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Ada Mae Foster 1909–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1909

Birth Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 June 2006

Death Location: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Foster

Mother: Lillie Woodruff

Spouse(s): Francis McCarley

Children(s): Frances McCarley, Ada McCarley, Betty McCarley

In 1909, Ada Mae Foster entered the world in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to John Cager Foster And Lillie E Woodruff. In 1920, Ada Mae Foster resided in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Ada Mae Foster resided in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina. Ada Mae Foster married Francis Wilson Mccarley, and had children including Ada Jane Mccarley, Betty Joyce Mccarley, Frances Elizabeth Mccarley. Ada Mae Foster passed away in 2006 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Ada Mae Foster entered the world in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to John Cager Foster And Lillie E Woodruff.
  • In 1920, Ada Mae Foster resided in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Ada Mae Foster resided in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
  • Ada Mae Foster married Francis Wilson Mccarley, and had children including Ada Jane Mccarley, Betty Joyce Mccarley, Frances Elizabeth Mccarley.
  • Ada Mae Foster passed away in 2006 in Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ada Foster
1909–2006
Birth Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Cager Foster
1865–1943
South Carolina, USA
Lillie (E.) Woodruff
1877–1966
Grandparents
John (Calhoun) Woodruff
1835–1914
Sarah (Jane) Parsons
1853–1923
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Martin Parsons
1821–1899
Mary Lanford
1821–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lanford
1775–1863
Rebecca Leatherwood
1783–1860

Ada Foster's Descendants

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Ada (Mae) Foster (27 July 1909–8 June 2006) m. Francis (Wilson) McCarley (21 April 1904–26 June 1989)
  1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) McCarley 1931–1988 m. Houston (Moore) Davis 1922–1963
  2. 2. Ada (Jane) McCarley 1940–1962
  3. 3. Betty (Joyce) McCarley 1936–2017 m. Rufus (Larry) Smith 1935–2017

Ada Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1909
27 July 1909
Birth of Ada Mae Foster in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Ada Mae Foster resided here in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Ada Mae Foster resided here in Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 31
Ada Mae Foster resided here in Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Ada Mae Foster resided here in Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
2006
8 June 2006
Age 97
Death of Ada Mae Foster in Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
Plano, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1909
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03840; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-84
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 5740; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 42-174

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03840; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-84

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Walnut Grove, Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Walnut Grove, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03840; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 42-84

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Roll: 5740; Page: 27; Enumeration District: 42-174

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 June 2006
    Event Place: Plano, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Woodruff, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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