William Bell Post

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William Bell Post

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jasper County, Georgia, United States
Death: May 01, 1884 (77)
Bowie, Montague County, Texas, United States
Place of Burial: De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Bell Post and Dorcas Post
Husband of Elizabeth Post and Elizabeth Post
Father of Lucinda Mason; Frances Seale; James Post; Rachel A. Post; Dorcas Seale and 4 others
Brother of Alice Anne Nobles; Sarah Seale; Rachel Williams; James Madison Post; Winnie Mae Carden and 2 others

Managed by: Gregory Dale Bryan
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About William Bell Post

William Bell Post was the son of William Post and Dorcas Morris; he had the following siblings: Alice "Alley," Sarah, Rachel, James Madison, Winnie, Matilda Adeline, and Samuel Post III.

He married on 10 Feb 1825 (1) Elizabeth Merrill; they had the following children: Lucinda, Frances, James, Rachel A., and Dorcas Post.

He married on 8 Dec 1841 (2) Elizabeth McAdams; they had the following children: Thomas McAdams, Sarah Elizabeth, Rebecca Emeline, and Joseph R. Post (buried at Nash).

  • *His lineage through Thomas McAdams Post who married Ceney Howell---their son William Francis "Frank" Post married Mae Quinlan, and they were the parents of the famous aviator: Wiley Post.

Birth: 30 JUL 1807 in Middleville, Baldwin, GA Death: 1 MAY 1889 in Bowie Co., TX Burial: AFT 1 MAY 1889 Nash Cemetery, Nash, Bowie, TX

Father: William Post b: 25 MAR 1772 in Abbeville Co., SC Mother: Dorcas Morris b: 1775 in South Carolina

Marriage 1: Elizabeth Merrill d. 2 Jul 1841 Married: 10 SEP 1825 Children: Lucinda Post b. 13 Mar 1826 married George Mason Frances Post b. 27 Oct 1828 married Thomas Seale James Post b. 27 Sep 1830 married Rebecca Robertson Rachel A. Post b. 3 Oct 1832 d. 3 Aug 1887 Dorcas Post b. 21 Jul 1837 who married (1) Rufus H. McAdams, (2) Thomas Walker Sturdevant (Sturdivant), and (3)Thomas Seale.

Marriage 2: Elizabeth McAdams b: 1808 Married: 8 DEC 1841 in Shelby Co., AL Children Thomas McAdams Post b: 11 JUL 1843 in Alabama Sarah Elizabeth Post b. 25 Feb 1845 married Unkn Lawrence Rebecca Emeline b. 24 Jul 1846 married David Elkins Joseph R. Post b. 27 Aug 1849 married Mary Heath

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William Bell Post's Timeline

1806
July 30, 1806
Jasper County, Georgia, United States
1826
March 16, 1826
Georgia, United States
1828
October 27, 1828
Alabama, United States
1830
September 27, 1830
Alabama, United States
1832
October 3, 1832
Alabama, United States
1837
July 21, 1837
Shelby County, Alabama, United States
1843
July 11, 1843
Shelby County, Georgia, United States
1845
February 25, 1845
Shelby County, Alabama, United States