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Chapter 15: The Hugh Poston Family

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Hugh Poston (5) (Hugh Poston (4), Anthony Poston (3), John Poston (2), John Poston (1)) was born March 17, 1835, and died 1868. He married Sarah (“Sally”) Daniels (identified in the OCR excerpt by an internal compilation number), listed as born about 1836 and died July 5, 1917.

Children:

i. Ellerby B. Poston (6), born August 20, 1858; died

January 20, 1942

ii. Louella Poston (6), born June 14, 1860 iii. Hugh Poston (6), born July 31, 1868

Ellerby B. Poston (6) was born August 20, 1858, and died January 20, 1942. He married (first) Louisa Poston on December 18, 1879 (Louisa is listed as born September 1, 1859, and died February 2, 1902), and married (second)

Minnie Turner on August 17, 1902 (Minnie is listed as born August 7, 1880, and died September 8, 1956).

Children by first marriage:

Walter Hugh Poston (7), born December 1,

1880 •

Jessie Adelle Poston (7), born December 22,

1883; died October 31, 1889 •

Minnie Vestelle Poston (7), born March 6,

1885; died May 16, 1965 •

Eddie A. Poston (7) (died young), born June 10,

1888 •

Manley Efferson Poston (7), born December 31,

1890 •

Elma Kenneth Louqueen Poston (7)

(“Thelma”), born September 16, 1892 •

Lera Mae Poston (7), born September 18, 1896;

died June 16, 1926 •

Children by second marriage:

Percy DeLance Poston (7), born July 9, 1903 •

Cecil Hoyt Poston (7), born October 2, 1904;

died 1907 • Willa Poston (7), born March 21, 1906 •

(Descendant lists continue within this chapter as presented in the preceding sections of this manuscript.)