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Joel N. (Nichols) Foster 1817–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Walker County, Texas, USA

Father: Benjamin Foster

Mother: Jane Nichols

Spouse(s): Mary Mayfield

Children(s): Sarah Foster

The story of Joel N. (Nichols) Foster began in 1817 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA. Joel N. (Nichols) Foster married Mary Davis Mayfield, and had children including Sarah Frances Foster. Joel N. (Nichols) Foster passed away in 1870 in Walker County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel N. (Nichols) Foster began in 1817 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Joel N. (Nichols) Foster married Mary Davis Mayfield, and had children including Sarah Frances Foster.
  • Joel N. (Nichols) Foster passed away in 1870 in Walker County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Foster
1796–1868
Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
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Jane Nichols
1798–1822
Birth Location: Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Mayfield
1815–1904
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Foster
1849–1894
Birth Location: Marion County, Alabama, USA
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Joel Foster's Ancestors

Self
Joel Foster
1817–1870
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Foster
1796–1868
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Jane Nichols
1798–1822
Salem, Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Lewis) Foster
1766–1834
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Armstrong
1770–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Foster
1720–1802
Margaret Lewis
1726–1809
William Armstrong
1733–1780
Margaret Wood
1741–1792
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

Joel Foster's Descendants

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Joel (N. (Nichols)) Foster (1817–1870) m. Mary (Davis) Mayfield (27 Feb 1815–23 Oct 1904)
  1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Foster 1849–1894 m. Elam (Plez) Halliburton 1846–1892
    1. 1. Elam (Mims) Halliburton 1871–1961
    2. 2. Matt (Corell) Halliburton 1875–1964
    3. 3. Fannie (Elizabeth) Halliburton 1881–1972 m. Samuel (Benjamin) Sellers 1873–1940
      1. 1. Chester (Travis) Sellers 1911–1980
      2. 2. Eleanor (E.) Sellers 1914–1997
      3. 3. Harvey Sellers 1921–1942
      4. 4. Fannie (M.) Sellers 1909–
      5. 5. Ernie (B.) Sellers 1905–1985
      6. 6. Ruby (Estelle) Sellers 1903–1987
      7. 7. Samuel (Roscoe) Sellers 1901–1976
      8. 8. Thelma (Lena) Sellers 1898–1969 m. Garland (Benton) Doyle 1892–1961
        1. 1. Zane (Grey) Doyle 1924–1955
        2. 2. Bernell Doyle 1917–1995
        3. 3. Pat Doyle 1938–2017 m. Billie (Jo) Findley 1936–2008
      9. 9. Clinton (A.) Sellers 1897–1967
    4. 4. Gussie Halliburton 1882–1963

Joel Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of Joel N. (Nichols) Foster in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 53
Death of Joel N. (Nichols) Foster in Walker County, Texas, USA
Walker County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Walker County, Texas, USA
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