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Joel Jackson Foster 1824–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 April 1824

Birth Location: Allen, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 15 January 1884

Death Location: Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Gilmore

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Nancy Foster, Virginia Foster, Robert Foster, Samuel Foster

The story of Joel Jackson Foster began in 1824 in Allen, Kentucky, USA. Joel Jackson Foster had children including Nancy Louisa Nannie Foster, Robert Mac Foster, Samuel Amos Washington Sam Foster, Virginia Alice Jennie Foster. Joel Jackson Foster passed away in 1884 in Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel Jackson Foster began in 1824 in Allen, Kentucky, USA.
  • Joel Jackson Foster had children including Nancy Louisa Nannie Foster, Robert Mac Foster, Samuel Amos Washington Sam Foster, Virginia Alice Jennie Foster.
  • Joel Jackson Foster passed away in 1884 in Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1802–1856
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Gilmore
1802–1897
Birth Location: Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Foster
1860–1944
Birth Location: Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
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Virginia Foster
1874–1963
Birth Location: ,Lawrence, Tennessee, USA
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Robert Foster
1878–1914
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, USA
RF
Samuel Foster
1871–1938
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
SF

Joel Foster's Ancestors

Self
Joel Foster
1824–1884
Birth Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Jackson Foster
1802–1856
North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Gilmore
1802–1897
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Foster's Descendants

1.
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Joel (Jackson) Foster (8 April 1824–15 January 1884)
  1. 1. Nancy (Louisa "Nannie") Foster 1860–1944 m. John (Joseph) Buie 1848–1929
    1. 1. Gilbert (Jackson) BUIE 1879–1946
      1. 1. Rosa (Mae) Buie 1905–1993
        1. 1. Calvin (Gilbert) Boswell 1924–
      2. 2. Farris Buie 1907–1991
        1. 1. Danny (Lee) Buie 1945–2024
      3. 3. Corean (E) Buie 1925–
    2. 2. Josirus (Leroy "Lee") Buie 1889–1960
      1. 1. Lillian (Madelene) Cummings 1921–2001
    3. 3. Arthur (Oliver) Buie 1885–1944 m. Mandie (C) Buie 1882–1924
      1. 1. Arnold (Douglas) Buie 1922–1975
      2. 2. Florence (Mae) Davis 1913–1992
      3. 3. Clint (Oliver) Buie 1918–1984 m. Edith (Marie) Foster 1921–2000
  2. 2. Virginia (Alice 'Jennie') Foster 1874–1963
    1. 1. Earl (Morton) Pigg 1895–1976
      1. 1. Agnes (Jynette) Pigg 1933–1991
    2. 2. Vera Owens 1912–
  3. 3. Robert (Mac) Foster 1878–1914
    1. 1. Rev (Joel Frank) Foster 1906–1987
      1. 1. Robert (Mac Franklin) Foster 1941–2006
  4. 4. Samuel (Amos Washington "Sam") Foster 1871–1938
    1. 1. Annie (Mae) Milan 1902–1969
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Milan 1918–1974

Joel Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1824
8 April 1824
Birth of Joel Jackson Foster in Allen, Kentucky, USA
Allen, Kentucky, USA
1884
15 January 1884
Age 60
Death of Joel Jackson Foster in Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 April 1824
    Event Place: Allen, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 January 1884
    Event Place: Summertown, Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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