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Henry Wyant Foster 1832–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 April 1832

Birth Location: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 17 April 1919

Death Location: Matthews, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Margaret Schough

Spouse(s): Mary Hazelbaker

Children(s): Clarissa Foster, Joseph Foster, Harriet Lewis, William Foster, Nancy Payne, Lenora Foster, Jessie Foster, Fred Foster, George Foster, Lizzie Foster

In 1832, Henry Wyant Foster entered the world in Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, born to Thomas Jacob Foster And Margaret Peggy Schough. In 1850, Henry Wyant Foster resided in Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana, USA. In 1870, Henry Wyant Foster resided in Washington, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA. Henry Wyant Foster married Mary Ann Hazelbaker, and had children including Clarissa C Foster, Fred Alcester Foster, George M Foster, Harriet Lavinia Foster Lewis, Jessie Omer Foster, Joseph W Foster, Lenora Foster, Lizzie Foster, Nancy Emily Eva Payne, William Henry Foster. Henry Wyant Foster passed away in 1919 in Matthews, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1832, Henry Wyant Foster entered the world in Dearborn County, Indiana, USA, born to Thomas Jacob Foster And Margaret Peggy Schough.
  • In 1850, Henry Wyant Foster resided in Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1870, Henry Wyant Foster resided in Washington, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA.
  • Henry Wyant Foster married Mary Ann Hazelbaker, and had children including Clarissa C Foster, Fred Alcester Foster, George M Foster, Harriet Lavinia Foster Lewis, Jessie Omer Foster, Joseph W Foster, Lenora Foster, Lizzie Foster, Nancy Emily Eva Payne, William Henry Foster.
  • Henry Wyant Foster passed away in 1919 in Matthews, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1783–1866
Birth Location: Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
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Margaret Schough
1784–1867
Birth Location: Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland,
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Spouses(s)

Mary Hazelbaker
1843–1896
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)

Clarissa Foster
1866–1955
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Joseph Foster
1862–1915
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
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Harriet Lewis
1863–1908
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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William Foster
1865–1942
Birth Location: Summitville, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
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Nancy Payne
1869–1949
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
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Lenora Foster
1871–
Birth Location: Indiana
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Jessie Foster
1879–1964
Birth Location: Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
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Fred Foster
1876–1957
Birth Location: Washington Township, Delaware County, Indiana, United States of America
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George Foster
–1878
Birth Location: –
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Lizzie Foster
–1886
Birth Location: –
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Henry Foster's Ancestors

Self
Henry Foster
1832–1919
Birth Place: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Thomas Jacob Foster
1783–1866
Cecil County, Maryland, United States of America
Margaret ("Peggy") Schough
1784–1867
Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland,
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Foster's Descendants

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Henry (Wyant) Foster (10 April 1832–17 April 1919) m. Mary (Ann) Hazelbaker (17 January 1843–16 November 1896)
  1. 1. Clarissa (C) Foster 1866–1955 m. Henry (Mack) Hazelbaker 1869–1934
    1. 1. Mary (Maud) Hazelbaker 1897–1985 m. William Ball 1892–1978
      1. 1. Wilma (Nelsune) Ball 1924–1995 m. Edmond (Jules (John)) Vironet 1911–1987
      2. 2. Dwight (Wayne) Ball 1930–2010
      3. 3. Eugene (William) Ball 1919–1988
      4. 4. Mabel (M) Ball 1918–1925
    2. 2. Chester (Wayne) Hazelbaker 1908–1911
    3. 3. Jason Hazelbaker 1902–
    4. 4. Cecil (Mack) Hazelbaker 1901–1958
    5. 5. Wilburn (Dane) Hazelbaker 1899–1970
    6. 6. Blanche (N) Hazelbaker 1909–1950
    7. 7. Alice (Helen) Hazelbaker 1903–1993
    8. 8. Mable (C.) Hazelbaker 1904–1905
  2. 2. Joseph (W.) Foster 1862–1915
  3. 3. Harriet (Lavinia Foster) Lewis 1863–1908
  4. 4. William (Henry) Foster 1865–1942
  5. 5. Nancy (Emily Eva) Payne 1869–1949
  6. 6. Lenora Foster 1871–
  7. 7. Jessie (Omer) Foster 1879–1964
  8. 8. Fred (Alcester) Foster 1876–1957
  9. 9. George (M.) Foster –1878
  10. 10. Lizzie Foster –1886

Henry Foster's Timeline

7 Records

1832
10 April 1832
Birth of Henry Wyant Foster in Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
1850
1850
Age 18
Henry Wyant Foster resided here in Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 38
Henry Wyant Foster resided here in Washington, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Washington, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
Henry Wyant Foster resided here in Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 68
Henry Wyant Foster resided here in Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
1916
1916
Age 84
Henry Wyant Foster resided here in Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
1919
17 April 1919
Age 87
Death of Henry Wyant Foster in Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 April 1832
    Event Place: Dearborn County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: M593_310; Page: 705B
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: 368; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0055
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 141; Page: 327b
    [6] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1919; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Kelso, Dearborn, Indiana; Roll: 141; Page: 327b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Washington, Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: M593_310; Page: 705B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Delaware, Indiana; Roll: 368; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0055

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Marion, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Historical Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938; Series: M1749

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wheeling, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 April 1919
    Event Place: Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1919; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Matthews, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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