliza Walker (MRLC, p. 20).
179
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem., near Fishing Camp, Upshur Co., WV. The gravestone is handcarved and has, "July the 8
1836 D.C. Rohbough." The gravestone may have been moved from a nearby Post family cemetery. Information, courtesy of Mrs. Janet
(Roby) Cosgrove, Buckhannon, WV.
180
Ibid.
181
Lewis Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1, p. 40, gives names as Henry Raugutabaugh and Glory Post, RWL. Henry Rohrbaugh and Abraham
Post had heirs in common (Upshur Co., [W]V, Circuit Court, File 203, George Post vs. Daniel Post, deposition of James Griffeth.
18
Lewis Bunker Rohrbach, Rohrbach Genealogy (Rockland, ME, 1982) v. 3, p. 332.
183
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1848-1849.
184
Rohrbaugh, pp. 39-40.
185
MRLC, p. 20.
186
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1825-1827.
187
Ibid., 1829.
174
SECOND GENERATION
61
Henry Radbaugh assessed in Lewis Co. in 1828 who had one horse. 188
Thereafter he was assessed regularly in Lewis Co., (W)V through 1848 and
in 1843 his taxable personal property included four horses and one wooden
clock.189 In 1830 the family of Henry Rorabagh was enumerated in Lewis
Co., (W)V with probably three daughters under age five.190 Glory (Post)
Rohrbough probably died ca. 1836. Henry Rohrbough, employed in agriculture, was enumerated in Lewis Co. with his second wife in 1840. Living with
them were probably four daughters by his first marriage and one under five
by his second marriage. 191 Another daughter by his first marriage under age
five was probably living with Abraham Post. 192 On 15 Mar. 1841 Henry
Rohrbough and Eliza, his wife, Anthony Rohrbough and Elizabeth, his wife,
sold land on Stony Run a branch of the Buckhannon, Lewis Co., (W)V to
Abram Post Jr. for $564. The deed was recorded 19 Nov. 1841.193 Lewis Co.
Superior Circuit Court Records show a n u m b e r of lawsuits by Henry
Rohrbaugh and his second wife vs. Abram Post Jr., his former brother-inlaw.194 Henry Rohrbough died in 1848 or early 1849. Children of Henry and
Glory (Post) Rohrbough, probably all born in Lewis Co., (W)V: Margaret 195
"Peggy,"196 b. ca. 1827;197 Elizabeth "Betsy,"198 b. poss. ca. 1828; prob. dau., b.
poss. ca. 1830;199 Caroline, 200 b. 20 Oct. 1833;201 Jemima, 202 b. ca. 1835.203
188
Ibid., 1828.
Ibid., 1830-1848.
190
191
Ibid, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 146.
192
Ibid., p. 153.
193
Ibid., Deed Book H, pp. 311-313, ahp.
194
Rohrbach, p. 333.
195
Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22.
196
Ibid., Circuit Court, File 203.
197
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1351, Clarksburg PO, p. 1016, family 1944-1944, has Margaret Lynch, age 33 in
1860, apparently the w/o Daniel W. Lynch. 1870 census, original, Union Twp., West Milford PO, p. 287, family 258-258. The same family
group as in 1860 has Margaret Lynch, age 44 in 1870. She is probably not the Margaret Lynch living with John R. Turner in Taylor Co.,
WV in 1880 (WV 1880, v. 1, p. 576) as that Margaret Lynch had a dau., Emma C. Children of Daniel W. & Margaret (Rohrbaugh) Lynch
were: John H., Hiram J., Columbia V., Charles L , all living in Doddridge Co., WV by 1880 (WV 1880, v. 3, pp. 437, 479).
198
Upshur Co., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22. On 1 July 1856 EUzabeth Rohrbough resided with Comfort Post (ibid., Circuit Court
File 203). On 22 Sep. 1857 Elizabeth Rohrbough was not a resident of VA (ibid., File 207).
199
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 252; 1840 census, roll 566, p. 146.
200
Historic Marker Project, Harrison County West Virginia Marriages (WPA, 1936), v. 1, p. 39, has Caroline Rohrbaugh, age 22 yrs.
10 das., b. Lewis Co., (W)V, parents Henry & Clara, m. Wilson Prine, farmer, 30 Oct. 1855, J. Wesley Webb, minister. Historic Marker
Project, Harrison County West Virginia Deaths 1853-1899 (WPA, 1936), v. 1, p. 192, has Caroline Perine, age 35 yrs., 11 mos., parents
Henry & Barbara Rohrbough, d. 26 Sep. 1869 Coburns Fork of typhoid fever, information by Wilson Perine, husband. The German name
of Glori/Glory frequently became Clora/Chlora, even Clara in English records. Wilson Perine must not have remembered correctly when
he gave the name of Caroline's mother as Barbara.
202
203
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 576-579; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382,
Buckhannon PO, p. 312, family 1009-1016, has Jemima Clark, age 25 in 1860. Her husband's complete name must have been William
Riley Clark.
189
62

iv.
There may have been other children.204

Fanny, b. ca. 1805 Harrison Co., (W)V;205 d. 30 Oct. 1886 Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV,206 bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;207 m. 13 May 1824
Lewis Co., (W)V, Benjamin Radabaugh, 208 b. ca. 1803 209 VA;210 d. 15 Feb.
1881 U p s h u r Co., WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem.; 211 poss. s/o Adam &
Catherine (Simons) Radabaugh.212 Fanny Post grew up in the home of her
parents near what is now Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV and seems to have
lived in that general area her entire life. On 13 May 1824 she married Benjamin Radabaugh who had been assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V on 25 Mar.
1824.213 He continued to be assessed in Lewis Co. in the years which followed and in 1842 he had five horses.214 The family of Benjamin Radabaugh
was enumerated in Lewis Co. in 1830 and 1840.215 In 1843 a part of Lewis
Co., (W)V became a part of newly formed Barbour Co., (W)V and Benjamin
Radabaugh was assessed in Barbour Co. for eight years. His taxable personal property in 1849 included five horses and one clock.216 In 1850 Benjamin Radabaugh, a farmer, with real estate valued at $4,000 was living in
Barbour Co. with his family.217 In a poll taken at Buckhannon, (W)V in 1848
Benjamin Radabaugh voted for the new county which became Upshur in
1851.218 It seems likely that during a period of less than ten years this family lived within the three counties of Lewis, Barbour, and Upshur without
904
Rohrbach, pp. 334-335, includes John W. Rohrbaugh, b. 10 Apr. 1833, as a s/o Henry Rohrbaugh, but it seems unlikely he was a
s/o ofhis wife, Glory (Post) Rohrbaugh, since he was not named in the will of Abraham Post as were her other children.
20o
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1853, p. 58, has d. 30 Oct. 1886, of old age at age 78, b. in Upshur Co. (then Harrison Co.), husband
Benjamin, reported by Bezalee Radabaugh, son. Gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem., n. of Buckhannon, w. side US Route 119, Upshur Co.,
WV, has d. 25 Nov. 1886 in her 78 year. Barbour Co., NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 100, family 714-714, gives age 43 in 1850.
Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 75-76, gives age 55 in 1860. 1870 census, roll 1700,
Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 302-296, gives her name as Frances Radabaugh, age 60 in 1870. WV 1880, v. 1, p. 353, living with
son, Sandusky Radabaugh, gives age 72 in 1880. Based on information from available sources, it seems possible Fanny Post may have been
older than her sister, Glory Post.
206
U p s h u r Co., WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 58; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem. has 25 Nov. 1886.
207
Ibid. When her husband, Benjamin Radabaugh, was buried in 1881 there was water standing in his grave. Fanny, being upset by
this, requested that she be buried elsewhere, as she did not want water standing in her grave. Fanny's wishes were granted and she is
buried in a higher spot farther up the hill away from her husband. Information, courtesy of Mrs. Patricia Ann (Radabaugh) Perkins,
Buckhannon, WV.
208
909
Upshur Co., WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 47, has d. 15 Feb. 1881, age 78 of old age, parents unknown, reported by S. Radabaugh, son.
Gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem., has d. 16 Feb. 1881 in his 78th year, RWL. Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, gives age 46 in 1850.
210
Ibid.; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 75-76; ibid., DR, Book 1853, p. 47, gives
OH.
211
Ibid.; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem., has 16 Feb. 1881.
212
Cutright, pp. 539-540.
213
214
Ibid., 1825-1842.
215
Ibid., NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 252; 1840 census, roll, 566, p. 153.
216
Barbour Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1843-1850.
217
218
Cutright, p. 234.
SECOND GENERATION
63
ever moving from one house to another. In his will of 1854 Abraham Post
left his daughter, Fanny Radabaugh, wife of Benjamin Radabaugh, the sum
of $50219 and they became complainants when the will was contested in
1855.220 Benjamin Radabaugh was assessed regularly in Upshur Co., (W)V
and in 1860 his taxable personal property included six horses, 49 cattle, and
a combination of 11 sheep and hogs.221 In 1860 they were living in Upshur
Co., (W)V where he had real estate valued at $8,800 and a personal estate
valued at $2,100.222 They continued to live in Upshur Co. where Benjamin
farmed. By 1870 his real estate was valued at $8040 and his personal estate
was valued at $1062.223 On 4 Feb. 1878 they deeded 28 acres on Bush Run,
Upshur Co. to Abram Post. 224 Benjamin Radabaugh was an early settler
near the Macedonia Church,225 an area now known as Fishing Camp, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. By 1880 Benjamin and Fanny (Post) Radabaugh
were living with their son, Sandusky, in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.226
Benjamin Radabaugh died the following year in Feb. 1881. Fanny (Post)
Radabaugh lived more than five years after her husband's death and died in
the fall of 1886. Children of Benjamin and Fanny (Post) Radabaugh, probably all born in Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1843, Barbour Co., (W)V: Rebecca, b.
ca. 1825;227 prob. dau. b. ca. 1828, d. prob. bef. 1840 census; 228 poss. son,
Abram, b. 15 Jan. 1829;229 Leisure, b. ca. 1833;230 Sandusky, 231 b. 15 Nov.
1835;232 prob. Benjamin, b. ca. 1837;233 Marietta, b. ca. 1839;234 prob. dau.
Mary Ann, b. ca. 1841235 or son Marion, b. ca. 1844;230 Bezalee,237 b. ca. May
219

221
Ibid.,PPTB, 1851-1860.
222
Riid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 75-76.
223
Ibid., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 302-296.
224
Ibid., DI, Book L, p. 251.
Gary Wayne Evans, Echoes of Glory Church Histories of the Hodgesville Area (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), p. 358.
226
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 353.
220
227
James D. Rorabaugh, John R. Rohrbach (Rohrabaugh) 1728-1821 Descendents and Marriage Connections (Parsons, WV, 1970),
v.2, p. 62; Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census. Apparently as a widow in 1850 Rebecca Strader, age 24, was living with her parents.
She had m. John M. Strader 22 Sep. 1842 (MRLC, p. 25). She later m. Abraham Ours (Cutright, p. 529).
228
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 252; 1840 census, roll 566, p. 153.
229
Ibid., 1830 census, roll 191, p. 252; 1840 census, roll 566, p. 153; family Bible, states Abram Radabaugh d. 8 Aug. 1899, information, courtesy of Mrs. Perkins. Gravestone, Vandalia Cem., on a hill overlooking the village of Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV (HCJ, v. 3, p. 154).
230
Cutright, p. 540; Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, has his name as Lazier.
231
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 353; Upshur Co., WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 47.
232
Gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
233
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 75-76.
234
Ibid.; Maryetta Radabaugh, 26, m. 11 Mar. 1862 Upshur Co., (W)V, Silas Henkle, 22 (MRUC, n. pag). Cutright, p. 478, gives his
name as Cyrus Hinkle.
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, gives the name as Mary Ann, female age 8 in 1850.
236
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon, PO, p. 176, family 75-76, gives the name as Marion, male age 15
in 1860. It seems to be the same child.
237
Ibid.; ibid., DR, Book 1853, p. 58.
64
11.
v.
vi.
1850.238
George, b. Dec. 1809.
Barbara, b. ca. 1817 Lewis Co., (W)V;239 d. 18 Nov. 1878240 prob. Brown Twp.,
Linn Co., IA;241 m. 1834, Daniel Swecker,242 b. 5 Jan. 1815 likely Shenandoah
Co., VA; d. 24 Jan. 1900 Brown Twp., Linn Co., IA,243 bur. Jordan's Grove
Cem., Linn Co., IA;244 s/o Nathaniel Jr. & Margaret (Bower) Swecker. 245
Barbara Post was born ca. 1817 around t h e time Lewis Co., (W)V was
formed. It was also about the time her likely grandmother, Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost, left the area to live in Mason Co., (W)V and young Bar
bara was probably named for her grandmother. She grew up in an area now
known as Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV. Daniel Swecker came to the area with
his parents ca. 1832.246 A record of the marriage of Barbara Post to Daniel
Swecker was not found in a search of county records but the year of 1834
seems reasonable. In 1835 through 1844 Daniel Swecker was assessed in
Lewis Co., (W)V and in 1845 after the new county of Barbour was formed he
was assessed in Barbour Co. on three horses.247 In 1840 the family of Daniel
Swecker was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where he was engaged in agriculture. 248 On 25 Sep. 1845 for the sum of $700 Daniel Swecker and his wife,
Barbara, sold 155 acres, west side Buckhannon River, Barbour Co., (W)V to
Jesse S. Heiskell, K. Hopkins, and David Hays. The deed was signed by
Daniel Swecker and Barbary Swecker, her mark.249 Around that time Daniel
Swecker moved his family to Elk Grove Dist., Lafayette Co., WI where he
was enumerated in 1850 as a farmer. 250 In ca. May 1854 Barbara (Post)
Swecker returned to then Upshur Co., (W)V to visit with her parents and
other members of her family. Apparently her father, Abraham Post, at least
helped to pay for her trip. 251 In his will written shortly thereafter Abraham
238
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, has his name as Jacob, age one month in 1850.
Lafayette Co., WI, NARA, 1850 census, roll 1001, Elk Grove Dist., p. 342, family 55-55; Grant Co., WI, NARA, 1860 census, roll
1409, Smelser Dist., Plattville PO, p. 121, family 869-874; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818.
Family Bible, owned by Mrs. Milladore Susan (Swecker) Leach Broglie, Avon-by-the-Sea, NJ (1981), transcript, courtesy of Mrs.
Doris Audrey (Swecker) Strong, Bridger, MT.
241
Linn Co., IA, NARA, 1870 census, roll 405, Brown Twp., Springville PO, p. 28, family 207-201; 1880 census, roll 351, Brown Twp.,
ED 253, p. 12, family 4-5, has Daniel Swecker Sr., widower, living there in 1880.
242
Central City News Letter (Central City, IA) 1 Feb. 1900.
243
' Ibid., gives age at death as 85. Family Bible owned by Mrs. Broglie; Linn Co., IA, DR, Book 3, p. 25, cited in letter of Linn County
Heritage Society to Mrs. Strong, 23 July 1984, gives age at death as 84, ahp. Amanda Arbogast Forbes, comp., At the Sign of the Swan
1650 -1950 Ancestry and Descendants of Hans Wendel Zwecker... (Baltimore, 1987), p. 57.
244
L i n n Co., IA, DR
z
Upshur Co., (W)V, Circuit Court, File 203, deposition of James Griffeth; Forbes, pp. 55-57, 71-72.
246
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1832-1834.
247
Ibid., 1835-1844; Barbour Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1845.
248
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, Western Dist, p. 145.
249
Barbour Co., (W)V, Deed Book 1, p. 386. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Amanda Crawford (Arbogast) Forbes, Silver
Spring, MD.
250
Ibid PPTB, 1846-1850, Daniel Swecker not found. Lafayette Co., WI, NARA, 1850 census.
251
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, Circuit Court, File 203, deposition of James Griffeth.
239
SECOND GENERATION
12.
13.
vii.
viii.
65
Post left his daughter, Barbara Swecker, wife of Daniel Swecker, the sum of
$20 252 and they became complainants when t h e will was contested in
1855.253 On 3 July 1856 John Swecker deeded ten acres in Grant Co., WI to
Daniel Swecker. 264 By 1860 Daniel Swecker was living in Smelser Dist.,
Grant Co., WI with his family.255 Smelser Dist., Grant Co., WI borders Elk
Grove Dist., Lafayette Co., WI therefore they had not moved far from
where they were living in 1850. In 1867 Daniel Swecker bought land in Linn
Co., IA256 and in 1870 the family was living in Brown Twp., Linn Co., IA
where he was a farmer with real estate valued at $8,000 and a personal
estate valued at $1,400.257 On 18 Nov. 1878 Barbara (Post) Swecker died.
Daniel Swecker continued to live in the same area and in 1880 his daughter,
Carrie, was living with him. 258 He died of heart disease 24 Jan. 1900 in
Brown Twp., Linn Co., IA259 and his funeral was held at the Jordan's Grove
Baptist Church. Daniel and Barbara (Post) Swecker had 12 children and
three of the children had died by 24 Jan. 1900.260 Children of Daniel and
Barbara (Post) Swecker: Mary, b. 15 Mar. 1835 Lewis Co., (W)V; Martha
Ann, b. 15 Apr. 1837 Lewis Co., (W)V; Margaret, b. 28 Feb. 1840 Lewis Co.,
(W)V; Abram, b. 22 Mar. 1842 Lewis Co., (W)V, d. 1865; Eliza, b. 26 Feb.
1844 Lewis Co., (W)V; Francis, b. 16 Aug. 1845 Barbour Co., (W)V; Elvira, b.
20 Nov. 1848 Lafayette Co., WI, d. 5 Aug. 1851; Emily, b. 21 Mar. 1849
Lafayette Co., WI; Daniel, b. 11 May 1851 Lafayette or Grant Co., WI;
George Worthington, b. 11 Mar. 1854 Lafayette or Grant Co., WI; Carrie, b.
29 Dec. 1855 Lafayette or Grant Co., WI; Ira, b. 26 May 1858 Lafayette or
Grant Co., WI.261
Abram, b. Mar. 1818.
Isaac, b. Dec. 1819.
4. ISAAC 2 P F O S T (Valentin1) (see 1), b. 1 Feb. 1791262 Hardy Co., (W)V;263 d. 28 Oct.
252
Ibid., Will Book A, pp. 20-22.

254
Forbes, p. 60.
255
G r a n t Co., WI, NARA, 1860 census.
256
Letter of Linn County Heritage Society.
257
L i n n Co., IA, NARA, 1870 census.
258
Ibid., 1880 census.
259
Ibid., DR.
260
Central City News Letter.
261
Family Bible, owned by Mrs. Broglie, gives birth dates for all children and death dates for some. Place of birth is based on where
the family of Daniel Swecker seemed to be living at the time of birth.
253
969
Bible of Glori Pfost, German Bible (Canstein Bible Publ. House, 1795). Author has photocopy of German records translated by
Klaus Wust, New York, NY. Bible owned by Mrs. Elaine (Crites) Jarrett, Ripley, WV (1984). Family Bible (published for the Methodist
Episcopal Church by J. Emory & B. Waugh, 1829), owned by John Paul Pfost, Louisa, KY (1985) states, "Isaac Post son of Valentine Post
& Barbary his wife was born 31st January 1791..." The recorder used the English spelling of the surname. Author has photocopy,
courtesy of Mrs. Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton, Columbus, OH.
263
66
1853 264 Jackson Co., (W)V;265 m. 2 Apr. 1809, ELIZABETH WETHERHOLT, b. 8 Oct.
1788; d. 7 May 1858;266 poss. d/o Peter & Christianna () Weatherholds/Wetherholt. 267
Isaac Pfost was probably born on the north branch of Mill Creek, Hardy Co., (W)V in
the home where his father, Valentin Pfost, was to die in 1800. This area is now in Grant
Co., WV about three miles west southwest of the county seat of Petersburg. At the time of
his father's death Isaac was a minor, only nine years of age. It would probably be necessary for him to assume adult responsibilities at an early age. Isaac Pfost in accordance
with the will of his father, Valentin Pfost, was to receive half of the proceeds from the sale
of the land which later sold for 180. His share was to be put on interest until he became
of age at which time he was to receive it.268
By 1802 he was likely living in Harrison Co., (W)V with his mother, Barbara (?Derlin/Devlin?) Pfost. In 1805 through a land grant she acquired 27 acres of land in Randolph
Co., (W)V across the county line from Harrison Co. and it is probable young Isaac learned
about farming and raising livestock on that tract of land. Most early records have his name
as Isaac Post, but later records have Isaac Pfost and his descendants spell the surname,
Pfost.
On 2 Apr. 1809 at age 18 he married Elizabeth Wetherholt who was more than two
years older than he. The following year on 23 Apr. 1810 for t h e sum of 40 Isaac Post
bought 47 acres of land from Peter and Christianna () Weatherholds. The land was described in part as being
...in the County of Randolph and State of Virginia on big Sand Run a branch of Buckhannon River on the
west side...269
Accordingly the family was enumerated in Randolph Co., (W)V in 1810.270 He was clearly a
resident of Randolph Co., (W)V from 1810 through 1817 and in 1815 he had two horses
and nine cattle.271
On 16 Oct. 1817 for the sum of $109.58 Isaac Post bought 329 acres through Samuel
Oliver, attorney for Benjamin Dill, who owned the land. The land was described in part as
being in county of Randolph, the Big Sand Run.. 272
264
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost. Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 2, p. 23, his will dated 17 June 1853, proved 14 Nov. 1853,
ahp.
265
Ibid.
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost. A record of the marriage was not found in county records.
9R7
^"'Randolph Co., (W)V, Deed Book 5, pp. 356-357, Peter Weatherholds and Christianna, his wife, to Isaac Post, 23 Apr. 1810. Peter
Weatherholds signed by mark. On the court copy there is no indication that Christianna Weatherholds signed, ahp. There was an older
male living with Isaac Pfost in 1830 (Mason Co., [W]V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 198, p. 158). The estate of one Peter Wetherholt,
deceased, was settled 14'Feb. 1848 in Jackson Co., (W)V (Jackson Co., [W]V, Will Book 1, pp. 362-364, 428-429, author has photocopy, via
RWL).
268
Hardy Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, p. 198, as translated from the original German by Klaus Wust, New York, NY, 14 Mar. 1984.
269
Randolph Co., (W)V, Deed Book 5. His name appears as Isaac Post in most early records written by clerks who were usually of
English descent.
270
271
Ibid.,PPTB, 1810-1817.
272
SECOND GENERATION
67
About that time, 1817, the county of Lewis was formed and both parcels of land owned by
Isaac Pfost were within the new county where he was a resident in 1818 through 1825.273
In 1820 the expanding family of Isaac Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V274
During this period some families from Lewis Co., (W)V were moving farther west into
then Mason Co., (W)V where land grants were still available or land was cheaper. The
family of John and Glori (Pfost) Crites had made the move in ca. 1817. Perhaps it was a
visit or news of opportunities in Mason Co. combined with good offers on his improved
lands in Lewis Co. that prompted Isaac Pfost to make the move. On the 26 Sep. 1825 for
the sum of $700 Isaac and Elizabeth Post sold their land in Lewis Co., (W)V to John
Strader Jr. The land was described in part as follows:
...a certain tract or parcel of land...being in the County of Lewis and State aforesaid on Big sand Run a
branch of Buckhannon River on the East side of... said River and being the same lands, that they said
Post now lives on and they lands conveyed to him by Samuel Oliver attorney in fact for Benjamin Dill and
a part conveyed to him by Peter Weatherholt, adjoining lands of Nicholas Weatherholts... 275
The deed was signed by Isaac Post and Elizabeth Post. The land is now just east of Ivy on
the Washington and Union Dist. line in Upshur Co., WV.276
By 30 Mar. 1826 Isaac Post was living in Mason Co., (W)V where he was assessed
through 1831.277 In 1827 he received a land grant of 130 acres from the State of Virginia on
Grass Lick, Mason Co., (W)V.278 He was to reside in that area the rest ofhis life. The family was enumerated in Mason Co. in 1830.279
Upon the formation of Jackson Co. in 1831 the area where Isaac Pfost lived became a
part of the new county and in June 1831 he served on the first grand jury empaneled in
Jackson Co.280 As one who wished the County Seat of Jackson Co. to remain where it was,
he signed Petition N. 2 to the Virginia Legislature dated 24 Sep. 1831.281 He also signed
Petition No. 4, Jackson C.H. 27 Nov. 1832 to the General Assembly of Virginia 11 Dec.
1833, praying that the body declare Mill Creek running through Jackson County and emptying into the Ohio River an open highway as far up as the forks.282 In 1832 Isaac Post was
assessed on 130 acres on Grass Lick.283 The property was apparently that received by grant
in 1827 then in Mason Co. but by 1832 in Jackson Co. and described as being eight miles
south of the courthouse 284 of the new county.
273
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818-1825.

275
Ibid., Deed Book C, pp. 206-207, ahp.
276
HGS.
277
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1826-1831.
278
Sims Index, p. 436. M.H. Dyer, Dyer's Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (Charleston, WV, 1896), p. 631, gives the location as
Big Mill Creek.
279
Mason Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 198, p. 158.
Virgil A. Lewis, History of West Virginia in Two Parts (Philadelphia, 1889). p. 657, has Isaac Poast. Jackson County Historical
Society, Jackson County History, v. 14, p. 24.
281
Ibid., v. 16, pp. 2-3.
282
Ibid., pp. 10-11.
983
Jackson Co., (W)V, Land Book - 1832, p. 4, cited in Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History and Folklore
(Ripley, WV, 1983), p. 105.
284
Ibid.
274
68
In 1835 Isaac Pfost was appointed by the Court of Jackson Co. for the term of two years
as constable:
Know all men by these presents that we Isaac Post Johnathan Casto Charles Carney, & Janes Whitecotton are held and firmly Bound unto Littleton Waller Tazewell Govonor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
and his succesors in office in the Just and full sun of two thousand dollars the payment whereof and truly
to be made we Said Govonor and his Sucessors in office for the use of the said Commonwealth we Bind
ourselves and each of us our and Each of heirs Executors and administrators, Jointly and severally firmly
By these presents sealed with our seals and Dated this 25 th day of May 1835
The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Isaac Phost has been duley
appointed by the Court of Jackson County for the term of two years from the date hereof
Now, if the said Isaac Phost Shall well and discharge of the Constable in the said County during his continuance therein then the above obligation to be Void Else to remain in full force & virtue
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In 1840 as Isaac Post he was enumerated in Jackson Co., (W)V.286 During the decade
which followed he received six land grants in Jackson Co. from the State of Virginia as follows: in 1842, 44 acres and 40 acres, Grass Lick Fork; in 1844, 48 acres and 47 acres, Grass
Lick Fork; in 1846, 240 acres Mill Cr.; in 1847, 330 acres, Mill Cr.287 Most ofhis land was acquired by grant but at least two parcels were acquired by deed: in 1841, 90 acres - 110
acres Mill Creek from Isaiah Shamblen 288 and in 1849, 80 acres Grass Lick Mill Creek from
Charles Carney and wife.289 In 1850 Isaac Pfost acquired personal property from Thomas
McCombers through a deed of trust. 290 In 1842 Isaac Pfost was assessed on 330 acres,
Grasslick described as being nine miles southeast of the courthouse. 291 He was assessed
regularly on his taxable personal property in 1831 through 1853. In 1852 his taxable personal property included four horses, 86 cattle, and a clock.292
In 1845 Isaac Pfost deeded two tracts of 200 acres to Abraham Pfost,293 his oldest son,
and in 1849 Isaac and Elizabeth Pfost deeded 150 acres to Jonathan Pfost,294 their son.
The following year, in 1850, they deeded 90 acres to James Greer 295 and through a deed of
release in 1852 they deeded 54 acres, Grass Lick Fork Mill Creek to John Foglesong.296 Ap-
285
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, p. 82, ahp via RWL.

Ibid., NARA, 1840 census, roll, 563, p. 208.
2S1
Sims Index, p.341.
288
Jackson Co., (W)V, DI, Book 3, p. 32.
289
Ibid., Book 7, p. 363.
290
291
' Ibid., 1842 Land Book, cited in Jackson County History, v. 17, p. 6.
292
Ibid., PPTB, 1831-1853.
293
Ibid., DI, Book 5, p. 297.
294
295
Ibid Book 8, p. 230.
296
286
SECOND GENERATION
69
parently just before he died in 1853 Isaac Pfost negotiated two lease tracts to Abraham
Pfost,297 his son. Isaac Pfost, farmer, was living in Jackson Co., (W)V in 1850 with his wife,
Elizabeth, and other members ofhis family.298
Life for this family seems to have remained stable until ca. 1846 when significant
moves and events began to take place. In ca. 1846 their son, Aaron and his family moved to
MO. About five years later, in 1851, their daughter, Christena (Pfost) Fisher Koontz, died
and probably the same year their other daughter, Dorotha (Pfost) Cleek, with her husband, Adam Given Cleek, and their family moved to MO. The following year, 1852, their
son, Isaac Pfost Jr. died. Probably by mid-1853 their youngest son, Jacob Pfost, and his
family were making plans to move or had already moved to MO. So many partings in such
a short period of time, must have weighed heavily upon the older couple and it is likely
Isaac Pfost became very ill. On 17 June 1853 he wrote his will which was as follows:
This to Comprehend my wish how I want the Money Distribted that is coming from Abraham Pfost for
the farm after Jacob Pfost is paid what is owing to him to pay up for his land which is Two hundred and
fifty dollars the fifty dollars to be paid this fall to be paid to Elizabeth Pfost the wife of Isaac Pfost Decd
The hundred dollars to be Paid next fall to be Equally devded between Jonathon Jacob Aaron Pfost and
Dortha Click and then Each Payment as they come dew to be devided in the same manner with four
named children untill they reciv four hundred and twelve dollars & fifty cents Each and then Elizabeth
Pfost to hav one hundred dollars more provided She should liv and if not it to be devided Equal between
the other four children and tene Koontzes children to hav two hundred dollars fifty dollars Each and if
any of them should die it being Equelly Devided amoungst the ballance that Money to be paid as thy
Come of age and not before, I want Jonathan Pfost to Receev this Money after we are dead and gon and
also assit his Mother, provided she should out liv Me and See that this Money is devedied according to
those fin lines and if any of My children should die their portion to be Paid to their heirs These few lines
wrote according to My wish and I hope that thy will be complied with after I am dead and gon These few
lines wrote this 17 th day of June 1853 by Isaac Pfost At a county Court of Law held for Jackson County at the Court house thereof on Monday the 14th day of
November 1853 This day a writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Isaac Pfost Decd was
produced to the Court by Jonathan Pfost and Provd by the oaths of George W. Smith Nehemiah Smith
and M.B. Armstrong to be holly in the handwriting of said Isaac Pfost Decd whereupin the Same is ordered to be recorded
Teste James Greer Clk299
On 28 Oct. 1853 Isaac Pfost died. Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost survived him for more
than four years and died 7 May 1858. Apparently his will did not include much of his
estate. As late as 1861 the heirs of Isaac Pfost were assessed on 638 acres at Grasslick,
Jackson Co., (W)V which was nine miles southeast of the courthouse. 300 It seems appropriate to quote from one who, from the top of a knob on 17 Sep. 1904, viewed the area
where Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost had lived.
297
Ibid.,
Ibid.,
299
Ibid.,
300
Ibid.,
298
15.
p. 507; Deed Book 10, p. 11.

NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 188 or 375, family 28-28.
Will Book 2, p. 23, ahp.
Land Book, 1861, cited in NSDAR, 1860 Census and Land Book -1861 Jackson County, West Virginia (typewritten, 1973), p.
70

To the south were the low, rolling hills of the Grasslick country, mostly cleared and well sodded with blue
grass, on which were grazing herds of cattle and flocks of sheep. Hill and valley were dotted with farm
houses and orchards. To the north was the wide valley of Mill Creek and the hills around Ripley...301
Children of Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost:

i. Poss. a dau.3, b. ca. 1810; d. young.302
14.
ii. Abraham, b. 16 Apr. 1812.
15.
iii. Aaron, b. 19 Jan. 1815.
iv. Christena, b. 15 Apr. 1817 Randolph or Lewis Co., (W)V;303 d. 30 Oct. 1851
Jackson Co., (W)V;304 m. (1) 11 Jan. 1838 Jackson Co., (W)V, Harrison
Fisher, 305 d. poss. July 1838 Poca Dist., Kanawha Co., (W)V; s/o John &
Lucretia (Harrison) Fisher;306 m. (2) 24 Oct. 1839 Jackson Co., (W)V, Wilson
Koontz,307 b. ca. 1818 VA;308 s/o George & Ona (Hendrick) Koontz.309 Wilson
Koontz m. (2) 7 Mar. 1852 Jackson Co., (W)V, Hannah Crites. 310 Christena
Pfost, sometimes known as Tena Pfost, was born about the time the part of
Randolph Co. where Isaac Pfost lived became a part of Lewis Co. The area
is now just east of Ivy on the Washington and Union Dist. line in Upshur
Co., WV and her early childhood was spent there. When Tena was eight
years old her parents moved to Mason Co. (W)V, a part which in 1831 was
within Jackson Co., (W)V. On 11 Jan. 1838 she married Harrison Fisher
who lived only a short time and they had no children. On 24 Oct. 1839 as
Christina Fisher she married Wilson Koontz and the same year he was assessed in Jackson Co., (W)V where he had four horses. 311 In 1840 the couple
was enumerated in Jackson Co.312 where the family continued to live.313 In
1846 Wilson Kounts acquired 50 acres and 25 acres on Right Fork Mill
Creek and Grass Lick from Abraham Pfost314 and in 1850 through a deed of
trust he acquired personal property from Jacob Pfost.315 When the estate of
301
John A. House, "Pioneers in Jackson County," Jackson County History, v. 14, p. 54.
302
Randolph Co., (W)V, NARA, 1810 census, has a female child underage 10. Family Bible owned by John Paul Pfost, has Mary L. or
Mary S., b. 20 Aug. 1809. The birth is recorded in the margin on the page with births for known children of Isaac Pfost. The birth record
in the margin may have been an afterthought of one who died young.
303
Family Bible owned by John Paul Pfost; Randolph Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1817; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1817.
304
Family Bible owned by John Paul Pfost; Jackson Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851.
305
Ibid., MR, Book IA, p. 18, RWL.
^N.S. Laidley, History of Charleston and Kanawha County West Virginia and Representative Citizens (Chicago, 1911), pp. 606-607,
states, "Harrison died on the home farm." The author is incorrect in his further statement, "He married Tina Post who died six months
later." It seems likely it was Harrison Fisher who died six months later.
307
MRJC, p. 5.
308
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census.
309
House, Jackson County History, v. 14, p. 89.
310
M R J C , p . 17.
31
J a c k s o n Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1839.
312
B)id., NARA, 1840 census, roll 563, p. 209.
313
Ibid., PPTB, 1840-1851.
314
315
SECOND GENERATION
16.
316
v.
vi.
71
William G. Ayres was appraised on 14 May 1848 he held notes on Wilson

Kounts and many others in Jackson Co., (W)V.316 Wilson Kountz was a
member of a jury in Jackson Co. in Mar. 1850317 and that year Wilson and
Christena (Pfost) Fisher Koontz with their children were living with her
parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, in Jackson Co., (W)V
where Wilson Koontz was a farmer.318 Christena (Pfost) Fisher Koontz died
30 Oct. 1851. Wilson Koontz continued to live in Jackson Co., (W)V until
1855. 319 In ca. 1852 he was an appraiser of personal property of Henry
Koontz, deceased,320 and on 7 Mar. 1852 he married Hannah Crites. In 1853
he was witness to the will of Jesse Shamblin.321 By 1854 his taxable personal
property consisted of three horses, 49 cattle, and one clock. He may have
moved from Jackson Co., (W)V ca. 1856.322 Children of Wilson and Christena
(Pfost) Fisher Koontz, probably all born in Jackson Co., (W)V: Isaac, b. ca.
1841; Elizabeth, b. ca. 1843; George W., b. ca. 1846; Melissa I., b. ca. Sep.
1849.323
Jonathan, b. 18 Aug. 1819.
Dorotha, b. 6 July 1823 Lewis Co., (W)V;324 d. poss. ca. 1896 Caldwell, ID,
bur. Caldwell, ID;325 m. 8 Mar. 1845 Jackson Co., (W)V by Rev. E.J. Rollins,
Adam Given Cleek,326 b. 27 Oct. 1820327 Bath Co., VA;328 d. 2 Jan. 1888;329 s/o
Peter & Elizabeth (McGuffin) Cleek.330 When Dorotha Pfost, sometimes
known as Dolly Pfost, was two years old her parents moved from Lewis Co.,
(W)V to Mason Co., (W)V. They moved from the area where she had been
born which is now just east of Ivy on the Washington and Union Dist. line in
Upshur Co., WV. Dorotha grew up in the Grass Lick and Mill Creek area of
Mason Co. which after 1831 was within Jackson Co., (W)V On 8 Mar. 1845
she married Adam Given Cleek who had been assessed 1 Mar. 1845 in Jackson Co.331 In 1850 his taxable personal property in Jackson Co. included two
horses and one metal clock.332 The same year Adam G. Click, farmer, with
Ibid., Will Book 1, pp. 24, 26, cited in Jackson History and Folklore, pp. 146-147.
0 k e y J. Morrison, The Slaughter of the Pfost - Greene Family of Jackson County, W.Va, (Ripley, WV, 1982, repr. 1897 ed.), p. 95;
House, Jackson County History, v. 14, pp. 24-25, has his name as Nelson Koontz.
318
319
Ibid., PPTB, 1852-1855.
Ibid., Will Book 1, p. 35, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, p. 147.
\lacksonCo., (W)V, Will Book 2, p. 18, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, p. 159.
322
323
Riid., NARA, 1850 census. The will of Isaac Pfost referred to their children as, "tene Koontzes children" (ibid., Will Book 2, p. 23,
ahp).
324
Family Bible owned by John Paul Pfost; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1823.
325
Research information, courtesy of Donald E. Clark, Coronado, CA.
326
Jackson Co., (W)V, MR, Book IA, p. 44, RWL. The middle name of Given, courtesy of Mr. Clark.
327
Research information of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, MO.
328
House, Jackson County History, v. 14, pp. 46-47; George W. Cleek, Early Western Augusta Pioneers (Staunton, VA, 1957), p. 25.
329
Research information, courtesy of Mr. Clark.
330
House, Jackson County History, v. 14, pp. 46-47; Cleek.
331
Jackson Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1845.
332
Ibid., 1850.
317
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his family was enumerated in Jackson Co.333 In ca. 1851 they moved to
Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO where their children were to grow up.334 In his
will of 1853 Isaac Pfost named Dortha Click with "four named children."335
In 1858 A.G. Cleek deeded interest in the Isaac Pfost estate to Jonathan
Pfost,336 his brother-in-law. By 1870 Adam Cleek, farmer, had real estate
valued at $1,700 and a personal estate valued at $900337 and in 1880 the
family continued to live in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO.338 Adam died 2 Jan.
1888 and it may have been after her husband, Adam, died that Dorotha
moved to the vicinity of Caldwell, ID where some of their children had
settled. Children of Adam Given and Dorotha (Pfost) Cleek, probably born
in Jackson Co., (W)V339 or, after 1851, Mingo Twp, Bates Co., MO: 340
Margaret, b. ca. 1846341 or Feb. 1847;342 Ann E., b. ca. 1848;343 Isaac P., b.
Jan. 1850;344 Robert Riley, b. 29 Feb. 1852;345 Martha M., b. ca. 1854;346 Nelson G., b. May 1857;347 Jacob P., b. Feb. 1861;348 Adam, b. poss. ca. 1863, d.
young;349 James W., b. May 1866.350
Isaac, b. 11 Apr. 1826.
Poss. Ann Elizabeth, b. 30 June 1828; d. young.351
Jacob, b. 16 Feb. 1831.
333
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 190, family 57-59.
Ibid., PPTB, 1851; Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp., Cove Creek PO, p. 131 or 179, family 900-910, indicates son, Robert R., b. MO ca. 1852.
335
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 2, p. 23, ahp.
336
Ibid., DI. Book 12, p. 260.
00
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 8, family 54-52, has his name as Adam Clark.
338
Ibid., 1880 census, roll 673, Mingo Twp., ED 153, p. 16 or 125, family 162-166.
OOJ
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 190, family 57-59, has children: Margaret, Anne, Isaac, b. VA.
Bates Co., MO, 1860 census; 1870 census, has children: Robert, Martha, Nelson, Jacob, James, b. MO.
341
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 190, family 57-59, has age 4 in 1850.
334
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Ventura Co., CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 116, Ojai Twp. ED 164, p. 13A, family 298-299, as wife of I.N. Hudiburgh. Her husband's name, courtesy of Mr. Clark.
343
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census.
344
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 190, family 57-59; Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, White
Cross Pet., ED 10, p. 8A, family 149-150.
"^Research information, courtesy of Mr. Clark; Merced Co., CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 93, Plainsburg, ED 48, p. 4A, family 73-73,
has Feb. 1852.
346
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, has age 6 in 1860; Canyon Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 232, East Caldwell P e t , ED 135,
p. 15A, family 320-332, as wife of William T. Callaway, has Oct. 1857 which seems clearly in error. Her husband's name, courtesy of Mr.
Clark.
347
Canyon Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll, 232, East Caldwell P e t , ED 135, p. 15A, family 314-326.
348
Ibid., family 319-331.
349
Research information, courtesy of Mr. Clark.
""Canyon Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 232, East Caldwell P e t , ED 135, p. 15A, family 319-331.
351
Family Bible owned by John Paul Pfost. Her birth is recorded in the margin on the page with births for known children of Isaac
Pfost. Also, Henry, b. 12 Feb. 1831 appears in the margin. The birth records in the margin with no surname may have been afterthoughts
of some who died young.
SECOND GENERATION
73
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CHAPTER THREE
THIRD GENERATION
5. J E S S E 3 P O S T (Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 2), b. Nov. 1803 1 Harrison Co., (W)V;2 d. 5
May 1881 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;3 m. (1) 23
Oct. 1823 Harrison Co., (W)V by Rev. AC. Holden, ELIZABETH HUFF, 4 b. 25 Sep. 1805
Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 27 Feb. 1860 Lewis Co., (W)V, bur. beside husb.; 5 d/o John &
Elizabeth ( - ) Huff;6 m. (2) 28 Oct. 1861 Lewis Co. (W)V, ELIZABETH RINEHART, 7 b.
1832 VA; d. 24 Dec. 1902 Lewis Co., WV, bur. near husb.; 8 d/o Ashford & Lydia (Wilson)
Rinehart. 9
Jesse Post was born in Harrison Co., (W)V and probably grew up on Isaac's Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V where his father, Martin Post,10 bought land in 1808. This land was in an
area near the present community of Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV. He was likely one of
the tithables with Martin Post in Harrison Co. in 1820 through 1823.11 On 23 Oct. 1823 he
married Elizabeth Huff in Harrison Co., (W)V and he was assessed in Harrison Co. regularly from 13 Mar. 1824 through 1829 when he had three horses. 12
By 1830 he had moved his family to Lewis Co., (W)V where they were enumerated. 13 In
1831 he acquired 161 acres on Jesse's Run of Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from
Stephen Dobson14 and he was assessed on personal property in Lewis Co., (W)V from 1832
through 1859. By 1859 his taxable personal property included four horses, a combination
of 70 cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one clock.15
In 1840 when the family was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V he was employed in agriculture. 16 In 1842 Jesse Post and Jacob P. Post, his brother, bought 96 acres on Rooting
Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from Archibald McCall.17 In 1846 Jesse Post acquired 150 acres on
Bill Lick Run of Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis Co., (W)V from Alexander Lorentz. 18 Jesse
Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p. 125, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV, near the
town of Jane Lew, has 1803, RWL. Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 28, family 382-384, has age 46 in 1850.
2
'
3
Lewis Co., WV, DR; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
4
Harrison Co., (W)V, MR, Book 3, p. 14, RWL.
5
Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p. 31, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, has age 45 in 1850.
6
Harrison Co., (W)V, MR; Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p. 31, RWL.
7
8
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 265, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1691, Jane Lew
Twp., p. 49, family 326-326; 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 64, p. 6B, family 111-112, has birth date as Mar. 1835,
which seems in error.
9
Ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 265, RWL. Ashford Rinehart m. 19 Nov. 1830 Lewis Co., (W)V, Lydia Wilson (MRLC, p. 11).
10
Harrison Co., (W)V, MR; Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 125, RWL.
11
12
Ibid., 1824-1829.
13
14
Ibid., DI, Book D., p. 598.
15
Ibid., PPTB, 1832-1859.
16
17
Ibid., DI, Book K, p. 180; ibid., Will Book B, pp. 125-127, will of Jacob Post, states land was on Rooting Creek, ahp.
18
Ibid., DI, Book M, p. 320.
78
Hughes Run was later known as Jesse's Run. By 1850 as a farmer he had real estate
valued at $2,800 and by 1860 his real estate was valued at $3,000 and his personal estate
at $1,000. Living with the family in 1850 and 1860 was Elizabeth Rhinehart/Rinehart. As
was the case of so many pioneer women Elizabeth (Huff) Post was unable to read or
write.19 On 27 Feb. 1860 she died of erysipelas.20
On 28 Oct. 1861 Jesse Post married Elizabeth Rinehart who had been living with the
family for more than ten years before Elizabeth (Huff) Post died. In 1870 the family of
Jesse Post was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV and he then had real estate valued
at $7,500 and a personal estate valued at $2,275.21 In 1880 they were living in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where his occupation as in earlier years was farmer.22
On 5 May 1881 Jesse Post died of old age.23 Though he died intestate, estate settlement
records indicate he had a significant amount of property. His widow, Elizabeth, was administratrix. 24 Apparently in 1885 before she had settled the estate of her husband she
received interest in the estate of her father, Ashford Rinehart, from her mother, Lydia
Rinehart, and Rufus Lewis.25 By 1889 she received interest in the estate of Jesse Post.26 In
1900 Elizabeth (Rinehart) Post was living in the household of George Cummings, Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV as his mother-in-law. 27 She died 24 Dec. 1902.
Child of Jesse and Elizabeth (Huff) Post:
i. Amanda E.4, b. 13 Dec. 1836 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 25 Sep. 1890
prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem. near parents; unmarried. 2 8
After her birth on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V Amanda E. Post was a regular member in the household of Jesse Post.29 She may have been deaf.30 In
1880 she was clearly identified as the daughter of Jesse Post 31 and on 5 Aug.
1881 as AE. Post she was referred to as his daughter. 32 In 1889 she received
an interest in her father's estate 33 then died the following year.
Children of Jesse and Elizabeth (Rinehart) Post:
19.
ii. Willie, b. 2 Jan. 1868.
hi. Mary Ella, b. 20 Mar. 1873 Lewis Co., WV;34 d. 1943 prob. Lewis Co., WV,
bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;35 m. ca. 1888, George W.
19
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census; 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 15, family 105-105.
Ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 31, RWL; Ronald Vern Jackson, ed., Mortality Schedule of West Virginia 1860 (Bountiful, UT, 1979), p. 32.
21
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census.
22
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
23
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 125, RWL.
24
Ibid Inventory Book 6, pp. 140-141, 244-245, 334-335, ahp.
25
Ibid., DI, Book 17, pp. 34, 41.
26
Ibid., Chancery, Book 19, p. 545.
27
28
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., has d/o J & E. (HCJ, v. 1, p. 87).
29
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census; 1860 census.
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census. The record for this was not clearly written and it was not noted in other census records.
31
WV 1880.
32
Lewis Co., WV, Inventory Book 6, p. 244, ahp.
33
Ibid., DI, Chancery.
34
Ibid., BR, Book 1, p. 173, has her name as Mary Ellen, RWL.
35
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., has her name as Ella Cummings (HCJ, v. 1, p. 86).
20
THIRD GENERATION
79
Cummings, 36 b. Feb. 1862 VA;37 d. 1932 prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside
wife;38 prob. s/o Elza & Mary (Davis) Cummings.39 Mary "Ella" Post was only
eight years old when her father, Jesse Post, died. She may have lived her
entire life in the vicinity of Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV. In most records her
first name appears as Ella. Circa 1888 she married George W. Cummings
and in 1891 as Ella Cummings she received 29 acres on Jesse Hughes Run,
Lewis Co., WV from Willie and Vada Post.40 In 1896 Elizabeth Post, Willie
Post, and Vada Post deeded property in Hacker's Creek Dist., to George
Cummings 41 and in another transaction the same year Willie and Vada Post
deeded 80 acres on Bill Lick Run, Hacker's Creek Dist. to George Cummings. 42 The acquisitions by George W. and Mary Ella (Post) Cummings
may have been in connection with Ella's share in her father's estate. In
1900 and 1910 the family of George W. and Mary Ella (Post) Cummings
were living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer
George owned a farm.43 By 1910 Ella was the mother of two children, one
living, and their residence was on Jesse's Run Rd., Pet. 2, Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV.44 In 1916 there was a deed of trust to George Cummings from William Post for a lot in Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV.45 George W.
Cummings died in 1932 and Mary Ella (Post) Cummings died in 1943. Children of George W. and Mary Ella (Post) Cummings, probably both born on
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV: Audrey, b. Oct. 1889;46 Hilburn, b. 23 Feb. 1892,
d. 21 June 1903, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Lewis Co., WV.47
6. J A C O B P . 3 P O S T (Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 2), b. 27 Aug. 180648 Harrison Co.,
(W)V;49 d. 18 Nov. 1858 Lewis Co., (W)V, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
WV;50 m. 18 Dec. 1831 Harrison Co., (W)V by Rev. AC. Holden, SARAH MORRIS, 5 1 b. 6
36
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 53, n. pag., family 180-180, has her name as Ella M. Cummings.
37
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, has his wife's name as Ella Cummings.
38
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem. (HCJ, v. 1, p. 86).
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census. In 1900 Mary Cummings was living with her son, George. Elza Cummins/Cummings m. 10
Apr. 1845 Harrison Co., (W)V, Mary Davis (MRHC, p. 106). In 1880 Elza Cumens/Cummings was living with wife, Mary, in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV (WV 1880, v. 1, p. 57). Elza & Mary Cummings are bur. near George Cummings, Jesse's Run Cem.
(gravestones, cited in HCJ, v. 1, p. 86).
40
Lewis Co., WV, DI, Book 23, p. 104.
41
Ibid.,Book31, p. 489.
42
rbid p. 491.
43
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census.
44
Ibid.
45
46
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census.
Ibid.; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem. (HCJ, v. 1, p. 86).
48
Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p. 25, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., RWL.
49
50
51
Harrison Co., (W)V, MR, Book 3, p. 61, RWL.
80
May 180052 NJ; 63 d. 18 Apr. 1856 Lewis Co., (W)V, bur. beside husb.;54 d/o Sam & Mary ()
Morris.55
Jacob P. Post grew up on Isaac's Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V where his father, Martin
Post, bought land in 1808. This land was in an area near the present community of Good
Hope, Harrison Co., WV. Early census records allow for him in the household of Martin
Post56 and in his will Jacob Post mentions, "land purchased by me in part with my Brother
Jesse Post."57 Jacob P. Post was probably the other tithable living with Martin Post Sr. on
11 Feb. 1831 in Lewis Co., (W)V.58 Later that year he married Sarah Morris in Harrison
Co., (W)V and they settled in Lewis Co., (W)V where they were to live the rest of their
lives. In 1835 they were members of the Mt. Pleasant Church on Jesse's Run.59 He was assessed regularly in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1832 through the year ofhis death, 1858. By 1854
his taxable personal property included three horses, a combination of 46 cattle, sheep, and
hogs, and one clock.60
On 14 Sep. 1839 Jacob P. Post bought 341 1/4 acres on the waters of Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., (W)V from George and Sarah (Starcher) Hersman for the sum of $700.61 On 14
Dec. 1839 he bought 20 1/4 acres on the waters of Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from
William R. and Frances (Rains) Starcher for the sum of $20.62 Apparently Jacob P. and
Sarah (Morris) Post deeded those two tracts of land to George W. Lorentz in 184163 and on
29 Dec. 1841 for the sum of $1,000 Jacob P. Post purchased 158 acres lying on both sides of
Jesse Hughes Run from Martin Post,64 his father. The following year, 1842, Jacob P. Post
and Jesse Post, his brother, bought 96 acres on Rooting Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from Archibald McCall.65
In 1840 the family of Jacob P. Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where he was
employed in agriculture. 66 By 1850 as a farmer he had real estate valued at $3,500.67 He
was probably the Jacob Post who in 1852 acquired land in Lewis Co., (W)V from John
Knicely.68 On 18 Apr. 1856 Sarah (Morris) Post died of pneumonia 69 and that year Jacob P.
Post deeded two tracts on the south side of Jesse's Run to Marshall Cookman,70 his son-in-
52
54
Ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 19, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., RWL.
55
Lewis Co., (W)V, DR, Book 1, p. 19, RWL.
56
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1810 census, roll 69, p. 161; 1820 census, roll 138, p. 776; Lewis Co., (W)V 1830 census.
57
Ibid., Will Book B, p. 125, ahp.
58
Ibid., PPTB, 1841.
53
KO
J I.A. Barnes, The Methodist Protestant Church in West Virginia (Baltimore, 1926), p. 40.
60
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1832-1858.
61
Ibid., Deed Book G-2, pp. 714-715, ahp. George Hushman m. 17 July 1834 Lewis Co., (W)V, Sarah Starcher (MRLC, p. 15).
an
""Lewis Co., (W)V, Deed Book G-2, pp. 712-713, ahp. William Starcher m. 25 June 1829 Lewis Co., (W)V, Fanny Rains (MRLC, p.
11).
63
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book H, p. 174.

65
Ibid., DI, Book K, p. 180; ibid., Will Book B, pp. 125-127, will of Jacob Post, states land was on Rooting Creek.
66
67
Ibid., 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 168-168.
68
Ibid., DI, Book S, p. 333.
69
Ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 19, RWL.
70
Ibid., DI, BookS, p. 331.
64
THIRD GENERATION
81
law. On 10 Nov. 1858 Jacob Post made his will which was as follows:
I Jacob Post of the County of Lewis, State of Virginia, being of sound Mind & memory annulling and
renouncing all former wills and testaments do make this My last will & Testament, I desire that My body
shall be prepared for burial and buried decently and in usual form My soul I commit to the God that gave
it with a happy assurance that by his grace it is prepared for that place above that he has reserved for his
people. After my funeral expences have been paid, and also any other debts I may owe at the time of my
decease. I will all the remainder of My Moneys Notes and unsettled accounts together with all My personal property to My Daughter Eliza Adeline Post, without reservation or qualification. The notes I thus
will are as follows one note held against Marshall Cookman for 204.00 $ bearing date October 9, 1858,
and payable one day after date: One note held against John Post, dated Sept. 24 1858, payable one day
after date $200.00: one note held against W.L. Grant for $120.09 with certain credits on the same, dated
Sept. 20th 1856. payable one day after date. One note held against John C. McCausland and Parker
Cookman. for $125.00. bearing date Princeton Scott Co. Iowa. Nov. 15, 1856. (upon which by private
agreement. Witnessed by Parker Cookman I was to have $5. more than the face of the note calls for.), one
note against George M. Horner, and Samuel Horner for one hundred dollars, bearing date May 16, 1857.
payable six months after date: one note, held against Marshall Cookman for 500.00 $ dated Oct. 11, 1856.
payable six years after date. One note against Matthew Bright, dated July 22, 1858, payable on or before
Dec. 25th 1858. also one due bill given by John Knisley. for ten dollars. July 24th 1858. and a receipt for
$50.00. given by W.L. Grant for money borrowed July 30, 1858. returnable at my order, together with all
other notes, due bills and other valuable accounts and papers left by me at my decease, all of which I will
and bequeath, to My daughter. Eliza Adeline Post, as aforesaid. I do further will and bequeath to my said
Daughter Eliza Adeline Post. My property lying on the waters of Rooting Creek, being a tract of land containing ninety six acres more or less: with all the appurtenances and privileges thereunto belonging for
her to have and to hold without let, hindrance, or reservation, for herself her heirs or assigns, forever: said property being a tract of land purchased by me in part with my Brother Jesse Post, and afterwards
conveyed to me by him by deed bearing date June 25th 1850.1 have already conveyed, to Marshall Cookman my property lying on the waters of Jesse Hew's run. and received from him the aforementioned
note for $500.00. intending thus to give my daughter Elizabeth Jane Cookman an equal and just share of
my possessions and that transaction is therefore the full transaction of My will, in reference to her inheritance of My property but if it be necessary to the legal Validity of this My last will and testament that
it shall convey or bequeath, to her any special amount I do hereby will and bequeath to her the minimum
amount recognised by the law to make my will valid and forceful. In Testimony whereof I the said Jacob
Post, have have to this My last will and testament signed and subscribed My Name this 10th day of November in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and fifty Eight.
Jacob. Post.
Signed acknowledged and Published by the said Jacob Post as and for his last will and testament in
presence of both of us at the same time and place who at his request and in his presence subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto.
Jacob B. McCormick
John Knisely
Lewis County Court. Deer. Term 1858.
The last will and testament of Jacob Post Decased was this day presented in Open Court and proven by
the oaths of Jacob. B. McCormick and John Knisely subscribing witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded.
Teste - John Morrow elk71
On 18 Nov. 1858 Jacob P. Post died of consumption
71
72
Ibid., Will Book B, pp. 125-127, ahp.

72
82
Children of Jacob P. and Sarah (Morris) Post, probably all born in the vicinity of Jesse's
Run, Lewis Co., (W)V:
i. Elizabeth Jane 4 , b. 17 Nov. 1832; d. 1 Mar. 1874 prob. Jesse's Run, Lewis
Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;73 m. 11 Apr.
1854 Lewis Co., (W)V Marshall Cookman,74 b. 12 July 1825 prob. Lewis Co.,
(W)V; d. 20 Aug. 1896, bur. beside wife;75 s/o Jeremiah & Betsy (Tracy)
Cookman.76 Elizabeth Jane Post probably lived her entire life in the vicinity
of Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V In 1856 about two years after her marriage
to Marshall Cookman her father, Jacob P. Post, deeded property on Jesse
Hughes Run to Marshall Cookman. She was named in her father's will of
1858. In 1860 Marshall and Elizabeth Jane (Post) Cookman were living in
Lewis Co., (W)V where he had real estate valued at $3,300 and a personal
estate valued at $1,200. He was then a merchant. 77 In 1866 Marshall Cookman deeded real estate on Jesse's Run to John Post78 and in 1867 John and
Sophia S. Post deeded property, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV to Marshall
Cookman.79 In 1868 Marshall Cookman deeded a coal bank to John Post.80
By 1870 the area where they lived was Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV. As a
farmer Marshall Cookman then had real estate valued at $7,500 and a personal estate valued at $2,500.81 On 1 Mar. 1874 Elizabeth Jane (Post) Cookman died. The following year, 1875, Marshall Cookman deeded several
tracts to George M. Post.82 In 1880 Marshall Cookman was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV as widower and farmer. 83 He died 20 Aug.
1896. Children of Marshall and Elizabeth Jane (Post) Cookman, probably all
born in the vicinity of Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V: Statira, b. ca. 1855;84
Sarah E., b. 22 Dec. 1859, d. 28 Aug. 1861, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's
Run, Lewis Co., WV;85 Nancy or May, b. ca. 1864.86
ii. Edwin J., b. 15 June 1835; d. 10 Aug. 1852 prob. Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
(W)V, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV.87 Edwin J. Post

"^Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem. (HCJ, v. 1, p. 88).
1G
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 235; LCWV 1850, p. 12; Jerry Cookman m. 9 Jan. 1818 Lewis Co., (W)V, Betsy Tracy (MRLC, p.
1). Jeremiah Cookman & wife, Betsy, bur. Jesse's Run Cem. (gravestones, cited in HCJ, v. 1, p. 87).
77
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 16, family 113-113.
78
Ibid., WV, DI, Book 3, p. 133.
79
80
81
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 26, family 172-172.
82
83
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 51.
84
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 26. family 172-172.
85
74
86
ou
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 26, has her name as Nancy. WV 1880, v. 1, p. 51, has
her name as May.
87
Gravestone, Jesse's Run. Cem., RWL.
THIRD GENERATION
hi.
83
seems to be the same child who was living with Jacob Post in 1850. The
name appeared as Jesse E. Post, farmer, age 16 in 1850.88 Edwin J. Post is
buried in the same row as Jacob P. and Sarah (Morris) Post, their two
daughters, and son-in-law. He must have been their son.
Eliza Adeline, b. 18 Oct. 1841; d. 11 Aug. 1863 prob. Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV.89 In 1858 Eliza
Adeline Post was named in the will of her father, Jacob Post. In 1860 she
was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with her brother-in-law and sister, Marshall
and Elizabeth Jane (Post) Cookman.90 Eliza Adeline Post died 11 Aug. 1863.
7. MARTIN 3 P O S T J R . (Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 2), b. 25 Dec. 1809 Isaac's Creek,

Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 19 Aug. 1894 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Morrison Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., WV;91 m. (1) 6 Jan. 1831 Lewis Co., (W)V, MARGARET M. COOKMAN, 92 b. 4
Nov. 1812 prob. Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 22 Mar. 1866 Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 93
d/o George & Mary (Mitchell) Cookman;94 m. (2) 29 Oct. 1867 Harrison Co., WV by Rev.
R.S. Welch, J A N E (LYTLE) CHEUVRONT, 95 b. 8 Apr. 1835 prob. Harrison Co., (W)V; d.
2 Feb. 1894 Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb., Martin Post;96 d/o James & Mary (Radcliffe)
Lytle. Jane Lytle m. (1) 13 Apr. 1854 Harrison Co., (W)V, Aaron Cheuvront. 97
Martin Post Jr. was born on Isaac's Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V in 1809, the year after
his father, Martin Post Sr., had bought land there. This land was in an area near the present community of Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV. He grew up there and as a young man
moved with his parents to Lewis Co. (W)V. He is likely one of the three tithables living
with his father in Lewis Co. in 1829 and 1830.98 In Lewis Co. he met Margaret M. Cookman and on 6 Jan. 1831 they were married there. After his marriage he went by Martin
Post Jr. and his father often went by Martin Post Sr.
As Martin Post Jr. he was assessed on 19 Feb. 1831 in Lewis Co. when he had one
horse. He continued to be assessed regularly and by 1859 his taxable personal property included four horses, a combination of 50 cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one clock.99 In 1834
Martin Post Jr. acquired 135 acres on Hacker's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V from Isaac Means100
88
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll, 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 168-168.
89
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., RWL.
90
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 16, family 113-113.
91
Ibid., DR, Book 2, p. 146, RWL; gravestone, Morrison Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV, gives his death as 20 Aug. 1894 (HCJ,
v. 1, p. 43).
92
Lewis Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1, p. 84.
93
Ibid., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 47, RWL; gravestone, Morrison Cem.
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 47, RWL, gives her parents as George & Mary Cookman. George Cookman m. 24 Aug. 1811 Harrison Co., (W)V, Mary Mitchel (MRHC, p. 393).
95
Harrison Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 49, RWL.
96
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 2, p. 134, RWL; gravestone, Morrison Cem., gives her death date as 3 Feb. 1894.
97
MRHC, p. 125, gives the parents of Jane Litle as James & Mary. James Little m. 10 Mar. 1824 Harrison Co., (W)V, Mary Radcliffe
(ibid., p. 57).
98
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1829-1830.
"ibid., 1831-1859.
100
rbid., DI, Book F, p. 35.
84
and that seems to have been where he was to live the rest ofhis life.101 In 1840 he was
employed in agriculture in Lewis Co., (W)V.102 By 1850 as a farmer he owned real estate
valued at $1, 370.103
In 1852 Martin Post Jr. and his wife, Margaret, deeded land on Stoney Run, Lewis Co.,
(W)V to Madison Allman. 104 In 1853 Martin Post Jr. and his wife, Margaret, with John
Post and his wife, Sophia, deeded an interest in four tracts on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
(W)V to S.E. Cookman. 105 After his father died in 1856 Martin Post Jr. went by Martin
Post. The family of Martin Post was enumerated in 1860 when he was a farmer with real
estate valued at $2,500 and a personal estate valued at $500.106 On 22 Mar. 1866 his wife,
Margaret M. (Cookman) Post, died and the same year Martin deeded land to John Post,107
his brother.
On 29 Oct. 1867 Martin Post married Jane (Lytle) Cheuvront, the widow ofhis nephew,
Aaron Cheuvront. The record of the marriage clearly gives the parents of Martin Post as
Martin and Sarah Post.108 In 1870 after his second marriage the family of Martin Post was
enumerated in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV with real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate valued at $900. Living in the household were Presley N. Cheuvront, age 14 in
1860, and George C. Cheuvront, age 11 in 1860, likely sons of his wife, Jane, by her first
marriage. 109
Martin Post was a farmer throughout his adult life. In 1880 the area where he lived was
considered Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV110 and in 1883 Martin Post and his wife,
Jane, deeded 60 acres on Jesse Hughes Run, Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV to Eber
E. Post,111 his son. Martin Post made his will 31 Aug. 1891 which was as follows:
In the name of God, Amen. I Martin Post of the County of Lewis, being of sound mind and disposing
memory, and desiring to dispose of all my estate of which I have not heretofore disposed, according to my
own notion, do make, publish and declare this, my last will and testament. 1st. I desire and direct that all
my just debts be paid out of my personal estate. 2d. All the personal property of whatever kind owned by
my wife, at the time of our marriage, I bequeath to her absolutely, including a gray mare called "Nell" and
a dun mare called "Bet" and two cows, both red, which my wife now claims. 3 d . I give and bequeath to my
daughter May Lynch all my household and kitchen furniture. 4th. I will and devise unto Albert Lynch,
my son-in-law, all the real estate which I now own, lying in the district of Hacker's Creek, Lewis County,
West Virginia, being on the left hand fork of Hacker's Run a branch of Hacker's Creek, but I charge the
land so devised to him with the following sums in favor of the following persons. Namely: Two Hundred
Dollars in favor of Mary Allman, my daughter, the wife of Peter Allman; Two Hundred Dollars in favor of
Barbara Law, my daughter, the wife of Oscar Law; Two Hundred Dollars, in favor of Olive Peterson, my
101
Ibid., WV, Will Book C, pp. 306-307, ahp.

Ibid., (W)V, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 137.
iuo
Ibid., 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 12, famHy 159-159.
104
Ibid., DI, Book R, p. 83.
105
Ibid., p. 187.
106
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 19, family 130-130.
107
108
109
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 35, family 232-232.
110
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
U1
L e w i s Co., WV, DI, Book 14, p. 418.
102
THIRD GENERATION
85
daughter, the wife of David T. Peterson; and Two Hundred Dollars in favor of Amanda Bond, my
daughter, the wife of Isaac Bond. And I charge the said Lynch with the payment of said sums to said
parties, making $800.00 in all with which he and the said land are chargeable. Said Lynch shall be required to pay no interest on any of said sums of money. He shall pay said sums at his own convenience,
but shall pay them within what would be deemed a reasonable time in law. This provision of this will
shall not be construed so as to charge in favor of my said daughters above named, as against said Lynch
and the land devised to him, any greater sum than $200.00 in the aggregate for each of said daughters.
The said Lynch and the land devised to him, are also charged with the keeping and supporting of my
wife, during her widow-hood at my presence residence, in a comfortable and becoming manner. 5th.
Heretofore I conveyed to my son Eber E. Post, a tract of land adjoining the tract above devised to Albert
Lynch, which I supposed to contain 60 acres, that being the quantity of my land which I intend to give
him in full of his interest in all my real and personal estate, but by a mistake, the tract so conveyed to
him embraces about 29 acres more than I intended to convey to him, and on this account I charge my
said son Eber E. Post, and require him to pay each of my four daughters above except May Lynch, the
sum of $50.00, making $200.00 which I estimate to be a low price for said 29 acres which said Eber E. Post
has by reason of the mistake aforesaid. 6 th All the rest and residue of my personal estate, of which disposition is not hereinbefore made, I direct my Executor hereinafter named, to sell, and divide the proceeds Equally among my four daughters above named to whom Albert Lynch, and Eber E. Post are
directed to pay the sums, above named. The property to be sold shall be sold for cash for sums of less
than $5. 00 , and upon a credit of nine months for sums of $5. 00 and above that amount, my Executor taking notes with good security. 7 th . I hereby nominate and appoint my said son-in-law, Albert Lynch, my
Executor. In testimony of all which I hereunto set my hand, seal this 31st day of August in the year_1891.
Martin Post / s e a l " )
The said Martin Post, at his residence, on the waters of Hacker's Creek, in Lewis County, signed and
sealed this instrument, and published and declared the same as and for his last Will and testament. And
we, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto written our
names as subscribing witnesses.
G.W. Starcher
W.W. Brannon
The State of West Virginia,
Clerk's Office County Court Lewis County, January 8, 1895. The probate of the foregoing Will of Martin
Post deceased, by the undersigned Clerk of the County Court, was this day confirmed by the County
Court of said County. The orders relative to said probate appear of record in Order Book No. 5, pages 90,
92, and 157.
Attest: E.A. Bennett Clerk112
On 2 Feb. 1894 Jane (Lytle) Cheuvront Post died and on 19 Aug. 1894 Martin Post died of
paralysis113 at age 84. Records of his estate settlement indicate Albert L. Lynch served as
administrator. 114 Martin Post is buried between his two wives at Morrison Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Lewis County, WV.115
Children of Martin Jr. and Margaret M. (Cookman) Post, all born in Lewis Co., (W)V:
i. Mary Ann4, b. 21 Feb. 1832; d. 4 Apr. 1908, bur Rockford Methodist Church
Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV;116 m. (1) 16 Oct. 1851 Lewis Co., (W)V,
112
Ibid., Will Book C, pp. 306-308, ahp.

U4
Ibid., Inventory Book 10, pp. 127-130, 428-429, ahp.
115
1 1 6 Gravestones, Morrison Cem.
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV (HCJ, v. 2, p. 143).
113
86
ii.
hi.
iv.
117
Louis A. Swisher,117 b. 3 Oct. 1829 Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 3 Sep. 1854 Lewis
Co., (W)V, bur. Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co.,
WV;118 s/o Isaac & Mariah (Jett) Swisher;119 m. (2) 27 Dec. 1860 Lewis Co.,
(W)V, Peter T. Allman,120 b. 10 Oct. 1829 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 27 Mar.
1913, bur beside wife; 121 s/o Madison & Elizabeth "Betsey" (Bonnett)
Allman.122 Mary Ann Post grew up on Hacker's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V She
was living with her parents in Lewis Co. in 1850123 and also in I860124 after
the death of her first husband, Louis A. Swisher, who had died in 1854. On
27 Dec. 1860 she married Peter T. Allman, a farmer. In 1880 they were
living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV. By 1900 he owned a farm in Grant
Dist. and Mary was then the mother of six children, five living.125 In his will
of 1891 Martin Post named his daughter, Mary Allman, wife of Peter
Allman. On 4 Apr. 1908 Mary Ann (Post) Swisher Allman died. Peter T.
Allman died 27 Mar. 1913 at age 83. They are buried in adjacent graves at
Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV. Children of
Louis A. and Mary Ann (Post) Swisher: Burgett, b. 21 Sep. 1852 Harrison
Co., (W)V;126 Elizabeth, b. ca. 1854 Lewis Co., (W)V127 Children of Peter T.
and Mary Ann (Post) Swisher Allman, probably all born in Harrison Co.,
(W)V, after 1863, WV: Christopher C , b. 1 Nov. 1861, d. 30 Nov. 1862;128
Martin P., b. Feb. 1864; James Madison, b. 16 Feb. 1868; Orion Francis, b. 7
Apr. 1874.129
A son, b. prob. ca. 1835 or ca. 1838.130
A dau., b. prob. ca. 1835 or ca. 1838.131
Barbara, b. 6 May 1840;132 d. 28 Feb. 1914,133 Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co.,
WV,134 bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;135 m. 22 Oct.
1857 Lewis Co., (W)V, William Oscar Law,136 b. 2 Mar. 1835 VA; d. 5 Feb.

Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 149); Lewis Co., (W)V, DR (HCJ, v. 1, p. 30).
119
Ibid.; Swisher family information, courtesy of Mrs. Barbara (Swisher) McCarty, Jane Lew, WV.
120
MRLC, p. 60.
121
Gravestone, Rockford Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 143).
122
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 10, family 133-133. Madison Almon m. 11 Dec. 1828 Lewis Co., (W)V,
Betsey Bonnet (LCWV, p. 10).
123
124
Ibid., 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 19, family 130-130, has her surname as Post.
125
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 6; Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Grant Dist., ED 49, p. 3A, family 41-41.
126
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 143); MRHC, p. 240.
127
Ibid., p. 247.
128
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem. (HCJ, v. 2, p. 149).
lia
Ibid., p. 143; Harrison Co., NARA, 1900 census, has birth date for son, James M., as Feb. 1867.
130
Gravestone, Morrison Cem., has no dates.
131
Ibid.
132
Gravestone, Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV, RWL.
133
Swisher family research information, courtesy of Mrs. Susie (Davis) Nicholson, Akron, OH.
134
Weston Democrat, 6 Mar. 1914, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p. 45.
135
Gravestone, Friendship Cem., date of death missing.
136
118
THIRD GENERATION
87
1904 near Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside wife;137 s/o Thomas Ervin
& Katherine (Swisher) Law.138 Barbara Post grew up on Hacker's Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V and was living with her parents in 1850.139 In 1857 she
married William "Oscar" Law and in 1860 they were living in Lewis Co.,
(W)V with real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at
$400.14 William Oscar Law was a successful farmer. By 1870 he had real
estate valued at $10,000 and a personal estate valued at $3,900 while living
in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV.141 Oscar Law was on the building committee for the Fairview Church built in 1872.142 In 1880 their three sons
were living with them and by then the area where they lived was considered Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV.143 He owned a farm in Hacker's
Creek Dist. in 1900 when Barbara was the mother of three children, all
living.144 In his will of 1891 Martin Post named his daughter, Barbara Law,
wife of Oscar Law. On 5 Feb. 1904 William Oscar Law died. In 1910 Barbara
(Post) Law was living with her son, Martin "Luther" Law, on Hacker's
Creek Rd., Lewis Co., WV.145 She died 28 Feb. 1914. Children of William Oscar and Barbara (Post) Law, probably all born in Lewis Co., (W)V, after
1863, WV: Thomas Alonzo "Lon," b. 1 Dec. 1858;146 Martin Luther, b. 29 Jan.
I860;147 William T. E., b. 21 Feb. 1864.148
Olive Maria, b. Apr. 1843; d. aft. 1 June 1900;149 m. 18 Aug. 1884 Lewis Co.,
WV, David Talbott Peterson, 150 b. 12 Apr. 1838 Lewis Co., (W)V;151 d. 15 May
1913, Stone Coal, Lewis Co., WV;162 s/o Aaron D. & Lydia (Talbott) Peterson. David Talbott Peterson m. prob. (1) 23 Nov. 1865 Lewis Co., WV,
Marietta L. Jackson. 153 Olive Maria Post grew up on Hacker's Run, Lewis
Co., (W)V and her name appears as a member in the household of Martin
Post in 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880.154 In 1884 at the age of 41 she married
137 Gravestone, Friendship Cem.; Weston Independent, 9 Feb. 1904, LCOBIT 1900-1909, p. 32; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census,
roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 64, p. 13B, family 243-246.
138
Swisher family research information, courtesy of Mrs. Nicholson.
139
140
Ibid., 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 24, family 154-154.
141
Ibid., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 32, family 209-209.
142
1 4 3 Barnes, p. 46.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 119.
144
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 64, p. 13B, family 243-246.
145
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 5B, family 75-75.
Hu Maxwell, History of Barbour County West Virginia (Morgantown, WV, 1899), p. 425; gravestone, Friendship Cem. (HCJ, v. 2,
p. 73).
147 Law family research information, courtesy of Mrs. Nicholson.
148
Ibid.
149
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 63, p. 13A, family 231-239.
150
Ibid., MR, Book 5, p. 113, RWL.
151
Hardesty's p. 237.
Monument showing the history of the Peterson family, Vandalia Cem., on a hill overlooking the village of Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV
(HCJ, v. 3, p. 154); Weston Democrat, 23 May 1913, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p. 58.
153
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 29, family 185-185; MRLC, p. 17, 67; Hardesty's, p. 237.
154
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 12, family 159-159; 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 19, family
130-130; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 35, family 232-232; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
88
20.
vi.
vii.
David Talbott Peterson as his second or third wife. In his will of 1891,
Martin Post named his daughter, Olive Peterson, wife of David T. Peterson.
In 1900 David T. Peterson and wife, Olive M., were living in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV. As a farmer David T. Peterson then owned a farm.
The record indicates Olive was the mother of four children, two living.
Nothing else has been found to suggest that Olive Maria (Post) Peterson
had an earlier marriage or was the mother of children. His two children
living with them in 1900, Emma H. Peterson and Roy W. Peterson, 155 were
by his marriage to Marietta L. Jackson. 156 David T. Peterson served as a
first lieutenant in Co. B, tenth WV Infantry during the Civil War and was
county surveyor of Lewis Co. for several years. 157 He married three times
and was survived by his third wife when he died 15 May 1913.158
Eber E., b. 19 May 1846.
Amanda A , b. Aug. 1849,159 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;160 m. 21 Apr. 1870 Lewis Co.,
WV, Isaac S. Bond,161 b. Nov. 1845 VA;162 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;163 s/o Jonathan
& Sophia (Switzer) Bond.164 Amanda A. Post grew up on Hacker's Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V. In 1870 she married Isaac S. Bond and in 1880 they were
living with his father, Jonathan Bond, in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV.
Isaac was then a miller, an occupation he apparently learned from his father. 165 In his will of 1891, Martin Post named his daughter, Amanda Bond,
wife of Isaac Bond. By 1900 Isaac Bond had moved his family to Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was a miller and Amanda was the
mother of six children, three living.166 By 1910 they lived at 46 Island Ave.,
Buckhannon, WV. Isaac was then a miller at a water mill. Three of their
children were still living.107 Children of Isaac S. and Amanda A. (Post) Bond:
prob. Carl, b. 5 July 1872, d. 24 Sep. 1872, bur. Rockford Methodist Church
Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV;168 Claud, b. ca. 1872 WV,169 poss. twin of
Carl; prob. Guy, b. 25 July 1876, d. 20 Oct. 1876, bur. beside Carl;170 Laco, b.
ca. 1878 WV;171 Maude, b. Sep. 1883 WV; Jessie, b. Mar. 1887 WV.172
15o
Hardesty's, p. 237.
157
Ibid.
15S
Weston Democrat, 23 May 1913.
15Q,
1 ^Q
ioa
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 10A, family 190-193.
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. IA, family 7-7.
161
Lewis Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 49, RWL.
162
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
163
Ibid., 1910 census.
164
HCWV 1850, p. 102; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 25. John Bond m. 22 Sep. 1842 Harrison Co., (W)V, Sophia Switzer (MRHC, p. 101).
165
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 25.
166
167
Ibid., 1910 census.
168
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem., has parents as S. & A.A. Bond (HCJ, v. 2, p. 149).
169
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 25.
170
Gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem., has parents as S. & A.A. Bond (HCJ, v. 2, p. 149).
171
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 25.
172
160
THIRD GENERATION
89
viii.
Adam C , b. 14 Sep. 1852; d. 1 Sep. 1880, bur. Morrison Cem., Hacker's

Creek, Lewis Co., WV.173 In 1880 Adam C. Post, age 28, farm laborer and apparently unmarried, was living with his father, Martin Post, in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV.174 He died later that year on 1 Sep. 1880.
Child of Martin Jr. and Jane (Lytle) Cheuvront Post:
ix. Rosa May, b. ca. 1871 175 Hacker's Run, Lewis Co., WV; m. 10 Sep. 1888
Lewis Co., WV, Albert L. Lynch,176 b. ca. 1866177 prob. Harrison Co., WV; s/o
Jacob & Nancy (Burnside) Lynch.178 Rosa "May" Post grew up on Hacker's
Run, Lewis Co., WV. In 1880 she was living with her parents in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV179 and in 1888 she married Albert L. Lynch in
Lewis Co. In his will of 1891 Martin Post was very generous toward his
youngest daughter, May Lynch, and his son-in-law, Albert Lynch, whom he
appointed executor of his will. Albert L. Lynch served as administrator of
the estate which was settled in 1895.180
8. J O H N 3 P O S T (Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 2), b. 26 Mar. 1816 Isaac's Creek, Harrison
Co., (W)V; d. 3 Apr. 1900 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
WV;181 m. 1 Jan. 1837 Lewis Co., (W)V, SOPHIA S. COOKMAN,182 b. 29 Jan. 1818 prob.
Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 2 Nov. 1888 Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o George & Mary
(Mitchell) Cookman.183
John Post was born on Isaac's Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V and when he was about eight
years old his father, Martin Post,184 moved the family to Lewis Co., (W)V John Post was
likely the other tithable living in Lewis Co. with Martin Post in 1833 through 1837.185 On 1
Jan. 1837 he married Sophia S. Cookman. In 1838 through 1859 John Post was assessed
regularly on his personal property in Lewis Co., (W)V By 1856 his taxable personal property included seven horses, a combination of 104 cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one clock.186
In 1840 the young family of John Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where he
was employed in agriculture 187 and on 29 Dec. 1841 for the sum of $1,000 John Post pur-
173
Gravestone, Morrison Cem.
174
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
175
Ibid.
176
177
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 181.
178
1 7 9Ibid. Jacob Lynch m. 27 Nov. 1862 Harrison Co,., (W)V, Nancy Burnside (MRHC, p. 167).
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
180
Lewis Co., WV, Inventory Book 10, pp. 127-130, 428-429, ahp.
181
Ibid., DR, Book 3, p. 4, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
182
183
Ibid., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 167, RWL, gives parents as George & Mary Cookman. George Cookman m. 24 Aug. 1811 Harrison Co.,
(W)V, Mary Mitchel (MRHC, p. 393). Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., RWL.
184
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 3, p. 4, RWL, gives parents as Martin & Sarah Post.
185
Ibid., (W)V, PPTB, 1833-1837.
186
Ibid., 1838-1859.
187
90
chased 119 acres lying on both sides of Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis Co., (W)V from Martin
Post,188 his father. In 1849 he acquired 155 acres in Indian Camp Hollow, Lewis Co., (W)V.
from Samuel Stutler, 189 his former brother-in-law. By 1850 John Post, farmer, had real
estate valued at $3,500. The census record indicates Sophia Post was unable to read or
write 190 which was common for women of that time.
In 1853 John Post and his wife, Sophia, with Martin Post Jr. and his wife, Margaret,
deeded an interest in four tracts on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V to S.E. Cookman.191 By
1860 John Post had real estate valued at $7,600 and a personal estate valued at $5,000.192
In 1866 he acquired real estate from Martin Post,193 his brother, and in another deed the
same year he acquired real estate from Marshall Cookman.194 In 1867 John Post and wife,
Sophia, deeded property to Marshall Cookman.195 The following year, 1868, John Post acquired 112 acres on Jesse's Run from H.C. McCullough196 and the same year, 1868, another deed indicates he acquired a coal bank from Marshall Cookman.197
By 1870 he had acquired a significant amount of property. His real estate was then
valued at $14,000 and his personal estate was valued at $4,200. Living with the family in
1870 was Jesse Post, age six.198 In 1876 he acquired a tract of land on Jesse's Run from
Matilda Newlon.199 By then most of his children had married. In 1878 John and Sophia S.
Post deeded two tracts on Jesse's Run to George M. Post,200 their son. By 1880 the area
where they lived was known as Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV and John Post was
still active as a farmer. Living with t h e family in 1880 was Jesse P. Post, age 15,
adopted.201 In 1881 John Post deeded 300 acres on Jesse's Run to John E. Post,202 his son.
John and Sophia S. (Cookman) Post seem to have been fortunate. During their married
life they acquired a notable amount of real estate and property, and they lived to see each
of their eight children grow to adulthood and marry. On 2 Nov. 1888 Sophia S. (Cookman)
Post died as the result of an accident.203 In 1892 John Post deeded a tract on Jesse's Run
to Eliza Alkire,204 his daughter. On 3 Apr. 1900 John Post died at age 84.
188

190
191
Ibid., DI, Book R, p. 187.
192
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 16, family 114-114.
193
194
Ibid., p. 133.
195
196
Ibid., p. 230.
197
198
199
200
Ibid., Book 10, p. 359.
201
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
202
203
204
189
THIRD GENERATION
91
Children of John and Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, probably all born on Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V:
21.
i. Enoch W.\ b. 6 Jan. 1838.
ii. Eliza, b. Oct. 1839;205 d. 12 Mar. 1921 prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. Friendship
Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;206 m. 9 Sep. 1862 Lewis Co., (W)V,
Samuel Alkire, 207 b. 5 Feb. 1835208 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 22 Feb. 1914
prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside wife;209 s/o Nicholas & Elizabeth (Bonnett)
Alkire.210 Eliza Post grew up on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and was living
in Lewis Co. with her parents, John and Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, in 1850
and I860.211 On 9 Feb. 1862 she married Samuel Alkire and in 1870 the family was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV. He then had real estate
valued at $8,200 and a personal estate valued at $2,950. As a young man
Samuel Alkire was apparently a successful farmer.212 He was on the building
committee for the Fairview Church, built in 1872.213 In 1880 the area where
they lived was considered Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV and in that
year their five children were living with them there. 214 In 1892 John Post
deeded a tract on J e s s e ' s Run, Lewis Co., WV to Eliza Alkire, 215 his
daughter. Samuel Alkire was a great-grandson of Jesse Hughes 216 for whom
Jesse Hughes Run was named. The name was later shortened to Jesse's
Run. At one time he had owned a gun which belonged to the Indian scout,
Jesse Hughes.217 In 1900 Samuel and Eliza (Post) Alkire continued to live in
Hacker's Creek Dist. where as a farmer he owned a farm. Eliza was then
the mother of five children, all living.218 In 1910 they lived on Hacker's
Creek Rd., which for this record included three branch roads in Hacker's
Creek Dist. Their five children were still living and their son, Guy, with his
young family was living with them as a farmer on the farm owned by his
parents. 219 Samuel Alkire died 22 Feb. 1914 and Eliza (Post) Alkire died 12
Mar. 1921 at age 81. Children of Samuel and Eliza (Post) Alkire, probably all
205
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14A, family 247-250.
Weston Independent, 15 Mar. 1921, LCOBIT 1920-1929, p. 1; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
207
208
Weston Democrat, 27 Feb. 1914, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p. 1.
209
Ibid.; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
206
910
Howard T. Bonnett, comp., Jean Jacques (John Jacob) Bonnet First Three Generations of Descendants, v. 1 (n.p., 1973), p. 5;
LCWV 1850, p. 16. Nicholas Alkire m. 4 Apr. 1819 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Bennet (MRLC, p. 2).
211
114-114.
212
213
Barnes, p. 46.
214
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 6.
215
216
Bonnett; Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795... (Baltimore, 1975 repr.
1915 ed.), p. 67-68.
217
Ibid., p. 219.
218
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14A, family 247-250.
219
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, P e t 3, ED 54, p. 5B, family 78-78.
92
hi.
22.
iv.
v.
born on Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV: W. Scott, b. ca. 1863; Adelaide "Addie" S., b. ca. 1865;220 John P., b. 7 Feb. 1868; Guy, b. 1 Apr. 1872; Bernice
"Bernie" Flora, b. ca. 1876.221
Samantha, b. 1843; d. ca. Oct. 1927 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV,
bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;222 m. 24 June 1863
Lewis Co., WV, George Washington Alkire,223 b. 1839 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V;
d. 7 Feb. 1883 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside wife;224 s/o Nicholas
& Elizabeth (Bonnett) Alkire. 225 Samantha Post grew up on Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V and was living in Lewis Co. with her parents, John and
Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, in 1850 and I860. 226 On 24 J u n e 1863 she
married George "Washington" Alkire and in 1870 they were living in Jane
Lew Twp., Lewis Co., (W)V with her parents. Washington Alkire was then a
farmer with real estate valued at $5,500.227 He gave the pulpit Bible for the
Fairview Church built in 1872.228 In 1880 Samantha Alkire, married and
keeping house, was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with two
of their children. Her husband, Washington Alkire, as a married farmer,
was living in the household of John R. Douglas also in Hacker's Creek Dist.
Their oldest child, Lee Alkire, age 16, was living in t h e household of
Samuel and Eliza (Post) Alkire as a nephew.229 On 7 Feb. 1883 Washington
Alkire drowned in Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV230 and by 1900 Samantha
Alkire was living in the household of J.C. McWhorter in Buckhannon, WV as
his mother-in-law. 231 She died ca. Oct. 1927 at age 84. Children of George
Washington and Samantha (Post) Alkire, probably all born on Hacker's
Creek, Lewis Co., WV: Lee, b. ca. 1864;232 Elizabeth "Lizzie" A , b. 20 May
1870; Enoch B., b. 7 Nov. 1874.233
William Flanders, b. 25 Jan. 1846.
Mary Lucinda, b. 2 May 1848; d. 2 Feb. 1933, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Lewis Co., WV;234 m. 24 Oct. 1869 Lewis Co., WV, William Henry
220
Ibid., 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 31, family 206-206; James M. Carter, The Carter, Alkire, Kennedy, Williams, and Related Families (San Diego, 1977), pp. 446-447; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 6.
221
Ibid., has Bennie F., dau., as the youngest child. Carter, has Burnie Floror as a dau. History of West Virginia Old and New and
West Virginia Biography (Chicago & New York, 1923), v. 3, p. 181, has Bernice Alkire as w/o of Porter Arnold.
222
Weston Independent, 12 Oct. 1927, LCOBIT 1920-1929, pp. 1-2; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
223
22A
Weston Republican, 10 Feb. 1883. LCOBIT 1846-1899, p. 1; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
225
Bonnett; LCWV 1850, p. 16; Nicholas Alkire m. 4 Apr. 1819 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Bennet (MRLC, p. 2).
226
114-114.
997
LL
Barnes, p. 46.
229
W V 1880, v. 1, pp. 6, 67.
230
Weston Republican.
228
931
"Ûpshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 9B, family number not recorded.
' Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 26, family 173-173.
233
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 6; Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 9B, family number not recorded; Carter, p. 447.
234
Carter, p. 446; Weston Independent, 8 Feb. 1933, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p.3.
THIRD GENERATION
23.
24.
235
vi.
vii.
viii.
93
Harrison Alkire, 235 b. Nov. 1833236 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 1920;237 s/o
Nicholas & Elizabeth (Bonnett) Alkire.238 Mary "Lucinda" Post grew up on
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and was living in Lewis Co. with her parents,
John and Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, in 1850 and I860.239 On 24 Oct. 1869
she married William Henry "Harrison" Alkire and in 1870 they were living
in J a n e Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer he had real estate
valued at $7,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,600.240 By 1880 the area
where they lived was considered Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV241 and
in 1900 they continued to live in Hacker's Creek Dist. where he owned a
farm. Lucinda was then the mother of five children, all living.242 William
Henry Harrison Alkire died in 1920 at about age 86 and Mary Lucinda
(Post) Alkire died in 1933 at age 84. Children of William Henry Harrison
and Mary Lucinda (Post) Alkire, probably all born on Hacker's Creek, Lewis
Co., WV: Charles "Charlie," b. 12 Feb. 1871; Georgia, b. 12 Oct. 1873; Goodloe, b. Mar. 1876; William 'Will" H., b. Mar. 1879; Bertha, b. 15 Mar. 1883.243
George M., b. Aug. 1851.
John Edwin, b. 24 Apr. 1856.
Olive Sophia, b. 22 Dec. 1858;244 d. 1956 prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;245 m. 10 Sep. 1884 Lewis Co.,
WV, Fernando Wood Allman, 246 b. Aug. 1858247 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d.
1942 prob. Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside wife;248 s/o Isaac N. & Nancy
Catherine (Swisher) Allman.249 Olive Sophia Post grew up on Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V and was living in Lewis Co. with her parents, John and
Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, in 1860, 1870, and 1880.250 On 10 Sep. 1884 she
married Fernando "Nan" Wood Allman. In 1900 they were living in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a farm. Olive was
then the mother of four children, all living.251 In 1910 the area where they

Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 63, p. 11A, family 190-198.
237
Carter, p. 447.
238
Bonnett; LCWV 1850, p. 16; Nicholas Alkire m. 4 Apr. 1819 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Bennet (MRLC, p. 2).
239
114-114.
240
241
WV 1880, v.l, p. 6.
242
243
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 6; Carter, p. 446; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 63, p. 11A, family 190198, has birth date of Bertha as Apr. 1883.
244
Lewis Co., (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 67, RWL.
Gravestone, Friendship Cem.
246
247
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14B, family 263-266.
248
Gravestone, Friendship Cem.
249
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 7. Isaac Allman m. 8 Oct. 1857 Lewis Co., (W)V, Nancy C. Swisher (MRLC, p. 55).
250
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 26, family 114-114; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp. Weston
PO, p. 26, family 173-173; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
251
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14B, family 263-266.
236
94
ix.
252
lived and owned a farm was recorded as Bloody Run Rd., Hacker's Creek
Dist. Their four children were all living.252 Both Fernando and Olive lived to
an advanced age. He died in 1942 at about age 83 and she died in 1956, having lived nearly a century. Children of Fernando Wood and Olive Sophia
(Post) Allman, probably all born in the area of Bloody Run Rd., Hacker's
Creek, Lewis Co., WV: Otto, b. Aug. 1885; Edna C , b. Sep. 1887;253 John
Isaac, b. 15 Feb. 1890;254 Harry, b. Jan. 1898.255
Jesse C. Post (adopted), b. Sep. 1864256 Lewis Co., WV;257 d. 14 Mar. 1933
Weston State Hosp., Weston, WV, bur. Morgantown, WV;258 s/o Lucinda Williams, adopted by John & Sophia S. (Cookman) Post; m. 6 May 1886 Harrison Co., WV, Mary White,259 b. Mar. 1865260 Harrison Co., WV; d/o John &
Lucinda (Cottrill) White. 261 Jesse C. Post seems to have been one and the
same as Jesse Post living with John Post in 1870,262 and Jesse P. Post,
adopted, living with John Post in 1880.263 On 6 May 1886 Jesse C. Post
married Mary White in Harrison Co., WV and they probably remained in
Harrison Co. until after 25 Aug. 1887 when their daughter, Jess or Grace,
was born in Harrison Co.264 By 14 July 1889 when their son, Earl, was born
they were living in Lewis Co., WV265 and in 1900 they were living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where Jesse was a day laborer.266 His foster
father, John Post, had died that year267 and perhaps shortly after 1900 he
moved his family to Morgantown, WV. In 1910 they were living at 300
Beechurst Ave., Morgantown, WV where Jesse was working as a polisher
for a glass works. His wife, Mary, was then the mother of six children, all
living.268 Jesse C. Post may have had mental problems or suffered from
severe senility in later years when he was confined to Weston State Hosp.
where he died 14 Mar. 1933. Children of Jesse C. and Mary (White) Post:
Jess or Grace, b. 25 Aug. 1887 Harrison Co., WV;269 Earl, b. 14 July 1889
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, P e t 3, ED 54, p. 10A, family 141-142.
254
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Maurice Allman, Philippi, WV.
255
256
Ibid., p. 12B, family 222-224.
257
Harrison Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 185, author has marriage certificate.
258
259
Marriage certificate; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
260
261
Marriage certificate. John White m. 24 Jan. 1843 Harrison Co., (W)V, Lucinda Cottrill (MRHC, p. 101).
263
2 6 2 W V 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
264
Harrison Co., WV, BR. Book 3, p. 18, RWL, has name as Jess. Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek
Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 222-224, has name as Grace.
265
Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 2, p. 104, RWL.
266
267
Ibid., DR, Book 3, p. 4.
268
Monongalia Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1691, Morgantown, Ward 4, ED 79, p. 7A, family 106-129.
269
Harrison Co., WV, BR, Book 3, p. 18. RWL, has name as Jess. Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek
Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 222-224, has name as Grace.
253
THIRD GENERATION
95
Lewis Co., WV;270 Mae, b. 15 May 1891 Lewis Co., WV;271 Margaret "Maggie,"
b. 12 Apr. 1893 Lewis Co., WV;272 Guy, b. 19 Apr. 1895 Lewis Co., WV;273
Bryan, b. 24 Apr. 1897 Lewis Co., WV.274 Jesse C. Post and his children had
the surname, Post, only as a result ofhis adoption by John Post.
9. ELIAS 3 P O S T (?Martin2, ?Valentin1) (see 2), b. ca. 1817 VA;275 m. 4 Oct. 1838 Lewis
Co., (W)V, EMILY COOKMAN, 276 b. ca. 1821 VA277
Elias Post was born ca. 1817 in VA and was probably the son of Martin and Sarah
(?Peterson) Post. Efforts to prove or disprove that he was their son have failed. If he was
not the son of Martin Post he may have been his descendant in some other way. It should
be noted that if Elias was not a descendant of Martin Post he may not have been a descendant of Valentin Pfost.
Martin Post had four known sons. The 1820 census record for Martin Post suggests five
sons 278 and approximate ages are close but they do not exactly agree with later age information for known sons. In 1830 known son, Jesse Post, was enumerated separately
having married in 1823. The 1830 census record for Martin Post suggests four remaining
sons at home 279 but as in the case of the 1820 census, approximate ages are close but do
not always agree with later age information for known sons.
In 1838 Elias Post married Emily Cookman in Lewis Co., (W)V indicating Lewis Co. was
very likely her place of residence and that he had probably met her there. The parents of
Emily Cookman have not been determined but three known children of Martin Post had
earlier married children of George and Mary (Mitchell) Cookman in Lewis Co. Emily
Cookman must have been their relative.
In 1833 through 1837 there was only one other tithable living with Martin Post Sr.280
and that was probably his known son, John Post. John Post married 1 Jan. 1837 and could
have been assessed separately in 1837 but his name was not found. It is possible the other
tithable with Martin Post in 1837 was Elias Post, younger and not yet married.
Elias Post was assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V in most years beginning in 1838 through
1859. By 1853 he had one horse and a combination of 21 cattle, sheep, and hogs.281 In 1840
when he was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V he was employed in agriculture. 282 In 1846 he
acquired 124 acres on Leading Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from John Cline283 and by 1850 as a
270
Ibid., BR, Book 2, p. 104, RWL.

Ibid., p. 122, RWL.
272
Ibid., p. 142, RWL; NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 222-224.
273
I b i d , BR, Book 2, p. 159, RWL.
274
Ibid., p. 178, RWL.
275
Ibid., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 108, family 1446-1442.
276
277
278
Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census.
279
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census.
280
Ibid., PPTB, 1833-1837.
281
Ibid., 1838-1859.
282
283
Ibid., DI, Book M, p. 266.
271
96
blacksmith he had real estate valued at $1,200. Emily (Cookman) Post like so many other
women of her time was unable to read or write. 284 Elias Post continued to live in Lewis
Co., (W)V. In 1860 he was a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate
valued at $100.285
On 1 Sep. 1864 for the sum of $1,480 Elias Post, his wife, Emily, and William Cookman
sold 270 acres on Leading Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V to Amos Woofter. A court copy of the
deed indicates all three grantors, including Emily Post, signed the deed with full signature. When Jesse Woofter, Justice of the Township, certified the signature of William
Cookman he gave his name as William F. Cookman. 286 William F. Cookman must have
been a relative of Emily (Cookman) Post. On 3 Sep. 1864 for the sum of $14 Elias and Emily Post sold one and one half acres on Leading Creek, Lewis Co., WV to John Moneypenny.
The deed was signed by Elias Post and Emily Post, her mark.287 The same year, 1864, Elias
Post acquired 225 acres on Leading Creek, Lewis Co., WV from Franklin Maxwell.288
In 1870 Elias Post was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV where he was a farmer
and blacksmith with real estate valued at $300 and a personal estate valued at $100.289 It
may have been soon afterward that he moved his family to nearby Gilmer Co. It was there
on 16 Dec. 1872 that his daughter, Elizabeth Jane, married Manderville Bailey Bush.290 In
1880 Elias and Emily Post were living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where his occupation
was farmer. Emily was then in poor health. 291 All of their children had married and were
living in Troy Dist. The area of Lewis Co. where they had previously lived seems to have
been a short distance from Troy Dist., Gilmer Co. No death information was found for
Elias Post or his wife, Emily (Cookman) Post, but it seems likely both had died by 1900.
Children of Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post, all born in Lewis Co., (W)V:
25.
i. Jasper Newton 4 , b. ca. 1839.
26.
ii. Cyrus M., b. ca. 1841.
hi. Emeranda Florence, b. Sep. 1849;292 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;293 m. 27 July 1876
Lewis Co., WV, Joseph E. Wilson, 294 b. Dec. 1845 VA;295 d. aft. 15 Apr.
1910;296 prob. s/o Robert & Charlotte () Wilson.297 Emeranda Florence
Post grew up in Lewis Co., (W)V and was living in Lewis Co. with her
parents, Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post, in 1850, 1860, and 1870.298 On 27
284
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30 , p. 108, family 1446-1442.
Ibid., 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, page 18, family 122-122.
286
Ibid., WV, Deed Book 1 p. 202-203, ahp.
287
Ibid., Deed Book 2, p. 60, ahp.
288
Ibid., DI, book 2, p. 185.
289
290
Gilmer Co., WV, MR, Book 1, p. 18, RWL.
291
Ibid., NARA, 1880 census, roll 1402, Troy Dist, ED 138, p. 16, family 122-122. The record indicates Emily was in poor health at
the time the census was taken but gives no specific illness.
292
Ross Co., OH, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1317, Liberty Twp., ED 90, p. IB, family 16-16.
293
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1227, Liberty Twp., ED 161, p. 15A, family 322-323.
294
295
Ross Co., OH, NARA, 1900 census.
296
Ibid., 1910 census.
297
LCWV 1850, p. 21.
298
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 108, family 1446-1442; 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 122-122; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 26, family 176-176.
285
THIRD GENERATION
27.
iv.
v.
97
July 1876 she married Joseph E. Wilson. By 1880 they were living in Troy
Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where Joseph was a farmer.299 Some time after May
1883 they moved to Liberty Twp., Ross Co., OH where in 1900 Joseph was a
farmer and Emeranda was the mother of three children, all living.300 In
1910 they were living on Blue Lick Rd., Liberty Twp., Ross Co., OH. Joseph
was a farmer who was unable to read or write. Their three children were
still living.301 Children of Joseph E. and Emeranda Florence (Post) Wilson,
probably all born in WV: Hiram P., b. Sep. 1877; Elias R., b. Aug. 1880;
Larkie, b. May 1883.302
John C , b. Aug. 1852.
Elizabeth Jane, b. 21 May 1856;303 d. prob. aft. 6 July 1924;304 m. 16 Dec.
1872 Gilmer Co., WV, Manderville Bailey Bush,305 b. 11 Dec. 1845 Gilmer
Co., (W)V; d. 6 July 1924 Depot St., Weston, WV, bur. Waldeck Cem., Lewis
Co., WV;306 prob. s/o John H. & poss. Sarah (---) Bush. 307 Elizabeth Jane
Post, sometimes known as "Betsy" or "Betty, grew up in Lewis Co., (W)V and
was living in Lewis Co. with her parents, Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post,
in 1860 and 1870.308 On 16 Dec. 1872 in nearby Gilmer Co. she married
Manderville Bailey Bush, a Union Army veteran. 309 In 1880 they were living
in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where Manderville, a farmer, was in poor
health. 310 In 1910 they were living on Leading Creek Rd., Troy Dist. which
for this record included Lanes. Manderville at age 64 was not working.
Living with them was their married son, Loyd S. Bush, and his family.
Betsy was then the mother of two children, both living.311 On 6 July 1924
Manderville Bailey Bush died, leaving a widow.312 Children of Manderville
Bailey and Elizabeth Jane (Post) Bush, probably both born in Gilmer Co.,
WV: Lloyd Stewart, b. ca. 1874; Sarah E., b. ca. 1876.313
10. DANIEL 3 P O S T (Abraham 2 , Valentin1) (see 3), bp. 9 Nov. 1799 Hardy Co., (W)V;314
d. 19 July 1880 prob. Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown,
299
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1402, Troy Dist, ED 138, p. 16, family 123-123.
Ross Co., OH, NARA, 1900 census.
301
Ibid., 1910 census.
302
Ibid., 1900 census.
303
Lewis Co., (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 47, RWL.
30i
Wesion Independent, 9 July 1924, LCOBIT 1920-1929, p. 22.
305
S06
Weston Independent, 9 July 1924.
307
Gilmer Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 946, Dist. 17, p. 41, family 567-576.
308
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 122-122; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston
PO, p. 26, family 176-176.
309
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist., ED 43, n. pag., family 108-108.
310
Ibid., 1880 census, roll 1402, Troy Dist, ED 138, p. 31, family 250-250.
311
Ibid 1910 census.
3l2
Weston Independent, 9 July 1924.
313
Ibid.; Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1402, Troy Dist, ED 138, p. 31, family 250-250.
NMCC-JVB, p. 17, sponsors were Abraham & Christena Pfost. Gravestone, Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, gives
death as 19 July 1880, age 80 ys 3 mo l i d , making birth date 8 Apr. 1800. Lewis family Bible, printed 1870, owned by Robert Roy Post,
300
98
Harrison Co., WV;315 m. 23 Dec. 1819 Lewis Co., (W)V, MARY HEAVNER, 316 b. 12 Mar.
1802317 Pendleton Co., (W)V;318 d. 20 July 1881 prob. Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur.
beside husb.319 d/o Nicholas & Mary (Propst) Heavner.320
Daniel Pfost or Daniel Post, the name he was to use, was born in Hardy Co., (W)V. On 9
Nov. 1799 he was baptized as Daniel Pfost at the North Mill Creek Church, Lutheran and
Reformed, Hardy Co., (W)V. His parents, Abraham and Christena () Pfost, were
sponsors.321 When he was about three years old his parents moved across the Allegheny
Mountains to then Harrison Co., (W)V. The area where he grew up is now known as Post
Mill, Upshur Co., WV.
By 1817 the area where Abraham Post lived had become a part of Lewis Co., (W)V and
Daniel Post was probably the other tithable with Abraham Post in Lewis Co. in 1818 and
1819.322 On 23 Dec. 1819 Daniel Post married Mary "Polly" Heavner whose grandfather,
Jacob Heavner, served as an ensign with the Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War.323
In 1820 the young couple was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V.324 They continued to live in
Lewis Co., (W)V where he was assessed regularly in 1820 through 12 Mar. 1842 when he
had six horses. 325
In 1830 the family of Daniel Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (WyV326 and in that year
he acquired 35 acres on Brush Run of Buckhannon River from William Forinash. 327 In 1832
he acquired 180 acres on Pecks Run of the Buckhannon River from Nicholas Heavner,328
his father-in-law, and in 1838 he added 220 acres to his Pecks Run land when that amount
was deeded to him by J.M. Bennett, Comr.329 In 1839 Daniel Post and his wife, Mary,
deeded the 35 acres on Brush Run of Buckhannon River to Michael Strader 330 and the
Buckhannon, WV, gives birth date, probably calculated from gravestone data, as 8 Apr. 1800. The year of 1800 clearly seems in error. Perhaps he was b. 8 Apr. 1799.
315
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
Lewis Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1, p. 6, RWL, has his name as Jacob Post. His name must have been recorded wrong. History of West
Virginia, p. 612, gives Polly Heavner as the wife of Daniel Post. Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 151; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p.
361, gives Daniel Post, age 16-26, with apparently, wife, in same age break, no other members in household. Ibid., PPTB, 1820, the first
year in which his name appears.
317
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem.; Lewis family Bible.
3l8
HistoryofWest Virginia, p. 612; W.B. Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907 ed.),
p. 471.
319
320
History of West Virginia, p. 612; Oren F. Morton, A History of Pendleton County, West Virginia (n.p., 1974 repr. 1910 ed.), p. 225;
Cutright, pp. 471-472; Pendleton Co., (W)V, Deed Book 7, p. 436, courtesy of Mrs. Bert Harter, Key West, FL.
321
NMCCJVB.
322
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1818-1819.
323
History of West Virginia, p. 612; Cutright, pp. 470-472; Lyman Chalkley, Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia (Baltimore, 1966, orig. pub., 1912), v. 2, p. 366; Joseph Thompson McAllister, Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War (Hot Springs, VA,
1913), pp. 229-230.
324
325
Ibid., PPTB, 1820-1842.
326
327
Ibid., DI, Book D, p. 376.
328
Ibid., Book E, p. 178.
329
Ibid., Book G-l, p. 304.
330
Ibid., Book G-2, p. 680.
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99
same year he acquired 262 acres on Pecks Run of Buckhannon River from Jonathon
Hall.331 It was also in 1839 that Daniel Post and his wife, Mary, deeded the other 400 acres
they owned on Pecks Run to James Teter.332
Daniel Post apparently lived on Pecks Run during the years when his large family was
growing up and marrying into neighboring families. He seems to have taken advantage of
his opportunities for locating good land and acquiring it through purchase. 333 One such
case was in 1854 when he acquired 930 acres on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V in a tax
deed from John Morrow, Clerk.334 Daniel Post and his wife, Mary, later deeded land to
several of their 12 children who had married.
In 1840 the large family of Daniel Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where he
and his young sons were employed in agriculture.335 Upon the formation of Barbour Co. in
1843 Pecks Run became a part of the new county and Daniel Post was assessed in Barbour
Co. on 2 Jan. 1843 through 1850 when he had seven horses.336 In 1847 he volunteered for
service in the Mexican War but the war ended before he could be called.337 In 1850 the
family was enumerated in Barbour Co., (W)V where as a farmer he had real estate valued
at $4,500.338 At one time Daniel Post may have owned a tannery at Pecks Run.339
After the formation of Upshur Co., (W)V in 1851 the family of Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post had lived within three counties in less than ten years, possibly without moving
from one house to another. He was assessed in the new county 31 May 1851 through 1860.
In 1858 his taxable personal property consisted of five horses, a combination of 95 cattle,
sheep, and hogs, one clock, one carriage or buggy, money, bonds, and securities. 340
On 22 June 1854 Abraham Post made his will and named his two sons, Abram Post and
Daniel Post, as executors. The will and codicil which was added 8 Feb. 1855341 were contested in late 1855 by George Post, another son of Abraham Post, and other complainants.
Daniel Post and others were named as defendants in the case which was in litigation for
about two years. 342 In another case which followed Daniel Post was named defendant by
his brother, George Post, in a land boundary dispute. 343 The estrangement between the
two brothers likely continued throughout their lives. The differences may have prompted
Daniel Post to move from Pecks Run to Rooting Creek an area of Upshur Co. very near
the Harrison Co. line.
On 2 Nov. 1860 he acquired 98 acres, 46 acres, and 62 acres on Rooting Creek, Upshur
Co., (W)V from Jonathan and Elizabeth (Romine) Lewis344 and he probably moved to Root331
Ibid., p. 754.
Ibid., Book H, p. 54.
There are many entries in deed books of Barbour, Lewis, and Upshur Co., (W)V relating to his acquisition and disposition of land
(DI, Barbour, Lewis, and Upshur Co. [W]V).
334
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, DI, Book B, p. 77.
335
336
332
337
Bernard L. Butcher, ed., Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley (New York, 1912), v.2, p. 438.
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 115, family 761-761.
339
GLPP.
340
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851-1860.
341
Ibid., Will Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp.
342
Ibid., Circuit Court, File 203, George Post vs. Daniel Post; File 207, George Post vs. Daniel Post.
343
Ibid.
344
Ibid., DI, Book H, p. 127. Jonathan Lewis m. 10 Nov. 1840 Harrison Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Romine (MRHC, p. 96).
338
100
ing Creek around that time. The same year, 1860, he was enumerated as a farmer in Upshur Co., (W)V, with real estate valued at $9,500 and a personal estate valued at $2,730.345
Four sons and two sons-in-law of Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post were to serve in Confederate units during the Civil War. Two other sons-in-law were to serve in Union units. All
eight were to survive and Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post lived to see six sons and six
daughters marry and have children. In 1868 Daniel Post and his wife, Mary, deeded a half
acre on Rooting Creek, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV to the Board of Education.346
In 1870 they were living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV with real estate valued at
$6,180.347 Living with the aging couple in 1880 was their grand-daughter, Jane Post. Mary
(Heavner) Post was then suffering from paralysis.348 Daniel Post had probably disposed of
most ofhis property before he made his will on 7 July 1880, less than two weeks before he
died. As a widow Mary (Heavner) Post renounced the provisions made for her in the will.
The will and renunciation were as follows:
In the name of God Amen: I, Daniel Post of the County of Upshur and State of West Virginia, do make
and publish this as my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making void all former wills by me
at any time heretofore made: And first I direct that my body be decently interred: And as to such worldly
estate as it hath pleased God to entrust me with I dispose of the same as follows = First: I direct that all
my debts and funeral expenses be paid as soon after my decease as practicable out of the first moneys
that shall come into the hands of my executors: Secondly: I direct that my wife (with whom I have lived
Sixty years) be taken care of upon that which the Law allows her during her natural life; And third I give
and bequeath to my grand=daughter Jane Post one Sorrel mare (nine years old) and also the choice of
my cows; And, Fourth: I direct that my personal property be sold at Public Sale and the proceeds of said
Sale be equally divided between the lawful heirs to my estate; and fifth: I direct that my son Nicholas
Post be executor of this my last will and testament; as witness whereof I, Daniel Post, the testator, have,
to this my will, written on one sheet of paper set my hand and seal this Seventh day of July in the year of
Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty.
Signed sealed and delivered " ^
Daniel Post fc seal,
in the presence of us who
have subscribed in the
presence of each other,
Allen Lewis
J.N. McPherson
John W. Lewis
West Virginia: In the Clerk's office of Upshur County Court July 21 s t 1880: A paper-writing purporting to
be the Last Will and testament of Daniel Post deceased, was this day presented in said Office and fully
proven by Oaths of Allen Lewis J.N. McPherson and John W. Lewis, the subscribing witnesses thereto in
this: That the said Daniel Post in the presence of the said Allen Lewis, J.N. McPherson and John W.
Lewis, and they in the presence of each, subscribed his name to the said paper = writing and acknowledged and declared the same to be his Last Will and Testament and that they, the said witnesses in
the presence of each other, and in the presence of the said Daniel Post and at his request signed their
names to said paper=writing as witnesses thereof, And that at the time of such signing and acknowledgment, said Daniel Post was of sound mind and disposing memory and fully capable of making a legal dis-
345
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 205, family 288-289.
Ibid., WV, DI, Book G, p. 443.
347
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Rural Dale PO, p. 18 or 432, family 130-127.
348
Ibid., 1880 census, roll 1414, Warren Dist, ED 125, p. 5, family 36-36.
346
THIRD GENERATION
101
position of his worldly estate Whereupon it is ordered that said Will be recorded and filed according to
law.
A Copy teste,
C.C.F. McWhorter Clerk
I Mary Post widow of Daniel Post Deceased do hereby renounce the provisions made for me in the last
will and testament of my late husband Daniel Post Deceased, now of Record in the Clerk's Office of the
County Court of Upshur County. Given under my hand and Seal this the 2 nd day of October in the year
1880.
her
y*rr*
MaryXPost .Vj5eal3
mark
State of West Virginia County of Upshur, to wit:
I Silas Bennett a Notary of said County do Certify that Mary Post whose name is Signed to the writing
above bearing date the 2 nd of October 1880 has this day acknowledged the same before me in my County
Given under my hand this 30 th day of October 1880.
Silas Bennett Notary Public
West Virginia In the Clerk's Office of Upshur County Court, November the 2 nd 1880 The within renunciation of the last will and testament of Daniel Post deceased, by Mary Post, with the Certificate thereto
annexed was this day presented in said Office and duly admitted to record.
Teste C.C.F. McWhorter, Clerk349
Daniel Post died 19 July 1880 and Mary (Heavner) Post died one year and one day later,
20 July 1881. They are buried at Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, a short
distance from where they lived on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co.
Children of Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post, all born in the Post Mill and Pecks Run
area of Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1842, Barbour Co., (W)V:
28.
i. Abram Jefferson4, b. 1820.
ii. Jemima, b. 1 Dec. 1822; d. 31 May 1894 Upshur Co., WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon
Cem., Upshur Co., WV;350 m. 11 July 1839 Lewis Co., (W)V, Joel Casto,351 b.
16 July 1818 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 20 Mar. 1901 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
beside wife;352 s/o David Jonathan & Susanna (Westfall) Casto.353 Jemima
Post was born near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up in the Post Mill
and Pecks Run area of Lewis Co., (W)V. In 1830 she was surely the young
female between five and ten years of age who was living with Daniel Post.354
Records indicate she was the oldest daughter of Daniel and Mary (Heavner)
Post. 355 On 11 July 1839 she married Joel Casto and in 1840 they were
enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where Joel was employed in agriculture. 356
349

Gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem., n. of Buckhannon, w. side US Route 119, Upshur Co., WV.
351
352
353
Cutright, p. 503. David Casto m. 20 Apr. 1807 Harrison Co., (W)V, Susanna Westfall (MRHC, p. 392).
354
Family research information of the late Orestes Post; family research information, courtesy of Mrs. Blanche (Post) Queen
Ireland, Columbia, MD; Newton Bateman et al., eds., Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County (Chicago, 1908), pp.
1042-1043.
356
102

As early as 1841 Joel and Jemima Casto were members of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V.357 Joel
Casto was assessed regularly in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1840 through 1850. His
taxable personal property in 1850 consisted of three horses and one clock358
and he was then a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000.359 In 1851 upon
the formation of Upshur Co., Joel Casto and his family became residents of
the new county and he was assessed there in 1851 through 11 Feb. 1860. In
1860 his taxable personal property consisted of five horses, 15 cattle, a combination of 24 sheep and hogs, and one clock.360 By 1860 as a farmer he had
real estate valued at $3,500 and a personal estate valued at $350. Jemima
(Post) Casto was unable to read or write. 361 Many people of that time had
more than one occupation or trade but most who were land owners and
engaged in agriculture to any degree considered farming their occupation. It
is well known by descendants and relatives that Joel Casto had a small
chair factory where he made chairs and other pieces of furniture which he
sold. The family lived on Ground Hog Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
(W)V and many families in the surrounding areas purchased chairs and
other pieces of furniture from him.362 In 1870 he had real estate valued at
either $7,700 or $4,700 and a personal estate valued at $828.363 By 1880 four
grand-daughters and a nephew were living in the household of Joel Casto.364
Jemima (Post) Casto died in 1894 and in 1900 Joel Casto was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he owned a farm. Living with him was his
son Daniel Casto and wife.365 The following year on 20 Mar. 1901 Joel Casto
died at age 82. Children of Joel and Jemima (Post) Casto, probably all born
on Ground Hog Run, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1850, Upshur Co., (W)V: Stephen M., b. ca. 1840;366 Mary Etta, b. ca. 1841;367 Daniel,
b. May 1846;368 Stickley,369 b. 29 July 1847;370 Sarah J., b. ca. 1848; Martha
Ann,371 b. Sep. 1850 (see 29, iv); Sena Egina, b. ca. 1851;372 Adam Columbus,
Gary Wayne Evans, Echoes of Glory Church Histories of the Hodgesville Area (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), part 2, p. 538.
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1840-1850.
359
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 334-336.
360
Upshur Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851-1860.
361
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 116-117.
358
362
Family information from the late Mrs. Mary "Mollie" (Lewis) Reger; family information from the late Orestes and Clara Ercle
(Strader) Post. One beautiful and sturdy old chair made by Joel Casto is now owned by the author of this work.
363
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 6 or 426, family 42-41. Real estate value not
clear.
364
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 258.
365
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist., ED 148, p. IB, family 8-8.
366
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, n. pag., family 334-336.
367
Ibid.; Cutright, p. 503.
368
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. IB, family 8-8.
369
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 334-336.
370
Family research information, courtesy of Mrs. Tresa Vinilli (Ireland) Hutter, Baltimore, MD.
371
Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 116-117.
372
THIRD GENERATION
29.
30.
373
hi.
iv.
v.
103
b. 3 Mar. 1854, d. 23 Sep. 1866;373 Albert, b. ca. 1856; Sylvester 'Vet,"374 b.

Dec. I860.375
Jacob, b. 4 Sep. 1824.
Isaac J., b. 2 Apr. 1826.
Anna, b. 10 Feb. 1828;376 d. prob. aft. 1905;377 m. 19 Feb. 1848, Stewart Litle
Queen, b. 19 Apr. 1822 Chariott's Fork, Harrison Co., (W)V;378 d. bef. 1 June
1900;379 s/o Charles A. & Charlotte (Jeffers) Queen.380 Anna Post was born
near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V. She grew up in the homes of her parents,
Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post, 381 near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V and
Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V which after 1842 became a part of Barbour Co.,
(W)V. In Feb. 1848 she married Stewart Litle Queen and they were to live
the rest of their lives on Pecks Run which in 1851 became a part of Upshur
Co., (W)V. Stewart L. Queen was assessed in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1848
through 1850 when his taxable personal property consisted of two horses
and one metallic clock.382 In 1850 t h e family of Stewart L. Queen was
enumerated in Barbour Co., (W)V where he was a farmer with real estate
valued at $2,000. Anna (Post) Queen was unable to read or write. 383 In 1851
through 22 Feb. 1860 Stewart L. Queen was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V.
By 1860 his taxable personal property consisted of five horses, 35 cattle, a
combination of 45 sheep and hogs, and one clock.384 He then had real estate
valued at $7,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,700.385 For the first two
years of the Civil War, Stewart L. Queen was a captain of the National
Guards and served the government as a teamster. 386 By 1870 he had real
estate valued at $15,000 and a personal estate valued at $2,460.387 In 1880
t h e family was enumerated in Upshur Co., WV and though Stewart L.
Queen was a very successful farmer, he was a stone mason by trade. 388 The
family home, ca. 1857, still stands (1984) on Upper Pecks Run Rd., Upshur
Co., WV.389 Stewart Litle and Anna (Post) Queen were members of the
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 116-117; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 6 or 426, family 42-41.
375
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist., ED 148, p. 4A, family 55-55.
376
Stephen Post Queen, The Queen Family Early History and Family Tree (Parkersburg, WV, 1942 rev.), pp. 65-96; Hardesty's, JCWVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 151.
377
U p s h u r Co., WV, 1905 map by A.B. Brooks.
378
Queen; Hardesty's v. 2, p. 151, gives date of marriage as 10 Feb. 1848. A court record of the marriage was not found.
379
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 5A, family 66-66.
380
Queen, gives his mother's maiden name as Charlott Jeffers Bush. Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 151, gives his father's name as Charles C.
Queen. Charles Queen m. 10 May 1819 Harrison Co., (W)V, Charlotte Jeffries (MRHC, p. 398).
3S1
Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 151; Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250, allows for a daughter of her age.
382
383
384
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851-1860.
385
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, pp. 196-197, family 225-226.
386
Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 151.
3 8 87
WV
v. WV,
1, p. 352;
Hardesty's
v. 2, p.roll
151
U p s h1880,
u r Co.,
NARA,
1870 census,
1700, Warren Twp., Pecks Run PO, p. 28 or 437, family 203-191.
389
Noel W. Tenny, comp.,
comp.,.From Camp Rock and Cabin to Courthouse... (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), p. 38; Upshur Co., WV, 1905 map,
has name of Mrs. Annie Queen
374
104
31.
390
391
vi.
vii.
United Brethren Church for which he served as a trustee. 390 He died before
1 J u n e 1900 when Anna (Post) Queen was living as a widow in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV where she owned a farm. She was then the mother of
15 children, 14 living.391 She probably died after 1905. Children of Stewart
Litle and Anna (Post) Queen, all born on Pecks Run, Barbour Co., (W)V or,
after 1850, Upshur Co., (W)V: Stephen Post, b. 19 Nov. 1848; Jacob Webster, b. 9 Nov. 1849; Mary Elizabeth, b. 8 Nov. 1850; Edwin S., b. 18 Nov.
1851; Benjamin Stickley, b. 22 Mar. 1853; Alvin Moxley, b. 5 May 1854;
Lydia Jane, b. 28 July 1855; Daniel Isiah, b. 7 Dec. 1857; Christena, b. 21
Sep. 1859; Charles Nicholas, b. 17 Feb. 1861; Margaret Sena, b. 4 Nov. 1862;
Benton Albert, b. 3 Mar. 1864; Stewart Harper, b. 16 Nov. 1865; Opha
Ladrew, b. 25 Aug. 1869; Okey Lee, b. 21 Oct. 1871.392
Stephen, b. 26 Feb. 1830.
Mary Jane, b. 22 Oct. 1831, d. 20 Jan. 1909 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur.
McVaney Cem. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;393 m. 1 Feb. 1855 Upshur
Co., (W)V, Albinos Reger Marple,394 b. 27 Jan. 1834395 Lewis Co., (W)V;396 d.
20 Sep. 1908 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside wife;397 s/o John
W. & Ruth (Reger) Marple. 398 Mary Jane Post was born near Post Mill,
Lewis Co., (W)V. She grew up in the home of her parents, Daniel and Mary
(Heavner) Post,399 on Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V which after 1842 became
a part of Barbour Co., (W)V. On 1 Feb. 1855 she married Albinos Reger Marple in Upshur Co., (W)V. On 22 Apr. 1857 through 10 Feb. 1860 he was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V. By 1860 his taxable personal property included
four horses, four cattle, a combination of 21 sheep and hogs, moneys, bonds,
and securities. 400 He was then renting and had a personal estate valued at
$500.401 On 27 June 1863 one week after WV became a state he enlisted for
three years as a Confederate private in Co. D, 20th Regt. VA Cavalry at
Hightown, VA. He was described as age 29, five feet four inches tall, with
fair complexion, gray eyes, and black hair. He was then a resident of Upshur
Co.402 In 1870 the family was living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where
Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 151.
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 5A, family 66-66.
399
Queen; Hardesty's. v. 2, p. 151, has Stephen Post, b. 14 Nov. 1848; Benjamin Stickley, b. 25 Mar. 1853; Alvin Moxley, b. 6 May
1854.
Gravestone, McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV (HCJ, v. 3, p. 27).
*3Q4
,,J
'Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 2, RWL.

395
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.
396
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 2, RWL.
397
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; Weston Democrat, 2 Oct. 1908, LCOBIT 1900-1909, p. 36.
*}98
OJO
Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 2, RWL. John W. Marple m. 12 Apr. 1827 Lewis Co., (W)V, Ruth Reger (MRLC, p. 8).
*39Q
OJ3
Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 2, RWL; Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 115, family 761-761.
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1857-1860.
401
VA, NARA, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, roll 164.
400
THIRD GENERATION
viii.
403
105
their post office address was Rural Dale, WV. Albinos was then a farmer
with real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate valued at $2,235.403
The family continued to live in the same area in 1880.404 In 1900 they clearly owned a farm in Warren Dist. and Mary was then the mother of five children, all living.405 The area where they lived was on Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV near the Lewis Co., WV border,406 and Mary Jane (Post) Marple was
a member of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church on Hacker's
Creek.407 On 20 Sep. 1908 Albinos Reger Marple died. Mary Jane (Post) Marple died four months later on 20 Jan. 1909. Children of Albinos Reger and
Mary Jane (Post) Marple, all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V:
Mandema "Dem" H., b. ca. 1856;408 Louvernia "Vernie," b. ca. Aug. 1859;409
Salukas "Luke" Eumenis, b. ca. 1861;410 Nevada 'Vada," b. ca. 1866; Achilles
Landolus "Dolus," b. 2 June 1872.411
Sena, b. 21 July 1833;412 d. 17 Sep. 1918 bur. Waterloo Cem., near Carter,
Upshur Co., WV;413 m. (1) 21 Apr. 1853 Upshur Co., (W)V by Rev. Elias Bennett, Jacob Lance,414 b. ca. 1832415 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 23 Dec. 1862 Upshur Co., (W)V; s/o Henry & Elizabeth "Betty" (Radabaugh) Lance;416 m. (2)
30 Dec. 1863 Upshur Co., WV, Henry J. Jones, 417 b. 20 Feb. 1827418 Rockingham Co., VA;419 d. 18 July 1906, bur. French Creek Cem., French Creek, Upshur Co., WV420; s/o Robert & Anna () Jones; 421 div. 3 Oct. 1883 Upshur
Co., WV.422 Henry J. Jones m. (2) 26 Feb. 1884 Upshur Co., WV, Martha E.
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Rural Dale PO, p. 13 or 430, family 100-97.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 325.
405
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 8B, family 118-118.
Ibid., 1905 map, has name as A.R. Marple.
407
Evans, pp. 687-688.
^ W 1880, v. 1, p. 325; family information, courtesy of Mrs. Juanita (Marple) Post, Buckhannon, WV.
409
Cutright, p. 504; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 190, family 174-175, has her name as Alberta. Family information, courtesy of Mrs. Juanita (Marple) Post.
Ibid.; family information, courtesy of Kyle Reger, Buckhannon, WV; family information, courtesy of Victor E. Marple, Spencer,
WV; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 325.
Ibid.; Cutright, p. 504; family information, courtesy of Mrs. Juanita (Marple) Post.
412
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Meade Dist, ED 145, p. 19, family 275-276; gravestone, Waterloo Cem., near
Carter, Upshur Co., WV, cited in Upshur County Genealogical Society, Meade District Cemeteries, Raymond Wolfe Jr., comp. (Buckhannon, WV, 1987), p. 73.
413
Ibid.
414
MRUC, n. pag.
415
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, n. pag., family 894-894;Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 38 or 202, family 264-265; ibid., DR, Book 1853, p. 16, indicates 11 Oct. 1830.
416
Ibid.; Henry Laney m. 23 Nov. 1820 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Radabaugh (MRLC, p. 3). Cutright, p. 492.
417
U p s h u r Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 12.
Gravestone, French Creek Cem., cited in Meade District Cemeteries, p. 27.
419
Gravestone, French Creek Cem.
421
422
404
106

Thomas. 423 Sena Post was born on Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up
in the home of her parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post,424 on Pecks
Run, which after 1842 became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V. Her given name,
Sena, was spelled Cena and a number of other ways in early records. On 21
Apr. 1853 she married Jacob Lance in Upshur Co., (W)V. On 7 May 1856
through 10 Feb. 1860 Jacob Lance was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V and in
1860 his taxable personal property consisted of two horses, four cattle, a
combination of 14 sheep and hogs, and one clock.425 When the young couple
was enumerated in 1860 Jacob Lance was a farmer and his personal estate
was valued at $200.426 On 23 Dec. 1862 Jacob Lance was killed by shot in his
own home in Upshur Co., (W)V.427 Though this occurred during the Civil
War, no connection was found. On 30 Dec. 1863 as a widow Sena Lance
married in Upshur Co., WV, Henry J. Jones, a mechanic.428 On 10 May 1869
Daniel Post and his wife, Mary, deeded 66 acres, French Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV to Sena Jones, 429 their daughter. In 1870 the family of Henry J. Jones
was living in Meade Twp., Upshur Co., WV with real estate valued at $1,600
and a personal estate valued at $450. Their post office address was French
Creek, WV. Henry was then a farmer and living with them were four children by her first marriage. 430 On 21 Dec. 1878 Daniel Post and his wife,
Mary, deeded land on Stone Coal, Upshur Co., WV to Josiah Lance and William W. Lance,431 their grandsons. By 1880 Henry J. and Sena (Post) Lance
Jones were living alone except for Lloyd Douglass, bound boy, age nine.
Henry was then a miller and farmer and they continued to live in Meade
Dist., Upshur Co., WV.432 In 1883 when the marriage ended in divorce they
were living at Goulds Mills on French Creek.433 After the divorce Sena used
the name of Sena Lance and apparently considered herself widowed rather
than divorced. In both 1900 and 1910 she was living in Meade Dist., Upshur
Co., WV where, as a farmer, she owned a farm. In both years she was the
mother of five children, four living.434 She may have been one and the same
as Sarah Lance who in 1905 was living east of Carter, Meade Dist., Upshur
Co., WV.435 Sena (Post) Lance Jones died 17 Sep. 1918 at age 85. Children of
423
MRUC, n. pag.
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 12.
425
Ibid., PPTB, 1856-1860.
426
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 38 or 202, family 264-265.
427
Ibid., DR, Book 1853, p. 16; Bateman.
428
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 1853 p. 12.
429
Ibid., DI, Book H, p. 380.
430
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Meade Twp., French Creek PO, p. 27 or 403, family 198-187.
431
Ibid.,DI, BookL, p. 463.
424
Aon
4l
"lbid., NARA, 1880 census, roll 1414, Meade Dist, ED 129, p. 20, family 175-176.
434
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Meade Dist, ED 145, p. 19, family 275-276; 1910 census, roll 1698, Meade Dist, ED 148, p.
12B, family 167-169.
435
Ibid., 1905 map.
433
THIRD GENERATION
32.
33.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
107
Jacob and Sena (Post) Lance, probably all born in Upshur Co., (W)V: William W., b. 1855436; Josiah, b. ca. 1856; Mary J., b. ca. 1858;437 Sarah A , b.
Aug. 1860; prob. child, d. bef. 1 June 1900. Possible child of Henry J. and
Sena (Post) Lance Jones, d. bef. 1 June 1900.438
Nicholas, b. 18 Mar. 1835.
George Washington, b. 1838.
Christena, b. 20 Aug. 1840, d. 10 May 1852 Upshur Co., (W)V, bur. Reger
Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV.439 Christena Post was born on Pecks Run,
Lewis Co., (W)V and in 1850 she was living in Barbour Co., (W)V with her
parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.440 The area where she lived her
short life was Pecks Run and by the time she died in 1852 it fell within the
new county of Upshur,
Elizabeth, b. Oct. 1842;441 d. 9 Nov. 1930 Laurel Fork, Braxton Co., WV;442 m.
(1) 25 Dec. 1860 Upshur Co., (W)V, James F. Friel,443 b. 23 Dec. 1834 prob.
Pendleton Co., (W)V; d. 24 Oct. 1879 Upshur Co., WV, bur. Rock Cave Cem.,
Banks Dist., Upshur Co., WV;444 s/o William & prob. Jane() Friel;445 m. (2)
ca. 1893, Jeremiah H. Gillespie,446 b. 13 Oct. 1835 Nicholas Co., (W)V;447 d.
30 Mar. 1928 Weston State Hosp., Weston, WV, bur. Morrison Cem., Morrison Ridge, Braxton Co., WV;448 s/o Adam & Nancy (Morrison) Gillespie.
Jeremiah H. Gillespie m. (1) Almira J. Posey.449 Elizabeth Post was born on
Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up in the home of her parents, Daniel
and Mary (Heavner) Post,450 on Pecks Run, Barbour Co., (W)V which after
1850 became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V. It was there on Christmas Day of
1860 that she married James F. Friel. He had been assessed in Upshur Co.,
(W)V in 1859 and 1860. On 25 Apr. 1859, his taxable personal property consisted of two horses, a combination of three cattle, sheep, and hogs, money,
bonds, securities. 451 In 1860 he appeared to have been left as head of a fam-
Gravestone, Point Pleasant Cem., near Abbott, Upshur Co., WV, cited in Meade District Cemeteries, p. 66.
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Meade Twp., French Creek PO, p. 27 or 403, family 198-187.
438
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1773, Meade Dist, ED 145, p. 19, family 275-276.
Gravestone, Reger Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV, has her name as Christianna Post.
440
441
Braxton Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1756, Holly Dist, ED 4, p. 18A, family 294-298.
Braxton Democrat, cited in William Henry and Betty Jean Rasnick Gillespie, Elizah Hedding Gillespie, His Ancestors, Descendants
and Their Families (published by authors, 1975), pp. 35-36.
443
MRUC, n. pag.
Gravestone, Rock Cave Cem., Banks D i s t , Upshur Co., WV, cited in Upshur County Genealogical Society, Banks District
Cemetery Readings Upshur County West Virginia (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), p. 97; MRUC, n. pag. He was probably born in a part of Pendleton Co., (W)V which became Highland Co., VA after 1846.
445
MRUC, n. pag.; Pocahontas Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 969, Dist. 47, p. 275 or 551, family 202-202.
446
Gillespie; Braxton Co., NARA, 1900 census.
447
Carter, pp. 63-64; Gillespie.
Gravestone, Morrison Ridge Cem., Braxton Co., WV, cited in Gillespie; Braxton Democrat, 5 Apr. 1928, cited in Gillespie.
449
Carter, pp. 63-64; Gillespie.
450
MRUC, n. pag.; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 205, family 288-289, family 288-290.
451
Ibid., PPTB, 1859-1860.
437
108
xiii.
ily. Perhaps his father had died young. He was then a farmer in Upshur Co.,
with real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate valued at $250. His
post office address was Buckhannon (W)V.452 During the Civil War he fought
with the Union as a member of the Upshur Co., Militia. He was parolled at
Richmond and arrived home 24 Apr. 1864.453 In 1870 the family of James F.
Friel, farmer, was enumerated in Banks Twp., Upshur Co., WV with real
estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,150. Their post
office address was Frenchton, WV.454 On 24 Oct. 1879 James F. Friel died. In
1880 his widow, Elizabeth (Post) Friel, was living in Banks Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with eight children. Living with them was her nephew, William
Lance. 455 Elizabeth must have been a strong and capable woman. By the
time she married Jeremiah H. Gillespie, ca. 1893, her children were adults.
In 1900 and 1910 she was living with her second husband in Holly Dist.,
Braxton Co., WV where they owned a farm. Jeremiah H. Gillespie was a
farmer who had served with the Confederacy during the Civil War. In 1900
Elizabeth was the mother of eight children, all living. By 1910 one of her
children had died.456 Jeremiah H. Gillespie died 30 Mar. 1928 at the age of
92. Elizabeth (Post) Friel Gillespie died 9 Nov. 1930 at the age of 88. Children of James F. and Elizabeth (Post) Friel, all born in Upshur Co., (W)V:
Daniel "Sherman," b. ca. 1861; Georgia Anna, b. ca. 1862; 457 Sarah
"Margaret," b. 18 Jan.1865; 458 Martha J., b. ca. 1866; Mary Delia, b. ca.
1868;459 Isabella, b. ca. 1870; William E., b. Nov. 1872; Stephen A , b. ca.
1874.460
Sarah, b. 6 Apr. 1845; d. 1 Apr. 1880461 near Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV,462
bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;463 m. 8 Feb. 1866 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Oliver Lowther, Elmore Dow Lewis,464 b. 28 Dec.
1841 465 Johnstown, Harrison Co., (W)V;466 d. 3 May 1889467 prob. Spencer,
WV;468 s/o Jonathan & Sarah (Davis) Lewis.469 Elmore Dow Lewis m. (2) 20
452
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 157 or 321, family 1077-1084.
Cutright, p. 312.
4o4
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Banks Twp., Frenchton PO, p. 28 or 363, family 198-190.
455
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 282.
45G
Braxton Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1677, Holly Dist, ED 4, p. 14B, family 47-47.
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Banks Twp., Frenchton PO, p. 28 or 363, family 198-190; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 282.
458
Ibid.; Weston Independent, 16 Mar. 1938, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 227.
453
4^9
' O J Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700 Banks Twp., Frenchton PO, p. 28 or 363, family 198-190; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 282.
Ibid.; Braxton Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
Lewis family Bible.
Ronald Vern Jackson, ed., Mortality Schedule West Virginia 1880 (Bountiful, UT, 1980), n. pag.
464
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 16, RWL; 100th Anniversary 1984 Johnstown United Methodist Church (Johnstown, WV,
1984) n. pag.
465
Lewis family Bible.
466
Butcher, p. 437.
Lewis family Bible.
Lewis family research information, courtesy of Robert Howard Reger, Buckhannon, WV.
469
Butcher, p. 438. Jonathan Lewis m. 14 Oct. 1817 Harrison Co., (W)V, Sarah Davis (MRHC, p. 43). Harrison Co., (W)V, NARA,
1850 census, roll 950, Dist. 22, p. 398, family 402-402.
460
THIRD GENERATION
109
Dec. 1881, Parthena F. Linger.470 Sarah Post grew up in the homes of her
parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.471 She was born on Pecks Run,
Barbour Co., (W)V an area which became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V in
1851. Probably when she was about 15 years of age her parents moved to
Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V, near the Harrison Co. border. On 8 Feb.
1866 she married Elmore "Dow" Lewis who had served in two Confederate
units during the Civil War. As early as 1859 he was assessed in Harrison Co.
(W)V when his taxable personal property consisted of four horses and a
combination of four cattle, sheep, and hogs.472 On 21 May 1861 Elmore D.
Lewis enlisted for a period of one year as a private in Co. C, 31st Regt. VA
Infantry. Apparently he was absent from his company in about June of that
year but voluntarily rejoined his company on 5 July 1861 as sick and a court
martial was waived. On 14 Oct. 1861 he secured an attorney to receive from
the State of Virginia an amount due him for military service. His discharge
appears to have taken place in Nov. 1861. In those records his name was
signed Elmore D. Lewis, his mark.473 On 18 July 1862 as E.D. Lewis he reenlisted for t h e duration of t h e war as a private in Co. K, 17th Regt. VA
Cavalry at Mill Point, Pocahontas Co., (W)V. His name appears on a Register of C.S.A. General Hospital, Charlottesville, VA, as having been admitted
on 16 Mar. 1865 where he was diagnosed as having syphilis primary. On 6
Apr. 1865 he was transferred to go to Lynchburg where he had a horse at
Alex Rives. On 15 May 1865 at Staunton, VA his Parole of Honor was signed
E.D. Lewis, his mark. He was then described as age 23, five feet eight inches tall, with fair complexion, hazel eyes, and light hair. 474 One source
states he was present at the surrender at Appomatox.475 In 1870 Elmore D.
Lewis and his wife, Sarah, were living near her parents in Warren Twp.,
Upshur Co., WV with a post office address of Rural Dale, WV. He had real
estate valued at $1,000 and was working as a farm laborer.476 On 17 Feb.
1873 Daniel Post and his wife, Mary, deeded 148 1/2 acres on Rooting
Creek, Upshur Co., WV to E.D. and Sarah Lewis et al. i17 On 1 Apr. 1880
Sarah (Post) Lewis died of peritonitis. 478 In 1880 E.D. Lewis, widower and
farm laborer, was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV479 and on 20 Dec.
1881 he married Parthena F. Linger. When the now Johnstown United
470
Lewis family Bible.

U p s h u r Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 16, RWL; Barbour Co., (W)V NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 115, family 761-761;
Butcher, p. 438.
472
T/A, NARA, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, roll, 776.
474Ibid.,
r
roll 152. His records seem to have been confused with those of Davis Lewis.
475,"Butcher, p. 438.
476
U p s h u r Co., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Rural Dale PO, p. 18 or 432, family 128-125.
477
Ibid., DI, Book K, p. 3.
478
4 7 9 Jackson.
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 172.
471
110

Methodist Church was built in 1884 the church bell came to Lost Creek by
freight and was hauled to the church in a road wagon by Dow Lewis.480 On 3
May 1889 Elmore Dow Lewis died. The area where Elmore Dow Lewis and
his wife, Sarah, were living in 1870 seems to have been Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV. Probably before 1880 they had moved to the nearby area of
Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV. Children of Elmore Dow and Sarah (Post)
Lewis, all born in Upshur or Harrison Co., WV: Stephen J., b. 27 May 1867,
d. 12 Sep. 1869; Clara, b. 14 June 1870; Ernest Daniel, b. 5 Mar. 1873,481 d.
25 Jan. 1935;482 Diademma "Demma," b. 21 Jan. 1875; Loretta "May," b. 13
Feb. 1877; Mary "Mollie," b. 20 Jan. 1880.483
11. G E O R G E 3 P O S T (Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 3), b. Dec. 1809484 Harrison Co.,

(W)V;485 d. 10 Oct. 1892;486 m. (1) 12 Nov. 1829 Lewis Co., (W)V, COMFORT SIMONS, 487
b. 5 July 1807 VA; d. 28 Dec. 1871;488 d/o Christian Simon;489 m. (2) 28 July 1872 Upshur
Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, SUSAN ELIZABETH (CASTO) ROBERTS, 4 9 0 b. poss. 1
Jan. 1827 VA;491 d. 22 Feb. 1904 Cyrus, Roane Co., WV;492 d/o David Jonathan & Sarah
(Ward) Casto. 493 Susan Elizabeth Casto m. (1) 4 J u n e 1846 Lewis Co., (W)V, Simon
Roberts.494
George Post was born in Harrison Co., (W)V and the area where he was born and grew
up remained in Harrison Co., (W)V until 1817 when it became a part of Lewis Co., (W)V. It
is now known as Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV. George Post was probably the other tithable
living with Abraham Post in Lewis Co. in 1827 through 1829.495
On 12 Nov. 1829 he married Comfort Simons in Lewis Co., (W)V where he was assessed
regularly in 1830 through 1846. In 1846 his taxable personal property included five horses
100th Anniversary, states he was the father of Irvin Lewis. Irvin Lewis was a son by his second wife (Lewis family Bible).
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 172.
482
483
Lewis family Bible; WV 1880, v. 3, pp. 172, 230. Mollie Lewis, age four months in 1880, living in the household of Isaac Perine,
Union Dist, Harrison Co., WV seems to have been the d/o Elmore Dow and Sarah (Post) Lewis. She is given as the d/o Isaac Perine but
was surely his niece by marriage.
484
GLPP.
485
486GLpp
487
488
GLPP.
489
Randolph Co., (W)V, Will Book 3, pp. 293-294, will of Christian Simon, written 29 July 1848, proved 28 Nov. 1848, ahp. There was
more than one Christian Simon living in the same area at the same time (Hardy Co., [W]V, PPTB, 1786-1809). One Christian Simon m.
22 Dec. 1801 Allegany Co., MD, Comfort Davis (Allegany Co., MD, MR, Liber 1, p. 8). One Christian Simon m. 14 June 1808 Hardy Co.,
(W)V, Elizabeth Podly, cited in E.L. Judy, History of Grant and Hardy Counties, West Virginia (Charleston, WV, 1951), p. 81. The marriage date of 1808 seems to conflict with the date of birth for Comfort Simon, though her father, Christian Simon, is known to have had a
wife, Elizabeth, as early as 1817 (Lewis Co., [W]V deed, 1817, information, courtesy of David Armstrong, Elkins, WV).
490
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 29, RWL.
491
Betty (Shumaker) Parker, comp., Descendants of David Jonathan Casto (n.p., n.d.), p. 18; LCWV 1850, p. 24.
492
Roane Co., WV, Register of Deaths, p. 2, ahp.
493
Ibid.; Parker.
494
MRLC, p. 29.
495
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1827-1829.
481
THIRD GENERATION
111
and one clock.496 In 1830 the family of George Post was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V497
and on 16 Aug. 1834 for $800 he bought 100 acres on the east side of the Buckhannon
River, Lewis Co., (W)V from Abraham and Christena () Post,498 his parents. In 1838 he
acquired an interest in 330 acres Buckhannon River, Lewis Co., (W)V from Nehemiah
Brush 499 and in 1840 his family was enumerated in Lewis Co., (W)V where George was
employed in agriculture. 600
The Staunton and Parkersburg Turnpike was begun and constructed out of Staunton
eastward. On 15 Nov. 1840 George Post was one of the citizens ofhis area whose name appeared on a subscription, on condition that the road pass through both Beverly and Buckhannon. He agreed to the sum of $5 and the money subscribed from the local citizens was
to be expended in making the road between the two nearby towns. 501
In 1841 George Post and his wife, Comfort, deeded two and one fourth acres on the
Buckhannon River, Lewis Co., (W)V to Henry Ours502 and in 1844 they deeded four acres
on Finks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V to Jacob Heavner. 503 In 1846 they deeded to Christian
Coiner 100 acres on the east side of the Buckhannon River504 and 330 acres on the Buckhannon River, both tracts in Lewis Co., (W)V.505 In his will of 29 July 1848 Christian Simon
allowed for his daughter, Comfort Post, to receive $200 within eight years after his
death.506
In a deed of record 21 Jan. 1850 George Post acquired 300 acres on the Buckhannon
River, Barbour Co., (W)V from Michael Strader et al.507 He was assessed in Barbour Co. in
1847 through 1850. By 1850 his taxable personal property included five horses and one
clock.608 In 1850 the family of George Post was enumerated in Barbour Co., (W)V where he
was a farmer with real estate valued at $3000.509
In 1848 when a poll was taken to form a new county with the county seat at Buckhannon, (W)V George Post voted with those in favor of the new county.510 The new county of
Upshur was formed in 1851 and George Post was assessed in Upshur Co. in 1851 through
1860. By 16 Feb. 1858 his taxable personal property included five horses, a combination of
125 cattle, sheep, and hogs, and one clock.511
On 22 June 1854 Abraham Post made his will and his son, George Post, was one of
those named in the will. A codicil was added 8 Feb. 1855.512 Before the will was made an
496
Ibid., 1830-1846.
498
Ibid., Deed Book F, p. 117, ahp.
499
Ibid., DI, Book G-l, p. 385.
500
501
502
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book H, p. 112.
503
Ibid., Book L, p. 103.
504
Ibid., Book M, p. 383.
505
Ibid., Book P. p. 404.
506
Randolph Co., (W)V, Will Book 3, pp. 293-294, ahp.
507
Barbour Co., (W)V, DI, Book 3, p. 80.
508
Ibid., PPTB, 1847-1850.
509
510
Cutright, p. 234.
5U
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851-1860.
512
497
112
estrangement had developed between George Post and his father, Abraham Post. The
estrangement continued until after the death of Abraham Post and in late 1855 George
Post and others decided to contest the will and codicil by naming his brother, Daniel Post,
and others as defendants. The case divided the family and was in litigation for about two
years. 513 In another case which followed George Post named Daniel Post defendant in a
land boundary dispute.514 It seems likely the estrangement between George Post and his
older brother, Daniel, continued until after the death of Daniel.
George Post invested in several parcels of apparently valuable land in Upshur Co.615 and
was to deed property to several ofhis children. In 1860 the family of George Post, farmer,
was enumerated in Upshur Co., (W)V where he had real estate valued at $17,000 and a
personal estate valued at $2,620.516 During the Civil War, he agreed to loan $400 to pay
bounty to Volunteers crediting themselves to Upshur Co. quota under the president's call
for 300,000 men dated 19 Dec. 1864.517
In 1870 the family of George Post was living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where he
had real estate valued at $15,000 and a personal estate valued at $2,645.518 The area where
they lived is now known as the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area of Upshur Co., WV. On 28
Dec. 1871 Comfort (Simons) Post died and on 28 July 1872 George Post married Susan
Elizabeth (Casto) Roberts. His daughter, Almira, had married her son, Nelson Roberts, in
1867. On 10 Oct. 1892 George Post died intestate at age 82. Susan Elizabeth (Casto)
Roberts Post died 22 Feb. 1904 of paralysis in Cyrus, Roane Co., WV.519
Children of George and Comfort (Simons) Post, born in Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1846,
Barbour Co., (W)V:
34.
i. Isaac W.4, b. 19 July 1830.
35.
ii. Christian, b. 8 Dec. 1831.
hi. Louisa Jane, b. 6 Sep. 1834;520 d. 23 June 1902521 prob. Upshur Co., WV; m.
13 Mar. 1856 Upshur Co., (W)V, Lafayette Hinkle,522 b. 24 Oct. 1834523 prob.
Lewis Co., (W)V;524 s/o Valentine & Tabitha (Jackson) Hinkle.525 Lafayette
Hinkle m. (2) Louisa Jane Post, a niece of his first wife who had the exact
same name 526 (see 36, iv). Louisa Jane Post, daughter of George and Comfort (Simons) Post,527 was born in Lewis Co., (W)V where her parents con-
K1 Q
Ibid., Circuit Court, File 203, George Post vs. Daniel Post; Tile 207, George Post vs. Daniel Post.
ibid.
515
Ibid., DI.
516
517
518
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Rural Dale PO, p. 15 or 431, family 107-104.
1 J Roane Co., WV, Register of Deaths.
520
GLPP.
521
Cutright, p. 478.
522
Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 3, RWL.
523
Cutright, p. 478.
524
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, MR, Book 8, p. 16.
525
Ibid.; BCWV 1850, p. 51; Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 3, RWL; Cutright, p. 478.
526
527
Ibid., (W)V, Book 1853, p. 3, RWL.
514
THIRD GENERATION
36.
37.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
528
tinued to live until 1846. By 1847 her parents were living in an area of Barbour Co., (WV which in 1851 became a part of Upshur Co. The area where
she grew up was in the vicinity of what is now known as the Post Mill and
Fishing Camp area of Upshur Co., (W)V. On 13 Mar. 1856 she married
Lafayette Hinkle in Upshur Co., (W)V and he was assessed there on 7 May
1857 through 1860 when his taxable personal property included four horses,
11 cattle, and a combination of 13 sheep and hogs.528 Before the Civil War he
was a Lieutenant in the Militia.529 In 1860 the couple was enumerated in
Upshur Co., (W)V where Lafayette was a farmer. 530 By 1870 they were
living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where he had real estate valued at
$4,050 and a personal estate valued at $825. Their post office address was
Pecks Run, WV. Living with them in 1870 was Louisa J. Post, age five.531
The couple was to have no children, but Louisa J. Post seems to have grown
up in their home and continued to live with them in 1880532 and 1900. In
1900 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
Lafayette Hinkle owned a farm.533 The location was likely on Little Pecks
Run.534 In ca. 1905 Lafayette Hinkle owned 211 acres in Warren Dist., six
lots in Buckhannon, two in Hampton, one at Sago, and 16 acres at Pecks
Run.535 Louisa Jane (Post) Hinkle died 23 June 1902 and on 29 Mar. 1905
Lafayette Hinkle married Louisa Jane Post, her niece and namesake, who
had grown up in their home (see 36, iv).
Granville, b. 7 Dec. 1838.
Alonzo S., b. 27 Dec. 1841.
Asbury, b. 1 Dec. 1843;536 d. 19 Feb. 1863, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur
Co., WV.537 Asbury Post grew up in the homes of his parents. In 1850 he was
living with them in Barbour Co., (W)V.538 By 1860 the area had become Upshur Co., (W)V and he was farming there likely for his father, George Post,
who owned a substantial amount of valuable farm land.539 It is possible his
death on 19 Feb. 1863 was connected with the Civil War.
Almira, b. 3 Feb. 1846;540 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;541 m. 13 Oct. 1867 Upshur Co.,
WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, Nelson Roberts, 542 b. Apr. 1847543 prob. Lewis
Ibid., PPTB, 1857-1860.

Cutright, p. 479.
530
UCWV 1860, p. 14.
531
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Pecks Run PO, p. 33 or 440, family 236-230.
532
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 299.
533
534
Ibid., 1905 map.
535
Cutright, p. 478.
536
GLPP.
537
638
539
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 77-78.
540
GLPP.
541
Roane Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1696, Curtis Dist, ED 79, p. 9B, family 143-144.
542
U p s h u r Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 20, RWL.
543
Roane Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist, ED 95, p. 4B, family 20-20.
529
113
114
38.
544
viii.
Co., (W)V;544 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;545 s/o Simon & Susan Elizabeth (Casto)
Roberts. 546 Almira Post was probably born in Lewis Co., (W)V just before
her parents, George and Comfort (Simons) Post,647 moved to Barbour Co.,
(W)V. In 1851 the area of Barbour Co. where they lived became a part of
Upshur Co., (W)V and is now known as the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area
of Upshur Co. WV. She was probably one and the same as Elmira Post
whose name appeared on a Probationers List for the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV548 and a Class List of 1865 for Mt.
Lebanon.549 On 13 Oct. 1867 she married Nelson Roberts. On 27 Mar. 1865
Nelson Roberts had agreed to loan $100 to pay bounty to Volunteers crediting themselves to Upshur Co. quota under the president's call for 300,000
men dated 19 Dec. 1864.550 His name also appeared on two lists of bounty
soldiers, indicating he became a volunteer near the close of the Civil War.551
On 17 Nov. 1874 Nelson Roberts received 137 3/4 acres in Upshur Co. from
George and Susan Post552 and on 30 Nov. 1877 he received 51 1/4 acres on
Pecks Run from them. 5 5 3 In 1880 t h e family of Nelson Roberts was
enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Nelson was a farmer.554 On 15 July 1882 he acquired property on Pecks Run from Granville
and Rachel E. Post.555 By 1900 Nelson Roberts, farmer, had moved his family to Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV where he then owned a farm and Almira
was the mother of five children, all living.556 In 1910 they continued to
reside in Curtis Dist. 557 Children of Nelson and Almira (Post) Roberts:
Louisa J., b. ca. 1868 prob. Upshur Co., WV; Ida C, b. ca. 1870 prob. Upshur
Co., WV; Ehud, b. ca. 1874 prob. Upshur Co., WV;558 Corna, b. Aug. 1884
prob. Upshur or Roane Co., WV; Sam, b. Feb. 1886 prob. Upshur or Roane
Co., WV.559
Columbus, b. 4 Mar. 1850.
LCWV 1850, p. 24.

Roane Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census.
546
LCWV 1850, p. 24; Simon Roberts m. 4 June 1846 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Casto (MRLC, p. 29, has her name as Elizabeth
Castor). Parker, p. 18.
547
Barbour Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 100, family 715-715; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll
1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 77-78.
548
Evans, p. 188, listed in Buckhannon Circuit Book of Aug. 1852.
549
Ibid., p. 444.
550
Cutright, p. 348.
551
Ibid., pp. 349-351.
552
U p s h u r Co., WV, DI, Book K, p. 69.
553
Ibid.,BookL, p. 302.
554
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 361.
555
U p s h u r Co., WV, DI, Book P, p. 124.
556
557
Ibid., 1910 census.
558
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 361.
559
545
THIRD GENERATION
115
12. ABRAM 3 P O S T (Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 3), b. Mar. 1818560 Lewis Co., (W)V;561 d.
10 Nov. 1882 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;562 m.
16 Dec. 1841 Lewis Co., (W)V, BARBARA LANCE, 663 b. 1825564 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d.
8 Oct. 1903666 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d/o Henry & Elizabeth "Betty" (Radabaugh) Lance.566
Abram Post was born in Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up in an area now known as Post
Mill, Upshur Co., WV. He was probably the other tithable with his father, Abraham Post,
in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1835 and 1836 and one of two other tithables with Abraham Post in
1837 through 1840.567 In 1840 as Abraham Post Jr. he acquired two parcels of land in
Lewis Co., (W)V from his father, Abraham Post, 180 acres on Brush Run568 and 51 1/2
acres on Buckhannon River.569 On 15 Mar. 1841 for the sum of $564 he bought 50 3/4 acres
near Stony Run a branch of Buckhannon River, Lewis Co., (W)V from two couples, Henry
and Eliza (Walker) Rohrbough and Anthony and Elizabeth () Rohrbough. 570 Henry
Rohrbough was his former brother-in-law. While his father was living Abram Post was
often referred to as Abraham Post Jr. or Abram Post Jr. He signed his name as Abram
Post.571 In 1841 and 1842 he was assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V where he had three horses.572
By the time he married Barbara Lance 16 Dec. 1841 he possessed a substantial amount
of property. In 1843 the area where they were living became a part of the new county of
Barbour and Abram Post was assessed in Barbour Co. in 1843 through 1850. By 1850 he
had seven horses. 573 In Nov. 1845 he acquired 71 acres on the Buckhannon River, Barbour
Co., (W)V from J a n e Pickens. 5 7 4 In 1850 t h e family of Abram Post, farmer, was
enumerated in Barbour Co., (W)V where he had real estate valued at $5,000. Barbara
(Lance) Post was unable to read or write.575
In 1848 when a pole was taken to form a new county with the county seat at Buckhannon, (W)V Abram Post Jr. had voted in favor of the new county.576 The new county of Upshur was formed in 1851 and he was assessed there in 1851 through 1860. By 1860 his taxable personal property included four horses, 33 cattle, a combination of 18 sheep and hogs,
one clock, moneys, bonds, and securities. 577
On 22 June 1854 his father, Abraham Post, made his will and named his two sons,
Abram Post and Daniel Post, as executors. The will and codicil which was added 8 Feb.
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem., near Fishing Camp, Upshur Co., WV.
562
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
563
564
G L P P ; Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist., ED 148, p. 3A, family 33-33, has June 1823.
565
Bible of Thomas Post (New York, 1884), owned by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron, OH (1985), ahp.
566
G L P P ; Henry Laney m. 23 Nov. 1820 Lewis Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Radabaugh (MRLC, p. 3).
567
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1835-1840.
568
Ibid., DI, Book G-2, p. 719.
569
Ibid., p. 720.
570
Ibid., Deed Book H, pp. 311-313, ahp.
571
U p s h u r Co., Circuit Court, File 203.
572
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1842.
573
574
575
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist, 5, p. 101, family 720-720.
576
Cutright, p. 234.
577
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1851-1860.
561
116
1855578 were contested in late 1855 by George Post, another son of Abraham Post, and
other complainants. Abram Post, Daniel Post, and others were named as defendants. 579
On 4 Sep. 1856 Abram Post acquired 50 acres on Brushy Run, Upshur Co., (W)V from
John C. and Margaret Forinash 580 and by 1860 as a farmer he had real estate valued at
$9,000 and a personal estate valued at $4,000.581 During the Civil War he agreed to loan
$1,400 to pay bounty to Volunteers crediting themselves to Upshur Co. quota under the
president's call for 300,000 men dated 19 Dec. 1864.582 On 10 Apr. 1866 he acquired 100
acres in Upshur Co., WV from Ephraim G. Adams et a/.583 and on 5 June 1869 he acquired
100 acres west of the Buckhannon River, Upshur Co., WV from Job and Margaret H.
Hinkle. 584 By 1870 he had real estate valued at $16,500 and a personal estate valued at
$1,000 which suggests he was a prosperous farmer.585
Abram Post seems to have acquired a lot of land and held it. As late as 1878 he acquired
28 acres on Bush Run, Upshur Co., WV from Benjamin and Fanny (Post) Radabaugh, 586 his
brother-in-law and sister. In 1880 the family of Abram Post was enumerated in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV.587 On 4 Mar. 1881 Abram Post and his wife, Barbara, deeded 1/2
acre to the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV.588 The lot adjoined
the existing church lot. The new lot was the location of the new frame church, which had
been built in 1880 before the land for it was deeded. Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post had
helped furnish the log sills for the church as well as many hours of labor.589
On 10 Nov. 1882 Abram Post died intestate. His widow, Barbara, who made her will 26
Apr. 1884 was to live many more years. Her name appears in class records of t h e
Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church for 1885 and 1891.5S0 On 18 May 1883 she deeded
a dower right of 209 acres on Stony Run, Upshur Co., WV to C.N. Post591 who apparently
was her son, Columbus N. Post. As a result of a partition decree in Chancery involving 539
acres in Upshur Co., WV, Barbara Post and heirs of Abram Post received parts according
to the decree 15 Feb. 1884, of record 15 Dec. 1885, from Elizabeth Hinkle who was her
daughter. 592 On 13 Aug. 1890 Barbara Post deeded property in Warren Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV to the Board of Education,593 and on 30 Mar. 1892 she deeded one acre on Bush Run,
Upshur Co., WV to Mary Hinkle,594 her daughter.
578
Ibid Will Book A, pp 20-22.

580
Ibid.,DI, BookC, p. 52.
581
582
Cutright, pp. 347-348
583
Upshur Co., WV, DI, Book F, p. 558.
584
Ibid., Book H, p. 51.
585
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275.
586
Ibid., DI, Book L, p. 251.
587
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
588
U p s h u r Co., WV, DI, Book N, p. 250.
589
Evans, p. 357.
590
Ibid., pp. 370, 374.
591
592
Ibid., Book S, p. 216.
593
594
Ibid., p. 151.
579
THIRD GENERATION
117
In 1900 Barbara (Lance) Post was living alone in Warren Dist., where she owned a
farm. She was then the mother of eight children, six living.595 She died 8 Oct. 1903 and her
will was as follows:
In the name of God, Amen! I Barbara Post of Warren District, Upshur County West Virginia being of
sound mind, memory and understanding do make this for my last will and testament - as follows: 1 st It is
my will that all my just debts shall be paid by my executor hereinafter named as soon after my death as
may be convenient. 2d I give and bequeath to my daughter Rebeca Black, wife of Samuel Black, the sum
of Fifty Dollars, also one bedstead and necessary bedding. 3 d I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary
Hinkle, wife of Isaac Hinkle the sum of Fifty Dollars and also one bedstead and necessary bedding. 4 th I
give and bequeath to my daughter, Elizabeth Hinkle, wife of Cane Hinkle, the sum of One Dollar. 5 th I
give and bequeath all the residue of my estate of every kind and description whatsoever to my three sons;
to wit: Columbus N. Post, Thomas Post, and Charlie Post, to be equally divided between them. 6 th I
hereby appoint G. Austin Newlon, executor of this my last will and testament. Witness my hand and seal
this the 26 th day of April Anno Domini 1884
her
sf^^^x
Witness
Barbara X Post \ seal )
W.C. Carper
mark
J.W. Heavner
F.C. Pifer,
West Virginia: In Upshur County Court Clerk's Office, October 9 th 1903. The foregoing will, bearing date
April 26 th 1884 was this day presented in said office and fully proven by the oaths of W.C. Carper, J.W.
Heavner and F.C. Pifer subscribing witnesses thereto in this, that the said Barbara Post, in the presence
of the said three witnesses, and they in the presence of each other signed her name to said writing and
acknowledged and declared the same to be her last will and testament and that they, the said W.C. Carper, J.W. Heavner and F.C. Pifer in the presence of each other and in the presence of the said Barbara
Post, and at her request, signed their names to said writing as witnesses thereof and that at the time of
the execution of said will, the said Barbara Post, was of sound mind and memory and fully capable of
making a legal disposition of her worldly estate, whereupon it is ordered that said will be recorded and
filed as directed by law.
Teste: Eugene Brown Clerk596
Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post probably lived just south of Kerr, Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV.597
Children of Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post:
i. Rebecca 4 , b. 1 J u n e 1844598 Barbour Co., (W)V; d. prob. aft. 1907;599 m. 15
Feb. 1865 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, Samuel Black,600 b. poss.
ca. 1836 601 Lewis Co., (W)V; d. bet. 1 J u n e 1900 and 1907; 602 poss. s/o
595
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 33-33.
Ibid., Will Book C, p. 12, ahp.
597
Ibid., 1905 map.
598
Barbour Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 6B, family 131-135; Cutright, p. 394, has 1 June 1874, but
the year is surely in error.
599
Ibid.
600
U p s h u r Co., WV MR, Book 1853, p. 14, RWL; MRUC, n. pag., has 15 Mar. 1865.
601
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 614; Barbour Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 6B, family 131-135, has his year of
birth as 1830 which is earlier than the year suggested in all other sources found.
602
596
118
h.
603
Thomas & Mary Ann (McCally) Black.603 The area where Rebecca Post grew
up was in Barbour Co., (W)V until 1851 when it became a part of Upshur
Co., (W)V. In 1865 she married Samuel Black and in 1870 they were living
in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where their post office address was Buckhannon, WV. Samuel Black was then a farm laborer unable to read or write
and his personal property was valued at $200.604 By 1880 they were living in
Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where Samuel was a farmer. 605 They continued to live in Union Dist. where by 1900 he owned a farm.606 Rebecca
(Post) Black was named in the 1884 will of her mother, Barbara (Lance)
Post. By ca. 1907 Rebecca (Post) Black had become a widow and was a farmer on her own.607 Child of Samuel and Rebecca (Post) Black: Mary Jane, b.
ca. 1866608 prob. Upshur Co., WV.
Mary, b. May 1847609 Barbour Co., (W)V; d. aft. 5 Mar. 1914;610 m. 20 Aug.
1868 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, Isaac Hinkle,611 b. July 1846612
prob. Barbour Co., (W)V; d. aft. 5 Mar. 1914; 613 s/o J e h u & Catherine
(Strader) Hinkle.614 The area where Mary Post grew up was in Barbour Co.,
(W)V until 1851 when it became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V. In 1868 she
married Isaac Hinkle and in 1880 they were living in Union Dist., Upshur
Co., WV where Isaac was a farmer.615 Mary (Post) Hinkle was named in the
1884 will of her mother, Barbara (Lance) Post, and received one acre from
her in 1892. The names of Isaac Hinkle and Mary Hinkle appear in class
records of the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV for
1891 and 1905.616 In 1900 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
where as a farmer Isaac Hinkle owned a farm.617 They continued to live in
Warren Dist. in 1910 when Mary was then the mother of three children, all
living.618 On 5 Mar. 1914 a cemetery for the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal
Church was established and Isaac Hinkle and his wife, Mary, donated land
for a section of the cemetery 619 which was very near where they lived.620
BCWV 1850, p. 51; Thomas Black m. 16 Mar. 1825 Lewis Co., (W)V, Mary Ann Mcally (McCally?)(MRLC, p. 8).
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 37, family 277-271.
605
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 614.
606
Barbour Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 6B, family 131-135.
607
Cutright, p. 394.
608
Upshur Co., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 37, family 277-271; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 614; Cutright,
.394.
609
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 32-32.
610
Evans, p. 359.
61
612
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 32-32.
613
Evans, p. 359.
614
BCWV 1850, p. 52; Jehue Hinkle m. 8 June 1824 Lewis Co., (W)V, Catherine Strader (MRLC, p. 7).
615
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 299.
616
Evans, pp. 374, 376.
617
618
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 5A, family 92-92.
619
Evans, pp. 358-359.
620
U p s h u r Co., WV, 1905 map.
604
THIRD GENERATION
hi.
39.
621
iv.
v.
vi.
119
Children of Isaac and Mary (Post) Hinkle, probably all born in Upshur Co.,
WV: Clara, b. 10 Sep. 1872; Lee, b. 18 Dec. 1875 (see 36, xi); Buzz, b. Aug.
1879621 (see 37, vi).
Elizabeth, b. June 1849622 Barbour Co., (W)V; d. aft. 1 J u n e 1900,623 bur.
Hampton Cem., Upshur Co., WV;624 m. 1 Mar. 1866 Upshur Co., WVby Rev.
Elias Bennett, Cain William Hinkle, 626 b. June 1847626 prob. Barbour Co.,
(W)V; d. prob. aft. 1905;627 s/o Valentine & Matilda (Dean) Hinkle.628 The
area of Barbour Co., (W)V where Elizabeth Post was born became a part of
Upshur Co., (W)V in 1851 two years after her birth. In 1866 at the age of 16
she married Cain William Hinkle and in 1870 they were living in Warren
Twp., Upshur Co., WV where Cain was a farmer with real estate valued at
$400.629 By 1880 they had moved to Washington Dist., Upshur Co., WV.630
Elizabeth (Post) Hinkle was named in the 1884 will of her mother, Barbara
(Lance) Post, and that year her name appeared in a chancery deed concerning the estate of her father, Abram Post. In 1900 the family of Cain Hinkle,
farmer, was enumerated in Washington Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he
owned a farm. Elizabeth was then the mother of seven children, four
living. 631 In 1905 Cain Hinkle lived on the east side of the Buckhannon
River, about one mile south of Ivanhoe, Washington, Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV.632 Children of Cain William and Elizabeth (Post) Hinkle, probably all
born in Upshur Co., WV: Lloyd Lincoln, b. ca. 1867; Dora, b. ca. 1868, d. bef.
1 June 1880;633 child, b. poss. ca. 1873, d. bef. 1 June 1900; child, b. poss. ca.
1876, d. bef. 1 June 1900;634 Floyd, b. Apr. 1880;635 George W., b. Jan. 1883;
Iva, b. Jan. 1887.636
Child, b. poss. ca. 1852; d. bef. 1 June 1900.637
Columbus N., b. 15 Mar. 1855.
Helen, b. 6 Oct. 1857 Upshur Co., (W)V;638 d. 4 Mar. 1878.639 In 1860 and
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 299; GLPP.

U p s h u r Co.,WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Washington Dist, ED 149, p. 11A, family 209-213.
623
Ibid.
anA
Gravestone, Hampton Cem., Buckhannon Dist, Upshur Co., WV, not read. Information, which is reasonable, received indirectly
from a descendant whose name has been lost.
625
626
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Washington Dist, ED 149, p. 11A, family 209-213.
627
Ibid., 1905 map.
628
BCWV 1850, p. 51. Valentine Hinkle m. 26 May 1845 Lewis Co., (W)V, Matilda Dean (MRLC, p. 28). Cutright, p. 435.
629
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 40, family 305-298.
630
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 298.
631
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Washington Dist, ED 149, p. 11 A, family 209-213.
632
Ibid., 1905 map.
633
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 40, family 305-298; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 298.
634
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Washington Dist, ED 149, p. 11A, family 209-213.
635
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 298.
636
U p s h u r Co., WV NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Washington Dist, ED 149, p. 11A, family 209-213.
637
Ibid., Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 33-33.
638
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Janet (Roby) Cosgrove, Buckhannon, WV.
622
120
40.
41.
vii.
viii.
1870 Helen Post was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with her parents, Abram
and Barbara (Lance) Post.640 She died 4 Mar. 1878 at age 20.
Thomas, b. 7 Sep. 1861.
Charles, b. Oct. 1864.
13. ISAAC 3 P O S T (Abraham2, Valentin 1 ) (see 3), b. Dec. 1819641 Lewis Co., (W)V;642 d.
25 Oct. 1904 prob. Upshur Co., WV,643 bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;644 m. 20 Nov.
1840 Lewis Co., (W)V, EMILY CARPER, 645 b. Sep. 1823646 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 1907
prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;647 d/o Adam & Jemima (Currence) Carper.648
Isaac Post was born in Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up in an area now known as Post Mill,
Upshur Co., WV. He was probably one of two other tithables with his father, Abraham
Post, in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1837 through 1840.649 On 20 Nov. 1840 he married Emily Carper and that year his father, Abraham Post, deeded him two parcels of land, 28 acres and
143 acres on the Buckhannon River, Lewis Co., (W)V.650 He apparently had acquired a joint
interest in the mill owned by his father, as on 1 Apr. 1842 Abraham Post, and Christena,
his wife, and Isaac Post, and Emily, his wife, sold the mill on the Buckhannon River, Lewis
Co., (W)V to George Simons for $350. Fifty dollars was paid and the balance unpaid. Both
Isaac Post and Emily Post signed the deed.651
In Feb. 1844 Isaac Post acquired two tracts of 60 acres on the Buckhannon River, Barbour Co., (W)V from James M. and S. Black.652 In 1846 he acquired 65 acres on the Buckhannon River, Lewis Co., (W)V from Thomas P. Parker 653 and on 6 Sep. 1847 he acquired
78 acres on the Buckhannon River, Barbour Co., (W)V from Thomas P. Parker, et a/.654 He
was assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1841 through 1850. By 1850 his taxable personal property included three horses and one metallic clock655 but his real estate for that year was
valued at $4,100.656
In 1848 when a poll was taken to form a new county with the county seat at Buckhannon, (W)V Isaac Post voted with those in favor of the new county.657 The new county of
640
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 211, family 328-330; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp.,
Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275.
641
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 171-171.
642
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1819-1820.
643
77ie Buckhannon Delta, 27 Oct. 1904, West Virginia Archives and History Library, Charleston, WV; Upshur Co., WV, Deed Book
46, p. 459, has Nov. 1904, ahp.
Gravestone, Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV.
645
6646
46 l
Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 171-171.
647r
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.
648
Cutright, p. 405; Hardesty's, v. 2, pp. 148-149.
649
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1837-1840.
650
Ibid., DI, Book G-2, pp. 723, 724.
651
Ibid., Deed Book I, pp. 82-84, ahp, typed by RWL.
652
653
Lewis Co., (W)V, DI, Book M, p. 421.
654
655
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1850.
656
657
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121
Upshur was formed in 1851 and most, perhaps all, of his real estate which had been acquired in Lewis and Barbour Co. fell within the boundary of Upshur Co.
In a deed of record 12 Feb. 1853 Isaac Post again acquired the mill and lot on the Buckhannon River, Upshur Co., (W)V from George Simons et al. 658 but in a deed of record 10
May 1858 Isaac Post and Emily, his wife, deeded land and mill on waters of Buckhannon
River to Jacob A. Hyre.659 Many years later on 14 Aug. 1889 Isaac Post acquired Mill Property in Upshur Co., WV from John D. and Mary E. Crites.660 It was not determined when
the Mill Property finally passed from the Post family nor when the historic mill for which
Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV was named ceased to operate. Nothing of the mill can be seen
today at Post Mill except two millstones, one on each side of the highway, which have
been used as part of the landscaping of a home owned by Paul R. Shaw (1987).
In his will of 1854 Abraham Post left his son, Isaac Post, in addition to what he had
given him before the sum of $50661 and Isaac Post became a defendant when the will was
contested in 1855.662 On 26 Apr. 1851 through 3 Mar. 1860 Isaac Post was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V and by 1860 his taxable personal property included four horses, 62 cattle, a
combination of 11 sheep and hogs, moneys, bonds, and securities. 663 On 12 July 1856 Isaac
Post received 70 acres on the west side of Buckhannon River, Upshur Co., (W)V from
Adam Carper and his wife, Jemima, 664 his father-in-law and mother-in-law. In 1860 the
family of Isaac Post, farmer, was enumerated in Upshur Co., (W)V. He then had real
estate valued at $14,500 and a personal estate valued at $4,290.665
He made use of his opportunities for acquiring good land and there are records for
several other tracts in Upshur Co., WV.666 On 27 June 1864 Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post
received 344 3/4 acres on Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV from Adam Carper et al. 661 When
the family of Isaac Post was enumerated in 1870 he had real estate valued at $30,000 and
a personal estate valued at $8,500.668 Isaac Post was surely an astute farmer and stockman. Perhaps his son, Ira Carper Post, expressed it well:
If you think we will need any more hay, Adam had better look around for some cheap hay and a good
situation to feed so that when I come home I will know where to buy - or if Papa thinks it ought to be
bought before I come home, it might be well to do it - Papa is always a safe counsellor.669
658
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, DI, Book A, p. 402.

Ibid., Book C, p. 404.
660
rbid. WV, DI, Book X, p. 444.
661
Ibid., (W)V, Will Book A, pp. 20-22, ahp.
662
663
Ibid., PPTB, 1851-1860.
664
Ibid., DI, Book C, p. 51.
665
659
bboVphere a r e
s e v e r a i e n tries
in deed books of Upshur Co., WV relating to his acquisition and disposition of land (Upshur Co., WV,
DI).
667
Ibid., Book F, p. 2 or 22.

Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Buckhannon PO, p. 38 or 442, family 288-282
669
Letter
wife, Florence May (Davisson) Post, 25 Feb. 1879, West Virginia and Regional History Collection,
Letter of Ira Carper Post to his w:
WV Univ., Morgantown, WV, File R33B3.
668
122
In 1865 Isaac and Emily Post were members of the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal
Church, Upshur Co., WV670 and Emily Post was a member of a class there in 1885 and
1891.671 Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post continued to live in the same area which was very
near the spot where he was born.672 He was nearly 85 years old when he died 25 Oct. 1904
of dropsy at his home near Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV.673 His will was as follows:
I, Isaac Post of Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, being of sound mind and disposing memory,
do hereby make, declare, and publish this my last will and testament hereby cancelling and annulling
and revoking all other wills by me heretofore made. First: I will and direct that my executor hereinafter
named after my death and the death of my wife, sell the tract of land containing four hundred and sixty
(460) acres more or less, situate in Warren District Upshur County West Virginia known as the Black
land, Parker land, Rohrbough land and Lewis land, with power to said executor to convey the same and
divide the proceeds as follows: One half thereof I will and devise to be paid by said Executor to Ira C.
Post. Of the other half I will and devise Eight Hundred Dollars to be paid by my said Executor to each of
my Grand Children, heirs of my daughter Lummie Maxwell, as follows: Frank; Isaac; Lee; Clay; Hattie;
Carrie; Emma and Blanche Maxwell, provided the proceeds of one half of said land should be sufficient to
pay said amount to each and if one half of the proceeds of the sale of said land should not be a sum sufficient to pay said amount of Eight Hundred dollars then the one half of the proceeds of said sale shall be
divided equally among the said eight children and if the proceeds of one half of said land should be more
than sufficient to pay said sum of Eight hundred dollars, then I will and devise the remainder thereof to
my two sons W m and Adam Post to be divided equally between them. If I should die before my wife she is
to have the use and benefits of said land as long as she lives, if she needs it for her support. Second: I will
and devise to my son Ira C. Post in addition to the property hereinbefore devised to him his note for
$1500. which I now hold, to the amount of fifteen hundred dollars, provided that said Ira C. Post shall
pay to my executor the accrued interest on said note, and said note shall continue to run and bear interest until my wifes death should she survive me. Third: All of the remainder of my property personal and
real of every kind and character I devise and will to my two sons W m and Adam to be divided equally between them. Fourth: I will and devise to Joseph Lawhorn the sum of Three Hundred Dollars to be paid
to him out of my estate by my said executor after the death of my wife should she survive me. Fifth: I will
and direct that should by wife survive me she is to have a good comfortable support out of the property
hereinbefore devised and said bequests shall not take effect until her death and my executor hereinafter
named shall have possession and control of all of said property as long as my said wife shall live, and shall
use what is necessary of the rents and profits thereof for her comfortable support. Sixth: I will and direct
that my executor out of my estate pay all burial expenses of myself and wife including a suitable monument to be erected at each of our tombs, my said Executor to be Judge of the cost thereof. Seventh: I appoint my son W m Post to be executor of this my last will and testament and direct that he be not required
to give bond as such executor and my said executor is hereby given full authority to sell and convey the
real estate hereinbefore directed to be sold and said sale shall either be at private or public sale as will be
best for those interested, and I further direct and will that my said executor be allowed a commission of
7% upon all funds administered on by him including the proceeds of the sale of said land - and the rentals
of my said property should my wife survive me. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this the 28 th day of November 1900 Isaac Post
(seal)
670
Evans, p. 369.
Ibid., pp. 370, 374.
672
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 349; Upshur Co., (W)V, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 171-171.
613
T h e Buckhannon Delta.
671
THIRD GENERATION
123
Signed and sealed in our presence and in the presence of each other by Isaac Post who in his presence
and in the presence of each other and at the instance of said Post here witness said will. This 28" day of
November 1900 P.M. Boggess
U.G. Young
West Virginia, In Upshur County Court Clerk's office Nov. 18" 1904. The foregoing will bearing date the
28" day of November, 1900, was this day presented in said office and fully proven by the oaths of P.M.
Boggess and U.G. Young subscribing witnesses thereto in this that the said Isaac Post in the presence of
the said two witnesses, and they in the presence of each other, signed his name to said writing and acknowledgedand declared the same to be his last will and testament, and that they the said P.M. Boggess and
U.G. Young in the presence of each other and in the presence of the said Isaac Post, and at his request,
signed their names to said writing as witnesses thereof, and that at the time of the execution of said will,
the said Isaac Post was of sound mind and memory. Thereupon it is ordered that the said will be recorded and filed as directed by law.
Teste: Eugene Brown, Clerk674
After the will was recorded his widow, Emily (Carper) Post, renunciated the will. The
renunciation was as follows:
I Emily Post, widow of Isaac Post deceased, do hereby renounce the provisions made for me in the last
will and testament of said Isaac Post, deceased dated the 28 th day of November, 1900, and admitted to
probate, on the 18 th day of November 1904, by the Clerk of the County Court of Upshur County West
Virginia, and recorded in the Clerk's office of the County Court of said County in will Book "C" on pages
28 and 29. Witness the following signature and seal, this the 22 day of September, 1905.
^^^^^
Emily Post c s e a l ^
State of West Virginia County of Upshur to wit: I. L.D. Rollins, a Justice of the peace of said County, do
certify that Emily Post, whose name is signed to the writing above bearing date on the 22" day of September, 1905, has this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County. Given under my hand this
22d day of September 1905; L.D.Rollins Justice.
West Virginia. In Upshur County Court Clerk's Office Sept 23" 1905 Be it remembered that the foregoing
Renunciation with the certificate thereto annexed was this day presented in said office and duly admitted
to record.
Teste: Eugene Brown Clerk.675
Emily (Carper) Post later canceled the renunciation. The cancellation was as follows:
Whereas Isaac Post departed this life testate in November, of 1904, and his last will and testament was
duly presented to the Clerk of the County Court of Upshur County, West Virginia, and admitted to
probate by said Clerk on the 18 day of November, 1904, which will makes certain provisions therein for
his wife, Emily Post, and appoints William Post executor thereof, who qualified as such executor. And:
Whereas, said Emily Post, within one year from the probation of said will entered of record her renunciation thereof in writing as required by law. And: Whereas, the said Emily Post, Widow of Isaac Post,
deceased, desires now to recall said renunciation and to cancel and annul the same, and to have said will
carried out and executed in all of its terms and provisions, according to the intent of Isaac Post, the
testator. And: Whereas, the said Emily Post further desires to take and hold the estate willed to her by
her husband according to the terms and provisions of said will, and does not desire her renunciation of
674
675
U p s h u r Co., WV, Will Book C, pp. 28-29, ahp.

124

said will to be in any way effective or binding on her. Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises,
the said Emily Post, by this writing, signed, sealed and acknowledged by her, hereby recalls said renunciation and withdraws the same and hereby cancels and annuls the same, and directors, authorizes and
empowers the said William Post to carry out the terms, provisions and stipulations of the said will of the
said Isaac Post in all respects as he would have been required to have done had she not entered said
renunciation of said will and she hereby releases and waves any and all rights accruing to her by and under said renunciation and hereby accepts and agrees to take under said will and in accordance with the
terms, provisions and stipulations thereof, and the said Emily Post by this writing, further hereby directs
and authorizes the said William Post Executor as aforesaid, to make any and all settlements of his accounts as such executor in the same way and maner as he would have done if no renunciation of said will
had ever been entered by me: and I hereby further direct and authorize the Clerk of the County Court of
Upshur County, West Virginia, to enter this writing of record as a cancellation and recision by me of the
renunciation of said will heretofore entered and to show a waiver and release of any and all rights accruing to me under or by reason of said renunciation. In witness whereof I, have hereunto affixed my signature and seal, this the 7" day of July, 1906.
Emily Post
(seal)
State of West Virginia County of Upshur, To wit: I, W.H. Young, a Notary Public in and for the said
county of Upshur, do certify that Emily Post whose name is signed to the writing above, bearing date on
the 7" day of July, 1906, has this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County. Given under
my hand this the 7" day of July, 1906.
W.H. Young Notary Public
West Virginia: In Upshur County Court Clerk's office December 17" 1907. Be it remembered that the
foregoing Deed with the Certificate thereto annexed was this day presented in said office and duly admitted to record.
Teste Eugene Brown, Clerk.676
When she died in 1907 Emily (Carper) Post was 83 or 84 years old.
Children of Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post, probably all born in the vicinity of Post Mill,
Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1850, Upshur Co., (W)V:
42.
i. Ira Carper4, b. 2 Feb. 1843.
ii. Virginia Columbia, b. 9 Nov. 1846; d. 4 Apr. 1894, originally bur. Johnstown
Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, moved to Elkview Masonic Cem.,
Clarksburg, WV;677 m. 29 Apr. 1869 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Reger,
Porter Maxwell,678 b. 3 Apr. 1845679 Doddridge Co., (W)V;680 d. 13 Sep. 1928,
bur. beside wife;681 s/o Franklin & Frances Jane (Reynolds) Maxwell.682
Porter Maxwell m. (2) ca. 1898, Bertha Beuna Stout.683 The area where Virginia "Columbia" or "Lummie" Post grew up was in Lewis Co., (W)V until
1851 when it became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V. In 1869 she married
676

Maxwell family information, courtesy of Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell, Lost Creek, WV.
678
679
Maxwell family information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell; Clarksburg Exponent, 15 Nov. 1984, gives 13 Apr. 1845.
680
Barnes, pp. 181-182.
681
Maxwell family information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell; Clarksburg Exponent, gives 13 Oct. 1928.
682
Maxwell family information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell; A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (Chicago, 1895), pp. 406411. Franklin Maxwell m. 29 Nov. 1839 Harrison Co., (W)V, Frances J. Reynolds (MRHC, p. 95).
683
Barnes, pp. 181-182; Stout family information, HCP; Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 8B,
family 164-164.
THIRD GENERATION
43.
44.
hi.
iv.
125
Porter Maxwell and in 1880 the family of Porter Maxwell, farmer, was
enumerated in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV.684 On 14 Sep. 1884 when the
Johnstown Methodist Protestant Church, Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV
was dedicated Columbia Maxwell donated new collection plates. 685 On 3 Dec.
1884 Porter Maxwell became a member of that church. The couple and six
of their eight children were members at Johnstown and Porter Maxwell
was later considered a leading layman of the Methodist Protestant Church
in WV.686 On 28 Dec. 1890 Porter Maxwell and his wife, Virginia Columbia,
received a 1/4 acre lot in Buckhannon, WV from her parents, Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post,687 but they lived on Peel Tree Run, Elk Dist., Harrison Co.,
WV where they owned land which adjoined land of Ira Carper Post, her
brother. Porter Maxwell devoted much of his time and acreage to raising
beef cattle, which were sent to the markets in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and
occasionally, Chicago. He was an accomplished farmer and cattleman 688 with
valuable land and investments. He became prominent in a large area
around where he lived, which was in Harrison Co. just north of the Upshur
Co. line, probably less then a mile west of Route 20. Virginia Columbia
(Post) Maxwell died in 1894 and Porter Maxwell married ca. 1898 Bertha
Beuna Stout. He died of cancer689 in 1928 at age 83. Children of Porter and
Virginia Columbia (Post) Maxwell, probably all born near Peel Tree Run,
Harrison Co., WV: Franklin "Frank," b. 8 Feb. 1870; Isaac H., b. 20 Sep. 1871;
Lee, b. 15 Nov. 1873; Harriet "Hattie" Paine, b. 1 Mar. 1877; Carrie Martin,
b. 1 Jan. 1879; Clay, b. 24 Sep. 1880; Emily "Emma" Frances, b. 26 Sep. 1882;
Blanche Virginia, b. 30 Sep. 1888.690
William, b. 30 Dec. 1852.
Adam, b. 14 Apr. 1858.
14. ABRAHAM 3 P F O S T (Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 4), b. 16 Apr. 1812691 Randolph Co.,
(W)V;692 d. 16 Apr. 1854 Jackson Co., (W)V;693 m. 3 May 1832 Jackson Co., (W)V by Rev.
William Sheppard, ELIZABETH RADER, 694 b. 12 Feb. 1813695 Gallia Co., OH;696 d. bef. 14
684
W V 1880, v. 3, p. 192.
100th Anniversary.
686
Barnes, pp. 180-182.
687
U p s h u r Co., WV, DI, Book 1, p. 391.
688
Clarksburg Exponent.
689
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Jessie (Lewis) Van Hoose, Annandale, VA.

Upshur Co., WV, Will Book C, pp. 28-29, ahp; Maxwell family information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell.
Family Bible (published for the Methodist Episcopal Church by J. Emory & B. Waugh, 1829), owned by John Paul Pfost, Louisa,
KY (1985). Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton, Columbus, OH.
692
Randolph Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1812.
693
Jackson Co., (W)V, Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75; Family Bible, has 17 Apr. 1854.
694
MRJC, p. 1; BJRFD.
Carol Pfost Beach, comp., A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree (typewritten; n.p., n.d.), n. pag. Author has photocopy, courtesy of
Max Gordon Pfost Riverside, CA. Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist 27, p. 216 or 432, family 398-402, gives her age
as 37 in 1850.
696
Ibid., MR, Book 1855, pp. 5-6, ahp; Mason Co., (W)V, 1860 census, roll 1361, West Columbia Dist, p. 4, family 30-24, gives her
place of birth as OH.
126
Feb. 1869;697 d/o Catherine Roush & step-d/o Michael Rader.698 Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost m.
(2) 13 Sep. 1855 Jackson Co., (W)V, Rev. William Henry Harrison.699
Abraham Pfost was born in Randolph Co., (W)V and in 1817 the area where his parents,
Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, lived became a part of Lewis Co., (W)V. That area
is now east of Ivy on the Washington and Union Dist. line in Upshur Co., WV. When
Abraham Pfost was 13 years old his father moved the family farther west to Mason Co.,
(W)V. That area became Jackson Co., (W)V in 1831 and as one who wished the County
Seat of Jackson Co. to remain where it was Abraham Pfost signed Petition N. 2 dated 24
Sep. 1831 and Petition No. 3, both to the Virginia Legislature. 700
It was there on 3 May 1832 that Abraham Pfost married Elizabeth Rader who had gone
by the surname of her step-father, Michael Rader. Abraham Pfost was assessed in Jackson
Co., (W)V in 1833 through 1839. By 1839 he had five horses and one stud horse or jackass.701 In 1840 he was living in Jackson Co. with his family702 and that year he acquired 50
acres Right Fork Mill Cr., from Daniel Casto and wife.703 In 1842 he was assessed on that
property which was 12 miles south of the courthouse. 704 During the decade which followed
he received six land grants in Jackson Co., from the State of Virginia as follows: in 1842, 50
acres and 25 acres Grass Lick Fork; in 1847, 60 acres Mill Creek; in 1850, 150 acres, 55
acres, 35 acres Grass Lick Fork.705 In 1845 he acquired 200 acres two tracts Mill Cr. from
Isaac Pfost,706 his father, and in 1846 he received 100 acres Right Fork Big Mill Creek from
his brother, Aaron Pfost and wife.707 As a young man he had acquired a significant amount
of land.
In 1846 Abraham and Elizabeth Pfost deeded 50 acres - 25 acres Right Fork Mill Creek
and Grass Lick to Wilson Kounts,708 their brother-in-law. When the estate of William G.
Ayres was appraised on 14 May 1848 there were accounts with Abraham Pfost and many
others in Jackson Co., (W)V709 Abraham Pfost was a member of a jury in Jackson Co. in
1850710 and in that year as a farmer he was living there with a large family.711 On 13 Feb.
697
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p.88. Her death is erroneously given as 13 Dec. 1855.

Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book IA, pp. 68-72, will of Michael Rader dated 1 Feb. 1861, recorded 5 Sep. 1867, states, "I have given to
Elizabeth Post now Elizabeth Harrison the Daughter of my wife as much as I think she ought to have of my property," ahp. Michael
Rader m. 23 Feb. 1813 Letart Twp., Gallia Co., OH, Catherine Roush (Gallia Co., OH, MR). In some records this Michael Rader was
referred to as Michael Rader Jr.
699
Jackson Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1855, pp. 5-6, ahp; Hardesty's, v. 5, p.88.
Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History, v. 16, pp. 2-3.
701
702
703
Ibid., DI Book 3, p. 17.
704
Ibid., 1842 Land Book, cited in Jackson County History, v. 17, p. 6.
705
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (n.p., n.d.), p.341.
706
707
Ibid., p. 311.
708
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, pp. 24, 26, cited in Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History and Folklore
(Ripley, WV, 1983), pp. 146-147.
710
John A. House, "Pioneers in Jackson County," Jackson County History, v. 14, pp. 24-25.
711
698
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127
1852 he was a purchaser at the sale of personal property of Henry Koontz, deceased.712
From 1840 through 1854 his taxable personal property increased notably. For about two
years, 1844-1845, he had one slave and in 1852 he had four horses and 80 cattle. By 1854
the year in which he was to die he was assessed on three horses, 72 cattle, and one
clock.713
In 1853 he acquired 200 acres Grass Lick Fork Mill Creek from Abraham Crites and
wife.714 In the same year he leased two tracts in Jackson Co. from Isaac Pfost,715 his father.
It may have been in reference to that property that the will of Isaac Pfost states,
...how I want the Money Distributed that is coming from Abraham Pfost for the farm after Jacob Pfost is
paid what is owing to him...716
Isaac Pfost, his father, died 28 Oct. 1853. In 1854 Abraham Pfost and his wife, Elizabeth,
deeded 140 acres Grass Lick Fork Mill Creek to Mathias Winter717 and 60 acres Grass Lick
Fork Mill Creek to Zodac Gooden.718
Perhaps the death of his father, added to the weight of business in connection with his
many properties, had a deteriorating effect upon his health. Abraham Pfost made his will
30 Mar. 1854 which was as follows:
In the name of God Amen. I Abraham Pfost of the County of Jackson and State of Virginia being weak in
body but of sound mind and memory, anxious to settle all of my affairs in the world, do make this my last
will and testament, revoking all other wills by me made 1 st I give and bequeath to my wife Elizabeth
Pfost all of my household and Kitchen furniture of whatsoever kind or description also all of my horses,
Milch Cows, Sheep, hogs, and Oxen also all of my farming utensils, except the waggon which I desire
may be sold, the said property herein bequeathed as above mentioned is, upon the decease of my said
wife to be sold and the proceeds thereof to be divided equally among my three daughters, Elvira,
Elizabeth, and Nancy June 2 nd All of my personal property not already bequeathed to my wife to be sold
by my executor and the proceeds applied to the payment of my just debts (I except from this bequest sixty head of young cattle belonging to my two sons Washington and Marion said cattle having been bought
with there own money) also some young cattle belonging to my two sons Allen and Leyfayette they
likewise having bought and paid for the same with their own money, said cattle numbering some ten or
twelve head 3 d I further direct that my executor collect all debts or moneys due me upon bonds or contracts of whatsoever kind and apply the same when so collected to the payment of my just debts as they
become due 4 th I hereby give and bequeath an equal interest in all my real estate to my sons Washington, Marion, Allen, Layfeyette, Isaac, Hemy Clay and Adam to be divided according - quantity, quality
and Value the said division to be made equally among them or the survivors, or their heirs at the end of
ten years from the 26 th day of March 1854 5 th Of the money that I now have on hand I direct that the one
hundred dollars be placed at interest by my executor 6 th I hereby impower my wife Elizabeth Pfost to appoint whoever she may think best, my Executor and authorize him to transact all my unsettled business
712
Ibid., Will Book 1, p. 36, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, p. 147.
714
715
Ibid. p. 507; Book 10, p. 11.
716
Ibid., Will Book 2, pp. 23, dated 17 June 1853, proved 14 Nov. 1853, ahp.
717
Ibid.,DI, Book 10, p. 244.
718
Ibid., p. 246.
713
128

and do all other acts that an executor may lawfully do In testimony whereof I hereby sign my hand and
T
affix my seal this 30 th day of March 1854
/ s^ ^h^
Abraham Pfost C seal J
m
Signed by Abraham Pfost in our preasents this 30 th day of March 1854
*Ut***^
James L. Winters
his
William X Fisher Jr
mark
James L. Rawlings
Va Jackson County Court August Term 1855 The last will and Testament of Abraham Pfost decd. was
this day proven by the oaths of James L. Winters, William Fisher and James L. Rawling witnesses thereto, and is ordered to be recorded Whereupon there being no Executor definatly named in the said Will
On motion of Elizabeth Pfost the widow of the said decd. and George W. Pfost who made oath and together with Jno. M. Greer, James McKown, Abraham Rader and George W. Rader their securities entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of $3200.00 with condition according to law, Certificate is
granted the said Elizabeth Pfost and George W. Pfost for obtaining letters of administration on the said
decedents estate in due form with this will afforesaid annexed
Teste
James Greer elk719
On 16 Apr. 1854 before the estate of his father had been settled Abraham Post died of consumption in Jackson Co., (W)V.720 It seems to have taken approximately 20 years to settle
the two estates. 721
Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost was left with several young children. As Mrs. Elizabeth Pfost
she was assessed on personal property 13 Mar. 1855. Her taxable personal property included four horses, 53 cattle, and one clock.722 That year she married Rev. William Henry
Harrison, a widower. His first wife had been Esther Allen by whom he had several children.723 Rev. William Henry and Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost Harrison had one child, Benjamin
Early Harrison, born 23 Nov. 1855 in (W)V, died 25 June 1942 in Jackson Co., WV where
he had been a physician.724 In 1860 Elizabeth was living with her husband, Rev. William
Henry Harrison, in West Columbia Dist., Mason Co., (W)V where Rev. Harrison was a
United Brethren Minister. Living with them was their son, Benjamin E., but none of the
children by her marriage to Abraham Pfost were living in the household.725
In 1861 William H. Harrison and wife deeded interest in a tract, Grass Lick Fork Mill
Cr., Jackson Co., (W)V to George Washington Pfost,726 her son. In 1862 they deeded interest in a tract, same location, to Francis Marion Pfost,727 her son. Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost
719
Ibid., Will Book 2, pp. 26-27, ahp.

Ibid., Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75, ahp.
791
" Ibid., Land Book, 1861, cited in NSDAR, 1860 Census and Land Book -1861 Jackson County, West Virginia (typewritten; 1973), p.
15; ibid., DI, Books 10-18.
722
Ibid., PPTB, 1855.
723
Early Mason County Marriages published in Jackson County History, v. 3, p. 2; JCWV 1850, p. 1; Hardesty's, v. 5, p. 88, gives her
name as Hetty Allen.
724
Jackson Co., WV, Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1849, p. 46; ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Union Dist, ED 37, p. 6B,
family 118-118 has b. Nov. 1855 (W)V; gravestone, Blaine Memorial Cem., south of Cottageville on Cow Run Rd., has 1855-1942, cited in
Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County Cemeteries (Ripley, WV, 1982), v. 1, p. 91.
725
Mason Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census.
726
727
ftid., p. 416.
THIRD GENERATION
129
Harrison had died by 14 Feb. 1869 when Rev. William H. Harrison married Katherine
Harris, his third wife, by whom he had two more children.728
Children of Abraham and Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost, probably all born on Grasslick Fork,
Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V:
4
45.
i. George Washington , b. 14 July 1833.
46.
ii, Francis Marion, b. 11 Jan. 1835.
47.
hi. William Allen, b. 8 Jan. 1837.
48.
iv. Marquis De Lafayette, b. 13 Jan. 1839.
729
730
v. Elvira, b. 25 July 1841; d. 23 July 1899; m. 6 Feb. 1868 Jackson Co., WV,
731
732
Augustus Sallaz, b. ca. 1846 VA; s/o Ferdinand & Sarah (Reynolds) Sallaz.733 In 1850 Elvira Pfost, age eight, was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with
her parents, Abraham and Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost.734 She was 12 years old
when her father, Abraham Pfost died in Jackson Co. in 1854 and was named
in his will of t h a t year. Her residence in 1860, a census year, was not
determined. In 1868 she married Augustus "Gus" Sallaz in Jackson Co., WV
and in 1870 the family was living in Mill Creek Twp., Jackson Co. where
Augustus was a farmer. 735 In ca. 1879 they moved to Deep Water Twp.,
H e n r y Co., MO w h e r e t h e y were living in 1880. Augustus was t h e n
employed as a laborer. 736 Children of Augustus and Elvira (Pfost) Sallaz,
probably all born in Jackson Co., WV: Sarah C, b. ca. 1869; Nancy, b. Feb.
1870;737 Martha, b. ca. 1872; Mary, b. ca. 1872, apparently twin of Martha;
William F., b. ca. 1875; Kate, b. ca. 1878.738
vi. Elizabeth Dorothy, b. 3 Nov. 1843;739 d. bet. 1 June 1900740 and 1909 prob.
H e n r y Co., MO; 741 m. 6 Dec. 1859 Jackson Co., (W)V, John Webster
Koontz,742 b. May 1838743 Jackson Co., (W)V;744 s/o Henry & Susanna (Crites)
Koontz. 745 John Webster Koontz m. (2) ca. 1908, Sarah I. ,746 In 1850
728
Hardesty's, v. 5, p. 88; Letter of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy to Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, 18 May 1968, ahp,
courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch, Boise, ID.
729
Beach.
730
Letter of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy.
731
Jackson Co., WV, MR. Book IB, p. 250, RWL.
732
JCWV 1850, p. 38.
733
Ibid.; Jackson Co., WV, MR; Ferdinan Silas m. 5 June 1845, Sarah Randies (MRJC, p. 10).
734
735
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp., Jackson C.H. PO, p. 19 or 355, family 122-123.
736
H e n r y Co., MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Deep Water Twp., ED 167, p. 2, family 10-10. The enumerator seems to have been
careless.
737
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census.
738
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1880 census, gives place of birth for all children as VA, though it must have been WV.
Beach, has her given name as Dorothy Elizabeth. Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp., ED, p. 8B, family
156-156, has her given name as Elizabeth D.
740
Ibid.
741
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 783, Urich, White Oak Twp., ED 99, p. IA, family 2-2.
742
MRJC, p. 39, has her name as Elizabeth D. Pfost.
743
H e n r y Co., MO, NARA, 1900 census.
744
MRJC, p. 39.
745
Ibid. Henry Koontz m. 21 Apr. 1835 Jackson Co., (W)V, Susannah Crites (ibid., p. 3).
746
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1910 census.
739
130
49.
50.
747
vii
vih
ix
Elizabeth Dorothy Pfost, age seven, was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with
her parents, Abraham and Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost.747 She was ten years old
when her father, Abraham Pfost, died in Jackson Co. in 1854 and was
named in his will of that year. In 1859 at the age of 16 she married her second cousin, John Webster Koontz 748 (see 1, vi). The name of one John
Koontz appears on deeds in Jackson Co. in 1863749 and 1869.750 Between
1866 and 1 June 1870 they moved to Deep Water Twp., Henry Co., MO
where John was a farmer. In 1870 they had personal property valued at
$550.761 By 1880 they were living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO. Elizabeth
Dorothy (Pfost) Koontz was unable to read or write. 752 They continued to
live in Walker Twp. where by 1 June 1900 they owned a farm and five of
their 11 children had died.753 By ca. 1908 Elizabeth had died. About that
time John married Sarah I. , apparently a widow who had several, probably all adult, children. By 15 Apr. 1910 John and Sarah were living alone in
Urich, White Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO. where they owned a house and
J o h n at age 71 had his own income. 754 Children of J o h n Webster and
Elizabeth Dorothy (Pfost) Koontz, born in (W)V or, after 1866, in MO: Cordelia Crook, b. ca 1861; Isaac Stratton, b. ca. 1863; Odelia D., b. ca. 1864;
Mary E., b. ca. 1866;755 prob. child, b. ca. 1868, d. bef. 1 June 1870;756 Rosa C.
b. ca. 1871;757 Letty V , b. Feb. 1874; Perry Webster, b. May 1877; Ephraim
S., b. Aug. 1879;758 Ollie L.; Henry A. II.759
Isaac Wilson, b. 21 Jan. 1846.
Henry Clay, b. 21 Dec. 1847.
Adam Alexander, b. 16 Jan. 1850.760 In 1850 Adam A. Pfost, infant, was
living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham and Elizabeth
(Rader) Pfost.761 He was four years old when his father, Abraham Pfost,
died in Jackson Co. in 1854 and was named in his father's will of that year.
The same year his name appears on a deed in Jackson Co.762 On 1 June 1860
he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his brother, William Allen Pfost.763
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, has her name as Elizabeth C. Pfost.
748
His mother, Susanna (Crites) Koontz, was d/o John & Glori (Pfost) Crites.
749
Jackson Co., WV, DI, Book 13, p. 450.
750
Ibid., Book 16, pp. 406-407, 409.
751
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp., Clinton PO, p. 43 or 244, family 319-338.
''Ibid., 1880 census, roll 689, Walker Twp., ED 166, p. 14B, family 7-7, has her given name as Elizabeth D.
753
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1900 census.
754
Ibid., 1910 census.
755
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census; Beach.
756
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census; 1900 census.
757
Ibid., 1880 census; Beach.
758
H e n r y Co., MO, NARA, 1900 census; Beach.
759
Ibid.
760
Ibid.
761
Jackson Co., NARA, 1850 census.
762
763
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick, p. 57, family 388-358.
THIRD GENERATION
x.
131
Later information for Adam Alexander Pfost was not found,

Nancy June, b. 16 Feb. 1852;764 m. ca. 1870 prob. Henry Co., MO, George
Washington Koontz, 765 b. ca. Apr. 1850 Jackson Co., (W)V;766 s/o Henry &
Susanna (Crites) Koontz.767 Nancy June Pfost was only two years old when
her father, Abraham Pfost, died in Jackson Co., (W)V in 1854 and she was
named in his will of that year. Her residence in 1860, a census year, has not
been determined but by 1870 she was living in Deep Water Twp., Henry
Co., MO with her brother, Isaac Wilson Pfost. 768 About t h a t time she
married her second cousin, George Washington Koontz769 (see 1, vi), who in
1870 was living in Deep Water Twp. with John Webster and Elizabeth
Dorothy (Pfost) Koontz.770 By 1880 George W. Koontz, teamster, was living
with his family in Montrose, Henry Co., MO.771 Children of George Washington and Nancy June (Pfost) Koontz, all born in MO: Caledonia M., b. ca.
1871; Henry P., b. ca. 1873; Luther O., b. ca. 1874; Daisy O., b. ca. 1877.772
15. A A R O N 3 P F O S T (Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 4), b. 19 J a n . 1815 773 Randolph

Co.,(W)V;774 d. 24 Sep. 1865776 prob. Caldwell Co., MO; m. 14 Dec. 1837 Jackson Co., (W)V
by Rev. George Casto, MARGARET HARPOLD, 7 7 6 b. 3 July 1814777 VA;778 d. 14 June
1896779 prob. Pfost Gulch near Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, bur. near Shandon, poss.
in Shandon Cem.;780 d/o John & Rachel (Sayre) Harpold.781
Aaron Pfost was born in Randolph Co., (W)V and in 1817 the area where his parents,
Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, lived became a part of Lewis Co., (W)V. That area
is now east of Ivy on the Washington and Union Dist. line in Upshur Co., WV. When Aaron
Pfost was ten years old his father moved the family farther west to Mason Co., (W)V, an
764
Beach.
Ibid.; Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp., Clinton PO, p. 43 or 244, family 319-338; ibid., p. 41, family
304-323; ibid., 1880 census, roll 689, town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 44-44, dau., Caledonia M., b. ca. 1871.
766
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 216, family 396-400.
767
Ibid.; Henry Koontz m. 21 Apr. 1835 Jackson Co., (W)V, Susannah Crites (MRJC, p. 3).
768
H e n r y Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp., Clinton PO, p. 41, family 304-323.
His mother, Susanna (Crites) Koontz, was d/o John & Glori (Pfost) Crites.
770
H e n r y Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp., Clinton PO, p. 43 or 244, family 319-338.
771
Ibid., 1880 census, roll 689, town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 44-44.
772
Ibid.
773
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost; Bible (1886) of Mrs. Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa,
CA (1984), includes entries after the death of Mrs. Pfost, author has photocopy, courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA.
774
Randolph Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1814-1815.
775
Pfost family research by Rev. Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, MO; Caldwell Co., MO, Will Book A, p. 22, his will recorded 6 Nov. 1865,
ahp.
776
MRJC, p. 4.
777
Bible of Mrs. Pfost.
778
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1850 census, roll 393, Dist. 11, p. 193, family 335-335.
779
Gravestone. Author has photo, courtesy of Miss Pfost
780
Information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost.
781
Jackson Co., WV, Will Book 2, pp. 104-105, will of John Harpold, 15 Mar. 1869, recorded Aug. 1871; gravestone, Mt. Calvary
Cem., cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 83, with added information in Jackson County History, v. 15, p. 2.
765
132
area which became Jackson Co., (W)V in 1831. He was probably one of the other tithables
with Isaac Pfost in Jackson Co. in 1831 through 1837.782
On 14 Dec. 1837 he married Margaret Harpold in Jackson Co. and in 1840 the family
was enumerated there. 783 In 1838 through 16 Mar. 1844 Aaron Pfost was assessed in Jackson Co., (W)V and by 1844 he had three horses.784 In that same year, 1844, he received a
land grant of 100 acres Stone Lick Fork, Jackson Co. from the state of Virginia.785 Young
families from the area were beginning to move farther west. In 1846 Aaron Post and his
wife, Margaret, deeded 100 acres Right Fork Big Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V to
Abraham Pfost,786 his brother, and by 30 Aug. 1847 they had moved to MO.787
By 1850 Aaron Pfost and his family were living in Caldwell Co., MO where he was a
farmer with real estate valued at $3,000.788 On 17 June 1853 he was named in the will of
Isaac Pfost,789 his father, who died later that year. In 1860 Aaron Pfost, farmer, and his
family were living in Blythe Twp., Caldwell Co., MO with a post office address of Kingston,
MO. He then had real estate valued at $5,000 and a personal estate valued at $939.790
Apparently neither Aaron Pfost nor his wife, Margaret, were able to read or write 791 and
when he made his will in 1864 he was careful to give some priority to the education ofhis
children. He died 24 Sep. 1865 and his will was as follows:
I Aaron Pfost of the County of Caldwell and State of Missouri, in view of the uncertainty of life and in apprehension of death, do hereby make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament. 1 st I give and
bequeath to my beloved wife Margaret full use management and control of all my lands and real estate
which are attached to or a part of the homestead except twenty acrss described and known as the West
half of the South East quarter of the South West quarter Section Eight (8) Township, Fifty five (55)
Range Twenty Eight (28). during her natural life or So long as she shall remain my widow. 2 nd I give and
bequeath to my said wife Margaret full use management and control of all my personal property, except
as follows. Of my personal property I give and bequeath to my daughter Rachel Ann four hundred dollars
($400.00) to my daughter Rebecca Catherine four hundred dollars ($400.00) and to my daughter Eliza
Rozelmer four hundred dollars, which bequest Shall be paid to each of my said daughters upon their arriving at the age of twenty one years respectively. 3 rd I give and bequeath to my said wife Margaret all
debts due me or hereafter to become due from any person whomsoever, whether the same be evidenced
by judgments, bonds, notes, accounts, or otherwise, and authorize her to collect the same by suit or
otherwise as effectually as I myself might do, if living. 4 t h I enjoin and make it obligatory upon my said
wife Margaret to pay off and satisfy all my just debts, out of the debts due me, and out of my personal
property, herein bequeathed to her. And also that she maintain rear and educate my children before and
hereinafter to be, mentioned and named. 5 t h I give and bequeath to My Sons as follows.- To my son
Aaron the North East quarter of the south east quarter and the south end of the East half of the North
782

784
Ibid., PPTB, 1838-1844.
185
S i m s Index.
786
Jackson Co., (W)V, DI, Book 5, p. 311. It seems likely the 100 acres was that which Aaron Pfost had received in the 1844 grant
(Jackson County History, v. 14, pp. 59-60).
787
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1850 census; Bible of Mrs. Pfost.
788
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1850 census.
789
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 2, p. 23, ahp.
790
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 610, Blythe Twp., Kingston PO, p. 2, family 5-5.
791
Ibid., 1850 census; 1860 census.
783
THIRD GENERATION
133
East quarter, all in section Seven Township, Fifty Five, Range Twenty Eight containing in all Sixty acres.
Also twenty acres (20) lying in the South East corner of the North East quarter of the North East quarter
of Section Thirteen (13) township, Fifty five (55) Range twenty nine (29) Said twenty acres to be of a triangular shape caused by a line running from the North east corner to the South west corner of said forty
acres. To my son George Washington I give and bequeath, the North West quarter of the South West
quarter in section Eight (8), township Fifty Five (55) Range Twenty Eight (28). Also the South end of the
West half of the North West quarter, section Eight (8) township fifty five (55) Range twenty eight (28),
containing twenty acres. Also the north west corner of the North East quarter of the North East quarter,
of section thirteen (13) township fifty five (55) Range twenty nine (29), being of a triangular shape caused
by the above recited diagonal line. I give and bequeath to my son William Riley the South East quarter of
the South East quarter of Section seven (7) township fifty five (55) Range twenty eight (28) on which is
situated the homestead buildings. Also the North East quarter of the North West quarter, in Section
eighteen (18) township fifty five (55) Range twenty eight (28). Also the South West quarter, of the South
East quarter, of the North West Quarter, of section eight (8), township fifty five (55) range twenty eight
(28) containing ten acres. Also the west half of the North East quarter of the South West quarter of Section eight (8), township fifty five (55) range twenty eight (28), containing twenty acres. 6 th I enjoin upon,
authorize and empower my said wife Margaret to sell or otherwise dispose of the West half of the South
East quarter of the South West quarter, of Section eight (8) township fifty five (55) range twenty eight
(28) containing twenty acres, and also the South east quarter of Section ten (10) township fifty five (55)
range twenty Seven (27), as in her judgment may be best for the maintenance and education of my above
mentioned children. 7 th At the death or upon the marriage of my said wife Margaret all my personal
property shall be divided equally between my above named sons. 8 th Upon each Son above named arriving to the age of twenty one years he shall have a good horse or so much of the personal property as will
purchase one. 9 th My sons Shall inherit the real estate as above described and specified upon the death or
Marriage of my said wife Margaret whichever shall first happen. 10th My sons Aaron and William Riley
Shall assist my son George Washington to build a house and dig a well and make Such other improvements upon his Share of the estate as Shall make it equal in such improvements to the homestead buildings and improvements. 11 th I hereby make constitute and appoint my Said wife Margaret as the Sole Executrix of this my last will and testament. And I further authorize and empower her to execute this my
last will and testament, after proof thereof shall be made as provided by law. In testimony whereof I have
herewith Set my hand this 14 th day of April A.D. 1864
his
Aaron X Pfost
mark
We the undersigned witnesses attest that this instrument was approved and signed by Aaron Pfost as
above dated, in our presence, he being of sound mind and declaring it to be his last will and testimony.
Attest Martin R. Struter
D D Casto 792
The will was recorded 6 Nov. 1865.793

Margaret (Harpold) Pfost was to survive her husband by more than 30 years. At the
time ofhis death she was left with young children. In 1870 she was still living in Caldwell
Co., MO with a post office address of Mirabile, MO. All of her children through the age of
20 had attended school that year. Her real estate was valued at possibly $6,000 and her
personal estate was valued at $3,970. Her two older sons, ages 20 and 16, were farmers 794
apparently on the home farm.
792
Ibid. Author has photocopy of original.

Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry, comp., Early Will Records of North Central Counties of Missouri (Chillicothe, MO, n.d.), p. 3, indicates recorded in Caldwell Co., Will Book A, p. 22.
794
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 763, Mirabile PO, p. 22, family 151-151, value of real estate was not clearly written.
793
134
On 15 Mar. 1869 Margaret Pfost was named in the will of John Harpold, her father.795
By 1880 she and her unmarried children were living in the home of her son, George Washington Pfost, in Grant Twp., Caldwell Co., MO.796 Afterward, perhaps ca., 1883, she moved
with some of her children to San Luis Obispo Co., CA, near Shandon. On 14 June 1896 she
died there at age 81 a long way from where she had been born.
Children of Aaron and Margaret (Harpold) Pfost, born in Jackson Co., (W)V or, after
1846, Caldwell Co., MO:
i. Sarah Elizabeth 4 , b. 2 Mar. 1839; m. 12 Dec. 1858, Wesley Hanna, 797 b. ca.
1831 OH.798 Sarah Elizabeth Pfost was about seven years old when her
parents, Aaron and Margaret (Harpold) Pfost, moved from Jackson Co.,
(W)V to Caldwell Co., MO where she was living with them in 1850.799 On 12
Dec. 1858 she married Wesley Hanna and by 1860 they were living in Mingo
Twp., Bates Co., MO where Wesley was a farmer with real estate valued at
$800 and a personal estate valued at $500. Their post office address was
Deer Creek, MO.800 Sarah was not named in the 1864 will of Aaron Pfost,
her father. By that time she had been married more than five years and had
probably already received her share. In 1870 the family of Wesley Hanna
was still living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with real estate valued at
$1,920 and a personal estate valued at $900. Their post office address was
then Butler, MO.801 Children of Wesley and Sarah Elizabeth (Pfost) Hanna:
Alexander, b. ca. 1860 MO; Margaret, b. ca. 1868 MO;802 Wesley, drowned,
age 2.803
ii. John, b. 6 Sep. 1841;804 d. ca. Mar. 1842, age 6 mo.805
hi. Rachel Ann, b. 1 Jan. 1844;806 m. 31 May 1866 Caldwell Co., MO, Jeremiah
McGee,807 b. ca. 1835 MO; prob. s/o Samuel & Agness () McGee.808 Rachel
Ann Pfost was about two years old when her parents, Aaron and Margaret
(Harpold) Pfost, moved from Jackson Co., (W)V to Caldwell Co., MO where
she was living with them in 1850.809 In his will of 1864 Aaron Pfost gave
$400 to his daughter, Rachel Ann. On 31 May 1866 she married Jeremiah
795
Jackson Co., WV, Will Book 2, pp. 104-105, recorded Aug. 1871.
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 677, Grant Twp., ED 190, p. 9, family 72-78.
797
796
7QR
JO
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607 Mingo Twp., Deer Creek PO, pp. 121 or 171, family 885-895.
800
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census.
owl
Ibid., 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 14, family 102-98.
799
802
Ibid.; family history notebook of Mrs. Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa, CA (1984), information transcribed by, and courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA.
803
Ibid.
804
Family history notebook.
806
807
Letter of Mrs. Mary V. Newman to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 17 Apr. 1971, ahp; Bible of Mrs. Prost, has 24 May 1866.
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1850 census, roll 393, Dist. 11, p. 191, family 308-308.
809
Ibid., p. 193, family 335-335.
808
THIRD GENERATION
iv.
51.
52.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
810
McGee and they apparently lived in KS. In 1880 two of their children born
in KS were living in the household of George Washington Pfost, Grant Dist.,
Caldwell Co., MO.810 Children of Jeremiah and Rachel Ann (Pfost) McGee:
Mordicai;811 Dorcas, b. ca. 1872 KS; Vashti, b. ca. 1875 KS.812
Rebecca Catherine, b. 30 Aug. 1847;813 d. Jan. 1938; m. William Joseph
Nuckles.814 In 1850 and 1860 Rebecca Catherine Pfost was living in Caldwell
Co., MO with her parents, Aaron and Margaret (Harpold) Pfost.815 In his will
of 1864 Aaron Pfost gave $400 to his daughter, Rebecca Catherine, who was
18 years old when he died in 1865. She married William Joseph Nuckles and
lived to the age of 90. Children of William Joseph and Rebecca Catherine
(Pfost) Nuckles: Avery; Armond; Elmer; Lucy; George; William Joseph.816
Aaron, b. 6 Mar. 1850.
George Washington, b. 3 July 1853.
Eliza Roselma, b. 8 June 1856;817 d. 1923; m. ca. 1882 Columbus Baxter
Grainger,818 b. Jan. 1848 MO.819 d. 1930.820 In 1860 Eliza "Roselma" Pfost was
living in Blythe Twp., Caldwell Co., MO with her parents, Aaron and
Margaret (Harpold) Pfost.821 In his will of 1864 Aaron Pfost gave $400 to his
daughter, Eliza Roselma, who was only nine years old when he died in 1865.
Circa 1882 she married Columbus "Baxter" Grainger who had been married
before.822 In 1900 they were living in Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co.,
CA where as a farmer Baxter owned a farm. Roselma was the mother of one
child, living.823 By 1910 they were living in Nipoma Twp., San Luis Obispo
Co., CA where Baxter owned a farm and their only child was still living.824
Roselma died in 1923 and Baxter died in 1930 at about age 82. Child of
Columbus Baxter and Eliza Roselma (Pfost) Grainger: Ira, b. Jan. 1884
CA.825
Abram, b. 13 Dec. 1858;826 d. bef. 1 June I860.827
Isaac, b. 13 Dec. 1858,828 twin of Abram; d. bef. 1 June I860.829
811

Ibid.; Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1880 census.
813
814
Family history notebook; BJRFD.
815
Caldwell Co., MO, NARA, 1850 census, roll 393, Dist. 11, p. 193, family 335-335; 1860 census.
812
816

Bible of Mrs. Pfost
818
Family history notebook; San Luis Obispo Co., NARA, 1900 census, roll 109, Cholame Twp., ED 24, p. 5A, familv 56-56.
819
Ibid.
817
820

822
S a n Luis Obispo Co., CA, NARA, 1910 census, roll 104, Nipoma Twp., ED 36. p. 3B, family 55-55; family history notebook.
823
S a n Luis Obispo Co., CA, NARA, 1900 census.
824
Ibid., 1910 census.
825
Ibid., 1900 census.
826
827
828
829
821
135
136
53.

x.
William Riley, b. 3 Feb. 1861.
16. JONATHAN 3 P F O S T (Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 4), b. 18 Aug. 1819830 Lewis Co.,
(WV;831 d. 23 June 1886832 Jackson Co., WV, bur. Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co.,
WV;833 m. (1) 8 Mar. 1845 Jackson Co., (W)V by Rev. E.J. Rollins, ELIZABETH WETHERHOLT, 834 b. 16 Aug. 1826835 Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 5 Oct. 1880 Jackson Co., WV;836 d/o William & Hettie (Pringle) Wetherholt. 837 m. (2) 11 May 1882 Jackson Co., WV, F L O R E N C E
L. (GRAHAM) P A R S O N S , b. ca. 1829.838 Florence L. Graham m. (1) Wilson W. Parsons.839 Florence L. (Graham) Parsons Pfost m. (3) 5 Oct. 1887 Jackson Co., WV, Granville
Westfall.840
Jonathan Pfost was born in an area of Lewis Co., (W)V which is now east of Ivy on the
Washington and Union Dist. line in Upshur Co., WV. When Jonathan was about six years
old his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, moved west to an area of Mason
Co., (W)V which became Jackson Co., (W)V in 1831. He was probably the other tithable
with Isaac Pfost in Jackson Co. in 1838 through 1845.841
In 1845 Jonathan Pfost received 1/2 - 200 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from A. Wilson842
and on 8 Mar. 1845 he married Elizabeth Wetherholt who must have been of some kin to
him. When the estate of William G. Ayres was appraised on 14 May 1848 there were accounts with Jonathan Pfost and many others in Jackson Co., (W)V.843 In 1849 Jonathan
Pfost received 150 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from Isaac Pfost and wife,844 his parents, and
in 1850 the young family of Jonathan Pfost, farmer, was enumerated in Jackson Co.845 On
17 J u n e 1853 Isaac Pfost wrote his will and his son, J o n a t h a n Pfost, was to be administrator. 846
In 1854 Jonathan Pfost acquired two parcels of land in Jackson Co., (W)V, 88 acres from
Henry O. Middleton847 and 262 acres on Mill Creek from James Greer and wife.848 In 1855
830
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost.
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1819-1820.
832
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost
833
Gravestone, Reynolds Cem., on old Reynolds farm at intersection of old Route 21 at Fairplain, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries,
v. 1, p. 62.
834
Jackson Co., (W)V, MR, Book IA, p. 44, RWL.
835
836
Jackson Co., WV, Indexed Records of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75; family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost has 30 Oct. 1880 as does
her obituary. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
837
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 25, family 204-206; Cutright, pp. 536-537. William
Wetherholts m. 20 Jan. 1822 Lewis Co., (W)V, Hetty Pringle (MRLC, p. 7).
838
Jackson Co., WV, MR, Book 2, p. 357, RWL.
83
^Jackson County History, v. 20, p. 37; JCWV 1850, p. 41.
840
MRJC, p. 173.
841
Jackson Co.,(W)V, PPTB, 1838-1845.
842
843
Ibid., Will Book 1, pp. 24, 26, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, pp. 146-147.
844
845
Ibid., NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 215 or 429, family 379-383.
846
Ibid Will Book 2, p. 23, ahp.
847
848
Ibid., p. 476.
831
THIRD GENERATION
137
he received a land grant of 292 1/2 acres in Putnam Co., (W)V from the State of Virginia.849 In 1856 he acquired two parcels of land in Jackson Co., (W)V, 100 acres on Grass
Lick from Nathan Casto and wife850 and 34 acres from James T. Watson, heirs. 851 Records
indicate there were deeds from two family members in 1858: interest in the estate of Isaac
Pfost from Adam Given Cleek,852 his brother-in-law, and a real estate agreement with
Aaron Pfost,853 his brother. In 1859 Jonathan Pfost received 104 1/2 acres in two tracts
Mace Fork Grass Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V from John T. Hacker and wife.854
He was assessed regularly in Jackson Co., (W)V on 13 Mar. 1846 through 1861. By 1859
his taxable personal property included four horses, a combination of 85 cattle, sheep, and
hogs, one carriage or buggy, and one clock.855 When the family was enumerated in 1860 he
had real estate valued at $9,840.856 In 1861 Jonathan Pfost was assessed on 651 acres
Grass Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V which were four miles south of the courthouse. 857
In 1867 Jonathan Pfost et al. deeded a lot on Grass Lick to the Board of Education858
and in later years he was to deed property to two of his sons. In 1870 he had real estate
valued at $5,800 and a personal estate valued at $1,900. Their post office address was
Jackson C.H., WV.859 By 1880 the area where they lived was known as East Ripley Dist.,
Jackson Co., WV860 which apparently included Grass Lick.
The lives of so many in this family seemed destined for tragedy. In Oct. 1880 Elizabeth
(Wetherholt) Pfost died of consumption at age 52861 and eight of their 12 children had
preceded her in death. Her obituary described her as
...well beloved...full of faith and hope. As wife mother, neighbor, and church member, she was devoted
faithful, obliging, and useful.862
On 11 May 1882 Jonathan Pfost married Florence L. (Graham) Parsons. He died 23

June 1886 intestate. Nine ofhis 12 children had preceded him in death. On 5 Oct. 1887 his
widow, Frances L. (Graham) Parsons Pfost, married Granville Westfall.
Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, probably all born on Grass
Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V:
i. Margaret Jane 4 , b. 7 Jan. 1846;863 d. 17 Mar. 1873 Jackson Co., WV, bur.
849
M.H. Dyer, Dyer's Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (Charleston, WV, 1896), p. 644.
851
Ibid., p. 377.
852
nid., Book 12, p. 260.
853
Ibid.
854
855
Ibid., PPTB, 1846-1861.
856
Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 54, family 371-340.
857
Ibid., Land Book, 1861, cited in 1860 Census and Land Book -1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, p. 15.
858
859
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 32, family 207-209.
860
Ibid., 1880 census.
861
Ibid., Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75.
869
Her obituary, ahp, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
863
850
138
h.
hi.
Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;864 m. 9 June 1867 Jackson Co.,
WV, James Elliott, b. ca. 1841 Hampshire Co., (W)V; s/o John & Rachel ()
Elliott. 865 J a m e s Elliott m. (2) 10 May 1874 Jackson Co., WV, Pauline
Crites.866 Margaret Jane Pfost grew up on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V. In
1850 and 1860 she was living with her parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth
(Wetherholt) Pfost.867 In 1860 James Elliott was also living with the family
as a farm laborer868 and on 9 June 1867 she married James Elliott. Margaret
died 17 Mar. 1873 at the age of 27. By 1880 James Elliott as a farmer and
widower was living in Jackson Co., WV with three children by his first wife,
Margaret Jane (Pfost) Elliott, and one son, Thomas, probably by his second
wife, Pauline (Crites) Elliott. Children of James and Margaret Jane (Pfost)
Elliott, probably all born in Jackson Co., WV: Elizabeth, b. ca. 1868; Mary, b.
ca. 1870; Jonah, b. ca. 1872.869
George William, b. 17 Sep. 1847;870 d. 21 Nov. 1869 Jackson Co., WV, bur.
Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.871 George William Pfost grew
up on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV. In 1850 and 1860 he was living with his
parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost.872 At the age of 22 and
unmarried he died of pneumonia. 873
Louisa Catherine, b. 31 Dec. 1850; d. 18 June 1889874 Marvin, Phillips Co.,
KS;875 m. 3 Feb. 1867 Jackson Co., WV, William Hill McCoy,876 b. 16 Apr.
1844877 Greenbrier Co., (W)V;878 d. 8 Apr. 1922 San Diego, CA, bur. Mt. Hope
Cem., San Diego, CA; s/o Joseph & Amanda Frances (Hill) McCoy.879 William Hill McCoy m. (2) 13 J u n e 1891 Minden, Kearney Co., NE, Virginia
"Jennie" Meddles; div.880 Louisa Catherine Pfost grew up on Grass Lick,
Jackson Co., (W)V. In 1860 she was living with her parents, Jonathan and
Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost.881 On 3 Feb. 1867 at the age of 16 she married
864
Gravestone, Reynolds Cem.
MRJC, p. 71.
866
Ibid., p. 106.
867
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 215 or 429, family 379-383; 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson C.H. PO,
p. 54, family 371-340, has her name as Mary.
868868
869Ibid. His name appears as James Ellett
Riid., WV, 1880 census, roll 1404, ED 43, p. 56, family 685-687.
870
865
871

Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 215 or 429, family 379-383; 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson C.H. PO,
p. 54, family 371-340.
873
Ibid WV, Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-19 19, p. 75.
872
874
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost

Information, courtesy of Mrs. Juanita Pearl (McCoy) Humphreys, Reno, NV. Marvin, KS is now Glade, KS.
876
MRJC, p. 69.
877
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Humphreys.
878
MRJC, p. 69.
87 9T
880
ibid.
881
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson Co., C.H. PO, p. 54, family 371-340.
THIRD GENERATION
iv.
54.
v.
vi.
vii.
vih.
139
William Hill McCoy who had fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War.
Apparently they moved to Bates Co., MO and afterwards to Marvin, Phillips
Co., KS where they had a small store and livery stable. In early 1889 William Hill McCoy was named an agent for the Pony Express. 882 On 18 June
1889 Louisa Catherine (Pfost) McCoy died of consumption. 883 at the age of
38. On 13 June 1891 William Hill McCoy married Virginia "Jennie" Meddles.
His second marriage ended in divorce. He died 8 Apr. 1922 in San Diego, CA.
Children of William Hill and Louisa Catherine (Pfost) McCoy: Joseph;
Pearl; Oak, b. Butler, MO; Loyd, b. 1 Nov. 1875 Butler, MO; Blanche, b. Butler, MO; William, b. Butler, MO; Bruni, b. Butler, MO.884
J o h n Wilson, b. 6 Jan. 1853; 885 d. 19 Sep. 1879 Jackson Co., WV, bur.
Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.886 John Wilson Pfost grew up on
Grass Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V. In 1860 and 1870 he was living with his
parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, and by 1870 he was a
farm laborer.887 In Sep. 1879 he died of consumption at the age of 25,888 apparently unmarried,
Lucinda Jane, b. 26 Dec. 1854;889 d. prob. in infancy.890
Warwick Briscoe, b. 26 Nov. 1857.
Isaac Franklin, b. 26 Nov. 1859;891 d. 17 Aug. 1861 Jackson Co., (W)V, prob.
bur. Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.892 In 1860 Isaac Franklin
Pfost was living with his parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wetherholt)
Pfost.893 He died the following year on 17 Aug. 1861.
Mary Martha, b. 27 Feb. 1862; d. 22 Aug. 1885894 Jackson Co., (W)V, bur.
Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;895 m. 8 Dec. 1878 Jackson Co.,
WV, Samuel Frederick Shinn,896 b. 1854897 prob. Mason Co., (W)V;898 d. 1934
Jackson Co., WV, bur. Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;899 s/o
George W. & Elizabeth (Stone) Shinn.900 Samuel Frederick Shinn m. (2) ca.
882
Ibid.
884
Ibid.
885
Jackson Co., (W)V, BR, RWL; family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost, has 6 Jan 1854.
886
Ibid.; gravestone, Reynolds Cem., gives death date as 17 Sep. 1879.
887
Jackson Co., (W)V, 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 54, family 371-340; 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO, p.
32, family 207-209.
888
Ronald Vern Jackson, ed., Mortality Schedule West Virginia 1880 (Bountiful, UT, n.d.), n. pag.
889
Jackson Co., (W)V, BR, RWL.
Gravestone, Reynolds Cem., prob. one of five children who died in infancy, n.d.
891
Jackson Co., BR, RWL; family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost, gives 20 Nov. 1859
892
Ibid.; gravestone, Reynolds Cem., prob. one of five children who died in infancy.
893
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 54, family 371-340.
894
895
896
MRJC, p. 127.
897
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 52.
898
Hisfory of West Virginia Old and New, pp. 422-423.
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem.
^ 00 History of West Virginia Old and New, pp. 422-423.
883
140
55.
ix.
x.
xi.
xii.
1888, Delia May .901 Mary Martha Pfost grew up on Grass Lick, Jackson
Co., WV. In 1870 she was living with her parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth
(Wetherholt) Pfost.902 On 8 Dec. 1878 at the age of 16 she married Samuel
Frederick Shinn. He was a farmer and they probably lived at Parchment,
Jackson Co., WV.903 Mary Martha (Pfost) Shinn died in 1885 at the age of 23.
In 1900 Samuel was living in Ripley Dist, with his second wife, Delia May,
and their adopted son, Samuel Frederick Shinn Jr.904 Delia May () Shinn
is buried at Fairplain Cem. beside h e r husband. Children of Samuel
Frederick and Mary Martha (Pfost) Shinn, probably both born in Jackson
Co., WV: George B., b. poss. ca. 1880, d. age 1 mo. 1 day, bur. Reynolds Cem.,
Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV; Warren, b. poss. ca. 1883, d. age 4 mo. 11 days,
bur. Reynolds Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.905
Jacob O'Hara, b. 31 Oct. 1863.
Dau., b. 1865;906 d. prob. in infancy.907
Child, d. in infancy.908
Child, d. in infancy.909
17. ISAAC 3 P F O S T (Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 4), b. 11 Apr. 1826910 Mason Co., (W)V;911 d.
26 Dec. 1852912 Jackson Co., (W)V;913 m. 21 Dec. 1851 Jackson Co., (W)V, ELIZABETH
FOGLESONG, 914 b. ca. 1829; d/o John & Mary (Fox) Foglesong.915
Isaac Pfost was born in Mason Co., (W)V and in 1831 the area where his parents, Isaac
and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, lived became a part of Jackson Co., (W)V. That area is
now known as Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV. In 1850 Isaac Pfost, age 24, was a farmer
living with his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, in Jackson Co., (W)V.916
He was probably the other tithable living with Isaac Pfost, his father, in 1851.917
On 21 Dec. 1851 Isaac Pfost married Elizabeth Foglesong in Jackson Co., (W)V and in
1852 as Isaac Pfost Jr. he was a tithable in Jackson Co.918 On 26 Dec. 1852 barely a year
after his marriage he died. A few months later on 17 June 1853 his father, Isaac Pfost,
901
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1900 Census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 13A, family 221-223; gravestone, Fairplain Cem.
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 32, family 207-209.
903
History of West Virginia Old and New, pp. 422-423.
904
Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
902
905
906
Gravestones, Reynolds Cem., no dates.

Jackson Co., WV, BR, RWL.
907
Gravestone, Reynolds Cem., prob. one of five children who died in infancy.
Ibid.
909
Ibid.
911
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1826.
908
919

Jackson Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1852.
914
Ibid., MR, Book IA, p. 105, RWL.
915
JCWV 1850, pp. 4-5.
916
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 188 or 375, family 28-28.
917
918
Ibid., PPTB,
1852. 1851.
913
THIRD GENERATION
141
wrote his will in which he referred to

...Elizabeth Pfost the wife of Isaac Pfost Deed...then Elizabeth Pfost to hav one hundred dollars more provided She should liv...919
The will seems to imply that Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost, the young widow ofhis deceased
son, was not well. Can she have been expecting a child and in poor health? No other information regarding Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost was found and it seems likely she may
have died shortly after the will was written.
In the 1860 census of Jackson Co., (W)V there appear to be two male orphaned children
with the surname of Pfost. One name appears as G.W. Pfost, age seven, living with Tapley
Games, 920 and the other appears as Washg. Pfost, age seven, living with Elias Foglesong
whose name appears in early records as Alpheus Foglesong. 921 Elias Foglesong was the
brother of Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost922 so it would have been reasonable for an orphaned
son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost to have been living with Elias Foglesong. By
1870 Elias Foglesong had moved his family to Deep Water Twp., Henry Co., MO.923 Because both children, G.W. Pfost and Washg. Pfost, appear to have been the same age and
may have had the same name, it is possible they were one and the same child, who was recorded twice as a result of having lived in both households during the year.
A search of the 1870 census did not find a G.W. Pfost or a Washg. Pfost born ca. 1852,
but on 28 May 1877 one George W. Pfost, age 23, born in Jackson Co., (W)V, married M.J.
Fisher in Jackson Co., WV.924 In birth records of their children his name appears as George
Washington Pfost and her given name appears as Mariah Jane. 925 Perhaps he was the
G.W. Pfost who had been living with Tapley Games in 1860. Descendants of George Washington and Mariah Jane (Fisher) Pfost claim their George Washington Pfost was an illegitimate child.926 Efforts to determine the parents of their George Washington Pfost
have failed but he and his wife, Mariah, lived in Jackson Co., (W)V and had a large family.927 While it seems likely one of his parents had the surname of Pfost the proof is lacking. Perhaps some future genealogist will discover that necessary proof.
919
Ibid., Will Book 2, p. 23, ahp.

Ibid., NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 59, family 407-376.
921
Ibid., p. 61, family 413-382; 1860 census cited in 1860 Census and Land Book - 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia (typewritten;
1973), p. 46
992222
Ibid.
923
Henry Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp., Clinton PO, p. 47, family 350-356.
924
MRJC, p. 120.
925
Jackson Co., WV, BR, n.b., n. pag., RWL. Mariah Jane Fisher was d/o Conrad & Mary Ann (?Huffman) Fisher (ibid., 1860 census,
dwellling 1301; 1870 census, Mill Creek Twp., dwelling 277, according to information, courtesy of Mrs. Marieda [Derrick] Edens, Charleston, WV).
926
Information, courtesy of Jeffery Scott Pfost-Morris, Versailles, KY.
927
I n 1880 George Washington Pfost, age 27, was a laborer (Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, ED 43, p. 48, family
630-631). The name of G.W. Pfost & M.J. Pfost appear in an 1894 record of an oil & gas lease for 70 acres to H. Glen Greer, et al. (ibid.,
DI, Book 47, p. 62). By 1900 they were living in Ripley Dist. where George W. Pfost, b. Aug. 1853, farmer, had a mortgage on a farm. His
wife, Mariah J., b. Nov. 1854, was then the mother of 9 children, all living (ibid., NARA, 1900, census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 150, p.
2B, family 30-30). Their 9 children can be accounted for by referring to the 1880 & 1900 census records. Children of George Washington &
Mariah Jane (Fisher) Pfost, all born in Jackson Co., WV: Joseph Early, b. 12 Mar. 1878 (gravestone, Fisher Cem., Major Duff Ridge, just
east of Goldtown, Jackson Co., WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 68; MRJC, p. 255); Nora Mae, b. 4 Aug. 1879 (Jackson Co.,
WV, BR, n.b., n. pag.); Virgil C , b. 24 June 1881 (ibid.); Ina Bell or Anna Bell, b. Sep. 1883 (ibid.); Mary Catherine, b. 5 Nov. 1888 (ibid.);
920
142
Washington Pfost who was living with Elias Foglesong in 1860 is being made a son of
Isaac and Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost by conjecture only.
Possible child of Isaac and Elizabeth (Foglesong) Pfost:
i. Washington 4 , b. ca. 1852 prob. Jackson Co., (W)V. In 1860 Washington
Pfost, age seven, was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with Elias Foglesong.928
18. JACOB 3 P F O S T (Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 4), b. 16 Feb. 1831929 Mason Co., (W)V;930 d.
10 Apr. 1890 Bates Co., MO, bur. Cove Creek Cem., Bates Co., MO;931 m. (1) 8 Nov. 1849
Jackson Co., (W)V by Rev. E.J. Rollins, MELISSA KOONTZ, 932 b. 18 Nov. 1829 VA; d. 6
May 1883 Bates Co., MO, bur. beside husb.;933 d/o George & Ona (Hendrick) Koontz;934 m.
(2) 16 Oct. 1883, LYDIA MARGARET (SHIRLEY) NEAL, 935 b. 8 Mar. 1838 MO; d. 24
Apr. 1913936 Phillips Co., KS, bur. Glade Cem., Glade, Phillips Co., KS;937 d/o George &
Mary L. (Gilmore) Shirley; div. bet. 1885 & 1890.938
On 16 Feb. 1831 Jacob Pfost was born in Mason Co., (W)V. Later that year the area
where his parents, Isaac and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost, lived became a part of Jackson
Co., (W)V. That area is now known as Grass Lick, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., (W)V. He grew
up there and must have been one of two other tithables with his father, Isaac Pfost, 22
Feb. 1848 through 12 Apr. 1850.939 When the estate of William G. Ayres was appraised on
14 May 1848 there were accounts with Jacob Pfost and many others in Jackson Co.,
(W)V940
On 8 Nov. 1849 he married Melissa Koontz. In 1850 the young couple was enumerated
in Jackson Co., (W)V where Jacob was a farmer941 and within that year through a deed of
Cora E b. 14 Mar. 1891 (ibid.); Elijah Franklin, b. 11 Feb. 1894 (ibid.); George "Clarence," b. 4 Dec. 1896 (ibid.); Roy Aldo, b. 24 Apr. 1899
(ibid.). George Washington Pfost, b. prob. 1852 rather than 1853, d. 1904, bur. Fisher Cem., Major Duff Ridge just east of Goldtown, Jackson Co., WV (gravestone, Fisher Cem.). In 1910 his widow, Mariah, owned a farm in Ripley Dist, Jackson Co., WV where she was a farmer (Jackson Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist, ED 53, p. 5A, family 66-67). She d. 1924, bur. beside husb. (gravestone,
Fisher Cem.).
928
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 61, family 413-382. The name of Elias Foglesong appears as Alpheus Foglesong.
929
Family Bible, owned by John Paul Pfost; Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost (published by Ziegler & McCurdy, 1872), owned by,
and information courtesy of Cecil Alonzo Pfost, Caldwell, ID (1984), includes entries after the death of Mrs. Pfost.
930
Mason Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1830-1831; Jackson Co., PPTB, 1831; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 4, p. 2. The act to form Jackson Co.,
was passed 1 Mar. 1831.
931
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; gravestone, Cove Creek Cem., 1 1/2 mi. back of Cove Creek Baptist Church which is located
2 1/2 mi. east of Arron, Bates Co., MO, cited in Mrs. Archie C. Kling Sr., comp., Bates County Missouri Cemetery Records (n.p., n.d.). v. 3,
132
p. 640.
Jackson Co., (W)V, MR, Book IA, p. 77, RWL.
93
933Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 216 or 432, family 397-401;
gravestone, Cove Creek Cem., has death date as 26 May 1883.
934
House, p. 60.
ao
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; letter of Mrs. Carol (Pfost) Riddoch Beach to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 15 Mar. 1973.
936
Beach.
937
Letter of Mrs. Beach.
938
Beach.
939
940
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 1, pp. 24, 26, cited in Jackson County History and Folklore, pp. 146-147.
941
Jackson Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist 27, p. 216 or 432, family 397-401.
THIRD GENERATION
143
trust Jacob Pfost transferred personal property to Wilson Koontz,942 his brother-in-law. In
1851 through a deed of trust he acquired real estate on Grass Lick Fork, Jackson Co.,
(W)V from Isaac Crites 943 and the same year he also acquired 260 acres on Big Mill Creek
from William King and wife.944
Jacob Pfost was assessed in Jackson Co., (W)V on 4 Mar. 1851 through 1853 and by 1852
his taxable personal property included one horse and 18 cattle. By 1853 he had gotten rid
of most of his live stock945 and during that year there was a deed of release from Jacob
Pfost and Abraham Pfost to Isaac Crites apparently regarding property acquired in
1851.946 Jacob Pfost was preparing to move his family to the distant state of MO. Probably
because of t h e death of Isaac Pfost, his father, and possibly because of the death of
Abraham Pfost, his brother, the move was delayed until the spring of 1854.947 On 17 June
1853 Isaac Pfost wrote his will in which he named his son, Jacob Pfost.948
In 1860 Jacob Pfost and his family were living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO where he
was a farmer with real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate valued at $500. Their
post office address was Deer Creek, MO.949 They continued to live in Mingo Twp. where by
1870 he had real estate valued at $3,600 and a personal estate valued at $1,100. Their post
office address was then Butler, MO.950 In 1880 Jacob Pfost, farmer, was reported as being
ruptured. 951
On 19 Feb. 1883 Jacob Pfost acquired property in Phillips Co., KS through a warranty
deed from J o n a t h a n and Julie Cox of Baker Co., OR.952 Perhaps Jacob and his wife,
Melissa, had plans to move to KS, but on 6 May 1883 she died and is buried in Cove Creek
Cem., Bates Co., MO. On 16 Oct. 1883 Jacob Pfost married Lydia Margaret "Maggie," (Shirley) Neal and by 1885 they were living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS where some of
his older children had settled. 953 The marriage ended in divorce and by 1890 Jacob Pfost
had moved back to Bates Co., MO where he died intestate. He is buried there in Cove
Creek Cem. with his first wife, Melissa.
Children of Jacob and Melissa (Koontz) Pfost, born in Jackson Co., (W)V or, after 1852,
probably Bates Co., MO:
56.
i. Isaac Statten 4 , b. 8 Nov. 1850.
h. Anastacia, b. 8 Dec. 1852;954 d. 24 Dec. 1924 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, bur.
Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID;955 m. 9 Feb. 1871 Johnstown, Bates Co., MO,
942

Ibid., p. 473.
944
945
Ibid., PPTB, 1851-1853.
946
Obituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch.
948
Jackson Co., (W)V, Will Book 2, p. 23.
949
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp., Deer Creek PO, p. 121 or 177, family 888-898.
950
Ibid., 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102.
951
Ibid., 1880 census, roll 673, Mingo Twp., ED 153, p. 16 or 125, family 162-166.
952
L e t t e r of Mrs. Beach.
Kansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach.
954
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, White Cross P e t , ED 10, p. 6A, family 111-112,
1853.
has Dec.:. 1853
955-Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Beach.
943
144
hi.
John W. Hudson,956 b. 10 May 1850 MO;957 d. 18 Sep. 1930 Meridian, Ada Co.,
ID, bur. beside wife;958 prob. s/o & Martha () Hudson.959 Anastacia Pfost
or "Anna" Stacia Pfost was only an infant when her parents, Jacob and
Melissa (Koontz) Pfost, moved from Jackson Co., (W)V to Bates Co., MO
where she was to grow up. In 1860 and 1870 she was living there with her
parents. 960 When she was about age 16 she joined the Methodist Episcopal
Church South. On 9 Feb. 1871 she married John W. Hudson in Bates Co.,
MO. They apparently remained in MO until 1879 when they moved to
Boise, ID where they stayed until 1882 when they returned to MO.961 In
1884 they moved to Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS where in 1885 John
was a farmer and they were homesteading a place near Glade.962 In 1890
they moved to a homestead 963 in White Cross Twp., Ada Co., ID where by
1900 as a farmer John W. Hudson owned the farm. His wife, Anna, was then
the mother of seven children, five living.964 Apparently they lived in Ada Co.
the rest of their lives where Anna died 24 Dec. 1924 and John died 18 Sep.
1930 at probably age 80. Children of John W. and Anastacia (Pfost) Hudson:
Leota L., b. 30 Aug. 1872 prob. Bates Co., MO; Martha Malissa, b. 31 Mar.
1874 prob. Bates Co., MO;965 William Jacob, b. Oct. 1878 prob. Bates Co.,
MO;966 Charles W., b. Jan. 1885 Phillips Co., KS;967 Flora, d. young; Ella, d.
young;968 Franklin C, b. 9 Jan. 1895 prob. Ada Co., ID.969
Martha Elizabeth, b. 13 Dec. 1854; d. 30 Mar. 1924970 Meridian, Ada Co., ID,
bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. (1) poss. ca. 1879, Morris C. Bailey, b.
ca. 1855 KY, bur. Caldwell Cem., Caldwell, ID; 971 m. (2) Dee Chester. 972
Martha Elizabeth Pfost was born in Bates Co., MO. In 1860 and 1870 she
was living in Bates Co. with her parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz)
Pfost. 973 Circa 1879 she married Morris C. Bailey and in 1882 they likely
956Bible
r
of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; obituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson.
957
Beach;
E
Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, has May 1849.
958 r
"Beach.
959
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 11, family 73-72.
960
Ibid., 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp., Deer Creek PO, p. 121 or 177, family 888-898; 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler
PO, p. 15, family 106-102.
961
0bituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson.
Ibid.; Kansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach.
963
Obituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson.
964
Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census.
Kansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach; obituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson.
966
Ibid.; Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census.
967
Ibid.; Kansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach.
968
Research of Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, Boise, ID, courtesy of Mr. Haasch.
Beach; Ada Co., ID, NARA, 1900 census, has Jan. 1896. Obituary of Mrs. John W. Hudson.
970
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.
971
Beach.
972
Ibid.; Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.
973
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp., Deer Creek PO, p. 121 or 177, family 888-898; 1870 census, roll 758,
Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102.
969
THIRD GENERATION
iv.
v.
57.
58.
vi
vii
viii
145
lived in Bates Co., MO. By 1895 they were living in Phillips Co., KS where
he was a farmer. 974 Later they probably moved to Canyon Co., ID where
Morris C. Bailey is buried. Martha Elizabeth (Pfost) Bailey married Dee
Chester as her second husband. Child of Morris C. and Martha Elizabeth
(Pfost) Bailey: Birdie M., b. 7 Mar. 1882 Butler, MO.975
Elvira Catherine, b. 8 June 1857; d. 29 Sep. 1882976 prob. Bates Co., MO. Elvira Catherine Pfost was born in Bates Co., MO. In 1860,1870, and 1880 she
was living in Bates Co. with her parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz)
Pfost.977 On 29 Sep 1882 she died unmarried 978 at age 25.
Emily J., b. 6 Sep. 1859; d. 15 July I860979 Bates Co., MO, bur. Cove Creek
Cem., Bates Co., MO.980
David Wilson, b. 25 Apr. 1861.
Jacob Riley, b. 3 Nov. 1863.
Melissa Jane, b. 3 Nov. 1866; d. 15 June 1934981 Phillipsburg, KS, bur. Fairview Cem.,982 prob. in or near Phillipsburg, KS; m. prob. aft. 1887, George
Bailey.983 Melissa Jane Pfost was born in Bates Co., MO. In 1870 and 1880
she was living in Bates Co. with her parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz)
Pfost.984 In 1885 she was living in Phillips Co., KS with her father and stepmother, Jacob and Lydia Margaret (Shirley) Neal Pfost985 and in 1887 she
was living in KS when her son, Earl S. Pfost, was born there. 986 She may
have married George Bailey shortly thereafter. By 1910 Melissa Jane Pfost,
divorced, was living in Freedom Twp. Phillips Co., KS with her son, Earl S.
Pfost, where she was a nurse for a private family.987 In 1915 she was living
in Phillipsburg, KS988 where she died 15 June 1934. Child of Melissa Jane
Pfost: Earl S., b. 11 Jan. 1887 KS; d. 10 Jan. 1938;989 m. ca. 1904, Myrtle M.
, b. ca. 1884 ID.990 Earl S. Pfost was born in KS and in 1900 he was living
in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with his uncle, David Wilson Pfost.991
974,Kansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach.

975
Beach.
of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.

976Bible
r
977
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp., Deer Creek PO, p. 121 or 177, family 888-898; 1870 census, roll 758,
Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102; 1880 census.
978
Beach.
979
Gravestone, Cove Creek Cem.
981
982
Beach.
983
Ibid.
984
Bates Co., MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp., Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102; 1880 census.
985
Kansas State Historical Soc, Div., of Census Records, cited in Beach.
986
Phillips Co., KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 495, Deer Creek Twp., ED 115, p. 4A, family 57-57; 1910 census, roll 452, Freedom
Twp. ED 139, p. 3B, family 62-62.
987
Ibid.
988
989
Beach.
990
Phillips Co., KS, NARA, 1910 census.
991
Ibid., 1900 census.
146
59.
992
ix.
x.
Circa 1904 he married Myrtle M. and by 1910 they were living in Freedom Twp., Phillips Co., KS where as a farmer he owned a farm.992 Earl died
10 Jan. 1938 and afterward his wife, Myrtle M., went to ID to live.993 Children of Earl S. and Myrtle M. () Pfost, probably all born in KS: Reland
Helen, b. ca., 1906; Gwida Gerene, b. ca. 1908;994 Wade; Cathaline; Iva Maxine, b. 24 Sep. 1915; Donald; Ethel; Edith; Wayne; Betty; Mary Etta; Carl
Eldon; Vernon; Patsy.995
Alonzo Franklin, b. 14 Jan. 1869.
James A , b. 3 May 1872; d. 3 Nov. 1873996 Bates Co., MO, bur. Cove Creek
Cem., Bates Co., MO.997
Ibid., 1910 census.

Phillips Co., KS, NARA, 1910 census; obituary of Iva Maxine (Pfost) Patterson; research of Mrs. Nord.
995
Obituary of Iva Maxine (Pfost) Patterson; research of Mrs. Nord.
996
Bible of Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.
Gravestone, Cove Creek Cem.
993
THIRD GENERATION
147
CaOAR
Ui*llj
l * " *
Ttvem"""-
^.<f'f\ ff
Jaclcson County, W. Va. , showing

location of raoat of the poat offices,
active and discontinued, in the oounty
since the f i r s t one--Jackson Court House,
(Ripley) was established, January 10, 18J2.
The five magisterial d i s t r i c t s of the county
are shown, with names underlined. Ripley,
indicated by a s t a r , has been the county seat
of the county since i t s formation.
111. 2 8 - J a c k s o n CO., W V . Reprinted from Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History and Folklore (Ripley,
WV, 1983), p. 179, by permission of Delmer R. Hite, ed.
148
*;.
111. 29, 30 - John Post, b. 1816, Sophia S. (Cookman) Post, his wife (see 8). copies, identified and
provided by Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell.
THIRD GENERATION
149
111. 31 - Right, J a c o b C r i t e s , b. 1803

Lucinda (Gillett) Crites, his wife (see 1, v)
Copy, identified and provided by Raymond Wolfe Jr.
111. 32, 33 - Left, Jacob

Pfost, b. 1831, Melissa
(Koontz) Pfost, his
Wife ( s e e 1 8 ) . Reprinted
from Carol Pfost Beach, comp., A
Branch of the Pfost Family Tree,
by p e r m i s s i o n of Robert Rex
Beach.
CHAPTER FOUR
FOURTH GENERATION
19. WILLIE 4 P O S T (Jesse 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 5), b. 2 Jan. 1868 Lewis Co., WV;1
d. 28 June 1949 Harrison Co., WV,2 bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;3 m.
(1) 8 Sep. 1887 Lewis Co., WV, VADA E. P O S T 4 (see 20, i), b. 24 May 1869 Lewis Co.,
WV;5 d. 21 Oct. 1902 Lewis Co., WV,6 bur. beside husb.; 7 d/o Eber E. & Cyrena Catherine
(Bonnett) Post;8 m. (2) by 1 Mar. 1918, GERTIE ALMEDEE "ALLIE" POST 9 (see 20, iv),
b. 4 Mar. 1876 Lewis Co., WV;10 d. 30 Mar. 1958 Harrison Co., WV,11 bur. Friendship Cem.,
Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;12 d/o Eber E. & Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post. 13
Willie Post was only 13 years old when his father, Jesse Post, died in 1881. It seems
likely he was born and grew up in the vicinity of Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV. In 1870 and
1880 he was living in Lewis Co., WV with his parents, Jesse and Elizabeth (Rinehart)
Post.14 On 8 Sep. 1887 he married Vada E. Post, his first cousin once removed (see 20, i), in
Lewis Co., WV. In a few records his name appears as William Post.
In 1891 Willie Post and his wife, Vada, deeded 29 acres on Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis
Co., WV to Ella Cummings, 15 his sister, and the same year he acquired property on Jesse's
Run, Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV from George Cummings, 16 his brother-in-law.
The following year, 1892, he acquired property from Aaron G. Dawson on Bill Lick Run of
Hughes Run, Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV17 and in 1893 Willie Post and his wife,
Vada, deeded property on Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis Co., WV to Sylvester Myers.18
In 1896 Elizabeth Post, Willie Post, and his wife, Vada, deeded property in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV to George Cummings 19 and in another transaction the same
year Willie and Vada Post deeded 80 acres on Bill Lick Run, Hacker's Creek Dist. to
George Cummings. 20 Some of the transactions may have involved the estate of his father,

Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 16, p. 205, RWL.
Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV, RWL.
4
Lewis Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. (?), RWL.
5
6
8
Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 1, p. 141, RWL. Eber E. Post m. 10 Jan. 1867 Lewis Co., WV, Cyrena Catherine Bonnett (ibid., MR, Book
5, p. 35, RWL).
9
Ibid., Will Book (?). p. 33, will of Eber E. Post, 1 Mar. 1918, proved 19 Mar. 1918, ahp.
10
n
H a r r i s o n Co., WV, DR, Book 20, p. 206B, RWL.
12Gravestone, Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV, RWL.
13
14
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1691, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 49, family 326-326; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
15
16
Ibid., p. 502.
17
Ibid., Book 26, p. 290.
18
Ibid., p. 291.
19
Ibid., Book 31, p. 489.
20
Ibid., p. 491.
2
152
Jesse Post. In 1899 Willie Post and his wife, Vada, leased 95 acres, royalty in Hacker's
Creek Dist., to The Carter Oil Co.21 and the same year they negotiated an agreement with
John Roy for interest in 100 acres, royalty in Hacker's Creek Dist.22 In 1900 they were
living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer Willie had a farm which
was mortgaged and Vada was then the mother of four children, three living.23 It seems
likely they lived on Jesse's Run.24
On 21 Oct. 1902 Vada E. (Post) Post died. Upon the death of his wife Willie Post was
left with three children, all under the age of 15. He later married Gertie Almedee "Allie"
Post (see 20, iv) who was a sister of his first wife, Vada. By 1928 Willie and Allie (Post)
Post were living in Clarksburg, WV25 and both Willie Post and his second wife, Allie, died
in Harrison Co., WV. When he died 28 June 1949 at age 80 he was buried at Jesse's Run
Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV beside his first wife, Vada. Allie died 30 Mar. 1958 at age
82 and is buried near her parents in Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV.
Children of Willie and Vada E. (Post) Post, probably all born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
WV:
60.
i. Clifford Raymond5, b. 22 June 1888.
ii. Child, b. poss. ca. 1891; d. bef. 1 June 1900.26
hi. Harold E., b. 10 Nov. 1894;27 d. 10 June 1928 Weston State Hosp., Weston,
WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV.28 In 1900 Harold
E. Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his parents,
Willie and Vada E. (Post) Post.29 In his will of 1 Mar. 1918 Eber E. Post left
his grandson, Harold Post, $50.30 Harold E. Post died in Weston State Hosp.,
a mental institution,
iv. Thelma, b. 14 Mar. 1896;31 d. 1969, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., WV;32 m. (1) by 1 Mar. 1918, John Davisson;33 m. (2) by 8 Jan.
1938, David H. Moore.34 In 1900 Thelma Post was living in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, Willie and Vada E. (Post) Post. 35 By 1
Mar. 1918 when her grandfather, Eber E. Post, made his will leaving her
$400 she had married John Davisson. 36 By 8 Jan. 1938 she had married
21
Ibid.,Book30, p. 481.
Ibid., Book 33, p. 315.
23
2A
Weslon Independent, 30 Dec. 1902, LCOBIT 1900-1909, p. 45.
25
Weston Independent, 13 June 1928, LCOBIT 1920-1929, p. 129, has his name as William Post.
26
Lcwis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
27
22
98
Ibid., DR, Book 4, p. 158, RWL; Weston Independent, 13 June 1928; gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74, gives
year of death as 1923.
29
30
Ibid Will Book (?), p. 33, proved 19 Mar. 1918, ahp.
31
32
Gravestone, Friendship Cem., RWL.
33
Lewis Co., WV, Will Book (?), p. 33, ahp.
M
Weston Independent, 12 Jan. 1938, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 171.
35
36
Ibid., Will Book (?), p. 33, proved 19 Mar. 1918, ahp.
FOURTH GENERATION
153
David H. Moore and was residing in Urbana, OH.37

20. E B E R E. 4 P O S T (Martin Jr. 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 7), b. 19 May 184638 Lewis
Co., (W)V;39 d. 10 Mar. 1918 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., WV;40 m. 10 Jan. 1867 Lewis Co., WV, CYRENA CATHERINE BONNETT, 41
b. 13 May 1847 VA;42 d. 13 Apr. 1908 Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 43 d/o John &
Elizabeth A. (Yeager) Bonnett. 44
Eber E. Post was probably born on Hacker's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V where he seems to
have grown to manhood. In 1850 and 1860 he was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his
parents, Martin Jr. and Margaret M. (Cookman) Post. 45 On 10 Jan. 1867 he married
Cyrena Catherine Bonnett and in 1868 Eber E. Post and his wife, Cyrena, deeded property
on Hacker's Run, Lewis Co., WV to Isaac N. Allman.46 In 1870 he was living with his young
family in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV where he was a farmer. Their post office address
was Weston, WV.47
In 1879 Eber E. Post acquired two tracts in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV from
Edgar M. Kelly.48 By 1880 the area where he lived was known as Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV.49 In 1883 Martin Post and his wife, Jane, deeded 60 acres on Jesse Hughes
Run, Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV to Eber E. Post,50 his son. The family continued
to live in Hacker's Creek Dist. In 1900 Eber owned a farm and Cyrena was then the
mother of six children, all living.51 In 1902 Eber E. Post and his wife, Cyrena, negotiated
an agreement with South Penn Oil Co. for 130 acres royalty on Hacker's Creek 52 and in
1906 they deeded 30 acres on Hacker's Creek to Fernando Wood Allman.53
On 13 Apr. 1908 Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post died and in 1910 Eber E. Post and his
daughter, Ora Dell, were living on Bloody Run Rd., Hacker's Creek Dist., where Eber as a
widower and farmer owned a farm. 54 By the time Eber E. Post made his will on 1 Mar.
191855 four ofhis six children had died. He died 10 Mar. 1918.
31
Weston Independent, 12 Jan. 1938.

Gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64,
p. 14B, family 258-261.
39
Ibid., PPTB, 1846.
40
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 6, p. 164, RWL; Gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74.
41
42
Gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64,
p. 14B, family 258-261, has her name as Sarah.
43
Ibid., DR, Book 3, p. 186, RWL; gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74, has death date as 11 Apr. 1908.
44
LCWV 1850, p. 10; Howard T. Bonnett, The Bonnet-t-e's & Kin (June/Sep. 1975), v. 3, p. 20.
45
130-130, has his name as Helen E.
46
47
48
49
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
50
51
52
53
Ibid. Book 54, p. 321.
54
55
Ibid., Will Book (?), p. 33, probated 19 Mar. 1918, ahp.
38
154
Children of Eber E. and Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post, all born in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV:
i. Vada E.5, b. 24 May 1869; d. 21 Oct 1902 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Friendship
Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV; m. 8 Sep. 1887 Lewis Co., WV, Willie
Post, her first cousin once removed (see 19). In 1870 and 1880 Vada E. Post
was living in Lewis Co., WV with h e r p a r e n t s , E b e r E. and Cyrena
Catherine (Bonnett) Post.56
ii. Verda M., b. ca. 1870;57 d. 24 Sep. 1911 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Friendship
Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;58 m. 13 Sep. 1888 Lewis Co., WV,
Davisson G. Allman,59 b. Nov. 1862 (W)V;60 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;61 s/o Isaac N.
& Nancy Catherine (Swisher) Allman.62 In 1880 Verda M. Post was living in
Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, Eber E. and Cyrena
Catherine (Bonnett) Post. 63 On 13 Sep. 1888 at the age of 15 she married
Davisson G. Allman and in 1900 they were living in Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer Davisson owned a farm. Verda was then
the mother of two children, one living.64 By 1910 they lived on Bloody Run
Rd., Hacker's Creek Dist. where Davisson rented a house and was employed
as a farm laborer. By then Verda was the mother of four children, one
living.65 On 24 Sep. 1911 Verda M. (Post) Allman died at her home. Children of Davisson G. and Verda M. (Post) Allman, all born in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV: child, b. bef. 1 June 1900, d. bef. 1 June 1900; Madge
C, b. Apr. 1894;66 2 children, b. aft. 1 June 1900, d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.67
hi. Georgia, b. 10 Aug. 1873;68 d. 1926, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., WV.69 In 1880 Georgia Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV with her parents, Eber E. and Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett)
Post. 70 By 1911 she was living in MI.71 On 1 Mar. 1918 Eber E. Post appointed his daughter, Georgia Post, executrix ofhis will.72 She died in 1926.
56
Ibid. NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 35, family 233-233; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158, has age 10 in 1880; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14B, family 262-265, has birth date as Dec. 1872; gravestone, Friendship Cem., has 1872. If her sister, Georgia, was b. 10 Aug. 1873, Verda must
have been b. before Dec. 1872.
58
Weston Democrat, 29 Sep. 1911, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p. 2; gravestone, Friendship Cem., RWL.
59
Lewis Co., WV, MR Book 5, p. 146, RWL.
60
61
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 4A, family 55-55.
62
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 7. Isaac Allman m. 8 Oct. 1857 Lewis Co., (W)V, Nancy C. Swisher (MRLC, p. 55).
63
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
64
65
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, roll ED 54, p. 4A, family 55-55.
66
67
Ibid., 1910 census roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist. ED 54, p. 4A, family 55-55.
68
' Gravestone, Friendship Cem., RWL.
70
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
7
Ves/on Democrat, 29 Sep. 1911.
72
Lewis Co., WV, Will Book (?), p. 33, ahp.
57
FOURTH GENERATION
iv.
v.
vi.
155
Gertie Almedee "Allie," b. 4 Mar. 1876; d. 30 Mar. 1958 Harrison Co., WV,
bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV; m. by 1 Mar. 1918,
Willie Post, her first cousin once removed, as his second wife (see 19). In
1880 and 1900 Gertie Almedee "Allie" Post was living in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, Eber E. and Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post.73 On 1 Mar. 1918 Eber E. Post bequeathed to his daughter, "Allie
Post, the present wife of Willie Post, Four Hundred Dollars."74
Nicholas Dale, b. 23 Nov. 1877;75 d. 25 July 1905 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV.76 In 1880 and 1900 Nicholas
"Dale" Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his
parents, Eber E. and Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post.77 On 25 July 1905 he
died of Bright's disease at age 27.78
Ora Dell, b. 6 Oct. 1883;79 d. 12 Dec. 1911 Buckhannon City Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Lewis Co., WV.80 In 1900 Ora Dell "Delia"
Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents,
Eber E. and Cyrena Catherine (Bonnett) Post,81 and in 1910 she was living
on Bloody Run Rd., Hacker's Creek Dist. with her father.82 Her untimely
death on 12 Dec. 1911 at age 28 was due to typhoid fever.83
21. ENOCH W.4 P O S T (John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 8), b. 6 Jan. 183884 Lewis Co.,
(W)V;85 d. 13 Aug. 1913 Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown,
Harrison Co., WV;86 m. 11 Nov. 1858 Upshur Co., (W)V, SARAH FRANCES HOTSAPILLER, 87 b. 12 May 1844 Rockingham Co., VA;88 d. 22 May 1927 Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;89 d/o Levi & Mary (Baxter) Hotsapiller.90
Enoch W. Post was probably born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up there.
In 1850 he was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, John and Sophia S. (Cookman)
Post. 91 He was likely the other tithable with John Post in 1853 through 1856.92 On 11 Nov.
73
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 14B, family 258-261.
Ibid., Will Book (?), p. 33, ahp.
75
76
Ibid., DR, Book 1, p. 291, RWL; gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74.
77
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 Census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. MB, family 258-261.
78
79
80
Gravestone, Friendship Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 74; Weston Democrat, 29 Dec. 1911, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p. 59.
81
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. MB, family 258-261.
82
83
Weston Democrat, 29 Dec 1911.
84
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 6, p. 56.
85
Ibid.; Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1838.
74
86
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell, Lost Creek, WV.
Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 6, RWL.
88
Hardesty's; Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 8, p. 196, RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
89
Ihid.; Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 8, p. 196, RWL.
90
LCWV 1850, p. 38; Upshur Co., WV, MR; Hardesty's.
91
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 13, family 164-164, has his name as Enish.
92
Ibid., PPTB, 1853-1856.
87
156
1858 he married Sarah Frances Hotsapiller, age 14, in nearby Upshur Co., (W)V and in
Feb. 1859 they moved to Harrison Co., (W)V.93
On 10 Sep. 1859 he acquired property on Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., (W)V from
Daniel Davis and wife.94 On 28 Nov. 1866 he added to the Rooting Creek property when he
received 133 1/4 acres from John Post, probably his father 95 and he also added substantially to his Rooting Creek lands in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV in three later transactions: 14
Oct. 1868 he acquired 72 1/2 acres from Jacob C. Dicks,96 20 Oct. 1868 he acquired 11 3/4
acres from Mathew Bright,97 and 4 Oct. 1872 he acquired 112 acres from James McPherson by Comr.98 By 1870 as a farmer and cattle dealer he was living in Elk Twp., Harrison
Co., WV with real estate valued at $8,400 and a personal estate valued at $6,000. His post
office address was Clarksburg, WV.99
On 2 Mar. 1868 Enoch W. Post received 250 acres on Little Sand Run, Union Dist., Upshur Co., WV from Mary Hotsapiller, likely his mother-in-law.100 On 29 Dec. 1884 he and
his wife, Sarah, deeded 15 acres of the land in Upshur Co. to Harrison Dean101 and on 18
June 1885 they deeded 20 acres of it to John R. Fultz.102 They held the remainder until 6
Apr. 1891 when they deeded it to John L. Hurst and William Post, apparently in two separate deeds.103
In 1880 the family of Enoch W. Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV where he
was a farmer.104 Their post office address was Johnstown, WV. Apparently he was a very
successful farmer and a good business man. He and Ira Carper Post introduced the Percheron breed of horses into Harrison Co. at a time when they would be considered the
finest horses in WV.105
On 2 Sep. 1883 Enoch W. Post was made treasurer of the church enterprise to build
the Johnstown Methodist Protestant Church and in 1884 he served on the building committee for the church.106 In 1900 and 1910 he continued to live in Elk Dist. By 1910 he considered himself retired and his wife, Sarah, was then the mother of four children, all
living.107 Enoch W. Post died 13 Aug. 1913 and Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post died 22
May 1927 at age 83. They are buried in Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV
very near where they lived.
Hardesty's.
Harrison Co., (W)V, DI, Book 44, p. 173.
95
96
97
Ibid., p. 189.
98
Ibid., Book 55, p. 355.
JJ
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Elk Twp., Clarksburg PO, p. 183, family 240-244.
100
Upshur Co., WV, DI, Book G, p. 326.
101
Ibid.,DI,BookR,p. 70.
102
Ibid., p. 419.
103
104
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 234.
105
Hardesty's.
100th Anniversary 1984 Johnstown United Methodist Church (Johnstown, WV, 1984), n. pag.
94
1 07
iu
'Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 12A, family 224-224; 1910 census, roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED
31, p. 9A, family 198-214.
FOURTH GENERATION
157
Children of Enoch W. and Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post, all born in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., (W)V:
i. Dora5, b. 2 Jan. I860;108 m. 25 Dec. 1879 Harrison Co., WV, Edwin Alkire,109
b. 17 Dec. 1858110 Lewis Co., (W)V; m d. 28 Sep. 1944;112 s/o Nicholas & Mary
Elizabeth (Reger) Alkire.113 In 1870 Dora Post was living in Elk Twp., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Enoch W. and Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller)
Post.114 On Christmas Day 1879 she married Edwin Alkire. In 1880 and 1900
they were living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where Edwin was a
farmer. By 1900 he owned a farm and Dora was the mother of one child,
living.115 Child of Edwin and Dora (Post) Alkire: Kyle, b. 15 Sep. 1880116
prob. Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV.
61.
h. Charles, b. 11 Apr. 1861.
hi. Laura, b. 8 Jan. 1863; 117 d. 28 Feb. 1914, prob. Harrison Co., WV, bur.
Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem., Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV;118 m. 16
Oct. 1884 Harrison Co., WV, Jackson Arnold,119 b. 12 Sep. 1862 (W)V; bur.
beside wife;120 s/o Simon G. & Eleanor (Little) Arnold.121 In 1870 Laura Post
was living in Elk Twp., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Enoch W. and
Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post.122 On 16 Oct. 1884 she married Jackson
Arnold and in 1900 they were living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with his
father, Simon Arnold. Jackson was then a farmer.123 By 1910 Jackson owned
a farm in Elk Dist. and Laura was then the mother of three children, all
living.124 When Laura (Post) Arnold died 28 Feb. 1914 her residence was
given as Romine's Mill, Harrison Co., WV.125 Children of Jackson and Laura
(Post) Arnold, probably all born in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV: Porter, b. 8
108

James M. Carter, The Carter, Alkire, Kennedy, Williams, and Related Families (San Diego, 1977), p. 445.
U1
H a r r i s o n Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 132, RWL.
112
Carter.
113
Harrison Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 132, RWL; Nicholas Alkire m. 14 Mar. 1855, Lewis Co., (W)V, Mary Elizabeth Reger (MRLC,
109
pp. 49, 51).

114
Harrison Co., NARA, 1870 census.
U5
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 6; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 6A, family 104-105.
116
Ibid.; Carter.
117
Hardesty's; gravestone, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem., Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV, cited in Barbara Prince-Tharp, comp.,
Where They Lie - Cemeteries of Southern Harrison County (Lost Creek, WV, 1984), p.267.
118
Ibid.; Weston Democrat, 6 Mar. 1914, LCOBIT 1910-1919, p.3.
119
120
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 13A, family 151-151; gravestone, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem., death
date not given but cemetery seems to have been located on his farm.
121
Ibid., MR, Book 5, p. 172, RWL. Simon Arnold m. 25 July 1846 Harrison Co., (W)V, Elenor Little (MRHC, p. 107). In some later
records her given name appears as Ellen.
122
Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census.
123
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 13A, family 151-151, has the wife of Simon Arnold as Malinda.
124
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED 31, p. 8A, family 169-184.
125
Weston Democrat, 6 Mar. 1914.
158
62.
iv.
Dec. 1885 (see 24, v); Charles, b. 26 Mar. 1887126 (see 24, v); Hattie Esther,
b. Feb. 1889127.
William Lee, b. 6 Jan. 1865.
22. WILLIAM FLANDERS 4 P O S T (John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 8), b. 25 Jan.

1846128 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V;129 d. 27 Oct. 1931 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Brick
Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;130 m. 20 Oct. 1868 Harrison Co., WV,
ELIZABETH J A N E YOUNG,131 b. 9 Jan. 1850132 Grigsby's Run, Harrison Co., (W)V;133 d.
6 Dec. 1936, 108 Kanawha St., Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;134 d/o James & Nancy
(Griffith) Young.135
William Flanders Post was born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up there. In
1850 and 1860 he was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, John and Sophia S.
(Cookman) Post.136 On 20 Oct. 1868 he married Elizabeth Jane Young in nearby Harrison
Co., WV and on 24 Dec. 1869 he acquired 58 acres at Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV from
Sylvester Dawson.137 In 1870 the young family of William F. Post was living in Grant Twp.,
Harrison Co., WV where he was a merchant with real estate valued at $600 and a personal
estate valued at $6,800. Their post office address was Clarksburg, WV.138 On 6 Nov. 1871
William F. Post and wife, Elizabeth, deeded the 58 acres to Elza Cummins. 139
In 1872 he acquired two tracts Left Fork, Jesse Hughes Run, Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV from John Coburn 140 and in 1880 he was living in Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV where he was a farmer.141 In 1882 he acquired 31 acres on Jesse Hughes
Run from Flora A. Lorentz 142 and in 1889 he added to his Jesse Hughes Run property
again when he acquired 20 1/2 acres from W.F. Rinehart. 143
126
Gravestones, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem.; Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 13A, family
151-151, has birth date of Porter as Nov. 1885.
127
127
Ibid.
128
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 9, p. 139, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, pp. 237-238.
1 nn
Ibid., gives place of birth as Hughes Run. Jesse's Run was called Jesse Hughes Run or Hughes Run in earlier records.
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 9, p. 139, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, RWL, has date of
death as 24 Oct. 1931.
13
130
139
Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post, author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Emily Bodley (Post) Fenton, Buckhannon,
WV. HCWV 1860, p. 133, has age 10 in 1860. Gravestone, Brick Church Cem., has her year of birth as 1851. Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900
census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7A, family 116-117, has her birth date as Jan. 1851.
133
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, pp. 237-238; obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post, gives only Nutterdale.
Ibid.; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
135
Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, pp. 237-238.
136
114-114.
137
Harrison Co., WV, DI, Book 54, p. 62.
138
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Grant Twp., Clarksburg PO, p. 4, family 27-27.
139
Ibid DI, Book 54, p. 485.
140
141
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 159.
142
143
Ibid., Book 20, p. 330.
FOURTH GENERATION
159
In 1888 he was elected Sheriff of Lewis Co., WV on the Democratic ticket and served
until 1892.144 He was a farmer who raised blooded stock, horses, cattle, sheep, and hogs,
and was a shipper of cattle and hogs. He introduced the Percheron breed of horses into
Lewis Co. After he moved to Lewis Co. his post office address for a time was Johnstown,
WV which was in nearby Harrison Co.145
In 1900 and 1910 the family of William F. Post continued to live in Hacker's Creek Dist.
where he owned a farm and Elizabeth was the mother of six children, all living.146 In 1910
they were recorded as living on Jesse's Run Rd.147 which is likely where they had lived
since acquiring property on Jesse's Run in 1872. William Flanders Post died in Oct. 1931
at the age of 85. Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post died 6 Dec. 1936 of the effects of a paralytic
stroke 148 at about age 86.
Children of William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post, born near Lost Creek,
Harrison Co., WV or, after 1872, on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV:
63.
i. Scott A.5, b. 24 Aug. 1869.
ii. Bertie Bertha, b. 25 Apr. 1872;149 d. 1951, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Lewis Co., WV;150 m. 18 J a n . 1893 Lewis Co., WV, William E.
Rhodes, 151 b. Sep. 1865 VA;152 d. 1917.153 s/o Erasmus Rhodes. 154 In 1880
Bertie Bertha Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with
her parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post.155 On 18
Jan. 1893 she married William E. Rhodes and in 1900 and 1910 they were
living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer William
owned a farm. Bertie was the mother of two children, both living.156 By 1910
they were living on Little Stone Coal Rd.157 He died in 1917 and she died in
1951. Children of William E. and Bertie Bertha (Post) Rhodes, probably
both born in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV: Mary E., b. Feb. 1894;
William S., b. July 1898.158
144
W.B. Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907 ed.), p. 536.
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 237-238.
146
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7A, family 116-117; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9B, family 134-135.
147
147Ibid.
E
148 r
Obituary of Mrs. Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post.
149
Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 1, p. 173, RWL; ibid., NARA, 1900 census, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 227-229, has her
birth date as Mar. 1873. Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 238, has her birth date as 25 Mar. 1873. Gravestone, Friendship Cem., RWL,
has her year of birth as 1873.
150
Ibid.
151
Lewis Co., WV, MR, Book 7, p. 114.
152
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 227-229; gravestone, Friendship Cem., RWL, has
his year of birth as 1863.
153Ibid.
153
T
154v
^WV 1880, v. 1, p. 166.
155
Ibid., p. 159.
156
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 227-229; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. IA, family 3-3.
157
Ibid.
158
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creel Dist, ED 64, p. 12B, family 227-229.
U5
160

hi.
64.
65.
66.
iv.
v.
vi.
Alice Wilda, b. 9 June 1875;159 d. 2 Feb. 1966 Elkins, WV,160 bur. Heavner
Cem., Buckhannon, WV;161 m. 26 Jan. 1899 Lewis Co., WV, Cams Lee Cookman, 162 b. 28 Feb. 1868 J a n e Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV; d. 5 Feb. 1947
Elkins, WV,163 bur. beside wife;164 s/o Granville G. & Mary Maria (Swisher)
Cookman. 165 In 1880 Alice Wilda Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist.,
Lewis Co., WV with her parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane
(Young) Post.166 On 26 Jan. 1899 she married Dr. Cams Lee Cookman who
seems to have been a Post descendant and h e r second cousin once
removed167 (see 2, hi). It is likely they also had Cookman ancestors in common. In 1900 Dr. Cookman and his young family were living in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his parents, Granville G. and Mary Maria
(Swisher) Cookman. He was then a practicing physician. 168 By 1910 Dr.
Cookman owned a farm and lived with his family on Jesse's Run Rd., Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where he continued to practice his profession. Alice was then the mother of five children, all living.169 Dr. Cookman
later moved his family to Buckhannon, WV170 where he became a well
known physician. 171 He died 5 Feb. 1947 and Alice Wilda (Post) Cookman
died 2 Feb. 1966 at age 90. Children of Dr. Cams Lee and Alice Wilda (Post)
Cookman, probably all born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV: Dorothy Lee, b.
1 Dec. 1899; Armour Payne, b. 18 Dec. 1901; Lemuel Swisher, b. 9 Dec.
1903; Robert Post, b. 15 May 1906; Mary 'Virginia," b. 8 Dec. 1909; Eleanor
Louise, b. 19 Oct. 1914.172
Wade Hampden, b. 8 Apr. 1877.
Ancel Bassett, b. 30 Dec. 1882.
Porter Wallace, b. 15 Nov. 1884.
23. GEORGE M.4 P O S T (John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 8), b. Aug. 1851173 Lewis Co.,
(W)V;174 d. 2 Feb. 1932 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison
159

Information, courtesy of Mrs. Mary Virginia (Cookman) Hyer, Elkins, WV.
Information, courtesy of Dr. Hays Lorentz Post, Buckhannon, WV.
162
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hyer.
' Information, courtesy of Dr. Post.
165
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 64, p. 7B, family 127-128. Granville G. Cookman m. 4
Oct. 1866 Lewis Co., WV.MaryA. Swisher (MRLC, p. 69).
166
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 159.
LCWV 1850, pp. 12-13. Granville G. Cookman seems to have been the s/o John & Eliza (Cheuvront) Cookman. John Cookman m.
24 Mar. 1842 Lewis Co., (W)V, Eliza Cheuvront (MRLC, p. 24). Eliza Cheuvront was a d/o Gideon & Phoebe (Post) Cheuvront.
168
169
"History of West Virginia Old and New (Chicago, 1923), v. 2, p. 116.
171
Author, personal knowledge.
179
1,x
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9B, family 131-132; information, courtesy of Mrs.
Hyer.
173
174
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64,, p. 7B, family 124-125.
Ibid., PPTB, 1850, 1852.
FOURTH GENERATION
161
Co., WV;175 m. 27 Oct. 1877 Barbour Co., WV by Rev. Benjamin Bailey, CANZADA
CLEVENGER, 1 7 6 b. 21 May 1857 prob. Pleasant Dist., Barbour Co., (W)V;177 d. 17 Oct.
1945 Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 178 d/o J o h n C. & Elizabeth (McDonald)
Clevenger.179
George M. Post was probably born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., (W)V and grew up there.
In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, John and Sophia S.
(Cookman) Post. 180 In 1875 he acquired several tracts in Lewis Co., WV from Marshall
Cookman.181 On 27 Oct. 1877 he married Canzada Clevenger and the following year, 1878,
he received two tracts on Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis Co., WV from John Post,182 his father.
In 1880 George M. Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where he was
a farmer. 183 In 1886 he acquired additional property on Jesse Hughes Run from John E.
Post,184 his brother, and in 1898 George M. Post and his wife, Canzada, deeded a lot on
Jesse Hughes Run to the Methodist Protestant Church. 185 In 1899 they negotiated an
agreement with John Roy for interest in 236 acres royalty in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis
Co., WV.186
They continued to live in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV. In 1900 and 1910 as a
farmer George owned a farm and by then Canzada was the mother of two children, one
living.187 In 1910 they were recorded as living on Jesse's Run Rd.188 George M. Post died 2
Feb. 1932 at age 80 and Canzada (Clevenger) Post died 17 Oct. 1945 at age 87.
Children of George M. and Canzada (Clevenger) Post, probably both born on Jesse's
Run, Lewis Co., WV:
i. Clay C.5, b. 19 Sep. 1878;189 d. 26 May 1955 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Brick
Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;190 m. aft. 15 Apr. 1910, Lillian
H. Wilson,191 b. Jan. 1889 WV;192 d. 1974, bur. beside husb.;193 d/o Albert G.
175
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 9, p. 140, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
Barbour Co., WV, MR, WPA, Historic Records Survey, microfilm, WVU.
177
Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v.4, p. 232; Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 14, p. 206, RWL.
178
Ibid.; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
179
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 14, p. 206, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 4, p. 232.
180
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 16, family 114-114; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston
PO, p. 26, family 173-173.
181
182
Ibid., Book 10, p. 359.
183
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
184
185
186
Ibid., Book 33, p. 314.
187
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7B, family 124-125; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek
Dist, ED 53, p. 10B, family 182-182.
188
Ibid.
189
190
Harrison Co., WV, DR, Book 19, p. 205, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
191
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 53, p. 10B, family 182-182; Barbour Co., WV, NARA,
1910 census, roll 1676, Philippi, ED 6, p. 7A. family 171-171; Harrison Co., Will Book 42, pp. 76-77, will of Clay C. Post dated 16 Mar.
1955, recorded 3 June 1955, ahp; Barbour Co., WV, Will Book 12, pp. 424-429, will of Lillian Wilson Post dated 9 June 1969, recorded 5
Apr. 1974, ahp.
192
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Philippi Twp., ED 5, p. 11A, family 226-226.
193
Gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
176
162
h.
& Roanna J. (Jones) Wilson.194 In 1900 and 1910 Clay C. Post was living in
Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his parents, George M. and Canzada (Clevenger) Post.195 He married Lillian H. Wilson and at the time ofhis
death in 1855 he had a residence in Harrison Co., WV.196 On 9 June 1969 his
widow, Lillian H. (Wilson) Post, resided at 221 N. Walnut St., Philippi,
WV.197 She died in 1974 at about age 85.
John, b. 13 Oct. 1889;198 d. 20 Feb. 1890, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., WV. J o h n P o s t was t h e son of George M. and Canzada
(Clevenger) Post.199
24. J O H N EDWIN 4 P O S T (John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 8), b. 24 Apr. 1856 Lewis
Co., (W)V;200 d. 17 Aug. 1925 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co.,
WV;201 m. 9 Oct. 1881 Harrison Co., WV, LOVERNIA MOUNT, 202 b. 9 Jan. 1862203 Wood
Co., (W)V;204 d. 4 June 1939 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;205 d/o Franklin
& Tabitha (Bartlett) Mount.206
John Edwin "J. Ed." Post was probably born on Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV and grew up
there. In 1860, 1870, and 1880 he was living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, John and
Sophia S. (Cookman) Post.207 On 9 Oct. 1881 he married Lovernia 'Vernia" Mount and the
same year, 1881, he received 300 acres on Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis Co., WV from John
Post,208 his father.
He engaged in farming and stock-raising in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where
he made a speciality of his blooded stock, breeding and raising a fine strain of cattle,
sheep, and hogs for the market. He also had some valuable horses of t h e Percheron
breed.209 In 1899 J. Ed. Post and his wife, Vernia, deeded 100 acres on Jesse Hughes Run,
Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV to Franklin Mount.210
194
Barbour Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census; Albert G. Wilson m. 25 Nov. 1872 Barbour Co., WV, Roannah J. Jones (MRBC, p. 45).
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7B, family 124-125; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 53, p. 10B, family 182-182.
196
Harrison Co., WV, Will Book 42, p. 77, ahp.
197
Barbour Co., WV, Will Book 12, p. 424, ahp.
198
' Gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem., cited in HCJ, v. 1, p. 88.
200
Lewis Co., (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 47, RWL; Bible of Lovernia Mount presented to her by Tabitha (Bartlett) Mount, Sep. 1884,
owned by Robert Lee Arnold, Columbus, OH (1987). Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton,
Columbus, OH, has his birth date as 29 Apr. 1856.
201
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 4, p. 156, RWL; Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
202
203
Bible of Lovernia Mount.
20,i
205
Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 5, p. 153, RWL; Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.; Weston Independent, 7 June
1939, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 171.
206
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 213; Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 5, p. 153; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 237.
195
907
iu
'Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 16, family 114-114; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston
PO, p. 26, family 173-173; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 158.
208
209
210
FOURTH GENERATION
163
In 1900 they were living in Hacker's Creek Dist. where John owned a farm. Vernia was
then the mother of six children, five living.211 By 1910 three of their six children had died.
Their home was then on Jesse's Run Rd.212 During 1910 they negotiated an agreement
with Hope Natural Gas Co. for 309 acres in Hacker's Creek Dist.213 and in 1915 they leased
110 acres on Jesse's Run to Hope Natural Gas Co.214 John Edwin Post died 17 Aug. 1925
and Lovernia (Mount) Post died 4 June 1939 at her home on Jesse's Run.215
Children of John Edwin and Lovernia (Mount) Post, probably all born on Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., WV:
i. Adah5, b. 28 Feb. 1883; d. 8 Apr. 1905 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem.,
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV.216 In 1900 Adah Post was living in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, John Edwin and Lovernia
(Mount) Post.217 Her untimely death at age 22 was due to cancer.218
ii. Clyde, b. 1 Jan. 1885;219 d. 29 Apr. 1888 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run
Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV. Clyde Post was a son of John Edwin and
Lovernia (Mount) Post.220
hi. Blanche, b. 11 Feb. 1887;221 d. 9 Feb. 1941, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's
Run, Lewis Co., WV;222 m. (1) Price; 223 poss. m. (2) by 24 Jan. 1932,
Johnson. 224 In 1900 Blanche Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis
Co., WV with her parents, John Edwin and Lovernia (Mount) Post.225 She
married Price and was known as Blanche (Post) Price at the time of her
death 9 Feb. 1941. She seems to have been married to Johnson in 1932
when she was living in Columbus, OH.220 By 1939 Blanche (Post) Price was
living in Newark, OH.227 Probable child of and Blanche (Post) Price: Virginia Maxine, b. 12 Aug. 1910.228
iv. Ray, b. 28 June 1888;229 d. 21 June 1909 Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run
Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;230 In 1900 Ray Post was living in Hack-
211
213
214
Ibid., Book 82, p. 108.
215
Weston Independent, 7 June 1939.
216
Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone Jesse's Run Cem.; Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 287, RWL, has death date as 18 Apr. 1905.
217
218
219
Ibid., BR, Book 2, p. 60, RWL; Bible of Lovernia Mount.
220
Ibid.; Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 1, p. 167, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
221
Bible of Lovernia Mount; Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 2, p. 85, RWL, has birth date as 11 Mar. 1887.
222
Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
223
224
Obituary of Ora Post who died 24 Jan. 1932.
225
226
0bituary of Ora Post.
227
Weston Independent, 7 June 1939.
228
229
Ibid.; Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 2, p. 94, RWL.
230
Ibid., DR, Book 3, p. 206, RWL; Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
212
164
v.
vi.
er's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his parents, John Edwin and Lovernia
(Mount) Post.231 When he died single in 1909 at age 20 he was a member of
Union Grange Number 218.232
Hattie, b. 4 Dec. 1889;233 d. 2 July 1975, bur. Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run,
Lewis Co., WV;234 m. (1) 1913 Harrison Co., WV, Charles Arnold,235 b. 26
Mar. 1887236 prob. Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV; d. 5 Jan. 1924, bur. Pleasant
Hill M.P. Church Cem., Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV;237 s/o Jackson &
Laura (Post) Arnold (see 21, hi); m. (2) ca. early 1925, Porter Arnold, b. 8
Dec. 1885 prob. Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV; d. 5 May 1925, bur. Pleasant
Hill M.P. Church Cem., Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV;238 s/o Jackson &
Laura (Post) Arnold (see 21, hi). In 1900 and 1910 Blanche Post was living
in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, John Edwin and
Lovernia (Mount) Post. 239 In 1913 she married Charles Arnold, her first
cousin once removed (see 21, hi), who was a veterinarian. 240 They lived in
NC or SC. After his death in 1924 she returned to Lewis Co., WV and shortly married Porter Arnold a brother of her first husband, Charles. 241 Porter
Arnold seems to have lived only a few months after marriage. Hattie (Post)
Arnold Arnold was living on Jesse's Run in 1939242 and died 2 July 1975 at
age 85. Children of Charles and Hattie (Post) Arnold: Edward Jackson, b.
1914,243 d. 10 July 1914; Charles Forrest, b. 12 Oct. 1915; Robert Lee "Bud,"
b. 15 Aug. 1917.244
Ora, b. 21 June 1892; d. 24 Jan. 1932, Lewis Co., WV, bur. Jesse's Run Cem.,
Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV.245 In 1900 and 1910 Ora Post was living in
Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, John Edwin and
Lovernia (Mount) Post.246 She was a member of the Methodist Protestant
Church247 and in 1932 died single of pellagra.248
231
Ibid., DR, Book 3, p. 206, RWL; Weston Democrat, 3 Sep. 1909, LCOBIT 1900-1909, p. 45.
Bible of Lovernia Mount; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.; Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 2, p. 104, RWL, has birth date as 9 Nov. 1889.
234
235
232
936
Gravestone, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem., Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV, cited in Barbara Prince-Tharp, comp., Where
They Lie - Cemeteries of Southern Harrison County (Lost Creek, WV, 1984), p. 267
2237
37
Ibid.
238
Obituary of Ora Post; gravestone, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem.

Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7B, family 125-126; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 53, p. 11A, family 183-183.
240
Harrison Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED 31, p. 8A, family 169-184.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell.
2i2
Weston Independent, 7 June 1939, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 171.
243
Gravestone, Pleasant Hill M.P. Church Cem.
245
Ibid.; Lewis Co., WV, DR, Book 5, p. 150, RWL; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem.
246
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 7B, family 125-126; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 53, p. 11A, family 183-183.
239
947
248
Obituary of Ora P o s t
FOURTH GENERATION
165
25. J A S P E R NEWTON 4 P O S T (Elias 3 , ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin 1 ) (see 9), b. ca. 1839249

Lewis Co., (W)V;260 d. 1910, aft. 15 Apr., Wood Co., WV;251 m. (1) 4 Jan. 1870 Lewis Co., WV,
MARY P . KAYSER, 262 b. ca. 1847 VA;253 d. 5 Sep. 1870 Lewis Co., WV;254 d/o Jacob E. &
Elizabeth (Threlkeld) Kayser;255 m. (2) 24 Nov. 1875 Lewis Co., WV, CATHERINE F .
REED, 266 b. Nov. 1852 VA;257 d. 1903 Wood Co., WV;258 d/o & Mary J. () Reed.259
Jasper Newton Post was born in Lewis Co. (W)V where he grew up. In 1850 and 1860
he was living in Lewis Co. with his parents, Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post.260 In 1861
Jasper N. Post acquired 58 acres on Laurel Lick, Lewis Co., (W)V from Robert R.
Hinzman 261 and in 1868 he acquired a small parcel of land on Jesse Hughes Run, Lewis
Co., WV from William M. Cookman.262 On 4 Jan 1870 he married Mary P. Kayser who died
the same year on 5 Sep. 1870. During the year they had lived with her parents in Lewis
Co., WV where Jasper was following the occupation of his father-in-law, Jacob E. Kayser,
by working as a house carpenter. He then had real estate valued at $200 and a personal
estate valued at $200. Their post office address was Weston, WV.263
In 1871 he deeded the small parcel of land on Jesse Hughes Run to John Cookman.264
On 24 Nov. 1875 he married Catherine F. Reed and by 29 Oct. 1876 they were living in
Gilmer Co., WV.265 In 1880 they were living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where Jasper
was a cabinetmaker. 266 He owned or had interest in land on Leading Creek, Gilmer Co.,
WV.267 By 1900 they had moved to 1903 Front St., Riverside Town, Wood Co., WV where
as a carpenter Jasper had a mortgage on a house. Catherine was then the mother of two
children, both living.268 Catherine F. (Reed) Post died in 1903 and on 15 Apr. 1910 Jasper
was living on Susquehanna Ave., Parkersburg Dist., Wood Co., WV as a widower, probably
retired. Living with him was his son, Carl C. Post.269 Jasper Newton Post died later that
year.
249
Ibid., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 108, family 1446-1442.
Ibid., PPTB, 1838-1840.
251
Wood Co., DR, 1904-1918, month in date is unclear. Ibid., NARA, 1910 census, roll 1697, Parkersburg Dist, ED 122, p. 4A, family
63-63.
252
253
254
255
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 20, family 129-129. Jacob E. Kayser m. 7 Nov. 1839 Harrison
Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Threlkeld (MRHC, p. 92).
256
257
Wood Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1776, Parkersburg Dist, Riverside Town, ED 134, p. 9A, family 151-159.
258
Ibid., DR, found in index, unable to locate in Book 4, p. 33, as indicated.
259
260
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 108, family 1446-1442; 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 122-122.
26
^ i d . , DI, Book U, p. 309.
262
263
264
265
Gilmer Co., WV, BR, RWL.
266
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 597.
267
Gilmer Co., WV, DI, various deeds.
268
Wood Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
269
Ibid., 1910 census.
250
166
Children of Jasper Newton and Catherine F. (Reed) Post:

i. Artha May5, b. 29 Oct. 1876 Gilmer Co., WV.270 By 1900 Artha May Post was
living at 1903 Front St., Riverside Town, Wood Co., WV with her parents,
Jasper Newton and Catherine F. (Reed) Post.271
ii. Carl C , b. Aug. 1889 prob. either Gilmer or Wood Co., WV. By 1900 Carl C.
Post was living at 1903 Front St., Riverside Town, Parkersburg Dist., Wood
Co., WV with his parents, Jasper Newton and Catherine F. (Reed) Post.272
In 1910 he was living with his father on Susquehanna Ave., Parkersburg
Dist., Wood Co., WV where he was working as a salesman in a grocery retail
store. 273
26. CYRUS M.4 P O S T (Elias3, ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin 1 ) (see 9), b. ca. 1841274 Lewis Co.,
(W)V;275 m. (1) 22 Oct. 1865 Harrison Co., WV, MINERVA JONES, 2 7 6 b. 21 Sep. 1846
VA;277 d. 29 Oct. 1880 Gilmer Co., WV;278 d/o David & Susan A (Sims) Jones; 279 m. (2) 17
Dec. 1881 Gilmer Co., WV, MELCENA E. WAGGONER, b. ca. 1855.280
Cyrus M. Post was born in Lewis Co., (W)V where he grew up. In 1850 and 1860 he was
living in Lewis Co. with his parents, Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post.281 On 22 Oct. 1865
he married Minerva Jones in Harrison Co., WV and in 1870 they were living in Jane Lew
Twp., Lewis Co., WV where Cyrus was a chair maker with real estate valued at $75. Their
post office address was Weston, WV.282
By 17 Feb. 1873 they were living in Gilmer Co., WV.283 In 1880 the area where they
lived was identified as Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV. Cyrus was then a farmer and his wife,
Minerva, was suffering from a disease of the lungs 284 which may have caused her death
later that year on 29 Oct. 1880. On 17 Dec. 1881 Cyrus M. Post married Melcena E. Waggoner, age 26.
Children of Cyrus M. and Minerva (Jones) Post:
i. Ada Bird6, b. 15 July 1866 Lewis Co., WV;285 m. ca. 1886, Levi A. Lockard, b.
Oct. 1863 WV;286 s/o James & likely Maria () Lockard.287 In 1870 Ada Bird
270

Wood Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census.
272
Ibid.
273
Ibid., 1910 census.
274
275
Ibid., PPTB, 1840-1842.
276
277
278
Ibid.; Gilmer Co., WV, DR, RWL.
279
Harrison Co., WV, MR, Book 5, p. 39, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 7, p. 32.
280
281
Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, p. 108, family 1446-1442; 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 122-122.
282
283
284
Ibid., NARA, 1880 census, roll 1402, Troy Dist, ED 138, p. 33, family 269-269.
285
Lewis Co., WV, BR, Book 1, p. 119, RWL, has her name as Ida Bird.
286
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 9B, family 158-169.
287
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 580.
271
FOURTH GENERATION
67.
68.
288
ii.
hi.
iv.
Post was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV with her parents, Cyrus
M. and Minerva (Jones) Post, 288 and by 1880 she was living in Troy Dist.,
Gilmer Co., WV with them. 289 She married Levi A Lockard ca. 1886. In 1900
and 1910 they were living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where as a blacksmith and farmer Levi owned a farm. Ada Bird was the mother of four children, two living.290 Children of Levi A and Ada Bird (Post) Lockard, probably all born in Gilmer Co., WV: 2 children, b. & d. bef. 1 June 1900; Cares
M., b. Dec. 1895; Carlie, b. Oct. 1899.291
Arlondo Minter, b. 22 June 1868.
Albert Columbus, b. 15 Feb. 1870.
Alva E., b. 17 Feb. 1873 Gilmer Co., WV.292 In 1880 Alva E. Post was living in
Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with parents, Cyrus M. and Minerva (Jones)
Post.293
Mary Florence, b. Dec. 1876294 prob. Gilmer Co., WV; m. 21 Aug. 1898 Gilmer Co., WV, William J. Turner, 296 b. May 1877 WV;296 s/o James M. &
Martha J. (Burkhammer) Turner. 297 In 1880 Mary Florence Post was living
in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with her parents, Cyrus M. and Minerva
(Jones) Post. 298 Apparently ca. 1892 she became the mother of Mabel B.
Post. On 21 Aug. 1898 Mary Florence Post married William "Willie" J.
Turner. In 1900 they were living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where Willie
was renting a house and employed as a farmer. Living with them was Mabel
Post, age 9, servant. 299 In 1910 they were living on Leading Creek Rd. and
Lanes, Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV. Willie was then employed as a laborer in
a blacksmith shop. Living with them in 1910 was his step-daughter, Mabel
B. Post, age 17,300 who was to marry Archie Radcliff on 15 Oct. 1913.301 By
1910 Mary Florence (Post) Turner was the mother of six children, five
living.302 Child of Mary Florence Post: Mabel B., b. ca. 1892303 prob. Gilmer
Co., WV. Children of William J. and Mary Florence (Post) Turner, probably
all born in Gilmer Co., WV: Mima Edna, b. June 1899;304 Elva C, b. ca. 1902;
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 596.
290
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43, p. 7A, family 113-113.
291
Ibid., 1900 census.
292
' Ibid., BR, RWL, indicates this child was a dau.
293
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 596, indicates this child was a son.
294
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 11A, family 189-204.
295
296
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 11A, family 189-204
297
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 205; James M. Turner m. 12 June 1873 Lewis Co., WV, Martha J. Burkhammer (MRLC, p. 84).
298
W V 1880, v. 3, p. 596.
299
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 11A, family 189-204.
300
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43;, p. (?), family 103-103.
301
302
Ibid., NARA, 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43, p. (?), family 103-103.
303
Ibid.
304
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 11A, family 189-204.
289
167
168
vi.
child, b. poss. ca. 1904, d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910; James E., b. ca., 1906; Aven C,
b. ca. May 1908.306
Susan Emma, b. 1 Jan. 1878 Gilmer Co., WV;306 m. 20 Feb. 1898 Gilmer Co.,
WV, Luther C. Powell,307 b. June 1877 WV;308 s/o Isaac R. & Adaline T. or
Evaline () Powell.309 In 1880 Susan Emma Post was living in Troy Dist.,
Gilmer Co., WV with her parents, Cyrus M. and Minerva (Jones) Post310 and
on 20 Feb. 1898 she married Luther C. Powell. In 1900 and 1910 they were
living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where as a farmer Luther was renting a
farm.311 By 1910 Susan was the mother of four children, three living.312 Children of Luther C. and Susan Emma (Post) Powell, probably all born in Gilmer Co., WV: Pauline, b. Jan. 1899;313 Harry A., b. ca. 1901; Hazel, b. ca.
1903; child, b. poss. ca. 1906, d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.314
27. J O H N C.4 P O S T (Elias3, ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin 1 ) (see 9), b. Aug. 1852315 Lewis Co.,
317
b. Sep. 1853 (W)V;318
(W)V;3i6 m . 2 Feb. 1874 Gilmer Co., WV, SUSAN L. HECKERT,
prob. d/o Adam A. & poss. Matilda Catherine (Bush) Heckert.319
John C. Post was born in Lewis Co., (W)V where he grew up. In 1860 and 1870 he was
living in Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, Elias and Emily (Cookman) Post.320 On 2 Feb.
1874 he married Susan L. Heckert and in 1880 they were living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co.,
WV where John was working as a farm laborer.321 After Oct. 1889 they moved to Harrison
Twp., Vinton Co., OH, where by 1900 as a farmer John was renting a farm. Susan was
then the mother of nine children, seven living.322
Children of John C. and Susan L. (Heckert) Post, probably all born in Gilmer Co., WV:
i. Emily C.5, b. ca. 1875. In 1880 Emily C. Post was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer
Co., WV with her parents, John C. and Susan L. (Heckert) Post.
305
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43, p. (?), family 103-103.
Ibid., BR, RWL.
307
i08
Ibid., NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 34, p. 10B, family 178-181.
309
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 597, has his mother's name as Adaline T. Powell. Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED
34, p. 10B, family (?), has name of wife of Isaac Powell as Evaline but indicates the couple had been married 35 years.
SlOwv 1880, v. 3, pp. 596-597.
311
Gilmer Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 34, p. 10B, family 179-181; 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED
42, p. 4B, family 74-74
312312
Ibid.
313
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 34, p. 10B, family 179-181.
314
Ibid., 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 42, p. 4B, family 74-74.
315
Vinton Co., OH, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1329, Harrison Twp., ED 109, p. 7A, family 124-126.
316
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1852-1853.
317
318
Vinton Co., OH, NARA, 1900 census.
319
Gilmer Co., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1686, Troy PO, p. 19, family 129-128; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 567; Glady Stutler Hoffamn, Heckert
- Keister - Dyer - Moneypenny and Propst Pioneer Families in West Virginia (Atlanta, 1970), p. 9.
390
* Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO., p. 18, family 122-122; 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston
PO, p. 26, family 176-176.
321
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 597.
322
306
FOURTH GENERATION
ii.
hi.
iv.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
169
Stella M., b. ca. 1876. In 1880 Stella M. Post was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer
Co., WV with her parents, John C. and Susan L. (Heckert) Post.323
Anna Elizabeth, b. 12 Mar. 1877.324 In 1880 Anna Elizabeth Post was living
in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with her parents, John C. and Susan L.
(Heckert) Post.325
Annias N., b. Feb. 1879. By 1900 Annias N. Post was living in Harrison
Twp., Vinton Co., OH with his parents, John C. and Susan L. (Heckert)
Post.326
Tracy M., b. 1 Aug. 1882.327 In 1900 Tracy M. Post was living in Harrison
Post.328
A child, b. poss. ca. 1885; d. bef. 1 June 1900.
Clarence D , b. Mar. 1888. In 1900 Clarence D. Post was living in Harrison
Post,
George A, b. Oct. 1889. In 1900 George A. Post was living in Harrison Twp.,
Vinton Co., OH with his parents, John C. and Susan L. (Heckert) Post,
A child, b. poss. ca. 1892; d. bef. 1 June 1900.329
28. ABRAM J E F F E R S O N 4 P O S T (Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b. 1820330

near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;331 d. 22 June 1906 Rural Dale, Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;332 m. 26 Nov. 1840 Lewis
Co., (W)V, MARY S. HINZMAN, 333 b. 1823334 Lewis Co., (W)V;335 d. 1913 prob. Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;336 d/o Thomas Columbus & Deborah (Starcher) Hinzman.337
323
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 597.
325
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 597.
326
327
328
329
Ibid.
330
Gravestone, McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED
148, p. 10A, family 149-149, has his birth date as Mar. 1820. The month of Mar. seems in error as there was no child living with Daniel
Post at the time of the 1820 enumeration (Lewis Co., [W]V, NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 361). Lewis Co., (W)V, NARA, 1850 census,
roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 335-337, has age in 1850 as 29. Upshur Co., WV, DR, Book 2, p. 170, has age at death in 1906 as 82
which clearly conflicts with information from all other sources.
331
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1820-1821; Ibid., NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 361.
332
U p s h u r Co., WV, DR, Book 2, p. 170; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
333
334
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; Upshur Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, has birth date as Jan. 1822. Lewis Co., WV, NARA 1850
census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag., family 335-337, has age in 1850 as 27.
335
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1822-1824.
336
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9A, family 129-130.
324
337
R.H. Sayre, Families of Upshur County Currence, Hinzman, Light, & Starcher (Bukhannon, WV, 1975), p. 6. Thomas Hinzman m.
6 Apr. 1820 Lewis Co., (W)V, Deborah Starcher (MRLC, p. 3). Information of the late Orestes Post.
170
Abram Jefferson Post grew up in the Post Mill and Pecks Run area of Lewis Co., (W)V
near where he was born. He was probably the other tithable living with Daniel Post in
Lewis Co., (W)V in 1839 and 1840.338 On 26 Nov. 1840 he married Mary S. Hinzman whose
grandfather, Henry Hinzman, had been a Revolutionary War soldier.339 When Abram J.
Post was assessed in Lewis Co., (W)V in 1841 and 1842 his name was recorded as Abraham
Post but he was clearly identified as a son of Daniel Post.340
It seems likely he was the Abraham Post who in 1847 acquired 42 acres on Hacker's
Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from Simon Arnold.341 In 1850 Abram J. Post acquired 60 acres on
Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V from Isaac Reger.342 He was assessed regularly on his personal property. In early records his name sometimes appears as Abraham Post Jr. or
Abram Post Jr. By 1850 he had five horses 343 and was a farmer with real estate valued at
$2,100. His wife, Mary, was then unable to read or write.344
Upon the formation of Upshur Co., (W)V in 1851 the upper waters of Hacker's Creek
where Abram lived were within the new county and he was to add to his Upshur Co. real
estate. On 20 Oct. 1851 he acquired 83 acres on Hacker's Creek from John Peters, et al.345
and on 9 Feb. 1854 he acquired 40 acres on Left Hand Fork of Hacker's Creek from F.M.
and Margaret Peters. 346 Later that year on 20 Dec. 1854 he acquired 40 acres on Rooting
Creek from Abraham and Elizabeth Oldaker. 347 On 21 Jan. 1857 he received 252 acres
West Fork, Hacker's Creek from Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post,348 his parents, and he
continued to add to his land holdings in Upshur Co. in later years.349
In 1859 Abram J. Post and John Swick were responsible for most of the carpenter work
in the building of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., (W)V Abram was injured by a falling scaffolding while working on the church
but apparently his health was not affected for long. He and his wife, Mary, were early
members of the church350 which seems to have been built on land which they owned but it
was not until 28 May 1896 that Abram J. Post and his wife, Mary, with Thomas J. Post
and his wife, Lettie, deeded the land to the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church
for $1. 351
Abram J. Post was assessed regularly in Upshur Co., (W)V on 25 Mar. 1851 through 10
Feb. 1860. By 1860 his taxable personal property included eight horses, 61 cattle, and a
338
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1839-1840.
339
ooa
Lucullus Virgil McWhorter, The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795... (Baltimore, 1975 repr. 1915 ed.), pp.
505-506
340Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1842.
341
Ibid.,DI,BookO, p. 118.
342
Ibid., Book P, p. 238.
343
Ibid., PPTB, 1843-1850.
344
345
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, DI, Book A, p. 152.
346
Ibid., Book B, p. 155.
347
Ihid., p. 301.
348
Ibid., Book C, p. 147.
"TJpshur Co., (W)V, DI, shows several other acquisitions.
QKft
351
Gary Wayne Evans, Echoes of Glory Church Histories of the Hodgesville Area (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), part 2, pp. 672, 686.
Ibid., p. 672; Upshur Co., WV, DI, Book 16, p. 164.
FOURTH GENERATION
171
combination of 79 sheep and hogs.362 His real estate was then valued at $9,800 and his personal estate was valued at $2,700. His post office address was Buckhannon, (W)V.353
On 27 June 1863, one week after WV became a state, Abram Post enlisted for three
years as a Confederate private in Co. D, 20th Regt. VA Cavalry at Hightown, VA. In Sep.
and Oct. 1864 he was entitled to $100 bounty and was on detached service.354
On 11 Aug. 1868 Abram Post and his wife, Mary, deeded land in Warren Twp., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV to the Board of Education355 and in 1870 they were living in Warren Twp. where he was a farmer with real estate valued at $15,000 and a personal estate
valued at $5,467. Their post office address was then Rural Dale, WV.356 Later they deeded
property on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV to their four sons357 and in his will of 19 June
1889 as A.J. Post he was to provide for his wife, Mary, and named his daughters or their
heirs as beneficiaries.358
They continued to live in the same area and in 1880 Mary S. (Hinzman) Post was indicated as suffering from ulceration of the womb and being blind.359 By 1900 they were living
alone360 and in 1905 their home was on the west side of Left Fork Rd. of Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV.361 On 22 June 1906 Abram Jefferson Post died at Rural Dale.
In 1910 Mary S. (Hinzman) Post as mother often children, seven living, was living on
Hacker's Creek Rd., Lewis Co., WV with William Henry and Martha Jane (Post) Kelly, her
son-in-law and daughter. 362 She was probably living there when she died in 1913.
Children of Abram Jefferson and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post, probably all born on or near
Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V or, after 1850, Upshur Co., (W)V:
i. Mary E.5, b. 12 Mar. 1840; d. 17 Mar. 1840.363
ii. Martha Jane, b. 1842;364 d. 13 Oct. 1931 home, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co.,
WV, bur. Friendship Cem., Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;365 m. 17 Apr.
352
Ibid., PPTB, 1851-1860.

WA, NARA, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, roll 165. His middle initial does not appear in those records, but
two brothers, Stephen Post and George Washington Post, enlisted in the same unit on the same day at the same place. Taped interview,
30 May 1983, Dwaine Post, Buckhannon, WV, stated his grandfather, Abram J. Post, served in the Civil War and that he had often heard
family members talk of it.
355
U p s h u r Co., WV, DI, Book G, p. 443.
356
Ibid., NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., Rural Dale PO, p. 15 or 431, family 110-107.
357
Ibid., DI, various deeds to Martin J., Enoch, Daniel J., and Thomas J.
358
Ibid., Will Book C, pp. 85-86, will of A.J. Post, proved 3 July 1906, ahp.
359
Ibid., NARA, 1880 census, roll 1414, Warren Dist, ED 125, p. 7, family 40-40.
360
Ibid., 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 10A, family 149-149.
361
Ibid., 1905 map by A.B. Brooks.
362
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist., p. 9A, family 129-130.
Gravestone, McVaney Cem., identifies her as the d/o A.J. & M. Post, d. 17 Mar. 1840, aged 5 d., which places her birth before their
marriage. It seems likely the correct year was 1849 when, otherwise, there is a gap of approximately 4 years between children. The only
gravestone with an earlier death date found in McVaney Cem. is that of Nicholas McElvany, b. 7 Nov. 1802, d., 16 May 1837, who may
have been buried there when it was a McElvaney/McVaney family plot
364
Gravestone, Friendship Cem.; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 8A, family 135-136,
has her birth date as May 1843.
365
Weston Democrat, 16 Oct. 1931, LCOBIT 1930-1939, pp. 119-120; information, courtesy of Mrs. Teresa Louise (Mahoney) Rogers,
Phoenix, AZ; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
353
172
hi.
366
1865 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. E.F. Westfall, William Henry Kelly,366 b. Apr.
1832;367 d. 13 Feb. 1912 Berlin, Lewis Co., WV, bur. beside wife;368 s/o Holzen & Deborah (Bonnett) Kelly.369 On 19 June 1889 Martha J. Post was
named in t h e will of A. J. Post as his daughter, Martha J. Kelly.370 On 17
Apr. 1865 she had married William Henry Kelly and in 1870 they were
living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV where William H. Kelly was a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $1,050.
Their post office address was Weston, WV.371 By 1880 the area where they
lived was in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV372 and they continued to
live there. 373 In 1910 they lived on Hacker's Creek Rd. William then had a
mortgage on his farm and Martha was the mother of nine children, all
living.374 William was a prosperous farmer and fruit cultivator.375 William
Henry Kelly died 13 Feb. 1912 and Martha Jane (Post) Kelly died 13 Oct.
1931 at about age 90. Children of William Henry and Martha Jane (Post)
Kelly, probably all born in Jane Lew Twp. or Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis
Co., WV: Jefferson Lee, b. poss. 28 May 1864; Albert Jackson, b. 27 Jan.
1867;376 Mary "Mollie" D., b. 19 Apr. 1868; Margaret Virginia, b. 11 Feb. 1870;
Prudy Nevada "Vadie," b. 24 July 1872; Icy May, b. poss. 17 Mar. 1876;
Stephen Darius, b. 20 Jan. 1879; Cora E., b. 8 May 1881; Estell Alice, b. 6
Sep. 1884.377
Virginia L., b. Mar. 1844;378 m. 13 Jan. 1864 Upshur Co., WV, Jarred A.
Douglass, 379 b. Sep. 1836380 Lewis Co., (W)V381 bur. Heaters, Braxton Co.,
WV; s/o John & Elizabeth (Armstrong) Douglass.382 On 19 June 1889 Virginia L. Post was named in the will of A. J. Post as his daughter, Virginia L.
Douglass.383 On 13 Jan. 1864 she had married Jarred A. Douglass who had

368
Weston Democrat, 16 Feb. 1912, LCOBIT 1910-1919, pp. 42-43; gravestone, Friendship Cem.
369
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 127-127. Holzen Kelly m. 22 Nov. 1827 Lewis Co., (W)V,
Deborah Bonnett (MRLC, p. 10, has his name as Hosea Kelly).
370
Upshur Co., WV, Will Book C, pp. 85-86, proved 3 July 1906, ahp.
371
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 47 or 338, family 313-313.
372
WV1880, v. 1, p. 113.
373
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist., ED 64, p. 8A, family 135-136; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9A, family 129-130.
374
Ibid.
375
Weston Democrat, 16 Feb. 1912.
376
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Jane Lew Twp., Weston PO, p. 47 or 338, family 313-313; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 113; information, courtesy of Mrs. Rogers.
377
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 113; Lewis Co., WV. NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 8A, family 135-136; 1910
census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9A, family 129-130; information, courtesy of Mrs. Rogers.
378
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Collins Settlement Dist, ED 57, p. 5B, family 86-86.
379
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 12, RWL.
380
Lewis Co., WV, NARA, roll 1763, Collins Settlement Dist, ED 57, p. 5B, family 86-86.
38
382
Ibid.; Cutright, pp. 437-438.
383
U p s h u r Co., WV, Will Book C, pp 85-86, proved 3 July 1906, ahp.
367
FOURTH GENERATION
69.
384
iv.
v.
173
served as a corporal in Co., E, 6th Regt. WV Cavalry. On 11 Aug. 1862 he

was hospitalized at Ft. McHenry, MD and he was discharged because of
wounds received at Bull Run. He was described as age 24, five feet, seven
and one-half inches tall, with light complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair.384
Jarred was a farmer and in 1870 the family was living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where he had real estate valued at $2,200, and a personal
estate valued at $365. 385 By 1880 they had moved to Collins Settlement
Dist., Lewis Co., WV386 and by 1900 he owned a farm in Collins Settlement
Dist. Virginia was then the mother of seven children, all living.387 Jarred A
Douglass died 22 May 1906. Children of Jarred A. and Virginia L. (Post)
Douglass, probably all born in either Upshur or Lewis Co., WV: George G.,
b. ca. 1864; William M., b. ca. 1865; Calvin, b. ca. 1867; Alonzo, b. ca. 1870;388
Alva, b. Jan 1873; Mary E., b. Mar. 1876; Albertie, b. Feb. 1881.389
Martin Jefferson, b. 26 Apr. 1846.
Sarah A , b. 15 May 1847;390 d. 22 Apr. 1929,391 bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV;392 m. 9 Dec. 1866 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Joseph
Flint, George D. Queen,393 b. 15 Mar. 1840394 Harrison Co., (W)V;396 d. 1919,
bur. beside wife;396 s/o William B. & Sarah Catherine (Pritchard) Queen.397
On 19 June 1889 Sarah A. Post was named in the will of A J. Post as his
daughter, Sarah A. Queen. 398 On 9 Dec. 1866 she had married George D.
Queen who had served as a Confederate private in Co. C, 31st Regt. VA Infantry. He enlisted 21 May 1861 at Clarksburg (W)V for a period of one year
and must have reenlisted as on 31 Jan 1865 he was in a post Guard House
waiting for a petition from a loyal man before he could go home. He was described as age 24, six feet tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark
hair.399 George was a farmer and in 1880 the family was living in Hacker's
Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV.400 By 1900 George owned a farm in Hacker's
Creek Dist. and Sarah A. was then the mother of six children, five living.401
WV, NARA, Compiled Service Records of Union Soldiers, roll 55; Cutright, p. 307.
U p s h u r Co., WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp., p. 1 or 424, family 5-5.
386
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 67.
387
388
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 67.
389
390
Weston Independent, 24 Apr. 1929, LCOBIT 1920-1929, p. 132.
391
Stephen Post Queen, The Queen Family Early History and Family Tree (Parkersburg, WV, 1942 rev.), pp. 25-26; Weston Independent, 24 Apr. 1929, indicates death date as 19 Apr. 1929; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
392
Ibid.
393
394
Queen.
395
396
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; Queen, gives death date as 9 Apr. 1921.
397
Queen; HCWV 1850, p. 88. William B. Queen m. 15 Oct. 1827 Harrison Co., (W)V, Catherine Pritchard (MRHC, p. 401).
398
U p s h u r Co., WV, Will Book C, pp. 85-86, proved 3 July 1906, ahp.
399
400
WV 1880, v.l, p. 161.
401
385
174
vi.
70.
71.
72.
vii.
viii.
ix.
X.
In 1910 the couple was living alone on Hacker's Creek Rd., in Hacker's
Creek Dist. apparently on the farm which he owned.402 George D. Queen
died in 1919 and Sarah A. (Post) Queen died in 1929 at age 81. Children of
George D. and Sarah A (Post) Queen, probably all born in Jane Lew Twp.
or Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV: Mary C, b. 1 Oct. 1868; Ellen "Ellie"
Nora, b. 23 May 1870; 403 Henry 0., b. 16 Nov. 1875, d. 16 Nov. 1878;404
Florence B., b. 18 Feb. 1878; Orval Preston, b. 5 Apr. 1882; Vida D., b. 10
Jan. 1885.405
Elizabeth, b. 1851 ;406 d. 20 July 1882, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV;407 m. 30 Apr. 1868 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett,
Jesse G. Norman,408 b. 1845409 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 22 Nov. 1898, bur.
beside wife;410 s/o Clement G. & Elizabeth (Gregory) Norman. 411 On 19 Jan.
1889 Elizabeth Post was named in the will of A.J. Post as his daughter,
Elizabeth Norman. 412 On 30 Apr. 1868 she had married Jesse G. Norman
and in 1880 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. Jesse was a
farmer 413 and a school teacher. 414 They were m e m b e r s of t h e Westfall
Chapel Methodist P r o t e s t a n t Church w h e r e J e s s e was a trustee. 4 1 5
Elizabeth (Post) Norman died 20 July 1882 at about age 31 and Jesse G.
Norman died 22 Nov. 1898. Children of Jesse G. and Elizabeth (Post)
Norman, all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV: William 'Willie," b. 14
Mar. 1869; Abram Jay, b. 13 May 1871; Opha K, b. 2 May 1877.416
Enoch, b. 6 Feb. 1853.
Daniel Jefferson, b. 3 July 1856.
Thomas Jefferson, b. Aug. 1859.
A dau., b. ca. Apr. 1865; d. 5 Apr. 1865.417
29. JACOB 4 P O S T (Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b. 4 Sep. 1824418 near Post
402
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 161; Queen.
4404
04 r
Ibid
405 T
Tbid.; Lewis Co., WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 8A, family 131-132, has Norval P. as name of
fifth child.
407
Ibid.; Evans, p. 688.
408
MRUC, n. pag.
410
Ibid.;Evans, p. 688.
411
LCWV 1850, p. 25. Clement Norman m. 13 Sep. 1838 Harrison Co., (W)V, Elizabeth Gregory (MRHC, p. 91).
Upshur Co., WV, Will Book C, pp. 85-86, proved 3 July 1906, mentions, "my three dauters and 3 Grand children sons of my
daughter Elizabeth Norman...," ahp.
413
WV1880, v. 1, p. 340.
414
Queen, pp. 184-186.
415
Evans, pp. 673, 688.
416
Queen, pp. 184-186; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 340; Upshur Co., Will Book C, pp. 85-86, proved 3 July 1906, ahp.
403
FOURTH GENERATION
175
Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;419 d. 29 Jan. 1892 Upshur Co., WV, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV;420 m. 9 Aug. 1853 Upshur Co., (W)V, REBECCA ANN CASTO, 421
b. 17 May 1830422 Lewis Co., (W)V;423 d. 21 Sep. 1902, bur. beside husb.; 424 d/o Isaac &
Dorcas (Cutright) Casto.425
Jacob Post grew up in the Post Mill and Pecks Run area of Lewis Co., (W)V near where
he was born. He was probably the other tithable with Daniel Post in Lewis Co., (W)V in
1841 and 1842.426 In 1843 Pecks Run became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and he was probably one of two other tithables with Daniel Post in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1843 through
1846.427 By 1850 he was living in Elk Grove Dist., Lafayette Co., WI with Daniel and Barbara (Post) Swecker, an uncle and aunt. He was then a farmer with real estate valued at
$400 and was unable to read or write. 428 By 30 July 1852 he had returned to (W)V and was
living in Upshur Co.429 On 25 June 1853 he was identified as a son of Daniel Post430 and
when he married Rebecca Ann Casto 9 Aug. 1853 his father's name was given as Daniel
Post 431
On 21 Jan. 1857 Jacob Post received 160 acres on Big Run, a branch of Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., (W)V from Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post,432 his parents. He was assessed
regularly in Upshur Co., (W)V on 24 June 1854 through 10 Feb. 1860. By 1860 his taxable
personal property included two horses, two cattle, and a combination of 17 sheep and
hogs.433 As a farmer in Upshur Co., (W)V he then had real estate valued at $1,600 and a
personal estate valued at $200. His post office address was Buckhannon, WV.434
Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post continued to live on the 160 acre farm. As early as
1865 they were members of a class at Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.435 The church was a very short distance from Big Run where
they lived. Their names also appear in a class record for the church as late as 1884.436 The
family of Jacob Post was enumerated in 1870 when his real estate was valued at $3,200
and his personal estate was valued at $322. Their post office address was then Rural Dale,
WV.437
419
Lewis Co., (W)V, PPTB, 1824, 1826; ibid., NARA, 1820 census, roll 133, p. 361; 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250.
U p s h u r Co., DR, Book-1862-1908, p. 44; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
421
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 1, RWL.
422
Gravestone, McVaney Cem., birth date computed from age at death. It seems more likely she was b. ca. 1832 (LCWV 1850, p. 46,
has her age as 18 in 1850. Upshur Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 1, has her age as 21 in 1853).
423
423
Ibid.
121
425
U p s h u r Co., (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 1, RWL; LCWV 1850, p. 46. Isaac Casto m. 25 July 1831 Lewis Co., (W)V, Darcus Cutright
(MRLC, p. 12). Cutright, p. 401
4426
26
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1842.
-127
Barbour Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1843-1846.
128
Lafayette Co, WI, NARA, 1850 census, roll 1001, Elk Grove Dist, p. 342, family 55-55.
429Ûpshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1852.
430
I b i d , 1853.
431
Ibid, MR, Book 1853, p. 1, RWL.
432
I b i d , DI, Book C, p. 105.
433
Ibid, PPTB, 1854-1860.
434
Ibid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 119-120.
43B
Evans, p. 544.
436
Ibid, 560.
437
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Rural Dale PO, p. 17 or 432, family 118-115.
420
176
Tragedy came to this family in 1875 when four of their children died, one of consumption and three of diphtheria. 438 The following year on 14 Sep. 1876 Jacob Post and his wife,
Rebecca, deeded their 160 acre farm to their heirs. 439 By 1880 the area where they lived
was known as Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.440
On 29 Jan. 1892 Jacob Post died of dropsy.441 As his widow, Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post,
was a member of a class at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church.442 She died 21
Sep. 1902. Both are buried at McVaney Cem. a short distance from where they lived.
Children of Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post, probably all born in Upshur Co., (W)V,
after 1856, on Big Run of Hacker's Creek:
i. Mary Jane 5 , b. 16 May 1854; d. 20 Feb. 1930, bur. Pleasant View Cem.,
northwest of Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV;443 m. 18 July 1891 Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. George H. Williams, Noah Webster Stump,
b. ca. 1845 poss. Barbour Co., (W)V; s/o Michael & Diademma () Stump. 444
Mary "Jane" Post grew up on Big Run of Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V.
In 1880 she was caring for her grandparents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner)
Post, in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV445 and on 7 July 1880 she became a
prime beneficiary of t h e will of Daniel Post. 446 When she married Noah
Webster S t u m p 18 July 1891 t h e record included t h e n a m e s of her
parents. 447 In 1905 Noah Webster Stump lived on the east side of Pecks
Run, northwest of the Heaston Methodist Episcopal Church in Upshur Co.,
WV.448 In 1910 the couple was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
where as a farmer Noah owned a farm. They had no children.449
73.
ii. Emory Lee, b. 21 Aug. 1855.
74.
hi. Alpha Omega, b. 15 Oct. 1856.
iv. David Hall, b. 19 Apr. 1858; d. 20 Aug. 1894, bur. Lorentz Cem., Lorentz,
Upshur Co., WV;450 m. 7 Dec. 1881 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Jacob Waugh,
Martha Ann (Casto) 451 Musgrave, b. Sep. 1850452 prob. Ground Hog Run,
Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V; d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910; 453 d/o Joel &
438
Ibid, DR, Book 1853, p. 37.

Ibid, DI, Book K, p. 352.
440
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
441
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1862-1908, p. 44.
442
Evans, p. 563.
443
GLPP.
444
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 3, p. 50.
445
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
446
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book A, pp. 214-215, proved 21 July 1880, ahp.
447
I b i d , MR, Book 3, p. 50.
448
I b i d , 1905 map.
449
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 5B, family 105-105.
450
G L P P ; gravestone, Lorentz Cem, Lorentz, Upshur Co, WV.
451
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 47, RWL.
452
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 8B, family 120-120.
453
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 11B, family 236-236.
439
FOURTH GENERATION
75.
v.
vi.
177
Jemima (Post) Casto (see 10, ii). Martha Ann Casto m. (1) 2 May 1867 Upshur Co., WV, John T. Musgrave, 464 div. by 1 June 1880;455 m. (3) 21 Jan.
1899 Upshur Co., WV, Addison E. Marple. 456 In 1880 David Hall Post was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV as a farm laborer with his parents,
Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.467 On 7 Dec. 1881 he married Martha
Ann (Casto) Musgrave, his first cousin (see 10, ii), who had three children
by her first marriage to John T. Musgrave.458 On 11 May 1892 David H. Post
made his will459 and on 20 Aug. 1894 he died. It seems likely they lived on
Sauls Run near Lorentz, Upshur Co., WV.460 They had no children. In 1900
and 1910 Martha Ann (Casto) Musgrave Post Marple was living with her
third husband, Addison E. Marple, in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.461
Nethelbert Burk, b. 8 Jan. 1860.
Candace Ethiopa, b. 1 Apr. 1861;462 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;463 m. 7 May 1878 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, Lafayette Columbus Lowther,464 b. Jan.
1857 (W)V;465 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;466 poss. s/o Joseph Lowther.467 On 7 May
1878 Candace Ethiopa Post married Lafayette Columbus Lowther. In 1870
she was not found in the household of Jacob Post, her father, 468 but on 20
Dec. 1882 Lafayette Columbus Lowther and his wife, Candace, seem to
have deeded her share of the home farm to her brother, Alpha Omega
Post. 469 In 1884 as Candace Lowther she was a member of a class at
Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church as were her parents, Jacob and
Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.470 In 1880 the family of Lafayette C. Lowther was
enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was a farmer and
they lived very near her father, Jacob Post. 471 By 1900 they had moved to
Glenville Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where Lafayette owned a farm.472 In 1910
they were living in Salt Lick Dist., Braxton Co., WV where Lafayette owned
454
MRUC, n. pag.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 262.
456
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 323; ibid, DI, Book 17, p. 461, marriage contract.
457
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
Ibid, p. 258. Three female children living with Joel and Jemima (Post) Casto as their granddaughters.
459
Upshur Co, WV, Will Book B, p. 154, proved 27 Aug. 1894, ahp.
460
Ibid, DI, Book 4, p. 38.
461
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 8B, family 120-120; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p.
11B, family 236-236.
462
GLPP.
463
Braxton Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1677, Salt Lick Dist, ED 15, p. 10B, family 177-184.
464
465
Gilmer Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Glenville Dist, ED 32, p. 15B, family 256-257.
466
Braxton Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census.
467
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 323.
468GLpp
455
469
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book O, p. 400.

Evans, p. 560.
471
WV 1880, v. 1, pp. 323, 349.
472
470
178
vii.
76.
viii.
ix.
77.
x.
xi.
xii.
xih.
473
a house and was a retail jeweler in his own shop. Candace was then the
mother of three children, all living.473 Children of Lafayette Columbus and
Candace Ethiopa (Post) Lowther: Hugh, b. June 1879 prob. Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV; May, b. Feb. 1882 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;
Belle, b. Feb. 1888 WV.474
Adina Mardece, b. 16 Aug. 1862;476 d. 30 May 1875 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV. The death of Adina Mardece Post, due to diphtheria, was reported by her father, Jacob Post.476
Manley Columbus, b. 10 June 1864.
Andrew Johnson, b. 5 Mar. 1866;477 d. 10 Apr. 1875 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
McVaney Cem. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV. The death of Andrew
Johnson Post, due to consumption, was reported by his father, Jacob
Post.478
Albert Stephen, b. 19 Aug. 1867.
Darius Urastus, b. 21 Mar. 1869;479 d. 24 May 1875 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV. The death of Darius
Urastus Post, due to diphtheria, was reported by his father, Jacob Post.480
Martha Ellen, b. 29 July 1871; 481 m. 8 Sep. 1895 bride's home, Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. C.B. Meredith, John H. Johnson, 482 b. Aug.
1854 4 8 3 Lewis Co., (W)V 484 s/o J o h n G. & Malinda C. (McCartney)
Johnson. 485 John H. Johnson m. (1) 25 Sep. 1879 Lewis Co., WV, Virginia C.
McCray.486 In 1880 Martha Ellen Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with her parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.487 On 8 Sep.
1895 she married John H. Johnson and by 1900 they were living in Collins
Settlement Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer John owned a farm.
John and Martha Ellen (Post) Johnson then had no children.488
Luther Gideon, b. 20 July 1875;489 d. 12 Sep. 1875 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV. The death of Luther
Gideon Post, due to diphtheria, was reported by his father, Jacob Post.490

475
GLPP.
476
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 37; gravestone, McVaney Cem, has death date as 3 May 1875.
477
GLPP.
478
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 37; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
479
GLPP.
480
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 37; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
481
GLPP.
482
Upshur Co., WV, MR, Book 4, p. 249.
483
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Collins Settlement Dist, ED 57, p. 7B, family 116-116.
484
485
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 109. John Johnson m. 19 June 1840 Lewis Co, (W)V, Malinda McCartney (MRLC, p. 22).
486
Ibid., p. 98.
487
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
488
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Collins Settlement Dist, ED 57, p. 7B, family 116-116.
489
GLPP.
490
U p s h u r Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 37; gravestone, McVaney Cem.
474
FOURTH GENERATION
179
30. ISAAC J. 4 P O S T (Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b. 2 Apr. 1826491 near
Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;492 d. 17 Dec. 1874 prob. Roane Co., WV, bur. Clover Ridge, near
Clover, Roane Co., WV;493 m. 10 Mar. 1846 Barbour Co., (W)V by Rev. Alexander T. Morrison, MARY BRAKE, 494 b. 20 Dec. 1819 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 11 Dec. 1891 prob.
Roane Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;495 d/o Jacob & Rachel (Jackson) Brake.496
Isaac J. Post grew up in the Post Mill and Pecks Run area of Lewis Co., (W)V near
where he was born. The 1830 and 1840 census records for Daniel Post allow for him as a
son.497 Other records indicate he was a son of Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.498 In 1843
Pecks Run became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and he was probably one of two other tithables with Daniel Post in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1843 through 1846.499 On 10 Mar. 1846
Isaac J. Post married Mary Brake and he was assessed in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1847 and
1848.50 By 1849 he had moved to Lewis Co., (W)V where he was assessed in 1849 and
1850. In 1850 he had two horses 501 and as a farmer he had real estate valued at $300.502
According to a deed of record 4 July 1851 Isaac J. Post acquired 56 acres on Pecks Run,
Upshur Co., (W)V from Eli Radabaugh et aZ.503 On 21 Jan. 1857 he received 265 acres on
Big Run, a branch of Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V from Daniel and Mary (Heavner)
Post, 504 his parents. He was assessed regularly in Upshur Co., (W)V on 25 Mar. 1851
through 10 Feb. 1860. By 1860 his taxable personal property included four horses, eight
cattle, a combination of 30 sheep and hogs, and one clock.505 His real estate was then
valued at $4,000 and his personal property was valued at $600. His post office address was
Buckhannon, (W)V.506 Perhaps he was the Isaac Post who was a charter member of the
Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V.507
On 28 May 1861 Isaac J. Post enlisted for one year as a Confederate private in Co. C,
31st Regt. VA Infantry at Philippi (W)V where he became a drum major. Apparently he
reenlisted and served through the duration of the Civil War. He appears to have been very
491
Information, courtesy of Velma Carpenter, Dunbar, WV; Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag, family
344-346, has age 24 in 1850. Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1699, Smithfield Twp, Roxalana PO, p. 16, family 104-114, has age
45 in 1870, provides month of birth as Apr.
492
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1825-1827; ibid, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250.
493
Gravestone, Clover Ridge on Sam Bailey farm (1987) near Clover, Roane Co, WV.
Barbour Co, (W)V, MR, Book 1, p. 10, RWL.
495
Gravestone, Clover Ridge.
496
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book A, pp. 107-108, will of Jacob Brake, 5 Apr. 1867, proved 11 Oct. 1869, ahp. Jacob Brake m. 10 Sep.
1815 Harrison Co, (W)V, Rachel Jackson (MRHC, p. 35). Queen, p. 133.
497
Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250; 1840 census, roll 566, p. 146.
Family research information by the late Orestes Post; Newton Bateman et al., eds, Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History
of Fulton County (Chicago, 1908), p. 1042.
499
Barbour Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1843-1846.
500
I b i d , 1847-1848.
501
502
I b i d , NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag, family 344-346.
503
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, DI, Book A, p. 70.
504
I b i d , Book C, p. 148.
505
I b i d , PPTB, 1851-1860.
506
Riid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110.
507
Evans, p. 672.
494
180
versatile. In addition to serving as drum major he served as butcher, blacksmith,

shoemaker, and artificer. On 31 Mar. 1863 he was at Camp near Fredericksburg, VA and
on 5 Feb. 1864 he was due $5.25 for making 15 pairs of shoes. He was taken prisoner near
the end of the war and on 13 Apr. 1865 he was in the U.S.A. Hospital in Clarksburg, WV
where he was diagnosed as having bronchitis. He was described as age 39, five feet eleven
inches tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes, and dark hair.508
On 9 Apr. 1866 Isaac J. Post and his wife, Mary, deeded 56 acres Pecks Run, Upshur
Co., WV to John W. Matheny.509 On 14 July 1866 Isaac J. Post acquired 23 acres Rooting
Creek, Harrison Co., WV from Michael Boyles510 and moved his family to Rooting Creek
about that time. 511 On 4 Dec. 1868 for the sum of $1,100 Isaac J. Post and his wife, Mary,
sold the property on Rooting Creek, Harrison Co., WV to Elza Cummins and by 3 Apr.
1869 they were living in Roane Co., WV.512 On 5 Dec. 1868 they had deeded 150 acres on
Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV to B.D. Fitzgerald.513
In 1870 they were living in Smithfield Twp., Roane Co., WV where as a farmer Isaac
had real estate valued at $2,000 and a personal estate valued at $400. Their post office address was then Roxalana, WV.514 On 17 Dec. 1874 he was killed by a falling tree. 615 In 1880
Mary (Brake) Post was living in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV.516 She died 11 Dec. 1891.
Children of Isaac J. and Mary (Brake) Post:
i. Judson M.5, b. 29 Jan. 1847517 Barbour Co., (W)V;518 d. 29 Dec. 1867 Harrison
Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV.519 In 1850
and 1860 Judson M. Post was living with his parents, Isaac J. and Mary
(Brake) Post. 520 His untimely death on 29 Dec. 1867 was due to typhoid
fever. He was a farmer and single.521
ii. Olive, b. 22 Nov. 1848522 prob. Barbour Co., (W)V;523 d. 25 May 1880 Lewis
Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;524 m. 22 Nov.
1866 Harrison Co., WV, Asbury Lewis,525 b. 1840 Harrison Co., (W)V;526 d. 20
508

U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book F, p. 546.
510
Harrison Co, WV, DI, Book 49, p. 240.
511
Ibid MR, Book 5, p. 45, RWL. His daughter, Olive, m. 22 Nov. 1866, Asbury Lewis.
512
I b i d , Deed Book 52, pp. 407-408, ahp.
513
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book G, p. 519.
514
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census.
515
Bateman.
516
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1413, Smithfield Dist, ED 123, p. 5, family 86-86.
517
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 1, p. 50, RWL.
518
Barbour Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1847.
519
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 1, p. 50 , RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
520
Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag, family 344-346; Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382,
Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110.
521
522
523
Barbour Co, PPTB, 1848.
524
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem.; Ronald Vern Jackson, ed. Mortality Schedule West Virginia 1880 (Bountiful, UT, 1980), n. pag.
525
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 45, RWL.
îVilliam H. Bishop, History of Roane County West Virginia (Spencer, WV, 1927). p. 586. Records ofhis age vary but it seems likely
he was born ca. 1839 (WV 1880 v. 1, p. 120; Weston Independent, 6 Jan. 1920, LCOBIT 1920-1929, p. 94).
509
FOURTH GENERATION
hi.
527
181
Dec. 1919 Roane Co., WV.527 s/o Allen & Matilda (Davis) Lewis.528 Asbury
Lewis m. (2) 28 Feb. 1884 Roane Co., WV, Frances Catherine Looney.529 In
1850 and 1860 Olive Post was living with her parents, Isaac J. and Mary
(Brake) Post.630 On 22 Nov. 1866, her eighteenth birthday, she married Asbury Lewis who had enlisted 21 May 1861 as a Confederate private in Co.,
C, 31 Regt. VA Infantry at Clarksburg, (W)V and served one year. On 10
May 1862 he had enlisted as a Confederate captain in Co. F, 20th Regt. VA
Cavalry at Bulltown, VA and had been discharged 11 May 1865 in Charleston, WV. He was described as age 23, five feet nine inches tall, with fair
complexion, blue eyes, and light hair.531 In 1870 Asbury Lewis and his wife,
Olive, were living with two children in Grant Twp., Harrison Co., WV where
their post office address was Clarksburg, WV. He was a farmer with a personal estate of $300.532 By 25 May 1880 they had moved to Lewis Co., WV
where Olive (Post) Lewis died of pleurisy.533 By 1 June 1880 Asbury Lewis
with their five children was living in either Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co.,
WV634 or with his parents in Grant Twp., Harrison Co., WV.535 Circa 1883 he
moved his young family to Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV and on 28 Feb.
1884 he married Frances Catherine Looney. They had two children. He was
popular as a cattle dealer and later lived in Spencer, WV.536 On 20 Dec. 1919
he died in Roane Co., WV. Children of Asbury and Olive (Post) Lewis:
George Loman, b. ca. 1867 prob. Harrison Co., WV; Alvin "Lee," b. ca. 1869
prob. Harrison Co., WV; Judson "Romie," b. ca. 1871 prob. Harrison or
Lewis Co., WV; Orville, b. ca. 1876 prob. Harrison or Lewis Co., WV; Laco, b.
July 1879 prob. Harrison or Lewis Co., WV.537
Isabelle Rebecca, b. 14 Nov. 1850;538 Lewis Co., (W)V;539 d. 26 Dec. 1922540
prob. in or near Coolville, Athens Co., OH;541 m. 22 Oct. 1868 Harrison Co.,
WV, Caleb Edwin Davis,542 b. Aug. 1842543 Harrison Co., (W)V;544 d. aft. 26
ibid.
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 172; Allen Lewis m. 1837 Harrison Co, (W)V, Matilda Davis (MRHC, p. 89).
529
MRRC, p.80; Bishop.
530
Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag, family 344-346; Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382,
Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110.
531
532
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Grant T w p , Clarksburg PO, p. 186, family 2-2.
533
Jackson.
534
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 120.
535
l b i d , v. 3, p. 172.
536
Bishop.
537
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Grant T w p , Clarksburg PO, p. 186, family 2-2; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 120; ibid, v. 3,
p. 172; Bishop.
538
Memorial, Isabelle Rebecca (Post) Davis.
539
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1850.
Information, courtesy of Velma Carpenter.
642
543
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 13A, family 248-248.
544
I b i d , MR, Book 5, p. 55, RWL.
528
182
78.
iv.
v.
vi.
Dec. 1922;545 s/o William & Sarah (prob. Lanham) Davis.646 In 1860 Isabelle
Rebecca Post was living in Upshur Co.,(W)V with her parents, Isaac J. and
Mary (Brake) Post.547 On 22 Oct. 1868 she married Caleb Edwin Davis and
in 1870 they were living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with his parents
where he was a farm laborer.548 They continued to live in Elk Dist. where in
1880 as a farmer his name was recorded as Edwin Davis. 549 By 1900 he
owned a farm and Isabelle was then t h e mother of two children, both
living.550 They later moved to near Coolville, Athens Co., OH.551 On 26 Dec.
1922 Isabelle Rebecca (Post) Davis died and was survived by her husband,
Caleb Edwin Davis. Children of Caleb Edwin and Isabelle Rebecca (Post)
Davis, probably both born in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV: Lilly, b. July 1877;
Draper C, b. Sep. 1889.552
Jesse Edwin, b. Dec. 1853.
Sarah Ellen, b. Nov. 1855553 Upshur Co., (W)V;554 m. 27 Dec. 1883 Roane Co.,
WV, Steward L. Alderman, 555 b. 1855 556 Carroll Co., VA657; d. 1891, bur.
Clover Ridge, near Clover, Roane Co., WV.558 In 1860 and 1870 Sarah "Ellen"
Post was living with her parents, Isaac J. and Mary (Brake) Post,659 and in
1880 she was living with her mother in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV.560
On 27 Dec. 1883 she married Steward L. Alderman who died in 1891. In
1900 and 1910 as a widow she was living in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV.
She was then the mother of four children, three living, and by 1910 she
owned a farm.561 Children of Steward L. and Sarah Ellen (Post) Alderman,
probably all born in Roane Co., WV: Warren D., b. Sep. 1884; Branis, b. Nov.
1886; Grover "Cleveland," b. Feb. 1888; child, d. bef. 1 June 1900.562
Diadema, b. 10 Jan. 1858563 Upshur Co., (W)V;564 d. 15 Sep. 1947, bur. Mt.
Zion Cem., Peniel, Roane Co., WV;665 m. 9 Sep. 1877 Roane Co., WV, Charles

Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 55, RWL; William Davis m. 21 Aug. 1821 Harrison Co, (W)V, Sarah Lanham or Sarah (?)Fanham (MRHC, p. 49).
547
Upshur Co,(W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110.
548
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Elk Twp, Clarksburg PO, p. 18 or 177, family 141-143.
549
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 68.
550
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 13A, family 248-248.
551
552
553
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 3B, family 52-52.
554
Upshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1855-1856.
555
MRRC, p. 79.
556
557
MRRC, p. 79.
5o9
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110; Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census.
560
Ibid, 1880 census.
561
I b i d , 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1696, Smithfield Dist, ED 87, p. 8B, family 124-128.
562
R>id 1900 census.
D
5 6 4 Information, courtesy of Velma Carpenter.
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1857-1858.
546
FOURTH GENERATION
183
William Lewellen,566 b. 9 Sep. 1853 Monongalia Co., (W)V; d. 18 Dec. 1917

Peniel, Roane Co., WV, bur. beside wife; s/o Jeremiah & Isobel (Hastings)
Lewellen. 567 In 1860 and 1870 Diadema Post was living with her parents,
Isaac J. and Mary (Brake) Post.668 On 9 Sep. 1877 she married Charles 'William" Lewellen and in 1880 they were living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co.,
WV where he was a farmer. 569 By 1900 they were living in Curtis Dist.,
Roane Co., WV where he owned a farm. Diadema was then the mother of
seven children, all living.570 On 18 Dec. 1917 Charles William Lewellen died.
On 15 Sep. 1947 Diadema (Post) Lewellen died at age 89. Children of
Charles William and Diadema (Post) Lewellen, probably all born in either
Spencer Dist. or Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV: Minnie, b. ca. 1878; Ira D., b.
Dec. 1879;571 Clara, b. 16 May 1887;572 Roy, b. Aug. 1888; Guy, b. July 1893;573
Laco Bryan, b. 13 Sep. 1895; William Earl, b. 22 July 1898; Claude Cicero, b.
13 Nov. 1902.574
31. STEPHEN 4 P O S T (Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b. 26 Feb. 1830575 near
Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;576 d. 6 Feb. 1917 near Bryant, Fulton Co., IL, bur. Maryville
Cem., Bryant, Fulton Co., IL;577 m. 5 Aug. 1851 Marietta, OH, LEAH REGER, 578 b. 28 Feb.
1835579 near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;580 d. 6 Aug. 1918 Fulton Co., IL, bur. beside
husb.;581 d/o Abram & Leah (Brake) Reger.582
Stephen Post grew up in the Post Mill and Pecks Run area of Lewis Co., (W)V near
where he was born. In 1843 Pecks Run became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1850 he
was living in Barbour Co., (W)V with his parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.583 He
was probably the other tithable with Daniel Post in 1847 through 1850.584 In 1851 he
eloped with Leah Reger, age 16, to Marietta, OH where they were married on 5 Aug.
1851.58S In 1850 she had been living in the home of David Reger in Lewis Co., (W)V near
566
MRRC, p. 55.
567
568
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 109-110; Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census.
569
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1413, Smithfield Dist, ED 124, p. 15, family 105-105.
570
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist, ED 95, p. 10B, family 176-176.
571
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1413, Smithfield Dist, ED 124, p. 15, family 105-105.
572
573
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist.
574
575
Bateman; obituary of Stephen Post, courtesy of Terry Lee Post, Bartonville, IL.
576
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1830; ibid, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250.
Donald J. Farrimond, research about the Post family (typewritten; 1976), p. 14; obituary of Stephen Post; gravestone, Maryville
Cem, Bryant, Fulton Co, IL, read by Mrs. Elaine Elizabeth (Post) Schneblin, Peoria, IL.
578
Washington Co, OH, MR, v. 2, p. 410; Bateman, p. 1043.
579
Gravestone, Maryville Cem.; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 5, p. 2A, family 31-31.
prnA
"Historical Reflections," 14 Oct. 1909, photocopy of clipping, courtesy of Terry Lee Post.
Gravestone, Maryville Cem.; Farrimond.
582
Cutright, p. 546. Abraham Reger Jr. m. 16 Jan. 1813 Harrison Co, (W)V, Leana Brake (MRHC, p. 32).
583
Barbour Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 115, family 761-761.
584
I b i d , PPTB, 1847-1850.
585
Bateman, p. 1043.
184
Abram J. Post, brother of Stephen, and also near Joel and Jemima (Post) Casto, brotherin-law and sister of Stephen. 586
On 21 Jan. 1857 Stephen Post received 246 acres on Big Run a branch of Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V from Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post,587 his parents. Probably as
early as 1855 Leah (Reger) Post was a member of a class at Pleasant Valley Methodist
Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (WyV588 and in 1859 Stephen Post was a
trustee of that church which was near Big Run.689 He was assessed regularly in Upshur
Co., (W)V on 13 Aug. 1852 through 10 Feb. 1860. By 1860 his taxable personal property included four horses, 21 cattle, a combination of 35 sheep and hogs, and one clock.590 As a
farmer he then had real estate valued at $3,000 and a personal estate valued at $600. His
post office address was Buckhannon, (W)V.591
On 27 June 1863, one week after WV became a state, Stephen Post enlisted for three
years as a Confederate private in Co. D, 20th Regt. VA Cavalry at Hightown, VA. On 21
Sep. 1863 he became a prisoner of war at Clarksburg, WV and on 7 Oct. 1863 he was sent
north apparently to Wheeling, WV. Two weeks later on 22 Oct. 1863 he was sent to Camp
Chase, OH where he arrived the next day. On 22 Jan. 1864 after deserting and violating
his parole he was transferred to Rock Island, IL where on 24 Jan. 1864 he expressed a
wish to be loyal. Over six months later on 5 Aug. 1864 he signed an Oath of Allegiance and
afterward was released. He was described as age 34, six feet one inch tall, with florid complexion, dark eyes, and black hair.592
He must have been impressed with the land in IL. On 27 Feb. 1865 Stephen Post and
his wife, Leah, deeded the 246 acres on Big Run a branch of Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV to Job Casto593 and moved to IL that same year.594 He'purchased a farm of 160 acres in
Section six, Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where the family moved in 1866.595 In 1870 the
family was enumerated in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where he had real estate valued
at $1,920 and a personal estate valued at $800. Stephen Post was then a farmer and their
post office address was Bryant, IL.596 In 1880, 1900, and 1910 Stephen Post with his family
was enumerated in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where he owned a farm.597 In 1910
Leah (Reger) Post was recorded as being the mother of eight children, all living.598
Stephen Post added to the 160 acres of land and after 1900 his holdings amounted to
over 480 acres which toward the end of his life were divided among his children.599 He was
586
LCWV 1850, p. 24, has her name as Layann Reger.

Upshur Co, (W)V, DI, Book C, p. 106.
588
Evans, p. 541, has the name as Gay Ann Post.
589
Ibid, p. 552.
590
591
Ibid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon, PO, p. 181, family 110-111.
JZ
593
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book F, p. 167.
' "Historical Reflections."
595
Bateman, p. 1043.
596
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1870 census, roll 222, Buckheart Twp, Bryant PO, p. 7, family 57-53.
587
597
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, Ed 33, p. 14, family 104-106; 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart T w p , Ed
67, p. 5B, family 112-113.
598
Ibid.
599
Bateman, p. 1043.
FOURTH GENERATION
185
a successful farmer and one source states he accumulated a fortune.600 In that part of IL
where he lived he was well known for his successful treatment of cancers.601 Stephen Post
and his wife, Leah, seem to have been fortunate, too, in having a long life with good
health. They saw each of their eight children live to adulthood and marry. Both were
members of the Christian Church near Bryant.602 Stephen Post died 6 Feb. 1917 at age 86
and Leah (Reger) Post died 6 Aug. 1918 at age 83.
Children of Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post:
i. Loretta J. 5 , b. Sep. 1852 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V; m. ca.
1872, Joshua E. Williams, b. May 1853 Wales.603 In 1860 Loretta J. Post was
living in Upshur Co., (W)V with her parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger)
Post.604 When she was age 12 the family moved to IL and it was probably
t h e r e that she married Joshua E. Williams ca. 1872. In 1880 they were
living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where Joshua was a farmer.605 In
1890 they probably lived in MO but by 1900 they were living in the village
of St. David, Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where Joshua owned a house.
He was then a blacksmith and Loretta was the mother of four children,
three living.606 By 1910 Joshua E. Williams had his own blacksmith shop in
the village of St. David where they continued to live.607 Children of Joshua
E. and Loretta J. (Post) Williams: Edward J., b. ca. 1873 prob. Buckheart
Twp., Fulton Co., IL;608 child, d. young; Laura, b. Jan. 1882 prob. Buckheart
Twp., Fulton Co., IL; Joshua E., b. Sep. 1890 MO.609
79.
ii. Elmon Ezra, b. 10 Feb. 1854.
hi. Alverta C , b. Nov. 1855 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V; m. ca.
1874, Barton C. Weaver, b. July 1850 IL.610 In 1860 Alverta C. Post was
living in Upshur Co., (W)V, with her parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger)
Post.611 When she was age nine the family moved to IL and it was probably
there that she married Barton "Barty" C. Weaver ca. 1874. In 1880 they
were living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where Barton was a farmer.612
By 1900 they were living in Banner Twp., Fulton Co., IL where he was renting a farm 613 and by 1910 they had moved to Odin Twp., Marion Co., IL
where as a farmer Barton had a mortgage on a farm. Alverta was then the
600
"Historical Reflections."
601
Obituary of Stephen Post. This probably refers to skin cancers (Farrimond, p. 13).
602
Bateman, p. 1043.
603
lT>id.; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, village of St. David, ED 6, p. 16, family 318-323.
604
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 110-111.
605
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, ED 33, p. 43, family 328-334.
606
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, village of St. David, ED 6, p. 16, family 318-323.
607
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart Twp, St. David Village, ED 66, p. 4B, family 92-94.
608
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, ED 33, p. 43, family 328-334.
609
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart T w p , village of St. David, ED 6, p. 16, family 318-323.
610
Farrimond, Appendix B; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Banner Twp, ED 3, p. 7B, family 133-136.
611
612
613
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 302, Banner Twp, ED 3, p. 7B, family 133-136.
186
iv.
80.
81.
82.
83.
v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
mother of five children, all living.614 Children of Barton C. and Alverta C.

(Post) Weaver, probably all born in Fulton Co., IL: Orley E., b. ca. 1875;615
Ora L., b. Sep. 1878; Olive A , b. Aug. 1883; Blain G., b. Dec. 1886; Jasper B.,
b. Jan. 1890.616
Emozetta, b. Sep. 1858 prob. Big Run of Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;
m. ca. 1876, John Long, b. Dec. 1851617 England.618 In 1860 Emozetta Post
was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with her parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger)
Post.619 When she was age six the family moved to IL and it was probably
there that she married John Long ca. 1876. In 1880 they were living in the
village of Bryant, Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL where J o h n was a
laborer.620 They continued to live in Bryant where by 1900 as a coal miner
John owned a house. His wife, Emozetta, was then mother of six children,
four living.621 By 1910 John was a real estate broker and another of their six
children had died.622 Children of John and Emozetta (Post) Long, probably
all born in Bryant, Fulton Co., IL: Maudy, b. ca. 1878;623 child, b. poss. ca.
1880, d. young; Charles, b. Jan. 1883; child, b. poss. ca. 1885, d. young; Carl,
b. Aug. 1888; child, b. poss. ca. 1891, d. young.624
Albert S., b. Mar. 1861.
Daniel Arthur, b. 15 Sep. 1865.
Oscar L., b. Dec. 1869.
Earl, b. 22 Apr. 1882.
32. NICHOLAS 4 P O S T (Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b. 18 Mar. 1835625

Pecks Run Lewis Co., (W)V;626 d. 21 Dec. 1905 prob. Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur.
Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;627 m. (1) 8 Nov. 1858 Barbour Co., (W)V,
PERMELIA SIMONS, 628 b. 25 Aug. 1838629 poss. Indian Fork, Harrison Co., (W)V;630 d. 25
614
Marion Co, IL, NARA, 1910 census, roll 307, Odin T w p , ED 146, p. 19B, family 406-413.
616
lT)id, 1900 census, roll 302, Banner Twp, ED 3, p. 7B, family 133-136.
617
Bateman, p. 1043; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart T w p , village of Bryant, ED 5, p. 7B, family 124-124.
618
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, village of Bryant, ED 33, p. 2, family 13-14. Both ofhis parents seem to have been
born in England but he may have been born in WI (ibid, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart T w p , village of Bryant, ED 5, p. 7B, family 124124) or MI (ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart T w p , Bryant Village, ED 67, n. pag, family 38-38).
619
Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO. p. 181, family 110-111.
620
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, village of Bryant, ED 33, p. 2, family 13-14.
621
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart T w p , village ofBryant, ED 5, p. 7B, family 124-124.
622
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart Twp, Bryant Village, ED 67, n. pag, family 38-38.
623
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart T w p , village ofBryant, ED 33, p. 2, family 13-14.
624
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, village of Bryant, ED 5, p. 7B, family 124-124; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart
T w p , Bryant Village, ED 67, n. pag, family 38-38.
62*5
626
697
628
629
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Blanche (Post) Queen Ireland, Columbia, MD.
615
FOURTH GENERATION
187
Aug. 1897 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;631 d/o Abraham & Jemima
(Roberts) Simons;632 m. (2) 13 Feb. 1899 Harrison Co., WV, ALMIRA C. DAVIS,633 b. Nov.
1855634 prob. Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 13 June 1927 Harrison Co., WV, bur. West Milford
Cem., West Milford, Harrison Co., WV;635 d/o John M. & Louisa J. (Wolf) Davis.636
Nicholas Post grew up on Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V where he was born. In 1843
Pecks Run became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1850 he was living in Barbour Co.
with his parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.637 By 1851 Pecks Run had become a
part of Upshur Co., (W)V and Nicholas Post was probably the other tithable in Upshur Co.
with Daniel Post in 1853 through 1856.638 On 8 Nov. 1858 he married Permelia Simons.
On 9 Apr. 1857 through 24 Feb. 1860 he was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V and by 1860
his taxable personal property included one horse, seven cattle, and a combination of ten
sheep and hogs.639 As a young farmer he then had a personal estate valued at $260 and was
probably living on Pecks Run. His post office address was Buckhannon (W)V640
On 31 July 1863 Nicholas Post acquired 28 acres on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV
from Perry G. and Lucinda Smith. 641 His father, Daniel Post, had acquired land on Rooting Creek on 2 Nov. 1860 so it seems likely Nicholas Post first settled on Rooting Creek ca.
1861. He continued to add to his land on Rooting Creek where he was to live the rest ofhis
life. On 29 Nov. 1865 he acquired 55 acres from Gideon D. and Sally A Camden642 and on 8
May 1869 he acquired 70 acres from Levi H. Queen.643 By 1870 he had real estate valued at
$6,600 and a personal estate valued at $3,780.644 On 17 Feb. 1873 Nicholas Post received
148 1/2 acres on Rooting Creek from Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post,645 his parents, and
in 1880 the family of Nicholas Post was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.646
On 18 Feb. 1884 he acquired 67 acres on Rooting Creek from H.J. Thrash et al.647 and in
t h a t year, 1884, he served on t h e building committee of t h e Johnstown Methodist
Protestant Church which was built in nearby Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV.648 On 27 Mar.
1889 he acquired 217 acres on Horse Run, Upshur Co., WV from George W. Oldaker et
al. 649 and perhaps his last acquisition of land was on 26 Apr. 1895 when he received 91
Ibid.; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.

BCWV 1850, p. 67. Permelia appears as Amelia, age 10 in 1850. Abraham Simons m. 1833 Harrison Co, (W)V, Jemima Roberts
(MRHC, p. 78)
6633
33
632
634
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 90-90.
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 8, p. 196, RWL; gravestone, West Milford Cem, West Milford, Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
636
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 10, RWL; John W. Davis m. 24 June 1852 Harrison Co. (W)V, Louisa J. Wolf (MRHC, p. 119).
637
638
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1853-1856.
639
I b i d , 1857-1860.
640
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 205, family 289-291.
641
I b i d , D I , B o o k E , p. 271.
642
I b i d , Book F. p. 505.
643
I b i d , Book I, p. 346.
644
Ibid, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Rural Dale PO, p. 18 or 432, family 131-128.
645
I b i d , D I . BookL, p. 371.
646
I b i d , NARA, 1880 census, roll 1414, Warren Dist, ED 125, p. 5, family 34-34.
647
I b i d , D I , Book Q, p. 249.
648
100th Anniversary.
649
U p s h u r Co, DI. Book Z, p. 358.
635
188
acres on Rooting Creek from Charley and Eleanor McPherson. 660 Nicholas Post was a
prosperous farmer who was well known in Upshur and surrounding counties.
Permelia (Simons) Post died of a stroke 661 on her birthday, 25 Aug. 1897. After his
wife's death Nicholas Post deeded land to most of his children. 652 On 13 Feb. 1899 he
married Almira C. Davis and on 9 Aug. 1899 he made his will.653 In 1900 he was living with
his second wife, Almira, in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where they owned a farm.664 In
1905 they clearly lived on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV.655 Nicholas Post died 21 Dec.
1905 of a ruptured hernia. 656 In 1910 his widow, Almira C. (Davis) Post, was living in Grant
Dist., Harrison Co., WV.657 She died 13 June 1927.
Children of Nicholas and Permelia (Simons) Post:
84.
i. Gordon Erastus 5 , b. 25 Mar. 1859.
ii. Ida Mae, b. 28 Sep. 1863 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 15 June 1910,
bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV658 m. 29 Dec. 1881 Upshur Co., WVby Rev. Joseph Flint, Columbus McPherson,659 b. 11 July 1857
(W)V; d. 10 Oct. 1916, bur. beside wife;660 s/o Jasper Newton & Ellen (Davis)
McPherson. 661 On 9 Aug. 1899 Ida Mae Post was named in t h e will of
Nicholas Post as his daughter, Ida McPherson, 662 and on 27 Oct 1898 she
had received 222 acres on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV from Nicholas
Post.663 On 29 Dec. 1881 she had married Columbus McPherson and in 1900
they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
Columbus was renting a farm. 664 In 1905 they clearly lived on Rooting
Creek, Upshur Co., WV near her father, Nicholas Post.666 They were probably still living on Rooting Creek in 1910 when they were enumerated in
W a r r e n Dist., U p s h u r Co., WV w h e r e they owned a farm. Columbus
McPherson was then a farmer and Ida was the mother of two children, both
living. 666 On 15 J u n e 1910 Ida Mae (Post) McPherson died. Columbus
McPherson died 10 Oct. 1916. Children of Columbus and Ida Mae (Post)
McPherson, probably both born on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV: Wade,
650
Ibid, Book 13, p. 401.

651
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland.
652
Upshur Co, WV, DI, various deeds.
653
Ibid, Will Book C, pp. 71-72, ahp.
654
655
Ibid, 1905 map.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland.
657
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1683, Grant Dist, ED 33, p. 12B, family 135-139.
658
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
6S9
MRUC, n. pag.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Gail (McPherson) Douglas, Lost Creek, WV; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
661
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 331; information, courtesy of Mrs. Douglas. Jasper N. McPherson m. 10 July 1856 Harrison Co, (W)V, Ellen
Davis (MRHC, p. 136).
662
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 71-72 recorded 29 Dec. 1905, ahp.
663
I b i d , DI, Book 17, p. 300.
664
Ibid,
NARA, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 86-86.
666
6 6 5 Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist. ED 151, p. 11B, family 242-243.
I b i d , 1905 map.
FOURTH GENERATION
85.
hi.
iv.
v.
189
b. 14 Nov. 1882; Clay, b. 6 Jan. 1894.667

Floyd, b. 27 Oct. 1865.
Ella, b. 7 Oct. 1867 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 15 Sep. 1940 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV; m. 20
Dec. 1888 Upshur Co., WVby Rev. Benjamin Stout, Charles Post, her third
cousin (see 61). On 9 Aug. 1899 Nicholas Post named his daughter, Ella
Post, in his will.668
Emma, b. 13 Dec. 1874 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 30 May 1963,
bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;669 m. 24 Dec. 1896 at
the home of Nicholas Post, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Joseph I. Vincent,
George W. Davis,670 b. 1871 Harrison Co., WV; d. 10 Jan. 1953, bur. beside
wife;671 s/o Jacob R. & Nancy A (Fowler) Davis.672 On 9 Aug. 1899 Emma
Post was named in t h e will of Nicholas Post as his daughter, Emma
Davis,673 and on 27 Oct. 1898 she had received 195 acres on Rooting Creek,
Upshur Co., WV from Nicholas Post. 674 On 24 Dec. 1896 she had married
George W. Davis and in 1905 they were living on Rooting Creek, Upshur
Co., WV near her father, Nicholas Post.675 They were probably still living on
Rooting Creek in 1910 when they were enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where they owned a farm. George was then a farmer and
Emma was the mother of two children, both deceased.676 George W. Davis
died 10 Jan. 1953 at about age 81 and Emma (Post) Davis died 30 May 1963
at age 88. Children of George W. and Emma (Post) Davis, probably both
born on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV: Exel E., b. 27 Oct. 1897, d. 6 Dec.
1897, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV; Harry B., b. 26
Jan. 1900, d. 30 July 1903, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co.,
WV.677
33. G E O R G E WASHINGTON 4 P O S T (Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 10), b.

1838678 Pecks Run, Lewis Co., (W)V;679 d. 1921, bef. Oct. 3, prob. Barbour Co., WV, bur. Mt.
Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;680 m. 22 May 1860 Barbour Co., (W)V,
667
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 86-86; information, courtesy of Mrs. Douglas.
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 71-72, recorded 29 Dec. 1905, ahp.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
670
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 37.
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Amy (Post) Dawson; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
672
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 37. Jacob R. Davis m. 12 Feb. 1863 Harrison Co, (W)V, Nancy A. Fowler (MRHC, p. 168).
673
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 71-72, recorded 29 Dec. 1905, ahp.
674
I b i d , DI, Book 17, p. 324.
675
I b i d , 1905 map.
676
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Dawson; gravestones, Johnstown Cem.
678
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem, US Route 119, Barbour Co, WV; Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED
8, p. IA, family 1-1, has July 1839.
679
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1838-1840, Ibid, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 146.
680
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.; Barbour Co, WV, Will Book 3, pp. 364-366, will of George W. Post, 13 Apr. 1916, proved 3 Oct.
1921, ahp.
668
190
MARY ANN WOODFORD, 681 b. July 1833 prob. Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 1921 prob. Barbour Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;682 d/o William & Sarah (Jackson) Woodford.683
George Washington Post grew up on Pecks Run which was in Lewis Co., (W)V until
1843 when it became a part of Barbour Co. (W)V. In 1850 he was living in Barbour Co.
with his parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.684 By 1851 Pecks Run had become a
part of Upshur Co., (W)V and George W. Post was probably the other tithable in Upshur
Co. with Daniel Post in 1859.685 On 22 May 1860 he married Mary Ann Woodford who was
a descendant of William Woodford of Rockingham Co., VA, a private in Capt. Richard
Campbell's Co. of the Eighth Battalion of Virginia forces under command of Col. Abraham
Bowman during the American Revolution.686
In 1860 as a newly married couple George and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post were living
with his parents in Upshur Co., (W)V.687 On 16 Sep. 1862 George W. Post acquired 66 acres
on Elk Run, Barbour Co., (W)V from Albin E. Corder et al.6SS
On 27 June 1863, one week after WV became a state, George W. Post enlisted in Co., D,
20th Regt. VA Cavalry at Hightown, VA. On 1 July 1863 he was appointed fourth sgt. Before the year had ended, on 12 Dec. 1863, he was captured by US troops in Highland Co.,
VA and on 19 Jan. 1864 he was confined to prison at Wheeling, WV. The following day he
was sent to Camp Chase, OH and arrived there on 21 Jan. 1864 where he was imprisoned
for one year. He signed an Oath of Allegiance and the order for his release was dated 16
Jan. 1865. He was released 20 Jan. 1865 and was described as age 24, five feet 11 inches
tall, with fair complexion, blue eyes, fair hair, and light whiskers.689 While he was in prison
his wife, Mary, had visited him and pleaded for his release.690
Within a year of his return home he acquired two parcels of land from Alexander Reed
by comr. in Barbour Co., WV, 60 acres on 14 Dec. 1865691 and 122 acres on 22 Dec. 1865.692
681

Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. IA, family 1-1; gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.
683
Barbour Co, (W)V, Will Book 1, pp. 179-180, will of William Woodford, 23 July 1867, proved 11 Jan. 1869, ahp; BCWV 1850, p. 97.
William Woodford m. 15 Mav 1827 Harrison Co, (W)V, Sarah Jackson (MRHC, p. 66).
684l84
685Upshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1859.
682
686
Charles Woodford Mylius papers containing results of search in Archives Dept, Virginia State Library, Richmond, VA (1935) published in Avery Howe Goddin, John Chenoweth - Thomas Frederick - William Woodford Revolutionary War Ancestors (Newark, DE, 1968),
n. pag. William Woodford s/o William Woodford, the private, m. 6 Nov. 1795 Rockingham Co, VA, Hannah Mass (John W. Wayland, Virginia Valley Records [Strasburg, VA, 1930], p. 7). William & Hannah (Mass/Moss) Woodford settled in now Barbour Co, WV and it was
their son, also William Woodford, who m. Sarah Jackson. At least two sources have confused William Woodford, the private, with William
Woodford, the brigadier general of Caroline Co, VA (Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 4, pp. 235-236; Hu Maxwell, The History of Barbour
County, West Virginia [Morgantown, WV, 1899], pp. 500, 503). The same sources claim William Woodford, the progenitor of the Barbour
Co. Woodfords, married a d/o Gen. William Howe, commander of British forces in North America. Gen. Howe who m. Fannie Conolly 4
June 1765 in County Kildare, Ireland (Bellamy Partridge, Sir Billy Howe [London, New York, Toronto, 1932], pp. 11-12) had no children
(The Encyclopedia Americana [Danbury, CN], p. 512).
687
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll, 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 205, family 288-290.
688
Barbour Co, (W)V, DI, Book 8, p. 83.
^ A , NARA, Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, roll 165. He enlisted in Co. D but some prison records place him in
Co. B, perhaps an error.
Information, courtesy of Miss Kathryn W. Post, Glenside, PA.
691
Barbour Co, WV, DI, Book 9, p. 31
692
Ibid.p.71.
FOURTH GENERATION
191
On 24 Apr. 1866 George W. Post and his wife, Mary, deeded 200 acres on Chrislips Run,
Barbour Co., WV to Perry G. Chrislip. 693 On 13 July 1866 he acquired 170 acres on Elk
Creek, Barbour Co., WV from J.B. and Virginia Adams.694 He acquired two parcels of land
in Barbour Co., WV from David W. Harris et al., seven acres on 17 Sep. 1866695 and 52 acres
on 23 Apr. 1867.696 On 2 Dec. 1868 George W. Post and his wife, Mary, deeded six and one
half acres on Elk Creek, Barbour Co., WV to George Skidmore697 and on 24 Feb. 1869 he
acquired 12 acres on Elk Creek, Barbour Co., WV from Solomon Engle et al.698 By 1870 as a
young farmer in Union Twp., Barbour Co., WV he had real estate valued at $5,000.699
In the years which followed he added several tracts of land to his Barbour Co., WV land
holdings.700 By 1880 the area where he hved was known as Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV701
and he continued to live in Union Dist. in 1900 and 1910 where as a farmer he owned a
farm. Mary Ann (Woodford) Post was then the mother of four children, all living. In 1900
and 1910 a married son, Arthur Lee, and his family were living with them. 702
On 13 Apr. 1916 George W. Post made his will. During his lifetime he had accumulated
substantial lands and property. 703 Both George Washington Post and Mary Ann (Woodford)
Post died in 1921 and are buried at Mt. Vernon Cem., on US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV
near where they lived.
Children of George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post, all born in Barbour Co.,
WV:
6
86.
i. William Wesley , b. 2 May 1862.
87.
ii. Ira J., b. 28 June 1867.
88.
hi. Arthur Lee, b. 22 June 1874.
89.
iv. Virtus, b. 1876.
34. ISAAC W.4 P O S T (George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 11), b. 19 July 1830704 near
Post Mill, Lewis Co.,(W)V;705 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;706 m. 14 Aug. 1856 Barbour Co., (W)Vby
Rev. Elias Bennett, ELIZABETH HALL,707 b. Nov. 1830 VA;708 d. bet. 1 June 1900 & 15
Apr. 1910.709
693
I b i d , p. 294.
Ibid. p. 411.
695
I b i d , p. 486.
696
I b i d , Book 10, p. 179.
697
I b i d , Book 11, p. 323.
698
I b i d , p. 382.
699
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union T w p , p. 130, family 237-237.
Ibid., DI, several deeds.
701
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
702
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. IA, family 1-1; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9,
p. 17B, family 359-361.
703
I b i d , Will Book 3, pp. 364-366, proved 3 Oct. 1921, ahp.
704
GLPP.
705
706
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Elk Dist, ED 4, p. 6B. family 129-129.
707
708
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Elk Dist, ED 3, p. 6B, family 111-111.
709
Ibid.; 1910 census, roll 1676, Elk Dist, ED 4, p. 6B, family 129-129.
694
192
Isaac W. Post grew up in the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area of Lewis Co., (W)V near
where he was born. In 1843 Fishing Camp became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1850
he was living in Barbour Co. with his parents, George and Comfort (Simons) Post.710 He
was probably one of two other tithables with George Post in Barbour Co., in 1848 through
1850.7U Fishing Camp seems to be a current name for an area near Post Mill. In 1851 Fishing Camp became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V and Isaac W. Post was assessed in Upshur
Co., (W)V on 31 July 1852 through 9 Feb. 1856.712
On 14 Aug. 1856 he married Elizabeth Hall in Barbour Co., (W)V and on 11 Sep. 1857 he
acquired 138 3/4 acres on Elk Creek, Barbour Co., (W)V from William and Margaret
Hall.713 On 3 Dec. 1858 he acquired 95 acres on Elk Creek, Barbour Co., (W)V from Jacob
Thrash et al.114 and he was assessed in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1857 through 1860. By 1859
his taxable personal property included three horses and a combination of 48 cattle, sheep,
and hogs.715 As a farmer in 1860 he had real estate valued at $4,000 and a personal estate
valued at $1,408. His post office address was then Philippi, (W)V.716
Isaac continued to live in the same area of Barbour Co., (W)V where by 1870 his post
office address was Overfield, WV. His real estate was then valued at $6,000 and his personal estate was valued at $1,000.717 Within a short time he added three more tracts of
land on Elk Creek to those he already had there: 7 Oct. 1870, three and one fourth acres
from David D. and V. Adams; 718 13 June 1872,16 1/2 acres from Nathan J. and E. Coplin;719
6 May 1873, 193 acres from Nathan J. and E. Coplin.720 On 2 Mar. 1874 he acquired 75
acres in Elk Twp., Barbour Co., WV from Jacob Thrash et al. 721 and on 27 Nov. 1875 he acquired lots in Overfield, Barbour Co., WV from Enoch Warner et al.722 Isaac W. Post had
accumulated a considerable amount of property and in 1876 he and his wife, Elizabeth, began disposing of their properties. 723
In 1880 Isaac W. Post and his family were enumerated in Elk Dist., Barbour Co., WV.724
They continued to live in Elk Dist. where in 1900 as a farmer he owned a farm. His wife,
Elizabeth, was then the mother of four children, all living.725 By 1910 Elizabeth had died
and Isaac W. Post, a widower, continued to live in Elk Dist. Living with him was his unmarried daughter, Floradell.726
710
Ibid, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 100, family 715-715.
I b i d , PPTB, 1848-1850.
712
713
Barbour Co, (W)V, DI, Book 6, p. 74.
714
Ibid, Book 7 , p. 49.
715
Ibid, PPTB, 1857-1860.
716
Ibid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1334, Philippi PO, p. 144, family 1003-1003.
717
Ibid, 1870 census, roll 1684, Overfield PO, p. 52, family 114-114.
718
719
I b i d , B o o k M , p. 258.
720
721
Ibid, p. 384.
722
723
724
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
725
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Elk Dist, ED 3, p. 6B, family 111-111.
726
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1676, Elk Dist, ED 4, p. 6B, family 129-129.
7U
FOURTH GENERATION
193
Children of Isaac W. and Elizabeth (Hall) Post, all born in Barbour Co., (W)V:
90.
i. Rolandus6, b. 16 Feb. 1857.
ii. Arrabell, b. 26 Feb. 1863.727 In 1880 Arrabell Post was living in Elk Dist.,
Barbour Co., WV with her parents, Isaac W. and Elizabeth (Hall) Post,728
and she was apparently still living in 1900.729
hi. Floradell, b. 26 Feb. 1863, twin of Arrabell,730 d. aft. 2 Oct. 1938; prob. m. aft.
15 Apr. 1910, Irving Ellsworth Lowther, b. 22 Nov. 1862 Harrison Co., (W)V;
d. 2 Oct. 1938, Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Odd Fellows Cem., West
Milford, Harrison Co., WV; s/o Dexter & Kathryn (Morrison) Lowther.731 In
1910 Floradell Post was single and living in Elk Dist., Barbour Co., WV with
her father, Isaac W. Post. 732 She seems to have married Irving Ellsworth
Lowther and lived at Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV where he died 2 Oct.
1938.733
91.
iv. Byron L., b. 3 Aug. 1870.
35. CHRISTIAN 4 P O S T (George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 11), b. 8 Dec. 1831734
near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;735 d. 1907, bur. Reger Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV;736 m.
1 May 1851 Upshur Co., (W)V by Rev. Elias Bennett, MARY MARPLE, 737 b. Nov. 1835738
(W)V;739 d. 2 Dec. 1914 Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;740 d/o Moses & Elizabeth (Bennett) Marple.741
Christian Post grew up in the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area of Lewis Co., (W)V near
where he was born. In 1843 Fishing Camp became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1850
he was living there with his parents, George and Comfort (Simons) Post.742 He was probably one of two other tithables with George Post in Barbour Co., (W)V in 1848 through
1850.743 Fishing Camp seems to be a current name for an area near Post Mill.
In 1851 Fishing Camp became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V and on 1 May 1851 he
married Mary Marple in Upshur Co., (W)V. He was assessed regularly in Upshur Co., (W)V
on 31 July 1852 through 20 Feb. 1860. As early as 1852 his taxable personal property in-
727

WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
729
730
731
Weston Independent, 5 Oct. 1938, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 137.
732
133
Weston Independent, 5 Oct. 1938.
734
GLPP.
735
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1831-1832; ibid, NARA, 1830 census, roll 191, p. 250.
7736
36 c
Gravestone, Reger Cem, Teter, Upshur Co, WV
7
737
MRUC, n. pag.
7 3 88
Barbour
Barbour Co, WV,
W NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11A, family 210-215.
739
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
740Upshur
t
Co, WV, DR, courtesy of Raymond Wolfe J r , French Creek, WV; gravestone, Reger Cem.
741XTBCWV 1850, p. 56. Moses Marpole m. 2 Apr. 1829 Lewis Co, (W)V, Elizabeth Bennett (MRLC, p. 9). Queen, pp. 196-197.
742
743
I b i d , PPTB, 1848-1850.
728
194
eluded one horse and one silver watch. By 1860 his taxable personal property included two
horses, two cattle, and a combination of four sheep and hogs.744 He was then a farmer with
a personal estate valued at $250 and his post office address was Buckhannon, (W)V745 On
20 July 1864 he acquired one half acre on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV from Joseph
Ward746 and on 21 June 1866 Christian Post and his wife, Mary, deeded 152 acres on Pecks
Run, Upshur Co., WV to William Warner.747
In 1870 the family of Christian Post was enumerated in Union Twp., Barbour Co., WV
where he was a merchant with real estate valued at $1,500 and a personal estate valued at
$300.748 According to a deed of record 14 Feb. 1871 Christian Post acquired 16 acres on the
Buckhannon River, Barbour Co., WV from Elliott Jones. 749 On 16 July 1873 he acquired
two properties in Burnersville, Barbour Co., WV, one half acre from J.A. and Ann E.
Newlon750 and three-fourths acre from G. Austin Newlon, et al.751 On 18 Aug. 1875 Christian Post and his wife, Mary, deeded property to the Bethany Baptist Church on Pecks
Run, Upshur Co., WV.752
In 1880 they were living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where Christian was a farmer.753 They continued to live in Union Dist. and in 1900 he owned a farm. Christian was
then a post master 754 probably in Burnersville. The name of the village of Burnersville was
later changed to Volga. On 6 Jan. 1906 Christian Post and his wife, Mary deeded a lot in
Volga, Barbour Co., WV to L.D. Johnson, et al.755 The following year Christian Post died. It
seems likely they lived in or very near the village of Volga which is near the Upshur Co.
line. In 1910 Mary (Marple) Post, widow, was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV
where she owned a house. She was then the mother of nine children, seven living.756 On 2
Dec. 1914 she died in Upshur Co., WV.
Children of Christian and Mary (Marple) Post:
92.
i. Alvin Demosthenes 5 , b. Sep. 1852.
93.
ii. Cicero Sylvester, b. 6 Sep. 1855.
hi. Victoria Columbia, b. 2 Feb. 1859 Upshur Co., (W)V;757 d. 1952, bur. Reger
Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV;758 m. 16 May 1878 Barbour Co., WV by Rev.
Elias Bennett, John Alfred Teter,759 b. 18 Aug. 1853 Upshur Co., (W)V; d. 13
744

Ibid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 203, family 277-278.
746
Ibid, DI, Book F, p. 24.
747
Ibid, p. 622.
748
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union Twp, p. 129, family 222-222.
749
750
751
Ibid, p. 139.
752
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book K, p. 29.
753
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
754
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11A, family 210-215.
755
I b i d , DI, Book 67, p. 55.
75B
Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 4B, family 83-84.
757
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 29, RWL.
758
Gravestone, Reger Cem.
759
Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 1 1/2, p. 107, RWL.
745
FOURTH GENERATION
iv.
760
195
Sep. 1903, bur. beside wife; s/o Jacob & Catherine R. (Loudin) Teter. 760 In
1870 Victoria Columbia Post was living in Union Twp., Barbour Co., WV
with her parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.761 On 16 May 1878 she
married John "Alfred" Teter and by 1880 they were living in Union Dist.,
Barbour Co., WV.762 In 1885 they were members of a class at Reger Methodist Episcopal Church, Barbour Co., WV located near Teter, Upshur Co.,
WV.763 In 1900 they continued to live in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where
as a farmer Alfred owned a farm. Victoria was then the mother of two children, both living.764 John Alfred Teter died 13 Sep. 1903. By the time Victoria Columbia (Post) Teter died in 1952 she had reached the age of about
93. Children of John Alfred and Victoria Columbia (Post) Teter, probably
both born in Barbour Co., WV: Iva M., b. Mar. 1881; Icy.765
George Sherman, b. 17 Dec. 1866 Upshur Co., WV;766 d. 1953, bur. Heavner
Cem., Buckhannon, WV;767 m. 21 Jan. 1900 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. Albert
W. Lane, Mary Etta Kershner, 768 b. Nov. 1872769 Lewis Co., WV;770 d. 1961,
bur. beside husb.; 771 d/o George & Sarah L. (Peck) Kershner. 772 In 1880
George Sherman Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his
parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.773 In 1900 after his marriage to
Mary Etta Kershner they were living in Buckhannon, WV.774 By 1910 they
were living at 10 Franklin St., Buckhannon, WV where he owned a house.
George was a barber in his own shop. Mary had no children. 775 George
Sherman Post and his twin brother, Moses Sheridan Post, (see 94) owned
and operated a barber business in Buckhannon, WV for about 54 years.
Their shop known as Post Barber Shop was located on Kanawha St. for
many years and after a fire it was relocated to the north side of Main St.776
George Sherman Post made his will 13 Aug. 1952 and died the following
year before 2 June 1953.777 Mary Etta (Kershner) Post died in 1961.
Cutright, p. 587; gravestone, Reger Cem. Jacob Teter m. 25 May 1847 Lewis Co, (W)V, Catherine R. Lowdin (MRLC, p. 32).
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union T w p , p. 129, family 222-222.
762
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 770.
763
Evans, pp. 600, 621.
764
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 10B, family 207-212.
765
766
U p s h u r Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 53, RWL.
767
Gravestone, Heavner Cem, Buckhannon, WV, RWL.
768
769
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, WV, ED 144, p. 11B, family 233-244.
770
I b i d , MR, Book 6, p. 47.
771
772
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 6, p. 47; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 114. George Kershner m. 2 Feb. 1865 Lewis Co, WV, Sarah L. Peck
(MRLC, p. 65).
773
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
774
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 11B, family 233-244.
775
I b i d , 1910 census, toll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 3, ED 146, p. 19B, family 321-347.
GLPP; author, personal knowledge.
777
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book 7, pp. 377-378, ahp.
761
196
94.
95.

v.
vi.
vii.
viii.
ix.
Moses Sheridan, b. 17 Dec. 1866, twin of George Sherman.

Clayton T., b. 14 Aug. 1869.
Tillie E., b. Jan. 1875778 prob. Barbour Co., WV; m. ca. 1893, Abner James
Wentz,779 b. Sep. 1870 WV;780 s/o James W. & Lucy K (Harris) Wentz.781 In
1880 Tille E. Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.782 In some records her name appears as Lillie. She married Abner James Wentz ca. 1893 and in 1900 they
were living in Union Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer Abner had a
mortgage on a farm.783 By 1910 they were living in Elk Dist., Barbour Co.,
WV where he owned a farm. Tillie was then the mother of seven children,
all living.784 Children of Abner James and Tillie E. (Post) Wentz: Mamie, b.
Oct. 1895 prob. Upshur Co., WV; Herbert H., b. Feb. 1897 prob. Upshur Co.,
WV;785 Lucille V , b. ca. 1900 WV; Thelma B., b. ca. 1900 WV, twin of Lucille
V ; Ivy L., b. ca. 1903 WV; George, b. ca. 1905 WV; John, b. Mar. 1908 WV.786
A son, d. young of scarlet fever.787
A son, d. young of scarlet fever.788
36. GRANVILLE 4 P O S T (George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 11), b. 7 Dec. 1838789

near Post Mill & Fishing Camp, Lewis Co., (W)V;790 d. 25 Nov. 1930 Hodgesville, Upshur
Co., WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;791 m. 7 Apr. 1859 Upshur Co., (W)V,
RACHEL ELIZABETH CONNELLY, 792 b. 13 June 1841 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. 16
June 1913 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;793 d/o Benjamin & Sarah Ann
(Dix) Connelly.794
Granville Post grew up in the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area of Lewis Co., (W)V near
where he was born. Fishing Camp seems to be a current name for an area near Post Mill.
In 1843 Fishing Camp became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1850 he was living there
with his parents, George and Comfort (Simons) Post.795 In 1851 Fishing Camp became a
778
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 6A, family 77-77.
GLPP.
780
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 6A, family 77-77.
781
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 780; Cutright, p. 420.
782
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
783
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 6A, family 77-77.
784
785
Upshur Co, WV, NARA 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 6A, family 77-77.
786
787
GLPP.
788
Ibid.
789
Ibid.
790
Ibid.; Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1838-1839; ibid, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 153.
791
GLPP; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem, n. of Buckhannon, w. side US Route 119, Upshur Co, WV.
792
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, MR, Book 1853, p. 7, RWL.
793
GLPP; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
779
794
,:
GLPP; LCWV 1850, p. 39; Cutright, p. 437. Benjamin Connelly m. 25 Dec. 1838 Lewis Co, (W)V, Sarah Dix (MRLC, p. 20, has
her name as Sarah Drake).
795
Barbour Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 100, family 715-715. His name appears as Daniel, age 12 in 1850.
Family records indicate Granville Post was a s/o George & Comfort (Simons) Post (GLPP).
FOURTH GENERATION
197
part of Upshur Co., (W)V. He was probably the other tithable with George Post, his father, in Upshur Co., (W)V in 1856 and 1857 and one of two other tithables with George
Post in 1858 and 1859.796
On 7 Apr. 1859 he married Rachel Elizabeth Connelly and on 24 Feb. 1860 he was assessed in Upshur Co., (W)V when his taxable personal property included three horses and
a combination of eight sheep and hogs.797 As a farmer he then had real estate valued at
$2,100 and a personal estate valued at $350. His post office address was Buckhannon,
(W)V798 He helped build the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV
where he was baptized 20 Aug. 1865 and both he and his wife, Rachel, were members of a
class there in 1865.799
On 15 July 1869 Granville Post received 183 1/4 acres on Brush Run, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV from George and Comfort (Simons) Post,800 his parents. In 1870 the family of
Granville Post was enumerated in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where he had real
estate valued at $5,490. Their post office address was Buckhannon, WV.801 On 3 Jan. 1874
Granville Post received 15 1/2 acres in Upshur Co., WV from George Post and his wife,
Susan,802 his father and step-mother. On 5 Aug. 1874 he acquired 25 1/2 acres on Sugar
Fork, Upshur Co., WV from James S. and Maria Loudin.803 Granville Post and his wife,
Rachel, deeded that property to J.C. Conley on 22 Mar. 1877804 and on 27 Feb. 1878 they
deeded nine and one half acres on Bush Run, Upshur Co., WV to Columbus Post.805
In 1880 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Granville was a farmer.806 On 2 Sep. 1880 they deeded 183 1/2 acres on Bush Run, Upshur Co., WV to Isaac and
William Post.807 In 1880 Granville Post began to acquire and dispose of smaller properties
on Pecks Run and in Hodgesville, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.808 He must have moved
to the Hodgesville area around that time. By 1884 Granville was a trustee of the Heaston
Methodist Episcopal Church in Hodgesville and in 1891 his wife, Rachel, was a member of
a class there. 809
In 1900 Granville Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
he owned a farm. His wife, Rachel, was then the mother of 14 children, 11 living.810 By
1910 they were living with their married son, Arthur Garfield Post, in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.811 Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post died 16 June 1913 at Hodgesville, Up-
796
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1856-1859.

I b i d , 1860.
798
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 213, family 344-346.
799
Evans, pp. 423, 444.
800
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book H, p. 110.
801
Ibid, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 301-294.
802
I b i d , DI, Book J, p. 59.
803
I b i d , p. 288.
804
Ibid, Book L, p. 226.
805
I b i d , p. 298.
806
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
807
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book M, p. 482.
808
Ibid, various deeds.
809
Evans, pp. 247,264.
810
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 17B, family 255-255.
811
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 7A, family 138-138.
797
198
shur Co., WV. Granville Post made his will 6 May 1926812 and died 25 Nov. 1930 at age 91
in Hodgesville.
Children of Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post:
i. Comfort Esta 6 , b. 21 June I860813 prob. Post Mill & Fishing Camp area, Upshur Co., (W)V; d. 30 July 1957 El Cajon, CA, bur. Greenwood Mausoleum,
El Cajon, CA;814 m. (1) 3 Dec. 1879 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. W.E. Lovett,
Minter J. Hinkle,815 b. ca. 1845 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; s/o Job & Margaret
Hadden (Jackson) Hinkle; 816 div.; m. (2) ca. 1897 Salt Lake City, UT, C.E.
Bunch, b. May 1865 IN.817 In 1870 Comfort Esta Post was living in Warren
Twp., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth
(Connelly) Post.818 On 3 Dec. 1879 she married Minter J. Hinkle and in 1880
they were living with his parents in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where
Minter was a farmer.819 In 1885 they were members of a class at Macedonia
Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV.820 After her first marriage
ended in divorce she went to Salt Lake City, UT where she married C.E.
Bunch and by 1900 they were living in Sugarhouse Pet., Salt Lake Co., UT
where C.E. Bunch was foreman at a nursery. 821 Afterward they lived in WA
and finally El Cajon, CA where Comfort Esta (Post) Hinkle Bunch died 3
July 1957822 at age 97.
96.
ii. George W., b. 19 Mar. 1862.
97.
hi. Jeremiah Columbus, b. 28 Apr. 1863.
iv. Louisa Jane, b. 15 Apr. 1865823 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV; d.
little Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV;824 m. 29 Mar. 1905 U.B. parsonage, Buckhannon, WV by Rev. G.W. Burdette, Lafayette Hinkle,825 b. 24 Oct. 1834826
prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; s/o Valentine & Tabitha (Jackson) Hinkle. 827
Lafayette Hinkle m. (1) Louisa Jane Post, an aunt of his second wife who
had the exact same name (see 11, hi). In 1870 Louisa Jane Post may have
been living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Granville
812
Ibid, Will Book D, p. 360, recorded 1 Dec. 1930, ahp.

GLPP.
814
Ibid.
813
815
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 43, RWL.

LCWV 1850, p. 41. Job Hinkle m. 17 Dec. 1835 Lewis Co, (W)V, Margaret H. Jackson (MRLC, p. 16). Cutright, p. 478.
817
G L P P ; Salt Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1685, Sugarhouse P e t , ED 64, p. 24B, family not noted. Record is difficult to
read but his name may have been Clive Bunch.
816
818
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 301-294.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 299.
820
Evans, p. 370.
82
^ l t Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1900 census.
822
GLPP.
823
GLPP.
824
Ibid.
825
8826,
26
GLPP
819
827
BCWV 1850, p. 51; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 8, p. 16; Cutright, p. 478.
FOURTH GENERATION
v.
vi.
828
199
and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post,828 but it seems more likely she was
living with Lafayette Hinkle and his first wife, her uncle and aunt.829 She
seems to have grown up in their home as their niece and was living with
them in 1880830 and 1900.831 After the death of her aunt and namesake who
was the first wife of Lafayette Hinkle, Louisa Jane Post became the second
wife of Lafayette Hinkle, her uncle by marriage (see 11, hi). After their marriage they probably lived on Little Pecks Run.832 In 1910 they were living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer Lafayette owned a farm.
Louisa Jane (Post) Hinkle was then the mother of one child, living. Living
with them was their son, Arthur, age five.833 Child of Lafayette and Louisa
Jane (Post) Hinkle: Arthur, b. 16 Apr. 1905 Little Pecks Run, Upshur Co.,
WV.834
Sarah Bell, b. 1 Aug. 1866835 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV; d.
Meade St., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;836 m. 4
Dec. 1884 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. M. Ireland, Thomas E.
Kidd,837 b. Jan. 1860 (W)V;838 s/o Mathew & prob. Sarah J. ( - ) Kidd.839 In
1880 Sarah "Sally" Bell Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with her parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.840 On 4
Dec. 1884 she married Thomas E. Kidd and by 1900 they were living in Salt
Lick Dist., Braxton Co., WV where as a saddler Thomas was renting a
house. 841 In 1910 they lived on Main St., Burnersville Town, Braxton Co.,
WV, where he was renting a house. He was then a merchant in a general
store and Sarah Bell (Post) Kidd had no children.842
Ira, b. poss. 10 Feb. 1868843 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV; d. 4
June 1883 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV.844 In 1880 Ira Post was living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Granville and Rachel
Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.845 His untimely death on 4 June 1883 at age 15
was of unknown cause.846
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 301-294.
829
Ibid, Pecks Run PO, p. 33 or 440, family 236-230. Louisa Jane Post was enumerated in two families.
830
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 299.
831
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 10A, family 140-140.
832
I b i d , 1905 map.
833
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 3A, family 43-43.
834
Ibid.; Cutright, pp. 478-479.
835
GLPP.
836
Ibid.
837
838
Braxton Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1756, Salt Lick Dist, ED 9, p. 13A, family 212-214.
839
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 311.
840
I b i d , p. 349.
841
842
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1677, Salt Lick Dist, Burnersville Town, ED 15, p. 2A, family 20-21.
843
G L P P ; Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 50, gives parents as Granville & Rachel Post.
844
8 4 5Ibid.; GLPP.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
846
U p s h u r Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 50.
200

vii.
viii.
Ida May, b. 25 Sep. 1869847 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV, prob. d.
bef. 14 June 1890;848 m. 29 July 1886 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. W.E. Lovett,
Alonzo Bird Casto, 849 b. Aug. 1866860 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d. 1948, bur.
Pickens Cem., Pickens, Randolph Co., WV;861 s/o John Wesley & Mary "Polly" (Strader) Casto. 852 Alonzo Bird Casto m. (2) 14 June 1890 Upshur Co.,
WV, Albina Lance.853 In 1880 Ida May Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly)
Post.864 On 29 July 1886 at age 16 she married Alonzo Bird Casto and may
have lived only a short time as Alonzo Bird Casto married Albina "Bina"
Lance 14 June 1890. In 1900 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with his second wife, Bina, and six children including Cecil A. Casto, a son
by his first wife, Ida May (Post) Casto. He then owned a house and was a
laborer at a sawmill.865 Information for another family is being included at
this point. In 1910 one Webster M. Clark, age 22, was living in Leadville
Dist., Randolph Co., WV. His wife was Ida M., age 27. Webster M. Clark was
her second husband. Living with them as his two step-children were: Willie
D. Post, b. ca. 1901 WV; Stella May Post, b. ca. 1903 WV. Also living with
them was a daughter, Genevieve Clark, b. ca. 1908 WV. Webster M. Clark
and his wife, Ida M., were married ca. 1908. By 1910 Ida M. () Post Clark
was the mother of four children, three living.856 More research is necessary
to determine the maiden name of Ida M. () Post Clark and the name of
her first husband. Any similarities to Ida May (Post) Casto seem coincidental but the information is being offered here in case it provides a lead for
some future genealogist or descendant. Child of Alonzo Bird and Ida May
(Post) Casto: Cecil A , b. Mar. 1887857 prob. Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.
John Fletcher, b. 6 Feb. 1871858 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV; d. 3
Aug. 1924 Salt Lake City, UT.859 In 1880 John Fletcher Post was living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Granville and Rachel
Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.860 By 1900 he was living in Sugarhouse Pet., Salt
847
GLPP.
MRUC, n. pag.
849
850
848
OC 1
Gravestone, Pickens Cem, Pickens, Randolph Co, WV, cited in Upshur County Genealogical Society, Banks District Cemetery
Readings Upshur County West Virginia (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), p. 163.
852
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 258. John Wesley Casto m. 11 Nov. 1844 Lewis Co, (W)V, Mary Strader (MRLC, p. 28, has his name as John M.
Casto).
MRUC, n. pag.; gravestone, Pickens Cem.
854
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
855
856
Randolph Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1696, Leadville Dist, ED 120, p. 12A, family 210-211.
'Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 10B, family 144-144.
858
GLPP.
859
Ibid.
860
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
FOURTH GENERATION
98.
ix.
x.
xi.
99.
xii.
xiii.
201
Lake Co., UT where he was working as a laborer in a nursery. 861 In 1910 he

was living on 12th St. near 11th St. East in Forest Dale Town, Salt Lake
Co., UT where he was foreman for a nursery company.862 On 3 Aug. 1924 he
was murdered in Salt Lake City, UT.863
Enoch Loyd, b. 13 Oct. 1872.
Benjamin Melroy, b. 25 Jan. 1875864 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV;
d. 26 Mar. 1954 Nampa, ID;865 m. ca. 1898 Alice A () , b. ca. 1875 ID.866
In 1880 Benjamin Melroy Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with his parents, Granville and Rachel Ehzabeth (Connelly) Post.867 Circa
1898 he married Alice A () as her second husband. In 1910 they were
living in Midway Pet., Canyon Co., ID where as a farmer Benjamin owned a
farm. Alice was then the mother of four children, all living, but there were
no children living with them. 868 It seems likely the children were by her
first husband. On 26 Mar. 1954 Benjamin Melroy Post was killed in an
automobile accident in Nampa, ID.869
Melissa Myrtle, b. 25 Nov. 1878870 prob. near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV;
d. 18 Apr. 1953 Sand Run, Upshur Co., WV;871 m. 12 June 1898 Hodgesville,
Upshur Co., WV by Rev. F.H.J. King, Lee Hinkle,872 b. 18 Dec. 1875 Upshur
Co., WV; s/o Isaac & Mary (Post) Hinkle 873 (see 12, ii). In 1880 Melissa
"Myrtle" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents,
Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post. 874 On 12 June 1898 she
married Lee Hinkle, her second cousin (see 12, ii), and in 1900 they were
living in Union Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Lee was a farmer. Myrtle had
no children.875 She died 18 Apr. 1953.
Arthur Garfield, b. 27 Aug. 1880.
Emma Grace, b. 6 Nov. 1882 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV;876 m. 12 June
1907 Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. C.E. Hamrick, Acquilla Christian
Smith, b. ca. 1878 Upshur Co., WV;877 s/o Perry D. & Barbara A. (Ward)
86l
Sa\t Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1900 census.

I h i d , 1910 census, roll 1604, Forest Dale Town, ED 76, p. 14B, family 261-267.
863
GLPP.
864
Ibid.
865
Ibid.
866
Canyon Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 223, Midway P e t , ED 92, p. 20A, family 370-371.
867
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
868
Canyon Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census.
869
GLPP.
870
Ibid.
871
Ibid.
872
873
Ibid.
874
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
875
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union T w p , ED 147, p. 6B, family 99-99.
876
GLPP.
877
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 8 , p. 354.
862
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202
xiv.
Smith. 878 Acquilla Christian Smith m. (1) 23 Nov. 1902 Upshur Co., WV,
Lela Edna Owen.879 In 1900 Emma Grace Post was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post. 880 On 12 June 1907 she married Acquilla Christian Smith and in
1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
Acquilla owned a farm. Emma was then the mother of one child, living.881
On 6 May 1926 Granville Post named his daughter, Emma Smith, as heiress
and appointed her executrix ofhis will.882 Children of Acquilla Christian and
Emma Grace (Post) Smith: Virginia, b. ca. 1909883 prob. Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV; Isaac, b. 12 Jan. 1911; Mable, b. 17 Nov. 1914; Ford, b. 2 Oct.
1920, d. July 1922.884
A child, d. at birth, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV.885
37. ALONZO S.4 P O S T (George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 11), b. 27 Dec. 1841886
near Post Mill & Fishing Camp, Lewis Co., (W)V;887 d. 12 Feb. 1914 Hodgesville, Upshur
Co., WV;888 m. 14 Dec. 1863 Upshur Co., WV, SARAH ANN WOLFE, 889 b. ca. 1845890 Albermarle Co., VA;891 d. bef. 1 June 1900;892 d/o Jacob M. & Lucy A (Carr) Wolfe.893
Alonzo S. Post grew up in the Post Mill and Fishing Camp area which was a part of
Lewis Co., (W)V at the time ofhis birth but became a part of Barbour Co., (W)V in 1843.
Fishing Camp seems to be the current name for an area near Post Mill. In 1850 he was
living in Barbour Co., (W)V with his parents, George and Comfort (Simons) Post.894 In
1851 Fishing Camp became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V and in 1860 he was living in Upshur Co., with his parents. 895 He was probably one of two other tithables with George
Post, his father, in Upshur Co. in 1858 and 1859, and the other tithable with George Post
in I860.896
Alonzo S. Post must have been the father of Sheridan Post who was born Mar. 1864 to
V. Jane .897 The name of Sheridan Post appears as Sherman B. Post in later records.898
878
Ibid.; Cutright, p. 504. Perry D. Smith m. 2 Sep. 1872 Barbour Co, WV, Barbara A. Ward (MRBC, p. 45).
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 7 p. 71.
880
881
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 5B, family 97-97.
882
Ibid, Will Book D, p. 360, recorded 1 Dec. 1930, ahp.
883
884
GLPP.
885
Ihid.
886
Ibid.
887
Ibid.; Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1841-1842; ibid, NARA, 1840 census, roll 566, p. 153.
888
GLPP.
889
Upshur Co, WV MR, Book 1853, p. 7, RWL.
890
Ibid, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 253, family 613-617.
891
I b i d , WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 7, RWL.
892
893
T b i d , MR, Book 1853, p. 7, RWL; LCWV 1850, p. 17; Wolfe family research information, courtesy of Raymond Wolfe Jr.
894
895
896
I b i d , PPTB, 1858-1860.
897
Ibid, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 48, gives his parents as Alonzo & V. Jane.
898
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 4A, family 64-64, has his name as Sherman B. Post.
879
FOURTH GENERATION
203
On 14 Dec. 1863 Alonzo S. Post had married Sarah Ann Wolfe and in 1870 they were
living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV where he was a farm laborer with a personal
estate valued at $500.899 On 20 June 1872 he received 203 acres apparently on Bush Run,
Upshur Co., WV from George Post,900 his father. On 7 May 1877 Alonzo S. Post and his
wife, Sarah, deeded one half of 203 acres on Bush Run, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV to
William Post. 901 Three deeds of record 21 Nov. 1879 seem to include that 203 acres and
other property in Upshur Co., WV: Alonzo S. Post and his wife, Sarah A , 176 acres on
Bush Run to Perry D. Smith;902 Columbus Post and his wife, Martha, 203 acres to Alonzo
S. Post; 903 Alonzo S. Post, his wife, Sarah A , and William Post, 203 acres to Columbus
Post.904 The deeds were not reviewed for specific details.
In 1880 the family of Alonzo S. Post was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
where he was a farmer.905 On 30 May 1881 Alonzo S. Post and Granville Post, his brother,
acquired 12 1/2 acres on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV from John W. Casto and his wife,
Mary,906 and on 22 July 1881 they, with their wives, deeded the 12 1/2 acres to Isaac W.
Post, their brother. 907 Alonzo Post and his wife, Sarah, had probably disposed of most of
their Upshur Co. land by 1885.908
On 7 Mar. 1884 Alonzo S. Post acquired 3/4 acre in Overfield, Barbour Co., WV from
E.M. and Virginia Kayser,909 and on 15 Mar. 1886 he and his wife, Sarah, deeded an interest in that property to William C. Hickman.910 On 17 July 1887 Alonzo S. Post acquired 43
acres on Elk Creek, Barbour Co., WV from William and Mary Douglas,911 and he apparently had an interest in that property until 30 Apr. 1903 when he et al. deeded it to E.M.
Kayser.912 Perhaps he lived in Barbour Co. at sometime during that period.
Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post had died by 1 June 1900 when Alonzo was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was renting a house and working as a farm laborer.913 He
was probably the A.S. Post who was living on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV in 1905.914 By
1910 he was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV with Columbus F. Lewis, his sonin-law.915 He died 12 Feb. 1914.
899
Ibid, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 38 or 442, family 286-280.
I b i d , DI, Book I, p. 231.
901
Riid, Book L, p. 135.
902
I b i d , Book M, p. 188.
903
Ibid. p. 189.
904
Ibid,p.l91.
905
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
906
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book N, p. 195.
907
Ibid, p. 470.
909
Barbour Co, WV, DI, Book 23, p. 90.
910
I b i d , Book 25, p. 61.
911
I b i d , Book 21, p. 451.
912
I b i d , Book 56, p. 275.
913
914
I b i d , 1905 map.
915
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2.
900
204
Child of Alonzo S. Post and V Jane :

100.
i. Sheridan or Sherman B.6, b. Mar. 1864.
Children of Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post, probably all born near Fishing Camp,
Upshur Co., WV:
ii. William Alonzo, b. Apr. 1866;916 m. 13 Sep. 1891 Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. George H. Williams, Rachel
Victora Harvey, 917 b. Apr. 1866,918 Upshur Co., WV;919 d/o Benjamin &
America (Stump) Harvey. 920 In 1880 William Alonzo Post was living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann
(Wolfe) Post.921 On 13 Sep. 1891 he married Rachel Victora Harvey and in
1900 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a carpenter William owned a house.922 He was probably the W.A. Post who was
living on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV in 1905.923 They continued to live in
Warren Dist., where by 1910 he owned a farm. He was then a house carpenter and Rachel Victora (Harvey) Post had no children.924
ih. Dora A., b. 22 Jan. 1868; d. 8 June 1937, bur. Macedonia Church Cem.,
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.925 In 1880 Dora A. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann
(Wolfe) Post 926 and she continued to live with her father in 1900.927 By
1910 she was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV in the home of
Columbus F. Lewis, her brother-in-law. 928 She died 8 June 1937.
101.
iv. Opha Major, b. Aug. 1870.
v. Florence, b. 1872; d. 1933, bur. Reger Chapel UMC Cem., Brushy Fork, Upshur Co., WV;929 m. 31 Dec. 1893 home of bride's parents, Upshur Co., WV
by Rev. D.W. Cunningham, Columbus F. Lewis,930 b. 1872931 Upshur Co.,
WV;932 d. 1960, bur. beside wife;933 s/o Joseph A. & Sarah M. (DePoy)
Lewis.934 In 1880 Florence Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co.,
916
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6A, family 80-80.
I b i d , MR, Book 3, p. 69.
918
919
I b i d , M R , B o o k 3 , p. 69.
920
Ibid.; Benjamin Harvey m. 17 Dec. 1857 Upshur Co, (W)V, America Stump (MRUC, n. pag.).
921
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
922
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6A, family 80-80.
923
Ibid, 1905 map.
924
995
iu
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, Warren Dist, Upshur Co, WV, RWL.
926
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
927
Upshur Co, WV NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 5B, family 78-78.
928
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2.
917
99Q
" J Gravestone, Reger Chapel UMC Cem, Brushy Fork, Upshur Co, WV.
93
Gravestone, Reger Chapel UMC Cem.
932
933
Gravestone, Reger Chapel UMC Cem.
934
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 4, p. 11. Joseph A. Lewis m. 25 June 1863 Upshur Co, WV, Sarah M. DePoy (MRUC, n. pag.).
930
FOURTH GENERATION
vi.
205
WV with her parents, Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post.935 On 31 Dec.
1893 she married Columbus "Lum" F. Lewis and in 1905 Columbus F.
Lewis was living on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV.936 By 1910 he owned a
farm on Brushy Fork, Upshur Co., WV and as a farmer was living there
with his family. Florence (Post) Lewis was then the mother of two children, both living.937 She died in 1933 and her husband died in 1960 at
about age 88. Children of Columbus F. and Florence (Post) Lewis, both
born on Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV: Kyle C , b. ca. 1897;938 Arthur R.
"Babe,"b. 14 Aug. 1900.939
Hattie, b. Dec. 1875;940 bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV;941 m. 25 Jan. 1903 home of bride's parents, Pecks Run, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.P. Pigott, Buzz Hinkle, 942 b. Aug. 1879943 Upshur
Co., WV;944 bur. beside wife;945 s/o Isaac & Mary (Post) Hinkle946 (see 12, ii).
In 1880 Hattie Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her
parents, Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post. 947 On 25 Jan. 1903 she
married Buzz Hinkle, her second cousin (see 12, ii) and in 1910 they were
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was renting a house.
Buzz Hinkle was then a farm laborer on the farm of his father, Isaac
Hinkle. Hattie (Post) Hinkle had no children.948
38. COLUMBUS 4 P O S T (George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 11), b. 4 Mar. 1850949

near Fishing Camp, Barbour Co., (W)V;950 d. 25 Apr. 1916 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. Mt.
Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;951 m. 4 Apr. 1872 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Reger,
MARTHA J A N E FOSTER, 9 5 2 b. Dec. 1848 prob. Barbour Co., (W)V;953 d. 28 Jan. 1919
prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;954 d/o William W. & Mary Ann () Foster.955
935
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
U p s h u r Co, WV, 1905 map.
937
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2; author, personal knowledge.
938
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2.
Ibid.; In Memoriam, Arthur R. "Babe" Lewis, courtesy of Mrs. Winifred Eileen (Post) Garton, Buckhannon, WV.
940
941
GLPP.
942
943
944
I b i d , MR, Book 7, p. 95.
945
GLPP.
946
947
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
948
949
G L P P ; Barbour Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 935, Dist. 5, p. 100, family 715-715; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem, has 4
936
Mar. 1851.
950
G L P P ; Barbour Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1849-1850.
951
952
953
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28; BCWV 1850, p. 44, has age 2 in 1850. Gravestone,
Mt. Lebanon Cem, has 25 Dec. 1850.
954
Ibid.
955
206
Columbus Post grew up near Fishing Camp which was a part of Barbour Co., (W)V at
the time ofhis birth but became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V in 1851. Fishing Camp seems
to be the current name for an area near Post Mill. In 1850 he was living in Barbour Co.,
(W)V with his parents George and Comfort (Simons) Post956 and in 1860 and 1870 he was
living in the new county of Upshur with his parents. 957 On 4 Apr. 1872 he married Martha
Jane Foster and on 20 June 1872 he received 197 acres in Upshur Co., WV from George
Post,958 his father. On 27 Feb. 1878 he acquired nine and one half acres on Bush Run, Upshur Co., WV from Granville Post and his wife, Rachel.959 On 21 Nov. 1879 Columbus Post
and his wife, Martha, deeded 203 acres in Upshur Co., WV to Alonzo S. Post960 and on the
same date Columbus Post seems to have acquired an equal amount from Alonzo S. Post,
his wife, Sarah, and William Post.961
In 1880 the family of Columbus Post was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
where he was a farmer. 962 In Aug. 1885 he was baptized as an adult at the Macedonia
Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV and in 1891 he and his wife, Martha, were
members of a class at that church.963 On 28 Aug. 1888 Columbus Post acquired 120 acres
on Big Sand Run, Upshur Co., WV from Mary Ann Foster 964 and on 1 Mar. 1893 he acquired 106 4/5 acres on Gouge Fork, Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV from Henry C. and
Columbia A. Liggett. 965 Columbus continued to live in Warren Dist. where in 1900 as a
farmer he owned a farm.966
By 1901 he and his wife, Martha, were members of a class at Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV and by 1910 both were members of Mt. Lebanon.967 In
1905 they lived about three miles north of Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV968 and they were
probably still living there when they were enumerated in 1910. Columbus then owned a
farm and Martha Jane (Foster) Post was the mother of eight children, seven living.969
Columbus Post died 25 Apr. 1916 and Martha Jane (Foster) Post died 28 Jan. 1919.
Children of Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post, probably all born near Fishing
Camp, Upshur Co., WV:
102.
i. Isaac Rolphy5, b. 25 July 1873.
103.
ii. Ernest, b. 22 Jan. 1876.
hi. Flora Mae, b. Feb. 1878;970 d. 19 Oct. 1950, Buckhannon, WV;971 m. 9 Sep.
1908 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. George G. Westfall, Otis L. Lawhorn,972 b.
956
Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 176, family 77-78; ibid, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700,
15 or 431, family 107-104.
958
Ibid, DI, Book I, p. 240.
959
Ibid, Book L, p. 298.
960
Ibid, Book M, p. 189.
961
Ibid, p. 191.
962
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
963
Evans, pp. 208, 374.
964
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book W, p. 98.
965
957
966
Evans, pp. 451, 454.
968
969
970
967
FOURTH GENERATION
iv.
207
May 1877973 Upshur Co., WV;974 s/o Joseph & Mary (Kesling) Lawhorn.975
On 2 July 1896 Flora Mae Post was baptized as an adult at the Macedonia
Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV976 and in 1900 she was living
in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents Columbus and Martha
Jane (Foster) Post.977 On 9 Sep. 1908 she married Otis L. Lawhorn and in
1910 as Flora M. Lawhorn she was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with her parents. 978 Her husband, Otis L. Lawhorn, was then living in
nearby Union Dist., Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents where he was
employed doing odd jobs.979 Flora Mae (Post) Lawhorn died 19 Oct. 1950.
Child of Otis and Flora Mae (Post) Lawhorn: a dau., b. 1918, d. 1918, bur.
Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV.980
Mary Maud, b. July 1879;981 d. 28 May 1948 Baltimore, MD;982 m. 15 July
1900 at bridge in Oklahoma, WV by Rev. Asbury Mick, Charles A.
Daugherty, 983 b. 26 Apr. 1878 Harrison Co., WV; s/o Charles T. & Serena A
(Ogden) Daugherty. 984 On 2 July 1896 Mary Maud Post was baptized as an
adult at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV985
and in 1900 she was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her
parents, Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.986 On 15 July 1900 she
married Charles A. Daugherty. He was probably the Charles Daugherty
living on Coon Fork, Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV in 1905.987 Charles and
Mary Maud (Post) Daugherty were members of a class at the Oakington
Methodist Episcopal Church near Coon Fork in 1906 and 1907.988 In 1910
they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer he
owned a farm. Mary Maud (Post) Daugherty was then the mother of two
children, both living.989 She died 28 May 1948. Children of Charles A. and
_(footnote from previous page)

971Information, courtesy of Judson Junior Hodges, Buckhannon, WV.
972
973
974
I b i d , MR, Book 9, p. 168.
975
Ibid. Joseph Lawhorn m. 14 Mar. 1867 Upshur Co, WV, Mary Kesling (MRUC, n. pag.).
976
Evans, p. 213.
977
978
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 5B. family 96-96.
979
I b i d , Union Dist, ED 150, p. 11B, family 166-166.
981
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 348; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28, has Feb. 1880.
982
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Lova Martha (Casto) Stout, Buckhannon, WV.
983
984
Hardesty's, v. 6, p. 75. Charles T. Daugherty m. 24 Sep. 1874 Harrison Co, WV, Serena A. Ogden (MRHC, p. 241). WV 1880, v. 3,
p. 66. Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 6, p. 107, seems to confuse names when it gives the mother of Charles A. Daugherty as Mary M.
985
Evans, p. 213.
986
987
I b i d , 1905 map.
988
Evans, pp. 482-483.
989
208
v.
vi.
vii.
990
Mary Maud (Post) Daugherty, probably both born near Coon Fork, Turkey
Run, Upshur Co., WV: Bacil E., b. ca. 1901; Theodore C , b. ca. 1907.990
Lucretia, b. 12 June 1881;991 d. 23 Oct. 1883, bur. Reger Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV. The early death of Lucretia Post, daughter of Columbus and
Martha Jane (Foster) Post was due to diphtheria. 992
Anna Rue, b. 7 Apr. 1883; d. 10 Jan. 1966 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner
Cem., Buckhannon, WV;993 m. 26 Feb. 1902 at bride's residence, Upshur
Co., WV by Rev. F.H.J. King, Opha Lee Casto,994 b. 28 Dec. 1879 Upshur
Co., WV; d. 9 May 1948 Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside wife;995 s/o Anthony S.
& Olive Bird (Rohr) Casto.996 In 1900 Anna Rue Post was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Columbus and Martha Jane
(Foster) Post.997 On 26 Feb. 1902 she married Opha Lee Casto and in 1910
they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Opha owned a
farm. He also then owned and operated a plumbing shop and his wife,
Anna, was the mother of one child, living.998 Opha later hauled coal and operated a saddle shop and store.999 He was a member of the Heaston Methodist Church in Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV1000 and died of cancer 9 May
1948.1001 Anna Rue (Post) Casto was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church near Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV1002 and died of a heart attack 10 Jan. 1966 at age 82.1003 Children of Opha Lee and Anna Rue (Post)
Casto, all born near Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV: Harold A , b. 2 July
1903; Kelso, b. 8 June 1911; Lova Martha, b. 19 Jan. 1913.1004
Rosella, b. 7 Oct. 1885; d. 9 Aug. 1936 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner
Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1005 m. 10 Aug. 1904 at residence of bride's parents,
Upshur Co., WV by Rev. F.H.J. King, Judson Tutt Hodges,1006 b. 18 Feb.
1885 Upshur Co., WV; d. 9 May 1936 Upshur Co., WV, bur. Pleasant View
Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1007 s/o Oscar Fitzallen & Florence Euphrasia
ibid.
Ibid, BR, Book 1, p. 41, RWL.
992
Ibid, DR, Book 1853, p. 50; gravestone, Reger Cem.
993
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Stout.
994
information, courtesy of Mrs. Stout.
996
Ibid. Anthony S. Casto m. 29 Mar. 1879 Upshur Co, WV, Olive Bird Rohr (MRUC, n. pag.).
997
998
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 7B. family 153-153.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Stout.
1000
Evans,p.l80.
1002
Evans,p.l77.
1004
Ibid.
1005
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hodges; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28,
has her birth date as Oct. 1884.
1006
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hodges.
991
FOURTH GENERATION
vih.
209
(Casto) Hodges.1008 In 1900 Rosella Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with her parents, Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.1009
On 10 Aug. 1904 she married Judson Tutt Hodges and in 1910 they were
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Judson owned a house and
was a retail merchant in a general store. Rosella (Post) Hodges was then
t h e mother of one child living. 1010 Judson was later employed by the
Columbia and Allegheny Gas Co., Buckhannon, WV. On 9 May 1936 Judson Tutt Hodges died of cancer and three months later on 9 Aug. 1936
Rosella (Post) Hodges died of cancer. 1011 Children of Judson Tutt and
Rosella (Post) Hodges, all born in Upshur Co., WV: Felton Worth, b. 5 Aug.
1906; Reland Ray "Jim," b. 15 Oct. 1910; Flora L., b. 1916, d. 1916 Upshur
Co., WV; James Arthur, b. 1917, d. 1917 Upshur Co., WV; Judson Junior, b.
17 Oct. 1918.1012
Columbus Irvin, b. 24 Sep. 1895; d. 13 Feb. 1971 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Buckhannon Mem. Park, near Buckhannon, WV;1013 m.
(1) 24 Sep. 1919 Clarksburg Methodist Episcopal parsonage, Clarksburg,
WV by Rev. H.M. Strader, Hazel Edith Reeder,1014 b. Aug. 18951015 Upshur
Co., WV;1016 d. 1983;1017 d/o Lloyd B. & Anna L. (Karickhoff) Reeder;1018
div.;1019 m. (2) Juanita Hamner, b. 19 July 1922 Gaines, Upshur Co., WV;
d/o Lloyd R. & Cosbie (Strader) Hamner. 1020 In 1900 and 1910 Columbus
"Lum" Irvin Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.1021 He was probably the
Columbus Post, single, who was a member of the Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV in 1910.1022 On 24 Sep. 1919 he married
Hazel Edith Reeder. The marriage ended in divorce and he married
Juanita Hamner as his second wife.
39. C O L U M B U S N. 4 P O S T , (Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 12), b. 15 Mar.
Hodges family Bible, information relayed by Mr. Hodges.

1010
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hodges.
1012
Ibid.
1013
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Juanita (Hamner) Post, Buckhannon, WV; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28, has his birth date as Sep. 1894.
1014
Ibid, MR, Book 13, p. 214.
1015
1016
I b i d , MR, Book 13, p. 214.
1018
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 4A, family 48-48. Lloyd B. Reeder m. 29 July 1894 Upshur Co, WV, Annie L. Karickhoff (Evans, p. 229).
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Post.
1021
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
ED 151, p. 5B, family 96-96.
1022
Evans, p. 455.
1009
210
18551023 Upshur Co., (W)V;1024 d. 16 July 1910 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. Macedonia
Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1025 m. 18 Sep. 1879 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett,
REBECCA J A N E HINKLE, 1026 b. 13 Mar. 1852 prob. Upshur Co., (W)V; d. 9 Feb. 1934
Upshur Co., WV; bur. beside husb.;1027 d/o Valentine & Malinda (Lewis) Hinkle.1028
Columbus N. Post grew up near where he was born which was probably just south of
Kerr, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co. with
his parents, Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post.1029
Columbus N. Post was probably the father of Louisa Post born ca. 1878 to Lucinda
Patrick, though it is possible the older Columbus Post living in the same area who had
married in 1872 was her father.1030 (see 38). Lucinda Patrick married 5 Mar. 1881, William
G. Slaughter. 1031 Lucinda seems to have been the daughter of David and Louisa (Kesling)
Fitzpatrick.1032 Louisa Post may have been named for her grandmother, Louisa (Kesling)
Fitzpatrick.
On 18 Sep. 1879 Columbus N. Post married Rebecca Jane Hinkle and on 21 Feb. 1880
he acquired 186 and 23 acres on Stoney Run, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV from G. Austin and Ann E. Newlon.1033 In 1880 the newly married couple was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV where Columbus was a farmer. 1034 On 18 May 1883 Columbus N. Post
received 209 acres on Stoney Run, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV as a dower right from
Barbara (Lance) Post,1035 his mother. Though the 1880 deed and the 1883 deed were not
reviewed for details they seem to concern the same property. In her will made 26 Apr.
1884 Barbara Post named her son, Columbus N. Post.1036
By 1891 his wife, Rebecca, was a member of a class at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church in Upshur Co., WV1037 and he was baptized there as an adult in July 1893.1038
Both were members of a class at Macedonia in 19051039 when they lived in Warren Dist.,
1023
1024
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1855.
1026
1027
Post family information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron, OH; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll
1773 Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 177-177, has her birth date as Mar. 1851.
1028
Ibid, MR, Book 1853, p. 43, RWL; Cutright, p. 593.
1029
Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 211, family 328-330; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp,
Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275.
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 162, gives the parents of Louisa Post as Columbus Post & Lucinda Slaughter. In 1880 Lucinda
Patrick was living in Union Dist, Upshur Co, WV in the home of David Henline as his step-daughter and Louisa Post was living there as
his step-granddaughter (WV 1880, v. 1, p. 296).
1031
MRUC, n. pag.
1032
Ibid. On 2 Oct. 1860 Louisa Kesling, age 21, m. David Fitzpatrick. When she married David Henline on 1 Sep. 1872 her name appears Eliza Winkle, age 32, widow, whose maiden name was given as Kesling (ibid.). In 1880 the wife of David Henline was Louisa, age 40
(WV 1880, v. 1, p. 296).
1033
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book M, p. 326.
1034
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
1035
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book P, p. 121.
1036
Ibid, Will Book C, p. 12, proved 9 Oct. 1903, ahp.
1037
Evans, p. 374.
1038
I b i d , pp. 208, 225.
1039
Tbid, p. 377.
FOURTH GENERATION
211
Upshur Co., WV about one mile north of that church.1040

In 1900 and 1910 they were enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a
farmer Columbus owned a farm. His wife, Rebecca, was the mother of five children, all
living.1041 On 16 July 1910 Columbus N. Post died. His widow, Rebecca Jane (Hinkle) Post
died 9 Feb. 1934 at about age 81.
Probable child of Columbus N. Post and Lucinda Patrick:
i. Louisa5, b. ca. 1878 Upshur Co., WV; m. 12 Nov. 1897 at Slaughter's north
of Buckhannon, WV by Rev. J.H. Boyd, Gathe Austin Kesling,1042 b. Mar.
1044
s/o Samuel G. and Sarah J. (Casto) Kesling.1045
1872 io43 Upshur Co., WV;
In 1880 Louisa Post, age one, was living in Union Dist., Upshur Co., WV in
the home of David Henhne as his step-grandaughter. Lucinda Patrick, age
19 was also living in the home of David Henline as his step-daughter. 1046
On 12 Nov. 1897 Louisa Post married Gathe "Austin" Kesling and in 1900
they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was renting a
house. Austin was then a farm laborer and Louisa (Post) Kesling had no
children.1047
Children of Columbus N. and Rebecca Jane (Hinkle) Post, probably all born in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV:
104.
ii. Frank Earl, b. 9 July 1880.
105.
hi. Abram J., b. Dec. 1882.
iv. Fred Columbus, b. Sep. 1884.
106.
1048
prob. m. by 1916, Ethel May ,1049 In 1900 Lyda
v. Lyda B., b. June 1888;
B. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Columbus N. and Rebecca Jane (Hinkle) Post, 1050 and his name appears on
a probationers record of the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV.1051 He had probably married Ethel May by 1816 when
their names appear as parties to a deed.1052
vi. Carrie Olive, b. May 1894;1053 m. 5 Aug. 1915 at Rebecca Post's home near
Macedonia Church, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Joseph Van Sickle, George
1040

I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 177-177; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151,
p. 4B, family 80-80.
1042
Ibid, MR, Book 5, p. 162; ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. IB, family 13-13, has her birth date as
June 1880.
1043
Ibid.
1044
B>id, MR, Book 5, p. 162.
1045
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 310; Betty (Shumaker) Parker, Descendants of David Jonathan Casto (n.p, n.d.), p. 5.
1046
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 296.
1047
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. IB, family 13-13.
1048
1049
I b i d , DI, Book 61, p. 311.
1050
1051
Evans, p. 198.
1052
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book 61, p. 311.
1053
1041
212

Wentz Anglin, b. ca. 1894 Upshur Co., WV; s/o Samuel & Martha ()
Anglin.1054 In 1900 and 1910 Carrie Ohve Post was living in Warren Dist.,
U p s h u r Co., WV with h e r p a r e n t s , Columbus N. and Rebecca J a n e
(Hinkle) Post.1056 On 15 Aug. 1915 she married George Wentz Anglin.
40. THOMAS 4 P O S T (Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 12), b. 7 Sep. 18611056 Upshur
Co., (W)V;1057 d. 3 July 1922 Upshur Co., WV, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co.,
WV;1058 m. 12 Sep. 1880 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Clemmer Warman, MARY REBECCA
PIFER, 1059 b. 22 Mar. 18651060 Upshur Co., WV;1061 d. 13 Mar. 1945 Upshur Co., WV, bur.
beside husb.; 1062 d/o Anthony & Harriet Virginia (Heck) Pifer.1063 Mary Rebecca (Pifer)
Post m. (2) 20 Oct. 1927 Upshur Co., WV, William Lawhorn.1064
Thomas Post grew up near where he was born which was probably just south of Kerr,
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post. 1065 On 12 Sep. 1880 he
married Mary Rebecca Pifer and on 22 Mar. 1884 he and his wife, Mary, deeded 12 1/2
acres on Bush Run, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV to Mary Hinkle.1066 On 19 Apr. 1884 he
acquired 20 acres in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV from C.F. Cunningham et al.1067 In her
will made 26 Apr. 1884 Barbara Post named her son, Thomas Post.1068
In Aug. 1885 Thomas Post was baptized as an adult at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.1069 He was engaged in the occupation of
farming and stock-raising.1070 On 19 Mar. 1887 he and his wife, Mary, deeded interest in
165 acres of Abram Post's land in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV to Mary Hinkle.1071
Thomas Post served as a constable in Upshur Co., WV during 18961072 and in 1900 and
1910 the family of Thomas Post was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where
1054
I b i d , MR, Book 11, p. 393.

p. 4B, family 80-80.
1U5b
Bible of Thomas Post presented to him by his mother in 1884, printed in 1884, owned by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron, OH (1985), author has photocopy of family records. Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
1057
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1860; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 151.
Bible of Thomas Post; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.; research information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
1059
1060
Bible of Thomas Post; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 13A, family 180-180, has Mar.
1865. Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, has 27 Nov. 1865.
l061
Bible of Thomas Post; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.; research information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
1063
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 347; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 151.
1064
1065
Ibid, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
1066
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book Q, p. 135.
1067
I b i d , p. 156.
068
I b i d , Will Book C, p. 12, proved 9 Oct. 1903, ahp.
1069
Evans, p. 207.
070
1070
Hardesty-s, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 151.
1071
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book U, p. 62.
1072
Cutright, p. 247.
1055
FOURTH GENERATION
213
as a farmer he owned a farm. Those records indicate Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post was the
mother of two children, one living.1073 In 1905 he and his wife, Mary, were members of a
class at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church 1074 and in 1905 they seemed to be
living west of the Buckhannon River about one mile from the Barbour Co. line.1075 Apparently Thomas remained active in Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church where he served
as a steward in 1914.1076
Thomas Post died 3 July 1922 and on 20 Oct. 1927 Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post married
William Lawhorn who died 12 Nov. 1931.1077 When Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post Lawhorn
died 13 Mar. 1945 she was buried near her first husband, Thomas Post.
Children of Thomas and Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post, both born in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV:
107.
i. Icy6, b. 5 July 1881.
ii. Henry, b. 2 Dec. 1882;1078 d. 24 July 1883 Upshur Co., WV. The early death
of Henry Post, son of Thomas and Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post, was due to
fever.1079
41. CHARLES 4 P O S T (Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 12), b. Oct. 18641080 Upshur
Co., WV;1081 d. bef. 20 Apr. 19381082 prob. Upshur Co., WV; m. 13 June 1884 at the Buckhannon parsonage Upshur Co., WV by Rev. D.M. Heaston, MARY C. TEETS, 1083 b. Dec. 1860
(W)V.io84 d a f t 20 Apr. 1938 1085 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d/o Martin & Mary (Lance)
Teets.1086
Charles "Charlie" Post grew up near where he was born which was probably just south
of Kerr, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Abram and Barbara (Lance) Post.1087 In her will made 26
Apr. 1884 Barbara (Lance) Post named her son, Charlie Post.1088
On 13 June 1884 he married Mary C. Teets and on 21 June 1887 he and his wife, Mary
C , deeded 94 acres in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV to George W. Shipman. 1089 On the
1073
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 13A, family 180-180; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren
Dist, ED 151, p. 3B, family 63-63.
1074
Evans, p. 377.
1075
1076
Evans, p. 359.
1077
Bible of Thomas Post.
1078
Ibid.
1079
U p s h u r Co, WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 50; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 151. Bible of Thomas Post, has death date as 24 Aug.
1883.
1080Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 18B, family 271-271.
1081
I b i d , (W)V, PPTB, 1860; ibid, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275.
1082
I b i d , DI, Book 96, p. 414.
1083
1084
1085
I b i d , DI, Book 96, p. 414
1 0 8 66
I b i d , MR
MR, Book 1, p. 117, RWL; Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Early Lewis & Harrison Co., W.Va. Families...(Jane Lew,
Ibid
WV, 1986),
6 p. 263
1087
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 37 or 442, family 281-275; WV 1880, v. 1, p.
348.
l088
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, p. 12, probated 9 Oct. 1903, ahp.
1089
I b i d , DI, Book U, p. 280.
214
same date, 21 June 1887, he acquired 131 3/4 acres on Big Sand Run, Union Dist., Upshur
Co., WV from George W. and Susan Shipman. 1090 During the next several years Charlie
and his wife, Mary C , disposed of a number of smaller parcels of land in Upshur Co.,
WV.1091
In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
Charlie owned a farm. Mary C. (Teets) Post was t h e mother of three children, two
living.1092 Charlie was a member of the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV by ca. 19241093 and Mary C. was in a class there as early as 1891.1094
Charlie must have died before 20 Apr. 1938. His wife, Mary C , seems to have survived
him.
Children of Charles and Mary C. (Teets) Post, all born in Upshur Co., WV:
i. Minnie B.5, b. 5 Jan. 1892; d. 3 July 1892 Upshur Co., WV. The death of
Minnie B. Post, 3 July 1892, was reported by her father, Charles Post.1095
108.
ii. Iros I., b. Jan. 1894. '
109.
hi. Dewey, b. Mar. 1898.
42. IRA CARPER 4 P O S T (Isaac3, Abraham 2 , Valentin1) (see 13), b. 2 Feb. 18431096 at
or near Post Mill, Lewis Co., (W)V;1097 d. 27 Sep. 1923 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Elkview
Masonic Cem., Clarksburg, WV;1098 m. 4 Oct. 1866 Harrison Co., WV, F L O R E N C E MAY
DAVISSON, 1099 b. 4 Oct. 18431100 Harrison Co., (W)V;1101 d. 10 Feb. 1914 prob. Harrison
Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;1102 d/o Melville & Martha Juliet (Coplin) Davisson.1103
Ira Carper Post grew up in the Post Mill community which was a part of Lewis Co.,
(W)V until 1851 when it became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V. In 1860 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post1104 and he was probably the
other tithable with Isaac Post that year.1105 As a very young man on 25 Dec. 1860 he acquired 38 acres on Meadow Run, Upshur Co., (W)V from Joseph Coyner.1106
1090
Ibid,p.343.
1092
p. 5A, family 88-88.
1093
Evans, p. 170.
1094
Ibid,p.375.
1095
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1862-1908, p. 44.
1096
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 14A, family 263-263; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem,
Clarksburg, WV, RWL; Charles A. Norton, Melville Davisson Post: Man of Many Mysteries (Bowling Green, OH, 1973), p. 9, gives 2 Feb.
1842.
1097
1098
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 7, p. 195, RWL; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem.
1099
Tbid, MR, Book 5, p. 44, RWL.
1100
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 14A, family 263-263; Norton, p. 8.
1101
Norton, p. 9.; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem.
1103
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 44, RWL; Melville Davisson m. 1841 Harrison Co, (W)V, Martha J. Coplin (MRHC, p. 100).
The name, Coplin, seems to have been Copeland in later records.
104
Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 175, family 70-71.
1105
I b i d , PPTB, 1860.
1106
I b i d , D I , B o o k E , p . 54.
FOURTH GENERATION
215
On 4 Oct. 1866 he married Florence May Davisson who was heiress to extensive Davisson land holdings1107 and his second cousin through their Carper ancestors. 1108 On 4 Jan.
1867 he received 229 3/4 acres in Upshur Co., WV from Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post,1109
his parents, and later that year on 3 Sep. 1867 he acquired 469 1/4 acres on Gnatty Creek,
Harrison Co., WV from Abraham Smith. 1110 The latter acquisition was the beginning of
what became extensive land holdings in that area of Harrison Co., WV.1111
By 1870 they were living in Elk Twp., Harrison Co., WV and as a young man Ira had
real estate valued at $18,700 and a personal estate valued at $15,725. Ira Carper Post was
then a farmer and drover.1112 Deed index records indicate they later had property interests
in at least four counties in central WV: Barbour, Harrison, Lewis, and Upshur.1113 By 1878
they had moved into a fine brick mansion which became known as Templemoor.1114 The
home stands today (1987) on the west side of WV Route 20, south of Craig Moor, Harrison
Co., WV. By 1879 Ira Carper Post was a member of the House of Delegates in WV and was
spending a lot of time in Wheeling, WV where he was busy with the cares of state.1115 He
served as a delegate as late as 1885.1116
Florence May (Davisson) Post helped organize a local chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution which was named for her great-grandfather, Daniel Davisson, who
was a major in the militia taking part in the American Revolution. She was also active in
Methodist Episcopal Church affairs.1117
They continued to live at Templemoor in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV where they were
enumerated in 1880, 1900, and 1910.1118 When Isaac Post made his will 28 Nov. 1900 he
named his son, Ira C. Post.1119 Ira was actively engaged in the business of raising cattle and
maintained a place with numerous herds and extensive pasture lands.1120 In 1900 he considered himself a farmer and Florence May (Davisson) Post was then the mother of five
children, all living.1121 She died 10 Feb. 1914 and Ira Carper Post died 27 Sep. 1923 at age
80.
Children of Ira Carper and Florence May (Davisson) Post probably all born in Elk Dist.,
Harrison Co., WV:
1107
Norton, p. 8.
Cutright, p. 405.
1109
U p s h u r Co, DI, Book G, p. 101.
U10
H a r r i s o n Co, WV, DI, Book 50, p. 192.
Ibid, numerous deeds.
112
Ibid, NARA, 1870 census, original, Elk Twp, p. 174, family 105-106.
1108
"TJarbour Co, WV, DI, various deeds; Harrison Co, WV, DI, numerous deeds; Lewis Co, WV, DI, two deeds; Upshur Co, WV, DI,
various deeds.
1114
Norton, pp. 12-13.
b e t t e r of Ira Carper Post to his wife, Florence May (Davisson) Post, 25 Feb. 1879, West Virginia and Regional History Collection,
WV Univ., Morgantown, WV, File R33B3.
1116
I b i d , 3 Feb. 1885.
1U7
N o r t o n , pp. 8-9.
1118
W V 1880, v. 3, p. 234; Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 14A, family 263-263; 1910 census,
roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED 31, p. 6A, family 110-114.
1119
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 28-29, proved 18 Nov. 1904, ahp.
1120
Norton, p. 11.
1121
216

i.
110.
1122
ii.
hi.
Alice Maude 6 , b. 18 July 1867;1122 d. 1 Aug. 1942,1123 bur. Woodlawn Cem.,

Fairmont WV;1124 m. 25 June 1889 Harrison Co., WV by Rev. W.C. Wilson,
Melville Lee Hutchinson,1125 b. 3 Aug. 18571126 Monongalia Co., (W)V;1127 d.
3 Jan. 1943,1128 bur. beside wife;1129 s/o Jeremiah J. & Catherine Ann (Jolliff) Hutchinson.1130 In 1880 Alice Maude Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Ira Carper and Florence May (Davisson)
Post.1131 By 1884 she was a student at Virginia Female Institute, Staunton,
VA1132 On 25 June 1889 she married Melville Lee Hutchinson, then a merchant, 1133 and in 1900 and 1910 they were living at 639 Fairmont Ave.,
Fairmont, WV where he owned a house. Melville L. Hutchinson was a coal
mine operator.1134 He organized the Hutchinson Coal Co. with branch offices in Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Cincinnati for sales, and operated ten
mines in Harrison and Logan Co., WV.1135 By 1910 Alice Maude (Post)
Hutchinson was the mother of seven children, five living.1136 She died 1
Aug. 1942 and her husband, Melville Lee Hutchinson, died five months
later on 3 Jan. 1943 at age 85. Children of Melville Lee and Alice Maude
(Post) Hutchinson: Irene P., b. July 1892 WV; Martha Juliet, b. Dec. 1893
WV; Clarence Copeland, b. Oct. 1895 WV,1137 d. 1905; Dorothy Carper,1138 b.
poss. ca. 1897 WV, d. bef. 1 June 1900; Florence M., b. Feb. 1900 prob.
Fairmont, WV;1139 Laura Lee, b. 29 Oct. 1904 Fairmont, WV;1140 Melville
Lee Jr., b. ca. 1906 prob. Fairmont, WV.1141
Melville Davisson, b. 19 Apr. 1869.
Emma May, b. 15 Aug. 1872;1142 d. 1909, bur. Woodlawn Cem., Fairmont,
WV;1143 m. 26 Apr. 1894 Harrison Co., WV by Rev. G.M. Shott, William
1123
Information, courtesy of Frank E. Hutchinson, Naples, FL via HCP.

1124
Information, courtesy of Jack Sandy Anderson, Shinnston, WV via HCP.

1126
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hutchinson; Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Fairmont, Ward 4, ED 53, p. 18A,
family 331-350, has birth date as Sep. 1857.
1127
1128
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hutchinson.
information, courtesy of Mr. Anderson.
1130
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 219, RWL; JC-WVHE, v. 11, pp. 2428-2429.
1131
WV1880, v. 3, p. 234.
1132
Letter of Mrs. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, Principal, Virginia Female Institute, Staunton, VA to Florence May (Davisson) Post, 2 Dec.
1884, West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WV Univ., Morgantown, WV, File R33B3.
1133
1134
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1687, Fairmont, ED 61, p. 12A, family 228-262.
1135
JC-WVHE, v. 11, pp. 2428-2429.
1136
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census.
1137
I b i d , 1900 census.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Leonard Sargeant, Charleston, WV via HCP; Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1910 c
1138
1141
Ibid.
Information, courtesy of Mr. Hutchinson.
1 114329
Marion Co,
19001,census.
Harrison
Co,WV,
WV,NARA,
BR, Book
p. 171, RWL, has her name as Emily M. Post.
1125
FOURTH GENERATION
iv.
v.
1144
217
Clarence Ogden,1144 b. 4 Aug. 18651145 Marion Co., WV;1146 d. 1924, bur. beside wife;1147 s/o Dr. Presley B. & Mary Ellen (Coombs) Ogden.1148 In 1880
Emma May Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her
parents, Ira Carper and Florence May (Davisson) Post.1149 On 26 Apr. 1894
she married William 'Willie" Clarence Ogden, a physician in Fairmont,
WV.1150 Emma May (Post) Ogden died in 1904 and her husband, Dr. Ogden,
died in 1924. They had no children.1151
Florence Alberta, b. Jan. 1877;1162 d. 10 Apr. 1958, bur. Elkview Masonic
Cem., Clarksburg, WV;1153 m. 15 J u n e 1904 Harrison Co., WV, Frank
Marion Atterholt, b. Summit Co., OH;1164 d. 5 Mar. 1931, bur. beside
wife.;1155 s/o Frank M. & Mary B. () Atterholt. 1156 In 1900 Florence Alberta Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Ira
Carper and Florence May (Davisson) Post. 1157 On 15 J u n e 1904 she
married Frank Marion Atterholt who died 5 Mar. 1931. Florence Alberta
(Post) Atterholt died 10 Apr. 1958 at age 81. Children of Frank Marion and
Florence Alberta (Post) Atterholt: Frank Marion Jr., b. 24 Jan. 1907 Denver, CO;1158 Post, b. 1915, d. June 1915.1159
Sidney Haymond, b. 23 Apr. 1878;1160 d. 8 Mar. 1952 Harrison Co., WV, bur.
Elkview Masonic Cem., Clarksburg, WV;1161 m. 27 Aug. 1919 Barbour Co.,
WV, Celia Comfort Ward,1162 b. 21 Aug. 18821163 prob. Barbour Co., WV; d.
bef. 18 Aug. 1947, bur. beside husb.;1164 d/o Taylor & Elizabeth C. (Stout)

1146
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 7 , p. 256, RWL.
Information, courtesy of Mr. Anderson.
1148
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 7, p. 256, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 83.
1149
W V 1880, v. 3, p. 234.
1150
N o r t o n , p . 10.
115
information, courtesy of Oren M. Ogden, Wyatt, WV via HCP.
1152
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 14A, family 263-263; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 234, has her age as
six in 1880.
1153
Gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem, Clarksburg, WV, HCP.
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 14, p. 77, HCP. His name was probably Francis Marion Atterholt (undated correspondence which
he sent to his son has the name Francis Atterholt, West Virginia and Regional History Collection, WV Univ., Morgantown, WV, file
R33B3).
1155
Gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem, Clarksburg, WV, HCP.
1156
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 14, p. 77, HCP.
11157
157 r
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. MA, family 263-263.
1158 r
"Obituary of Frank M. Atterholt who died 14 Jan. 1982.
1160
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 2, p. 43, RWL.
1161
I b i d , DR, Book 17, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem, Clarksburg, WV, RWL.
1162
Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 237, HCP.
1163
Gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem, Clarksburg, WV, RWL.
1164
Barbour Co, WV, Will Book 5, p. 202, will of Celia Ward Post, 30 Aug. 1934, recorded 18 Aug. 1947, ahp; gravestone, Elkview
Cem, Clarksburg, WV, RWL, has 12 Sep. 1947.
U45
218

Ward.1165 In 1880 Sidney Haymond Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison
Co., WV with his parents, Ira Carper and Florence May (Davisson) Post.1166
He was educated to be a physician but seems to have r e t u r n e d to
Templemoor, the home of his parents, where he gave most of his attention
to agriculture. 1167 On 27 Aug. 1919 he married Celia Comfort Ward, a
member of the Ward Methodist Episcopal Church in Barbour Co., WV.1168
Sometime after 1938 Sidney Haymond Post contributed toward the repair
of the Mt. Calvary Methodist Protestant Church at Peel Tree, Barbour
Co., WV.1169 Celia Comfort (Ward) Post died before 18 Aug. 1947 and Dr.
Sidney Haymond Post died 8 Mar. 1952. They had no children.
43. WILLIAM 4 P O S T (Isaac3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 13), b. 30 Dec. 18521170 Post
Mill, Upshur Co., (W)V;1171 d. 1944 Miami, FL, bur. 8th St. Cem., S. Miami, FL;1172 m. 2 Sep.
1890 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. M.F. Dryden, ANNIE LEE HAWTHORNE HURST, 1173 b.
22 Aug. 1869 Buckhannon, WV; d. 1955 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1174 d/o John Louis & Mary C. (Reger) Hurst.1176
William Post grew up in the Post Mill community of Upshur Co., (W)V where he was
born. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post.1176 On 7 May 1877 he acquired one half interest of 203 acres
on Bush Run, Upshur Co., WV from Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post.1177 That may
have been the beginning of what became extensive land holdings in Upshur Co., WV.
By the time he married Annie Lee Hawthorne Hurst on 2 Sep. 1890 he owned or had interest in about 1,500 acres of land in Upshur Co.1178 He also had land and property interests in the adjoining counties of Barbour1179 and Lewis.1180 He became active in the livestock industry, growing, feeding, and shipping to the market. With his growing business
interests he became one of the organizers and a stockholder in the Traders National Bank
in Buckhannon which was granted a charter in 1893. He then became president of that organization.1181 In 1908 he was elected as a State Senator from Buckhannon.1182
1165
Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 237, HCP. Taylor Ward m. Dec. 1875 Harrison Co, WV, Elizabeth C Stout (MRHC, p. 248).
WV1880, v. 3, p. 234.
1167
Norton, p. 10.
1168
Evans, p. 665.
1169
Ibid, p. 394.
1170
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 2B, family 40-43; History of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453,
gives birth date as 30 Dec. 1853.
1171
Ibid.; Upshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1852-1854.
1172
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post, Buckhannon, WV.
1173
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
1175
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 304. John Louis Hurst m. 1 Nov. 1868 Upshur Co, WV, Mary C. Reger (MRUC, n. pag.).
1176
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Dist, Buckhannon PO, p. 38 or 442, family 288-282; WV 1880, v. 1, p.
349.
1177
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book L, p. 135.
1178
Ibid, numerous deeds.
1179
Barbour Co, WV, DI, various deeds.
1180
Lewis Co, WV, DI, Book 37, p. 331.
1181
History of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453; 50th Anniversary 1982 The Central National Bank of Buckhannon, n. pag.
1182
JC-WVHE, v. 18, p. 3848.
1166
FOURTH GENERATION
219
In 1900 and 1910 the family was living in Buckhannon, WV. By 1910 their address was 8
Island Ave., Buckhannon, WV,1183 a stone mansion built ca. 1892,1184 which still remains in
the family (1987). In 1910 William Post as manager of grazing farms considered farming
his business. His wife, Annie, was then the mother of three children, two living.1186 When
Isaac Post made his will 28 Nov. 1900 he appointed his son, William Post, executor.1186
William progressively increased his land and property holdings in Upshur Co.1187 and in
later years he and his wife, Annie, spent their winters in FL.1188 In 1932 when many banks
throughout the country closed due to the depression, all banks in Buckhannon closed and
went into the hands of receivers. William Post had continued as president of Traders National Bank and held that position when it closed.1189 Afterward money conditions and tax
s i t u a t i o n s seem to have forced t h e disposition of many of his land holdings and
properties. 1190
William and his wife, Annie, were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church.1191 In 1944
William Post died in Miami, FL at about age 91 and in 1955 Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst)
Post died in Buckhannon, WV at about age 86.
Children of William and Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst) Post, all born in Buckhannon,
WV:
i. William Louis5, b. 5 Sep. 1891; d. 22 July 1892, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV. William Louis Post was the son of William and Annie Lee
Hawthorne (Hurst) Post.1192
ii. Isaac Hurst, b. 1893; d. 19361193 Ashville, NC,1194 bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV.1195 In 1910 Isaac Hurst Post was living in Buckhannon, WV
with his parents, William and Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst) Post.1196 He
graduated from Wesleyan College in Buckhannon1197 and during WW I he
served with the Coast Guard, Station 206.1198 Afterward he was a student
of law at Harvard Univ.1199 In 1936 he died in Ashville, NC.
111.
hi. John Hawthorne, b. 14 Oct. 1894.
1183
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 2B, family 40-43; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon,
Ward 1, ED 146, p. 2A, family 22-23.
1184
Noel W. Tenny, comp. From Camp Rock and Cabin to Courthouse...(Buckhannon, WV, 1984), p. 12.
1185
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. 2A, family 22-23.
1186
I b i d , Will Book C, pp. 28-29, proved 18 Nov. 1904, ahp.
1187
Ibid, DI, numerous deeds.

iftstory of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453.
1189
50th Anniversary.
1190
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, numerous deeds.
1191
ffistory of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453.
1192
1193
Ibid.; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 12B, family 40-43, has birth date as July 1892.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post.
1196
1197
Hisfory of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453.
1198
U99
HistoryofWest Virginia, v. 3, p. 453.
1188
220
44. ADAM4 P O S T (Isaac3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 13), b. 14 Apr. 18581200 Post Mill,
Upshur Co., (W)V;1201 d. 1938, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1202 m. 15 Nov. 1894
prob. Pocahontas Co., WV, LULA W. HEVENER, 1203 b. July 18681204 prob. Pocahontas Co.,
WV; d. 1945, bur. beside husb.;1206 d/o Uriah & Mary (Rogers) Hevener.1206
Adam Post grew up in the Post Mill community of Upshur Co., (W)V where he was
born. In 1880 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Isaac and
Emily (Carper) Post.1207 On 6 Jan. 1883 he received 183 1/2 acres on Bush Run, Upshur
Co., WV from Isaac Post, his wife, Emily, and William Post.1208 On 7 Jan. 1887 Adam and
Isaac Post acquired 161 acres, Buckhannon River, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV from
John Lewis et al.1299 On 10 Aug. 1889 Adam Post acquired a lot at 20 Thurman Ave., Buckhannon, WV from Richard E. Hudkins1210 and on 30 Sep. 1891 he acquired a house and lot
in Buckhannon from Annie V. and L.W. Bartlett. 1211 On 19 Apr. 1892 he deeded a lot on
Walnut St., Buckhannon, WV to Joseph C. Smith.1212
By the time he married Lula W. Hevener on 15 Nov. 1894 he had significant land holdings and property. Afterward on 13 May 1898 he received 288 acres, Buckhannon River,
Warren Dist., Upshur Co.,WV from Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post,1213 his parents. When
Isaac Post made his will 28 Nov. 1900 he named his son, Adam Post.1214 In 1905 Adam
owned property at Post Mill1215 but he may not have lived there after marriage. In 1900 he
lived in Buckhannon 1216 and by 1910 his address was Island Ave., Buckhannon, WV. He
then owned farmlands and his wife, Lula W. (Hevener) Post was the mother of four children, two living.1217
Adam Post was a farmer and stockman 1218 with substantial land holdings which for a
time included sizable acreage in nearby Barbour Co., WV.1219 When he made his will, 24
Feb. 1931, he was residing in Buckhannon1220 and was likely residing there when he died
in 1938. Lula W. (Hevener) Post died in 1945.
Cutright, p. 536; gravestone, Heavner Cem.

U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1858.
1202
'TVedding invitation, Lulu Hevener to Adam Post, ahp.
1204
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
1205
Ibid.
^Vedding invitation; Paul Brandon, Swadley the First Hundred Years in America (1984), p. 9.
1207
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
1208
1209
Ibid, Book T, p. 381.
1210
Ibid,BookX, p. 428.
1211
I b i d , Book 4, p. 87.
1212
I b i d , B o o k 7 , p . 69.
1213
I b i d , Book 22, p. 112.
1214
I b i d , Will Book C, pp. 28-29, proved 18 Nov. 1904, ahp.
1215
Ibid, 1905 map.
1216
B)id, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. IA, family 2-2.
1217
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. IA, family 2-2.
1218
C u t r i g h t , p . 536.
1219
Barbour Co, WV, DI, various deeds.
1220
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book E, pp. 160-161, recorded 23 June 1939, ahp.
1201
FOURTH GENERATION
221
Children of Adam and Lula W. (Hevener) Post, probably all born in Buckhannon, WV:
i. Mary Rogers5, b. 9 July 1895;1221 d. 11 July 1963, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1222 m. by 24 Feb. 1931, D.E. Taylor.1223 In 1910 Mary Rogers
Post was living on Island Ave., Buckhannon, WV with her parents, Adam
and Lula W. (Hevener) Post.1224 She married D.E. Taylor and was named
in the will of Adam Post 24 Feb. 1931.1226
ii. Hevener Carper, b. 27 Dec. 1896; d. 4 J u n e 1954 Weston State Hosp.,
Weston, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV.1226 In 1910 Hevener
Carper Post was living on Island Ave., Buckhannon, WV with his parents,
Adam and Lula (Hevener) Post,1227 and he was named in the will of Adam
Post 24 Feb. 1931. 1228 After his parents died he continued to live in the
Buckhannon area.1229
ih. Emilie Louise, b. 3 Oct. 1903; d. young, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon,
WV.1230 Emilie Louise Post was a daughter of Adam and Lula W. (Hevener)
Post.1231
iv. Child, b. bef. 15 Apr. 1910; d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.1232
45. GEORGE WASHINGTON 4 P F O S T (Abraham3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b. 14
July 18331233 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1234 d. bet. 15 Apr. 19101235 & 9
July 19131236 prob. Kanawha Co., WV; m. (1) 9 Aug. 1854 Mason Co., (W)V, ANGELINE
RICKARD, 1237 b. 19 Dec. 18341238 Mason Co., (W)V; d. 31 Aug. 1876 Brownstown, Lower
Dist., Kanawha Co., WV;1239 d/o Joseph & Sarah (Roush) Rickard;1240 m. (2) 21 Sep. 1878
Kanawha Co., WV, DRUSILLA ANN MURRAY, 1241 b. 18 Mar. 18441242 Kanawha Co.,
1221
Cutright, p. 536; gravestone, Heavner Cem, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post, Martins Ferry, OH via Miss Michele
Marie Nagy, Fairfax, VA.
1222
Ibid.
1223
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book E, pp. 160-161, ahp.
1224
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. IA, family 2-2.
1225
I b i d , Will Book E, pp. 160-161, ahp.
1226
Lewis Co, WV, DR, Book 7, p. 330, RWL.
1227
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. IA, family 2-2.
1228
I b i d , Will Book E, pp. 160-161, ahp.
1229
1230
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; Cutright, p. 536, has her name as Emma Louise.
1231
iMd.
1232
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll, 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. IA, family 2-2.
1233
Carol Pfost Beach, comp, A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree (typewritten; n.p, n.d.), n. pag. Author has photocopy, courtesy of
Max1 Gordon
Pfost, Co,
Riverside,
CA. Kanawha
Co, WV,
NARA,
1900 census,
1762,
Spring
Hill,79-81.
ED 52, p. 14A, family 278-282, has June
235
Kanawha
WV, NARA,
1910 census,
roll 1685,
Jefferson
Dist, roll
ED 81,
p. 4B,
family
1833.1 2 3 6 I b i d , MR, Book 5, p. 168.
1234
1 223377Jackson Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1833.
Mason
*
Co, (W)V, MR, Book 2, p. 5, RWL.
1238Research
r
information of Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, Boise, ID, courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch, Boise, ID.
1239
Kanawha Co, WV, DR, Book 1, p. 72.

Ibid.; Mason Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 959, Dist. 38, p. 406, family 422-430; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 5, p. 119.
1241
Kanawha Co, WV, MR, Book 1, p. 133.
Research information of Mrs. Nord; Kanawha Co, NARA, 1900 census, has Mar. 1844; ibid, DR, Book 2, p. 199, has age at death
1240
222
(W)V;1243 d. 26 July 1923 Springhill, Kanawha Co., WV; d/o Thomas G. Murray.1244 Drusilla
Ann (Murray) Pfost m. (2) 9 July 1913 Kanawha Co., WVby Rev. H.E. Ridenour, G.W. Turley1245
George Washington Pfost grew up on Grasslick Fork of Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V
where he was born. In 1850 he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham
and Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost,1246 and he was probably one of two tithables under 21 who
was with Abraham Pfost in 1852 and 1853.1247 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar.
1854 he named his son, Washington Pfost.1248 In 1854 George Washington Pfost, Henry
Clay Pfost, and John Pfost received 200 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from Leonard C. Fisher
and wife.1249 In a later deed that year George Washington Pfost, Francis Marion Pfost, William Allen Pfost, Marquis De Lafayette Pfost, Isaac WUson Pfost, and Adam Alexander
Pfost received 250 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from James T. Watson et al. heirs.1250
On 9 Aug. 1854 George married Angeline Rickard. In 1858 George Washington Pfost et
al. heirs received a land grant of 190 acres, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V from the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1251 Apparently the grant was in connection with the estate of
Abraham Pfost. In 1861 they were assessed on that property described as Tug Fork, Mill
Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V eight miles southeast of the courthouse. 1252 In 1859 George
Washington Pfost and his wife, Angeline, deeded 200 acres, Left Fork Pocatalico River,
Jackson Co., (W)V to John Shamblin. 1253 As G.W. Pfost he was assessed in Jackson Co.,
(W)V on 20 Oct. 1854 through 1861 and as a young man in 1854 his taxable personal property included one horse, 31 cattle, and a buggy or carriage. By 1857 his taxable personal
property included three horses, 56 cattle, and one clock.1254
He must have been the G.W. Pfost who in 1860 at age 26 was living in the household of
George Maddox in Jackson Co., (W)V as a farmer with real estate valued at $500 and a
personal estate valued at $150. The household seems as if it may have been a boarding
house.1255 In 1861 he received interest in a tract, Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co.,
(W)V by two deeds, one from Francis Marion Pfost and his wife, Chloe,1256 and the other
from William H. Harrison and his wife, Elizabeth.1257 In 1862 George W. Pfost and his wife,
as 80y 5m 7d.
1243
I b i d , MR, Book 1, p. 133.
1244
I b i d , DR, Book 2, p. 199.
1245
I b i d , MR, Book 5, p. 168.
1246
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 216 or 432, family 398-402.
1247
I b i d , PPTB, 1852-1853.
1248
I b i d , Will Book 2, pp. 26-27, proved Aug. 1855, ahp.
1249
I b i d , DI, Book 10, p. 365.
1250
I b i d , p. 394.
1251
Sims Index to Land Grants in West Virginia (n.p, n.d.), p. 341.
1952
iu
Jackson Co, (W)V, 1861 Land Book, cited in NSDAR, 1860 Census and Land Book - 1861 Jackson County, West Virginia
(typewritten; 1973), p. 15.
1253
Jackson Co, (W)V, DI, Book 12, p. 647.
1254
I b i d , PPTB, 1854-1861.
1255
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Wise PO, p. 208, family 1415-1347.
1256
Ibid DI, Book 13, p. 357.
1257
I b i d , p. 358.
FOURTH GENERATION
223
Angeline, deeded their interest in some Abraham Pfost estate land to Francis Marion
Pfost,1258 his brother, and in 1864 they deeded interest in the Abraham Pfost estate tract,
Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV to James Greer.1259
By 1864 they were living in OH.1260 During the Civil War George served in the Confederate Army on an Ohio River gunboat. After the war he hved in Mason Co., WV until 1870
when he moved his family to MO where they remained four years. The war had left him
impoverished 1261 and in 1870 he was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO where he was
farming and had a personal estate of $300. Their post office address was then Butler,
MO.1262 In 1869 he and other heirs had deeded further interest in the Abraham Pfost
estate to Francis Marion Pfost,1263 his brother. The same year, 1869, h e and his wife,
Angeline, with Francis Marion Pfost and his wife, Chloe, had deeded an interest in the
Isaac Pfost estate to John Koontz.1264 George W. Pfost probably disposed ofhis remaining
property in Jackson Co., WV in 1873 when he and his wife, Angeline, with others deeded
190 acres Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, to Marquis De Lafayette Pfost,1265 his brother.
By 1874 he had moved back to WV, this time to Kanawha Co.1266 On 31 Aug. 1876
Angeline (Rickard) Pfost died in Brownstown, Lower Dist., Kanawha Co., WV as a result of
childbirth. 1267 On 21 Sep. 1878 he married Drusilla Ann Murray and in 1880 they were
living in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha Co., WV where George was a farmer.1268 On 10 Oct.
1885 one George Washington Pfost filed for a homestead in Sioux Co., NE but did not
receive title to the land.1269
He and his wife, Drusilla, seemed to remain in Kanawha Co., where in 1900 he was
renting a farm and living in Spring Hill.1270 In 1910 they were living in Jefferson Dist.
where he was renting a house and was apparently retired with his own income. Three
boarders were also living in the household.1271 He had died by 9 July 1913 when his widow,
Drusilla, married G.W. Turley. A record of her death 26 July 1923 of acidosis in Spring
Hill, Kanawha Co., WV gives her name as Doncilla Ann Pfost.1272 Apparently George Washington and Drusilla Ann (Murray) Pfost had no children, though she seems to have been
the mother of three living children in 19001273 and two living children in 1910.1274
1258
I b i d , p. 414.
I b i d , p. 122.
1260
Kanawha Co, WV, MR, Book 1, p. 220, place of birth of dau, Mary, given as OH.
1259
1961
Wallace M. Morgan, History of Kern County California with Biographical Sketches (Los Angeles, 1914), p. 925; Mason Co, WV,
BR, n.b, n. pag, son, Francis Marion, b. 25 Dec. 1867.
1262
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp, Butler PO, p. 15, family 107-103.
1263
Jackson Co, WV, DI, Book 16, p. 370.
1264
I b i d , p. 407.
1265
I b i d , Book 18, p. 510.
1266
Morgan.
1267
1268
I b i d , NARA, 1880 census, roll 1405, Cabin Creek Dist, ED 48, p. 12, family 93-93.
1269
U S Land Office Records, v. 8, p. 31, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc. Archives, RG 831, BJRFD.
1270
Kanawha Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
1271
1272
I b i d , DR, Book 2, p. 199, reported by physician.
1273
Kanawha Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census. Perhaps the married dau, Mollie Thornburry, age 30 in 1900, living with them was the
dau. of Drusilla.
Ibid, 1910 census, indicates the marriage to George W. Pfost was her first marriage. When she died her father was given as
Thomas G. Murray (ibid, DR, Book 2, p. 199). One child living in the household of George W. Pfost in 1880 may have been Drusilla's child
224
Children of George Washington and Angeline (Rickard) Pfost:

112.
i. Joseph Ferdinand 5 , b. 4 July 1855.
ii. Sarah Elizabeth, b. 17 Nov. 18561275 Jackson Co., (W)V; d. 26 May 1859
Jackson Co., (W)V. Sarah Elizabeth Pfost, daughter of George Washington
and Angeline (Rickard) Pfost, died of fever.1276
113.
hi. Lewis Allen, b. 28 Oct. 1858.
iv. Abraham Adam, b. 5 July 1860 Jackson Co., (W)V;1277 d. 21 Feb. 1861.
Abraham Adam Pfost was the son of George Washington and Angeline
(Rickard) Pfost.1278
v. Chloe Catherine, b. 31 Jan. 18621279 Jackson Co., (W)V;1280 d. 23 Feb. 1927
Adams, Gage Co., NE;1281 m. 15 Dec. 1880 Kanawha Co., WV by Rev. J.C.
Tinsley, Julius Brace Burke, 1282 b. 23 July 1859 Charleston, (W)V; d. 22
May 1928 Albion, NE. 1283 In 1870 Chloe Catherine Pfost was living in
Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with her parents, George Washington and
Angeline (Rickard) Pfost.1284 On 15 Dec. 1880 she married Julius Brace
Burke in Kanawha Co., WV and in 1886 they moved to NE where they located on a homestead at Bodarc, Sioux Co.1285 In 1900 they were living in
Hot Creek Pet., Sioux Co., NE where as a farmer Julius had a mortgage on
a farm. Chloe Catherine (Pfost) Burke was then the mother of 13 children,
11 living.1286 They later moved to Harrison, NE where he served as County
Superintendent. He became a Presbyterian minister and served as pastor
at Bridgeport, Morrill Co., NE; Dalton, Cheyenne Co., NE; Stuart, Holt
Co., NE; St. Edward, Boone Co., NE; and Adams, Gage, Co., NE.1287 When
Chloe Catherine (Pfost) Burke died suddenly of a paralytic stroke on 23
Feb. 1927 she was a member of the Presbyterian Church.1288 Rev. Burke
died of heart disease on 22 May 1928.1289 Children of Rev. Julius Brace and
Chloe Catherine (Pfost) Burke: Howard Clarence, b. 1 July 1882 Charleston, WV;1290 John Others, b. 11 Dec. 1883 WV; Montival Arthur, b. 20
(ibid, 1880 census).
1275
' Research information of Mrs. Eileen Adelaide (Pfost) Metcalf, Palmer Lake, CO, courtesy of Leonard Pfost, Sterling, VA.
1276
Jackson Co, (W)V, Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75.
1277
I b i d , BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
1278
Research information of Mrs. Nord.
1279
Obituary of Mrs. J.B. Burke. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1280
Kanawha Co, WV, MR, Book 1, p. 166; obituary of Mrs. J.B. Burke, has Mason Co, (W)V.
1281
Ibid.
1282
1283
Obituary of Rev. Burke. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1284
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census.
1285
0 b i t u a r y of Mrs. J.B. Burke.
1286
Sioux Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 941, Hot Creek P e t , ED 193, p. 7B, family 111-112.
1287
0 b i t u a r y of Rev. Burke.
1288
0 b i t u a r y of Mrs J.B. Burke.
1289
ObituaryofRev. Burke.
Obituary of Howard C. Burke. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
FOURTH GENERATION
vi.
vu.
vih.
ix.
x.
225
July 1885 WV;1291 Joseph Emmett, b. 11 May 1887 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE;
Edith Evangeline, b. 21 Aug. 1888 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE; Julius, b. 2 Feb.
1890 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE; Ethel, b. 11 July 1891 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE;
George, b. 12 Apr. 1893 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE; Charles Ernest, b. 14 Nov.
1894 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE; Mary LePearl, b. 12 June 1896 Bodarc, Sioux
Co., NE; son, twin, b. 15 June 1898, Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE, d. 29 Aug. 1898;
dau., twin, b. 15 June 1898 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE, d. 26 Sep. 1898; Minnie
Agnes, b. 18 May 1900 Bodarc, Sioux Co., NE;1292 Ruth Esther, b. 25 June
1902 Harrison, NE; Nellie Mae, b. 18 May 1904 Harrison, NE; Lincoln
"Lathem," b. 6 Feb. 1906 Harrison, NE; Hazel Catherine, b. 8 Sep. 1907
Bridgeport, Morrill Co., NE.1293
Mary Louise, b. 19 Apr. 18641294 OH;1295 d. by 1914;1296 m. 10 Apr. 1884
Kanawha Co., WV by Rev. C.W. Cook, Nathan H. Pike, b. ca. 1858 Franklin
Co., NC.1297 In 1870 Mary Louise Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co.,
MO with her parents, George Washington and Angeline (Rickard) Pfost.1298
On 10 Apr. 1884 she married Nathan H. Pike. She had died by 1914. It
seems possible she may have died as early as ca. 1888.1299
Francis Marion, b. 25 Dec. 1867.
John Spencer, b. 14 May 1869.
A son, b. 27 Nov. 1871 prob. Bates Co., MO; d. 12 Dec. 1871.1300
Nancy Lily, b. 28 Feb. 18741301 WV;1302 d. 25 Dec. 1897, bur. Bodarc Cem.,
Sioux Co., NE; m. prob. ca. 1895,1303 Ernest Bunge. 1304 Ernest Bunge m.
(2).1305 N a n C y "Lily" Pfost was only two years old when her mother,
Angeline (Rickard) Pfost, died. In 1880 she was living in Cabin Creek Dist.,
Kanawha Co., WV with her father and step-mother, George Washington
and Drusilla Ann (Murray) Pfost.1306 She married Ernest Bunge and died
25 Dec. 1897 at age 27. Afterward Ernest Bunge remarried. Child of
Ernest and Nancy Lily (Pfost) Bunge: Ida Mae, b. 15 Sep. 1896 prob.
Research information of Mrs. Nord; Sioux Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census.
1292
Ibid.; research information of Mrs. Nord; letter of Mrs. Edith Evangeline (Burke) Lewis to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 21
May 1971.
1293
Research information of Mrs. Nord; letter of Mrs. Lewis.
1295
1296
Morgan.
1297
1298
1299
Kanawha
Co,living
WV, NARA,
1910
census,
roll 1684,
Handley,
Creek Dist, ED 48, p. 17A, family 266-284, has a Hugh Pike,
age 51 in 1910, b. NC,
with wife,
Annie
L , whom
he had
marriedCabin
ca. 1888.
1300jResearch information of Mrs. Nord.
1301jResearch information of Mrs. Metcalf.
1302j,
2
1 3 0 33
LI e t t e r of Mrs. Lewis.
1304T
^Beach.
1305
L e t t e r of Mrs. Lewis.
1306
226

xi.
NE.1307
George Washington, b. 31 Aug. 18761308 Brownstown, Kanawha Co., WV;1309
d. 7 June 1893 Crawford, Dawes Co., NE,1310 bur. Crawford Cem., Dawes
Co., NE.1311 When George Washington Pfost was born his mother, Angeline
(Rickard) Pfost, died. In 1880 he was living in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha
Co., WV with his father and step-mother, George Washington and Drusilla
Ann (Murray) Pfost. He spent part ofhis short life in Crawford, Dawes Co.,
NE1312 where he died 7 June 1893 at age 16.
46. F R A N C I S MARION 4 P F O S T (Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b. 11 Jan.

18351313 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1314 d. 18 Jan. 1873, bur. Pfost-Green
Cem., Grasslick, Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1315 m. 13 Apr. 1854 Jackson Co., (W)V,
CHLOE KOONTZ,1316 b. 1 Apr. 1836 Pocatalico River, Jackson Co., (W)V; d. 3 Nov. 1897
Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V bur. beside husb.;1317 d/o Henry & Susanna
(Crites) Koontz.1318 Chloe (Koontz) Pfost m. (2) 9 Sep. 1875 Jackson Co., WV, Edward H.
Green.1319
Francis Marion Pfost grew up on Grasslick Fork of Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V. In
1850 he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham and Elizabeth (Rader)
Pfost,1320 and he was probably one of two tithables under 21 who was with Abraham Pfost
in 1852 and 1853.1321 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar. 1854 he named his son,
Marion Pfost.1322
On 13 Apr. 1854 Francis Marion Pfost married his second cousin, Chloe Koontz1323 (see
1, vi), and in that year Francis Marion Pfost, George Washington Pfost, William Allen
Pfost, Marquis De Lafayette Pfost, Isaac Wilson Pfost, and Adam Alexander Pfost received
250 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from James T. Watson et al. heirs. 1324 In 1855 Francis
Marion Pfost acquired tracts in Jackson Co., (W)V from Auelus Kountz/Koontz 1325 and the
1307
Research information of Mrs. Nord; letter of Mrs. Lewis.
1308
' Research information of Mrs. Nord.
1311
Letter of Mrs. Lewis.
1312
Beach.
1313
Beach; Okey J. Morrison, The Slaughter of the Pfost - Greene Family of Jackson County, W.Va. (Ripley, WV, 1982 repr. 1897 ed.),
p. 8; gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem, Grasslick, Fairplain, Jackson Co, WV cited in Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County
Cemeteries (Ripley, WV, 1982), v. 1, p. 57, has 11 Feb. 1833 which seems to be in error.
1314
Jackson Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1834-1835.
1315
Gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem.; Morrison, p. 13.
MRJC, p. 21; Morrison, pp. 8-10. In some records her given name appears as Cloah.
1317
Morrison, pp. 10, 16, 26; gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem, has her birth date as 14 Apr. 1836.
1318
MRJC, p. 21. Henry Koontz m. 21 Apr. 1835 Jackson Co, (W)V, Susannah Crites (ibid, p. 3).
1319
Ibid, p. 112.
1320
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census.
1321
I b i d , PPTB, 1852-1853.
1322
1323
Her mother, Susanna (Crites) Koontz, was d/o John & Glori (Pfost) Crites.
1324
Jackson Co, (W)V, DI, Book 10, p. 394.
1325
I b i d , Book 11, p. 202.
1309
FOURTH GENERATION
227
same year he and others received two tracts, 400 acres, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V
from the James T. Watson estate. 1326 In 1859 Francis Marion Pfost and his wife, Chloe,
deeded three tracts, 103 1/2 acres, Grass Lick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V to William
Allen Pfost1327 and in 1860 Francis Marion Pfost, his wife, Chloe, et al. deeded 451 acres 89 acres, Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V to William Fisher.1328 In 1861
they deeded interest in a tract, Grass Lick, Mill Creek to George Washington Pfost.1329
Francis Marion Pfost was assessed in Jackson Co., (W)V on 13 Mar. 1855 through 1860
and by 1859 his taxable personal property included one horse, 32 cattle, and one clock.1330
In 1860 as a young farmer in Jackson Co., (W)V he had real estate valued at $3,000 and a
personal estate valued at $275.1331 In 1862 Francis Marion Pfost et al. acquired two tracts,
Mace Fork, Mill Creek from Benjamin F. Casto1332 and from 1862 through 1869 several
deeds in Jackson Co., (W)V indicate he acquired most of his father's estate from other
heirs. 1333 In 1869 he and his wife, Chloe, with George Washington Pfost and his wife,
Angeline, deeded interest in the Isaac Pfost estate to John Koontz.1334 By 1870 Francis
Marion Pfost had real estate valued at $3,200 and a personal estate valued at $1,000.1335
On 18 Jan. 1873 he died at age 38 leaving his young widow with nine children. On 9
Sep. 1875 she married Edward H. Green, a widower, and apparently he came to live at her
home on Grasslick Fork. His first wife had been Sarah Parsons by whom there had been
seven children. 1336 Edward H. and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost Green had one child, James
Frederick Green, born 6 July 1879.1337 In 1880 Edward H. Green and his family were
enumerated in East Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV.1338 By the time he died on 18 Dec. 1895
he had passed age 85.1339
On 3 Nov. 1897, less than two years after his death, a grave tragedy occurred at the
Pfost-Green home and farm on Grasslick Fork. Three members of the family were murdered by John F. Morgan. The victims were Chloe (Koontz) Pfost Green and two of her
children, Matilda M. Pfost and James Frederick Green.1340
Children of Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost, all born on Grasslick Fork, Mill
Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V:
i. Lelia Jane 5 , b. 21 Jan. 1855;1341 m. 13 July 1873 Jackson Co., WV, Charles
1326
I b i d , p. 243.
I b i d , Book 13, p. 16.
1328
I b i d , p. 143.
1329
I b i d , p. 357.
1330
I b i d , PPTB, 1855-1860.
1331
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 58, family 394-364.
1332
I b i d , DI, Book 13, p. 396.
1333
I b i d , various deeds.
1334
I b i d , Book 16, p. 407.
1335
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek T w p , Jackson C.H. PO, p. 47, family not noted.
1336
Morrison, p. 16.
1337
Ibid.; gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem.
1338
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
1339
Ibid.; gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem.
1340
Morrison, p. 26; JC-WVHE, v. 12, pp. 2483-2488, gives additional information on the murder and trial.
134
Morrison, p. 10.
1327
228
116.
117.
118.
ii
hi.
iv.
v.
Wilson Hockenberry, 1342 b. Feb. 18521343 Marion Co., (W)V;1344 prob. s/o
Jesse Hockenberry & first wife.1345 In 1860 and 1870 Lelia Jane Pfost was
living in Jackson Co., (W)V with her parents, Francis Marion and Chloe
(Koontz) Pfost.1346 On 13 July 1873 she married Charles Wilson Hockenberry and in 1880 they were living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV where
Charles was a farmer. 1347 In 1900 Lelia J a n e (Pfost) Hockenberry was
living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV where as a married woman and
farmer she was renting a farm. She was then the mother of nine children,
all living.1348 Her husband must have been the Charles Hockenberry who
in 1900 as a music teacher and married was living in Ripley, WV in the
household of James Miracle.1349 Children of Charles Wilson and Lelia Jane
(Pfost) Hockenberry, probably all born in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV:
Magdaline Alice, b. ca. 1875; Leala A.B., b. ca. 1878;1350 prob. Zona B. b. ca.
1880; i35i V i r g i l M ; b M a y 1 8 8 2 ; Bessie, b. July 1886; Jessie, b. July 1886,
twin of Bessie; Benjamin, b. Sep. 1888; Perry M , b. Sep. 1888, twin of Benjamin; Floyd L., b. Aug. 1890.1352
George Washington, b. 8 Jan. 1857.
John Monroe, b. 1 Feb. 1860.
Henry Floyd, b. 21 Dec. 1861.
Elizabeth C , b. poss. ca. 1863;1353 d. prob. bef. 16 Oct. 1894;1354 m. 4 Feb.
1883 Jackson Co., WV, Floyd Taylor Whiting, 1365 b. June 18611356 Greenbrier Co., (W)V.1357 Floyd Taylor Whiting m. (2) 16 Oct. 1894 Jackson Co.,
WV, Martha A. Wright.1358 In 1870 Elizabeth C. Pfost was living in Jackson
Co., WV with Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost who seem to have
been her parents. 1369 The age of Elizabeth C. Pfost seems to conflict with
1342,
'MRJC, p. 103
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. 6A, family 108-109.
1344
MRJC, p. 103.
1345
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Union T w p , Jackson C.H. PO, p. 43, family 308-309. Jesse Hockinberry,
widower, m. 17 Nov. 1864 Marion Co, WV, Minerva Anderson, widow (MRMC, p. 58).
1346
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 58, family 394-364; 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek
Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 47, family not noted.
1347
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 1404, Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 11, family 94-95.
1348
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1760, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 7B, family 122-130.
1349
Ibid, Ripley, ED 33, p. 6A, family 108-109.
1350
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1404, Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 11, family 94-95.
1351
MRJC, p. 250.
1352
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 7B, family 122-130.
1353
I b i d , 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 47, family not noted, has age 6 in 1870. MRJC, p. 119, has age
18 in 1883.
1354
MRJC, p. 220.
1355
I b i d , p. 149.
1356
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. IA, family 7-7.
1357
MRJC, p. 149.
1358
I b i d , p. 220.
1359
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H, PO, p. 47, family not noted.
1 3 4 33
FOURTH GENERATION
vi.
vii.
229
that of Sarah A. Pfost, a daughter of Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz)

Pfost, born 26 Feb. 1864.1360 It is possible they were either twins or one
and the same daughter. On 4 Feb. 1883 Elizabeth C. Pfost married Floyd
Taylor Whiting and she probably died before 16 Oct. 1894 when he
remarried. In 1900 Floyd Taylor Whiting was living with his second wife,
Martha A , in Ripley, WV where as a teamster he was renting a house.1361
Probable children of Floyd Taylor and Elizabeth C. (Pfost) Whiting: Daniel
D., b. Mar. 1884 WV; Cora C , b. Apr. 1888 WV.1362
Sarah A., b. 26 Feb. 1864; d. 9 Sep. 1892.1363 In 1880 Sarah A. Pfost was
living in East Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her step-father and
mother, Edward H. and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost Green.1364 It is possible she
was either a twin of Elizabeth C. Pfost or was one and the same person.
Susanna Magdalena, b. 21 Jan. 1866;1365 d. 1940, bur. Fairview Church
Cem., Poverty Ridge, Jackson Co., WV;1366 m. (1) 4 Feb. 1883 Jackson Co.,
WV, George Casto, b. ca. 1860 Jackson Co., (W)V;1367 d. prob. bef. 15 Dec.
1894; m. (2) 15 Dec. 1894 Jackson Co., WV, John H. Winter, 1368 b. Apr.
18531369 Jackson Co., (W)V;1370 d. 1925, bur. beside wife; s/o Mathias Jr. &
Hannah () Winter. 1371 In 1870 Susanna Magdalena "Maggie" Pfost was
living in Mill Creek Twp., Jackson Co., WV with her parents, Francis
Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost1372 and in 1880 she was living in East
Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV in the household of her step-father, Edward
H. Green.1373 On 4 Feb. 1883 she married George Casto who seems to have
died very young. In later years her given name appears as Maggie.1374 She
was not able to read or write. 1375 On 15 Dec. 1894 as Maggie Casto she
married John H. Winter. In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Ripley Dist.,
Jackson Co., WV where as a farmer John owned a farm1376 and by 1910
Susanna Magdalena (Pfost) Casto Winter was reported as being t h e
1360
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89; Morrison, p. 13.
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. IA, family 7-7.
1362
Ibid.
1363
Morrison, p. 13.
1364
Jackson Co, WV, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
1365
1361
1 366
Gravestone, Fairview Church Cem, headwaters of Parchment Creek & Shamblen Run, Poverty Ridge, Jackson Co, WV cited in
Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 207.
1367
Jackson Co, WV, MR, Book 3, p. 19, RWL.
1368
M R J C , p . 221.
1369
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 14A, family 241-243.
1370
MRJC, p. 221.
1371
Gravestone, Fairview Church Cem.
1372
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 47, family not noted.
1373
Riid, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
1314
Jackson Herald, 8 Dec. 1944.
1375
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89; 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley
Dist, ED 34, p. 14A, family 241-243.
1376
Ibid.; 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist, ED 52, p. IB, family 13-13.
230
vih.
ix.
mother of seven children, all living.1377 In 1925 John H. Winter died and in
1940 Susanna Magdalena (Pfost) Casto Winter died. Children of George
and Susanna Magdalena (Pfost) Casto, probably both born in Jackson Co.,
WV: Grovie E., b. Jan 1886; Lucy J., b. May 1888.1378 Children of John H.
and Susanna Magdalena (Pfost) Casto Winter, probably all born in Jackson
Co., WV: Tillie, D., b. Oct. 1895; Emory B., b. Aug. 1898;1379 Koontzie, b. ca.
1901; Lorena, b. ca. 1903; 1380 child, b. 8 Feb. 1907, d. 13 Feb. 1907;1381
Raymond H., b. ca. June 1908.1382
Nancy Alice, b. 26 Jan. 1869;1383 d. 30 Nov. 1944 Kessel Hosp., Jackson Co.,
WV, bur. Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.1384 In 1870 Nancy
"Alice" Pfost was living in Jackson Co., WV with her parents, Francis
Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost1385 and in 1880 she was living in Jackson
Co. in the household of her step-father, Edward H. Green.1386 On 3 Nov.
1897 she witnessed the tragedy in which her mother, a sister, and stepbrother were murdered. At that time she, too, was seriously wounded but
managed to escape.1387 She was left with a scar on her head. When she died
30 Nov. 1944 of an infected arm1388 she had been living with a niece.1389
Matilda M., b. 27 May 1871;1390 d. 3 Nov. 1897 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek,
Jackson Co., WV, bur. Pfost-Green Cem., Grasslick, Fairplain, Jackson Co.,
WV.1391 In 1880 Matilda "Tillie" M. Pfost was living in East Ripley Dist.,
Jackson Co., WV with her step-father and mother, Edward H. and Chloe
(Koontz) Pfost Green. 1392 On 3 Nov. 1897 she was murdered by John F.
Morgan.1393
47. WILLIAM ALLEN 4 P F O S T (Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b. 8 Jan.

18371394 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1395 d. 14 May 19001396 prob. Walker
1377
ibid.
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. MA, family 241-243.
1379
Ibid.
1380
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist, ED 52, p. IB, family 13-13.
1381
Gravestone, Fairview Church Cem.
1382
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist, ED 52, p. IB, family 13-13.
1383
Morrison, p. 13.
1378
138 1
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-1949, p. 76; Jackson Herald; gravestone, Fairplain Cem, Route 21, Fairplain,
Jackson Co, WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 50.
1385
1386
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
1387
Morrison, pp. 22-26.
1388
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-1949, p. 76.
1389
Jackson Herald.
1390
Morrison, p. 13.
Ibid, p. 26; gravestone, Pfost-Green Cem.
1392
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
1393
Morrison, p. 26.
10J
^The History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri (St. Joseph, MO, 1883), p. 740; Beach.
1395
Jackson Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1837.
Research information of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, MO.
FOURTH GENERATION
231
Twp., Henry Co., MO; m. 17 Feb. 1859 Jackson Co., (W)V, CAROLINE HARRISON, 1397 b.
4 Aug. 18441398 Mason Co., (W)V;1399 d. 18 May 19041400 prob. Henry Co., MO; d/o William
Henry & Esther (Allen) Harrison.1401
William Allen Pfost grew up on Grasslick Fork of Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V. In 1850
he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham and Elizabeth (Rader)
Pfost. 1402 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar. 1854 he named his son, Allen
Pfost.1403 In 1854 William Allen Pfost, George Washington Pfost, Francis Marion Pfost,
Marquis De Lafayette Pfost, Isaac Wilson Pfost, and Adam Alexander Pfost received 250
acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from James T. Watson et al. heirs.1404 William Allen Pfost was
assessed regularly in Jackson Co., (W)V on 13 Mar. 1856 through 1858. In 1856 his taxable
personal property included one horse and 21 cattle.1405
On 17 Feb. 1859 he married Caroline Harrison, age 14, and in that year he received
three tracts, 103 1/2 acres, Grass Lick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V from Francis Marion
Pfost and his wife, Chloe.1406 By 1860 William Allen Pfost as a farmer in Jackson Co., (W)V
had real estate valued at $1,000 and a personal estate valued at $300.1407 In 1861 he was
assessed on 103 acres on Grasslick described as being eight miles southeast of the courthouse of Jackson Co., (W)V.1408 He was assessed on his personal property in 1859 through
1861. In 1860 his personal property included one horse, four cattle, a combination of two
sheep and hogs, one watch, and one carriage or buggy.1409
In 1862 William Allen Pfost and his wife, Caroline, deeded interest in his father's
estate, two tracts, Grass Lick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V to Francis Marion Pfost1410
and the same year they deeded 103 1/2 acres, three tracts, Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek,
Jackson Co., (W)V to William H. Harrison. 1411 The following year, 1863, they deeded two
tracts, 56 acres, Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV to John Koontz 1412 and
received several tracts, 189 acres, Grass Lick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV from Francis
Marion Pfost and his wife, Chloe.1413 In 1867 William Allen Pfost and his wife, Caroline,
deeded two properties on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV, 133 acres to James Chancey1414 and
1397
Jackson Co, (W)V, MR, Book IB, p. 127, RWL.

1398
Research information of Rev. Bundy.
1399
1401
Jackson
Co,County
(W)V, MR,
Book IB,
p. 127,
RWL; County
JCWV History,
1850, p. 1.
m. 2 Mar. 1828 Mason Co, (W)V, Esther Allen (cited in Jackson
Historical
Society,
Jackson
v. William
3, p. 2 orHarrison
10)
1402
402 (
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census.
1403
Ibid, Will Book 2, pp. 26-27, proved Aug. 1855, ahp.
1404
I b i d , DI, Book 10, p. 394.
1405
I b i d , PPTB, 1856-1858.
1406
I b i d , DI, Book 13, p. 16.
1407
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick PO, p. 57, family 388-358.
1408
I b i d , 1861 Land Book, cited in 1860 Census and Land Book -1861 Jackson County, West Virginia, p. 15.
1409
I b i d , PPTB, 1859-1861.
1410
I b i d , D I , B o o k l 3 , p. 415.
14U
I b i d , p. 425.
1412
Ibid. p. 450.
1413
Ibid,454.
1414
I b i d , WV, DI, Book 16, p. 75.
232
170 acres to Marquis De Lafayette Pfost.1415 In 1868 William Allen Pfost acquired a tract
on Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV from Samuel Rhodes and wife.1416
In 1869 he was to move his family to Henry Co., MO.1417 That year he and his wife,
Caroline and other heirs deeded further interest in the Abraham Pfost estate to Francis
Marion Pfost1418 and they with Marquis De Lafayette Pfost and his wife, Martha Olive,
deeded interest in a tract on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV to John Koontz.1419 They also
disposed of two tracts on Mill Creek near Ripley by deeding them to Henry F. Chase.1420
They had disposed of most of their property interests in Jackson Co., WV, though as late
as 1873, they and others deeded 190 acres, Grass Lick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV to
Marquis De Lafayette Pfost. 1421 Deeds involving properties in Jackson Co. were not
reviewed for specific details.
In 1870 William and his family were enumerated in Henry Co., MO where as a farmer
he had a real estate valued at $1,800 and a personal estate valued $500. Their post office
address was Clinton, MO.1422 By 1880 the area where they lived was considered Davis
Twp., Henry Co., MO.1423 William had as many as 160 acres of land and he was a farmer
who dealt extensively in live stock, feeding two or three car loads of beef cattle. He was
Democratic in politics and he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South.1424
They continued to live in Henry Co., MO. He died 14 May 1900 and later that year his
widow, Caroline (Harrison) Pfost was living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a
farmer she owned a farm which was mortgaged. She was then the mother of 14 children,
12 living.1426 She died 19 May 1904.
Children of William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost, born on Grasslick, Mill Creek
area of Jackson Co., (W)V or, after 1869, in Henry Co., MO:
119.
i. Lewis William5, b. 25 Apr. 1860.
ii. A child, b. 20 Sep. 1862;1426 d. prob. by 1 June 1870.1427
120.
hi. Ezra Theodore, b. Mar. 1864.
121.
iv. Henry Alexander, b. 20 Dec. 1865.
v. Geneva, b. 23 May 1868; d. 28 June 1964; m. 11 Nov. 1885, James Will
Hibler, 1428 b. 15 Aug. 1862 MO;1429 d. 29 Mar. 1958; 1430 prob. s/o W.B.
1415
I b i d , p. 85.
I b i d , p . 177.
14 ll
T h e History of Henry.
1418
1419
Ibid. p. 409.
1420
Ibid,p.417.
1421
I b i d , Book 18, p. 510.
1422
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Clinton PO, p. 31, family 223-229.
1423
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 689, Davis T w p , ED 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
l424
T h e History of Henry.
1425
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 2, family 29-29.
1426
Jackson Co, (W)V, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
1427
H e n r y Co, MO, 1870 census.
1429
Ibid.; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Clinton, ED 78, p. 20A, family 448-472, has his birth date as Aug. 1864.
Research information of Rev. Bundv.
1416
FOURTH GENERATION
122.
vi.
vii.
123.
vih.
ix.
x.
1431
233
Hibler.1431 In 1870 and 1880 Geneva "Neva" Pfost was living in Henry Co.,
MO with her parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1432
When she was about one year old her parents had moved from Jackson
Co., WV to Henry Co., MO. On 11 Nov. 1885 she married James "Will"
Hibler. By 1900 they were living at 312 Gravel St., Clinton, MO where as a
poultry buyer Will owned a house. Geneva was then the mother of three
children, two living.1433 On 29 Mar. 1958 James Will Hibler died at about
age 95. On 28 June 1964 Geneva (Pfost) Hibler died at age 96. Children of
James Will and Geneva (Pfost) Hibler, probably all born in Henry Co., MO:
Henry, b. Oct. 1886; Earle, b. Sep. 1891; child, d. bef. 1 June 1900.1434
Charles Thornton, b. 16 Dec. 1870.
Nancy Elizabeth, b. 8 Oct. 1873; d. 7 June 1957; m. Arthur Johnson, b. 24
Mar. 1872; d. 6 June 1950.1435 In 1880 Nancy "Nanie" Elizabeth Pfost was
living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with her parents, William Allen and
Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1436 She married Arthur Johnson who died 6
June 1950. Nancy Elizabeth (Pfost) Johnson died 7 June 1957 at age 83.
Erastus, b. 5 Mar. 1876.
Maude Vance, b. 29 Nov. 1877; d. 26 Aug. I960;1437 m. ca. 1895, E. Bossie
Colson, b. Apr. 1876 MO;1438 s/o Archibal B. & Hannah M. () Colson.1439 In
1880 Maude Vance Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with her
parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1440 Circa 1895 she
married E. Bossie Colson and in 1900 they were living in Walker Twp.,
Henry Co., MO where as a farmer E. Bossie owned a farm.1441 By 1910 they
were living in Montrose, Henry Co., MO where as a live stock merchant he
was renting a house. Maude was then recorded as being the mother of
three children, two living.1442 She died 26 Aug. 1960 at age 82. Children of
E. Bossie and Maude Vance (Pfost) Colson, probably all born in MO: child,
d. bef. 1 June 1900; Burl D., b. Mar. 1897; Archibal "Archie" A., b. Aug.
1899;1443 poss. Ellyn S., b. ca. 1907.1444
A child, b. poss. ca. 1879; d. young.1445
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Walker Twp, ED 166, p. 4, family 2-2.
I b i d , 1870 census; 1880 census, roll 689, Davis T w p , ED 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
1433
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Clinton, ED 78, p. 20A, family 448-472.
1434
Ibid.
1436
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Davis Twp, ED 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
1438
Ibid.; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 3A, family 43-43.
1439
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Walker T w p , ED 166, p. 10, family 12-12; 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED
91, p. IA, family 7-7.
1440
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 689, Davis Twp, ED 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
1441
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 3A, family 43-43.
1442
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 783, Montrose, ED 88, p. 17A, family 12-12.
1443
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 3A, family 43-43.
1444
1445
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 2, family 29-29.
1432
234

xi.
xii.
xih.
xiv.
Fannie Lee, b. 29 Jan. 1881; d. 15 Nov. 1973; m. 15 Feb. 1905, F. Gregory

Cordery, b. 28 May 1880; d. 6 Aug. 1934.1446 In 1900 Fannie Lee Pfost was
living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO with her mother, Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1447 On 15 Feb. 1905 she married F. Gregory Cordery and in
1910 they were living in Bear Creek Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a
farmer he was renting a farm. Fannie Lee (Pfost) Cordery was then the
mother of one child.1448 F. Gregory Cordery died 6 Aug. 1934. She died 15
Nov. 1973 at age 92. Child of F. Gregory and Fannie Lee (Pfost) Cordery:
F. Raymond, b. ca. 1906 prob. Henry Co., MO.1449
Blanche M., b. 21 Sep. 1882; d. 15 June 1961; m. John Thompson, b. 1872;
d. 1937.1450 In 1900 Blanche M. Pfost was living in Walker Twp., Henry Co.,
MO with her mother, Caroline (Harrison) Pfost. 1451 She married John
Thompson who died in 1937. She died 15 June 1961.
Hallie Nadine, b. 5 Aug. 1885; d. 17 Nov. 1961; m. 4 Aug. 1907, Homer A.
Colson, b. 19 Feb. 1884 MO; d. 4 Sep. 1956.1452 In 1900 Hallie Nadine Pfost
was living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO with her mother, Caroline
(Harrison) Pfost.1453 On 4 Aug. 1907 she married Homer A. Colson and in
1910 they were living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a farmer
Homer was renting a farm. Hallie Nadine (Pfost) Colson was then the
mother of one child. 1454 Homer A. Colson died 4 Sep. 1956 and Hallie
Nadine (Pfost) Colson died 17 Nov. 1961. Child of Homer A. and Hallie
Nadine (Pfost) Colson: K.C. (son), b. ca. 1909 prob. Henry Co., MO.1455
Julie M., b. 2 Dec. 1887; d. 24 Mar. 1973; m. 20 Feb. 1910, Herbert Baker,
b. 5 May 1889; d. 5 Jan. 1974.1456 In 1900 Julie M. Pfost was living in
Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO with h e r mother, Caroline (Harrison)
Pfost.1457 On 20 Feb. 1910 she married Herbert "Bert" Baker. She died 24
Mar. 1973 at age 85 and Herbert Baker died 5 Jan. 1974 at age 84.
48. MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE 4 P F O S T (Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b.

13 Jan. 18391458 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1459 d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;1460 m.

1448
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 783, Bear Creek Twp, ED 78, p. 8A, family 148-155.
1449
Ibid.
1451
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 2, family 29-29.
1452
Research information of Rev. Bundy; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Walker T w p , ED 98, p. 5B, family 82-82.
1453
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 2, family 29-29.
1454
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 783, Walker Twp, ED 98, p. 5B, family 82-82.
1455
Ibid.
1457
1458
Beaeh; Wyandotte Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 504, Kansas City, Ward 3, ED 152, p. 17B, family 347-369, has Mar. 1839.
1459
1460
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Urich, ED 99, p. IA, family 3-3.
1447
FOURTH GENERATION
235
21 Apr. 1859 Jackson Co., (W)V, MARTHA OLIVE GREER, 1461 b. 5 Oct. 18371462 Jackson
Co., (W)V;1463 d. 18 Feb. 1893 prob. Henry Co., MO, bur. Bear Creek Chapel Cem., Henry
Co., MO;1464 d/o James & Elizabeth (Turner) Greer.1465
Marquis De "Lafayette" Pfost grew up on Grasslick Fork of Mill Creek, Jackson Co.,
(W)V. In 1850 he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham and Elizabeth
(Rader) Pfost.1466 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar. 1854 he named his son,
Lafayette Pfost.1467 In 1854 Marquis De Lafayette Pfost, George Washington Pfost, Francis
Marion Pfost, William Allen Pfost, Isaac Wilson Pfost, and Adam Alexander Pfost received
250 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from James T. Watson et al. heirs.1468 Lafayette Pfost was
assessed on his personal property in Jackson Co., (W)V in 1857 and 1858. In 1858 his taxable personal property included one horse and ten cattle.1469
On 21 Apr. 1859 he married Martha Olive Greer and in 1860 they were living in Jackson Co., (W)V with her parents where their post office address was Grass Lick Fork, (W)V.
He was then working as a farm laborer and had a personal estate valued at $120.1470 He
was assessed in Jackson Co., (W)V in 1859 through 1861 when his taxable personal property included one horse, four cattle, and a combination of two sheep and hogs.1471
In 1862 Lafayette Pfost and his wife, Martha, deeded interest in his father's estate,
tract, Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V to Francis Marion Pfost.1472 In 1867
they deeded 638 acres, Grass Lick, Jackson Co., (W)V to D.W. Greer et al.,1473 and that
same year Lafayette Pfost received 170 acres on Grass Lick from William Allen Pfost and
his wife, Caroline.1474 In 1869 Lafayette Pfost, his wife, Martha, and other heirs deeded
further interest in the Abraham Pfost estate to Francis Marion Pfost,1475 and they with
William Allen Pfost and his wife, Caroline, deeded interest in a tract on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV to John Koontz.1476
In 1870 Lafayette Pfost and his wife, Martha, deeded 160 acres in Jackson Co., WV to
Ellen G. Koontz1477 and in that year they were living in Ravenswood, Jackson Co., (W)V
where he was a stock dealer with a post office address of Jackson C.H., WV.1478 They seem
1461

Gravestone, Bear Creek Chapel Cem, Bear Creek Twp. about four miles s. of La Due, Henry Co, MO, cited in Betty Harvey Williams, comp, Henry County, Missouri Tombstone Inscriptions, v. 1, p. 34.
1463
Gravestone, Bear Creek Chapel Cem.
1465
Jackson Co, (W)V, MR, Book IB, p. 129, RWL. James Greer m. 30 June 1833 Jackson Co, (W)V, Elizabeth Turner (MRJC, p.
2).
1466
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist, 27, p. 216 or 432, family 398-402.
1467
1468
I b i d , DI, Book 10, p. 394.
1469
I b i d , PPTB, 1857-1858.
1470
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 61, family 414-383.
1471
I b i d , PPTB, 1859-1861.
1472
I b i d , DI, Book 13, p. 416. His name often appears as M.D.L. Pfost.
1473
I b i d , WV, DI, Book 16. p. 21.
1474
I b i d , p. 85.
1475
I b i d , p. 370.
1476
I b i d , p. 409.
1477
I b i d , Book 17, p. 122.
1478
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Ravenswood, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 316, family 20-20.
236
to have lived in Ravenswood as early as 14 May 18631479 and were living there in Apr.
1872.1480 In 1873 Lafayette Pfost received interest in 170 acres, Grass Lick Fork, Mill
Creek, Jackson Co., WV from Isaac Wilson Pfost and his wife, Margaret,1481 and in that
year he also received 190 acres on Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV from
George Washington Pfost et al.1482
Circa 1875 Lafayette Pfost moved his family to MO and by 1880 they were living in
Rose Hill Twp., Johnson Co., MO where he was farming.1483 Afterward they must have
moved to a place in or near Montrose, Henry Co., MO.1484 Martha Olive (Greer) Pfost died
18 Feb. 1893 and is buried near La Due, Henry Co., MO. In 1900 Lafayette was living in
Kansas City, KS with his son, Edgar B. Pfost.1485 By 1908 he was living in Urich, Henry Co.,
MO1486 and continued to live there in 1910 when two grandchildren, Eugene Overby and
Lena Overby, were living with him.1487
Children of Marquis De Lafayette and Martha Olive (Greer) Pfost, born in Ravenswood,
Jackson Co., (W)V or, after 1875, MO:
124.
i. Edgar B., 14 May 1863.
ii. Mary E., b. ca. 1864. In 1870 Mary E. Pfost was living in Ravenswood,
Jackson Co., WV with her parents, Marquis De Lafayette and Martha
Olive (Greer) Pfost 1488 and in 1880 she was living in Rose Hill Twp.,
Johnson Co., MO with them.1489
hi. Dora B., b. ca. 1866. In 1870 Dora B. Pfost was living in Ravenswood, Jackson Co., WV with her parents, Marquis De Lafayette and Martha Olive
(Greer) Pfost1490 and in 1880 she was living in Rose Hill Twp., Johnson Co.,
MO with them.1491
iv. Minnie M., b. Jan 1870; m. ca. 1887, Eugene Reed Overby, b. Nov. 1867
KY.1492 In 1870 Minnie M. Pfost was living in Ravenswood, Jackson Co.,
WV with her parents, Marquis De Lafayette and Martha Olive (Greer)
Pfost1493 and in 1880 she was living in Rose Hill Twp., Johnson Co., MO
with them.1494 Circa 1887 she married Eugene "Reed" Overby. In 1900 and
1910 they were living in Bogard Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a farmer
1479
Carrie Westlake Whitney, Kansas City Missouri Its History and Its People 1800 -1908 (Chicago, 1908), v. 2, p. 315.
Jackson Co, WV, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
1481
1482
Ibid, p. 510.
1483
Johnson Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 696, Rose Hill Twp, ED 96, p. 8, family 2-2.
1484
Whitney.
1485
Wyandotte Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census.
1486
Whitney.
1487
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Urich, ED 99, p. IA, family 3-3.
1488
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Ravenswood, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 316, family 20-20.
1489
Johnson Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census.
1490
1491
1492
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Bogard T w p , ED 76, p. 13A, family 265-269.
1493
1494
1480
FOURTH GENERATION
v.
vi.
vii.
237
Eugene was renting a farm. By 1900 Minnie M. (Pfost) Overby was the
mother of six children, all living.1495 Children of Eugene Reed and Minnie
M. (Pfost) Overby, probably all born in Henry Co., MO: Claude O., b. June
1888; Walter R , b. July 1889; Eugene A , b. Jan. 1891; Lena L., b. Nov.
1892; Robert P., b. Apr. 1894;1496 Edward, b. ca. 1897; Clara, b., ca. 1901;
Stera or Steva, b. ca. 1905.1497
William Warfield, b. Apr. 1872.1498 In 1880 William Warfield Pfost was
living in Rose Hill Twp., Johnson Co., MO with his parents, Marquis De
Lafayette and Martha Olive (Greer) Pfost.1499
Harry, b. 5 Oct. 1874.1600 In 1880 Harry Pfost was living in Rose Hill Twp.,
Johnson Co., MO with his parents, Marquis De Lafayette and Martha
Olive (Greer) Pfost.1501
Caroline, b. ca. 1876. In 1880 Caroline Pfost was living in Rose Hill Twp.,
Johnson Co., MO with her parents, Marquis De Lafayette and Martha
Olive (Greer) Pfost.1502
49. ISAAC WILSON 4 , P F O S T (Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b. 21 Jan.

18461503 Grasslick, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1504 d. 18 Dec. 1926 Meridian, Ada Co.,
ID, 1 5 0 5 bur. Morris Hill Cem., Boise, ID; 1506 m. (1) 13 Dec. 1866 B a t e s Co., MO,
MARGARET VIRGINIA KOONTZ, 1507 b. 23 May 18471508 Jackson Co., (W)V;1509 d. 27
Dec. 1885, Ada Co., ID, 1510 bur. near husb.; 1511 d/o J o h n Brown & Mary (Foglesong)
Koontz;1512 m. (2) 4 Dec. 1890 REBECCA (CURL) BROWN,1513 b. 25 Apr. 1869; d. 30 May
1891, Ada Co., ID, bur. near husb.;1614 m. (3) 7 Feb. 1892 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, MARY J .
1495
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Bogard Twp.; 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard Twp, ED 81, p. 5B, family 55-55.
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Bogard Twp.
1497
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard Twp.
1498
1499
1500
1501
Johnson Co, NARA, 1880 census.
1502
Ibid.
1503
A n Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (Chicago, 1899), p. 687.
1504
1505
Ada Co, ID, Probate Court, Book 16, p. 550, concerns the estate of Isaac Wilson Pfost, dated 19 Apr. 1941, filed 9 June 1941. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch, Boise, ID. Meridian Times, 24 Dec. 1926.
Ibid.; Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitesel, An Ancestoral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with Personal Sketches (n.p,
1983), p. 16.
1507
An Illustrated History, pp. 687-688; Meridian Times.
Haasch, p. 21, reproduction of "In Loving Remembrance."
1509
I b i d , p. 16; Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp, Cove Creek PO, p. 128, family 884-894, has her name as
Martha Kountz, age 12 in 1860, b. in VA. MRJC, p. 9.
1510
^ A n Illustrated History, p. 688; Meridian Times.
1511
Haasch, p. 16.
1512
Research information of Rev. Bundy; Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census. John B. Kounce m. 15 Apr. 1844 Jackson Co, (W)V,
Mary Foglesong (MRJC, p. 9).
1513
An Illustrated History, p. 688.
1514
Haasch, p. 16.
1496
238
(BAKER) PULLMAN, 1515 b. 7 Feb. 1867 Centerville, IA; d. 7 Nov. 1956 Sprague, Lincoln
Co., WA, bur. Sprague, Lincoln Co., WA;1516 d/o Hugh & Amanda (---) Baker.1517 Mary J.
Baker m. (1) Edward Pullman;1518 Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost m. (3) Charles Martin.1519
Isaac Wilson Pfost grew up in the vicinity of Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co.,
(W)V In 1850 he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, Abraham and Elizabeth
(Rader) Pfost.1520 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar. 1854 he named his son, Isaac
Pfost,1521 who was only eight years old when Abraham Pfost died a short time later. In
1854 Isaac Wilson Pfost, George Washington Pfost, Francis Marion Pfost, William Allen
Pfost, Marquis De Lafayette Pfost, and Adam Alexander Pfost received 250 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from James T. Watson et al. heirs.1522 It seems likely Isaac Wilson Pfost was
one and the same as Isaac N. Pfost who on 25 Feb. 1860 was a tithable in Jackson Co.,
(W)V1523 and during that year lived there in the household of Samuel Jeffers.1524
In the fall of 1865 he went to Cooper Co., MO and a year later went to Bates Co., MO
where on 13 Dec. 1866 he married Margaret Virginia Koontz.1525 In 1867 he and his wife,
Margaret, deeded interest in his father's estate to Francis Marion Pfost1526 and in 1869
they deeded interest in the Isaac Pfost estate on Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV to John
Koontz.1527 Circa 1868 Isaac Wilson Pfost moved his family to Henry Co., MO where he became the owner of a farm.1528 By 1870 as a farmer living in Deep Water Twp., Henry Co.,
MO he had a personal estate valued at $430 and his post office address was then Clinton,
MO.1529
In 1873 he and his wife, Margaret, deeded interest in 170 acres Grass Lick Fork, Mill
Creek, Jackson Co., WV to Marquis De Lafayette Pfost.1530 He operated his Henry Co., MO
farm successfully until 1876 when he sold it and engaged in the grocery business in
Montrose, MO. He prospered in the grocery business until "he became security on financial paper which he was forced to redeem" and which caused him to lose much of what he
had accumulated. He managed to pay all of his obligations and in the spring of 1878 he
crossed the plains with a team, arriving in Boise, ID Territory on July 16. He became
engaged in freighting between Kelton, UT and Boise, ID, driving a 12-horse, four-wagon
team and often transferring more than 12 tons of freight at a time.1531
1515
Ada Co, ID, Probate Court; An Illustrated History, p. 688.

Haasch, p. 16.
1517
1518
Ibid.
1519
Ada Co, ID, Probate Court; Haasch, p. 74.
1520
1521
1522
1523
1
Ibid, PPTB, 1860. The name of Wilson was sometimes confused with Nelson. He would have been only 14 years of age.
1516
1 ^9.1
IOZ4
Ibid, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grass Lick Fork PO, p. 60, family 409-378, has his age as 22.
An Illustrated History, pp. 687-688.
1526
1527
I b i d , p. 406.
1528
1529
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp, Clinton PO, p. 41, family 304-323.
1530
1531
An Illustrated History, pp. 687-688.
1525
FOURTH GENERATION
239
In 1880 the family of Isaac Wilson Pfost was enumerated in Boise, ID Territory where
he was a teamster. 1532 In 1883 they located on a farm at a place called Five Mile Creek, Ada
Co., ID Territory ten miles from Boise.1533 On 27 Dec. 1885 Margaret Virginia (Koontz)
Pfost died. On 17 Oct. 1889 Isaac W. Pfost received a land grant of 160 acres from the
United States of America described in part as being
...East of Boise Meridian in Idaho Territory...1534
On 4 Dec. 1890 he married Rebecca (Curl) Brown who lived only a few months. On 7 Feb.
1892 he married Mary J. (Baker) Pullman, a widow, who was t h e mother of Carl D.
Pullman, born Jan. 1890 in IA. She had taught school and her first husband had been Edward Pullman.1535
Isaac Wilson Pfost continued to live in the same vicinity until 1898 when he sold his improved farm at a good price and moved to Boise where he purchased t h e Bancroft
Hotel.1536 In 1900 he was living at 912 Grove St., Boise, ID where he was renting a house
and in business as a hotel proprietor. 1537 He and his wife, Mary, were members of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He was a Democrat and active in fraternal organizations.1538
Circa 1906 Isaac Wilson Pfost bought 80 acres two and one-half miles northeast of
Meridian, ID.1539 In 1910 he was living in Meridian, Pet., Ada Co., ID where as a farmer he
had a mortgage on a farm. Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost was then the mother of four
children, three living.1540 Isaac Wilson Pfost also had mining interests in the Seafoam Dist.,
Custer Co., ID Territory, probably as early as 1883. The metal mined was mostly silver but
there was also lead and smaller amounts of gold. Prospecting and development were a part
ofhis business interests for 33 years.1541
In 1917 he and his wife, Mary, sold the 80 acres for $20,000 and bought a home on
South 16th St., Nampa, Canyon Co., ID. After living in Nampa they moved around some
before settling in Meridian, ID where he died1542 18 Dec. 1926 at age 80. He had been
prosperous, prominent, and influential at a time when Boise, ID and its surrounding areas
were only beginning to develop.
During the Tonopah gold rush Mary J. (Baker) Pullmam Pfost and her son, Leroy
Merle Pfost, started a restaurant there. 1543 As her third husband she married Charles
Martin of Sprague, WA and they lived in Sprague where she died 7 Nov. 1956 at age 89.
1532
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1880 census, roll 173, Boise City, ED 1, p. 5, family 47-49.
1 5T}
1
The Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 1931 (Haasch, pp. 63-65); An Illustrated History, p. 688.
USA, General Land Office, v. 6 (8), p. 167, recorded 28 May 1890, files of Safeco Title Ins. Co, Boise, ID, ahp.
1535
An Illustrated History, p. 688; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, Boise, Ward 2, ED 4, p. 9B, family 195-203.
1536
1537
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census.
1538
A n illustrated History, p. 688.
1539
L a Verne Craig, The Pfost Family (Haasch, p. 73).
1540
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Meridian P e t , ED 20, p. 14A, family 130-130.
1541
Meridian Times, 26 May 1916 (Haasch, pp. 80-81).
1642
L a Verne Craig, The Pfost Family (Haasch, pp. 73-74); Meridian Times, 24 Dec. 1926.
1543
Haasch, p. 77, prob. in Nye Co, NV.
1534
240
Children of Isaac Wilson and Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost:

i. Mary Elizabeth 5 , b. 14 Nov. 1867 Bates Co., MO; 1544 d. 22 May 1933
Meridian, Ada Co., ID, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. 11 Feb. 18851545
Ada Co., ID, Samuel Martin Burns,1546 b. 2 Mar. 1852 McDonald Co., MO; d.
13 Aug. 1918 Cambridge, Washington Co., ID, bur. beside wife;1547 s/o Emmons F. & Heneretta Jane (Beeman) Burns. 1548 In 1880 Mary "Mollie"
Elizabeth Pfost was living in Boise, ID Territory with her parents, Isaac
Wilson and Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost. 1549 On 11 Feb. 1885 she
married Samuel Martin "Mart" Burns and later that year they took up a
desert claim at Ten Mile Creek, Ada Co., ID Territory. For a few years
after her mother's death in Dec. 1885, Mollie cared for her brothers and
sisters as well as her own children which began arriving. In 1886 Mart
Burns moved the family to Dry Creek, Ada Co., ID Territory. 1550 He was
the first to keep bees in the area where he lived.1551 He filed on 480 acres
of land and moved to the land in 1890. They later sold some of the land
and in 1895 moved to Meridian where Mart Burns became a pioneer merchant when they traded 40 acres of land for a general merchandise store in
that village. Afterward they opened a second store in Nampa, Canyon Co.,
ID and the family moved there. Business profit of the store in Meridian
improved so in 1900 they moved back to Meridian.1552 Mart Burns received
claims from his father-in-law, Isaac Wilson Pfost, and formed the Burns
Mining and Milling Corp. with headquarters in Meridian.1553 By 1911 he
was vice president of Meridian Exchange Bank.1554 On 13 Aug. 1918 he
died. After his death his widow, Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Burns, continued
to live in Meridian 1555 where she died 22 May 1933. Children of Samuel
Martin and Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Burns: James "Grover," b. 21 Jan. 1886
Ada Co., ID; Clara "Elsie," b. 24 Sep. 1887 Dry Creek, Ada Co., ID; Almia
Etta, b. 23 Nov. 1890 Ada Co., ID; Apal Alpha, b. 3 Apr. 1893 Ada Co., ID;
Waldo Overyl Oscar, b. 30 Dec. 1899 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID.1556
125.
ii. John Abraham, b. 14 Nov. 1869.
126.
hi. James Emmitt, b. 25 Dec. 1872.
1544
Ibid, p. 20; Meridian Times, 26 May 1933; An Illustrated History, p. 687.
15 15
1J,
Haasch, p. 20; Meridian Times, 26 May 1933; An Illustrated History, p. 688.

Ibid.; Haasch, p. 20.
1547
Ibid.
Research information of Mr. Haasch.
1549
1550
Haasch, p. 97.
1551
77ie Idaho Statesman.
1552
Haasch, p. 97.
1553
Ibid, p. A12.
1554
Ibid, p. 66.
lo55
I b i d , p. 98; Meridian Times, 26 May 1933.
1556
Haasch, pp. 92, 97.
1546
FOURTH GENERATION
241
Effa Mae, b. 27 Dec. 18741557 Henry Co., MO;1558 d. 31 Aug. 1951 Boise, ID,
bur. Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; m. 24 Dec. 1893 prob. Ada Co., ID, Charles
Boyd Burns, b. 27 Oct. 1870 NE or PA; d. 10 Dec. 1937 Boise, ID, bur. beside wife.1559 In 1880 Effa Mae Pfost was living in Boise, ID Territory with
her parents, Isaac Wilson and Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost.1560 On 24
Dec. 1893 she married Charles "Boyd" Burns and two years later they
moved to Boise, ID. He was a brakeman on the Union Pacific Railroad for
several years. They later moved to Nampa, Canyon Co., ID where he was a
brakeman on the passenger trains between Nampa and Huntington. After
he retired they lived near 13th and State St., Boise, ID.1561 He died 10 Dec.
1937 and she died 31 Aug. 1951. Children of Charles Boyd and Effa Mae
(Pfost) Burns, both born in Boise, ID: Newland Alford, b. 26 May 1896;
Ruth Verona or Ruth Berona, b. 17 July 1904.1562
127.
v. Otis Allen, b. 22 Dec. 1877.
128.
vi. Charles Lee Wilson, b. 7 May 1880.
vii. Daisy Margrette, b. 8 May 1883 Ada Co., ID Terr.;1563 d. 23 Jan. 1906, bur.
Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID;1564 m. 1905 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID,1565 R.C.
Clendenin.1566 In 1900 Daisy Margrette Pfost was living at 912 Grove St.,
Boise, ID with her father and step-mother, Isaac Wilson and Mary J.
(Baker) Pullman Pfost.1567 In 1905 she married R.C. Clendenin or R.G.
Clendenin who apparently went by the name of George. Daisy Margrette
(Pfost) Clendenin died 23 Jan. 1906 when her twin children were born.
Children of R.C. and Daisy Margrette (Pfost) Clendenin, born in Meridian,
Ada Co., ID: Carol (son), b. 23 Jan. 1906; Daisy, b. 23 Jan. 1906, twin of
Carol.1568
Children of Isaac Wilson and Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost:
129.
vih. Leroy Merle, b. 1 Sep. 1894.
130.
ix. Robert Raymond, b. 24 Sep. 1895.
x. Montie D., b. 12 July 1897 Ada Co., ID;1569 d. 5 Mar. 1900 Boise, ID, bur.
Morris Hill Cem., Boise, ID.1570 Montie D. Pfost, son of Isaac Wilson and
iv.
1557
I b i d , p. 20.
A n Illustrated History, p. 687.
1559
Haasch, p. 20.
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1880 census, has her name as Emma Pfost. An Illustrated History, p. 688, gives her name as Effie (now Mrs.
Boyd Burns).
156
h a a s c h , p. A15.
1562
I b i d , p. 48.
Gravestone, Meridian Cem, east of Meridian, Ada Co, ID, cited in Idaho Cemetery Records, copied by members of CJCLDS
(typewritten by The Genealogical Soc, Salt Lake City, UT, 1953), p. 148; Haasch, p. 20.
Gravestone, Meridian Cem.
1565
Haasch, p. 20.
Gravestone, Meridian Cem.; Haasch, p. 20, gives R.G. Clendenin (George).
1567
Haasch, p. 53; gravestone, Meridian Cem, death date of Daisy Margrette (Pfost) Clendenin.
15m
A n Illustrated History, p. 688; Haasch p. 56.
1570
Ibid.
1558
242

Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost, died from a fall down the stairs of the Bancroft Hotel.1571
50. HENRY CLAY4 P F O S T (Abraham3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 14), b. 21 Dec. 18471572
Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1573 d. bef. 1 June 1900,1574 bur. Geneseo,
Rice Co., KS;1575 m. 7 Feb. 1869 Jackson Co., WV, MINERVA BUSH, 1576 b. Dec. 18461577
Jackson Co., (W)V;1578 d. aft. 20 Feb. 1912,1579 bur. beside husb.;1580 d/o Peter H. & Sarah
(Norman) Bush.1581
In 1850 Henry Clay Pfost was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents Abraham and
Elizabeth (Rader) Pfost.1582 When Abraham Pfost made his will 30 Mar. 1854 he named his
son, Henry Clay Pfost,1583 who was only six years old when Abraham Pfost died a short
time later. In 1854 Henry Clay Pfost, George Washington Pfost, and John Pfost received
200 acres in Jackson Co., (W)V from Leonard C. Fisher and wife.1584 In 1869 Henry C. Pfost
deeded interest in the Isaac Pfost estate, Grass Lick, Jackson Co., WV to John Koontz1585
and the same year he with others deeded further interest in the Isaac Pfost estate to John
Koontz.1586 In another deed of 1869 he deeded interest in a tract, Jackson Co., WV to Francis Marion Pfost.1587
On 7 Feb. 1869 he married Minerva Bush and in 1870 he acquired two tracts, Grass
Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV from Francis Marion Pfost and his wife, Chloe.1588
In 1870 the family of Henry Clay Pfost was enumerated in Mill Creek Twp., Jackson Co.,
WV where as a young farmer he had real estate valued at $500 and a personal estate
valued at $175. His post office address was then Jackson C.H., WV.1589 In 1873 he and his
wife, Minerva, with others deeded 190 acres on Grass Lick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co.,
WV to Marquis De Lafayette Pfost1590 and in 1875 they deeded 21 acres - 31 acres, Grass
Lick, Jackson Co., WV to Abraham Rader.1591
1571
Ibid, p. 73, gives Pacific Hotel, though the name of what seems to have been the same hotel was given as the Bancroft Hotel in
1899 (An Illustrated History, p. 688).
1572
1573
1574
Rice Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 497, Lyons, Ward 4, ED 226, p. 15B, family 332-337.
information, courtesy of Orval Frances Pfost, Medicine Lodge, KS.
1576
MRJC, p. 80.
1577
Rice Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census.
1578
MRJC, p. 80.
Obituary of P.M. Pfost. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Orval Frances Pfost.
Information, courtesy of Orval Frances Pfost.
1581
MRJC, p. 80; JCWV 1850, p. 57.
1582
1583
1584
I b i d , DI, Book 10, p. 365.
1585
Ibid, WV, DI, Book 16, p. 405.
1586
I b i d , p. 407.
1587
I b i d , p. 410.
1588
I b i d , Book 17, p. 139.
1589
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 48, family 314-316.
1590
I b i d , DI, Book 18, p. 510.
1591
I b i d , Book 20, p. 95.
FOURTH GENERATION
243
It was probably ca. 1875 that Henry moved his family to MO where they were living ca.
July 1879. In 1880 they were living in the town of Montrose, Henry Co., MO where he was
working as a laborer.1592 Perhaps it was ca. 1885 that they moved farther west to Lyons,
KS1593 where Minerva (Bush) Pfost was living as a widow by 1900.1594 In 1910 she was
living in Victoria Twp., Rice Co., KS in the household of Henry L. Willms, her son-inlaw.1695
Children of Henry Clay and Minerva (Bush) Pfost:
131.
i. Peter Mead5, b. 31 Jan. 1870.
ii. Melissa J., b. ca. 1873 Jackson Co., WV;1596 m. (1) Fritzsimon; m. (2)
Copperfield.1597 In 1880 Melissa J. Pfost was living in Montrose, Henry Co.,
MO with her parents, Henry Clay and Minerva (Bush) Pfost.1598 She first
married Fritzsimon and later married Copperfield. Child of and
Melissa J. (Pfost) Fritzsimon: Minnie. Children of and Melissa J. (Pfost)
Fritzsimon Copperfield: Goldie; Otto; Henry.1599
hi. Viola, b. ca. July 1879 MO;1600 m. Benjamin Taylor.1601 In 1880 Viola Pfost
was living in Montrose, Henry Co., MO with her parents, Henry Clay and
Minerva (Bush) Pfost.1602 She married Benjamin "Ben" Taylor. Children of
Benjamin and Viola (Pfost) Taylor: Jessie; George; Oscar; Lloyd.1603
iv. Cora M., b. ca. 1883 MO; m. ca. 1908, Henry L. Willms, b. ca. 1885 KS. In
1910 Minerva (Bush) Pfost was living with her son-in-law and daughter,
Henry L. and Cora M. (Pfost) Willms, in Victoria Twp., Rice Co., KS. As a
young farmer Henry L. Willms was renting a farm.1604 Children of Henry L.
and Cora M. (Pfost) Willms: Henry Bert, b. 1909 KS, d. 1919;1605 Sylvester
Arlene, b. 1911; Herman Elmer, b. 1913, d. 1913, age 19 days.1606
132.
v. Oliver Cleveland, b. 23 Nov. 1884.
51. AARON 4 P F O S T (Aaron3, Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 15), b. 6 Mar. 1850,r'07 Caldwell
Co., MO;1608 d. 7 Mar. 19251609 prob. Caldwell Co., MO, bur. Cowgill Cem., Cowgill, MO;1610
1592
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 41-41.
ObituaryofP.M. Pfost.
1594
1595
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 454, Victoria Twp, ED 75, p. 7B, family 144-144.
1596
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Rita Alberta (Pfost) Lambert, Hutchinson, KS.
1598
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 41-41.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Lambert.
1600
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 41-41.
1602
1604
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Anita May (Willms) Kelly, Hemet, CA.
1606
Ibid.
1607
Bible (1886) of Mrs. Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa, CA (1984), includes entries after the
death of Mrs. Pfost. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA.
1608
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1850 census, roll 393, Dist. 11, p. 193, family 335-335.
Research information of Mrs. Nord; family history notebook of Mrs. Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa,
CA (1984), information transcribed by, and courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA.
1593
244
m. 29 Aug. 1871 Caldwell Co., MO, MARY ELIZABETH CATRON, 1611 b. 20 Jan. 1850
Caldwell Co., NC; d. 27 May 1920,1612 bur. beside husb.;1613 d/o John Randolph & Elizabeth
Ann (Dula) Catron.1614
Aaron Pfost probably lived his entire life in Caldwell Co., MO near where he was born.
In 1850 and 1860 he was living there with his parents, Aaron and Margaret (Harpold)
Pfost.1615 By 1860 the area where they lived was known as Blythe Twp., Caldwell Co.,
MO.1616 When his father, Aaron Pfost, made his will 14 Apr. 1864 he mentioned his son,
Aaron Pfost,1617 who was only 15 years old when the older Aaron Pfost died the following
year. In 1870 Aaron Pfost, farmer, was living in Caldwell Co., MO with his mother,
Margaret (Harpold) Pfost. Their post office address was then Mirabile, MO.1618
On 29 Aug. 1871 he married Mary Elizabeth Catron and by 1880 they were living in Lincoln Twp., Caldwell Co., MO where he was a farmer.1619 They continued to live in Lincoln
Twp. where Aaron owned a farm in 1900 and 1910. In both years Mary Elizabeth (Catron)
Pfost was the mother of three children, all living.1620 As a farmer ca. 1905 Aaron Pfost paid
taxes in Caldwell Co., MO.1621 Mary Elizabeth (Catron) Pfost died 27 May 1920 and Aaron
Pfost died 7 Mar. 1925.
Children of Aaron and Mary Elizabeth (Catron) Pfost, all born in Caldwell Co., MO:
i. Lena Lenora 5 , b. 1 July 1873; d. 11 Sep. 1960; m. (1) 6 Aug. 1906, William
Keith, 1622 d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910;1623 m. (2) William Harter. 1624 In 1880 and
1900 Lena Lenora "Nora" Pfost was living in Lincoln Twp., Caldwell Co.,
MO with her parents, Aaron and Mary Elizabeth (Catron) Pfost. By 1900
she was a school teacher. 1625 On 6 Aug. 1906 she married William Keith
who died before 15 Apr. 1910 when she was living with her parents as a
widow and teaching in a public school. 1626 She later married William
Harter. Lena Lenora (Pfost) Keith Harter died 11 Sep. 1960 at age 87. She
had no children.1627
Letter of Mrs. Mary V. Newman to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 17 Apr. 1971, ahp.
Information of Harold Clifton Pfost, Pismo Beach, CA, courtesy of Leonard Pfost, Sterling, VA; letter of Mrs. Newman.
1612
Family Bible, owned by Harry Bernard Pfost, Cowgill, MO (1985); Caldwell Co, NC, NARA, 1850 census, roll 623, Yadkin Dist,
p. 56, family 446-447.
Letter of Mrs. Newman.
1614
Family Bible, owned by Harry Bernard Pfost; Caldwell Co, NC, NARA, 1850 census.
1615
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1850 census; 1860 census, roll 610, Blythe Twp, Kingston PO, p. 2, family 5-5.
1616
Ibid.
Ibid, Will Book A, p. 22, recorded 6 Nov. 1865. Author has photocopy of original.
1618
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census, roll 763, Mirabile PO, p. 22, family 151-151, has his name as Alson Pfost.
1619
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 677, Lincoln Twp, ED 189, p. 8, family 61-64.
1620
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 844, Lincoln Twp. ED 10, p. 4, family 67-68; 1910 census, roll 773, Lincoln T w p , ED 3, p. 7A, family 135135.
W.H. Sheridan McGlumphy, comp. Directory Tax - Payers Caldwell County Missouri (Kingston, MO, 1906), n. pag.
1622
Family Bible, owned by Harry Bernard Pfost.
1623
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census.
Information, courtesy of Harry Bernard Pfost.
1625
Caldwell Co, NARA, 1880 census; 1900 census.
1626
Family Bible, owned by Harry Bernard Pfost.
FOURTH GENERATION
ii.
133.
hi.
245
Anna May, b. 24 May 1877; d. 16 Mar. 1940 Cowgill, MO; m. 24 Mar. 1897,
Oren Wilbert Coffman,1628 b. Oct. 1871 OH.1629 In 1880 Anna May Pfost was
living in Lincoln Twp., Caldwell Co., MO with her parents, Aaron and
Mary Elizabeth (Catron) Pfost.1630 On 24 Mar. 1897 she married Oren Wilbert Coffman and in 1900 and 1910 they were living in Lincoln Twp., Caldwell Co., MO where Oren was a farmer.1631 By 1910 he had a mortgage on a
farm and Anna was then the mother of two children, both living.1632 Anna
May (Pfost) Coffman died 16 Mar. 1940. Children of Oren Wilbert and
Anna May (Pfost) Coffman: Mabel Claudine, b. 26 May 1898 prob. Caldwell
Co., MO; Anita Ruth, b. 11 Jan. 1901 prob. Caldwell Co., MO;1633 Lenore, b.
28 July 1910; Margaret, b. 19 Oct. 1913.1634
Benjamin Harrison, b. 14 Jan. 1889.
52. GEORGE WASHINGTON 4 P F O S T (Aaron3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 15), b. 3 July

18531635 Caldwell Co., MO;1636 d. 2 Nov. 1934 General Hosp., Riverdale, Fresno Co., CA, bur.
Armona, Kings Co., CA;1637 m. ca. 1879, EVA A. UTT, 1638 b. Aug. 1858 MO;1639 d. 23 June
1920 Fresno Co., CA1640
In 1860 George Washington Pfost was living in Blythe Twp., Caldwell Co., MO with his
parents, Aaron and Margaret (Harpold) Pfost.1641 When Aaron Pfost made his will 14 Apr.
1864 he mentioned his son, George Washington Pfost,1642 who was only 11 years old when
Aaron Pfost died the following year. In 1870 George Washington Pfost, farmer, was living
in Caldwell Co., MO with his mother, Margaret (Harpold) Pfost. Their post office address
was then Mirabile, MO.1643
Circa 1879 he married Eva A. Utt and by 1880 they were living in Grant Twp., Caldwell
Co., MO. 1644 Circa 1883 he moved his family to CA and by 1900 they were living in
Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA. As a farmer he had a mortgage on a farm and Eva
A. (Utt) Pfost was then the mother of six children, all living.1645 On 23 June 1920 she died
1628
Family Bible, owned by Harry Bernard Pfost; research information of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost, courtesy of Mrs. Bertie "Betty"
Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton, Columbus, OH.
1629
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 844, Lincoln Twp, ED 10, p. 5A, family 93-94.
1630
1631
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 844, Lincoln Twp, ED 10, p. 5A, family 93-94; 1910 census, roll 773, Lincoln T w p , ED 11, p. 10A, family
194-194.
1632
Ibid.
1633Ibid.; research information of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost.
1634
Ibid.
1635
Bible of Mrs. Pfost; CA, his death certificate, no. 58053, BJRFD.
1636
Ibid.; Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census.
1637
C A , his death certificate.
1638
Family history notebook; San Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 109, Cholame Twp, ED 24, p. IA, family 4-4.
1639
Ibid.
1640
CA, DR, Index, no. 23845, BJRFD.
1641
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census.
Ibid, Will Book A, p. 22, recorded 6 Nov. 1865. Author has photocopy of original.
1643
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census.
1644
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 677, Grant Twp, ED 190, p. 9, family 72-78.
1645
S a n Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census.
246
in Fresno Co., CA indicating they may have moved to Fresno Co. at an earlier date. On 2
Nov. 1934 George Washington Pfost died in General Hosp., Riverdale, Fresno Co., CA of
hypertrophy of prostate and bronchial pneumonia at age 81. He was then a resident of
Riverdale.1646
Children of George Washington and Eva A. (Utt) Pfost:
i. Monroe S.6, b. Aug. 1880 Caldwell Co., MO;1647 d. 24 Oct. 1916 Fresno,
CA.1648 In 1900 Monroe S. Pfost was living in Cholame Twp., San Luis
Obispo Co., CA with his parents, George Washington and Eva A. (Utt)
Pfost.1649 On 24 Oct. 1916 he died single in Fresno, CA1650
ii. Charles W., b. Dec. 1881 Caldwell Co., MO. In 1900 Charles "Charlie" W.
Pfost was living in Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA with his
parents, George Washington and Eva A (Utt) Pfost.1651
hi. Stella M., b. Dec. 1885 CA. In 1900 Stella M. Pfost was living in Cholame
Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA with her parents, George Washington and
Eva A. (Utt) Pfost.1652
iv. Aaron R, b. Aug. 1887 CA;1653 d. aft. 2 Nov. 1934.1654 In 1900 Aaron R. Pfost
was living in Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA with his parents,
George Washington and Eva A. (Utt) Pfost.1655 He was living when his father died 2 Nov. 1934.
v. J. Leonard, b. J u n e 1892 CA;1656 m. Mildred Bournes. 1657 In 1900 J.
"Leonard" Pfost was living in Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA with
his parents, George Washington and Eva A. (Utt) Pfost.1658 He married
Mildred Bournes,
vi. Viola E., b. June 1894 CA;1659 m. Herbert Steines.1660 In 1900 Viola E. Pfost
was living in Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA with her parents,
George Washington and Eva A. (Utt) Pfost. 1661 She married Herbert
Steines.
53. WILLIAM RILEY 4 P F O S T (Aaron3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 15), b. 3 Feb. 18611662
1646
CA, his death certificate.

1648
CA, DR, Index, no. 30939, BJRFD, has his name as Monrow D. Pfost.
1649
San Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census.
1650
CA, DR, Index, no. 30939, BJRFD; family history notebook.
1651
1652
Ibid.
1653
Ibid.
CA, death certificate of George Washington Pfost.
1655
1656
Ibid.
1658
1659
Ibid.
1661
1662
Bible of Mrs. Pfost
1647
FOURTH GENERATION
247
Caldwell Co., MO;1663 d. 22 Nov. 1920 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA, bur. Palo Verde Cem.,
Riverside Co., CA;1664 m. 17 Jan. 1884, ELIZABETH MAE YOUNG, b. 29 May 18631665
poss. IL;1666 d. 27 May 1917 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA1667
When Aaron Pfost made his will 14 Apr. 1864 he mentioned his son, William Riley
Pfost,1668 who was only four years old when Aaron Pfost died the following year. In 1870
William Riley Pfost was living in Caldwell Co., MO with his mother, Margaret (Harpold)
Pfost. Their post office address was then Mirabile, MO.1669 By 1880 he was living in Grant
Twp., Caldwell Co., MO in the household ofhis brother, George Washington Pfost.1670
On 17 Jan 1884 William married Elizabeth Mae Young and they probably lived in Caldwell Co., MO for a while. Circa 1888 he moved his family to San Luis Obispo Co., CA
where he ran a grocery store in Shandon. 1671 In 1900 as a married man he was living in
Cholame Twp., San Luis Obispo Co., CA in the household of Anthony Tinsley Davis where
he was employed as a farm laborer.1672 In 1901 he moved to the Cibola Valley on the Arizona side of the Colorado River where he farmed. He also pulled freight on the Blythe,
Glamis, Yuma run.
He heard of good government land in Palo Verde Valley, Riverside Co., CA and in Mar.
1902 filed for a claim on land there. William Riley Pfost and his family were early settlers
in the Palo Verde Valley where they continued to live.1673 On 27 May 1917 Elizabeth Mae
(Young) Pfost died at Blythe, Riverside Co., CA. When William Riley Pfost died of TB 22
Nov. 1920 at Blythe, Riverside Co., CA he was a rancher.1674
Children of William Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost:
i. John Ezra 5 , b. 3 Feb. 18851675 prob. Caldwell Co., MO; d. June 1956 Riverside, CA; m. Augusta () Campbell. John Ezra Pfost, son of William Riley
and Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, worked in the oil drilling business and
helped lay phone lines in Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA. When he was
living at Blythe, Riverside Co., CA he married Augusta () Campbell. During the 1940's he lived with his brother, Floyd Ocal Pfost, and helped him
with his store in Oasis, CA. Later, during the early 1950's, he helped his
brother, Floyd, with the St. George Motel in Redlands, San Bernardino
Co., CA. John Ezra Pfost died of cancer in June 1956.1676
ii. Sarah J e n n e t t , b. 12 Dec. 18861677 prob. Caldwell Co., MO; d. ca. 1916
Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, bur. Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co.,
1663
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census; ibid. Will Book A, p. 22, recorded 6 Nov. 1865, author has photocopy of original.
CA, DR, Index, no. 43475, BJRFD; Bible of Mrs. Pfost.
1665
Ibid.
information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost.
1667
Ibid.; Bible of Mrs. Pfost; CA, DR, Index, no. 17678, BJRFD.
1668
Caldwell Co, MO, Will Book A, p. 22, recorded 6 Nov. 1865, author has photocopy of original.
1669
I b i d , NARA, 1870 census.
1670
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 677, Grant T w p , ED 190, p. 9, family 72-78.
1672
S a n Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 109, Cholame Twp, ED 24, p. 2A, family 15-15.
Information from the files of Palo Verde Dist. Library, Blythe, CA; information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost
1674
CA, DR, Index, no. 43475, BJRFD.
1675
information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost.
1677
1664
248
134.
hi.
iv.
135.
v.
vi.
CA;1678 m. 8 July 1907 Seth Hickey, b. 22 July 1885.1679 On 8 July 1907

Sarah Jennett Pfost, daughter of William Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young)
Pfost, married Seth Hickey. Children of Seth and Sarah Jennett (Pfost)
Hickey: Effa Pearl, b. 5 June 1909, d. 25 June 1909; Ralph Ocal, b. 2 Jan.
1911;1680 dau., b. ca. 1913, d. ca. 1913.1681
Wesley Hanna, b. 6 Mar. 1890.
Alta Pearl, b. 2 Mar. 1893 Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA; d. 28 Apr.
1913 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA.1682 On 28 Apr. 1913 Alta Pearl Pfost,
daughter of William Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, died unmarried of TB1683 at the young age of 20.
Floyd Ocal, b. 20 Aug. 1896.
Gordon Riley, b. 29 Feb. 1904 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA; d. 7 Mar. 1904
Blythe, Riverside Co., CA.1684 Gordon Riley Pfost was the son of William
Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost.1685
54. WARWICK BRISCOE 4 P F O S T (Jonathan 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 16), b. 26 Nov.

18571686 Grasslick, Jackson Co.,(W)V;1687 d. Mar. 1945, 1688 bur. family cem. prob. near
Louisa, KY;1689 m. IDA ELMINA (BUSH) 1690 PRINGLE, 1691 b. 11 Jan. 1872 Kenna, Jackson Co., WV;1692 d. 1942;1693 d/o James "Emmett" & Virginia (Simons) Bush.1694 Ida Elmina
Bush m. (1) 24 Jan. 1893 Jackson Co., WV, James Madison Pringle;1695 div. 3 Aug. 1894
Jackson Co., WV.1696
Warwick Briscoe Pfost grew up on Grasslick, Jackson Co., (W)V. In 1860, 1870 , and
1880 he was living in Jackson Co., (W)V with his parents, J o n a t h a n and Elizabeth
(Wetherholt) Pfost.1697 By 1880 the area where they lived was known as East Ripley Dist.,
1678

Bible of Mrs. Pfost
1680
Ibid.
Bible of Mrs. Pfost; information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost.
1683
Ibid.
' Bible of Mrs. Pfost; information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost.
1685
Ibid.
1686
Family Bible (published for the Methodist Episcopal Church by J. Emory & B. Waugh, 1829), owned by John Paul Pfost, Louisa,
KY (1985). Author has photocopy of family records, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
11687j
687
1688,Research information, courtesy of Mrs. Davton
1 9,
Obituary of W.B. Pfost. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
1690 Information, courtesy of Charles Homer Pfost, Columbus, OH via phone.
1679
1691
Jackson Co, (W)V, MR, Book 5, p. 256, ahp.

Information, courtesy of Charles Homer Pfost.
1693
0bituary of W.B. Pfost
1694
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, Ripley Dist, ED 43, p. 54, family 668-670. James E. Bush m. 25 Apr. 1867
Jackson Co, WV, Virginia Simon (MRJC, p. 70).
1695
Jackson Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 256, ahp.
Ibid, Circuit Court file, James M. Pringle vs. Ida E. Pringle, ahp.
1697
I b i d , (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Jackson Co, C.H. PO, p. 54, family 371-340; 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO,
p. 32, family 207-209; 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 25, family 204-206.
FOURTH GENERATION
249
Jackson Co., WV and Warwick was then a farm worker.1698 In that year he received 200
acres, Grass Lick, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV from Jonathan Pfost,1699 his father, and in
1882 he received an additional 100 acres from Jonathan Pfost,1700 his father.
In 1888 he acquired 210 acres, Big Mill Creek, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV from Jacob
O'Hara Pfost,1701 his brother, and the same year he seems to have deeded 210 acres, Big
Mill Creek, Jackson Co., WV to Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost,1702 his sister-in-law. In 1889 he
acquired three acres, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV from James Elliott1703 and deeded 14
acres, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to J.B. Elliott.1704 During 1892 Warwick B. Pfost seems
to have disposed of much of his property in Jackson Co., WV when he deeded 71 acres,
Grass Lick, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to G.W. Shinn1705 and 211 1/4 acres, Grass Lick,
Ripley Dist. Jackson Co., WV to John A Shinn et al.1706 The deeds for these transactions
were not reviewed for specific details.
In 1893 he moved to Lawrence Co., KY.1707 Warwick Briscoe Pfost married Ida Elmina
(Bush) Pringle and in 1900 they were living in Louisa Dist. 1, Lawrence Co., KY where as a
farmer Warwick owned a farm.1708 In 1909 Warwick B. Pfost, his wife, Ida Elmina, et al.
deeded 54 acres, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to Homer A. Bush.1709 Warwick was a farmer throughout his working years.1710 The family continued to live in Lawrence Co., KY and
by 1910 the area where they lived was known as Lower Louisa Pet., Lawrence Co., KY. Ida
Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost was then the mother of six children, all living.1711 She died in
1942 and he died in Mar. 1945.
Children of Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost, all born in Lawrence
Co., KY:
136.
i. Prob. Elliott Arnett 5 , b. 14 Sep. 1893.
ii. Bulah, b. 30 June 1896;1712 m. (1) Levi Hayton; s/o Thomas Epperson &
Estelle Claire () Hayton; 1713 m. poss. (2) by Mar. 1945, Oscar Fernquist. 1714 In 1900 and 1910 Bulah Pfost was living in Lawrence Co., KY
1698
ibid.
I b i d , DI, Book 23, p. 544.
1700
I b i d , Book 24, p. 617.
1701
I b i d , Book 32, p. 21.
1702
Ibid,p.24.
1703
I b i d , Book 33, p. 419.
1704
Ibid,p.421.
1705
I b i d , Book 40, p. 356.
1706
I b i d , B o o k 4 1 , p. 129.
Ibid, Circuit Court file; family Bible (1900), owned by John Paul Pfost, Louisa, KY (1985). Author has photocopy, courtesy of
Mrs. Dayton.
1708
Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1900 census, roll 537, Louisa Dist. 1, ED 66, p. 13A, family 246-247.
1709
1710
Obituary of W.B. Pfost.
1711
Ibid.; Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1910 census, roll 491, Lower Louisa P e t , ED 107, p. IB, family 11-11, has his name as William
B. Pfost.
1712 Family Bible (1900).
1699
1713
1714
Research information, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.

0 b i t u a r y of W.B. Pfost.
250
137.
138.
hi.
iv.
v.
vi.
with h e r p a r e n t s , Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle

Pfost.1715 She married Levi Hayton. By 1945 she had married Oscar Fernquist and was living in Columbus, OH.1716 Children of Levi and Bulah
(Pfost) Hayton: Ida; Elsie Leah.1717
Jonathan Emmet, b. 4 Feb. 1898.
Jay Guy, b. 14 Mar. 1900.
Mary Brumley, b. 17 Oct. 1902;1718 m. 20 Sep. 1923 Lawrence Co., KY,
Charles Arrington, b. 14 Aug. 1899 Lawrence Co., KY; d. 22 June 1982 Appalachian Regional Hosp., bur. Myrtle Chapel Cem., Louisa, KY; s/o Jake
& Angeline (Combs) Arrington.1719 In 1910 Mary Brumley Pfost was living
in Lower Louisa Pet., Lawrence Co., KY with her parents, Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost.1720 On 20 Sep. 1923 she married
Charles Arrington who died 22 June 1982 at age 82. In 1986 Mary Brumley
(Pfost) Arrington was living in Mingo Co., WV near Sprigg, WV. Children
of Charles and Mary Brumley (Pfost) Arrington: Dora Myrtle, b. 17 Oct.
1924 Louisa, KY; Charles Edgar, b. 18 Feb. 1927 Toler, KY; Vernon, b. 20
Feb. 1929 Toler, KY; Virgil, b. 20 Feb. 1929 Toler, KY, twin of Vernon;
Vivian May, b. 24 Nov. 1930 Hardy, KY; Thelma Jean, b. 10 June 1938
Hardy, KY; Helen Louise, b. 15 Sep. 1941 Williamson, WV.1721
Charles Homer, b. 8 July 1905;1722 m. (1) Laura (Cordle) Enyart, b. 1 Feb.
1900 Lawrence Co., KY; d/o Jerry & Serena (Moore) Cordle; m. (2) Gladys
(Casto) Visocnik, b. 20 July 1814 Columbus, OH. Laura Cordle m. (1)
George Enyart; div. Gladys Casto m. (1) Henry Visocnik. 1723 In 1910
Charles Homer Pfost was living in Lower Louisa Pet., Lawrence Co., KY
with his parents, Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost.1724
He married Laura (Cordle) Enyart as his first wife and Gladys (Casto)
Visocnik as his second wife. By 1945 he was living in Columbus, OH.1725 In
1985 his address was 1748 S. 5th St., Columbus, OH 43207.1726
55. J A C O B O'HARA 4 P F O S T (Jonathan 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 16), b. 31 Oct.

1728
d. 10 May 1934 Jackson Co., WV;1729 m. 28 Jan. 1885
1863i727 Grasslick, Jackson Co., WV;
10
Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census.

0bituary of W.B. Pfost.
1717
Research information, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
1718
Family Bible (1900).
1719
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Thelma Jean (Arrington) Parsley, Sprigg, WV.
1720
Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1910 census.
1721
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Parsley.
1722
1724
Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1910 census.
1725
ObituaryofW.B. Pfost.
1796
1727
1728
1729
I b i d , WV, Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 76.
1716
FOURTH GENERATION
251
Jackson Co., WV, AVAH BELLE STAATS, 1730 b. 10 Feb. 18691731 Jackson Co., WV;1732 d.
17 Aug. 1906 Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1733 d/o William & Emily Jane (Casto) Staats.1734
Jacob O'Hara Pfost grew up in Jackson Co., WV and was to live his entire life near
where he had been born. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Jackson Co., WV with his
parents, Jonathan and Elizabeth (Wetherholt) Pfost.1735 By 1880 the area where they lived
was known as East Ripley Dist.1736
On 28 Jan. 1885 he married Avah Belle Staats and in that year he received two tracts of
land in Jackson Co., WV, 320 acres from Jonathan Pfost and his wife, Florence L.,1737 and
200 acres from Florence L. (Graham) Parsons Pfost, his step-mother. 1738 In 1886 he
received an additional 120 acres in Jackson Co., WV from Florence L. (Graham) Parsons
Pfost.1739 In 1887 Jacob O. Pfost and his wife, Avah, deeded 100 acres, Grass Lick, Jackson
Co., WV to N.U.G. Shinn. 1740 In 1888 Jacob O. Pfost deeded 210 acres, Big Mill Creek,
Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to Warwick B. Pfost,1741 his brother, and the same year Avah
Belle (Staats) Pfost seems to have received 210 acres, Big Mill Creek, Ripley Dist., Jackson
Co., WV from Warwick B. Pfost,1742 her brother-in-law.
In 1890 Jacob O. Pfost and his wife, Avah, deeded two tracts, three acres, Grass Lick,
Jackson Co., WV to Riley Staats 1 7 4 3 and in 1900 t h e family of Jacob O. Pfost was
enumerated in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a farm. Avah
Belle (Staats) Pfost was then the mother of five children, three living.1744 She died of
cerebral meningitis on 17 Aug. 19061745 at age 37.
In 1909 Jacob O. Pfost and the estate of Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost deeded interest in
210 acres Fairplain, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to George W. Harpold1746 and Jacob O.
Pfost received interest in 210 acres in Jackson Co., WV from George W. Harpold.1747 Apparently as part of the same settlement in 1909 Jacob O. Pfost, Boyd Pfost, and his wife, Ora,
deeded interest in 210 acres, Fairplain, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to George W. Harpold Jr.1748 In a partition deed of 1910 the estate of Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost deeded 210
acres near Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV to George W. Harpold et al} 749
1730
MRJC, p. 160.
Harold Staats, Genealogy of the Staats Family (n.p, 1921), p. 55.
1732
MRJC, p. 160.
1733
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75.
1734
Staats; History of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 542. William Staats m. 3 June 1866 Jackson Co, WV, Emily J. Casto (MRJC, p. 65).
1735
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO. p. 32, family 207-209; 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley
Dist, ED 42, p. 25, family 204-206.
11736
736
Ibid.
1737
1738
I b i d , p. 232.
1739
I b i d , Book 29, p. 494.
1740
I b i d , Book 30, p. 489.
1741
I b i d , B o o k 3 2 , p. 21.
1742
I b i d , p. 24.
1743
I b i d , Book 37, p. 488.
1744
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 8A, family 131-139.
1745
Ibid. Indexed Register of Deaths, 1853-1949, p. 75.
1746
I b i d , DI, Book 78, p. 76.
1747
I b i d , p. 77.
1748
Ibid,p.78.
1749
I b i d , Book 81, p. 468.
1731
252
By 1910 Jacob O. Pfost, widower and farmer, owned a farm and was living on the Charleston Pike, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV. He was then blind in both eyes.1750 That year
he deeded 61 acres near Fairplain, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV to J.A Shinn et al.1751 In
1917 Jacob O. Pfost seems to have received interest in 70 acres, Tug Fork, Ripley Dist.,
Jackson Co., WV from Roy Pfost and his wife, Tacie,1752 and then deeded his interest to
Enoch Staats. 1753 By ca 1923 Jacob was considered a retired farmer of the community
where he lived1754 and he died of "hypertrophy heart" in Jackson Co., WV on 10 May
1934.1755
Children of Jacob O'Hara and Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost, probably all born near Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV:
139.
i. Boyd5, b. 4 Mar. 1888.
ii. Ora Edna, b. 28 July 1891;1756 d. 1941, bur. Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1757 m. 27 Sep. 1908 Jackson Co., WV by Rev. J.S. Rhodes,
George W. Harpold,1758 b. 18871759 Jackson Co., WV;1760 d. 1952, bur. beside
wife.1761 George W. Harpold m. (2) Grace Stalnaker. 1762 In 1900 Ora Edna
Pfost was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her parents, Jacob
O'Hara and Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost.1763 On 27 Sep. 1908 she married
George W. Harpold. Ora Edna (Pfost) Harpold died in 1941. George W.
Harpold married Grace Stalnaker as his second wife and died in 1952.
140.
hi. Roy, b. June 1894.
iv. A child, d. bef. 1 June 1900.
v. A child, d. bef. 1 June 1900.1764
56. ISAAC STATTEN 4 P F O S T (Jacob3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 18), b. 8 Nov. 18501765
Jackson Co., (W)V;1766 d. 13 Dec. 1911 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co.,
ID; 1767 m. 13 Oct. 1870 MO, L U C I N D A E M M A L I N E EARHART, 1 7 6 8 b. Dec. 1853
1750
1751 r
1751
I b i d , DI, Book 81, p. 540
1752,
4
1753
I b i d , p. 16.
1154
History of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 542.
1755
1756
Ibid, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
1757
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries v. 1, p. 47.
1758
1759
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 47.
1760
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1. p. 47.
1762
Ibid.
1763
Jackson Co, WV NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 8A, family 131-139.
Ibid, indicates two children had died by 1 June 1900.
^Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost (published by Ziegler & McCurdy, 1872), owned by, and information, courtesy of Cecil
Alonzo Pfost, Caldwell, ID (1984), includes entries after the death of Mrs. Pfost.
1766
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 953, Dist. 27, p. 216 or 432, family 397-401; ibid, PPTB, 1851.
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Beach; gravestone, Meridian Cem, cited in Idaho Cemetery Records.
1768
Bible of Mrs. Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Beach.
FOURTH GENERATION
253
(W)V;1769 prob. d/o George & Matilda () Earhart. 1770

Isaac Statten Pfost was born in Jackson Co., (W)V and when he was about three years
old his father moved the family west to MO. In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Mingo
Twp., Bates Co., MO with his parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.1771
On 13 Oct. 1870 he married Lucinda Emmaline E a r h a r t and they seem to have
remained in MO until ca. 1879 when they moved to KS.1772 They homesteaded near Glade,
Phillips Co., KS and there was a patent issued in 1885.1773 They probably lived in KS until
ca. 1890 when they must have moved back to MO for a brief period.1774 Isaac Statten Pfost
was a farmer1775 but he was also a circuit rider minister and photographer. 1776
Circa 1891 Isaac moved his family to ID and by 1900 they were living in Lower Squaw
Pet., Boise Co., ID where he owned a farm. Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost was then
the mother of 11 children, nine living.1777 Isaac Statten Pfost died 13 Dec. 1911.
Children of Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost:
141.
i. Jacob Isaac5, b. 9 Aug. 1871.
ii. Virgil, b. 10 June 18731778 prob. Bates Co., MO; d. 2 Nov. 1874, Bates Co.,
MO, bur. Cove Creek Cem., Bates Co., MO. Virgil Pfost was a son of Isaac
Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1779
hi. Robert Minimum, b. 22 Mar. 1875 MO;1780 d. 29 Oct. 1906;1781 m. name not
found; div. by 1 June 1900. In 1900 Robert Minimum Pfost was living in
Lower Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with his parents, Isaac Statten and
Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost. He seems to have married but by 1
June 1900 he was divorced and working as a farm laborer.1782 He died 29
Oct. 1906.
142.
iv. William Alexander, b. 1 Apr. 1878.
v. Emma Melissa, b. 10 Jan. 1881 prob. near Glade, Phillips Co., KS;1783 d. 20
July 1957; m. (1) 2 July 1904, Julius P. Pullen; div. by 27 Oct. 1924; m. (2)
27 Oct. 1924, Robert F. Arbuckle. 1784 In 1900 Emma "Melissa" Pfost was
living in Lower Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with her parents, Isaac Statten
1769
Boise Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 232, Lower Squaw P e t , ED 32, p. 7, family 190-196.
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1860 census, roll 607, Mingo Twp, Cove Creek PO, p. 125 or 173, family 850-866, has the surname as
Everhart.
1771
I b i d , Deer Creek PO, p. 121 or 177, family 888-898; 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp, Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102.
1772
Boise Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census.
1773
Beach.
1774
1775
Ibid.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos Hooper, San Jose, CA.
1777
1778
Haasch, p. 14.
1779
Ibid.; gravestone, Cove Creek Cem, 1 1/2 mi. back of Cove Creek Baptist Church which is located 2 1/2 mi. east of Arron, Bates
Co, MO, cited in Mrs. Archie C. KlingSr, comp. Bates County Missouri Cemetery Records (n.p, n.d.), v. 3, p. 639.
1780
Boise Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census; Haasch, p. 14.
1781
Ibid.
1782
1783
Ibid.; Beach; Haasch, p. 14. Her name may have been Emmaline Malissa Pfost.
1784
ibid.
1770
254
vi.
vii.
vih.
and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1785 On 2 July 1904 she married

Julius P. Pullen. The marriage ended in divorce. On 27 Oct. 1924 Emma
Melissa (Pfost) Pullen married Robert F. Arbuckle. She died 20 July 1957.
John Walter, b. 21 Sep. 1883 prob. near Glade, Phillips Co., KS;1786 d. 6 July
1961 Washington, DC, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. (1) name not
found; m. (2) Aug. 1923, Grace Bowers, b. 12 Mar. 19061787 Harrison, AR;1788
d. 11 Aug. 1965 Bethesda Hosp., Bethesda, Montgomery Co., MD, bur. beside husb.; d/o William Lafayette & Elizabeth (Wood) Bowers.1789 In 1900
John "Jack" Walter Pfost was living in Lower Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID
with his parents, Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1790
He apparently spent part of that year living in Middleton Pet., Canyon Co.,
ID in t h e household of J a m e s Stoffle. He was then working as a day
laborer. 1791 He married but the name of his first wife was not found. By
1923 he was working at the Carnation Milk Plant, Nampa, Canyon Co., ID.
In Aug. 1923 he married Grace "Grade" Bowers as his second wife and for
a while they had a business interest in the Nampa Natatorium. Later in
the 1930's they had a real estate office in Nampa. In 1952 as a Democrat,
Grace (Bowers) Pfost became the elected representative to the US Congress from her district in ID and they moved to the Washington, DC area.
On 6 July 1961 John Walter Pfost died of a heart attack while sitting at a
desk in her office. In 1962 Grace (Bowers) Pfost ran for a US Senate seat
but was defeated. On 11 Aug. 1965 she died of Hodgkin's disease.1792 John
Walter Pfost had no children.1793
Ara Belle, b. 30 June 1885 prob. near Glade, Phillips Co., KS;1794 d. 2 Feb.
1953; m. John Tindall. 1795 In 1900 Ara "Belle" Pfost was living in Lower
Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with her parents, Isaac Statton and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1796 She married John Tindall and died 2 Feb. 1953.
Alice May, b. 16 May 1888 poss. Stockton, KS;1797 m. (1) Joseph Lewis; m.
(2) 1923, John Sauer. 1798 In 1900 Alice May Pfost was living in Lower
Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with her parents, Isaac Statton and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1799 She married first Joseph Lewis and second, in
1923, John Sauer.
1785

Ibid.; Beach; Haasch, p. 14.
1787
Ibid, pp. 11-12; information, courtesy of Mrs. Hooper.
1788
Betty Penson-Ward, Who's Who of Idaho Women of the Past (Wilder, ID, n.d.), p. 26.
1789
Haasch, pp. 11-12.
1790
1786
1791
J1
Canyon Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 232, Middleton P e t , ED 134, p. 9, family 187-187.
Haasch, pp. 11-12.
1793
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Hooper.
1794
Boise Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census; Beach; Haasch, p. 14, gives place of birth as Stockton, KS.
1795
Ibid.
1796
1797
1798
Ibid.
1799
1792
FOURTH GENERATION
ix.
x.
ix.
255
Roy Statten, b. 8 Feb. 1891 MO;1800 d. 6 Apr. 1906.1801 In 1900 Roy Statten
Pfost was living in Lower Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with his parents, Isaac
Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1802 On 6 Apr. 1906 he died
at the young age of 15.
Clarence Orlie, b. 22 Oct. 1892 poss. Star, Ada Co., ID; d. 31 Dec. 1898,1803
bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID.1804 Clarence Orlie Pfost, son of Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost, died 31 Dec. 1898.1805
Minnie Maud, b. 6 Mar. 1895 poss. Star., Ada Co., ID;1806 m. poss. (1) Ben
Hall; m. poss. (2) 1949, Carl Peterson;1807 other marriages. 1808 In 1900 Minnie Maud Pfost was living in Lower Squaw Pet., Boise Co., ID with her
parents, Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost.1809 Her first
marriage may have been to Ben Hall. In 1949 she married Carl Peterson
and there were other marriages.
57. DAVID WILSON 4 , P F O S T (Jacob3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 18), b. 25 Apr. 18611810
Adrian, Bates Co., MO; d. 2 Jan. 1937 Phillipsburg, KS, bur. Glade Cem., Glade, Phillips
Co., KS; m. (1) 27 Oct. 1881 MO, F A N N I E E L I Z A B E T H HALL, b. 12 Nov. 1860
Moniteau Co., MO; d. 16 Jan. 1921 Glade, Phillips Co., KS, bur. near husb.; d/o William &
Nancy J. () Hall; m. (2) Sep. 1921, ELLA () PICKENBAUGH. 1811
David Wilson Pfost grew up in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO near where he was born. In
1870 and 1880 he was living there with his parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.1812
On 27 Oct. 1881 he married Fannie Elizabeth Hall and in Feb. 1882 they moved to Cowley
Dist., Phillips Co., KS.1813
In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS where as a
farmer David owned a farm.1814 By 1910 Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost was the mother of
five children, four living.1815 She died 16 Jan. 1921 and in Sep. 1921 David Wilson Pfost
married Mrs. Ella () Pickenbaugh. He died 2 Jan. 1937.
1800

Ibid.
1802
1803
Haasch, p. 14; Beach; gravestone, Meridian Cem., cited in Idaho Cemetery Records, p. 97.
1804
ibid.
1805
Haasch, p. 14.
1806
Boise Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census; Haasch, p. 14.
1807
Ibid; information, courtesy of Mrs. Hooper.
1808
ibid.
1809
1810
18U
Ibid.
1812
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo T w p , Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102; 1880 census, roll 673, Mingo Twp,
ED 153, p. 16 or 135, family 162-166.
1813
Beach.
1814
Phillips
KS, NARA,
T w p , ED
138, p. Co,
3A, family
54-54.1900 census, roll 495, Deer Creek Twp, ED 115, p. 4A, family 57-57; 1910 census, roll 452, Deer Creek
1815
Ibid.
1801
256
Children of
lips Co., KS:
143.
i.
144.
ii.
hi.
145.
iv.
v.
David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost, all born near Glade, PhilWilliam Jacob5, b. 21 July 1883.
Everett Wilson, b. 30 May 1886.
Lily Edith, b. 12 Dec. 1889; d. 23 Apr. 1942 Hays, KS, bur. Fairview Cem.,
Phillipsburg, KS; m. 14 Feb. 1912 Glade, Phillips Co., KS, Frank Patterson,
b. 3 Feb. 1888 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; s/o James Benton & Margaret Jane
(Wheeland) Patterson. Frank Patterson m. (2) May Nichols Clanin.1816 In
1900 and 1910 Lily Edith Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co.,
KS with her parents, David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost.1817
On 14 Feb. 1912 she married Frank Patterson and they lived at Glade,
Phillips Co., KS. Lily Edith (Pfost) Patterson died 23 Apr. 1942 and afterward Frank Patterson married May Nichols Clanin. In 1972 they were
living at Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS where at age 84 he had a big garden and
kept a flock of chickens. Children of Frank and Lily Edith (Pfost) Patterson, both born at Glade, Phillips Co., KS: Oral Obra, b. 3 July 1913; Mayme
Viola, b. 25 May 1916.1818
Clyde Earnest, b. 9 Mar. 1893.
Mayme Grace, b. 1 Dec. 1896; d. 18 Jan 1910 prob. near Glade, Phillips Co.,
KS.1819 In 1900 Mayme Grace Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips
Co., KS with her parents, David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall)
Pfost.1820 On 18 Jan. 1910 she died at age 13 as a result of a concussion
which she received when she fell on ice while skating to school.1821
58. J A C O B RILEY 4 , P F O S T (Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 18), b. 3 Nov. 18631822

Bates Co., MO; d. 13 Oct. 1937 Kansas City, MO; m. 5 Feb. 1888, VICTORIA RHODA
HENDRICKS, b. 17 Mar. 18701823 Bates Co., MO; d. 31 May 1954 Kansas City, MO; d/o
George Young & Jane (Irwin) Hendricks.1824
Jacob Riley Pfost grew up in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO near where he was born. In
1870 and 1880 he was living there with his parents, Jacob and Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.1825
On 5 Feb. 1888 he married Victoria Rhoda Hendricks and they moved to Cowley Dist.,
Phillips Co., KS.
Circa 1890 Jacob Riley Pfost moved his family back to Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO
where he became owner of part of the farm which had belonged to his father, Jacob
1816
Beach.
Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census.
1818
Beach.
1819
Ibid.
1820
Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census.
182
b e t t e r of Mrs. Carol Margery (Pfost) Riddoch Beach to Mrs. Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, 12 Feb. 1972.
1822
1823
Ibid.; Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 839, Mingo Twp, ED 6, p. 3, family 45-46, has her birth date as Mar. 1869.
1817
182 1
182o
Information, courtesy of Ronald Lester Pfost, Lake Quivira, KS.

Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp, Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102; 1880 census.
FOURTH GENERATION
257
Pfost.1826 They were living there in 1900 where as a farmer Jacob R. owned a farm.1827 By
1910 they were living in White Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a piano salesman Jacob
R. owned a house. Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks) Pfost was then the mother of three children, all living.1828 Jacob Riley Pfost died 13 Oct. 1937 and Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks)
Pfost died 31 May 1954 at age 84.
Children of Jacob Riley and Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks) Pfost:
146.
i. Lester Reed5, b. 14 Feb. 1889.
147.
ii. Zeddy Forrest, b. 12 July 1890.
hi. Ona Ferrel, b. 1 May 18941829 MO;1830 m. Alford N. Young.'831 In 1900 Ona
Ferrel Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with her parents,
Jacob Riley and Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks) Pfost1832 and in 1910 she was
living in White Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO with them. 1833 She married Alford N. Young. In 1968 she was living in Santa Barbara, CA' 834
59. ALONZO FRANKLIN 4 P F O S T (Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 18), b. 14 Jan.
18691836 Bates Co., MO;1836 d. 13 Dec. 1951 Middleton, Canyon Co., ID, bur. Meridian Cem.,
Ada Co., ID;1837 m. (1) 12 Feb. 1890 KS, MARY L. ANGEROTH, ,838 b. ca. 1871 MO;1839 d/o
Maxima & Evaline () Angeroth;1840 div. by 10 Aug. 1903; m. (2) 10 Aug. 1903 Boise, ID,
F L O R E N C E BELL McKIE, b. 23 Feb. 18851841 MO;1842 d. 25 Apr. 1953 Middleton, Canyon Co., ID, bur. near husb.;1843 d/o Benjamin J. McKie & first wife.1844
Alonzo Franklin Pfost spent his early years in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO near where
he was born. In 1870 and 1880 he was living there with his parents, Jacob and Melissa
(Koontz) Pfost.1845 By 1885 he was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with his fa-
1826
Beach.
1828
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, White Oak Twp, ED 99, p. 6A, family not noted.
1829
Beach; Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, has Apr. 1894.
1830
Ibid.
1831
Beach.
1832
1833
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, White Oak Twp. ED 99, p. 6A, family not noted.
1834
L e t t e r of Zeddy Forrest Pfost to Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, 15 Feb. 1968.
1835
Bible of Melissa (Koontz) Pfost; Beach.
1827
1 836
Ibid.; Some researchers have given his place of birth as Joplin, MO, but his parents seem to have remained in Bates Co, MO and
were living there in 1870.
1837
Information, courtesy of Cecil Alonzo Pfost, Caldwell, ID.
1838
1839
Brown Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 433, Hiawatha, Hiawatha T w p , ED 23, p. 7A, family 111-144.
1840
Ibid.; Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1880 census, roll 293, Deer Creek Twp, ED 234, p. 26, family 205-211; ibid, 1900 census, roll 195,
Deer Creek Twp. ED 115, p. 4A, family 56-56.
1841
Brown Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census; Bible of Melissa (Koontz) Pfost.
1842
P a g e Co, IA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 451, Buchanan T w p , ED 82, p. 5B, family 106-106; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll
221, ED 18, Ten Mile P e t , p. not clear, family 104-104.
Information, courtesy of Cecil Alonzo Pfost.
1844
Ibid.; Page Co, IA, NARA, 1900 census; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Maple Grove P e t , ED 19, p. 1 IA, family 285286.
1845
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp, Butler PO, p. 15, family 106-102; 1880 census.
258
ther and step-mother, Jacob and Lydia Margaret (Shirley) Neal Pfost.1846
On 12 Feb. 1890 he married Mary L. Angeroth in KS and they must have lived in KS
until ca. 1892 or longer as a daughter was born there in 1890 and another daughter was
born there in 1892.1847 The marriage ended in divorce. In 1900 Alonzo Franklin Pfost was
living in White Cross Pet., Ada Co., ID as a boarder in the household of Porter D. Williams
and was then working as farm laborer.1848
On 10 Aug. 1903 he married Florence Bell McKie and by 1910 they were living in Ten
Mile Pet., Ada Co., ID where as a farmer Alonzo owned a farm. Florence Bell (McKie) Pfost
was then the mother of one child, living.1849 On 13 Dec. 1951 Alonzo Franklin Pfost died at
age 82 and less than two years later on 25 Apr. 1953 his widow, Florence Bell (McKie)
Pfost, died.
Children of Alonzo Franklin and Mary L. (Angeroth) Pfost, both born in KS:
i. Myrtle C.5, b. 19 Nov. 1890;1850 m. Casper.1861 In 1900 Myrtle C. Pfost,
daughter of Alonzo Franklin and Mary L. (Angeroth) Pfost, was living in
Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with her grandmother, Evaline ()
Angeroth. 1852 She married Casper and at one time lived in Portland,
O R . 1853
Mildred V , b. 5 Mar. 1892;1854 m. James Cleek.1855 In 1900 Mildred V. Pfost,

daughter of Alonzo Franklin and Mary L. (Angeroth) Pfost, was living in
Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with her grandmother, Evaline ()
Angeroth.1856 She married James Cleek.
Child of Alonzo Franklin and Florence Bell (McKie) Pfost, born in Ada Co., ID:
148.
hi. Cecil Alonzo, b. 6 Aug. 1909.
ii.
ttiansas State Historical Soc, Div. of Census Records, cited in Beach.

Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 495, Deer Creek Twp, ED 115, p. 4A, family 56-56.
1848
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, White Cross P e t , ED 10, p. 6B, family 114-115.
1849
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 221, Ten Mile P e t , ED 18, p. not clear, family 104-104.
1850
1851
Information, courtesy of Cecil Alonzo Pfost
1 8 5 2 p h i l l i p s C o j ^ N A E A _ 1 9 0 0 c e n s u S ; r o l l 4 9 5 | D e e r C r e e k T w p p ) E D U 5 i p 4A_ f a m i i y 5 6 _ 5 6
1853
1854
i n f o r m a t i o n , courtesy of Cecil Alonzo Pfost.
1856
1847
FOURTH GENERATION
259
111. 34 -1) Enoch W. Post, b. 1838, 2) Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post, his wife (see 21); 3)
Eliza (Post) Alkire, b. 1839, 4) Samuel Alkire, her husband (see 8, ii); 5) probably
Samantha (Post) Alkire, b. 1843, widow of George Washington Alkire (see 8, hi); 6) William Flanders Post, b. 1846, 7) Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post, his wife (see 22); 8) Mary
Lucinda (Post) Alkire, b. 1848, 9) William Henry Harrison Alkire, her husband (see 8, v);
10) George M. Post, b. 1851,11) Canzada (Clevenger) Post, his wife (see 23); 12) John Edwin Post, b. 1856, 13) Lovernia (Mount) Post, his wife (see 24); 14) Olive Sophia (Post)
Allman, b. 1858, 15) Fernando Wood Allman, her husband (see 8, vih); 16) Elizabeth A.
(Alkire) McWhorter, 17) John Camilus McWhorter, her husband (see 8, hi). Taken at
home of Judge John Camilus McWhorter, 95 S. Kanawha St., Buckhannon, WV, now
P o l i n g - S t . C l a i r F u n e r a l H o m e ( 1 9 8 8 ) . Copy, courtesy of Mrs. Mary Virginia (Cookman) Hyer; identification by Mrs.
Hyer, Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell, and Maurice Allman.
260
^ K p Stl*. .
111. 35 - Right, former home of Judge
John
Camilus
McWhorter, (see 111.
34) 95 S. Kanawha
St., Buckhannon,
WV, now Poling - St.
Clair Funeral Home
(1988). Building contractor, probably
Rolandus Post (see
90).
P h o t o by M a u r i c e
Allman, 1984.
111. 36, 37 - Left, Jemima

( P o s t ) Casto, b. 1822,
Joel Casto, her husband
( s e e 1 0 , i i ) . Copies, identified
and provided by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson) Reger.
FOURTH GENERATION
261
<>y
111. 38 - 1) Stephen Post, b. 1830, 2) Leah (Reger) Post, his wife (see 31); 3) Loretta J.
(Post) Williams, b. 1852, 4) Joshua E. Williams, her husband (see 31, i); 5) Elmon Ezra
Post, b. 1854, 6) Sephronia (Hufford) Post, his wife (see 79); 7) Alverta C. (Post) Weaver, b.
1855, 8) Barton C. Weaver, her husband (see 31, hi); 9) Emozetta (Post) Long, b. 1858,10)
John Long, her husband (see 31, iv); 11) Daniel Arthur Post, b. 1865,12) Minerva (Horton)
Post, his wife (see 81); 13) Oscar L. Post, b. 1869, 14) Laura M. (Kelly) Post, his wife (see
82); 15) Earl Post, b. 1882, 16) Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, his wife (see 83). Celebration of
fiftieth wedding anniversary of S t e p h e n and Leah (Reger) Post, copy, identified and provided by Donald
J. Farrimond.
262
111. 39, 40 - Nicholas Post, b. 1835, Permelia (Simons) Post, his wife (see 32). Copies,
identified and provided by Harry Cleetus Post.
111. 41 - Sarah (Post) Lewis, b. 1845, wife of

Elmore Dow Lewis (see 10, xih). Copy, identified and
provided by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson) Reger.
FOURTH GENERATION
263
111. 42 -1) Granville Post, b. 1838, 2) Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post, his wife (see 36); 3)
Comfort Esta (Post) Hinkle Bunch, b. I860, wife of C.E. Bunch (see 36, i); 4) Jeremiah
Columbus Post, b. 1863 (see 97); 5) Louisa Jane (Post) Hinkle, b. 1865, wife of Lafayette
Hinkle (see 36, iv); 6) Sarah Bell (Post) Kidd, b. 1866, wife of Thomas E. Kidd (see 36, v);
7) Enoch Loyd Post, b. 1872 (see 98); 8) Melissa Myrtle (Post) Hinkle, b. 1878, 9) Lee
Hinkle, her husband (see 36, xi); 10) Arthur Garfield Post, b. 1880 (see 99); 11) Emma
Grace (Post) Smith, b. 1882, wife of Acquilla Christian Smith (see 36, xih). Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Geneva Lucile (Post) Post.
264
111. 43 - Right, Daniel Swecker, b. 1851 (see 3,

V l ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Doris Audrey (Swecker)
Strong.
111. 44 - Left, George Worthington

S w e c k e r , b . 1854 (see 3, vi),
E l i z a b e t h P e a r l e t t e (Lincoln)
Swecker, his second wife; older
child, Barbara Caroline; younger
Child, V i o l e t P e a r l . Copy, identified and
provided by Mrs. Doris Audrey (Swecker) Strong.
FOURTH GENERATION
265
111. 45 - Left, Ira Swecker, b. 1858 (see 3, vi),

Anna (Myers) Swecker, his wife, copy, identified
and provided by Mrs. Doris Audrey (Swecker) Strong.
111. 46 - Right, Thomas Post, b. 1861,

Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post, his wife
( S e e 4 0 ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Joyce
Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
266
111. 47 - Left, Ira Carper Post, b. 1843 (see

42); Ira Carper Post II, b. 1905 (see 110, i).
Copy, identified and provided by Harry Cleetus Post.
111. 48, 49 - Virginia Columbia (Post) Maxwell, b. 1846, Porter Maxwell, her husband (see
1 3 , i i ) . Copies, identified and provided by Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell.
FOURTH GENERATION
267
111. 50, 51 - Francis Marion Pfost, b. 1835, Chloe (Koontz) Pfost, his wife (see 46). Reprinted
from Okey J. Morrison, The Slaughter of the Pfost - Greene Family of Jackson County, W.Va. (Ripley, WV, 1982 repr. 1897 ed.), by
permission of Jackson County Public Library.
111. 52, 53 - Isaac Wilson Pfost, b. 1846, Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost, his first wife (see
4 9 ) . Copies, identified and provided by Donald Ernest Haasch.
268
111. 54 - Right, Isaac Wilson Pfost, b. 1846,

Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost, his third wife
( s e e 4 9 ) . Copy, identified and provided by Donald Ernest Haasch.
U P
111. 55, 56 - Warwick Briscoe Pfost, b. 1857, Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost, his wife (see
5 4 ) . Copies, identified and provided by Mrs. Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton.
FOURTH GENERATION
111. 57 - 1) Ann E. (Cleek) McJunken, b. ca. 1848, wife of Ben

McJunken; 2) Isaac P. Cleek, b. 1850; 3) Robert Riley Cleek, b.
1852; 4) Nelson G. Cleek, b. 1857; 5) Jacob P. Cleek, b. 1861; 6)
J a m e s W. C l e e k , b . 1 8 6 6 ( s e e 4, Vi). Copy, identified and provided by Donald E.
Clark.
269
270
111. 58-1) Isaac Statten Pfost, b. 1850 (see 56); 2) either Anastacia
(Pfost) Hudson, b. 1852, wife of John W. Hudson (see 18, ii) or
Martha Elizabeth (Pfost) Bailey, b. 1854, wife of Morris C. Bailey
(see 18, iii); 3) e i t h e r Anastacia (Pfost) Hudson or Martha
Elizabeth (Pfost) Bailey; 4) David Wilson Pfost, b. 1861 (see 57);
5) either Jacob Riley Pfost, b. 1863 (see 58) or Alonzo Franklin
Pfost, b. 1869 (see 59); 6) either Jacob Riley Pfost or Alonzo
Franklin Pfost. Numbers 2, 3, 5, and 6 not specifically identified.
Reprinted from Carol Pfost Beach, comp, A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree, by permission of
Robert Rex Beach.
FOURTH GENERATION
111. 59 - Isaac Statten Pfost, b. 1850,

Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost, his
Wife ( s e e 5 6 ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Alice
Valentine (Pfost) Enos Hooper.
271
CHAPTER FIVE
FIFTH GENERATION
60. CLIFFORD RAYMOND 5 P O S T (Willie4, Jesse 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 19), b. 22
June 18881 prob. Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV; d. 8 Jan. 1938 hosp., Clarksburg, WV; bur.
Jesse's Run Cem., Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV; m. name of wife unknown, d. aft. 8 Jan.
1938.2
In 1900 Clifford Raymond Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with
his parents, Willie and Vada E. (Post) Post. 3 In his will of 1 Mar. 1918 Eber E. Post left his
grandson, Clifford Post, $1. 4 On 8 Jan. 1938 when Clifford Raymond Post died he was survived by his widow.
Child of Clifford Raymond Post and wife:
i. Carl Brand 6 . On 8 Jan. 1938 Carl Brand Post, son of Clifford Raymond
Post, was residing in Steubenville, OH.5
61. CHARLES 5 P O S T (Enoch W.4, John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 21), b. 11 Apr. 18616
near Johnstown, Elk Dist., Harrison Co., (W)V;7 d. 14 Apr. 1934 Harrison Co., WV, bur.
Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;8 m. 20 Dec. 1888 Upshur Co., WV by
Rev. Benjamin Stout, ELLA POST 9 (see 32, iv), b. 7 Oct. 186710 Rooting Creek, Upshur
Co., WV;11 d. 15 Sep. 1940 Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;12 d/o Nicholas & Permelia
(Simons) Post.
In 1870 and 1880 Charles "Charlie" Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with
his parents, Enoch W. and Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post. 13 On 20 Dec. 1888 he married
Ella Post, his third cousin (see 32, iv), and in 1900 they were living in Elk Dist., Harrison
Co., WV where as a farmer Charlie owned a farm.14
By 1910 they were living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV where he owned a farm. Ella
(Post) Post was then the mother of three children, all living.15 They lived in Lost Creek,
Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV the rest of their lives. As a cattleman Charlie Post traded
H a r r i s o n Co, WV, DR, Book 11, p. 206, RWL.

Ibid.; Weston Independent, 12 Jan. 1938, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 171; gravestone, Jesse's Run Cem, Jesse's Run, Lewis Co, WV,
RWL.
3
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 6B, family 110-111.
4
Ibid, Will Book (?), p. 33, proved 19 Mar. 1918, ahp.
Weston Independent.
6
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 10, p. 206, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 6, p. 56.
7
Ibid.
8
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 10, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
9
10
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Blanche (Post) Queen Ireland, Columbia, MD.
12
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 12, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
13
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Elk Twp, Clarksburg PO, p. 183, family 240-244; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 234.
14
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 9B, family 179-179.
15
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1683, Grant Dist, ED 32, p. 6B, family 112-112.
2
274
cattle and bought cattle for a firm in Philadelphia, P A He was an organizer of the Harrison County Bank.16 On 14 Apr. 1934 he died and on 15 Sep. 1940 Ella (Post) Post died.
Children of Charles and Ella (Post) Post, all born near Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV:
i. Addie Louise6, b. 30 Oct 1889; d. 24 June 1957 Lost Creek, Harrison Co.,
WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;17 m. 24 Dec.
1913 Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, Floyd R. Hanifan, 18 b. 1 Feb. 1886
Randolph Co., WV; d. 3 Apr. 1956 Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside wife; s/o John & Susan (Taylor) Hanifan.19 In 1900 Addie Louise Post
was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Charles and
Ella (Post) Post.20 By 1910 she was living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV
with her parents. 2 1 On 24 Dec. 1913 she married Floyd R. Hanifan who
was in the field of education, first as a teacher, then as a principal and superintendent. By 1914 they were apparently living in or near McMechen,
Marshall Co., WV. He died 3 Apr. 1956 and the following year on 24 June
1957 Addie Louise (Post) Hanifan died. Children of Floyd R. and Addie
Louise (Post) Hanifan: Ella Louise, b. 2 Dec. 1914, McMechen, Marshall
Co., WV; Willa Frances "Frankie," b. 27 Jan. 1917.22
ii. Carrie Frances, b. 14 June 1891; d. 20 Aug. 1917, bur. Brick Church Cem.,
Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;23 m. 24 Nov. 1915 Lost Creek, Harrison Co.,
WV, Morley Posten Watson, 24 b. Aug. 1889 Preston Co., WV; d. ca. 1950
Baltimore, MD, bur. Baltimore, MD;25 s/o J a m e s F. & poss. Mary E.
(Posten) Watson. 26 Morley Posten Watson m. (2) Georgia Mae Windser,
Baltimore, MD.27 In 1900 Carrie Frances Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents, Charles and Ella (Post) Post.28 By 1910
she was living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co. WV with her parents. 29 On 24
Nov. 1915 she married Morley Posten Watson and died when her only
child was born on 20 Aug. 1917. Child of Morley Posten and Carrie Frances
(Post) Watson: Charles James, b. 20 Aug. 1917.30
hi. Willa, b. 13 Dec. 1892; 31 d. 30 J u n e 1981 Stonewall Jackson Hosp.,
Clarksburg, WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;
1 fi
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell, Lost Creek, WV.
ibid.
18
20
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
21
lbid, 1910 census.
22
23
Ibid.
24
26
Preston Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1695, Masontown, ED 113, p. IA, family 9-10; ibid, family 10-11.
27
28
29
Ibid, 1910 census
30r
31
Ibid.
17
FIFTH GENERATION
275
m. 27 Oct. 1919, Pearl Smith Robey,32 b. 13 Apr. 1887 Marion Co., WV;33 d.
16 May 197634 Clarksburg, WV, bur. beside wife;35 s/o Felix F. Robey.36 In
1900 Willa Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents,
Charles and Ella (Post) Post.37 By 1910 she was living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her parents. 38 On 27 Oct. 1919 she married Pearl S.
Robey who died 16 May 1976 at age 89. Willa (Post) Robey died 30 June
1981 at age 88. She was then residing at 210 Fairview Ave., Clarksburg,
WV and was a m e m b e r of t h e F i r s t U n i t e d Methodist Church in
Clarksburg.39 Children of Pearl Smith and Willa (Post) Robey: William,40 d.
poss. 1925;41 Laura Lee, b. 10 Mar. 1927.42
62. WILLIAM LEE 5 P O S T (Enoch W.4, John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 21), b. 6 Jan.
186543 near Johnstown, Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV;44 d. 17 Mar. 1939 Harrison Co., WV,
bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;45 m. 29 Sep. 1887 Upshur Co., WV by
Rev. Benjamin Stout, VILLA E. McPHERSON, 4 6 b. 20 July 186547 WV;48 d. 4 Nov. 1913,
bur. beside husb.;49 d/o Jasper Newton & Ellen (Davis) McPherson. 50
In 1870 and 1880 William "Lee" Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with his
parents, Enoch W. and Sarah Frances (Hotsapiller) Post. 51 On 29 Sep. 1887 he married
Villa E. McPherson. In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV
where as a farmer William owned a farm and his wife, Villa, was the mother of three children, all living.52 Their home was about one half mile from the now Johnstown United
Methodist Church, Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV.53 Villa E. (McPherson) Post died 4 Nov.
1913 and William Lee Post died 17 Mar. 1939.
32
Obituary of Mrs. Willa (Post) Robey. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
33
Obituary of Mrs. Robey.
35
36
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1764, Lincoln Dist, ED 56, p. 2A, family 21-21.
37
38
Ibid, 1910 census.
39
Obituary of Mrs. Robey.
40
Ibid.
Gravestone, Brick Church Cem, cited in Barbara Prince-Tharp, comp. Where They Lie - Cemeteries of Southern Harrison County
(Lost Creek, WV, 1984), p. 155, indicates an infant son but gives no name.
42
Obituary of Mrs. Robey; information, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell.
43
Hardesty's.
45
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 12, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem, Johnstown, Harrison Co, WV, RWL; Weston Independent, 22 Mar. 1939, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 172.
46
48
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 331.
50
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 331. Jasper N. McPherson m. 10 July 1856 Harrison Co, (W)V, Ellen Davis (MRHC, p. 136).
51
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census; WV 1880 v. 3, p. 234.
52
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Elk Dist, ED 48, p. 12B, family 228-228; 1910 census, roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED
31, p. 9A, family 200-216.
53
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Jessie (Lewis) Van Hoose, Annandale, VA.
276
Children of William Lee and Villa E. (McPherson) Post, all born near Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV:
i. Harvey6, b. 6 Oct. 1888;54 d. 9 Oct. 1917, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown,
Harrison Co., WV.55 In 1900 and 1910 Harvey Post was living in Elk Dist.,
Harrison Co., WV with his parents, William Lee and Villa E. (McPherson)
Post. 56 In 1910 he was a farmer. 57 On 9 Oct. 1917 Harvey Post died unmarried. 58
ii. Gertie, b. 15 Nov. 1890; d. 25 Aug. 1976, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost
Creek, Harrison Co., WV;59 m. ca. 1910, Earl Wade Rector,60 b. 23 Aug. 1883
WV; d. 27 Feb. 1977, bur. beside wife;61 s/o Jarrett N. & Julie E. (Davisson)
Rector. 62 In 1900 and 1910 Gertie Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison
Co., WV with her parents, William Lee and Villa E. (McPherson) Post.63
Circa 1910 she married Earl Wade Rector and died 25 Aug. 1976 at age 85.
Earl Wade Rector died six months later on 27 Feb. 1977 at age 93. Child of
Earl Wade and Gertie (Post) Rector: Robert "Post," b. 2 Dec. 1911
Clarksburg, WV.64
149.
hi. Frank, b. Aug. 1893.
63. SCOTT A.5 P O S T (William Flanders 4 , John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 22), b. 24
Aug. 186965 near Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;66 d. 29 Jan. 195567 Martinsburg, WV,68 bur.
Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;69 m. J E S S I E , b. prob. WA; div.70
In 1870 Scott A. Post was living in Grant Twp., Harrison Co., WV with his parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post. 71 By 1880 he was living in Hacker's Creek
Dist., Lewis Co., WV with his parents. 72 He married Jessie who was from the state of WA.
54
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 2, p. 182, RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
Ibid.
56
31, p. 9A, family 100-216.
57
Ibid.
55
CO
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Van Hoose.

Obituary of Robert Post Rector who died 8 Mar. 1985. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
61
Gravestone, Brick Church Cem.; Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Grant Dist, ED 49, p. 5B, family 85-85.
62
Ibid.; Jarrett N. Rector m. 8 Mar. 1883 Harrison Co, WV, Julie E. Davisson (MRHC, p. 298).
63
31, p. 9A, family 200-216.
Obituary of Robert Post Rector.
65
Harrison Co, BR, Book 1, p. 148, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem, has 27 Aug. 1870 which seems clearly in error. He was 9
mo. of age at the time of the 1870 census (Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Grant T w p , Clarksburg PO, p. 4, family 2727). 6 6
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 148, RWL; ibid, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Grant Twp, Clarksburg PO, p. 4, family 27-27.
67
68
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Emily Bodley (Post) Fenton, Buckhannon, WV.

69
70
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
7
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1688, Grant Twp, Clarksburg PO, p. 4, family 27-27.
72
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 159.
FIFTH GENERATION
277
Shortly the marriage ended and he spent most of his life in Martinsburg, WV where he
died73 29 Jan. 1955 at age 85.
Child of Scott A. and Jessie () Post:
i. Billy6, d. in his early 20's, WA.74
64. WADE HAMPDEN 5 P O S T (William Flanders 4 , John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 22),
b. 8 Apr. 187775 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;76 d. hosp., Morgantown, WV;77 m. (1) 6 Oct.
1902 Harrison Co., WV, MARY ELEANOR EIB, 78 b. ca. 188079 Harrison Co., WV; d. bef. 8
Apr. 1915;80 d/o James M. & Arminda (Arnold) Eib; 81 m. (2) 8 Apr. 1915 Rockville, MD,
GRACE CLAYTON; d/o T.M. & Josephine (Trickett) Clayton.82
In 1880 and 1900 Wade Hampden Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co.,
WV with his parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post. 83 In 1902 he
graduated from Baltimore Medical College and practiced at Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV for
one year. On 6 Oct. 1902 he married Mary Eleanor Eib and they probably lived in
Dellglow, Monongalia Co., WV for a short time before Dr. Post located in Masontown,
Preston Co., WV84 where they were living by 1910.
They were then living on Depot Way in Masontown and as a physician Dr. Post was in
general practice. Mary Eleanor (Eib) Post was then the mother of three children, all
living.85 She had died by 8 Oct. 1915 when Dr. Post married Grace Clayton. In his profession he was local surgeon for the Baltimore and Ohio Railway and was a member of the
West Virginia State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. He was
vice president of the Bank of Masontown and had other business interests. 86
Children of Dr. Wade Hampden and Mary Eleanor (Eib) Post, probably all born in
Monongalia Co., or Preston Co., WV:
i. Mary Christine 6 , b. ca. 1903;87 m. Gibson.88 In 1910 Mary Christine Post
was living on Depot Way, Masontown, Preston Co., WV with her parents,
Wade Hampden and Mary Eleanor (Eib) Post.89 She married Gibson and
in 1984 she was living in Masontown.90
70

iMd.
75
Lewis Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 211, RWL.
R)id.; land acquired by William Flanders Post, 1872 and later (ibid, DI, various deeds).
77
78
79
Preston Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1695, Masontown, ED 113, p. IA, family 2-2.
80
History of West Virginia Old and New (Chicago, 1923), v. 2, p. 116.
198).81 Ibid.; Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 12, p. 240, RWL. James M. Eib m. 3 Oct. 1867 Harrison Co, WV, Amanda Arnold (MRHC, p.
89
History of West Virginia.
83
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 159; Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek D i s t , ED 64, p. 7A, family 116-117.
85
87
8
8 9 Information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
Preston Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1695, Masontown, ED 113, p. IA, family 2-2; History of West Virginia.
9Information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
90
74
278

ii.
James William, b. ca. 1904. In 1910 James William Post was living on
Depot Way, Masontown, Preston Co., WV with his parents, Wade Hampden and Mary Eleanor (Eib) Post.
hi. Helena Arminda, b. ca. 1906. In 1910 Helena Arminda Post was living on
Depot Way, Masontown, Preston Co., WV with her parents, Wade Hampden and Mary Eleanor (Eib) Post. 91
Child of Dr. Wade Hampden and Grace (Clifton) Post:
iv. A child, b. prob. Masontown, Preston Co., WV; d. in infancy.92
65. ANCEL BASSETT 5 P O S T (William Flanders 4 , John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 22),
b. 30 Dec. 188293 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV,94 d. 21 Apr. 1978 Harrison Co., WV, bur. John
Barnes Lot, Weston Masonic Cem., Lewis Co., WV;95 m. 30 Nov. 1920 Weston, WV,
MAUDE WILSON (BARNES) VOITELLE, 9 6 b. 5 Mar. 1889 Weston, WV; d. 26 Sep.
1957 Grafton Hosp., Grafton, WV, bur. with husb.;97 d/o John Adams & Mary Emily (Bodley) Barnes. 98 Maude Wilson Barnes m. (1) Charles Voitelle.99
In 1900 and 1910 Ancel Bassett Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV
with his parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post.100 In 1910 he was
working as a farm laborer on the home farm.101 On 30 Nov. 1920 he married Maude Wilson
(Barnes) Voitelle, the widow of Charles Voitelle. By her first marriage she was the mother
of Charles B. Voitelle, born 23 Sep. 1916.102 She had graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College in 1908.
Ancel Bassett Post was a cattleman and worked for the West Virginia Department of
Agriculture. He served as manager of the State Farm Bureau and Cooperative Farm Services. Both Ancel Bassett Post and his wife, Maude, were active members of the Lost
Creek United Methodist Church in Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV where they lived. On 26
Sep. 1957 Maude Wilson (Barnes) Voitelle Post died of a heart attack and on 21 Apr. 1978
Ancel Bassett Post died of a stroke 103 at age 95.
Children of Ancel Bassett and Maude Wilson (Barnes) Voitelle Post, both born in Lost
Creek, Harrison Co., WV:
i. Patricia Adams 6 , b. 4 Sep. 1922;104 m. 31 Aug. 1946 Harrison Co., WV,
Frank McClay Muldoon,105 b. 12 June 1922 Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co.,
91
al
Preston Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1695, Masontown, ED 113, p. IA, family 2-2; History of West Virginia.
Ibid.
93
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
92
95
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 78, p. NR, RWL; information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
Lewis Co, WV, MR, Book 16, p. 24, RWL.
97
98
John Wurst, Magna Charta 8, p. 2740; gravestone, Weston Masonic Cem, Lewis Co, WV; Weston Independent, 30 Dec. 1936,
LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 14.
100
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1685, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 54, p. 9B, family 134-135.
101
Ibid.
102
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Winifred Eileen (Post) Garton, Buckhannon, WV.
"unformation, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
104
105
JD
FIFTH GENERATION
ii.
279
WV; d. Salem, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., WV;
s/o J o h n & Ella () Muldoon. On 31 Aug. 1946 Patricia Adams Post,
daughter of Ancel Bassett and Maude Wilson (Barnes) Voitelle Post,
married Dr. Frank McClay Muldoon, a physician, who has since died. Children of Dr. Frank McClay and Patricia Adams (Post) Muldoon: John Dement, b. 9 J u n e 1954 Williamson, WV; William Post, b. 8 Sep. 1956
Clarksburg, WV; Roberta Wilson, b. 1 Sep. 1958 Clarksburg, WV.106
Emily Bodley, b. 18 Aug. 1926;107 m. 16 Oct. 1948 Weston, WV, Charles
Herbert Fenton HI,108 b. 12 May 1926 Marietta, OH;109 d. 29 May 1971 St.
Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;110
s/o Charles Herbert Jr. & Ethel Enid (Zickefoose) Fenton. 111 Emily Bodley
Post, daughter of Ancel Bassett and Maude Wilson (Barnes) Voitelle Post,
received a B.S. degree from West Virginia Univ. and on 16 Oct. 1948 she
married Charles Herbert Fenton III who had received a B.S. degree from
West Virginia Wesleyan College. They lived in Buckhannon, WV where he
was an automobile dealer. He was a member of the Sons of the American
Revolution and the United Methodist Church. On 29 May 1971 Charles
Herbert Fenton III died. In 1986 Emily Bodley (Post) Fenton was residing
at 29 Boggess St., Buckhannon, WV. She was a member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, Magna Charta Dames, and the United Methodist Church.112 Children of Charles Herbert III and Emily Bodley (Post)
Fenton, all born in Upshur Co., WV: Emily Post "Bunny," b. 8 Apr. 1950;113
Charles Herbert IV, b. 23 Mar. 1953,114 d. 26 June 1953 Upshur Co., WV;115
Priscilla Morgan, b. 22 Oct. 1955.116
66. P O R T E R WALLACE 5 P O S T (William Flanders 4 , John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see

22), b. 15 Nov. 1884117 Jesse's Run, Lewis Co., WV;118 d. June 1919 Morgantown, WV, bur.
Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;119 m. aft. 15 Apr. 1910,120 SALLY
MORGAN. 121

108
109
Marietta, OH, Health Dept, BR, Book 19, p. 145
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 5, n. pag.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Fenton.
1U
H a r r i s o n Co, WV, MR, Book 67, p. 179, RWL; Garrett Co, MD, MR, Liber 10, folio 61.
112
113
Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 7, p. 58.
114
Ibid, Book 8, n. pag.
115
Ibid, DR, Book 4, n. pag.
116
Ibid, BR, Book 8, n. pag.
117
107
118
Ibid.; land acquired by William Flanders Post, 1872 and later (ibid, DI, various deeds).
History of West Virginia; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
120
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census.
121
280
In 1900 and 1910 Porter Wallace Post was living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV
with his parents, William Flanders and Elizabeth Jane (Young) Post.122 In 1910 he was
working as a traveling salesman.123 He married Sally Morgan. In June 1919 he was killed
in an automobile accident in Morgantown, WV124 at age 34.
Child of Porter Wallace and Sally (Morgan) Post:
i. Jane Porter 6 . 125
67. ARLONDO MINTER 5 P O S T (Cyrus M.4, Elias3, ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin1) (see 26), b.
22 June 1868 Lewis Co., WV;126 m. 1 Feb. 1902 Gilmer Co., WV, ETTA C. SHEETS, 127 b.
ca. 1877 WV;128 d. 10 June 1930 Gilmer Co., WV.129
In 1870 Arlondo Minter Post was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV with his
parents, Cyrus M. and Minerva (Jones) Post.130 In 1880 he was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer
Co., WV with his parents. 131 By 1900 he was living in Troy Dist. with his brother-in-law,
Levi A. Lockard. Arlondo Minter Post was then working as a blacksmith.132 On 1 Feb. 1902
he married Etta C. Sheets and by 1910 they were living on Wolf Run Rd., Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where as a farm laborer Arlondo was renting a house. Etta was then the
mother of five children, all living.133 She died 10 June 1930.
Children of Arlondo Minter and Etta C. (Sheets) Post, all born in Gilmer Co., WV:
150.
i. Herman 6 , b. 29 Mar. 1900.
ii. Warden, b. 3 Dec. 1902. In 1910 Warden Post was living on Wolf Run Rd.,
Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with his parents, Arlondo Minter and Etta C.
(Sheets) Post.
hi. Raymond D., b. 25 Oct. 1904. In 1910 Raymond D. Post was living on Wolf
Run Rd., Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with his parents, Arlondo Minter and
Etta C. (Sheets) Post,
iv. George Avis, b. 23 July 1906. In 1910 George Avis Post was living on Wolf
Run Rd., Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with his parents, Arlondo Minter and
Etta C. (Sheets) Post,
v. Shady M., b. 4 Apr. 1909. In 1910 Shady M. Post was living on Wolf Run
Rd., Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with her parents, Arlondo Minter and Etta
C. (Sheets) Post.134
vi. Lester A.135
122
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census.

Ibid.
125
Ibid.
126
127
Gilmer Co, WV, MR, Book 1, p. 68, RWL.
128
Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43, n. pag, family 100-100.
129
ibid, DR, RWL.
130
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1691, Jane Lew T w p , Weston PO, p. 27, family 182-182.
131
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 596.
132
Gilmer Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. 9B, family 158-169.
133
Ibid, 1910 census.
1134
34 r
Ibid, BR, RWL; Gilmer Co, WV NARA, 1910 census.
135T
Information, courtesy of Lester A. Post, Parkersburg, WV. It is possible Arlondo Minter Post had a later marriage. Due to limited
information it is not clear whether Etta C. (Sheets) Post was the mother of Lester A. Post.
123
FIFTH GENERATION
281
68. ALBERT COLUMBUS 5 P O S T (Cyrus M.4, Elias3, ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin1) (see 26), b.
15 Feb. 1870 Lewis Co., WV; d. 21 Jan. 1957 Gilmer Co., WV, bur. Stalnaker Cem.;136 m. 22
Dec. 1909 Gilmer Co., WV, B E R T H A VIOLA BROOKS, 1 3 7 b. ca. 1884 WV; d/o &
Margaret () Brooks.138
In 1870 Albert Columbus Post was living in Jane Lew Twp., Lewis Co., WV with his
parents, Cyrus M. and Minerva (Jones) Post.139 In 1880 he was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer
Co., WV with his parents. 140 On 22 Dec. 1909 he married Bertha 'Viola" Brooks and in 1910
they were living in Dekalb Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with her mother, Margaret Moore, a
widow who apparently had married Brooks and later Moore. Albert Columbus Post
was then working as a laborer on the farm owned by his mother-in-law who seems to have
been Margaret () Brooks Moore.141 On 21 Jan. 1957 he died at age 86.
Children of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, all born in Gilmer Co.,
WV:
i. Marguerita 6 , b. ca. 1910; m. 30 Nov. 1932 Gilmer Co., WV, Deward Bennett, b. ca. 1907.142 On 30 Nov. 1932 Marguerita Post, daughter of Albert
Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post,143 married Deward Bennett,
ii. Addie Rebecca, b. 15 Dec. 1911; 144 m. Lasher. Addie Rebecca Post,
daughter of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married
Lasher.145
hi. Helen, b. 24 Feb. 1913;146 m. Trasick. Helen Post, daughter of Albert
Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married Trasick.147
iv. Albert Woodrow, b. 21 Mar. 1914.148 In 1986 Albert Woodrow Post, son of
Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, was living at Route 3,
Box 167, Bridgeport, WV 26330.149
151.
v. Howard Lee, b. 17 June 1915.
vi. Pauline, b. 13 May 1917; 150 m. 20 J u n e 1936 Gilmer Co., WV, Russell
Greenlief, b. ca. 1912.151 On 20 June 1936 Pauline Post, daughter of Albert
Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married Russell Greenlief.
136
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census; Gilmer Co, WV, DR, RWL.
138
Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1680, Dekalb Dist, ED 38, p. 2A, family 22-22.
139
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census.
140
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 596.
14
K i l m e r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, DeKalb Dist, ED 38, p. 2A, family 22-22.
142
Information, courtesy of Russell Bush, Weston, WV.
144
Gilmer Co, WV, BR, RWL.
145
Information, courtesy of Mr. Bush.
146
148
Gilmer Co, WV, BR, RWL. The name of the child born 21 Mar. 1914 appears on the BR as Joseph Noel Post. Perhaps the parents
had not settled firmly on a name as that son goes by the name of Albert Woodrow Post, RWL (1986).
149
RWL.
150
161
137
282

vii.
vih.
ix.
x.
xi.
xh.
J a m e s Earl, b. 17 July 1918. J a m e s Earl Post was t h e son of Albert

Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post.152
Mary Allena, b. 22 Dec. 1919;153 m. Buckley. Mary Allena Post, daughter
of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married Buckley.154
Annalee, b. 22 Jan. 1922;155 m. Metz. Annalee Post, daughter of Albert
Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married Metz.156
Dora Virginia, b. 21 Sep. 1925; 157 m. Squires. Dora Virginia Post,
daughter of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post, married
Squires.158
Carl, b. 22 May 1928. Carl Post was the son of Albert Columbus and
Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post,
Lawson Eugene, b. 12 Dec. 1930. Lawson Eugene Post was the son of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks) Post.159
69. MARTIN J E F F E R S O N 6 P O S T (Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )

(see 28), b. 26 Apr. 1846160 prob. Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., (W)V;161 d. 23 July
1936 Jackson Co., WV, bur. Mcgee Chapel Cem., Independence, Jackson Co., WV;162 m. 18
Mar. 1872 Lewis Co., WV, MARGARET S. KELLY,163 b. 2 Mar. 1851 Lewis Co., (W)V; d.
20 Mar. 1922 Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 164 d/o Holzen & Deborah
(Bonnett) Kelly.165
Martin Jefferson Post was probably born in the vicinity of Left Fork, Hacker's Creek,
Lewis Co., (W)V which in 1851 became a part of Upshur Co., (W)V. In 1850 he was living in
Lewis Co., (W)V with his parents, Abram Jefferson and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post,166 and in
1860 and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents. 167 On 18 Mar. 1872 he
married Margaret S. Kelly and both were early members of the Westfall Chapel Methodist
Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.168
152
Ibid, BR, RWL.

Ibid.
154
' Information, courtesy of Mr. Bush.
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
Lewis Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1846.
162
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths; gravestone, McGee Chapel Cem, Independence, Jackson Co, WV, cited in Jackson
County Historical Society, Jackson County Cemeteries (Ripley, WV, 1982), v. 1, p. 172.
163
' Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths, p. 75; gravestone, Mcgee Chapel Cem.; Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll
1772, Spencer Dist, ED 104, p. 4A, family 65-66, has her birth date as Mar. 1852.
iDO
Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1358, Weston PO, p. 18, family 127-127. Holzen Kelly m. 22 Nov. 1827 Lewis Co,
(W)V, Deborah Bonnett (MRLC, p. 10, has his name as Hosea Kelly).
166
Lewis Co, (W)V, NARA, 1850 census, roll 956, Dist. 30, n. pag, family 335-337.
167
Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 111-112; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp,
Rural Dale PO, p. 15 or 431, family 110-107.
168
Gary Wayne Evans, Echoes of Glory Church Histories of the Hodgesville Area (Buckhannon, WV, 1984), part 2, p. 686.
153
FIFTH GENERATION
283
On 3 Apr. 1875 he received 160 acres, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV from Abram Jefferson and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post,169 his parents. In 1880 the family of Martin J. Post
was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was a farmer.170 In 1896 he
served as a trustee of the Westfall Methodist Protestant Church.171 It was ca. 1899172 that
he moved his family to Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV where by 1900 he was renting a
farm.173 By 1910 they were residing at 68 West Miller Ave., Akron, OH where Martin was
renting a house. He was then working as a laborer doing odd jobs and his wife, Margaret,
was the mother of seven children, all living.174
In 1911 Margaret S. (Kelly) Post received three tracts, 120 acres on Sandy Creek,
Ravenswood Dist., Jackson Co., WV from A J . Lockhart and wife.175 Apparently Martin J.
Post and his family settled and remained there the rest of their lives. On 20 Mar. 1922
Margaret S. (Kelly) Post died of organic heart disease at Sandyville, Jackson Co., WV176
and on 23 July 1936 Martin Jefferson Post died at age 90 of chronic myocarditis in Jackson
Co., WV.177
Children of Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post, probably all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV:
152.
i. Cairus M.6, b. Jan. 1873.
ii. Daisy, b. Aug. 1875; m. 18 June 1893 residence of the bride's father, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Holden, Joseph Austen Hannah, 178 b. 10 Aug.
1875179 Upshur Co., WV;180 s/o Jesse H. & Virginia P. (Matheny) Hannah. 181 In 1880 Daisy Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with
her parents, Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post.182 On 18 June
1893 she married Joseph Austen Hannah and in 1898 both were members
of a Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant
Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.183 By 1900 they were living in
Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with her parents where Joseph A. Hannah
was a farmer and Daisy was the mother of one child, then living.184 Children of Joseph Austen and Daisy (Post) Hannah: Raymond, b. June 1899
WV;185 Lyle; Bonnie.186
169
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book K, p. 21.

WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
17 X
Evans, p. 680.
172
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book 17, p. 492.
173
174
Summit Co, OH, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1234, Akron, ED 164, p. 6A, family 120-134.
170
175
Jackson Co, WV, DI, Book 83, p. 2, has the name as M.S. Post. Perhaps it could have been M.J. Post.
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths, p. 75.
177
Ibid, p. 76.
178
179
Stephen Post Queen, The Queen Family Early History and Family Tree (Parkersburg, WV, 1942, rev.), pp. 109-110.
180
181
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 291. Jesse H. Hannah m. 4 Jan. 1872 Upshur Co, WV, Virginia P. Matheny (MRUC, n. pag.).
182
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
183
Evans, p. 684.
184
185
Ibid.
186
Queen.
176
284

hi.
iv.
v.
Sylvan R, b. Jan. 1878;187 m. 1 May 1904 Roane Co., WV, Virgie Short, b.
ca. 1884 Roane Co., WV.188 In 1880 Sylvan Post was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post 189 and in 1894 he was a member of a Sunday school class at the
Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV.190 By 1900 he was living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with his
parents where he was working as a laborer.191 On 1 May 1904 he married
Virgie Short.
Bessie, b. Aug. 1880;192 m. 27 July 1898 residence of M.J. Post, Upshur Co.,
WV by Rev. AM. Linger, Arthur C. Marple,193 b. Feb. 1874194 Upshur Co.,
WV;195 s/o Addison E. & Mary Etta (Casto) Marple. 196 In 1894 and 1895
Bessie Post was a member of a Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV197 and in
1898 she was a teacher of a class at Westfall Chapel.198 On 27 July 1898 as
the daughter of M.J. and Margaret S. Post she married Arthur C. Marple,199 her second cousin (see 10, ii), and by 1900 they were living in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV where as a farmer Arthur was renting a
farm.200 By 1910 they had moved to Turkey Run Rd., Ravenswood Dist.,
Jackson Co., WV where as a farmer Arthur had a mortgage on a farm. Bessie was then the mother of two children, both living.201 Children of Arthur
C. and Bessie (Post) Marple: Merrill C , b. Jan. 1900 prob. Lewis Co.,
WV;202 Denver, b. ca. 1902 WV.203
Orpha Athlyn, b. 19 July 1884; d. 11 June 1971 Roseland, Nelson Co., VA,
bur. Jonesboro Cem., Roseland, Nelson Co., VA;204 m. 28 Dec. 1902 Roane
Co., WV, Joseph Forrest Monroe,205 b. 12 Jan. 1881206 Roane Co., WV;207 d.
187

MRRC, p. 167.
189
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
190
Evans, p. 682.
19l
192
193
194
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Hacker's Creek Dist, ED 64, p. 9B, Family 163-164.
195
196
Ibid.; WV 1880, v. 1, pp. 324-325. Addison E. Marple m. 4 Sep. 1859 Upshur Co, (W)V, Mary Etta Casto (MRUC, n. pag.).
197
Evans, pp. 682-683.
198
Ibid, p. 684.
199
200
201
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1681, Ravenswood Dist, ED 46, p. 14A, family 279-296.
188
909
zuz
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census.
204
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Genevieve Post (Monroe) Gill, Amherst, VA.
205
MRRC, p. 160.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Gill.
207
MRRC, p. 160.
203
FIFTH GENERATION
vi.
vii.
208
25 Aug. 1965 Roseland, Nelson Co., VA, bur. beside wife; s/o William
Henry & Virginia Laverne (Hickle) Monroe. 208 In 1895 and 1898 Orpha
Athlyn Post was a member of a Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel
Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.209 In 1900
she was living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with her parents, Martin
Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post. 210 On 28 Dec. 1902 she married
Joseph Forrest Monroe who had served in the Philippine Islands during
the Spanish American War. They seem to have lived in Roane Co., WV until after 27 Sep. 1905. By 6 Oct. 1909 they had moved to Roseland, Nelson
Co., VA where they settled. Joseph Forrest Monroe died 25 Aug. 1965 at
age 84 and Orpha Athlyn (Post) Monroe died 11 June 1971 at age 86. Children of Joseph Forrest and Orpha Athlyn (Post) Monroe: Elva Marjorie, b.
27 Sep. 1905 Spencer, WV; Forrest Buford, b. 6 Oct. 1909 Roseland, Nelson
Co., VA; Genevieve Post, b. 9 J u n e 1916 Roseland, Nelson Co., VA;
Margaret Virginia, b. 22 May 1919 Roseland, Nelson Co., VA 211
Otto M., b. 30 Oct. 1886; d. 1968; m. 1910, Alma Dahmen, d. 1965.212 In
1895 and 1898 Otto M. Post was a member of a Sunday school class at the
Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV.213 In 1900 he was living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with his
parents, Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post.214 By 15 Apr. 1910
he was a roomer at 127 St. Louis Ave., Youngstown, OH in the household
of Maxwell C. McElligott. He was then employed as a s t r e e t railway
motorman. 215 Later that year he married Alma Dahmen and they lived in
Youngstown, OH. Alma (Dahmen) Post died in 1965 and Otto M. Post died
in 1968 at about age 81. 216
Gladys U., b. Dec. 1889;217 m. 22 May 1915 Jackson Co., WV, Edgar Crow.218
In 1898 Gladys Post was a member of a Sunday school class at the Westfall
Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.219
In 1900 she was living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with her parents,
Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post.220 By 1910 she was living at
68 West Miller Ave., Akron, OH with her parents and was then employed
as a school teacher. 221 On 22 May 1915 she married Edgar Crow in Jackson
Co., WV.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Gill. W.H. Monroe m. 19 May 1878 Roane Co, WV, Virg V. Hickle (MRRC, p. 59).
Evans, pp. 683-684.
210
211
212
Ibid.
213
Evans, pp. 683-684.
214
215
Mahoning Co, OH, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1212, Youngstown, Ward 4, ED 129, p. 4A, family 54-56.
216
217
218
219
Evans, p. 684.
220
221
Summit Co, OH, NARA, 1910 census.
209
285
286
70. ENOCH 5 P O S T (Abram Jefferson 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 28), b. 6

Feb. 1853222 prob. Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;223 d. 14 Aug. 1935 near US
Route 119 & Turkey Run Rd., Upshur Co., WV, bur. McVaney Cem., Hackers's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;224 m. (1) 7 Nov. 1877 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Elias Bennett, E L L E N
HINZMAN, 225 b. 3 Oct. 1857226 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;227 d. 29 Dec. 1908 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 228 d/o Isaac M. & Matilda H. (Bonnett)
Hinzman;229 m. (2) 10 May 1916 bride's home, Buckhannon, WV by Rev. LL. Jackson, BETTIE LEE (STEPHENS) COYNER,230 b. 6 Oct. 1864 VA; d. 7 Apr. 1952 Riverdale, Prince
Georges Co., MD, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV; d/o Richard & Mary (Long)
Stephens. 231 Bettie Lee Stephens m. (1) prob. ca. 1894, David F. Coyner.232
Enoch Post was probably born in the vicinity of Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
(W)V In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Abram Jefferson and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post.233 On 7 Nov. 1877 he married Ellen Hinzman, his second
cousin 234 (see 28), and both were early members of t h e Westfall Chapel Methodist
Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.235 On 15 Apr. 1878 he received 79
acres from Abram J. and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post, 236 his parents. In 1880 the family of
Enoch Post was enumerated in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was a farmer.237
He later added to his land holdings on Hacker's Creek,238 allowing him to graze more
cattle and sheep which were sold to market. Circa 1895 the home of Enoch Post and his
family was destroyed by fire and they lost nearly all of their possessions.239 In 1900 they
were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer Enoch owned a farm. Ellen was then the mother of four children, all living.240 In 1905 their home was located on
222
223
Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 4, n. pag.

Ibid, (W)V, PPTB, 1852-1854.
99 i
Ibid, WV, DR, Book 4, n. pag.; author, personal knowledge; gravestone, McVaney Cem, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co, WV.
226
I b i d , DR, Book 2, p. 206.
227
Information of the late Orestes Post.
228
U p s h u r Co, WV, DR, Book 2, p. 206.
229
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 184, family 127-128. Isaac M. Hinzman m. 14 Apr. 1842
Lewis Co, (W)V, Matilda Bonnett (MRLC, p. 24).
230
WV State Dept of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, no. 2, ahp.
225
9^9
" Z W . B . Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907 ed.), p. 413.
Upshur Co, (W)V, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 111-112; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , Rural
Dale PO, p. 15 or 431, family 110-107.
234
Upshur Co, (W)V, DR, Book 1853, p. 13, gives the parents of Isaac M. Hinzman as Abraham & Rebecca Hinzman. Lucullus Virgil
McWhorter, The Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia from 1768 to 1795 (Baltimore, 1975 repr. 1915 ed.), pp. 505-506, has Abraham
Hinzman as the brother of Thomas C. Hinzman, the father of Mary S. Hinzman.
235
Evans, p. 686.
236
2 3 7 w v 1 8 8 0 j y 1( p 3 4 g
238
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, several deeds.
239
240
233
FIFTH GENERATION
287
the north side of Hacker's Creek Rd. between Left Fork and Yoke Run of Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV.241 On 29 Dec. 1908 Ellen (Hinzman) Post died of asthma and grippe.242 In
1910 Enoch was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he continued to farm the
land which he owned.243
On 5 May 1916 Enoch Post and Bettie Lee (Stephens) Coyner entered into a marriage
contract filed in Upshur Co., WV244 and on 10 May 1916 they were married. After the marriage Enoch divided his time between two homes, the one on Hacker's Creek near most of
his lands and one in Liggett Addition near Buckhannon, WV which had belonged to his
wife, Bettie, at the time of their marriage. A short time before his death because of poor
health he lived with his son, Clete, in Liggett Addition.245 On 23 Apr. 1935 he made his
will246 and on 14 Aug. 1935 he died suddenly of myocarditis with hypertrophy at age 82.247
Later, Bettie Lee (Stephens) Coyner Post moved to 35 West Lincoln St., Buckhannon, WV
which was her residence when she died 7 Apr. 1952 at age 87.248
Children of Enoch and Ellen (Hinzman) Post, all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV:
153.
i. Earl 6 , b. 22 Aug. 1878.
154.
ii. Claid, b. 24 Feb. 1880.
155.
hi. Orestes, b. 12 Nov. 1882.
156.
iv. Clete, b. 10 Sep. 1884.
71. DANIEL J E F F E R S O N 5 P O S T (Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 28), b. 3 July 1856249 Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;250 d. 12 Oct. 1933
Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;251 m.
(1) 1 May 1881 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. W.E. Lovett, BARBARA ANN TETER, 252 b. 11
Aug. 1862 prob. Upshur Co., (W)V; d. 16 Jan. 1910, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV;253 d/o Alva & Catherine (Strader) Teter;254 m. (2) 12 Mar. 1911 Upshur
Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Dawson, COBURG (REEDER) TALBOTT, b. ca. 1861 Upshur Co.,
(W)V;255 d/o Moses & Virginia F. () Reeder.256 Coburg Reeder m. (1) 4 Apr. 1878 Upshur
Co., WV, James R. Talbott.257
241
I b i d , 1905 map byA.B. Brooks.

Ibid, DR, Book 2, p. 206.
243
Ibid, marriage contract. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Robert Roy Post, Buckhannon, WV.
245
246
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book D, pp. 567-568, ahp.
247
2 4 8 Ibid, DR, Book 4, n. pag.
W V State Dept of Health.
249
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Karen Sue (Post) Cartwright, Buckhannon, WV.
250
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1856-1857.
251
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cartwright.
252
253
254
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 46, RWL; Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 153.
255
256
Ibid.; UCWV 1860, p. 24; WV, 1880, v. 1, p. 355.
257
MRUC, n. pag.
242
288
Daniel Jefferson Post was born on Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V. In
1860,1870, and 1880 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Abram Jefferson
and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post.258 On 1 May 1881 he married Barbara Ann Teter and both
were early members of t h e Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV.259 On 15 Dec. 1881 Daniel J. Post received 136 acres on Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV from Abram J. and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post,260 his parents. He
later added to his land holdings on Hacker's Creek.261
In 1900 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a
farm. Barbara was then recorded as being the mother of two children, both living.262 In
1905 their home was located on the east side of Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV.263 On 16 Jan. 1910 Barbara Ann (Teter) Post died and later that year Daniel J. Post
was living as a widower and farmer in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.264 On 12 Mar. 1911
he married Coburg (Reeder) Talbott. He died 12 Oct. 1933.
Children of Daniel Jefferson and Barbara Ann (Teter) Post, all born on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV:
i. Denzil L.6, b. 30 Nov. 1882; d. 10 Sep. 1900, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV.265 In 1900 Denzil L. Post was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Daniel Jefferson and Barbara Ann
(Teter) Post.266 On 10 Sep. 1900 he took his own life by shooting himself.267
He was a member of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church,
Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.268
157.
ii. Leslie Guy, b. 11 Apr. 1884.
hi. Carrie C, b. 12 Jan. 1888; d. 26 Sep. 1888 Upshur Co., WV, bur. McVaney
Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.269 The early death of Carrie C.
Post, daughter of Daniel Jefferson and Barbara Ann (Teter) Post, was due
to fever.270
72. THOMAS J E F F E R S O N 5 P O S T (Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 28), b. Aug. 1859271 Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;272 d. 24 Jan. 1927,273
258
Upshur Co, (WV, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 111-112; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp,
Rural Dale PO, p. 15 or 431, family 110-107; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
259
Evans, pp. 686-688.
260
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book N, p. 436.
261
Ibid, other deeds.
262
263
I b i d , 1905 map.
264
265
266
2e7
Weston Independent, 18 Sep. 1900, LCOBIT 1900-1909, p. 45; Evans, p. 687.
268
Ibid.
iua
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; Upshur Co., WV, DR, Book 1853, p. 56, gives age as 10 days.
270
ibid.
271
272
I b i d , PPTB, 1859-1860.
273
Evans, p. 686.
FIFTH GENERATION
289
bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;274 m. 17 Aug. 1879 Upshur Co., WV
by Rev. Elias Bennett, VIOLETTA WARNER, 276 b. 31 May 1861276 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;277 d. 19 Mar. 1951278 Parsons, WV,279 bur. near husb.;280 d/o William Washington & Celia (Casto) Warner. 281 Violetta (Warner) Post m. (2) 17 Oct. 1928 Upshur Co.,
WV, Isaac Wilson McCartney.282 Violeta (Warner) Post McCartney m. (3) 19 May 1944 Upshur Co., WV, Joe Thomas "Tommy" Barton.283
Thomas Jefferson "Jeff' Post was born on Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V
In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Abram Jefferson and
Mary S. (Hinzman) Post.284 On 17 Aug. 1879 he married Violetta "Lettie" Warner and in
1880 they were living with his parents in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was a
farmer.285 On 15 Dec. 1881 he received 87 acres on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV from
Abram J. and Mary S. (Hinzman) Post,286 his parents, and on 18 June 1889 he apparently
received additional land on Hacker's Creek from his father.287
In 1896 Thomas J. Post was a trustee of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant
Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV288 and his wife, Violetta, was an early member of
Westfall Chapel. 289 In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
where as a farmer Thomas owned a farm.290 By 1910 Violetta was the mother of nine children, six living.291 In 1905 their home was located on the east side of Left Fork, Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV.292 Thomas Jefferson Post died 24 Jan. 1927.
On 17 Oct. 1928 Violetta (Warner) Post married Isaac Wilson McCartney who died 2
Feb. 1933 at the home of a son in Uniontown, PA. He is buried in Harmony Church Cem.,
Lewis Co., WV with his first wife who was Alice L. Cookman.293 On 19 May 1944 Violetta
(Warner) Post McCartney married Joe Thomas "Tommy" Barton and she went by the
surname of Barton when she died 19 Mar. 1951 at age 89.
274
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Josephine (Peters) Post, Buckhannon, WV. Gravestone not found by author.
276
Gravestone of Violetta Warner Barton, McVaney Cem.
277
278
Gravestone of Mrs. Barton.
279
280
Gravestone of Mrs. Barton.
281
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 42, RWL; Cutright, p. 593.
282
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 201; Harrison Co, WV, Will Book 7, pp. 290-293, ahp; MRHC, p. 290.
283
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 22, p. 256 via Mrs. Brenda Kay (Peters) Bryan, Vienna, VA.
284
I b i d , NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 181, family 111-112; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , Rural Dale
PO, p. 15 or 431, family 110-107.
285
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
286
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, book N, p. 435.
287
I b i d , Book 9, p. 178.
288
Evans, p. 680.
289
I b i d , p. 688.
290
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 15B, family 225-225; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren
Dist, Ed 151, p. 10B, family 220-221.
291
Ibid.
292
I b i d , 1905 map.
293
Weston Independent, 8 Feb. 1933, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 142; gravestone, Harmony Church Cem, 1 mi. east of Jane Lew, Lewis
Co, WV, cited in HCJ, v. 2, p. 131.
275
290
Children of Thomas Jefferson and Violetta (Warner) Post, all born on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV:
i. A dau. 6 , b. ca. Mar. 1880, d. 28 Mar. 1880, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV.294
ii. Bertha May, b. 6 Aug. 1881; d. 15 Dec. 1969295 Salem, Harrison Co., WV,296
bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;297 m. ca. 1916, Orvie Lenton
Strader, b. 22 May 1884 prob. near Rural Dale, Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV;298 d. 1949 Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside wife;299 s/o Martin Lee &
Elizabeth Jane (Lance) Strader.300 In 1900 Bertha May Post was living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Thomas Jefferson and
Violetta (Warner) Post.301 She was a member of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.302 Circa 1916
she married Orvie Lenton Strader and for a while they apparently lived in
Volga, Barbour Co., WV. He was a farmer and died in 1949. She died 15
Dec. 1969 at age 88. Children of Orvie Lenton and Bertha May (Post)
Strader, both born in Volga, Barbour Co., WV: Virgie Oletha, b. 14 Oct.
1917; Archie "Dale,"b. 12 Nov. 1920.
hi. Ora, b. 2 Feb. 1883; d. 29 Sep. 1884, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV.303 Ora Post, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Violetta
(Warner) Post, died of burns after she ran through hot coals from an outdoor fire which the family had used for making apple butter. 304
iv. Moletus, b. 25 Jan. 1886; d. 24 Mar. 1903, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV.305 In 1895 Moletus Post was a member of a Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church,
Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV306 and in 1900 he was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Thomas Jefferson and Violetta
(Warner) Post.307 A cause for his untimely death on 24 Mar. 1903 at age 17
was not found.
v. Jessie M., b. 29 Dec. 1889; d. 27 Sep. 1944 Spencer, WV, bur. Little Creek
Bartlett Cem., Roane Co., WV;308 m. 31 Dec. 1905 at bride's home, Hacker's
294
Hartzel G. Strader, The Strader Family History 1737-1976 (Miamisburg, OH, 1978), p. 25.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Virgie Oletha (Strader) Cox, Salem, WV.
297
' Gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem, n. of Buckhannon, w. side US Route 119, Upshur Co, WV.
298
Strader.
299
' Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cox; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
3 0 0Strader.
c J
301
302
Evans, p. 687.
303
304
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Gertha (Peters) Robinson Monroe, Salem, WV.
305
306
Evans, p. 683.
307
308
Information, courtesy of Victor E. Marple, Spencer, WV.
295
FIFTH GENERATION
158.
vi.
vii.
291
Creek, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.H. Mossburg, Heaston Marple, 309 b. 6

Aug. 1886 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 1965 Parkersburg, WV, bur.
beside wife;310 s/o Salukas "Luke" Eumenis & Anna Elizabeth (Armstrong)
Marple. Heaston Marple m. (2) Ida Veil Fisher. 311 In 1898 Jessie M. Post
was a member of a Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel Methodist
Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV312 and in 1900 she
was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Thomas Jefferson and Violetta (Warner) Post. 313 On 31 Dec. 1905 she married
Heaston Marple, her second cousin (see 10, vii). In 1910 they were living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was working as a farm laborer.
Jessie was then the mother of two children, both living.314 After 30 Aug.
1916 Heaston Marple moved his family to Roane Co., WV where Jessie M.
(Post) Marple died in Spencer on 27 Sep. 1944. He married Ida Veil Fisher
as his second wife and lived until 1965 when he died in Parkersburg, WV.
Children of Heaston and Jessie M. (Post) Marple, born on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV or, after 1916, Triplett, Roane Co., WV: Rella, b. 11 Nov.
1906; Edna, b. 3 Mar. 1909; Victor E., b. 9 Aug. 1911; Sylvia, b. 4 Nov. 1913;
Ray Monroe, b. 30 Aug. 1916; Denzil Lee, b. 6 Aug. 1926.315
Sylvanus, b. 10 July 1892.
Erma, b. 7 Jan. 1895; d. 18 Nov. 1972 or 1971 Elkins, WV, bur. McVaney
Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;316 m. 13 June 1910 Oakland, MD,
Eddie Peters, 317 b. 26 Mar. 1887, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 1 Apr.
1977 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside wife;318 s/o Godfrey
Washington & Sarah Samantha (Campbell) Peters. 319 In 1900 and 1910
Erma Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents,
Thomas Jefferson and Violetta (Warner) Post. 320 On 13 June 1910 she
married Eddie Peters and they made their home on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV for most of their lives. He was a coal miner but also worked
at carpentry and farming.321 They were members of the Westfall Chapel
309
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 8 , p. 145.

310
Information, courtesy of Mr. Marple.
311
ibid.
312
Evans, p. 684.
313
314
315
Information, courtesy of Mr. Marple.
316
Information, courtesy of Robert Warren Peters, Stowe, OH; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED
148, p. 15B, family 225-225, has her birth date as Jan. 1896. Gravestone, McVaney Cem, has year of death as 1971. Evans, p. 572, has
year of death as 1971.
317
G a r r e t t Co, MD, MR.
318
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; information, courtesy of Robert Warren Peters.

Ibid. Godfrey Washington Peters m. 5 Oct. 1876 Upshur Co, WV, Sarah Samantha Campbell (MRUC, n. pag.).
320
Dist, ED 151, p. 10B, family 220-221.
321
Information, courtesy of Donald Gene Peters, Buckhannon, WV.
319
292
vih.
159.
ix.
Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV and later,

in 1946, became members of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal
Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.322 In later years they moved to
Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV.323 In 1971 or 1972 Erma (Post) Peters died
and on 1 Apr. 1977 Eddie Peters died at age 90. Children of Eddie and
Erma (Post) Peters, probably all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV:
Nelma, b. 1912, d. 1912 bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV;324 Bayard, b. 14 Jan. 1914; Edward, b. 19 July 1916; Gertha, b. 20 July
1918; Robert Warren, b. 27 May 1920; Roberta Pearl, b. 19 Aug. 1922;
Erma "Ruth," b. 30 Aug. 1925; Bonnie Dorine, b. 6 Aug. 1930.325
Jennie Dale, b. 1898; d. 1952 Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Brick
Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;326 m. 26 June 1920 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. Curtis Robinson, French M. Stout,327 b. Sep. 1888328 Harrison Co., WV;329 d. 1950, bur. beside wife;330 s/o Hezekiah & Sarah A.
(Bond) Stout. 331 In 1900 and 1910 Jennie Dale Post was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Thomas Jefferson and Violetta
(Warner) Post.332 In 1908 she was a member of the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.333 On 26 June
1920 she married French M. Stout and they lived near Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV where he had a grazing farm and raised cattle.334 In 1950
French M. Stout died and in 1952 Jennie Dale (Post) Stout died of cancer.335 Children of French M. and Jennie Dale (Post) Stout, probably all
born near Lost Creek, Harrison, Co., WV: Max Post, b. 26 July 1924; John
Hezekiah, b. 21 Oct. 1929; Charles Benjamin, b. 21 Nov. 1939.336
Dwaine, b. 6 Feb. 1904.
73. EMORY LEE 5 P O S T (Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 29), b. 21 Aug.
1855337 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;338 m. (1) 26 June 1873 Upshur Co., WVby
322
Evans, p. 568.
323
Information, courtesy of Donald Gene Peters.
324
Gravestone, McVaney Cem.; information, courtesy of Robert Warren Peters.
325
Ibid.
396
Information, courtesy of Maynard Edison Post, Buckhannon, WV; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900
census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 15B, family 225-225, gives her birth date as Jan. 1897.
327
328
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Grant Dist, ED 49, p. 5B, family 86-86; gravestone, Brick Church Cem, has
1887 as year of birth.
329
330
331
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 13, p. 355. Hezekiah Stout m. 27 Dec. 1883 Harrison Co, WV, Sarah A. Bond (MRHC, p. 304).
332
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 15B, family 225-225; 1910 census, roll, 1698, Warren
Dist, ED 151, p. 10B, family 220-221.
333
Evans, p. 688.
Information, courtesy of Donald Gene Peters.
335
Ibid.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Monroe.
337
GLPP.
338
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1855-1856.
FIFTH GENERATION
293
Rev. Elias Bennett, MARY M. LOWTHER, b. ca. 1855; d/o Joseph & Mary () Lowther; 339 div. by 21 Sep. 1895;340 m. prob. (2) 21 Sep. 1895 home of Mrs. Mary E. Daniels, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. C.H. McDonald, LUVERNA ALBERTA DANIELS, 3 4 1 b. July
1878342 Upshur Co., WV; d/o Andrew J. & Mary E. (Neeley) Daniels.343
Emory Lee Post was probably born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V and grew up
on Big Run, a branch of Hacker's Creek. In 1860 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with
his parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.344 On 26 June 1873 he married Mary M.
Lowther. The marriage ended in divorce. In 1880 Emory L. Post was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with Lafayette Columbus Lowther, his brother-in-law, where he
was working as a farm laborer.345 On 21 Sep. 1895 he married Luverna "Alberta" Daniels
probably as his second wife. In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Emory was renting a house. He was a farm laborer and worked at odd
jobs. 346 By 1910 Luverna Alberta (Daniels) Post was the mother of seven children, five
living, and she was working as a washing woman.347
Children of Emory Lee and probably Mary M. (Lowther) Post, likely all born in Upshur
Co., WV:
i. Arn Worth 6 , b. 13 Nov. 1874;348 m. ca. 1907, Cora , b. ca. 1881 WV.349 In
1880 Arn Worth Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
grandparents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post. 350 By 1900 he was
living in Otter Dist., Braxton Co., WV with Seymour B. Rohrbough where
he was working as a farm laborer. 351 Circa 1907 he married Cora . By
1910 they were living in Letterman Dist., Taylor Co., WV where he was
renting a house and working as a trackman, 352 possibly for a railroad company. They may have had a child that died before 15 Apr. 1910.353
ii. Calvin, b. 11 Mar. 1877.354 In 1910 Calvin Post was living in Buckhannon
Dist., Upshur Co., WV in the household of his father, Emory Lee Post. He
was then single and working as a farm laborer.355 He never married. 356
339
I b i d , WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 31, RWL.

Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth Marie (Post) Smith, Buckhannon, WV; GLPP; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 4, p. 254.
341
Ibid.
342
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, Dist, ED 143, p. 12B, family 230-233.
343
I b i d , MR, Book 4, p. 254. Andrew J. Daniels m. 28 Sep. 1876 Upshur Co, WV, Mary E. Neeley (MRUC, n. pag.).
344
345
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 323.
346
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 12B, family 230-233; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 145, p. 5A, family 81-81.
347
Ibid.
348
GLPP.
349
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1693, Letterman Dist, ED 136, p. 2B, family 39-39.
350
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
351
Braxton Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1756, Otter Dist, ED 7, p. 23B, family 401-401.
352
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
353
Ibid.
354
GLPP.
355
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 145, p. 5A, family 81-81.
356
GLPP.
340
294

hi.
Emma Rebecca, b. ca. 1879; m. 29 Sep. 1896 residence of Abram Ratcliff,

Upshur Co., WV by Rev. C.L. Queen, John W. Ratcliff, b. ca. 1875 Gilmer
Co., WV; s/o Abram & Martha Jane () Ratcliff. On 29 Sep. 1896 Emma
Rebecca Post, daughter of Emory Lee Post, married John W. Ratcliff. The
name of her mother did not appear on the marriage record.357
iv. Opha C , b. Jan. 1883;358 m. 16 July 1918 Lewis Co., WV, Florence Con
n e r 359 j n igoo Opha C. Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV in the household ofhis father, Emory Lee Post.360 On 16 July 1918 he
married Florence Conner.
v. Anna J., b. May 1886. In 1900 Anna J. Post was living in Buckhannon Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV in the household of her father, Emory Lee Post.361
Children of Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta (Daniels) Post, probably all born in Upshur
Co., WV:
vi. Minnie, b. July 1896. In 1900 Minnie Post was living in Buckhannon Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta
(Daniels) Post.362
vii. Lavina, b. July 1899;363 m. 8 Sep. 1918 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. Curtis
Robinson, Thomas Jennings, b. ca. 1899 Braxton Co., WV; s/o G.H. &
Sarah () Jennings. 364 In 1900 and 1910 Lavina Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Emory Lee and Luverna
Alberta (Daniels) Post.365 On 8 Sep. 1918 she married Thomas Jennings,
vih. Oscar B., b. 18 Aug., 1902; d. 31 Dec. 1981 Veterans Administration Med.
Ctr., Clarksburg, WV, bur. Buckhannon Mem. Park Cem., near Buckhannon, WV.366 In 1910 Oscar B. Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta (Daniels)
Post.367 He served in WW II and in later years lived at 21 N. Kanawha St.,
Buckhannon, WV. He died 31 Dec. 1981.368
ix. Russell, b. ca. 1903. In 1910 Russell Post was living in Buckhannon Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his p a r e n t s , Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta
(Daniels) Post.369
x. Prob. child, b. poss. ca. 1905; d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.
357
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 4, p. 399, gives her parents only as E.L. Post. WV 1880, v. 3, pp. 598-599.
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 12B, family 230-233.
359
Lewis Co, WV, MR, Book 15, p. 142, RWL, gives his parents as E.L. & Mary.
360
361
Ibid.
362
Ibid.
363
Ibid.
33646
'ibid., MR, Book 13, p. 89.
365
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 12B, family 230-233; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon
Dist, ED 145, p. 5A, family 81-81.
Obituary of Oscar B. Post. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
367
368
0bituary of Oscar B. Post.
369
358
FIFTH GENERATION
xi.
xh.
xih.
295
Raymond, b. ca. 1907. In 1910 Raymond Post was living in Buckhannon

Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta
(Daniels) Post.370
Prob. child, b. poss. ca. 1909; d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.371
Ruth Marie, b. ca. 1910; m. 14 June 1930 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV by
Rev. A.R. Mullins, Frederick Sherman Smith, b. ca. 1910 Upshur Co., WV;
s/o Edward & Laura Bell () Smith.372 On 14 June 1930 Ruth Marie Post,
daughter of Emory Lee and Luverna Alberta (Daniels) Post, 373 married
Frederick Sherman Smith and in 1981 they were living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV.374 Children of Frederick Sherman and Ruth Marie (Post)
Smith, probably all born in Upshur Co., WV: George; Dorothy; Sherman
Lee, b. 18 June 1941.375
74. ALPHA OMEGA 5 P O S T (Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 29), b. 15 Oct.
1856376 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;377 d. 9 Apr. 1937 Auburn, Ritchie Co., WV,
bur. Horn Creek Cem., Auburn, Ritchie Co., WV;378 m. 24 Feb. 1884 Gilmer Co., WV,
F L O R I N D A ALICE WOODFORD, 379 b. Nov. 1866 WV;380 d/o William B. & Angeline
(Talbott) Woodford.381
Alpha Omega Post was probably born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V and grew
up on Big Run, a branch of Hacker's Creek. In 1860 and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co.,
(W)V with his parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.382 By 1880 Alpha O. Post was
living with Joel Casto as his nephew and working as a farm laborer.383
On 24 Feb. 1884 he married Florinda Alice Woodford in Gilmer Co., WV. He had interest in land at Rock Camp and Tanners Fork in Gilmer Co.384 By 1900 they were living in
Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV where as a farmer Alpha was renting a farm. Florinda was
then the mother of two children, both living.385 On 9 Apr. 1937 Alpha Omega Post died in
Auburn, Ritchie Co., WV at age 80.
370
ibid.
ibid.
372
I b i d , MR, Book 18, p. 41.
373
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Smith.
374
Ibid.
375
Obituary of Sherman L. Smith, d. 5 Aug. 1981. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
376
GLPP.
377
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1856-1857.
378
GLPP.
379
Gilmer Co, WV, MR, Book 1, p. 33, RWL.
380
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. IA, family 5-5.
381
WV 1880, v. 3, p. 634. William B. Woodford m. 27 June 1858 Barbour Co, (W)V, Angeline Tolbert (MRBC, p. 16).
382
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 119-120; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp,
383
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 258.
384
Gilmer Co, WV, DI, various deeds.
385
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. IA, family 5-5.
371
296
Children of Alpha Omega and Florinda Alice (Woodford) Post, both born in Gilmer Co.,
WV:
i. Dulcie6, b. 26 Dec. 1889;386 m. 24 Feb. 1907 Gilmer Co., WV, Jennings Virgil
Law.387 In 1900 Dulcie Post was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with
her parents, Alpha Omega and Florinda Alice (Woodford) Post.388 On 24
Feb. 1907 she married Jennings Virgil Law.
160.
ii. Harold Manley, b. 20 Sep. 1891.
75. NETHELBERT BURK 5 P O S T (Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 29), b.
8 Jan. I860 389 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;390 d. 23 Apr. 1913 Middleton,
Marion Co., WV, bur. Enterprise, Harrison Co., WV;391 m. 27 Jan. 1881 Lewis Co., WV,
SARAH J A N E NORMAN, 3 9 2 b. 20 Feb. 1861 prob. Lewis Co., (W)V; d. Oct 1948
Fairmont, WV, bur. beside husb.;393 d/o Stephen & Susannah (Beasley) Norman.394
Nethelbert Burk "N.B." Post was born on Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V
and grew up there. In 1860, 1870, and 1880 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his
parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.395 On 27 Jan. 1881 he married Sarah Jane
Norman and in 1884 he was a member of a class at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.396
By 1900 they were living in Grant Dist., Marion Co., WV where as a coal miner N.B. was
renting a house. Sarah was then the mother of four children, all living.397 In 1910 Nethelbert B. Post was living in Lincoln Dist., Marion Co., WV as a boarder in the home of Harrison Lockhart and was then working in a coal mine. 398 In that year Sarah J. (Norman)
Post was living in Grant Dist., Marion Co., WV with their son, Donald Gotham Post.399 On
23 Apr. 1913 Nethelbert Burk Post died and in Oct. 1948 Sarah Jane (Norman) Post died
at age 87.
Children of Nethelbert Burk and Sarah Jane (Norman) Post, possibly all born in Upshur Co., WV.
i. Sylvester6, b. 15 Nov. 1881; d. Apr. 1952 Enterprise, Harrison Co., WV. Sylvester Post, son of Nethelbert Burk and Sarah Jane (Norman) Post never
married.400
386
Ibid, BR, RWL.

388
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. IA, family 5-5.
389
GLPP.
390
Upshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1860; ibid, DI, Book C , p. 105.
391
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Nana Jo (Deep) Winter, Fairmont, WV.
392
393
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Winter.
394
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 151. Stephen Norman m. 15 May 1853 or 19 May 1853 Upshur Co, WV, Susannah Busley (MRUC, n. pag.). Her
name was probably Susan Beasley (LCWV 1850, p. 23).
395
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 182, family 119-120; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p ,
Rural Dale PO, p. 17 or 432, family 118-115; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
396
Evans, p. 560.
3 9 78
Ibid, 1910
roll 1687,
ED 67,
p. 33B,
family
605-681.
Marion
Co,census,
WV, NARA,
1900Lincoln
census,Dist,
roll 1764,
Grant
Dist,
ED 55,
p. 10B, family 216-222.
399
Ibid, Grant Dist, ED 65, p. 13A, fami]
387
FIFTH GENERATION
ii.
161.
162.
hi.
iv.
297
Lura Ann, b. 20 Oct. 1883; d. 26 Dec. 1975 Fairmont, WV, bur. Woodlawn
Cem., Fairmont, WV;401 m. (1) 24 July 1901 Harrison Co., WV, Barthalowe
Lon Stewart, 402 d. 31 Oct. 1905; m. (2) 28 Mar. 1908 Middleton, Marion Co.,
WV, Arch Ellsworth Monroe Sr., b. 10 Oct. 1887 Marion Co., WV; d. 29 July
1977 Fairmont WV, bur. beside wife; s/o Perry Green & Almeda Elizabeth
(Fletcher) Monroe. 403 In 1900 Lura Ann Post was living in Grant Dist.,
Marion Co., WV with her parents, Nethelbert Burk and Sarah J a n e
(Norman) Post.404 On 24 July 1901 she married Barthalowe "Lon" Stewart
who died 31 Oct. 1905. On 28 Mar. 1908 Lura Ann (Post) Stewart married
Arch Ellsworth Monroe Sr. and they lived in Marion Co., WV. She died 26
Dec. 1975 at age 92 and he died 29 July 1977 at age 89. Children of
Barthalowe Lon and Lura Ann (Post) Stewart: Leonard Benjamin, b. 1902;
d. Feb. 1908, bur. Woodlawn Cem., Fairmont, WV; Lawrence Hendrick, b.
25 Oct. 1905. 405 Children of Arch Ellsworth Sr. and Lura Ann (Post)
Stewart Monroe, all born in Marion Co., WV: lea Mae, b. 16 Mar. 1909;
Hazel Ellen, b. 3 Apr. 1911; Edith Madeline, b. 10 Nov. 1913; Arch
Ellsworth Jr., b. 10 Aug. 1915; Sarah Almeda, b. 18 Apr. 1917; Lura Eva, b.
10 Nov. 1920; James Edward, b. 7 July 1922, d. 8 Sep. 1944, bur. Woodlawn
Cem., Fairmont, WV, KIA, WW II; Geneva Eleanor, b. 17 May 1925.406
Donald Gotham, b. 31 Aug. 1889.
Freeman M., b. 9 Nov. 1891.
76. MANLEY COLUMBUS 5 P O S T (Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 29), b.

10 June 1864407 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;408 d. 27 May 1942 Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;409 m. 20 Dec. 1888 near
Hodgesville, U p s h u r Co., WV by Rev. George H. Williams, MARY E L I Z A B E T H
LEWIS, 410 b. 27 Apr. 1870411 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d. 22 Oct. 1963 St. Joseph's Hosp.,
Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;412 d/o Joseph A. & Sarah "Sally" M. (DePoy) Lewis.413
Manley Columbus Post was born on Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV and
grew up there. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post. 414 On 20 Dec. 1888 he married Mary
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Sarah "Almeda" (Monroe) Winter, Fairmont, WV.

Information, courtesy of Mrs. Sarah Almeda (Monroe) Winter. Perry Monroe m. 24 Aug. 1879 Marion Co, WV, Almeda Fletcher
(MRMC, p. 123).
404
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1764, Grant Dist, ED 55, p. 10B, family 216-222.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Almeda Winter.
406
Ibid.
407
Family Bible, via GLPP.
408
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book C, p. 105.
GLPP; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
410
Information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post, Buckhannon, WV.
412
Family Bible, via GLPP; GLPP; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
413
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 318. Joseph A. Lewis m. 25 June 1863, Upshur Co, WV, Sarah M. Depoy (MRUC, n. pag.).
414
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Rural Dale PO, p. 17 or 432, family 118-115; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
402
298
Elizabeth Lewis and in 1891 both were members of a class at the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.415
In 1900 and 1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer
Manley owned a farm.416 By 1910 Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post was the mother of five children, all living.417 Manley C. Post gradually acquired all of the land which had been owned
by his parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post. In 1857 Jacob Post had received the
land from his parents, Daniel and Mary (Heavner) Post.418 In 1905 the home of Manley C.
Post and his family was located on the east side of Big Run a branch of Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV.419 He died 27 May 1942 probably on the same farm where he was born.
Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post died 22 Oct. 1963 at age 93.
Children of Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post, all born on Big Run,
Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV:
163.
i. Clyde6, b. 1 July 1890.
164.
ii. Philip Clifford, b. 27 July 1893.
hi. Reta Fae, b. 20 July 1895,420 d. 3 Jan. 1951 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;421 m. 28 July 1923
Uniontown, PA, Albert Henry Knox;422 div. 7 Mar. 1944 Reno, NV.423 In
1900 and 1910 Reta Fae Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with her parents, Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post.424
She became a school teacher. 425 On 28 July 1923 she married Albert Henry
Knox and they apparently lived in Parkersburg, WV for a while. Their
marriage ended in divorce in 1944 and she died in Buckhannon, WV on 3
Jan. 1951. Children of Albert Henry and Reta Fae (Post) Knox, both born
in Parkersburg, WV: Mary Octavia, b. 16 Dec. 1925; Alberta Fae, b. 15 July
1930.426
165.
iv. Raymon Cleon, b. 28 Sep. 1901.
166.
v. Dennis Franz, b. 21 Dec. 1904.
77. ALBERT STEPHEN 5 POST (Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ), (see 29), b. 19
Aug. 1867427 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;428 m. 29 July 1891 Upshur Co., WV
415
Evans, p. 563.
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3B, family 43-43; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
ED 151, p. 6A, family 107-107.
417
Ibid.
Ibid, DI, various deeds.
419
Ibid, 1905 map.
420
Riid.; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
422
Information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post.
424
ED 151, p. 6A, family 107-107
4425
25
( LPP.
G
426
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post.
427
428
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book C, p. 105.
416
FIFTH GENERATION
299
by Rev. George H. Williams, R E B E C C A PUMPHREY, 4 2 9 b. Apr. 1858430 Upshur Co.,

(W)V;431 prob. d/o Lorenzo Dow & Annie (Wilfong) Pumphrey. 432
Albert "Stephen" Post was born on Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV and grew
up t h e r e . In 1870 and 1880 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Jacob and Rebecca Ann (Casto) Post.433 In 1885 he was a member of a class at the
Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.434
On 29 July 1891 he married Rebecca Pumphrey and in 1900 they were living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a railroad laborer he was renting a house. His
wife, Rebecca, was the mother of two children, one living.435 He must have been the Albert
Post who in 1905 was living on Stoney Run, Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV.436 By 1910
he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV and working as a farm laborer. The name
of his wife was then recorded as Martha, though other information in the same record indicates this Martha was his first wife and was the mother of two children, one living.437
Rebecca and Martha seem to have been the same person. Perhaps the complete given
name was Martha Rebecca or Rebecca Martha. 438
Children of Albert Stephen and Rebecca (Pumphrey) Post, probably both born in Upshur Co., WV:
167.
i. Lorenzo Dow6, b. poss. 18 May 1892.
ii. Roanna, b. 18 May 1892, prob. twin of Lorenzo Dow; d. 20 May 1892 Upshur Co., WV.439
78. J E S S E EDWIN 5 P O S T (Isaac J.4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 30), b. Dec.
1853440 prob. Pecks Run, Upshur Co., (W)V;441 d. 1936 prob. Roane Co., WV, bur. Hickle
Cem., WV Route 36, near Spencer, Roane Co., WV;442 m. 7 Nov. 1876 Roane Co., WV,
MARGARET J A N E DEVERICK, 443 b. Jan. 1856444 Doddridge Co., (W)V;445 d. 1937, bur.
beside husb.; d/o James "Jimmy" & Ellenor "Ellen" (Welch) Deverick.446
Jesse "Edwin" Post was born in Upshur Co., (W)V, probably on Pecks Run. In 1860 he
429

I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 4A, family 67-67.
431
I b i d , MR, Book 3, p. 54.
432
Cutright, p. 519.
433
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , Rural Dale PO, p. 17 or 432, family 118-115; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
434
Evans, p. 561.
435
436
Ibid, 1905 map.
437
438
Lorenzo Dow & Annie (Wilfong) Pumphrey seem to have had a dau, Martha (UCWV 1860, p. 23; UCWV 1870, p. 62).
439
U p s h u r Co, WV, DR, Book 1862-1908, p. 44.
440
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1699, Smithfield Twp, Roxalana PO, p. 16, family 104-114; 1900 census, roll 1772,
Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62, has his birth date as Nov. 1853.
441
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1853-1854.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Eula (Riffe) Snyder, Parkersburg, WV.
443
MRRC, p. 50.
444
445
MRRC, p. 50.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder; MRRC, p. 50.
430
300
was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Isaac J. and Mary (Brake) Post,447 and in
1870 he was living in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV with his parents. 448 On 7 Nov. 1876
he married Margaret Jane Deverick and in 1880 they were living in Smithfield Dist.,
Roane Co., WV where he was a farmer.449
They continued to live in Smithfield Dist. where in 1900 and 1910 Edwin owned a
farm. 450 In 1910 Margaret J a n e (Deverick) Post was the mother of five children, all
living.451 One source indicates Edwin Post was living in Spencer, WV by ca. 1927.452
Children of Jesse Edwin and Margaret Jane (Deverick) Post, all born at Walnut Grove,
Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV:
i. Lora6, b. 29 Nov. 1877;453 d. 28 Oct. 1959, bur. Hickle Cem., WV Route 36
near Spencer, WV;454 m. (1) 18 June 1899 Roane Co., WV, Benjamin H.
Douglas, b. ca. 1877 Roane Co., WV;455 div.;456 m. (2) 5 Apr. 1914 Roane Co.,
WV, Ben H. Warner, b. ca. 1877 Roane Co., WV;457 bur. beside wife.458 In
1880, 1900, and 1910 Lora Post was living in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co.,
WV with her parents, Jesse Edwin and Margaret Jane (Deverick) Post.469
On 18 June 1899 she married Benjamin "Ben" H. Douglas and the marriage ended in divorce after a brief time. By 1900 she was living with her
p a r e n t s and apparently unmarried. 4 6 0 By 1910 Lora, living with her
parents as Lora Post, was considered a widow and the mother of one child,
living.461 On 5 Apr. 1914 she married Ben H. Warner. She died 28 Oct. 1959
at age 81. Child of Benjamin H. and Lora (Post) Douglas: Audrey, b. 22 Oct.
1899 Walnut Grove, Roane Co., WV.462 Audrey Douglas seems to have gone
by the name of Audrey Post in later years. 463 Children of Ben H. and Lora
(Post) Douglas Warner, both born in Spencer, WV: Milton D., b. 12 Mar.
1916; Lenora.464
ii. Iza, b. 13 July 1880;465 d. 4 Jan. 1958 Zanesville, OH, bur. Rose Hill Cem.,
447
449
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 1413, Smithfield Dist, ED 123, p. 5, family 43-43.
4a0
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62; 1910 census, roll 1696, Smithfield Dist, ED 87, p. 7B,
family 105-109.
451
Ibid.
448
d59
William H. Bishop, History of Roane County West Virginia (Spencer, WV, 1927), p. 508.
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62; information, courtesy of Mrs.
Snyder; Roane Co, WV, BR, has year of birth as 1879 which seems to be a typing error.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder.
455
MRRC, p. 143.
457
MRRC, p. 216.
459
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census; 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62; 1910 census.
460
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62, has her name as Nora Post.
461
Ibid, 1910 census.
462
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1772, Smithfield Dist, ED 102, p. 4B, family 62-62; information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder.
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census; information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder.
464
Ibid.
465R,
oane Co, WV, BR.
40,3
FIFTH GENERATION
hi.
iv.
Roseville, Muskingum & Perry Co., OH;466 m. 27 Dec. 1903 Walnut Grove,
Roane Co., WV, Samuel Mellor,467 b. 1 Apr. 1876 Malta, Morgan Co., OH; d.
20 Nov. 1931, Roseville, Muskingum & Perry Co., OH, bur beside wife; s/o
Henry & Sarah Margaret (Newsom) Mellor.468 In 1900 Iza Post was living
in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV with her parents, Jesse Edwin and
Margaret Jane (Deverick) Post. 469 On 27 Dec. 1903 she married Samuel
Mellor and they seem to have lived in Roseville, Muskingum and Perry
Co., OH where Samuel died 20 Nov. 1931. Iza (Post) Mellor died 4 Jan.
1958. Children of Samuel and Iza (Post) Mellor, all born in Roseville, Muskingum and Perry Co., OH: Ray, b. 11 Oct. 1904; Roy, b. 11 Oct. 1904, twin
of Ray; Ester, b. 22 Oct. 1905; Virginia, b. 7 Aug. 1919.470
Ivy, b. 2 July 1882;471 d. 13 Aug. 1968 Zanesville, OH, bur. Rose Hill Cem.,
Roseville, Muskingum & Perry Co., OH; m. 7 Aug. 1903 Post home, Walnut
Grove, Roane Co., WV, Scott Mellor, b. 5 Mar. 1871 Malta, Morgan Co.,
OH; d. 4 Nov. 1947 McConnelsville, OH, bur. beside wife; s/o Samuel Mellor.472 In 1900 Ivy Post was living in Smithfield Dist., Roane Co., WV with
her parents, Jesse Edwin and Margaret Jane (Deverick) Post.473 On 7 Aug.
1903 she married Scott Mellor and they seem to have lived in McConnelsville, OH where Scott Mellor died 4 Nov. 1947. Ivy (Post) Mellor died
13 Aug. 1968 at age 86. Child of Scott and Ivy (Post) Mellor: Irene, b. 8 July
1907 McConnelsville, OH.474
Ida, b. 13 Mar. 1884;475 d. 27 Feb. 1987 Arlington Health Care Ctr. prob. in
or near Parkersburg, WV, bur. Clover Cem., Clover, Roane Co., WV;476 m. 2
May 1907 Walnut Grove, Roane Co., WV, Berman Carl Riffe,477 b. 31 Mar.
1884 Roane Co., WV; d. 18 Dec. 1975, bur. beside wife; s/o William D. &
Harriet (Boggess) Riffe.478 In 1900 Ida Post was living in Smithfield Dist.,
Roane Co., WV, with h e r p a r e n t s , J e s s e Edwin and Margaret J a n e
(Deverick) Post. 479 On 2 May 1907 she married Berman "Carl" Riffe and
they lived on a farm in Roane Co., WV where she was a member of the
Bays Chapel Church near Spencer.480 Berman Carl Riffe died 18 Dec. 1975

MRRC, p. 165.
469
471
RoaneCo,WV,BR.
472
473
475
Roane Co, WV, BR.
477
MRRC, p. 181.
478
479
480
Parkersburg Sentinel, 28 Feb. 1987.
467
301
302
v.
at age 91. Ida (Post) Riffe died 27 Feb. 1987 two weeks before her 103rd
birthday. Children of Berman Carl and Ida (Post) Riffe, all born in Roane
Co., WV: Pauline, b. 3 Jan. 1910; Lee, b. 24 Dec. 1911; Eula, b. 24 Mar.
1916; Earl, b. 30 Jan. 1922.481
Ingabie, b. 28 Feb. 1886;482 d. 3 Sep. 1979, bur. Hickle Cem., WV Route 36
near Spencer, WV;483 m. 10 Apr. 1910 Post home, Walnut Grove, Roane
Co., WV, Cecil Ogden Douglass,484 b. Aug. 1875485 Harrison Co., WV;486 d.
Apr. 1949 Spencer, WV, bur. beside wife;487 s/o Edward D. & Hannah Etta
(Boyles) Douglass.488 In 1900 Ingabie Post was living in Smithfield Dist.,
Roane Co., WV with h e r p a r e n t s , J e s s e Edwin and M a r g a r e t J a n e
(Deverick) Post.489 On 10 Apr. 1910 she married Cecil Ogden Douglass and
later that year they were living in Spencer Dist., Roane Co., WV with his
mother. 490 They seem to have hved on WV Route 36 near Spencer, WV and
probably were living in Roane Co. as late as ca. 1927.491 In Apr. 1949 Cecil
Ogden Douglass died. Ingabie (Post) Douglass died 3 Sep. 1979 at age 93.
Children of Cecil Ogden and Ingabie (Post) Douglass, both born, WV Route
36 near Spencer, WV: Harley, b. 17 Sep. 1911; Helen, b. 21 July 1913.492
79. ELMON EZRA 5 P O S T (Stephen 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 31), b. 10

Feb. 1854493 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;494 d. 6 Mar. 1920 Jacksonville, IL,
bur. Maryville Cem., Bryant, Fulton Co., IL;495 m. ca. 1876, SEPHRONIA HUFFORD 4 9 6
b. 5 Dec. 1857 Fulton Co., IL; d. 26 June 1910 farm, Fulton Co., IL, bur. beside husb.;497 d/o
Levi Hufford.498
Elmon Ezra Post was born in Upshur Co., (W)V, probably on Hacker's Creek. In 1860 he
was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post,499 and by
1870 he was living in Fulton Co., IL with his parents. 500
481
182
Roane Co., WV, BR; information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder.
ibid.
MRRC, p. 195; Bishop; information, courtesy of Mrs. Snyder.
485
Ibid.
486
MRRC, p. 195.
483
487

Bishop. Edward D. Douglass m. 22 Oct. 1874 Harrison Co, WV, Hannah E. Boyles (MRHC, p. 241).
489
490
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer Dist, ED 89, p. 11B, family 189-189.
491
Bishop.
492
493
' Information, courtesy of Mrs. Elaine Elizabeth (Post) Schneblin, Peoria, IL & Elmon Clyde Post, La Crescenta, CA; Fulton Co,
IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Putman Twp, ED 31, n. pag, family 85-85, has his birth date as Feb. 1855 which seems to be in error.
494
495
Gravestone, Maryville Cem, Bryant, Fulton Co, IL; information, courtesy of Mrs. Schneblin.
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census; Newton Bateman et al. eds. Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County
(Chicago, 1908), p. 1043.
497
Gravestone, Maryville Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Schneblin.
498
Bateman.
499
500
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1870 census, roll 222, Bryant PO, p. 7, family 57-53.
488
FIFTH GENERATION
303
Circa 1876 he married Sephronia Hufford and by 1880 they were living in Putman
Twp., Fulton Co., IL where he was a farmer. 501 They continued to live in Putman Twp.
where in 1900 and 1910 Elmon owned a farm. In both years Sephronia was the mother of
five children, four living.502 She died 26 June 1910 and Elmon Ezra Post died 6 Mar. 1920.
Children of Elmon Ezra and Sephronia (Hufford) Post, probably all born in Fulton Co.,
IL:
i. Edna 6 , b. Dec. 1877;503 d. 1937 Canton, IL; m. prob. by 15 Apr. 1910, Dayton
Blackaby. 604 In 1880 and 1900 Edna Post was living in Putman Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Elmon Ezra and Sephronia (Hufford)
Post.505 She married Dayton Blackaby and died in 1937.
ii. Radii, b. prob. ca. 1880; d. 1888 Fulton Co., IL, bur. Maryville Cem.,
Bryant, Fulton Co., IL. Radii Post, son of Elmon Ezra and Sephronia (Hufford) Post, died in 1888.506
hi. Roy Leighton, b. Feb. 1884;507 d. July 1944 Canton, IL; m. prob. Mable
Johnson. 508 In 1900 and 1910 Roy Leighton Post was living in Putman
Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Elmon Ezra and Sephronia (Huf
ford) Post. 5 0 9 In 1910 h e was a farm laborer and served as census
enumerator for his area of Putman Twp. 510 He probably married Mable
Johnson.
168.
iv. Ross Levi, b. 5 May 1886.
v. Floyd Edmund, b. May 1897;511 d. 1910 Fulton Co., IL, bur. Maryville Cem.,
Bryant, Fulton Co., IL.512 In 1900 and 1910 Floyd Edmund Post was living
in P u t m a n Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his p a r e n t s , Elmon Ezra and
Sephronia (Hufford) Post. 513 He died in 1910, apparently after 15th of
Apr.,514 at about age 13.
80. A L B E R T S. 5 P O S T (Stephen 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 31), b. Mar.
1861515 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V;516 m. (1) ca. 1884, LAURA FAW, b.
Feb. 1863 IL; d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910; m. (2) aft. 15 Apr. 1910; E F F I E P . FAW, b. ca. 1880
501
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 208, Putman Twp, ED 54, p. 34, family 307-325.
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 288, Putman T w p , ED 47, p. IA, family 10-10.
503
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Schneblin.
505
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1880 census; 1900 census.
Gravestone, Maryville Cem.; information, courtesy of Elmon Clyde Post.
507
509
510
Ibid.
511
502
519
Gravestone, Maryville Cem.; information, courtesy of Elmon Clyde Post.

514
Ibid.
515
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Liverpool T w p , ED 28, p. 12B, family 242-244.
516
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1860; ibid, DI, Book C, p. 106.
513
304
MO;517 m. (3) MYRTLE WEBER. 518

Albert S. Post was born on Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., (W)V and when he
was age four his parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post, moved to Fulton Co., IL where
he was living with them in 1870.619 In 1880 he was living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co.,
IL with his parents. 520
Circa 1884 he married Laura Faw and by 1900 they were living in Liverpool Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL where as a farmer he owned a farm.521 Apparently they continued to live in
Liverpool Twp., but by 15 Apr. 1910 Laura (Faw) Post had died. As a widower in 1910 Albert S. Post was living in Liverpool Twp. Living with him were a married son, daughter-inlaw, and a sister-in-law, Effie P. Faw,522 whom he later married as his second wife. After
the death of Effie P. (Faw) Post he married Myrtle Weber as his third wife.
Child of Albert S. and Laura (Faw) Post:
i. Albert Arnold 6 , b. Sep. 1885523 prob. Fulton Co., IL; m. ca. 1910, Bessie
Stufflebeam b. ca. 1887 IL.524 In 1900 Albert "Arnold" Post was living in
Liverpool Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Albert S. and Laura (Faw)
Post.525 Circa 1910 he married Bessie Stufflebeam and by 15 Apr. 1910 as a
young married couple they were living in Liverpool Twp. with his father,
Albert S. Post. Albert Arnold Post was then a farmer.526
81. DANIEL ARTHUR 5 P O S T (Stephen 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 31), b.
15 Sep. 1865 Fulton Co., IL; d. 27 Sep. 1943 Bryant, Fulton Co., IL; m. 6 Oct. 1887,
MINERVA HORTON, b. 6 July 1868 Fulton Co., IL; d. 8 Sep. 1951 Pekin, IL; d/o George
& Mary Elizabeth (Bauman) Horton.527
Daniel "Arthur" Post seems to have been born in Fulton Co., IL shortly after his
parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post, moved there. In 1870 and 1880 he was living in
Fulton Co. with his parents. 528
On 6 Oct. 1887 he married Minerva Horton and in 1900 and 1910 as a farmer he rented
a farm in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL. In both years Minerva (Horton) Post was the
mother of five children, all living.529 The area of Buckheart Twp. where they lived is
517
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Liverpool T w p , ED 28, p. 12B, family 242-244; 1910 census, roll 288, Liverpool
Twp, ED 94, p. 5A, family 91-94; Donald J. Farrimond, research regarding the Post family (typewritten; 1976), Appendix B.
518
Ibid.
519
520
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, ED 33, p. 14, family 104-106.
591
ozi
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 302, Liverpool Twp, ED 28, p. 12B, family 242-244.
599
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Liverpool Twp, ED 94, p. 5A, family 91-94.
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 302, Liverpool Twp, ED 28, p. 12B, family 242-244.
524
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Liverpool Twp, ED 94, p. 5A, family 91-94; Farrimond.
525
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Liverpool Twp, ED 28, p. 12B, family 242-244.
526
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Liverpool Twp, ED 94, p. 5A, family 91-94.
527
Farrimond, pp. 12-15; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 6, p. 9A, family 156-160, has birth date of
Minerva Post as July 1867.
528
Ibid, 1870 census; 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart Twp, ED 33, p. 14, family 104-106.
523
599
^ J Ibid., 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 6, p. 9A, family 156-160; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart T w p , ED 67, p. 5B,
family 111-112.
FIFTH GENERATION
305
known as the Bryant - St. David area.630 Daniel Arthur Post died 27 Sep. 1943 and Minerva
(Horton) Post died 8 Sep. 1951 at age 83.
Children of Daniel Arthur and Minerva (Horton) Post, probably all born in Buckheart
Twp., Fulton Co., IL:
169.
i. Thomas Clifford6, b. 17 Aug. 1888.
ii. George Stephen, b. 30 Sep. 1889; d. 21 Mar. 1944; m. 24 May 1930, Beulah
Dainty,631 b. 2 July 1891; d. 31 Jan. 1981 Graham Hosp., Canton, IL, bur.
White Chapel Cem., Canton, IL; d/o George & Elizabeth (Shriner)
Dainty.532 In 1900 and 1910 George Stephen Post was living in Buckheart
Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his p a r e n t s , Daniel A r t h u r and Minerva
(Horton) Post.533 On 24 May 1930 he married Beulah Dainty. He died suddenly 21 Mar. 1944.534 Beulah (Dainty) Post died 31 Jan. 1981 at age 89.
hi. Velma Fern, b. 14 July 1891; d. 1961; m. (1) prob. by 15 Apr. 1910, Mel
Howard; m. (2) Howard Glenn Price. 535 In 1900 Velma "Fern" Post was
living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Daniel Arthur
and Minerva (Horton) Post.536 She married first Mel Howard and second
Howard Glenn Price. Velma Fern (Post) Howard Price died in 1961. Children of Mel and Velma Fern (Post) Howard: Paul, b. 24 Feb. 1914; Lois, b.
17 Oct. 1918. Child of Howard Glenn and Velma Fern (Post) Howard Price:
Glenn Jr., b. 19 Sep. 1924.537
iv. Ralph Arthur, b. 1 Dec. 1894; d. 1974; m. 23 Apr. 1927, Lora Onion.538 In
1900 and 1910 Ralph Arthur Post was living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton
Co., IL with his parents, Daniel Arthur and Minerva (Horton) Post.539 On
23 Apr. 1927 he married Lora Onion. He died in 1974.
v. Mary Leah, b. 19 Apr. 1896; d. 1969; m. (1) Walter Richard; div.; m. (2) 21
Mar. 1924 Joseph H. Dozier.540 In 1900 and 1910 Mary "Leah" Post was
living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Daniel Arthur
and Minerva (Horton) Post.541 She married Walter Richard and the marriage ended in divorce. Mary Leah (Post) Richard married Joseph H.
Dozier as her second husband. They lived in Christian Co., IL, first in
530
Farrimond, p. 13.
I b i d , pp. 13-15.
532
Obituary of Beulah Post. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Terry Lee Post, Bartonville, IL.
533
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 6, p. 9A, family 156-160; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart
Twp, ED 67, p. 5B, family 111-112.
534
Farrimond, p. 15.
535
I b i d , pp. 13-15.
536
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 6, p. 9A, family 156-160.
537
Farrimond, p. 14.
538
I b i d , pp. 13-15.
539
Twp, ED 67, p. 5B, family 111-112.
Farrimond, pp. 13-15 with additional information, courtesy of author, Farrimond.
541
Twp, ED 67, p. 5B, family 111-112.
531
306

Stonington and later in Taylorville. Mary Leah (Post) Richard Dozier died
in 1969. Child of Walter and Mary Leah (Post) Richard: Bernadine Leah
Fern, b. 23 Sep. 1914.542 Bernadine Leah Fern Richard took the name of
Bernadine Leah Fern Dozier after h e r m o t h e r m a r r i e d J o s e p h H.
Dozier.543
82. OSCAR L.5 P O S T (Stephen 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 31), b. Dec. 1869
Fulton Co., IL;544 d. Oct. 1916;545 m. ca. 1892, LAURA M. KELLY, b. May 1872 IL; d/o
Samuel Kelly.546
Oscar L. Post was born in Fulton Co., IL and in 1870 and 1880 he was living there with
his parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post.547 Circa 1892 he married Laura M. Kelly and
in 1900 and 1910 as a farmer he was renting a farm in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL.548
By 1910 Laura M. (Kelly) Post was the mother of six children, five living.549 Oscar L. Post
died in Oct. 1916.
Children of Oscar L. and Laura M. (Kelly) Post, probably all born in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL:
i. Frances L.6, b. Mar. 1896.550 In 1900 and 1910 Frances L. Post was living in
Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Oscar L. and Laura M.
(Kelly) Post.551
ii. Winifred, b. ca. 1900. In 1910 Winifred Post was living in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Oscar L. and Laura M. (Kelly) Post,
hi. Harold, b. ca. 1902. In 1910 Harold Post was living in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Oscar L. and Laura M. (Kelly) Post,
iv. Jennie, b. ca. 1904. In 1910 Jennie Post was living in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Oscar L. and Laura M. (Kelly) Post.
v. Albert, b. ca. 1907. In 1910 Albert Post was living in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Oscar L. and Laura M. (Kelly) Post,
vi. Prob. child, b. poss. ca. 1909; d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.552
83. EARL 5 P O S T (Stephen 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 31), b. 22 Apr. 1882
Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL; m. (1) 10 Apr. 1901, LENA F . WILCOXEN, b. ca. 1882
Fulton Co., IL; d/o Marshall N. Wilcoxen;553 m. (2) name of wife unknown.554
542
Farrimond, p. 14.
Letter of Donald J. Farrimond to author, 1 Oct. 1986.
544
545
Obituary of Stephen Post. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Terry Lee Post.
5 in
'"Fulton Co, IL NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 5, p. IB, family 22-22; Bateman.
547
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1870 census; 1880 census, roll 207, Buckheart T w p , ED 33, p. 14, family 104-106.
548
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 5, p. IB, family 22-22; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart T w p , ED 67, p. 7A, family 140-141.
549
Ibid.
550Ibid, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp, ED 5, p. IB, family 22-22.
551
I
Ibid.;
1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart Twp, ED 67, p. 7A, family 140-141.
552
2 r
Ibid.
553
Bateman, p. 1042; Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart Twp, ED 67, p. 5B, family 112-113.
554
Peoria Journal Star, Aug. 1987.
FIFTH GENERATION
307
Earl Post was born in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL and in 1900 was living there with
his parents, Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post.555 On 10 Apr. 1901 he married Lena F. Wilcoxen and made farming his permanent occupation. He had all kinds of stock of a superior
grade.556
In 1910 they were living with his parents in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL. He was
then working as a foreman of a coal mine and his wife, Lena, was the mother of three children, all living.557 One source states she passed away while still a young woman.558 Earl
Post married a second time.559
Children of Earl and Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, probably all born in Buckheart Twp.,
Fulton Co., IL:
i. Violet M.6, b. 19 June 1902;560 d. bef. 5 Aug. 1987.561 In 1910 Violet M. Post
was living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Earl and
Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, who were living in the home of her grandparents,
Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post.562 She died before 5 Aug. 1987.
ii. Russell E., b. 25 Feb. 1905;563 In 1910 Russell E. Post was living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Earl and Lena F. (Wilcoxen)
Post, who were living in the home of his grandparents, Stephen and Leah
(Reger) Post.564 On 5 Aug. 1987 he was living in Newport, AR.565
hi. Ruby, b. ca. 1906;566 m. by 5 Aug. 1987, Hauser.567 In 1910 Ruby Post was
living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL with her parents, Earl and Lena
F. (Wilcoxen) Post, who were living in the home of her grandparents,
Stephen and Leah (Reger) Post.568 Ruby Post married Hauser and on 5
Aug. 1987 she was living in Huntsville, AL.569
iv. A son, b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910; d. bef. 5 Aug. 1987.
v. Eddie, b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910. On 5 Aug. 1987 Eddie Post, son of Earl and
Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, was living in Ocala, FL.
vi. Annalee. b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910; m. by 5 Aug. 1987, Haggerty. Annalee
Post, daughter of Earl and Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, married Haggerty
and on 5 Aug. 1987 she was living in Canton, IL.
170.
vii. Marshall S., b. 10 Sep. 1915.
555
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census,

Bateman, p. 1042.
557
558
Farrimond, Appendix B.
559
Peoria Journal Star.
560
Bateman, p. 1042.
561
562
563
Bateman, p. 1042.
564
565
566
567
568
roll 302, Buckheart T w p , ED 5, p. 2A, family 31-31.
556
roll 288, Buckheart Twp, ED 67, p. 5B, family 112-113.

308

vih.
Beatrice, b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910; m. by 5 Aug. 1987, Whitehead. Beatrice

Post, daughter of Earl and Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, married Whitehead
and on 5 Aug. 1987 she was living in Canton, IL.570
Child of Earl Post and second wife:
ix. Richard. On 5 Aug. 1987 Richard Post, son of Earl Post, was living at an
unknown address.571
84. GORDON ERASTUS 5 P O S T (Nicholas4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 32), b.
25 Mar. 1859572 prob. Pecks Run, Upshur Co., (W)V;573 d. 23 Apr. 1936 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison Co., WV;574 m. 25
Nov. 1879 Harrison Co., WV, BELINDA BIRD BLAKE, 675 b. 1 May 1859 Rockford, Harrison Co., (W)V; d. 18 Sep. 1945 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;576 d/o
Edward & Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann (Sheets) Blake.577
Gordon Erastus Post was born in Upshur Co., (W)V, probably on Pecks Run. In 1860
and 1870 he was living in Upshur Co., (W)V with his parents, Nicholas and Permelia
(Simons) Post.578 On 25 Nov. 1879 he married Belinda "Bird" Blake and in 1880 they were
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Gordon was a farmer.579 By 1900 he was
renting a farm in Warren Dist.580
When Nicholas Post made his will 9 Aug. 1899 he appointed his son, G.E. Post, as executor of the will.581 In 1905 Gordon E. Post was living on the east side of Rooting Creek,
Upshur Co., WV near the Harrison Co. line.582 By 1910 as a farmer he had a mortgage on a
farm in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV. His wife, Belinda, was then the mother of six children, all living.583 The family continued to live on Rooting Creek. In addition to being a
farmer Gordon was also a store keeper. He died 23 Apr. 1936 of a heart ailment. On 18
Sep. 1945 Belinda Bird (Blake) Post died at age 86 of carcinoma of the face after a rodent
bite.584
Children of Gordon Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post, all born on Rooting Creek,
Upshur Co., WV:
570
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart T w p , ED 67, p. 5B, family 112-113; Peoria Journal Star.
Ibid.
572
573
Upshur Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1859.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem, Rockford, Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
575
information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem.
577
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 131, RWL. Edward Blake m. 29 Sep. 1845 Harrison Co, (W)V, Elizabeth A. Sheets (MRHC, p.
107).
'Upshur Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 205, family 289-291; 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p ,
579
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
580
581
I b i d , Will Book C, pp. 71-72, ahp.
582
I b i d , 1905 map.
583
' Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland.
571
FIFTH GENERATION
i.
ii.
585
309
Grace 6 , b. 16 Oct. 1880; d. 15 Aug. 1972 nursing home, Clarksburg, WV,

bur. Floral Hills Cem., Quiet Dell, Harrison Co., WV; m. (1) 6 Apr. 1905
Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV by Rev. Richard Wood, Cleon Harold White,
b. ca. 1883 Barbour Co., WV; s/o F.B. & Annie () White;585 div.; m. (2) 15
Mar. 1918 Clarksburg, WV by Rev. J.P. Turkelson, Estridge Nutter, 686 b.
1878587 Barbour Co., WV;588 d. 1959, bur. near wife;589 s/o Salathiel C. &
Nancy E. () Nutter. 590 In 1900 Grace Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Gordon Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake)
Post.591 On 6 Apr. 1905 she married Cleon Harold White. In 1910 as Grace
White, married, she was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her
parents. 592 Later the marriage ended in divorce and on 15 Mar. 1918 she
married Estridge Nutter who died in 1959 at about age 81. Grace (Post)
White Nutter died 15 Aug. 1972 at age 91. She had no children.593
Lena, b. 13 Nov. 1881;594 d. 15 Mar. 1950595 Clarksburg, WV, bur. Sunset
Memorial Park Cem., Clarksburg, WV;596 m. 20 June 1907 Buckhannon,
WV by Rev. M.D. Helmick, Willis Jefferson Mays, 597 b. 18 Aug. 1887598
Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV; d. 23 Aug. 1968 Clarksburg, WV, bur. beside
wife;599 s/o Thomas Jefferson & Matilda (Regester) Mays.600 In 1900 Lena
Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Gordon
Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post. 601 On 20 June 1907 she married
Willis Jefferson Mays. She died 15 Mar. 1950. Willis Jefferson Mays died
23 Aug. 1968 at age 81. Children of Willis Jefferson and Lena (Post) Mays:
Eugenia Pearl, b. 2 Jan. 1909 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV; Lucille Vera,
b. 22 July 1910 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV; William Aldace, b. 18 Mar.
1913 Buckhannon, WV; Ida Kathleen, b. 8 Feb. 1918 Stouts Run, Harrison
Co., WV; Mary Marie, b. 11 Aug. 1922 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV.602
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 8, p. 21. His parents may have been Fred B. & Adda I. (Pickens) White (MRBC, p. 70; BCWV 1870, p.
132).
586

Gravestone, Floral Hills Cem.
588
589
Gravestone, Floral Hills Cem.
590
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 13, p. 10; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 719.
591
592
593
HCP.
594
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89,
has birth date as Nov. 1882.
595
Family Bible, via HCP.
596HCp
S87
597

Information, courtesy of the late Mrs. Eugenia Pearl (Mays) Talkington, via HCP.
600
Ibid.; Upshur Co, MR, Book 8, p. 361.
601
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773 Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89.
R09
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Talkington.
310
171.
hi.
iv.
172.
v.
vi.
Archie, b. 6 Aug. 1883.

Georgia, b. 2 June 1887;603 d. 19 Feb. 1981 nursing home, Nutter Fort, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;604 m.
(1) 1911, Laco Green Thrash, 605 b. 10 Feb. 1887 prob. Harrison Co., WV, d.
13 Oct. 1951, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;606 s/o
N a t h a n i e l Green & Florence (Davis) Thrash; 6 0 7 div.;608 m. (2) 1920,
Hayward Fogg,609 b. 3 Sep. 1895 Romines Mills, Harrison Co., WV; d. 13
June 1986 Camden Clark Hosp., Parkersburg, WV, bur. near wife; s/o Benjamin F. & Prudence (Fitzpatrick) Fogg.610 In 1900 and 1910 Georgia Post
was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Gordon
Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post.611 In 1911 she married Laco Green
Thrash who taught in public schools until retirement. 612 The marriage
ended in divorce and in 1920 Georgia (Post) Thrash married Hayward
Fogg a US Army veteran of WW I who farmed until retirement. He was a
member of t h e Monroe Chapel United Methodist Church at Romines
Mills, Harrison Co., WV.613 Georgia (Post) Thrash Fogg died 19 Feb. 1981
at about age 93 and Hayward Fogg died 13 June 1986 at age 90. Child of
Laco Green and Georgia (Post) Thrash: Virginia Gladine, b. 6 Mar. 1912.614
Children of Hayward and Georgia (Post) Thrash Fogg: Wilson J., b. 27 Jan.
1922; Clarence Worthington, b. 14 Mar. 1924 Johnstown, Harrison Co.,
WV; Robert Henry, b. 3 Dec. 1927 Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV.615
Leman, b. 10 July 1889.
Blanche, b. 12 Aug. 1893;616 m. (1) 26 Aug. 1913 home of bride's parents,
Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Charles P. Butler, Raymond Loy Queen,617 b. 20
May 1893 Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;618 d. Nov. 1986;619 s/o James P. &
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren
Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89, has birth date as June 1888.
HCP; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Ireland.
607
Information, courtesy of Howard Clifton Post, Lost Creek, WV, via HCP. N.G. Thrash m. 3 Dec. 1885 Harrison Co, WV, Florence
Davis (MRHC, p. 316).
608HCp
Obituary of Hayward Fogg. Author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL. Benjamin F. Fogg m. 7 Sep. 1871 Harrison Co, WV,
Prudence Fitzpatrick (MRHC, p. 222).
611
ED 151, p. 11B, family 244-245.
612
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Virginia Gladine (Thrash) Blake, via HCP.
613
Obituary of Hayward Fogg.

Information, courtesy of Mrs. Blake.
615
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Frankie (Lewis) Fogg, Lost Creek, WV, via HCP.
617
618
Queen, pp. 27-28.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Dorothy Frances (Post) McCue, Horner, WV.
FIFTH GENERATION
311
Ida M. (Dawson) Queen; 620 div.; m. (2) 9 Dec. 1924 Fairmont, WV, Glen
Franklin Ireland, 621 b. 7 Dec. 1895 Buckhannon, WV;622 d. 11 Mar. 1970
Riverside, CA, bur. Williamette Natl. Cem., Portland, OR;623 s/o John J. &
Lena E. (Casto) Ireland.624 Raymond Loy Queen m. (2), Virginia Arnold.625
In 1900 and 1910 Blanche Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with her parents, Gordon Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post.626 On 26
Aug. 1913 she married Raymond Loy Queen, a farmer and auto salesman. 627 The marriage ended in divorce and on 9 Dec. 1924 she married
Glen Franklin Ireland, her second cousin once removed. He was a descendant of Joel and Jemima (Post) Casto628 (see 10, ii). Glen F. Ireland served
in the US Army in Europe during WW I. He was a farmer, was in the CCC
in Ripley, WV, and later worked for the tire and rubber industry in OH.
Blanche (Post) Queen Ireland was an able horsewoman, skilled in needlework,629 and at age 93 in 1986 was living alone in an apartment at Foreland
Garth, Columbia, MD 21045 where she did her own cooking.630 Children of
Glen Franklin and Blanche (Post) Queen Ireland: Edward Jackson, b. 24
May 1925 Buckhannon, WV; Tresa Vinilli, b. 16 May 1926 Rooting Creek,
Upshur Co., WV;631 Ora "Kathryn," b. 13 Mar. 1928 Turkey Run, Upshur
Co., WV; Glenda "Marjorie," b. 24 Dec. 1932 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV.632
85. FLOYD 5 P O S T (Nicholas 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 32), b. 27 Oct.
1865 633 Rooting Creek, U p s h u r Co., WV;634 d. 2 J a n . 1892, bur. Johnstown Cem.,
Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;635 m. 21 Oct. 1888 Harrison Co., WV, VIONA HALL,636 b.
14 Apr. 1865 prob. Harrison Co., WV; d. 10 Mar. 1937 at home near Crawford, Lewis Co.,
WV, bur. Weston Masonic Cem., Weston, WV;637 d/o Oscar F. & Emily V. (Wise) Hall.638
620
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 11, p. 106; Queen, pp. 27-28.
621
622
U p s h u r Co, WV, BR, Book 2, p. 288.
623
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Tresa Vinilli (Ireland) Hutter, Baltimore, MD; information, courtesy of Mrs. Ora Kathryn (Ireland)
Bugbee, Graniteville, VT, gives his death date as 11 Mar. 1969.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hutter.
625
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Van Hoose.
626
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
ED 151, p. 11B, family 244-245.
627
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Bugbee.
628
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 258, has Leni E. as d/o Stickley Casto.
629
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hutter.
631
Ibid.
639
633
635
636
637
Lewis Co, WV, DR, Book 5, p. 152, RWL; Weston Independent, 17 Mar. 1937, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 171.
638
Ibid.; Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 210, RWL. Oscar F. Hall m. 23 Jan. 1859 Harrison Co, WV, Emily V. Wise (MRHC, p.
148).
312
Floyd Post was born on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV and in 1870 and 1880 he was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Nicholas and Permelia (Simons)
Post.639 On 21 Oct. 1888 he married Viona Hall and on 2 Jan. 1892 he died at the young age
of 26.
In 1900 his widow, Viona (Hall) Post, was living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV where
as a farmer she owned a farm. She was then the mother of two children, one living.640 On 9
Aug. 1899 she was mentioned in the will of Nicholas Post.641 By 1910 she was living at 6
Main Ave., Weston, WV where she was renting a house and employed as a seamstress. 642
She later moved to a place near Crawford, Lewis Co., WV where she was living when she
died 10 Mar. 1937 of a fractured skull.643
Children of Floyd and Viona (Hall) Post, probably both born on Rooting Creek, Upshur
Co., WV:
i. Gladys Hall6, b. 12 July 1889;644 d. 1 Dec. 1985 Crestview Manor, Jane Lew,
Lewis Co., WV,645 bur. Weston Masonic Cem., Weston, WV;646 m. 23 Jan.
1924 St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church, Weston, WV by Rev. John S.
Alfriend, Walter Hoffman Warren, 647 b. 27 July 1886 Lewis Co., WV; d. 6
Aug. 1954;648 s/o Allen Archer & Mary M. (Harrison) Warren. 649 In 1900
Gladys Hall Post was living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV with her
mother Viona (Hall) Post.650 She was only two years old when her father,
Floyd Post, died. When Nicholas Post made his will 9 Aug. 1899 he named
his granddaughter, Gladys Post.651 By 1910 Gladys Hall Post was living at 6
Main Ave., Weston, WV with her mother, Viona (Hall) Post.652 On 23 Jan.
1924 she married Walter Hoffman "Brud" Warren, an insurance and real
estate agent.653 He died 6 Aug. 1954. Gladys Hall (Post) Warren died 1 Dec.
1985 at age 96. She was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Weston,
WV.654 Children of Walter Hoffman and Gladys Hall (Post) Warren, both
born in Weston, WV: Allen Archer, b. 30 May 1925; Walter Hoffman Jr., b.
1 June 1926.655
639
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren T w p , p. 18 or 432, family 131-128; 1880 census, roll 1414, Warren Dist,
ED 125, p. 5, family 34-34.
640
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Grant Dist, ED 49, p. 4B, family 74-74.
641
Upshur Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 71-72, ahp. Her name appears as Viola Post.
642
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Weston, Ward 3, ED 45, p. 19A, family 309-311.
643
Ibid, DR, Book 5, p. 152, RWL.
644
Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 60, RWL.
Obituary of Mrs. Walter Warren. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Maxwell.
646
RWL.
647
Lewis Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 34, RWL. Author has photocopy, courtesy of HCP.
Information, courtesy of Allen Archer Warren, Weston, WV, via HCP.
649
Lewis Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 34, RWL. Allen A. Warren m. 17 Dec. 1879 Lewis Co, WV, Mary M. Harrison (MRLC, p. 99).
650
Harrison Co, WV, 1900 census, roll 1760, Grant Dist, ED 49, p. 4B, family 74-74.
651
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book C, pp. 71-72, ahp.
652
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1685, Weston, Ward 3, ED 45, p. 19A, family 309-311.
653
Obituary of Mrs. Walter Warren,
information, courtesy of Mr. Warren.
FIFTH GENERATION
ii.
313
Ethel, b. 13 Oct. 1890; d. 11 Jan. 1891, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown,

Harrison Co., WV. Ethel Post, daughter of Floyd and Viona (Hall) Post,
died 11 Jan. 1891.656
86. WDLLIAM WESLEY 5 P O S T (George Washington 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )

(see 33), b. 2 May 1862, Barbour Co., (W)V;657 m. 30 Oct. 1884 Barbour Co., WVby Rev. Gilbert Rogers, HANNAH COLE, 658 b. Dec. 1863659 prob. Barbour Co., WV; d. 15 Feb. 1939
Harrison Co., WV;660 d/o Jesse M. & Elizabeth () Cole.661
William Wesley Post was born in Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1870 and in 1880 he was
living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, George Washington and Mary
Ann (Woodford) Post.662 On 30 Oct. 1884 he married Hannah Cole and by 1900 they were
living in Court House Dist., Taylor Co., WV where as a dry goods merchant William was
renting a house. 663
In 1910 they were living on the Philippi - Beverly Pike in the town of Webster, Taylor
Co., WV where he owned a house. He was then a retail merchant in a general store and
his wife, Hannah, was the mother of one child, living.664 When George Washington Post
made his will 13 Apr. 1916 he named his son, W.W. Post. 665 Hannah (Cole) Post died 15
Feb. 1939.
Child of William Wesley and Hannah (Cole) Post:
i. Nora Lee6, b. July 1885 WV;666 d. WV;667 m. 13 Apr. 1938 Barbour Co., WV,
Albert Simon Zinn.668 In 1900 Nora Lee Post was living in Court House
Dist., Taylor Co., WV with her parents, William Wesley and Hannah (Cole)
Post, 669 and in 1910 she was living in Webster, Taylor Co., WV with her
parents. 670 On 13 Apr. 1938 she married Albert Simon Zinn and is known
to have died in WV.
87. IRA J. 5 P O S T (George Washington 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 33), b. 28
June 1867671 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;672 d. 10 Dec. 1933

Barbour Co, BR, Book 1, p. 59, RWL.
658
I b i d , MR, Historic Records Survey, microfilm, WVU.
659
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Court House Dist, ED 125, p. 2B, family 40-40.
660
661
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 629; BCWV 1850, p. 95.
662
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union T w p , p. 130, family 237-237; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
663
664
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1693, Webster, Ed 132, p. 5B, family 98-102.
665
Barbour Co, WV, Will Book 3, pp. 364-365, ahp.
666
657
667
Information, courtesy of Miss Kathryn W. Post, Glenside, PA.

Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 16, p. 132, RWL.
669
Taylor Co, WV NARA, 1900 census.
670
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1693, Webster.
668
fi71
Information, courtesy of Miss Post.

fi79
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Wilhelmina (Post) Newlon, Bradenton, FL.
314
NC, bur. Richboro, PA;673 m. (1) 11 Sep. 1884 Barbour Co., WV by Rev. A. Mick, ANNA
MAUDE ROGERS, 6 7 4 b. 25 June 1859; d. 9 Feb. 1895 prob. Barbour Co., WV, bur. Mt.
Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;675 prob. d/o Anthony & Rachel A. (Reed)
Rogers;676 m. (2) 9 Dec. 1899 home of Stickley Casto, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. F.H.J. King,
LILLIE A. CASTO, 677 b. 4 Mar. 1872678 Upshur Co., WV;679 d. 1943 Ivyland, PA. bur. beside husb.;680 d/o Stickley & Phoebe Elizabeth (Flint) Casto.68'
Ira J. Post was born in Barbour Co., WV and in 1870 and 1880 he was living in Union
Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford)
Post.682 On 11 Sep. 1884 he married Anna Maude Rogers who died 9 Feb. 1895. On 9 Dec.
1899 he married Lillie A. Casto, his first cousin once removed (see 10, ii). In 1900 they
were living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where as a farmer Ira J. Post owned a farm.683
By 1910 they had moved to the village of Simpson, Taylor Co., WV where Ira apparently
owned a farm. He was then a farmer and his wife, Lillie, was the mother of one child,
living.684 When George Washington Post made his will 13 Apr. 1916 he named his son, Ira
J. Post. 685 At some later date Ira J. Post and his wife, Lillie, seem to have moved to
Northampton Twp., Bucks Co., PA where his will of 12 Nov. 1930 was proved 2 Jan.
1934.686 He died 10 Dec. 1933 and his wife, Lillie, died in 1943.
Children of Ira J. and Anna Maude (Rogers) Post, all born near Mt. Vernon Cem., US
Route 119, Barbour Co., WV:
173.
i. Cleveland Rogers6, b. 8 Aug. 1885.
ii. Lora Maude, b. 17 Feb. 1887; d. 14 June 1969 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV;687
m. Feb. 1910, Claid Post688 (see 154). In 1900 Lora Maude Post was living
in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her father and step-mother, Ira J.
and Lillie A. (Casto) Post.689 In Feb. 1910 she married Claid Post, her second cousin (see 154). On 12 Nov. 1930 she was named in the will of her father, Ira J. Post.690
174.
hi. Oscar Lee, b. 27 Feb. 1889.

Barbour Co, WV, MR, Historic Records Survey, microfilm, WVU.
675
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem, US Route 119, Barbour Co, WV. It seems likely she was born after 1859.
BCWV 1870, p. 131, has Anne, age 7 in 1870. WV 1880, v. 1, p. 744, has Anna, age 15 in 1880. Anthony Rogers m. 20 Jan. 1855
Barbour Co, (W)V, Rachel Reed (BCMR, p. 11).
677
678
Bible of Ira J. Post, via Miss Post.
679
681
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 6, p. 28. Stickley Casto m. 27 Dec. 1869 Upshur Co, WV, Phebe E. Flint (MRUC, n. pag.).
682
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
683
684
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1693, Simpson Village, ED 133, p. 2B, family 37-37.
685
686
I b i d , Will Book 4, pp. 264-265, ahp.
676
687
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Newlon.

688
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
690
689
FIFTH GENERATION
315
Child of Ira J. and Lillie A. (Casto) Post:

iv. Ruth, b. 29 Aug. 1901691 prob. Barbour Co., WV; d. 4 Mar. 1949 Richboro,
PA, bur. Richboro, P A m. 15 Mar. 1919, Roy Atha, b. 1897 Grafton, WV; d.
29 July 1975, bur. near wife. Roy Atha m. (2) name of wife unknown.692 In
1910 Ruth Post was living in the village of Simpson, Taylor Co., WV with
her parents, Ira J. and Lillie A. (Casto) Post. 693 On 15 Mar. 1919 she
married Roy Atha. On 12 Nov. 1930 she was named in the will of her father, Ira J. Post.694 Ruth (Post) Atha died 4 Mar. 1949. Roy Atha married a
second time and died 29 July 1975.
88. ARTHUR LEE 5 P O S T (George Washington 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
33), b. 22 June 1874695 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;696 d. 1942,
bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;697 m. 25 Sep. 1894 Randolph Co.,
WV, F L O R A CHENOWETH, 6 9 8 b. 10 Mar. 1874 Randolph Co., WV; d. 16 Dec. 1959
Weston State Hosp., Weston, WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o F. Coffman & Marie (Bark)
Chenoweth. 699
Arthur Lee Post was born in Barbour Co., WV and in 1880 he was living in Union Dist.,
Barbour Co., WV with his parents, George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post.700
On 25 Sep. 1894 he married Flora Chenoweth and in 1900 and 1910 they were living in
Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, where he was a farm laborer on the home
farm.701 By 1910 Flora (Chenoweth) Post was the mother of four children, all living.702
When George Washington Post made his will 13 Apr. 1916 he named his son, Arthur L.
Post.703 Arthur L. Post died in 1942 and Flora (Chenoweth) Post died 16 Dec. 1959 at age
85.
Children of Arthur Lee and Flora (Chenoweth) Post, probably all born in Barbour Co.,
WV:
i. Zona6, b. Sep. 1895.704 In 1900 and 1910 Zona Post was living in Union
Dist., B a r b o u r Co., WV w i t h h e r p a r e n t s , A r t h u r Lee and Flora
(Chenoweth) Post, in the home of her grandparents, George Washington
and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post.705
691
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Newlon; information, courtesy of Miss Post has her birth date as 29 Aug. 1902.
692
ibid.
693
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1693, Simpson Village.
694
695
Barbour Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 135, RWL.
697
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.
698
Randolph Co, WV, MR, Book 2A, p. 296, RWL.
7i99
00
Lewis1880,
Co, v.
WV,
Book 8, p. 327, RWL; gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.; WV 1880, v. 2, p. 19.
WV
1, p.DR,
733.
701
p. 17B, family 359-361.
702
Ibid.
703
704
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. IA, family 1-1.
705
Ibid.; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 17B, family 359-361.
316
175.

ii.
hi.
iv.
Melvin W., b. 2 June 1897.

Alia, b. ca. 1900. In 1910 Alia Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co.,
WV with her parents, Arthur Lee and Flora (Chenoweth) Post, in the
home of her grandparents, George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford)
Post.706
Rosa, b. ca. 1904;707 m. 24 May 1922 Barbour Co., WV, Fred Forinash.708 In
1910 Rosa Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
parents, Arthur Lee and Flora (Chenoweth) Post, in the home of her
grandparents, George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post.709 On
24 May 1922 she married Fred Forinash.
89. VIRTUS 5 P O S T (George Washington 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 33), b.

1876710 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;711 d. 1965 Richboro, PA,
bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;712 m. 1896, ZORA M. FISHER, b.
19 Apr. 1879713 WV;714 d. 1968, bur. beside husb.;715 prob. d/o Charles T. & Elizabeth A. ()
Fisher.716
Virtus Post was born in Barbour Co., WV and in 1880 he was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, George Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post.717 In
1896 he married Zora M. Fisher.
In 1900 and 1910 as a farmer he was renting a farm in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV.718
By 1910 Zora M. (Fisher) Post was the mother of five children, all living.719 When George
Washington Post made his will 13 Apr. 1916 he named his son, Virtus Post.720 Virtus Post
died in 1965 and Zora M. (Fisher) Post died in 1968. Each was about 88 years old at the
time of death.
Children of Virtus and Zora M. (Fisher) Post, probably all born in Barbour Co., WV:
176.
i. Arzie H.6, b. July 1897.
ii. Oakie W., b. Mar. 1899.721 In 1900 and 1910 Oakie W. Post was living in
Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his p a r e n t s , Virtus and Zora M.
70fi
Ibid. Her name was poorly written and may have been Ulla Post.
ibid.
708
709
Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 17B, family 359-361.
707
710
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.; Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11B, family 233-238, has
Dec. 1877.
711
712
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Reta B. (Post) Boyles, Richboro, PA; gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.
713
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Boyles.
714
information, courtesy of Mrs. Boyles; gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.
^ W 1880, v. 1, p. 650, a dau. whose name appears as Cora N. Fisher, age 1 in 1880.
717
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
71Q
10
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11B, family 233-238; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist,
Will Book
3, pp. 364-365, ahp.
ED 9, p.Ibid,
IB, family
11-11.
77 12 91Ibid.
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11B, family 233-238.
720
FIFTH GENERATION
hi.
iv.
v.
vi.
317
(Fisher) Post.722
Reta B., b. ca. 1900;723 m. 20 May 1920 Barbour Co., WV, Perry Lloyd
Boyles, b. ca. 1892.724 In 1910 Reta B. Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her parents, Virtus and Zora M. (Fisher) Post.725 On 20
May 1920 she married Perry Lloyd Boyles. In 1982 Reta B. (Post) Boyles
was living in Richboro, PA 726
Mary Marie, b. 1903; d. 1945; bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;727 m. (1) 30 May 1923 Barbour Co., WV, Brooks Keener, b.
ca. 1891;728 m. (2) Finn.729 In 1910 Mary "Marie" Post was living in Union
Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her parents, Virtus and Zora M. (Fisher)
Post.730 On 30 May 1923 she married Brooks Keener and apparently later
married Finn. She died in 1945.
Clifton F., b. ca. July 1908;731 d. PA 732 In 1910 Clifton F. Post was living in
Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his p a r e n t s , Virtus and Zora M.
(Fisher) Post.733
Ruby, b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910. Ruby Post was the daughter of Virtus and Zora
M. (Fisher) Post.734
90. ROLANDUS 5 P O S T (Isaac W.4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 34), b. 16 Feb.
1857 Barbour Co., (W)V;735 d. 1945, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;736 m. 18 June
1882 Upshur Co., WVby Rev. AL. McKeever, SARAH RACHEL GUM,737 b. 1858 VA;738 d.
1924, bur. beside husb.;739 d/o William S. & Martha (Rymer) Gum.740
Rolandus Post was born in Barbour Co., (W)V and in 1860, 1870, and 1880 he was living
in Barbour Co., WV with his parents, Isaac W. and Elizabeth (Hall) Post. 741 On 18 June
722
Ibid.; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. IB, family 11-11.
Ibid.
724
725
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. IB, family 11-11.
726
727
728
723
729
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem, has her name as Marie (Post) Finn.
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. IB, family 11-11.
731
Ibid.
732
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Boyles.
733
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. IB, family 11-11.
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Boyles.
735
Barbour Co, (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 37, RWL; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 10A,
family 187-190, has birth date as Oct. 1857.
730
736
Gravestone, Heavner Cem, Buckhannon, WV, RWL.

738
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 10A, family 187-190,
has birth date as June 1857.
737
739

U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 48, RWL; Cutright, p. 463.
741
Barbour Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1334, Philippi PO, p. 144, family 1003-1003; 1870 census, roll 1684, Overfield PO, p.
52, family 114-114; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
740
318
1882 he married Sarah Rachel Gum and by 1900 they were living in Buckhannon Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV where as a house carpenter Rolandus had a mortgage on a house.742 In
1910 they lived at 41 Meade St., Buckhannon, WV where Rolandus Post continued to work
as a house carpenter and his wife, Sarah, was then the mother of three children, all
living.743
Rolandus Post seems to have become an accomplished builder. He was probably the R.
Post who was contractor for the brick opera house built on the east side of Depot St.,
Buckhannon, WV in 1903.744 He seems to have been the contractor for the following prominent buildings or homes in t h e city of Buckhannon: city hospital, 1906;745 Mrs. J.S.
Withers, building, Meade St., 1906;746 U.G. Young's residence, Kanawha St., 1906;747 J.C.
McWhorter house, Kanawha St., 1907.748 Rolandus Post and his wife, Sarah, held interest
in several real estate properties in Buckhannon.749 On 17 June 1924 Sarah R. Post made
her will which mentions her husband, Rolandus Post.760 She died later that year. Rolandus
Post died in 1945 at about age 88.
Children of Rolandus and Sarah Rachel (Gum) Post:
177.
i. Orne Caldwell6, b. Oct. 1883.
II. Clyde Orne, b. 15 Feb. 1886 prob. Barbour or Upshur Co., WV; d. 10 Mar.
1965 Weston State Hosp., Weston, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon,
WV.751 In 1900 Clyde Orne Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Rolandus and Sarah Rachel (Gum) Post.752 When
Sarah R. Post made her will 17 June 1924 she appointed her son, Clyde,
executor of her will. 753 At t h e time of his death 10 Mar. 1965 he was
single754 and his gravestone indicates he was cremated. 755
hi. Virginia M., b. 3 Nov. 1899 Buckhannon, WV; d. 3 May 1984 Meadowview
Nursing Home, Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Bridgeport Cem.,
Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV;756 m. 16 Feb. 1922 Harrison Co., WV, Elmer
George Felts. 757 Elmer George Felts m. (1) name of wife unknown. 758 In
1900 Virginia M. Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV
742
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, WV, Ward 3, ED 146, p. 10B, family 208-223.
744
Cutright, p. 352.
745
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book 41, p. 329.
746
Ibid, p. 438.
747
Ibid, p. 475.
748
Ibid, DI, several deeds.
750
I b i d , Will Book D, pp. 131-132, ahp.
743
751
,lJ1
Lewis Co, WV, DR, Book 9, p. 327, RWL; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
753
Ibid, Will Book D, pp. 131-132, ahp.
754
755
756
Obituary, of Virginia Post Felts, author has photocopy, courtesy of RWL.
757
758
0bituary of Mrs. Felts.
752
FIFTH GENERATION
319
with her parents, Rolandus and Sarah Rachel (Gum) Post.769 In 1910 she
was living at 41 Meade St., Buckhannon, WV with her parents. 760 On 16
Feb. 1922 she married Elmer George Felts and on 17 June 1924 Virginia
Felts was named in the will of her mother, Sarah R. Post. 761 Virginia M.
(Post) Felts worked many years for Parsons - Souders, Clarksburg, WV
and at the time of her death on 3 May 1984 at age 84 she was a member of
the First United Methodist Church, Clarksburg, WV.762
91. BYRON L. 6 P O S T (Isaac W.4, George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 34), b. 3 Aug.
1870 Barbour Co., WV;763 d. 1943, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;764 m. ca. 1901,
ALTA RACHEL HUDKINS, 7 6 5 b. 6 Mar. 1877766 WV;767 d. 22 June 1955 Harrison Co.,
WV; d/o Richard K. & Harriet E. () Hudkins.768
Byron L. Post was born in Barbour Co., WV and in 1880 and 1900 he was living in Elk
Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, Isaac W. and Elizabeth (Hall) Post.769 Circa 1901
he married Alta Rachel Hudkins and by 1910 they were living on Spring St., Buckhannon,
WV where as a house carpenter Byron owned a house. They then had no children. 770
Byron L. Post and his wife, Alta, held interest in several real estate properties in Buckhannon.771 He died in 1943 and Alta Rachel (Hudkins) Post died 22 June 1955.
Child of Byron L. and Alta Rachel (Hudkins) Post:
i. Alta May6, b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910;772 m. 20 May 1955 Harrison Co., WV, Dorcy
Lester Jeffreys. 773 On 20 May 1955 Alta May Post, daughter of Byron L.
and Alta Rachel (Hudkins) Post, married Dorcy Lester Jeffreys in Harrison Co., WV.774
92. ALVIN DEMOSTHENES 5 P O S T (Christian 4 , George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
35), b. Sep. 1852775 Upshur Co., (W)V;776 d. 1928, bef. 23 June, bur. Reger Cem., Teter, Upshur Co., WV;777 m. (1) 3 Jan. 1872 Upshur Co., WV by Rev. H.C. Sanford, LOUVERNIA
759
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 3, ED 146, p. 10B, family 208-223.
761
I b i d , Will Book D, pp. 131-132, ahp.
762
ObituaryofMrs. Felts.
763
Barbour Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 107, RWL.
765
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 5, ED 146, p. 27A, family 487-534; Harrison Co, WV, DR,
Book 19, p. 205, RWL.
766
Ibid.
767
U p s h u r Co, WV, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 5, Ed 146, p. 27A, family 487-534.
768
769
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 733; Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Elk Dist, ED 3, p. 6B, family 111-111.
770
771
Ibid, DI, several deeds.
772
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 5, ED 146, p. 27A, family 487-534.
773
774
Ibid.
775
776
I b i d , (W)V, PPTB, 1852.
760
777
Ibid, WV, Will Book D, p. 268, his will of 14 Oct. 1927, proved 23 June 1928, ahp; gravestone, Reger Cem, Teter, Upshur Co,
WV.
320
V. P I F E R , b. ca. 1854;778 d. prob. bef. 29 Mar. 1883;779 d/o Anthony & Mary Etta (Heavner)
Pifer;780 m. (2) 29 Mar. 1883 Barbour Co., WV by Rev. A Mick, CORDELIA A. HOUSE, 781
b. 4 Apr. 1857782 prob. Barbour Co., (W)V; d. 24 May 1918 Upshur Co., WV, bur. with
husb.;783 d/o Simon & Ruhamah (Cool) House;784 m. (3) 29 Dec. 1920 Buckhannon, WV by
Rev. Wallace B. Fleming, MAGGIE B . (NAY) McDONALD, b. ca. 1874 Upshur Co.,
WV;785 d. aft. 14 Oct. 1927.786 Maggie B. Nay m. earlier McDonald.
Alvin Demosthenes Post was born in Upshur Co., (W)V and in 1860 he was living there
with his parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post. 787 In 1870 he was living in Union
Twp., Barbour Co., WV with his parents. 788 On 3 Jan. 1872 he married Louvernia V Pifer
who must have died before 29 Mar. 1883 when he married Cordelia "Delia" A House. As a
probationer in 1891 Alvin Demosthenes Post was baptized at the Mt. Lebanon Methodist
Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV.789
In 1900 and 1910 Alvin was living with his second wife, Cordelia, in Buckhannon Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a farm. His wife, Cordelia, was the mother of
one child, living.790 Delia Post made her will 20 May 1918791 and died 24 May 1918. On 29
Dec. 1920 Alvin Demosthenes Post married Maggie B. (Nay) McDonald. On 14 Oct. 1927
he made his will, appointing his wife, Maggie, as executrix.792 He died in 1928 before June
23rd.
Children of Alvin Demosthenes and Louvernia V (Pifer) Post, both born in Upshur Co.,
WV:
178.
i. Byrd W.6, b. 15 Oct. 1874.
ii. Lloyd M., b. 28 Feb. 1877;793 d. bet. 3 Oct. 1921 & 27 June 1922794 prob. Upshur Co., WV; m. prob. aft. 24 Aug. 1918,795 Mary E. ,796 Lloyd M. Post,
son of Alvin Demosthenes and Louvernia V. (Pifer) Post, was born in Up-
778

780
UCWV 1860, p. 22. Anthony Pifer m. (1) 27 Feb. 1851 Lewis Co, (W)V, Mary Etta Heavner (MRLC, p. 39), m. (2) 3 Nov. 1857 Upshur Co, (W)V, Harriet V. Heck (MRUC, n. pag.).
781
782
783
Upshur Co, WV, DR, courtesy of Raymond Wolfe J r , French Creek, WV; gravestone, Reger Cem.
184
Hardesty's, v. 4, p. 230; BCWV 1870, p. 130. Simon House m. 11 Mar. 1852 Upshur Co, (W)V, Ruhamah Cool (MRUC, n. pag.).
785
786
Ibid, Will Book D, p. 268, ahp.
787
Ibid, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 203, family 277-278.
788
789
Evans, pp. 195, 223.
790
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 14A, family 265-268; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 145, p. 2B, family 36-36.
791
Ibid, Will Book C, p. 442, ahp.
792
Ibid, Will Book D, p. 268, ahp.
793
794
I b i d , Will Book D, p. 71, ahp.
795
Riid, DI, Book 66, p. 584.
796
Ibid Will Book D, p. 71, ahp.
779
FIFTH GENERATION
321
shur Co., WV and was baptized at the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal
Church, Upshur Co., WV in 1891. 797 On 3 Oct. 1921 he made his will
naming his wife, Mary E. (---) Post. He had died by 27 June 1922.
Child of Alvin Demosthenes and Cordelia A. (House) Post:
hi. Anna Lee, b. 25 Oct. 1891 Upshur Co., WV;798 m. 7 Sep. 1910 Upshur Co.,
WV by Rev. George W. Burdette, Guy Willis Greene, b. ca. 1887 Upshur
Co., WV;799 s/o Job E. & Mollie V. (Cockerell) Greene. 800 Anna Lee Post was
born in Upshur Co., WV and in 1900 and 1910 she was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Alvin Demosthenes and Cordelia A. (House) Post.801 On 7 Sep. 1910 she married Guy Willis Greene.
93. C I C E R O SYLVESTER 5 P O S T (Christian 4 , George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
35), b. 6 Sep. 1855 Upshur Co., (W)V;802 d. 1934, bur. at Reger Cem., Teter, Upshur Co.,
WV;803 m. ca. 1876, NANCY LOUELLA HALL,804 b. July 1855805 prob. Barbour Co., (W)V;
d. 1940, bur. beside husb.;806 d/o David and Nancy (Reger) Hall.807
Cicero Sylvester Post was born in Upshur Co., (W)V and in 1860 he was living there
with his parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post. 808 In 1870 he was living in Union
Twp., Barbour Co., WV with his parents. 809 Circa 1876 he married Nancy "Louella" Hall
and by 1880 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where Cicero S. Post was a
farmer. 810 In 1891 both were members of a class at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal
Church in Warren Dist.811
By 1900 they had moved to Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where in 1900 and 1910
Cicero was renting a farm. Nancy was the mother of five children, all living.812 In 1911
Cicero S. Post was a member of the congregation of a Methodist Episcopal Church, south
of Volga, Barbour Co., WV and 1915 he and his wife, Louella, were living in Volga.813 He
797
Evans, pp. 194, 223.

U p s h u r Co, WV, BR, Book 2, p. 145.
799
I b i d , MR, Book 10, p. 63.
800
Ibid.; Job E. Greene m. 30 Dec. 1885 Upshur Co, WV, Mollie V. Cockerell (MRUC, n. pag.).
801
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 14A, family 265-268; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon Dist, ED 145, p. 2B, family 36-36.
802
I b i d , (W)V, BR, Book 1, p. 9, RWL.
803
804
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 7B, family 151-155; photocopies from a published work
(title missing), courtesy of Mr. Wolfe.
805
Gravestone, Reger Cem, has her name as Louella Nancy.
807
Barbour Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1334, Philippi PO, p. 225, family 1593-1593. David Hall m. 1 Sep. 1836 Lewis Co,
(W)V, Nancy Reger (MRLC, p. 18).
808
U p s h u r Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860, census, roll 1382, Buckhannon PO, p. 203, family 277-278.
809
810
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
811
Evans, p. 374.
812
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 7B, family 151-155; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist,
ED 9, p. 11B, family 238-240.
813
Photocopies from a published work (title missing), courtesy of Mr. Wolfe.
798
322
was living in Volga on 9 Feb. 1925 when he made his will.814 He died in 1934 and his wife,
Nancy Louella (Hall) Post, died in 1940 at about age 85.
Children of Cicero Sylvester and Nancy Louella (Hall) Post, probably all born in either
Upshur or Barbour Co., WV:
i. Daisey E.6, b. ca. 1878; m. ca. 1897, Charles Otice House, b. ca. 1871 815
prob. Barbour Co., WV; s/o Abram & Mary J. (Waldern) House.816 In 1880
Daisey E. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her
parents, Cicero Sylvester and Nancy Louella (Hall) Post.817 Circa 1897 she
married Charles Otice House and by 1910 they were living in Union Dist.,
Barbour Co., WV where as a merchant in a general store Charles owned a
house. Daisey was then the mother of one child, living.818 When Cicero Sylvester Post made his will on 9 Feb. 1925 he named his daughter, Daisey E.
House, and appointed his son-in-law, C O . House, executor ofhis will.819
Child of Charles Otice and Daisey E. (Post) House: Beatrice, b. ca. 1900
prob. Barbour Co., WV.820
ii. Roy, b. 24 July 1881; d. 16 Oct. 1914 Guilford, MO, bur. Reger Cem., Teter,
Upshur Co., WV.821 In 1900 Roy Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour
Co., WV with his parents, Cicero Sylvester and Nancy Louella (Hall) Post,
and was then working as a laborer in a saw mill.822 He became a railroad
brakeman and on 16 Oct. 1914 was killed in a railroad accident in Guilford,
MO.823
hi. Mable Dezzie, b. May 1885;824 m. by 9 Feb. 1925, Williams. 825 In 1900
Mable Dezzie Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
parents, Cicero Sylvester and Nancy Louella (Hall) Post.826 She married
Williams and on 9 Feb. 1925 as Mable D. Williams she was named in the
will of her father.827
iv. Audra A , b. Apr. 1893;828 m. by 9 Feb. 1925, Chapman. 829 In 1900 and
1910 Audra A. Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
814

Ibid.; ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 4B, family 81-82.
816
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 673. A. House m. 11 Sep. 1865 Barbour Co, WV, M.J. Waldern (MRBC, p. 26).
817
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
818
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9 , p. 4B, family 81-82.
819
Ibid, Will Book 4, pp. 244-245, ahp.
820
Ibid, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 4B, family 81-82.
821
822
823
824
825
826
827
828
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 7B, family 151-155.
829
830
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 7B, family 151-155; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 11B,
family 238-240.
815
FIFTH GENERATION
v.
323
Chapman and on 9 Feb. 1925 as Audra A Chapman she was named in the
will of her father.831
Edna L., b. Apr. 1893, twin of Audra A, 832 m. by 9 Feb. 1925, Taylor.833 In
1900 and 1910 she was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
Taylor and on 9 Feb. 1925 as Edna L. Taylor she was named in the will of
her father.835
94. M O S E S SHERIDAN 5 P O S T (Christian 4 , George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 35)

b. 17 Dec. 1866 Upshur Co., WV, twin of George Sherman; 836 d. 1942, bur. Heavner Cem.,
Buckhannon, WV;837 m. (1) 13 Aug. 1891 Braxton Co., WV, HATTIE H. HUFFMAN, 838 b.
29 Aug. 1867; d. 28 May 1893, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;839 m. (2) 25 Sep. 1898
Upshur Co., WV, EMMA C. HOLDEN, 840 b. 1874 prob. Barbour Co., WV; d. 1929, bur. beside husb.; 841 d/o Elijah K & Mahala (Reed) Holden.842
Moses Sheridan Post was born in Upshur Co., WV, and in 1870 and 1880 he was living
in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.843 On
13 Aug. 1891 he married Hattie H. Huffman who died 28 May 1893. On 25 Sep. 1898 he
married Emma C. Holden and in 1900 they were living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV where as a barber Moses was renting a house.844 By 1910 as a barber he was renting a
house at 18 S. Kanawha St., Buckhannon, WV. His wife, Emma, was a dressmaker. 845
Moses Sheridan Post and his twin brother, George Sherman Post (see 35, iv), owned
and operated a barber business in Buckhannon, WV for about 54 years. Their shop known
as Post Barber Shop was located on Kanawha St. for many years and after a fire it relocated to the north side of Main St.846 Emma C. (Holden) Post died in 1929 and Moses
Sheridan Post died in 1942.
Child of Moses Sheridan and Emma C. (Holden) Post:
179.
i. Charles Holden6, b. 6 Dec. 1913.
831

833
834
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 7B, family 151-155; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 11B,
family 238-240.
835
836
U p s h u r Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 53, RWL.
837
838
Braxton Co, WV, MR, Book 2B, p. 10, RWL.
839
840
842
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 46, RWL; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 671. Elijah K. Holden m. 24 Apr. 1872, Mahala Reed (MRBC, p. 44).
843
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union Twp, p. 129, family 222-222; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
844
845
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 5, ED 146, p. 23A, family 415-452.
GLPP; author, personal knowledge.
832
324
95. CLAYTON T. 5 P O S T (Christian 4 , George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 35), b. 14

Aug. 1869847 Barbour Co., WV;848 d. 23 Sep. 1947 Harrison Co., WV, bur. Bridgeport Cem.,
Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV;849 m. (1) ca. 1891, F L O R E T T A WINANS, 850 b. poss. ca.
1871;851 d. prob. ca. Feb. 1900;852 poss. d/o Benjamin F. & Columbia (Forenash) Winans;853
m. (2) 26 Dec. 1901 Hall, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. W.H. Wentz, LUCY V. HARRIS, 864 b.
1881855 Upshur Co., WV;856 d. 1961, bur. beside husb.;857 d/o David G. & Mary Elizabeth
(Robinson) Harris.858
Clayton T. Post was born in Barbour Co., WV and in 1870 and 1880 he was living in
Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.859 Circa
1891 he married Floretta Winans. She had died by 1 June 1900 when Clayton T. Post, a
widower and barber, with three of his children were living in Union Dist., Barbour Co.,
WV with his parents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.860
On 26 Dec. 1901 he married Lucy V. Harris and by 1910 they were living at 8 Meade St.,
Buckhannon, WV where as a barber Clayton was renting a house. His wife, Lucy, was then
the mother of two children, both living.861 On 21 July 1910 Clayton T. Post acquired a barber shop on East Main St., Buckhannon, WV from A.B. Lance.862 In later years Clayton T.
Post may have moved his family to Harrison Co., WV where he died 23 Sep. 1947. Lucy V.
(Harris) Post died in 1961.
Children of Clayton T. and Floretta (Winans) Post, probably all born in either Barbour
or Upshur Co., WV:
i. Blanche 6 , b. Dec. 1892. In 1900 Blanche Post, daughter of Clayton T. and
Floretta (Winans) Post, was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with
her father in the home of her grandparents, Christian and Mary (Marple)
Post.863
ii. Marguerite, b. June 1895. In 1900 Marguerite Post, daughter of Clayton T.
and Floretta (Winans) Post, was living with her father in the home of her
grandparents, Christian and Mary (Marple) Post.864 By 1910 she was living
847

849
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 15, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Bridgeport Cem, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
850
G L P P ; Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11A, family 210-215.
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 789. She may have been one and the same as Alfreta Wyinans, age 8 in 1880.
852
853
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 789. Benjamin F. Winans m. 31 July 1869 Barbour Co, WV, Columbia Forenash (MRBC, p. 37).
854
855
Gravestone, Bridgeport Cem.
856
857
Gravestone, Bridgeport Cem.
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 6, p. 338; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 292. David Harris m. 7 Oct. 1869 Upshur Co, WV, Mary Elizabeth
Robinson (MRUC, n. pag.).
859
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1684, Union Twp, p. 129, family 122-122; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 733.
860
861
8 6 32
Barbour
I b i d , DI, Co,
BookWV,
52, NARA,
p. 220. 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11A, family 210-215.
864
Ibid.
848
FIFTH GENERATION
325
at 8 Meade St., Buckhannon, WV with her father and step-mother,

Clayton T. and Lucy V. (Harris) Post.866
hi. Madaline, b. Feb. 1900. In 1900 Madaline Post, daughter of Clayton T. and
Floretta (Winans) Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with
her father in the home of her grandparents, Christian and Mary (Marple)
Post.866 In 1910 she was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her
widowed grandmother, Mary (Marple) Post.867
Children of Clayton and Lucy V. (Harris) Post, probably born in or near Buckhannon,
WV:
iv. Erskin John, b. 16 Dec. 1904; d. 18 Nov. 1973 Harrison Co., WV, bur.
Bridgeport Cem., Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV;868 m. 9 Feb. 1929 Harrison
Co., WV, Laura (Moore) Sponaugle; d/o John & Hulda (Yeager) Moore.869
Laura Moore m. earlier Sponaugle. In 1910 Erskin John Post was living
at 8 Meade St., Buckhannon, WV with his parents, Clayton T. and Lucy V.
(Harris) Post. 870 On 9 Feb. 1929 he married Laura (Moore) Sponaugle.
They may have lived in Harrison Co., WV where he died 18 Nov. 1973.
v. Niva Opal, b. ca. 1906. In 1910 Niva Opal Post was living at 8 Meade St.,
Buckhannon, WV with her parents, Clayton T. and Lucy V. (Harris)
Post.871
96. G E O R G E W.5 P O S T (Granville 4 , George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 36), b. 19
Mar. 1862872 prob. Post Mill & Fishing Camp area, Upshur Co., (W)V; d. Walden, CO; m. ca.
1898 Walden, CO, ELLEN HOFFMAN 873 or ELLEN COFFMAN, b. June 1876 CO.874
In 1870 George W. Post was living in Warren Twp., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.875 Circa 1898 he married Ellen Hoffman
or Ellen Coffman and by 1900 they were living in Walden Town, CO where as a teamster
George was renting a house.876
They seem to have spent some time in WY but by 1910 they were again living in
Walden Town, CO where George owned a farm and was working as a driver for a freight
outfit which he owned. His wife, Ellen, was then the mother of two children, one living.877
They probably remained in Walden Town or Walden where he died.
865
867
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. 4B, family 83-84.
868
869
870
871
Ibid.
872
GLPP.
873
Ibid.; Larimer Co, CO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 126, Walden Town, Pet. 22, ED 212, p. 10A, family 215-218.
874
Ibid.
875
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 301-294.
876
Larimer Co, CO, NARA, 1900 census.
877
Jackson Co, CO, NARA, 1910 census, Walden Town, roll 120, P e t 22, ED 207, p. 3A, family 56-57.
866
326
Children of George W. and Ellen (Hoffman) or Ellen (Coffman) Post:

i. George G.6, b. ca. 1900 WY; d. aft. 15 Apr. 1910,878 young.879 In 1910 George
G. Post was living in Walden Town, CO with his parents, George W. and
Ellen (Hoffman) or Ellen (Coffman) Post.880 He died young as a result of
drowning.881
ii. A child, b. aft. 1 June 1900;882 d. bef. 15 Apr. 1910.883
97. J E R E M I A H COLUMBUS 5 P O S T (Granville4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
36), b. 28 Apr. 1863884 prob. Post Mill & Fishing Camp area, Upshur Co., (W)V; d. 1948 Akron, OH, bur. Spencer Cem., Spencer, WV;885 m. 26 June 1887 Spencer, WV, J E N N I E VIRGINIA DAVIS, 886 b. Sep. 1865887 Roane Co., WV;888 d. 1910889 Spencer, WV,890 bur. with
husb.;891 d/o Simon Arthur & Martha Ann (Dearman) Davis.892
In 1870 and 1880 Jeremiah Columbus "Pete" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.893 He is said to
have worked in a saloon for a while and was later a blacksmith.894 On 26 June 1887 he
married Jennie Virginia Davis and in 1900 they were living in Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV
where as a farmer Pete was renting a farm. His wife, Jennie, was then the mother of four
children, all living.895
By 1910 they were living on Market St. Spencer, WV where he held the county office of
jailor. They lived in a part of the courthouse and Jennie died there during the year. She
was then the mother of six children, four living.896 In later years Jeremiah Columbus Post
lived in Akron, OH where he died in 1948 at about age 85.
Children of Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis) Post:
180.
i. George Delbert 6 , b. 21 Sep. 1888.
ii. Leota Bell, b. 6 Aug. 1890 Harper Dist., Roane Co., WV;897 d. 1905,898 bur.
878
ibid.
GLPP.
880
Jackson Co, CO. NARA, 1910 census.
881
GLPP.
882
Larimer Co, CO, NARA, 1900 census.
883
Jackson Co, CO, NARA, 1910 census.
884
GLPP.
885
Ibid.
886
MRRC, p. 90; GLPP.
887
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist, ED 95, p. IA, family 10-10.
888
MRRC, p. 90.
889
GLPP.
Information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post, Martins Ferry, OH, via Miss Michele Marie Nagy, Fairfax, VA.
891
GLPP.
892
Information, courtesy of Arthur B. Davis, Huntington, WV, via Miss Nagy. Simon H. Davis m. 14 Sep. 1851 Harrison Co, (W)V,
Martha Dearman (MRHC, p. 118).
893
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1700, Warren Twp, Buckhannon PO, p. 40 or 443, family 301-294; WV 1880, v. 1, p.
349.
891
' Information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post.
895
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 2A, family 21-23; information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post.
897
I b i d , BR.
898
GLPP.
879
FIFTH GENERATION
hi.
iv.
v.
181.
vi.
327
Cherry Creek Church Cem., Robert's Ridge, Roane Co., WV.899 In 1900
Leota Bell Post was living in Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV with her parents,
Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis) Post.900 She died in 1905
at about age 15.
Russia, b. 25 Jan. 1895 Left Reedy, Roane Co., WV;901 d. 1936, bur. prob.
Ripley902 or Fairplain, 903 Jackson Co., WV; m. Orville Batten, bur. with
wife.904 In 1900 Russia "Rush" Post was living in Curtis Dist., Roane Co.,
WV with her parents, Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis)
Post. 905 By 1910 she was a typesetter in a printing office and living on
Market St., Spencer, WV with her parents. 906 She married Orville Batten,
Ralph B., b. 14 Sep. 1898 Cyrus, Roane Co., WV;907 d. 1909, bur. Spencer
Cem., Spencer, WV.908 In 1900 Ralph B. Post was living in Curtis Dist.,
Roane Co., WV with his parents, Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia
(Davis) Post.909 He died in 1909 at about age ten.
Ermie Gay, b. 16 Nov. 1900 Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV;910 d. 27 Mar. 1964,
bur. Rose Hill Cem., Akron, OH; m. Grace Arnold,911 b. 24 Apr. 1901; d. 17
Apr. 1972, bur. with husb.912 In 1910 Ermie Gay Post was living on Market
St., Spencer, WV with his parents, Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis) Post. 913 He married Grace Arnold and died 27 Mar. 1964.
Grace (Arnold) Post died 17 Apr. 1972.
Denver Charles, b. 28 Oct. 1905.
98. ENOCH LOYD 5 P O S T (Granville 4 , George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 36) b. 13

Oct. 1872 914 prob. n e a r Sugar Fork, Upshur Co., WV; m. aft. 15 Apr. 1910 prob.
GERTRUDE P . 915
In 1880 Enoch Loyd Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post. 916 By 1900 he was living at 8 S. East
899
Information, courtesy of Miss Nagy.
901
Ibid,BR.
902
GLPP.
904
GLPP.
905
906
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 2A, family 21-23.
907
I b i d , BR; ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist, ED 95, p. IA, family 10-10, has year of birth as 1899.
908
GLPP.
909
910
Ibid,BR.
9U
GLPP.
912
913
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 2A, family 21-23.
914
GLPP.
Book91587, p. 16.
Ibid.;
Salt Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1604, Forest Dale Town, ED 76, p. 14B, family 261-267; Upshur Co, WV, DI,
916
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
900
328
Temple St., Salt Lake City, UT with Francis Teets, a cousin. He was then employed as a
dry goods merchant. 917 In 1910 he was living on 12th St., Forest Dale Town, Salt Lake Co.,
UT and was working as a farmer for a nursery company.918 He is known to have married,
apparently after 15 Apr. 1910, probably to Gertrude P. .
Child of Enoch Loyd and probably Gertrude P. () Post:
i. A child6, d. young.919
99. ARTHUR GARFIELD 5 P O S T (Granville4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 36),
b. 27 Aug. 1880 Hodgesville, Upshur Co. WV; d. 22 Nov. 1928 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV,
bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;920 m. 29 Oct. 1908 Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV by
Rev. C.E. Hamrick, MAE PEARL QUEEN, 921 b. 30 Oct. 1885 Upper Pecks Run, Upshur
Co., WV; d. 20 May 1962 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o Edwin S. & Virginia "Jennie" (Warner) Queen.922
In 1900 Arthur Garfield "Gar" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Granville and Rachel Elizabeth (Connelly) Post.923 On 29 Oct. 1908 he married
Mae Pearl Queen, his second cousin once removed, who was a Post descendant through
her father, Edwin S. Queen (see 10, v). In 1910 Arthur Garfield Post was living in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his wife, Mae, where as a farmer he owned a farm.924
In 1911 Mae Pearl (Queen) Post transferred her church membership from the Pleasant
Valley Methodist Episcopal Church, Hacker,s Creek, Upshur Co., WV to the Heaston
Methodist Episcopal Church, Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV925 where they lived. In 1914
Arthur Garfield Post served as superintendent of Heaston.926 In 1920 he built the first garage in Hodgesville.927 On 22 Nov. 1928 he died. Mae Pearl (Queen) Post survived him for
many years and died 20 May 1962.
Children of Arthur Garfield and Mae Pearl (Queen) Post, both born in Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV:
i. Geneva Lucile 6 , b. 11 May 1910;928 d. 22 July 1988 West Virginia Univ.
Med. Ctr., Morgantown, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;929 m.
26 Dec. 1942 Volga, Barbour Co., WV, Raymon Cleon Post930 (see 165). On
26 Dec. 1942 Geneva "Lucile" Post, daughter of Arthur Garfield and Mae
Pearl (Queen) Post,931 married Raymon Cleon Post, her third cousin (see
165).
917
Salt Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1684, Salt Lake City, P e t 2, ED 22, p. 3B, family 55-95.
Salt Lake Co, UT, NARA, 1910 census.
919
GLPP.
92'
918
ibid.
921

G L P P . Edwin Queen m. 26 Jan. 1873 Upshur Co, WV, Virginia Warner (MRUC, n. pag.).
923
924
925
Evans, p. 340.
926
Ibid, p. 250.
927
GLPP.
928
Ibid.
929
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cheryl Susan (Raikes) Post, Buckhannon, WV.
930
G L P P ; Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 192, RWL.
931
GLPP.
922
FIFTH GENERATION
ii.
329
Enoch Keith, b. 12 Oct. 1911; d. 28 Oct. 1986 St. Francis Hosp., New
Castle, PA, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV. Arthur Garfield and
Mae Pearl (Queen) Post were the parents of Enoch Keith Post932 who was
only 17 years old when his father died. For several years after his father
died Enoch Keith Post and his sister, Geneva "Lucile," ran the garage
which their father had built.933 He was later employed in a steel mill in Akron, OH and afterward moved to New Castle, PA where he was employed
in a mill until his retirement. When he died 28 Oct. 1986 he was a United
Methodist by faith.934
100. SHERIDAN 5 P O S T or SHERMAN B. 5 P O S T (Alonzo S.4, George 3 , Abraham 2 ,

Valentin 1 ) (see 37), b. Mar. 1864935 prob. Upshur Co., WV; m. (1) 16 Sep. 1882 Upshur Co.,
WV by Rev. Jacob Waugh, MARY E. WATSON, b. ca. 1865;936 d. prob. bef. 13 July 1890;937
d/o James & Amanda "Mandy" (Shreve) Watson;938 m. (2) 13 July 1890 Barbour Co., WV,
J E N N I E D. LANCE, 939 b. Jan. 1876 WV.940
On 16 Sep. 1882 Sheridan Post, age 18 married Mary E. Watson, age 16, and his parents
were recorded as Alonzo Post and V. Jane .941 It seems likely he may have gone by another surname as a child. In 1880 his name does not appear in the household of Alonzo S.
Post942 who seems to have been his father. Mary E. (Watson) Post had probably died by 13
July 1890. Sheridan Post seems to be one and the same as Sherman Post943 and Sherman
B. Post who married Jennie D. Lance 13 July 1890.944
In 1900 they were living in Union Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farm hand
Sherman was renting a house. 945 By 1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV. His name was then recorded as Sherman B. Post who had been twice married and
was working as a farm laborer. His wife, Jennie D. (Lance) Post, was then recorded as the
mother of four children, all living.946
Children of Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance) Post, probably all born in Upshur Co.,
WV:
i. William L.6, b. Aug. 1892. In 1900 and 1910 William L. Post was living in
932
Ibid.; obituary of Enoch Keith Post.

GLPP.
934
0 b i t u a r y of Enoch Keith Post.
935
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-55.
936
I b i d , MR, Book 1853, p. 48.
937
MRBC, p. 89.
938
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 1853, p. 48. James Watson m. 23 Nov. 1859 Upshur Co, (W)V, Amanda Shreve (MRUC, n. pag.).
939
MRBC, p. 89.
940
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-35; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
ED 151, p. 4A, family 64-64, has her age in 1910 as 37.
941
I b i d , M R , 1853, p. 48.
942
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
943
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-55.
944
MRBC, p. 89; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 4A, family 64-64.
945
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-55.
946
933
330
ii.
hi.
182.
iv.
v.
Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance)

Post.947
Roscoe Albert or Albert Roscoe, b. Jan. 1894. In 1900 and 1910 Roscoe Albert Post or Albert Roscoe Post was living in Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance) Post.948
Gracie E., b. Mar. 1897. In 1900 and 1910 Grade E. Post was living in Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance) Post.949
Poss. Lee Otis, b. 1904.
Audra V , b. ca. 1908. In 1910 Audra V. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents, Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance) Post.950
101. OPHA MAJOR 5 P O S T (Alonzo S.4, George 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 37), b.
Aug. 1870951 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d. ca. 1926 Detroit, MI, bur. Detroit, MI;952 m. (1) 13
Feb. 1889 Ward Church, Barbour Co., WV by Rev. George H. Williams, MARY VICTORIA WEEKLEY, 953 b. 8 Sep. 1868 Doddridge Co., WV; d. 1961 Jane Lew, Lewis Co.,
WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;954 d/o Rev. George W. & Mary
Elizabeth (Hoskinson) Weekley;955 div.;956 m. (2) 16 Sep. 1912 Toledo, OH, E T H E L MAY
(KIMBALL) WALKER, b. 8 Feb. 1881 Brown City, Sanilac Co., MI; d. 1932 Detroit, MI,
bur. Detroit, MI; d/o Wellington Kimball.957 Mary Victoria (Weekley) Post m. (2) Alvin D.
Bassell.958 Ethel May Kimball m. (1) Walker.
In 1880 Opha Major Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Alonzo S. and Sarah Ann (Wolfe) Post.959 On 13 Feb. 1889 he married Mary "Mollie" Victoria Weekley and in 1900 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his father,
Alonzo S. Post, a widower. Opha M. Post was t h e n married and working as a farm
laborer.960 His marriage ended in divorce and he left Upshur Co., WV.
On 16 Sep. 1912 in Toledo, OH he married Ethel May (Kimball) Walker who was
divorced and had two children by her first husband: Dorothy Walker, b. 1 Dec. 1900 Richmond, IN; Irwin James Gardner Walker, b. 6 Nov. 1903 Detroit, MI. Opha Major Post was
947
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-55; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 4A, family
64-64.
948
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B. family 35-55; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 4A, family
64-64.
949
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1773, Union Dist, roll 1773, Union Dist, ED 147, p. 2B, family 35-55; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren
950
Ibid.
951
952
Information, courtesy of Ronald John Post, Falls Church, VA.
953
Obituary of Mrs. Mary V. Mollie Bassell. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Garton. Hardesty's, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 2, p. 20;
gravestone, Brick Church Cem.
Obituary of Mrs. Bassell; Hardesty's, v. 2, p. 20.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Garton.
957
Information, courtesy of Ronald John Post.
99 55 98
WV
1880,ofv.Mrs.
1, p. Bassell.
348.
0bituary
960
FIFTH GENERATION
331
employed with Union Natural Gas of Canada in Ontario. Circa 1926 he died in an
automobile accident in Detroit, MI.961 Ethel May (Kimball) Walker Post died in 1932.
Children of Opha Major and Mary Victoria (Weekley) Post, probably both born in or
near Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV:
183.
i. Edward Lee6, b. 20 Aug. 1889.
ii. Rosalea, d. young. Rosalea Post, daughter of Opha Major and Mary Victoria (Weekley) Post, died of pneumonia while in her teens. 962
Children of Opha Major and Ethel May (Kimball) Walker Post, both born in Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada:
184.
hi. Ronald Alonzo Wellington, b. 10 Jan. 1914.
iv. Kathleen Millicent, b. 14 July 1915; m. Detroit, MI, Phillip Sheppard.
Kathleen Millicent Post, daughter of Opha Major and Ethel May (Kimball)
Walker Post, married Phillip Sheppard and in 1984 she was living at 400 S.
Third St., Apt. 211, St. Clair, MI 48079. She had no children.963
102. ISAAC ROLPHY 5 P O S T (Columbus4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 38), b.
25 July 1873964 near Fishing Camp, Upshur Co., WV;965 d. 16 Aug. 1939 Buckhannon, WV,
bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;966 m. (1) 12 Apr. 1893 Upshur Co., WV, IDA
HINKLE, 967 b. May 1875968 Upshur Co., WV;969 d. ca. 9 Dec. 1909, bur. beside husb.;970 d/o
Archibald Jr. & Columbia (Rohrbough) Hinkle;971 m. (2) 10 Mar. 1911 Buckhannon, WV by
Rev. Aubrey F. Hess, BERTHA M. MEARNS, 972 b. 23 Sep., 1879973 Upshur Co., WV;974 d.
11 Jan. 1959 Buckhannon, WV;975 d/o William & Elizabeth "Jane" (Curry) Mearns.976
In 1880 Isaac Rolphy "Jack" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.977 In 1891 he was a member of a class
at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren Dist., Upshur Co. WV.978 On 12
Apr. 1893 he married Ida Hinkle who had also become a member of the same church by
1891.979 In 1900 as a farm laborer Isaac was renting a house. Ida was then the mother of

Obituary of Mrs. Bassell; information, courtesy of Mrs. Garton.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ida Louella (Post) Hensil, Franklin, WV.
965
GLPP.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
967
968
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil.
970
U p s h u r Co, WV, DI, Book 51, p. 394; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
971
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 298. Archibald Hinkle Jr. m. 19 Mar. 1874 Upshur Co, WV, Columbia Rohrbough (MRUC, n. pag.).
972
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, book 10, p. 391.
973

975
9 7 6 Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil.
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 391; Cutright, pp. 516-518. In some later records the name of Elizabeth Jane (Curry) Mearns
appears as Jane E. Mearns.
977
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
978
Evans, p. 374.
979
I b i d , p. 372.
974
332
three children, all living.980

By 1905 their home was on Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV981 and around that time Ida
(Hinkle) Post transferred her membership to Oakington Methodist Episcopal Church on
Turkey Run982 where she was a member of a class by 1907.983 Circa 9 Dec. 1909 she died
and in 1910 Isaac R. Post, widower and farmer, was living with his parents in Warren
Dist., Upshur Co., WV.984 On 10 Mar. 1911 he married Bertha M. Mearns and for a while
they lived on a farm on Turkey Run, but later moved to Buckhannon, WV. At the time of
his death on 16 Aug. 1939 Isaac R. Post was a city councilman from the Fifth Ward of
Buckhannon.985 Bertha M. (Mearns) Post died 11 Jan. 1959.
Children of Isaac Rolphy and Ida (Hinkle) Post, all born on Turkey Run, Upshur Co.,
\yy.986
i.
185.
ii.
Flossy Pearl 6 , b. 17 Oct. 1894;987 d. May 1962 Detroit, MI;988 m. 14 Sep. 1922
Belington, Barbour Co., WV by Rev. Joseph C. Hoffman, George Hiner
Zinn,989 b. 29 Nov. 1894990 Huttonsville, Randolph Co., WV; d. 1 June 1983
Harper Hosp., Detroit, MI, bur. Woodlawn Cem.;991 s/o Artemus & Nancy
E. (Taylor) Zinn.992 George Hiner Zinn m. (2) Ruth ,993 In 1900 Flossy
Pearl Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with her parents,
Isaac Rolphy and Ida (Hinkle) Post.994 By 1910 she was living in Belington,
Barbour Co., WV with her maternal grandmother, Columbia (Rohrbough)
Hinkle.995 On 14 Sep. 1922 she married George Hiner Zinn who had been a
pilot in WW I. He graduated from Yale University Medical School. They
lived in Detroit, MI where Dr. Zinn was a Detroit area surgeon.996 Flossy
Pearl (Post) Zinn died in May 1962. Afterward Dr. Zinn married Ruth .
He died 1 June 1983 at age 88. Child of Dr. George Hiner and Flossy Pearl
(Post) Zinn: George Hiner Jr.997
Paul Vernon, b. 20 June 1897.
980
Ibid, 1905 map.
982
x
Evans, p. 372.
983
Ibid, 483.
984
information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil.
986
Ibid.
987
William Sumner Junkin, Minnie Wyatt Junkin, comp. The Henckel Genealogy 1500 - 1960... (city missing, 1964), p. 587; Upshur
Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 29-29.
988
989
990
Junkin; The West Virginia Hillbilly, 2 July 1983, indicates birth was ca. 1889 which seems in error. Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book
15, p. 15, gives his age as 28 in 1922.
mi
T h e West Virginia Hillbilly.
981
999
a,
" U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 15, p. 15; BCWV 1870, p. 81; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 769; Junkin, has the name as Artennis W. Zinn.
77ie West Virginia Hillbilly.
993
994
a-
" U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 29-29.
995
JJO
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1676, Belington, ED 2, p. 8B, family 164-165.
77ie West Virginia Hillbilly.
997
996
FIFTH GENERATION
186.
hi.
iv.
333
Archibald Columbus, b. 1 Sep. 1899.

Ralph Isaac, b. 12 Oct. 1904; d. 20 Dec. 1980 Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX,
bur. Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX; m. 8 Feb. 1934 Amarillo, TX, Marie
Bookout, b. 5 Aug. 1909 Kinta, Haskell Co., OK; d/o John Thomas & Zola
(Butler) Bookout. Ralph Isaac Post, son of Isaac Rolphy and Ida (Hinkle)
Post, was only five years old when his mother died. On 8 Feb. 1934 he
married Marie Bookout. He died 20 Dec. 1980 and in 1985 Marie (Bookout)
Post was residing at 110 First St., Phillips, TX 79071. They had no children.998
103. ERNEST 5 P O S T (Columbus4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 38), b. 22 Jan.

1876999 near Fishing Camp, Upshur Co., WV;1000 d. 31 Jan. 1958 Buckhannon, WV, bur.
Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1001 m. 16 Jan. 1898 bride's parents, Peel Tree, Barbour
Co., WV by Rev. W.H. Albert, BEATRICE CARRIE ARNOLD, 1002 b. 7 Mar. 18761003 Upshur Co., WV;1004 d. 12 Aug. 1949, bur. beside husb.; 1005 d/o Luther M. & Ida Matilda
(Queen) Arnold.1006
In 1880 Ernest "Coon" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Columbus and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.1007 By 1891 he was a member of a class
at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV.1008 On 16
Jan. 1898 he married Beatrice Carrie Arnold and in 1900 they were living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his parents where he was working as a farm laborer.1009
In 1905 Ernest Post lived about three miles north of Post Mill, Upshur Co., WV1010 but
in that year he transferred to a class at Oakington Methodist Episcopal Church, Turkey
Run, Upshur Co., WV1011 and must have moved to Turkey Run around that time. He was
baptized at Oakington in 19071012 and by 1910 as a farmer he owned a farm which apparently was located on Turkey Run. In 1910 Beatrice Carrie (Arnold) Post was the mother of
three children, all living.1013 The family continued to live on Turkey Run.1014 Ernest Post
998
Ibid.
iooo G L P p
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post, Buckhannon, WV.
1003
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 28-28, has May
1878; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 240, has age 5 in 1880.
1004
1006
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 193; WV 1880, v. 1, p. 240; Queen, pp. 29-30. Luther M. Arnold m. 9 Oct. 1864 Harrison Co,
WV, Matilda Queen (MRHC, p. 175).
1007
W V 1880, v. 1, p. 348.
1008
Evans, p. 374.
1009
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 38, family 28-28.
1010
I b i d , 1905 map.
1011
E v a n s , p. 377.
1012
I b i d , p. 218.
1013
1002
334
later transferred his church membership to the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church
where he served as superintendent. 1015 On 9 Oct. 1938 Ernest Post and his wife Beatrice
each made a will.1016 Beatrice died 12 Aug. 1949 and Ernest died 31 Jan. 1958 at age 82.
Children of Ernest and Beatrice Carrie (Arnold) Post:
i. Carl Arnold 6 , b. 1 Jan. 18991017 Fishing Camp., Upshur Co., WV;1018 d. 29
Apr. 1987 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1019 m. (1) 2 Apr. 1922 at home of Van Every Reger, Hacker's
Creek, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. U.R. Hinzman, Geneva Leo Reger,1020 b. 28
July 1899 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 4 Aug. 1963 Buckhannon,
WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1021 d/o Van Every & Lura Edith
(Russell) Reger;1022 m. (2) Elsie (White) Lubold, b. 25 Feb. 1902 Barbour
Co., WV; d. 27 Nov. 1984 Leonard Mem. Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur.
Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV; d/o Frank Colegrove & Georgia (Ward)
White. Elsie White m. (1) William Lubold.1023 In 1900 Carl Arnold Post was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Ernest and
Beatrice Carrie (Arnold) Post, in the home of his grandparents, Columbus
and Martha Jane (Foster) Post.1024 In 1910 he was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his parents who were then living in their own
home.1025 On 2 Apr. 1922 he married Geneva Leo Reger and they lived on
Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV where they owned a farm. He was a
farmer1026 and coal miner.1027 They later moved to Buckhannon, WV where
Geneva Leo (Reger) Post died on 4 Aug. 1963. Afterward Carl Arnold Post
married Elsie (White) Lubold who died 27 Nov. 1984 at age 82. Their
residence was then 75 Boggess St., Buckhannon, WV 26201.1028 On 29 Apr.
1987 he died at age 88. He was a Methodist.1029
ii. Glen Ernest, b. 30 Apr. 19031030 Fishing Camp, Upshur Co., WV;1031 d. Apr.
19631032 Cleveland, OH,1033 bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1034 m.
1015
Evans, pp. 169,433.

Upshur Co, WV, Will Book F, p. 527, ahp; Will Book 8, p. 483, ahp.
1017
Information, courtesy of Kyle Reger, Buckhannon, WV.
1019
Obituary of Carl Arnold Post.
1020
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; information, courtesy of Mr. Reger.
1022
Ibid.; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 14, p. 303.
1023
Obituary of Elsie (White) Lubold Post.
1024
1025
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 12B, family 273-274.
1096
1027
Obituary of Carl Arnold Post.
1028
Obituary of Elsie (White) Lubold Post.
1029
Obituary of Carl Arnold Post
1030
U p s h u r Co, WV, BR, Book 3, p. 106, RWL; gravestone, Heavner Cem, has 20 Apr. 1903.
Information, courtesy of Mr. Reger.
1032
Gravestone, Heavner Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post, has 13 Apr. 1963.
1033
Ibid.
1016
FIFTH GENERATION
hi.
iv.
335
1949, Ann Lavora.1035 In 1910 Glen Ernest Post was living in Warren Dist.,
Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Ernest and Beatrice Carrie (Arnold)
Post. 1036 In 1949 he married Ann Lavora and they may have lived in
Cleveland, OH where he died in Apr. 1963.
Randall Luther, b. 19 Apr. 19091037 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV;1038 d. 10
July 1980 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1039 m.
1946, Hazel M. Roades, 1040 b. 8 July 1912; d. 6 J u n e 1968, bur. beside
husb. 1041 In 1910 Randall Luther Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Ernest and Beatrice Carrie (Arnold) Post.1042
During WW II he served as a staff sergeant in the US Army.1043 In 1946 he
married Hazel M. Roades who died 6 June 1968. He died 10 July 1980.
Clyde Columbus, b. 6 Dec. 1911 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV; d. 9 Aug.
1987 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV; m. 11 Nov. 1961 Bradenton,
FL, Ruth (Marple) Nuzum, b. 2 July 1912 Hacker's Creek, Lewis Co., WV;
d/o Claudius & Emma (Foster) Marple.1044 Ruth Marple prob. m. (1) Herbert C. Nuzum.1045 On 9 Oct. 1938 when Ernest Post made his will he appointed his son, Clyde Columbus Post, executor of his will.1046 On 11 Nov.
1961 Clyde Columbus Post married Ruth (Marple) Nuzum. When he died
9 Aug. 1987 they were residing at 144 Barbour St., Buckhannon, WV
26201.1047
104. FRANK EARL 5 P O S T (Columbus N.4, Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 39), b.
9 July 1880 prob. near Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren Dist, Upshur Co.,
WV; d. 27 Dec. 1938,1048 Akron, OH,1049 bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1060
m. 24 May 1906, LUCY E T H E L CROUSE, 1051 b. 6 Apr. 1886 prob. Barbour Co., WV; d. 28
Dec. 1968 Manchester, Adams Co., OH, bur. beside husb.;1052 d/o Squire & Rebecca (Ward)
Crouse.1053
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post.

1037
1036
1038
Information, courtesy of Mr. Reger.

1039
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post.
1042
Obituary of Clyde Columbus Post; information, courtesy of Mrs. Ruth (Marple) Nuzum Post; information, courtesy of Robert
Roy Post, Buckhannon, WV.
1045
Evans, p. 528.
1046
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book 8, p. 483, ahp.
1047
Obituary of Clyde Columbus Post.
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, Warren Dist, Upshur Co, WV.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron, OH.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post. In some records the surname appears as Crouso.
Ibid.; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, has name as Ethel L. Post.
1053
Obituary of Mrs. Mary J. Post. Squire Crouse m. 10 Sep. 1865 Barbour Co, WV, Rebecca Ward (MRBC, p. 26).
336
Frank Earl Post was probably born near the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church,
Upshur Co., WV where he was received as a probationer in Feb. 1893.1054 In 1900 he was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Columbus N. and Rebecca Jane
(Hinkle) Post.1055 In 1905 he was a member of a class at the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church1056 and on 24 May 1906 he married Lucy Ethel Crouse.
By 1910 they were living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a
farm. His wife, Ethel, was then the mother of two children, both living.1057 Perhaps in later
years they moved to a place in or near Akron, OH where Frank Earl Post died 27 Dec.
1938. Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post died 28 Dec. 1968 at age 82.
Children of Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post, all born in Barbour Co., WV:
i. Bessie Virginia6, b. 15 Mar. 1907; d. 18 July 1985 Ft. Lauderdale, FL; m. (1)
Don Langham; m. (2) 1 Apr. 1939 Akron, OH, Charles William Manhardt,
b. 15 Jan. 1892; d. 20 June 1960 Knoxville, IA 1058 In 1910 Bessie Virginia
Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with her parents, Frank
Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post.1059 She married Don Langham as her
first husband and on 1 Apr. 1939 she married Charles William Manhardt
as her second husband. After her sister, Texie Louise (Post) Stewart, died
of polio in 1944, they adopted her two children, Kenneth Ray Stewart and
Linda Ann Stewart. The children were then given the surname of Manhardt (see v).1060 On 20 June 1960 Charles William Manhardt died and on
18 July 1985 Bessie Virginia (Post) Langham Manhardt died.
187.
ii. Zacariah Taylor, b. 1 Jan. 1909.
hi. Allie Jane, b. 24 Feb. 1911; m. 13 Apr. 1934 Akron, OH, Malcolm Riley Williams, b. 15 Mar. 1902; d. 17 Jan. 1980. On 13 Apr. 1934 Allie Jane Post,
daughter of Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post, married Malcolm
Riley Williams. He died 17 Jan. 1980. Children of Malcolm Riley and Allie
Jane (Post) Williams: Malcolm David, b. 25 May 1936; Wanda Jane, b. 30
Nov. 1937.1061
iv. Georgia Anna, b. 1 Apr. 1913; m. (1) William Montgomery; m. (2) 12 Oct.
1946 Akron, OH, Glenn Miller, b. 31 July 1911. Georgia Anna Post,
daughter of Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post, married William
Montgomery as her first husband. On 12 Oct. 1946 she married Glenn Miller as her second husband. Children of Glenn and Georgia Anna (Post)
Montgomery Miller, both born in Akron, OH: Howard Glenn, b. 29 July
1947; Gene Ray, b. 8 Feb. 1949.1062
1054
Evans, p. 198.
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, Ed 148, p. 12B, family 177-177.
1056
Evans, p. 377.
1057
0
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
1059
1061
Ibid.
1062
lDid.
1055
FIFTH GENERATION
v.
188.
vi.
337
Texie Louise, b. 5 May 1916; d. 9 Oct. 1944 Akron, OH, bur. Greenlawn
Cem., Akron, OH; m. 17 Oct. 1936 Akron, OH, James Leonard Stewart, b.
24 Sep. 1911; d. 9 June 1965 Akron, OH, bur. near wife. On 17 Oct. 1936
Texie Louise Post, daughter of Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post,
married James Leonard Stewart. On 9 Oct. 1944 she died of polio. After
her death their two children were adopted by her sister, Bessie Virginia
(Post) Langham Manhardt and her second husband, Charles William Manhardt. They were then given the surname of Manhardt. James Leonard
Stewart died 9 June 1965. Children of James Leonard and Texie Louise
(Post) Stewart, both born in Akron, OH: Kenneth Ray, b. 2 Dec. 1940;
Linda Ann, b. 14 Sep. 1942 (see i).1063
Richard, b. 13 June 1922.
105. ABRAM J. 5 P O S T (Columbus N.4, Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 39), b. Dec.
18821064 prob. near Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV;
d. 1 Sep. 1954 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1065 m.
31 Aug. 1910 Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Dawson, E L S I E HINKLE, 1066 b. Dec. 18911067 Upshur Co., WV;1068 d. 1928, bur. beside husb.;1069
d/o Elza B. & Lucy A. (Lawhorn) Hinkle.1070
Abram J. Post was probably born near the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV where he was received as a probationer in Feb. 1893. 1071 In 1900 he was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Columbus N. and Rebecca Jane
(Hinkle) Post.1072 Later he went by the name of Abram V. Post. Perhaps that was because
there was another Abram J. Post living in Warren Dist. until 1906. On 25 Dec. 1906 as
AV. Post he acquired 140 acres, two tracts of land, Buckhannon River, Upshur Co., WV
from Rebecca Black1073 who must have been his aunt, Rebecca (Post) Black.
In early 1910 as Abram V. Post, farmer, he was still living in Warren Dist. with his
parents. 1074 On 31 Aug. 1910 he married Elsie Hinkle and apparently they continued to live
in the same area. Elsie (Hinkle) Post died in 1928. AV. Post was an active member of the
Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as steward in 1914 and as a trustee in
1938-1940.1075 On 31 Aug. 1954 as AV. Post he made his will1076 and on the following day, 1
1063
ibid.
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 12B, family 177-177; gravestone, Macedonia Church
Cem, has year of birth as 1881.
Evans, p. 378; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
1066
1067
1068
I b i d , MR, book 10, p. 55.
1070
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 55; Evans, p. 229.
1071
Ibid., p. 198.
1072
1073
I b i d , DI, Book 42, p. 584.
1l 00 7 4
I b i d , NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
Dis ED 151, p. 4B, family 80-80
1075
359,362
Evans, pp. 359,
362.
1076
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book 7, pp. 521-523, ahp.
1064
338
Sep. 1954, he died. The name on his gravestone appears as Abram J. Post.1077
Children of Abram J. and Elsie (Hinkle) Post, probably all born near the Macedonia
Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV:
i. Wilma Hester 6 , b. ca. 1911; m. 10 Sep. 1932 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. W.H.
Barlow, Floyd Junior McCauley, b. ca. 1911 Taylor Co., WV.1078 On 10 Sep.
1932 Wilma Hester Post, daughter of Abram J. and Elsie (Hinkle) Post,
married Floyd Junior McCauley.1079 On 31 Aug. 1954 when AV. Post made
his will he named his daughter, Wilma H. McCauley.1080
189.
ii. Everett B. Post, b. 19 Nov. 1913.
hi. Ruth Pauline, b. poss. ca. 1915; m. by 31 Aug. 1954, Clevenger. Ruth
Pauline Post was the daughter of Abram J. and Elsie (Hinkle) Post. She
married Clevenger and on 31 Aug. 1954 when AV. Post made his will he
named his daughter, Ruth Pauline Clevenger of Akron, OH.1081
iv. Gladys Juanita, b. ca. 1916; m. (1) 14 May 1938 Buckhannon, WV by Rev.
W.H. Barlow, Neal Arthur Salsgiver, b. ca. 1917 Armstrong Co., PA; s/o
O.A. & Emma A. (---) Salsgiver;1082 m. (2) by 31 Aug. 1954, poss. Charles B.
Egger.1083 On 14 May 1938 Gladys Juanita Post, daughter of Abram J. and
Elsie (Hinkle) Post, married Neal Arthur Salsgiver.1084 On 31 Aug. 1954
when AV. Post made his will he named his daughter, Gladys Juanita Egger of Akron, OH.1085 Her second husband may have been Charles B. Egr r p r 1086
106. F R E D COLUMBUS 5 P O S T (Columbus N . \ Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see

39), b. Sep. 18841087 prob. near Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV; d. 1 May 1915 Upshur Co., WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1088 m.
14 Sep. 1910 near J.M. Shumaker's, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. J.W. Dawson, N E L L I E
ALTA SHUMAKER, 1089 b. 25 Apr. 18901090 Upshur Co., WV;1091 d. 4 Sep. 1965, bur. beside
husb.;1092 d/o John Michael & Sarah Matilda (Casto) Shumaker. 1093
1077
1079
Ibid.
1080
1081
Ibid.
1082
1083
Ibid, Will Book 7, pp. 521-523, ahp; ibid, DI, Book 178, p. 457.
Ibid, MR, Book 20, p. 468, gives her mother's name as Rebecca J. Post. It would seem someone confused her grandmother,
Rebecca J. (Hinkle) Post, who lived until 1934 with her mother, Elsie (Hinkle) Post, who died in 1928.
1085
1086
I b i d , DI, Book 178, p. 457.
1087
1088
Ibid, DR, courtesy of Mr. Wolfe; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
1089
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR. Book 10, p. 67.
1091
1093
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 10, p. 67. John M. Shumaker m. 30 Aug. 1888 Upshur Co, WV, Sarah M. Casto (MRUC, n. pag.).
1078
FIFTH GENERATION
339
Fred Columbus Post was probably born near the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal
Church, Upshur Co., WV where he was received as a probationer in Nov. 1895.1094 In 1900
he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Columbus N. and Rebecca
Jane (Hinkle) Post.1095 In 1905 he was a member of a class at the Macedonia Methodist
Episcopal Church.1096
On 14 Sep. 1910 he married Nellie Alta Shumaker who in 1904 had been received as a
probationer at the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV.1097 On 1
May 1915 Fred Columbus Post died at age 30. In later years his widow, Nellie Alta
(Shumaker) Post, worked in a dress shop in Buckhannon, WV.1098 She died 4 Sep. 1965.
Child of Fred Columbus and Nellie Alta (Shumaker) Post:
190.
i. Zaner Wilson6, b. 7 Dec. 1911.
107. ICY 5 P O S T (Thomas 4 , Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 40), b. 5 July 18811099
prob. near the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV; d.
12 Mar. 1954, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1100 m. 16 Nov. 1902 MARY
JEMIMA CROUSE, 1101 b. 28 Nov. 18831102 Hall, Barbour Co., WV;1103 d. 9 Oct. 1957 hosp.,
Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;1104 d/o Squire & Rebecca (Ward) Crouse.1105
Icy Post was probably born near the Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur
Co., WV where he was baptized in Aug. 1891.1106 In 1900 he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Thomas and Mary Rebecca (Pifer) Post.1107 On 16 Nov.
1902 he married Mary Jemima Crouse and in 1905 he was a member of a class at the
Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church.1108
In 1910 he was living with his family in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV where as a farmer he owned a farm. His wife, Mary, was then the mother of five children, all living.1109
They seem to have lived in the vicinity of Teter, Upshur Co., WV. On 12 Mar. 1954 Icy
Post died of heart failure and on 9 Oct. 1957 his widow, Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post, died
of cancer and hepatitis. 1110
1094
Evans, p. 202.
1096
Evans, p. 377.
1097
I b i d , p. 205.
Bible of Thomas Post, presented to him by his mother in 1884, printed 1884, owned by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron,
OH (1985). Author has photocopy of family records.
Bible of Icy Post, presented to him by his father, 5 July 1890, printed 1890, owned by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron,
OH (1985). Author has photocopy of family records. Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
Bible of Thomas Post. In some records the surname appears as Crouso.
1102
BibleofIcyPost.
Bible of Icy Post; obituary of Mrs. Mary J. Post; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
1105
Obituary of Mrs. Mary J. Post. Squire Crouse m. 10 Sep. 1865 Barbour Co, WV, Rebecca Ward (MRBC, p. 26).
Evans, p. 223. His name appears as Ison Post.
1107
1108
Evans, p. 377.
1109
1095
340
Children of Icy and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post, probably all born at Teter, Upshur Co.,
WV:
i. Tommy 6 , b. 9 Sep. 1903; 1111 d. 28 May 1976 Buckhannon, WV, bur.
Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1112 m. Edna B. Winemiller, b. 16
Jan. 1904 Lewis Co., WV; d. 17 Nov. 1983 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon,
WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o Emma Winemiller.1113 In 1910 Tommy Post was
living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Icy and Mary
J e m i m a (Crouse) Post. 1114 He married Edna B. Winemiller and was
employed as a coal miner for Wilson Coal Co., Hodgesville, Upshur Co.,
WV. His wife, Edna, worked for F.W. Woolworth, Clarksburg, WV where
they lived. After retiring they moved to Buckhannon, WV where he died
28 May 1976. Edna B. (Winemiller) Post died 17 Nov. 1983. They had no
children.1115
191.
ii. Joseph, b. 15 Oct. 1904.
hi. Squire, b. 27 Feb. 1906; d. 22 Sep. 1924, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV.1116 In 1910 Squire Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur
Co., WV with his parents, Icy and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post.1117 On 22
Sep. 1924 he was killed in a coal mine1118 at age 18.
iv. Porter, b. 12 July 1907;1119 m. 1936, Mary Frances Buxton; div. 1943.1120 In
1910 Porter Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Icy and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post.1121 In 1936 he married Mary
Frances Buxton and in 1943 the marriage ended in divorce. In 1985 he was
living in Akron, OH.1122
v. Woodford, b. 1 Mar. 1909;1123 d. 8 Dec. 1985 Akron, OH, bur. Heavner Cem.,
Buckhannon, WV;1124 m. 24 Oct. 1941 Akron, OH, Mildred Mae Asper, b. 13
July 1916 Helvetia, Randolph Co., WV; d/o Robert & J a n e Ann (Sims)
Asper.1125 In 1910 Woodford Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co.,
WV with his parents, Icy and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post.1126 On 24 Oct.
1U1
B i b l e of Thomas Post.
1112
Bible of Icy Post; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, Upshur Co, WV; information, courtesy of Mildred Mae (Asper) Post, Akron, OH
L13
111J
Obituary of Edna W. Post.
1114
1115
Information, courtesy of Mildred Mae (Asper) Post; obituary of Edna W. Post.
Bible of Thomas Post; gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem.
1117
1118
1119
Bible of Thomas Post.
1121
1122
Obituary of Woodford Post.
U23
B i b l e of Thomas Post.
1124
0 b i t u a r y of Woodford Post
information, courtesy of Mrs. Mildred Mae (Asper) Post.
1126
FIFTH GENERATION
341
1941 he married Mildred Mae Asper. During WW II he served overseas for

three years. He was employed as a policeman for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Akron, OH. His wife, Mildred, was also employed by the same
company. In 1983 they were residing at 657 Alaho St., Akron, OH 44305.
Woodford Post died 8 Dec. 1985 and had no children.1127
108. I R O S I. 5 P O S T (Charles 4 , Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 41), b. Jan. 18941128
Upshur Co., WV;1129 d. 1976, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1130 m. (1) 26
Sep. 1917 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. AL. Ireland, E T H E L MAE MICK,1131 b.
Sep. 18931132 Braxton Co., WV;1133 d. 1962, bur. beside husb.;1134 d/o Cisero "Lee" & Isabel
( - ) Mick;1135 m. (2) ca. 1964 GRACE ( - ) GRUBB. 1136
In 1900 and 1910 Iros I. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Charles and Mary C. (Teets) Post.1137 On 26 Sep. 1917 he married Ethel Mae Mick
and afterward served in WW I.1138 Iros I. and Ethel Mae (Mick) Post lived on Turkey Run,
Upshur Co., WV.1139 In 1962 she died and ca. 1964 he married Grace () Grubb. Iros I.
Post died in 1976.
Children of Iros I. and Ethel Mae (Mick) Post, probably all born in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV:
i. Ita Mae 6 , b. 23 Oct. 1918; 1140 d. 27 J u n e 1984 Medical Ctr., Brighton,
Beaver Co., PA, bur. Buckhannon Mem. Park Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1141 m.
30 Sep. 1940 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. William J. Flint, William Lewis
Alderman, b. ca. 1915 U p s h u r Co., WV; s/o Ray L. & Blanche ()
Alderman.1142 On 30 Sep. 1940 Ita Mae Post, daughter of Iros I. and Ethel
Mae (Mick) Post 1143 married William Lewis Alderman. Circa 1955 they
moved to Baden, PA where they were living when she died 27 June 1984.
Child of William Lewis and Ita Mae (Post) Alderman: Douglas.1144
1127
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Mildred Mae (Asper) Post; obituary of Woodford Post.
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 18B, family 271-271. His name appears as Ira Post.
1129
I b i d , MR, Book 12, p. 334.
U31
1132
Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Court House Dist, ED 60, p. 9A, family 131-131; gravestone, Macedonia Church
Cem, has year of birth as 1892.
1133
1128
1134

,
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 12, p. 334; Lewis Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1763, Court House Dist, ED 60, p. 9A, family
131-131.
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book 183, p. 449; Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, Buckhannon Telephone
Directory 1950 1951, p. 9.
U37
1138
1140
Obituary of Ita M. Alderman.
1141
Ibid.
1142
Ibid.; obituary of Ita M. Alderman.
1144
Ibid.
1135
342

ii.
192.
hi.
Violet Marie, b. 17 Mar. 1920; d. 1 Mar. 1963 Weston State Hosp., Weston,
WV, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV. On 1 Mar. 1963 Violet
Marie Post, daughter of Iros I. and Ethel Mae (Mick) Post, died single.1146
Dorsey M., b. 7 Feb. 1922.
109. DEWEY 5 P O S T (Charles4, Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 41), b. Mar. 18981146
Upshur Co., WV;1147 d. 1930, bur. Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;1148 m. 11 May
1918 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. AL. Ireland, MAGGIE GAY LANCE,1149 b. 2
Aug. 18961150 Upshur Co., WV;1151 d. 20 Dec. 1973, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;1152
d/o Lee & Lucy (Lance) Lance.1153
In 1900 and 1910 Dewey "Dutch" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with
his parents, Charles and Mary C. (Teets) Post.1154 On 11 May 1918 he married Maggie
"Gay" Lance. Dewey Post died in 1930 at about age 32. His widow, Maggie Gay (Lance)
Post, was a member of the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.1155 She died 20 Dec. 1973.
Child of Dewey and Maggie Gay (Lance) Post:
i. Doranell6, b. ca. 1921 Upshur Co., WV;1156 m.(l) 2 May 1942 Buckhannon,
WV, Dennis Franz Post (see 166); div. 1943; 1157 m. (2) 13 Mar. 1954
Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Frank P. Snyder, William Gregory
Kiddy, b. ca. 1926 Upshur Co., WV; s/o William & Pearl (Gregory)
Kiddy. 1158 Doranell Post was the daughter of Dewey and Maggie Gay
(Lance) Post.1159 On 2 May 1942 she married Dennis Franz Post, her third
cousin (see 166). The following year the marriage ended in divorce. On 13
Mar. 1954 Doranell (Post) Post married William "Bill" Gregory Kiddy and
in 1979 their address was 7 Cleveland Ave., Buckhannon, WV 26201.116
Doranell (Post) Post Kiddy had no children.
110. MELVILLE DAVISSON 5 P O S T (Ira Carper 4 , Isaac3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
1145

1147
I b i d , MR, Book 13, p. 38.
1149
1151
1152
1146
11KQ
lluo
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 13, p. 38; information, courtesy of Mr. Wolfe.
1 1 5 56
Evans,
575.
U p s h u r p.Co,
WV, MR, Book 25, p. 483.
1157
1157 c
GLPP.
1158T
1159
Ibid.
1160
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, Buckhannon and Vicinity Telephone Directory July 1979, p. 41.
1154
FIFTH GENERATION
343
42), b. 19 Apr. 18691161 Racoon Run, Harrison Co., WV;1162d. 23 June 1930 Clarksburg, WV,
bur. Elkview Masonic Cem., Clarksburg, WV;1163 m. 29 June 1903 Philadelphia Co., PA by
Rev. Herbert E. Foss, ANN B L O O M F I E L D (GAMBILL) SCHOOLFIELD, 1 1 6 4 b. 18
June 1877 Roanoke, VA;1165 d. 17 Dec. 1919 Harrison Co., WV, bur. near husb.; 1166 d/o
James M. & Sarah E. ( - ) GambhT.1167 Ann Bloomfield Gambill m. (1) - Schoolfield.1168
Melville Davisson Post was born on Racoon Run, Harrison Co., WV. In 1870 and 1880 he
was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with his parents, Ira Carper and Florence May
(Davisson) Post.1169 In 1892 he received a law degree from West Virginia Univ. He began to
practice law in Wheeling, WV and later went to Grafton, WV where he was the law partner of John T. McGraw. In 1896 he published The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason.1170
The stories were enthusiastically received and he began to abandon what promised to be a
legal career of distinction to enter the field of literature. 1171
On 29 June 1903 he married Ann Bloomfield "Bloom" (Gambill) Schoolfield whose first
husband had died ca. 1899.1172 Melville D. Post and his wife, Bloom, seem to have lived
first on West Main St., Grafton, WV. In 1906 they began to travel to Europe and he continued his career as an author. When in the United States they often stayed in DuBois, PA
at the home of John E. DuBois, their brother-in-law, whose wife was Willie T. (Gambill)
DuBois, sister of Ann Bloomfield (Gambill) Schoolfield Post.1173 In 1908 the stories of Melville Davisson Post began to appear in the Saturday Evening Post. He also had stories in
the Atlantic Monthly Magazine and Harper's Monthly Magazine.1174
In 1914 he engaged architects to design a magnificent house of stone and wood construction modeled after those which he had seen in the Swiss Alpine country. The house
called "The Chalet" was built in Harrison Co., WV near his boyhood home and in 1915 he
moved there with his wife.1175 She died 17 Dec. 1919. In 1922 Melville Davisson Post was
nominated for the Nobel prize for his work called The Mountain School Teacher.1176 Many
critics have praised his works. One author made the following statement:
1161
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 150, RWL; Charles A. Norton, Melville Davisson Post: Man of Many Mysteries (Bowling Green,
OH, 1973), p. 10, mentions family Bible record; Philadelphia C o , PA, Orphan's Court, marriage license no. 162783. Author has
photocopy, courtesy of HCP.
1162
Norton, p. 9; Philadelphia Co, PA.
Sunday Exponent - Telegram, Clarksburg, WV, 14 Apr. 1963; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem, Clarksburg, WV.
Philadelphia Co, PA, Orphan's Court, marriage certificate, courtesy of HCP.
1165
I b i d , marriage license no. 162783.
1166
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 6, p. 166, RWL; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem.
1167
Roanoke Co, VA, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1386, Town of Big Lick, ED 60, p. 22, family 171-178; Roanoke City, VA, NARA, 1900
census, roll 1739, ED 91, p. 3, family 29-36.
1168
Philadelphia Co, PA, Orphan's Court, marriage license.

H a r r i s o n Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, original, Elk Twp, Clarksburg PO, p. 174, family 105-106; WV 1880, v. 3, p. 234.
1170
JC-WVHE, v. 18, p. 3847.
1171
E l l a May Turner, comp. Stories and Verse of West Virginia, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 19 (repr. 1923 ed.), p. 424.
1172
Philadelphia Co, PA, Orphan's Court, marriage license.
1173
Norton, pp. 28-33.
1174
I b i d , pp. 35-36.
1175
I b i d , pp. 38-41.
1176
Turner, p. 425.
U69
344

Fate made him a member of a wealthy family, a lawyer with a lucrative practice, and then a successful
author from the beginning of his literary career and gave him one of the greatest of all blessings, a wellbalanced mind.1177
Melville Davisson Post died 23 June 1930.

Child of Melville Davisson and Ann Bloomfield (Gambill) Schoolfield Post:
i. Ira Carper II6, b. 5 Feb. 1905 Grafton, WV; d. 19 Aug. 1906, bur. Elkview
Masonic Cem., Clarksburg, WV. On 19 Aug. 1906 Ira Carper Post II, son of
Melville Davisson and Ann Bloomfield (Gambill) Schoolfield Post, died of
typhoid fever.1178
111. J O H N HAWTHORNE 5 P O S T ( William4, Isaac3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 43),
b. 14 Oct. 1894 Buckhannon, WV; d. 20 Apr. 1974 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem.,
Buckhannon, WV;1179 m. 13 July 1931 Oakland, MD, BEATRICE J U N E RADABAUGH,
b. 15 Jan. 1914 Hall, Barbour Co., WV;1180 d. 14 June 1988 Philadelphia, PA, bur. beside
husb.; d/o Benton Chase & Roanna Virginia (Vangilder) Radabaugh.1181
In 1900 and 1910 John Hawthorne Post was living in Buckhannon, WV with his
parents, William and Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst) Post. By 1910 they resided at 8 Island
Ave., Buckhannon, WV1182 which was to become the address of John Hawthorne Post after
he married. He graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College and during WW I as a second lieutenant served as a flying instructor at Mather Field, CA. He took advanced courses
in agriculture at Cornell Univ. and later established a breeder farm where he specialized
in raising registered Pole (Hereford) cattle.1183
On 13 July 1931 he married Beatrice "June" Radabaugh and they lived at 8 Island Ave.,
Buckhannon, WV 26201. He continued to raise Pole (Hereford) Cattle. On 20 Apr. 1974
John died. Afterward his widow, June, continued to live at the same address.1184 She died
14 June 1988.
Child of John Hawthorne and Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post:
i. Marion Rebecca6, b. 27 Jan. 1939 Upshur Co., WV; m. 7 Nov. 1960 Upshur
Co., WV, Charles William Johnston, b. 12 Mar. 1931 Philadelphia, PA; s/o
William & Elizabeth (Matheney) Johnston. On 7 Nov. 1960 Marion
R e b e c c a P o s t , d a u g h t e r of J o h n H a w t h o r n e and B e a t r i c e J u n e
(Radabaugh) Post, married Charles William Johnston and by 1982 they
were residing at 17 Meadows Lane, Haverford, PA 19041. Children of
Charles William and Marion Rebecca (Post) Johnston: Cathy Linn, b. 13
Oct. 1961; William Post, b. 17 June 1964.1185
1177
I b i d , p . 426.
1178
Norton, p. 28; gravestone, Elkview Masonic Cem.
1179
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post, Buckhannon, WV; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post.
118
Obituary of Mrs. June R. Post.
1182
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon, ED 144, p. 2B, family 40-43; 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon,
Ward 1, ED 146, p. 2A, family 22-23.
1183
History of West Virginia, v. 3, p. 453; information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice June (Radabaugh) Post.
1184
ibid.
1185
ibid.
FIFTH GENERATION
345
112. J O S E P H F E R D I N A N D 5 P F O S T (George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 ,

Valentin 1 ) (see 45), b. 4 July 18551186 prob. Jackson Co., (W)V;1187 d. 11 Mar. 1942 Los
Angeles Co. Gen. Hosp., Los Angeles, CA, bur. Rose Hills Cem., Whittier, Los Angeles Co.,
CA;1188 m. (1) 1885 Pawnee City, NE, EMMA HITCHCOCK, 1189 b. Dec. 18591190 IL;1191 d. 9
Mar. 1937 Kern Co., CA,1192 bur. Union Cem., Bakersfield, CA;1193 d/o Caleb & prob. Mary
() Hitchcock;1194 m. (2) aft. 9 Mar. 1937, SARA , b. ca. 1865; d. aft. 11 Mar. 1942.1195
In 1870 Joseph Ferdinand Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with his
parents, George Washington and Angeline (Rickard) Pfost,1196 who had recently moved
there from Mason Co., WV. After four years they moved back east to Kanawha Co., WV
where at the age of 22 Joseph F. Pfost received a first grade certificate and taught school
in Boone Co., WV. In a short time he left for Henry Co., MO where he attended school for
six months in Montrose. He then traveled overland with a team and wagon to Pendleton,
OR and afterward settled briefly near Boise, ID where he was engaged in ranching and
teaming. At the time of the Sitting Bull Indian Campaign he hauled supplies to the troops
of General Howard.1197 He seems to have returned to the home of his father in Kanawha
Co., WV for a short time in 1880.1198
In 1885 he married Emma Hitchcock in Pawnee City, Pawnee Co., NE.1199 During that
year they were living in Niobrara Valley, Sioux Co., NE where he was foreman of a
ranch1200 and he owned farmland valued at $1,000 with four horses and 30 cattle valued at
$1,000.1201 He had been in the state since 1880 and had served on a special commission for
the organization of Sioux Co., NE where he was elected sheriff for three terms until 1893
when he resigned. From 1893 to 1898 he was engaged as superintendent for a company
opening up lands along the Cheyenne River, SD. When the venture failed he was forced to
begin anew and on 6 Aug. 1899 arrived in Bakersfield, CA where he was to become a well
known cattleman as manager of the Rosedale Ranch of the Kern County Land Co.1202
^Vallace M. Morgan, History of Kern County California with Biographical Sketches (Los Angeles, 1914), p. 925; CA, his death certificate no. 42-016092. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1187
Jackson Co, (W)V, PPTB, 1854-1856. Morgan, gives Point Pleasant, Mason Co, (W)V. CA, his death certificate, gives Mason
Co, (W)V.
U88
Ibid.; BJRFD.
1189
Morgan, p. 926.
1190
K e r n Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 87, 5th Twp, ED 25, p. 2A, family 28-28.
1191
Pawnee Co, NE, NARA, 1880 census, roll 753, Clay P e t , ED 257, p. 1, family 1-1.
1192
CA, DR, Index, n o , 19231, BJRFD.
Letter of Kern County Genealogical Society with attachments to June Wilson, 28 Nov. 1986. Author has photocopy, courtesy of
June Wilson, Scottsbluff, NE.
194 F
1194
Pawnee Co, NE, NARA, 1880 census.
ac
1195
8
1196,Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 758, Mingo Twp, Butler PO, p. 15, family 107-103.
1197
Morgan, p. 925.
1198
Kanawha Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1405, Cabin Creek Dist, ED 48, p. 12, family 93-93, has his name as Francis F.
Pfost, age 24 in 1880.
1199
Morgan, p. 926.
1200
Sioux Co, NE, 1885 state census, Niobrara Valley, p. 3, dwelling 51, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc, BJRFD.
Sioux Co, NE, 1885 state agricultural census, Niobrara Valley, p. 4, found at Nebraska State historical Soc, BJRFD.
1202
Morgan, pp. 925-926.
346
By 1900 he was living with his family in Fifth Twp., Kern Co., CA where he was renting
a house and working as a farm laborer.1203 In 1910 they were living on Pfost Ranch, 12th
Twp., Kern Co., CA. He was then renting a farm and was farm manager with 16 hired
men. His wife, Emma, was the mother of five children, all living.1204 On 9 Mar. 1937 Emma
(Hitchcock) Pfost died. Later Joseph F. Pfost married Sara who survived him when he
died 11 Mar. 1942 at age 86 of uremia chronic cystitis and hydronephrosis due to benign
prostatic hypertrophy. His address was then 149 Waverly Dr., Pico, CA1205
Children of Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock) Pfost:
i. Mary A 6 , b. May 18861206 prob. Sioux Co., NE; m. by 1929, Hennessey.1207
In 1900 Mary A. Pfost was living in Fifth Twp., Kern Co., CA with her
parents, Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock) Pfost. 1208 She later
married Hennessey,
ii. Sarah Clara, b. Jan. 18891209 prob. Sioux Co., NE; d. prob. by 1929;1210 m. by
1914, Knowles.1211 In 1900 Sarah Clara Pfost was living in Fifth Twp.,
Kern Co., CA with her parents, Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock)
Pfost.1212 By 1914 she had married Knowles and they were then living in
Bookwalter, NE.1213 She had probably died by 1929.
hi. Edna E., b. July 18911214 prob. Sioux Co., NE; m. by 1929, Wesson.1215 In
1900 Edna E. Pfost was living in Fifth Twp., Kern Co., CA with her
parents, Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock) Pfost.1216 By 1929 she
had married Wesson,
iv. Lessie J., b. Oct. 1895, SD;1217 m. by 1929, Brunk.1218 In 1900 Lessie J.
Pfost was living in Fifth Twp., Kern Co., CA with her parents, Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock) Pfost.1219 By 1910 she was living in 12th
Twp., Kern Co., CA with her parents. 1 2 2 0 By 1929 she had married
Brunk.
v. Lillian, b. ca. 19011221 prob. Kern Co., CA; m. by 1929, Gray.1222 In 1910
1203
Kern Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census.

Ibid, 1910 census, roll 78, Twp. 12, ED 39, p. 27A, family 354-365.
1205
1206
lzu
'History of Kern County California (Chicago, 1929), v. 2, p. 285.
1208
1209
Ibid.
1210
History of Kern County California, v. 2, p. 285.
121
Morgan, p. 926.
1212
1213
Morgan, p. 926.
1214
1215
History of Kern County California, v. 2, p. 285.
1216
1217
Ibid.
1204
1918
lilo
Hi's/ory of Kern County California, v. 2, p. 285.

1220
Ibid, 1910 census.
1221
lDid.
1219
1999
^ ' H i s t o r y of Kern County California, v. 2, p. 285.
FIFTH GENERATION
347
Lillian Pfost was living in 12th Twp., Kern Co., CA with her parents,
Joseph Ferdinand and Emma (Hitchcock) Pfost. 1223 By 1929 she had
married Gray.
113. LEWIS ALLEN 5 P F O S T (George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
45), b. 28 Oct. 1858 Jackson Co., (W)V;1224 d. 11 Jan. 1939 Aurora, NE, bur. Aurora Cem.,
Aurora, NE;1225 m. (1) 10 Dec. 1888 Point Pleasant, WV by Rev. C.C. Pearson, ROXIE
ANN ROUSH, 1 2 2 6 b. 30 Apr. 1859 Mason Co., (W)V;1227 d. 8 July 1910 n. of Aurora,
Hamilton Co., NE,1228 bur. near husb.; 1229 d/o Noah & Lydia (Grim) Roush;1230 m. (2) 21
Nov. 1911, LOTTIE PETERSON, b. 10 Sep. 1866 Sweden; d. ca. 1940 Aurora, NE, bur.
near husb.; d/o Peter Nielson & Stena Swanson.1231
In 1870 Lewis Allen Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with his parents,
George Washington and Angeline (Rickard) Pfost,1232 who had recently moved there from
Mason Co., WV. After four years they moved back east to Kanawha Co., WV and by 1880
Lewis Allen Pfost was living in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha Co., WV with his father and
step-mother, George Washington and Drusilla Ann (Murray) Pfost.1233
On 27 Aug. 1883 he filed for a homestead in Sioux Co., NE.1234 By 1885 he was living in
Niobrara Valley, Sioux Co., NE as a cowboy1235 with land valued at $800 and livestock
valued at $200. He then had three horses.1236 In 1888 he returned to Mason Co., WV where
on 10 Dec. 1888 he married Roxie Ann Roush and they lived first in Sioux Co., NE. Circa
1896 they moved to Hamilton Co., NE1237 and by 1900 they were living in Grant Pet.,
Hamilton Co., NE where as a farmer he owned a farm. His wife, Roxie, was then the
mother of two children, both living.1238 On 8 July 1910 Roxie Ann (Roush) Pfost died of carcinoma at their home five miles north of Aurora, NE. She was a member of the United
Evangelical Church.1239
In Jan. 1911 Lewis Allen Pfost moved to Aurora, NE and on 21 Nov. 1911 he married
Lottie Peterson. They lived in Aurora. In 1936 he suffered from cerebral apoplexy and on
11 Jan. 1939 he died of a coronary occlusion at age 80. He was a member of the Methodist
1223
K e r n Co, CA, NARA, 1910 census.

Jackson Co, (W)V, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL; NE, his death certificate, erroneously gives place of birth as Richmond, WV. Author
has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1225
Ibid.
^ l a s o n Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 319, RWL; ibid, marriage certificate. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1227
Riid, BR, Book N-R, p. 215, BJRFD.
1228
NE, her death certificate. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
1229
BJRFD.
1230
Mason Co, WV, BR, Book N-R, p. 215; NE, her death certificate.
1231
BJRFD; obituary of LA. Pfost.
1232
1233
1234
U S Land Office Records, RG 831, v. 8, p. 122, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc. Archives, BJRFD.
1235
Sioux Co, NE, 1885 state census.
1236
Ibid, 1885 state agricultural census.
1231
Aurora News, Aurora, NE, 20 Jan. 1939.
1238
Hamilton Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 14 or 929, Grant P e t , ED 71, p. IA, family 8-8.
1239
Hamilton County Register, Aurora, NE, 15 July 1910; NE, her death certificate.
348
Church.1240 His widow, Lottie (Peterson) Pfost, died about a year later.
Children of Lewis Allen and Roxie Ann (Roush) Pfost, both probably born near Harrison, Sioux Co., NE:
i. Iva Loy6, b. 4 Oct. 1889; d. 24 Oct. 1966 Aurora, NE, bur. Aurora Cem.,
Aurora, NE; m. 5 Feb. 1908 Aurora, NE, Elmer William Foss, b. 6 Oct. 1884
Aurora, NE; d. 25 Feb. 1967, Aurora, NE, bur. beside wife;1241 s/o Walter
William & Mary Ann (Kinley) Foss.1242 In 1900 Iva Loy Pfost was living in
Grant Pet., Hamilton Co., NE with her parents, Lewis Allen and Roxie Ann
(Roush) Pfost.1243 On 5 Feb. 1908 she married Elmer William Foss and
they lived in Aurora, NE where Elmer William Foss was a farmer. On 24
Oct. 1966 Iva Loy (Pfost) Foss died. Her husband, Elmer William Foss,
died four months later on 25 Feb. 1967. Children of Elmer William and Iva
Loy (Pfost) Foss: Lee Estel, b. 9 Nov. 1909 Aurora, NE; Alma Marie, b. 11
Mar. 1912 Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; Wilbur William, b. 11 July 1914
Aurora, NE; Clifford Duane, b. 28 June 1916 Aurora, NE; Homer Marion,
b. 14 Dec. 1918 Aurora, NE; Margaret Lucille, b. 25 Apr. 1921 Aurora, NE;
Maxine Louise, b. 8 June 1922 Aurora, NE; Eleanor Darlene, b. 5 Oct. 1924
Aurora, NE.1244
193.
ii. Hugh, b. 23 Dec. 1890.
114. FRANCIS MARION 5 P F O S T (George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 45), b. 25 Dec. 1867 Mason Co., WV;1245 d. 19 Apr. 1939 his home on Whitney Bench,
Ada Co., ID, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID;1246 m. (1) prob. Sioux Co., NE or Dawes Co.,
NE, CARRIE L. HAYWORTH, b. ca. 1870; d. 25 Dec. 1896 Boise, ID;1247 m. (2) 13 Feb.
1898, SARAH POWELL, b. 31 July 1873 Dubuque Co., IA;1248 d. 12 Sep. 1959 Boise, ID,
bur. near husb. Meridian Cem.;1249 d/o George & Isadora Jane (McAuley) Powell.1250
In 1870 Francis Marion Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with his parents,
Francis Marion Pfost was living in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha Co., WV with his father
and step-mother, George Washington and Drusilla Ann (Murray) Pfost.1252
NE, his death certificate; Aurora News.

BJRFD.
1242
Hamilton Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 14 or 929, Grant P e t , ED 71, p. IA, family 5-5; BJRFD.
1243
Hamilton Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 14 or 929, Grant P e t , ED 71, p. IA, family 8-8.
1244
BJRFD.
Mason Co, WV, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL; ID, his death certificate no. 113791, erroneously gives place of birth as Charleston, WV.
Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
ubid.; Idaho Daily Statesman, his obituary.
Letter of Mrs. Edith Evangeline (Burke) Lewis to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 21 May 1971; research information of Mrs.
Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, Boise, ID, courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch, Boise, ID.
1248
History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains (Chicago, 1920), v. 3, p. 628; Wyandotte Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 504, Kansas City, Ward 3, ED 151, p. 5B, family 99-105, has birth date as July 1872.
l250
History of Idaho.
1251
1252
Kanawha Co, WV, NARA, 1880. He seems to be the child who appears as Fanny, daughter, age 12.
1241
FIFTH GENERATION
349
In 1882 he went to NE to live with his brother, Joseph Ferdinand. Pfost.1253 By 1885 he
was living in Niobrara Valley, Sioux Co., NE where he was working as a cowboy on a ranch
of which John Russell was foreman.1254 In 1886 he filed for a homestead in NE and there
was a final patent 16 Apr. 1894.1255 He married Carrie L. Hayworth and in 1896 they
moved to Ada Co., ID1256 where she died 25 Dec. 1896. On 13 Feb. 1898 he married Sarah
Powell and they must have lived in Ada Co. for a while but by 1900 they were living east of
Eighth St. and south of Virginia Ave., Kansas City, KS where Francis was renting a
house. 1257 In a short time they moved back to Ada Co., ID. By 1910 they were living in
Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID where as a grain farmer Francis owned a farm. His wife,
Sarah, was then the mother of six children, five living.1258
In 1918 Francis Marion Pfost bought a 40 acre farm one mile west of the Maple Grove
school in Ada Co., ID.1259 This was probably the property they acquired from Nathan and
Rose F. () Scott on 15 Feb. 1918. On 20 July 1933 through a warranty deed Francis
Marion Pfost deeded the property to his wife, Sarah, with reservations during his natural
life.1260 They continued to live in that same area where both were members of the Baptist
church. 1261 In later years he suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis and died of natural
causes 19 Apr. 1939.1262 Sarah (Powell) Pfost died 12 Sep. 1959 at about age 86.
Children of Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost:
i. Lester Arthur 6 , b. 15 Nov. 18981263 prob. Ada Co., ID;1264 d. 1 Feb. 1908
prob. Ada Co., ID.1265 In 1900 Lester Arthur Pfost was living in Kansas
City, KS with his parents, Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.1266 On
1 Feb. 1908 he died at the young age of nine.
194.
ii. Herbert Jennings, b. 25 Aug. 1900.
hi. Sydna Lorene, b. 4 Sep. 1902 prob. Ada Co., ID;1267 d. 26 Aug. 1926, bur.
Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. 29 June 1924, Theodore A. Schubert.1268 In
1910 Sydna Lorene Pfost was living in Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID with
her parents, Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.1269 On 29 June 1924
1253
History of Idaho.
Sioux Co, NE, 1885, state census, Niobrara Valley, p. 3, dwelling 53, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc, BJRFD.
1255
U S Land Office Records, RG 831, v. 8, p. 16, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc. Archives, BJRFD.
12m
History of Idaho.
1257
1258
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Maple Grove P e t , ED 19, p. 13A, family 204-205.
1259
ffisfory of Idaho.
1260
A d a Co, ID, Probate Court, Book 21, p. 421, concerns the estate of Francis Marion Pfost, dated 14 Feb. 1944. Author has
photocopy, courtesy of Mr. Haasch.
12G1
History of Idaho.
1262
I D , his death certificate.
1263
1264
Research information of Mrs. Nord; History of Idaho.
1266
1267
ffistory of Idaho; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census.
1968
1269
1254
350
195.
iv.
v.
196.
vi.
vii.
she married Theodore A Schubert. She died 26 Aug. 1926 at age 23. Child
of Theodore A. and Sydna Lorene (Pfost) Schubert: Frances Marian, b. 17
Feb. 1926.1270
George Robb, b. 29 June 1904.
Ruth Angeline, b. 20 Mar. 1906 prob. Ada Co., ID; 1271 m. 23 Mar. 1924
Boise, ID, Cletus Jennings Minton, b. 6 Oct. 1900. 1272 In 1910 Ruth
Angeline Pfost was living in Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID with her
parents, Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.1273 On 23 Mar. 1924 she
married Cletus Jennings Minton. Children of Cletus Jennings and Ruth
Angeline (Pfost) Minton: Elvin Eugene, b. 25 Mar. 1926; Shirley LaVerne,
b. 10 Apr. 1928; Barbara Louise, b. 10 Nov. 1932; d. 5 Feb. 1933; Coralee
Mae, b. 2 May 1937.1274
Cecil Marion, b. 10 Mar. 1910.
Edna Kathleen, b. 11 June 1914 prob. Ada Co., ID;1275 m. (1) 3 June 1936
Twin Falls, ID, Charles Raynor Keenan; m. (2) 12 Oct. 1943 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID, Jasper Newton Jennings; m. (3) 12 Apr. 1954 Boise ID, George
H. Randell. Edna Kathleen Pfost, daughter of Francis Marion and Sarah
(Powell) Pfost, married three times: first, Charles Raynor Keenan; second,
Jasper Newton Jennings; third, George H. Randell.1276
115. J O H N SPENCER 5 P F O S T (George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )

(see 45), b. 14 May 18691277 prob. Mason Co., WV;1278 d. 14 Feb. 1956 Fresno Co. Gen. Hosp.,
Fresno, CA;1279 bur. Belmont Mem. Park, Fresno, CA;1280 m. (1) 1894 Sioux Co., NE, J E N NIE GERTRUDE DLXON,1281 b. 1877 Wilson Co., KS;1282 d/o William & Sarah (Reeves)
Dixon;1283 m. (2) ca. 1902, FLORENCE WALKER, b. ca. 1875 Clinton, Henry Co., MO; d.
26 Jan. 1952 Fresno Co., CA, bur. with husb.1284
1270
Hislory of Idaho; Ada Co, ID NARA, 1910 census.
1272
1273
1275
Hisfory of Idaho.
Research information of Mrs. Nord; Carol Pfost Beach, comp, A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree (typewritten; n . p , n.d.), n. pag.
Author has photocopy, courtesy of Max Gordon Pfost, Riverside, CA.
X27l
1977
CA, his death certificate no. 56-004116. Author has photocopy, courtesy of BJRFD.
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census; Morgan, p. 925.
1279
1278
1280
The Fresno Bee, 15 Feb. 1956, his obituary, courtesy of June Wilson.
1281
Research information, courtesy of June Wilson.

Ibid.; Dawes Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 921, Chadron, Ward 3, ED 80, pp. 12A-12B, family 276-295, has her birth date as
Mar. 1876.
1283
Research information, courtesy of June Wilson.
1284
T h e Fresno Bee, 28 Jan. 1952, her obituary, courtesy of June Wilson; Kern Co, CA, NARA, 1910 census, roll 78, Twp. 12, ED 39,
p. 20B, family 284-293; letter of Kern County Genealogical Society.
1282
FIFTH GENERATION
351
In 1870 John Spencer Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with his parents,
John Spencer Pfost was living in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha Co., WV with his father and
step-mother, George Washington and Drusilla Ann (Murray) Pfost.1286 He was only seven
years old when his mother died in 1876.
On 26 Jan. 1889 he filed for a homestead in Sioux Co., NE and received a final patent 30
July 1895.1287 In 1894 he married Jennie Gertrude "Gertie" Dixon. By 1900 he was living in
Kansas City, KS with his brother, Francis Marion Pfost. He was then recorded as being
single and working as a day laborer.1288 Gertie Pfost was then living in Chadron, NE where
she was renting a house and working as a seamstress. She was recorded as being married
and the mother of four children, all living.1289
Circa 1902 John Spencer Pfost married Florence Walker and ca. 1907 they moved to
CA.1290 By 1910 they were living in 12th Twp., Kern Co., CA where he was renting a farm
and was employed as a farm manager with 26 hired men. His wife, Florence, then had no
children.1291 He became a ranch operator for Kern County Land Co.1292 In 1929 they moved
to Fresno, CA and by 26 Jan. 1952 when Florence (Walker) Pfost died they were residing
at 4243 White Ave., Fresno, CA1293 John Spencer Pfost remained at that address and died
14 Feb. 1956 at age 86 of congestive heart failure due to arteriosclerotic heart disease.1294
Children of John Spencer and Jennie Gertrude (Dixon) Pfost:
i. Nellie M. 6 , b. Nov. 1894 NE; 1295 d. 26 Apr. 1941, bur. Union Cem.,
Bakersfield, CA.1296 In 1900 Nellie M. Pfost, daughter of John Spencer and
Jennie Gertrude (Dixon) Pfost, was living in Chadron, NE with her
mother.1297 She died 26 Apr. 1941.
ii. J a m e s M., b. poss. 1895 ID; 1298 d. 10 May 1945, bur. Union Cem.,
Bakersfield, CA;1299 m. poss. Amelia "Amy" Virginia , b. ca. 1904; d. 12
Oct. 1939, bur. Union Cem., Bakersfield, CA.1300 In 1900 James M. Pfost,
son of John Spencer and Jennie Gertrude (Dixon) Pfost, was living in
Chadron, NE with his mother.1301 He may have married Amelia "Amy" Vir-
1285

1287
U S Land Office Record, RG 831, v. 8, p. 14, found at Nebraska State Historical Soc. Archives, BJRFD.
^Vyandotte Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, gives erroneously his relationship to Francis M. Pfost as brother-in-law.
1289
Dawes Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census.
' Record of his funeral. Author has photocopy, courtesy of June Wilson.
1291
K e r n Co, CA, NARA, 1910 census, roll 78, Twp. 12, ED 39, p. 20B, family 284-293.
1292
T h e Fresno Bee, 15 Feb. 1956.
1293
T h e Fresno Bee, 28 Jan. 1952.
1295
Letter of Kern County Genealogical Society.
1297
1298
Ibid.; letter of Kern County Genealogical Society, gives birth date as 26 Apr. 1897. His birth date seems uncertain.
1299
ibid.
1300
Ibid.; CA, DR, Index no. 60181, BJRFD.
1301
1286
352
ginia who died 12 Oct. 1939. He was a corporal in the US Army1302 and
died 10 May 1945.
hi. Hazel, b. Sep. 1897 CA. In 1900 Hazel Pfost, daughter of John Spencer and
Jennie Gertrude (Dixon) Pfost, was living in Chadron, NE with her
mother. 1303
iv. A son, poss. Emmett or Evrett, b. June 1898 NE. In 1900 Emmett Pfost or
Evrett Pfost, son of John Spencer and Jennie Gertrude (Dixon) Pfost, was
living in Chadron, NE with his mother.1304
Child of John Spencer and Florence (Walker) Pfost:
v. Kenneth W., b. 11 July 1912 Bakersfield, CA. In 1956 Kenneth W. Pfost,
son of John Spencer and Florence (Walker) Pfost,1305 resided at 4978 E. Nevada, Fresno, CA1306 As late as 1970 he resided at 3943 E. Weldon, Fresno,
CA1307
116. G E O R G E W A S H I N G T O N 5 P F O S T (Francis Marion 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 46), b. 8 Jan. 1857 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1308 d. 19
Apr. 1941 Jackson Co., WV, bur. Fairview Church Cem., Poverty Ridge, Jackson Co.,
WV;1309 m. (1) 27 Oct. 1874 Jackson Co., WV, JOANNA C. FISHER, 1 3 1 0 b. Oct. 1856
MO;1311 d. 5 Aug. 1913 Jackson Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;1312 d/o Leonard S. & Elizabeth
(Harrison) Fisher;1313 m. (2) 15 Nov. 1914 Jackson Co., WV, EMMA D. REYNOLDS, 1314 b.
4 Jan. 1872; d. 31 Aug. 1953, bur. Oak Hill Cem., near Ripley, WV.1315
In 1860 and 1870 George Washington Pfost was living on Grasslick Fork, Jackson Co.,
(W)V with his parents, Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost.1316 He was 16 when his
father died in 1873 and the following year on 27 Oct. 1874 he married Joanna C. Fisher. In
1880 he received 107 acres on Carpenters Run, Jackson Co., WV from L.S. Fisher,1317 likely
1302
R>id, name is unclear and indicates child is a son but gives sex as female.
Record of funeral of John Spencer Pfost.
1307
Letter of Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 27 Nov. 1970.
1308
Okey J. Morrison, The Slaughter of the Pfost - Greene Family of Jackson County, W.Va. (Ripley, WV, 1982 repr. 1897 ed.), pp. 8-
1303
11.
1309
Jackson Co, WV, Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-1949, p. 76; gravestone, Fairview Church Cem, headwaters of Parchment
Creek & Shamblen Run, Poverty Ridge, Jackson Co, WV, cited in Jackson Historical Society, Jackson County Cemeteries (Ripley, WV,
1982), v. 1, p. 205.
1310
MRJC, p. 109.
131
1312
Ibid, Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-1849, p. 75; gravestone, Fairview Church Cem, has death year as 1914.
1313
MRJC, p. 109; Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 49, family 324-326; Leonard S. Fisher m. (1)
20 Feb. 1850 Jackson Co, (W)V, Elizabeth Harrison (MRJC, p. 14) m. (2) 10 Jan. 1858 Jackson Co, (W)V Christena Fisher (MRJC, p.
34).
1314
1315
Gravestone, Oak Hill Cem. near Ripley, WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 103.
1316
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grasslick Fork, p. 58, family 394-364; 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek
T w p , Jackson C.H. PO, p. 47, family not noted; Morrison.
1317
FIFTH GENERATION
353
his father-in-law. In that year he was a farmer living in Washington Dist., Jackson Co.,
WV.1318 In 1884 George W. Pfost and his wife, Joanna, deeded 137 acres on Carpenters Run
to L.S. Fisher.1319
By 1900 they were living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV where George owned a farm.
He was a farmer 1320 and merchant who lived in Fairplain.1321 By 1910 as a merchant he
owned a house in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV. His wife, Joanna, was then the mother of
seven children, all living.1322 On 5 Aug. 1913 Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost died of "sclerosis at
brain,"1323 and on 15 Nov. 1914 George W. Pfost married Emma D. Reynolds. He died 19
Apr. 1941 of paralysis at age 84.1324 He had become well known as a merchant in Fairplain.
His widow, Emma D. (Reynolds) Pfost, died 31 Aug. 1953 at age 81.
Children of George Washington and Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost, probably all born in Jackson Co., WV:
i. Mary C.6, b. 13 Nov. 1875;1326 m. 5 Aug. 1895 Jackson Co., WV, Richard M.
Bachtel,1326 b. Dec. 1869 WV;1327 s/o Dr. John M. & Matilda L. (McMahon)
Bachtel.1328 In 1880 Mary C. Pfost was living in Washington Dist., Jackson
Co., WV with her parents, George Washington and Joanna C. (Fisher)
Pfost.1329 On 5 Aug. 1895 she married Richard M. Bachtel. In 1900 and
1910 they were living in Ravenswood Dist., Jackson Co., WV where
Richard owned a farm. He was then a practicing physician. 1330 By 1910
Mary was the mother of six children, five living.1331 Children of Dr. Richard
M. and Mary C. (Pfost) Bachtel, probably all born in Jackson Co., WV:
Blair, b. Mar. 1897, d. by 15 Apr. 1910; Faith, b. Nov. 1899;1332 John, b. ca.
1901; Hal, b. ca. 1904; George, b. ca. 1906; dau., b. ca. Oct. 1909.1333
ii. Floyd Parker Monroe, b. 7 Sep. 1877;1334 d. 20 June 1959 Jackson Co., WV,
bur. Ripley Early Settlers Cem., Ripley, WV;1335 m. 27 June 1921 Mason
1318
I b i d , NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, Washington Dist, ED 41, p. 42, family 356-356.
I b i d , DI, Book 26, p. 521.
1320
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
1321
Morrison, p. 11.
1322
1323
I b i d , Indexed Register of Deaths 1853-1949, p. 75.
1324
Ibid,p.76.
1325
1326
I h i d , MR, Book 6, p. 256, RWL.
1327
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ravenswood Dist, ED 31, p. 4B, family 68-68.
1328
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1404, ED 43, p. 56, family 681-683. John M. Bachtel m. 2 Apr. 1866 Jackson Co, WV, Matilda L.
McMahon (MRJC, p. 64).
1329
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1404, Washington Dist, ED 41, p. 42, family 356-356.
1330
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1760, Ravenswood Dist, ED 31, p. 4B, family 68-68; 1910 census, roll 1681, Ravenswood Dist, ED 48, p.
6A, family 99-100.
1331
Ibid.
1332
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 1760, Ravenswood Dist, roll 1760, Ravenswood Dist, ED 31, p. 4B, family 68-68; 1910 census, roll 1681,
Ravenswood Dist, ED 48, p. 6A, family 99-100.
1333
Ibid.
1334
1335
I b i d , DR, RWL; gravestone, Ripley Early settlers Cem, Ripley WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 2, p. 29.
1319
354
hi.
iv.
Co., WV, Jessie Marguerite Wright,1336 b. 16 Apr. 1886 WV;1337 d. 14 Jan.

1970 Jackson Co., WV, bur. with husb.;1338 d/o James Madison & Katherine
(Walker) Wright. 1339 In 1880 Floyd Parker Monroe Pfost was living in
Washington Dist., Jackson Co., WV with his parents, George Washington
and Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost.1340 In 1898 he received 87 acres on Grasslick,
Jackson Co., WV from his parents 1341 and in 1900 he was living with them
in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV where he was a farmer.1342 By 1910 he was
living as a boarder in a hotel on West St., Ripley, WV and was employed as
a clerk in a drug store.1343 On 27 June 1921 he married Jessie Marguerite
Wright. They probably continued to live in Jackson Co. where he died 20
June 1959 at age 81 and she died 14 Jan. 1970 at age 83.
Adelia Belle, b. 6 Dec. 1879;1344 d. ca. 1980 Morris Mem. Nursing Home,
bur. Woodmere Mem. Park;1345 m. 21 Sep. 1904 Jackson Co., WV by Rev.
CD. Johnson, John H. Greene,1346 b. Nov. 18741347 near Fairplain, Jackson
Co., WV; s/o Scarlet F. & Minerva E. (Foglesong) Greene. 1348 In 1880
Adelia "Belle" Pfost was living in Washington Dist., Jackson Co., WV with
her parents, George Washington and Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost,1349 and in
1900 she was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with them.1350 On 21
Sep. 1904 she married John H. Greene, a lawyer, 1351 and they lived in
Mingo Co., WV. In 1917-1918 John H. Greene was assistant prosecuting attorney of Mingo Co. He was vice president of the Matewan National Bank,
Matewan, Mingo Co. In 1934 and again in 1938 he was elected to the State
Senate of WV and was appointed president pro tempore of Senate in the
1941 session.1352 Circa 1980 Adelia Belle (Pfost) Greene died at age 100.
Lucy M., b. Mar. 1882;1353 m. 21 Feb. 1906 Jackson Co., WV by Rev. C.W.
Conley, Benjamin F. Staats, 1354 b. Dec. 18801355 Jackson Co., WV;1356 s/o
1336
Mason Co, WV, MR, Book 18, p. 393, RWL.

Jackson Co, WV, DR, RWL; ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760 Ripley, ED 33, p. IA, family 2-2, has Apr. 1885; gravestone,
Ripley Early Settlers Cem, has birth year as 1866
338
1338
Jackson Co, WV, DR, RWL; gravestone, Ripley Early Settlers Cem.
1339
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. IA, family 2-2. James M. Wright m. 26 Oct. 1881 Jackson Co, WV, Katie
Walker (MRJC, p. 141).
1340
1341
1342
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 13B, family 234-236.
1343
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley, ED 50, p. IB, family 21-22.
1344
Obituary of Mrs. Belle Pfost Greene, location of nursing home and cem. not provided.
Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County History, v. 18, p. 27.
1347
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. 4B, family 75-75.
1348
JC-WVHE, v. 10, p. 2050. Scarlet F. Green m. 24 Mar. 1872 Jackson Co, WV, Minerva E. Foglesong (MRJC, p. 95).
1349
1350
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 13B, family 234-236.
1351
I b i d , Ripley, ED 33, p. 4B, family 75-75; JC-WVHE.
1352
Ibid.
1337
1353
Ibid, MR, Book 10 p. 471, RWL.
1355
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. IB, family 17-19.
1354
FIFTH GENERATION
v.
vi.
vii.
355
Clay B. & Ellen B. (Pringle) Staats.1357 In 1900 Lucy M. Pfost was living in
Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her parents, George Washington and
Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost.1358 On 21 Feb. 1906 she married Benjamin F.
Staats who was then residing in Akron, OH.1359
Florence Nellie, b. 15 Mar. 1884;1360 m. 21 June 1908 Jackson Co., WV by
Rev. H.T. Watts, Grover C. Winter, b. ca. 1886 Jackson Co., WV.1361 In 1900
Florence Nellie Pfost was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her
parents, George Washington and Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost.1362 On 21 June
1908 she married Grover C. Winter,
Cloah Lurena, b. 20 Jan. 1889;1363 d. prob. by 1980,1364 prob. bur. Fairplain
Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1366 m. 31 Jan. 1909 Jackson Co., WV, by
Rev. H.T. Watts, Roy O. Shamblin,1366 b. Aug. 18891367 Jackson Co., WV1368
d. 1925, bur. Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1369 s/o Daniel W.
& Flora E. (Harpold) Shamblin.1370 In 1900 Cloah Lurena Pfost was living
in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her parents, George Washington and
Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost.1371 On 31 Jan. 1909 she married Roy O. Shamblin
who died in 1925.
Leona Gladys, b. Jan. 1893;1372 d. aft. 1979;1373 m. 14 Apr. 1918, Jackson Co.,
WV, Samuel Wesley Pearson,1374 b. 13 Sep. 1892; d. 1 Feb. 1964, bur. Fairplain Cem., Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV.1375 In 1900 and 1910 Leona
"Gladys" Pfost was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with her
parents, George Washington and Joanna C. (Fisher) Pfost.1376 On 14 Apr.
_(footnote from previous page)

1356

I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. IB, family 17-19. C.B. Staats m. 5 Sep. 1876 Jackson Co, WV, Ellen
Pringle (MRJC, p. 116)
1358
358
1359
1360
1361
1362
Ibid NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 13B, family 234-236.
1363
1364
0 b i t u a r y of Mrs. Belle Pfost Greene.
Gravestone, Fairplain Cem, Route 21, Fairplain, Jackson Co, WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1, p. 51, death date
missing at time of reading.
1 366
1366
1367Jackson County History, v. 19, p. 55.
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 26B, family 478-482.
368
'Jackson
J
County History, v. 19, p. 55.
1369 r
1370
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 26B, family 478-482. D.W. Shamblin m. 2 Oct. 1888
Jackson Co, WV, Flora E. Harpold (MRJC, p. 179).
1371
1372
Ibid.
1373
Obituary of Mrs. Belle Pfost Greene.
1374
Jackson, Co, WV, MR, Book 15, p. 18, RWL.
1375
1376
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 34, p. 13B, family 234-236; 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist,
ED 53, p. 17A, family 287-288.
1357
356

1918 she married Samuel Wesley Pearson who died 1 Feb. 1964. Circa
1980 Leona Gladys (Pfost) Pearson was living in Kenna, WV.1377
117. J O H N MONROE 5 P F O S T (Francis Marion 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see

46), b. 1 Feb. 1860 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1378 d. 1902;1379 m. 22 Mar.
1891 Roane Co., WV, STELLA V. LOCKNEY, 1380 b. Mar. 18721381 Barbour Co., WV;1382 d.
aft. May 1923;1383 d/o Samuel S. & prob. Elenor J. () Lockney.1384 Stella V. (Lockney)
Pfost m. (2) 18 Sep. 1904 Roane Co., WV, Andrew J. Knotts.1385
In 1860 and 1870 John Monroe Pfost was living on Grasslick Fork, Jackson Co., (W)V
with his parents, Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost.1386 He was only 12 years old
when his father died in 1873. After a public school education in Jackson Co., WV he taught
school there before be began the study of medicine. In 1881 he graduated from the College
of Physicians and Surgeons in Baltimore, MD and by Mar. 1885 he began the practice of
medicine in Ripley, WV. The following year he returned to Grasslick his old home where
he practiced medicine for three years.
In Oct. 1889 he located in Spencer, WV where in addition to practicing his profession he
engaged in the business of pharmacy.1387 On 22 Mar. 1891 he married Stella V. Lockney.
For some years Dr. Pfost served the State Board of Pharmacy of WV as its secretary.1388 In
1900 he owned a home in Spencer where his occupation was noted as druggist. His wife,
Stella, was then the mother of two children, both living.1389 Dr. Pfost died in 19021390 at
about age 42.
On 18 Sep. 1904 Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost married Andrew J. Knotts, president of
Traders Trust and Banking Company of Spencer,1391 as his second wife. In 1910 they were
living in Spencer with her two children and three of his sons by his first wife. He was then
president of a bank and owned a farm.1392 At the time of his death in May 1923 Stella V.
(Lockney) Pfost Knotts was still living.1393
Children of Dr. John Monroe and Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost, probably both born in Spencer, WV:
1377
0bituary of Mrs. Belle Pfost Greene.

Morrison, pp. 8-11.
1379
Morris Purdy Shawkey, West Virginia in History, Life Literature and Industry (Chicago & New York, 1928), v. 3, p. 242.
1380
MRRC. p. 104.
1381
1382
MRRC, p. 104.
1383
Shawkey.
1384
Gilmer Co, WV, NARA, 1880 census, roll 1402, Center Dist, ED 141, p. 6, family 14-15; BCWV, 1870, p. 59.
1385
MRRC, p. 169; Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 4A, family 80-85; Shawkey.
1386
Jackson
Co,
1860noted;
census,
roll 1354,
Fork, p. 58, family 394-364; 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek
Twp, Jackson
C.H.
PO,(W)V,
p. 47,NARA,
family not
Morrison,
pp. Grasslick
8-11
1387
1387
Morrison, p. 11.
1388
Shawkey.
1389
1390
Shawkey.
1391
Ibid.
1392
1393
Shawkey.
1378
FIFTH GENERATION
i.
197.
ii.
357
Marjorie Kathryn 6 , b. Mar. 1893;1394 m. 22 Aug. 1918 Roane Co., WV, Delbert S. Fisher, b. ca. 1884 Monongalia Co., WV.1395 In 1900 Marjorie
Kathryn Pfost was living in Spencer, WV with her parents, Dr. John Monroe and Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost.1396 She was about nine years old when
her father died in 1902 and in 1910 she was living in Spencer, WV with her
s t e p - f a t h e r and m o t h e r , Andrew J. and Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost
Knotts. 1397 On 22 Aug. 1918 Marjorie Kathryn Pfost married Delbert S.
Fisher.
Donald Monroe, b. 23 May 1896.
118. HENRY FLOYD 5 P F O S T (Francis Marion4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 46),
b. 21 Dec. 1861 Grasslick Fork, Mill Creek, Jackson Co., (W)V;1398 d. 2 May 1936 Ripley,
WV, bur. Pine Hill Cem., Ripley, WV;1399 m. (1) 27 Sep. 1890 Jackson Co., WV, MARY E.
VAIL,1400 b. 26 Sep. 1870 Jackson Co., WV; d/o Isaiah & Louise C. (Graham) Vail;1401 div. 2
Mar. 1891 Jackson Co., WV;1402 m. (2) 17 Apr. 1895 Jackson Co., WV, FLORA LORENA
CROW,1403 b. Mar. 18721404 Jackson Co., WV;1405 d. 1915, bur. near husb.;1406 d/o William &
Tennessee (Ruble) Crow;1407 m. (3) 27 Nov. 1918 Jackson Co., WV, BLANCHE MILLER,1408 b. 28 May 1893 Cottageville, Jackson Co., WV;1409 d. 23 Mar. 1977 Ripley, WV, bur.
near husb.;1410 d/o Leander & Jessie Bennett (Harrison) Miller.1411 Mary E. (Vail) Pfost m.
(2) 4 Feb. 1900 Jackson Co., WV, Curtis A. Bounds.1412
In 1870 Henry Floyd Pfost was living on Grasslick Fork, Jackson Co., WV with his
parents, Francis Marion and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost.1413 He was only 11 years old when his
father died in 1873. In 1880 he was living in Jackson Co. with his step-father and mother,
Edward H. and Chloe (Koontz) Pfost Green.1414 It was around that time that he went to
1394
MRRC, p. 238.
1396
1397
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, Ed 88, p. 4A, family 80-85.
1395
1398
Morrison, pp. 8-11; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem, Ripley, WV, cited in Jackson County Cemeteries, v. 1. p. 122, has birth year as
1863.
1399 Research information of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, MO, courtesy of Francis Miller Pfost J r , Falls Church, VA; information, courtesy of Joseph Fielding Pfost, Hastings, MN; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem, has death year as 1935
400
1400
1401
1402
Jackson Co, WV, Circuit Court, File 129, Case 4537.
1403
I h i d , MR, Book 6, p. 212, RWL.
1404
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. 2B, family 40-40; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem, has birth year as 1873.
1405
1406
Gravestone, Pine Hill Cem.
Morrison, p. 12; George Burton Crow I, "Reminiscences of the Crow Family," Jackson County History, v. 15, p. 4.
1408
Information, courtesy of Joseph Fielding Pfost.
Jackson Co, WV, DR, RWL; information, courtesy of Joseph Fielding Pfost; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem.
Jackson Co, WV, DR, RWL; information, courtesy of Joseph Fielding Pfost.
1412
M R J C , p . 258.
1413
1414
I b i d , 1880 census, roll 1404, East Ripley Dist, ED 42, p. 10, family 89-89.
358
Ripley, WV where he got a position as a clerk in a drug store.1415 In 1883 he acquired a lot
in Ripley from Edward Maguire and wife.1416 That may have been the first ofhis numerous
real estate and property investments in Ripley and Jackson Co., WV.1417
On 29 Sep. 1890 he married Mary E. Vail. The marriage ended in divorce the following
year. On 10 Aug. 1891 when the Bank of Ripley was established he was chosen its cashier
and director.1418 It now seems doubtful he served as a member and secretary of the State
Board of Pharmacy of WV from 1893 through 1897 as published.1419 It is more likely the
membership and office during that period belonged to his brother, Dr. John Monroe
Pfost.1420
On 17 Apr. 1895 Henry Floyd Pfost married Flora Lorena Crow. In 1900 they were
living in Ripley where as president of a bank Henry owned a house.1421 By 1910 they were
living on Court St., Ripley, WV where he owned a house and was then a bank cashier. His
wife, Flora, was then recorded as being the mother of one child, living.1422 In 1915 Flora
Lorena (Crow) Pfost died and on 27 Nov. 1918 he married Blanche "Bessie" Miller.
Apparently Henry Floyd Pfost was an astute investor. His numerous lot and property
interest acquisitions in the city of Ripley and Jackson Co. must have been profitable at the
time of disposition, making him a wealthy man.1423 He appears to have made no real estate
acquisitions in Jackson Co., after financial markets failed in 1932.1424 When he died 2 May
1936 he was cashier of the Bank of Ripley which must have survived through 1932 when
so many other banks failed.1425 His widow, Blanche (Miller) Pfost, died 23 Mar. 1977 at age
83.
Children of Henry Floyd and Flora Lorena (Crow) Pfost, probably both born in Ripley,
WV:
198.
i. William Marion6, b. 12 May 1896.
ii. Dau., b. 18 Mar. 1903;1426 d. no date, infant, bur. Pine Hill Cem., Ripley,
WV.1427
Children of Henry Floyd and Blanche (Miller) Pfost, all born in Ripley, WV:
199.
hi. Joseph Fielding, b. 15 Apr. 1921.
200.
iv. Francis Miller, b. 21 Oct. 1922.
201.
v. John Justice, b. 21 Oct. 1922, twin of Francis Miller.
1415
Morrison, p. 11.
Ibid, DI, numerous deeds.
1418
Morrison, pp. 11-12.
1419
Ibid,p.l2.
1416
Shawkey. It seems probable the paragraph regarding that position (Morrison, p. 12) is misplaced and belongs to Dr. Pfost whose
biographical sketch immediately precedes that of Henry Floyd Pfost.
1421
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. 2B, family 40-40.
1422
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley, ED 50, p. 3A, family 47-48.
Ibid, DI, numerous acquisitions and dispositions.
1424
I b i d , 1932-1936.
1425
Letter of Delmer R. Hite to author, 21 Nov. 1986.
1426
1427
FIFTH GENERATION
359
119. L E W I S WILLIAM 5 P F O S T (William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see

47), b. 25 Apr. 1860 prob. in Grasslick, Mill Creek area, Jackson Co., (W)V;1428 d. 24 Aug.
1927; m. (1) 2 Nov. 1881, KATE MULLIN, b. 28 Mar. 1861; d. 20 July 1889; m. (2) 17 May
1891, LULA C. GRAY, b. 16 Oct. 18661429 IN;1430 d. 12 Feb. 1942.1431
In 1860 Lewis William Pfost was living on Grasslick, Jackson Co., (W)V with his
parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1432 When he was about nine years
old his father moved the family to Henry Co., MO and in 1870 and 1880 Lewis William
Pfost was living in Henry Co., MO with his parents. 1433 On 2 Nov. 1881 he married Kate
Mullin who died 20 July 1889.
On 17 May 1891 he married Lula C. Gray and in 1900 they were living in White Oak
Twp., Henry Co., MO with two daughters by his first marriage. As a farmer Lewis William
Pfost then owned a farm.1434 By 1910 he owned a house in Urich, Henry Co., MO and was
then proprietor of a grist mill.1435 He died 24 Aug. 1927 and Lula C. (Gray) Pfost died 12
Feb. 1942.
Children of Lewis William and Kate (Mullin) Pfost, probably both born in Henry Co.,
MO:
i. Olive N.6, b. Jan. 1883. Olive N. Pfost was only six years old when her
mother, Kate (Mullin) Pfost, died in 1889. In 1900 she was living in White
Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO with her father and step-mother, Lewis William
and Lula C. (Gray) Pfost.1436
ii. Edna C, b. July 1886. Edna C. Pfost was barely three years old when her
mother, Kate (Mullin) Pfost, died in 1889. In 1900 she was living in White
Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO with her father and step-mother, Lewis William
and Lula C. (Gray) Pfost.1437 By 1910 she was living in Urich, Henry Co.,
MO with them. 1438
120. EZRA THEODORE 5 P F O S T (William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
47), b. Mar. 1864 prob. in Grasslick, Mill Creek area, Jackson Co., WV;1439 d. 1928;1440 m. ca.
1884, MARY B . CALVERT, 1441 b. Jan. 1866 MO.1442
1428
Jackson Co, (W)V, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.

1430
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, White Oak Twp, ED 91, p. 13, family 246-246.
1432
Jackson Co, (W)V, NARA, 1860 census, roll 1354, Grasslick PO, p. 57, family 388-358.
1433
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Clinton PO, p. 31, family 223-229; 1880 census, roll 689, Davis T w p , ED 169, p. 6,
family 42-44.
1434
1435
R>id, 1910 census, roll 783, Urich, ED 99, p. 5B, family 115-117.
1436
1437
Ibid.
1438
1439
Ibid. 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 4 or 33A, family 69-69.
1441
Ibid.; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 4 or 33A, family 69-69.
1442
Ibid.
360
Ezra "Theodore" Pfost was about five years old when his father, William Allen Pfost,
moved the family from Jackson Co., WV to Henry Co., MO. In 1870 and 1880 he was living
in Henry Co., MO with his parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1443 Circa
1884 he married Mary B. Calvert and by 1900 they were living in Davis Twp., Henry Co.,
MO where as a farmer he owned a farm. His wife, Mary, was then the mother of four children, three living.1444 Ezra Theodore Pfost died in 1928.
Children of Ezra Theodore and Mary B. (Calvert) Pfost, probably all born in Henry Co.,
MO:
i. Carry M.6, b. May 1886. In 1900 Carry M. Pfost was living in Davis Twp.,
Henry Co., MO with her parents, Ezra Theodore and Mary B. (Calvert
Pfost.
ii. Ethel, b. Nov. 1888. In 1900 Ethel Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry
Co., MO with her parents, Ezra Theodore and Mary B. (Calvert) Pfost.
hi. A child, b. poss. ca. 1890; d. bef. 1 June 1900.
iv. Howard E., b. Mar. 1892. In 1900 Howard E. Pfost was living in Davis
Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents, Ezra Theodore and Mary B. (Calvert) Pfost.1445
121. HENRY ALEXANDER 5 P F O S T (William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 47), b. 20 Dec. 1865 prob. in Grasslick, Mill Creek area, Jackson Co., WV; d. 6 Mar.
1942 bur., west cem., Harrisonville, MO; m. (1) MARY E. MULLIN, b. 13 Mar. 1869; d. 16
Sep. 1895;1446 m. (2) 21 Feb. 1897, J E N N I E (McCARTNEY) WRENCHA, b. 10 Aug.
18661447 IN or KS;1448 d. 16 Apr. 1919, bur. beside husb. 1449 Jennie McCartney m. (1)
Wrencha.1450
Henry Alexander Pfost was about three years old when his father, William Allen Pfost,
moved the family from Jackson Co., WV to Henry Co., MO. In 1870 and 1880 he was living
in Henry Co., MO with his parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1451 On 16
Dec. 1888 he married Mary E. Mullin who died of a tubal pregnancy 16 Sep. 1895.1452 On 21
Feb. 1897 he married Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha as his second wife. By her first marriage Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha was the mother of Pauline Wrencha, born in Aug. 1893
in KS.1453
In 1900 Henry A. Pfost was living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a farmer he
had a mortgage on a farm.1454 By 1910 he was living in Bogard Twp., Henry Co., MO where
1443
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census; 1880 census.

Ibid, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 4 or 33A, family 69-69.
1445
Ibid.
1447
Ibid.; Beach; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard Twp, ED 81, p. 6A, family 59-59.
1448
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 2, family 35-35; 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard T w p , ED
81, p. 6A, family 59-59.
1450
1451
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census; 1880 census.
1453
1454
Ibid.
1444
FIFTH GENERATION
361
he owned a farm. His wife, Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha Pfost, was then the mother of
four children, all living.1455 She died 16 Apr. 1919 and Henry Alexander Pfost died 6 Mar.
1942.
Children of Henry Alexander and Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha Pfost, probably all born
in Henry Co., MO:
i. Jewell B.6, b. 20 Jan. 1898; d. 4 May 1974; m. 6 Dec. 1919, Clarence H.
Bundy, b. 9 Oct. 1897;1456 d. 9 Oct. 1987.1457 In 1900 Jewell B. Pfost was
living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO with her parents, Henry Alexander
and Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha Pfost. 1458 By 1910 she was living in
Bogard Twp., Henry Co., MO with them.1459 She was educated at Central
Missouri State Univ., Culver-Stockton Coll., and the Univ. of Chicago. She
taught school in the Brownville rural school west of Freeman and in Harrisonville, both in Cass Co., MO.1460 On 6 Dec. 1919 she married Clarence
H. Bundy, a veteran of WW I, who became a minister of the Disciples of
Christ. 1461 Circa 1937 Rev. Bundy became disabled and ca. 1940 they
moved to Drexel, MO where Jewell taught school during WW II. Circa
1947 she became librarian at the Drexel Branch of the Cass Co. Library.1462
On 4 May 1974 Jewell B. (Pfost) Bundy died of cancer.1463 Rev. Bundy died
9 Oct. 1987 on his 90th birthday. He was very interested in the Pfost
genealogy. Through correspondence and oral interviews he collected data
which he carefully recorded on charts that he drew by hand. He generously shared the information with others and through them has contributed
to this work. Children of Rev. Clarence H. and Jewell B. (Pfost) Bundy:
Emma Lou, b. 4 Jan. 1922, d. 25 Jan. 1922; Charles Henry, b. 28 Jan 1927,
d. 28 Jan. 1927.1464
202.
ii. Allen Henry, b. 9 Oct. 1900.
hi. Houston Woolcott, b. 9 Feb. 1903; d. Dec. 1921.1465 In 1910 Houston Woolcott Pfost was living in Bogard Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents,
Henry Alexander and Jenny (McCartney) Wrencha Pfost.1466 He died in
Dec. 1921 at age 18.
122. CHARLES THORNTON 5 P F O S T (William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 47), b. 16 Dec. 18701467 Henry Co., MO;1468 m. ca. 1892, MARTHA C. HIBLER, b. Oct.
1455
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard T w p , ED 81, p. 6A, family 59-59.

1457
L e t t e r of Garold Allen Pfost to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss Davenport, 30 Dec. 1987, ahp.
1458
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 2, family 35-35.
1459
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard T w p , ED 81, p. 6A, family 59-59.
146
b e t t e r of Clarence H. Bundy to Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, 23 Apr. 1964.
Ibid.; records of Rev. Bundy.
1463
BJRFD.
1464
Records of Rev. Bundy.
1465
Ibid.
1466
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard Twp, ED 81, p. 6A, family 59-59.
1468
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census; 1880 census.
362
1870 MO;1469 d/o Joseph F. & Cordelia J. () Hibler.1470

In 1880 Charles "Charley" Thornton Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with
his parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1471 Circa 1892 he married Martha
"Mattie" C. Hibler. By 1900 they were living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a
farmer he owned a farm.1472 In 1907 they moved to Pet. 2, Cheyenne Co., CO1473 where by
1910 he owned a farm and Mattie was then the mother of three children, all living.1474
Children of Charles Thornton and Martha C. (Hibler) Pfost, all born in Henry Co., MO:
i. Dempsey Ellis6, b. 25 Mar. 1895;1476 m. Grace Moreland.1476 In 1900 Dempsey Ellis Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents,
Charles Thornton and Martha C. (Hibler) Pfost.1477 In 1907 he moved with
his parents to Pet. 2, Cheyenne Co., CO where he was living with them in
1910.1478 He married Grace Moreland.
ii. Rhee Arlington, b. 24 Oct. 1897; m. Marjorie Bernice Plessinger.1479 In 1900
Rhee Arlington Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with his
parents, Charles Thornton and Martha C. (Hibler) Pfost.1480 In 1907 he
moved with his parents to Pet. 2, Cheyenne Co., CO where he was living
with them in 1910.1481
203.
hi. Joseph Allen, b. 29 July 1901.
123. ERASTUS 5 P F O S T (William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 47), b. 5
Mar. 1876 Henry Co., MO; d. 24 June 19521482 Pueblo, CO;1483 m. (1) ca. 1895, LAURA H.
YOUNG, 1484 b. Feb. 1878 KS; 1485 m. (2) P E A R L HUGHES; 1 4 8 6 m. (3) R H E A CARPENTER. 1487
1469
Research information of Rev. Bundy; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis T w p , ED 80, p. 7 or 36A, family 126-
126.
1470
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 689, Walker Twp, ED 166, p. 2, family 2-2; 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 2A, family 25-
25.
1471
Ibid, 1880 census, roll 689, Davis Twp, ED 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
Ibid, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 7 or 36A, family 126-126.
1473
Beach.
1474
Cheyenne Co, CO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 112, P e t 2, ED 7, p. 10A, family 199-199.
1475
L e t t e r of Mrs. Joe Pfost to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 13 July 1970. Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis
Twp, ED 80, p. 7 or 36A, family 126-126, has Mar. 1896.
1476
Beach; letter of Mrs. Joe Pfost.
1477
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 7 or 36A, family 126-126.
1478
Cheyenne Co, CO, NARA, 1910 census.
1479
Letter of Mrs. Joe Pfost; Beach.
1480
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Davis Twp, ED 80, p. 7 or 36A, family 126-126.
1481
1472
1 189
'"''Research information of Rev. Bundy; Henry Co, NARA, 1870 census; 1880 census, roll 689, Davis T w p , ED 169, p. 6, family 4244.
1483
Beach.
Research information of Rev. Bundy; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 3, family 48-48.
1485
Ibid.
^Research information of Rev. Bundy.
1487
Letter of Mrs. Carol Margery (Pfost) Riddoch Beach to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, Apr. 1972.
1484
FIFTH GENERATION
363
In 1880 Erastus Pfost was living in Davis Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents, William Allen and Caroline (Harrison) Pfost.1488 Circa 1895 he married Laura H. Young. In
1900 they were living in Walker Twp., Henry Co., MO where as a farmer he was renting a
farm. His wife, Laura, was then the mother of two children, both living.1489 He had two
later marriages, to Pearl Hughes and Rhea Carpenter. He and his wife, Rhea, resided in
Colorado Springs, CO, then moved to Pueblo, CO where he died1490 24 June 1952.
Children of Erastus and Laura H. (Young) Pfost, both born in Henry Co., MO:
i. Rachel I.6, b. Aug. 1897. In 1900 Rachel I. Pfost was living in Walker Twp.,
Henry Co., MO with her parents, Erastus and Laura H. (Young) Pfost.1491
ii. Hazel E., b. Jan. 1900. In 1900 Hazel E. Pfost was living in Walker Twp.,
Henry Co., MO with her parents, Erastus and Laura H. (Young) Pfost.1492
Child of Erastus Pfost by one of his three wives:
hi. John, b. aft. 1900.1493 John Pfost, son of Erastus Pfost, lived in Colorado
Springs, CO and had two daughters who lived there in later years.1494
124. EDGAR B. 5 P F O S T (Marquis De Lafayette 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
48), b. 14 May 1863 Ravenswood, Jackson Co., (W)V;1495 m. (1) 29 Nov. 1887 Medicine
Lodge, KS, AMANDA E . () FOSSETT, 1 4 9 6 b. Dec. 1863 OH;1497 m. (2) 1 Sep. 1903,
J O S E P H I N E ZELLERY, b. 17 Mar. 1879 Pittsburgh, PA.1498 Amanda E. - m. (1) - Fossett.1499
In 1870 Edgar B. Pfost was living in Jackson Co., WV with his parents, Marquis De
Lafayette and Martha Olive (Greer) Pfost.1500 When he was about 12 years old his father
moved the family to MO and by 1880 he was living in Rose Hill Twp., Johnson Co., MO
with his parents. 1501 He attended public schools in Montrose, Henry Co., MO and in 1885
went to Barbour Co., KS where he was engaged in ranching for five years.1502 On 29 Nov.
1887 he married Amanda "Mantie" E. () Fossett, mother of Genevieve L. Fossett, born in
July 1885 in KS.1503
In 1893 he went to Topeka, KS to accept a two-year appointment as officer in the state
reform school. In 1895 he became a resident of Kansas City, KS where he received a two-
1488
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Davis T w p , Ed 169, p. 6, family 42-44.
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 3, family 48-48.
1490
Beach.
1491^
491
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker T w p , ED 91, p. 3, family 48-48.
14922Ibid.
T
1493.
Beach; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 858, Walker Twp, ED 91, p. 3, family 48-48.
1494
Beach.
1495
Carrie Westlake Whitney, Kansas City Missouri Its History and Its People 1800 - 1908 (Chicago, 1908), v. 2, p. 315; Wyandotte
Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 504, Kansas City, Ward 3, ED 152, p. 17B, family 347-369.
1496
Barbour Co, KS, MR, Book 1, p. 283.
1497
Wyandotte Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 504, Kansas City, Ward 3, ED 152, p. 17B, family 347-369.
1498
Whitney, p. 316.
1499
Barbour Co, KS, MR.
1500
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 316, family 20-20.
1501
Johnson Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 696, Rose Hill Twp, ED 96, p. 8, family 2-2.
1502
Whitney, p. 315.
1503
1489
364
year appointment as judge of the city court by Governor J.W. Leedy.1504 As a lawyer in
1900 he continued to live in Kansas City, KS where he had a mortgage on a house. His
wife, Mantie, was then the mother of six children, three living.1505 Judge Pfost had mining
properties in Joplin, MO and owned investment real estate.1506 On 1 Sep. 1903 he married
Josephine Zellery and ca. 1908 they were residing at 2029 Prospect Ave., Kansas City.1507
Children of Judge Edgar B. and Amanda E. () Fossett Pfost, probably both born in
Barbour Co., KS:
i. Alpha L.6, b. June 1888. In 1900 Alpha L. Pfost was living in Kansas City,
KS with his parents, Edgar B. and Amanda E. () Fossett Pfost.1508 He was
living as late as ca. 1908.1509
ii. Gladys B., b. Aug. 1892. In 1900 Gladys B. Pfost was living in Kansas City,
KS with her parents, Edgar B. and Amanda E. () Fossett Pfost.1510 She
was living as late as ca. 1908.1511
There may have been other children who died young.1512
125. J O H N ABRAHAM 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 49),
b. 14 Nov. 18691513 prob. Henry Co., MO;1514 d. 2 Apr. 1932 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, bur.
Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID;1515 m. 2 Sep. 1896 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, REBECCA JANE
LEONARD, b. 11 Oct. 1873 poss. Viola, Stone Co., MO; d. 12 June 1960 Mountain Home,
ID, bur. beside husb.;1516 d/o Aaron Jackson & Mary Angelina (Gentry) Leonard.1517
In 1870 John Abraham Pfost was living in Deep Water Twp., Henry Co., MO with his
parents, Isaac Wilson and Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost.1518 In 1878 at the age of eight
he crossed the plains when his parents moved to Boise, ID1519 where he was living with
them in 1880.1520 On 2 Sep. 1896 he married Rebecca Jane Leonard and for a while they
lived in Nampa, Canyon Co., ID where he had a delivery and ice business. 1521
By 1900 they were living in Meridian Pet., Ada Co., ID where as a farmer he was renting a farm.1522 Upon the organization of the village government of Meridian, ID John
1504
Whitney, p. 315.
1506
Whitney, p. 315.
Ibid, p. 316. It is unclear whether that address was in Kansas City, KS or Kansas City, MO.
1508
1509
Whitney, p. 316.
1510
1511
Whitney, p. 316.
1512
1513
' Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitessl, An Ancestoral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with Personal Sketches (n.p, 1983), p.
20; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water T w p , Clinton PO, p. 41, family 304-323, has Oct. 1869.
1514
Ibid.; An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (Chicago, 1899), p. 687.
1515
Haasch; gravestone, Meridian Cem, east of Meridian, Ada C o , ID, cited in Idaho Cemetery Records copied by members of
CJCLDS (typewritten by The Genealogical Soc, Salt Lake City, UT, 1953), p. 146.
1516
Haasch.
1517
Information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost, Boise, ID.
1518
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp.
1519
1520
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1880 census, roll 173, Boise City, ED 1, p. 5, family 47-49.
152l
T h e Idaho Statesman, 27 Dec. 1931 (Haasch, pp. 63-65).
1522
1505
FIFTH GENERATION
365
Abraham Pfost was appointed a member. In 1904 he became the senior member of a Pfost
brothers hardware store in Meridian which he formed with his brothers, Otis Allen Pfost
and Charles Lee Wilson Pfost.1523 He was a farmer most ofhis life1524 and died 2 Apr. 1932.
His widow, Rebecca, died 12 June 1960 at age 86.
Children of John Abraham and Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost:
i. Poss. Leonard Isie6, b. 1892 Ada Co., ID; d. 5 Mar. 1904 Ada Co., ID, bur.
Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID.1526 Leonard Isie Pfost may have been a son of
John Abraham and Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost. He apparently died 5
Mar. 1904 at age 121526 but was not found living with them in 1900.1627
ii. Hazle Ophelia, b. 29 June 1897 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; d. 17 Apr. 1980
Mountain Home, ID, cremated; m. (1) 14 Nov. 1917 Meridian, Ada Co., ID,
Ellsworth Clair Snyder, b. May 1895 Pittsburg, Crawford Co., KS; m. (2) 27
July 1928 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, Allie Pollard, b. 13 Oct. 1882 Polo, Caldwell Co., MO; m. (3) Charles O'Keefe.1528 In 1900 Hazle Ophelia Pfost was
living in Meridian Pet., Ada Co., ID with her parents, John Abraham and
Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost.1529 On 14 Nov. 1917 she married Ellsworth
Clair Snyder. On 27 July 1928 she married Allie Pollard as her second husband. He was from Eagle, Ada Co., ID and had a cattle ranch on Rattlesnake Creek. 1530 She married Charles O'Keefe as her third husband and
they moved to Mountain Home, ID1531 where she died 17 Apr. 1980 at age
82. Child of Ellsworth Clair and Hazle Ophelia (Pfost) Snyder: Shirley
Clair, b. 3 Sep. 1918 Meridian, Ada Co., ID.1532
hi. Lionel Andrew, b. 24 Jan. 1901 Meridian, Ada Co., ID; d. 4 May 1929 Los
Angeles, CA, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID.1533 Lionel Andrew Pfost, son
of John Abraham and Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost,1534 served in the US
Army where he reached the rank of corporal. He died 4 May 19291535 at age
28. '
iv. Bernice Agnes, b. 23 Jan. 1903 Meridian, Ada Co., ID; d. 18 Feb. 1981
Mountain Home, ID, cremated; m. 23 Dec. 1923 Boise, ID Voyne Evan
1523
Idaho Magazine, v. 1, Mar. 1904 (Haasch, p. 65).

Information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost.
Gravestone, Meridian Cem.; Haasch, p. 24, gives his birth date as 5 Mar. 1904 & death date as 5 Mar. 1904, indicating he died at
birth. No source for that information was provided.
Gravestone, Meridian Cem, indicates he was a son of J.A. & R. J. Pfost. Information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost does not include Leonard Isie Pfost with the children of John Abraham & Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost.
1527
1528
Haasch, p. 24; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, has her birth date as June 1898.
1529
Ibid.
1530
Haasch, p. 83.
1531
Ibid.
1532
I b i d , p. 26.
1533
Ibid, p. 24; information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost; gravestone, Meridian Cem.
1535
Gravestone, Meridian Cem.
366
204.
v.
vi.
Riddle,1536 b. 17 Dec. 1893 Riddle, Owyhee Co., ID; d. 18 June 1953, bur.
Mountain Home, ID.1537 On 23 Dec. 1923 Bernice Agnes Pfost, daughter of
John Abraham and Rebecca Jane (Leonard) Pfost,1538 married Voyne Evan
Riddle who is said to be the first white child to be born on the Duck Valley
Indian Reservation. 1539 He died 18 June 1953 and she died 18 Feb. 1981.
Children of Voyne Evan and Bernice Agnes (Pfost) Riddle: Robert Voyne,
b. 29 Sep. 1924 Boise, ID; Norman Evan, b. 29 Sep. 1937 Meridian, ID.1640
John Albert, b. 27 July 1908.
Aldene Rebecca, b. 11 Nov. 1915 Cambridge, Washington, Co., ID; d. 8 Feb.
1937 Boise, ID, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. 2 Feb. 1934 Vale, OR,
Acie Adams,1541 b. 29 July 1907 Meridian, Ada Co., ID.1542 On 2 Feb. 1934
Aldene Rebecca Pfost, daughter of John Abraham and Rebecca Jane
(Leonard) Pfost,1543 married Acie Adams. She died three years later on 8
Feb. 1937 at age 21.
126. J A M E S EMMITT 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 49),

b. 25 Dec. 18721544 prob. Henry Co., MO;1545 d. 21 Jan. 1946 Boise, ID, bur. Morris Hill
Cem., Boise, ID; 1546 m. 4 Aug. 1897 Meridian, Ada Co., ID, B E S S I E M A R G A R E T
ANDERSON, 1547 b. 21 June 1881 Star, Ada Co., ID; d. 16 Jan. 1964 Boise, ID, bur. beside
husb.;1548 d/o J.M. Anderson.1549
In 1880 James "Emmitt" Pfost was living in Boise, ID with his parents, Isaac Wilson and
Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost.1550 On 4 Aug. 1897 he married Bessie Margaret Anderson when she was age 16. He was engaged in farming and stock raising until 1905 and for
four years thereafter was engaged in t h e hay, grain, coal, and lumber business in
Meridian, Ada Co., ID.1551 In 1910 he was living in Meridian, Ada Co., ID where he owned a
house and was a speculator in land and stock. His wife, Bessie, was then the mother of two
children, both living.1552
In 1913 James Emmitt Pfost moved his family to Boise for the purpose of educating his
children and the following year he was elected to the office of sheriff of Ada Co., ID on the
Information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost; Haasch, p. 24, gives birth date as 28 Jan. 1903 & marriage date as 24 Dec. 1923.
Ibid.
1538
1539
Haasch, p. 24.
1540
Ibid, p. 29.
1541
Information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost; Haasch, p. 24.
1542
ibid.
1543
1544
History of Idaho, v. 2, p. 429.
lu
Ân Illustrated History, p. 687; Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1870 census, roll 778, Deep Water Twp, Clinton PO, p. 41, family 3041537
323.
1546
Haasch, p. 20.
r7istory of Idaho, v. 2, p. 430; Haasch, p. 20.
1548
Ibid.
1549
Ibid,p.66.
1550
1551
History of Idaho, v. 2, p. 429.
1552
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Meridian Village, ED 20, p. 5B, family 112-113.
1547
FIFTH GENERATION
367
democratic ticket. In 1916 and 1918 he was reelected, serving three consecutive terms. By
ca. 1920 he was owner of a 240 acre ranch in Washington Co., ID which was under cultivation and stocked with thoroughbred sheep and hogs and high grade cattle and horses. He
and his wife, Bessie, were members of the Christian Church.1653 From 1932 to 1936 he was
Commissioner of Law Enforcement for the State of Idaho and later served as Brand Inspector for that state.1554 He died 21 Jan. 1946 and Bessie Margaret (Anderson) Pfost died
16 Jan. 1964 at age 82.
Children of James Emmitt and Bessie Margaret (Anderson) Pfost:
i. Laneita Irene 6 , b. 19 Aug. 1900 Meridian, Ada Co., ID; m. (1) 13 Nov. 1922
Weiser, Washington Co., ID, J o h n Lawrence Johnson, b. 9 Mar. 1894
Modale, Harrison Co., ID; d. 12 Jan. 1962 Boise, ID, bur. Boise, ID; m. (2)
1980 Verl Potts. 1555 In 1910 Laneita Irene Pfost was living in Meridian, Ada
Co., ID with her parents, James Emmitt and Bessie Margaret (Anderson)
Pfost. 1556 On 13 Nov. 1922 she married John Lawrence Johnson. They
adopted two daughters: Jeannine Yvonne, b. 3 July 1928 Bow Islne, Alberta, Canada;1567 Carol Frances, b. 9 Nov. 1936 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID.1558
On 12 Jan. 1962 John Lawrence Johnson died. In 1980 Laneita Irene
(Pfost) Johnson married Verl Potts as her second husband and in that
year they were living at 8673 Fairview, Apt. 281, Boise, ID 83704.1559
205.
ii. Cecil Anderson, b. 29 June 1902.
206.
hi. James Ernest, b. 27 Nov. 1915.
127. O T I S ALLEN 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 49), b. 22
Dec. 18771560 prob. Henry Co., MO;1561 d. 4 Mar. 1913 Mental Hosp., Blackfoot, ID, bur.
Boise, ID;1562 m. ca. 1908 El Centro, CA, M. ELSIE GILMOUR, b. ca. 1890 CA.1563
In 1880 Otis Allen Pfost was living in Boise, ID with his parents, Isaac Wilson and
Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost.1564 Two years earlier when he was less than a year old
his family had crossed the plains from Henry Co., MO.1565 In 1904 he was a member of a
Pfost brothers hardware store in Meridian, Ada Co., ID with his brothers, John Abraham
Pfost and Charles Lee Wilson Pfost.1566 Shortly afterward he and his brother, Lee, went to
Imperial Valley, CA where they drove teams which pulled binders.1567
X553
History of Idaho, v. 2, pp. 429-430.

Haasch, p. 41.
1555
I b i d , p. 39.
1556
1557
Haasch, p. 39.
1558
I b i d , p. 42.
1559
I b i d , p. 39.
1560
I b i d , p. 20.
1561
1562
Haasch, pp. 20, 83.
1563
I b i d , p. 20; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Meridian P e t , ED 20, p. 14A, family 130-130.
Ibid, 1880 census, has his name as Olliver A. Pfost.
1565
Idaho Magazine.
1567
Haasch, pp. 51, 83.
1554
368
Circa 1908 Otis Allen Pfost married M. Elsie Gilmour and by 1910 they were living in
Meridian Pet., Ada Co., ID with his father and step-mother, Isaac Wilson and Mary J.
(Baker) Pullman Pfost. He was then working as a farm laborer on the home farm and his
wife, Elsie, had no children. 1568 Apparently when he was younger he had lived in Walla
Walla, WA for a while. During that time he was sandbagged by a gang. That incident was
probably the reason he suffered from severe epilepsy in later years. He was finally sent to
a mental hospital in Blackfoot, ID where he died1669 4 Mar. 1913 at age 35.
Child of Otis Allen and M. Elsie (Gilmour) Pfost:
i. Elizabeth 6 , b. aft. 15 Apr. 1910 El Centro, CA1570 Elizabeth "Bessie" Pfost,
daughter of Otis Allen and M. Elsie (Gilmour) Pfost, probably grew up
with her mother in CA1571
128. CHARLES LEE WILSON 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 49), b. 7 May 1880 Boise, ID Terr.; d. 21 May 1937 Boise, ID, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada
Co., ID; m. 3 Sep. 1903 Boise, ID, FANNIE GOLDEN TUCKER, b. 15 May 1885 Triplett,
Chariton Co., MO.1572
In 1880 Charles "Lee" Wilson Pfost was living in Boise, ID with his parents, Isaac Wilson
and Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost. At the time of the census his parents had probably
not settled on a name for him.1573 In 1900 he was living at 912 Grove St., Boise, ID with his
father and step-mother, Isaac Wilson and Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost.1574
On 3 Sep. 1903 he married Fannie "Golden" Tucker and the following year he was a
member of a Pfost brothers hardware store in Meridian, Ada Co., ID with his brothers,
John Abraham Pfost and Otis Allen Pfost.1575 Shortly afterward he and his brother, Otis
Allen, went to Imperial Valley, CA where they drove teams which pulled binders.1576 By
1910 he was living in P a r m a , Canyon Co., ID where he was employed in railroad
maintenance. His wife, Golden, was then the mother of two children, both living.1577 They
continued to live in Parma in 1912.1578 He became a signalman for the Union Pacific Railroad1579 and his death occurred 21 May 1937.
Children of Charles Lee Wilson and Fannie Golden (Tucker) Pfost, both born in
Meridian, Ada Co., ID:
i. La Verne Alene6, b. 3 June 1904; m. 4 Aug. 1924 Hailey, ID, Harold Amos
Craig, b. 1 Mar. 1903 Boise.ID; d. 8 Oct. 1982 Boise, ID, bur. Meridian
Cem., Ada Co., ID; s/o John & Ida Nellie (Thompson) Craig.1580 In 1910 La
1568
Haasch, p. 83.
1570
Ibid, p. 50; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Meridian P e t , ED 20, p. 14A, family 130-130.
1571
Haasch, p. 83.
1572
I b i d , p. 20.
1569
1 ^73
llJ
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1880 census, has his name as Arthur Pfost.
I b i d , 1900 census, roll 231, Boise, Ward 2, ED 4, p. 9B, family 195-203.
1575
Idaho Magazine.
1576
Haasch, pp. 51, 83.
1574
i ^,77
lf
" 'Canyon Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 223, Parma, ED 100, p. 4A, family 73-73.
Meridian Times, 23 Aug. 1912 (Haasch, p. A14).
1579
Ibid, p. 83.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. La Verne Alene (Pfost) Craig, Boise, ID.
1518
FIFTH GENERATION
h.
369
Verne Alene Pfost was living in Parma, Canyon Co., ID with her parents,
Charles Lee Wilson and Fannie Golden (Tucker) Pfost.1581 On 4 Aug. 1924
she married Harold Amos Craig who died 8 Oct. 1982. In 1987 La Verne
Alene (Pfost) Craig was residing at 8821 Ustick Rd., Boise, ID 83704. Children of Harold Amos and La Verne Alene (Pfost) Craig all born in Boise,
ID: Virginia Lee, b. 30 Apr. 1927; Maureen Louise, b. 21 July 1936;
Kathleen La Verne, b. 2 Oct. 1943.1582
Verla Belle, b. 29 Jan. 1906; m. (1) Jan. 1922 Salt Lake City, UT, Roy Darwood Soule, b. ca. 1903; m. (2) 21 Aug. 1927 Los Angeles, CA, Charles
Fernau, b. 4 Jan. 1900.1583 In 1910 Verla Belle Pfost was living in Parma,
Canyon Co., ID with her parents, Charles Lee Wilson and Fannie Golden
(Tucker) Pfost.1584 In Jan. 1922 at about age 16 she married Roy Darwood
Soule. On 21 Aug. 1927 she married Charles Fernau as her second husband. Child of Roy Darwood and Verla Belle (Pfost) Soule: Vivian Verla, b.
15 Nov. 1922 Salt Lake City, UT.1585
129. LEROY MERLE 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 49), b.
1 Sep. 1894 prob. near Meridian, Ada Co., ID; d. 31 Mar. 1933 Boulder City, Clark Co., NV,
bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. 20 May 1917, CHRISTINA DOMOGALLA, b. 15
Dec. 1891 Minnesota Lake, Faribault Co., MN.1586
In 1900 Leroy "Merle" Pfost was living at 912 Grove St., Boise, ID with his parents,
Isaac Wilson and Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost.1587 For a period during 1910 he was a
patient at St. Luke's Hosp., Boise, ID.1588 In May 1914 he was clerking at Turner Pharmacy
apparently in Meridian, Ada Co., ID.1589 Later that year he worked with a reclamation surveying crew in the Teton basin of Eastern Idaho.1590
In May 1916 he left to take a position with a US Geological Survey crew working in
Owyhee Co., ID 1 5 9 1 and t h e following year on 20 May 1917 h e married Christina
Domogalla. During the Tonopah gold rush he and his mother, Mary J. (Baker) Pullman
Pfost, started a restaurant there. 1592 He died 31 Mar. 1933 at age 38.
1581
1 ^89
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Craig.

Haasch, p. 50.
1584
1585
Haasch, p. 54.
1586
I b i d , p. 56.
1587
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, Boise, Ward 2, ED 4, p. 9B, family 195-203.
1588
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 221, Boise, ED 3, St. Luke's Hosp, p. 12A, family 206-216.
1589
Meridian Times, 29 May 1914 (Haasch, p. 66).
lm
Meridian Times, 11 Dec. 1914 (Haasch, p. 66).
1591
Meridian Times, 5 May 1916 (Haasch, p. 66).
1592
I b i d , p. 77, prob. in Nye Co, NV.
1583
370
Child of Leroy Merle and Christina (Domogalla) Pfost:

i. Helen Carol6, b. Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; m. Claude H. Duval Jr.1693 Helen
Carol Pfost, daughter of Leroy Merle and Christina (Domogalla) Pfost,
married Claude H. Duval Jr. In 1980 she was residing at 115 W. Louisiana
Ave., Nampa, ID 83651. 1594 Children of Claude H. Jr. and Helen Carol
(Pfost) Duval: Claudett Renee, b. 29 Dec. 1943 Muskogee, OK; Stephen
Trent, b. 18 Mar. 1946 Nampa Canyon Co., ID; Charlene Maria, b. 24 May
1950 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID.1595
130. ROBERT RAYMOND 5 P F O S T (Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
49), b. 24 Sep. 1895 prob. near Meridian, Ada Co., ID; m. 21 Jan. 1920 Meridian, Ada Co.,
ID, HAZEL HUNT, b. 1 June 1896 Peabody, Marion Co., KS; d/o Ernest F. & Anna (Nusbaum) Hunt.1596
In 1900 Robert Raymond Pfost was living at 912 Grove St., Boise, ID with his parents,
Isaac Wilson and Mary J. (Baker) Pullman Pfost.1597 By 1910 he was living in Meridian
Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents. 1598 In 1917 he enlisted in the US Army, serving during
WW I and until his discharge 20 Mar. 1919.1599
On 21 Jan. 1920 he married Hazel Hunt and soon went into the poultry and egg business with his father-in-law, Ernest F. Hunt.1600 For a while Robert R. Pfost and his wife,
Hazel, lived in Meridian, Ada Co., ID.1601 During the depression of the 1930's he was in the
insurance business for a brief period before he got a job with the Dept. of Agriculture.
Circa 1940 he had mining interests in ID.1602 He later moved his family to Northern California where he worked with a poultry improvement company and afterward with a lumber and building material business.1603 In 1981 Robert R. Pfost was residing with his wife,
Hazel, at 4760 E. Butler, Fresno, CA 93702.1604
Children of Robert Raymond and Hazel (Hunt) Pfost:
207.
i. Frank Wilson6, b. 17 Mar. 1922.
208.
ii. Ralph Emerson, b. 14 Feb. 1926.
209.
hi. Robert Fred, b. 20 June 1928.
1593
Ibid, p. 56; La Verne Craig, The Pfost Family (ibid, p. 73).

Ibid,p.56.
1595
Ibid,p.57.
1596
Ibid, p. 56.
1597
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, Boise, Ward 2, ED 4, p. 9B, family 195-203.
1598
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 221, Meridian P e t , ED 20, p. 14A, family 130-130.
1599
Haasch, pp. 78, A12.
1600
Ibid,p.A12.
1601
I b i d , p. 82.
1602
Ibid,p.A13.
1603
I b i d , p. 77.
1604
Ibid,p.56.
1594
FIFTH GENERATION
371
131. P E T E R MEAD 5 P F O S T (Henry Clay4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 50), b. 31

Jan. 1870 prob. near Grasslick Fork, Jackson Co., WV;1605 d. 20 Feb. 1912 Excelsior Springs,
MO, bur. Sterling Cem., Sterling, Rice Co., KS; m. 25 Mar. 1898, L O I S LUELLA
PETERS, 1 6 0 6 b. 6 June 1874, Bellevue, OH; d. 14 Mar. 1952 Salina, KS, bur. beside husb.;
d/o Joseph Taylor & Lucy Louise (Haywood) Peters. 1607
In 1870 Peter Mead Pfost was living in Mill Creek Twp., Jackson Co., WV with his
parents, Henry Clay and Minerva (Bush) Pfost.1608 He was probably about four years old
when his father moved the family to MO. By 1880 he was living in the town of Montrose,
MO with his parents. 1609
On 25 Mar. 1898 he married Lois Luella Peters. By 1910 they were living in Atlanta
Twp., Rice Co., KS where as a farmer he was renting a farm. His wife, Lois, was then the
mother of one child, living.1610 The farm where they lived was north of Sterling, KS. He
was a member of t h e Methodist Church. 1611 On 12 Feb. 1912 he died of a functional
stomach ailment from which he had suffered for several years.1612 On 14 Mar. 1952 his
widow, Lois Luella (Peters) Pfost died.
Child of Peter Mead and Lois Luella (Peters) Pfost:
210.
i. Orval Frances 6 , b. 26 May 1906.
132. OLIVER CLEVELAND 5 P F O S T (Henry Clay4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
50), b. 23 Nov. 1884 Montrose, MO; d. 3 May 1940 Flora, Clay Co., IL, bur. Graceland Cem.,
Lyons, KS; m. 24 Dec. 1908 Cherokee, OK, ELVA BUNCE, b. 2 Aug. 1891 Bushton, Rice
Co., KS; d. 19 Dec. 1938 Hutchinson, KS, bur. beside husb.; d/o Thomas C. & Hester
(Shideler) Bunce.1613
On 24 Dec. 1908 Oliver Cleveland Pfost, son of Henry Clay and Minerva (Bush) Pfost,
married Elva Bunce. Her father, Thomas C. Bunce, had served as a private in Co. K, 20th
Regt. IN Veteran Volunteers during the Civil War.1614 By 1910 Oliver C. Pfost and his wife,
Elva, were living in Victoria Twp., Rice Co., KS with his brother-in-law, Henry L. Willms.
Oliver C. Pfost was then a farmer and his wife, Elva, had no children.1615 He was later
employed as a rural US mail carrier. On 19 Dec. 1938 Elva (Bunce) Pfost died. On 3 May
1940 Oliver Cleveland Pfost died suddenly of a heart attack.1616
Obituary of Peter Mead Pfost. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Orval Frances Pfost, Medicine Lodge, KS; Jackson Co, WV,
NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 48, family 314-316.
1606
Obituary of Peter Mead Pfost.
1608
Jackson Co, WV, NARA, 1870 census, roll 1689, Mill Creek Twp, Jackson C.H. PO, p. 48, family 314-316.
1609
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1880 census, roll 689, Town of Montrose, ED 167, p. 29, family 41-41.
1610
Rice Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 454, Atlanta Twp, ED 179, p. 9B, family 181-183.
1611
Obituary of Peter Mead Pfost.
US discharge document. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Lambert.
1615
Rice Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 454, Victoria Twp, ED 175, p. 7B, family 144-144.
372
Children of Oliver Cleveland and Elva (Bunce) Pfost, both born in Geneseo, Rice Co.,
KS:
i. Rita Alberta 6 , b. 8 Jan. 1911; m. 20 July 1930 Abbyville, Reno Co., KS,
Alden Joseph Lambert, b. 25 Nov. 1904 Kincaid, Anderson Co., KS; d. 7
Sep. 1982 Hutchinson Hosp., Hutchinson, KS, bur. Memorial Park Cem.,
Hutchinson, KS; s/o Joseph Phillip & Bess M. (Sherman) Lambert. On 20
July 1930 Rita Alberta Pfost, daughter of Oliver Cleveland and Elva
(Bunce) Pfost, married Alden Joseph Lambert. Alden was employed as an
electrician for 30 years. On 7 Sep. 1982 he died of cancer of the pancreas.
In 1984 Rita Alberta (Pfost) Lambert was residing at 421 E. Sixth St.,
Hutchinson, KS 67501. Child of Alden Joseph and Rita Alberta (Pfost)
Lambert: Dorothy Joanne, b. 6 Sep. 1932 Hutchinson, KS.1617
211.
ii. Belton Oliver, b. 14 May 1914.
133. BENJAMIN HARRISON 5 P F O S T (Aaron4, Aaron3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 51), b.
14 Jan. 1889 Caldwell Co., MO;1618 d. 14 July 1963 Cowgill, MO, bur. Cowgill Cem., Cowgill,
MO; m. 4 Mar. 1913 Cowgill, MO, FAUNA WELLS, b. 27 Apr. 1890 Cowgill, MO; d/o
Charles Lincoln & Alice May (Suitzer) Wells.1619
In 1900 and 1910 Benjamin Harrison "Harry B." Pfost was living in Lincoln Twp., Caldwell Co., MO with his parents, Aaron and Mary Elizabeth (Catron) Pfost.1620 On 4 Mar.
1913 he married Fauna Wells. They apparently remained on the farm which had belonged
to his father, Aaron Pfost, and before that to his grandfather, Aaron Pfost,1621 who had
settled there ca. 1846. Benjamin Harrison Pfost who went by the name of Harry B. Pfost
died 14 July 1963. Afterward his widow, Fauna (Wells) Pfost, worked on the Pfost genealogy by contacting other members of the family. In 1985 she was living in the Golden Age
Nursing Home, probably near Cowgill, MO.1622
Children of Benjamin Harrison and Fauna (Wells) Pfost, both born in Caldwell Co.,
MO:1623
i. Harry Bernard 6 , b. 8 Mar. 1919; m. 19 Aug. 1937 Columbia, MO, Marjorie
Coline Wilson, b. 19 May 1918 Cowgill, MO; d/o Frank L. & Ethel (Pollard)
Wilson.1624 Harry Bernard Pfost, son of Benjamin Harrison and Fauna
(Wells) Pfost, earned a Ph.D. degree.1625 In 1976 he was professor in the
Dept. of Grain Science and Industry at Kansas State Univ., Manhattan,
1617
ibid.
Family Bible, owned by Dr. Harry Bernard Pfost, Cowgill, MO (1985); Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 844, Lincoln
Twp, ED 10, p. 4, family 67-68; letter of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Lowell B. Pfost, May 1967.
Family Bible owned by Dr. Pfost, with additional information, courtesy of Dr. Pfost; letter of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Mrs.
Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, 21 Apr. 1964.
1620
Caldwell Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 773, Lincoln T w p , ED 3, p. 7A, family 135-135.
1621
L e t t e r of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Lowell B. Pfost.
1618
1622
Five county phone book, includes Caldwell Co, MO, 1985.

Letter of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Lowell B. Pfost.
Information, courtesy of Dr. Pfost.
1625
Letter of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Mrs. Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, Apr. 1964; Harry B. Pfost, Feed Manufacturing
Technology, (1976).
1623
FIFTH GENERATION
212.
ii.
373
KS.1626 By 1985 Dr. Pfost was planning to retire to his address at PO Box
67, Cowgill, MO 64637.1627
Donald Lynn, b. 17 July 1924.
134. WESLEY HANNA 5 P F O S T (William Riley4, Aaron3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 53), b.
6 Mar. 18901628 Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA;1629 d. 25 Apr. 1958 Shell Beach, San Luis
Obispo Co., CA, bur. Shandon Cem., San Luis Obispo Co., CA;1630 m. 23 Nov. 1916 San Luis
Obispo, CA, E D I T H MAE DAVIS, 1631 b. 10 Jan. 18991632 CA;1633 d. 28 Sep. 1986 Arroyo
Grande, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, bur. beside husb.; d/o Anthony Tinsley & Alta
(Grainger) Davis.1634
On 23 Nov. 1916 Wesley Hanna Pfost, son of William Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young)
Pfost,1635 married Edith Mae Davis. They settled at his homestead in Palo Verde Valley,
CA1636 where he became an early-day cattle rancher near Blythe, Riverside Co., CA He
served as Palo Verde irrigation district water master for 15 years before resigning in 1947.
On 25 Apr. 1958 Wesley Hanna Pfost died after a long illness.1637 His widow, Edith Mae
(Davis) Pfost, died 28 Sep. 1986 at age 87.
Children of Wesley Hanna and Edith Mae (Davis) Pfost, probably all born near Blythe,
Riverside Co., CA:
i. Elynor Mae 6 , b. 31 Dec. 1918;1638 m. Glenn Freeman, b. 5 Nov. 1899 San
Francisco, CA; d. 3 Aug. 1973 Auburn, CA, bur. Santa Rosa, CA; s/o Henry
& Emma S. (Peterson) Freeman; div. 26 June 1959.1639 Elynor Mae Pfost,
daughter of Wesley Hanna and Edith Mae (Davis) Pfost, married Glenn
Freeman. In 1959 the marriage ended in divorce. In 1986 she was residing
at 453 Linden Ave., Apt. A, Auburn, CA 95603 where she enjoyed painting
landscapes in oils. Children of Glenn and Elynor Mae (Pfost) Freeman:
Glenda Jean, b. 12 Dec. 1941 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA; Thomas Wesley, b.
10 Mar. 1943 Pomona, Los Angeles Co., CA; William Jeffrey, b. 3 Aug. 1945
Santa Rosa, CA; Janet Elizabeth, b. 12 Apr. 1949 Auburn, CA; Myra Faye,
b. 21 Oct. 1956 Auburn, CA. Myra Faye Freeman, unmarried (1986),
changed her name to Victoria Elizabeth Wolfe.1640
1626
ibid.
Information, courtesy of Dr. Pfost.
1628
Bible (1886) of Mrs. Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa, CA (1984), included entries after the
death of Mrs. Pfost. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA. San Luis Obispo County Telegram Tribune,
26 Apr. 1958.
1629
Ibid.
1630
Ibid.; Bible of Mrs. Pfost.
Ibid.; information from files of Palo Verde Dist. Library, Blythe, CA.
1632
1633
S a n Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census, roll 109, Cholame Twp, ED 24, p. 2A, family 15-15.
1634
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Edalyn Anne (Ewell) Pfost, Pismo Beach, CA; San Luis Obispo Co, CA, NARA, 1900 census.
San Luis Obispo County, Telegram Tribune; information, courtesy of Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa, CA
Information from the files of Palo Verde Dist. Library.
San Luis Obispo County Telegram Tribune.
1638
information, courtesy of Mrs. Elynor Mae (Pfost) Freeman, Auburn, CA via Mrs. Edalyn Anne (Ewell) Pfost
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Freeman.
374
213.
214.

ii.
hi.
Howard Lee, b. 10 June 1920.

Harold Clifton, b. 13 Mar. 1925.
135. FLOYD OCAL 5 P F O S T (William Riley4, Aaron3, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 53), b. 20
Aug. 18961641 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo Co., CA;1642 m. 9 Jan. 1926 home of Mrs. Lula F.
(Pautsky) Moss by Rev. William Reberger, LULA J E A N MOSS, 1643 b. 3 Jan. 19061644 near
Blue River, OK Indian Terr.;1645 d. 6 Feb. 1983 Coachella Valley, CA, bur. Pismo Beach,
San Luis Obispo Co., CA;1646 d/o Julian Adrian & Lula F. (Pautsky) Moss.1647
In Feb. 1918 Floyd Ocal Pfost, son of William Riley and Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost,
joined the US Army. He served in Co., K, 31st Infantry during WW I in Corregidor, Philippine Islands, and Siberia, and was honorably discharged in Dec. 1919.1648 He became a
master butter maker at the Palo Verde Creamery, Blythe, CA and on 9 Jan. 1926 he
married Lula Jean Moss.
At the beginning of the 1930's depression he tried ranching and dry farming in the
northern San Joaquin Valley. Later he and his wife, Lula, had a store called "The Post
Market" in Thermal, CA which they moved to Oasis, CA. During the 1950's they ran the
St. George Motel, Redlands, San Bernardino Co., CA. On 6 Feb. 1983 Lula Jean (Moss)
Pfost died. In 1984 Floyd Ocal Pfost was residing at 12367 4th St., No. 5, Yucaipa, CA
92399.1649
Children of Floyd Ocal and Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost:
215.
i. William Raymond6, b. 12 Oct. 1926.
ii. Marylu, b. ca. 1942 Thermal, CA; d. 1942 Coachella, Riverside Co., CA.
Marylu Pfost, daughter of Floyd Ocal and Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost died in
infancy.1650
136. ELLIOT ARNETT 5 P F O S T (?Warwick Briscoe4, ?Jonathan 3 , ?Isaac2, ?Valentin1)
(see 54), b. 14 Sep. 1893 Lawrence Co., KY;1651 d. Columbus, OH, bur. Forest Lawn Cem.,
Columbus, OH; m. 23 Dec. 1920 Louisa, KY, ELLA YOUNG, b. 28 Dec. 1900 Irish Creek,
KY; d. 25 July 1971 Columbus, OH, bur. beside husb.; d/o William & Louisa (Holbrook)
Young.1652
Elliot "Arnett" Pfost may not have been the son of Warwick Briscoe Pfost but available
1641

1643
Bible of Mrs. Pfost; Palo Verde Valley Times, 15 Jan. 1926.
1644
information, courtesy of Miss Pfost.
Ibid.; information from files of Palo Verde Dist. Library.
1650
Ibid.
Family Bible (1900) owned by John Paul Pfost, Louisa, KY. Author has photocopy of family records, courtesy of Mrs. Bertie Betty
Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton, Columbus, OH.
16^9
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
FIFTH GENERATION
375
information seems to suggest that he was.1663 His mother who was Ida Elmina Bush1664 had
been married very briefly to James Madison Pringle.1655 In 1900 and 1910 Elliott Arnett
Pfost was living in Lawrence Co., KY with Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle
Pfost and census records indicate he was a son.1656
During WW I Elliot Arnett Pfost served overseas and on 23 Dec. 1920 he married Ella
Young. He became an oil field worker in Lawrence Co., KY and in 1945 he was injured on
the job and lost most of his right hand. Though he was unable to do field work he adapted
to his disability very quickly and went to Columbus, OH where he obtained a stationary
fireman license and worked as a boiler fireman for a local hotel until he retired at age
65.1657 Ella (Young) Pfost died 25 July 1971.
Children of Elliot Arnett and Ella (Young) Pfost:
i. Bertie Betty Arlene 6 , b. 21 Oct. 1921 Louisa, KY; m. (1) 7 July 1945
Columbus, OH, James Thomas Cimini, b. 12 July 1916 New Castle, PA; d.
25 July 1981 Reynoldsburg, Franklin Co., OH, bur. Forest Lawn Cem.,
Columbus, OH; s/o Joseph & Raphaella (Fiorelli) Cimini; m. (2) 5 Feb.
1985 Columbus, OH, Russell W. Dayton, b. 16 Sep. 1910 Albany, NY;1658 d.
16 June 1986 Columbus, OH, bur. Forest Lawn Cem., Columbus, OH; s/o
H.R. Dayton. Russell W. Dayton m. (1) Clara Baldwin.1659 On 7 July 1945
Bertie "Betty" Arlene Pfost, daughter of Elliot Arnett and Ella (Young)
Pfost, married James Thomas Cimini. In 1952 they adopted a son and
named him Larry Cimini. He was born 14 Feb. 1952 Newark, OH.1660 On 25
July 1981 James Thomas Cimini died and on 5 Feb. 1985 Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost) Cimini married Russell W. Dayton, a prominent engineer who
was retired from Battelle Memorial Institute. He held doctorates in
chemical and metallurgical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. At Battelle Dr. Dayton helped develop the photocopy
used by the Haloid Co. which later became the Xerox Corp. He coordinated
Battelle r e s e a r c h t h a t led to t h e first nuclear-powered submarine,
Nautilus. On 16 June 1986 he died of cancer.1661 Mrs. Dayton has contributed to this genealogy by locating some of the earliest Pfost family records
which were found in an old Bible. In 1987 Bertie "Betty" Arlene (Pfost)
1653
Jackson Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 256, ahp; ibid. Circuit Court file, James M. Pringle vs. Ida E. Pringle, ahp; family Bible (1900)
owned by John Paul Pfost. His name appears in a list of births with the names of all of the other known children of Warwick Briscoe
Pfost. Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1900 census, roll 537, Louisa Dist. 1, ED 66, p. 13A, family 246-247, identifies Arnett Pfost as a s/o
Warwick Briscoe Pfost. Riid, 1910 census, roll 491, Lower Louisa Dist, ED 107, p. IB, family 11-11, identifies Arnett Pfost as a s/o Warwick Briscoe Pfost, whose name appeared as William B. Pfost.
1654
Jackson Co, WV, MR, Book 5, p. 256, ahp; ibid. Circuit Court file, ahp. Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1900 census; ibid, 1910
census.
1655
Jackson Co, WV MR, Book 5, p. 256, ahp; ibid. Circuit Court file, ahp.
1656
1659
Ibid.; The Columbus Dispatch, 19 June 1986.
1R60
1661

77ie Columbus Dispatch.
376
ii.
Cimini Dayton was residing at 287 Charleston Ave., Columbus, OH

43214.1662
Anna Louise, b. 27 Aug. 1935 Lawrence Co., KY; m. (1) 11 June 1952
Columbus, OH, Kenneth Dale Pennington, b. 10 Nov. 1930 Camden, NJ;
s/o Amos & Ruby (Snell) Pennington; div. ca. 1965; m. (2) 11 Mar. 1969
Columbus, OH, Harrison John Klick, d. 1982; div. May 1977. On 11 June
1952 Anna Louise Pfost, daughter of Elliot Arnett and Ella (Young) Pfost,
married Kenneth Dale Pennington. Circa 1965 the marriage ended in
divorce. On 11 Mar. 1969 Anna Louise (Pfost) Pennington married Harrison John Klick. They were divorced in May 1977 and he died of cancer in
1982. In 1986 Anna Louise (Pfost) Pennington Klick was residing at 8565
Smith Calhoun Rd., Plain City, OH 43064. Children of Kenneth Dale and
Anna Louise (Pfost) Pennington: Kenneth Dale, b. 7 Mar. 1953 Camp
LeJeune, NC; Steven Rodger, b. 22 May 1957 Cape May C.H., NJ; Vicky
Lynn, b. 31 Oct. 1958 Cape May C.H., NJ.1663
137. JONATHAN EMMET 5 P F O S T (Warwick Briscoe4, Jonathan 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )

(see 54), b. 4 Feb. 1898 Lawrence Co., KY;1664 m.1665 name of wife unknown.
In 1900 and 1910 J o n a t h a n Emmet Pfost was living in Lawrence Co., KY with his
parents, Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost.1666 He is known to have
married and had children.
Children of Jonathan Emmet Pfost and wife:
i. John Paul 6 ,
ii. Glenna.1667
138. JAY GUY5 P F O S T (Warwick Briscoe4, Jonathan 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 54), b. 14
Mar. 1900 Lawrence Co., KY;1668 d. 21 May 1974; bur. Grove Hill Cem., Shelbyville, KY; m.
2 July 1925 Louisa, KY, COSBY VICTORIA ALLEY, b. 6 Dec. 1899 Pike Co., KY; d/o
Luke & Angeline (Smith) Alley.1669
In 1900 and 1910 Jay Guy Pfost was living in Lawrence Co., KY with his parents, Warwick Briscoe and Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost.1670 On 2 July 1925 he married Cosby
Victoria Alley. He worked for Southern Bell Telephone Co. in and around Shelby and
Henry Co., KY for 45 years. On 21 may 1974 Jay Guy Pfost died of a heart attack. In 1985
Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost was residing at 208 Eighth St., Shelbyville, KY 40065.1671
1669
1663
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Anna Louise (Pfost) Pennington Klick, Plain City, OH via Mrs. Dayton.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Dayton.
1666
1668
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Anna Burnett (Pfost) Dodson, Centreville, VA.
Lawrence Co, KY, NARA, 1900 census, has his name as Orval. Ibid, 1910 census.
1664
1671
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Dodson.
FIFTH GENERATION
377
Children of Jay Guy and Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost:

216.
i. William Thomas 6 , b. 3 Mar. 1927.
ii. Anna Burnett, b. 21 July 1930 Shelbyville, KY; m. 24 J u n e 1950 Shelbyville, KY, Harold Lee Dodson, b. 30 Jan. 1923 Barlow, Ballard Co., KY;
s/o Arnold & Virginia (Freels) Dodson. On 24 J u n e 1950 Anna Burnett
Pfost, daughter of Jay Guy and Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost, married
Harold Lee Dodson. In 1985 they were residing at 14802 Carlbern Dr.,
Centreville, VA 22020. Children of Harold Lee and Anna Burnett (Pfost)
Dodson: James Harold, b. 30 July 1951 Portsmouth, VA; Edward Guy, b. 2
Mar. 1955 Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY; Mary Jane, b. 10 May 1956 Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY.1672
hi. Helen Germaine, b. 28 July 1932 Shelbyville, KY; m. 26 Oct. 1951 Shelby
Co., KY, John J a m e s Jr., b. 27 Jan. 1930 Henry Co., KY; s/o John &
Margaret Ellen (Welsh) James. On 26 Oct. 1951 Helen Germaine Pfost,
daughter of Jay Guy and Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost, married John James
Jr. In 1986 their address was Rt. 2, Box 12, Pleasureville, KY 40057. Children of John Jr. and Helen Germaine (Pfost) James, all born in Shelbyville, KY: Howard K, b. 25 May 1953; Arthur Ray, b. 23 May 1954; Harry
Lee, b. 7 Jan. 1957; Kimberly Ann, b. 16 June 1964.1673
iv. Mary Elizabeth, b. 27 Jan. 1942 Shelbyville, KY; m. 20 June 1964 Shelbyville, KY, Harry E. Mitchell, b. 3 Nov. 1934 New Castle, KY; s/o Harry E.
Sr. & Sarah G. (Dutton) Mitchell. On 20 June 1964 Mary Elizabeth Pfost,
daughter of Jay Guy and Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost, married Harry E.
Mitchell. In 1986 their address was Box 105, New Castle, KY 40050. Child
of Harry E. and Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Mitchell: Mark E., b. 16 Aug. 1967
Louisville, KY.1674
139. BOYD 5 P F O S T (Jacob O'Hara 4 , Jonathan 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 55), b. 4 Mar.
1888 Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV;1675 m. 24 Nov. 1906 Jackson Co., WVby Rev. T.H. Rymer,
ORA M. CHASE, 1676 b. July 18861677 Jackson Co., WV;1678 d/o Samuel & Margaret E.
(Pringle) Chase.1679
In 1900 Boyd Pfost was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with his parents, Jacob
O'Hara and Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost.1680 On 24 Nov. 1906 he married Ora M. Chase.
1672
ibid.
1673
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Helen Germaine (Pfost) James, Pleasureville, KY via Mrs. Dodson.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Mitchell, New Castle, KY via Mrs. Dodson.
1675
Jackson Co, WV, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL; ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 8A, family 131-139, has
birth date as Mar. 1887.
1676
1677
Ibid. 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. IB, family 16-18.
1678
1679
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. IB, family 16-18. Samuel Chase m. 23 Sep. 1885 Jackson Co, WV,
Maggie E. Pringle (MRJC, p. 163).
1680
378
Children of Boyd and Ora M. (Chase) Pfost:

i. Lucretia Madeline 6 , b. 19 Apr. 1909 Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV. Lucretia
Madeline Pfost, daughter of Boyd and Ora M. (Chase) Pfost, was born 19
Apr. 1909.1681
ii. A son, b. 6 Mar. 1911 Ripley, WV.1682
140. ROY 5 P F O S T (Jacob O'Hara 4 , Jonathan 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 55), b. June
18941683 prob. near Fairplain, Jackson Co., WV; m. 15 June 1912 Jackson Co. WV by Rev.
J.W. Martin, TACIE HOSCHAR, b. ca. 1895 Jackson Co., WV.1684
In 1900 Roy Pfost was living in Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with his parents, Jacob
O'Hara and Avah Belle (Staats) Pfost.1685 His mother died when he was 12 years old and by
1910 he was living on the Charleston Pike, Ripley Dist., Jackson Co., WV with his father
Jacob O'Hara Pfost.1686 On 15 June 1912 he married Tacie Hoschar.
Child of Roy and Tacie (Hoschar) Pfost:
i. Hazel Marie 6 , b. 23 J u n e 1916 Jackson Co., WV. Hazel Marie Pfost,
daughter of Roy and Tacie (Hoschar) Pfost, was born 23 June 1916.1687
141. JACOB ISAAC 5 P F O S T (Isaac Statten 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 56), b. 9
Aug. 1871 Bates Co., MO; d. 14 Apr. 1903 Glade, Phillips Co., KS, bur. Glade Cem., Glade,
Phillips Co., KS;1688 m. ca. 1893, HELENA MARY STANLEY, b. 11 Oct. 1873 Belvidere,
IL; d. 11 Feb. 1944, bur. Kirwin Cem., Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS;1689 d/o Thomas Stanley.1690
Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost poss. m. (2) by 1915, AC. Dewel.1691
Circa 1893 Jacob "Jake" Isaac Pfost, son of Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline (Earhart) Pfost,1692 married Helena "Lena" Mary Stanley. In 1900 they were living in S. Boise
Pet., Ada Co., ID where he was renting a farm and working as a day laborer. His wife,
Helena, was then the mother of four children, all living.1693
On 14 Apr. 1903 Jacob Isaac Pfost died at age 31. His widow, Lena, was left with four
children under the age often and in 1910 she was living in Phillipsburg, KS where she was
working as a washerwoman. Her four children were then living with her.1694 She may have
later married AC. Dewel. She died 11 Feb. 1944.
1681

Ibid.
1683
Tbid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley Dist, ED 35, p. 8A, family 131-139.
1684
1685
1686
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley Dist, ED 53, p. 17A, family 285-286.
1687
1688
Beach.
1682
1689
Ibid.; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, S. Boise P e t , ED 8, p. 2A, family 20-20, has her name as Lynn,
information, courtesy of Lynn Richard Pfost, Puyallup, WA
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos Hooper, San Jose, CA; Beach.
l693
A d a Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, S. Boise P e t , ED 8, p. 2A, family 20-20, has her name as Lynn.
1 6 9 4 p h i l l i p s C o _ gg^ N A R A j 1 9 1 0 census r o l l 4 5 2 i Phillipsburg, ED 146, p. IB, family 19-20.
FIFTH GENERATION
379
Children of Jacob Isaac and Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost:

i. Ruth M.6, b. 14 May 1894 MO;1695 d. 1972 Denver, CO, bur. Masonic Cem.,
Denver CO.; m. Robert Cox.1696 In 1900 Ruth M. Pfost was living in S.
Boise Pet., Ada Co., ID with her parents, Jacob Isaac and Helena Mary
(Stanley) Pfost.1697 In 1910 she was living in Phillipsburg, KS with her
mother. 1698 She married Robert Cox who survived her when she died of a
blood clot in 1972.1699
ii. Ruby M., b. 20 Jan.1896 Boise, ID;1700 d. Aug. 1975 Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS,
bur. Kirwin Cem., Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS; m. Albert Albright.1701 In 1900
Ruby M. Pfost was living in S. Boise Pet., Ada Co., ID with her parents,
Jacob Isaac and Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost.1702 In 1910 she was living in
Phillipsburg, KS with her mother. 1703 She married Albert Albright and
they adopted a son whom they named Lyle Albright. Ruby M. (Pfost) Albright was a widow several years before she died of a stroke in Aug.
1975.1704
217.
hi. Vane Stanley, b. 27 Aug. 1898.
218.
iv. Lynn Richard, b. 29 Apr. 1900.
142. WILLIAM ALEXANDER 5 P F O S T (Isaac Statten 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
56), b. 1 Apr. 1878 MO; d. 28 Nov. 1950 San Jose, CA bur. Santa Clara Cem., near San
Jose, CA; m. 1899, ROSA ELLA VENABLE, b. 15 Nov. 1878 TX; d. 9 July 1961 San Jose,
CA, bur. beside husb.; d/o Minor & Mary Frances (Lee) Venable.1705
In 1899 William "Bill" Alexander Pfost, son of Isaac Statten and Lucinda Emmaline
(Earhart) Pfost,1706 married Rosa Ella Venable. In 1900 they were living as a young couple
in White Cross Pet., Ada Co., ID where he was renting a house and working as a farm
laborer.1707
By 1910 they were living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID where as a farmer he was
renting a farm. His wife, Rosa, was then the mother of five children, all living.1708 William
Alexander Pfost continued farming during his working years. On 28 Nov. 1950 he died of a
heart attack.1709 Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost died 9 July 1961 at age 82.
1695
Beach.
information, courtesy of Lynn Richard Pfost.
1697
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, S. Boise P e t , ED 8, p. 2A, family 20-20.
1698phil,ips C o _ j ^ N A R A j 1 9 1 0 c e n s u s .
1699
Information, courtesy of Lynn Richard Pfost.
1700
Beach; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, S. Boise P e t , ED 8, p. 2A, family 20-20, has birth date as June 1896.
1702
1703
1705
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hooper; Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, White Cross P e t , ED 10, p. 6A, family 105-106,
has Wm. Pfost b. Apr. 1869, age 21, wife, Rosa, b. Nov. 1869, age 20, which makes the census record clearly in error.
1706
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Hooper.
1707
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1900 census, roll 231, White Cross P e t , ED 10, p. 6A, family 105-106.
1708
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 221, Green Meadow P e t , ED 17, p. 13B, family 79-79.
1709
380
Children of William Alexander and Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost:

i. Thomas Frank 6 , b. 20 Feb. 1901 Boise, ID; d. 6 Apr. 1960 San Jose, CA, bur.
Mission City Mem. Cem., Santa Clara, CA.1710 In 1910 Thomas "Frank"
Pfost was living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents, WUliam Alexander and Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost.1711 As an adult he was selfemployed as a gardener. He made violins as a hobby. On 6 Apr. 1960
Thomas Frank Pfost died unmarried of a heart attack.1712
219.
ii. William Edward, b. 30 May 1902.
hi. Edith Emmaline, b. 20 Feb. 1905 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; d. 9 Mar. 1980
San Jose, CA, bur. Santa Clara Cathohc Cem., Santa Clara, CA; m. ca. 1919
prob. Boise, ID, Edmund Charles LaFrank, b. 1900 Boise, ID; d. May 1969
San Jose, CA, bur. beside wife;1713 s/o Edmund Charles LaFrank. 1714 In
1910 Edith Emmaline Pfost was living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID
with her parents, William Alexander and Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost.1715
Circa 1919 she married Edmund "Eddy" Charles LaFrank who was
employed in the printing business as a pressman. He died in May 1969.
Edith Emmaline (Pfost) LaFrank died 9 Mar. 1980 of a heart attack.1716
Children of Edmund Charles and Edith Emmaline (Pfost) LaFrank: Edmund Charles Jr., b. July 1919 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; Eva May, b. 22
May 1927.1717
iv. Marion Lee, b. 12 Oct. 1907 ID; d. 28 Nov. 1933 San Jose, CA1718 In 1910
Marion Lee "Sy" Pfost was living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID with
his parents, William Alexander and Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost.1719 On 28
Nov. 1933 Marion Lee Pfost was killed in an automobile accident. He was
only 26 and had never married.1720
v. Alice Valentine, b. 14 Feb. 1910 Eagle, Ada Co., ID; m. (1) 19 Aug. 1927
Capitola, CA, Alfred Aloysius Enos, b. 30 May 1904 San Jose, CA; d. 5 Sep.
1951 Oakland, CA, bur. Mission City Mem. Cem., Santa Clara, CA; s/o
Patrick Brown & (Trinidad) Enos; m. (2) 7 Aug. 1955, Robert Lee
Hooper, b. 22 Aug. 1918 Stockton, CA; s/o Alvin & (White) Hooper.1721 In
1910 Alice Valentine Pfost was living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID
with her parents, William Alexander and Rosa Ella (Venable) Pfost.1722 On
1710
ibid.
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Green Meadow P e t , ED 17, p. 13B, family 79-79.
1712
1713
Ibid.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Helen Rowena (White) Pfost, San Jose, CA.
1715
1717
Information, courtesy of Helen Rowena (White) Pfost.
1718
1719
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Green Meadow P e t , Ed 17, p. 13B, family 79-79.
1720
1721
Ibid.
1722
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Green Meadow P e t , ED 17, p. 13B, family 79-79, has her name as Rosa Alice, age 2
mo. in 1910.
1711
FIFTH GENERATION
381
19 Aug. 1927 she married Alfred Aloysius Enos. He was a business man
and served as a justice of peace. On 5 Sep. 1951 he died of a heart attack
and on 7 Aug. 1955 Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos married Robert Lee
Hooper, a veteran of WW II, as his second wife. In 1984 they were residing
at 2600 Senter Rd., No. 238, San Jose, CA 95111. Children of Alfred
Aloysius and Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos, both born in San Jose, CA:
Alfred Leroy, b. 17 Oct. 1930; Jerry Paul, b. 1 May 1945.1723
143. WILLIAM JACOB 5 P F O S T (David Wilson4, Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 57), b.
21 July 1883 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 8 May 1968, bur. Evergreen Cem., Colorado
Springs, CO; m. 21 Apr. 1907 Glade, Phillips Co., KS, FRANCES GERTRUDE FRANCIS, b. 5 Oct. 1886 Bethany, MO; d. 2 June 1955, bur. beside husb.; d/o Samuel Bowman
& Amanda (Holmes) Francis.1724
In 1900 William Jacob Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with his
parents, David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost.1725 On 21 Apr. 1907 he married
Frances "Gertrude" Francis and in 1910 they were living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co.,
KS where as a farmer he had a mortgage on a farm. His wife, Gertrude, was then the
mother of one child, living.1726
In 1918 they moved to Elizabeth, Elbert Co., CO where William J. Pfost became a dairy
farmer and shipped milk to Denver. In 1926 they moved to Colorado Springs, CO.1727 On 2
June 1955 Frances Gertrude (Francis) Pfost died after many years of poor health. 1728 On 8
May 1968 William Jacob Pfost died at age 84.
Children of William Jacob and Frances Gertrude (Francis) Pfost:
i. Carol Margery 6 , b. 31 May 1909 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; m. (1) 4 Aug. 1928
Castle Rock, CO, Gordon LeRoy Riddoch, b. 17 Dec. 1908 Fountain, El
Paso Co., CO; s/o William P. & Anna Elizabeth (Sullivan) Riddoch;1729 div.
1941;i73o m (2) 1 0 June 1948, Robert Rex Beach,1731 b. 19 Dec. 1905 near
Manitou Park, CO; s/o George Gordon & (Quinlan) Beach.1732 In 1910
Carol Margery Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with
her parents, William Jacob and Frances Gertrude (Francis) Pfost.1733 She
went to a business college where she majored in accounting.1734 On 4 Aug.
1928 she married Gordon LeRoy Riddoch and in 1941 the marriage ended
in divorce. On 10 June 1948 she married Robert Rex Beach. It was proba-
1723
1724
Beach.
179c
1
'^Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census, roll 495, Deer Creek Twp, ED 115, p. 4A, family 57-57, has his name as Jacob W. Pfost
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 452, Deer Creek T w p , ED 138, p. 3A, family 56-56.
1726
1797
1
Letter of Mrs. Carol Margery (Pfost) Riddoch Beach to Mrs. Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, 12 Feb. 1972.
Ibid.
1729
Beach.
1730
1731
Beach.
1732
Information of Mrs. Carol Margery (Pfost) Riddoch Beach sent to Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss.
1733
Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 452, Deer Creek T w p , ED 138, p. 3A, family 56-56.
1734
1728
382
ii.
bly in the early 1970's that she compiled A Branch of the Pfost Family
Tree.1135 In 1984 she was residing with her second husband, Robert Rex
Beach, and their address was then Box 511, Cedar Edge, CO 81413. 1736
Child of Gordon LeRoy and Carol Margery (Pfost) Riddoch: William Gordon, b. 20 Sep. 1934.1737
Helen Elisabeth, b. 9 May 1912; d. 6 Sep. 1937 Sheridan, WY.1738 Helen
Elisabeth Pfost, daughter of William Jacob and Frances Gertrude (Francis) Pfost, became an X-ray and laboratory technician. On Labor Day 1937
she and her fiance' were killed in an automobile accident.1739
144. EVERETT WILSON 5 P F O S T (David Wilson4, Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 57),
b. 30 May 1886 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 5 Nov. 1963, bur. Meridian Cem., Ada Co., ID; m.
25 Dec. 1907 Goodland, KS, CHLOA M. BALES, b. 15 Sep. 1888 Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS;
d. 28 May 1956, bur. beside husb.; d/o John & Cora () Bales.1740
In 1900 Everett Wilson Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with his
parents, David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost.1741 On Christmas Day 1907 he
married Chloa M. Bales and in 1910 they were living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS
where as a farmer he had a mortgage on a farm. His wife, Chloa, was then the mother of
one child, living.1742
In 1936 they moved to ID.1743 On 28 May 1956 Chloa M. (Bales) Pfost died. On 5 Nov.
1963 Everett Wilson Pfost died.
Children of Everett Wilson and Chloa M. (Bales) Pfost all born near Glade, Phillips Co.,
KS:
i. La Rena Vilate 6 , b. 20 Nov. 1908; m. 1 June 1930 Phillipsburg, KS, Cleo
McLaughlin, b. 1 Nov. 1907 Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS; s/o Isaac & Alpha
(Peugh) McLaughlin.1744 In 1910 La Rena Vilate Pfost was living in Deer
Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS with her parents, Everett Wilson and Chloa
M. (Bales) Pfost.1745 On 1 June 1930 she married Cleo McLaughlin. In 1936
they moved to Gooding, ID. Children of Cleo and La Rena Vilate (Pfost)
McLaughlin: Marlyn Mavis, b. 15 Sep. 1932 Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS; Gary
Leon, b. 30 Oct. 1941 Gooding, ID.1746
220.
ii. Orlie Everett, b. 20 May 1910.
1735
Ibid. Author has found that most information in A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree is accurate and reliable. In most cases the information seems to agree when checked against that of original sources. In many cases Mrs. Beach did not provide her source,
information, courtesy of Ronald Lester Pfost, Lake Quivira, KS.
1737
Beach.
1738
Ibid.; letter of Mrs. Beach.
1739
Ibid.
1740
Beach.
1741
1742
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 452, Deer Creek Twp, ED 138, p. 3A, family 55-55.
1743
1744
Beach.
1745
1746
Beach.
FIFTH GENERATION
hi.
383
Opal Christine, b. 16 Nov. 1912; m. Cecil Farrington, b. 1 July 1911. Opal

Christine Pfost, daughter of Everett Wilson and Chloa M. (Bales) Pfost,
married Cecil Farrington. They lived in Meridian, Ada Co., ID. Children of
Cecil and Opal Christine (Pfost) Farrington, both born in Meridian, Ada
Co., ID: Donna, b. 27 Apr. 1935; Monna, b. 27 Apr. 1935, twin of Donna, d. 8
Feb. 1947.1747
145. CLYDE EARNEST 5 P F O S T (David Wilson4, Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 57), b.
9 Mar. 1893 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 29 Sep. 1969 hosp., Boise, ID, bur. Fairview Cem.,
Phillipsburg, KS; m. (1) 12 Feb. 1913 Glade, Phillips Co., KS, LOU ETTA PATTERSON,1748 b. 25 Mar. 1890 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 19 Jan. 1945, bur. beside husb.; d/o
James Benton & Margaret Jane (Wheeland) Patterson; 1749 m. (2) 21 Aug. 1946, E D E S
ELTA (BAILEY) McKTNLEY 1750 Edes Elta Bailey m. (1) Edwin G. McKinley.1751
In 1900 and 1910 Clyde Earnest Pfost was living in Deer Creek Twp., Phillips Co., KS
with his parents, David Wilson and Fannie Elizabeth (Hall) Pfost.1752 On 12 Feb. 1913 he
married Lou Etta Patterson. He was a farmer in Phillips Co., KS.1753
On 19 Jan. 1945 Lou Etta (Patterson) Pfost died and on 21 Aug. 1946 Clyde Earnest
Pfost married Edes Elta (Bailey) McKinley. They made their home in Phillipsburg, KS. He
was a member of t h e United Methodist Church. On 29 Sep. 1969 while visiting his
daughter, Muriel Louise (Pfost) Lee, he died in a Boise, ID hospital.1754
Children of Clyde Earnest and Lou Etta (Patterson) Pfost, all born in Glade, Phillips
Co., KS:
i. Beulah Mae 6 , b. 2 Mar. 1915; m. 30 July 1935 Glade, Phillips Co., KS,
Kermit Alfred Gaines, b. 23 Dec. 1913 Agra, Phillips Co., KS; s/o Joseph
Alfred & Nanna Rice (McCord) Gaines. On 30 July 1935 Beulah Mae Pfost,
daughter of Clyde Earnest and Lou E t t a (Patterson) Pfost, married
Kermit Alfred Gaines. They resided in Marsing, ID. Children of Kermit
Alfred and Beulah Mae (Pfost) Gaines: Verlyn Doral, b. 9 Nov. 1936
Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; Jeanette Darlene, b. 1 Jan. 1939 Glade, Phillips
Co., KS; Marlin Leon, b. 27 Apr. 1945 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID.1755
ii. Muriel Louise, b. 6 Sep. 1917; m. 31 Oct. 1936 Marsing, Owyhee Co., ID,
Archie Lee, b. 4 Dec. 1914 North Loup, Valley Co., NE; s/o Ernest & Anna
(Blauhorn) Lee. On 31 Oct. 1936 Muriel Louise Pfost, daughter of Clyde
Earnest and Lou Etta (Patterson) Pfost, married Archie Lee. They resided
in Boise, ID. Children of Archie and Muriel Louise (Pfost) Lee: Mavis
1747
ibid.
Ibid.; obituary of Clyde E. Pfost.
1749
Beach.
1750
Ibid.; obituary of Clyde E. Pfost.
1751
Beach.
1752
Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 452, Deer Creek Twp, ED 138, p. 3A, family 54-54.
1753
Obituary of Clyde E. Pfost.
1754
Ihid.
1755
Beach.
1748
384
hi.
Jeanette, b. 17 Dec. 1937 Glade, Phillips Co., KS; Roger Eugene, b. 4 Aug.
1941 Nampa, Canyon Co., ID; Gary Dale, b. 24 July 1944 Nampa, Canyon
Co., ID.1756
Grace Pauline, b. 21 June 1921; m. 27 Mar. 1941 Stockton, KS, Russell
McKinley, b. 11 July 1915 Phillipsburg, KS; s/o Edwin G. & Edes Elta
(Bailey) McKinley. On 27 Mar. 1941 Grace "Pauline" Pfost, daughter of
Clyde Earnest and Lou Etta (Patterson) Pfost, married Russell McKinley.
They resided in Glade, KS. Children of Russell and Grace Pauline (Pfost)
McKinley, probably both born in Glade, Phillips Co., KS: Karen Kaye, b. 8
May 1942; Larry Dale, b. 7 May 1944.1767
146. L E S T E R REED 5 P F O S T (Jacob Riley4, Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 58), b. 14

Feb. 1889 near Glade, Phillips Co., KS; m. 24 May 1928, EUGENIA SIZEMORE, b. 16
Dec. 1905 E m i n e n c e , S h a n n o n Co., MO; 1758 d/o George S. & Sriva J. (Leurona)
Sizemore.1759
In 1900 Lester Reed Pfost was living in Mingo Twp., Bates Co., MO with his parents,
Jacob Riley and Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks) Pfost.1760 By 1910 he was living in White Oak
Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents. 1761
On 24 May 1928 he married Eugenia Sizemore who seems to have had an earlier marriage. They were both school teachers. 1762 In 1968 Lester Reed Pfost was living in Springfield, MO.1763 In 1984 Mrs. Eugenia (Sizemore) Pfost was residing at 818 S. Oak Grove,
Springfield, MO 65802.1764
Child of Lester Reed and Eugenia (Sizemore) Pfost:
i. Vicki Jane 6 , b. 24 Nov. 1934; m. 27 Sep. 1952 NM, Jesse L. Norris, b. 9 May
1932 Roswell, NM; s/o Rev. Thomas Henry & Cora (Turner) Norris. On 27
Sep. 1952 Vicki J a n e Pfost, d a u g h t e r of Lester Reed and Eugenia
(Sizemore) Pfost, married Jesse L. Norris. She became a teacher and he
became a United Methodist minister. Children of Rev. Jesse L. and Vicki
Jane (Pfost) Norris: Teresa Lynn, b. 17 July 1955; Sidney Reed, b. 8 May
1958; Kelly Pfost, b. 20 Mar. 1963; Melinda Jane, b. 12 July 1965; Rebecca
Jean, b. 12 July 1965, twin of Melinda Jane; Jesse Benjamin, b. 31 Dec.
1969.1765
147. ZEDDY FORREST 5 P F O S T (Jacob Riley4 Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 58), b.
12 July 1890 near Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 21 Nov. 1969 St. Joseph, MO; m. 9 Aug. 1930,
1756
1757
ibid.
ibid.
1 7^8
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Eugenia (Sizemore) Pfost, Springfield, MO.

Shannon Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 824, Eminence Twp, ED 90, p. 6B, family 111-113.
1760
Bates Co, MO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 839, Mingo T w p , ED 6, p. 3, family 45-46.
1761
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, White Oak Twp, ED 99, p. 6A, family no. not noted.
1762
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Eugenia (Sizemore) Pfost.
1763
L e t t e r of Zeddy Forrest Pfost to Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour Nord, 15 Feb. 1968.
Information, courtesy of M r s , Eugenia (Sizemore) Pfost.
1765
Ibid.; Beach.
17o9
FIFTH GENERATION
385
LEOLA MAE HANKS, b. 6 Feb. 1908 Memphis, MO; d/o Clarence Arthur & Iva Mae
(Kerr) Hanks.1766
Zeddy "Forrest" Pfost was born in a sod house.1767 In 1900 he was living in Mingo Twp.,
Bates Co., MO with his parents, Jacob Riley and Victoria Rhoda (Hendricks) Pfost.1768 By
1910 he was living in White Oak Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents. 1769
He became a high school history teacher and remained in that profession.1770 On 9 Aug.
1930 he married Leola Mae Hanks. In 1968 he was residing at 810 N. Mulberry, Maryville,
MO 644681771 and on 21 Nov. 1969 he died.
Children of Zeddy Forrest and Leola Mae (Hanks) Pfost, both born in St. Joseph, MO:
221.
i. Ronald Lester 6 , b. 3 Dec. 1932.
222.
ii. Donald Arthur, b. 5 Jan. 1937.
148. CECIL ALONZO 5 P F O S T (Alonzo Franklin 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 59),
b. 6 Aug. 1909 Boise, ID; m. 12 Nov. 1930 Emmett, ID, ADDIE WYLNA WHITNEY, b. 22
Aug. 1903 Caldwell, ID; d/o Hastings & Dollie (Williams) Whitney.1772
In 1910 Cecil Alonzo Pfost was living in Ten Mile Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents,
Alonzo Franklin and Florence Bell (McKie) Pfost.1773 On 12 Nov. 1930 he married Addie
Wylna Whitney.
During WW II he served in the US Air Force. After service he was employed as a heavy
duty equipment operator. In 1985 Cecil Alonzo and Addie Wylna (Whitney) Pfost were
residing near Caldwell, ID where their address was Rt. 1, Box 381, Caldwell, ID 83605.1774
Children of Cecil Alonzo and Addie Wylna (Whitney) Pfost:
223.
i. Melvin Alonzo6, b. 21 Oct. 1934.
ii. Lanetta Carol, b. 18 Dec. 1938 Middleton, Canyon Co., ID. In 1984 Lanetta
Carol Pfost was living near Caldwell, ID with her parents, Cecil Alonzo
and Addie Wylna (Whitney) Pfost. She was then teaching school and her
address was Rt. 1, Box 381, Caldwell, ID 83605.1775
17fifi

ibid.
1768
1769
H e n r y Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, White Oak T w p , ED 99, p. 6A, family no. not noted.
1770
Information, courtesy of Ronald Lester Pfost.
1767
1771
1
Letter of Zeddy Forrest Pfost.
1772
1773
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Ten Mile P e t , ED 18, page no. not clear, family 104-104.
1775
Ibid.
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FIFTH GENERATION
389
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WV, 1905, with names of several Post heads of families and names of a few spousal heads
Of f a m i l i e s for f e m a l e l i n e s . Reprinted from Upshur Co, WV, 1905 map by A.B. Brooks.
390
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FIFTH GENERATION
391
111. 65 - Right, Charles Post, b. 1861, Ella

(Post) Post, b. 1865, his wife (see 61). Copy,
identified and provided by Mrs. Ella Louise (Hanifan) Maxwell.
111. 66 - Left, Scott A. Post, b. 1869 (see 63).

Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Mary Virginia (Cookman)
Hyer.
392
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111. 67 - Right, Bertie Bertha (Post) Rhodes,
b. 1872, wife of William E. Rhodes (see 22,
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( s e e 2 2 , h i ) . Copies, identified and provided by Mrs. Mary Virginia (Cookman) Hyer.
FIFTH GENERATION
393
111. 70 - Right, Adah Post, b. 1883 (see 24, i).

Copy, identified and provided by Robert Lee Arnold via Mrs. Bertie
Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton.
111. 71 - Left, Ellen (Hinzman) Post, first

Wife Of Enoch Post (see 70). Copy, identified and
provided by Mrs. Wilda Mary (Post) Sinsel McFarland.
394
111. 72 - Right, Daniel Jefferson Post, b. 1856,

Barbara Ann (Teter) Post, his first wife;
sons: left, Denzil L. Post, b. 1882; right, Leslie Guy Post, b. 1884 (see 71). Copy, identified and
provided by Dr. Hays Lorentz Post.
111. 73 - Left, Thomas Jefferson Post, b.

1859, Violetta (Warner) Post, his wife (see
7 2 ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Brenda Kay (Peters)
Bryan.
FIFTH GENERATION
111. 74 - Jesse Edwin Post, b. 1853, Margaret

J a n e (Deverick) Post, his wife (see 78). Copy,
identified and provided by Mrs. Eula (Riffe) Snyder.
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L e w e l l e n , h e r h u s b a n d ( s e e 30, Vi). Copies, identified and provided by Velma Carpenter.
395
396
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111. 77 - Gordon Erastus Post home, Rooting Creek, Upshur Co.,

WV. 1) Gordon Erastus Post, b. 1859, 2) Belinda Bird (Blake) Post,
his wife; children: 3) Grace Post, b. 1880; 4) Lena Post, b. 1881; 5)
Archie Post, b. 1883; 6) Georgia Post, b. 1887; 7) Leman Post, b.
1889; 8) Blanche Post, b. 1893 (see 84); 9) unidentified man; 10)
U n i d e n t i f i e d m a n . Copy, identified and provided by Harry Cleetus Post.
FIFTH GENERATION
111. 78 - Right, Clara (Lewis) Davis, b. 1870

(see 10, xih), J a m e s Marion Davis, h e r h u s b a n d . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson)
Reger.
111. 79 - Ernest Daniel Lewis, far right, b. 1873 (see 10,

xiii); two of his West Virginia Univ. varsity football
teammates, unidentified. Taken ca. 1901. Copy, identified and
provided by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson) Reger.
397
398
111. 80 - Right, Diademma (Lewis) Strader, b.

1875 (see 10, xiii), wife of Ira Columbus
S t r a d e r . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson)
Reger.
V:'
V
^
.y &
111. 81 - Left, Loretta May (Lewis) Casto,

standing, b. 1877 (see 10, xiii), wife of
David D. Casto; Mary "Mollie" (Lewis)
Reger, sitting, b. 1880 (see 10, xiii), wife
Of E l v i e R o b e r t R e g e r . Copy, identified and provided
by Mrs. Gwen (Finlayson) Reger.
FIFTH GENERATION
399
111. 82 - Right, Icy P o s t , b . 1881, Mary

Jemima (Crouse) Post, his wife (see 107).
Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
111. 83, 84 - Melville Davisson Post, b. 1869, Ann Bloomfield (Gambill) Schoolfield Post,
h i s W i f e ; SOn, I r a C a r p e r P o s t I I , b . 1 9 0 5 ( s e e 1 1 0 ) . First copy, reprinted from Ella May Turner, Stories and
Verse of West Virginia, JC-WVHE-SS, v. 19 (repr. 1923 ed.), p. 423, by permission of Jim Comstock. Second copy, identified and provided by Harry Cleetus Post.
400
111. 85 - Roxie Ann (Roush) Pfost, first wife of

L e w i s A l l e n P f o s t ( s e e 1 1 3 ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss Davenport.
111. 86, 87 - Henry Floyd Pfost, b. 1861, Flora Lorena (Crow) Pfost,
his second wife; son, William Marion Pfost, b. 1896 (see 118).
Reprinted from Okey J. Morrison, The Slaughter of the Pfost - Greene Family of Jackson County
W.Va. (Ripley, WV, 1982 repr. 1897 ed.), by permission of Jackson County Library.
FIFTH GENERATION
401
111. 88 - Right, Mary Elizabeth (Pfost) Burns,

b. 1867, Samuel Martin Burns, her husband
( s e e 4 9 , i ) . Copy, identified and provided by Donald Ernest
Haasch.
111. 8 9 - L e f t , J o h n
A b r a h a m Pfost, b. 1869,
Rebecca J a n e (Leonard)
Pfost, his wife (see 125).
Copy, identified and provided by Donald
Ernest Haasch.
402
111. 90 - J a m e s Emmitt Pfost, b. 1872, Bessie Margaret

(Anderson) Pfost, his wife; children: Laneita Irene Pfost, b.
1900; Cecil Anderson Pfost, b. 1902 (see 126). copy, identified and
provided by Donald Ernest Haasch.
111. 91 - Effa Mae (Pfost) Burns, b. 1874, Charles Boyd Burns,

her husband; son, Newland Alford Burns (see 49, iv). Reprinted from
Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitesel, An Ancesloral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with
Personal Sketches (n.p, 1983), p. 49, by permission of Don E. Haasch.
FIFTH GENERATION
111. 92, 93 - Charles Lee Wilson Pfost, b. 1880, Fannie Golden (Tucker) Pfost,
h l S W i f e ( s e e 1 2 8 ) . Reprinted from Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitesel, An Ancestoral Genealogy of
the Pfost Family with Personal Sketches (n.p, 1983), p. 50A, by permission of Don E. Haasch.
111. 94 - Left, Robert Raymond Pfost, b.

1895, Hazel (Hunt) Pfost, his wife (see
1 3 0 ) . Reprinted from Don E. Haasch and Marie Haasch
Whitesel, An Ancestoral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with
Personal Sketches (n.p, 1983), p. 59, by permission of Don E.
Haasch.
403
404
111. 95, 96 - Floyd Ocal Pfost, b. 1896, Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost, his wife (see 135). Reprinted from
Palo Verde Valley Times, 15 Jan. 1926, via Miss Luann Marie Pfost.
FIFTH GENERATION
111. 97 - 1) Elliott Arnett Pfost, b. 1893 (see 136); 2) Bulah

(Pfost) Hayton Fernquist, b. 1896, wife of Oscar Femquist (see
54, ii); 3) Jonathan Emmet Pfost, b. 1898 (see 137); 4) Mary
Brumley (Pfost) Arrington, b. 1902, wife of Charles Arrington
(see 54, v); 5) Charles Homer Pfost, b. 1905 (see 54, vi). copy,
identified and provided by Mrs. Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini Dayton.
405
406
111. 98 - Right, John Walter Pfost, b. 1883 (see

5 6 , v i ) . Copy, identified and provided by Mrs. Alice Valentine
(Pfost) Enos Hooper.
111. 99 - Left, Minnie Maud (Pfost) Hall Peterson, b. 1895,

Wife Of Carl P e t e r s o n (see 56, ix). Copy, identified and provided by
Mrs. Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos Hooper.
CHAPTER SIX
SIXTH GENERATION
149. FRANK 6 P O S T (William Lee5, Enoch W.4, John 3 , Martin 2 , Valentin 1 ), (see 62), b.
Aug. 1893 1 prob. near Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV; d. 1953, bur. Johnstown Cem.,
Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;2 m. R O S S I E G. L E W I S , b. 25 Oct. 1895 prob. near
Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV; d. 19 Nov. 1973, Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 3 d/o
Samuel & Mattie J. (Swisher) Lewis.4
In 1900 and 1910 Frank Post was living in Elk Dist., Harrison Co., WV with his parents,
William Lee and Villa E. (McPherson) Post. 5 He married Rossie G. Lewis and they lived
near Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV where he was a farmer.6 Frank Post died in 1953 and
on 19 Nov. 1973 Rossie G. (Lewis) Post died of cancer.7
Children of Frank and Rossie G. (Lewis) Post, probably all born in Harrison Co., WV:
i. Phillip7, b. 14 Jan. 1918.8
ii. Jean. 9
hi. Lewis, b. 11 Feb. 1925.10
iv. William "Billy."11
150. HERMAN 6 P O S T (Arlondo Minter 5 , Cyrus M.4, Elias3, ?Martin 2 , ?Valentin1) (see
67), b. 29 Mar. 1900 Gilmer Co., WV;12 d. 28 Aug. 1972 Gilmer Co., WV, bur. Good Hope
Cem., Good Hope, Harrison Co., WV;13 m. MADA ELIZABETH HINZMAN, b. 18 Dec.
1901; d. 29 Oct. 1972,14 bur. beside husb.;15 d/o D.W. & Esther (Crislip) Hinzman. 16
Birth records indicate Herman Post was the son of Arlondo Minter and Etta C. (Sheets)
Post17 and by 1910 Herman was living with them on Wolf Run Rd., Troy Dist., Gilmer Co.,
WV.18 He married Mada Elizabeth Hinzman and in 1933 they were living in West Milford,
Harrison Co., WV.19 He died 28 Aug. 1972 and his will was recorded in Gilmer Co., WV on
Gravestone, Johnstown Cem, Johnstown Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
3
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 73, p. 480, RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
4
Harrison Co, DR; Samuel Lewis m. 12 Sep. 1886 Harrison Co, WV, Mattie J. Swisher (MRHC, p. 320); Paul Lewis, Descendants of
Jackson Lewis (typewritten; n.p, n.d.), n. pag. Author has photocopy, courtesy of Mrs. Dorothy Frances (Post) McCue, Horner, WV.
5
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census; 1910 census, roll 1683, Elk Dist, ED 3 l | p. 9A, family 200-216.
Information, courtesy of Jessie (Lewis) Van Hoose, Annandale, VA.
7
Ibid.
8
Lewis.
10
Lewis.
12
Gilmer Co, WV, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
13
Ibid, DR, n.b, n. pag, RWL; gravestone, Good Hope Cem, Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV.
14
RWL.
15Gravestone, Good Hope Cem.
16
RWL.
17
Gilmer Co, WV, BR.
18
Ibid, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1680, Troy Dist, ED 43, n. pag, family 100-100.
^Weston Democrat, 20 Jan. 1933, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 33.
o
408
31 Aug. 1972.20 Mada Elizabeth (Hinzman) Post died 29 Oct. 1972 and her will was recorded in Gilmer Co., WV on 2 Nov. 1972.21
Children of Herman and Mada Elizabeth (Hinzman) Post, both born in Harrison Co.,
WV:
i. Nelma Lenore 7 , b. 5 July 1935;22 d. 1935.23
h. Kenneth Edwin, b. 31 Jan. 1937.24
151. H O W A R D L E E 6 P O S T (Albert Columbus 6 , Cyrus M. 4 , Elias 3 , ?Martin 2 ,
?Valentin 1 ) (see 68), b. 17 J u n e 1915 Gilmer Co., WV; m. 23 Aug. 1945 Tyler, TX,25
H E L E N L O U I S E BOATWRIGHT, b. 17 Sep. 1912 Henderson, TX; d. 6 Apr. 1986
Henderson, TX, bur. Stonewall Park Cem., near Clarksburg, WV; d/o Jasper & Dora
(Walker) Boatwright. 26
On 23 Aug. 1945 Howard "Lee" Post, son of Albert Columbus and Bertha Viola (Brooks)
Post,27 married Helen Louise Boatwright. Apparently they resided on Edison St., Nutter
Fort, WV. She was employed by Parsons Souders Co., Clarksburg, WV and later by J.C.
Penny Co. She was a member of the Mount Hope United Methodist Church. Howard Lee
Post survived his wife, Helen, who died 6 Apr. 1986.28
Children of Howard Lee and Helen Louise (Boatwright) Post:
i. Dorothy Ann7, b. 10 July 1947.29
ii. David Lee, b. 4 Oct. 1949 Harrison Co., WV.30
hi. Danny Martin, b. 31 Dec. 1950 Harrison Co., WV.31
152. CAIRUS M. 6 P O S T (Martin Jefferson 5 , Abram Jefferson 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 69), b. Jan. 187332 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; m. (1) ca. 1894, LILLIE STARCHER, 33 b. Sep. 1875 prob. Lewis Co., WV; d/o William S. & Rebecca E. (Lawson) Starcher; div.;34 m. (2) GERTRUDE ,35 Lillie (Starcher) Post m. prob. (2) by 1935
- Smith. 36
In 1880 Cairus M. Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post.37 He was an early member of the Westfall
20
Gilmer Co, WV, Will Book 9, p. 198, RWL.

Ibid, p. 239, RWL.
22
23
Gravestone, Good Hope Cem.
24
25
RWL.
21
96
Obituary of Mrs. Lee Post.

27
RWL; information, courtesy of Russell Bush, Weston, WV.

28

Ibid.; RWL.
30
31
Ibid, Book 25, p. 206, RWL.
29
39
"Arapahoe Co, CO, NARA, 1900 census, roll 117, Denver, Pet. 4, ED 23, p. 3B, family 77-80, has his name as Clarence M. Post.
33
36 Information, courtesy of Mrs. Genevieve Post (Monroe) Gill, Amherst, VA; Lewis Co, WV, BR, Book 2, p. 159, RWL.
34Weston Independent, 4 Dec. 1935, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 208.
3 7 LCWV 1900, p. 191. William S. Starcher m. 1 Mar. 1868 Lewis Co, WV, Rebecca E. Lawson (MRLC, p. 73).
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Gill.
SIXTH GENERATION
409
Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.38 Circa 1894 he
married Lillie Starcher and in 1895 they seem to have been living in Lewis Co., WV.39
By 1897 there were problems between Cairus M. Post and his wife, Lillie.40 The marriage ended in divorce and in 1900 as Lillie Starcher, divorced and mother of one child,
living, she was residing in Hacker's Creek Dist., Lewis Co., WV with her parents. 41 In 1935
and 1938 as Mrs. Lillie Smith she was living in Weston, WV.42 By 1900 Cairus M. Post was
residing in an apartment house at 1955 Larimer St., Denver CO, where he was recorded as
being single and working as a smelter laborer.43
Cairus M. Post changed his surname to Kelly, his mother's maiden name, and married
Gertrude . Around 1927 he was living in Anderson, IN.44 In 1900 and 1910 a son of
Cairus M. and Lillie (Starcher) Post whose name was Clarence B. Post was living with
Martin Jefferson and Margaret S. (Kelly) Post as their grandson.46
Child of Cairus M. and Lillie (Starcher) Post:
i. Clarence B.7, b. 10 Aug. 1895 Lewis Co., WV.46
Children of Cairus M. and Gertrude () Kelly:
ii. Theo.
hi. Opha.47
153. EARL 6 P O S T (Enoch6, Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 70),
b. 22 Aug. 1878 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co. WV; d. 10 Oct. 1931 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV,
bur. Walnut Grove Cem., Webster, Taylor Co., WV; m. 27 Apr. 1910 Webster, Taylor Co.,
WV, STELLA WOLF, 48 b. 27 Sep. 1887 Lincoln, Indian Terr., NE; d. 22 Jan. 1961 Grafton,
WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o Martin Phillip & Abagail (Miller) Wolf. Stella (Wolf) Post m. (2)
George Syvestus Wallace.49
In 1880 and 1900 Earl Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Enoch and Ellen (Hinzman) Post.50 In 1894 and 1895 he was a member of a Sunday school class at Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV. During 1898 he was a Sunday school teacher and librarian at Westfall Chapel.61
By 15 Apr. 1910 Earl Post, farmer, was living on Simpson Rd. and Pike, Simpson Village,
Taylor Co., WV with his brother, Claid Post.52
38
Gary Wayne Evans, Echoes of Glory Church Histories of the Hodgesville Area (Buckhannon, WV, 1984) part 2, p. 687.
Lewis Co, WV, BR.
40
Ibid, Deed Book 32, pp. 89-90, 246-247, ahp.
41
LCWV 1900, p. 191.
42
Weston Independent, 4 Dec. 1935; ibid, 1 June 1938, LCOBIT 1930-1939, p. 207.
43
Arapahoe Co, CO, NARA, 1900 census.
45
Roane Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Spencer Dist, ED 104, p. 4A, family 65-66; Summit Co, OH, NARA, 1910 census,
roll 1234, Akron, ED 164, p. 6A, family 120-134.
46
Lewis Co, WV, BR.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ellen Virginia (Post) McCartney, Flemington, WV.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Wilda Mary (Post) Sinsel McFarland, Winchester, VA.
50
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 9A, family 125-125.
51
Evans, pp. 680, 682-684.
52
Taylor Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1693, Simpson Village, ED 133, p. 2B, family 34-34.
39
410
On 27 Apr. 1910 he married Stella Wolf. He owned a farm near Simpson, Taylor Co.,
WV and they lived there until ca. 1917 when they moved to Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co.,
WV where they lived on the home farm of his father, Enoch Post. He was a successful
farmer and ca. 1923 he moved his family back to his farm near Simpson where they
remained. On 10 Oct. 1931 he died of prostate cancer after having been treated at Johns
Hopkins Hosp., Baltimore, MD. Stella (Wolf) Post later married George Syvestus Wallace.
On 22 Jan. 1961 Stella (Wolf) Post Wallace died of heart disease.53
Children of Earl and Stella (Wolf) Post, both born in Simpson, Taylor, Co., WV:
i. Wilda Mary7, b. 4 Mar. 1911.
ii. Ellen Virginia, b. 12 Oct. 1914.54
154. CLAID 6 P O S T (Enoch5, Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 70),
b. 24 Feb. 188055 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;66 d. 27 July 1955 hosp., Clarksburg, WV,
bur. Simpson Cem., Simpson, Taylor Co., WV;57 m. Feb. 1910, LORA MAUDE P O S T (see
87, ii), b. 17 Feb. 1887 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV; d. 14 June
1969 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; d/o Ira J. & Anna Maude (Rogers) Post.58
In 1880 and 1900 Claid Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Enoch and Ellen (Hinzman) Post. 59 On 10 Mar. 1894 he became a member of
Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV and in
1898 he was treasurer at Westfall Chapel.60 He taught school a few terms 61 and in Feb.
1910 he married Lora Maude Post, his second cousin (see 87, ii).
By 15 Apr. 1910 they were living on Simpson Rd. and Pike, Simpson Village, Taylor Co.,
WV where he owned a farm.62 Claid Post was a farmer and they lived in Simpson the rest
of their lives. After their only child died in infancy they adopted a son and named him
Lester Post.63 On 27 July 1955 Claid Post died. His widow, Lora, died 14 June 1969 at age
82.
Child of Claid and Lora Maude (Post) Post:
i. Grace7, b. 26 June 1915 prob. Simpson, Taylor Co., WV; d. 27 June 1915.64
155. ORESTES 6 P O S T (Enoch5, Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
70), b. 12 Nov. 1882 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;66 d. 13 Jan. 1977 St. Joseph's Hosp.,
53
Information, courtesy of Mrs. McFarland.
ibid.
55
54
57
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 19, p. 206, RWL; information, courtesy of Mrs. Wilhelmina (Post) Newlon, Bradenton, FL; information, courtesy of Mrs. McCartney.
58
59
WV 1880, v. 1, p. 349; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
60
Evans, pp. 680, 687.
Information of Mr. Post.
62
Information of Mr. P o s t
Information, courtesy of Miss Kathryn W. Post, Glenside, PA; gravestone, Simpson Cem, Simpson, Taylor Co, WV.
Upshur Co, WV, BR, n.b, p. delayed; information of Mr. Post.
SIXTH GENERATION
411
Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;66 m. 26 Dec. 1927 Oakland, MD
by Rev. AD. Craig, CLARA ERCLE STRADER, 67 b. 18 Feb. 1899 Turkey Run, Upshur
Co., WV;68 d. 7 Dec. 1967 Leonard Mem. Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;69 d/o
Ira Columbus & Diademma (Lewis) Strader. 70
In 1900 Orestes "Res" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Enoch and Ellen (Hinzman) Post. 71 On 10 Mar. 1894 he had become a member of the
Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.72 By 1910
as a farmer he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his father, Enoch Post.73
He studied briefly at two institutions, later known as West Virginia Wesleyan Coll. and
Fairmont State Coll., and taught school for three terms. Orestes Post adopted the middle
initial "R"74 and his name often appears as O.R. Post in records.
In 1916 he acquired by lease several oil and gas properties in Upshur Co., WV.75 On 26
Dec. 1927 he married Clara "Ercle" Strader, his second cousin (see 10. xiii), who had taught
school two t e r m s near her home on Mud Lick, Upshur Co., WV. For the event they
traveled by train to Oakland, MD.76 Upon return they lived on Mud Lick with her father,
Ira Columbus Strader, 77 and later became owners of that house and accompanying farm.78
At the time of his marriage Orestes Post owned larger grazing farms on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV79 which he continued to operate. On 23 Apr. 1935 Enoch Post appointed
O.R. Post to settle his estate. 80
Orestes Post was a successful cattleman and shipped cattle and sheep to the markets in
Baltimore, MD and Pittsburgh, PA. In 1955 after retirement he moved his family from
Mud Lick to 32 S. Florida St., Buckhannon, WV.81 He was interested in his family history
and left information which has been of value to the author of this work. On 7 Dec. 1967
Clara Ercle (Strader) Post died of acute coronary occlusion after a hip fracture. 82 On 13
Jan. 1977 Orestes Post died of cardio vascular arrest due to arterio schlerotic cardio vascular disease at age 94.83 Both were members of the Reger Chapel United Methodist
Church, Brushy Fork, Upshur Co., WV.84
6S
WV State Dept. of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, no. 77-63, ahp; gravestone, Heavner Cem, Buckhannon,
WV.
67
Garrett Co, MD, marriage certificate, ahp.

Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 3, p. 14; information of the late Mrs. Clara Ercle (Strader) Post.
69
WV State Dept. of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, no. 123, ahp; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
70
Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 3, p. 14. Ira C. Strader m. 9 Aug. 1891, Upshur Co, WV, Diadenna Lewis (Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book
3, p. 60. Author has photocopy of marriage certificate).
71
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
72
Evans, p. 687.
73
75
Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book 62, various deeds.
68
76
Information of Mrs. Post.

77
B)id.; author, personal knowledge.
Ibid.; Upshur Co, WV, DI, Book 83, p. 140; Book 84, p. 451; Book 89, pp. 500, 558.
79
80
81
78
82
83
WV State Dept. of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, no. 123, ahp; author, personal knowledge.
WV State Dept. of Health, Div. of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, no. 77-63, ahp.
412
Children of
i.
ii.
hi.
Orestes and Clara Ercle (Strader) Post:

Doris Jean 7 , b. 5 Nov. 1928 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV.86
Orestes Jr., b. 1 Mar. 193186 Mud Lick, Upshur Co., WV.87
Robert "Bob" Roy, b. 30 Dec. 1934 Mud Lick, Upshur Co., WV.88
156. CLETE 6 P O S T (Enoch5, Abram Jefferson4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 70),
b. 10 Sep. 188489 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;90 d. 21 May 1971 Leonard Mem. Hosp.,
Buckhannon, WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;91 m. 14 July 1920
Clarksburg, WV, FANNIE KATHLEEN QUEEN, 92 b. 16 June 1902 Johnstown, Harrison
Co., WV; d. 4 Feb. 1980 at 224 Colonial Dr., Monroe, MI, bur. beside husb.;93 d/o Percival
Benjamin & Sarah Olive (Lewis) Queen.94
In 1900 Clete Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Enoch
and Ellen (Hinzman) Post. 95 On 29 Nov. 1895 he had become a member of the Westfall
Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.96 By 1910 as a
farmer he was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his father, Enoch Post.97 On 14
July 1920 he married Fannie Kathleen Queen who had attended Lost Creek High School,
Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV.
On 23 Apr. 1935 he was named in the will of his father, Enoch Post.98 As a cattleman 99
Clete Post owned land on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV, and in West Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV100 where they lived. In later years he was employed by the West Virginia
State Road Commission. During the 1930's depression his wife, Fannie, worked for a garment factory and in later years she worked at a neighborhood grocery store in West Buckhannon. On 21 May 1971 Clete Post died of causes related to old age at age 86. On 4 Feb.
1980 Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post died of cancer after being treated at the Univ. of
Michigan Hosp. in Ann Arbor.101
Children of Clete and Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post, both born in Johnstown, Harrison
Co., WV:
85
Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 6, p. 150; information of Mrs. Post.

Bible of Mrs. Clara Ercle (Strader) Post, owned by Robert Roy Post, Buckhannon, WV; Upshur Co, WV, birth certificate, has name
as Orestes Junior Post (information, courtesy of Orestes Post J r , Springfield, VA).
87
Information of Mrs. Post.
88
Bible of Mrs. Post; author, personal knowledge.

Bible of Mrs. Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post, owned by Mrs. McCue.
91
Bible of Mrs. Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post; information, courtesy of Mrs. McCue; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
92
93
Bible of Mrs. Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. McCue.
94
Ibid.
95
96
Evans, p. 687.
97
98
QQ
Information, courtesy of Mrs. McCue.

Information, courtesy of Mrs. McCue.
100
SIXTH GENERATION
i.
ii.
413
Dorothy "Frances7," b. 18 June 1921.

Harry Richard "Dick," b. 23 Feb. 1923.102
157. L E S L I E GUY6 P O S T (Daniel Jefferson6, Abram Jefferson 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 ,

Valentin 1 ) (see 71), b. 11 Apr. 1884103 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 24 Oct. 1970
Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;104 m. 22 June 1904 Pecks Run,
Upshur Co., WV by Rev. Arthur Merrills, ISABELLE QUEEN, 106 b. 3 Nov. 1886106 Pecks
Run, Upshur Co., WV; d. 8 May 1971 Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;107 d/o David L. &
Gertrude (Lorentz) Queen.108
In 1900 Leslie "Guy" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Daniel Jefferson and Barbara Ann (Teter) Post.109 He was an early member of the Westfall
Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.110 On 22 June
1904 he married Isabelle "Belle" Queen and by 1910 they were living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his father, Daniel Jefferson Post. Leslie Guy Post was then a farmer on
the home farm and his wife, Isabelle, was the mother of one child, living.111
On 1 Sep. 1910 Leslie Guy Post received 90 acres on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV
from Daniel Jefferson Post,112 his father. He continued in the business of farming on Hacker's Creek probably until ca. 1926 when he and his wife, Isabelle, deeded the 90 acres to
Orestes Post.113 He moved his family to Buckhannon, WV and was employed in the furniture business in Buckhannon and Clarksburg, WV.114 On 24 Oct. 1970 Leslie Guy Post died
at age 86. The following year on 8 May 1971 Isabelle (Queen) Post died at age 84.
Children of Leslie Guy and Isabelle (Queen) Post, both born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV:
i. Hays Lorentz 7 , b. 25 Apr. 1907.
ii. Clay Queen, b. 19 Dec. 1911.115
158. SYLVANUS 6 P O S T (Thomas Jefferson 5 , Abram Jefferson 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 72), b. 10 July 1892 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 21 Mar. 1962 Buckhannon, WV, bur. Buckhannon Mem. Park, Buckhannon, WV;116 m. 20 July 1910 Oakland,
102
Ibid.; Bible of Mrs. Fannie Kathleen (Queen) Post.
103
Stephen Post Queen, The Queen Family Early History and Family Tree (Parkersburg, WV, 1942 rev.), p. 42; information, courtesy
of Mrs. Karen Sue (Post) Cartwright, Buckhannon, WV.
104
Ibid.
105
10R
Queen; information, courtesy of Mrs. Cartwright.

ibid.
108
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 7, p. 275. David L. Queen m. 21 June 1877 Lewis Co, WV, Gertrude Lorentz (MRLC, p. 93).
109
U0
E v a n s , p. 687.
m
112
113
Information, courtesy of Clay Queen Post, Petersburg, WV.
115
information, courtesy of Maynard Edison Post, Buckhannon, WV.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cartwright.
107
414
MD, J O S E P H I N E PETERS, 1 1 7 b. 31 Aug. 1895 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;118 d. 3

July 1986 Leonard Mem. Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. beside husb.;119 d/o Godfrey Washington & Sarah Samantha (Campbell) Peters. 120
In 1900 and 1910 Sylvanus Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Thomas Jefferson and Violetta (Warner) Post.121 In 1898 he was a member of a
Sunday school class at the Westfall Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV.122
On 20 July 1910 he married Josephine "Jose" Peters and they lived on Left Fork, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV where he owned a farm. Sylvanus Post was a prosperous farmer and his wife, Josephine, maintained an attractive home.123 He adopted the middle initial "A" and used the name Sylvanus A. Post. In later years they moved to 33 Boggess St.,
Buckhannon, WV.124 On 21 Mar. 1962 Sylvanus Post died. On 3 July 1986 Josephine
(Peters) Post died at age 90.
Children of Sylvanus and Josephine (Peters) Post, all born on Hacker's Creek, Upshur
Co., WV:
i. Maynard Edison7, b. 5 Feb. 1914.125
ii. Merlin Dale "Shorty," b. 23 Dec. 1919.126
hi. Vonda, b. 6 Feb. 1924.127
159. DWAINE 6 P O S T (Thomas Jefferson 5 , Abram Jefferson 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 72), b. 6 Feb. 1904 Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;128 m. 21 Dec. 1921
Lewis Co., WV, BRENICE VIRGINIA RINEHART, 129 b. 8 July 1903 Lewis Co., WV;130 d.
29 Jan. 1988 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. McVaney Cem., Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV;131 d/o Bert & Mary Columbia "Lumie" (Waggoner) Rinehart. 132
In 1910 Dwaine Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Thomas Jefferson and Violetta (Warner) Post. 133 On 6 Apr. 1913 he joined the Westfall
117
Garrett Co, MD, MR.

118
Information, courtesy of Maynard Edison Post.
U9
Clarksburg Exponent - Telegram, 6 July 1986.
120
Ibid. Godfrey Washington Peters m. 5 Oct. 1876 Upshur Co, WV, Sarah Samantha Campbell (MRUC, n. pag.).
121
Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 15B, family 225-225; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren
Dist, ED 151, p. 10B, family 220-221.
122
Evans, p. 684.
123
Information, courtesy of Maynard Edison Post
125
Ibid.
126
Ibid. Obituary of Merlin D. Post, has year of birth as 1918.
127T
Information, courtesy of Maynard Edison Post.

128
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Kathleen Virginia (Post) Alkire, Buckhannon, WV.
129
130
' Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alkire.
131
Obituary of Mrs. Dwaine Post.
132
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alkire; obituary of Mrs. Dwaine Post, gives her father's name as Vertie Rinehart. By 1900 Bert
Rinehart had been married to Mary C. Waggoner, age 24, for 5 years (LCWV 1900, p. 166). Bert Rinehart had a wife, age 30, who died 24
Mar. 1904 (Weston Independent, 29 Mar. 1904, LCOBIT, 1900-1909, p. 46).
133
SLXTH GENERATION
415
Chapel Methodist Protestant Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV.134 On 21 Dec. 1921
he married Brenice Virginia Rinehart. They lived on Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV
where as a farmer Dwaine Post owned a farm.135
In 1951 he became a member of the Union Mission Church, Buckhannon, WV and in
1952 his wife, Brenice, became a member of that church.136 In 1986 they were residing on
Hacker's Creek where their address was Rt. 1, Buckhannon, WV 26201. Brenice Virginia
(Rinehart) Post died 29 Jan. 1988 at age 84.
Children of Dwaine and Brenice Virginia (Rinehart) Post, all born on Hacker's Creek,
Upshur Co., WV:
i. Kathleen Virginia7, b. 25 Feb. 1923.
ii. Hugh, b. 14 Nov. 1924.137
hi. Velma Violetta, b. 3 July 1926;138 d. 5 July 1927.139
iv. Junior W., b. 20 July 1929.
v. James Earl, b. 7 June 1943.140
160. H A R O L D MANLEY 6 P O S T (Alpha Omega 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 74), b. 20 Sep. 1891 Gilmer Co., WV;141 m. 24 June 1914 Gilmer Co., WV,
MONNIE MISSION VANNOY, b. ca. 1896.142
In 1900 Harold Manley Post was living in Troy Dist., Gilmer Co., WV with his parents,
Alpha Omega and Florinda Alice (Woodford) Post.143 On 24 June 1914 he married Monnie
Mission Vannoy and they seem to have been living in Gilmer Co., WV as late as 1916.
Child of Harold Manley and Monnie Mission (Vannoy) Post:
i. Robert Ford7, b. 16 Jan. 1916 Gilmer Co., WV.144
161. DONALD GOTHAM 6 P O S T (Nethelbert Burk 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 75), b. 31 Aug. 1889145 poss. Upshur Co., WV; m. 3 Dec. 1909 Harrison Co.,
WV, EVA J . DEEMS, 146 b. ca. 1894 WV;147 d/o G.W. & Alice () Deems.148
In 1900 Donald "Donnie" Gotham Post was living in Grant Dist., Marion Co., WV with
his parents, Nethelbert Burk and Sarah J a n e (Norman) Post. 149 On 3 Dec. 1909 he
134
Evans, p. 688.
135
1 36
Evans, p. 568; obituary of Mrs. Dwaine Post.

137
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alkire.
138
Ibid.; gravestone, McVaney Cem, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co, WV.
139
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alkire; gravestone, McVaney Cem, has death date as 5 Jan. 1927.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Alkire.
141
Gilmer Co, WV, BR, n.b, n. pag, RWL.
142
143
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1758, Troy Dist, ED 35, p. IA, family 5-5.
144
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Nana Jo (Deep) Winter, Fairmont, WV; Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1764, Grant
Dist, ED 55, p. 10B, family 216-222, has Aug. 1890.
146
147
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1687, Grant Dist, ED 65, p. 13A, family 204-210.
148
149
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census.
416
married Eva J. Deems and in 1910 they were living in Grant Dist., Marion Co., WV where
he was renting a house and working as a coal miner.150 By 1913 they seem to have been
living in Harrison Co., WV.
Children of Donald Gotham and Eva J. (Deems) Post:
i. Pauline7,151 b. poss. ca. 1911.
ii. Donald Gail, b. 17 Jan. 1913 Harrison Co., WV.162
hi. Robert Lewis, b. 23 Jan. 1919 Harrison Co., WV.153
iv. Samuel Arch, b. 31 Mar. 1921 Harrison Co., WV.154
v. Lucille Alberta, b. 19 Nov. 1924 Harrison Co., WV.155
vi. John William, b. 16 Aug. 1927 Harrison Co., WV.156
vii. Francis Eugene, b. 19 Aug. 1929 Harrison Co., WV.157
vih. David Edgar, b. 21 Feb. 1931 Harrison Co., WV.158
ix. Charles Richard, b. 12 Mar. 1934 Harrison Co., WV.169
162. FREEMAN M.6 P O S T (Nethelbert Burk5, Jacob4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 75), b. 9 Nov. 1891160 poss. Upshur Co., WV; d. 6 Apr. 1928;161 m. aft. 15 Apr. 1910,162
name of wife unknown.
In 1900 Freeman M. Post was living in Grant Dist., Marion Co., WV with his parents,
Nethelbert Burk and Sarah Jane (Norman) Post.163 By 1910 he was living in Lincoln Dist.,
Marion Co., WV in the household of Eliga Knight as an unmarried boarder. He was then
employed as a miner.164 Apparently he married after 15 Apr. 1910. Freeman M. Post died 6
Apr. 1928.
Children of Freeman M. Post and wife:
i. Robert7,
ii. Beulah.
hi. Walter,
iv. Gale,
v. Lucille,
vi. Samuel,
vii. David.165
150
Ibid, 1910 census.

H a r r i s o n Co, WV, MR, Book 42, p. 285, RWL.
152
153
154
Ibid, Book 10 p. 99, RWL.
155
156
157
158
159
160
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Winter; Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, has Oct. 1891.
162
Marion Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1687, Lincoln Dist, ED 67, p. 33B, family 604-680.
163
Ibid, 1900 census.
164
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1687, Lincoln Dist, ED 67, p. 33B, family 604-680.
15
SLXTH GENERATION
417
163. CLYDE 6 P O S T (Manley Columbus 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see

76), b. 1 July 1890166 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;167 d. 19 Oct. 1966 Elkins,
WV, bur. Mem. Gardens, Elkins, WV;168 m. 20 Oct. 1922 Marlinton, WV, B E R T H A C.
OVERHOLT, 169 b. 25 Dec. 1893 Hillsboro, Pocahontas Co., WV; d/o Henry Alin & Clara
(Sharp) Overholt.170
In 1900 and 1910 Clyde Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post.171 By 1910 he was a teacher
in a public school.172 He served in WW I and attended Parkersburg Business College.
On 20 Oct. 1922 he married Bertha C. Overholt who had been a school teacher. Clyde
Post was a bookkeeper for Wilson Lumber Co., Elkins, WV.173 He and his wife, Bertha,
were members of a Methodist Church in Elkins.174 On 19 Oct. 1966 he died and on 7 Nov.
1966 his will was probated in Randolph Co., WV.175
Child of Clyde and Bertha C. (Overholt) Post:
i. Betty Joan 7 , b. 14 Aug. 1929176 Elkins, WV.177
164. P H I L I P C L I F F O R D 6 P O S T (Manley Columbus 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 76), b. 27 July 1893 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 14 Apr.
1974 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;178 m. 3
Oct. 1923 Lorentz, Upshur Co., WV by Rev. U.R. Hinzman, MABEL NORMAN, 179 b. 11
Feb. 1900 180 prob. Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d/o Berton & Emma (Talbott)
Norman. 181
In 1900 and 1910 Philip "Clifford" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with
his parents, Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post.182 During WW I he served
as a sergeant in the US Army.183 On 3 Oct. 1923 he married Mabel Norman and they lived
in Buckhannon, WV. He worked as a coal miner for a while and later at the Buckhannon
Post Office.184
166

GLPP.
168
Family Bible; information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post, Buckhannon, WV.
Family Bible; information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post.
170
Ibid.
171
ED 151, p. 6A, family 107-107.
172
Ibid.
173
GLPP.
175
RWL.
GLPP; information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post.
177
Ibid.
167
1 70
Family Bible, GLPP; information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
180
181
Ibid.; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 15, p. 231; Queen, p. 187; Evans, p. 687.
182
ED 151, p. 6A, family 107-107.
183
184
GLPP.
179
418
Clifford and his wife, Mabel, were members of the First Baptist Church, Buckhannon,
WV.185 In 1951 they resided at 87 Pocahontas St., Buckhannon, WV.186 On 14 Apr. 1974
Philip Clifford Post died at age 80. In 1985 his widow, Mabel, was living in Upshur Co.,
WV.187
Children of Philip Clifford and Mabel (Norman) Post, all born in Buckhannon, WV:
i. Richard "Rex7," b. 15 Mar. 1927.
ii. Lynn Norman, b. 18 Apr. 1930.
hi. Neil Brooks, b. 12 Jan. 1932.
iv. Shirley Hope, b. 4 Oct. 1935.188
165. RAYMON CLEON 6 P O S T (Manley Columbus 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 76), b. 28 Sep. 1901189 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;190 d. 3 Oct.
1983 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;191 m. 26 Dec.
1942 Volga, Barbour Co., WV, GENEVA LUCILE POST 1 9 2 (see 99, i), b. 11 May 1910
Hodgesville, U p s h u r Co., WV;193 d. 22 July 1988 West Virginia Univ. Med. Ctr.,
Morgantown, WV, bur. beside husb.;194 d/o Arthur Garfield & Mae Pearl (Queen) Post.195
In 1910 Raymon Cleon "Slim" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post.196 In 1920 he graduated from
Sweeney's Automobile and Tractor School, Kansas City, MO. During WW II he served at
Bergstrom Air Base, TX where he assembled guns. He worked 43 years for the Pecks Run
Coal Co., Upshur Co., WV as a foreman, welder, and mechanic. He also had a shop at his
residence where he did welding and gun smithing.
On 26 Dec. 1942 he married Geneva "Lucile" Post, his third cousin (see 99, i). Her father, Arthur Garfield, had died in 1928 and afterward she and her brother, Enoch Keith,
had continued to run his garage for nine years. She graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan Coll. and West Virginia Univ. and taught school for 52 years. Raymon Cleon Post
and his wife, Lucile, had a farm in the Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV community where
they lived and raised sheep. 197 On 3 Oct. 1983 Raymon Cleon Post died at age 82. They
were then residing in the Hodgesville community where their address was Rt. 1, Box 244,
Buckhannon, WV. As a member of the Heaston United Methodist Church, Hodgesville,
Upshur Co., WV Lucile had served as organist and pianist.198 Her research of the Post fam-

186
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, Buckhannon Telephone Directory 1950 1951, p. 13.
187
188
189
Family Bible.
190
GLPP.
191
Obituary of Raymon C. Post.
192
Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 192, RWL; GLPP.
193
Ibid.
194
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cheryl Susan (Raikes) Post, Buckhannon, WV.
11 99 75 GLPP.
1 9 6 GLPF
"Evans,
pp. 251, 290, 340.
197
c
198.
SIXTH GENERATION
419
ily history resulted in accumulated data which she graciously contributed toward this
work. On 22 July 1988 Geneva Lucile (Post) Post died of vascular collapse after double
aortic aneurysm by-pass surgery.199
Child of Raymon Cleon and Geneva Lucile (Post) Post:
i. Kevin Cleon7, b. 28 Apr. 1950 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV.200
166. D E N N I S FRANZ 6 P O S T (Manley Columbus 5 , Jacob 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 76), b. 21 Dec. 1904201 Big Run, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV;202 d. 8
Sep. 1979 Elkins, WV, bur. Mt. Lebanon Cem., Upshur Co., WV;203 m. (1) 2 May 1942 Buckhannon, WV, DORANELL P O S T (see 109, i), b. ca. 1921; d/o Dewey & Maggie Gay
(Lance) Post; div. 1943; 204 m. (2) 12 Oct. 1947 Buckhannon WV by Rev. L.B. Sturm,
BARGIE BERNADINE WILSON, 205 b. 21 Jan. 1913206 Upshur Co., WV;207 d. 27 Nov.
1981, bur. beside husb.;208 d/o Robert Benjamin & Ellen Nora (Queen) Wilson.209
In 1910 Dennis Franz Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Manley Columbus and Mary Elizabeth (Lewis) Post.210 On 2 May 1942 he married
Doranell Post, his third cousin (see 109, i). The following year the marriage ended in
divorce. On 12 Oct. 1947 he married Bargie Bernadine Wilson, his second cousin once
removed (see 28, v).
Dennis Franz Post was a farmer and coal miner.211 His wife, Bargie, was a member of
the Pleasant Valley United Methodist Church, Hacker's Creek, Upshur Co., WV where
she served as organist and pianist. 212 They lived on the Big Run, Hacker's Creek farm
which had belonged to his grandfather, Jacob Post, and later to his father, Manley
Columbus Post.213 In 1972 Bargie Bernadine (Wilson) Post transferred her church membership to the Lorentz United Methodist Church, 214 Lorentz, Upshur Co., WV. It must
have been around that year that they moved to Lorentz where they were residing by
1979.215 On 8 Sep. 1979 Dennis Franz Post died and on 27 Nov. 1981 his widow, Bargie,
died.
199
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Cheryl Susan (Raikes) Post.

GLPP.
20
f a m i l y Bible.
202
GLPP.
203
Ibid.; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem, n. of Buckhannon, w. side US Route 119, Upshur Co, WV, RWL.
204
Family Bible; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 25, p. 483.
205
I b i d , Book 23, p. 427.
200
906

208
Information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post; gravestone, Mt. Lebanon Cem.
209
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 23, p. 427; Queen, pp. 25-26.
210
211
GLPP.
212
Evans, pp. 558, 575.
213
GLPP.
214
Evans, p. 575.
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, Buckhannon and Vicinity Telephone Directory July 1979, p. 51.
207
420
Child of Dennis Franz and Bargie Bernadine (WUson) Post:

i. David Lee7, b. 17 Oct. 1949 Upshur Co., WV.216
167. LORENZO DOW6 P O S T (Albert Steven 6 , Jacob 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 77), b. poss. 18 May 1892217 Upshur Co., WV;218 d. 1953 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur.
Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;219 m. 22 Nov. 1921 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. Hyre D.C.
Clark, G E R T R U D E MARGARET (McQUAIN) PHILLIPS, 2 2 0 b. 1883 221 Upshur Co.,
WV;222 d. 1958 prob. Upshur Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 223 d/o Robert Welton & Lyda
Susan (Siron) McQuain.224 Gertrude Margaret McQuain m. (1) Phillips.225
In 1900 Lorenzo Dow "Dowell" Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV
with his parents, Albert Steven and Rebecca (Pumphrey) Post.226 By 1910 he was living in
Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV in the household of his father. 227 On 22 Nov. 1921 he
married Gertrude "Trudy" Margaret (McQuain) Phillips and they seem to have lived in or
near Buckhannon, WV. In 1953 Lorenzo Dow Post died and in 1958 his widow, Gertrude,
died.
Children of Lorenzo Dow and Gertrude Margaret (McQuain) Phillips Post:
i. William "Bill" Lawrence7, b. ca. 1920 Upshur Co., WV.228
ii. Roy Waugh "Snuffy."229
168. R O S S LEVI 6 P O S T (Elmon Ezra5, Stephen 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
79), b. 5 May 1886 Fulton Co., IL; d. Sep. 1946 Banner, IL, bur. Maryville Cem., Bryant,
Fulton Co., IL; m. 11 Mar. 1908 Canton, IL, MABEL MARTIN, b. 24 July 1882 Bristol
England; d. 25 July 1946 Peoria, IL, bur. beside husb.; d/o John Hugh & Elizabeth (Owen)
Martin.230
In 1900 Ross Levi Post was living in Putman Twp., Fulton Co., IL with his parents, Elmon Ezra and Sephronia (Hufford) Post.231 On 11 Mar. 1908 he married Mabel Martin who
had come to the US as an immigrant in 1884.232
information, courtesy of Richard Rex Post.

Upshur Co, WV, DR, Book 1862-1908, p. 44; ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 4A, family 67-67,
has June 1892. Gravestone, Heavner Cem, has 1883.
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 14, p. 240; W.B. Cutright, The History of Upshur County West Virginia (Parsons, WV, 1977 repr. 1907
ed.), p. 511.
225
226
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 4A, family 67-67.
227
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 5A, family 90-90.
228
' Ibid, MR, Book 22, p. 151; GLPP. It seems possible William Lawrence Post was the s/o Gertrude by her first marriage to Phillips and if so he was only the adopted s/o Lorenzo Dow Post
229
GLPP.
230
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Elaine Elizabeth (Post) Schneblin, Peoria, IL & Elmon Clyde Post, La Crescenta, CA.
231
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Putman Twp. ED not noted, p. 31A, family 85-85.
232
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 288, Canton, ED 75, p. 2B, family not noted.
217
SIXTH GENERATION
421
By 1910 they were residing at 339 First Ave., Canton, IL. Ross Levi Post was then working as a machinist in a garage and his wife, Mabel, was the mother of one child, living.
They also had an adopted daughter, Dora B. Kelly, age 15.233 By 1916 they seem to have
moved to Peoria, IL. On 25 July 1946 Mabel (Martin) Post died and about two months
later in Sep. 1946 Ross Levi Post died.
Children of Ross Levi and Mabel (Martin) Post:
i. Elmon Clyde "Easy7," b. 19 Dec. 1908 Canton, IL.
ii. Richard Leighton, b. 17 Mar. 1911 Canton, IL.
hi. Owen Hufford, b. 30 Jan. 1916 Peoria, IL.234
iv. Elaine Elizabeth, b. 10 Jan. 1918 Peoria, IL.
v. Harry, b. 4 Mar. 1924 Peoria, IL; d. 26 Apr. 1932.235
169. THOMAS C L I F F O R D 6 P O S T (Daniel Arthur 5 , Stephen 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 81), b. 17 Aug. 1888 Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co., IL;236 d. 1 Nov. 1953
Lewistown, IL, bur. Maryville Cem., Bryant, Fulton Co., IL;237 m. 20 July 1913, MARY
H E N R I E T T A BARRETT, b. 22 Apr. 1883;238 d. 17 Apr. 1971 Graham Hosp., Canton,
Fulton Co., IL; bur. beside husb.;239 d/o Henry & Sophia (Shawver) Barrett. 240
In 1900 and 1910 Thomas Clifford "Cliff' Post was living in Buckheart Twp., Fulton Co.,
IL with his parents, Daniel Arthur and Minerva (Horton) Post.241 By 1910 he was a farm
laborer on the home farm.242 On 20 July 1913 he married Mary Henrietta Barrett. Thomas
Clifford Post died 1 Nov. 1953 and his widow, Mary, was nearly 88 years old when she died
17 Apr. 1971.
Child of Thomas Clifford and Mary Henrietta (Barrett) Post:
i. Claude Arthur 7 , b. 16 Aug. 1914 Sunset Farm, Lewistown, IL.243
170. MARSHALL S.6 P O S T (Earl5, Stephen 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 83),
b. 10 Sep. 1915 Bryant, Fulton Co., IL; d. 5 Aug. 1987 his farm near Rushville, IL, bur. Wilcoxen Cem., Bryant, Fulton Co., IL; m. 16 Apr. 1938 Davenport, IA, VELMA GRAY or
THELMA GRAY 244
On 16 Apr. 1938 Marshall S. Post, son of Earl and Lena F. (Wilcoxen) Post, married
Velma Gray or Thelma Gray. He was a pilot during WW II and flew 77 missions over
Germany. He was a POW several months before the end of the war. On 5 Aug. 1987 he
233
Ibid.
234
Information, courtesy of Elmon Clyde Post.
235
936
Information, courtesy of Claude Arthur Post, Lewistown, IL.

237
Information, courtesy of Terry Lee Post, Bartonville, IL.
238
Information, courtesy of Claude Arthur Post.
239
ED 67, p.
5B, family 111-112
Information,
courtesy of Terry Lee Post.
2242
42
Ihid.
Information, courtesy of Claude Arthur Post.
243
2 4 1 Information, courtesy of Claude Arthur Post.
Fulton Co, IL, NARA, 1900 census, roll 302, Buckheart Twp. ED 6, p. 9A, family 156-160; 1910 census, roll 288, Buckheart Twp,
244
Peoria Journal Star, Aug. 1987.
422
was killed on his farm when the tractor he was driving overturned pinning him beneath
the machine. At the time of his death he lived on his farm near Rushville, IL and was a
member of the Bryant Christian Church, Bryant, IL. His wife, Velma or Thelma, survived
him.245
Children of Marshall S. and Velma or Thelma (Gray) Post:
i. Delray7.
ii. Delbert A.
hi Marsha.246
171. ARCHIE 6 P O S T (Gordon Erastus 5 , Nicholas4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see
84), b. 6 Aug. 1883 247 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV; d. 31 J a n . 1934 farm, near
Bridgeport, Harrison Co., WV, bur. Rockford Methodist Church Cem., Rockford, Harrison
Co., WV;248 m. 6 Sep. 1906 Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV, FREDA NEUALA STOUT, 249 b.
16 Feb. 1886250 near Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV; d. 7 July 1959 Fairmont, WV, bur. beside husb.;251 d/o Lloyd & Lillian Mae (Young) Stout.252
In 1900 Archie "Arch" Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Gordon Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post.253 On 6 Sep. 1906 he married Freda Neuala
Stout and in 1910 they were living in Grant Dist., Harrison Co., WV where as a farmer he
was renting a farm. His wife, Freda, was then the mother of one child, living.254
During WW I he contracted with the oil and gas industry to move heavy equipment and
machinery to various locations in Harrison and Lewis Co., WV by use of horses and wagon.
In the early 1930's he developed high blood pressure and died 31 Jan. 1934.255 On 7 July
1959 his widow, Freda, died.
Children of Archie and Freda Neuala (Stout) Post:
i. Harry Cleetus 7 , b. 1 Jan. 1908 near Rockford, Harrison Co., WV.256
ii. Lillian Neuala, b. 11 July 1910 near Rockford, Harrison Co., WV.257
hi. George Bernard, b. 12 Feb. 1914 near Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV.258
iv. Birdie Marguerite, b. 20 June 1916 near Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV.259
245
ibid.
ibid.
247
Family Bible via HCP; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89, has Sep. 1884.
2 18
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 10, p. 206; obituary via HCP; gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem, Rockford, Harrison Co,
WV, RWL.
249
H C P ; Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 37, RWL, read as 4 Sep. 1906.
250
Family Bible via HCP.
251
HCP; gravestone, Rockford Methodist Church Cem.
252
H C P . Lloyd Stout m. 16 Oct. 1879 Harrison Co, WV, Lillian M. Young (MRHC, p. 274).
^ U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89.
z 4
Harrison Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1683, Grant Dist. ED 32, p. 9A, family 159-159.
255
HCP.
256
Ibid.
257
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 8, p. 160, RWL; HCP.
258
Ibid.
259
Lewis Co, WV, BR, Book 3, p. 174; HCP.
246
SLXTH GENERATION
423
172. LEMAN 6 P O S T (Gordon Erastus 6 , Nicholas4, Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see

84), b. 10 July 1889260 Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV;261 d. 11 Mar. 1982 Rooting Creek,
Upshur Co., WV, bur. Johnstown Cem., Johnstown, Harrison Co., WV;262 m. 21 Feb. 1910
Harrison Co., WV, N E L L I E MAUDE THRASH, 263 b. 1 July 1889; d. 30 Oct. 1976 Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;264 d/o Nathaniel Green & Florence (Davis) Thrash. 265
In 1900 and 1910 Leman Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Gordon Erastus and Belinda Bird (Blake) Post.266 As of 15 Apr. 1910 he was working as a farmer on t h e home farm. 267 On 21 Feb. 1910 he had married Nellie Maude
Thrash. They settled on a farm on Rooting Creek, Upshur Co., WV and Leman Post continued in the business of farming. He was a Methodist.268 On 30 Oct. 1976 Nellie Maude
(Thrash) Post died at age 87 and on 11 Mar. 1982 Leman Post died at age 92.
Children of Leman and Nellie Maude (Thrash) Post, all born on Rooting Creek, Upshur
Co., WV:
i. Howard Clifton7, b. 15 July 1911.269
ii. Emma Glancy, b. 7 May 1913.270
hi. Kermit Thrash, b. 29 Oct. 1915.
iv. Howard Leman, b. 9 Sep. 1918.271
v. Margie Maxine, b. 26 Apr., 1921.272
vi. John William, b. 2 May 1924.273
vii. Nathaniel Jackson "Jack," b. 9 Apr. 1928; d. 3 June 1962.274
vih. Nadine Maude, b. 9 Apr., 1932.276
173. C L E V E L A N D R O G E R S 6 P O S T (Ira J. 5 , George Washington 4 , Daniel 3 ,
Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 87), b. 8 Aug. 1885 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV; d. 13 Sep. 1935 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV, bur. Simpson Cem., Simpson,
Taylor Co., WV; m. 25 Sep. 1910 Tacy, Barbour Co., WV, ANNA PEARL BAUGHMAN, b.
20 Mar. 1888 Tacy, Barbour Co., WV; d. 4 Nov. 1980 Bradenton, FL, bur. beside husb.;276
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Blanche (Post) Queen Ireland, Columbia, MD; obituary of Leman Post; Upshur Co, WV, NARA,
1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89, has Aug. 1889.
261
262
Obituary of Leman Post; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
263
264
I b i d , DR, Book 76, p. 416, RWL; gravestone, Johnstown Cem.
265
Harrison Co, WV, MR, Book 19, p. 322, RWL; ibid, DR, Book 76, p. 416, RWL. N.G. Thrash m. 3 Dec. 1885 Harrison Co, WV,
Florence Davis (MRHC, p. 316).
266
U p s h u r Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 6B, family 89-89; 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist,
ED 151, p. 11B, family 244-245.
267
Ibid.
268
Obituary of Leman Post.
Information, courtesy of Howard Clifton Post, Lost Creek, WV via HCP.
270
Information, courtesy of Marilyn Rogers, Pruntytown, WV via HCP.
271
Information, courtesy of Howard Clifton Post.
272
information,
courtesy of
of Mrs.
Howard
Clifton
Post.(Post) Marple via HCP.
Information, courtesy
Margie
Maxine
273Information, courtesy of Mrs. Newlon.
Information, courtesy of Howard Clifton Post.
274
424
d/o George W. & Isophene I. (Stalnaker) Baughman.277

In 1900 Cleveland Rogers Post was living in Union Dist, Barbour Co., WV with his fat h e r and step-mother, Ira J. and Lillie A. (Casto) Post. 278 His mother, Anna Maude
(Rogers) Post, had died when he was age nine. On 25 Sep. 1910 he married Anna Pearl
Baughman and they seem to have lived briefly on Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV before settling in or near Simpson, Taylor Co., WV where he died 13 Sep. 1935. On 12 Nov. 1930 he
was mentioned in the will of Ira J. Post, his father.279 Anna Pearl (Baughman) Post died 4
Nov. 1980 at age 92.
Children of Cleveland Rogers and Anna Pearl (Baughman) Post:
i. Wilhelmina 7 , b. 29 July 1911 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV.
ii. George W., b. 10 June 1913 near Simpson, Taylor Co., WV.
hi. Mary Ehzabeth, b. 25 Mar. 1918 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV.
iv. A Lucille, b. 18 June 1922 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV.
v. Norma Louise, b. 8 June 1924 Simpson, Taylor Co., WV; d. 13 Dec. 1924.280
174. OSCAR LEE 6 P O S T (Ira J.5, George Washington 4 , Daniel3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 87), b. 27 Feb. 1889281 near Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV;282 m. 8
June 1916 Middleboume, WV, OLIVE SMITH, b. 7 Feb. 1895 Middleboume, WV; d/o Gilbert William & Kenna Bell (Haddox) Smith.283
In 1900 Oscar Lee Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his father and
step-mother, Ira J. and Lillie A (Casto) Post.284 His mother, Anna Maude (Rogers) Post,
had died when he was age five. On 8 June 1916 he married Olive Smith. On 12 Nov. 1930
he was mentioned in the will of Ira J. Post, his father.285 In 1982 Oscar Lee Post and his
wife, Olive, were residing at 229 Sylvania Ave., Glenside, PA 19038.
Children of Oscar Lee and Olive (Smith) Post:
i. Kathryn W.7, b. 19 May 1918 Philadelphia, PA
ii. Emma Elaine, b. 8 Sep. 1920 Philadelphia, PA.
hi. Oscar Lee Jr., b. 11 Oct. 1922 Philadelphia, PA.
iv. Theodore J., b. 12 Mar. 1924 Philadelphia, PA.
v. Roger S., b. 30 Sep. 1930 Camden, NJ.
vi. William W., b. 19 June 1934 Camden, NJ.286
175. MELVIN W.6 P O S T (Arthur Lee 5 , George Washington 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 88), b. 2 June 1897 Barbour Co., WV; d. 9 Nov. 1986 Union Hosp. Ctr.,
277
Ibid. George W. Baughman m. 31 Mar. 1879 Barbour Co, WV, Isophene Stalnaker (MRBC, p. 59, has her name as Josephine Stalnaker)
278
Barbour Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8 , p. 11B, family 232-237.
279
281
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Olive (Smith) Post, Glenside, PA.
282
283
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Olive (Smith) Post.
284
Barbour Co, NARA, 1900 census.
285
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Olive (Smith) Post.
SIXTH GENERATION
425
Clarksburg, WV, bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co., WV; m. 2 May 1920,
P E A R L WEESE. 287
In 1900 and 1910 Melvin W. Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his
parents, Arthur Lee and Flora (Chenoweth) Post, in the home of his grandparents, George
Washington and Mary Ann (Woodford) Post.288 During WW I he served with US military
forces. On 2 May 1920 he married Pearl Weese and they lived near Volga, Barbour Co.,
WV where he was a farmer. As a member of the Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church,
Barbour Co., WV he served as a trustee. On 9 Nov. 1986 Melvin W. Post died at age 89. He
and his wife, Pearl, who survived him were then residing on Rt. 1, Volga, WV.289
Children of Melvin W. and Pearl (Weese) Post:
i. Woodrow W.7
ii. Melvin Jr.290
176. ARZIE H. 6 P O S T (Virtus 6 , George Washington 4 , Daniel 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 89), b. July 1897291 prob. Barbour Co., WV; m. GERALDINE ,292 In 1900 and 1910
Arzie H. Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his parents, Virtus and Zora
M. (Fisher) Post.293 He apparently married Geraldine .
Child of Arzie H. and Geraldine () Post:
i. Donald E.7, b. 1928.294
177. ORNE CALDWELL 6 P O S T (Rolandus5, Isaac W.4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 90), b. Oct. 1883295 Upshur Co., WV;296 d. bet. 4 Aug. 1948 & 30 Aug. 1948, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;297 m. 10 July 1907 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. J.W. Carmack,
MARY M A R J O R I E LEONARD, b. ca. 1887 Upshur Co., WV;298 d. 2 Apr. 1972 Daytona
Beach, FL;299 d/o Floyd & Flora L. (Famsworth) Leonard.300
In 1900 Orne Caldwell Post was living in Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his
parents, Rolandus and Sarah Rachel (Gum) Post. He was then at seminary.301 He later
graduated from dental school and on 10 July 1907 he married Mary Marjorie "Madge"
287
Obituary of Melvin W. Post.

p. 17B, family 359-361.
289
0 b i t u a r y of Melvin W. Post.
290
Ibid.
291
292
293
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1755, Union Dist, ED 8, p. 11B, family 233-238; 1910 census, roll 1676, Union Dist, ED 9, p. IB,
family 11-11.
294
I b i d , MR, Book 19, p. 144, RWL; gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem, US Route 119, Barbour Co, WV.
295
296
I b i d , MR, Book 8, p. 371.
297
Ihid, Will Book F. p. 372, ahp; gravestone, Heavner Cem.
298
I b i d , MR, Book 8, p. 371.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice Day (Lilley) Post, Timonium, MD.
300
U p s h u r Co, WV, MR, Book 8, p. 371. Floyd Leonard m. 6 Dec. 1877 Upshur Co, WV, Flora L. Farnsworth (MRUC, n. pag.).
301
288
426
Leonard. By 1910 Orne C. Post as a practicing dentist was renting a house at 24 Island
Ave., Buckhannon, WV. His wife, Mary, then had no children. 302 Dr. Post continued to
practice dentistry in Buckhannon until his health failed.303 On 4 Aug. 1948 he made his
will and he died later the same month. His widow, Mary, died 2 Apr. 1972 at about age 85.
Child of Dr. Orne Caldwell and Mary Marjorie (Leonard) Post:
i. Laurence Caldwell7, b. 6 Mar. 1911.304
178. BYRD W.6 P O S T (Alvin Demosthenes 5 , Christian 4 , George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 92), b. 15 Oct. 1874 Upshur Co., WV;305 m. prob. ca. 1896, CARRIE , b. Sep. 1878
WV.306
Byrd W. Post, son of Alvin Demosthenes and Louvernia V. (Pifer) Post, was baptized at
the Mt. Lebanon Methodist Episcopal Church, Upshur Co., WV in 1891.307 His name also
appears as Bert W. Post. Circa 1896 he married Carrie and in 1900 they were living in
Buckhannon Dist., Upshur Co., WV where he was renting a house and working as a farm
laborer. His wife, Carrie, was then the mother of one child, living.308
Child of Byrd W. and Carrie () Post:
i. Otto L.7, b. July 1898 WV.309
179. CHARLES HOLDEN 6 P O S T (Moses Sheridan 5 , Christian 4 , George3, Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 94), b. 6 Dec. 1913 Buckhannon, WV; d. 10 June 1984 Leonard Mem. Hosp.,
Buckhannon, WV, bur. Heavner Cem., Buckhannon, WV;310 m. (1) 25 Dec. 1937 Berlin,
Lewis Co., WV, OLETA R E E D , b. 4 Aug. 1913 Upshur Co., WV; d/o Emory K. & Lula
Elizabeth (Tenny) Reed;311 div.; m. (2) 20 July 1945 Buckhannon, WV by Rev. L. Howard
Wilfong, DELMA DORNELLE FOX,312 b. 15 Dec. 1925313 Upshur Co., WV; d/o Claude &
Gatha (Beer) Fox.314
On 25 Dec. 1937 Charles Holden Post, son of Moses Sheridan and Emma C. (Holden)
Post,315 married Oleta Reed, a school teacher in Upshur Co., WV.316 The marriage ended in
divorce. In 1987 she was residing at 118 Conjurers Dr., Colonial Heights, VA 23834.317 On
20 July 1945 he married Delma Dornelle Fox. He was employed by the West Virginia
302
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1698, Buckhannon, Ward 1, ED 146, p. 2A, family 15-16.
303
304
Upshur Co, WV, Will Book F, p. 372, ahp; information, courtesy of Mrs. Beatrice Day (Lilley) Post.
305
Upshur Co, WV, BR, Book 1, p. 101, RWL, has name as B.W. Post.
306
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Buckhannon Dist, ED 143, p. 7B, family 141-143.
307
Evans, pp. 194-223.
308
309
Ibid.
310
Obituary of Charles H. Post; gravestone, Heavner Cem.

Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 20, p. 416; information, courtesy of Mrs. Martha Ann (Post) Morris, Colonial Heights, VA.
312
313
Gravestone, Heavner Cem, no death date.
314
315
Ibid.
311
316
317

West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Directory 1987 (White Plains, NY, 1987), p. 155.
SIXTH GENERATION
427
Dept. of Highways and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Buckhannon. In 1984
he and his wife, Delma, were residing at 50 Upper Dr., Buckhannon, WV 26201. On 6
June 1984 he died and his wife, Delma, survived.318
Child of Charles Holden and Oleta (Reed) Post:
i. Martha Ann7, b. 14 Apr. 1942 St. Joseph's Hosp., Buckhannon, WV.319
Child of Charles Holden and Delma Dornelle (Fox) Post:
ii. Mary Ellen, b. 17 Apr. 1951 Leonard Mem. Hosp., Buckhannon, WV.320
180. G E O R G E D E L B E R T 6 P O S T ( J e r e m i a h Columbus 5 , Granville 4 , George 3 ,
Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 97), b. 21 Sep. 1888 Harper Dist., Roane Co., WV;321 d. 16 Aug.
1912322 Spencer, WV,323 bur. Spencer Cem., Spencer, WV;324 m. 2 Oct. 1911 Roane Co., WV,
ROXIE TANNER, 325 b. 14 Jan. 1890326 Roane Co., WV;327 d. 19 May 1918328 d/o George &
Hannah (McDonnold) Tanner. 329 Roxie (Tanner) Post m. (2) 24 Dec. 1913 Roane Co., WV,
Walker Westfall.330
In 1900 George Delbert Post was living in Curtis Dist., Roane Co., WV with his parents,
Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis) Post.331 By 1910 he was a teamster living
on Market St., Spencer, WV with his parents. 332 On 2 Oct. 1911 he married Roxie Tanner
and for the brief remainder of his life they lived in a part of the courthouse in Spencer,
WV with his father, Jeremiah Columbus Post. George Delbert Post died there the following year on 16 Aug. 1912 at age 23 of TB.
After her husband's death Roxie (Tanner) Post continued to live in the home of her
father-in-law until 24 Dec. 1913 when she married Walker Westfall by whom she had two
children: Donzel Ray Westfall; Opal Westfall, died in infancy. Roxie (Tanner) Post Westfall
died 19 May 1918 at age 28 of TB.333
Child of George Delbert and Roxie (Tanner) Post:
i. George Delbert Hinsman 7 , b. 27 May 1912334 Spencer, WV.335
318
Obituary of Charles H. Post.

319
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Morris.
320
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Mary Ellen (Post) Haney, Buckhannon, WV.
321
Roane Co, WV, BR; family record book, owned by George Delbert Hinsman Post, Martins Ferry, OH (1987); Roane Co, WV,
NARA, 1900 census, roll 1772, Curtis Dist, ED 95, p. IA, family 10-10, has year of birth as 1889.
322
Family record book.
393
Information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post via Miss Michele Marie Nagy, Fairfax, VA.
GLPP.
325
MRRC, p. 202.
326
Family record book.
327
MRRC, p. 202.
324
328
Family record book.

Information, courtesy of Miss Nagy. George Tanner m. 25 Dec. 1877 Roane Co, WV, Hannah McDonnold (MRRC, p. 56).
330
MRRC, p. 215.
331
332
I b i d , 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 2A, family 21-23.
333
Information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post.
Family record book.
Information, courtesy of George Delbert Hinsman Post, states he was born in a part of the courthouse in Spencer, WV then the
home of his grandfather, Jeremiah Columbus Post.
329
428
181. D E N V E R C H A R L E S 6 P O S T ( J e r e m i a h Columbus 5 , Granville 4 , George 3 ,

Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 97), b. 28 Oct. 1905 Spencer, WV; d. 5 July 1987, bur. Spencer
Cem., Spencer WV;336 m. HELEN BAKER.337
In 1910 Denver Charles Post was living on Market St., Spencer, WV with his parents,
Jeremiah Columbus and Jennie Virginia (Davis) Post.338 He married Helen Baker. For a
while he was a police lieutenant with the Goodyear Aircraft Plant, Akron, OH and later
was a city policeman in Clendenin, WV; Clay, WV; Sutton, WV; and Ripley, WV. In 1987 he
was residing at 445 Thorofare Rd., Clendenin, WV.339 He died 5 July 1987 at age 81.
Child of Denver Charles and Helen (Baker) Post:
i. Duane Charles 7 , b. 25 Sep. 1932 Akron, OH.340
182. L E E OTIS 6 P O S T (?Sheridan 6 or Sherman B.6, ?Alonzo S.4, ?George3, ?Abraham2,
?Valentin1) (see 100), b. 1904; d. 1957, bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119, Barbour Co.,
WV;341 m. prob. (1) ca. 1924, ALTO LORRAINE ;342 m. prob. (2) 6 July 1942 Barbour
Co., WV, LUCY J A N E (WILMOTH) McMURDO, 343 b. 17 Oct. 1901 Peel Tree, Barbour
Co., WV; d. 28 Apr. 1988 Rosewood Nursing Home, Grafton, WV, bur. Ward Cem.,
Century, Barbour Co., WV; d/o Burton & Anna (Messman) Wilmoth. Lucy Jane Wilmoth
m. (1) Alex McMurdo.344
Lee Otis Post seems to have been either t h e son, or possibly the adopted son, of
Sheridan or Sherman B. and Jennie D. (Lance) Post.345 Circa 1924 he probably married
Alto Lorraine . On 6 July 1942 he married Lucy Jane (Wilmoth) McMurdo in Barbour
Co., WV and was buried in Barbour Co. when he died in 1957. His widow, Lucy Jane (Wilmoth) McMurdo Post, died 28 Apr. 1988 at age 86.
Child of Lee Otis and Alto Lorraine () Post:
i. Betty Jane, b. ca. 1925 Harrison Co., WV.346
183. EDWARD LEE 6 P O S T (Opha Major5, Alonzo S.4, George3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 101), b. 20 Aug. 1889 347 Hodgesville, Upshur Co., WV;348 d. 27 Sep. 1959 hosp.,
"In Memory," Denver Charles Post.

GLPP.
338
339
"In Memory."
340
G L P P ; "In Memory."
342
Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 22, p. 143, gives parents of Betty Jane Post, who was age 18 in 1943, as Lee Otis & Alto Lorraine
Post.
343
344
345
Barbour Co, WV, MR, Book 17, p. 137, RWL; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1910 census, roll 1698, Warren Dist, ED 151, p. 4A, family 64-64, has one child in the household of Sherman B. Post as Otis Cheuvront, age 5 in 1910, listed as a " W t f W but no
further relationship to head of household was noted. Record does not allow for Jennie D. (Lance) Post as his mother.
346
347
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 21, p. 206, RWL; Upshur Co, WV, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 5B, family 78-78, erroneously has his birth date as Aug. 1881; obituary of Edward Lee Post.
348
Ibid.
337
SIXTH GENERATION
429
Clarksburg, WV, bur. Brick Church Cem., Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV;349 m. 4 Sep. 1912
Oakland, MD, FREDA GLENN LADWIG, 350 b. 25 Jan. 1893 Lost Creek, Harrison Co.,
WV; d. 7 Feb. 1958 hosp., Harrison Co., WV, bur. beside husb.; 351 d/o Charles L. & Mary
Elizabeth (Van Horn) Ladwig.362
In 1900 Edward Lee Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his father,
Opha Major Post. Both were living in the home of Alonzo S. Post. Opha Major Post and his
wife, Mary Victoria (Weekley) Post, who was the mother of Edward Lee Post had apparently separated by 1900.353 On 4 Sep. 1912 Edward Lee Post married Freda Glenn Ladwig
and they lived in Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV where he became a pioneer in the
automobile business when he opened his first garage in 1913. From 1925 until his retirement in 1954 he was the Chevrolet dealer for the Lost Creek area. He was the owner and
operator of the Post Chevrolet Co. in Lost Creek.
He served one term as Councilman for the town of Lost Creek and also served as Justice of the Peace for Grant Dist.354 He and his wife, Freda, were members of the Lost
Creek Methodist Church.355 On 7 Feb. 1958 Freda Glenn (Ladwig) Post died and the following year on 27 Sep. 1959 Edward Lee Post died.
Children of Edward Lee and Freda Glenn (Ladwig) Post, all born in Lost Creek, Harrison Co., WV:
i. Edward Lee Jr. 7 , b. 13 July 1913.356
ii. Mary Roberta, b. 26 Feb. 1915.357
hi. Malcome Eugene, b. 19 June 1916; d. 26 Aug. 1917.358
iv. Emma Geraldine, b. 16 May 1918.
v. Elizabeth Earle, b. 12 Dec. 1920.
vi. Winifred Eileen, b. 17 Oct. 1931.359
184. RONALD ALONZO WELLINGTON 6 POST (Opha Major5, Alonzo S.4, George3,
Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 101), b. 10 Jan. 1914 Wallaceburg, Ontario, Canada; m. 9 Nov.
1940 Detroit, MI, LEAH FLORENCE KURE, b. 23 June 1914 Calumet, MI; d. 12 June
1984 Rochester, MI, bur. Rochester, MI; d/o John & Catherine (Pontello) Kure.360
When Ronald Alonzo Wellington Post was about age 12 his father, Opha Major Post,
died in an automobile accident in Detroit, MI. His mother, Ethel May (Kimball) Walker
349
Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 21, p. 206, RWL; gravestone, Brick Church Cem, Lost Creek, Harrison Co, WV, RWL.
350
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Winifred Eileen (Post) Garton, Buckhannon, WV.
351
Ibid.; gravestone, Brick Church Cem.; obituary of Freda Glenn (Ladwig) Post; Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 20, p. 20, RWL, has
death date as 7 July 1958.
352
0 b i t u a r y of Mrs. Mary E. (Aunt Molly) Ladwig. Charles L. Ladwig m. 12 Jan. 1890 Harrison Co, WV, Mollie E. Van Horn
(MRHC, p. 346).
353
^^4
Obituary of Edward Lee Post.

Ibid.; obituary of Freda Glenn (Ladwig) Post.
356
Harrison Co, WV, BR, Book 9, p. 156, RWL; letter of Edward Lee Post to Div. of Vital Statistics, State Dept. of Health, Char357
leston,
WV, 19 May 1939.
Ibid.
357 Harrison Co, WV, DR, Book 6, p. 164, RWL; gravestone Brick Church Cem.
358
Letter of Edward Lee Post,
information, courtesy of Ronald John Post, Falls Church, VA
JOO
430
Post, died about six years later.361 On 9 Nov. 1940 he married Leah "Lee" Florence Kure.
During WW II he served in the US Army in the Pacific Theatre. He was employed by the
advertising agency, Ross Roy, Inc., Detroit, MI. On 12 June 1984 Leah died. In 1984 he was
residing at 1721 Bedford Sq., Apt. 104, Rochester, MI 48064.362
Child of Ronald Alonzo Wellington and Leah Florence (Kure) Post:
i. Ronald "Ron" John 7 , b. 3 Feb. 1945 Detroit, MI.363
185. P A U L V E R N O N 6 P O S T (Isaac Rolphy 6 , Columbus 4 , George 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 102), b. 20 June 1897364 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV;365 d. 29 July 1941,366
bur. Lland Cem. Amarillo, TX; m. 4 Sep. 1924 Muskogee, OK ANNA SERENA POTTS,
b. 10 Feb. 1903 McAlester, Indian Terr., OK; d/o Jack & Araminta (Lowery) Potts. 367
In 1900 Paul Vernon Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents,
Isaac Rolphy and Ida (Hinkle) Post.368 By 1910 he was living in Warren Dist. with his father, Isaac Rolphy Post, in the home of Columbus Post.369 On 4 Sep. 1924 he married Anna
"Serena" Potts. They lived in Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX where he owned a welding business. On 29 July 1941 Paul Vernon Post died. In 1984 his widow, Anna Serena, was residing at 1500 Balin, Borger, TX 79007.370
Children of Paul Vernon and Anna Serena (Potts) Post:
i. Paul Vernon Jr. 7 , b. 2 Feb. 1926 Burkbumett, Wichita Co., TX.
ii. Martha Ann, b. 20 June 1938 Borger, Hutchinson Co., TX.371
186. A R C H I B A L D C O L U M B U S 6 P O S T (Isaac Rolphy 6 , Columbus 4 , George 3 ,
Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 102), b. 1 Sep. 1899 Turkey Run, Upshur Co., WV; d. 6 Apr. 1982
Franklin, WV, bur. Maplewood Cem., Elkins, WV;372 m. 27 Jan. 1923 Buckhannon, WV by
Rev. S.A. Jessee, OPAL MAJORIE STONE, 373 b. 21 May 1904 Hodgesville, Upshur Co.,
WV;374 d. 3 May 1983 Davis Mem. Hosp., Elkins, WV,375 prob. bur. beside husb.; d/o Luther
Boyd & Laura Louella (Manley) Stone.376
In 1900 Archibald "Archie" Columbus Post was apparently living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Isaac Rolphy and Ida (Hinkle) Post. 377 By 1910 he was
361
ibid.
rbid.
363
ibid.
362
364
William Sumner Junkin, Minnie Wyatt Junkin, comp. The Henckel Genealogy 1500 -1960... (no city, 1964), p. 587.
information, courtesy of Mrs. Ida Louella (Post) Hensil, Franklin, WV.
366
Junkin.
367

369
Ibid, 1910 census,
roll of1698,
information,
courtesy
Mrs.Warren
Hensil.Dist, ED 151, p. 5B, family 96-96.
368
371
Ibid.
Ibid.
373
375
0bituary of Mrs. Opal Post.
Tbid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil; Upshur Co, WV, MR, Book 15, p. 99.
377
Ibid, NARA, 1900 census, roll 1773, Warren Dist, ED 148, p. 3A, family 29-29, has an unnamed son, b. Aug. 1899.
372
SIXTH GENERATION
431
living in Warren Dist. with his father, Isaac Rolphy Post, in the home of Columbus Post.378
He went by the name of Archie C. Post. He served with the US Military in WW I379 and
was a member of a Methodist Church in Buckhannon, WV.
On 27 Jan. 1923 he married Opal Majorie Stone and in later years they resided at 511
Wilson St., Elkins, WV. He was employed as a pipefitter and welder for Baughman Construction Co., Cumberland, MD.380 He died 6 Apr. 1982 at age 82. His widow, Opal, who
was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Elkins died the following year on 3
May 1983.381
Children of Archibald Columbus and Opal Majorie (Stone) Post:
i. Frank Richard7, b. 31 Dec. 1925 Buckhannon, WV; d. 26 Jan. 1926.382
ii. Ida Louella, b. 15 Jan. 1927 Buckhannon, WV.383
187. ZACARIAH TAYLOR 6 P O S T (Frank Earl 5 , Columbus N.4, Abram 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 104), b. 1 Jan. 1909 Barbour Co., WV; d. 6 Oct. 1980 San Jose, CA; m. 14
Feb. 1934 Akron, OH, GLADYS D E L P H I N E HOWE, b. 7 Mar. 1910.384
In 1910 Zacariah Taylor Post was living in Union Dist., Barbour Co., WV with his
parents, Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post.385 On 14 Feb. 1934 he married Gladys
Delphine Howe. They seem to have lived in Akron, OH. On 6 Oct. 1980 he died.
Children of Zacariah Taylor and Gladys Delphine (Howe) Post, both born in Akron, OH:
i. Monte Lee7, b. 22 Sep. 1934.
ii. Constance Lynn, b. 18 July 1943.386
188. RICHARD 6 P O S T (Frank Earl 5 , Columbus N. 4 , Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
(see 104), b. 13 June 1922 Philippi, WV; m. 13 Sep. 1946 Akron, OH, BETTY FRANCIS
RICER, b. 24 Dec. 1925.387
On 13 Sep. 1946 Richard Post, son of Frank Earl and Lucy Ethel (Crouse) Post, 388
married Betty Francis Ricer and they seem to have lived in Akron, OH.
Children of Richard and Betty Francis (Ricer) Post, all born in Akron, OH:
i. Beverly Ann7, b. 5 June 1948.
ii. Gary Wayne, b. 7 Jan. 1951.
hi. Brenda Kay, b. 7 Feb. 1958.389
189. EVERETT B. 6 P O S T (Abram J.6, Columbus N.4, Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 )
378
379
380
Obituary of Archie C. Post.
381
0bituary of Mrs. Opal Post.
389
Gravestone, M t Lebanon Cem.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Hensil.

Ibid.
384
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post, Akron, OH.
385
383
QOC

ibid.
388
Ibid.
389
Ibid.
387
432
(see 105), b. 19 Nov. 1913 prob. Upshur Co., WV; d. 18 Apr. 1981, bur. Heavner Cem.,
Buckhannon, WV;390 m. MACIE M. ,391 b. 14 Jan. 1919.392
On 31 Aug. 1954 Everett B. Post was named in the will of his father, Abram J. Post or
Abram V. Post, as he was then known.393 The mother of Everett B. Post whose maiden
name was Elsie Hinkle had died in 1928.394 Everett B. Post married Made M. and by
1950 both were members of the Macedonia United Methodist Church in Upshur Co.,
WV.395 He died 18 Apr. 1981.
Children of Everett B. and Macie M. () Post:
i. Everett A.7
ii. Betty Lou.
hi. Steven Ray.396
190. ZANER WILSON 6 P O S T (Fred Columbus 5 , Columbus N.4, Abram 3 , Abraham 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 106), b. 7 Dec. 1911; d. 11 Dec. 1965, bur. Mt. Vernon Cem., US Route 119,
Barbour Co., WV;397 m. 23 Dec. 1937, MARTHA ALICE LODGE, b. 31 Oct. 1917.398
On 23 Dec. 1937 Zaner Wilson Post, son of Fred Columbus and Nellie Alta (Shumaker)
Post, 399 married Martha Alice Lodge. Apparently Zaner Wilson Post was a physician in
Barbour Co., WV. On 30 Sep. 1965 he made his will which was recorded 16 Dec. 1965.400 He
died 11 Dec. 1965.
Children of Dr. Zaner Wilson and Martha Alice (Lodge) Post:
i. Barbara Nell7, b. 8 July 1942.
ii. John David, b. 21 Aug. 1944.
hi. Cynthia Ann, b. 27 Aug. 1947.401
191. J O S E P H 6 P O S T (Icy5, Thomas 4 , Abram 3 , Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 107), b. 15
Oct. 1904402 Teter, Upshur Co., WV;403 d. 23 June 1981 Akron City Hosp., Akron, OH, bur.
Macedonia Church Cem., Upshur Co., WV;404 m. 1939 Kernville, VA, ELNORA WANITA
GUM, b. 20 Sep. 1918 Weston, WV; d/o Henry Dyre & Lucy Myrtle (Riffee) Gum; div.
1961; Elnora Wanita (Gum) Post m. (2) Forest R. Davisson; Elnora Wanita (Gum) Post
Davisson m. (3) Roy Braden.405
390
Gravestone, Heavner Cem, read by George Delbert Hinsman Post; Evans, p. 378.
Upshur Co, WV, Will Book 7, pp. 521-523, ahp.
392
Gravestone, Heavner Cem, has no death date.
393
Upshur Co, WV, Will Book, pp. 521-523, ahp.
394
Gravestone, Macedonia Church Cem, Warren Dist, Upshur Co, WV, RWL.
395
Evans, p. 378.
396
U p s h u r Co, WV, Will Book 7 , pp. 521-523, ahp.
397
Gravestone, Mt. Vernon Cem.; Betty (Shumaker) Parker, Descendents of David Jonathan Casto (n.p, n.d.), p. 21, gives his birth
date as 7 Oct. 1911.
398
Ibid.
399
Ibid.
400
401
Ibid.; Parker, p. 22.
Bible of Thomas Post presented to him by his mother in 1884, printed 1884, owned by Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
103
4 0 5' Obituary of Joseph Post.
Ibid.
Ibid.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Joyce Ellen (Rittenour) Post.
391
SLXTH GENERATION
433
In 1910 Joseph Post was living in Warren Dist., Upshur Co., WV with his parents, Icy
and Mary Jemima (Crouse) Post.406 In 1939 he married Elnora Wanita Gum. The marriage
ended in divorce. Joseph Post worked as a coal miner for a while. He worked 30 years for
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of Akron, OH. His wife, Elnora, worked for the same company and also as a beautician. After their divorce Elnora married Forest R. Davisson and
later married Roy Braden as her third husband. Joseph Post died 23 June 1981.
Children of Joseph and Elnora Wanita (Gum) Post, both born in Akron, OH:
i. Joe Junior 7 , b. 13 Oct. 1944.
ii. A dau., b. 27 Mar. 1950; d. 27 Mar. 1950.407
192. DORSEY M.6 P O S T (Iros I.5, Charles 4 , Abram3, Abraham 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 108), b.
7 Feb. 1922 U p s h u r Co., WV; m. 21 Nov. 1945 Evansville, IN, B O N N I E M A R I E
BARNETT, b. 18 Oct. 1922 Evansville, IN; d/o Jasper N. & Millie (Cabage) Barnett. 408
On 21 Nov. 1945 Dorsey M. Post, son of Iros I. and Ethel Mae (Mick) Post,409 married
Bonnie Marie Barnett. During WW II he had served in France and Germany. Dorsey M.
Post and his wife, Bonnie, seem to have lived in Beaver and Allegheny Co., PA. In 1985
they were residing at 8 Forcey Dr., Baden, PA 15005.
Children of Dorsey M. and Bonnie Marie (Barnett) Post:
i. Julie E.7, b. 27 Nov. 1946 Rochester, Beaver Co., PA.
ii. Bonnie D., b. 7 Jan. 1950 Sewickley, Allegheny Co., PA.
hi. Richard D., b. 5 Oct. 1956 Sewickley, Allegheny Co., P A
iv. Ted A , b. 10 Oct. 1958 Sewickley, Allegheny Co., PA 410
193. HUGH 6 P F O S T (Lewis Allen5, George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 113), b. 23 Dec. 1890411 prob. near Harrison, Sioux Co., NE; d. 4 Jan. 1975 Denver, CO,
bur. Pershing Mem. Cem., Limon, Lincoln Co., CO; m. 23 Dec. 1914 St. Paul, Howard Co.,
NE, J E N N I E EMMA BERCK, b. 8 May 1892 Boelus, Howard Co., NE; d. 29 Apr. 1982
Grand Junction, CO, bur. beside husb.; d/o Frederick William & Elizabeth (Moog)
Berck.412
In 1900 Hugh Pfost was living in Grant Pet., Hamilton Co., NE with his parents, Lewis
Allen and Roxie Ann (Roush) Pfost.413 On 23 Dec. 1914 he married Jennie Emma Berck
and they lived first near Aurora, Hamilton Co., NE. By 1919 they had moved to a farm
near Hugo, Lincoln Co., CO. They later moved to a farm in Grand Valley, Garfield Co., CO.
In 1951 Hugh Pfost and his wife, Jennie, bought the SOS Motel, 1725 Peoria St.,
Aurora, CO which she managed while he continued farming at the ranch.414 In Nov. 1969
406
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Bonnie Marie (Barnett) Post, Baden, PA.
Ibid.; obituary of Ita M. Alderman.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Bonnie Marie (Barnett) Post.
4
i n f o r m a t i o n , courtesy of Leonard Pfost, Sterling, VA; Hamilton Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census, roll 14 or 929, Grant P e t , ED 71, p.
IA, family 8-8, has year of birth as 1888.
Information, courtesy of Leonard Pfost.
413
Hamilton Co, NE, NARA, 1900 census.
Information, courtesy of Leonard Pfost
434
they sold the motel. By 28 May 1970 they had bought a house at 2201 Nome, Aurora, CO
80010. Hugh Pfost continued farming at an advanced age415 and on 4 Jan. 1975 he died at
age 84. His widow, Jennie, continued to reside at the home in Aurora, CO until her death
29 Apr. 1982 at age 89. They were Friends.416
Children of Hugh and Jennie Emma (Berck) Pfost:
i. Jean Wesley7, b. 13 June 1917 Aurora, Hamilton Co., NE.417
h. Eileen Adelaide, b. 24 Nov. 1919 Hugo, Lincoln Co., CO.
hi. Glenn Allen, b. 7 Oct. 1928 Hugo, Lincoln Co., CO.
iv. Leonard, b. 18 Feb. 1933 Hugo, Lincoln Co., CO.418
194. H E R B E R T J E N N I N G S 6 P F O S T (Francis Marion 5 , George Washington 4 ,
Abraham 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 114), b. 25 Aug. 1900419 Wyandotte Co., KS; d. 30 May
1957, bur. Los Angeles, CA; m. 4 Sep. 1921 Boise, ID, J E S S I E M. MADDEN, b. 5 Feb.
1903.420
In 1910 Herbert Jennings Pfost was living in Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID with his
parents, Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.421 On 4 Sep. 1921 he married Jessie M.
Madden. He died 30 May 1957. In 1983 Jessie M. (Madden) Pfost was residing at 7736
Fern St., Rosemead, CA 91770.422
Children of Herbert Jennings and Jessie M. (Madden) Pfost:
i. Herbert Jennings Jr. 7 , b. 3 June 1923; d. 9 Oct. 1925.
ii. Robert Earl, b. 14 Mar. 1925.
hi. Maxine Louise, b. 25 Oct. 1926.
iv. Glenn Arthur, b. 31 Aug. 1928.
v. Francis Marion, b. 27 Mar. 1931.
vi. Larry Allen, b. 22 Nov. 1938.423
195. GEORGE ROBB 6 P F O S T (Francis Marion 5 , George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 ,
Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 114), b. 29 June 1904424 Boise, ID;425 m. 14 Feb. 1936 Boise, ID,
EDNA VIRGINIA CAMPBELL, 426 b. 21 Mar. 1916 Horse Shoe Bend, Boise Co., ID; d/o
Ubert & Helen (Fuller) Campbell.427
In 1910 George Robb Pfost was living in Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents,
415
Letter of Mrs. Jennie Emma (Berck) Post to Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 28 May 1970.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Bonnie Louise (Nesbit) Nicholson Pfost Bruce, Limon, CO.
419
History of Idaho, The Gem of the Mountains (Chicago, 1920), v. 3, p. 628; information of Mrs. Coralee Mae (Minton) Gochenour
Nord, Boise, ID, courtesy of Donald Ernest Haasch, Boise,ID.
420Ibid.
420
121
Ada Co, ID, NARA, 1910 census, roll 221, Maple Grove P e t , ED 19, p. 13A, family 204-205.
Information, courtesy of Terri Lynne Pfost, Long Beach, CA.
Information of Mrs. Nord.
424
History of Idaho.
425
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Ua Jean (Wilson) Pfost Lindberg, Quincy, WA.
in/?
427
Information, of Mrs. Nord.; information, courtesy of Mrs. Lindberg, has 14 Feb. 1935 & Virginia Edna Campbell.
ibid.
SIXTH GENERATION
435
Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.428 On 14 Feb. 1936 he married Edna Virginia
Campbell and in 1984 they were residing at 1897 Scenic Dr., Emmett, ID.429
Children of George Robb and Edna Virginia (Campbell) Pfost:
i. Richard Bruce7, b. 2 Nov. 1937 Boise, ID.
ii. Donald Robb, b. 2 July 1940.
ih. George Leroy, b. 22 Dec. 1941.430
196. C E C I L MARION 6 P F O S T (Francis Marion 6 , George Washington 4 , Abraham 3 ,
Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 114), b. 10 Mar. 1910431 prob. Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID; m. (1)
15 Mar. 1935 Boise, ID, MILDRED LEORA ALLEN; m. (2) 21 May 1949 Ontario, OR,
RUBY M. REDSULL, b. 26 Aug. 1911.432
In 1910 Cecil Marion Pfost was living in Maple Grove Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents,
Francis Marion and Sarah (Powell) Pfost.433 On 15 Mar. 1935 he married Mildred Leora Allen. On 21 May 1949 he married Ruby M. Redsull.
Child of Cecil Marion and Mildred Leora (Allen) Pfost:
i. Carolyn Louise7, b. 26 Oct. 1939.434
197. D O N A L D M O N R O E 6 P F O S T / P O S T (John Monroe 5 , Francis Marion 4 ,
Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 , Valentin 1 ) (see 117), b. 23 May 1896 Spencer, WV; m. 23 Dec.
1921, GENEVA BECK; d/o Charles & Edna (Hager) Beck.435
In 1900 Donald Monroe Pfost was living in Spencer, WV with his parents, Dr. John
Monroe and Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost.436 He was about age eight when his father died in
1904. In 1910 he was living in Spencer, WV with his step-father and mother, Andrew J.
and Stella V. (Lockney) Pfost Knotts.437 In July 1918 during WW I he enlisted in the US
Medical Reserve Corps and was inducted into the Student Army Training Camp. He was
not called for active service and received his honorable discharge 13 Dec. 1918.
On 23 Dec. 1921 he married Geneva Beck and the following year, 1922, he graduated
from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, P A During 1923 he began practicing medicine in Morgantown, WV where by 1928 he resided at 652 Spruce St. and had offices at 118
High St. Dr. Pfost and his wife, Geneva, were members of the Presbyterian Church.438 In
1928 he changed his surname legally to Post.439 By 4 Oct. 1957 he was residing at 1045
Windsor Ave., Morgantown, WV.440
428
429
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Lindberg.

Ibid.; information of Mrs. Nord.
431
History of Idaho.
432
433
435
Morris Purdy Shawkey, West Virginia in History, Life Literature and Industry (Chicago & New York), v. 3, p. 242.
436
437
Ibid, 1910 census, roll 1696, Spencer, ED 88, p. 4A, family 80-85.
438
Shawkey.
439
Letter of Dr. Donald M. Post to Warren D. Pfost, 4 Oct. 1957.
440
Ibid.
436
Child of Dr. Donald Monroe and Geneva (Beck) Post:

i. Donald McChesney7, b. 27 Oct. 1926441 prob. Morgantown, WV.
198. WILLIAM MARION 6 P F O S T (Henry Floyd6, Francis Marion4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 118), b. 12 May 1896442 prob. Ripley, WV; d. 30 Sep. 1953 Jackson Co., WV,
bur. Pine Hill Cem., Ripley, WV;443 m. 25 Nov. 1920 Jackson Co., WV, VAUN RILEY
YOUNG, 444 b. 1 Nov. 1900;445 d. 5 Jan. 1976 Jackson Co., WV, bur. beside husb.;446 d/o
Fleet & Neva (Hendershot) Young.447 Vaun Riley (Young) Pfost m. (2) 28 Sep. 1957 Jackson Co., WV, Daniel D. Riley;448 div. 6 July 1959.449
In 1900 and 1910 William Marion Pfost was living in Ripley, WV with his parents,
Henry Floyd and Flora Lorena (Crow) Pfost.460 On 25 Nov. 1920 he married Vaun Riley
Young and they lived in Ripley, WV where he was president of the Bank of Ripley.451 He
died 30 Sep. 1953. On 28 Sep. 1957 his widow, Vaun Riley (Young) Pfost, married Daniel
D. Riley. The marriage ended in divorce and when she died 5 Jan. 1976 she was buried
beside her first husband as Vaun (Young) Pfost.462
Children of William Marion and Vaun Riley (Young) Pfost, both born in Ripley, WV:
i. Elizabeth Ann7, b. 21 July 1923.
ii. Flora Jean, b. 15 Apr. 1931.453
199. J O S E P H FIELDING 6 P F O S T (Henry Floyd5, Francis Marion4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 118), b. 15 Apr. 1921 Ripley, WV;454 m. 9 Aug. 1941 Hastings, MN,
MARION ELIZABETH ARLEN, b. 14 Apr. 1918 Hastings, MN; d. 9 Jan. 1982 Hastings,
MN; d/o Richard & Clara Maud (Beerse) Arlen.455
On 9 Aug. 1941 Joseph Fielding Pfost, son of Henry Floyd and Blanche (Miller) Pfost,
married Marion Elizabeth Arlen. During WW II he served 20 months in Europe as a First
Lieutenant in the US Army Air Corps. In 1948 he graduated from the Univ. of Minnesota
and afterward was employed as a mechanical engineer. His wife, Marion, graduated from
the Univ. of Minnesota with a degree in music. On 9 Jan. 1982 Marion Elizabeth (Arlen)
Pfost died. By 1986 Joseph Fielding Pfost was retired with an address of PO Box 94, Hastings, MN 55033.456
44
Shawkey.
442

' Ibid, DR, RWL; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem, Ripley, WV, cited in Jackson County Historical Society, Jackson County Cemeteries
(Ripley, WV, 1982), v. 1, p. 122.
444
Research information of Rev. Clarence H. Bundy, Drexel, MO, courtesy of Francis Miller Pfost J r , Falls Church, VA.
446
Jackson Co, WV, DR, RWL; gravestone, Pine Hill Cem.
447
Jackson Co, WV, MR, Book 25, p. 423, RWL. Fleet Young m. 17 Dec. 1895 Jackson Co, WV, Neva Hendershot (MRJC, p. 228).
448
Riid, Circuit Court record.
450
I b i d , NARA, 1900 census, roll 1760, Ripley, ED 33, p. 2B, family 40-40; 1910 census, roll 1681, Ripley, ED 50, p. 3A, family 47-48.
4^1
4
Information, courtesy of Delmer R. Hite, Statts Mills, WV.
452
454
Ibid.
information, courtesy of Joseph Fielding Pfost, Hastings, MN.
456
Ibid.
453
SIXTH GENERATION
437
Children of Joseph Fielding and Marion Elizabeth (Arlen) Pfost:

i. Joseph Fielding Jr. 7 , b. 27 Dec. 1947 Minneapolis, MN.
h. Christine Arlen, b. 2 Apr. 1952 St. Paul, MN.
hi. Polly Susan, b. 4 June 1956 St. Paul, MN.467
200. FRANCIS MILLER 6 P F O S T (Henry Floyd5, Francis Marion4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 118), b. 21 Oct. 1922 Ripley, WV, twin of John Justice; 468 m. 10 Aug. 1947
Ripley WV, MARY JANE CHANNELL, 459 b. 2 Oct. 1921 Huttonsville, WV; d/o Ignatius
Humbolt & Rachel (Hammond) Channell.460
On 10 Aug. 1947 Francis Miller Pfost, son of Henry Floyd and Blanche (Miller) Pfost,
married Mary Jane Channell who had received a BS degree from West Virginia Wesleyan
Coll. in 1943.461 By 1957 he was Principal of Clearwater High School, Clearwater, FL.462
Circa 1983 he retired and they resided at 1791 Oak Creek Dr., Duneden, FL 33528.463 In
1987 Mary Jane (Channell) Pfost was employed as a broker-salesperson for a real estate
firm and was residing at the 1983 address.464
Children of Francis Miller and Mary Jane (Channell) Pfost:
i. Francis "Frank" Miller Jr. 7 , b. 19 May 1948 Charleston, WV.
ii. Stephen Channell, b. 4 May 1950 Clearwater, FL.
hi. Russell Leigh, b. 14 May 1955 Clearwater, FL.
iv. William Brian, b. 17 Sep. 1957 Clearwater, FL.465
201. J O H N J U S T I C E 6 P F O S T (Henry Floyd5, Francis Marion 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 118), b. 21 Oct. 1922 Ripley, WV, twin of Francis Miller;466 m. (1) ca. 29 Aug.
1942 Gallipolis, OH, BETTY LEE STAATS, b. ca. 1927; annulled, Jackson Co., WV;467 m.
(2) RACHEL ANN SPRINGER, b. 18 Jan. 1923468 Romney, WV.469
In 1943 John Justice Pfost, son of Henry Floyd and Blanche (Miller) Pfost was serving
in the US Army.470 He had married ca. 29 Aug. 1942 Betty Lee Staats and the marriage
was annulled. His second wife was Rachel Ann Springer. He became a veterinarian and
lived in Charleston, WV where he practiced his profession. In 1983 Dr. Pfost resided at 402
Fairview Dr., Charleston, WV 25302.471
457
ibid.
459
Information, courtesy of Francis Miller Pfost Jr.
West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Directory, p. 152.
462
Letter of Dr. Donald M. Post.
West Virginia Wesleyan College Alumni Directory, p. 152.
information, courtesy of Francis Miller Pfost Jr.
466
467
Ibid, Circuit Court, File 129, Case 4531.
458
468

470
Jackson Co, WV, Circuit Court, File 129, Case 4531.
438
Children of Dr. John Justice and Rachel Ann (Springer) Pfost:

i. Mary Gail7, b. 24 Dec. 1943.
ii. David Henry, b. 22 Jan. 1946.
hi. John Robert, b. 15 June 1953.472
202. ALLEN HENRY 6 P F O S T (Henry Alexander5, William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 121), b. 9 Oct. 1900473 prob. Henry Co., MO;474 m. 2 Nov. 1923, ADELINE
DAYWALT, b. 6 Apr. 1901.475
In 1910 Allen Henry Pfost was living in Bogard Twp., Henry Co., MO with his parents,
Henry Alexander and Jennie (McCartney) Wrencha Pfost.476 On 2 Nov. 1923 he married
Adeline Daywalt.
Child of Allen Henry and Adeline (Daywalt) Pfost:
i. Garold Allen7, b. 23 Jan. 1928.477
203. J O S E P H ALLEN 6 P F O S T (Charles Thornton 5 , William Allen4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 122), b. 29 July 1901478 prob. Henry Co., MO;479 m. E T H E L ANNA RATHBUN,480 b. ca. 1901.481
In 1910 Joseph Allen Pfost was living in Pet. 2, Cheyenne Co., CO with his parents,
Charles Thornton and Martha C. (Hibler) Pfost.482 He married Ethel Anna Rathbun and
they lived on a farm south of Arapahoe, Cheyenne Co., CO where he was apparently a
farmer. Ethel Anna (Rathbun) Pfost was living in 1987.483
Children of Joseph Allen and Ethel Anna (Rathbun) Pfost, probably all born near
Arapahoe, Cheyenne Co., CO:
i. William Charles 7 , b. 11 Oct. 1923.
ii. Jo Ann, b. 1 July 1929.
hi. Greta Mae, b. 22 Apr. 1932.
iv. Max Gordon, b. 23 Mar. 1934.484
204. J O H N ALBERT 6 P F O S T (John Abraham 5 , Isaac Wilson 4 , Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 125), b. 27 July 1908 Meridian, Ada Co., ID;485 m. (1) 5 Dec. 1931 Mexico,
472
ibid.
474
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 783, Bogard T w p , ED 81, p. 6A, family 59-59.
TResearch information of Rev. Bundy. Carol Pfost Beach, comp, A Branch of the Pfost Family Tree (typewritten; n.p, n.d.), n. pag.
Author has photocopy, courtesy of Max Gordon Pfost, Riverside, CA, has her name as Mary Daywalt.
476
Henry Co, MO, NARA, 1910 census.
478
Letter of Mrs. Joe Pfost to Barbara Joye (Reed) Foss, 13 July 1970.
*' J Cheyenne Co, CO, NARA, 1910 census, roll 112, P e t 2, ED 7, p. 10A, family 199-199.
480
Letter of Mrs. Joe Pfost
481
Letter of Max Gordon Pfost to author, 5 Jan. 1984.
482
483
0bituary of Max G. Pfost.
484
Letter of Mrs. Joe Pfost
information, courtesy of John Albert Pfost, Boise, ID.
473
SLXTH GENERATION
439
VERA CALAHAN, b. 4 Mar. 1910; div. 1938;486 m. (2) 24 Sep. 1938 Van Nuys, CA BETSY
B . COCKS, 487 b. 18 Dec. 1918 Brainerd, MN; d/o Charles Percy & Adah Bess (Cooper)
Cocks.488
On 5 Dec. 1931 John "Albert" Pfost, son of John Abraham and Rebecca Jane (Leonard)
Pfost, married Vera Calahan. The marriage ended in divorce and on 24 Sep. 1938 he
married Betsy B. Cocks. In 1984 they were residing at 3900 Federal Way No. 1, Boise, ID
83705.489
Children of John Albert and Betsy B. (Cocks) Pfost:
i. Melinda "Linda" Betsy7, b. 8 July 1942 Hollywood, CA
ii. James Albert, b. 22 Oct. 1945 Mountain Home, ID.
hi. Thomas Leroy, b. 12 July 1948 Boise, ID.
iv. Peggy Lee, b. 24 Sep. 1957 Mountain Home, ID.490
205. CECIL ANDERSON 6 P F O S T (James Emmitt 6 , Isaac WUson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 126), b. 29 June 1902 Meridian, Ada Co., ID;491 d. 1977 hosp., Oceanside,
CA, bur. Twin Falls Cem., Twin Falls, ID; 492 m. 21 Sep. 1932 Vale, OR, NORMA
LEONORE HASTINGS, b. 16 Jan. 1913 Ogden, UT.493 Norma Leonore (Hastings) Pfost
m. prob. (2) Warner Strickland.494
In 1910 Cecil Anderson Pfost was living in Meridian Village, Ada Co., ID with his
parents, James Emmitt and Bessie Margaret (Anderson) Pfost.495 He graduated from the
Univ. of Idaho. On 21 Sep. 1932 he married Norma Leonore Hastings. He was a special
procedure officer of the Internal Revenue Service, Boise and they lived in Boise and Twin
Falls, ID before moving to Oceanside, CA in 1972.496 He died in 1977. Norma Leonore
Hastings married Warner Strickland likely as a widow.
Children of Cecil Anderson and Norma Leonore (Hastings) Pfost:
i. Constance "Connie" Ann7, b. 13 Dec. 1933 Boise, ID.
ii. Margaret "Marie," b. 6 Mar. 1935 Boise, ID.
hi. Deanna Jean, b. 5 June 1940 Boise, ID.497
iv. Emmett Lee, b. 29 Oct. 1946 Twin Falls, ID.498
206. J A M E S E R N E S T 6 P F O S T (James Emmitt 5 , Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 126), b. 27 Nov. 1915 Boise, ID; m. (1) 19 Apr. 1942 Puyallup, WA, RUTH
T)on E. Haasch and Marie Haasch Whitesel, An Ancestoral Genealogy of the Pfost Family with Personal Sketches, (n.p, 1983), p.
24.
487
Haasch.
489
490
Haasch, p. 33.
491
Haasch p. 39; obituary of Cecil A. Pfost.
Information, courtesy of Dr. Robert Alan Pfost, Oakland, CA; obituary of Cecil A. Pfost.
493
Haasch, p. 39.
494
Ibid.
495
496
0bituary of Cecil A. Pfost.
497
Haasch, p. 43.
R>id.; information, courtesy of Dr. Robert Alan Pfost. Some sources spell his name Emmitt.
488
440
JANE LLOYD, b. 10 Nov. 1919 Atlanta, GA; d/o Emrys John & Ruth (Beckstrom) Lloyd;
div. ca. 1976; m. (2) ELEANOR ,499
On 19 Apr. 1942 James "Ernest" Pfost, son of James Emmitt and Bessie Margaret
(Anderson) Pfost, married Ruth Jane Lloyd. During WW II he served as an officer with the
US Army in France where he lead convoys of trucks through the snow. He also served in
the Philippine Islands as a mechanic. He reached the rank of captain before the war
ended. As a civilian he was employed as a mechanic on foreign cars.
Circa 1976 the marriage ended in divorce and he married Eleanor as his second wife.
In 1984 they were residing at 10150 Roan Meadows Dr., Boise, ID 83704. Ruth Jane
(Lloyd) Pfost was then residing at 2136 E. 15th St., Oakland, CA 94606.500
Children of James Ernest and Ruth Jane (Lloyd) Pfost:
i. James Emrys 7 , b. 7 Feb. 1943 Stockton, CA
ii. Robert Alan, b. 13 July 1945 Boise, ID.601
207. FRANK WILSON 6 P F O S T (Robert Raymond6, Isaac Wilson4 Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 130), b. 17 Mar. 1922 Meridian, Ada Co., ID; d. 14 May 1978 Sacramento,
CA, bur. Sacramento, CA; m. 28 Nov. 1949 Sacramento, CA, ANNA MARIE STEIRER, b.
13 Aug. 1922 Walnutport, Northampton Co., PA 502
On 28 Nov. 1949 Frank Wilson Pfost, son of Robert Raymond and Hazel (Hunt) Pfost,
married Anna Marie Steirer. They lived in Sacramento, CA where he died 14 May 1978.503
Children of Frank Wilson and Anna Marie (Steirer) Pfost, both born in Sacramento, CA:
i. Pamela Ann7, b. 29 June 1950.
ii. James, b. 31 Aug. 1951.504
208. R A L P H E M E R S O N 6 P F O S T (Robert Raymond 5 , Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 ,
Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see 130), b. 14 Feb. 1926 Boise, ID; m. (1) 7 Mar. 1953 Fresno, CA, CARLENE FRANCES AYCOCK; m. (2) 13 Feb. 1979, BETTY - .505
On 7 Mar. 1953 Ralph Emerson Pfost, son of Robert Raymond and Hazel (Hunt) Pfost,
married Carlene "Frances" Aycock. On 13 Feb. 1970 he married Betty as his second wife
and he seems to have been her second husband. Betty had two sons and a daughter. In
1984 Ralph Emerson Pfost and his wife, Betty, were residing at 5526 Bobolink Ln., Fresno,
CA 93727.506
Children of Ralph Emerson and Carlene Frances (Aycock) Pfost, both born in Fresno,
CA:
i. Mark Cameron 7 , b. 12 Sep. 1954.
ii. Carolyn, b. 18 Nov. 1957.507
499
ibid.
ibid.
501
ibid.
502
Haasch, p. 60.
503
Ibid.
504
Ibid.
505
Ibid.
506
Ibid.
507
Ibid, p. 61.
500
SIXTH GENERATION
441
209. R O B E R T F R E D 6 P F O S T (Robert Raymond 5 , Isaac Wilson4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,

Valentin 1 ) (see 130), b. 20 June 1928 Boise, ID;508 m. ca. Aug. 1952, J O ANN BURR; 509 d/o
Benjamin O. & Edna (---) Burr.510
Circa Aug. 1952 Robert "Fred" Pfost, son of Robert Raymond and Hazel (Hunt) Pfost,
married Jo Ann Burr. He had apparently graduated from the Univ. of California, Berkeley
in early 1952 and gone to work for Ampex Corp. on 4 Feb. 1952. He worked for Ampex
Corp. 12 years where he was very successful in research and development.
In 1963 he left Ampex Corp., became a consultant, and was associated with other companies. 611 In 1965 Robert Fred Pfost and his wife, Jo Ann, adopted a daughter, Kimberly
Pfost, b. 22 Feb. 1965 San Francisco, CA512 In 1975 Jo Ann (Burr) Pfost went to work for a
real estate firm. 513 In 1978 they were residing at 1090 Eastwood Ct., Los Altos, CA
94022.514
Children of Robert Fred and Jo Ann (Burr) Pfost, both born at Mountain View, Santa
Clara Co., CA:
i. David Burr 7 , b. 5 Aug. 1954.
ii. Dale Robert, b. 22 Apr. 1956.515
210. ORVAL F R A N C E S 6 P F O S T (Peter Mead 5 , Henry Clay4, Abraham 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 131), b. 26 May 1906 farm, Rice Co., KS; m. 28 May 1939 Alden, Rice Co.,
KS, WILDA I R E N E L I P P , b. 1 Dec. 1915 Alden, Rice Co., KS; d/o Samuel Courtney &
Fannie May (Proffitt) Lipp.516
In 1910 Orval Frances Pfost was living in Atlanta Twp., Rice Co., KS with his parents,
Peter Mead and Lois Luella (Peters) Pfost.517 He was only age five when his father died in
1912. His middle name was recorded with the feminine spelling of Frances on both his
birth certificate and Social Security record, therefore he used that spelling. After he graduated from high school he went to mechanic school. He worked for Sterling Ice Cream Co.
for six years before going to work for Skelly Oil Co.
On 28 May 1939 he married Wilda Irene Lipp. He retired from Skelly Oil Co., as gauger
on 1 June 1971. Afterward he devoted time to his hobby, woodworking in hardwoods. He
made clocks, gun cabinets, hall trees, and many small pieces. In 1984 he and his wife,
Wilda, were residing at 406 Jefferson Ave., Medicine Lodge, KS 67104.518
508
I b i d , p. 60.
I b i d , p. 76, 87.
510
Ibid p. 60.
511
I b i d , pp. 87-89.
512
Ibid. pp. 61, 76.
513
I b i d , p. 77.
514
Riid, p. 60.
515
I b i d , p. 61.
509
information, courtesy of Orval Frances Pfost, Medicine Lodge, KS.

Rice Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 454, Atlanta Twp, ED 179, p. 9B, family 181-183.
617
CIO
442
Children of Orval Frances and Wilda Irene (Lipp) Pfost:

i. Frances Lynne7, b. 25 Sep. 1941 Claflin, Barton Co., KS.
ii. Sheila Beth, b. 1 Feb. 1944 Great Bend, KS.
hi. Olinda Gayle, b. 25 Nov. 1954 Ellinwood, Barton Co., KS.519
211. BELTON OLIVER 6 P F O S T (Oliver Cleveland5, Henry Clay4, Abraham 3 , Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 132), b. 14 May 1914 Geneseo, Rice Co., KS; d. 4 July 1961 Corpus Christie,
TX; m. Aug. 1935, OPAL F . BOURELL. Opal F. (Bourell) Pfost m. (2) - Mouser.520
In Aug. 1935 Belton Oliver Pfost, son of Oliver Cleveland and Elva (Bunce) Pfost,
married Opal F. Bourell. He died 4 July 1961 and Opal F. (Bourell) Pfost married
Mouser. In 1984 she was residing at 803 Washington, Alice, TX 78332.521
Children of Belton Oliver and Opal F. (Bourell Pfost:
i. Jolene F. 7
ii. Ronald Edward,
hi. Thomas "Tom" Lee.522
212. DONALD LYNN 6 P F O S T (Benjamin Harrison 5 , Aaron4, Isaac2, Valentin 1 ) (see
133), b. 17 July 1924 Caldwell Co., MO; m. 29 Jan. 1946 Kansas City, MO, WILMA
E L I Z A B E T H H U D S O N , b. 27 Oct. 1924 Cowgill, MO; d/o Clarence & Myrtle K.
(Stephens) Hudson.523
On 29 Jan. 1946 Donald Lynn Pfost, son of Benjamin Harrison and Fauna (Wells) Pfost,
married Wilma Elizabeth Hudson. By 1964 he had earned both a BS and MS degree from
the Univ. of Missouri.524 In 1975 he was coauthor of a report done by the Food and Feed
Grain Institute, Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS.525
Children of Donald Lynn and Wilma Elizabeth (Hudson) Pfost, both born in Kansas
City, MO:
i. Karen Sue7, b. 17 Oct. 1948.
ii. Marcia Ann, b. 4 May 1951.526
213. HOWARD L E E 6 P F O S T (Wesley Hanna 5 , William Riley 4 , Aaron 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 134), b. 10 June 1920527 Shandon, San Luis Obispo Co., CA; m. 1 June 1944
Tampa, FL, GENEVIEVE J . STILL, b. 8 Apr. 1920 Concord, Dixon Co., NE; d/o Ralph E.
& Phebe B. (Clark) Still.528
On 1 June 1944 Howard Lee Pfost, son of Wesley Hanna and Edith Mae (Davis) Pfost,529
519
ibid.
520
521
ibid.
522
Ibid.
523
Information, courtesy of Dr. Harry Bernard Pfost, Cowgill, MO.
524
Letter of Mrs. Fauna (Wells) Pfost to Mrs. Bertie Betty Arlene (Pfost) Cimini, 21 Apr. 1964.
îVilliam P. Spencer, Donald L. Pfost, John R. Pedersen, Recommendations for Grain Storage and Preservation in Senegal, (1975).
information, courtesy of Dr. Harry Bernard Pfost
u597
" Bible (1886) of Mrs. Elizabeth Mae (Young) Pfost, owned by Floyd Ocal Pfost, Yucaipa, CA (1984), includes entries after the death
of Mrs. Pfost. Author has photocopy of family records, courtesy of Miss Luann Marie Pfost, Yucaipa, CA.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Genevieve J. (Still) Pfost, Visalia, CA.
Knci
* San Luis Obispo County Telegram Tribune, 26 Apr. 1958.
SIXTH GENERATION
443
married Genevieve J. Still. In 1984 they were residing at 1616 N. Hall, Visalia, CA
93291.530
Children of Howard Lee and Genevieve J. (Still) Pfost:
i. Charlene Jean 7 , b. 29 Sep. 1944 Tampa, FL.
ii. Wesley Harold, b. 15 Aug. 1945 Tampa, FL.
hi. Peggy Lee, b. 6 May 1947 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA531
214. HAROLD CLIFTON 6 P F O S T (Wesley Hanna 5 , William Riley4, Aaron3, Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 134), b. 13 Mar. 1925 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA; m. 19 Nov. 1948 San Luis
Obispo, CA, EDALYN ANNE EWELL, b. 19 Nov. 1924 San Bernardino, CA; d/o John
Gale Jr. & Jewel Annie (Crow) Ewell.532
On 19 Nov. 1948 Howard Clifton Pfost, son of Wesley Hanna and Edith Mae (Davis)
Pfost,533 married Edalyn "Lynn" Anne Ewell. In 1986 they were residing at 177 Sea View,
Pismo Beach, CA 93449.534
Children of Howard Clifton and Edalyn Anne (Ewell) Pfost:
i. John Gale7, b. 10 Feb. 1950 San Luis Obispo, CA
h. Richard Alan, b. 3 Sep. 1952 San Luis Obispo, CA
hi. Susan Kathleen, b. 24 June 1959 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara Co., CA.
iv. Elizabeth Anne, b. 10 June 1963 San Luis Obispo, CA535
215. WILLIAM RAYMOND 6 P F O S T (Floyd Ocal5, William Riley4, Aaron 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 135), b. 12 Oct. 1926536 Blythe, Riverside Co., CA; m. 24 Oct. 1954 La
Quinta, CA, RUTH MARIE BREDESEN, b. 14 Apr. 1925 WI; d/o William & Mary Estell
(Ingledinger) Bredesen.537
During WW II William Raymond Pfost, son of Floyd Ocal and Lula Jean (Moss) Pfost,
served in the US Navy. He went to college in Redlands, CA and was later called back into
the US Navy.538 On 24 Oct. 1954 he married Ruth Marie Bredesen. In 1984 they lived in
Indio, CA where he was employed as a telemetry designer for Coachella Water Dist.,
Riverside Co., CA539
Children of William Raymond and Ruth Marie (Bredesen) Pfost, all born in Indio, Riverside Co., CA:
i. William "Billy" Floyd7, b. 26 July 1955.
ii. Mary Ruth, b. 8 Oct. 1956.
hi. Luann Marie, b. 21 Feb. 1958.540
530TInformation, courtesy of Mrs. Genevieve J. (Still) Pfost.

531
Ibid
r
532TInformation, courtesy of Mrs. Edalyn Anne (Ewell) Pfost, Pismo Beach, CA.
San Luis Obispo County Telegram Tribune.
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Edalyn Anne (Ewell) Pfost.
535
Ibid.
536
Bible of Mrs. Pfost
537
Information, courtesy of Miss Pfost.
Information from the files of Palo Verde Dist. Library, Blythe, CA.
Information, courtesy of Miss Pfost.
540
Ibid.
444
216. WILLIAM THOMAS 6 P F O S T (Jay Guy5, Warwick Briscoe4, Jonathan 3 , Isaac2,

Valentin 1 ) (see 138), b. 3 Mar. 1927 Eminence, Henry Co., KY; m. 28 Oct. 1960 Paducah,
KY, MARY ELLEN VAUGHAN, b. 28 July 1924 Centraha, IL; d/o Rupert Artelle & Alma
Fay (Henley) Vaughan. Mary Ellen Vaughan m. (I) 641 name not available.
On 28 Oct. 1960 William Thomas Pfost, son of Jay Guy and Cosby Victoria (Alley) Pfost,
married Mary Ellen Vaughan as her second husband. In 1985 their address was Rt. 8, Box
172, Paducah, KY 42001.542
Child of William Thomas and Mary Ellen (Vaughan) Pfost:
i. Michael Jay 7 , b. 11 Apr. 1964 Paducah, KY.643
217. VAYNE STANLEY 6 P F O S T (Jacob Isaac 6 , Isaac Statten 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 141), b. 27 Aug. 1898 Boise, ID;544 d. 7 Sep. 1957 St. Charles, MO, bur. St.
Charles, MO; m. (1) 27 June 1936 Dupo, St. Clair Co., IL, MARY FRANCES DONAHUE,
b. 22 July 1914 E. St. Louis, IL; d/o Timothy Edward & Carrie Olive (Simpson)
Donahue;545 div; m. (2) name not available.546
In 1900 Vayne Stanley Pfost was living in S. Boise Pet., Ada Co., ID with his parents,
Jacob Isaac and Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost.547 His father died when he was only four
years old and by 1910 he was living in Phillipsburg, KS with his mother, Helena Mary
(Stanley) Pfost.548 In later years he seems to have used the name, Stanley Vayne Pfost. On
27 June 1936 he married Mary Frances Donahue. The marriage ended in divorce and he
married a second time. On 7 Sep. 1957 he died. In 1984 Mary Frances (Donahue) Pfost was
still living.549
Child of Vayne Stanley and Mary Frances (Donahue) Pfost:
i. Stanley William7, b. 3 Feb. 1938 Columbus, OH.550
Child of Vayne Stanley Pfost and second wife:
ii. A dau.561
218. LYNN RICHARD 6 P F O S T (Jacob Isaac5, Isaac Statten 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac2, Valentin 1 )
(see 141), b. 29 Apr. 1900 Boise, ID; m. (1) GLADYS CALDWELL, b. 2 Apr. 1901 Kansas
City, MO; d. 21 Aug. 1927 San Pedro, CA, bur. Forest Lawn, San Pedro, CA; d/o Robert &
Elizabeth () Caldwell; m. (2) Sep. 1935 South San Antonio, TX, HILDA REYNOLDS, b.
July 1909 Kirwin, Phillips Co., KS; d/o Edward & (Hull) Reynolds; div. 1938 Corpus
Christie, TX; m. (3) MARTHA WRIGHT, b. 1913 McAllen, Hidalgo Co., TX; d/o James
Wright; div.; m. (4) 3 Nov. 1965 Coeur D'Alene, ID, META B E R T H A (GAIDIES)
Information, courtesy of William Thomas Pfost, Paducah, KY via Mrs. Anna Burnett (Pfost) Dodson, Centreville, VA.
Ibid.
543
Ibid.
Beach; information, courtesy of Dr. Stanley William Pfost, Orlando, FL.
545
Ibid.
information, courtesy of Stacey Lynn Pfost, Longwood, FL.
547
548
Phillips Co, KS, NARA, 1910 census, roll 452, Phillipsburg, ED 146, p. IB, family 19-20.
information, courtesy of Dr. Stanley William Pfost.
information, courtesy of Stacey Lynn Pfost.
551
Ibid.
542
SLXTH GENERATION
445
LOUDON, b. 22 Dec. 1908 Council Bluffs, IA; d/o Otto J. & Marie (Schenke) Gaidies.
Meta Bertha Gaidies m. (1) 1926 Council Bluffs, IA Harold J. Loudon.552
In 1900 Lynn Richard Pfost was an infant living in S. Boise Pet., Ada Co., ID with his
parents, Jacob Isaac and Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost.663 Before he had reached his third
birthday his father died and by 1910 he was living in Phillipsburg, KS with his mother,
Helena Mary (Stanley) Pfost.554 As his first wife he married Gladys Caldwell who died 21
Aug. 1927. He enlisted in the US Marine Air Corps and on 19 Oct. 1931 he received a dependency discharge from the US Marine Corps to help his mother. On 2 Sep. 1933 he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps and was honorably discharged 25 July 1935 by purchase
letter to go to work as a civil service aircraft electrician at the US Air Depot, South San
Antonio, TX.
In Sep. 1935 he married Hilda Reynolds and the marriage ended in divorce in 1938. She
may have been living in Alice, TX as late as 1984. He married Martha Wright as his third
wife. They were separated while he was working in the South Pacific during WW II and
were later divorced. In 1984 she was living in Richmond, CA On 3 Nov. 1965 he married
Meta Bertha (Gaidies) Loudon. In 1968 he retired from active duty in the US Merchant
Marine as a chief engineer. He had spent much of his life at sea. In 1984 he and his wife,
Meta, were residing at 1006 8th Ave. NW, Puyallup, WA 98371.555
Child of Lynn Richard and Gladys (Caldwell) Pfost:
i. Margueriete Elizabeth 7 , b. 21 Aug. 1921 Kansas City, MO.
Child of Lynn Richard and Hilda (Reynolds) Pfost:
ii. Mary Lynne, b. Aug. 1936 San Antonio, TX.
Children of Lynn Richard and Martha (Wright) Pfost, both born in DeFuniack Spgs.,
FL:
hi. Linda Sharon, b. 24 Dec. 1940.
iv. Donna Gail, b. 26 Dec. 1942, d. 22 Sep. 1943 Albuquerque, NM.556
219. WILLIAM EDWARD 6 P F O S T (William Alexander5, Isaac Statten 4 , Jacob3, Isaac2,
Valentin 1 ) (see 142), b. 30 May 1902 Boise, ID; d. 3 Jan. 1979 San Jose, CA, bur. Mission
City Mem. Cem., Santa Clara, CA; m. 6 June 1931 Santa Clara, CA, HELEN ROWENA
W H I T E , b. 14 Apr. 1910 San Francisco, CA; d/o William Gilbert & Harriett Beatrix
(Fisher) White.557
In 1910 William Edward "Ed" Pfost was living in Green Meadow Pet., Ada Co., ID with
his parents, William Alexander and Rose Ella (Venable) Pfost. 558 On 6 J u n e 1931 he
married Helen Rowena White. He was employed as a heavy equipment transport teamster. On 3 Jan. 1979 he died suddenly of a heart attack. In 1984 his widow, Helen, was
residing at 148 Douglane, San Jose, CA 95117.559
552
Information, courtesy of Lynn Richard Pfost, Puyallup, WA.
554
Înformation, courtesy of Lynn Richard Pfost.
556
Ibid.
557
CA
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Helen Rowena (White) Pfost, San Jose, CA, via Mrs. Alice Valentine (Pfost) Enos Hooper, San Jose,
558
559
Information, courtesy of Mrs. Helen Rowena (White) Pfost.
553
446
Child of William Edward and Helen Rowena (White) Pfost:

i. David Lee7, b. 24 Nov. 1935 hosp., San Jose, CA560
220. O R L I E EVERETT 6 P F O S T (Everett Wilson 5 , David Wilson 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 144), b. 20 May 1910 near Glade, Phillips Co., KS; d. 6 Sep. 1943 Japanese
prison camp, Fukwoka, Japan, 561 bur. Meridian, Cem., Ada Co., ID; m. VIVIAN MILLER. 5 6 2
Orlie Everett Pfost, son of Everett Wilson and Chloa M. (Bales) Pfost, married Vivian
Miller.563 In 1935 he went to Boise, ID and in 1941 he was employed by Morrison - Knudson Co. of Boise. He worked at Pearl Harbor five months before going on to Wake Island
where he was taken prisoner. On 6 Sep. 1943 he died in a Japanese prison camp, Fukwoka,
Japan. 564
Children of Orlie Everett and Vivian (Miller) Pfost:
i. Patsy 7 , b. 21 Jan. 1932 Glade, Phillips Co., KS.
ii. Joan, b. 22 May 1934 Glade, Phillips Co., KS.
hi. Phyllis, b. 2 July 1937.565
221. RONALD L E S T E R 6 P F O S T (Zeddy Forrest 5 , Jacob Riley 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 147), b. 3 Dec. 1932 St. Joseph, MO; m. (1) 12 July 1958, MARCIA ANN
WARD, b. 21 Dec. 1935; d/o Thomas Jr. & Margaret (Bibolet) Ward; div. 13 Aug. 1980; m.
(2) 17 Nov. 1980, JOYCE C. KROEZE, b. 12 Apr. 1947 The Hague, Netherlands. 566
In 1955 Ronald "Ron" Lester Pfost, son of Zeddy Forrest and Leola Mae (Hanks) Pfost,
graduated from the Univ. of Missouri. He then served in the US Army in Germany from
1955 to 1957. On 12 July 1958 he married Marcia Ann Ward and in 1980 the marriage
ended in divorce. On 17 Nov. 1980 he married Joyce C. Kroeze as his second wife. In 1984
he was a real estate developer and they were residing at 460 Navajo West, Lake Quivira,
KS 66106.567
Children of Ronald Lester and Marcia Ann (Ward) Pfost, both born in Kansas City, MO:
i. Lisa Ann7, b. 16 Oct. 1959.
ii. Cynthia Anne, b. 9 Sep. 1963.568
222. DONALD ARTHUR 6 P F O S T (Zeddy Forrest 5 , Jacob Riley 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 147), b. 5 Jan. 1937 St. Joseph, MO; d. 4 Sep. 1959 Brookfield, MO; m. 12
June 1958, PATRICIA DONALDSON, b. 23 Mar. 1936 Maryville, MO; d/o Jack Donaldson. Patricia (Donaldson) Pfost m. (2) 9 Aug. 1969 Al Turner. 569
560
ibid.
561
Obituary of Orlie E. Pfost published by Beach. Perhaps the place of death was Fukuoka rather than Fukwoka.
562
Beach.
563
Ibid.
564
Obituary of Orlie E. Pfost.
565
Beach.
567
n,id.
568
ibid.
569
ibid.
SIXTH GENERATION
447
On 12 June 1958 Donald "Donnie" Arthur Pfost, son of Zeddy Forrest and Leola Mae
(Hanks) Pfost, married Patricia Donaldson. He had a college degree in mathematics and
worked for his father-in-law in construction of sewer and water works. On 4 Sep. 1959 he
was killed instantly on a construction job when an electrical line broke and fell across him.
On 9 Aug. 1969 his widow, Patricia, married Al Turner and they have one son, Mike
Turner, b. 4 Apr. 1972.570
Child of Donald Arthur and Patricia (Donaldson) Pfost:
i. Donald Brock7, b. 9 Jan. 1960 Maryville, MO.671
223. MELVIN ALONZO 6 P F O S T (Cecil Alonzo5, Alonzo Franklin 4 , Jacob 3 , Isaac 2 ,
Valentin 1 ) (see 148), b. 21 Oct. 1934 Caldwell, ID; m. (1) 1 June 1954, MARY LOU WILSON; div.; m. (2) SHARLEEN FOLKERSON. 672
On 1 June 1954 Melvin Alonzo Pfost, son of Cecil Alonzo and Addie Wylna (Whitney)
Pfost, married Mary Lou Wilson. The marriage ended in divorce and he married Sharleen
Folkerson as his second wife.573
Children of Melvin Alonzo and Mary Lou (Wilson) Pfost, both born in Boise, ID:
i. Cynthia 7 , b. 1 May 1956.
ii. Janean, b. 10 Feb. 1960.
Child of Melvin Alonzo and Sharleen (Folkerson) Pfost:
hi. Melissa, b. 5 May 1964, Boise, ID.574
570
ibid.
ibid.
572
573
ibid.
574
ibid.
571
NAME INDEX
The name Index which follows includes the names of all individuals in Chapters
One through Six. Those individuals with the surname of Pfost or Post were placed
under the surname combination of "Pfost and Post." Most of those born with the
surname of Pfost or Post were indexed with a year of birth to distinguish them
from others with identical names.
Some other surnames with more than one spelling were placed under one surname
spelling with appropriate cross-references.
Unusual nicknames were crossreferenced to proper names.
whenever possible, women were indexed under both maiden surname and married
surname(s) . When indexed under a married surname, the surname history was
reflected by including the maiden surname and any previous married surname(s)
known.
Names of authors and contributors acknowledged in notes were included, except to
save space in the notes, some generous contributors were assigned unique abbreviations. The names of those individuals appear in the "List of Abbreviations" at
the front of this work.
There may be more than one reference to a name on a given page though the page
number appears only once.
Adams,
Acie, 366
Aldene Rebecca (Pfost),
366
David D., 192
Ephraim G., 116
J.B., 191
V. , 192
Virginia, 191
Albert,
W.H., 333
Albright,
Albert, 379
Lyle, 379
Ruby M. (Pfost), 379
Alderman,
Blanche (---), 341
Branis, 182
Douglas, 341
Grover Cleveland, 182
Ita Mae (Post), 341, 433
Ray L., 341
Sarah Ellen (Post), 182
Steward L., 182
Warren D., 182
William Lewis, 341
Alfriend,
John S., 312
Alkire,
Adelaide S., 92
Bernice Flora, 92
Bertha, 93
Charles, 93
Dora (Post), 157
Edwin, 157
Eliza (Post) 90, 91,
92, 259
Elizabeth (Bonnett),
91, 92, 93
Elizabeth A. , 92
Enoch B., 92
George Washington, 92,
259
Georgia, 93
Goodloe, 93
Guy, 91, 92
John P., 92
Kathleen Virginia
(Post), 414, 415
Kyle, 157
Lee, 92
Mary Elizabeth (Reger),
157
Mary Lucinda (Post),
93, 259
Nicholas, 91, 92, 93,
157
Samantha (Post), 92, 259
Samuel, 91, 92, 259
W. Scott, 92
William H., 93
William Henry Harrison,
92, 93, 259

Allen,
Esther, 128
Hetty, see Esther
Mildred Leora, 435
Alley,
Angeline (Smith), 376
Cosby Victoria, 376
Luke, 376
Allman,
Christopher C , 86
Davisson G., 154
Edna C., 94
Elizabeth (Bonnett), 86
Fernando Wood, 93, 94,
153, 259
Harry, 94
Isaac N., 93, 153, 154
James Madison, 86
John Isaac, 94
Madge C , 154
Madison, 84, 86
Martin P., 86
Mary Ann (Post)
Swisher, 84, 86
Maurice, 94, 259, 260
Nancy Catherine
(Swisher), 93, 154
Olive Sophia (Post),
93, 94, 259
Orion Francis, 86
Otto, 94
450
Peter T., 84, 86
Verda M. (Post), 154
Amos,
Ann, 50
Anderson,
Bessie Margaret, 366
J.M., 366
Jack Sandy, 216, 217
Minerva (---), 228
Angeroth,
Evaline (---), 257, 258
Mary L., 257, 258
Maxima, 257
Anglin,
Carrie Olive (Post), 212
George Wentz, 212
Martha (---), 212
Samuel, 212
Arbogast,
Amanda Crawford, 64
Arbuckle,
Emma Melissa (Pfost)
Pullen, 254
Robert F., 253, 254
Arlen,
Clara Maud (Beerse), 436
Marion Elizabeth, 436
Richard, 436
Armstrong,
Anna Elizabeth, 291
David, 110
Edward S., 32
Elizabeth, 172
M.B., 69
Arnold,
Arminda, 277
Beatrice Carrie, 333
Bernice Flora (Alkire),
92
Charles, 158, 164
Charles Forrest, 164
Edward Jackson, 164
Eleanor (Little), 157
Ellen (
) , see
Eleanor (Little)
Grace, 327
Hattie (Post), 164
Hattie (Post) Arnold,
164
Hattie Esther, 158
Ida Matilda (Queen), 333
Jackson, 157, 164
Laura (Post), 157, 164
Luther M., 333
Malinda (---), 157
NAME INDEX
Porter, 92, 157, 158,
164
Robert Lee, 162, 164,
393
Simon, 55, 170
Simon G., 157
Virginia, 311
Arrington,
Angeline (Combs), 250
Charles, 250, 405
Charles Edgar, 250
Dora Myrtle, 250
Helen Louise, 250
Jake, 250
Mary Brumley (Pfost),
250, 405
Thelma Jean, 250
Vernon, 250
Virgil, 250
Vivian May, 250
Ashworth,
[---], 53
Asper,
Jane Ann (Sims), 340
Mildred Mae, 340, 341
Robert, 340
Atchison,
Wm. Junr., 8
Wm. Senr., 8
Atha,
Roy, 315
Ruth (Post), 315
Atterholt,
Florence Alberta
(Post), 217
Francis, see Frank
Marion
Frank M., 217
Frank Marion, 217
Frank Marion Jr., 217
Mary B. (---), 217
Post, 217
Ault,
Michael, 19, 20, 25, 40
Aycock,
Carlene Frances, 440
Ayres,
William G., 71, 126,
136, 142
-BBaccus,
Keziah, 48
Bachtel,
Blair, 353
Faith, 353
George, 353
Hal, 353
John, 353
John M., 353
Mary C. (Pfost), 353
Matilda L. (McMahon),
353
Richard M., 353
Bailey,
Benjamin, 161
Birdie M., 145
Edes Elta, 383, 384
George, 145
Martha Elizabeth
(Pfost), 145, 270
Melissa Jane (Pfost),
145
Morris C., 144, 145, 270
Sam, 179
William, 8
Baker,
Amanda (
) , 238
Helen, 428
Herbert, 234
Hugh, 238
Julie M. (Pfost), 234
Mary J., 238
Baldwin,
Clara, 375
Bales,
Chloa M., 382
Cora (---), 382
John, 382
Bark,
Marie, 315
Barkdall,
- see Bergdoll
Barlow,
W.H., 338
Barnes,
I.A., 46, 80, 87, 91,
92, 124, 125
John, 278
John Adams, 278
Mary Emily (Bodley), 278
Maude Wilson, 278
Barnett,
Bonnie Marie, 433
Jasper N., 433
Millie (Cabage), 433
Barrett,
Henry, 421
Mary Henrietta, 421
NAME INDEX
Sophia (Shawver), 421
Bartlett,
Annie V., 220
L.W., 220
Tabitha, 162
Barton,
Joe Thomas, 289
Violetta (Warner) Post
McCartney, 289
Bassell,
Alvin D., 330
Mary Victoria (Weekley)
Post, 330
Bateman,
Newton, 101, 106, 179,
180, 183, 184, 185,
186, 302, 306, 307
Batten,
Orville, 327
Russia (Post), 327
Baughman,
Anna Pearl, 423
George W., 424
Isophene I.
(Stalnaker), 424
Bauman,
Mary Elizabeth, 304
Baxter,
Mary, 155
Beach,
--- (Quinlan), 381
Carol Margery (Pfost)
Riddoch, 142, 143,
146, 256, 362, 381,
382
Carol Pfost, 4, 7, 125,
129, 130, 142, 143,
144, 145, 149, 221,
225, 226, 252, 253,
254, 255, 256, 257,
258, 270, 350, 360,
362, 363, 378, 381,
382, 383, 384, 438,
446
George Gordon, 381
Robert Rex, 149, 270,
381, 382
Beasley,
Susannah, 296
Beck,
Charles, 435
Edna (Hager), 435
Geneva, 435
John Victor, 1, 14
Beckstrom,
Ruth, 440
Beeman,
Heneretta Jane, 240
Beer,
Gatha, 426
Beerse,
Clara Maud, 436
Belt,
Edy, 47
Bennett,
Christina (Bumgardner),
58
David, 58
Deward, 281
E.A., 85
Ellas, 105, 110, 113,
117, 118, 119, 174,
177, 191, 193, 194,
210, 286, 289, 293
Elizabeth, 193
J.M., 98
Margaret Ann, 60
Marguerita (Post), 281
Mary (Post), 56, 58,
59, 60
Silas, 101
Simon C., 56, 58, 59, 60
Stephen, 59, 60
Berck,
Elizabeth (Moog), 433
Frederick William, 433
Jennie Emma, 433
Bergdell,
- see Bergdoll
Bergdoll,
Aaron, 24, 25, 26, 28,
29
Abraham, 24, 25, 29
Absolom, 27
Barbara, 60
Barbara (Pfost), 6, 23,
24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 75
Christina, 24, 25, 29
Clora, 25, 29
Eve Lizebeth (---), 24
George, 27
George B., 15
Gideon, 6, 23, 24, 25,
26, 29
Isaac, 24, 25, 29
Jacob, 15, 19, 20, 23,
24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 40
Nicodemus, 15, 24
Solomon, 29
Susanna, 25, 29
451
Berkdall,
- see Bergdoll
Berlin,
Frederick, 57, 58
George W., 57, 58
Bibolet,
Margaret, 446
Bishop,
William H., 180, 181,
300, 302
Black,
Alexander, 55
James M., 120
Mary Ann (McCally), 118
Mary Jane, 118
Rebecca (Post), 117,
118, 337
S., 120
Samuel, 117, 118
Thomas, 118
[---], 122
Blackaby,
Dayton, 303
Edna (Post), 303
Blake,
Belinda Bird, 308
Edward, 308
Elizabeth Ann (Sheets),
308
Virginia Gladine
(Thrash), 310
Blauhorn,
Anna, 383
Boatwright,
Dora (Walker), 408
Helen Louise, 408
Jasper, 408
Bodley,
Mary Emily, 278
Boggess,
Harriet, 301
P.M., 123
Bond,
Amanda A. (Post), 85, 88
Carl, 88
Claud, 88
Guy, 88
Isaac S., 85, 88
Jessie, 88
Jonathan, 88
Laco, 88
Maude, 88
O.T., 51
Sarah A., 292
Sarah Olive (Cookman),
452
51, 52
Sophia (Switzer), 88
Bonnet,
- see Bonnett
Bonnett,
Cyrena Catherine, 153
Deborah, 172
Elizabeth, 86, 91
Elizabeth A. (Yeager),
153
Howard T., 91, 92, 93,
153
Jean Jacques, 91
John, 153
Matilda H., 286
Bookout,
John Thomas, 333
Marie, 333
Zola (Butler), 333
Boots,
- see also Stieffel
Adam, 30
Elizabeth (---), 30
Hazel, 30
Joel, 30
Bounds,
Curtis A., 357
Mary E. (Vail) Pfost,
357
Bourell,
Opal F., 442
Bournes,
Mildred, 246
Bower,
Margaret, 64
Bowers,
Elizabeth (Wood), 254
Grace, 254
William Lafayette, 254
Bowman,
Abraham (Col.) , 190
Boyd,
J.H., 211
Boyles,
Hannah Etta, 302
Michael, 180
Perry Lloyd, 317
Reta B. (Post), 316, 317
Braden,
Elnora Wanita (Gum)
Post Davisson, 433
Roy, 432, 433
Brake,
Jacob, 179
Leah, 183
NAME INDEX
Mary, 179
Rachel (Jackson), 179
Brandon,
Paul, 220
Brannon,
W.W., 52, 85
Bredesen,
Mary Estell
(Ingledinger), 443
Ruth Marie, 443
William, 443
Bright,
Matthew, 81, 156
Broglie,
Milladore Susan
(Swecker) Leach, 64,
65
Brooks,
A.B. , 58,* 103, 287,
386, 387, 388, 389,
390
Bertha Viola, 281
Margaret (---), 281
Mr., 281
Brown,
Eugene, 117, 123, 124
Norma Jean (Short), 47
Rebecca (Curl), 237, 239
Bruce,
Bonnie L. (Nesbit)
Nicholson Pfost, 434
Brumbaugh,
Gaius Marcus, 7
Brunk,
Lessie J. (Pfost), 346
Mr., 346
Brush,
Nehemiah, 111
Bryan,
Brenda Kay (Peters),
289, 394
Buckley,
Mary Allena (Post), 282
Mr., 282
Bugbee,
Ora Kathryn (Ireland),
311
Bumgardner,
Christina, 58
Bumpfry,
Andrew, 28
Bunce,
Elva, 371
Hester (Shideler), 371
Thomas C., 371
Bunch,
C.E., 198, 263
Clive?, see C.E.
Comfort Esta (Post)
Hinkle, 198, 263
Bundy,
Charles Henry, 361
Clarence H., 71, 129,
131, 230, 231, 232,
233, 234, 237, 359,
360, 361, 362, 436,
437, 438
Emma Lou, 361
Jewell B. (Pfost), 361
Bunge,
Ernest, 225
Ida Mae, 225
Nancy Lily (Pfost), 225
Burdette,
G.W., 198
George W., 321
Burke,
Charles Ernest, 225
Chloe Catherine
(Pfost), 224
Edith Evangeline, 225
Ethel, 225
George, 225
Hazel Catherine, 225
Howard Clarence, 224
John Others, 224
Joseph Emmett, 225
Julius, 225
Julius Brace, 224
Lincoln Lathem, 225
Mary LePearl, 225
Minnie Agnes, 225
Montival Arthur, 224
Nellie Mae, 225
Ruth Esther, 225
Burkhammer,
Martha J., 167
Burns,
Almia Etta, 240
Apal Alpha, 240
Charles Boyd, 241, 402
Clara Elsie, 240
Effa Mae (Pfost), 241,
402
Emmons F., 240
Heneretta Jane
(Beeman), 240
James Grover, 240
Mary Elizabeth (Pfost),
240, 401
NAME INDEX
Newland Alford, 241, 402
Ruth Berona, see Ruth
Verona
Ruth Verona, 241
Samuel Martin, 240, 401
Waldo Overyl Oscar, 240
Burnside,
Nancy, 89
Robert, 13
Burr,
Benjamin 0., 441
Edna (---), 441
Jo Ann, 441
Bush,
Charlott Jeffers, 103
Elizabeth Jane (Post),
97
George, 23, 33
Homer A., 249
Ida Elmina, 248, 375
James Emmett, 248
John H., 97
Lloyd Stewart, 97
Manderville Bailey, 96,
97
Matilda Catherine, 168
Minerva, 242
Peter H., 242
Russell, 281, 282, 408
Sarah (---), 97
Sarah (Norman), 242
Sarah E., 97
Virginia (Simons), 248
Busley,
- see Beasley
Butcher,
Bernard L., 54, 99,
108, 109
Butler,
Charles P., 310
Zola, 333
Buxton,
Mary Frances, 340
Buzard,
Henry, 10
Cabage,
Millie, 433
Cabell,
Wm. H., 32
Calahan,
Vera, 439
Caldwell,
Elizabeth (---), 444

Gladys, 444, 445
Robert, 444
Callaway,
Martha M. (Cleek), 72
William T., 72
Calvert,
Mary B., 359, 360
Camden,
Gideon D., 187
Sally A., 187
Campbell,
Augusta (
) , 247
Edna Virginia, 434, 435
Helen (Fuller), 434
Richard (Capt.), 190
Sarah Samantha, 291
Ubert, 434
Virginia Edna, see Edna
Virginia
Cantrill,
Christopher, 9, 10, 39
Sarah (---), 10, 39
Caplinger,
George, 6
Carmack,
J.W., 425
Carney,
Charles, 68
Carpenter,
Rhea, 362, 363
Velma, 179, 181, 182,
183, 395
Carper,
Abraham, 54
Adam, 120, 121
Emily, 120
Jemima (Currence), 120,
121
W.C, 117
Carr,
Lucy A., 202
Carter,
James M., 92, 93, 107,
157
Cartwright,
Karen Sue (Post), 287,
413
Casper,
Mr., 258
Myrtle C. (Pfost), 258
Caster,
- see Casto
Casto,
Abraham, 34, 35, 36
453
Abraham G., 34
Adam Columbus, 102
Albert, 103
Alonzo Bird, 200
Anna Rue (Post), 208
Anthony S., 208
Benjamin F., 227
Cecil A., 200
Celia, 289
D.D., 133
Daniel, 102, 126
David D., 398
David Jonathan, 101,
110, 211, 432
Dorcas (Cutright), 175
Elizabeth (Cheuvront),
50
Emily Jane, 251
Florence Euphrasia, 209
George, 131, 229, 230
Gladys, 250
Grovie E., 230
Harold A., 208
Ida May (Post), 200
Isaac, 175
Jemima (Post), 102,
177, 184, 260, 311
Job, 184
Joel, 101, 102, 176,
177, 184, 260, 295,
311
John Wesley, 200, 203
Jonathan, 35, 68
Kelso, 208
Lena E., 311
Lillie A., 314
Loretta May (Lewis), 398
Lova Martha, 208
Lucy J., 230
Martha Ann, 102, 177
Mary (Strader), 200, 203
Mary Etta, 102
Nathan, 137
Olive Bird (Rohr), 208
Opha Lee, 208
Phoebe Elizabeth
(Flint), 314
Rebecca (Crites), 35, 36
Rebecca Ann, 175
Sarah (Ward), 110
Sarah J., 102, 211
Sarah Matilda, 338
Sena Egina, 102
Stephen M., 102
Stickley, 102, 311, 314
454
Susan Elizabeth, 110
Susanna (Westfall), 101
Susanna Magdalena
(Pfost), 229, 230
Sylvester, 103
Vet, see Sylvester
Vincent, 50
Catron,
Elizabeth Ann (Dula),
244
John Randolph, 244
Mary Elizabeth, 244
Chalkley,
Lyman, 98
Chancey,
James, 231
Channell,
Ignatius Humbolt, 437
Mary Jane, 437
Rachel (Hammond), 437
Chapman,
Audra A. (Post), 323
Mr., 322
Chase,
Henry F., 232
Margaret E. (Pringle),
377
Ora M., 377
Samuel, 377
Chenoweth,
F. Coffman, 315
Flora, 315
John, 190
Marie (Bark), 315
Chester,
Dee, 144, 145
Martha Elizabeth
(Pfost) Bailey, 145
Cheuvront,
Aaron, 50, 83, 84
Caleb, 50
Edwin, 50
Eliza, 50
Elizabeth, 50
Elizabeth (Elsworth), 49
George, 50
George C., 84
Gideon, 46, 49, 50, 160
J. Howard, 49
James Martin, 50
Jane (Lytle), 83, 84
Joseph, 47, 49
Mary Jane, 50
Otis, see Post, Lee
Otis (b. 1904)?
NAME INDEX
Phoebe (Post), 49, 50,
160
Presley N., 84
Sarah Ann, 50
Wesley Lakin, 49, 50
Chevront,
- see Cheuvront
Cimini,
Bertie Betty Arlene
(Pfost), 256, 361,
372, 375, 381, 442
James Thomas, 375
Joseph, 375
Larry, 375
Raphaella (Fiorelli),
375
Clanin,
Mae Nichols, 256
Clark,
Donald E., 71, 72, 269
Genevieve, 200
Hyre D.C., 420
Ida M. (---) Post, 200
Jemima (Rohrbough), 56,
57, 58, 61
Phebe B., 442
Robert,8,9
Webster M., 200
William Riley, 56, 57,
58, 61
Clayton,
Grace, 277
Josephine (Trickett),
277
T.M., 277
Cleek,
Adam, 72
Adam Given, 69, 71, 72,
137
Ann E., 72
Dorotha (Pfost), 69, 72
Elizabeth (McGuffin), 71
George W., 71
Isaac P., 72, 269
Jacob P., 72, 269
James, 258
James W., 72, 269
Margaret, 72
Martha M., 72
Mildred V. (Pfost), 258
Nelson G., 72, 269
Peter, 71
Robert Riley, 72, 269
Clendenin,
Carol, 241
Daisy, 241
Daisy Margrette
(Pfost), 241
George, see R.C.
R.C., 241
R.G., see R.C.
Clevenger,
Canzada, 161
Elizabeth (McDonald),
161
John C., 161
Mr., 338
Ruth Pauline (Post), 338
Click,
- see Cleek
Cline,
John, 95
Coburn,
John, 51, 158
Cockerell,
Mollie V., 321
Cocks,
Adah Bess (Cooper), 439
Betsy B., 439
Charles Percy, 439
Coffelt,
Phillip, 10
Coffman,
Anita Ruth, 245
Anna May (Pfost), 245
Ellen, 325
Lenore, 245
Mabel Claudine, 245
Margaret, 245
Oren Wilbert, 245
Coiner,
- see also Coyner
Christian, 111
Cole,
Elizabeth (---), 313
Hannah, 313
Jesse M., 313
Colson,
Archibal A., 233
Archibal B., 233
Burl D., 233
E. Bossie, 233
Ellyn S., 233
Hallie Nadine (Pfost),
234
Hannah M. (---), 233
Homer A., 234
K.C., 234
Maude Vance (Pfost), 233
Combs,
NAME INDEX
Angeline, 250
Comstock,
Jim, 42, 399
Conley,
- see also
Connelly/Conolly
C.W., 354
J.C., 197
Connelly,
- see also
Conley/Conolly
Benjamin, 196
Rachel Elizabeth, 196,
197
Sarah Ann (Dix), 196
Conner,
Florence, 294
Conolly,
see also
Conley/Connelly
Fannie, 190
Conrad,
Jacob, 5, 6
Cook,
C.W., 225
"Cookman,
Adam, 51
Alice L., 51, 289
Alice Wilda (Post),
160, 392
Armour Payne, 160
Betsy (Tracy), 82
Carus Lee, 160, 392
Dorothy Lee, 160
Edgar A., 51, 52, 53
Edith Eda, 53
Eleanor Louise, 160
Eliza (Cheuvront), 50,
160
Elizabeth Jane (Post),
81, 82, 83
Emily, 95
George, 51, 83, 89, 95
George M., 51, 52, 53
Granville G., 160
Ida May, 51
Inman, 51
Jeremiah, 82
John, 50, 160, 165
Lemuel Swisher, 160
Margaret, 51, 53
Margaret M., 83
Marshall, 80, 81, 82,
83, 90, 161
Mary (Mitchell), 51,
83, 89, 95
Mary Maria (Swisher),
160
Mary Virginia, 160
Maud, 51
May, 82
Melborem, see Melburn
Melburn, 51, 52, 53
Melville, see Melburn
Nancy, 82
Parker, 51, 81
Parker B., 50, 51, 52,
53
Robert Post, 160
S.E., 84, 90
Sarah (Post), 51, 53
Sarah Ann (Cheuvront),
49, 50
Sarah E., 82
Sarah Olive, 53
Sidney (---), 51
Sophia S., 89
Statira, 82
William F., 96
William M., 49, 50, 165
Cool,
Ruhamah, 320
Coombs,
Mary Ellen, 217
Cooper,
Adah Bess, 439
Elizabeth, 14
Copeland,
- see Coplin
Coplin,
E., 192
Martha Juliet, 214
Nathan J., 192
Copperfield,
Goldie, 243
Henry, 243
Melissa J. (Pfost)
Fritzsimon, 243
Mr., 243
Otto, 243
Corder,
Albin E., 190
Cordery,
F. Gregory, 234
F. Raymond, 234
Fannie Lee (Pfost), 234
Cordle,
Jerry, 250
Laura, 250
Serena (Moore), 250
455
Cosgrove,
Janet (Roby), 60, 119
Cotrill,
Lucinda, 94
Couns,
- see Koontz
Cox,
Jonathan, 143
Julie, 143
Robert, 379
Ruth M. (Pfost), 379
Virgie Oletha
(Strader), 290
Coyner,
- see also Coiner
Bettie Lee (Stephens),
286, 287
David F., 286
Joseph, 214
Craig,
A.D., 411
Harold Amos, 368
Ida Nellie (Thompson),
368
John, 368
Kathleen La Verne, 369
La Verne, 239, 370
La Verne Alene (Pfost),
368, 369
Maureen Louise, 369
Virginia Lee, 369
Crislip,
Esther, 407
Perry G., 191
Crites,
Abraham, 23, 30, 31,
32, 33, 35, 36, 127
Barbara, 31, 36
Catherine, 36
Elaine, 6
Elizabeth, 36
Elizabeth (Henkle), 30,
32
Glori (Pfost), 30, 34,
35, 36, 67, 75, 130,
131, 226
Hannah, 70, 71
Isaac, 34, 35, 36, 143
Jacob, 11, 30, 31, 32,
149
Jesse, 27
John, 22, 30, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 67, 130,
131, 226
John D., 121
456
Katherine, see
Catherine
Lucinda (Gillett), 31,
149
Martin, 35, 36
Mary, 36
Mary E., 121
Pauline, 138
Philip, 28
Rebecca, 36
Susanna, 36
Susanna (Pfost), 8, 30,
31, 75
[---], 25
Critz,
- see Crites
Crouse,
Lucy Ethel, 335, 336
Mary Jemima, 339
Rebecca (Ward), 335, 339
Squire, 335, 339
Crouso,,
- see Crouse
Crow,
Edgar, 285
Flora Lorena, 357, 358
George Burton I, 357
Gladys U. (Post), 285
Jewel Annie, 443
Tennessee (Ruble), 357
William, 357
Cummings,
Audrey, 79
Elza, 79, 158, 180
George W., 78, 79, 151
Hilburn, 79
Mary (Davis), 79
Mary Ella (Post), 78,
79, 151
Cummins,
- see Cummings
Cunningham,
C.F., 212
Charles L., 27
D.W., 204
Curl,
Rebecca, 237
Currence,
Jemima, 120
Curry,
Elizabeth Jane, 331
Cutright,
Dorcas, 175
W.B., 14, 31, 54, 55,
56, 62, 63, 98, 102,
NAME INDEX
105,
113,
117,
159,
183,
199,
215,
289,
331,
108,
114,
119,
172,
195,
202,
220,
299,
420
HI,
115,
120,
173,
196,
210,
221,
317,
112,
116,
136,
175,
198,
212,
286,
318,
Dahmen,
Alma, 285
Dainty,
Beulah, 305
Elizabeth (Shriner), 305
George, 305
Daniels,
Andrew J., 293
Luverna Alberta, 293
Mary E. (Neeley), 293
Daugherty,
Bacil E., 208
Charles A., 207
Charles T., 207
Mary Maud (Post), 207,
208
Serena A. (Ogden), 207
Theodore C., 208
Davenport,
Barbara Joye (Reed)
Foss, 361, 400
Davis,
Almira C., 187, 188
Alta (Grainger), 373
Anthony Tinsley, 247,
373
Arthur B., 326
Caleb Edwin, 181, 182
Clara (Lewis), 397
Comfort, 110
Daniel, 156
Draper C., 182
Edith Mae, 373
Ellen, 188, 275
Emma (Post), 189
Exel E., 189
Florence, 310
George W., 189
Harry B., 189
Isabelle Rebecca
(Post), 181, 182
Jacob R., 189
James Marion, 397
Jennie Virginia, 326

John M., 187
Lilly, 182
Louisa J. (Wolf), 187
Martha Ann (Dearman),
326
Mary, 79
Matilda, 181
Nancy A. (Fowler), 189
Sarah, 108
Sarah (Lanham?), 182
Simon Arthur, 326
Susie, 86
William, 182
Davisson,
Daniel, 215
Elnora Wanita (Gum)
Post, 432
Florence May, 214, 215
Forest R., 432, 433
John, 152
Julie E., 276
Martha Juliet (Coplin),
214
Melville, 214
Thelma (Post), 152
Dawson,
Aaron G., 151
Amy (Post), 189
Ida M., 311
J.W., 287, 337, 338
Sylvester, 158
Dayton,
Bertie Betty Arlene
(Pfost) Cimini, 65,
125, 136, 137, 162,
245, 248, 249, 250,
268, 374, 375, 376,
393, 405
Clara (Baldwin), 375
H.R., 375
Russell W., 375
Daywalt,
Adeline, 438
Dean,
Harrison, 156
Matilda, 119
Dearman,
Martha Ann, 326
Deems,
Alice (---), 415
Eva J., 415, 416
G.W., 415
Deep,
Nana Jo, 296
NAME INDEX
DePoy,
Sarah M., 204
Derrick,
Marieda, 141
Deterick,
George, 29
Jacob Jr., 28
Simon, 28, 29
Deverick,
Ellenor (Welch), 299
James, 299
Margaret Jane, 299, 300
Dewell,
A.C., 378
Helena Mary (Stanley)
Pfost?, 378
Dicks,
- see also Dix
John C., 156
Dill,
Benjamin, 66, 67
Dills,
R.S., 12, 45
Dix,
- see also Dicks
Sarah Ann, 196
Dixon,
Jennie Gertrude, 350,
351
Sarah (Reeves), 350
William, 350
Dobson,
Stephen, 77
Dodson,
Anna Burnett (Pfost),
376, 377, 444
Arnold, 377
Edward Guy, 377
Harold Lee, 377
James Harold, 377
Mary Jane, 377
Virginia (Freels), 377
Domogalla,
Christina, 369
Donahue,
Carrie Olive (Simpson),
444
Mary Frances, 444
Timothy Edward, 444
Donaldson,
Jack, 446
Patricia, 446, 447
Douglas,
Audrey, 300
Benjamin H., 300
Gail (McPherson), 188,

189
John R., 92
Lora (Post), 300
Mary, 203
William, 203
Douglass,
Albertie, 173
Alonzo, 173
Alva, 173
Calvin, 173
Cecil Ogden, 302
Edward D., 302
Elizabeth (Armstrong),
172
George G., 173
Hannah Etta (Boyles),
302
Harley, 302
Helen, 302
Ingabie (Post), 302
Jarred A., 172, 173
John, 172
Lloyd, 106
Mary E., 173
Virginia L. (Post),
172, 173
William M., 173
Dozier,
Bernadine Leah Fern
Richard, 306
Joseph H., 305, 306
Mary Leah (Post)
Richard, 306
Dryden,
M.F., 218
DuBois,
John E., 343
Willie T. (Gambill), 343
Dula,
Elizabeth Ann, 244
Dutton,
Sarah G., 377
Duval,
Charlene Maria, 370
Claude H. Jr., 370
Claudett Renee, 370
Helen Carol (Pfost), 370
Stephen Trent, 370
Dyer,
M.H., 67, 137
-EEarhart,
457
George, 253
Lucinda Emmaline, 252,
253
Matilda (---), 253
Edens,
Marieda (Derrick), 141
Egger,
Charles B., 338
Gladys Juanita (Post)
Salsgiver, 338
Egle,
William Henry, 4
Eib,
Arminda (Arnold), 277
James M., 277
Mary Eleanor, 277
Elliott,
Elizabeth, 138
J.B., 249
James, 138, 249
John, 138
Jonah, 138
Margaret Jane (Pfost),
138
Mary, 138
Pauline (Crites), 138
Rachel (---), 138
Thomas, 138
Ellsberry,
Elizabeth Prather, 133
Elsworth,
Elizabeth, 49
Emory,
J., 65, 125, 248
Engle,
Solomon, 191
Enos,
--- (Trinidad), 380
Alfred Aloysius, 380,
381
Alfred Leroy, 381
Alice Valentine
(Pfost), 381
Jerry Paul, 381
Patrick Brown, 380
Enyart,
George, 250
Laura (Cordle), 250
Ericson,
Shirley Cheuvront, 49
Ermantrout,
- see also Ermintrout
Christopher, 8
Ermintrout,
- see also Ermantrout
458
Christ opher, 8
Evans,
Gary Wayne 63, 102,
105, 114 116, 118,
122, 170 174, 175,
176, 177 179, 184,
195, 197 198, 206,
207, 208 209, 210,
211, 212 213, 214,
218, 282 283, 284,
285, 286 288, 289,
290, 291 292, 296,
298, 299 320, 321,
328, 331 332, 333,
334, 335 336, 337,
339, 409 411, 413,
417, 418 419, 426,
432
Ewell,
Edalyn Annej, 443
Jewel Annies (Crow), 443
John Gale ..rr., 443
Lynn, see IEdalyn Anne
Farnsworth,
Flora L., 425
Farrimond,
Donald J., 183, 185,
261, 304, 305, 306,
307
Farrington,
Cecil, 383
Donna, 383
Monna, 383
Opal Christine (Pfost),
383
Faw,
Effie P., 303, 304
Laura, 303, 304
Felts,
Elmer George, 318, 319
Virginia M. (Post),
318, 319
Fenton,
Bunny, see Emily Post
Charles Herbert III, 279
Charles Herbert IV, 279
Charles Herbert Jr., 279
Emily Bodley (Post),
158, 276, 277, 278,
279
Emily Post, 279
Ethel Enid
NAME INDEX
(Zickefoose), 279
Priscilla Morgan, 279
Fernau,
Charles, 369
Vera Belle (Pfost)
Soule, 369
Fernquist,
Bulah (Pfost) Hayton,
250, 405
Oscar, 249, 250, 405
Finn,
Marie (Post), see Mary
Marie (Post)
Mary Marie (Post)
Keener, 317
Mr., 317
Fiorelli,
Raphaella, 375
Fisher,
Barbara (Crites), 35
Catherine (Crites), 35
Charles T., 316
Christena, 352
Christena (Pfost), 70
Conrad, 141
Cora N., see Zora M.
Delbert S., 357
Elizabeth (Harrison),
352
Elizabeth A. (---), 316
Harriett Beatrix, 445
Harrison, 70
Ida Veil, 291
Joanna C., 352
John, 70
L.S., 353
Leonard C., 222, 242
Leonard S., 34, 352
Lucretia (Harrison), 70
Mariah Jane, 141
Marjorie Kathryn
(Pfost), 357
Mary Ann (Huffman?), 141
William, 227
William Jr., 128
Zora M., 316
Fitzgerald,
B.D., 180
Fitzpatrick,
- see also Patrick
David, 210
Louisa (Kesling), 210
Prudence, 310
Fleming,
Wallace B., 320
Fletcher,
Almeda Elizabeth, 297
Flint,
Joseph, 173, 188
Phoebe Elizabeth, 314
William J., 341
Fogg,
Benjamin F., 310
Clarence Worthington,
310
Frankie (Lewis), 310
Georgia (Post) Thrash,
310
Hayward, 310
Prudence (Fitzpatrick),
310
Robert Henry, 310
Wilson J., 310
Foglesong,
Alpheus, see Elias
Elias, 141, 142
Elizabeth, 140
John, 68, 140
Mary, 237
Mary (Fox), 140
Minerva E., 354
Folkerson,
Sharleen, 447
Folz,
Reverend Mr., 14, 24
Forbes,
Amanda Arbogast, 64, 65
Amanda Crawford
(Arbogast), 64
Forenash,
- see Forinash
Forinash,
Charles, 55
Columbia, 324
Fred, 316
John C., 116
Margaret, 116
Rosa (Post), 316
Thomas, 55
William, 98
Forst,
- see Pfost
Foss,
Alma Marie, 348
Barbara Joye (Reed),
134, 142, 225, 244,
348, 352, 362, 381,
434, 438
Clifford Duane, 348
Eleanor Darlene, 348
NAME INDEX
Elmer William, 348
Herbert E., 343
Homer Marion, 348
Iva Loy (Pfost), 348
Lee Estel, 348
Margaret Lucille, 348
Mary Ann (Kinley), 348
Maxine Louise, 348
Walter William, 348
Wilbur William, 348
Fossett,
Amanda E. (---), 363
Genevieve, 363
Mr., 363
Fost,
- see Pfost
Foster,
Emma, 335
Martha Jane, 205, 206
Mary Ann (---), 205, 206
William W., 205
Fowler,
Nancy A., 189
Fox,
Claude, 426
Delma Dornelle, 426
Gatha (Beer), 426
Mary, 140
Francis,
Amanda (Holmes), 381
Frances Gertrude, 381
Samuel Bowman, 381
Frederick,
Thomas, 190
Freels,
Virginia, 377
Freeman,
Elynor Mae (Pfost), 373
Emma S. (Peterson), 373
Glenda Jean, 373
Glenn, 373
Henry, 373
Janet Elizabeth, 373
Myra Faye, 373
Thomas Wesley, 373
William Jeffrey, 373
Friel,
Daniel Sherman, 108
Elizabeth (Post), 108
Georgia Anna, 108
Isabella, 108
James F., 107, 108
Jane (---), 107
Martha J., 108
Mary Delia, 108
Sarah Margaret, 108

Stephen A., 108
William, 107
William E., 108
Fritzsimon,
Melissa J. (Pfost), 243
Minnie, 243
Mr., 243
Fuller,
Helen, 434
Fultz,
John R., 156
Furst,
- see Pfost
Fwest,
- see Pfost
Gaidies,
Marie (Schenke), 445
Meta Bertha, 444
Otto J., 445
Gaines,
Beulah Mae (Pfost), 383
Jeanette Darlene, 383
Joseph Alfred, 383
Kermit Alfred, 383
Marlin Leon, 383
Nanna Rice (McCord), 383
Verlyn Doral, 383
Gambill,
- see also Gamble
Ann Bloomfield, 343
James M., 343
Sarah E. (---), 343
Willie T., 343
Gamble,
- see a l s o Gambill
J a s . Carr, 26, 27, 29
Games,
Tapley, 141
Garton,
Winifred Eileen (Post),
205, 278, 330, 331,
429
Gaston,
Mary (Post), 13
Gentry,
Mary Angelina, 364
Gerhardt,
Barbara (Reuger), 7
Frederick, 7
Getz,
Samuel, 28
459
Gibson,
Mary Christine (Post),
277
Mr., 277
Wm. , 8
Gill,
Genevieve Post
(Monroe), 284, 285,
408, 409
Gillespie,
Adam, 107
Almira J. (Posey), 107
Betty Jean Rasnick, 107
Elizabeth (Post) Friel,
108
Elizah Hedding, 107
Jeremiah H., 107, 108
Nancy (Morrison), 107
William Henry, 107
Gilmore,
Mary L., 142
Gilmour,
M. Elsie, 367, 368
Gochenour,
Coralee Mae (Minton),
129
Gohdes,
G.B., 17
Gooden,
Zodac, 127
Goodin,
Avery Howe, 190
Goodwin,
Edith Eda (Cookman),
51, 52
J.J., 51
Graham,
Florence L., 136
Louise C., 357
Grainger,
Alta, 373
Columbus Baxter, 135
Eliza Roselma (Pfost),
135
Ira, 135
Grant,
W.L., 81
Gray,
Lillian (Pfost), 347
Lula C., 359
Mr., 346, 347
Thelma, see Velma
Velma, 421
Green,
Chloe (Koontz) Pfost,
460
NAME INDEX
227, 229, 230, 357

Edward H., 226, 227,
229, 230, 357
James Frederick, 227
Sarah (Parsons), 227
Greene,
Adelia Belle (Pfost),
354, 355, 356
Anna Lee (Post), 321
Guy Willis, 321
Job E., 321
John H., 354
Minerva E. (Foglesong),
354
Mollie V. (Cockerell),
321
Scarlet F., 354
Greenlief,
Pauline (Post), 281
Russell, 281
Greer,
D.W., 235
Elizabeth (Turner), 235
H. Glen, 141
James, 68, 69, 128,
136, 223, 235
Jno. M., 128
Martha Olive, 235
Gregory,
Elizabeth, 174
Pearl, 342
Griffeth,
James, 57, 60, 64
Griffith,
Nancy, 158
Grim,
Lydia, 347
Grubb,
Grace (---), 341
Gum,
Elnora Wanita, 432, 433
Henry Dyre, 432
Lucy Myrtle (Riffee),
432
Martha (Rymer), 317
Sarah Rachel, 317, 318
William S., 317
-HHaasch,
Don E., 7, 237, 238,
239, 240, 241, 253,
254, 255, 364, 365,
366, 367, 368, 369,
370, 402, 403, 439,

440
Donald Ernest, 129,
143, 144, 221, 237,
267, 268, 348, 349,
401, 402, 434
Hacker,
John T., 137
Haddox,
Kenna Bell, 424
Hager,
Edna, 435
Haggerty,
Annalee (Post), 307
Mr., 307
Hagler,
Leonhard, 15
Hall,
Ben, 255
David, 321
Elizabeth, 191, 192
Emily V. (Wise), 311
Fannie Elizabeth, 255
Jonathan, 99
Margaret, 192
Minnie Maud (Pfost), 255
Nancy (Reger), 321
Nancy J. (---), 255
Nancy Louella, 321
Oscar F., 311
Viona, 311, 312
William, 192, 255
Hammond,
Rachel, 437
Hamner,
Cosbie (Strader), 209
Juanita, 209
Lloyd R., 209
Hamrick,
C.E., 201, 328
Haney,
Mary Ellen (Post), 427
Hanifan,
Addie Louise (Post), 274
Ella Louise, 274
Floyd R., 274
John, 274
Susan (Taylor), 274
Willa Frances, 274
Hanks,
Clarence Arthur, 385
Iva Mae (Kerr), 385
Leola Mae, 385
Hanna,
Alexander, 134
Margaret, 134
Sarah Elizabeth
(Pfost), 134
Wesley, 134
Hannah,
Bonnie, 283
Daisy (Post), 283
Jesse H., 283
Joseph Austen, 283
Lyle, 283
Raymond, 283
Virginia P. (Matheny),
283
Hardesty,
H.H., 50
Harmon,
John G., 20
Harper,
Eve Elizabeth, 12
Harpold,
Flora E., 355
George W., 251, 252
George W. Jr., 251
Grace (Stalnaker), 252
John, 131, 134
Margaret, 131, 132
Ora Edna (Pfost), 252
Rachel (Sayre), 131
Harris,
David G., 324
David W., 191
Katherine, 129
Lucy K., 196
Lucy V., 324
Mary Elizabeth
(Robinson), 324
Simeon, 9, 38
Harrison,
Benjamin, 8, 9
Benjamin Early, 128
Caroline, 231
Elizabeth, 352
Elizabeth (Rader)
Pfost, 126, 128, 129,
222
Esther (Allen), 128, 231
Jessie Bennett, 357
Katherine (Harris), 129
Lucretia, 70
Mary M., 312
William Henry, 126,
128, 129, 222, 231
Zebulon, 34
Harter,
Bert (Mrs.), 30, 32, 98
NAME INDEX
Lena Lenora (Pfost)
Keith, 244
William, 244
Harvey,
America (Stump), 204
Benjamin, 204
Rachel Victora, 204
Hastings,
Isobel, 183
Norma Lenore, 439
Haun,
Michael, 8
Hauser,
Mr., 307
Ruby (Post), 307
Haymond,
Sidney, 60
Hays,
David, 64
Hayton,
Bulah (Pfost), 250
Elsie Leah, 250
Estelle Claire ( ) ,
249
Ida, 250
Levi, 249, 250
Thomas Epperson, 249
Haywood,
Lucy Louise, 371
Hayworth,
Carrie L., 348, 349
Heaston,
D.M., 213
Heaton,
Martha (---), 11
Thomas, 11
Heavner,
- see also Hevener
J.W., 117
Jacob, 98, 111
Mary, 98
Mary (Propst), 98
Mary Etta, 320
Nicholas, 98
Heck,
Harriet Virginia, 212,
320
Heckert,
Adam A., 168
Matilda Catherine
(Bush), 168
Susan L. , 168
Heiskell,
Jesse S., 64
Helmick,
M.D., 309
Hendershot,
Neva, 436
Hendrick,
Ona, 70, 142
Hendricks,
George Young, 256
Jane (Irwin), 256
Victoria Rhoda, 256
Henkle,
- see also Hinkle
Cyrus, 63
Elizabeth, 30
Silas, see Cyrus
Henley,
Alma Fay, 444
Henline,
David, 210, 211
Hennessey,
Mary A. (Pfost), 346
Mr., 346
Hensil,
Ida Louella (Post),
331, 332, 430, 431
Hersman,
George, 80
Sarah (Starcher), 80
Hess,
Aubrey F., 331
Hevener,
- see also Heavner
Lula W., 220
Mary (Rogers), 220
Uriah, 220
Hibler,
Cordelia J. (---), 362
Earle, 233
Geneva (Pfost), 233
Henry, 233
James Will, 232, 233
Joseph F., 362
Martha C., 361, 362
W.B., 232, 233
Hickey,
Effa Pearl, 248
Ralph Ocal, 248
Sarah Jennett (Pfost),
248
Seth, 248
Hickle,
Virginia Laverne, 285
Hickman,
Jas. L., 59
William C., 203
Hier,
461
- see also Hyer/Hyre
Jacob, 54
Leonard Senr., 8
Hill,
Amanda Frances, 138
Hinke,
William John, 4
Hinkel,
- see also Hinkle
Paul, 24
Hinkle,
Archibald Jr., 331
Arthur, 199
Buzz, 119, 205
Cain William, 117, 119
Catherine (Strader), 118
Clara, 119
Columbia (Rohrbough),
331, 332
Comfort Esta (Post), 198
Cyrus, 63
Dora, 119
Elizabeth (Post), 116,
117, 119
Elsie, 337, 432
Elza B., 337
Floyd, 119
George W., 119
Hattie (Post), 205
Ida, 331
Isaac, 117, 118, 119,
201, 205
Iva, 119
Jehu, 118
Jesse, 14
Job, 116, 198
Lafayette, 112, 113,
198, 199, 263
Lee, 119, 201, 263
Lloyd Lincoln, 119
Louisa Jane (Post) (b.
1834), 113
Louisa Jane (Post) (b.
1865), 199, 263
Lucy A. (Lawhorn), 337
Malinda (Lewis), 210
Margaret Hadden
(Jackson), 116, 198
Marietta (Radabaugh), 63
Mary (Post), 116, 117,
118, 119, 201, 205,
212
Matilda (Dean), 119
Melissa Myrtle (Post),
201, 263
462
Minter J., 198
Rebecca Jane, 210
Silas, see Cyrus
Tabitha (Jackson), 112,
198
Valentine, 112, 119,
198, 210
Hinzman,
Abraham, 286
D.W., 407
Deborah (Starcher), 169
Ellen, 286
Esther (Crislip), 407
Henry, 170
Isaac M., 286
Mada Elizabeth, 407
Mary S., 169, 170, 286
Matilda H. (Bonnett),
286
Rebecca, 286
Robert R., 165
Thomas Columbus, 169,
286
U.R., 334, 417
Hire,
- see Hier/Hyer/Hyre
Hitchcock,
Caleb, 345
Emma, 345
Mary (---), 345
Hite,
Delmer R., 147, 358, 436
Hockenberry,
Benjamin, 228
Bessie, 228
Charles Wilson, 228
Floyd L., 228
Jesse, 228
Jessie, 228
Leala A.B., 228
Lelia Jane (Pfost), 228
Magdaline Alice, 228
Minerva (
) Anderson,
228
Perry M., 228
Virgil M., 228
Zona B., 228
Hodges,
Felton Worth, 209
Flora L., 209
Florence Euphrasia
(Casto), 208, 209
James Arthur, 209
Jim, see Reland Ray
Judson Junior, 207,
NAME INDEX
208, 209
Judson Tutt, 208, 209
Margaret Roberts, 7
Oscar Fitzallen, 208
Reland Ray, 209
Rosella (Post), 209
Hoffman,
Ellen, 325
Glady Stutler, 47, 48,
49, 168
Joseph C., 332
Hofman,
Reverend Mr., 12, 45, 46
Holbrook,
Louisa, 374
Holden,
A.C., 77, 79
Elijah K., 323
Emma C., 323
J.W., 283
Mahala (Reed), 323
Holmes,
Amanda, 381
Hooper,
--- (White), 380
Alice Valentine (Pfost)
Enos, 253, 254, 255,
271, 378, 379, 380,
381, 406
Alvin, 380
Robert Lee, 380, 381
Hopkins,
K. , 64
Horner,
George M., 81
Samuel, 81
Horton,
George, 304
Mary Elizabeth
(Bauman), 304
Minerva, 304
Hoschar,
Tacie, 378
Hoskinson,
Mary Elizabeth, 330
Hotsapiller,
Levi, 155
Mary (Baxter), 155, 156
Sarah Frances, 155, 156
House,
Abram, 322
Beatrice, 322
Charles Otice, 322
Cordelia A., 320
Daisey E. (Post), 322
Delia, see
Cordelia A.
John A., 34, 70, 71,
126, 142
Mary J. (Waldern), 322
Ruhamah (Cool), 320
Simon, 320
Howard,
Gen., 345
Lois, 305
Mel, 305
Paul, 305
Velma Fern (Post), 305
Howe,
Gladys Delphine, 431
William (Gen.), 190
Hudiburgh,
I.N., 72
Margaret (Cleek), 72
Hudkins,
Alta Rachel, 319
Harriet E. (---), 319
Richard E., 220
Richard K., 319
Hudson,
Anastacia (Pfost), 144,
270
Charles W., 144
Clarence, 442
Ella, 144
Flora,,144
Franklin C., 144
John W., 144, 270
John W. (Mrs.), 143
Leota L., 144
Martha (---), 144
Martha Malissa, 144
Mr., 144
Myrtle K. (Stephens),
442
William Jacob, 144
Wilma Elizabeth, 442
Hues,
- see Hughes
Huff,
Elizabeth, 77
Elizabeth (---), 77
John, 77
Huffman,
Hattie H., 323
Mary Ann, 141
Hufford,
Levi, 302
Sephronia, 302, 303
Hughes,
NAME INDEX
Elias, 4
Jesse, 4, 91
Pearl, 362, 363
Sarah, 47
Thomas Jr., 4
Thomas Sr., 1, 2, 4
Hull,
Miss, 444
Humphreys,
Juanita Pearl (McCoy),
138, 139
Hunt,
Anna (Nusbaum), 370
Ernest F., 370
Hazel, 370
Hurst,
Annie Lee Hawthorne, 218
John L., 156
John Louis, 218
Mary C. (Reger), 218
Hutchinson,
Alice Maude (Post), 216
Catherine Ann
(Jolliff), 216
Clarence Copeland, 216
Dorothy Carper, 216
Florence M., 216
Frank E., 216
Irene P., 216
Jeremiah J., 216
Laura Lee, 216
Martha Juliet, 216
Melville Lee, 216
Melville Lee Jr., 216
Hutter,
Tresa Vinilli
(Ireland), 102, 311
Hutton,
Abraham, 26, 27
Hyer,
- see also Hier/Hyre
Mary Virginia
(Cookman), 160, 259,
391, 392
Hyre,
- see also Hier/Hyer
Barbara (Crites), 30, 31
Jacob A., 121
John, 31
John D., 31, 55
Mary (---), 31
Saul, 26, 27
-I-
Iman,
James, 27
Ingledinger,
Mary Estell, 443
Ireland,
A.L., 341, 342
Blanche (Post) Queen,
101, 186, 188, 273,
308, 309, 310, 311,
423
Edward Jackson, 311
Glen Franklin, 311
Glenda Marjorie, 311
John J., 311
Lena E. (Casto), 311
M., 199
Ora Kathryn, 311
Tresa Vinilli, 311
Irwin,
Jane, 256
Jackson,
Elizabeth, 30, 33, 54
I.L., 286
John, 30, 33, 54
Margaret Hadden, 198
Marietta L., 87, 88
R. , 13
Rachel, 179
Robert, 59
Ronald Vern, 31, 78,
108, 109, 139, 180
Sarah, 190
Tabitha, 112, 198
James,
Arthur Ray, 377
Harry Lee, 377
Helen Germaine (Pfost),
377
Howard K., 377
John, 377
John Jr., 377
Kimberly Ann, 377
Margaret Ellen (Welsh),
377
Jarrett,
Elaine (Crites), 6, 23,
31, 32, 65
Jeffers,
Charlotte, 103
Samuel, 238
Jeffreys,
Alta May (Post), 319
463
Dorcy Lester, 319
Jennings,
Edna Kathleen (Pfost)
Keenan, 350
G.H., 294
Jasper Newton, 350
Lavina (Post), 294
Sarah (---), 294
Thomas, 294
Jessee,
S.A., 430
Jett,
Mariah, 86
Job,
- see Schaub
Johnson,
Arthur, 233
Blanche (Post) Price,
163
C D . , 354
Carol Frances, 367
Jeannine Yvonne, 367
John G., 178
John H., 178
John Lawrence, 367
L.D, 194
Laneita Irene (Pfost),
367
Mable, 303
Malinda C. (McCartney),
178
Martha Ellen (Post), 178
Mr., 163
Nancy Elizabeth
(Pfost), 233
Virginia C. (McCray),
178
Johnston,
Cathy Linn, 344
Charles William, 344
Elizabeth (Matheney),
344
Marion Rebecca (Post),
344
William, 344
William Post, 344
Jolliff,
Catherine Ann, 216
Jones,
Anna (---), 105
David, 166
Elliott, 194
Henry J., 105, 106, 107
Minerva, 166
Roanna J., 162
464
NAME INDEX
Robert, 105
Sena (Post) Lance, 106,
107
Susan A. (Sims), 166
Judy,
E.L., 14, 110
Henry, 27
Junkin,
Minnie Wyatt, 51, 332,
430
William Sumner, 51,
332, 430
-KKarickhoff,
Annie L., 209
Kayser,
E.M., 203
Elizabeth (Threlkeld),
165
Jacob E., 165
Mary P., 165
Virginia, 203
Keenan,
Charles Raynor, 350
Edna Kathleen (Pfost),
350
Keener,
Brooks, 317
Mary Marie (Post), 317
Keith,
Lena Lenora (Pfost), 244
William, 244
Keller,
George, 8, 38
Kelly,
Albert Jackson, 172
Anita May (Willms), 243
Cairus M. Post, 409
Cora E., 172
Deborah (Bonnett), 172,
282
Dora B., 421
Edgar M., 153
Estell Alice, 172
Gertrude (
) , 409
Holzen, 172, 282
Hosea, see Holzen
Icy May, 172
Jefferson Lee, 172
Laura M., 306
Margaret S., 282
Margaret Virginia, 172
Martha Jane (Post),
171, 172
Mary D., 172
Opha, 409
Prudy Nevada, 172
Samuel, 306
Stephen Darius, 172
Theo, 409
Vadie, see Prudy
Nevada
William Henry, 171, 172
Kempf,
John, 20
Kercheval,
Samuel, 4, 21
Kerr,
Iva Mae, 385
Kershner,
George, 195
Mary Etta, 195
Sarah L. (Peck), 195
Kesling,
Gathe Austin, 211
Louisa, 210
Louisa (Post), 211
Mary, 207
Samuel G., 211
Sarah J. (Casto), 211
Kesner,
Mary, 29
Simion, 27
Ketteman,
- see Ketterman
Ketterman,
Abraham, 25, 26, 29
Adam, 28
Jacob, 15, 26, 29
Jacob Jr., 25
Kidd,
Mathew, 199
Sarah Bell (Post), 199,
263
Sarah J. (---), 199
Thomas E., 199, 263
Kiddy,
Doranell (Post) Post,
342
Pearl (Gregory), 342
William, 342
William Gregory, 342
Kimball,
Ethel May, 330
Wellington, 330
King,
F.H.J., 201, 208, 314
Peter, 8, 9
William, 143
Kinley,
Mary Ann, 348
Klick,
Anna Louise (Pfost)
Pennington, 376
Harrison John, 376
Kling,
Archie C. Sr. (Mrs.),
142, 253
Knicely,
John, 80, 81
Knight,
Eliga, 416
Knisely,
- see Knicely
Knotts,
Andrew J., 356, 357, 435
Stella V. (Lockney)
Pfost, 356, 357, 435
Knowles,
Mr., 346
Sarah Clara (Pfost), 346
Knox,
Albert Henry, 298
Alberta Fae, 298
Mary Octavia, 298
Reta Fae (Post), 298
Koontz,
Auelus, 226
Caledonia M., 131
Chloe, 226
Christena (Pfost)
Fisher, 69, 71
Cordelia Crook, 130
Daisy 0., 131
Elizabeth, 71
Elizabeth Dorothy
(Pfost), 130, 131
Ellen G., 235
Ephraim S., 130
George, 70, 142
George W., 71
George Washington, 131
Hannah (Crites), 70
Henry, 35, 71, 127,
129, 131, 226
Henry A. II, 130
Henry P., 131
Isaac, 71
Isaac Stratton, 130
John, 223, 227, 231,
232, 235, 238, 242
John Brown, 237
John Webster, 129, 130,
NAME INDEX
131
Letty V., 130
Luther 0., 131
Margaret Virginia, 237,
238
Mary (Foglesong), 237
Mary E., 130
Melissa, 142
Melissa I., 71
Nancy June (Pfost), 131
Nelson, see Wilson
Odelia D., 130
Ollie L., 130
Ona (Hendrick), 70, 142
Perry Webster, 130
Rosa C., 130
Sarah I. (---) ---,
129, 130
Susanna (Crites), 129,
130, 131, 226
Wilson, 70, 71, 126, 143
Kounts,
- see Koontz
Kritse,
- see Crites
Kroeze,
Joyce C., 446
Kure,
Catherine (Pontello),
429
John, 429
Leah Florence, 429, 430
Kyrkendall,
Isaac, 27
Ladwig,
Charles L., 429
Freda Glenn, 429
Mary Elizabeth (Van
Horn), 429
LaFrank,
Edith Emmaline (Pfost),
380
Edmund Charles, 380
Edmund Charles Jr., 380
Eva May, 380
Laidley,
W.S., 70
Lambert,
Alden Joseph, 372
Bess M. (Sherman), 372
Dorothy Joanne, 372
Joseph Phillip, 372
Rita Alberta (Pfost),

243, 371, 372, 442
Lance, 115
Albina, 200
Barbara, 115
Elizabeth (Radabaugh),
105, 115
Elizabeth Jane, 290
Henry, 105, 115
Jacob, 105, 106, 107
Jennie D., 329
Josiah, 106, 107
Lee, 342
Lucy (Lance), 342
Maggie Gay, 342
Mary, 213
Mary J., 107
Sarah, 106
Sarah A., 107
Sena (Post), 106, 107
William W., 106, 107,
108
Lane,
Albert W., 195
Langham,
Bessie Virginia (Post),
336
Don, 336
Lanham,
Sarah, 182
Lasher,
Addie Rebecca (Post),
281
Mr., 281
Laton,
Harrison, 28
Lavora,
Ann, 335
Law,
Barbara (Post), 84, 87
Dulcie (Post), 296
Jennings Virgil, 296
Katherine (Swisher), 87
Martin Luther, 87
Thomas Alonzo, 87
Thomas Ervin, 87
William Oscar, 84, 86,
87
William T.E., 87
Lawhorn,
Flora Mae (Post), 207
Joseph, 122, 207
Lucy A., 337
Mary (Kesling), 207
Mary Rebecca (Pifer)
465
Post, 213
Otis L., 206, 207
William, 212, 213
Lawrence,
- see Lorentz
Lawson,
Rebecca E., 408
Leach,
Millidore Susan
(Swecker), 64
Leatherman,
Connie Lee (Shobe), 1
Lee,
Anna (Blauhorn), 383
Archie, 383
Ernest, 383
Gary Dale, 384
Mary Frances, 379
Mavis Jeanette, 383, 384
Muriel Louise (Pfost),
383
Roger Eugene, 384
Leedy,
J.W., 364
Lemay,
Lester, 7
Leonard,
Aaron Jackson, 364
Flora L. (Farnsworth),
425
Floyd, 425
Mary Angelina (Gentry),
364
Mary Marjorie, 425
Rebecca Jane, 364
Leurona,
Sriva J., 384
Lewellen,
Charles William, 183,
395
Clara, 183
Claude Cicero, 183
Diadema (Post), 183, 395
Guy, 183
Ira D., 183
Isobel (Hastings), 183
Jeremiah, 183
Laco Bryan, 183
Minnie, 183
Roy, 183
William Earl, 183
Lewis,
Alice May (Pfost), 254
Allen, 100, 181
Alvin Lee, 181
466
Arthur R., 205
Asbury, 180, 181
Babe, see Arthur R.
Clara, 110
Columbus F., 203, 204,
205
Davis, 109
Diademma, 110
Edith Evangeline
(Burke), 225, 226, 348
Elizabeth (Romine), 100
Elmore Dow, 108, 109,
110, 262
Ernest Daniel, 110, 397
Florence (Post), 205
Frances Catherine
(Looney), 181
Frankie, 310
George Loman, 181
Irvin, 110
Jackson, 407
Jessie, 125
John, 220
John W., 100
Jonathan, 100, 108
Joseph, 254
Joseph A., 204, 297
Judson Romie, 181
Kyle C., 205
Laco, 181
Loretta May, 110
Malinda, 210
Mary, 110
Mary Elizabeth, 297, 298
Matilda (Davis), 181
Mattie J. (Swisher), 407
Mollie, see Mary
Olive (Post), 181
Orville, 181
Parthena F. (Linger),
109
Paul, 407
Rossie G., 407
Rufus, 78
Samuel, 407
Sarah (Davis), 108
Sarah (Post), 109, 110,
262
Sarah M. (DePoy), 204,
297
Sarah Olive, 412
Stephen J., 110
Virgil A., 22, 34, 42,
67
[---], 122
NAME INDEX
Liggett,
Columbia A., 206
Henry C., 206
Lilley,
Beatrice Day, 425
Linch,
- see Lynch
Lincoln,
Elizabeth Pearlette, 264
Lindberg,
Ila Jean (Wilson)
Pfost, 434, 435
Linger,
A.M., 284
Parthena F., 109
Lipp,
Fannie May (Proffitt),
441
Samuel Courtney, 441
Wilda Irene, 441
Litle,
- see Lytle
Little,
- see also Lytle
Eleanor, 157
Lloyd,
Emrys John, 440
Ruth (Beckstrom), 440
Ruth Jane, 439, 440
Lockard,
Ada Bird (Post), 167
Cares M., 167
Carlie, 167
James, 166
Levi A., 166, 167
Maria (---), 166
Lockhart,
A.J., 283
Harrison, 296
Lockney,
Elenor J. (---), 356
Samuel S., 356
Stella V., 356
Lodge,
Martha Alice, 432
Long,
Carl, 186
Charles, 186
Emozetta (Post), 186,
261
John, 186, 261
Mary, 286
Maudy, 186
P.M., 53
Looney,
Frances Catherine, 181

Lorents,
- see Lorentz
Lorentz,
Alexander, 77
Flora A., 158
George W., 80
Gertrude, 413
Jacob, 22, 54
James, 49
Marshall, 58
Mary Ann, 47, 48, 49
Mifflin, 57
Loudin,
Catherine R., 195
James S., 197
Maria, 197
Loudon,
Harold J., 445
Meta Bertha (Gaidies),
444, 445
Lovett,
W.E., 198, 200, 287
Lowderman,
Peter, 20
Lowery,
Araminta, 430
Lowther,
Belle, 178
Candace Ethiopa (Post),
177, 178
Dexter, 193
Floradell (Post), 193
Hugh, 178
Irving Ellsworth, 193
Joseph, 177, 293
Kathryn (Morrison), 193
Lafayette Columbus,
177, 178, 293
Mary (---), 293
Mary M., 293
May, 178
Oliver, 108
William, 1, 2, 4
Lubold,
Elsie (White), 334
William, 334
Lynch,
Albert L., 84, 85, 89
Charles L., 61
Columbia V., 61
Daniel, 12
Daniel W., 56, 58, 61
Emma C., 61
Hiram J., 61
NAME INDEX
Jacob, 89
John, 12
John H., 61
Margaret (
) , 61
Margaret (Rohrbough),
56, 58, 61
Nancy (Burnside), 89
Rosa May (Post), 84,
85, 89
Lytle,
James, 83
Jane, 50, 83
John Shuttlesworth, 50
Mary (Radcliffe), 83
Mary Jane (Cheuvront),
50
-MMcAllister,
Joseph Thompson, 98
McAuley,
Isadore Jane, 348
McCall,
Archibald, 77, 80
McCally,
Mary Ann, 118
McCartney,
Alice L. (Cookman), 51
Ellen Virginia (Post),
409, 410
Isaac Wilson, 51, 289
Jennie, 360
Malinda C., 178
Violetta (Warner) Post,
289
McCarty,
Barbara (Swisher), 86
McCauley,
Floyd Junior, 338
Wilma Hester (Post), 338
McCausland,
John C., 81
McClure,
Margaret, 12
Robert, 12
McCombers,
Thomas, 68
McConkey,
Glory, 46
Jacob, 10, 13, 46
McCord,
Nanna Rice, 383
McCormick,
Jacob B., 81
McCoy,
Amanda Frances (Hill),
138
Blanche, 139
Bruni, 139
Joseph, 138, 139
Juanita Pearl, 138
Louisa Catherine
(Pfost), 139
Loyd, 139
Oak, 139
Pearl, 139
Virginia Jennie
(Meddles), 139
William, 139
William Hill, 138, 139
McCray,
Virginia C., 178
McCue,
Dorothy Frances (Post) ,
310, 407, 412
McCullough,
H.C., 90
McCulty,
William, 28
McCurdy,
[---], 142, 252
McDonald,
C.H., 293
Elizabeth, 161
Maggie B. (Nay), 320
Mr., 320
McDonnold,
Hannah, 427
Mace,
Nicolace, 8
McElligott,
Maxwell C., 285
McElvaney,
- see McVaney
McFadden,
H. , 57
McFarland,
Wilda Mary (Post)
Sinsel, 393, 409, 410
McGee,
Agness (
) , 134
Dorcas, 135
Jeremiah, 134, 135
Mordicai, 135
Rachel Ann (Pfost), 135
Samuel, 134
Vashti, 135
McGlumphy,
W.H. Sheridan, 244
467
McGraw,
John T., 343
McGuffin,
Elizabeth, 71
Mclllhaney,
Felix, 8
McJunken,
Ann E. (Cleek), 269
Ben, 269
McKeever,
A.L., 317
McKie,
Benjamin J., 257
Florence Bell, 257, 258
McKinley,
Edes Elta (Bailey),
383, 384
Edwin G., 383, 384
Grace Pauline (Pfost),
384
Karen Kaye, 384
Larry Dale, 384
Russell, 384
McKown,
James, 128
McLaughlin,
Alpha (Peugh), 382
Cleo, 382
Gary Leon, 382
Isaac, 382
La Rena Vilate (Pfost),
382
Marlyn Mavis, 382
Maclin,
James, 20
McMahon,
Matilda L., 353
McMurdo,
Alex, 428
Lucy Jane (Wilmoth), 428
McNemar,
John, 10
McPherson,
Charley, 188
Clay, 189
Columbus, 188
Eleanor, 188
Ellen (Davis), 188, 275
Gail, 188
Ida Mae (Post), 188
James, 156
Jasper Newton, 100,
188, 275
Villa E., 275
Wade, 188
468
McQuain,
Gertrude Margaret, 420
Lyda Susan (Siron), 420
Robert Welton, 420
Trudy, see Gertrude
Margaret
McVaney,
Nicholas, 171
McWhorter,
C.C.F., 101
Elizabeth A. (Alkire),
259
John Camilus, 92, 259,
260, 318
Lucullus Virgil, 4, 91,
170, 286
Madden,
Jessie M., 434
Maddox,
George, 222
Maguire,
Edward, 358
Mahoney,
Teresa Louise, 171
Manhardt,
Bessie Virginia (Post)
Langham, 336, 337
Charles William, 336,
337
Kenneth Ray Stewart, 336
Linda Ann Stewart, 336
Manley,
Laura Louella, 430
Marple,
Achilles Landolus, 105
Addison E., 177, 284
Albinos Reger, 104, 105
Anna Elizabeth
(Armstrong), 291
Arthur C., 284
Bessie (Post), 284
Claudius, 335
Denver, 284
Denzil Lee, 291
Dolus, see Achilles
Landolus
Edna, 291
Elizabeth (Bennett), 193
Emma (Foster), 335
Heaston, 291
Ida Veil (Fisher), 291
Jessie M. (Post), 291
John W. , 104
Juanita, 105
Louvernia, 105
NAME INDEX
Luke, see Salukas
Eumenis
Mandema H., 105
Margie Maxine (Post),
423
Martha Ann (Casto)
Musgrave Post, 177
Mary, 193
Mary Etta (Casto), 284
Mary Jane (Post), 105
Merrill C., 284
Moses, 193
Nevada, 105
Ray Monroe, 291
Rella, 291
Ruth, 335
Ruth (Reger), 104
Salukas Eumenis, 105,
291
Sylvia, 291
Vada, see Nevada
Victor E., 105, 290, 291
Marsh,
Eli, 13
Martin,
Charles, 238, 239
Elizabeth (Owen), 420
J.W., 378
John Hugh, 420
Mabel, 420
Mary J. (Baker) Pullman
Pfost, 239
Mass,
- see Moss
Matheney,
Elizabeth, 344
Matheny,
John W., 180
Virginia P., 283
Maxwell,
Bertha Beuna (Stout),
125
Blanche Virginia, 122,
125
Carrie Martin, 122, 125
Clay, 122, 125
Ella Louise (Hanifan),
124, 148, 155, 164,
259, 266, 274, 275,
312, 391
Emily Frances, 122, 125
Frances Jane
(Reynolds), 124
Franklin, 96, 122, 124,
125
Harriet Paine, 122, 125

Hu, 87, 190
Isaac H., 122, 125
Lee, 122, 125
Porter, 124, 125, 266
Virginia Columbia
(Post), 122, 125, 266
Mays,
Eugenia Pearl, 309
Ida Kathleen, 309
Lena (Post), 309
Lucille Vera, 309
Mary Marie, 309
Matilda (Regester), 309
Thomas Jefferson, 309
William Aldace, 309
Willis Jefferson, 309
Means,
Isaac, 47, 83
Mearns,
Bertha M., 331, 332
Elizabeth Jane (Curry),
331
Jane E., see Elizabeth
Jane (Curry)
William, 331
Meddles,
Virginia Jennie, 138,
139
Mellor,
Ester, 301
Henry, 301
Irene, 301
Ivy (Post), 301
Iza (Post), 301
Ray, 301
Roy, 301
Samuel, 301
Sarah Margaret
(Newsom), 301
Scott, 301
Virginia, 301
Meredith,
C.B., 178
Merrills,
Arthur, 413
Messman,
Anna, 428
Metcalf,
Eileen Adelaide
(Pfost), 224, 225
Metz,
Annalee (Post), 282
Mr., 282
Meulty,
469
NAME INDEX
William, 28
Mick,
A., 314, 320
Asbury, 207
CIsero Lee, 341
Ethel Mae, 341
Isabel (---), 341
Middleton,
Henry 0., 136
Miller,
Abagail, 409
Bessie, see Blanche
Blanche, 357, 358
Gene Ray, 336
Georgia Anna (Post)
Montgomery, 336
Glenn, 336
Howard Glenn, 336
Jessie Bennett
(Harrison), 357
Leander, 357
Vivian, 446
Minton,
Barbara Louise, 350
Cletus Jennings, 350
Coralee Mae, 350
Elvin Eugene, 350
Ruth Angeline (Pfost),
350
Shirley LaVerne, 350
Miracle,
James, 228
Mitchell,
Harry E., 377
Harry E. Sr., 377
Mark E., 377
Mary, 51
Mary Elizabeth (Pfost),
377
Sarah G. (Dutton), 377
Monroe,
Almeda Elizabeth
(Fletcher), 297
Arch Ellsworth Jr., 297
Arch Ellsworth Sr., 297
B.T., 52
Edith Madeline, 297
Elva Marjorie, 285
Forrest Buford, 285
Geneva Eleanor, 297
Genevieve Post, 285
Gertha (Peters)
Robinson, 290, 292
Hazel Ellen, 297
lea Mae, 297
James Edward, 297

Joseph Forrest, 284, 285
Lura Ann (Post)
Stewart, 297
Lura Eva, 297
Margaret Virginia, 285
Orpha Athlyn (Post), 285
Perry Green, 297
Sarah Almeda, 297
Virginia Laverne
(Hickle), 285
William Henry, 285
Montgomery,
Georgia Anna (Post), 336
William, 336
Moog,
Elizabeth, 433
Moore,
Alvin Edward, 9
David H., 152, 153
Hulda (Yeager), 325
John, 325
John W., 27
Laura, 325
Margaret (
) Brooks,
281
Mr., 281
Serena, 250
Thelma (Post) Davisson,
153
More,
- see Moore
Moreland,
Grace, 362
Morgan,
John F., 227, 230
Sally, 279, 280
Wallace M., 223, 225,
345, 346, 350
Morris,
Martha Ann (Post), 426,
427
Mary (---), 80
Sam, 80
Sarah, 79, 80
Morrison,
Alexander T., 179
Charles, 20
Kathryn, 193
Nancy, 107
Okey J., 71, 226, 227,
229, 230, 267, 352,
356, 357, 358, 400
Morrow,
John, 81, 99
[---], 25
Morton,
Oren F., 98
Moser,
Eve Elizabeth (Harper),
12
Mr., 45
Moss,
Hannah, 190
Julian Adrian, 374
Lula F. (Pautsky), 374
Lula Jean, 374
Mossburg,
J.H., 291
Mount,
Franklin, 162
Lovernia, 162
Tabitha (Bartlett), 162
Mouser,
Mr., 442
Opal F. (Bourell)
Pfost, 442
Muldoon,
Ella (---), 279
Frank McClay, 278, 279
John, 279
John Dement, 279
Patricia Adams (Post),
279
Roberta Wilson, 279
William Post, 279
Mullin,
Kate, 359
Mary E., 360
Mullins,
A.R., 295
Murray,
Drusilla Ann, 221, 223
Thomas G., 222, 223
Musgrave,
John T., 177
Martha Ann (Casto),
176, 177
Myers,
Anna, 265
Jacob, 32
Sylvester, 151
Mylius,
Charles Woodford, 190
-NNagy,
Michele Marie, 8, 221,
326, 327, 427
470
Nay,
Maggie B., 320
Neal,
Lydia Margaret
(Shirley), 142, 143
Nesbit,
Bonnie Louise, 434
Newlon,
Ann E., 194, 210
G. Austin, 117, 194, 210
J.A., 194
Matilda, 90
Wilhelmina (Post), 313,
314, 315, 316, 410,
423, 424
Newman,
Ann (Amos), 50
Jay, 50
Mary V., 134, 244
Newsom,
Sarah Margaret, 301
Nicholson,
Bonnie Louise (Nesbit),
434
Susie (Davis), 86, 87
Nielson,
Peter, 347
Stena (Swanson), 347
Nord,
Coralee Mae (Minton)
Gochenour, 129, 144,
146, 221, 224, 225,
226, 242, 243, 257,
348, 349, 350, 352,
384, 434, 435
Norman,
Abram Jay, 174
Berton, 417
Clement G., 174
Elizabeth (Gregory), 174
Emma (Talbott), 417
Jesse G., 174
Mabel, 417
Opha K., 174
Sarah, 242
Sarah Jane, 296
Stephen, 296
Susannah (Beasley), 296
William, 174
Norris,
Cora (Turner), 384
Jesse Benjamin, 384
Jesse L., 384
Kelly Pfost, 384
NAME INDEX
Melinda Jane, 384
Rebecca Jean, 384
Sidney Reed, 384
Teresa Lynn, 384
Thomas Henry, 384
Vicki Jane (Pfost), 384
Norton,
Charles A., 214, 215,
217, 218, 343, 344
Nuckles,
Armond, 135
Avery, 135
Elmer, 135
George, 135
Lucy, 135
Rebecca Catherine
(Pfost), 135
William Joseph, 135
Nusbaum,
Anna, 370
Nutter,
Estridge, 309
Grace (Post) White, 309
Nancy E. (---), 309
Salathiel C., 309
Nuzum,
Herbert C., 335
Ruth (Marple), 335
-0Obannon,
Joseph, 9
Ogden,
Emma May (Post), 217
Mary Ellen (Coombs), 217
Oren M., 217
Presley B., 217
Serena A., 207
William Clarence, 217
O'Keefe,
Charles, 365
Hazle Ophelia (Pfost)
Snyder Pollard, 365
Oldaker,
Abraham, 170
Elizabeth, 170
George W., 187
Oliver,
Samuel, 66, 67
Onion,
Lora, 305
Oours,
- see Ours
Ours,
Abraham, 63
Andrew, 27
Henry, 111
John, 27
Jonathan, 29
Rebecca (Radabaugh)
Strader, 63
Overby,
Clara, 237
Claude 0., 237
Edward, 237
Eugene A., 236, 237
Eugene Reed, 236, 237
Lena L., 236, 237
Minnie M. (Pfost), 237
Robert P., 237
Stera, see Steva
Steva, 237
Walter R., 237
Overholt,
Bertha C., 417
Clara (Sharp), 417
Henry Alin, 417
Owen,
Elizabeth, 420
Lela Edna, 202
Parker,
Betty (Shumaker), 110,
114, 211, 432
Thomas P., 120
[---], 122
Parsley,
Thelma Jean
(Arrington), 250
Parsons,
Everly, 15
Florence L. (Graham),
136, 137
Miles, 27
Sarah, 227
Wilson W., 136
Partridge,
Bellamy, 190
Patrick,
- see also
Fitzpatrick
Lucinda, 210, 211
Patterson,
Frank, 256
Iva Maxine (Pfost), 146
James Benton, 256, 383
Lily Edith (Pfost), 256
NAME INDEX
Lou Etta, 383
Mae Nichols (Clanin),
256
Margaret Jane
(Wheeland), 256, 383
Mayme Viola, 256
Oral Obra, 256
Pautsky,
Lula F., 374
Pearson,
C.C., 347
Leona Gladys (Pfost),
356
Samuel Wesley, 355, 356
Peck,
Sarah L., 195
Pedersen,
John R., 442
Pennington,
Amos, 376
Anna Louise (Pfost), 376
Kenneth Dale, 376
Ruby (Snell), 376
Steven Rodger, 376
Vicky Lynn, 376
Penringheifer,
Christian, 26
Penshin,
John B., 59
Penson-Ward,
Betty, 254
Perine,
Caroline (Rohrbough),
58, 61
Isaac, 110
Richard, 13
Wilson, 58, 61
Perkins,
Patricia Ann
(Radabaugh), 62, 63
Peters,
Bayard, 292
Bonnie Dorine, 292
Brenda Kay, 289
Donald Gene, 291, 292
Eddie, 291, 292
Edward, 292
Erma (Post), 292
Erma Ruth, 292
F.M., 170
Gertha, 292
Godfrey Washington,
291, 414
John, 170
Joseph Taylor, 371
Josephine, 414
Lois Luella, 371
Lucy Louise (Haywood),
371
Margaret, 170
Nelma, 292
Robert Warren, 291, 292
Roberta Pearl, 292
Sarah Samantha
(Campbell), 291, 414
Peterson,
Aaron D., 87
Carl, 255, 406
David Talbott, 85, 87,
88
Elizabeth, 12
Emma H., 88
Emma S., 373
Eve Elizabeth (Harper)
Moser, 12, 45
Jacob, 10, 12, 45
Lottie, 347
Lydia (Talbott), 87
Marietta L. (Jackson),
88
Minnie Maud (Pfost)
Hall, 255, 406
Olive Maria (Post), 84,
88
Philip, 19
Roy W... 88
Sarah, 45
Peugh,
Alpha, 382
Peyton,
Tho., 10
Pfost and Post,
A. Lucille (b. 1922),
424
Aaron (b. 1815), 69,
70, 126, 131, 132,
133, 134, 135, 137,
244, 245, 247, 372
Aaron (b. 1850), 132,
133, 135, 243, 244,
245, 372
Aaron R. (b. 1887), 246
Abraham (b. 1793), 13
Abraham (b. 1812), 68,
69, 70, 125, 126,
127, 128, 129, 130,
131, 132, 143, 222,
223, 226, 231, 232,
235, 238, 242
Abraham (b. ca. 1780),
471
11, 15, 20, 30, 33,
53, 54, 55, 56, 57,
59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
64, 65, 73, 74, 75,
97, 98, 99, 110, 111,
112, 115, 116, 120,
121
Abraham Adam (b. 1860),
224
Abraham, 11
Abram (b. 1818), 55,
56, 58, 61, 63, 65,
99, 115, 116, 117,
119, 120, 210, 212,
213
Abram (b. 1858), 135
Abram J. (b. 1882),
211, 337, 338, 432
Abram Jefferson (b.
1820), 55, 101, 169,
170, 171, 172, 184,
282, 283, 286, 288,
289
Abram V., see Abram J.
(b. 1882)
Ada Bird (b. 1866), 166
Adah (b. 1883), 163, 393
Adam (b. 1858), 121,
122, 125, 220, 221
Adam Alexander (b.
1850), 127, 130, 131,
222, 226, 231, 235,
238
Adam C. (b. 1852), 89
Addie Louise (b. 1889),
274
Addie Rebecca (b.
1911), 281
Addie Wylna (Whitney),
385, 447
Adelia Belle (b. 1879),
354
Adeline (Daywalt), 438
Adina Mardece (b.
1862), 178
Albert (b. ca. 1907),
306
Albert Arnold (b.
1885), 304
Albert Columbus (b.
1870), 167, 281, 282,
408
Albert Roscoe, see
Roscoe Albert
Albert S. (b. 1861),
472
186, 303, 304
Albert Stephen (b.
1867), 178, 298, 299,
420
Albert Woodrow (b.
1914), 281
Aldene Rebecca (b.
1915), 366
Alice A. (---) ---, 201
Alice Maude (b. 1867),
216
Alice May (b. 1888), 254
Alice Valentine (b.
1910), 380
Alice Wilda (b. 1875),
160
Alia (b. ca. 1900), 316
Allen Henry (b. 1900),
361, 438
Allie Jane (b. 1911),
336
Allie, see Gertie
Almedee (b. 1876)
Alma (Dahmen), 285
Almira (b. 1846), 112,
113, 114
Almira C. (Davis), 188
Alonzo Franklin (b.
1869), 146, 257, 258,
270, 385
Alonzo S. (b. 1841),
113, 202, 203, 204,
205, 206, 218, 329,
330, 429
Alpha L. (b. 1888), 364
Alpha Omega (b. 1856),
176, 177, 295, 296,
415
Alson, see Aaron (b.
1850)
Alta May, 319
Alta Pearl (b. 1893),
248
Alta Rachel (Hudkins),
319
Alto Lorraine (
) , 428
Alva E. (b. 1873), 167
Alverta C. (b. 1855),
185
Alvin Demosthenes (b.
1852), 194, 319, 320,
321, 426
Amanda A. (b. 1849), 88
Amanda E. (
)
Fossett, 364
NAME INDEX
Amanda E. (b. 1836), 78
Amelia Virginia ( ) ,
351
Amy, see Amelia
Virginia (---)
Anastacia (b. 1852),
143, 144
Ancel Bassett (b.
1882), 160, 278, 279
Andrew Johnson (b.
1866), 178
Angeline (Rickard),
222, 223, 224, 225,
226, 227, 345, 347,
348, 351
Ann (Lavora), 335
Ann Bloomfield
(Gambill)
Schoolfield, 343,
344, 399
Ann Elizabeth? (b.
1828), 72
Anna (b. 1828), 103
Anna (b. ca. 1799), 47,
48, 49
Anna Bell (b. 1883), 141
Anna Burnett (b. 1930),
377
Anna Elizabeth (b.
1877), 169
Anna J. (b. 1886), 294
Anna Lee (b. 1891), 321
Anna Louise (b. 1935),
376
Anna Maria (Steirer),
440
Anna Maude (Rogers),
314, 410, 424
Anna May (b. 1877), 245
Anna Pearl (Baughman),
424
Anna Rue (b. 1883), 208
Anna Serena (Potts), 430
Annalee, 307
Annalee (b. 1922), 282
Annias N. (b. 1879), 169
Annie Lee Hawthorne
(Hurst), 219, 344
Ara Belle (b. 1885), 254
Archibald Columbus (b.
1899), 333, 430, 431
Archie (b. 1883), 310,
396, 422
Archie C., see
Archibald Columbus
Arlondo Minter (b.

1868), 167, 280, 407
Arn Worth (b. 1874), 293
Arrabell (b. 1863), 193
Artha May (b. 1876), 166
Arthur Garfield (b.
1880), 197, 201, 263,
328, 329, 418
Arthur Lee (b. 1874),
191, 315, 316, 425
Arzie H. (b. 1897),
316, 425
Asbury (b. 1843), 113
Audra A. (b. 1893), 322
Audra V. (b. ca. 1908),
330
Audrey, see Douglas,
Audrey
Augusta (
) Campbell,
247
Avah Belle (Staats),
249, 251, 252, 377,
378
Barbara (b. 1840), 86,
87
Barbara (b. ca. 1773),
6, 15, 23, 24
Barbara (b. ca. 1817),
64
Barbara
(Derlin/Devlin?), 6,
8, 9, 15, 19, 20, 22,
23, 30, 32, 33, 37,
39, 40, 54, 64, 65,
66, 75
Barbara (Lance), 115,
116, 117, 118, 119,
120, 210, 212, 213
Barbara (Strader), 10,
11, 14
Barbara Ann (Teter),
288, 394, 413
Barbara Nell (b. 1942),
432
Bargie Bernadine
(Wilson), 419, 420
Beatrice, 308
Beatrice Carrie
(Arnold), 333, 334,
335
Beatrice Day (Lilley),
425, 426
Beatrice June
(Radabaugh), 218,
219, 344
NAME INDEX
Belinda Bird (Blake),
308, 309, 310, 311,
396, 422, 423
Belton Oliver (b.
1914), 372, 442
Benjamin Harrison (b.
1889), 245, 372, 442
Benjamin Melroy (b.
1875), 201
Bernice Agnes (b.
1903), 365, 366
Bert W., see Byrd W.
(b. 1874)
Bertha C. (Overholt),
417
Bertha M. (Mearns), 332
Bertha May (b. 1881),
290
Bertha Viola (Brooks),
281, 282, 408
Bertie Bertha (b.
1872), 159
Bertie Betty Arlene (b.
1921), 375
Bessie (b. 1880), 284
Bessie (Miller), see
Blanche (Miller)
Bessie (Stufflebeam),
304
Bessie Margaret
(Anderson), 366, 367,
402, 439, 440
Bessie Virginia (b.
1907), 336
Betsy B. (Cocks), 439
Bettie Lee (Stephens)
Coyner, 287
Betty, 146
Betty (
) , 440
Betty Arlene, see
Bertie Betty Arlene
Betty Frances (Ricer),
431
Betty Jane (b. ca.
1925), 428
Betty Joan (b. 1929),
417
Betty Lee (Staats), 437
Betty Lou, 432
Beulah, 416
Beulah (Dainty), 305
Beulah Mae (b. 1915),
383
Beverly Ann (b. 1948),
431
Billy, 277
Birdie Marguerite (b.
1916), 422
Blanche (b. 1887), 163
Blanche (b. 1892), 324
Blanche (b. 1893), 310,
396
Blanche (Miller), 358,
436, 437
Blanche M. (b. 1882),
234
Bonnie D. (b. 1950), 433
Bonnie Louise (Nesbit)
Nicholson, 434
Bonnie Marie (Barnett),
433
Boyd (b. 1888), 251,
252, 377, 378
Brenda Kay (b. 1958),
431
Brenice Virginia
(Rinehart), 415
Bryan (b. 1897), 95
Bulah (b. 1896), 249
Byrd W. (b. 1874), 320,
426
Byron L. (b. 1870),
193, 319
Cairus M. (b. 1873),
283, 408, 409
Calvin (b. 1877), 293
Candace Ethiopa (b.
1861), 177
Canzada (Clevenger),
161, 162, 259
Carl (b. 1928), 282
Carl Arnold (b. 1899),
334
Carl Brand, 273
Carl C. (b. 1889), 165,
166
Carl Eldon, 146
Carlene Frances
(Aycock), 440
Carol Margery (b.
1909), 381
Caroline (b. ca. 1876),
237
Caroline (Harrison),
231, 232, 233, 234,
235, 359, 360, 362,
363
Carolyn (b. 1957), 440
Carolyn Louise (b.
1939), 435
473
Carrie (---), 426
Carrie C. (b. 1888), 288
Carrie Frances (b.
1891), 274
Carrie L. (Hayworth),
349
Carrie Olive (b. 1894),
211
Carry M. (b. 1886), 360
Cathaline, 146
Catherine, 11
Catherine F. (Reed),
165, 166
Cecil Alonzo (b. 1909),
142, 252, 257, 258,
385, 447
Cecil Anderson (b.
1902), 367, 402, 439
Cecil Marion (b. 1910),
350, 435
Celia Comfort (Ward),
217, 218
Charlene Jean (b.
1944), 443
Charles (b. 1827), 47
Charles (b. 1861), 157,
189, 273, 274, 275,
391
Charles (b. 1864), 117,
120, 213, 214, 341,
342
Charles Holden (b.
1913), 323, 426, 427
Charles Homer (b.
1905), 248, 250, 405
Charles Lee Wilson (b.
1880), 241, 365, 367,
368, 369, 403
Charles Richard (b.
1934), 416
Charles Thornton (b.
1870), 233, 361, 362,
438
Charles W. (b. 1881),
246
Cheryl Susan (Raikes),
328, 418, 419
Chloa M. (Bales), 382,
383, 446
Chloe (Koontz), 222,
223, 226, 227, 228,
229, 230, 231, 242,
267, 352, 356, 357
Chloe Catherine (b.
1862), 224
474
Christena (
) (b. ca.
1781), 53, 54, 55,
56, 58, 74, 97, 98,
111, 120
Christena (
) (b. ca.
1804), 47
Christena (b. 1817), 70
Christena (b. 1840), 107
Christian (b. 1831),
57, 112, 193, 194,
195, 196, 320, 321,
324, 325
Christina (Domogalla),
370
Christine Arlen (b.
1952), 437
Cicero Sylvester (b.
1855), 194, 321, 322
Claid (b. 1880), 287,
314, 409, 410
Clara Ercle (Strader),
102, 411, 412
Clarence B. (b. 1895),
409
Clarence D. (b. 1888),
169
Clarence M., see Cairus
M. (b. 1873)
Clarence Orlie (b.
1892), 255
Claude Arthur (b.
1914), 421
Clay C. (b. 1878), 161,
162
Clay Queen (b. 1911),
413
Clayton T. (b. 1869),
196, 324, 325
Clete (b. 1884), 287,
412
Cleveland Rogers (b.
1885), 314, 423, 424
Clifford Raymond (b.
1888), 152, 273
Clifton F. (b. ca.
1908), 317
Cloah Lurena (b. 1889),
355
Clora, see Glori (b.
1788)
Clyde (b. 1885), 163
Clyde (b. 1890), 298,
417
Clyde Columbus (b.
1911), 335
NAME INDEX
Clyde Earnest (b.
1893), 256, 383, 384
Clyde Orne (b. 1886),
318
Columbus (b. 1850),
114, 197, 203, 205,
206, 207, 208, 209,
331, 333, 334, 430,
431
Columbus Irvin (b.
1895), 209
Columbus N. (b. 1855),
116, 117, 119, 209,
210, 211, 212, 336,
337, 339
Comfort (Simons), 61,
111, 112, 114, 192,
193, 196, 197, 202,
206
Comfort Esta (b. 1860),
198
Constance Ann (b.
1933), 439
Constance Lynn (b.
1943), 431
Coon, see Ernest (b.
1876)
Cora (---), 293
Cora E. (b. 1891), 142
Cora M. (b. ca. 1883),
243
Cordelia A. (House),
320, 321
Cosby Victoria (Alley),
376, 377, 444
Cynthia (b. 1956), 447
Cynthia Ann (b. 1947),
432
Cynthia Anne (b. 1963),
446
Cyrena Catherine
(Bonnett), 151, 153,
154, 155
Cyrus M. (b. ca. 1841),
96, 166, 167, 168,
280, 281
Daisey E. (b. ca.
1878), 322
Daisy (b. 1875), 283
Daisy Margrette (b.
1883), 241
Dale Robert (b. 1956),
441
Daniel (b. 1799), 54,
56, 57, 58, 60, 97,
98, 99, 100, 101,

103, 104, 106, 107,
109, 112, 115, 116,
169, 170, 175, 176,
179, 183, 184, 187,
190, 298
Daniel Arthur (b.
1865), 186, 261, 304,
305, 421
Daniel Jefferson (b.
1856), 171, 174, 287,
288, 394, 413
Danny Martin (b. 1950),
408
Darius Urastus (b.
1869), 178
David, 416
David Burr (b. 1954),
441
David Edgar (b. 1931),
416
David Hall (b. 1858),
176, 177
David Henry (b. 1946),
438
David Lee (b. 1935), 446
David Lee (b. 1949),
408, 420
David Wilson (b. 1861),
145, 255, 256, 270,
381, 382, 383
Deanna Jean (b. 1940),
439
Delbert A., 422
Delma Dornelle (Fox),
427
Delray, 422
Dempsy Ellis (b. 1895),
362
Dennis Franz (b. 1904),
298, 342, 419, 420
Denver Charles (b.
1905), 327, 428
Denzil L. (b. 1882),
288, 394
Dewey (b. 1898), 214,
342, 419
Diadema (b. 1858), 182,
183
Donald, 146
Donald Arthur (b.
1937), 385, 446, 447
Donald Brock (b. 1960),
447
Donald E. (b. 1928), 425
NAME INDEX
Donald Gail (b. 1913),
416
Donald Gotham (b.
1889), 296, 297, 415,
416
Donald Lynn (b. 1924),
373, 442
Donald McChesney (b.
1926), 436
Donald Monroe (b.
1896), 357, 435, 436,
437
Donald Robb (b. 1940),
435
Donna Gail (b. 1942),
445
Dora (b. 1860), 157
Dora A. (b. 1868), 204
Dora B. (b. ca. 1866) ,
236
Dora Virginia (b.
1925), 282
Doranell (b. ca. 1921),
342, 419
Doranell (Post), 342,
419
Doris Jean (b. 1928),
412
Dorotha (b. 1823), 71
Dorothy Ann (b. 1947),
408
Dorothy Frances (b.
1921), 413
Dorsey M. (b. 1922),
342, 433
Dowell, see Lorenzo Dow
(b. 1892)
Drusilla Ann (Murray),
222, 223, 225, 226,
347, 348, 351
Duane Charles (b.
1932), 428
Dulcie (b. 1889), 296
Dutch, see Dewey (b.
1898)
Dwaine (b. 1904), 171,
292, 414, 415
Earl (b. 1878), 287,
409, 410
Earl (b. 1882), 186,
261, 306, 307, 308,
421
Earl (b. 1889), 94
Earl S. (b. 1887), 145,
146
Easy, see Elmon Clyde

(b. 1908)
Eber E. (b. 1846), 84,
85, 88, 151, 152,
153, 154, 155, 273
Edalyn Anne (Ewell),
373, 443
Eddie, 307
Edes Elta (Bailey)
McKinley, 383
Edgar B. (b. 1863),
236, 363, 364
Edith, 146
Edith Emmaline (b.
1905), 380
Edith Mae (Davis), 373,
442, 443
Edna (b. 1877), 303
Edna B. (Winemiller),
340
Edna C. (b. 1886), 359
Edna E. (b. 1891), 346
Edna Kathleen (b.
1914), 350
Edna L. (b. 1893), 323
Edna Virginia
(Campbell), 435
Edward Lee (b. 1889),
331, 428, 429
Edward Lee Jr. (b.
1913), 429
Edwin J. (b. 1835), 82,
83
Effa Mae (b. 1874), 241
Effie P. (Faw), 304
Eileen Adelaide (b.
1919), 434
Elaine Elizabeth (b.
1918), 421
Eleanor (
) , 440
Elias (b. ca. 1817),
53, 95, 96, 97, 165,
166, 168
Elijah Franklin (b.
1894), 142
Elisabeth (b. ca.
1775), 15, 23, 29, 30
Eliza (b. 1839), 91
Eliza Adeline (b.
1841), 81, 83
Eliza Roselma (b.
1856), 132, 135
Elizabeth, 368
Elizabeth (b. 1791), 11
475
Elizabeth (Foglesong),
69, 141, 142
Elizabeth (Hall), 192,
193, 317, 319
Elizabeth (Huff), 78
Elizabeth (Peterson),
12, 13
Elizabeth (Rader), 126,
127, 128, 129, 130,
222, 226, 231, 235,
238, 242
Elizabeth (Rinehart),
78, 79, 151
Elizabeth (Wetherholt)
(b. 1788), 67, 68,
69, 70, 71, 126, 131,
136, 140, 142
Elizabeth (Wetherholt)
(b. 1826), 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 248,
251
Elizabeth Ann (b.
1923), 436
Elizabeth Anne (b.
1963), 443
Elizabeth C. (b. ca.
1863), 228, 229
Elizabeth Dorothy (b.
1843), 127, 129, 130
Elizabeth Earle (b.
1920), 429
Elizabeth Jane (b.
1832), 82
Elizabeth Jane (b.
1856), 96, 97
Elizabeth Jane (Young),
158, 159, 160, 259,
276, 277, 278, 280
Elizabeth Mae (Young),
131, 132, 134, 135,
243, 245, 246, 247,
248, 373, 374, 442,
443
Ella (
) Pickenbaugh,
255
Ella (b. 1867), 189, 273
Ella (Post), 189, 273,
274, 275, 391
Ella (Young), 375, 376
Ellen (Coffman?), 326
Ellen (Hinzman), 286,
287, 393, 409, 410,
476
411, 412
Ellen (Hoffman?), 326
Ellen Virginia (b.
1914), 410
Elliott Arnett (b.
1893), 249, 374, 375,
376, 405
Elmon Clyde (b. 1908),
302, 303, 420, 421
Elmon Ezra (b. 1854),
185, 261, 302, 303,
420
Elnora Wanita (Gum),
432, 433
Elsie (Hinkle), 337, 338
Elsie (White) Lubold,
334
Elva (Bunce), 371, 372,
442
Elvira (b. 1841), 127,
129
Elvira Catherine (b.
1857), 145
Elynor Mae (b. 1918),
373
Emeranda Florence (b.
1849), 96
Emilie Louise (b.
1903), 221
Emily (Carper), 55,
120, 121, 122, 123,
124, 125, 214, 215,
218,-220
Emily (Cookman), 96,
97, 165, 166, 168
Emily Bodley (b. 1926),
279
Emily C. (b. ca. 1875),
168
Emily J. (b. 1859), 145
Emily M., see Emma May
(b. 1872)
Emma (b. 1874), 189
Emma (Hitchcock), 346,
347
Emma C. (Holden), 323,
426
Emma D. (Reynolds), 353
Emma Elaine (b. 1920),
424
Emma Geraldine (b.
1918), 429
Emma Glancy (b. 1913),
423
Emma Grace (b. 1882),
NAME INDEX
201, 202
Emma May (b. 1872),
216, 217
Emma Melissa (b. 1881),
253
Emma Rebecca (b. ca.
1879), 294
Emmett Lee (b. 1946),
439
Emmett? (b. 1898), 352
Emory Lee (b. 1855),
176, 292, 293, 294,
295
Emozetta (b. 1858), 186
Enoch (b. 1815), 12,
13, 14
Enoch (b. 1853), 171,
174, 286, 287, 393,
409, 410, 411, 412
Enoch Keith (b. 1911),
329, 418
Enoch Loyd (b. 1872),
201, 263, 327, 328
Enoch W. (b. 1838), 91,
155, 156, 157, 259,
273, 275
Erastus (b. 1876), 233,
362, 363
Erma (b. 1895), 291
Ermie Gay (b. 1900), 327
Ernest (b. 1876), 206,
333, 334, 335
Erskin John (b. 1904),
325
Ethel, 146
Ethel (b. 1888), 360
Ethel (b. 1890), 313
Ethel Anna (Rathbun) ,
438
Ethel L., see Lucy
Ethel (Crouse)
Ethel Mae (Mick), 341,
342, 433
Ethel May (---), 211
Ethel May (Kimball)
Walker, 331, 429, 430
Etta C. (Sheets), 280,
407
Eugenia (Sizemore), 384
Eva A. (Utt), 245, 246
Eva J. (Deems), 416
Eve (b. 1795), 13
Everett A., 432
Everett B. (b. 1913),
338, 431, 432
Everett Wilson (b.

1886), 256, 382, 383,
446
Evrett?, see Emmett?
(b. 1898)
Ezra Theodore (b.
1864), 232, 359, 360
Fannie Elizabeth
(Hall), 255, 256,
381, 382, 383
Fannie Golden (Tucker),
368, 369, 403
Fannie Kathleen
(Queen), 412, 413
Fannie Lee (b. 1881),
234
Fanny (b. ca. 1805),
60, 62
Fauna (Wells), 245,
372, 442
Feany, see Christena
(---) (1781)
Flora (Chenoweth), 315,
316, 425
Flora Jean (b. 1931),
436
Flora Lorena (Crow),
358, 400, 436
Flora Mae (b. 1878),
206, 207
Floradell (b. 1863),
192, 193
Florence (b. 1872), 204
Florence (Conner), 294
Florence (Walker), 351,
352
Florence Alberta (b.
1877), 217
Florence Bell (McKie),
258, 385
Florence L. (Graham)
Parsons, 136, 137, 251
Florence May
(Davisson), 121, 215,
216, 217, 218, 343
Florence Nellie (b.
1884), 355
Floretta (Winans), 324,
325
Florinda Alice
(Woodford), 295, 296,
415
Flossy Pearl (b. 1894),
332
Floyd (b. 1865), 189,
NAME INDEX
311, 312, 313
Floyd Edmund (b. 1897),
303
Floyd Ocal (b. 1896),
131, 134, 243, 247,
248, 373, 374, 404,
442, 443
Floyd Parker Monroe (b.
1877), 353, 354
Frances Gertrude
(Francis), 381, 382
Frances L. (b. 1896),
306
Frances Lynne (b.
1941), 442
Frances, see Fanny (b.
ca. 1805)
Francis Eugene (b.
1929), 416
Francis Marion (b.
1835), 127, 128, 129,
222, 223, 226, 227,
228, 229, 230, 231,
232, 235, 238, 242,
267, 352, 356, 357
Francis Marion (b.
1867), 225, 348, 349,
350, 351, 434, 435
Francis Marion (b.
1931), 434
Francis Miller (b.
1922), 358, 437
Francis Miller Jr. (b.
1948), 357, 436, 437
Frank (b. 1893), 276,
407
Frank Earl (b. 1880),
211, 335, 336, 337,
431
Frank Richard (b.
1925), 431
Frank Wilson (b. 1922),
370, 440
Fred Columbus (b.
1884), 211, 338, 339,
432
Freda Glenn (Ladwig),
429
Freda Neuala (Stout),
422
Freeman M. (b. 1891),
297, 416
G.W. (b. ca. 1852), 141
Gale, 416
Garold Allen (b. 1928),
361, 438
Gary Wayne (b. 1951),
431
Geneva (b. 1868), 232,
233
Geneva (Beck), 435, 436
Geneva Leo (Reger), 334
Geneva Lucile (b.
1910), 328, 329, 418
Geneva Lucile (Post),
263, 418, 419
Genevieve J. (Still),
442, 443
George, 10, 13
George (b. 1770), 10,
11, 12, 13, 14
George (b. 1809), 55,
56, 57, 58, 60, 64,
99, 110, 111, 112,
113, 114, 116, 192,
193, 196, 197, 202,
203, 206
George A. (b. 1889), 169
George Avis (b. 1906),
280
George Bernard (b.
1914), 422
George Clarence (b.
1896), 142
George Delbert (b.
1888), 326, 427
George Delbert Hinsman
(b. 1912), 221, 326,
427, 432
George G. (b. ca.
1900), 326
George Jr. (b. 1797),
12, 13, 46
George Leroy (b. 1941),
435
George M. (b. 1851),
82, 90, 93, 160, 161,
162, 259
George Robb (b. 1904),
350, 434, 435
George Sherman (b.
1866), 195, 323
George Stephen (b.
1889), 305
George W. (b. 1862),
198, 325, 326
George W. (b. 1913), 424
George Washington (b.
1833), 127, 128, 129,
190, 191, 221, 222,
477
223, 224, 225, 226,
227, 231, 235, 236,
238, 242, 345, 347,
348, 351
1838), 107, 171, 189,
313, 314, 315, 316,
425
1853), 133, 134, 135,
245, 246, 247
1857), 228, 352, 353,
354, 355
1876), 226
ca. 1852), 141, 142
George William (b.
1847), 138
Georgia (b. 1873), 154
Georgia (b. 1887), 310,
396
Georgia Anna (b. 1913),
336
Geraldine (---), 425
Gertie (b. 1890), 276
Gertie Almedee (b.
1876), 151, 152, 155
Gertie Almedee (Post),
152
Gertrude Margaret
(McQuain) Phillips,
420
Gertrude P. (---), 327,
328
Gladys (Caldwell), 445
Gladys (Casto)
Visocnik, 250
Gladys B. (b. 1892), 364
Gladys Delphine (Howe),
431
Gladys Hall (b. 1889),
312
Gladys Juanita (b. ca.
1916), 338
Gladys U. (b. 1889), 285
Glen Ernest (b. 1903),
334, 335
Glenn Allen (b. 1928),
434
Glenn Arthur (b. 1928),
434
Glenna, 376
Glori (b. 1788), 6, 15,
478
23, 30, 31, 32, 33,
36, 65
Glory (b. ca. 1804),
60, 62
Gordon Erastus (b.
1859), 188, 308, 309,
310, 311, 396, 422,
423
Gordon Riley (b. 1904),
248
Grace (---) Grubb, 341
Grace (Arnold), 327
Grace (b. 1880), 309,
396
Grace (b. 1887), 94
Grace (b. 1915), 410
Grace (Bowers), 254
Grace (Clifton), 278
Grace (Moreland), 362
Grace Pauline (b.
1921), 384
Gracie E. (b. 1897), 330
Granville (b. 1838),
113, 114, 196, 197,
198, 199, 200, 201,
202, 206, 263, 325,
326, 327
Greta Mae (b. 1932), 438
Guy (b. 1895), 95
Gwida Gerene (b. ca.
1908), 146
Hallie Nadine (b.
1885), 234
Hannah (Cole), 313
Harold (b. ca. 1902),
306
Harold Clifton (b.
1925), 244, 374, 443
Harold E. (b. 1894), 152
Harold Manley (b.
1891), 296, 415
Harry (b. 1874), 237
Harry (b. 1924), 421
Harry B., see Benjamin
Harrison 1889
Harry Bernard (b.
1919), 244, 245, 372,
373, 442
Harry Cleetus (b.
1908), 262, 266, 396,
399, 422
Harry Richard (b.
1923), 413
Harvey (b. 1888), 276
Hattie (b. 1875), 205
NAME INDEX
Hattie (b. 1889), 164
Hattie H. (Huffman), 323
Hays Lorentz (b. 1907),
160, 394, 413
Hazel (b. 1897), 352
Hazel (Hunt), 370, 403,
440, 441
Hazel E. (b. 1900), 363
Hazel Edith (Reeder),
209
Hazel M. (Roades), 335
Hazel Marie (b. 1916),
378
Hazle Ophelia (b.
1897), 365
Helen (b. 1857), 119,
120
Helen (b. 1913), 281
Helen (Baker), 428
Helen Carol, 370
Helen Elisabeth (b.
1912), 382
Helen Germaine (b.
1932), 377
Helen Louise
(Boatwright), 408
Helen Rowena (White),
380, 445, 446
Helena Arminda (b. ca.
1906), 278
Helena Mary (Stanley),
378, 379, 444, 445
Henry (b. 1831)?, 72
Henry (b. 1882), 213
Henry (b. ca. 1797), 47
Henry Alexander (b.
1865), 232, 360, 361,
438
Henry Clay (b. 1847),
127, 130, 222, 242,
243, 371
Henry Floyd (b. 1861),
228, 357, 358, 400,
436, 437
Herbert Jennings (b.
1900), 349, 434
Herbert Jennings Jr.
(b. 1923), 434
Herman (b. 1900), 280,
407, 408
Hevener Carper (b.
1896), 221
Hilda (Reynolds), 445
Houston Woolcott (b.
1903), 361
Howard Clifton (b.

1911), 310, 423
Howard E. (b. 1892), 360
Howard Lee (b. 1915),
281, 408
Howard Lee (b. 1920),
374, 442, 443
Howard Leman (b. 1918),
423
Hugh (b. 1890), 348,
433, 434
Hugh (b. 1924), 415
Icy (b. 1881), 213,
339, 340, 399, 433
Ida (b. 1884), 301
Ida (Hinkle), 332, 333,
430
Ida Bird, see Ada Bird
(b. 1866)
Ida Elmina (Bush)
Pringle, 249, 250,
268, 376
Ida Louella (b. 1927),
431
Ida Mae (b. 1863), 188
Ida May (b. 1869), 200
Ila Jean (Wilson), 434
Ina Bell, see Anna Bell
(b. 1883)
Ingabie (b. 1886), 302
Ira, 57
Ira (b. 1868), 199
Ira Carper (b. 1843),
57, 121, 122, 124,
125, 156, 214, 215,
216, 217, 218, 266,
343
Ira Carper II (b.
1905), 266, 344, 399
Ira J. (b. 1867), 191,
313, 314, 315, 410,
424
Iros I. (b. 1894), 214,
341, 342, 433
Isaac (b. 1791), 15,
35, 36, 65, 66, 67,
68, 69, 70, 71, 72,
75, 126, 127, 131,
132, 136, 137, 140,
142, 143, 223, 227,
242
Isaac (b. 1812), 14
Isaac (b. 1819), 55,
56, 58, 65, 73, 120,
121, 122, 123, 124,
NAME INDEX
125, 197, 214, 215,
218, 219, 220
Isaac (b. 1826), 69,
72, 140, 141, 142
Isaac (b. 1858), 135
Isaac Franklin (b.
1859), 139
Isaac Hurst (b. 1893),
219
Isaac J. (b. 1826),
103, 179, 180, 181,
182, 183, 300
Isaac N., see Isaac
Wilson (b. 1846)
Isaac Rolphy (b. 1873),
206, 331, 332, 333,
430, 431
Isaac Statten (b.
1850), 143, 252, 253,
254, 255, 270, 271,
378, 379
Isaac W. (b. 1830),
112, 191, 192, 193,
203, 317, 319
Isaac Wilson (b. 1846),
127, 130, 131, 222,
226, 231, 235, 236,
237, 238, 239, 240,
241, 267, 268, 364,
366, 367, 368, 369,
370
Isabelle (Queen), 413
Isabelle Rebecca (b.
1850), 181, 182
Ison, see Icy (b.
1881)
Ita Mae (b. 1918), 341
Iva Loy (b. 1889), 348
Iva Maxine (b. 1915),
146
Ivy (b. 1882), 301
Iza (b. 1880), 300, 301
J. Leonard (b. 1892),
246
Jack, see Isaac Rolphy
(b. 1873)
Jack, see John Walter
(b. 1883)
Jacob, 11
Jacob (b. 1801), 12, 13
Jacob (b. 1824), 103,
174, 175, 176, 177,
178, 293, 295, 296,
297, 298, 299, 419
Jacob (b. 1831), 69,
70, 72, 127, 142,

143, 144, 145, 149,
253, 255, 256, 257,
258
Jacob (b. ca. 1765),
10, 11, 14, 22, 54
Jacob Isaac (b. 1871),
253, 378, 379, 444,
445
Jacob O'Hara (b. 1863),
140, 249, 250, 251,
252, 377, 378
Jacob P. (b. 1806), 47,
50, 77, 79, 80, 81,
82, 83
Jacob Riley (b. 1863),
145, 256, 257, 270,
384, 385
Jacob William, see
William Jacob
James (b. 1951), 440
James A. (b. 1872), 146
James Albert (b. 1945),
439
James Earl (b. 1918),
282
James Earl (b. 1943),
415
James Emmitt (b. 1872),
240, 366, 367, 402,
439, 440
James Emrys (b. 1943),
440
James Ernest (b. 1915),
367, 439, 440
James M. (b. ca. 1895),
351
James William (b. ca.
1904), 278
Jane (Lytle) Cheuvront,
84, 85, 89, 153
Jane Porter, 280
Janean (b. 1960), 447
Jasper Newton (b. ca.
1839), 96, 165, 166
Jay Guy (b. 1900), 250,
376, 377, 444
Jean, 407
Jean Wesley (b. 1917),
434
Jemima (b. 1822), 101
Jennie (b. ca. 1904),
306
Jennie (McCartney)
Wrencha, 361, 438
479
Jennie D. (Lance), 329,
330, 428
Jennie Dale (b. 1898),
292
Jennie Emma (Berck),
433, 434
Jennie Gertrude
(Dixon), 351, 352
Jennie Virginia
(Davis), 327, 427, 428
Jeremiah Columbus (b.
1863), 198, 263, 326,
327, 427, 428
Jess, see Grace (b.
1887)
Jesse (b. 1803), 50,
77, 78, 79, 80, 81,
95, 151, 152
Jesse C. (b. 1864), 90,
94, 95
Jesse E., see Edwin J.
(b. 1835)
Jesse Edwin (b. 1853),
182, 299, 300, 301,
302, 395
Jesse P., see Jesse C.
(b. 1864)
Jessie (---), 276, 277
Jessie M. (b. 1889), 290
Jessie M. (Madden), 434
Jessie Marguerite
(Wright), 354
Jewell B. (b. 1898), 361
Jo Ann (b. 1929), 438
Jo Ann (Burr), 441
Joan (b. 1934), 446
Joanna C. (Fisher),
353, 354, 355
Joe (Mrs.), 362, 438
Joe Junior (b. 1944),
433
Joel (b. 1768), 12
John, 222, 242, 363
John (b. 1816), 47, 48,
53, 81, 82, 84, 89,
90, 91, 92, 93, 94,
95, 148, 155, 156,
158, 161, 162
John (b. 1841), 134
John (b. 1889), 162
John Abraham (b. 1869),
240, 364, 365, 366,
367, 368, 401, 439
John Albert (b. 1908),
364, 365, 366, 438,
480
439
John C. (b. 1852), 97,
168, 169
John David (b. 1944),
432
John Edwin (b. 1856),
90, 93, 161, 162,
163, 164, 259
John Ezra (b. 1885), 247
John Fletcher (b.
1871), 200
John Gale (b. 1950), 443
John Hawthorne (b.
1894), 219, 344
John Henry Veboy, see
Henry (1797)
John Justice (b. 1922),
358, 437, 438
John Monroe (b. 1860),
228, 356, 357, 358,
435
John Paul, 65, 66, 70,
71, 72, 125, 131,
136, 137, 138, 139,
140, 142, 248, 374,
375, 376
John Robert (b. 1953),
438
John Spencer (b. 1869),
225, 350, 351, 352
John Walter (b. 1883),
254, 406
John William (b. 1924),
423
John William (b. 1927),
416
John Wilson (b. 1853),
139
Jolene F., 442
Jonathan (b. 1819), 68,
69, 71, 72, 136, 137,
138, 139, 140, 248,
249, 251
Jonathan Emmet (b.
1898), 250, 376, 405
Joseph (b. 1904), 340,
432, 433
Joseph Allen (b. 1901),
362, 438
Joseph Early (b. 1878),
141
Joseph Ferdinand (b.
1855), 224, 345, 346,
347, 349
Joseph Fielding (b.
NAME INDEX
1921), 357, 358, 436,
437
Joseph Fielding Jr. (b.
1947), 437
Joseph Noel, see Albert
Woodrow 1914
Josephine (Peters),
289, 414
Josephine (Zellery), 364
Jotham, 12
Joyce C. (Kroeze), 446
Joyce Ellen
(Rittenour), 115,
210, 212, 265, 335,
336, 339, 340, 399,
431, 432, 433
Juanita (Hamner), 209
Juanita (Marple), 105
Judson M. (b. 1847), 180
Julie E. (b. 1946), 433
Julie M. (b. 1887), 234
Junior W. (b. 1929), 415
Karen Sue, 287
Karen Sue (b. 1948), 442
Kate (Mullin), 359
Kathleen Millicent (b.
1915), 331
Kathleen Virginia (b.
1923), 415
Kathryn W. (b. 1918),
190, 313, 314, 315,
317, 410, 424
Kenneth Edwin (b.
1937), 408
Kenneth W. (b. 1912),
352
Kermit Thrash (b.
1915), 423
Kevin Cleon (b. 1950),
419
Kimberly (b. 1965), 441
La Rena Vilate (b.
1908), 382
La Verne Alene (b.
1904), 368, 369
Laneita Irene (b.
1900), 367, 402
Lanetta Carol (b.
1938), 385
Larry Allen (b. 1938),
434
Laura (b. 1863), 157
Laura (Cordle) Enyart,
250
Laura (Faw), 304
Laura (Moore)
Sponaugle, 325
Laui.-a H. (Young ) , 363
Laura M. (Kelly), 261,
306
Laurence Caldwell (b.
1911), 426
Lavina (b. 1899), 294
Lawson Eugene (b.
1930), 282
Leah (Reger), 184, 185,
186, 261, 302, 304,
306, 307
Leah Florence (Kure),
430
Lee Otis (b. 1904),
330, 428
Lelia Jane (b. 1855),
227, 228
Leman (b. 1889), 310,
396, 423
Lena (b. 1881), 309, 396
Lena F. (Wilcoxen),
261, 307, 308, 421
Lena Lenora (b. 1873),
244
Leola Mae (Hanks), 385,
446, 447
Leona Gladys (b. 1893),
355
Leonard (b. 1933), 244,
433, 434
Leonard Isie (b. 1892),
365
Leota Bell (b. 1890),
326, 327
Leroy Merle (b. 1894),
239, 241, 369, 370
Leslie Guy (b. 1884),
288, 394, 413
Lessie J. (b. 1895), 346
Lester, 410
Lester A., 280
Lester Arthur (b.
1898), 349
Lester Reed (b. 1889),
257, 384
Lewis (b. 1925), 407
Lewis Allen (b. 1858),
224, 347, 348, 400,
433
Lewis William (b.
1860), 232, 359
Lillian (b. ca. 1901),
346, 347
NAME INDEX
Lillian H. (Wilson),
161, 162
Lillian Neuala (b.
1910), 422
Lillie (Starcher), 408,
409
Lillie A. (Casto), 314,
315, 424
Lily Edith (b. 1889),
256
Linda Sharon (b. 1940),
445
Lionel Andrew (b.
1901), 365
Lisa Ann (b. 1959), 446
Lloyd M. (b. 1877), 320
Lois Luella (Peters),
371, 441
Lora (b. 1877), 300
Lora (Onion), 305
Lora Maude (b. 1887),
314, 410
Lora Maude (Post), 410
Lorenzo Dow (b. 1892),
299, 420
Loretta J. (b. 1852),
185
Lottie (Peterson), 348
Lou Etta (Patterson),
383, 384
Louella Nancy, see
Nancy Louella
Louisa (b. ca. 1878),
210, 211
Louisa Catherine (b.
1850), 138
Louisa Jane (b. 1834),
112, 198
Louisa Jane (b. 1865),
112, 113, 198, 199
Louvernia V. (Pifer),
320, 426
Lovernia (Mount), 162,
163, 164, 259
Lowell B., 372
Luann Marie (b. 1958),
131, 134, 243, 373,
404, 442, 443
Lucille, 416
Lucille Alberta (b.
1924), 416
Lucinda Emmaline
(Earhart), 253, 254,
255, 271, 378, 379
Lucinda Jane (b. 1854),
139
Lucretia (b. 1881), 208
Lucretia Madeline (b.
1909), 378
Lucy Ethel (Crouse),
336, 337, 431
Lucy Jane (Wilmoth)
McMurdo, 428
Lucy M. (b. 1882), 354,
355
Lucy V. (Harris), 325
Lula C. (Gray), 359
Lula Jean (Moss), 134,
243, 374, 404, 443
Lula W. (Hevener), 220,
221
Lummie, see Virginia
Columbia (1846)
Lura Ann (b. 1883), 297
Luther Gideon (b.
1875), 178
Luverna Alberta
(Daniels), 293, 294,
295
Lyda B. (b. 1888), 211
Lydia Margaret
(Shirley) Neal, 143,
145, 258
Lynn Anne, see Edalyn
Anne (Ewell)
Lynn Norman (b. 1930),
418
Lynn Richard (b. 1900),
378, 379, 444, 445
M. Elsie (Gilmour), 368
Mabel (Martin), 421
Mabel (Norman), 418
Mabel B. (b. ca. 1892),
167
Mable (Johnson?), 303
Mable Dezzie (b. 1885),
322
M a d e M. (---), 432
Mada Elizabeth
(Hinzman), 408
Madaline (b. 1900), 325
Mae (b. 1891), 95
Mae Pearl (Queen), 328,
329, 418
Maggie B. (Nay)
McDonald, 320
Maggie Gay (Lance),
342, 419
Malcome Eugene (b.
1916), 429
481
Manley Columbus (b.
1864), 178, 297, 298,
417, 418, 419
Marcia Ann (b. 1951),
442
Marcia Ann (Ward), 446
Margaret (b. 1893), 95
Margaret (b. ca. 1841),
47
Margaret (Harpold),
132, 133, 134, 135,
244, 245, 247
Margaret Jane (b.
1846), 137, 138
Margaret Jane
(Deverick), 300, 301,
302, 395
Margaret M. (Cookman),
84, 85, 90, 153
Margaret Marie (b.
1935), 439
Margaret S. (Kelly),
283, 284, 285, 408,
409
Margaret Virginia
(Koontz), 236, 238,
239, 240, 241, 267,
364, 366, 367
Margie Maxine (b.
1921), 423
Margueriete Elizabeth
(b. 1921), 445
Marguerita (b. ca.
1910), 281
Marguerite (b. 1895),
324
Maria, see Mary (b.
1801)
Mariah Jane (Fisher),
141, 142
Marie (Bookout), 333
Marie Caroline de
Tobriand, 12
Marion Elizabeth
(Arlen), 436
Marion Lee (b. 1907),
380
Marion Rebecca (b.
1939), 344
Marjorie Bernice
(Plessinger), 362
Marjorie Kathryn (b.
1893), 357
Mark Cameron (b. 1954),
440
482
Marquis De Lafayette
(b. 1839), 127, 129,
222, 223, 226, 231,
232, 234, 235, 236,
237, 238, 242, 363
Marsha, 422
Marshall S. (b. 1915),
307, 421, 422
Marte, see Martin (b.
1777)
Martha (---), 299
Martha (Wright), 445
Martha Alice (Lodge),
432
Martha Ann (b. 1938),
430
Martha Ann (b. 1942),
427
Martha Ann (Casto)
Musgrave, 177
Martha C. (Hibler),
362, 438
Martha Elizabeth (b.
1854), 144
Martha Ellen (b. 1871),
178
Martha Jane (b. 1842),
171, 172
Martha Jane (Foster),
203, 206, 207, 208,
209, 331, 333, 334
Martha Olive (Greer),
232, 235, 236, 237,
363
Martha, see
Marte/Martin (b.
1777)
Martin (b. 1777), 15,
17, 30, 45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 51, 58, 59,
75, 77, 80, 83, 84,
89, 90, 95
Martin Jefferson (b.
1846), 171, 173, 282,
283, 284, 285, 408,
409
Martin Jr. (b. 1809),
50, 83, 84, 85, 87,
88, 89, 90, 153
Mary (b. 1801), 54, 58
Mary (b. 1847), 118
Mary (b. ca. 1771), 10,
11, 14
Mary (b. ca. 1809), 14
Mary (Brake), 180, 181,
NAME INDEX
182, 183, 300
Mary (Heavner), 98, 99,
100, 101, 103, 104,
106, 107, 109, 170,
175, 176, 179, 183,
184, 187, 190, 298
Mary (Marple), 194,
195, 196, 320, 321,
324, 325
Mary (White), 94
Mary A. (b. 1886), 346
Mary Allena (b. 1919),
282
Mary Ann (b. 1832), 85,
86
Mary Ann (Woodford),
190, 191, 313, 314,
315, 316, 425
Mary B. (Calvert), 360
Mary Brumley (b. 1902),
250
Mary C. (b. 1875), 353
Mary C. (Teets), 213,
214, 341, 342
Mary Catherine (b.
1888), 141
Mary Christine (b. ca.
1903), 277
Mary E. (---), 320, 321
Mary E. (b. 1840), 171
Mary E. (b. ca. 1864),
236
Mary E. (Mullin), 360
Mary E. (Vail), 357
Mary E. (Watson), 329
Mary Eleanor (Eib),
277, 278
Mary Elizabeth (b.
1867), 240
Mary Elizabeth (b.
1918), 424
Mary Elizabeth (b.
1942), 377
Mary Elizabeth
(Catron), 244, 245,
372
Mary Elizabeth (Lewis),
298, 417, 418, 419
Mary Ella (b. 1873),
78, 79
Mary Ellen (b. 1951),
427
Mary Ellen (Vaughan),
444
Mary Etta, 146
Mary Etta (Kershner),

195
Mary Florence (b.
1876), 167
Mary Frances (Buxton),
340
Mary Frances (Donahue),
444
Mary Gail (b. 1943), 438
Mary Henrietta
(Barrett), 421
Mary J. (Baker)
Pullman, 238, 239,
241, 242, 268, 368,
369, 370
Mary Jane (b. 1831), 104
Mary Jane (b. 1854),
100, 176
Mary Jane (Channell),
437
Mary Jemima (Crouse),
339, 340, 399, 433
Mary L. (Angeroth), 258
Mary L./S.? (b. 1809),
70
Mary Leah (b. 1896), 305
Mary Lou (Wilson), 447
Mary Louise (b. 1864),
223, 225
Mary Lucinda (b. 1848),
92, ,93
Mary Lynne (b. 1936),
445
Mary M. (Lowther), 293
Mary Marie (b. 1903),
317
Mary Marjorie
(Leonard), 426
Mary Martha (b. 1862),
139, 140
Mary Maud (b. 1879), 207
Mary P. (Kayser), 165
Mary Rebecca (Pifer),
212, 213, 265, 339
Mary Roberta (b. 1915),
429
Mary Rogers (b. 1895),
221
Mary Ruth (b. 1956), 443
Mary S. (Hinzman), 170,
171, 282, 283, 286,
288, 289
Mary Victoria
(Weekley), 330, 331,
429
NAME INDEX
Marylu (b. ca. 1942),
374
Matilda M. (b. 1871),
227, 230
Maude Vance (b. 1877),
233
Maude Wilson (Barnes)
Voitelle, 278, 279
Max Gordon (b. 1934),
4, 125, 221, 350, 438
Maxine Louise (b.
1926), 434
Mayme Grace (b. 1896),
256
Maynard Edison (b.
1914), 292, 413, 414
Melcena E. (Waggoner),
166
Melinda Betsy (b.
1942), 439
Melissa (b. 1964), 447
Melissa (Koontz), 142,
143, 144, 145, 146,
149, 252, 253, 255,
256, 257, 258
Melissa J. (b. ca.
1873), 243
Melissa Jane (b. 1866),
145
Melissa Myrtle (b.
1878), 201
Melville Davisson (b.
1869), 216, 342, 343,
344, 399
Melvin Alonzo (b.
1934), 385, 447
Melvin Jr., 425
Melvin W. (b. 1897),
316, 424, 425
Merlin Dale (b. 1919),
414
Meta Bertha (Gaidies)
Loudon, 445
Michael Jay (b. 1964),
444
Mildred (Bournes), 246
Mildred Leora (Allen),
435
Mildred Mae (Asper),
340, 341
Mildred V. (b. 1892),
258
Minerva (Bush), 242,
243, 371
Minerva (Horton), 261,
304, 305, 421

Minerva (Jones), 166,
167, 168, 280, 281
Minnie (b. 1896), 294
Minnie B. (b. 1892), 214
Minnie M. (b. 1870), 236
Minnie Maud (b. 1895),
255
Moletus (b. 1886), 290
Monnie Mission
(Vannoy), 415
Monroe S. (b. 1880), 246
Monrow D., see Monroe
S. (b. 1880)
Monte Lee (b. 1934), 431
Montie D. (b. 1897), 241
Moses Sheridan (b.
1866), 195, 196, 323,
426
Muriel Louise (b.
1917), 383
Myrtle (Weber), 304
Myrtle C. (b. 1890), 258
Myrtle M. (---), 145,
146
Nadine Maude (b. 1932),
423
Nancy Alice (b. 1869),
230
Nancy Elizabeth (b.
1873), 233
Nancy June (b. 1852),
127, 131
Nancy Lily (b. 1874),
225
Nancy Louella (Hall),
321, 322
Nathaniel Jackson (b.
1928), 423
Neil Brooks (b. 1932),
418
Nellie Alta (Shumaker),
339, 432
Nellie M. (b. 1894), 351
Nellie Maude (Thrash),
423
Nelma Lenore (b. 1935),
408
Nethelbert Burk (b.
1860), 177, 296, 297,
415, 416
Nicholas (b. 1835),
100, 107, 186, 187,
188, 189, 262, 273,
308, 312
483
Nicholas Dale (b.
1877), 155
Niva Opal (b. ca.
1906), 325
Nora Lee (b. 1885), 313
Nora Mae (b. 1879), 141
Nora, see Lora (b.
1877)
Norma Lenore
(Hastings), 439
Norma Louise (b. 1924),
424
Oakie W. (b.1899), 316
Oleta (Reed), 427
Olinda Gayle (b. 1954),
442
Olive (b. 1848), 180
Olive (Smith), 424
Olive Maria (b. 1843),
87
Olive N. (b. 1883), 359
Olive Sophia (b. 1858),
93
Oliver Cleveland (b.
1884), 243, 371, 372,
442
Olliver A., see Otis
Allen (b. 1877)
Ona Ferrel (b. 1894),
257
Opal Christine (b.
1912), 383
Opal F. (Bourell), 442
Opal Majorie (Stone),
430, 431
Opha C. (b. 1883), 294
Opha Major (b. 1870),
204, 330, 331, 429
Ora (b. 1883), 290
Ora (b. 1892), 163, 164
Ora Dell (b. 1883),
153, 155
Ora Edna (b. 1891), 252
Ora M. (Chase), 378
Orestes (b. 1882), 53,
101, 169, 179, 286,
287, 410, 411, 412,
413
Orestes Jr. (b. 1931),
53, 412
Orlie Everett (b.
1910), 382, 446
Orne Caldwell (b.
1883), 318, 425, 426
Orpha Athlyn (b. 1884),
484
284, 285
Orval Frances (b.
1906), 242, 371, 441,
442
Oscar B. (b. 1902), 294
Oscar L. (b. 1869),
186, 261, 306
Oscar Lee (b. 1889),
314, 424
Oscar Lee Jr. (b.
1922), 424
Otis Allen (b. 1877),
241, 365, 367, 368
Otto L. (b. 1898), 426
Otto M. (b. 1886), 285
Owen Hufford (b. 1916),
421
Pamela Ann (b. 1950),
440
Patricia (Donaldson),
446, 447
Patricia Adams (b.
1922), 278
Patsy, 146
Patsy (b. 1932), 446
Paul Vernon (b. 1897),
332, 430
Paul Vernon Jr. (b.
1926), 430
Pauline (b. 1917), 281
Pauline (b. ca. 1911),
416
Pearl (Hughes), 363
Pearl (Weese), 425
Peggy Lee (b. 1947), 443
Peggy Lee (b. 1957), 439
Permelia (Simons), 188,
262, 273, 308, 312
Pete, see Jeremiah
Columbus (1863)
Peter Mead (b. 1870),
242, 243, 371, 441
Philip Clifford (b.
1893), 298, 417, 418
Phillip (b. 1918), 407
Phoebe (b. 1800), 46, 49
Phyllis (b. 1937), 446
Polly Susan (b. 1956),
437
Porter (b. 1907), 340
Porter Wallace (b.
1884), 160, 279, 280
Rachel (b. ca. 1836), 47
Rachel Ann (b. 1844),
132, 134
NAME INDEX
Rachel Ann (Springer),
437, 438
Rachel Elizabeth
(Connelly), 114, 197,
198, 199, 200, 201,
202, 206, 263, 325,
326, 327
Rachel I. (b. 1897), 363
Rachel Victora
(Harvey), 204
Radii (b. ca. 1880), 303
Ralph Arthur (b. 1894),
305
Ralph B. (b. 1898), 327
Ralph Emerson (b.
1926), 370, 440
Ralph Isaac (b. 1904),
333
Randall Lee, 74
Randall Luther (b.
1909), 335
Ray (b. 1888), 163
Raymon Cleon (b. 1901),
298, 328, 418, 419
Raymond (b. ca. 1907),
295
Raymond D. (b. 1904),
280
Rebecca (b. 1844), 117,
118
Rebecca (Curl) Brown,
239
Rebecca (Pumphrey),
299, 420
Rebecca Ann (Casto),
175, 176, 177, 178,
293, 295, 296, 297,
298, 299
Rebecca Catherine (b.
1847), 132, 135
Rebecca Jane (Hinkle),
210, 211, 212, 336,
337, 338, 339
Rebecca Jane (Leonard),
365, 366, 401, 439
Reland Helen (b. ca.
1906), 146
Res, see Orestes (b.
1882)
Reta B. (b. ca. 1900),
317
Reta Fae (b. 1895), 298
Rhea (Carpenter), 363
Rhee Arlington (b.
1897), 362
Richard, 308
Richard (b. 1922), 337,
431
Richard Alan (b. 1952),
443
Richard Allen, 20
Richard Bruce (b.
1937), 435
Richard D. (b. 1956),
433
Richard Leighton (b.
1911), 421
Richard Rex (b. 1927),
297, 298, 417, 418,
419, 420
Rita Alberta (b. 1911),
372
Roanna (b. 1892), 299
Robert, 416
Robert Alan (b. 1945),
439, 440
Robert Earl (b. 1925),
434
Robert Ford (b. 1916),
415
Robert Fred (b. 1928),
370, 441
Robert Lewis (b. 1919),
416
Robert Minimum (b.
1875), 253
Robert Raymond (b.
1895), 241, 370, 403,
440, 441
Robert Roy (b. 1934),
53, 97, 287, 335, 412
Roger S. (b. 1930), 424
Rolandus (b. 1857),
193, 260, 317, 318,
319, 425
Ronald Alonzo
Wellington (b. 1914),
331, 429, 430
Ronald Edward, 442
Ronald John (b. 1945),
330, 331, 429, 430
Ronald Lester (b.
1932), 256, 382, 385,
446
Rosa (b. ca. 1904), 316
Rosa Alice, see Alice
Valentine 1910
Rosa Ella (Venable),
379, 380, 445
Rosa May (b. ca. 1871),
NAME INDEX
89
Rosalea, 331
Roscoe Albert (b.
1894), 330
Rosella (b. 1885), 208,
209
Ross Levi (b. 1886),
303, 420, 421
Rossie G. (Lewis), 407
Roxie (Tanner), 427
Roxie Ann (Roush), 347,
348, 400, 433
Roy (b. 1881), 322
Roy (b. 1894), 252, 378
Roy Aldo (b. 1899), 142
Roy Leighton (b. 1884),
303
Roy Statten (b. 1891),
255
Roy Waugh, 420
Ruby, 317
Ruby (b. ca. 1906), 307
Ruby M. (b. 1896), 379
Ruby M. (Redsull), 435
Rush, see Russia (b.
1895)
Russell (b. ca. 1903),
294
Russell E. (b. 1905),
307
Russell Leigh (b.
1955), 437
Russia (b. 1895), 327
Ruth (b. 1901), 315
Ruth (Marple) Nuzum,
333, 334, 335
Ruth Angeline (b.
1906), 350
Ruth Jane (Lloyd), 440
Ruth M. (b. 1894), 379
Ruth Marie (b. ca.
1910), 295
Ruth Marie (Bredesen),
443
Ruth Pauline (b. ca.
1915), 338
Sally (Morgan), 280
Samantha (b. 1843), 92
Samuel, 416
Samuel Arch (b. 1921),
416
Sara (---), 345, 346
Sarah (b. 1813), 50, 51
Sarah (b. 1845), 108,
109
Sarah (Morris), 80, 82,

83
Sarah (Peterson?), 45,
46, 47, 48, 49, 51,
84, 89, 95
Sarah (Powell), 349,
350, 434, 435
Sarah A. (b. 1847), 173
Sarah A. (b. 1864), 229
Sarah Ann (Wolfe), 203,
204, 205, 206, 218,
330
Sarah Bell (b. 1866),
199
Sarah Clara (b. 1889),
346
Sarah Elizabeth (b.
1839), 134
Sarah Elizabeth (b.
1856), 224
Sarah Ellen (b. 1855),
182
Sarah Frances
(Hotsapiller), 156,
157, 259, 273, 275
Sarah Jane (Norman),
296, 297, 415, 416
Sarah Jennett (b.
1886), 247
Sarah Rachel (Gum),
318, 319, 425
Scott A. (b. 1869),
159, 276, 277, 391
Sena (b. 1833), 105, 106
Sephronia (Hufford),
261, 303, 420
Shady M. (b. 1909), 280
Sharleen (Folkerson),
447
Sheila Beth (b. 1944),
442
Sheridan, see Sherman
B. (b. 1864)
Sherman B. (b. 1864),
202, 204, 329, 330,
428
Shirley Hope (b. 1935),
418
Shorty, see Merlin Dale
(b. 1919)
Sidney Haymond (b.
1878), 217, 218
Slim, see Raymon Cleon
(b. 1901)
Snuffy, see Roy Waugh
485
Sophia S. (Cookman),
82, 84, 90, 91, 92,
93, 94, 148, 155,
158, 161, 162
Squire (b. 1906), 340
Stacy Lynn, 444
Stanley Vayne, see
Vayne Stanley
Stanley William (b.
1938), 444
Stella (Wolf), 409, 410
Stella M. (b. 1885), 246
Stella M. (b. ca.
1876), 169
Stella May (b. ca.
1903), 200
Stella V. (Lockney),
356, 357, 435
Stephen (b. 1830), 104,
171, 183, 184, 185,
186, 261, 302, 304,
306, 307
Stephen Channell (b.
1950), 437
Steven Ray, 432
Susan Elizabeth (Casto)
Roberts, 112, 114, 197
Susan Emma (b. 1878),
168
Susan Kathleen (b.
1959), 443
Susan L. (Heckert),
168, 169
Susanna (b. 1783), 8,
11, 15, 30, 33
Susanna Magdalena (b.
1866), 229
Sy, see Marion Lee (b.
1907)
Sydna Lorene (b. 1902),
349
Sylvan R. (b. 1878), 284
Sylvanus (b. 1892),
291, 413, 414
Sylvanus A., see
Sylvanus (b. 1892)
Sylvester (b. 1881), 296
Tacie (Hoschar), 252,
378
Ted A. (b. 1958), 433
Tenay, see Christena
(---) (1781)
Terri Lynn, 434
Terry Lee, 183, 305,
306, 421
486
Texie Louise (b. 1916),
337
Thelma (b. 1896), 152
Thelma (Gray), see
Velma (Gray)
Theodore J. (b. 1924),
424
Thomas, 10
Thomas (b. 1861), 115,
117, 120, 212, 213,
265, 339, 340, 432
Thomas Clifford (b.
1888), 305, 421
Thomas Frank (b. 1901),
380
Thomas Jefferson (b.
1859), 170, 171, 174,
288, 289, 290, 291,
292, 394, 414
Thomas Lee, 442
Thomas Leroy (b. 1948),
439
Tillie E. (b. 1875), 196
Tommy (b. 1903), 340
Tracy M. (b. 1882), 169
Trudy, see Gertrude
Margaret McQuain
Ulla, see Alia (b. ca.
1900)
Vada E. (b. 1869), 151,
154
Vada E. (Post), 79,
151, 152, 273
Val., 7
Valentin (b. 1740), 1,
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
10, 11, 12, 14, 15,
16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
22, 23, 24, 30, 32,
37, 38, 39, 41, 46,
47, 54, 65, 66, 75, 95
Valentine, 11
Vaun Riley (Young), 436
Vayne Stanley (b.
1898), 379, 444
Velma (Gray), 422
Velma Fern (b. 1891),
305
Velma Violetta (b.
1926), 415
Vera (Calahan), 439
Vera Belle (b. 1906),
369
Verda M. (b. ca. 1870),
154
NAME INDEX
Vernon, 146
Vicki Jane (b. 1934),
384
Victoria Columbia (b.
1859), 194
Victoria Rhoda
(Hendricks), 257,
384, 385
Villa E. (McPherson),
275, 276, 407
Viola (b. 1879), 243
Viola E. (b. 1894), 246
Violet M. (b. 1902), 307
Violet Marie (b. 1920),
342
Violetta (Warner), 170,
289, 290, 291, 292,
394, 414
Viona (Hall), 312, 313
Virgie (Short), 284
Virgil (b. 1873), 253
Virgil C. (b. 1881), 141
Virginia Columbia (b.
1846), 124
Virginia Edna, see Edna
Virginia
Virginia L. (b. 1844),
172
Virginia M. (b. 1899),
318
Virtus (b. 1876), 191,
316, 317, 425
Vivian (Miller), 446
Vonda (b. 1924), 414
Wade, 146
Wade Hampden (b. 1877),
160, 277, 278
Walter, 416
Warden (b. 1902), 280
Warren D., 435
Warwick Briscoe (b.
1857), 139, 248, 249,
250, 251, 268, 374,
375, 376
Washington (b. ca.
1852), 141, 142
Wayne, 146
Wesley Hanna (b. 1890),
248, 373, 442, 443
Wesley Harold (b.
1945), 443
Wilda Irene (Lipp), 442
Wilda Mary (b. 1911),
410
Wilhelmina (b. 1911),
424
Willa (b. 1892), 274,
275
William, 15, 407
William (b. 1852), 122,
123, 124, 125, 156,
197, 203, 206, 218,
219, 220, 344
William Alexander (b.
1878), 253, 379, 380,
445
William Allen (b.
1837), 127, 129, 130,
222, 226, 227, 230,
231, 232, 233, 235,
238, 359, 360, 362,
363
William Alonzo (b.
1866), 204
William Brian (b.
1957), 437
William Charles (b.
1923), 438
William Edward (b.
1902), 380, 445, 446
William Flanders (b.
1846), 92, 158, 159,
160, 259, 276, 277,
278, 279, 280
William Floyd (b.
1955), 443
William Jacob (b.
1883), 256, 381, 382
William L. (b. 1892),
329
William Lawrence (b.
ca. 1920), 420
William Lee (b. 1865),
158, 275, 276, 407
William Louis (b.
1891), 219
William Marion (b.
1896), 358, 400, 436
William Raymond (b.
1926), 374, 443
William Riley (b.
1861), 133, 136, 246,
247, 248, 373, 374
William Thomas (b.
1927), 377, 444
William W. (b. 1934),
424
William Warfield (b.
1872), 237
William Wesley (b.
NAME INDEX
1862), 191, 313
Willie (b. 1868), 78,
79, 151, 152, 154,
155, 273
Willie D. (b. ca.
1901), 200
Wilma Elizabeth
(Hudson), 442
Wilma Hester (b. ca.
1911), 338
Winifred (b. ca. 1900),
306
Winifred (Wright), 12
Winifred Eileen (b.
1931), 429
Woodford (b. 1909), 340
Woodrow W., 425
Zacariah Taylor (b.
1909), 336, 431
Zaner Wilson (b. 1911),
339, 432
Zeddy Forrest (b.
1890), 257, 384, 385,
446, 447
Zona (b. 1895), 315
Zora M. (Fisher), 316,
317, 425
Pfost-Morris,
Jeffery Scott, 141
Pfostadecker,
Valentin Sasla, 4
Pfosten,
- see Pfost
Phillips,
Gertrude Margaret
(McQuain), 420
Mr., 420
Phost,
- see Pfost
Pickenbaugh,
Ella (---), 255
Pickens,
Adda I., 309
Jane, 55, 115
Pifer,
Anthony, 212, 320
F . C , 117
Harriet Virginia
(Heck), 212, 320
Louvernia V., 319, 320
Mary Etta (Heavner), 320
Mary Rebecca, 212
Pigott,
J.P., 205
Pike,
Annie L. (---), 225

Hugh, 225
Mary Louise (Pfost), 225
Nathan H., 225
Pittersen,
- see Peterson
Plessinger,
Marjorie Bernice, 362
Poast,
- see Pfost
Podly,
Elizabeth, 110
Poinsett,
Benjamin Franklin, 43,
73, 74
Doris Jean (Post), 53
Pollard,
Allie, 365
Ethel, 372
Hazle Ophelia (Pfost)
Snyder, 365
Pontello,
Catherine, 429
Porter,
Robert, 8
Posey,
Almira J., 107
Post,
- see Pfost
Poste,
- see Pfost
Posten,
Mary E.?, 274
Potts,
Anna Serena, 430
Araminta (Lowery), 430
Jack, 430
Laneita Irene (Pfost)
Johnson, 367
Verl, 367
Powell,
Adeline T. (---), 168
Evaline (---), 168
George, 348
Harry A., 168
Hazel, 168
Isaac R., 168
Isadora Jane (McAuley),
348
Luther C , 168
Pauline, 168
Sarah, 348, 349
Susan Emma (Post), 168
Powers,
Valentine, 12
487
Price,
Blanche (Post), 163
Glenn Jr., 305
Howard Glenn, 305
Mr., 163
Velma Fern (Post)
Howard, 305
Virginia Maxine, 163
Prince-Tharp,
Barbara, 157, 164, 275
Prine,
- see Perine
Pringle,
Ellen B., 355
Henry, 10
Hettie, 136
Ida Elmina (Bush), 248,
249, 375
James Madison, 248, 375
Margaret E., 377
Pritchard,
Sarah Catherine, 173
Proffitt,
Fannie May, 441
Propst,
Mary, 98
Pullen,
Emma Melissa (Pfost),
254
Julius P., 253, 254
Pullman,
Carl D., 239
Edward, 238, 239
Mary J. (Baker), 238,
239
Pumphrey,
Annie (Wilfong), 299
Lorenzo Dow, 299
Martha, 299
Rebecca, 299
-QQueen,
Alvin Moxley, 104
Anna (Post), 103, 104
Benjamin Stickley, 104
Benton Albert, 104
Blanche (Post), 311
C.L., 294
Charles A., 103
Charles Nicholas, 104
Charlotte (Jeffers), 103
Christena, 104
Daniel Isiah, 104
488
David L., 413
Edwin S., 104, 328
Ellen Nora, 174
Fannie Kathleen, 412
Florence B., 174
George D., 173, 174
Gertrude (Lorentz), 413
Henry 0., 174
Ida M. (Dawson), 311
Ida Matilda, 333
Isabelle, 413
Jacob Webster, 104
James P., 310
Levi H., 187
Lydia Jane, 104
Mae Pearl, 328
Margaret Sena, 104
Mary C , 174
Mary Elizabeth, 104
Norval P., see Orval
Preston
Okey Lee, 104
Opha Ladrew, 104
Orval Preston, 174
Percival Benjamin, 412
Raymond Loy, 310, 311
Sarah A. (Post), 173,
174
Sarah Catherine
(Pritchard), 173
Sarah Olive (Lewis), 412
Stephen Post, 103, 104,
173, 174, 179, 283,
413, 419
Stewart Harper, 104
Stewart Litle, 103, 104
Vida D., 174
Virginia (Arnold), 311
Virginia Jennie
(Warner), 328
William B., 173
Quinlan,
Miss, 381
Racey,
John, 13
Radabaugh,
Abram, 63
Adam, 62
Beatrice June, 344
Benjamin, 56, 57, 58,
62, 63, 116
Benton Chase, 344
NAME INDEX
Bezalee, 62, 63
Catherine (Simons), 62
Eli, 179
Elizabeth, 105
Fanny (Post), 56, 58,
62, 63, 116
Jacob, 64
Leisure, 63
Marietta, 63
Marion, 63
Mary Ann, 63
Patricia Ann, 62
Rebecca, 63
Roanna Virginia
(Vangilder), 344
Sandusky, 62, 63
Radbaugh,
Henry, 61
Radcliff,
Archie, 167
Mabel B. (Post), 167
Radcliffe,
Mary, 83
Rader,
Abraham, 128, 242
Catherine (Roush), 126
Elizabeth, 125, 126
George W., 128
Michael, 126
Raikes,
Cheryl Susan, 328
Rains,
Frances, 80
Randall,
Alexr., 9
Randell,
Edna Kathleen (Pfost)
Keenan Jenning, 350
George H., 350
Randolph,
Madison, 51
Ratcliff,
Abram, 294
Emma Rebecca (Post), 294
John W., 294
Martha Jane (
) , 294
Rathbun,
Ethel Anna, 438
Ratliff,
John, 29
Rawlings,
James L., 128
Reager,
- see Reger
Reberger,
William, 374
Rector,
Earl Wade, 276
Gertie (Post), 276
Jarrett N., 276
Julie E. (Davisson), 276
Robert Post, 276
Redman,
John, 35
Redsull,
Ruby M., 435
Reed,
Alexander, 190
Barbara Joye, 134
Catherine F., 165
Emory K., 426
Lula Elizabeth (Tenny),
426
Mahala, 323
Mary J. (---), 165
Mr., 165
Oleta, 426
Rachel A., 314
Reeder,
Anna L. (Karickhoff),
209
Coburg, 287
Hazel Edith, 209
Lloyd B., 209
Moses, 287
Virginia F. (---), 287
Reeves,
Sarah, 350
Reger,
- see also Reuger
Abram, 183
David, 183
Elvie Robert, 398
Geneva Leo, 334
Gwen (Finlayson), 260,
262, 397, 398
Henry, 14
Isaac, 170
J.W., 124, 205
Kyle, 105, 334
Leah, 183
Leah (Brake), 183
Lura Edith (Russell),
334
Mary (Lewis), 102, 398
Mary C , 218
Mary Elizabeth, 157
Nancy, 321
Philip, 22
Robert Howard, 108
NAME INDEX
Ruth, 104
Van Every, 334
Regester,
Matilda, 309
Regir,
- see Reger
Reiger,
- see Reger
Relfe,
Jane, 12
John, 12
Reuger,
- see also Reger
Barbara, 7
Reynolds,
--- (Hull), 444
Edward, 444
Emma D., 352, 353
Frances Jane, 124
Hilda, 444, 445
Sarah, 129
Rhodes,
Bertie Bertha (Post),
159, 392
Erasmus, 159
J.S., 252
Mary E., 159
Samuel, 232
William E., 159, 392
William S., 159
Ricer,
Betty Frances, 431
Richard,
Bernadine Leah Fern, 306
Mary Leah (Post), 305,
306
Walter, 305
Rickard,
Angeline, 221, 222
Joseph, 221
Sarah (Roush), 221
Riddle,
Bernice Agnes (Pfost),
366
Norman Evan, 366
Robert Voyne, 366
Voyne Evan, 365, 366
Riddoch,
Anna Elizabeth
(Sullivan), 381
Carol Margery (Pfost),
382
Gordon LeRoy, 381, 382
William Gordon, 382
William P., 381
Ridenour,
H.E., 222
Riffe,
Berman Carl, 301, 302
Earl, 302
Eula, 302
Harriet (Boggess), 301
Ida (Post), 302
Lee, 302
Pauline, 302
William D., 301
Riffee,
Lucy Myrtle, 432
Riley,
Daniel D., 436
Vaun Riley (Young)
Pfost, 436
Rinehart,
Ashford, 77, 78
Bert, 414
Brenice Virginia, 414,
415
Elizabeth, 77, 78
Lydia (Wilson), 77, 78
Mary Columbia
(Waggoner), 414
Vertie, see Bert
W.F., 158
Rish,
Alfred, 28
Rittenour,
Joyce Ellen, 115
Rives,
Alex, 109
Roades,
Hazel M., 335
Roberts,
Almira (Post), 114
C o m a , 114
Ehud, 114
Ida C., 114
Jemima, 197
Louisa J., 114
Nelson, 112, 113, 114
Sam, 114
Simon, 110, 114
Susan Elizabeth
(Casto), 110, 114
Robey,
- see also Roby
Felix F., 275
Laura Lee, 275
Pearl Smith, 275
Willa (Post), 275
William, 275
489
Robinson,
Curtis, 292, 294
George F., 30
Gertha (Peters), 290
Mary Elizabeth, 324
Roby,
- see also Robey
Janet, 60
Rodebaugh,
Henry, 8
Rogers,
Anna Maude, 314
Anthony, 314
Gilbert, 313
Marilyn, 423
Mary, 220
Rachel A. (Reed), 314
Teresa Louise
(Mahoney), 171, 172
Rohbough,
D . C , 60
Rohr,
Olive Bird, 208
Rohrbach,
- see also
Rohrbaugh/Rohrbough
Barbara (Bergdoll), 60
Christena, 54
Heinrich, 60
John R., 63
Lewis Bunker, 7, 60, 62
Rohrbaugh,
- see also
Rohrba ch/Rohrbough
Lewis Bunker, 54, 60
Rohrbough,
- see also
Rohrbach/Rohrbaugh
Anthony, 61, 115
Caroline, 56, 61
Columbia, 331
Eliza (Walker), 61, 115
Elizabeth, 56, 58, 61
Elizabeth (---), 61, 115
Glory (Post), 61, 62
Henry, 60, 61, 62, 115
Jemima, 56, 61
John W., 62
Margaret, 56, 61
Seymour B., 293
[---], 122
Rollins,
E.J., 71, 136, 142
L.D., 123
Romine,
490
NAME INDEX
Elizabeth, 100
Rorabaugh,
James D., 63
Ross,
Geo. T., 52
Roush,
Catherine, 126
Lydia (Grim), 347
Noah, 347
Roxie Ann, 347
Sarah, 221
Roy,
John, 152, 161
Ruble,
Tennessee, 357
Ruger,
- see Reger
Rupp,
I. Daniel, 4
Russell,
John, 349
Lura Edith, 334
Ryan,
John,1,3
Rymer,
Martha, 317
T.H., 377
-SSadowski,
Samuel, 1, 3
Sallaz,
Augustus, 129
Elvira (Pfost), 129
Ferdinand, 129
Kate, 129
Martha, 129
Mary, 129
Nancy, 129
Sarah (Reynolds), 129
Sarah C., 129
William F., 129
Salsgiver,
Emma A. (
) , 338
Gladys Juanita (Post),
338
Neal Arthur, 338
O.A., 338
Sanford,
H . C , 319
Sargeant,
Leonard, 216
Sauer,
Alice May (Pfost)
Lewis, 254
John, 254
Sayre,
R.H., 169
Rachel, 131
Schaub,
- see also Shobe
Jacob, 1, 3
Martin, 1, 3
Schenke,
Marie, 445
Schidmore,
- see Skidmore
Schneblin,
Elaine Elizabeth
(Post), 183, 302,
303, 420, 421
Schoolfield,
Ann Bloomfield
(Gambill), 343
Mr., 343
Schoonover,
Benjamin, 8
Schubert,
Frances Marian, 350
Sydna Lorene (Pfost),
350
Theodore A., 349, 350
Schulz,
Theodore M., 15
Scott,
John, 18
Nathan, 349
Rose F. (---), 349
Selion,
John L., 20
Seymour,
Renick, 27
Thomas, 10
Shaffer,
Chester, 15
Olive C , 15
Shamblen,
Isaiah, 68
Shamblin,
Cloah Lurena (Pfost),
355
Daniel W., 355
Flora E. (Harpold), 355
Jesse, 71
John, 222
Roy 0., 355
Sharp,
Clara, 417
Shaw,
Paul R., 53, 73, 74, 121

Shawkey,
Morris Purdy, 356, 358,
435, 436
Shawver,
Sophia, 421
Sheets,
Elizabeth Ann, 308
Etta C , 280
Shepler,
Henry, 29
Sheppard,
Kathleen Millicent
(Post), 331
Phillip, 331
William, 125
Sherman,
Bess M., 372
Shideler,
Hester, 371
Shinn,
Delia May (---), 140
Elizabeth (Stone), 139
G.W., 249
George B., 140
George W., 139
J.A., 252
John A., 249
Mary Martha (Pfost), 140
N.U.C , 251
Samuel Frederick, 139,
140
Samuel Frederick Jr.,
140
Warren, 140
Shipman,
George W., 213, 214
Susan, 214
Shirley,
George, 142
Lydia Margaret, 142
Mary L. (Gilmore), 142
Shobe,
- see also Schaub
Connie Lee, 1
Isaac, 25, 26
Leonard, 18
Martin, 8
Rudolph, 15, 18
Short,
Norma Jean, 47
Virgie, 284
Shott,
C M . , 216
Shreve,
NAME INDEX
Amanda, 329
John B., 55
Shriner,
Elizabeth, 305
Shulz,
Andrew, 8
Shumaker,
John Michael, 338
Nellie Alta, 338, 339
Sarah Matilda (Casto),
338
S imon,
- see also Simons
Christian, 110, 111
Comfort (Davis), 110
Elizabeth (Podly), 110
S imons,
- see also Simon
Abraham, 187
Catherine, 62
Comfort, 110
George, 55, 120, 121
Jemima (Roberts), 187
Permelia, 186, 187
Virginia, 248
Simpson,
Carrie Olive, 444
Jonathan, 1, 2, 3
Sims,
Jane Ann, 340
Susan A., 166
Sinsel,
Wilda Mary (Post), 393
Siron,
Lyda Susan, 420
Sites,
Abraham Jr., 29
Coonrad, 26
Jacob, 25, 26
Jacob 4th, 28
John Sr., 28, 29
Sizemore,
Eugenia, 384
George S., 384
Sriva J. (Leurona), 384
Skidmore,
George, 191
John,5,6
Samuel, 27
Slader,
- see Strader
Slaughter,
Lucinda (Patrick), 210
William C , 210
Sleith,
Alexander, 8
Smith,
Abraham, 215
Acquilla Christian,
201, 202, 263
Angeline, 376
Barbara A. (Ward), 202
Dorothy, 295
Edward, 295
Emma Grace (Post), 202,
263
Ford, 202
Frederick Sherman, 295
George, 295
George W., 69
Gilbert William, 424
Isaac, 202
Joseph C , 220
Kenna Bell (Haddox), 424
Laura Bell (---), 295
Lela Edna (Owen), 202
Lillie (Starcher) Post,
409
Lucinda, 187
Mable, 202
Mr., 408
Nehemiah, 69
Olive, 424
Perry D., 201, 202, 203
Perry C , 187
Ruth Marie (Post), 293,
295
Sherman Lee, 295
Virginia, 202
[---], 52
Snell,
Ruby, 376
Snyder,
Ellsworth Clair, 365
Eula (Riffe), 299, 300,
301, 302, 395
Frank P., 342
Hazle Ophelia (Pfost),
365
John, 28
Shirley Clair, 365
Sob,
- see Schaub
Soule,
Roy Darwood, 369
Vera Belle (Pfost), 369
Vivian Verla, 369
Spaur,
Anthony, 11
Spencer,
491
William P., 442
Sponaugle,
Laura (Moore), 325
Mr., 325
Springer,
Rachel Ann, 437
Squires,
Dora Virginia (Post),
282
Mr., 282
Staats,
Avah Belle, 251
Benjamin F., 354, 355
Betty Lee, 437
Clay B., 355
Ellen B. (Pringle), 355
Emily Jane (Casto), 251
Enoch, 252
Harold, 251
Lucy M. (Pfost), 355
Riley, 251
William, 251
Stadecker,
Valentin Saslavo, 4
Stalnaker,
Grace, 252
Isophene I., 424
Josephine, see Isophene
I.
Valentin, 8
Stanback,
Christian, 27
Stanley,
Helena Mary, 378
Thomas, 378
Starcher,
Deborah, 169
Frances (Rains), 80
G.W., 85
Lillie, 408, 409
Rebecca E. (Lawson), 408
Sarah, 80
William R., 80
William S., 408
Steenbergen,
Wm. , 9
Steines,
Herbert, 246
Viola E. (Pfost), 246
Steirer,
Anna Marie, 440
Stephens,
Bettie Lee, 286
Mary (Long), 286
Myrtle K., 442
492
Richard, 286
Stewart,
Barthalowe Lon, 297
James Leonard, 337
Kenneth Ray, 336, 337
Lawrence Hendrick, 297
Leonard Benjamin, 297
Linda Ann, 336, 337
Lura Ann (Post), 297
Texie Louise (Post),
336, 337
Stieffel,
- see also Boots
Adam Jun., 15, 30
Elizabeth (---), 30
Gerrat, 15, 30
Hazel, 30
Joel, 30
Stiffel,
- see Stieffel
Still,
Genevieve J., 442, 443
Phebe B. (Clark), 442
Ralph E., 442
Stoffle,
James, 254
Stone,
Elizabeth, 139
Laura Louella (Manley),
430
Luther Boyd, 430
Opal Majorie, 430
Stookey, Abram, 8
Magdalen, 8
Stout,
Benjamin, 189, 273, 275
Bertha Beuna, 124, 125
Charles Benjamin, 292
Elizabeth C., 217, 218
Freda Neuala, 422
French M., 292
Hezekiah, 292
Jennie Dale (Post), 292
John Hezekiah, 292
Lillian Mae (Young), 422
Lloyd, 422
Lova Martha (Casto),
207, 208
Max Post, 292
Sarah A. (Bond), 292
Strader,
Archie Dale, 290
Barbara, 11
Bertha May (Post), 290
NAME INDEX
Catherine, 14, 118, 287
Christopher, 8, 11, 14
Clara Ercle, 411
Cosbie, 209
Diademma (Lewis), 398,
411
Elizabeth, 14
Elizabeth (---), 11, 14
Elizabeth (Cooper), 14
Elizabeth Jane (Lance),
290
Hartzel C , 11, 14, 290
Ira Columbus, 398, 411
Isaac, 14
Jacob, 14, 31
John, 11, 14, 22, 30, 33
John Jr., 67
John M., 63
Martin, 14, 22, 40
Martin Lee, 290
Mary, 14, 200
Mary (Post), 14
Michael, 14, 98, 111
Orvie Lenton, 290
R.M., 209
Rebecca (Radabaugh), 63
Sarah, 14
Valentine, 31
Virgie Oletha, 290
Strassburger,
Ralph Beaver, 4
Streder,
- see Strader
Strickland,
Norma Lenore (Hastings)
Pfost?, 439
Warner, 439
Strobel,
George W., 15
Strong,
Doris Audrey (Swecker),
64, 264, 265
Stroud,
Adam, 6, 39
Struter,
Martin R., 133
Stuart,
J.E.B. (Mrs. Gen.), 216
Stufflebeam,
Bessie, 304
Stump,
America, 204
Diademma (
) , 176
Jerry, 29
Jesse, 26
Mary Jane (Post), 176

Michael, 176
Noah Webster, 176
Sturm,
L.M., 419
Stutler,
Anna (Post), 48
Charles W., 48
Ebenezer, 49
Eliza, 49
Jacob, 60
James, 49
John C., 48
John Jr., 47
Keziah (Baccus), 48
Margaret Ann (Bennett),
59
Martin, 48
Mary Ann (Lorentz), 49
Melroy Monroe, 49
Samuel, 47, 48, 49, 90
Sarah (Hughes), 47
Sarah Ann, 49
William M., 48
Suitzer,
Alice May, 372
Sullivan,
Anna Elizabeth, 381
Summerville,
Swank,
Michael, 7
Philip, 7, 8, 37
Swanson,
Stena, 347
Swecker,
Abram, 65
Anna (Myers), 265
Barbara (Post), 56, 58,
64, 65, 175
Barbara Caroline, 264
Carrie, 65
Daniel, 56, 58, 64, 65,
175, 264
Doris Audrey, 64
Eliza, 65
Elizabeth Pearlette
(Lincoln), 264
Elvira, 65
Emily, 65
Francis, 65
George Worthington, 65,
264
Ira, 65, 265
John, 65
493
NAME INDEX
Margaret, 65
Margaret (Bower), 64
Martha Ann, 65
Mary, 65
Milladore Susan, 64
Nathaniel Jr., 64
Violet Pearl, 264
Swick,
John, 170
Swisher,
Barbara, 86
Burgett, 86
Elizabeth, 86
Isaac, 86
Katherine, 87
Louis A., 86
Mariah (Jett), 86
Mary Ann (Post), 86
Mary Maria, 160
Mattie J., 407
Nancy Catherine, 93
Switzer,
Sophia, 88
Talbott,
Angeline, 295
Coburg (Reeder), 287,
288
Emma, 417
James R., 287
Lydia, 87
Talkington,
Eugenia Pearl (Mays),
309
Tanner,
George, 427
Hannah (McDonnold), 427
Roxie, 427
Taylor,
Benjamin, 243
D.E., 221
Edna L. (Post), 323
George, 243
Jessie, 243
Lloyd, 243
Mary Rogers (Post), 221
Mr., 323
Nancy E., 332
Oscar, 243
Susan, 274
Viola (Pfost), 243
Tazewell,
Littleton Waller, 68
Teets,
Francis, 328
Martin, 213
Mary (Lance), 213
Mary C., 213
Tenny,
Lula Elizabeth, 426
Noel W., 103, 219
Teter,
Alva, 287
Barbara Ann, 287, 288
Catherine (Strader), 287
Catherine R. (Loudin),
195
Icy, 195
Iva M. , 195
Jacob, 195
James, 99
John Alfred, 194, 195
Victoria Columbia
(Post), 195
[---]. 52
Tetrick,
Jacob, 26
W. Guy, 53
Thomas,
Martha E., 106
Thompson,
Blanche M. (Pfost), 234
Ida Nellie, 368
John, 234
Thrash,
Florence (Davis), 310,
423
Georgia (Post), 310
Jacob, 192
Laco Green, 310
Nathaniel Green, 310,
423
Nellie Maude, 423
Virginia Gladine, 310
Threlkeld,
Elizabeth, 165
Tindall,
Ara Belle (Pfost), 254
John, 254
Tinsley,
J . C , 224
Tolbert,
- see Talbott
Tracy,
Betsy, 82
Trasick,
Helen (Post), 281
Mr., 281
Trlckett,
Josephine, 277
Trinidad,
Miss, 380
Truby,
John, 8, 9, 38
Tucker,
Fannie Golden, 368
Turkelson,
J.P., 309
Turley,
Drusilla Ann (Murray)
Pfost, 223
G.W., 222, 223
Turner,
Al, 446, 447
Aven C., 168
Cora, 384
Ella May, 343, 399
Elva C., 167
James E., 168
James M., 167
John R., 61
Martha J. (Burkhammer),
167
Mary Florence (Post),
167
Mike, 447
Mima Edna, 167
Patricia (Donaldson)
Pfost, 447
William J., 167
-UUtt,
Eva A., 245
-VVail,
Isaiah, 357
Louise C. (Graham), 357
Mary E., 357, 358
Vangilder,
Roanna Virginia, 344
Van Hoose,
Jessie (Lewis), 125,
275, 276, 311, 407
Van Horn,
Mary Elizabeth, 429
Vannoy,
Monnie Mission, 415
Van Sickle,
Joseph, 211
494
NAME INDEX
Vaughan,
Alma Fay (Henley), 444
Mary Ellen, 444
Rupert Artelle, 444
Venable,
Mary Frances (Lee), 379
Minor, 379
Rosa Ella, 379
Vincent,
Joseph I., 189
Visocnik,
Gladys (Casto), 250
Henry, 250
Voitelle,
Charles, 278
Charles B., 278
Maude Wilson (Barnes),
278
-WWaggener,
Edmund, 20
Waggoner,
Lumie, see Mary
Columbia
Mary Columbia, 414
Melcena E., 166
Waldern,
Mary J., 322
Walker,
Dora, 408
Dorothy, 330
Eliza, 60
Ethel May (Kimball), 330
Florence, 350, 351
Irwin James Gardner, 330
Katherine, 354
Mr., 330
Wallace,
George Syvestus, 409,
410
Stella (Wolf) Post, 410
Ward,
Barbara A., 201, 202
Celia Comfort, 217, 218
Elizabeth C (Stout),
217
Georgia, 334
Joseph, 194
Marcia Ann, 446
Margaret (Bibolet), 446
Rebecca, 335
Sarah, 110
Taylor, 217, 218
Thomas Jr., 446

Warman,
Clemmer, 212
Warner,
Ben H., 300
Celia (Casto), 289
Enoch, 192
Lenora, 300
Lora (Post) Douglas, 300
Milton D., 300
Violetta, 289
Virginia Jennie, 328
William, 194
William Washington, 289
Warren,
Allen Archer, 312
Brud, see Walter
Hoffman
Gladys Hall (Post), 312
Mary M. (Harrison), 312
Walter Hoffman, 312
Walter Hoffman Jr., 312
Washboum,
- see Washburn
Washburn,
Isaac, 12, 46
Milley, 12, 46
Watson,
Amanda (Shreve), 329
Carrie Frances (Post),
274
Charles James, 274
Georgia Mae (Windser),
274
James, 329
James F., 274
James T., 137, 222,
226, 227, 231, 235,
238
Mary E., 329
Mary E. (Posten?), 274
Morley Posten, 274
Watts,
H.T., 355
Waugh,
A. , 35
B., 65, 125, 248
Jacob, 57, 176, 329
Wayland,
John W., 190
Weatherholds,
- see Wetherholt
Weaver,
Alverta C (Post), 185,
186, 261
Barton C., 185, 186, 261

Blain G., 186
Jasper B., 186
Olive A., 186
Ora L., 186
Orley E., 186
Webb,
J. Wesley, 61
Weber,
Myrtle, 304
Weekley,
George W., 330
Mary Elizabeth
(Hoskinson), 330
Mary Victoria, 330
Weese,
Margaret, 10, 11
Pearl, 425
Welch,
Ellenor, 299
R.S., 83
Wells,
Alice May (Suitzer), 372
Charles Lincoln, 372
Fauna, 372
Welsh,
George, 4, 5, 6, 37
Margaret Ellen, 377
Welton,
Archibald, 26
Job, 8
Simon, 27
Wentz,
Abner James, 196
George, 196
Herbert H., 196
Ivy L., 196
James W., 196
John, 196
Lucille V., 196
Lucy K. (Harris), 196
Mamie, 196
Thelma B., 196
Tillie E. (Post), 196
W.H., 324
Wese,
- see Weese
Wesson,
Edna E. (Pfost), 346
Mr., 346
Westfall,
Donzel Ray, 427
E.F., 172
Florence L. (Graham)
Parsons Pfost, 137
NAME INDEX
George W., 206
Granville, 136, 137
Opal, 427
Roxie (Tanner) Post, 427
Susanna, 101
Walker, 427
Wetherholt,
Christianna (
) , 66
Hettie (Pringle), 136
Nicholas, 67
Peter, 66, 67
William, 136
Wheeland,
Margaret Jane, 256, 383
Whetstone,
George, 8
White,
Adda I. (Pickens), 309
Annie (---), 309
Cleon Harold, 309
Ebenezer, 8
Elsie, 334
F.B., 309
Frank Colegrove, 334
Fred B., 309
Georgia (Ward), 334
Grace (Post), 309
Harriett Beatrix
(Fisher), 445
Helen Rowena, 445
Henry, 55
John, 94
Lucinda (Cotrill), 94
Mary, 94
Miss, 380
William Gilbert, 445
[---], 53
Whitecotton,
James, 68
Whitehead,
Beatrice (Post), 308
Mr., 308
Whitesel,
Marie Haasch, 7, 237,
364, 402, 403, 439
Whiting,
Cora C , 229
Daniel D., 229
Elizabeth C (Pfost),
229
Floyd Taylor, 228, 229
Martha A. (Wright), 229
Whitney,
Addie Wylna, 385

Carrie Westlake, 236,
363, 364
Dollie (Williams), 385
Hastings, 385
Whitstone,
Georg, 8
Wilcoxen,
Lena F., 306, 307
Marshall N., 306
Wilfong,
Annie, 299
L. Howard, 426
Williams,
Allie Jane (Post), 336
Betty Harvey, 235
Dollie, 385
Ed, 20
Ed Jr., 18
Edward J., 185
George H., 176, 204,
297, 299, 330
Joshua E., 185, 261
Laura, 185
Loretta J. (Post), 185,
261
Lucinda, 94
Mable Dezzie (Post), 322
Malcolm David, 336
Malcolm Riley, 336
Mr., 322
Porter D., 258
Wanda Jane, 336
Willie,
Reverend Mr., 30
Willms,
Anita May, 243
Cora M. (Pfost), 243
Henry Bert, 243
Henry L., 243, 371
Herman Elmer, 243
Sylvester Arlene, 243
Wilmoth,
Anna (Messman), 428
Burton, 428
Lucy Jane, 428
Wilson,
A., 136
Albert C , 162
Arch B., 32, 33
Bargie Bernadine, 419
Charlotte (---), 96
Elias R., 97
Ellen Nora (Queen), 419
Emeranda Florence
495
(Post), 97
Ethel (Pollard), 372
Frank L., 372
Hiram P., 97
Ila Jean, 434
John, 8, 45
Joseph E., 96, 97
June, 345, 350, 351
Larkie, 97
Lillian H., 161, 162
Lydia, 77
Marjorie Coline, 372
Mary Lou, 447
Roanna J. (Jones), 162
Robert, 96
Robert Benjamin, 419
W.C., 216
Winans,
Benjamin F., 324
Columbia (Forinash), 324
Floretta, 324
Windser,
Georgia Mae, 274
Winemiller,
Edna B., 340
Emma, 340
Winkle,
Eliza, 210
Winter,
Emory B., 230
Florence Nellie
(Pfost), 355
Grover C , 355
Hannah (---), 229
John H., 229, 230
Koontzle, 230
Lorena, 230
Mathlas, 127
Mathias Jr., 229
Nana Jo (Deep), 296,
415, 416
Raymond H., 230
Sarah Almeda (Monroe),
297
Susanna Magdalena
(Pfost) Casto, 229,
230
Tillie D., 230
Winters,
James L., 128
Wise,
- see also Weese
Emily V., 311
Withers,
J.S. (Mrs.), 318
496
Wolf,
Abagail (Miller), 409
Elizabeth (Crites), 35
John, 9, 38
Louisa J., 187
Magdaline (---), 9
Martin Phillip, 409
Stella, 409, 410
Wolfe,
Jacob M., 202
Lucy A. (Carr), 202
Raymond Jr., 105, 149,
193, 202, 320, 321,
338
Sarah Ann, 202, 203
Victoria Elizabeth, see
Pfost, Myra
Wood,
Elizabeth, 254
Richard, 309
Woodford,
Angeline (Talbott), 295
Florinda Alice, 295
Mary Ann, 190
Sarah (Jackson), 190
William, 190
William (Brigadier
Gen.), 190
William (Pvt.), 190
William B., 295
Woofter,
Amos, 96
Geo., 52
Wrencha,
Jennie (McCartney), 360
Mr., 360
Pauline, 360
Wright,
Benj., 35
James, 444
James Madison, 354
Jessie Marguerite, 354
Katherine (Walker), 354
Martha, 444, 445
Martha A., 228
Wurst,
John, 278
Wust,
Klaus, 1, 4, 6, 15, 17,
46, 54, 65, 66
Wyinans,
Alfreta?, see Winans,
Floretta
NAME INDEX
Yeager,
Elizabeth A., 153
Hulda, 325
Yoakham,
Jno., 8
Young,
Alford N., 257
Elizabeth Jane, 158
Elizabeth Mae, 247
Ella, 374, 375
Fleet, 436
James, 158
Laura H., 362, 363
Lillian Mae, 422
Louisa (Holbrook), 374
Nancy (Griffith), 158
Neva (Hendershot), 436
Ona Ferrel (Pfost), 257
U.G., 123, 318
Vaun Riley, 436
W.H., 124
William, 374
-ZZellery,
Josephine, 363, 364
Zickefoose,
Ethel Enid, 279
Ziegler,
[---], 142, 252
Zinn,
Albert Simon, 313
Artemus, 332
Artennis W., see
Artemus
Flossy Pearl (Post), 332
George Hiner, 332
George Hiner Jr., 332
Nancy E. (Taylor), 332
Nora Lee (Post), 313
Ruth (---), 332
Doris Jean (Post) Poinsett, author of

this book, was born in Buckhannon, WV
and grew up on a farm a few miles
northwest of the city. As a daughter of
Orestes and Clara Ercle (Strader) Post,
she is twice descended from Valentin
Pfost. A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College, she was with Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC
for nearly 18 years. There she was
employed as a computer programmer
and project manager. She is a member
of the National Genealogical Society,
District of Columbia State Society DAR,
Augusta County (VA) Historical Society,
B r a x t o n County (WV) Historical
Society, Jackson County (WV) Historical Society, and Hacker's Creek (WV)
Pioneer Descendants. She is married to
Benjamin Franklin Poinsett. Since
1968 they have lived in northwest
Washington, DC.
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Beginning Lines - Deed, Philip Swank to Valentine Post

Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Valentine Post and

Beginning Lines - Deed, John Wolf to Valentine Post

Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post to George Keller

Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post and John Truby to Simeon

Beginning Lines - Deed, Valentine Post and wife, Barbra, to Christopher

Beginning Lines - Deed, Christopher Cantrill and wife, Sarah, to

Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Valentine Post ....

Beginning Lines - Deed, Voluntine Post and wife, Barbara, to Adam

Beginning Lines - Deed, Jacob Barkdall and Barbary Post to Michael

Beginning Lines - Grant, Commonwealth of Virginia to Barbara Post

Beginning Lines - Deed, Barbara Post to Martin Strader

Map - approximate estate lands of Valentin Pfost

Pioneer Life in (West) Virginia

Brake Church of the Brethren - approximate site of earlier North Mill

Millstone from mill of Abraham and Isaac Post

Millstone from mill of Abraham and Isaac Post

Overlook from grave sites of Abraham and Christena (

Broken gravestones of Abraham and Christena (

Current map of West Virginia showing approximate locations of some

Map - Jackson Co. , WV

John Post (b. 1816)

Sophia S. (Cookman) Post

Jacob Crites and Lucinda (Gillett) Crites

Jacob Pfost (b. 1831)

Melissa (Koontz) Pfost

Former home of Judge John Camilus McWhorter

Jemima (Post) Casto

Nicholas Post (b. 1835)

Permelia (Simons) Post

Sarah (Post) Lewis

Daniel Swecker (b. 1851)

George Worthington Swecker, Elizabeth Pearlette (Linclon) Swecker,

Ira Swecker and Anna (Myers) Swecker

Thomas Post (b. 1861) and Mary Rebecca (PIfer) Post

Virginia Columbia (Post) Maxwell

Francis Marion Pfost (b. 1835)

Chloe (Koontz) Pfost

Isaac Wilson Pfost (b. 1846)

Margaret Virginia (Koontz) Pfost

Warwick Briscoe Pfost (b. 1857)

Ida Elmina (Bush) Pringle Pfost

Ann E. (Cleek) McJunken, Isaac P. Cleek, Robert Riley Cleek, Nelson G.