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Source:
A Centennial Biographical History
of
Richland and Ashland County, Ohio
- ILLUSTRATED -
A. J. Baughman, Editor
Chicago
The Lewis Publishing Co.
1901
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)
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J. HARVEY POST.
Among the leading
citizens and prominent farmers of Troy township,
Richland county, we take great pleasure in giving the
sketch of this worthy gentleman whose entire life has
been spent there, his birth having occurred on the farm
where he now lives Aug. 22, 1841. His father,
Henry Post, was born in Washington county,
Pennsylvania, in November, 1805, and in November, 1819,
came to this county with his father, Benjamin Post,
the journey being made by team. The latter took up
one hundred and sixty acres of government land on
section 4, Troy township, and began the improvement of
the farm which is now the home of our subject, and which
has since been in possession of the family. Their
first home here was a log cabin, but later a brick house
was erected, the first of the kind in the township.
The grandfather was quite a hunter, and game being
plentiful at that time he had ample opportunity to
indulge in that sport. He died here in 1830.
Throughout life Henry Post remained on the old
home farm and assisted in the arduous task of clearing
the land and transforming it into highly cultivated
fields, his time and energies being entirely devoted to
agricultural pursuits. He died Mar. 14, 1888, and
his wife, who bore the maiden name of Annie
Andrews, passed away sept. 24, 1868. Of the
seven children born to them, three died in infancy, the
others being William B., a resident of Sandusky
township; Nancy, the wife of William Palmer
of the same place; J. Harvey our subject; and
Almeda.
Mr. Post, of this review, grew to manhood upon the
old homestead, and after attending teh district school
of the neighborhood for some years he became a student
at Baldwin University, where his education was
completed. In the winter of 1863 he began teaching
school, and successfully followed that pursuit for ten
consecutive winters, while engaged in farming during the
summer months. For some time he and his father
carried on the farm together, but later he took entire
charge of the place and in its operation has met with
marked success, being one of the most skillful and
thorough agriculturists of his township. He and
Almeda now own sixty-seven acres of the homestead,
and he is engaged in general farming. In politics.
Mr. Post is a stalwart Democrat, and has held the
office of township trustee for several years, with
credit to himself and to the entire satisfaction of his
constituents.
Source: A
Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland
County, Ohio - Publ. 1901 - Page 346 |
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