Dr. Elias B. Poston

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Dr. Elias B. Poston

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Boone Blockhouse, Bonne's Station, Fayette County, Virginia, United States
Death: October 10, 1867 (81)
Rush County, IN, United States
Place of Burial: New Salem, Rush County, Indiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Elijah Poston and Susanna Poston
Husband of Nancy Poston; Hester Poston; Nancy Poston and Hester Farra Poston
Father of Charles W. Poston; Nancy Ward and Mary E. Logan
Brother of John Poston; Samuel Poston; Nancy Smith; William Poston; Sally Scott and 6 others

Occupation: Farmer, doctor, judge, pastor
Managed by: Marsha Gail Veazey
Last Updated:

About Dr. Elias B. Poston

Elias B Poston
BIRTH
18 Sep 1786
DEATH
10 Oct 1867 (aged 81)
BURIAL
Pleasant Run Cemetery
Noble Township, Rush County, Indiana, USA
MEMORIAL ID
34038517 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 3
FLOWERS 2
Son of Elijah Poston & Susanna Barker.
--Linda

Born in a block house and cradled in a sugar trough at Daniel Boone's stockade in Kentucky. He and his family settled in Rush County, IN, in 1821-22. He was the first Superior Court judge in Rushville and practiced medicine, farming and preaching.
--rkespinili

Gravesite Details
--10-19-20 thanks to Beth Nicoll 48088268 for spouse 1 Nancy.

Family Members
Spouses
Nancy Norton Poston
1791–1822 (m. 1807)

Hester Farra Poston
1796–1863 (m. 1823)

Children

Sally Poston Winship
1810–1866

Elizabeth Poston Winship
1812–1854

Elijah Poston
1816–1862

Catharine Ann Poston James
1818–1899

Nancy Poston Ward
1822–1916

Amos Farrar Poston
1824–1888

George Washington Poston
1826–1897

Margaret Poston Tyner
1831–1875

Mary E. Poston Logan
1832–1883

Charlotte Poston Wellman
1834–1910

Charles W Poston
1838–1876

Hester Farra Poston Carroll
1841–1893

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34038517/elias-b-poston

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Dr. Elias B. Poston's Timeline

1786
September 18, 1786
Boone Blockhouse, Bonne's Station, Fayette County, Virginia, United States
1822
May 1, 1822
Rush County, Indiana, United States
1832
June 20, 1832
1867
October 10, 1867
Age 81
Rush County, IN, United States
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Pleasant Run Cemetery, New Salem, Rush County, Indiana, United States