Genealogy Record For
Walter Poston - (Mark's 2nd Cousin, 3x Removed)
Walter Washington Poston (02/22/1873-02/11/1944)
  • Spouse: Edith Ellen Stickel (Poston) (11/12/1882-03/01/1958)
  • Children:
    1. Daughter: Anna Marie Poston (Pitzer) (07/12/1900-09/24/1979)
    2. Son: Reuben W Poston (08/14/1901-04/24/1978)
    3. Daughter: Margaret Ellen Poston (14 Jan 1901 - 5 Mar 1903) B&D:Wadesille, Clarke Co., Virginia - Infant)
    4. Daughter: Pauline Marion Poston (08/10/1904-04/02/1935)
    5. Daughter: Genevieve Rebecca Poston (Fellers) (08/31/1905-06/21/2000)
    6. Son: John Franklin Poston (2 Sep 1906 - 20 Oct 1906) B&D:Wadesville, Clarke Co., Virginia - Infant)
    7. Son: (Bud) Jacob M Poston (12/18/1907-09/22/1929)
    8. Son: (Pat) Sidney Tyler Poston (03/16/1909-02/20/1945)
    9. Son: Grover Skinner Poston (09/25/1910-12/30/1987)
    10. Daughter: Martha Washington Poston (Rowley) (02/22/1912-11/21/1967)
    11. Daughter: Elizabeth Ann Poston (14 May 1913 to 30 Jun 1913) B&D: Summit Point, West Virginia (VW), USA - Infant)
    12. Daughter: Ruth Amelia Poston (Monnington) (09/23/1914-01/30/2002)
    13. Daughter: Sallie Locke Poston (08/13/1917-12/08/1966)
  • Parents
    1. Father: John Franklin Poston (12 OCT 1821 - 17 FEB 1901) B:Loudoun Co., Virginia, D:Loudoun Co., Virginia)
    2. Mother: Ann Elizabeth Underwood (Poston) (MAY 1846 - ?) B:Loudoun Co., Virginia)
  • Siblings
    1. Halfbrother: Francis P Poston (1844 - ?) Rockingham Co., Virginia)
    2. Halfsister: Jane Ann Poston (Henshall) (1846 - 1919) Clarke Co., Virginia, Married John Henshall and they had 8 children)
    3. Halfsister: Susan C Poston (Huff) (1848- 1919) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia, Married John F Huff)
    4. Halfbrother: John Tucker Poston (1850 -?) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia, Married Mary Cordelia Walker )
    5. Halfbrother: Benjamin Joseph Posten (1853 - ?) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia, Married Alberta Underwood)
    6. Halfsister: Catherine V Poston (Swartz) (1856 - ?) B:Clarke Co., Virginia, Married James F Swartz)
    7. Halfsister: Mary Poston (1857 - ?) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia)
    8. Halfsister: Frances Poston (Brotherton) (1858 - ?) B:Loudoun Co., Virginia, Married T Will Brotherton and they had 2 children)
    9. Halfsister: Thomas J Poston (26 May 1859 - 9 Nov 1909) B:Loudoun Co., Virginia, D:Rockingham Co., Virginia, Married Sallie Walker )
    10. Halfbrother: Randolf Poston (1860 - ?) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia)
    11. Halfbrother: William Leonard Poston (26 Dec 1860 - 18 Oct 1939) B:Rockingham Co., Virginia)
    12. Sister: Blanche May Poston (McAtee) (30 May 1871 - 17 Apr 1921) B:Loudoun Co., Virginia, D:Jefferson Co., West Virginia, Married ranklin Harrison McAttee on 17 Feb 1897 in Loudoun Co., Virginia and they had 10 children)
Walter's Personal Information
Born in Clarke County, Virginia (VA), USA on Saturday, February 22, 1873
Occupation: Painter, Paper Hanger
Military Service: Drafted in WWI but war ended before being called
Died in Jefferson Co., Virginia (VA), USA on Friday, February 11, 1944 (Age 71)
Cemetery: Edge Hill Cemetery in Charles Town, West Virginia (WV), USA
Marriage to:
    Edith Ellen Stickel (Poston) (11/12/1882-03/01/1958) on Friday, April 20, 1900 (Age 27)
     - in Clark County, Virginia (VA), USA
     - Walter was 27 years old at the time of his marriage, Edith gave her age as 21 years.
Religion: Methodist
Comments: Pictures of the grave marker can be found at: Find a Grave Entry for Walter W Poston
Source: Richard Lee Boxwell and Donald Watts and
Find a Grave Entry
David Stickels (CA) and
Richard Stickels (MD)
Jim Locke's Family of Virginia and
Find a Grave Entry for Walter W Poston and
Ron McAtee's Rootsweb Site #I28172
Family Lines: Walter is listed in the following family line reports: Ashby, Lock, Stickel(s), and Washington
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Last Modified on: January 29, 2012
Record Created:   February 19, 2010

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