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Nimrod Foster 1754–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1754

Birth Location: Prince William Co., VA

Death Date: 13 Jun 1818

Death Location: Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Sarah Hughes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Brown

Children(s): John Foster

In 1754, Nimrod Foster entered the world in Prince William Co., VA, born to Isaac Foster And Sarah Hughes. In 1810, Nimrod Foster resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, United States. Nimrod Foster married Elizabeth Winnie Brown, and had children including John B Foster. Nimrod Foster passed away in 1818 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1754, Nimrod Foster entered the world in Prince William Co., VA, born to Isaac Foster And Sarah Hughes.
  • In 1810, Nimrod Foster resided in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, United States.
  • Nimrod Foster married Elizabeth Winnie Brown, and had children including John B Foster.
  • Nimrod Foster passed away in 1818 in Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Foster
1719–1814
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia
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Sarah Hughes
1738–1822
Birth Location: Prince William County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Brown
1754–1840
Birth Location: Prince William Co., VA
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Children(s)

John Foster
1794–1855
Birth Location: Greenbrier County, West Virginia
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Nimrod Foster's Ancestors

Self
Nimrod Foster
1754–1818
Birth Place: Prince William Co., VA
Parents
Isaac Foster
1719–1814
Northumberland County, Virginia
Sarah Hughes
1738–1822
Prince William County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Thomas) Hughes
1715–1752
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Grigsby
1710–1783
St Pauls, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Grigsby
1686–1752
Susannah Redmond
1690–1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Grigsby
1624–1729
Sarah Prosser
1640–1709

Nimrod Foster's Descendants

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Nimrod Foster (2 Mar 1754–13 Jun 1818) m. Elizabeth ("Winnie") Brown (1754–1840)
  1. 1. John (B.) Foster 1794–1855 m. Sarah (Catherine) Culp 1807–1903
    1. 1. Rev. (Cornelius) Foster 1827–1913
    2. 2. Catherine (M) Foster 1838–1857
    3. 3. Elizabeth Foster 1827–1880
    4. 4. Layfayette Foster 1841–1920 m. Sarah (Frances) Booton 1854–1920
    5. 5. Harrison Foster 1831–1850
    6. 6. Nancy Foster 1835–
    7. 7. Isaac (William) Foster 1828–1893 m. Mary (Frances) Collins 1832–1917
      1. 1. Ella (Frances) Foster 1854–1932 m. Thomas (Jesse) George 1850–1925
        1. 1. Thomas (Ava) George 1890–1944 m. Caroline (Hurd) Johnson 1892–1973
        2. 2. Loretta George 1871–1950 m. James (Ernest) Bunce 1870–1945
        3. 3. Mattie (D.) George 1875–1969 m. John (M.) Line 1859–1931
        4. 4. Eulala (Dorthula) George 1882–1980 m. Thomas (Miles) Calltharp 1873–1961 m. Frank (Edson) Blood 1880–1942
      2. 2. Olive (Belle) Foster 1857–1948 m. Rev. (George Mayo) Henson 1859–1940
      3. 3. Charles (Daniel) Foster 1863–1932 m. Sarah (Jane) Dickson 1865–1945
        1. 1. Dana (F) Foster 1899–
        2. 2. Helen (C) Foster 1903–
        3. 3. Robert (Dall) Foster 1905–
        4. 4. Dan (E) Foster 1907–
        5. 5. Oscar (Wayne) Foster 1907–
        6. 6. Lillian (D) Foster 1909–
        7. 7. Marian (I) Foster 1911–
      4. 4. Virginia (Alice) Foster 1859–1926 m. William (Alison) Vastine 1860–1909
      5. 5. James (Robert) Foster 1861–1926 m. Effie (May) Davis 1878–1984
      6. 6. Ida (G.) Foster 1868–1940 m. Austin (Clark) Harmon 1865–1954
      7. 7. Lois (Irene) Foster 1871–1945 m. John (R.) Fields 1865–1930
      8. 8. Isaac (William Foster) Jr. 1873–1966 m. Sina (E.) Masterson 1881–

Nimrod Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1754
2 Mar 1754
Birth of Nimrod Foster in Prince William Co., VA
Prince William Co., VA
1810
1810
Age 56
Nimrod Foster resided here in Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, United States
1818
13 Jun 1818
Age 64
Death of Nimrod Foster in Rucher Bend, Nicholas Co., WV
Rucher Bend, Nicholas Co., WV

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1754
    Event Place: Prince William Co., VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Cabin Creek, Kanawha, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 124; Image: 00400; Family History Library Film: 0181429

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1818
    Event Place: Rucher Bend, Nicholas Co., WV
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keslers Cross Lanes, Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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