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Dorothy Mary Foster 1900 – 1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1900

Birth Location: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1997

Death Location: Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA

Father: James Foster

Mother: Mary Ready\Reedy

Spouse(s): Joseph Wilberscheid)

Children(s): Robert Wilber, Richard Wilber, James Wilber, William Wilber, Joseph Wilber, Donald Wilber, Mary Wilber, David Wilber

Dorothy Mary Foster was born in 1900 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, the child of James Albert Foster and Mary Mabel (Mabel) Ready\Reedy. In 1910, Dorothy Mary Foster resided in Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA. In 1917, Dorothy Mary Foster resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Dorothy Mary Foster married Joseph Peter Wilber (Born Wilberscheid), and had children including Robert Joseph Wilber, Richard Charles Wilber, James Foster Wilber, William Anthony Wilber, Joseph John Wilber, Donald Thomas Wilber, Mary L Wilber, David Wilber. Dorothy Mary Foster passed away in 1997 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Mary Foster was born in 1900 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA, the child of James Albert Foster and Mary Mabel (Mabel) Ready\Reedy.
  • In 1910, Dorothy Mary Foster resided in Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1917, Dorothy Mary Foster resided in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
  • Dorothy Mary Foster married Joseph Peter Wilber (Born Wilberscheid), and had children including Robert Joseph Wilber, Richard Charles Wilber, James Foster Wilber, William Anthony Wilber, Joseph John Wilber, Donald Thomas Wilber, Mary L Wilber, David Wilber.
  • Dorothy Mary Foster passed away in 1997 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Foster's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Foster
1900 – 1997
Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Parents
James Albert Foster
1870 – 1942
Registered Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, England
Mary (Mabel (Mabel)) Ready\Reedy
1876 – 1960
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
William Foster
1838 – 1897
Registered Derby, Derbyshire, England
Mary (Anne (Mary)) Robinson
1842 – 1920
England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph\James Foster
Margaret Foster
David Robinson
1812 – 1878
Mary Hayles
1815 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Robinson
1776 – 1850
Elizabeth Saunders
1778 – 1847
Joshua Hailes
1777 – 1839
Ann Kemp
1779 – 1848

Dorothy Foster's Descendants

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Dorothy (Mary) Foster (20 Sep 1900 – 8 Jan 1997) m. Joseph (Peter Wilber (Born) Wilberscheid) (28 Dec 1898 – 22 Apr 1957)
  1. 1. Robert (Joseph) Wilber (17 Oct 1926 – 19 Jul 2010) m. Peggy (Ann) Hyde (12 Oct 1929 – )
  2. 2. Richard (Charles) Wilber (20 Sep 1927 – 22 Nov 2013) m. Caroline (Veronica) Walford (23 Dec 1931 – 4 Aug 2023)
    1. 1. Craig (Joseph) Key (9 Sep 1955 – ) m. Sherry Tunney (abt 1954 – )
    2. 2. Richard (A (Ricky)) Key (10 Sep 1958 – ) m. Debra (L) Geisler (abt 1961 – )
  3. 3. James (Foster) Wilber (27 Feb 1929 – 11 Apr 2012) m. Doris (Claudia) Sickler (15 Jul 1931 – )
  4. 4. William (Anthony) Wilber (Jan 1932 – ) m. Patricia (A) Ernst (25 Jul 1936 – )
  5. 5. Joseph (John) Wilber (23 Mar 1933 – Oct 2011)
  6. 6. Donald (Thomas) Wilber (21 May 1934 – 25 May 2017) m. Shirlee (Jean (Kim)) Arnold (3 Mar 1937 – 24 Oct 1999) m. Diane (Lee) Bond (10 Oct 1940 – 21 Sep 1998) m. Doris (Joelle) Timmons (20 Aug 1939 – 3 Jan 2020)
    1. 1. Tammy (Sue Wilber aka) Peterson (1953 – ) m. Terry (L Seymour (not) confirmed) (1951 – )
      1. 1. Brad (Michael) Seymour (16 Sep 1977 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Wilber (2 Dec 1955 – ) m. Brown
    3. 3. David Wilber (Abt. 1958 – )
    4. 4. Wendy (D) Wilber (17 Jan 1962 – ) m. Allen MacKavich
    5. 5. James (Wilber (not) confirmed)
    6. 6. Laura Wilber
    7. 7. Richard (Wilber (not) confirmed)
    8. 8. Edward ((Ted) Wilber (Not) confirmed)
    9. 9. William (Wilber (not) confirmed)
  7. 7. Mary (L) Wilber (Abt. 1936 – )
  8. 8. David Wilber (1 Mar 1938 – )

Dorothy Foster's Timeline

13 Records

1900
20 Sep 1900
Birth of Dorothy Mary Foster in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1910
1910
Age 10
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1917
1917
Age 17
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
1920
1920
Age 20
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1925
Abt 1925
Age 25
Dorothy Mary Foster was married
None
1925
1925
Age 25
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Santa Cruz, California, USA
1930
1930
Age 30
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1932
20 Oct 1932
Age 32
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Santa Cruz, California, USA
Santa Cruz, California, USA
1935
1935
Age 35
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio
1936
7 Mar 1936
Age 36
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Reno, Nevada, USA
Reno, Nevada, USA
1940
1940
Age 40
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 50
Dorothy Mary Foster resided here in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
1997
8 Jan 1997
Age 97
Death of Dorothy Mary Foster in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA
Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East High School; Year: 1917
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03059; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-292
    [4] Ohio, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1774-1973
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1371; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 618
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0270; FHL microfilm: 2341516
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1174; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0329; FHL microfilm: 1375187
    [8] Nevada, U.S., Death Index, 1980-2012
    [9] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1997; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.17716792,0.81230354,0.39568716&xid=3355
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 66-199

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1925
    Record Source:
    [1] Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973, Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 136; Page: 325; Year Range: 1923 Sep - 1929 Jun
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Asheville Times; Publication Date: 15/ Apr/ 1925; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.035210356,0.3779368,0.0549031&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 22, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1174; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0329; FHL microfilm: 1375187

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: East High School; Year: 1917

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 24, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T625_1371; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 618

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Santa Cruz, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Cleveland (Districts 251-500), Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 0270; FHL microfilm: 2341516

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1932
    Event Place: Santa Cruz, California, USA
    Record Source: California, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, Santa Cruz Sentinel; Publication Date: 20 Oct 1932; Publication Place: Santa Cruz, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03059; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-292

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1936
    Event Place: Reno, Nevada, USA
    Record Source: Nevada, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 7 Mar 1936; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: South Euclid, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03059; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 18-292

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, 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: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 66-199

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland " X
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Asheville Times; Publication Date: 15/ Apr/ 1925; Publication Place: Asheville, North Carolina, USA; ,0.035210356,0.3779368,0.0549031&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1997; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.17716792,0.81230354,0.39568716&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
    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: Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Roll: 2149; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 66-199

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1997
    Event Place: Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Nevada, U.S., Death Index, 1980-2012
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Reno Gazette-Journal; Publication Date: 22 Jan 1997; Publication Place: Reno, Nevada, USA; ,0.17716792,0.81230354,0.39568716&xid=3355

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