W. P. Posey is a son of David P. and Peachey T. (Powell) Posey. The father
was born in Maryland in 1781, and the mother in South Carolina in 1785. They
were married in South Carolina March 29, 1805. Eleven children were born to
them — eight girls and three boys; two sons and three daughters are still
living. His parents came to West Tennessee in 1832, settling in what is now
the Third District of Lauderdale County, near Hurricane Hill. They were both
members of the Methodist Church, and his mother died in 1845; the father in
1856. He was an old line Whig. Our subject was of Scotch-English descent,
and was born in Lawrence County, S. C., July 31, 1817. He was raised and
educated on a farm, and came with his parents to West Tennessee. They were
two months on the road, driving all the way in wagons. January 20, 1848, he
married Miss Mary E. Lackey, who was born in Murfreesboro, Tenn., January 12,
1825. They had three daughters: Ellen T., born August 19, 1851; Medora V.,
born October 27, 1853, and Laura A., born November 15, 1857. The oldest and
youngest are both dead. Medora V. married Dr. R. W. Martin June 16, 1870.
Mr. and Mrs. Posey are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Before the war Mr. Posey was a Whig, but now votes with the Democratic party.
He has been quite successful as a farmer, and now owns 160 acres of excellent
land. He is a Mason, and one of the pioneer farmers of the county, having
been a citizen of Lauderdale County ever since its organization.

Goodspeed’s Biographies of Lauderdale Co., TN