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Melissa Ellen Foster 1828–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1828

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States

Father: William Foster

Mother: Charlotte Foster

Spouse(s): Greenberry Poindexter

Children(s): Elvira Poindexter

The story of Melissa Ellen Foster began in 1828 in Tennessee, USA. Melissa Ellen Foster married Greenberry B Poindexter, and had children including Elvira Poindexter. Melissa Ellen Foster passed away in 1876 in Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Ellen Foster began in 1828 in Tennessee, USA.
  • Melissa Ellen Foster married Greenberry B Poindexter, and had children including Elvira Poindexter.
  • Melissa Ellen Foster passed away in 1876 in Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States.

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Melissa Foster's Ancestors

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Melissa Foster
1828–1876
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
William P Foster
1801–1882
Tennessee, USA
Charlotte ("Lottie") Foster
1807–
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (H) Foster
1775–1860
South Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Plumlee
1782–1882
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Melissa Foster's Descendants

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Melissa (Ellen) Foster (abt 1828–1876) m. Greenberry (B.) Poindexter (1825–Aft. 09 Jun 1880)
  1. 1. Elvira Poindexter 1854–1924 m. Geo (Lazarus) Powell 1852–1887
    1. 1. Edward (M) Love 1881–1941 m. Alpha (Dell) Grant 1887–1927
      1. 1. Elvira (Leta) Love 1906–1998 m. Walter (E) Rutledge 1906–1986 m. Harold (Edward) Durham 1906–1977
        1. 1. Esther (Lenore) Durham 1926–2005 m. Kenneth (Cecil) Roberts 1923–1986
        2. 2. Edward Rutledge 1935–2020
        3. 3. Leah (Mae) Rutledge 1936–2011
        4. 4. Alice Rutledge 1930–2010

Melissa Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1828
abt 1828
Birth of Melissa Ellen Foster in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1876
1876
Age 48
Death of Melissa Ellen Foster in Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States
Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1828
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Newton Stewart, Orange, Indiana, United States

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