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Helen Wilson Foster 1936–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1936

Birth Location: Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 13 Dec 2019

Death Location: Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Charles Foster

Mother: Lucile Phillips

Spouse(s): Robert Brooks

Children(s):

The story of Helen Wilson Foster began in 1936 in Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America. In 1940, Helen Wilson Foster resided in Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1950, Helen Wilson Foster resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Helen Wilson Foster married Robert Franklin Brooks, and had children including Bari Brooks, Bethany Brooks, Bonnie Brooks, Bretta Brooks. Helen Wilson Foster passed away in 2019 in Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Helen Wilson Foster began in 1936 in Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • In 1940, Helen Wilson Foster resided in Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1950, Helen Wilson Foster resided in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Helen Wilson Foster married Robert Franklin Brooks, and had children including Bari Brooks, Bethany Brooks, Bonnie Brooks, Bretta Brooks.
  • Helen Wilson Foster passed away in 2019 in Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Helen Foster's Ancestors

Self
Helen Foster
1936–2019
Birth Place: Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Charles Wilson Foster
1903–1977
Whitfield, Georgia, United States
Lucile (Alice) Phillips
1908–2000
Uniontown, Perry County, Alabama, United States of America
Grandparents
Charles (Lafayette) Foster
1866–1926
Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson
1870–1947
Cohutta, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Foster
1842–1905
Josephine Williams
1847–1931
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Williams
1815–1861
Mary SAMPLES
1827–1896

Helen Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1936
29 Mar 1936
Birth of Helen Wilson Foster in Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 4
Helen Wilson Foster resided here in Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 14
Helen Wilson Foster resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1956
15 Dec 1956
Age 20
Helen Wilson Foster was married in Jefferson, Alabama
Jefferson, Alabama
1956
Abt 1956
Age 20
Helen Wilson Foster resided here in Ensley Highlands
Ensley Highlands
2019
13 Dec 2019
Age 83
Death of Helen Wilson Foster in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1936
    Event Place: Ensley, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Dec 2019; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00097; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 68-274
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 147; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 68-407

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00097; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 68-274

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, 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: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: 147; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 68-407

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1956
    Event Place: Ensley Highlands
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Birmingham News; Publication Date: 9 Dec 1956; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA; ,0.30128893,0.15178883,0.5549552&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 9 Dec 1956 - 95, Marriage of Foster Brooks 9 Dec 1956

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Birmingham
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Dec 2019; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 2019
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Dec 2019; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Publication Date: 15 Dec/ 2019; Publication Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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