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Ben Foster 1886–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1886

Birth Location: Alabama, USA

Death Date: 28 May 1968

Death Location: Bowie, Texas, United States

Father: William Foster

Mother: Nancy Jeffcoat

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Ben Foster was born in 1886 in Alabama, USA, the child of William J Foster And Nancy E Jeffcoat. In 1900, Ben Foster resided in Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas, USA. Ben Foster passed away in 1968 in Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • Ben Foster was born in 1886 in Alabama, USA, the child of William J Foster And Nancy E Jeffcoat.
  • In 1900, Ben Foster resided in Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas, USA.
  • Ben Foster passed away in 1968 in Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Ben Foster's Ancestors

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Ben Foster
1886–1968
Birth Place: Alabama, USA
Parents
William J Foster
1860–1941
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Nancy (E.) Jeffcoat
1858–1923
Selma, Dallas Co., Alabama
Grandparents
William (M) Foster
1823–1865
Bibb County Alabama
Missouri Fowler
1827–1893
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Benjamin (Graves) Jefcoat
1826–1865
Alabama
Nancy (Jane) Duke
1825–1936
Lowndes, Alabama, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1785–1850
Ginsey Fowler
1801–1860
John Fowler
1795–1845
Rachel Lewis
1795–1880
Elijah Jeffcoat
1796–1863
Mary Pelham
1797–1863
William Duke
1784–1860
Abigail Smith
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1751–1808
Mary Weyman
1751–1813
Margaret 5GGM
1763–
Margaret 5GGM
1763–
Margaret Boley
1755–1820
Samuel Jr
1770–1845
Bridget Clan)
1775–1860
James Pelham
1740–1802
Martha Kirkland
–1830

Ben Foster's Timeline

4 Records

1886
21 March 1886
Birth of Ben Foster in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
1886
Mar 1886
Birth of Ben Foster in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Ben Foster resided here in Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas, USA
Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas, USA
1968
28 May 1968
Age 82
Death of Ben Foster in Bowie, Texas, United States
Bowie, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 March 1886
    Event Place: Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1886
    Event Place: Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas; Roll: 1613; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Commissioner Precinct 2, Bowie, Texas; Roll: 1613; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 0007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1968
    Event Place: Bowie, Texas, United States

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