Life History

Notes

• 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Illinois, 20 June, Rome Township, District 80, page 14A, Hse/Fam #270
  Poston, James Head W M  Aug 1866 33 Married 9 yrs IL IL IL Day Laborer (Own/Rent not rptd)
  Poston, Tena Wife W F Apr 1871  29 Married 9 yrs 4 children/4 living IN OH IN
  Poston, William H Son W M May 1892  8 Single IL IL IN At School
  Poston, Laura M Dau W F Aug 1893 6 Single IL IL IN At School
  Poston, Ethel Dau W F Aug 1894  5 Single IL IL IN
  Poston, Harry W M Oct 1896 3 IL IL IN
  
  In 1910 Ethel is not liseted in the family census enumeration in Arkansas County, Arkansas.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas, 25 April, Knoxville (District 2), District 104, Page 19A, 104 Springdale Ave, Hse #329, Fam #335
  Poston, James Head M W 43 Married 19 yrs IL IL IL Farmer Owns [b abt 1867]
  Poston, Tena Wife M W 39 Married 19 yrs 9 children/8 living IL IN OH [b abt 1871]
  Poston, William M W 18 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1892]
  Poston, Matel Dau M W 16 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1894]
  Poston, Harry W 12 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1898]
  Poston, Tom M W 9 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1901]
  Poston, James M W 7 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1903]
  Poston, Ruth Dau M W 4 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1906]
  Poston, Fanie [sic] Dau M W 2 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1908]
  Poston, Lucy Dau M W 0 Single AR IL IN [b abt 1910]
  
  Note that it is reported that Ethel's mother Mathel has had 9 children and one has died.  This matches the gravestone indicating the date of death of Ethel in 1905.  She had three other soblings who also died as children, reported in a joint headstone with their parents in Chute Cemetery in Arkansas County.  However, a matching Ethel Poston, with birth in Illinois, and both parents born in Illinois, and reported age 45, is reported in 1930 as a widow.  Perhaps this is a wife of one of their sons?
  
  Poston Headstone, Chute Cemetery, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  Poston
  Father J T Poston
  1867 - 1929
  Mother C T Poston
  1871 - 1917
  Sons
  T Poston 1900 - 1912
  F Poston 1908 - 1914
  Daughters
  E M Poston 1895 - 1905
  R R Poston 1906 - 1913
  Photo on Find a Grave, courtesy of M Maffitt
  
  E M Poston
  Birth 1895
  Death 1905
  Parents:
  J T Poston (1867 - 1929)
  C T Poston (1871 - 1917)
  Siblings:
  William Poston (1892 - 1976)
  Harry Poston (1897 - 1995)
  T Poston (1900 - 1912)
  James Theodore Poston (1903 - 1983)
  R R Poston (1906 - 1913)
  F Poston (1908 - 1914)
  Burial Chute Cemetery, De Witt, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  Created by Lin May 02, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #69234475, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=69234475

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. 1900 Federal Census, Jefferson County, Illinois
  • 20 June, Rome Township, District 80, page 14A, Hse/Fam #270
• 3. 1930 Federal Census, Arkansas County, Arkansas
  • 21 April, DeWitt, District 1-16, page 15A, Hse #333, Fam #351