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Amos B Foster 1816–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Greenville, SC

Death Date: 1885

Death Location: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Mary Justice

Spouse(s): Matilda -

Children(s): Landrum Forrester

Amos B Foster was born in 1816 in Greenville, SC, the child of Isaac James Foster And Mary Elizabeth Justice. Amos B Foster married Matilda Partilla Long, and had children including Landrum Forrester. Amos B Foster passed away in 1885 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Amos B Foster was born in 1816 in Greenville, SC, the child of Isaac James Foster And Mary Elizabeth Justice.
  • Amos B Foster married Matilda Partilla Long, and had children including Landrum Forrester.
  • Amos B Foster passed away in 1885 in Cocke, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Amos Foster's Ancestors

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Amos Foster
1816–1885
Birth Place: Greenville, SC
Parents
Isaac James Foster
1789–1860
North Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) Justice
1789–1867
Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
1763–1829
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Margaret") McBrayer
1768–1811
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Justice
1737–1807
Elizabeth Ashe
1740–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Amos Foster's Descendants

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Amos (B) Foster (1816–1885) m. Matilda (Partilla Long) - (1809–1898)
  1. 1. Landrum Forrester 1856–1938 m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Gilliland 1851–1894
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Forrester 1874–1966 m. Joel (Lewis) Gilliland 1871–1955
      1. 1. William (Bradford) Gilliland 1895–1965 m. Winnie (Elizabeth) Johnson 1897–1977
        1. 1. Albert (Clay Gilliland) Sr 1921–1972 m. Essie (Roe) Alexander 1927–1975
        2. 2. James (Arlon) Gilliland 1924–1967
        3. 3. William (I.) Gilliland 1919–1991
        4. 4. Edgar (Eugene Gilliland) Sr 1928–1989
        5. 5. Trula (R.) Pope 1925–1975
        6. 6. Jessie (Ruble) Gilliland 1935–2008

Amos Foster's Timeline

8 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Amos B Foster in Rocky Creek, Greenville, South Carolina
Rocky Creek, Greenville, South Carolina
1816
1816
Birth of Amos B Foster in Greenville, SC
Greenville, SC
1816
1816
Birth of Amos B Foster
None
1830
ABT 1830
Age 14
Amos B Foster was married in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1833
1833
Age 17
Amos B Foster was married in Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina
1885
1885
Age 69
Death of Amos B Foster in Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee
Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee
1885
1885
Age 69
Death of Amos B Foster in Cocke, Tennessee, United States
Cocke, Tennessee, United States
1885
1885
Age 69
Death of Amos B Foster
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Rocky Creek, Greenville, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Greenville, SC

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1830
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Pickens, Pickens, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Cosby, Cocke, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1885

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