Reunion of Descendants of Stephen Post". The Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. August 30, 1902, Sat. Page 9.

Joshua Post, Jr., the older brother of the three who came to Ohio, grandfather, great-grandfather, yes two and three times great to many here today, was born November 19, 1771. Mollie Dee, February 4, 1772. They were married 1784. They moved from Saybrook, Conn., in 1820 with their family of 13 children, two sons and 11 daughters, with one ox team and one horse. They settled in Boston, Ohio, where he died in 1822, two years after settling, aged 51 years. He was buried in Boston where his grave is yet to be found. Mollie, his wife sayed on the farm about six years, then she sold it and came to Twinsburg and purchased 50 acres on Liberty street, where she lived until her death, January 4, 1860, aged nearly 89 years living with her youngest son, Philo. Of her 13 children, all settled in Twinsburg excepting three. Polly, the oldest daughter, never came west to live but settled in Durham, N.Y., where some of her children are still living. Dianah settled in Boston, Ohio, afterwards moving to Arlington, Hancock county, where she died a few years ago.

Hettie Ann moved back east after her second marriage and died there. She was the mother of J.L. Thompson of Aurora. Joshua, the oldest son, moved to Wisconsin, where he died a few years ago, aged 81 years. All the rest lived and died in Ohio, and seven of them are buried in Locust Grove cemetery, Twinsburg, O. There is one living, the youngest daughter, Sallie Lusk, of Akron, O. (Deceased since this was written. – Ed.) She was not able to be with us today. She will be 87 in September, and one daughter-in-law, Luna, the widow of the late Philo Post.

The 13 children of Joshua and Mollie Dee Post were Joshua, Polly Pratt, Deborah Tucker, Emily Hull, Juliet Parmalee, Dianah Holmes Sanford, Mercy Brower Clark, Hettie Ann Thompson Weatherbe Platt, Hannah Vail, Jerusha Parmelee, Belinda Holcomb, Sally Secoy Lusk, and Philo.