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Lewis E Foster 1856–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1856

Birth Location: Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1935

Death Location: Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Lucinda Foster

Spouse(s): Margaret Foster

Children(s): Alethea Campbell, Bonner Foster, Thomas Foster, George Foster, Carrie Green, Emma Vealey, Harry Foster, John Foster, Edgar Sr, Holley Foster, Covey Foster, Samuell Foster, Covington Foster

The story of Lewis E Foster began in 1856 in Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Lewis E Foster resided in Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Lewis E Foster resided in Sherman, Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA. Lewis E Foster married Margaret Elizabeth Foster, and had children including Alethea A Campbell, Bonner Hill Foster, Carrie Irene Green, Covey Foster, Covington Foster, Edgar Leon Foster Sr, Emma Jane Vealey, George A Foster, Harry Foster, Holley S Foster, John Henry Foster, Samuell Michaelson Foster, Thomas James Foster, W C Foster. Lewis E Foster passed away in 1935 in Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis E Foster began in 1856 in Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Lewis E Foster resided in Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Lewis E Foster resided in Sherman, Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lewis E Foster married Margaret Elizabeth Foster, and had children including Alethea A Campbell, Bonner Hill Foster, Carrie Irene Green, Covey Foster, Covington Foster, Edgar Leon Foster Sr, Emma Jane Vealey, George A Foster, Harry Foster, Holley S Foster, John Henry Foster, Samuell Michaelson Foster, Thomas James Foster, W C Foster.
  • Lewis E Foster passed away in 1935 in Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Foster
1826–1895
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Lucinda Foster
1827–1887
Birth Location: White Oak, Coal River, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Foster
1863–1942
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Children(s)

Alethea Campbell
1904–1998
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Bonner Foster
1896–1965
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
BF
Thomas Foster
1909–1971
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
TF
George Foster
1888–1911
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Carrie Green
1902–1994
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Emma Vealey
1886–1977
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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Harry Foster
1884–1949
Birth Location: Chelyan, Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
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John Foster
1894–1971
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
JF
Edgar Sr
1900–1986
Birth Location: Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States of America
ES
Holley Foster
1893–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Covey Foster
1891–
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Samuell Foster
1882–
Birth Location: Coalburg Kan, West Virginia
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Covington Foster
1890–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Lewis Foster's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Foster
1856–1935
Birth Place: Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Foster
1826–1895
West Virginia
Lucinda (Williams) Foster
1827–1887
White Oak, Coal River, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Foster) II
1775–1850
Norfolk, Norfolk City, Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane "Jenny") McGOVNEY
1779–1859
Augusta, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1746–1803
Mary McKibben
1748–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John McKibben
1698–1798
Sarah Hennigan
1702–

Lewis Foster's Descendants

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Lewis (E) Foster (20 February 1856–14 Oct 1935) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Foster (4 April 1863–5 May 1942)
  1. 1. Alethea (A.) Campbell 1904–1998
  2. 2. Bonner (Hill) Foster 1896–1965
  3. 3. Thomas (James) Foster 1909–1971
  4. 4. George (A) Foster 1888–1911
  5. 5. Carrie (Irene) Green 1902–1994
  6. 6. Emma (Jane) Vealey 1886–1977
  7. 7. Harry Foster 1884–1949
  8. 8. John (Henry) Foster 1894–1971
  9. 9. Edgar (Leon Foster) Sr 1900–1986
  10. 10. Holley (S) Foster 1893–
  11. 11. Covey Foster 1891–
  12. 12. Samuell (Michaelson) Foster 1882–
  13. 13. Covington Foster 1890–

Lewis Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1856
20 February 1856
Birth of Lewis E Foster in Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA
Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 4
Lewis E Foster resided here in Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 14
Lewis E Foster resided here in Sherman, Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Lewis E Foster resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1886
1886
Age 30
Lewis E Foster resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 44
Lewis E Foster resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 54
Lewis E Foster resided here in Winifrede, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Winifrede, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 64
Lewis E Foster resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 74
Lewis E Foster resided here in Sherman, Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1935
12 Oct 1935
Age 79
Death of Lewis E Foster in Sherman, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
1935
14 Oct 1935
Age 79
Burial of Lewis E Foster in Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1856
    Event Place: Comfort, Boone County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 5
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342260
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1405; Page: 192a; Enumeration District: 048
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 364B
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1761; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0042
    [7] 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: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 341; Family History Library Film: 80535
    [8] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 11126.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Winifrede, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1684; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375697
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, 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: Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: M653_1356; Page: 341; Family History Library Film: 80535

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Sherman, Bald Knob, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1685; Page: 364B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1405; Page: 192a; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1886
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: 1761; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0042

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Winifrede, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Winifrede, Kanawha, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1684; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0056; FHL microfilm: 1375697

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1949; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sherman, Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sherman, Boone, West Virginia; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 2342260

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Lewis E. Foster 12 Oct 1935

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1935
    Event Place: Racine, Boone County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Boone
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Boone County (West Virginia). Clerk of the County Court; Probate Place: Boone
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