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Ida Virginia Foster 1864–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Apr 1864

Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Lynchburg, Virginia

Father: Noah Foster

Mother: Sarah Hodges

Spouse(s): Charles Lewis

Children(s): Bertha Lewis, Edith Lewis, Edward Lewis, Gladys Callis, John Lewis, Dorsey Lewis

Ida Virginia Foster was born in 1864 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Noah Foster And Sarah Jane Hodges. In 1870, Ida Virginia Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1880, Ida Virginia Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Ida Virginia Foster married Charles William Lewis, and had children including Bertha Ivy Lewis, Dorsey James Lewis, Edith Dell Lewis, Edward Lee Lewis, Gladys Mae Callis, John William Jack Lewis. Ida Virginia Foster passed away in 1938 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ida Virginia Foster was born in 1864 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA, the child of Noah Foster And Sarah Jane Hodges.
  • In 1870, Ida Virginia Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1880, Ida Virginia Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Ida Virginia Foster married Charles William Lewis, and had children including Bertha Ivy Lewis, Dorsey James Lewis, Edith Dell Lewis, Edward Lee Lewis, Gladys Mae Callis, John William Jack Lewis.
  • Ida Virginia Foster passed away in 1938 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Noah Foster
1830–1882
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Hodges
1833–1888
Birth Location: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
SH

Spouses(s)

Charles Lewis
1856–1926
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CL

Children(s)

Bertha Lewis
1884–1958
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
BL
Edith Lewis
1891–1969
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EL
Edward Lewis
1886–1962
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EL
Gladys Callis
1895–1991
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GC
John Lewis
1897–1983
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JL
Dorsey Lewis
1889–1967
Birth Location: Redart, Mathews, Virginia, USA
DL

Ida Foster's Ancestors

Self
Ida Foster
1864–1938
Birth Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Parents
Noah Foster
1830–1882
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Hodges
1833–1888
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (M) Foster
1800–
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Hunley) Forrest
1801–1856
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ida Foster's Descendants

1.
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Ida (Virginia) Foster (05 Apr 1864–1938) m. Charles (William) Lewis (17 Jan 1856–29 Nov 1926)
  1. 1. Bertha (Ivy) Lewis 1884–1958 m. Walter (M) Shawn 1862–1940
  2. 2. Edith (Dell) Lewis 1891–1969 m. Dorsey (William) Wise 1894–1985 m. Robert (Waylon) Wise 1884–1922
    1. 1. Charles (Vaden) Wise 1911–1998 m. Margaret (Henry) Richardson 1916–2000
  3. 3. Edward (Lee) Lewis 1886–1962 m. Josephine (Stuart) Gwynn 1888–1970
  4. 4. Gladys (Mae) Callis 1895–1991 m. Arthur (G) Callis 1892–1970
    1. 1. Allen (Eugene) Callis 1934–2021 m. Shirley (Ann) Broaddus 1936–2017
    2. 2. Robert (L) Callis 1923–2013 m. Mattie (Ruth) Callis 1930–2024
    3. 3. Josephine (V) Callis 1919–2001 m. Ervy (Milton) Hudgins 1919–1998
  5. 5. John (William "Jack") Lewis 1897–1983 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Lilly 1905–1983
  6. 6. Dorsey (James) Lewis 1889–1967 m. Lillian (Beatrice) Crockett 1893–1983
    1. 1. William (Carlton "Buster") Lewis 1917–1991 m. Jean (Gardner) Trusch 1929–1994
    2. 2. Alvin (Thomas Lewis) Sr 1926–1968 m. Shirley (Katherine) Lewis 1931–2012
    3. 3. Dawcie (Harvey Lewis) Jr. 1919–1987 m. Virginia (Blanche) Hudgins 1930–2023
    4. 4. Jephthah (Lawson) Lewis 1934–2006
    5. 5. Kenneth (Bland Lewis) Sr 1921–1981 m. Agnes (Dean) Daniel 1933–2023
    6. 6. Woodrow (Earl) Lewis 1924–1969 m. Eleanor (Mabel) Rishel 1926–2011
    7. 7. Adelaide (Virginia) Lewis 1915–2002 m. Robert (Edward) Rowe 1913–1992 m. Bernice (Lawson) Belvin 1913–1981
    8. 8. Lyndell (Eileen) Lewis 1930–2025 m. Charles (Benjamin "Charlie" Haywood) III 1926–2024
      1. 1. Christy (Faye) Haywood 1947–2024

Ida Foster's Timeline

9 Records

1864
05 Apr 1864
Birth of Ida Virginia Foster in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 6
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 16
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 36
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in Corrotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Corrotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 46
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 56
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 66
Ida Virginia Foster resided here in White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1937
10 Oct 1937
Age 73
Death of Ida Virginia Foster in Irvington, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Irvington, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
1938
1938
Age 74
Burial of Ida Virginia Foster in Lynchburg, Virginia
Lynchburg, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1864
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: T625_1895; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 68
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 136A
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Franklin Evening Star; Publication Date: 27 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Franklin, Indiana, USA; ,0.60653967,0.38677156,0.6520232&xid=3355
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 136A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Corrotoman, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Corrotoman, Lancaster, Virginia; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0044; FHL microfilm: 1241714

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Roll: T625_1895; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 68

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342182

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Irvington, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Franklin Evening Star; Publication Date: 27 Oct 1936; Publication Place: Franklin, Indiana, USA; ,0.60653967,0.38677156,0.6520232&xid=3355
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia
    Record Source: Lynchburg, Virginia Obituary Index, 1837-2019, Jones Memorial Library; Lynchburg, Virginia; Lynchburg, Virginia Obituaries
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