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Jacob Foster 1821–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: , , Ohio, USA

Death Date: 2 Dec 1862

Death Location: Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA

Father: James Foster

Mother: Margaret Smittle

Spouse(s): Wilmith Fields

Children(s): Abner Foster, Elizabeth Foster, James Foster, Andrew Foster, Margot Foster, Masilva Foster, Sarah Foster, Mary Foster, Nancy Foster, Nathan Foster

Jacob Foster was born in 1821 in , , Ohio, USA, the child of James Stuart Foster And Margaret Smittle. Jacob Foster married Wilmith Mahala Fields, and had children including Abner Duley Foster, Andrew Foster, Elizabeth Foster, James Stewart Foster, Margot Foster, Mary Elizabeth Foster, Masilva Jane Foster, Nancy E Foster, Nathan Foster, Sarah Catherine Foster. Jacob Foster passed away in 1862 in Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Foster was born in 1821 in , , Ohio, USA, the child of James Stuart Foster And Margaret Smittle.
  • Jacob Foster married Wilmith Mahala Fields, and had children including Abner Duley Foster, Andrew Foster, Elizabeth Foster, James Stewart Foster, Margot Foster, Mary Elizabeth Foster, Masilva Jane Foster, Nancy E Foster, Nathan Foster, Sarah Catherine Foster.
  • Jacob Foster passed away in 1862 in Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Jacob Foster's Ancestors

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Jacob Foster
1821–1862
Birth Place: , , Ohio, USA
Parents
James Stuart Foster
1798–1887
Baughman, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Margaret Smittle
1800–1827
Adams County, Ohio
Grandparents
Robert Foster
1765–1825
Ireland
Martha McCord
1771–1849
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James McCord
1734–1793
Jean Scroggs
1745–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1680–1761
Martha Sawyer
1680–1740
John Scroggs
1723–1792
Sarah Carter
1722–1770

Jacob Foster's Descendants

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Jacob Foster (1821–2 Dec 1862) m. Wilmith (Mahala) Fields (23 May 1830–1 Aug 1888)
  1. 1. Abner (Duley) Foster 1855–1910 m. Alice (Ellen) Wilson 1859–1933
    1. 1. Clarence (Earl) Foster 1897–1973 m. Clara (Mabel) West 1900–1979
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Foster 1928–1971 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Clawson 1933–2002 m. Karen (Lee) Fesler 1936–1999
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Pinkston 1949–2013
      2. 2. Lenora (Jean) Foster 1922–1968
      3. 3. Clarence (Byron) Foster 1924–1994
      4. 4. Alice (Marie) Foster 1926–1995
    2. 2. Lewis (Joseph) Foster 1875–1952
    3. 3. John (Henry) Foster 1878–1955
    4. 4. William (Roland) Foster 1881–1962
    5. 5. Lena (Leota) Foster 1883–1950
    6. 6. Chaunce (E) Foster 1885–1963
    7. 7. Lucy (Emily) Foster 1887–1976
    8. 8. Clara (R Wilmeth) Foster 1889–1974
    9. 9. Fred (Odbert) Foster 1893–1994
    10. 10. Harry (Harvey) Foster 1891–1966
  2. 2. Elizabeth Foster 1857–1923
  3. 3. James (Stewart) Foster 1854–1926
  4. 4. Andrew Foster 1850–1929
  5. 5. Margot Foster 1859–
  6. 6. Masilva (Jane) Foster 1860–1936
  7. 7. Sarah (Catherine) Foster 1857–
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Foster 1860–1860
  9. 9. Nancy (E.) Foster 1869–
  10. 10. Nathan Foster 1866–

Jacob Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Jacob Foster in , , Ohio, USA
, , Ohio, USA
1862
2 Dec 1862
Age 41
Death of Jacob Foster in Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA
Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: , , Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Richland City, Grant, Indiana, USA

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