Adam C.

Post and Lucy Frost Post

This piece of family history is a bit complicated. Adam C. Post was a Union Solider, part of General
Shermans famous march to the sea. Adam was born variously in Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania
(depending on the source), I tend to go with Richland County, Ohio. He first married Isabel Martin.
They had several children, one of whom (Katie) is buried in Salem (Jasper County, MO) Cemetery with
her mother. Katie was born in 1861. The 1880 Census suggests there were at least two other children to
this marriage: Mattie and Charles A., born about 1857 and 1858 respectively. Isabel Martin Post died in
June 1869. I dont know what happened to Mattie but Charles Post married Cora ____ Post and had
several children including Vernon Post (1903-xxxx). Vernon Post lived near the low water bridge on Dry
Fork for many years and was a close friend of the Cases. Vernon married rather late in life and had no
children.
Adam next married Lucy Frost Post, youngest sister of Orville Frost; prominent Jasper County farmer and
also a Union soldier. The Frosts and the Posts were close neighbors northwest of Carthage. Adam was
about fifteen years older than Lucy when they married in January 1871; he is 37, she is not yet 22.
Between 1874 and 1879, Lucy gives birth to five children: Winfred, Margaret, Mary, Mabel and William.
She died at age 30; a few months after her fifth child was born. The last baby, William, died shortly
afterwards. Lucy is buried in Salem Cemetery.
Adam Clark Post married a third time to Eliza (Elizabeth) Rawles in 1885. As far as I know, they had no
children. Eliza died in 1921, she is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Carthage, MO.
The 1880 Census is a bit of a problem as it listed Lucy Post as Arum Posts wife. By this time, Lucy is
already deceased, and Arum Post is a misspelling of Adam Post. Mabel Post is missing from the list of
children, and Isabel Martin and Lucy Frosts children are comingled in the Census family listing.
Adam and Lucys firstborn child was Winfred Bryant Post. Winfred B. became a prominent physician.
He and his wife had a son, Winfred L. Post, who also was a physician, an occulist. Winfred Luscombe
Post became a philanthropist and left a portion of his estate to the Public Library of Joplin Missouri where
the Post Memorial Art Reference Library room can be found. Winfred L. Post had no natural born
children but did adopt two children. Winfred L. Post attended the Frost Family reunions during the 1960s
as he was first cousin once removed.
Adam Clark Post died in 1908 and is buried in Park Cemetery, Carthage, Missouri; his three wives are in
Salem and Oak Hill Cemeteries. However, the Post Family Plot in Park Cemetery shows a marker for an
Elizabeth Post. This is not his third wife, Elizabeth Rawles Post, but his daughter-in-law, Elizabeth
Luscombe Post, wife of Adams son, Winfred Bryant Post. I do not know why Elizabeth Luscombe Post
was buried with her father in law and not her husband.
In places, Lucys children have different names: Winfred is called Fred, Margaret is called Mollie or
Gertrude, and Mary is called Maude.

Adam Clark Post

Birth:

1834

Death:

Jun. 28, 1908

Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

Father of Dr. Winfred

Death date given is interment date according to
cemetery records
Family links:
Spouse:
Lucy A. Frost Post (1849 - 1879)
Children:
Winfred Bryant Post (1874 - 1941)*
*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Park Cemetery
Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA
Plot: Traditional Sector Bl 27 Lot 17 Sp 8

Added by: I remember when. . .

United States Census, 1880 for Aurm C. Post

Name:
Residence:
Birthdate:
Birthplace:
Relationship to Head:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Race or Color (Expanded):
Ethnicity (Standardized):
Gender:
Martial Status:
Age (Expanded):
Occupation:

Aurm C. Post
Preston, Jasper, Missouri
1834
Ohio, United States
Self
Lucy A. Post
Illinois, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States
White
American
Male
Married
46 years
Farming

Household
Aurm C. Post
Lucy A. Post
Mattie Post
Charles H. Post
Winfred Post
Gertrude Post
Maude Post
John Brown

Spouse
Child
Child
Child
Child
Child

Gender
M
F
F
M
M
F
F
M

Age
46
29
23
22
8
7
5
22

Note: Since Lucy died in 1879, I can only conclude that the Census was begun in 1879 and completed in
1880, thus the discrepancy in dates. Arum Post should be listed as Adam Post. Also missing is their
daughter Mabel Post, born in 1877. Charles H. Post should be listed as Charles A. Post.

Lucy A. Frost Post

Birth:
Death:

Sep. 16, 1849

Jan. 19, 1879

Family links:
Spouse:
Adam C. Post (1834 - 1908)*
Children:
Winfred Bryant Post (1874 - 1941)*

Burial:
Salem Cemetery
Jasper
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

United States Census, 1900 for Adam C Post

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Father:
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Spouse
Child
Child
Child

Adam C Post
Carthage city, Jasper, Missouri
Nov 1834
Ohio
Self
Eliza J Post
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
White
Adam C Post
Male
Married
15
1885

Household
Adam C Post
Eliza J Post
Gertrude M Post
Maud M Post
Mabel L Post

Gender Age
M
F
F
F
F

Isabel Post
Birth:
Death:
Wife of A. C.
Burial:
Salem Cemetery
Jasper
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

Jun. 1, 1834
Jun. 11, 1869

Katie E. Post
Birth:
Death:

Aug. 16, 1861

Jan. 7, 1878

Daughter of A. C. and Isabel Post

Burial:
Salem Cemetery
Jasper
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

Note: Katie Post and her mother, Isabel Post, shared the same grave marker in Salem Cemetery.

Dr Winfred Bryant Post

Birth:

Death:

Oct. 19, 1874

Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA
Dec. 22, 1941
Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

FATHER: A. C. Post
Birthplace: Ohio
MOTHER: Lucy Frost Post
Birthplace: Illinois
Dr. Winfred B. Post resided at 1418 South Main
Street in Carthage with his wife Christina
Luscombe Post. He has been a prominent
occulist and also a World War I veteran.He
passed away from a coronary occlusion and
complications of general artero-sclerosis at age
70 years, 2 months & 3 days old.
Burial was in Mt. Hope cemetery under the

direction of Knell Mortuary of Carthage, MO

His wife and another son Adam are buried in
Park Cemetery, Carthage, MO in Block 27 Lot
17 next to the Luscombe family plot, Block 27
Lot 24.
Source:
Nancy Brewer
Carthage, MO

Father | Male
Adam Clark Post
Born

2 Nov 1834

Died

27 Jun 1908

Shelby, Richland County, Ohio

Buried
Married
Other Spouse

Isabel Martin | F1131

Married

22 Nov 1855

Other Spouse

Eliza Rawles | F1133

Married

16 Oct 1885

Father

Charles Cracraft Post | F1068 Group Sheet

Mother

Elizabeth Bryant | F1068 Group Sheet

Children with Lucy Frost:

Child 1 | Male
Winfred Bryant Post
Born

19 Oct 1871

Died
Buried
Spouse

Living | F3607

Married
Child 2 | Female
Margaret Gertrude Post
Born

12 Aug 1873

Died
Buried

Child 3 | Female
Mary Maude Post
Born

9 Mar 1875

Carthage, Missouri

Died
Buried
Spouse

Daniel Robert Smith | F3588

Married
Child 4 | Female
Mabel Post
Born

15 Jan 1877

Died

Nov 1907

Buried
Spouse

Living | F3608

Married
Child 5 | Male
William Frank Post
Born

21 Nov 1878

Died

6 Feb 1879

Buried
hasselbacher.org/pubtng/familygroup.php?familyID=F1132.

Elizabeth Jane Rawles Post

Birth:
Death:

May, 1836
Mar. 20, 1921

Note: Wife of Adam C. Post. Daughter of John W.

Rawles & Clarissa Pangborn.
Burial:
Oak Hill Cemetery
Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

Added by: Doris Snyder

Dr Winfred Luscombe Post

Birth:

Death:

Nov. 21, 1897

Carthage
Jasper County
Missouri, USA
Apr. 28, 1977
Joplin
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

Winfred Luscombe Post was born in Carthage MO.

He graduated from Carthage High School in 1916.
He earned his medical degree from Washington
University in 1922, specializing in disorders of the
eye, ear, nose, and throat. Dr. Post moved to Joplin
MO to begin his medical practice. There he met the
elegant Elizabeth Clark; they married on Nov. 8,
1925.
The young couple shared a common passion for art
history, English architecture and design, and
antiques. Soon after their marriage, they built a
quaint stone cottage at 2630 E. 15th Street in Joplin.
The Posts later added a large wing and a second
story to create a magnificent English Tudor-style
mansion.
Winfred Post was an active civic leader in Joplin's
formative years following the mining boom. During
World War II, he took time off from his medical
practice to serve in the Air Force Medical Division.
The Posts often entertained soldiers from Camp
Crowder in their home.
Winfred and Elizabeth Post were the proud parents
of two adopted children: Elizabeth Robberson
"Missie" Post (1932-1937) and Eleanor Luscombe
"Ellie" Post (1937-1981).
The Posts were generous philanthropists who
actively supported the arts in Joplin. They helped
found the Joplin Historical Society and Spiva Art
Center. They received many awards and honors for
their efforts.
The Posts had planned to leave their house,
furniture, and art collections as a museum. Although
that could not be accomplished, their desires were
fulfilled with the establishment of the Post Memorial

Art Reference Library, 300 Main Street, Joplin MO

64801. Phone 417.782.7678. For more information
about the Posts, visit the Post Library. On the web at
www.postlibrary.org.
Family links:
Parents:
Winfred Bryant Post (1874 - 1941)
Elizabeth Luscombe Post (1873 - 1957)
Spouse:
Elizabeth Robberson Clark Post (1900 - 1976)
Children:
Elizabeth Robberson Post (1932 - 1937)*
Eleanor Luscombe Post Brady (1937 - 1981)*
*Point here for explanation

Burial:
Mount Hope Cemetery
Webb City
Jasper County
Missouri, USA

United States Census, 1900 for Charles Post

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Father's Titles & Terms:
Father's Birthplace:

Charles Post
Jasper city, Jasper, Missouri
Oct 1857
Ohio
Self
Corah A Post
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Mother:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Race or Color (expanded):
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Gender:
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Years Married:
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Mother How Many Children:
Number Living Children:

Ohio
White
Charles Post
Male
Married
15
1885

Household
Gender
Charles Post
M
Spouse
Corah A Post
F
Child
Edith I Post
F
Child
Raymond A Post
M
Willis N Carns
M
Albert Way
M
Note: Charles Posts father was born in Ohio, not Pennsylvania. Charles was born in Missouri.

Age

United States Census, 1910 for Charles A Post

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Residence:
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Mother's Birthplace:
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Page Number:
Spouse

Charles A Post
Ohio
Self
Preston, Jasper, Missouri
Married
White
Male
Ohio
Ohio
348
15
Household
Charles A Post
Cora Post

Gender
M
F

Age
52y
49y

Child
Child
Child

Raymond Post
Albert Post
Vernon Post

M
M
M

16y
10y
7y

Gender
M
F
M
M
M

Age
62y
59y
26y
20y
17y

United States Census, 1920 for Charles A Post

Name:
Residence:
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Spouse
Child
Child
Child

Charles A Post
, Jasper, Missouri
1858
62
Ohio
Self
Male
White
Married

1820922
4312409
01064
14
Household
Charles A Post
Cora Post
Raymond Post
Albert Post
Vernon Post

Note: Adam Clark Post was the grandfather of our neighbor Vernon Post who lived just north of the low
water bridge on Dry Fork Creek, Jasper County. Vernon was great friend of Ira Case.