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Paris Woman Knew Lincoln, Who Borrowed Buggy From Her Father
Paris, Mo., Oct. 31--Mrs. Harriet Post, until a few months ago a resident of Paris, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Powell, in Clarence, Sunday, after an illness of five weeks following a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Post was formerly Miss Harriet Barney, a daughter of the late Cary Barney. She was born in Woodford county, Illinois, October 18, 1849. She was married to William Post in 1866 and at the time of her marriage it was not necessary to have a marriage license.
The common mode of travel at that time was by ox-cart, but Mrs. Post delighted in telling that her father owned the first buggy in Woodford county, and that Abraham Lincoln, who was a cousin of her mother, visited them and borrowed her father's buggy to make a trip to Springfield on business prior to his inauguration as president.
In 1876 Mrs. Post and her husband moved to Missouri to live. At that time there was no train passing thru Paris, and they shipped their household goods to Mexico and brought them across into Monroe county by ox-carts to the home in the Powers neighborhood, east of Paris where they lived for may years.
Since 1901 it has been the custom of her many friends and relatives to celebrate her birthday at her home here, an affair which she hugely enjoyed. This year, however, she signified her desire to dispense with the celebration, saying that she was far too ill and nervous to endure the excitement.
Mr. Post passed away in 1901 and Mrs. Post continued to live on the farm until 1912 when she moved to Paris. To this union were born seven children, three of whom survive. Frank Post of Branson, Mo., Mrs. Nona Powell of Clarence, and Ms. Mack Herndon of near Paris. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Ed Barney of near Paris, and two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, of Paris and Mrs. Lottie Wellar of Jamestown, N. D.
Mrs. Post had been a member of the Baptist church for 42 years.
Paris Woman Knew Lincoln, Who Borrowed Buggy From Her Father
Paris, Mo., Oct. 31--Mrs. Harriet Post, until a few months ago a resident of Paris, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Powell, in Clarence, Sunday, after an illness of five weeks following a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Post was formerly Miss Harriet Barney, a daughter of the late Cary Barney. She was born in Woodford county, Illinois, October 18, 1849. She was married to William Post in 1866 and at the time of her marriage it was not necessary to have a marriage license.
The common mode of travel at that time was by ox-cart, but Mrs. Post delighted in telling that her father owned the first buggy in Woodford county, and that Abraham Lincoln, who was a cousin of her mother, visited them and borrowed her father's buggy to make a trip to Springfield on business prior to his inauguration as president.
In 1876 Mrs. Post and her husband moved to Missouri to live. At that time there was no train passing thru Paris, and they shipped their household goods to Mexico and brought them across into Monroe county by ox-carts to the home in the Powers neighborhood, east of Paris where they lived for may years.
Since 1901 it has been the custom of her many friends and relatives to celebrate her birthday at her home here, an affair which she hugely enjoyed. This year, however, she signified her desire to dispense with the celebration, saying that she was far too ill and nervous to endure the excitement.
Mr. Post passed away in 1901 and Mrs. Post continued to live on the farm until 1912 when she moved to Paris. To this union were born seven children, three of whom survive. Frank Post of Branson, Mo., Mrs. Nona Powell of Clarence, and Ms. Mack Herndon of near Paris. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Ed Barney of near Paris, and two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, of Paris and Mrs. Lottie Wellar of Jamestown, N. D.
Mrs. Post had been a member of the Baptist church for 42 years.
Find A Grave contributor Paula, 47183440, has made this suggestion:
Paris Woman Knew Lincoln, Who Borrowed Buggy From Her Father
Paris, Mo., Oct. 31--Mrs. Harriet Post, until a few months ago a resident of Paris, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Powell, in Clarence, Sunday, after an illness of five weeks following a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Post was formerly Miss Harriet Barney, a daughter of the late Cary Barney. She was born in Woodford county, Illinois, October 18, 1849. She was married to William Post in 1866 and at the time of her marriage it was not necessary to have a marriage license.
The common mode of travel at that time was by ox-cart, but Mrs. Post delighted in telling that her father owned the first buggy in Woodford county, and that Abraham Lincoln, who was a cousin of her mother, visited them and borrowed her father's buggy to make a trip to Springfield on business prior to his inauguration as president.
In 1876 Mrs. Post and her husband moved to Missouri to live. At that time there was no train passing thru Paris, and they shipped their household goods to Mexico and brought them across into Monroe county by ox-carts to the home in the Powers neighborhood, east of Paris where they lived for may years.
Since 1901 it has been the custom of her many friends and relatives to celebrate her birthday at her home here, an affair which she hugely enjoyed. This year, however, she signified her desire to dispense with the celebration, saying that she was far too ill and nervous to endure the excitement.
Mr. Post passed away in 1901 and Mrs. Post continued to live on the farm until 1912 when she moved to Paris. To this union were born seven children, three of whom survive. Frank Post of Branson, Mo., Mrs. Nona Powell of Clarence, and Ms. Mack Herndon of near Paris. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Ed Barney of near Paris, and two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, of Paris and Mrs. Lottie Wellar of Jamestown, N. D.
Mrs. Post had been a member of the Baptist church for 42 years.
Paris Woman Knew Lincoln, Who Borrowed Buggy From Her Father
Paris, Mo., Oct. 31--Mrs. Harriet Post, until a few months ago a resident of Paris, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank Powell, in Clarence, Sunday, after an illness of five weeks following a stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. Post was formerly Miss Harriet Barney, a daughter of the late Cary Barney. She was born in Woodford county, Illinois, October 18, 1849. She was married to William Post in 1866 and at the time of her marriage it was not necessary to have a marriage license.
The common mode of travel at that time was by ox-cart, but Mrs. Post delighted in telling that her father owned the first buggy in Woodford county, and that Abraham Lincoln, who was a cousin of her mother, visited them and borrowed her father's buggy to make a trip to Springfield on business prior to his inauguration as president.
In 1876 Mrs. Post and her husband moved to Missouri to live. At that time there was no train passing thru Paris, and they shipped their household goods to Mexico and brought them across into Monroe county by ox-carts to the home in the Powers neighborhood, east of Paris where they lived for may years.
Since 1901 it has been the custom of her many friends and relatives to celebrate her birthday at her home here, an affair which she hugely enjoyed. This year, however, she signified her desire to dispense with the celebration, saying that she was far too ill and nervous to endure the excitement.
Mr. Post passed away in 1901 and Mrs. Post continued to live on the farm until 1912 when she moved to Paris. To this union were born seven children, three of whom survive. Frank Post of Branson, Mo., Mrs. Nona Powell of Clarence, and Ms. Mack Herndon of near Paris. She is also survived by two brothers, Jim and Ed Barney of near Paris, and two sisters, Mrs. W. J. Wilson, of Paris and Mrs. Lottie Wellar of Jamestown, N. D.
Mrs. Post had been a member of the Baptist church for 42 years.
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