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Richard Decauter Poston 1816–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 Aug 1904

Death Location: Overton, Tennessee, United States

Father: Richard Poston

Mother: Amelia Copeland

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Richard Decauter Poston was born in 1816 in Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Poston And Amelia Elizabeth Copeland. Richard Decauter Poston passed away in 1904 in Overton, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Decauter Poston was born in 1816 in Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States, the child of Richard Poston And Amelia Elizabeth Copeland.
  • Richard Decauter Poston passed away in 1904 in Overton, Tennessee, United States.

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Richard Poston's Ancestors

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Richard Poston
1816–1904
Birth Place: Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Parents
Richard Poston
1785–1843
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Amelia (Elizabeth) Copeland
1790–1860
Jefferson, Ashe, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Richard (William Poston mt*****) Sr
1752–1809
Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland, USA
Ann Campbell
1760–1796
Beverleys Manor, Augusta, Virginia, United States
Stephen (Calvin Copeland mt*****) Col.
1756–1833
Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Jane) Townsend
1766–1866
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Poston
1721–1777
Priscilla Noe
1725–1797
Charles #9
1715–1767
Margaret Buchanan
1719–1777
Joseph mt*****
1728–1816
Sarah Seahorn
1732–1816
John TOWNSEND
1725–1795
Kesiah Tackett
1747–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Poston
1686–1744
Leah Noe
1686–1726
Col. Sr
1696–1767
Sarah Thompson
1697–1760
SCOT GGF
1695–1723
Janet Buchanan
1700–
Nicholas Sr
1697–1742
Nancy Lott
1701–1760
Catherine Woodley
1723–1787
John Townsend
1700–1769

Richard Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Richard Decauter Poston in Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
1904
19 Aug 1904
Age 88
Death of Richard Decauter Poston in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Overton, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Valley, Botetourt, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States

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