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Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston 1850–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 December 1850

Birth Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 5 Jul 1933

Death Location: Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Father: John Poston

Mother: Sarah Stewart

Spouse(s): Clementine High

Children(s): Dora McDuffie

Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston was born in 1850 in Overton, Tennessee, United States, the child of John T Poston And Sarah Malissa Stewart. Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston married Clementine High, and had children including Dora Mae Poston Mcduffie. Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston passed away in 1933 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States.

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Biography

  • Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston was born in 1850 in Overton, Tennessee, United States, the child of John T Poston And Sarah Malissa Stewart.
  • Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston married Clementine High, and had children including Dora Mae Poston Mcduffie.
  • Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston passed away in 1933 in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Commodore Poston's Ancestors

Self
Commodore Poston
1850–1933
Birth Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States
Parents
John T Poston
1822–1905
Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Malissa) Stewart
1829–1895
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Poston) Jrz
1785–1843
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Amelia (Elizabeth Copeland Poston) mt*****
1792–1860
Jefferson City, Jefferson Co. TN
DAVID STEWART
1784–1841
, Stokes, North Carolina
SARAH (LETITIA) LEE
1794–1877
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1752–1809
Ann Campbell
1760–1796
Stephen Col.
1756–1833
Sarah Townsend
1766–1866
Capt. #A068634
1750–1797
Mary Webb
1759–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Seahorn
1732–1816
John TOWNSEND
1725–1795
Kesiah Tackett
1747–1857
Richard Lee
1710–1800

Commodore Poston's Descendants

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Commodore (Richard Decumseh Cumps) Poston (14 December 1850–5 Jul 1933) m. Clementine High (1855–1899)
  1. 1. Dora (Mae Poston) McDuffie 1893–1981 m. Henry John 1845–1911
    1. 1. Margrette (Eleanor) Morrison 1911–1951

Commodore Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1850
14 December 1850
Birth of Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States
1933
5 Jul 1933
Age 83
Death of Commodore Richard Decumseh Cumps Poston in Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States
Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 December 1850
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1933
    Event Place: Antlers, Pushmataha, Oklahoma, United States

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