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Lela Louiese Foster 1900–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1900

Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1968

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: Joel Foster

Mother: Susan Weaver

Spouse(s): Ira Smith

Children(s): Thomas Smith, Connie Smith, Alma Smith, Wanda Smith, Billie Smith

The story of Lela Louiese Foster began in 1900 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA. Lela Louiese Foster married Ira Delbert Smith, and had children including Alma Ruth Smith, Billie Delbert Smith, Connie Fayette Smith, Thomas Dorwin Smith, Wanda Elizabeth Smith. Lela Louiese Foster passed away in 1968 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lela Louiese Foster began in 1900 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.
  • Lela Louiese Foster married Ira Delbert Smith, and had children including Alma Ruth Smith, Billie Delbert Smith, Connie Fayette Smith, Thomas Dorwin Smith, Wanda Elizabeth Smith.
  • Lela Louiese Foster passed away in 1968 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joel Foster
1868–1942
Birth Location: Wise, Brazos, Texas, USA
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Susan Weaver
1878–1959
Birth Location: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ira Smith
1900–1949
Birth Location: Comanche, Comanche, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Smith
1926–2007
Birth Location: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
TS
Connie Smith
1921–1997
Birth Location: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
CS
Alma Smith
1923–1993
Birth Location: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
AS
Wanda Smith
1930–2010
Birth Location: Eastland, Eastland, Texas, USA
WS
Billie Smith
1937–2007
Birth Location: Cisco, Eastland, Texas, USA
BS

Lela Foster's Ancestors

Self
Lela Foster
1900–1968
Birth Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Parents
Joel Jefferson Foster
1868–1942
Wise, Brazos, Texas, USA
Susan (Hanah (Susie)) Weaver
1878–1959
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Marion (Berry Anderson) Foster
1827–1887
Marion County, Alabama, USA
Mary (Helen) Kitchens
1833–1870
Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr.
1809–1901
Drucilla Holcomb
1809–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joel Foster
1766–1834
Mary Armstrong
1770–1845

Lela Foster's Descendants

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Lela (Louiese) Foster (6 Aug 1900–26 Jul 1968) m. Ira (Delbert) Smith (3 Apr 1900–12 Feb 1949)
  1. 1. Thomas (Dorwin) Smith 1926–2007
  2. 2. Connie (Fayette) Smith 1921–1997 m. George (H.) Harris 1920–1993 m. Richard (Cheatham) Hale 1921–2002 m. Vernon (John Wormlight) Jr. 1921–2001
    1. 1. Ira (George) Harris 1940–2015
    2. 2. Jimmie (Garland) Harris 1942–2020
  3. 3. Alma (Ruth) Smith 1923–1993
  4. 4. Wanda (Elizabeth) Smith 1930–2010
  5. 5. Billie (Delbert) Smith 1937–2007

Lela Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1900
6 Aug 1900
Birth of Lela Louiese Foster in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
1968
26 Jul 1968
Age 68
Death of Lela Louiese Foster in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Austin, Travis, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
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