Iowa Family Groupsheet for Alexander S. POSTON Family *********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Jack Ciaccia Email address: jack.ciaccia@comcast.net Husband: Alexander S. POSTON Birthdate: December, 1824 Birthplace: Romney, Hampshire Co., (W)VA Death date: October, 1889 Place of death: Woodlawn, Multnomah Co., OR Father: Alexander POSTON Mother: Melinda J. POSTON Marriage date: Decemebr 19, 1847 Marriage place: Columbia Twp., Wapello Co., IA Wife: Dicalee "Dicy" POLK Birthdate: January 7, 1822 Birthplace: Knox Co., IN Death date: September 30, 1901 Place of death: Woodlawn, Multnomah Co., OR Father: Unknown POLK Mother: ? CHILDREN Child No. 1: Frank POSTON Sex: M Birthdate: Birthplace: prob. Wapello Co., IA Death date: Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Child No. 2: Malinda J. "Minnie" POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: 1848 Birthplace: Chillicothe, Wapello Co., IA Death date: 1944 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Frank LEURS; Edward CLAYTON; Lewis HUNT Child No. 3: Laura Anne POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: February 17, 1850 Birthplace: Chillicothe, Wapello Co., IA Death date: January 5, 1929 Place of death: Portland, Multnomah Co., OR Marriage date: October 18, 1871 Marriage place: Aurora, Hamilton Co., NE Spouse's name: Garrison Patton NICKELL Child No. 4: Cathlene Cueresia "Kate" POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: April 5, 1852 Birthplace: Chillicothe, Wapello Co., IA Death date: January 6, 1930 Place of death: Medford, Jackson Co., OR Marriage date: October 8, 1871 Marriage place: Aurora, Hamilton Co., NE Spouse's name: Jacob Samuel "Jake" WALCH Child No. 5: Sarah POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: abt. 1856 Birthplace: Chillicothe, Wapello Co., IA Death date: 1904 Place of death: Marriage date: Marriage place: Jacksonville, Jackson Co., OR Spouse's name: James TURPIN Child No. 6: Rachel POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: February 17, 1859 Birthplace: Chillicothe, Wapello Co., IA Death date: 1944 Place of death: IA Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Edward CLAYTON Child No. 7: Emma Belle POSTON Sex: F Birthdate: September 22, 1864 Birthplace: Jackson Twp., Lucas Co., IA Death date: October 30, 1954 Place of death: Portland, Multnomah Co., OR Marriage date: August 18, 1883 Marriage place: Jackson Co., OR Spouse's name: George Jefferson GRIGSBY Documentation: 1847 - Alexander S. POSTON is in the 1841-1849 Iowa tax lists living in Wapello Co., IA and listed on page 43. ID# IAS4a2084303 Alexander S. POSTON is in the 1850 & 1860 federal census of Wapello Co., Iowa Alexander S. POSTON is in the Lucas Co., IA Census of 1870 on page 577 in Union Twp. ID#IA018295835 Alexander S. POSTON is in the 1880 census of Eugene, Lane Co., OR, on page 346. Alexander S. POSTON is a member of the Board of Supervisors of Lucas County, IA listed in attendance at their Meeting, held at the Court House, in the City of Chariton, commencing on Monday, October l4th, l867 and the minutes published in the Chariton Democrat, Chariton, Iowa Saturday, October l9, l867. Laura Anne POSTON - SOURCE: EVERTON GEDCOM; Linda Hurlbert Shogren, 566 30th Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403 4/1/1997. Cathlene C. "Kate" POSTON - 1920 US Federal Census, Jackson County, OR