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Emily Ruth Foster 1925–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1925

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 November 1988

Death Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph Jr

Mother: Edna Brownley

Spouse(s): Nelson Smith

Children(s):

Emily Ruth Foster was born in 1925 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Finch Foster Jr And Edna Catherine Brownley. In 1930, Emily Ruth Foster resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1935, Emily Ruth Foster resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Emily Ruth Foster married Nelson Thomas Smith, and had children including Cheryl Ann Smith, William Nelson Smith. Emily Ruth Foster passed away in 1988 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Emily Ruth Foster was born in 1925 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Joseph Finch Foster Jr And Edna Catherine Brownley.
  • In 1930, Emily Ruth Foster resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1935, Emily Ruth Foster resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Emily Ruth Foster married Nelson Thomas Smith, and had children including Cheryl Ann Smith, William Nelson Smith.
  • Emily Ruth Foster passed away in 1988 in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Jr
1855–1927
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JJ
Edna Brownley
1883–1943
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Nelson Smith
1927–1979
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
NS

Children(s)

Emily Foster's Ancestors

Self
Emily Foster
1925–1988
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Finch Foster Jr
1855–1927
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Edna (Catherine) Brownley
1883–1943
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Eugene (Walton) Brownley
1852–1927
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Emma (Catherine) Kirk
1859–1931
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Brownley
1819–1897
Mary Evans
1827–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Brownley
1791–1857
Mary Foster
1789–1888

Emily Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1925
03 Aug 1925
Birth of Emily Ruth Foster in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 5
Emily Ruth Foster resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Emily Ruth Foster resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 15
Emily Ruth Foster resided here in Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1946
1946
Age 21
Emily Ruth Foster resided here in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Emily Ruth Foster resided here in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1988
14 November 1988
Age 63
Death of Emily Ruth Foster in Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1925
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication: Miles funeral home; Publication Place: Hnewen, Massachusetts, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01502; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 2-29A
    [4] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [6] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Tributes; Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
    [7] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 2113; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 4-442

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01502; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 2-29A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel, Maryland; Roll: m-t0627-01502; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 2-29A

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, 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: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland; Roll: 2113; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 4-442

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1988
    Event Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication: Miles funeral home; Publication Place: Hnewen, Massachusetts, USA
    [2] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication: Tributes; Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA
    [3] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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