Josiah Poston (4) (John Poston (3), John Poston (2), John Poston (1)) was born in Marion District, South Carolina, about 1798. The date of his death, 1859, was found in a deed in the Marion County courthouse (as stated in the OCR excerpt).[26]
He married Prudence Coleman, a daughter of Robert Coleman.
Children:
Robert C. Poston (5) (married Hester L.). • Bryant A. Poston (5) (married Mary E.). • Prudence Poston (5) (married Samuel Powell). •
Josiah Poston, Jr. (5) (married Dovey
Singletary). • James McK. Poston (5) (married Mary). • Samuel C. Poston (5) (married Elizabeth). •
Josiah Poston, Jr. (5) was born about 1834 and married Dovey Singletary.
Children:
James Emanuel Poston (6). • Susanna Poston. • John Manning Poston. • Louisa Poston. •
James Emanuel Poston (6) is listed as born January 10 in Hannah, South Carolina (year not stated in the OCR excerpt) and died September 1910 in Panacea Springs, Florida.[27]
He married (first) Cindy Powell and (second) Sarah Jane (“Jennie”) Maddox Richards.
Children by first marriage:
Asa M. Poston. • E. Acue Poston. • Clinton McFee Poston. • Eulie Poston. •
Children by second marriage:
Annie Lou Poston. • James Emanuel Poston, Jr. • Julius Warren Poston. • Walter Allen Poston. •
Citations in this section
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- Endnote 26 — Death year described in the OCR excerpt for Josiah Poston (4): death “1859” stated as found in a deed in the Marion County courthouse.
- Endnote 27 — Vital details described in the OCR excerpt for James Emanuel Poston (6): birth listed as “January 10” in Hannah, South Carolina (year not provided); death listed as September 1910 in Panacea Springs, Florida.