William Henry Post^[1]

1882 - 1964  (81 years)

• Name	William Henry Post
  Born	29 Oct 1882	Whitby, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [3]
  	Census 1900 Utah, Salt Lake, Fifth Precinct, SD Utah, ED 45, Sheet 1B, South 12 East Street, Home 150, Dwelling 14, Family 14 Orson Post, head, 46 Oct 1853. Sarah, wife, 39 July 1860. Children: William H., son 17, Oct 1882; Herbert, son 15, Jun 1884; Athel A., daughter, 13 Aug 1886; Arthur, son, 9 Feb 1891; Delma, son, 4, Sept 1895; Unice, son, 2, Jan 1898. Married for 19 years; 6 children born and 6 children living. Also residing with them is Hanna Pane (Pare ?), sister-in-law, 35, Oct 1864. Orson, Sarah, Herbert are born in Canada; Athel in New York; Arthur, Delma, Unice in Utah; Hannah in Canada. He is a laborer. Herbert, Athel and Arthur are attending school. All can read and write except Delma and Unice. Next door to Dean and Ella Degraff and George and Mirah Wyne.
  	Age: 46
  Census	28 Apr 1910	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [4]
  	Census 1910 Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Ward 3, 28 Apr 1910, SD Utah, Ed 129, sheet 27B, 227 Chicago Street, Dwelling 553, Family 568 William H. Post, head, 27. Clara, wife, 26. Married for 8 years; first marriage for both; 3 children born and all living. Children: William H., son 6; Velma L., daughter 5; Sarah, daughter, 2. He works for the Railroad as an engineer for wages. Owns his home with a mortgage. William and Clara can read and write. He is born in Canada and the rest in Utah. Next door to John and Emma Allen and Charles and Isabella Galehouse.
  	Age: 27
  Census	17 Jan 1920	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [5]
  	Census 1920 Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Precinct 59, 17 Jan 1920, SD 2, ED 134, 527 North Chicago St., Dwelling 272, Family 278 William H. Post, head, 36. Clara, wife, 37. Children: Wilbert H., son 16; Velma L, daughter 14; Fern S., daughter 11; Melba L, daughter 8; DeVon, son 5; Glen R, son 3 9/12. Owns home with mortgage. He is employed as a Locomotive engineer on a steam railroad for wages. Wilbert, Velma and Fern are attending school. All are able to read and write except Melba, DeVon and Glen. All are born in Utah except William and he was born in Canada. Next door to Nora and John E. Dunn and William and Catherine L Harrison.
  	Age: 36
  Census	11 Apr 1930	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [6]
  	Census 1930 Utah, Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Ward 3, Block 1430, 11 Apr 1930, ED 18-821, SD 2, sheet 7A, 527 Chicago Stree, Dwelling 110, Family 110 William H. Post, head, 46. Flara R, wife 47. Married at ages 20 and 21, respectively. Children: Melba, daughter 18; Devon, son, 16; Glen R, son 14. Living with them is Sarah Post, William's mother; 67, widow. Own their own home valued at $2,500. Devon and Glenn are attending school. All can read and write. He is employed as a locomotive engineer on a steam railway for wages. He and his mother immigrated from Canada in 1890 and are naturalized citizens. Melba works as a waitress in a cafe. Next door to ?? Dexter and Arson and Susie Ogden.
  	Age: 46
  Census	1940	TBD Not known at this time
  Died	23 Feb 1964	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [7]
  Buried	Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [8]
  		William Henry Post (1882-1964) - Find A Grave
  Notes	https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Post-2753
  Person ID	I303	clanSoren | FRS101
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Orson Keeler Post,   b. Oct 1853, Canada ,   d. 10 Jul 1939, Los Angeles County, California, USA  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Sarah Richens,   b. 1860, Canada ,   d. 1937  (Age 77 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1880	Ontario, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Clara Matilda Robey,   b. 23 Oct 1881, Midway, Wasatch, Utah, USA ,   d. 01 Jan 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 81 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1902	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA   [10]
  Divorced	Bef 1935
  Children	+ 01. William Herbert Post 2x ,   b. 20 Jun 1903, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 15 Mar 1965, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 61 years) + 02. Velma Leone Post,   b. 25 Oct 1905, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 2 Jan 1981, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 75 years) + 03. Fern Sarah Post,   b. 4 Aug 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 12 May 1992, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 83 years)   04. Melba Louise Post,   b. 20 May 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 24 Jul 1998, Centerville, Davis, Utah, USA  (Age 87 years)   05. Dorrell Harrison Post,   b. 21 Feb 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1913, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years) 06. DeVon Floyd Post,   b. 20 Jan 1914, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 21 Oct 1992, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 78 years) 07. Glen Robey Post,   b. 23 Apr 1916, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 2003, Saint George, Washington, Utah, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Theresa Giaugue,   b. 23 Jan 1899,   d. Jul 1982  (Age 83 years)
  Children	01. Stillborn Post,   b. 28 Oct 1935, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA ,   d. 28 Oct 1935, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 0 years) 02. Richens William Post,   b. 6 Jul 1938,   d. 21 Oct 2004, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA  (Age 66 years)
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2013
  Family ID	F793	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Newspaper Articles, Clippings, On-Line Documents, The Davis County Clipper, 26 Mar 1965, page 20 (Reliability: 3). [S330] Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913, Ancestry.com. Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010, (Ancestry) (Reliability: 3). Name: Wm Henry Post Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1882 Gender: Male Birth County or District: Ontario Father's Name: Orson Post Mother's Name: Sarah Richens Archive Name: Archives of Ontario Archive Series: MS929 Archive Reel: 55 [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T623 1684; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 45 (Reliability: 3). [S98] 1910 United States Federal Census, Thirteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1607; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 129 (Reliability: 3). [S82] 1920 United States Federal Census, Fourteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry.com), Salt Lake City Ward 3, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1866; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 134 (Reliability: 3). [S99] 1930 United States Federal Census, Fifteenth Census of the United States, (Ancestry), Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2421; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 52 (Reliability: 3). [S93] Social Security Death Index, Master File, Social Security Administration, (Ancestry.com.), Railroad Board (Issued through) (Before 1951) (Reliability: 3). Name: William Post Last Residence: Utah Born: 29 Oct 1882 Died: Feb 1964 State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951) [S157] Findagrave.com, (Findagrave.com), Memorial 152475379 (Reliability: 3). [S45] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928,1933-1934, Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto, (Ancestry), Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Series: MS932; Reel: 34 (Reliability: 3). Name: Orson Post Age: 26 Birth Year: abt 1854 Birth Place: Ontario Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1880 Marriage Place: Ontario, Ontario, Canada Father: Jordan Post Mother: Almira Kerr Spouse: Sarah Richens [S172] BYU Idaho Special Collections and Family History, (BYU Idaho) (Reliability: 3). Marriage ID: 332610 Groom's Last Name: POST Groom's First Name: William H. Bride's Last Name: ROBY Bride's First Name: Clara M. Bride's Residence: null Groom's Residence: null State: Utah County: Salt Lake Place: Salt Lake City Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1902 Partial Date: null Volume: M Comment: null Page: 191