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William Jeremiah Poston 1853–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Nov 1853

Birth Location: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA

Death Date: 31 May 1910

Death Location: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Poston

Mother: Joanna Lowrie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Humphreys

Children(s): Eli Poston

William Jeremiah Poston was born in 1853 in Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Hart Poston And Joanna Alameda Lowrie. William Jeremiah Poston married Elizabeth Virginia Bettie Humphreys, and had children including Eli Elwood Poston. William Jeremiah Poston passed away in 1910 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jeremiah Poston was born in 1853 in Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Hart Poston And Joanna Alameda Lowrie.
  • William Jeremiah Poston married Elizabeth Virginia Bettie Humphreys, and had children including Eli Elwood Poston.
  • William Jeremiah Poston passed away in 1910 in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Poston
1829–1869
Birth Location: Long Prairie, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
TP
Joanna Lowrie
1835–1908
Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
JL

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Humphreys
1864–1915
Birth Location: texas, usa
EH

Children(s)

Eli Poston
1882–1938
Birth Location: Quinlan, Hunt, Texas, USA
EP

William Poston's Ancestors

Self
William Poston
1853–1910
Birth Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Hart Poston
1829–1869
Long Prairie, Lafayette, Arkansas, USA
Joanna (Alameda) Lowrie
1835–1908
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Selenah Henderson
1804–1860
Virginia
Robert (George) Lowrie
1806–1875
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Amelia Hays
1785–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Poston's Descendants

1.
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William (Jeremiah) Poston (4 Nov 1853–31 May 1910) m. Elizabeth (Virginia "Bettie") Humphreys (29 Jan 1864–16 Aug 1915)
  1. 1. Eli (Elwood) Poston 1882–1938 m. Josephine Whisenhunt 1882–1972
    1. 1. Jerry (Valentine) Poston 1903–1968 m. Abbie (Alice) Burcham 1907–1992
      1. 1. James (Benton) Poston 1944–2020 m. Mary (Frances) Smith 1941–1989
      2. 2. Ruby (Marie) Poston 1946–2020
      3. 3. Vernon (Wyatt) Poston 1928–2014
      4. 4. Jerry (Valentine Poston) Jr. 1926–2006
      5. 5. Charles (Wayne) Poston 1930–1991
      6. 6. William (E) Poston 1932–2013
      7. 7. Cleta (Fay) Poston 1934–1934
      8. 8. Jossie (Nell) Poston 1936–2019 m. James (D Griffin) Sr 1928–2004

William Poston's Timeline

2 Records

1853
4 Nov 1853
Birth of William Jeremiah Poston in Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA
1910
31 May 1910
Age 57
Death of William Jeremiah Poston in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1853
    Event Place: Forestburg, Montague, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1910
    Event Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
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