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Josephine Williams 1847–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Dec 1847

Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 13 Jan 1931

Death Location: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Charles Williams

Mother: Mary SAMPLES

Spouse(s): Benjamin Foster

Children(s): Hattie Foster, Joseph Foster, Mattie Foster, Jessie Foster, Henry Foster, Alma Foster, Charles Foster, Mary Foster, Sarah Foster

Josephine Williams was born in 1847 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States, the child of Charles Williams And Mary Ann Polly Samples. In 1850, Josephine Williams resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. In 1860, Josephine Williams resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA. Josephine Williams married Benjamin Franklin Foster, and had children including Alma Foster, Charles Lafayette Foster, Hattie Minnieola Foster, Henry Gordon Foster, Jessie P Foster, Joseph Benjamin Foster, Mary Tallula Lula Foster, Mattie R Foster, Sarah Carolyn Foster. Josephine Williams passed away in 1931 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josephine Williams was born in 1847 in Forsyth, Georgia, United States, the child of Charles Williams And Mary Ann Polly Samples.
  • In 1850, Josephine Williams resided in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, Josephine Williams resided in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA.
  • Josephine Williams married Benjamin Franklin Foster, and had children including Alma Foster, Charles Lafayette Foster, Hattie Minnieola Foster, Henry Gordon Foster, Jessie P Foster, Joseph Benjamin Foster, Mary Tallula Lula Foster, Mattie R Foster, Sarah Carolyn Foster.
  • Josephine Williams passed away in 1931 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Williams
1815–1861
Birth Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
CW
Mary SAMPLES
1827–1896
Birth Location: Troup, Georgia, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Benjamin Foster
1842–1905
Birth Location: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
BF

Children(s)

Hattie Foster
1874–1946
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
HF
Joseph Foster
1878–1959
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
JF
Mattie Foster
1880–1901
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
MF
Jessie Foster
1883–1972
Birth Location: Whitfield, Georgia, United States
JF
Henry Foster
1886–1942
Birth Location: Dalton, Georgia
HF
Alma Foster
1890–1989
Birth Location: Dalton, Georgia
AF
Charles Foster
1866–1926
Birth Location: Forsyth County, Georgia, USA
CF
Mary Foster
1868–1956
Birth Location: Forsyth, GA, USA
MF
Sarah Foster
1872–1896
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
SF

Josephine Williams's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Williams
1847–1931
Birth Place: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Parents
Charles Williams
1815–1861
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann "Polly") SAMPLES
1827–1896
Troup, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jesse (B) Samples
1808–1867
Blount, Tennessee
Phoebe Fincher
1810–1901
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Samples
1780–1870
Frances Couch
1775–1860
Jesse Fincher
1775–1861
Nancy Fowler
1751–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Samples
1762–1860
Fanny Lowery
1764–1860
Richard Fincher
1735–1810
Ann Forbes
1752–1831

Josephine Williams's Descendants

1.
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Josephine Williams (29 Dec 1847–13 Jan 1931) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Foster (8 Feb 1842–22 Jan 1905)
  1. 1. Hattie (Minnieola) Foster 1874–1946
  2. 2. Joseph (Benjamin) Foster 1878–1959
  3. 3. Mattie (R) Foster 1880–1901
  4. 4. Jessie (P) Foster 1883–1972
  5. 5. Henry (Gordon) Foster 1886–1942
  6. 6. Alma Foster 1890–1989
  7. 7. Charles (Lafayette) Foster 1866–1926 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson 1870–1947
    1. 1. Benjamin (Frederick) Foster 1894–1958 m. Mamie (L) Bryant 1891–1965
      1. 1. Henrietta Foster 1922–2011 m. Martin (Royal) Barnes 1914–1992
        1. 1. Marsha (Faye) Barnes 1946–2003 m. Samuel (Henderson) Dutton 1944–2024
      2. 2. Elfreeda Foster 1924–2005 m. George (Thomas) Yurkovic 1915–1991
      3. 3. Louise (Elizabeth) Foster 1916–2003 m. Charles (J) Bell 1912–1999
        1. 1. Baby (Girl) Bell 1937–1937
      4. 4. Rachel (Bryant) Foster 1918–2007 m. Emerson (Charlie) Hix 1914–2005
      5. 5. Sarah (Rebecca) Foster 1919–2010 m. Robert (Cleve Peeples) Gregory 1914–1970
        1. 1. Robert (Frederick) Gregory 1937–1971 m. Peggy (Jo) Gregory 1938–2022
    2. 2. Clara (Mae) Foster 1892–1976 m. Arthur (Newell) Burgess 1890–1964
      1. 1. Charles (Newell) Burgess 1915–1965 m. Mary (Efferine) Stevens 1911–2003
        1. 1. Charles (Stevens) Burgess 1936–2003 m. Mary (Ann) Groves 1941–2019
      2. 2. Clara (Edith) Burgess 1911–2004 m. Claude (Edward) Wade 1908–1980
        1. 1. Clara (Vivian) Wade 1931–1941
        2. 2. Charles (Edward) Wade 1936–2021
      3. 3. Mary (Alice) Burgess 1916–1997 m. William (Edwin) Keister 1908–1975
        1. 1. Nancy (Marie) Keister 1937–2017 m. James (Lee Colston) Jr 1931–2020
      4. 4. Roy (Thomas) Burgess 1921–2003 m. Louise Cantrell 1917–2010
        1. 1. Hilda (Ann) Burgess 1945–2023 m. Larry (Paul) Fossett 1943–2025
      5. 5. John (Lane) Burgess 1928–2010 m. Regenia (Bell) Whaley 1927–2001
      6. 6. Lura (Avis) Burgess 1913–1985 m. John (Louis) Crane 1920–2003
    3. 3. Herbert (Manor) Foster 1910–1977
    4. 4. Charles (Wilson) Foster 1903–1977 m. Lucile (Alice) Phillips 1908–2000
      1. 1. Sylvia (Lucile) Foster 1932–2004 m. Charles (Hugh Vaughn) Jr 1931–1986 m. Ellis (Neal) Hardin 1937–2018
      2. 2. Helen (Wilson) Foster 1936–2019 m. Robert (Franklin) Brooks 1932–2017
      3. 3. Charles (Wilson Foster) Jr 1941–2013
    5. 5. Mary (Josephine) Foster 1899–1985 m. Marvin (Cleveland) Cox 1892–1986
      1. 1. Margaret (Helen) Cox 1923–2011 m. Carl (Willard) Boyd 1921–1965
      2. 2. Betty (Ann) Cox 1931–2022 m. Willard (Earl) McBrayer 1926–2002
        1. 1. Donald (Earl) McBrayer 1950–2024
      3. 3. Dorothy (Frances) Cox 1926–2014 m. Marvin (Ray) McClain 1924–2013
      4. 4. Mary (Cathryn) Cox 1922–2003 m. William (Melvin) Hall 1921–2004
      5. 5. Marvin (C) Cox 1928–1928
    6. 6. Dorothy (Catherine) Foster 1906–1966
  8. 8. Mary (Tallula "Lula") Foster 1868–1956
  9. 9. Sarah (Carolyn) Foster 1872–1896

Josephine Williams's Timeline

9 Records

1847
29 Dec 1847
Birth of Josephine Williams in Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
1850
1850
Age 3
Josephine Williams resided here in District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
Josephine Williams resided here in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
1865
19 Feb 1865
Age 18
Josephine Williams was married in Forsyth, Georgia, United States
Forsyth, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 33
Josephine Williams resided here in Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
Josephine Williams resided here in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
Josephine Williams resided here in Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1920
1920
Age 73
Josephine Williams resided here in Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
1931
13 Jan 1931
Age 84
Death of Josephine Williams in Whitfield, Georgia, United States,
Whitfield, Georgia, United States,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1847
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T625_285; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 199
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 171; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 197
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0101
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 381; Family History Library Film: 803121
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T624_220; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374233
    [7] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 170a
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Forsyth, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 31, Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: 69; Page: 170a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Forsyth, Georgia; Roll: M653_121; Page: 381; Family History Library Film: 803121

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Finchers, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 171; Page: 108d; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: 228; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0101

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fincher, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T624_220; Page: 6a; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374233

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia; Roll: T625_285; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 199

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Whitfield, Georgia, United States,
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] Georgia, U.S., Death Index, 1919-1998, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 2206
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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