s/o Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post
h/o Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst)
Married Sept 2,1890 in Upshur County, WV
Obituary Miami Herald May 12, 1942
William Post, 80, of 457 N.E. 35 Street, died at his house Saturday night. He came here six years ago from Buckhannon, West Virginia. A retired banker and farmer, he is survived by his widow Annie, and a son, John of Buckhannon. Private funeral services were conducted at Woodlawn Park Cemetery Monday under the direction of the Van Orsdel mortuary.
Obituary Courtesy of Paul E Twist findagrave contributor 47191841
Miami Florida
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William became active in the livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market. 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. In 1908 he was elected as a State Senator from Buckhannon. In 1920 their address was 8 Island Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, a stone mansion built abt. 1892 which still remains in the family (1987). By 1910, Thomas considered farming as his business. William had to sell off many of his holdings during the Depression.
He had owned a great deal of land in Upshur, Barbour and Lewis Counties.
Information: Rootsweb Courtesy Of Joyce Post, She states she has no Proof of this.
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Suggested edit: History of West Virginia, Old and New, Vol. 3, p. 453:
[William Post was born in Upshur County, and several years before reaching his majority was in business on a small scale as a stock shipper. He has had an active association with the agricultural, livestock and business interests of the county for over half a century.
Mr. Post, who lives at Buckhannon and is president of the Traders National Bank of that city, was born December 30, 1853, son of Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post. Isaac Post was born in Virginia, where his father settled on coming from Holland. After his marriage Isaac Post settled on a farm in Upshur County, and became one of the honored and highly respected citizens of that locality. He and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had four children: Ira C. Post, who lives in Harrison County and for a number of years has been regarded as one of the most progressive farmers and farm leaders in that part of the state; Virginia C, wife of Porter Maxwell; William; and Adam Post, of Upshur County.
William Post grew up on a farm and acquired a common school education. At the age of sixteen he made his first ventures as a cattle shipper, and from this early enterprise he accumulated a capital of about five hundred dolars. In all the years since then he has kept in touch with he livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market, and has progressively increased his land holdings until he pays taxes on several of the good farms of Upshur County. With his growing business interests he became me of the organizers and a stockholder in the Traders National Bank of Buckhannon, and has been active president of that institution since its organization. Mr. Post and wife now spend their winters in Florida. They are active in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Post with the Eastern Star.
In September, 1891, he married Miss Anna Hurst, who was born in Upshur County in August, 1871, and was educated in the public schools and the seminary. Her father, the late Maj. John L. Hurst, was a Union soldier who for bravery on the field of battle was promoted to major. He was several times wounded. After the war le served as county clerk. Major Hurst died during the influenza epidemic in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Post have lived in Buckhannon most of he years since their marriage. They have two sons, Isaac H., a graduate of Wesleyan College at Buckhannon, is a student of law at Harvard University. John H., who graduated from Wesleyan College, was a flying instructor at Mather Field in California during the war, and was rated as a very proficient flyer. He is an educated farmer, laving taken advanced courses in agriculture at Cornell University, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
h/o Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst)
Married Sept 2,1890 in Upshur County, WV
Obituary Miami Herald May 12, 1942
William Post, 80, of 457 N.E. 35 Street, died at his house Saturday night. He came here six years ago from Buckhannon, West Virginia. A retired banker and farmer, he is survived by his widow Annie, and a son, John of Buckhannon. Private funeral services were conducted at Woodlawn Park Cemetery Monday under the direction of the Van Orsdel mortuary.
Obituary Courtesy of Paul E Twist findagrave contributor 47191841
Miami Florida
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William became active in the livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market. 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. In 1908 he was elected as a State Senator from Buckhannon. In 1920 their address was 8 Island Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, a stone mansion built abt. 1892 which still remains in the family (1987). By 1910, Thomas considered farming as his business. William had to sell off many of his holdings during the Depression.
He had owned a great deal of land in Upshur, Barbour and Lewis Counties.
Information: Rootsweb Courtesy Of Joyce Post, She states she has no Proof of this.
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Suggested edit: History of West Virginia, Old and New, Vol. 3, p. 453:
[William Post was born in Upshur County, and several years before reaching his majority was in business on a small scale as a stock shipper. He has had an active association with the agricultural, livestock and business interests of the county for over half a century.
Mr. Post, who lives at Buckhannon and is president of the Traders National Bank of that city, was born December 30, 1853, son of Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post. Isaac Post was born in Virginia, where his father settled on coming from Holland. After his marriage Isaac Post settled on a farm in Upshur County, and became one of the honored and highly respected citizens of that locality. He and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had four children: Ira C. Post, who lives in Harrison County and for a number of years has been regarded as one of the most progressive farmers and farm leaders in that part of the state; Virginia C, wife of Porter Maxwell; William; and Adam Post, of Upshur County.
William Post grew up on a farm and acquired a common school education. At the age of sixteen he made his first ventures as a cattle shipper, and from this early enterprise he accumulated a capital of about five hundred dolars. In all the years since then he has kept in touch with he livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market, and has progressively increased his land holdings until he pays taxes on several of the good farms of Upshur County. With his growing business interests he became me of the organizers and a stockholder in the Traders National Bank of Buckhannon, and has been active president of that institution since its organization. Mr. Post and wife now spend their winters in Florida. They are active in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Post with the Eastern Star.
In September, 1891, he married Miss Anna Hurst, who was born in Upshur County in August, 1871, and was educated in the public schools and the seminary. Her father, the late Maj. John L. Hurst, was a Union soldier who for bravery on the field of battle was promoted to major. He was several times wounded. After the war le served as county clerk. Major Hurst died during the influenza epidemic in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Post have lived in Buckhannon most of he years since their marriage. They have two sons, Isaac H., a graduate of Wesleyan College at Buckhannon, is a student of law at Harvard University. John H., who graduated from Wesleyan College, was a flying instructor at Mather Field in California during the war, and was rated as a very proficient flyer. He is an educated farmer, laving taken advanced courses in agriculture at Cornell University, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
s/o Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post
h/o Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst)
Married Sept 2,1890 in Upshur County, WV
Obituary Miami Herald May 12, 1942
William Post, 80, of 457 N.E. 35 Street, died at his house Saturday night. He came here six years ago from Buckhannon, West Virginia. A retired banker and farmer, he is survived by his widow Annie, and a son, John of Buckhannon. Private funeral services were conducted at Woodlawn Park Cemetery Monday under the direction of the Van Orsdel mortuary.
Obituary Courtesy of Paul E Twist findagrave contributor 47191841
Miami Florida
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William became active in the livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market. 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. In 1908 he was elected as a State Senator from Buckhannon. In 1920 their address was 8 Island Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, a stone mansion built abt. 1892 which still remains in the family (1987). By 1910, Thomas considered farming as his business. William had to sell off many of his holdings during the Depression.
He had owned a great deal of land in Upshur, Barbour and Lewis Counties.
Information: Rootsweb Courtesy Of Joyce Post, She states she has no Proof of this.
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Suggested edit: History of West Virginia, Old and New, Vol. 3, p. 453:
[William Post was born in Upshur County, and several years before reaching his majority was in business on a small scale as a stock shipper. He has had an active association with the agricultural, livestock and business interests of the county for over half a century.
Mr. Post, who lives at Buckhannon and is president of the Traders National Bank of that city, was born December 30, 1853, son of Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post. Isaac Post was born in Virginia, where his father settled on coming from Holland. After his marriage Isaac Post settled on a farm in Upshur County, and became one of the honored and highly respected citizens of that locality. He and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had four children: Ira C. Post, who lives in Harrison County and for a number of years has been regarded as one of the most progressive farmers and farm leaders in that part of the state; Virginia C, wife of Porter Maxwell; William; and Adam Post, of Upshur County.
William Post grew up on a farm and acquired a common school education. At the age of sixteen he made his first ventures as a cattle shipper, and from this early enterprise he accumulated a capital of about five hundred dolars. In all the years since then he has kept in touch with he livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market, and has progressively increased his land holdings until he pays taxes on several of the good farms of Upshur County. With his growing business interests he became me of the organizers and a stockholder in the Traders National Bank of Buckhannon, and has been active president of that institution since its organization. Mr. Post and wife now spend their winters in Florida. They are active in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Post with the Eastern Star.
In September, 1891, he married Miss Anna Hurst, who was born in Upshur County in August, 1871, and was educated in the public schools and the seminary. Her father, the late Maj. John L. Hurst, was a Union soldier who for bravery on the field of battle was promoted to major. He was several times wounded. After the war le served as county clerk. Major Hurst died during the influenza epidemic in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Post have lived in Buckhannon most of he years since their marriage. They have two sons, Isaac H., a graduate of Wesleyan College at Buckhannon, is a student of law at Harvard University. John H., who graduated from Wesleyan College, was a flying instructor at Mather Field in California during the war, and was rated as a very proficient flyer. He is an educated farmer, laving taken advanced courses in agriculture at Cornell University, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
h/o Annie Lee Hawthorne (Hurst)
Married Sept 2,1890 in Upshur County, WV
Obituary Miami Herald May 12, 1942
William Post, 80, of 457 N.E. 35 Street, died at his house Saturday night. He came here six years ago from Buckhannon, West Virginia. A retired banker and farmer, he is survived by his widow Annie, and a son, John of Buckhannon. Private funeral services were conducted at Woodlawn Park Cemetery Monday under the direction of the Van Orsdel mortuary.
Obituary Courtesy of Paul E Twist findagrave contributor 47191841
Miami Florida
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William became active in the livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market. 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. In 1908 he was elected as a State Senator from Buckhannon. In 1920 their address was 8 Island Avenue, Buckhannon, WV, a stone mansion built abt. 1892 which still remains in the family (1987). By 1910, Thomas considered farming as his business. William had to sell off many of his holdings during the Depression.
He had owned a great deal of land in Upshur, Barbour and Lewis Counties.
Information: Rootsweb Courtesy Of Joyce Post, She states she has no Proof of this.
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Suggested edit: History of West Virginia, Old and New, Vol. 3, p. 453:
[William Post was born in Upshur County, and several years before reaching his majority was in business on a small scale as a stock shipper. He has had an active association with the agricultural, livestock and business interests of the county for over half a century.
Mr. Post, who lives at Buckhannon and is president of the Traders National Bank of that city, was born December 30, 1853, son of Isaac and Emily (Carper) Post. Isaac Post was born in Virginia, where his father settled on coming from Holland. After his marriage Isaac Post settled on a farm in Upshur County, and became one of the honored and highly respected citizens of that locality. He and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had four children: Ira C. Post, who lives in Harrison County and for a number of years has been regarded as one of the most progressive farmers and farm leaders in that part of the state; Virginia C, wife of Porter Maxwell; William; and Adam Post, of Upshur County.
William Post grew up on a farm and acquired a common school education. At the age of sixteen he made his first ventures as a cattle shipper, and from this early enterprise he accumulated a capital of about five hundred dolars. In all the years since then he has kept in touch with he livestock industry, growing, feeding and shipping to the market, and has progressively increased his land holdings until he pays taxes on several of the good farms of Upshur County. With his growing business interests he became me of the organizers and a stockholder in the Traders National Bank of Buckhannon, and has been active president of that institution since its organization. Mr. Post and wife now spend their winters in Florida. They are active in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Post with the Eastern Star.
In September, 1891, he married Miss Anna Hurst, who was born in Upshur County in August, 1871, and was educated in the public schools and the seminary. Her father, the late Maj. John L. Hurst, was a Union soldier who for bravery on the field of battle was promoted to major. He was several times wounded. After the war le served as county clerk. Major Hurst died during the influenza epidemic in 1917.
Mr. and Mrs. Post have lived in Buckhannon most of he years since their marriage. They have two sons, Isaac H., a graduate of Wesleyan College at Buckhannon, is a student of law at Harvard University. John H., who graduated from Wesleyan College, was a flying instructor at Mather Field in California during the war, and was rated as a very proficient flyer. He is an educated farmer, laving taken advanced courses in agriculture at Cornell University, and is a thirty-second degree Mason.]
Contributor: 1Anonymous1 (50006409)
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