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Nelson Edward Foster 1879–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1879

Birth Location: Placer Count, California

Death Date: 7 December 1938

Death Location: Mendocino Co., California, USA

Father: William Foster

Mother: Missouri Heryford

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In 1879, Nelson Edward Foster entered the world in Placer Count, California, born to William Foster And Missouri Zoe Kansas Heryford. In 1880, Nelson Edward Foster resided in MT Pleasant, Placer, California, USA. Nelson Edward Foster passed away in 1938 in Mendocino Co., California, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Nelson Edward Foster entered the world in Placer Count, California, born to William Foster And Missouri Zoe Kansas Heryford.
  • In 1880, Nelson Edward Foster resided in MT Pleasant, Placer, California, USA.
  • Nelson Edward Foster passed away in 1938 in Mendocino Co., California, USA.

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Nelson Foster's Ancestors

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Nelson Foster
1879–1938
Birth Place: Placer Count, California
Parents
William Foster
1837–1909
Pennsylvania
Missouri (Zoe Kansas) Heryford
1855–1925
, , California, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Brown) Hereford
1814–1890
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth Heryford
1815–1887
, Clark, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Hereford
1772–1852
Telitha Brown
1772–1816
Julian Proffitt
1760–1818
Mary Martin
1762–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry HERIFORD
1740–1813
Frances Minitree
1740–1833
Moses Brown
1748–1820
Lois Bennet
1755–1795
John Proffitt
1739–1813
Susannah Arrington
1739–1814
James Martin
1730–1799
Sarah Harris
1742–1796

Nelson Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1879
22 Jan 1879
Birth of Nelson Edward Foster in Placer Count, California
Placer Count, California
1880
1880
Age 1
Nelson Edward Foster resided here in MT Pleasant, Placer, California, USA
MT Pleasant, Placer, California, USA
1938
7 December 1938
Age 59
Death of Nelson Edward Foster in Mendocino Co., California, USA
Mendocino Co., California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Placer Count, California
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Placer, California; Roll: 70; Page: 375A; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: MT Pleasant, Placer, California, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: MT Pleasant, Placer, California; Roll: 70; Page: 375A; Enumeration District: 075

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 December 1938
    Event Place: Mendocino Co., California, USA

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