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Nellie Virginia Foster 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 06 Nov 1879

Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 Jun 1951

Death Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Father: Walter Foster

Mother: Carrie Hughes

Spouse(s): Arthur Orpin

Children(s): Walter Orpin, Helen Wenzel

In 1879, Nellie Virginia Foster entered the world in Richmond, Virginia, USA, born to Walter Washington Foster And Carrie Palmore Hughes. In 1880, Nellie Virginia Foster resided in Henrico, Virginia, USA. In 1900, Nellie Virginia Foster resided in Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Nellie Virginia Foster married Arthur Wellington Orpin, and had children including Helen Ridgewell Wenzel, Walter Foster Orpin. Nellie Virginia Foster passed away in 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Nellie Virginia Foster entered the world in Richmond, Virginia, USA, born to Walter Washington Foster And Carrie Palmore Hughes.
  • In 1880, Nellie Virginia Foster resided in Henrico, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Nellie Virginia Foster resided in Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Nellie Virginia Foster married Arthur Wellington Orpin, and had children including Helen Ridgewell Wenzel, Walter Foster Orpin.
  • Nellie Virginia Foster passed away in 1951 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Foster
1857–1935
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WF
Carrie Hughes
1857–1929
Birth Location: Henrico, Virginia, USA
CH

Spouses(s)

Arthur Orpin
1879–1966
Birth Location: Plaster Rock, Victoria, New Brunswick, Canada
AO

Children(s)

Walter Orpin
1910–1998
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
WO
Helen Wenzel
1908–1965
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
HW

Nellie Foster's Ancestors

Self
Nellie Foster
1879–1951
Birth Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Parents
Walter Washington Foster
1857–1935
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Carrie (Palmore) Hughes
1857–1929
Henrico, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Gale) Foster
1830–
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Susan Ann) Brownley
1834–1903
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Brownley
1791–1857
Mary Foster
1789–1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nellie Foster's Descendants

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Nellie (Virginia) Foster (06 Nov 1879–25 Jun 1951) m. Arthur (Wellington) Orpin (13 Dec 1879–01 Oct 1966)
  1. 1. Walter (Foster) Orpin 1910–1998 m. Ann (Curtis) Hopkins 1914– m. Edith (Viola) Smith 1917–1999
  2. 2. Helen (Ridgewell) Wenzel 1908–1965 m. Frederick (William "Fred") Wenzel 1906–1983

Nellie Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1879
06 Nov 1879
Birth of Nellie Virginia Foster in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1934
1934
Age 55
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 61
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Nellie Virginia Foster resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1951
25 Jun 1951
Age 72
Death of Nellie Virginia Foster in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 06 Nov 1879
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04323; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 118-115
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Richmond News Leader; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1951; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.014377158,0.603838,0.17809698&xid=3355
    [12] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Birth Records Index, 1870-1912
    [13] Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935
    [14] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 745; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 119-222

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Richmond Madison Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brookland, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Richmond Lee Ward, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04323; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 118-115

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04323; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 118-115

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 745; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 119-222

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1951
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Richmond News Leader; Publication Date: 25 Jun 1951; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.014377158,0.603838,0.17809698&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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