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Matilda F. Foster 1814–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jun 1814

Birth Location: Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1899

Death Location: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA

Father: Joel Foster

Mother: Mary Armstrong

Spouse(s): Rancelear Foster, Thompson Harris

Children(s): Sarah Foster, Edward Foster, Charles Foster, Nettie Foster, Roland Foster, William Foster, Henry Harris, Mahala Harris, Luke Harris, Daniel Harris, Lucinda Harris

In 1814, Matilda F. Foster entered the world in Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, born to Joel Lewis Foster And Mary Jane Armstrong. Matilda F. Foster married Rancelear Foster, Thompson Harris, and had children including Charles V Foster, Daniel M Harris, Edward Thomas Foster, Henry Cleburne Harris, Lucinda Mary Jane Harris, Luke S Harris, Mahala Catherine Harris, Nettie Foster, Roland Reuben Tyrie Foster, Sarah G Foster, William J Foster. Matilda F. Foster passed away in 1899 in Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Matilda F. Foster entered the world in Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA, born to Joel Lewis Foster And Mary Jane Armstrong.
  • Matilda F. Foster married Rancelear Foster, Thompson Harris, and had children including Charles V Foster, Daniel M Harris, Edward Thomas Foster, Henry Cleburne Harris, Lucinda Mary Jane Harris, Luke S Harris, Mahala Catherine Harris, Nettie Foster, Roland Reuben Tyrie Foster, Sarah G Foster, William J Foster.
  • Matilda F. Foster passed away in 1899 in Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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Matilda Foster's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Foster
1814–1899
Birth Place: Foster Hollow, Lincoln, 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

Matilda Foster's Descendants

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Matilda (F.) Foster (11 Jun 1814–1899) m. Rancelear Foster (1810–1891) m. Thompson Harris (1811–1858)
  1. 1. Sarah (G.) Foster 1850–1933
  2. 2. Edward (Thomas) Foster 1856–1912
  3. 3. Charles (V.) Foster 1860–1950
  4. 4. Nettie Foster 1855–1939
  5. 5. Roland ((Reuben) Tyrie) Foster 1838–1914
  6. 6. William (J.) Foster 1841–1914
  7. 7. Henry (Cleburne) Harris 1838–1917
  8. 8. Mahala (Catherine) Harris 1841–1900 m. Francis (Marion) Finch 1834–1917
    1. 1. Claude (F. J.) Finch 1878–1964
      1. 1. Mamie Finch 1904–1953 m. Robert (Phelon Smith) Sr. 1894–1950
        1. 1. Lena (Gray) Smith 1939–1997 m. Robert (Jackson) McKay 1933–2020
      2. 2. Nettie (Mae) Finch 1910–2013
      3. 3. Myrtle (Ann) Finch 1905–1994
      4. 4. Timothy Finch 1907–1963
      5. 5. Crealus Finch 1918–1919
      6. 6. Simon (Leonard) Finch 1915–1934
      7. 7. Mattie (Lee) Finch 1920–2003
  9. 9. Luke (S.) Harris 1848–1936
  10. 10. Daniel (M.) Harris 1851–1906
    1. 1. Cora (A.) Harris 1874–1922 m. Tolbert (Fanning) Self 1868–1938
      1. 1. Lou (Etta) Self 1891–1962 m. James (Samuel Robert) Mobley 1885–1973
        1. 1. Velma (Irene) Mobley 1914–1990 m. Dorsey (Letron) Nichols 1910–1971
        2. 2. Arvin Mobley 1909–2003
        3. 3. Brady (Hugh) Mobley 1924–2006
        4. 4. Cleo Mobley 1917–1998 m. James (Ernest) Barnes 1918–1985
        5. 5. Ethelee Mobley 1918–2010
      2. 2. Frances (Ella) Self 1894–1980
      3. 3. Willie (Jackson) Self 1896–1974
  11. 11. Lucinda (Mary Jane) Harris 1832–1865 m. David (Cullen) Purser 1823–1879
    1. 1. John (A.) Purser 1855–1929 m. Nancy (Helen) Black 1863–1934
      1. 1. Ida Purser 1885–1915 m. John (Andrew) Swanson 1878–1952
        1. 1. Evie Swanson 1907–1981 m. Frank Scott 1905–1958
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Purser 1857–1942
    3. 3. Tylitha Purser 1862–1906
    4. 4. William Purser 1850–1895 m. Elva (Jane (Elvie)) Ford 1866–1932
      1. 1. John (Walker) Purser 1883–1937 m. Luella Nichols 1887–1926
        1. 1. William (Robert) Purser 1904–1957
        2. 2. Maudie (Gertrude) Purser 1908–1976 m. James (A.) Garrett 1903–1958
        3. 3. Rosa Purser 1902–1940 m. William (Lee) Garrett 1900–1962
        4. 4. Quillia (Mae) Purser 1918–1979
        5. 5. Beatrice Purser 1921–1971 m. Hollie (Clanton) Fulgham 1918–1991

Matilda Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1814
11 Jun 1814
Birth of Matilda F. Foster in Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
1899
1899
Age 85
Death of Matilda F. Foster in Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1814
    Event Place: Foster Hollow, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit, Lamar, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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