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James Robert Foster 1923 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1923

Birth Location: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States

Death Date: 14 Oct 2006

Death Location: The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States

Father: Walter Foster

Mother: Lucy Southmayd

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

James Robert Foster was born in 1923 in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States, the child of Walter Linder Foster and Lucy Southmayd. In 1925, James Robert Foster resided in Ames Ward 1. In 1930, James Robert Foster resided in Ames, Story, Iowa. James Robert Foster passed away in 2006 in The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States.

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Reliability Score:
B
Reliability score criteria:
  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criterion (Basic)
  • N/A 0 criterion (Insufficient)

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Biography

  • James Robert Foster was born in 1923 in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States, the child of Walter Linder Foster and Lucy Southmayd.
  • In 1925, James Robert Foster resided in Ames Ward 1.
  • In 1930, James Robert Foster resided in Ames, Story, Iowa.
  • James Robert Foster passed away in 2006 in The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Foster
1883 – 1934
Birth Location: Agency, Wapello, Iowa, United States
WF
Lucy Southmayd
1888 – 1981
Birth Location: Steele, North Dakota, United States
LS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1923
10 May 1923
Birth of James Robert Foster in Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
1925
01 Jan 1925
Age 2
James Robert Foster resided here in Ames Ward 1
Ames Ward 1
1930
1930
Age 7
James Robert Foster resided here in Ames, Story, Iowa
Ames, Story, Iowa
1940
01 Apr 1940
Age 17
James Robert Foster resided here in Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
1993
1993
Age 70
James Robert Foster resided here in Spring, TX
Spring, TX
2006
14 Oct 2006
Age 83
Death of James Robert Foster in The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States
The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1923
    Event Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [6] Web: Rootsweb Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Ames Ward 1
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ames, Story, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ames, Story, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Spring, TX
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 2006
    Event Place: The Woodlands, Montgomery, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: ; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] Web: Rootsweb Obituary Index

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