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Husband: George Post
Born: May-18-1770 in Germany 1 Died: Jul-16-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Occupation: blacksmith, farmer 2 Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth Patterson 1 Also known as: Elizabeth Peterson
Born: Mar-14-1773 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: Feb-22-1854 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Jacob Post Born: Jan-21-1801 1 Died: Oct-21-1871 1 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Mary Burnside b. Dec-18-1810 d. Jul-15-1869
F Child 2: Elizabeth Post Born: May-12-1803 in Good Hope, Harrison Co, (W)VA 3 Died: Dec- 5-1884 in Good Hope, Harrison Co, WV 3 Husband: James Sommerville b. Feb- 2-1795 d. Apr- 7-1872
F Child 3: Mary Post Born: Oct-31-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 4 Died: Dec- 4-1887 in Harrison Co, WV 4 (see note 1) Buried: in Duck Creek Mission Church Cemetery, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV 5,6 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: William G. Gaston b. Feb- 1-1806 d. May-21-1894 Married: May-5-1829 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 7
M Child 4: Enoch Post Born: Mar-15-1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1 Died: May- 9-1900 1 Wife: Edith Lynch b. Dec-19-1814 d. Jan-21-1874
Sources: (1) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (2) A Reminiscent History of Northern West Virginia (1895) (FamilySearch.org https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE114731), p. 507. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) Lauri Buell Boaz, 819 Spruce Drive, Carmel, IN 46033, based on notes of grandmother Frances Virginia Helmick. (5) Headstone. (6) Cemeteries of Grant District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV. (7) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) Event Notes Note (1) Cemetery directory gives death date as Dec 24 1887.




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