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Elmer Foster 1854–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1854

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Death Date: 10 July 1913

Death Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Jane Grieves

Spouse(s): Caroline (Wilson)

Children(s): Sarah Foster, Jane Foster, Elmer Foster, Isaac Foster, William Foster

In 1854, Elmer Foster entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, born to Isaac Foster And Jane Grieves. Elmer Foster married Caroline E Carrie Keen Wilson, and had children including Elmer Foster, Isaac Wilson Foster, Jane Jennie Foster, Sarah Sadie Foster, William Foster. Elmer Foster passed away in 1913 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Elmer Foster entered the world in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, born to Isaac Foster And Jane Grieves.
  • Elmer Foster married Caroline E Carrie Keen Wilson, and had children including Elmer Foster, Isaac Wilson Foster, Jane Jennie Foster, Sarah Sadie Foster, William Foster.
  • Elmer Foster passed away in 1913 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Foster
1822–1895
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Grieves
1831–1879
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Caroline (Wilson)
1866–1928
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Sarah Foster
1885–1938
Birth Location: Philadelphia Pennsylvania
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Jane Foster
1887–1945
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elmer Foster
1889–1907
Birth Location: Phila. PA
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Isaac Foster
1892–1976
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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William Foster
1894–1959
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elmer Foster's Ancestors

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Elmer Foster
1854–1913
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Parents
Isaac Foster
1822–1895
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Grieves
1831–1879
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elmer Foster's Descendants

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Elmer Foster (4 Jan 1854–10 July 1913) m. Caroline (E (Carrie) Keen) (Wilson) (2 May 1866–24 Dec 1928)
  1. 1. Sarah ((Sadie)) Foster 1885–1938 m. Henry ("Harry") Myers 1858–1915 m. James (Gordon Brown) Sr 1880–1942
    1. 1. Maude Myers 1912–1979 m. Martin (William) Blei 1904–1975
    2. 2. Caroline (Elizabeth) Myers 1909–2003
  2. 2. Jane ((Jennie)) Foster 1887–1945
  3. 3. Elmer Foster 1889–1907
  4. 4. Isaac (Wilson) Foster 1892–1976
  5. 5. William Foster 1894–1959

Elmer Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1854
4 Jan 1854
Birth of Elmer Foster in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
1913
10 July 1913
Age 59
Death of Elmer Foster in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1854
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 July 1913
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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