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Marcus John Foster 1853–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jan 1853

Birth Location: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 January 1939

Death Location: Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Foster

Mother: Lucinda Foster

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The story of Marcus John Foster began in 1853 in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA. In 1850, Marcus John Foster resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA. Marcus John Foster passed away in 1939 in Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Marcus John Foster began in 1853 in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Marcus John Foster resided in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA.
  • Marcus John Foster passed away in 1939 in Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Marcus Foster's Ancestors

Self
Marcus Foster
1853–1939
Birth Place: Comfort, Boone, West 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–

Marcus Foster's Timeline

5 Records

1850
1850
Marcus John Foster resided here in District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1851
8 January 1851
Birth of Marcus John Foster in Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1853
8 Jan 1853
Birth of Marcus John Foster
None
1860
1860
Age 7
Marcus John Foster resided here in Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Paint Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
1939
18 January 1939
Age 86
Death of Marcus John Foster in Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA
Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 January 1851
    Event Place: Comfort, Boone, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1853
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 29, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1939
    Event Place: Doswell, Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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