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The Johann D. Post family emigrated to Baltimore, MD, from Germany in the year of 1834 when Charles was but a lad of seven. Following are some notations found in an old Bible, left with my father, Austin Post, when I was a child. It was crumbling with age and difficult to read, but, as near as I could tell this was a record or a journal Grand-father Charles had kept dating back to 1776 the date his Grand-father, Johann D. P'fost, was born.
The record indicated:
Johann D Pfost
(B)1776
(D)1864
(88 yrs old)
(M) 1797
Mary Jean Dueinderss
(B)1779
(D)1861 (82 yrs old)
Johann D. P'fost and Mary Jean (Dueinderss) P'fost, had one son, that emigrated to the United States of America in 1834. Wilhelm Heinrich P'fost
Wilhelm Heinrich P'fost
(B)1798
(D)5-5-1872 (74 yrs old)
(M) 1825
Margaret Henrietta Gracen
(B)1803 (D)ca 1843
(ca 43 yrs old)
Margaret Henrietta Gracen, born in Braunschweig
(Braunswick) ,Germany .
(2nd. Marriage
(M)after 1843
Christena Hindnes
(B) 1803
(D)after 1870
Christena Hindnes. born in Braunschweig (Braunswick)
Germany.
The family name was changed, from P'fost to Post, their taking the American traditional way of spelling and pronunciation. Wilhelm Heinrich was changed to William Henry.
Wilhelm Heinrich and Margaret Henrietta Pfost had one son and two daughters.
Charles, born in Atlandsberg, Germany
Rachael, born in Baltimore, Maryland
Margaret, born in Baltimore, Maryland
(2nd. Marriage)
(M) 7-26-1870
Julia Ann Wright
(B)8-23-1843 (D)1-19-1930
Julia Ann Wright from Doddridge County, West Virginia
Rachael Post
(B)1839
(D)1915
(M) 12-16-1853
Abendigo (Bently) Cutright
(B)1833
(D)1896
Margaret Post
(B)1841
(D)1863
(M) 1862
John Fredrick Smith
(B)
(D)
Barbara was from Augusta County, Virginia, the daughter of Lawrence Swick, her half sister, Ann Swick, married G. J. Arnold, a lawyer from Lewis County Va. After the death of her half sister Barbara Jane, Ann and her husband helped Charles the raising of the children until his marriage to Julia Ann Wright.
There were several children born to Charles and Barbara Jane Post five children living to maturity to raise families of their own.
Section #4 William
H.
(B) 1850
(D) 1850
(5yrs)
Section #5 James
L.
(B) 1853
(D)
Section #6 Alice
Jane
(B) 1855
(D) 1922
(47yrs)
Section #7 George
L
(B) 1856
(D) 1936
(8oyrs)
Section #8 William
Lowther (B) 1860
(D) 1920
(60yrs)
Section #9 Florence
(B) 1863
(D) 1942
(79yrs)
Section #10
Lisa Ann
(B) 1864
(D) 1865
(1yr/2mo)
Section #11
Charles Jackson (B)
1865
(D) 1943
(78yrs)
Charles Post and Julia Ann (Wright) Post’s children;
No.13 Austin
Ambrose
(B) 1871 (D)
12-6-1966
[95 yrs. old]
No.14
Arthur Andrew
(B) 1872
(D) 1872
No.15 Henry
Albert
(B) 1874
(D) 8-16-1948
[74 yrs. old]
No.16
Ida Ruth
(B) 1876
(D) 1956
[80 yrs. old]
No.17
Sylvester Loyd
(B) 1878
(D) 1-11-1962
[84 yrs. old]
No.18
Fernando
(B) 1880
(D) 10-8-1881
[1yr/7mo/4da]
No.19 Commellow
Louvada (B) 1882
(D) 1-7-1947
[65 yrs.old]
No.20 Walter
Willis
(B) 1885
(D) 1921
[36 yrs. old]
No.21 Ornar
Art
(B) 1888
(D) 12-25-1974 [86 yrs.
old]
William was the first born of Charles and Barbara (Swick) Post. William died at the age of 5 years and 7 months, the cause of death was scarlet fever. At his death there were two other children James L. and Alice J.
The census taken on 8-21-185O lists:
Charles Post
Farmer
b. Germany
age 23
Barbara (Swick)
b. Virginia
age 19
Wm. H.
age 5 months
James Loyd Post (B) ca 1853
(M)
Nanie Hickel
James was listed in the census of Sheridan Township
of Lewis County taken in the year of 1860 and 1870.
1860 Census:
Charles
age 34
Germany
Jane
age 27
VA.
James. L.
age 7
VA.
Alice J.
age 6
George L.
age 1
1870 Census:
Charles Post
age 43
Ger Farmer
Julian (Wright)
age 25
VA.
James L.
age 17
VA.
Alice J.
age 16
VA.
George L.
. age 12
Florence
age 7
Charles J.
age 4
James died several years later after the death of Barbara and the marriage of Charles to Julia Ann Wright.
James married and had a son by the name of Vonney. The family lived at Bower near Gilmer Station James (Jim) died and was buried in the Westfall Cemetery on Dusk Camp. The cemetery has been abandoned for several years.
Vonney and his mother left this area. and. no
one kept in touch with them.
Alice Jane Post (B) 1855 (D)
1922
(M) 1872
George Lee
Snyder (B) 12-7- 1854 (D) 3-23-1935
Alice Jane and George Lee Snyder had three children:
George Ralph, Thomas Ray, Carl Jackson
(CHART 1 )
George Ralph Snyder (B) 11-18-1875
(D) 8-20-1962
(M) 1917
Emma
Barnes (Divorced)
George Ralph and Emma had three children:
George Ralph Jr., Emma Jane, Ellen
George Ralph Snyder Jr. (B) 1918
(D)1918
Emma Jane Snyder
(M) _________Tedley
Ellen Snyder
(M) _________Pekins
(2nd. Marriage)
George Ralph Snyder
(M) 10-17-1947
Nell Brown
George Ralph and Nell had one daughter:
(CHART 2)
Thomas Ray Snyder (B) 2-2-1879
(D) 6-20-1957
(M) 8 12-1910
Mary Bernadine
(Mamie) Dixon (B) 4-17-1884 (D) 8-1970
Thomas Ray and Mary Bernadine had four children:
George Lee, Elizabeth, Thomas M. and Alice
George Lee Snyder (B) 5-29-1911 (D)8-20-1962
Elizabeth Snyder (B) 11-8-1912
(M) Martin Keeley
Thomas M Snyder (B) 4-27-1914
(M) 6-12-1950
Deloris __________
Mary Alice Snyder (B) 12-22-1915
(M)N/A
(CHART 3)
Carl Jackson Snyder (B) 10-12-1864
(D) 1-2-1947
(M)12-23-1909
Erma Lulu Potts
(B) 4-23-1889 (D) 3-1-1921
Carl Jackson and Erma- Lulu had five children:
Virginia, Erma Blanche, Carl Jackson, Jr., Leanna, Dwane
Virginia Snyder (B)1O-21-1910
(M)________Jarvis
Erma Blanche Snyder (B) 2-4-1912
(D)1981
(M) John Vassar
Erma Blanche and John had two children:
Barbara Jane, Beverly
Barbara Jane Vassar (B) 7-28-1931
Beverly Vassar (B) 6-30-1952
(M) Vinton Benjamin Haas, III
Beverly and Vinton Benjamin had four children:
Nancy, Julie Anne, Adam Benjamin, Erica Alexandra
Nancy Haas (B) 7-15-1975
Julie Anne Haas (B) 1O-23-1976
Adam Benjamin Haas (B) 2-12-1981
Erica Alexandra Haas (B) 2-3-1990
( Erica was adopted in Romania 1991 )
Carl Jackson Snyder, Jr. (B) 12-23-1914
Leanna Snyder (B) 8-19-1915
Dwane Snyder (B) 3-2-1917 (D) 10-14-1917
( Died in infancy )
Erma Snyder, daughter of Carl and Erma LuIu Potts,
Snyder died in 1981 at the age of 69. She was married to John Vassar, originally
from Weston. Erma Blanche is a great-grand-daughter of Charles and Barbara
Jane (Swick) Post.
George Lee Post (B) 9-28-1856 (D)
1--8-1936
(M) 1881
Minnie Virginia
Lorentz (B) 1863 (D) 1951
George Lee and Minnie Virginia had one son:
Philip Arnold
(CHART 1)
Philip Arnold Post (B)5-19-1882
(D) 10-29-1966
(M)4-13-1906
Orva Azalia Potts
(B) 5-8-1884 (D) 10-31-1953
Philip Arnold and Orva Azalia had three children:
George Arnold, Minnie Ernestine, Erma Pauline
George Arnold Post (B) 12-28-1909
(D) 10-25-1961
(M) 12-2-1929
Elsie Grace
Bunten (B) 9-9-1907 (D) 10-15-1987
George Arnold and Elsie Grace had three children:
Lowell Arnold, Carol, Dallas Reid
Lowell Arnold Post (B) 9-14-1932
(M) 10-18-1958
Alma Lou Drennen
(B) 2-1-1937
Lowell Arnold and Alma Lou had two sons:
Stephen Lowell, Thomas Drennen
Stephen Lowell Post (B) 9-25-1960
(M) 12-29-1984
Christene
Lynn McGraw (B) 11-23-1962
Stephen Lowell and Christene Lynn had one son:
Tyler Owen
Tyler Owen Post (B) 9-6-1991
Thomas Drennen Post (B) 5-17-1964
Carol Post (B)8-3-1934
(M) 6-21-1958
John Phillips
Adams (B) 5-27-1931
Carol and John had three children:
Carolyn Howell, John Phillips, Jr., Jill Bunten
Carolyn Howell Adams (B) 5-30-1959
(M) 4-20-1985
Wendell
Jackson Long Jr.
Carolyn Howell and Wendell Jackson have two children:
Adam Jackson, Carlen Elizabeth
Adam Jackson Long
(B) 7-10-1990
Carlen Elizabeth Long
(B) 3-10-1993
John Phillips Adams
(B) 6-10-1961
Jill Bunten Adams
(B) 10-14-1967
Dallas Reid Post
(B) 9-16-1937
(M) 12-12-59
Harriett
Ellen King
(B)0-15-1941
(Divorced 1981)
Dallas Reid and Harriett Ellen had three children:
Sherry Lynn, Daniel Scott, Peggy Dianne
Sherry Lynn Post
(B) 1-31-1962
Daniel Scott Post
(B) 7-6-1963
Peggy Dianne Post
(B) 2-4-1969
(2nd Marriage) Dallas Reid Post
(M) 10-30-1981
Martha Davis (Divorced 1988) No children of this union
(3rd Marriage) Dallas Reid Post
(M) 11-4-1989
Joanne R. Cowgill (B)7-3-1946
(CHART 2.)
Minnie Ernestine Post
Minnie Ernestine has one daughter:
Joanne
Joanne Sprigg
(M) David Linn Post
One adopted daughter: Leeann Daughtery
(CHART 3)
Erma Pauline Post
(M) ______Mimms
{Note:}
Carolyn Howell(Adams) Long daughter of Carol
and John Adams, graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas and attended
Vanderbilt Univ. and earned her masters. Married Wendell Jackson Long,
Jr., April 20, 1985
John Phillips Adams, Jr., son of Carol and John Adams, attended Baylor and completed his BS in business from Middle Tennessee State University.
Jill Bunten Adams, daughter of Carol and John Adams, earned her BS in English and German from Texas A&M and got her Masters at University of Texas, Austin. Jill spent one semester in Germany, where she studied German.
Thanks Carol
(Carol’s Notes)
Carol is a Great, Great Grandaughter of Charles and Barbara (Swick) Post. A Great, Grand-daughter of George Lee and Minnie Virginia (Lorentz) Post. A Grand-daughter of Phillip and Orva (Potts) Post. And the daughter of Arnold and Grace (Bunten) Post.
I will tell you a little about my father Arnold and Grandfather Phillip. I can’t remember my Great grandfather George Lee Post at all. But, he was a good business man and a good provider. He married my Great Grandmother Minnie Virginia Lorentz, the daughter of Phillip Lorentz and Adelaide (Bailey) Lorentz, whose family owned the Bailey House a hotel in Weston which I think was torn down several years ago.
I will try to tell you more about my father, Arnold; my memories of him are rather vague. I try to remember him as he must have been when he was young. He had a wonderful . funny. out going personality. He had the ability to make everyone laugh, he was talented musically and played all sorts of musical instruments, anything with strings. He once had a band and they performed around at various places. He had a beautiful voice and in the good times, he would get out his guitar and tune it up and sing songs to us. I remember how sad I always got when he sang “you take the high road and I’ll take the low road......” I still cry to this day whenever I hear it.
He was a tenor and my Grandfather Phillip was a bass and sang with a quartet. People for miles around got the quartet to come and sing for them for various occasions: and I can still remember that booming baritone - bass when he sang hymns People still say back there that he had the most beautiful voice they ever heard. Dad. loved to make model airplanes and build radios, he loved to cook fancy food and would make a wonderful stuffed turkey and dressing and cranberry sauce. He could fix anything; he knew everyone and everyone in the country knew him. They called him “Hon” as that is what Grandma and Granddad G. L. called him. He was given just about anything he wanted - He had tricycles and guns and beautiful toys and cloths and had the opportunity to go to college. He attended Bowling Green Business School for a while. And then Granddad gave him a poultry business, it did not succeed.
After Granddad G. L. Post died, Granddad Phill continued to live as before, but, by the that time medical bills and Granddad’s ill health had taken toll on the farm and much of it was sold. Grandmother Orva worked very hard for as long as she could. After she died, Granddad Phil stayed in the home in Crawford that Granddad G. L. had built for him and lived near Ernestine (Ernie his daughter) and my father, Arnold. He worshipped my father and after my father was killed in an auto accident, he never seemed to be the same.
My father did have many
good moral values and passed on many good traits to us - Not to hurt peoples
feelings - Be honest - Keep yourself and your surroundings clean and neat.
He always helped out when anyone needed him. He was killed in an automobile
accident after we were all gone away from home.
