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Ben R Foster 1855–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Oct 1855

Birth Location: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas

Death Date: 22 Nov 1925

Death Location: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Caroline Townsend

Spouse(s): Mary Foster

Children(s): J Foster, T Foster, John Foster, Aaron Foster, Beulah Smith, Lessie Collis, Mounger Foster, Ethel McCall, Lena Weece, Raymond Foster, Fred Foster, Zouelia Foster

Ben R Foster was born in 1855 in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, the child of Thomas S Foster And Caroline H Townsend. In 1900, Ben R Foster resided in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA. Ben R Foster married Mary Armour Foster, and had children including Aaron O Foster, Beulah Armour Smith, Ethel E Mccall, Fred Leslie Foster, J M Foster, John Raymond Foster, Lena Ruth Weece, Lessie Iola Collis, Mounger R Foster, Raymond Nichols Foster, T W Foster, Zouelia Mildred Foster. Ben R Foster passed away in 1925 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ben R Foster was born in 1855 in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, the child of Thomas S Foster And Caroline H Townsend.
  • In 1900, Ben R Foster resided in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA.
  • Ben R Foster married Mary Armour Foster, and had children including Aaron O Foster, Beulah Armour Smith, Ethel E Mccall, Fred Leslie Foster, J M Foster, John Raymond Foster, Lena Ruth Weece, Lessie Iola Collis, Mounger R Foster, Raymond Nichols Foster, T W Foster, Zouelia Mildred Foster.
  • Ben R Foster passed away in 1925 in Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1831–1870
Birth Location: Henry County, Georgia
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Caroline Townsend
1834–1914
Birth Location: Henry Co, TN
CT

Spouses(s)

Mary Foster
1865–1941
Birth Location: Waelder, Gonzales, Texas
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Children(s)

J Foster
1897–1965
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United States
JF
T Foster
1881–1946
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
TF
John Foster
1884–1886
Birth Location: Waelder, Gonzales, Texas, USA
JF
Aaron Foster
1886–1956
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
AF
Beulah Smith
1888–1969
Birth Location: Eagle Lake, Colorado, Texas, USA
BS
Lessie Collis
1891–1982
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
LC
Mounger Foster
1893–1898
Birth Location: –
MF
Ethel McCall
1895–1963
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
EM
Lena Weece
1899–1985
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
LW
Raymond Foster
1901–1969
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
RF
Fred Foster
1903–1961
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
FF
Zouelia Foster
1908–1912
Birth Location: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, USA
ZF

Ben Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ben Foster
1855–1925
Birth Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas
Parents
Thomas S. Foster
1831–1870
Henry County, Georgia
Caroline (H.) Townsend
1834–1914
Henry Co, TN
Grandparents
Benjamin Foster
1792–1870
South Carolina
Ann (M.) Foster
1796–1870
Henry County, Georgia
John (B TOWNSEND) 1C5X*
1795–1867
North Carolina, USA
John (B TOWNSEND) 1C5X*
1795–1867
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Foster
1770–1817
Sarah Hammett
1770–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1723–1786
Lucy Clements
1718–1765

Ben Foster's Descendants

1.
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Ben (R) Foster (21 Oct 1855–22 Nov 1925) m. Mary (Armour) Foster (24 Feb 1865–27 Aug 1941)
  1. 1. J (M) Foster 1897–1965 m. Irene Owens 1902–1985
    1. 1. Honnor Foster 1922–
    2. 2. Norman (McDaniel) Foster 1921–2009 m. Muriel Foster 1923–2015
    3. 3. Elethia (Geraldine) Foster 1923–2016 m. Steven (Blaine) DAVIS 1918–1998
    4. 4. Olive Taylor 1926–2024 m. Paul (L) Wisdom 1925– m. Paul (Leonard) Wisdom 1927–
    5. 5. James (Lee) Foster 1930–2009 m. Dorthy (Beryle) Bunkley 1932–2000
    6. 6. Bess Foster 1924–2019 m. Captain (W M Seward) Sr 1920–2000
  2. 2. T (W) Foster 1881–1946 m. Mattie (Lou) Foster 1887–1943
    1. 1. Byron (Willis) FOSTER 1922–2001
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Davis 1927–1993
    3. 3. Murray (Bennett) FOSTER 1913–1976
    4. 4. Janice (Marian) Wallace 1918–2012
    5. 5. Dorothy (Lucille) Starr 1910–1964
  3. 3. John (Raymond) Foster 1884–1886
  4. 4. Aaron (O) Foster 1886–1956 m. Jessie (Maud) Gray 1891–1949 m. Meta Marburger 1877–1969
    1. 1. Aaron (Oswald) Foster 1910–1955
    2. 2. Jack Foster 1914–
    3. 3. Eileen (M) Foster 1914–
  5. 5. Beulah (Armour) Smith 1888–1969 m. Robert (L) Smith 1872– m. Albert (Henry) Smith 1878–1953
    1. 1. Jennie (L) Smith 1909–
    2. 2. Bernard (Curham) Smith 1907–1961 m. Hazel (F.) Franklin 1911–1982
    3. 3. Lilburn (Clardy) Smith 1916–1964 m. Blanche (Sydney) Mooney 1932–1986 m. Lena Smith 1919–1953 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rudolph 1926–1952
  6. 6. Lessie (Iola) Collis 1891–1982 m. Sidney (Albert) Collis 1892–1931 m. Guy Normand 1891–
    1. 1. Sidney (James) Collis 1917–1924
  7. 7. Mounger (R) Foster 1893–1898
  8. 8. Ethel (E) McCall 1895–1963 m. Herndon (Longstreet O'Brien) Sr 1891–1955
    1. 1. Ruth (Ethel Gaines) Hacker 1914–
    2. 2. Herndon (Longstreet O'Brien) Jr 1916–1968
  9. 9. Lena (Ruth) Weece 1899–1985 m. George (Franklin) Weece 1884–1957
    1. 1. Gerald (Devane) Weece 1915–2006 m. Ruth (Jane) Duke 1915–1987
    2. 2. Bennie (R) Weese 1926–
  10. 10. Raymond (Nichols) Foster 1901–1969 m. Mary (J Sims Foster) Hodges 1902–1946 m. Rosemary (Julia) Rork 1905–1969
    1. 1. Werner (Raymond Hodges Foster) Sr 1919–1998
    2. 2. Rosemary (Ruth) Foster 1924–1987
  11. 11. Fred (Leslie) Foster 1903–1961
  12. 12. Zouelia (Mildred) Foster 1908–1912

Ben Foster's Timeline

4 Records

1855
21 Oct 1855
Birth of Ben R Foster in El Dorado, Union, Arkansas
El Dorado, Union, Arkansas
1879
11 September, 1879
Age 24
Ben R Foster was married in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas
Smithville, Bastrop, Texas
1900
1900
Age 45
Ben R Foster resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
1925
22 Nov 1925
Age 70
Death of Ben R Foster in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Oct 1855
    Event Place: El Dorado, Union, Arkansas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241609
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 September, 1879
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop, Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Bastrop, Texas; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1241609

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1925
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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