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Clara Mae Foster 1892–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jun 1892

Birth Location: Whitfield, Georgia, United States

Death Date: Dec 1976

Death Location: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Charles Foster

Mother: Mary Wilson

Spouse(s): Arthur Burgess

Children(s): Charles Burgess, Clara Burgess, Mary Burgess, Roy Burgess, John Burgess, Lura Burgess

Clara Mae Foster was born in 1892 in Whitfield, Georgia, United States, the child of Charles Lafayette Foster And Mary Elizabeth Wilson. In 1900, Clara Mae Foster resided in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA. In 1910, Clara Mae Foster resided in Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia, USA. Clara Mae Foster married Arthur Newell Burgess, and had children including Charles Newell Burgess, Clara Edith Burgess, John Lane Burgess, Lura Avis Burgess, Mary Alice Burgess, Roy Thomas Burgess. Clara Mae Foster passed away in 1976 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Clara Mae Foster was born in 1892 in Whitfield, Georgia, United States, the child of Charles Lafayette Foster And Mary Elizabeth Wilson.
  • In 1900, Clara Mae Foster resided in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1910, Clara Mae Foster resided in Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia, USA.
  • Clara Mae Foster married Arthur Newell Burgess, and had children including Charles Newell Burgess, Clara Edith Burgess, John Lane Burgess, Lura Avis Burgess, Mary Alice Burgess, Roy Thomas Burgess.
  • Clara Mae Foster passed away in 1976 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Foster
1866–1926
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Wilson
1870–1947
Birth Location: Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Arthur Burgess
1890–1964
Birth Location: Forsyth Co. Ga.
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Children(s)

Charles Burgess
1915–1965
Birth Location: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
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Clara Burgess
1911–2004
Birth Location: Whitfield Co, Georgia, USA
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Mary Burgess
1916–1997
Birth Location: Dalton Whitfield, Georgia, USA
MB
Roy Burgess
1921–2003
Birth Location: Whitfield Co, Georgia, USA
RB
John Burgess
1928–2010
Birth Location: Dalton, USA
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Lura Burgess
1913–1985
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
LB

Clara Foster's Ancestors

Self
Clara Foster
1892–1976
Birth Place: Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Parents
Charles Lafayette Foster
1866–1926
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson
1870–1947
Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Foster
1842–1905
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Josephine Williams
1847–1931
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Charles Williams
1815–1861
Mary SAMPLES
1827–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Samples
1808–1867
Phoebe Fincher
1810–1901

Clara Foster's Descendants

1.
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Clara (Mae) Foster (20 Jun 1892–Dec 1976) m. Arthur (Newell) Burgess (22 May 1890–Jun 1964)
  1. 1. Charles (Newell) Burgess 1915–1965 m. Mary (Efferine) Stevens 1911–2003
    1. 1. Charles (Stevens) Burgess 1936–2003 m. Mary (Ann) Groves 1941–2019
  2. 2. Clara (Edith) Burgess 1911–2004 m. Claude (Edward) Wade 1908–1980
    1. 1. Clara (Vivian) Wade 1931–1941
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Wade 1936–2021
  3. 3. Mary (Alice) Burgess 1916–1997 m. William (Edwin) Keister 1908–1975
    1. 1. Nancy (Marie) Keister 1937–2017 m. James (Lee Colston) Jr 1931–2020
  4. 4. Roy (Thomas) Burgess 1921–2003 m. Louise Cantrell 1917–2010
    1. 1. Hilda (Ann) Burgess 1945–2023 m. Larry (Paul) Fossett 1943–2025
  5. 5. John (Lane) Burgess 1928–2010 m. Regenia (Bell) Whaley 1927–2001
  6. 6. Lura (Avis) Burgess 1913–1985 m. John (Louis) Crane 1920–2003

Clara Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1892
20 Jun 1892
Birth of Clara Mae Foster in Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Whitfield, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 8
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
1940
1940
Age 48
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Militia District 872,Dalton, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Militia District 872,Dalton, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 59
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Georgia
Georgia
1953
1953
Age 61
Clara Mae Foster resided here in Dalton, Georgia, USA
Dalton, Georgia, USA
1976
12 Dec 1976
Age 84
Death of Clara Mae Foster in Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Whitfield, Georgia, United States
1976
Dec 1976
Age 84
Burial of Clara Mae Foster in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1892
    Event Place: Whitfield, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00722; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 155-15B
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 039760
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T625_285; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 193
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0101
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: T624_172; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374185
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 1056; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 155-10

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0101

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Subligna, Chattooga, Georgia; Roll: T624_172; Page: 4b; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374185

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T625_285; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 193

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00722; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 155-15B

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Militia District 872,Dalton, Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: m-t0627-00722; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 155-15B

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 1056; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 155-10

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1953
    Event Place: Dalton, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 1056; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 155-10

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 039760

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1976
    Event Place: Whitfield, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 039760
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1976
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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