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William Wycoff Post 1839–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 January 1839

Birth Location: Harrison County Ohio

Death Date: 3 May 1918

Death Location: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Cornelius Post

Mother: Rachel Richison

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William Wycoff Post was born in 1839 in Harrison County Ohio, the child of Cornelius Jacob Post And Rachel Jane Richison. William Wycoff Post passed away in 1918 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Wycoff Post was born in 1839 in Harrison County Ohio, the child of Cornelius Jacob Post And Rachel Jane Richison.
  • William Wycoff Post passed away in 1918 in Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Post's Ancestors

Self
William Post
1839–1918
Birth Place: Harrison County Ohio
Parents
Cornelius Jacob Post
1794–1856
Harrison,Ohio,USA
Rachel (Jane) Richison
1794–1855
Akron, Summit, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Cornelius Post
1750–1855
Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Reese\Rees
1762–1843
Bergen County, New Jersey
George Richardson
1767–1823
Drogheda, Louth, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Johannes Post
1690–1783
Lysbet Houten
1693–1777
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Post's Timeline

2 Records

1839
18 January 1839
Birth of William Wycoff Post in Harrison County Ohio
Harrison County Ohio
1918
3 May 1918
Age 79
Death of William Wycoff Post in Davis County, Iowa, United States of America
Davis County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 January 1839
    Event Place: Harrison County Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1918
    Event Place: Davis County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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