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Lewis S. Foster 1778–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1778

Birth Location: Patrick County, Virginia

Death Date: 1865

Death Location: RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Father: Captain Foster

Mother: ann turner

Spouse(s): Jane Simms

Children(s): Charles FOSTER

The story of Lewis S. Foster began in 1778 in Patrick County, Virginia. Lewis S. Foster married Jane Ginsey Jancee Simms, and had children including Charles Foster. Lewis S. Foster passed away in 1865 in RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis S. Foster began in 1778 in Patrick County, Virginia.
  • Lewis S. Foster married Jane Ginsey Jancee Simms, and had children including Charles Foster.
  • Lewis S. Foster passed away in 1865 in RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Foster
1753–1838
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Colony of Engl
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ann turner
1758–1811
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jane Simms
1793–1860
Birth Location: Patrick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Charles FOSTER
1809–1894
Birth Location: Henry, Virginia, USA
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Lewis Foster's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Foster
1778–1865
Birth Place: Patrick County, Virginia
Parents
Captain Charles Foster
1753–1838
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, Colony of Engl
ann (nancy) turner
1758–1811
Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Meshack Turner
1725–1794
Caroline County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Robertson
1730–1797
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Turner
1689–1744
Elizabeth Brashear
1699–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Turner
1638–1742
Elizabeth Hutton
1638–1742
Samuel Brashears
1673–1740
Anne Jones
1673–1720

Lewis Foster's Descendants

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Lewis (S.) Foster (ABT 1778–1865) m. Jane (Ginsey "Jancee") Simms (1793–AFT 1860)
  1. 1. Charles FOSTER 1809–1894 m. Cyrene (L.) Philpott 1811–1867
    1. 1. John (Green) Foster 1846–1884 m. Delilah (Jane) Tittle 1848–1933
      1. 1. Edgar (Estadius) Foster 1879–1915 m. Harriet (Elizabeth Martin Foster Oliver) Emerson 1885–1948
        1. 1. Susan (Aubry (Foster)) Smith 1912–1974 m. Fred (Cecil) Smith 1908–1989
      2. 2. David (W.) Foster 1876–1948
      3. 3. Margaret (B.) Foster 1877–1953
      4. 4. Charles (I.) Foster 1874–1952
      5. 5. Nellie (B) Foster 1876–
      6. 6. Dora (Melissa) Foster 1882–1920
      7. 7. Alfred (Ernest William) Foster 1871–1949
    2. 2. Berry (Vaughn) Foster 1848–
    3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Foster 1851–1938
    4. 4. George (Fountain) Foster 1876–
    5. 5. Charlie (Taylor) Foster 1873–1947
    6. 6. Leila (Ann) Foster 1869–1918
    7. 7. Pleasant (Whittaker) Foster 1878–1926
    8. 8. Elvira (Elizabeth) Foster 1848–
    9. 9. William (Henderson) Foster 1835–1880
    10. 10. Nicholas (Tompkins) Foster 1844–1912
    11. 11. John (Green) Foster 1846–1884
    12. 12. Onie (Eveline) Foster 1854–1931
    13. 13. David (Lewis) Foster 1837–
    14. 14. Cerene (Ann) Foster –1843
    15. 15. Robert (Madison) Foster 1839–1921
    16. 16. Sarah (Jane) Foster 1833–1848
    17. 17. Lola (A.) Foster 1869–

Lewis Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1778
ABT 1778
Birth of Lewis S. Foster in Patrick County, Virginia
Patrick County, Virginia
1865
1865
Age 87
Death of Lewis S. Foster in RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States
RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1778
    Event Place: Patrick County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: RAndolph, Randolph, Alabama, United States
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