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Elijah Franklin FOSTER 1848–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 April 1848

Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 26 December 1914

Death Location: Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Amos Foster

Mother: Elizabeth PARKS

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Amos FOSTER, J FOSTER

The story of Elijah Franklin FOSTER began in 1848 in Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America. In 1850, Elijah Franklin FOSTER resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA. Elijah Franklin FOSTER married Martha Katherine Rainey, and had children including Amos Edward Foster, J R Foster. Elijah Franklin FOSTER passed away in 1914 in Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Franklin FOSTER began in 1848 in Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.
  • In 1850, Elijah Franklin FOSTER resided in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Elijah Franklin FOSTER married Martha Katherine Rainey, and had children including Amos Edward Foster, J R Foster.
  • Elijah Franklin FOSTER passed away in 1914 in Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elijah FOSTER's Ancestors

Self
Elijah FOSTER
1848–1914
Birth Place: Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Amos Foster
1804–1875
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") PARKS
1809–1886
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (Lott) Foster
1770–1861
New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States
Eliza King
1784–1804
Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert Park
1775–1844
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Sarah McEwen
1775–1834
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Parks
1736–1810
Mary Jennett
1748–1811
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah FOSTER's Descendants

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Elijah (Franklin) FOSTER (18 April 1848–26 December 1914)
  1. 1. Amos (Edward) FOSTER 1882–1955
    1. 1. James (F) FOSTER 1909–1968
    2. 2. Charlie (E F FOSTER) Sr 1913–1974
      1. 1. Charlie (E. F FOSTER) Ii 1937–2000
    3. 3. Elizabeth FOSTER 1915–1985
    4. 4. Margaret (E) FOSTER 1907–1988
      1. 1. Mary (LaVerne) Putnum 1941–2015
  2. 2. J (R) FOSTER 1876–1967
    1. 1. Goldie (K) FOSTER 1905–1987 m. Roy Hooker 1882–1962
      1. 1. Jerry (Wayne) Hooker 1939–2014
      2. 2. Mozelle Hooker 1922–2000
      3. 3. Lee (Roy) Hooker 1927–2014

Elijah FOSTER's Timeline

3 Records

1848
18 April 1848
Birth of Elijah Franklin FOSTER in Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 2
Elijah Franklin FOSTER resided here in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1914
26 December 1914
Age 66
Death of Elijah Franklin FOSTER in Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America
Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 April 1848
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 159a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 159a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 December 1914
    Event Place: Vaughan, Hill County, Texas, United States of America

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