The Post Family of Fayette County, Ohio

Jacob Post was born on the farm he now occupies, December 24, 1823, and is a son of Valentine and Margaret (Rowe) Post. The former was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, in about 1790; the latter a native of Kentucky, and married Mr. Post at the age of sixteen. They settled in the woods, on the place now owned by our subject, in or prior to 1815. His father gave to himself and another brother, fifty acres of land each, and he afterwards bought his brother's portion. There were eight children in this family; Jacob being the third. He can well remember when this was one vast wilderness, except a small clearing around the humble cabin. He was reared on the home farm, attended subscription, and several terms of free school, when able, which was not very often, as his work required most of his time. March 21, 1850, he was married to Drusilla, daughter of Thomas Burnett. The latter was a native of Pendleton County, Virginia, and settled in Union Township, on Sugar Creek, at an early day. He married Rachel, daughter of Leonard Bush. Our subject's wife bore him ten children: Zina, Margery, Clark, Hulda, William, Oliver, Laura, Ray, Vertie, and Elma, all living except one not mentioned, who died in infancy. Mr. Post was out fifteen days during the Morgan raid, and assisted in his capture, leaving his crops to the mercy of the elements, that his state might be saved from the destruction threatened by the daring rebel. He owns one hundred and fifty-five acres of land, well improved, and located on the so-called Wilmington road. He served faithfully as township trustee, and is a Republican in politics.

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HON. JAMES D. POST.

It is a pleasure to investigate the career of a successful, self-made man. Peculiar honor attaches to that individual who, by his own unaided efforts, gradually overcomes the obstacles in the pathway of success and by the master strokes of his own force and vitality succeeds in forging his way to the front and winning for himself a position of influence and esteem among his fellow citizens. Such is the record, briefly stated, of him whose name appears at the head of these paragraphs and who for several decades has been numbered among the successful lawyers and representative citizens of Fayette county. His life-long residence in this community has made his name widely and familiarly known. His life and the history of this locality, for more than fifty years have been contemporaneous and he has performed his full share in the upbuilding, development and progress of the county, taking an especially prominent part in the later-day growth of the community. He has been a consistent man in all phases of his career and his life has been characterized by an entire absence of pretense or sham. He is what the community holds him to be, a man among men, and one who has fairly earned the high position which is today his.

James D. Post was born on a farm near Washington C. H., Fayette county, Ohio, on November 2, 1863. His parents, Abraham and Mary Jane (McCoy) Post, also were natives of Fayette county, and both died here, the father in 1909, at the age of sixty-eight years, and the mother at the early age of twenty-six years. Abraham Post was a farmer by vocation and was the son of Valentine Post, who came, with his wife, from Pennsylvania, being numbered among the earliest pioneers of Fayette county. Here his death occurred at an advanced age. To him and his wife were born the following children: Andrew, Jacob. Abraham, Wesley, Barbara, Ann, Nelson and Sarah J. Berry. Mary Jane Post was the daughter of Patrick and Elizabeth McCoy, who also were early settlers in Fayette county. Their children were Patrick, Abraham, John, Sylvester, Elias, Mary J., Sarah J.. Price, Ann (McCartney) and Rebecca (Drais). To the subject's parents were born two children besides himself, Esker, deceased, ancy Addie, the wife of Thomas M. Hare, of Baltimore, Maryland.

James D. Post has spent his entire life in Fayette county and his boyhood days were spent on his father's farm, where he not only gained a sound body, but also became imbued with those sterling principles of industry, perseverance and independence which have been marked characteristics of his

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By her first marriage Mrs. Post is the mother of a daughter, Effie, the wife of T. E. Leland.

Mr. Post has always been an active supporter of all local movements tending to the upbuilding of the community, and is a stockholder and director of the Milledgeville Bank. Though very busy in the practice of his profession and in discharging his official duties at Washington, D. C, Mr. Post does not evade his ordinary duties as a citizen and, because of his life and attainments, he deserves representation in the annals of his county.

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An enterprising and progressive farmer of Jasper township, Fayette county, Ohio, is Edward Post, who is the owner of a fine farm of two hundred acres on the Ford pike. Reared to the agricultural life, he has devoted all his energies to farming and with a success which speaks well for his efforts. As a public-spirited citizen and advocate of good government, he has been prominently identified with the civic life of his township and is now serving his second term as trustee of Jasper township.

Edward Post, the son of Abraham and Margaret (Harper) Post, was

Google born March 13, 1876, on the farm where he is now living. His mother is the daughter of Benjamin Harper and wife.

The education of Mr. Post was received in the district schools of Jasper township and at an early age he began to work for himself. When only nineteen years of age he began renting land and, being a very successful farmer, was soon enabled to purchase land of his own. He sold his farm and now rents the Ford farm of two hundred acres. Being a good manager and a man of ceaseless industry and patience, he has added to his original land holdings from time to time. The farm he rents is well improved, well equipped with all the latest machinery for successful farming and well stocked with high grade animals of various kinds. He has given particular attention to the breeding of hogs and in addition to the raising of them is actively engaged in buying and selling hogs for the local markets.

Mr. Post is a member of the Democratic party and has been one of the leaders in political affairs in the township for many years. His party nominated and elected him trustee in 1911, and so successful was his first term that he was renominated and re-elected to the same position, a fact which speaks well for his efficiency as a public servant in the administration of the many duties which fall to the lot of the township trustee, in which he has shown himself abundantly able to care for in a satisfactory manner, and thus has won the high esteem of the citizens of the township, irrespective of party affiliations.

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