Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameEarl N. Post 
Birth14 Jul 1889, Berlin, Lewis Co, WV
Death13 Aug 1980, Akron, Summit Co, OH
MemoCert #061549
BurialRose Hill Burial Park, Fairlawn, Summit Co, OH
MemoSection 23
OccupationGlassworker, Postmaster, Barber
Misc. Notes
Son of Jesse C. Post (1864-1933) and Mary A. White (1865-1942).
Listed as a glassworker for Beaumont Glass Co in 1917 when registering for WWI draft in Morgantown, WV. He was and listed as Barber in the Morgantown city directories after 1941, until he is missing in 1957.
Death certificate shows him as divorced.
[Obituary] Akron Beacon Journal - Thur, 14 Aug 1980, pg 43
Earl Post, 91, of 200 Wyant Rd., died August 13 after a long illness. He was born in Berlin, W. Va., and lived seven years in Akron, 60 years in Morgantown, W. Va., and traveled the balance of the time between Florida and California. He was a retired barber, a member of the Elks Lodge No. 41 1 in Morgantown, W. Va., and the Odd Fellows Lodge in Morgantown. Mr. Post is survived by sons, Donald E. Post of Top Sail Beach, N.C., and R. Dale Post of Ft. Myers, Fla.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. There will be private graveside services at Rose Hill Burial Park, Rev. Clyde Allen Cox officiating.
Listed as a glassworker for Beaumont Glass Co in 1917 when registering for WWI draft in Morgantown, WV. He was and listed as Barber in the Morgantown city directories after 1941, until he is missing in 1957.
Death certificate shows him as divorced.
[Obituary] Akron Beacon Journal - Thur, 14 Aug 1980, pg 43
Earl Post, 91, of 200 Wyant Rd., died August 13 after a long illness. He was born in Berlin, W. Va., and lived seven years in Akron, 60 years in Morgantown, W. Va., and traveled the balance of the time between Florida and California. He was a retired barber, a member of the Elks Lodge No. 41 1 in Morgantown, W. Va., and the Odd Fellows Lodge in Morgantown. Mr. Post is survived by sons, Donald E. Post of Top Sail Beach, N.C., and R. Dale Post of Ft. Myers, Fla.; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. There will be private graveside services at Rose Hill Burial Park, Rev. Clyde Allen Cox officiating.
Spouses
Birth23 Nov 1889, Monongalia Co, WV
FatherJohn Griffith Wells (1860-1947)
MotherAnna Mathiot “Annie” Wood (1864-1958)
Misc. Notes
She was married in 1907 to Earl Post (1890, WV) and had a son Donald E. about Feb 1908.
Still in Morgantown in 1920 with Earl working as a Puller in the glass factory (30, WV) with Daisy (30, WV) and sons Donald Earl (2 Jul 1908, WV - 1995) and Russell Dale (15 Jun 1911, WV - 2010).
In 1930 they are listed as Earl (44, WV), Daisie (42, WV) and Dale (19, WV) on Pennsylvania Ave.
They were still married and living on Pennsylvania Ave in Morgantown in 1942, when he registered for the WWII draft.
They are listed together in the 1950 Morgantown census, both age 60.
She is listed as a machine operator for Morgan Shirt company in 1951 with Earl, and again in 1957 by herself. She submitted a claim for Social Security in 1954.
An article in the Morgantown Dominion-News on 9 May 1972 said that Mrs. Daisy Post won the prize for being the oldest mother at the Eagles Auxiliary Annual Mother’s Day Program.
Still in Morgantown in 1920 with Earl working as a Puller in the glass factory (30, WV) with Daisy (30, WV) and sons Donald Earl (2 Jul 1908, WV - 1995) and Russell Dale (15 Jun 1911, WV - 2010).
In 1930 they are listed as Earl (44, WV), Daisie (42, WV) and Dale (19, WV) on Pennsylvania Ave.
They were still married and living on Pennsylvania Ave in Morgantown in 1942, when he registered for the WWII draft.
They are listed together in the 1950 Morgantown census, both age 60.
She is listed as a machine operator for Morgan Shirt company in 1951 with Earl, and again in 1957 by herself. She submitted a claim for Social Security in 1954.
An article in the Morgantown Dominion-News on 9 May 1972 said that Mrs. Daisy Post won the prize for being the oldest mother at the Eagles Auxiliary Annual Mother’s Day Program.
Marriage26 Oct 1907
Divorce