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Mahala Hilda Foster 1812–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1812

Birth Location: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1891

Death Location: Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Joel Foster

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): William Thompson

Children(s): Alexander Thompson, Allen Thompson, Ally Thompson, Benjamin Thompson, James Thompson, John Thompson, Matilda Thompson, Thomas Thompson, William Thompson

Mahala Hilda Foster was born in 1812 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joel Lewis Foster And Mary Jane Armstrong. Mahala Hilda Foster married William Thompson, and had children including Alexander Thompson, Allen Jasper Thompson, Ally Caroline Thompson, Benjamin F Thompson, James Alfred Thompson, John Calvin Thompson, Matilda Apsella Thompson, Thomas Franklin Thompson, William Thompson. Mahala Hilda Foster passed away in 1891 in Monroe County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Mahala Hilda Foster was born in 1812 in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Joel Lewis Foster And Mary Jane Armstrong.
  • Mahala Hilda Foster married William Thompson, and had children including Alexander Thompson, Allen Jasper Thompson, Ally Caroline Thompson, Benjamin F Thompson, James Alfred Thompson, John Calvin Thompson, Matilda Apsella Thompson, Thomas Franklin Thompson, William Thompson.
  • Mahala Hilda Foster passed away in 1891 in Monroe County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Mahala Foster's Ancestors

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Mahala Foster
1812–1891
Birth Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Joel Lewis Foster
1766–1834
South Carolina, USA
Mary (Jane) Armstrong
1770–1845
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose Foster
1720–1802
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Margaret ((Peggy)) Lewis
1726–1809
Bellefort, Augusta, Virginia, USA
William Armstrong
1733–1780
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (M.) Wood
1741–1792
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1669–1762
Margaret Lynn
1693–1779
James Armstrong
1707–1771
Jean Murray
1712–1760
John Jr.
1716–1794
Sarah Clements
1721–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lynn
1645–1727
Margaret Patton
1676–1727
James Armstrong
1690–1745
Mary Campbell
1688–1743
John Murray
1670–1749
Isabell Turnbull
1672–1746
John Wood
1686–1735
Anne Billingsley
1699–1770
Judith Witherell
1689–
John Clemons
1689–1720

Mahala Foster's Descendants

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Mahala (Hilda) Foster (25 Feb 1812–17 Feb 1891) m. William Thompson (22 Apr 1809–17 Jan 1891)
  1. 1. Alexander Thompson 1832–1898
  2. 2. Allen (Jasper) Thompson 1850–1925
  3. 3. Ally (Caroline) Thompson 1842–1934 m. Young (Ninnian) Patterson 1840–1907
    1. 1. Ninnie (P.) Patterson 1881–1959 m. Roy (Ephraim) Ellison 1881–1950
      1. 1. Ernest (Alton) Ellison 1922–1981
      2. 2. Roy (Paul) Ellison 1920–2001 m. Evelyn (Nancie) McNutt 1920–2009
      3. 3. Floyd (Patterson) Ellison 1905–1923
      4. 4. Martha Ellison 1910–
      5. 5. Thelma Ellison 1913–1995
  4. 4. Benjamin (F.) Thompson 1837–1901
  5. 5. James (Alfred) Thompson 1847–1913 m. Sabra (Amanda) Holligan 1843–1922
    1. 1. Lenora (Pearl) Northington 1884–1969
    2. 2. Matilda (Madora) Greer 1876–1957
    3. 3. William (Andrew) Thompson 1887–1950 m. Cara (Francis) Jones 1894–1991
      1. 1. Artis (G.) Thompson 1910–1989
      2. 2. Ernestine (Elizabeth) Thompson 1923–1982
      3. 3. James (Woodrow) Thompson 1915–2003
      4. 4. Jewell (L.) Thompson 1914–2004
      5. 5. Louise (Gertrude) Thompson 1919–2000 m. Henry (Thomas) Benton 1917–1991
        1. 1. Thomas (Douglas Benton) Sr. 1944–1990
        2. 2. Evelyn Benton 1939–2008
      6. 6. Robbie (Marie) Thompson 1912–1985
      7. 7. Verdell Thompson 1921–
    4. 4. Jimmie (Isaac) Thompson 1878–1936 m. Johnie (Belle) Lyles 1880–1956
      1. 1. James (Orbie (Bo)) Thompson 1906–1991
      2. 2. Ruby (Bell) Thompson 1901–1942 m. Charlie (Lee) Neal 1899–1974
        1. 1. Shirley (Lee) Langley 1935–2018
    5. 5. Gertrude (L.) Thompson 1873–1959 m. Orus (Benton) Boyd 1873–1939
    6. 6. Carlos (Verdelle) Thompson 1869–1946 m. Frances (F.) McCluskey 1876–1917 m. Maggie (Almarine) Chandler 1879–1966 m. Edna (Sophia) Sallean 1886–1943
      1. 1. Carlos (Verdelle) Thompson 1905–1976
      2. 2. Daniel (Blackston) Thompson 1897–1922
        1. 1. Daniel (Blackstone) Thompson 1920–2007
      3. 3. Edith (McCluskey) Thompson 1896–1896
      4. 4. Grace (Frances) Thompson 1902–1978 m. Roy (Lester Houck) Sr. 1895–1971
      5. 5. Matilda (Catherine (Tillie Kate)) Thompson 1898–1951 m. Leslie (Hoyt) Portis 1899–1996
        1. 1. William (Leslie) Portis 1926–2020
    7. 7. Ozella (B.) Thompson 1871–1873
    8. 8. Nona (J. (Nonnie)) Thompson 1882–1971
      1. 1. June Gushinere 1933–2018
  6. 6. John (Calvin) Thompson 1836–1905
  7. 7. Matilda (Apsella) Thompson 1839–1912 m. John (C.) Tubb 1832–1904
    1. 1. Lula (May) Tubb 1873–1956 m. Stanley (L.) Burt 1866–1919
      1. 1. Hilma (Hunter) Burt 1901–1998 m. James (Braxton Howell) Sr. 1894–1958
        1. 1. James (Braxton (Jimmy) Howell) Jr. 1924–1992
        2. 2. Hershel (Byron) Howell 1926–2014
      2. 2. Harold (S.) Burt 1905–1977
      3. 3. Hattie (May) Burt 1907–1992 m. Gayle (Hattox) McLarty 1908–1975
        1. 1. Edward (Allen) McLarty 1944–1992
      4. 4. Herman (Patton) Burt 1909–1980
  8. 8. Thomas (Franklin) Thompson 1852–1930
  9. 9. William Thompson 1835–1862

Mahala Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1812
25 Feb 1812
Birth of Mahala Hilda Foster in Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
1891
17 Feb 1891
Age 79
Death of Mahala Hilda Foster in Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1812
    Event Place: Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1891
    Event Place: Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Monroe County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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