Walter Post^[1]

1840 - 1913  (72 years)

• Photos		Walter Post, Orsa Lander gravestone
  		Walter Post Grave Registration Card This card notes his Civil War service, plus death and burial details.
  		Walter Post, circa 19000 From a group photo with his siblings.

  
  

• Name	Walter Post
  Born	15 Jun 1840	Chester, Geauga, Ohio, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Nov 1861  [1]
  	Army, as a musician in the OVI band; discharged Oct. 1862
  	Address: 41st Regiment
  _FSFTID	KLCR-LKG
  _UID	4C35DBF82DDE454FBA08D1B2260D8462511D
  Died	1 May 1913	Chester Twp, Geauga, Ohio, United States   [1, 3]
  Buried	4 May 1913	Chester Twp. Cem, Sec A Lot 38, Geauga, OH   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I26	Bradley - Post
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Jabez Post,   b. 8 Aug 1796, Norwich, New London, CT ,   d. 23 Feb 1876, Chester, Geauga, Ohio, United States  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Mcgillis,   b. 1812, Massachusetts, United States ,   d. 11 Oct 1884  (Age 72 years)
  Married	15 Sep 1835	Norwich, New London, CT   [4]
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orsa Jane Lander,   b. 22 Sep 1845, Orange Twp ,   d. 4 Nov 1923  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 Oct 1864	Cuyahoga, OH   [5]
  	Alternate records show a marriage date of 3 December 1864.
  Children	1. Howard Afton Post,   b. 14 Jun 1865, Chesterland, OH ,   d. 4 Sep 1952, Oakland, CA  (Age 87 years)   2. William Lander Post,   b. 9 Jul 1871, Chesterland, OH ,   d. 28 Dec 1954, Chesterland, Ohio  (Age 83 years)   3. Sterling E. Post,   b. 7 Jul 1875, Chester, OH ,   d. 24 Dec 1879, Chester, OH  (Age 4 years)   4. James Albert Post,   b. 4 Oct 1881, Chester Twp, Geauga, OH ,   d. 1 Oct 1976, Chardon, Geauga, Ohio, United States  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F23	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  According to the "Geauga Republican-Record" newspaper, 7 May 1913 edition, the funeral was one of the largest ever held in Chester. According to "Ohio Deaths 1908-1953 (LDS), his occupation was listed as "farmer".

  
  

• Sources

  [S224] Ohio Graves Registration Cards. [S142] Census, 1900, US. 1900 census shows birth date as "Jun 1840". [S145] OH Deaths 1908-1953. [S8] CT Archives-Norwich, , 4-367. [S144] OH Marriages 1800-1958, Ref: v1 p130, source film number 873460.