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Foster H. Wilkerson 1820–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 15, 1820

Birth Location: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1902

Death Location: Girard, Crawford, Kansas

Father: William Wilkerson

Mother: Lucy Harris

Spouse(s): Emily Nelson

Children(s): William Wilkeson

The story of Foster H. Wilkerson began in 1820 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA. Foster H. Wilkerson married Emily Nelson, and had children including William Wilkeson. Foster H. Wilkerson passed away in 1902 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas.

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Biography

  • The story of Foster H. Wilkerson began in 1820 in Madison County, Kentucky, USA.
  • Foster H. Wilkerson married Emily Nelson, and had children including William Wilkeson.
  • Foster H. Wilkerson passed away in 1902 in Girard, Crawford, Kansas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Wilkerson
1778–1850
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
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Lucy Harris
1770–1822
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emily Nelson
1827–1887
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

William Wilkeson
1844–1915
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Foster Wilkerson's Ancestors

Self
Foster Wilkerson
1820–1902
Birth Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Britt Wilkerson
1778–1850
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Lucy Harris
1770–1822
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Foster Wilkerson's Descendants

1.
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Foster (H.) Wilkerson (October 15, 1820–3 Jan 1902) m. Emily Nelson (1827–1887)
  1. 1. William Wilkeson 1844–1915 m. Rebecca (Jane) Linthicum 1842–1905
    1. 1. Foster Wilkerson 1869–1927 m. Mary (Susan Stanley) Wilkerson 1872–1940
      1. 1. William (Ray) Wilkerson 1911–1992
      2. 2. Roy (Stanley) Wilkerson 1902–1973
      3. 3. Eula (Berniece) Copenhaver 1904–1964

Foster Wilkerson's Timeline

3 Records

1820
October 15, 1820
Birth of Foster H. Wilkerson in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Madison County, Kentucky, USA
1902
January 1, 1902
Age 82
Death of Foster H. Wilkerson in Girard, Crawford County, Kansas
Girard, Crawford County, Kansas
1902
3 Jan 1902
Age 82
Burial of Foster H. Wilkerson in Girard, Crawford, Kansas
Girard, Crawford, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 15, 1820
    Event Place: Madison County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: January 1, 1902
    Event Place: Girard, Crawford County, Kansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1902
    Event Place: Girard, Crawford, Kansas
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