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Edward Powell Foster 1831–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1877

Death Location: Bowie, Texas, USA

Father: Joel Foster

Mother: Anna Bomar

Spouse(s): Lucinda Dorsett

Children(s): Lula (Honeycutt), Mary Foster, Edward Foster, Emma Foster, Frances Foster, Joel Foster, Minne Gaar, Nancy Foster, Wesley Foster, Jenile Foster

In 1831, Edward Powell Foster entered the world in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to Joel M Foster And Anna B Bomar. In 1850, Edward Powell Foster resided in District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA. Edward Powell Foster married Lucinda Foster Dorsett, and had children including Edward Powell Jr Foster, Emma L Foster, Frances Evie Foster, Jenile Foster, Joel Myles Foster, Lula Belle Foster Honeycutt, Mary Ellen Foster, Minne M Gaar, Nancy J Foster, Wesley Guffie Foster. Edward Powell Foster passed away in 1877 in Bowie, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Edward Powell Foster entered the world in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, born to Joel M Foster And Anna B Bomar.
  • In 1850, Edward Powell Foster resided in District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA.
  • Edward Powell Foster married Lucinda Foster Dorsett, and had children including Edward Powell Jr Foster, Emma L Foster, Frances Evie Foster, Jenile Foster, Joel Myles Foster, Lula Belle Foster Honeycutt, Mary Ellen Foster, Minne M Gaar, Nancy J Foster, Wesley Guffie Foster.
  • Edward Powell Foster passed away in 1877 in Bowie, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Foster
1802–1850
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
JF
Anna Bomar
1807–1889
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Lucinda Dorsett
1836–1877
Birth Location: Campbell Co. Georgia, USA
LD

Children(s)

Lula (Honeycutt)
1876–1916
Birth Location: Bowie, Texas
L(
Mary Foster
1858–1925
Birth Location: Campbell County, Georgia, USA
MF
Edward Foster
1869–1925
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
EF
Emma Foster
1865–1950
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
EF
Frances Foster
1862–
Birth Location: Louisiana
FF
Joel Foster
1855–1910
Birth Location: Campbell, Georgia, USA
JF
Minne Gaar
1873–1951
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
MG
Nancy Foster
1859–
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
NF
Wesley Foster
1872–1920
Birth Location: Natchitoches Parish, La
WF
Jenile Foster
1857–
Birth Location: Georgia
JF

Edward Foster's Ancestors

Self
Edward Foster
1831–1877
Birth Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Joel M Foster
1802–1850
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Anna (B) Bomar
1807–1889
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Fielding Foster
1755–1845
, Orange, Virginia, United States
Nancy Cathcart
1780–1850
Virginia, USA
William (II) Bomar
1774–1846
Halifax, Virginia, USA
Barbary (Powell) Bomar
1786–1863
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Powell
1755–1808
Catherine Powell
1750–1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Foster's Descendants

1.
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Edward (Powell) Foster (1831–1877) m. Lucinda (Foster) Dorsett (1836–1877)
  1. 1. Lula (Belle Foster) (Honeycutt) 1876–1916 m. Dempsey (Winburn) Honeycutt 1872–1952
    1. 1. Mary (Honeycutt) Dyess 1898–1968 m. Huey (C.) Dyess 1898–1978
      1. 1. Coline Dyess 1939–2022 m. Joe (Billy) Rodriguez 1942–2009
      2. 2. Edgar Dyess 1921–1969
      3. 3. Correne Beebe 1938–2009 m. Joe (Billy) Rodriguez 1942–2009
      4. 4. Clariece Dyess 1925–2005 m. Willard (Finley) Alwell 1921–1972 m. John (Wiley) Ates 1919–2009
      5. 5. Carlee (Dyess) DNA 1928–2021 m. Aaron Edwards 1923–1992 m. Daniel (Boyd) Burns 1915–1980
      6. 6. Mattie Dyess 1932–2018
      7. 7. Infant (Daughter Dyess -) Dyes 1934–1934
    2. 2. Lucy (Bell Honeycutt) (Garlington) 1916–1964
    3. 3. Fresia Honeycutt 1895–
    4. 4. Reecy (Mathew) Honeycutt 1895–1965 m. Audie (A) Honeycutt 1899–1987
      1. 1. Travis (L.) Honeycutt 1936–2009
      2. 2. Lois Gibbons 1918–2007
      3. 3. Eunice (Honeycutt) (Slay) 1925–2008
      4. 4. Dennis (Elton Honeycutt) Sr 1923–1980
      5. 5. Obal (Edgar) Honeycutt 1920–1972
      6. 6. Fannie (Belle Honeycutt) (Hickman) 1929–2019
      7. 7. Pheba (Oleta Honeycutt) (Edwards) 1934–2021
      8. 8. Pauline (Honeycutt) (Welch) 1927–2022
    5. 5. Hilda (Honeycutt) (Dyess) 1902–2003
    6. 6. Ethel (Alberta) Honeycutt 1907–2000
    7. 7. Infant Honeycutt 1909–
    8. 8. Edward (Grady) Honeycutt 1904–1976
    9. 9. Alvis (Elisha) Honeycutt 1911–1940
    10. 10. Elvis (Gilbert) Honeycutt 1909–1989
    11. 11. Bergen Honeycutt 1914–
    12. 12. Beryl (Mae Honeycutt) (Camp) 1913–1996
  2. 2. Mary (Ellen) Foster 1858–1925
  3. 3. Edward (Powell Jr) Foster 1869–1925
  4. 4. Emma (L) Foster 1865–1950
  5. 5. Frances (Evie) Foster 1862–
  6. 6. Joel (Myles) Foster 1855–1910
  7. 7. Minne (M) Gaar 1873–1951 m. James (Edwin) Gaar 1868–1945
    1. 1. Arah (Ina) Gaar 1901–1901
    2. 2. Kieth (W Gaar) Sr 1902–1961
    3. 3. James (H) Gaar 1893–1936
    4. 4. Horace (Byron) Gaar 1899–1975
    5. 5. Andie (M) Gaar 1896–1954
    6. 6. Russell (O.) Gaar 1896–1980
    7. 7. Verah (J) Gaar 1906–1998
    8. 8. William (Edward) Gaar 1891–1934
    9. 9. Ottis Gaar 1895–
  8. 8. Nancy (J) Foster 1859–
  9. 9. Wesley (Guffie) Foster 1872–1920
  10. 10. Jenile Foster 1857–

Edward Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Edward Powell Foster in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 19
Edward Powell Foster resided here in District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA
District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA
1852
5 Jul 1852
Age 21
Edward Powell Foster was married in Fulton, Georgia
Fulton, Georgia
1860
1860
Age 29
Edward Powell Foster resided here in Kyishe, Winn, Louisiana, USA
Kyishe, Winn, Louisiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Edward Powell Foster resided here in Ward 1, Couchatta Chute, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
Ward 1, Couchatta Chute, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
1873
1873
Age 42
Edward Powell Foster resided here in Ohio
Ohio
1877
1877
Age 46
Death of Edward Powell Foster in Bowie, Texas, USA
Bowie, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (Nara); Washington, D.c.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Louisiana; Catalog Name: Carded Records Showing Military Service of Soldiers Who Fought in
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] Indiana, U.S., CIVIL War Soldier Database Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1852
    Event Place: Fulton, Georgia
    Record Source: Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Kyishe, Winn, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Ward 1, Couchatta Chute, Natchitoches, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1873
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashland
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newbern, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Bowie, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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