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William Gaines Post Sr.

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William Gaines Post Sr.

Birth
Como, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Death
17 Jan 1919 (aged 43)
Pickton, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Burial
Pine Forest, Hopkins County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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William Gaines Post

Birth: 8 Jan 1876 in Como, Hopkins, Texas
Death: 17 Jan 1919 in Pickton, Hopkins, Texas Burial: Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins, Texas

Father: John (Jack) Allen Post b: 25 Oct 1836 in Georgia
Mother: Sarah (Sallie) Junell b: 6 Dec 1843 in Tennessee

Spouse 1: Jessie McMillian b. May 16, 1882, at Red Banks, Miss.
m: 5 Apr 1905, Hunt Co., TX

Children:
1. Infant Daughter, Birth: Jan. 18; Death: Jan. 18 (stone broken) Burial: East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.
2. William G. Post Jr. b. 1908 d. Houston, Harris Co., TX, m. & div. Hattie Laverne; no children
3. Sarah Frances who was six months old in 1920 and who was living with Jessie's sister Mary Ola McMillan Hindman in 1930

Spouse 2: Rita Moore (?)

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Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1846-1911, page 372:
groom: Post, W.G.
bride: McMillon, Jessie
married: 5 Apr 1905
recorded: marriage volume M page 372

Greenville Morning Herald, Sun, 5 Dec 1926, part 1, page 8, LOCAL LADY DIED SATURDAY

MRS. JESSIE POST DIED SATURDAY MORNING AT HER HOME ON MARSHALL STREET.

Mrs. Jessie Post, age 44 years, well known Greenville lady, died at her home on Marshall street at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, following a short illness.

Deceased was born May 16, 1882, at Red Banks, Miss., and came to Texas when she was eight years of age. Two years after they came to this state they settled in this city. In 1905 she was married to Will G. Post who preceded her in death some eight years.

She was a member of the Methodist church and has been very true to its teachings throughout her life.

She is survived by two children: William, aged 15, and Sarah Frances, 7; five sisters, Mrs. R.A. Nowell, of Logansport, La.; Mrs. M.E. Hindman, of Houston; Mrs. N. Nayde, of Denison; Mrs. Mildred James, of San Diego, California, and Mrs. Tom Wren, of this city.

No funeral arrangements had been made at a late hour Saturday, pending information from the sister in California.

Greenville Messenger, Thu, 9 Dec 1926, page 6, MRS. JESSIE POST DIED SATURDAY MORNING

Mrs. Jessie Post, aged 44 years, died at her home on Marshall street last Saturday morning.

Deceased was a member of the Methodist church and a useful woman.

Her husband died some years ago.

She is survived by two children William, aged 15 and Sarah Francis, aged 7.
William Gaines Post

Birth: 8 Jan 1876 in Como, Hopkins, Texas
Death: 17 Jan 1919 in Pickton, Hopkins, Texas Burial: Pine Forest Cemetery, Hopkins, Texas

Father: John (Jack) Allen Post b: 25 Oct 1836 in Georgia
Mother: Sarah (Sallie) Junell b: 6 Dec 1843 in Tennessee

Spouse 1: Jessie McMillian b. May 16, 1882, at Red Banks, Miss.
m: 5 Apr 1905, Hunt Co., TX

Children:
1. Infant Daughter, Birth: Jan. 18; Death: Jan. 18 (stone broken) Burial: East Mount Cemetery, Greenville, Hunt County, Texas.
2. William G. Post Jr. b. 1908 d. Houston, Harris Co., TX, m. & div. Hattie Laverne; no children
3. Sarah Frances who was six months old in 1920 and who was living with Jessie's sister Mary Ola McMillan Hindman in 1930

Spouse 2: Rita Moore (?)

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Hunt County, Texas, Marriages 1846-1911, page 372:
groom: Post, W.G.
bride: McMillon, Jessie
married: 5 Apr 1905
recorded: marriage volume M page 372

Greenville Morning Herald, Sun, 5 Dec 1926, part 1, page 8, LOCAL LADY DIED SATURDAY

MRS. JESSIE POST DIED SATURDAY MORNING AT HER HOME ON MARSHALL STREET.

Mrs. Jessie Post, age 44 years, well known Greenville lady, died at her home on Marshall street at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, following a short illness.

Deceased was born May 16, 1882, at Red Banks, Miss., and came to Texas when she was eight years of age. Two years after they came to this state they settled in this city. In 1905 she was married to Will G. Post who preceded her in death some eight years.

She was a member of the Methodist church and has been very true to its teachings throughout her life.

She is survived by two children: William, aged 15, and Sarah Frances, 7; five sisters, Mrs. R.A. Nowell, of Logansport, La.; Mrs. M.E. Hindman, of Houston; Mrs. N. Nayde, of Denison; Mrs. Mildred James, of San Diego, California, and Mrs. Tom Wren, of this city.

No funeral arrangements had been made at a late hour Saturday, pending information from the sister in California.

Greenville Messenger, Thu, 9 Dec 1926, page 6, MRS. JESSIE POST DIED SATURDAY MORNING

Mrs. Jessie Post, aged 44 years, died at her home on Marshall street last Saturday morning.

Deceased was a member of the Methodist church and a useful woman.

Her husband died some years ago.

She is survived by two children William, aged 15 and Sarah Francis, aged 7.

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