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James S. Foster 1849–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Linden, Cass, Texas, USA

Death Date: 1887

Death Location: Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Thomas Sr.

Mother: Elizabeth Beaty

Spouse(s): Sarah Roundtree

Children(s): John Foster, Letha Foster, William Foster, Beulah Foster, Elizabeth Foster, Mattie Foster, Sarah Foster, Luphenia Foster, Christina Foster

James S. Foster was born in 1849 in Linden, Cass, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Foster Sr And Elizabeth Beaty. In 1880, James S. Foster resided in Tarrant County, Texas, USA. James S. Foster married Sarah Comfort Roundtree, and had children including Beulah Foster, Christina L Foster, Elizabeth Jennie Foster, John Frederick Foster, Letha Ann Foster, Luphenia Foster, Mattie Margaret Foster, Sarah Emma Foster, William Hatley Crow Foster. James S. Foster passed away in 1887 in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James S. Foster was born in 1849 in Linden, Cass, Texas, USA, the child of Thomas Jefferson Foster Sr And Elizabeth Beaty.
  • In 1880, James S. Foster resided in Tarrant County, Texas, USA.
  • James S. Foster married Sarah Comfort Roundtree, and had children including Beulah Foster, Christina L Foster, Elizabeth Jennie Foster, John Frederick Foster, Letha Ann Foster, Luphenia Foster, Mattie Margaret Foster, Sarah Emma Foster, William Hatley Crow Foster.
  • James S. Foster passed away in 1887 in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr.
1809–1901
Birth Location: Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
TS
Elizabeth Beaty
1830–1858
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
EB

Spouses(s)

Sarah Roundtree
1850–1937
Birth Location: Fayette County, Georgia, USA
SR

Children(s)

John Foster
1872–1941
Birth Location: Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA
JF
Letha Foster
1888–1981
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LF
William Foster
1879–1946
Birth Location: Cooke County, Texas, USA
WF
Beulah Foster
1886–1963
Birth Location: Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA
BF
Elizabeth Foster
1869–1942
Birth Location: Waco, McLennan, Texas, USA
EF
Mattie Foster
1875–1930
Birth Location: Texas, USA
MF
Sarah Foster
1871–1940
Birth Location: Hughes Springs, Cass, Texas, USA
SF
Luphenia Foster
1877–1946
Birth Location: Texas, USA
LF
Christina Foster
1877–1946
Birth Location: Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, USA
CF

James Foster's Ancestors

Self
James Foster
1849–1887
Birth Place: Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Foster Sr.
1809–1901
Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Beaty
1830–1858
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Lewis) Foster
1766–1834
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Armstrong
1770–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
James Beaty
1796–1842
South Carolina, USA
Catharine Miller
1795–
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Foster
1720–1802
Margaret Lewis
1726–1809
William Armstrong
1733–1780
Margaret Wood
1741–1792
James Miller
1774–1839
Jane Caradine
1775–1816
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1669–1762
Margaret Lynn
1693–1779
James Armstrong
1707–1771
Jean Murray
1712–1760
John Jr.
1716–1794
Sarah Clements
1721–1749
Thomas Caradine
1750–1820
Elizabeth Bell
1766–1849

James Foster's Descendants

1.
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James (S.) Foster (1849–1887) m. Sarah (Comfort) Roundtree (Nov 1850–6 Oct 1937)
  1. 1. John (Frederick) Foster 1872–1941 m. Diana ("Annie") Labeth 1877–1950
    1. 1. Elva (Clyde) Foster 1908–1995 m. Otis (Macon Daniel) Cox 1902–1962
      1. 1. Fred (Allen) Cox 1935–2016 m. Sheryl (Jean) Becker 1940–2004 m. Donna (Jean) Jones 1938–2004 m. Patricia (Marie (Patty)) Smith 1938–2020 m. Emily (Joan) Brown 1939–2015
      2. 2. Jean (Ann) Cox 1937–1998
    2. 2. Eula (Myrtle) Foster 1906–1987
    3. 3. Milton (Calvin) Foster 1904–1985
    4. 4. Letha (Nell) Foster 1910–1981
    5. 5. Jourvis Foster 1902–1987
  2. 2. Letha (Ann) Foster 1888–1981
  3. 3. William (Hatley Crow) Foster 1879–1946
  4. 4. Beulah Foster 1886–1963
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jennie) Foster 1869–1942 m. John (Bayne) White 1857–1912
    1. 1. John (Robert (Bob)) White 1896–1978 m. Opal (Glendeen) Gibson 1901–2003
      1. 1. John (Conrad) White 1923–1998 m. Dorothy (Marie) Donnelly 1920–2016
    2. 2. Lessie (Eunice) White 1889–1910 m. Versey (Vernon) Sandlin 1883–1954
      1. 1. Robert (Vernon) Sandlin 1909–1953 m. Doris (Elizabeth) Brown 1913–2007
    3. 3. Jennie (Lucille) White 1904–1991 m. Walter (Harold) Clarke 1897–1974
      1. 1. Walter (Dan) Clarke 1932–1952
      2. 2. Bobbie (Helen) Clarke 1930–2014
  6. 6. Mattie (Margaret) Foster 1875–1930
  7. 7. Sarah (Emma) Foster 1871–1940 m. John (A.) Lambert 1857–1904
    1. 1. James (Joseph) Lambert 1888–1906
    2. 2. Bertie (Lee) Lambert 1892–1977 m. Nathan (A.) Pollard 1882–1944
      1. 1. Alvin (Lee (Buck)) Pollard 1914–1992 m. Wanda (Gladys) Billington 1920–2008 m. Oleta (Wessie) Pruett 1926–2002 m. Hazel (Leatha) Helvy 1917–1996
        1. 1. Sudie (Anne) Pollard 1945–2017
        2. 2. Ronald (Lee) Pollard 1940–1958
        3. 3. Shirley (Wanda) Pollard 1943–2020 m. Leonard (L.) Koch 1936–2002
      2. 2. Jack (Lambert) Pollard 1922–1982 m. Juanita (Mae) Wells 1927–1998
        1. 1. Joyce (Louise) Pollard 1945–2017 m. Edward (Selby) Lull 1940–1977
        2. 2. Reba (Faye) Pollard 1941–2015
      3. 3. Brice (Frederick) Pollard 1925–1978 m. Connie (Marie) Schwarz 1928–2011
        1. 1. Kathy (Lorraine) Pollard 1946–1948
      4. 4. Lloyd (Kenneth) Pollard 1926–1960
      5. 5. Nathan (Arthur) Pollard 1920–1972 m. Kathryn (M.) Adair 1917– m. Susie (Pauline) Bilbrey 1924–2003
    3. 3. Bessie Lambert 1897–1928 m. Elijah (Thompson (Lige)) Hughes 1893–1954
      1. 1. Willie Hughes 1920–1992
      2. 2. Daniel Hughes 1924–2007 m. Billie (Marie) Brown 1923–2007
        1. 1. Lucille Hughes 1950–2007
      3. 3. Clarence (Armster) Hughes 1913–2004
      4. 4. Otto Hughes 1915–1969
      5. 5. Virgil (L.) Hughes 1918–1985
      6. 6. Beatrice Hughes 1926–
      7. 7. Madeena Hughes 1921–2000
    4. 4. Billy (Doc) Lambert 1894–1960 m. Bessie Hughes 1896–2001
      1. 1. Jimmie (Sue) Lambert 1921–2009
      2. 2. Billy (Murell) Lambert 1930–1994
      3. 3. Opal (Lee) Lambert 1913–1991
      4. 4. Othel Lambert 1914–1915
      5. 5. Sharkey Lambert 1916–1998 m. Earleen (Alice) Morrison 1918–2022
        1. 1. Jackie (Gene) Lambert 1935–1999
      6. 6. Velma (Willie) Lambert 1919–1998 m. Jack (Albert) Jones 1918–2006
        1. 1. Wanda (Nell) Jones 1940–1941
        2. 2. Jimmy (Carroll) Jones 1938–2021
      7. 7. Stella (Irene) Lambert 1925–2014 m. Burl (Otrey) Delk 1923–1969
        1. 1. Gary (Burl) Delk 1945–2019
      8. 8. Billie (June) Lambert 1934–2016 m. Walter (Anthony) Eberhart 1923–2016
    5. 5. Willie (B.) Lambert 1904–1990
    6. 6. Alex (Clifford) Lambert 1902–1976 m. Pearl Honeycutt 1908–1989
      1. 1. Julius Lambert 1927–2020
    7. 7. Alex (Clifford) Lambert 1902–1976
    8. 8. George (E.) Lambert 1890–1929 m. Bessie (M.) Hughes 1896–2001
      1. 1. Jimmie (Lorene) Lambert 1922–2009 m. Winifred (Lee) McAfee 1925–2012 m. Herbert (Leon) Wilson 1918–1998
  8. 8. Luphenia Foster 1877–1946
  9. 9. Christina (L.) Foster 1877–1946 m. Anderson (Greenberry) Walker 1874–1931
    1. 1. Virginia (May) Walker 1924–2007 m. Jack (Dale) Patterson 1921–1985
      1. 1. Roger (Dennis) Patterson 1945–2020

James Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1849
1849
Birth of James S. Foster in Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 31
James S. Foster resided here in Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Tarrant County, Texas, USA
1887
1887
Age 38
Death of James S. Foster in Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 1328; Page: 133B; Enumeration District: 094
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tarrant County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 1328; Page: 133B; Enumeration District: 094

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1887
    Event Place: Grapevine, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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