Joe Bird Posey was born in Eastman (Crawford County) Wisconsin on May 3, 1863. He married Grace Grossman in Crawford County on July 22, 1888. Grace was born July 9, 1867 in Jackson County, Ohio.
They lived in Boscobel, Wisconsin, before coming to Foster County in 1902 or 1903. Joe Posey farmed, worked for other farmers, and on the railroad.
Children born to the Poseys were: Gregory, Dick, David, Alma, Alta, Cyrus, Seth and Wallace.
Joe Posey died December 13, 1934; Grace in 1928. Both are buried at Grace City.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 63B