Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Willis Aaron Post, 1886 - 1913














Willis Aaron Post was born in the state of New York in 1866 to Nathaniel and Martha (Hill) Post. He married Elnora Sloan in 1887. Willis A. Post could trace his New England roots back Aaron Post , who served as a Corporal in the Revolutionary War.






















In the 1910s, Willis A. Post ran a saw mill on Olds Street in Sandusky, Ohio. Sometimes the business was known as the Post Hoop Works. Sadly, on October 17, 1913, Willis A. Post died following an accident at the saw mill. For a time, Mrs. Post ran operations at the saw mill. Willis A. Post was buried at Sandusky's Oakland Cemetery.