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Benjamin Franklin Foster 1858–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 March 1858

Birth Location: Barbour, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 24 May 1927

Death Location: Elk (Tucker County), Tucker County, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Foster

Mother: Fannie Fisher

Spouse(s): Anna Bonner, Anna Foster

Children(s): Elsie Foster, John Foster, Rebeca Foster, Archie Foster, Katie Foster, Earlie Foster, Bessie Foster, Fannie Foster, Effie Foster

The story of Benjamin Franklin Foster began in 1858 in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. Benjamin Franklin Foster married Anna Sophia Foster, Anna Sophia Or Susan Bonner, and had children including Archie Franklin Foster, Bessie Foster, Earlie D Foster, Effie Alice Foster, Elsie Naomi Foster, Fannie Frances Foster, John Daniel Foster, Katie Foster, Rebeca A Foster. Benjamin Franklin Foster passed away in 1927 in Elk (Tucker County), Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Foster began in 1858 in Barbour, West Virginia, United States.
  • Benjamin Franklin Foster married Anna Sophia Foster, Anna Sophia Or Susan Bonner, and had children including Archie Franklin Foster, Bessie Foster, Earlie D Foster, Effie Alice Foster, Elsie Naomi Foster, Fannie Frances Foster, John Daniel Foster, Katie Foster, Rebeca A Foster.
  • Benjamin Franklin Foster passed away in 1927 in Elk (Tucker County), Tucker County, West Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1817–1864
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Fannie Fisher
1820–1871
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Anna Bonner
1874–1950
Birth Location: Mill Run, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
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Anna Foster
1874–1952
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
AF

Children(s)

Elsie Foster
1917–2000
Birth Location: West Virginia
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John Foster
1904–1993
Birth Location: Elk, Tucker, West Virginia
JF
Rebeca Foster
1906–1994
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
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Archie Foster
1908–1923
Birth Location: Randolph, West Virginia, United States
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Katie Foster
1910–1997
Birth Location: West Virginia, United States
KF
Earlie Foster
1903–1976
Birth Location: West Virginia
EF
Bessie Foster
1899–1899
Birth Location: of, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
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Fannie Foster
1911–1911
Birth Location: of, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
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Effie Foster
1913–1977
Birth Location: of, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Foster's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Foster
1858–1927
Birth Place: Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Parents
John Henry Foster
1817–1864
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Fannie (Frances) Fisher
1820–1871
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Julius (S) Foster
1780–1843
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Martha (Jane "Patsy") Huston
1790–1862
Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
John (Royal) Fisher
1785–1860
of, Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Susan Baker
1792–1819
, , Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
George Foster
1764–1817
Sarah Hulings
1766–1858
William Fisher
1757–1817
Mary
1750–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1735–1771
Susannah Wells
1733–1768
Andrew Hulings
1725–1788
Catherine Mounce
1730–1803
James Fisher
1730–1784

Benjamin Foster's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Foster (9 March 1858–24 May 1927) m. Anna (Sophia or Susan) Bonner (02-06-1874–07-22-1950) m. Anna (Sophia) Foster (3 Feb 1874–20 Oct 1952)
  1. 1. Elsie (Naomi) Foster 1917–2000
  2. 2. John (Daniel) Foster 1904–1993
  3. 3. Rebeca (A) Foster 1906–1994
  4. 4. Archie (Franklin) Foster 1908–1923
  5. 5. Katie Foster 1910–1997
  6. 6. Earlie (D) Foster 1903–1976
  7. 7. Bessie Foster 1899–1899
  8. 8. Fannie (Frances) Foster 1911–1911
  9. 9. Effie (Alice) Foster 1913–1977

Benjamin Foster's Timeline

8 Records

1858
9 March 1858
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Foster in Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
1858
9 March 1858
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Foster in Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Barbour, West Virginia, United States
1859
9 Mar 1859
Age 1
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Foster in Barbour, West Virginia, United States
Barbour, West Virginia, United States
1860
1860
Age 2
Benjamin Franklin Foster resided here in Barbour, Virginia, United States
Barbour, Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 42
Benjamin Franklin Foster resided here in Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 52
Benjamin Franklin Foster resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 62
Benjamin Franklin Foster resided here in Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
1927
24 May 1927
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Franklin Foster in Elk, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
Elk, Tucker, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1859
    Event Place: Barbour, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 674
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241773
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M653_1334; Page: 158; Image: 162; Family History Library Film: 805334
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1858
    Event Place: Barbour, Orange, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 March 1858
    Event Place: Barbour, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Barbour, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Barbour, Virginia; Roll: M653_1334; Page: 158; Image: 162; Family History Library Film: 805334

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Dry Fork, Tucker, West Virginia; Roll: 1773; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241773

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1696; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0118; FHL microfilm: 1375709

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dry Fork, Randolph, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1971; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 674

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 May 1927
    Event Place: Elk, Tucker, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elk (Tucker County), Tucker County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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