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Alvin Waverly Foster 1896–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Apr 1896

Birth Location: Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 06 Feb 1972

Death Location: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Foster

Mother: Annie Burge

Spouse(s): Lucy Foster

Children(s): Donald Foster, Alvin Foster, Ellen Foster, Robert Foster, Charles Foster, Annie Foster, Ola Foster, Charlotte Foster

The story of Alvin Waverly Foster began in 1896 in Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1900, Alvin Waverly Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA. In 1910, Alvin Waverly Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA. Alvin Waverly Foster married Lucy Virginia Foster, and had children including Alvin Earl Foster, Annie Elizabeth Foster, Charles Andrew Charlie Foster, Charlotte Foster, Donald Clifton Donnie Foster, Ellen A Foster, Hubard Foster, Ola Virginia Foster, Robert Foster. Alvin Waverly Foster passed away in 1972 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alvin Waverly Foster began in 1896 in Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1900, Alvin Waverly Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • In 1910, Alvin Waverly Foster resided in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA.
  • Alvin Waverly Foster married Lucy Virginia Foster, and had children including Alvin Earl Foster, Annie Elizabeth Foster, Charles Andrew Charlie Foster, Charlotte Foster, Donald Clifton Donnie Foster, Ellen A Foster, Hubard Foster, Ola Virginia Foster, Robert Foster.
  • Alvin Waverly Foster passed away in 1972 in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Foster
1871–1957
Birth Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Annie Burge
1877–
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Foster
1898–1973
Birth Location: Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Donald Foster
1936–2000
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Alvin Foster
1923–1956
Birth Location: Deal Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
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Ellen Foster
1927–1974
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Robert Foster
1928–1999
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
RF
Charles Foster
1928–1958
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
CF
Annie Foster
1925–1993
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Ola Foster
1920–2004
Birth Location: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Charlotte Foster
1931–1976
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
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Alvin Foster's Ancestors

Self
Alvin Foster
1896–1972
Birth Place: Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Parents
Charles Otis Foster
1871–1957
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Annie Burge
1877–
Maryland, USA
Grandparents
James (W) Foster
1851–1914
Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia
Ellen (F.) Hunley
1853–1934
Mathews County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Noah Foster
1830–1882
Sarah Hodges
1833–1888
Thomas Hunley
1824–1893
Sarah Forrest
1835–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856
George Forrest
1806–1880
Elizabeth Forrest
1803–

Alvin Foster's Descendants

1.
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Alvin (Waverly) Foster (09 Apr 1896–06 Feb 1972) m. Lucy (Virginia) Foster (25 May 1898–24 Aug 1973)
  1. 1. Donald (Clifton "Donnie") Foster 1936–2000
  2. 2. Alvin (Earl) Foster 1923–1956
    1. 1. James (Russell) Foster 1948–2016
    2. 2. Charles (Robert) Foster 1947–1996
  3. 3. Ellen (A) Foster 1927–1974
  4. 4. Robert Foster 1928–1999 m. Jean (Carol) Talbott 1927–1988
  5. 5. Charles (Andrew "Charlie") Foster 1928–1958 m. Nancy (Lee) Hedges 1935–1963
  6. 6. Annie (Elizabeth) Foster 1925–1993 m. John (Hampton Brown) Sr 1914–1963
    1. 1. Lucy (Virginia) Brown 1945–2018 m. Carroll (Monroe) Reamy 1949–1985 m. John (Mack) Johnson 1905–
    2. 2. Shirley (Lee) Brown 1949–1959
    3. 3. John (Hampton Brown) Jr. 1944–2013 m. Donna (Jean) Sorrell 1946–2017 m. Pamela (Dianne) Sprouse 1947–2020
  7. 7. Ola (Virginia) Foster 1920–2004 m. Frederick (Evans Foster) Sr 1895–1956 m. Charles (Henley) Hogge 1935–1990 m. George (Allen) Washington 1927–1993
  8. 8. Charlotte Foster 1931–1976 m. William (Jennings Bryan) West 1910–1981

Alvin Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1896
09 Apr 1896
Birth of Alvin Waverly Foster in Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
1918
11 Dec 1918
Age 22
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 44
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Alvin Waverly Foster resided here in Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1972
03 Feb 1972
Age 76
Death of Alvin Waverly Foster in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
1972
06 Feb 1972
Age 76
Burial of Alvin Waverly Foster in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1896
    Event Place: Tylerton, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [3] Maryland Military Men, 1917-1918, Maryland in the World War 1917-1919; Military and Naval Service Records, Volumes I & II
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T624_568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374581
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: 627; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1240627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Smith Island, Somerset, Maryland; Roll: T624_568; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1374581

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1917–1918
    Event Place: Somerset, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Maryland; Registration County: Somerset County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Washington, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342198

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 97-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04301; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 97-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Colonial Beach, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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