Does anyone out there know any information on the Pfost later changed to Post surname?
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My husband is a PFOST. He is from West Virginia. It is pronounced "Post", but still spelled with the F. Of course, we are constantly having to correct people on the pronounciation. He knows very little about his family. And since this surname is so rare....maybe we have a connection here. Would love to hear from anyone on this. Thanks!
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MY DAD WAS 6TH GENERATION PFOST, THE FIRST I KNOW OF WAS FRON WV.VALENTINE AND BARBARA(DEVLIN) PFOST LIVED ON THE SOUTH BRANCH OF THE POTOMAC RIVER,PETERBURG, HARDY CO. THEY LIVED THERE IN THE MID 1700'S. THERE WERE FIVE CHILDRE IN THE FAMILY. I VISITED THERE IN 1990 AND THE PEOPLE LIVING THERE LET US COME IN AND SEE THE HOUSE, AS WHEN THEY ADDED ON THEY KEPT THE OLD HOUSE WHICH IS A ROOM NOW. IF YOU THINK THIS IS PART OF YOUR FAMILY PLEASE LET ME KNOW. A.KELLY
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I think that we are from the same tree. If you are interested I can give you more info.
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I HAVE THE BOOK PUBLISHED BY DORIS POINSETT ABOUT VALENTINE PFOST THRU SIX GENERATIONS. HAVE YOU SEEN THE BOOK? IT IS HARD BOUND AND A NICE BOOK TO HAVE. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? MY FATHER'S MOTHER MARRIED A PFOST,HENRY CLAY. SHE STILL HAS COPIES OF THE BOOK TO SELL.
A.KELLY
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HI, HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO THE PFOST FAMILY? MY GRANDMOTHER CORA PFOST WILLMS WAS THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY CLAY PFOST. HIS FATHER WAS ABRAHAM,HIS FATHER WAS ISAAC AND HIS FATHER WAS VALENTINE PFOST BORN IN 1740 AND LIVED IN HARDY CO. W. V.
ANITA
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JOHN CHECK MY MESSAGE ON PFOST MESSAGE BOARD 3-22-00. I LISTED HOW I AM RELATED TO THE PFOST FAMILY. ANITA
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We are related. Valentin Pfost Isaac Pfost Abraham Pfost Francis Marion Pfost Jackson Co, WV. His wife, son and daughter were killed by John Morgan in 1897 My grandfather was not at home. Henry Floyd Pfost Ripley WV. Dr. John J. Pfost Charleston Wv. Me. Lancaster Pa.
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I VISITED KANSAS WITH MY PARENTS ABOUT 1981 AND WHEN WE WERE THERE WE VISITED ORVILLE PFOST AND HIS WIFE. HE SHOWED US A BOOK ABOUT THE PFOST-GREENE MURDERS, IS THIS THE FAMILY YOU WROTE ABOUT? I HAVE WANTED TO GET THE BOOK BUT HAVE NOT FOUND IT. WE LIVE IN HEMET, CA. AND TRAVEL IN THE SUMMER, DURING THE HOT MONTHS AND IN 1991 WE WENT TO W.V. AND FOUND THE HOUSE VALENTINE PFOST HAD LIVED IN. SMALL WORLD, WOULD LIKE TO MEET SOMETIME.DO YOU HAVE DORIS POINSETT'S BOOK ABOUT ALL THE GENERATIONS OF THE PFOSTS'? ANITA
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