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Family: William POST/Ester JOHNSON (F74)

m. 1 Apr 1852


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  • Father | Male
    William POST

    Born  31 May 1819  Wareham, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1877  Mt. Horeb, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rutland, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1 Apr 1852  [1]  Muskego, Waukesha, WI  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John POST | F352 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lucy | F352 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Ester JOHNSON

    Born  23 Sep 1831  England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Oct 1874  Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Rutland, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Richard JOHNSON | F1326 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Ann BOSSINGHAM | F1326 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    (Girl) POST

    Born     
    Died  Bef 1860   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    > Jenny Lind S.A. POST

    Born  1856  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Living | F364 
    Married     
    Spouse  Living | F365 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    > Alice U. POST

    Born  1859   
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Living | F353 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    > Emma E. POST

    Born  1862  Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Living | F357 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Female
    > Mary Ann POST

    Born  25 May 1866  Oregon, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Aug 1942  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  14 Aug 1942  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Periander (Perry) OUTHOUSE | F1027 
    Married  9 Jan 1889  Madison, Dane, WI Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • William lived at Muskego and was married there in 1852. Ellen Parker, daughter of Luther Parker, Muskego's first settler, mentioned their wedding in her diary.

      "April 1, [1852] - Mr. William Post was married today to Miss Esther Johnson. They did not make much of a wedding. The bride was dressed very pretty in a new silk dress brought from England. The dress is still in the family, a wine and silver iridescent taffeta with a pleated inlay at the shoulders. The waist is very tiny, none of her descendants could fit into it."

      William bought land in the Town of Vernon near the Old Presbyterian Church (corner of Hywy F and E.S.) where he had a N.W. quarter section. He later sold out and moved to Rutland. They were married by W. D. Peck, Justice of the Peace.

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] STATON, Marcia.