Title

Effie Poston

Creation Date

1900 – 1904

Description

Poston, Effie. B/W photo of Effie May Poston (nee Effie May Davis), daughter of Orange Runnels Davis and Olive (Pettis) Davis. Effie May Davis (born 8-2-1858 at Lake Emily, died 9-29-1922 in Glasgow, MT) married Ashford Dow Poston (born 1850 in Illinois, died in 1893 in St. Paul, MN) on 3-5-1875 in Kasota, MN (Le Sueur County marriage records list Ashford Paston and 3-5-1874). They lived in Forest Lake, MN. He died in St. Paul and is buried in Forest Lake, MN. She moved to be with her daughter in Glasgow, MT in 1913. She was buried in there. They had a daughter, Maude Annette Poston-Katz-Pettis (born 2-24-1878 in St. Peter, MN; died 7-31-1922 in Warm Springs, MT) who eventially ended up in Montana. Maud married Charles Katz (born 12-3-1854 in Germany ?, died 5-30-1916 in Williston, ND) about1905. They had a daughter, Rivka Katz (Rivka Adna Katz-Schappacher-Pratt), and a foster daughter, Elmeada Katz (Elmeada Johanna Arnold-Katz). After Charles' death she married Adna Pettis (born 7-24-1868 in Kasota, MN; died 4-16-1948 in St. Peter, MN). She was buried in Williston, ND with her first husband.