Thomas Poston (4) (John Poston (3), John Poston (2), John Poston (1)) was born in Marion District, South Carolina, about 1781. The name of his wife is not given in the OCR excerpt, but census records are described as showing that they had six sons and four daughters. It is not known when Thomas or his wife died, and nothing is developed in the excerpt concerning the daughters.
The sons were:
i. Samuel Poston (5), born about 1805 ii. Leonard Poston (5), born about 1808 iii. Robert B. Poston (5) iv. Thomas G. Poston (5) v. Benjamin Poston (5) vi. John Poston (5)
Samuel Poston (5) (born about 1805) married Elizabeth (“Betsy”) Coleman, a daughter of Robert Coleman.
Children:
i. Robert Thomas Poston (6), born May 17, 1832,
died February 15, 1911; married Sarah Amanda Poston (identified by the compiler as “No. 285”).[14]
ii. Mary (“Polly”) Poston (6), married Archie
McKissick.
iii. Francis Leonard Poston (6), born January 14,
1835, died January 31, 1924; married Mary Jane Poston (identified by the compiler as “No. 146”).[15]
iv. Dorcus Caroline Poston (6), born 1837. v. Benjamin G. Poston (6), born about 1838.
Robert Thomas Poston (6) was born May 17, 1832, and died February 15, 1911. He married Sarah Amanda Poston (“No. 285”), born August 24, 1842, and died November 1, 1906.[14]
Children:
Furman Poston (married Lula Daniels; later
married Cora Eaddy). • Arris Poston (married Scovia Farlow). • Lula Poston (married Arthur Leroy Coleman). • Myrtle Poston (married Aurelius Bigelow). • Lofton Poston (died young). • Robert E. Poston (died young). •
Idean Poston (married Dr. Gordon William
Morgan). •
Francis Leonard Poston (6) was born January 14, 1835, and died January 31, 1924. He married Mary Jane Poston (“No. 146”), born August 10, 1837, and died November 30, 1900.[15]
Children:
Harbert Poston. • Carrie Poston. • Thomas (“Tom”) Poston. • McIver Poston. •
Benjamin G. Poston (6) was born about 1838. He married Margaret Ann Poston (“No. 248”),
born July 24, 1837, and died January 22, 1915.[16]
Children:
Forrest Poston. • Nancy Poston. • Ollie Poston. • Samuel Poston. • Missie Poston. • Emily Poston. •
Citations in this section
References used in this section are linked to the book’s source layer. Source descriptions preserve the published wording and evidence cautions.
- Endnote 14 — Internal cross-reference in the compilation: Sarah Amanda Poston identified as “No. 285,” with an additional page reference in the original volume.
- Endnote 15 — Internal cross-reference in the compilation: Mary Jane Poston identified as “No. 146,” with an additional page reference in the original volume.
- Endnote 16 — Internal cross-reference in the compilation: Margaret Ann Poston identified as “No. 248,” with an additional page reference in the original volume.