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James Monroe Foster 1842–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 February 1842

Birth Location: Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 19 January 1912

Death Location: Warren County, Tennessee

Father: John Foster

Mother: Martha Hailes

Spouse(s): Martha Tibbs

Children(s): Lafayette Foster, James Foster

In 1842, James Monroe Foster entered the world in Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Monroe Foster And Martha A Hailes. James Monroe Foster married Martha Ann Tibbs, and had children including James Pleasant Foster, Lafayette Bethel Foster. James Monroe Foster passed away in 1912 in Warren County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1842, James Monroe Foster entered the world in Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA, born to John Monroe Foster And Martha A Hailes.
  • James Monroe Foster married Martha Ann Tibbs, and had children including James Pleasant Foster, Lafayette Bethel Foster.
  • James Monroe Foster passed away in 1912 in Warren County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1820–1901
Birth Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Hailes
1823–
Birth Location: Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Tibbs
1838–1910
Birth Location: Near Laurel Hill, Dekalb County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Lafayette Foster
1871–1944
Birth Location: DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States of America
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James Foster
1864–1936
Birth Location: Smith County, Tennessee, USA
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James Foster's Ancestors

Self
James Foster
1842–1912
Birth Place: Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Monroe Foster
1820–1901
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Martha (A) Hailes
1823–
Davidson Co., Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joel (T) Foster
1778–1867
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Celia L.
1795–
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Foster's Descendants

1.
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James (Monroe) Foster (12 February 1842–19 January 1912) m. Martha (Ann) Tibbs (Apr 1838–6 Apr 1910)
  1. 1. Lafayette (Bethel) Foster 1871–1944
    1. 1. Anderson (Pierce) Foster 1894–1963 m. Lillie (Marie) Robertson 1899–1993
      1. 1. William (Bethel "Beck") Foster 1917–1995 m. Saurah (Pearl) Tate 1917–2002
        1. 1. Jimmy (Dale) Foster 1935–2001
        2. 2. Curtis (Dee) Foster 1937–1937
        3. 3. Still (Born) Foster 1938–1938
        4. 4. David (Bruce) Foster 1941–2016
      2. 2. Clyde (Eugene) Foster 1922–1992
      3. 3. James (Earl) Foster 1920–1992
      4. 4. Lola (Faye) Foster 1937–
      5. 5. Margaret (Irene) Foster 1916–1938
      6. 6. Clarence (Herschel) Foster 1932–2009
      7. 7. Lela (Mae) Foster 1937–1937
      8. 8. Sanford (Brownlaw) Foster 1924–2005
      9. 9. Jessie (Lloyd) Foster 1927–2013
      10. 10. Mildred Foster 1943–2020
  2. 2. James (Pleasant) Foster 1864–1936

James Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1842
12 February 1842
Birth of James Monroe Foster in Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
1912
19 January 1912
Age 70
Death of James Monroe Foster in Warren County, Tennessee
Warren County, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 February 1842
    Event Place: Indian Creek, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 January 1912
    Event Place: Warren County, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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