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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): Joel Foster, Jenile Foster, Mary Foster, Nancy Foster, Frances Foster, Emma Foster, Edward Foster, Wesley Foster, Minnie Foster, Lula (Honeycutt)

The story of Edward Powell Foster began in 1831 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. In 1850, Edward Powell Foster resided in District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA. Edward Powell Foster married Lucinda Foster Dorsett, and had children including Joel Myles Foster, Jenile Foster, Mary Ellen Foster, Nancy J Foster, Frances Evie Foster, Emma L Foster, Edward Powell Jr Foster, Wesley Guffie Foster, Minnie Maggie Foster, Lula Belle Foster (Honeycutt). Edward Powell Foster passed away in 1877 in Bowie, Texas, USA.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criterion (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criterion (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Powell Foster began in 1831 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Edward Powell Foster resided in District 10, Campbell, Georgia, USA.
  • Edward Powell Foster married Lucinda Foster Dorsett, and had children including Joel Myles Foster, Jenile Foster, Mary Ellen Foster, Nancy J Foster, Frances Evie Foster, Emma L Foster, Edward Powell Jr Foster, Wesley Guffie Foster, Minnie Maggie Foster, Lula Belle Foster (Honeycutt).
  • 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)

Joel Foster
1855 – 1910
Birth Location: Campbell, Georgia, USA
JF
Jenile Foster
1857 –
Birth Location: Georgia
JF
Mary Foster
1858 – 1925
Birth Location: Campbell County, Georgia, USA
MF
Nancy Foster
1859 –
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
NF
Frances Foster
1862 –
Birth Location: Louisiana
FF
Emma Foster
1865 – 1950
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
EF
Edward Foster
1869 – 1925
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
EF
Wesley Foster
1872 – 1920
Birth Location: Natchitoches Parish, La
WF
Minnie Foster
1873 – 1951
Birth Location: Louisiana, Louisiana, USA
MF
Lula (Honeycutt)
1876 – 1916
Birth Location: Bowie, Texas
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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] Web: Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865
    [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, 1765-1935

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ashland
    Record Source: U.S., School Catalogs, 1765-1935

    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, 1880-1972
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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