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Note: N6023 Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from the obituary of Mrs. Morgan V. Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, May 24, 1910, page five
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from the obituary of Morgan V. Sprowls - ÒThe Washington ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Wednesday, June 25, 1919, page ten
Given name (John), residence (Pennsylvania), occupation (foreman) and birthplace (Kansas) in August, 1933, from FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, Kenneth D. Irwin and Mary E. Post, 1933, Volume 28, page 568, No. 675, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQ3-1G9, accessed 03 Feb 2017
Given name (John), middle initial (L), surname (Post) and occupation (Controller) in October, 1934, from the obituary of Dr. Guy M. Sprowls - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, October 30 , 1934, page 5, Wednesday, October 31 , 1934, page 4
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Certificate of Death - Dr. Guy M. Sprowls, Department of Health - Bureau of Vital Statistics, Registration District No. 164, File No. 89838, Registered No. 7218, October 31. 1934
Given name (John), middle initial (L), surname (Post), residence (Avella, Pennsylvania), occupation (county controller) and birthplace (Kansas) in December, 1935, from FamilySearch, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, Clyde M Knox and Dorothy B Post, 1935, Volume No. 29, page 533, No. 4293, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQ4-8JW, accessed 04 Feb 2017
Given name (John), middle initial (L), residence (Avella R D 1), occupation (county controller) and birthplace (Kansas) in May, 1936, from "FamilySearch, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, Clark S Post and Mary G. Dutton, 1936, Volume 29, page 605, No. 4728, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQQ-G41, accessed 07 Feb 2017
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from the obituary of Lynn O. Sprowls - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, January 9, 1958, pages 5 and 26
Given name (John), middle initial (L), surname (Post) and date (May 7, 1959) of death from the obituary of Bertha Post - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 19, 1980, page D-5
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from the obituary of Mary E. Post Irwin - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Sunday, December 29, 1991, page D-2
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from Greene County Genealogy Project Obituary Board - Berry, Alice Post 1907-1992, posted by Laura Nelle Poland Mallett, http://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?412,494059, March 28, 2007
Given name (John), middle initial (L), surname (Post) and status (deceased) in December, 2008, from the obituary of Clarke S. Post - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Given name (John), CONFLICTING MIDDLE NAME (Linley), surname (Post) and status (deceased) in October, 2009, from the obituary of Dorothy Post Knox - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, October 15, 2009
Given name (John), middle initial (L) and surname (Post) from the obituary of Helen Martha Kirby - ÒAlbuquerque JournalÓ newspaper, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Sunday, January 1, 2017
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1910 (April 25) census data from the census images for Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 163 - sheet 5B - image 10 - line 86) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 35 year old farmer, working on a general farm as an employer. There is no listing as to whether he was out of work on April 15, 1910, or the number of weeks he had been out of work in 1909. He had been married for 5 years and was living with his wife and 2 daughters on a farm, which was owned and mortgaged, at Cross Roads. He is listed as having been born in Kansas. His father and mother are listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as ÒJohn LÒ in this census.
1920 (January 6) census data from the census images for Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 131 - sheet 3A - image 5 - line 24) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 45 year old farmer, working on a general farm on his own account. He was married and living with his wife, 1 son and 3 daughters on a farm, which was owned free of any mortgage. He is listed as having been born in Kansas. His father and mother are listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name and middle initial are listed as "John LÓ in this census.
1930 (April 2) census data from the census images for Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 7 - sheet 1A - image 1 - line 1) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 55 year old farmer, working on a general farm as an employer. He was at work when the census was taken. He had first been married at the age of 30 and was living with his wife, 1 son and 4 daughters on a farm, which was owned, on the Claysville-Buffalo Road. He is listed as having been born in Kansas. His father and mother are listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. He was not a veteran. His given name and middle initial are listed as "John L" in this census.
1940 (April 11) census data from the census images for Blaine Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 63-7 - sheet 5B - image 10 - line 67) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 65 year old farmer, working on a farm on his own account. He had worked 40 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 52 weeks in 1939, earning $0. He did receive income of $50 or more from other sources. He had completed 4 years of high school. He was married and living with his wife, 1 daughter and a hired man on a farm, which was owned and valued at $4,000, on Road 62117. On April 1, 1935, he lived in the same house. He is listed as having been born in Kansas. His given name and middle initial are listed as "John L" in this census.
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Illness Fatal
John L. Post, of near Taylorstown, well known church and Grange member, died in his home Thursday, May 7. Active in politics, Mr. Post had served two terms in the State Legislature, and had also been elected to the office of County Controller and County Treasurer, and served seven years as Chief Probation officer for Juvenile Court.
Well Known
In Politics
John L. Post Was
Native of Kansas
John Lindley Post, 84, of near Taylorstown, died at 4:30 a.m., Thursday, May 7, 1959, in his home, Avella R.D. 1. He suffered a cerebral hemorrhage Monday.
He was born August 21, 1874, in Pottawatamie County, Kansas, a son of Clark C. and Nancy McNay Post. He moved from Kansas to Warrensburg, Mo., in 1882, and was graduated from Warrensburg Normal School in 1892. He moved to Pennsylvania in 1894.
Mr. Post taught school in Washington county schools 10 years, and moved to Blaine Township in 1909, where he followed farming most of his life. He was always interested in politics, being a Democrat.
He served two terms in the State Legislature, 1913 to 1915, and 1923 to 1925. He was elected to the office of County Controller, County Treasurer, and served seven years as Chief Probation officer in Juvenile Court. He also served several years on the board of directors at Morganza.
He was a member of Claysville Presbyterian Church and was an elder in the church. He was Past Master of Claysville Grange and Washington County Pomona Grange, and Seventh Degree member of National Grange. He was a member of Claysville Lodge, 477, F. and A. M.
He married Bertha Sprowls, January 25, 1905, who survives, with the following children:
Mrs. Kenneth D. Irwin, Claysville; Mrs. Robert M. Berry, Eighty Four; Clark S. Post, Taylorstown; Mrs. Clyde M. Knox and Mrs. Leonard W. Kirby, both of Claysville. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. One brother and two sisters are deceased.
POST - Friends of John Lindley Post, of near Taylorstown, who died Thursday, May 7, 1959, will be received after 7 p. m. Thursday, May 7, in Brownlee Funeral Home, Claysville, where services will be held Saturday, May 9, at 2:30 p. m., in charge of the Rev. Arthur Day, pastor of Claysville Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Claysville Cemetery.
Source - "The Washington Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, May 7, 1959, pages 1, 5 and 22
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