Daniel West Post b. 12 May 1903 New York, USA d. 3 Mar 1983 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA: Smith Family Tree

Daniel West Post

1903 - 1983 (79 years)

Name	Daniel West Post [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Birth	12 May 1903	New York, USA [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11]
Gender	Male
Census	1910	Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA [6]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1920	Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA [1, 7]
	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
Census	1930	Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA [4, 7]
	Marital Status: Married to Viola; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1940	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [9]
	Age: 36; Marital Status: Married to Viola; Relation to Head of House: Head
Census	1950	Davidson County, Tennessee, USA [11]
	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Viola
Social Security Number	Bef 1951	Michigan, USA
	373-14-4896
Obituary	Mar 1983 [10]
	Nashville Tennessean - Page 23
		Obituary-POST Daniel W Obituary of DANIEL WEST POST -- Nashville Tennessean 4 Mar 1983
FSID	GM35-25G
Death	3 Mar 1983	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [5, 7, 8, 10]
Burial	Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA [5, 10]
	Daniel West Post, buried beside his 2nd wife, Myrtle Post
		Burial-POST Daniel West Daniel West Post, buried beside his 2nd wife, Myrtle Post -- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN ~ Fountain Lawn "B", Section 665 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195387/ daniel https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195237/ myrtle
		Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum (also known as Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Memorial Park) Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #219110
Person ID	I14541	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	John A Post, Jr, b. Nov 1847, New Jersey, USA d. 1910, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 62 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Katherine E post, b. Abt 1859, New York, USA
Relationship	natural
Marriage	Aft 1900
	John was Single in 1900 Census
Marriage End	1910
	Death of John
Family ID	F4223	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Viola Sofronie Pulliam, b. 30 Sep 1903, Alabama, USA d. 15 Feb 1976, Antioch, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 72 years)

Marriage 9 Nov 1922 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA [2, 12]

Viola Smith and Daniel Post

Family Residence 1946 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Marriage End 1976

Death of Viola

Children

	1. Alice Marie Post, b. Abt 1928, Michigan, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Lawrence Daniel Post, b. 8 Jul 1935, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA d. 9 Jun 1988, Fort Bend County, Texas, USA (Age 52 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Irene Olamae Post, b. 22 Feb 1919, Fort Towson, Choctaw, Oklahoma, USA d. 5 Oct 1995, Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: Adopted] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F5290 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2	Myrtle Clarise Sanderson, b. 27 Oct 1901, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Aug 1989, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	29 May 1976 [13]
		Vital_Marriage-POST Myrtle & Dan Tennessee Marriage Certificate for Myrtle Clarrise Sanderson Smith and Daniel West Post
Family Residence	1982	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
		SMITH-Family Reunion
Marriage End	1983 [10]
	Death of Dan
Family ID	F5291	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 12 May 1903 - New York, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1910 - Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1920 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Marriage - 9 Nov 1922 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married to Viola; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1930 - Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan, USA
	Census - Age: 36; Marital Status: Married to Viola; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1940 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
	Family Residence - 1946 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married to Viola - 1950 - Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
	Social Security Number - 373-14-4896 - Bef 1951 - Michigan, USA
	Family Residence - 1982 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
	Death - 3 Mar 1983 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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Burials

Burial-POST Daniel West
Daniel West Post, buried beside his 2nd wife, Myrtle Post -- Woodlawn Memorial Park, Nashville TN ~ Fountain Lawn "B", Section 665 + https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195387/ daniel https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195237/ myrtle

Obituaries

Obituary-POST Daniel W
Obituary of DANIEL WEST POST -- Nashville Tennessean 4 Mar 1983

People		POST-Dan Daniel West Post
People		SMITH-Family Reunion

Sources

[S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1045; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 143.

1920 United States Federal Census
Year: 1920; Census Place: Jersey City Ward 7, Hudson, New Jersey; Roll: T625_1045; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 171; Image: 143
[S432] Ancestry.com, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;).

Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952
[S177] Ancestry.com, U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;).

U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
[S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 1016; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 948.0; FHL microfilm: 2340751.

1930 United States Federal Census
Year: 1930; Census Place: Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan; Roll: 1016; Page: 30A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 948.0; FHL microfilm: 2340751
[S1566] Find a Grave: POST Daniel W 1903-1983, Daniel West Post.
BIRTH: 12 May 1903 New York
DEATH: 3 Mar 1983 (aged 79) Nashville, Davidsony, Tennessee
BURIAL: Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
PLOT: Fountain Lawn
MEMORIAL ID: 106195387
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195387/daniel-west-post
[S11466] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 2, Duval, Florida; Roll: T624_159; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374172.

1910 United States Federal Census
Year: 1910; Census Place: Jacksonville Ward 2, Duval, Florida; Roll: T624_159; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1374172
[S54] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Database online.
Record for Daniel W Post
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=677524158&indiv=try
[S238] U.S. Social Security Administration, Number: 373-14-4896; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.
Birth date: 12 May 1903 Birth place: Death date: Mar 1983 Death place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States of America
[S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1878; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 84-1293.

1940 United States Federal Census
Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1878; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 84-1293
[S1565] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Dan Post • Nashville Tennessean - Mar 1983, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville, Tennessee; Date: 4 Mar 1983;), Daniel West "Dan" Post Obituary.
https://www.newspapers.com/image/112280244/?article=d1523f82-b1af-44e1-a239-ab23343bb819&focus=0.3503113,0.6236605,0.5048669,0.8092772&xid=2378

Obituary-POST Daniel W
Obituary of DANIEL WEST POST -- Nashville Tennessean 4 Mar 1983

[S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee;.

1950 United States Federal Census
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Davidson, Tennessee;

[S1324] Find a Grave: PULLIAM Viola Post 1903-1976, Viola Sofronie Pulliam Post.
BIRTH 30 Sep 1903
DEATH 15 Feb 1976 (aged 72)
BURIAL : Mallorys Cemetery, Thomasville, Cheatham County, Tennessee
MEMORIAL ID 112018149
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112018149
[S2689] Smith, Lawrence C, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Sanderson): SANDERSON Myrtle Post, (Name: SmithLC.com;), SANDERSON Myrtle Clarise Smith Post 1901-1989.
POST, Mrs. Myrtle Smith-- Age 87. August 16, 1989.

She is survived by two sons, Mr. & Mrs.: Harold E. (Nancy) Smith of Little Rock, AR, Mr. & Mrs. Ed R. (Clara) Smith of Nashville; two daughters, Eleanor Wooten of Nashville and Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie-(Anne) Hamilton of Hot Springs Village, AR; one brother, Bryant Sanderson; three sisters, Margie Williams, Bessie Wright and Bertie Weaver; fourteen grandchildren; thirty-two great grandchildren.

Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. Saturday August 19th from the Woodlawn Chapel of Roses with Dr. Robert Byrd and The Rev. Chuck McElhannon officiating. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park. Grandsons will serve as Active Pallbearers.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106195237/myrtle-clarise-post

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