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Pfost families

Deborah Pfost Harmon (View posts)
Posted: 26 Jan 2001 1:00PM GMT
I never dreamed there were so many Pfost's out there! I guess I am related to most of you. I have traced my line back to George Washington Pfost whom Doris Poinsett sort of has a question mark about. I would love to put him in his correct place! I live in Charleston, WV, so near to where Valentin settled in America. I have been working on genealogy for two years, off and on. I do have a copy of Doris Poinsett's book. If anyone has any information on George Washington Pfost please let me know.

Geo Wash. Pfost

Posted: 2 Feb 2001 10:01AM GMT
Edited: 23 Jun 2001 4:52PM GMT
Which GW do you refer to. I list 5 GWs. Contact me at dmidcalf@socal.rr.com and I'll tell you about my connection.

Pfost in Wva

Posted: 2 Jun 2001 1:10PM GMT
Edited: 2 Jul 2001 3:36AM GMT
The person you refer to as valentin Pfost is this
this the same one who married Barbara Devlin?
If so I beleive we are related.I have just
starting searching this line.So I would
love to have a new cousin and more info
on this line of my family.you can reach me at
stacik@ameritech.net
Thank you
Staci

VALENTINE PFOST

Posted: 26 Feb 2002 1:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 6 Jun 2004 2:52PM GMT
YOU MENTIONED IN YOUR NOTE THAT YOU LIVE NOT TO FAR FROM WHERE VALENTINE PFOST SETTLED. IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT KNOW WHERE HE CAME FROM(ORIGINALLY FROM GERMANY, WE THINK) AND ALSO WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING A FIRST WIFE THAT HE MAY HAVE LEFT IN GERMANY? WE KNOW THAT HE MARRIED A BARBARA DEVLIN ONCE HE WAS THERE IN WV BUT SUSPECT THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD CHILDREN BY A FIRST MARRIAGE. WE COME FROM A GEORGE PFOST/ELIZABETH PETERSON LINE. YOU ALSO MENTION DORIS POINSETT'S BOOK, THIS IS WHERE WE FOUND THE INFORMATION SUGGESTING THAT VALENTINE MAY HAVE BEEN MARRIED BEFORE BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION ON THAT POSSIBLILITY, ANY NEWS YOU HAVE WOULD BE WELCOME. THANKS HEIDI

Re: VALENTINE PFOST

Deborah Harmon (View posts)
Posted: 26 Feb 2002 1:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am sorry, I have no information to help you. The only information I have came from Doris Poinsett's book.

Debbie (Pfost) Harmon

Re: Pfost in Wva

Posted: 2 Dec 2007 7:18AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: pfost, post
dear staci,
valentine pfost was born in germany @1740 and died @10/27/1800 hardy, w.va. valentine pfost is my gggggggrandfather. he was married to barbara devlin - born @1751 in hampshire city, va. and died @1831 in jackson city, va. do you have any more information on the pfost/post families? thanks- kathy

Re: Geo Wash. Pfost

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 5:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
Just for the record, which is everything in the case of geneaology, :)...Valentin & Barbara did not have a son named George. George W. Pfost was a grandson, the son of Valentin's son Isaac & his wife Elizabeth Foglesong Pfost. George Washington Pfost married Mariah Jane Fisher and had nine children-Joseph Earl,Nora Mae,Virgil Conrad,Ina,Mary Katherine,Cora Edna,Elijah Franklin,George Clarence ( my grandfather) and Roy Aldo, all of whom were the fourth generation of Valentin's family. Also being erroneously ( and consistently) attributed to Valentin & Barbara as children are Martin ( no such child of theirs, but they DID have a daughter named Martha, whose German name was Marte, being mistakenly interpreted by many researchers as Martin) and Jacob, who was actually their son-in-law and executor of Valentin's will ( Jacob Bergdall ).

I take this information directly from documents prepared by Doris Poinsett, the noted author of a book on my family heritage. She corresponded with my late Aunt Reva extensively and I am very fortunate to have those documents, they are invaluable !~

Hope this helps your research; I well understand how deeply frustrating it is to try and get the information right when so many researchers here are posting incorrect "data" about Valentin.

Best Regards, your distant relative
Susan Pfost Franco
Daughter of Jewell C. Pfost & Madge Cantrell Harding Pfost

Re: Pfost families

Posted: 22 Mar 2011 5:35PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 22 Mar 2011 5:36PM GMT
Just for the record, which is everything in the case of geneaology, :)...Valentin & Barbara did not have a son named George. George W. Pfost was a grandson, the son of Valentin's son Isaac & his wife Elizabeth Foglesong Pfost. George Washington Pfost married Mariah Jane Fisher and had nine children-Joseph Earl,Nora Mae,Virgil Conrad,Ina,Mary Katherine,Cora Edna,Elijah Franklin,George Clarence ( my grandfather) and Roy Aldo, all of whom were the fourth generation of Valentin's family. Also being erroneously ( and consistently) attributed to Valentin & Barbara as children are Martin ( no such child of theirs, but they DID have a daughter named Martha, whose German name was Marte, being mistakenly interpreted by many researchers as Martin or Marty) and Jacob, who was actually their son-in-law and executor of Valentin's will ( Jacob Bergdall ).

I take this information directly from documents prepared by Doris Poinsett, the noted author of a book on our family heritage. She corresponded with my late Aunt Reva extensively and I am very fortunate to have those documents, they are invaluable !~



Hope this helps your research; I well understand how deeply frustrating it is to try and get the information right when so many researchers here are posting incorrect "data" about Valentin's lineage.

Best Regards, your distant relative
Susan Pfost Franco
Daughter of Jewell C. Pfost & Madge Cantrell Harding Pfost
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