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Peter Ransome Foster 1826 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 JAN 1826

Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 27 DEC 1892

Death Location: Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA

Father: Peter Foster

Mother: Sarah James

Spouse(s): Delilah Marshall

Children(s): William Foster, Thomas Foster, Clarinda Foster, Nelson \Foster, Peter Jr., Francis Foster, Sarah Foster, Chales Foster

In 1826, Peter Ransome Foster entered the world in Greene, Tennessee, USA, born to Peter Ransome Foster and Sarah Sally James. Peter Ransome Foster married Delilah Catherine Marshall, and had children including William J Foster, Thomas E Foster, Clarinda Foster, Nelson Ira Ara \Foster, Peter R. Foster Jr., Francis M. Foster, Sarah E. Foster, Chales G. Foster. Peter Ransome Foster passed away in 1892 in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Peter Ransome Foster entered the world in Greene, Tennessee, USA, born to Peter Ransome Foster and Sarah Sally James.
  • Peter Ransome Foster married Delilah Catherine Marshall, and had children including William J Foster, Thomas E Foster, Clarinda Foster, Nelson Ira Ara \Foster, Peter R. Foster Jr., Francis M. Foster, Sarah E. Foster, Chales G. Foster.
  • Peter Ransome Foster passed away in 1892 in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Foster's Ancestors

Self
Peter Foster
1826 – 1892
Birth Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Peter Ransome Foster
1778 – 1873
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Sally) James
1780 – 1875
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Beverly (Ransome) Foster
1748 – 1803
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
ELIZABETH COMAN
1752 – 1813
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
John (Pease) James
1758 – 1840
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lenoir
1757 – 1845
Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Foster
1723 – 1794
Susannah Rand
1723 – 1794
John Coman
1725 – 1757
Elizabeth Harwood
1727 – 1759
William James
1710 – 1798
Martha Cary
1714 – 1790
Robert Lenoir
1733 – 1793
Winifred Fisher
1737 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hachaliah Foster
1695 – 1783
Elizabeth Ransome
1700 – 1776
William Ransom
1700 – 1748
Elizabeth Randolph
1702 – 1776
John Coman
1693 –
Jane Moody
1694 – 1726
Thomas Lenoir
1700 – 1765
Mourning Crawley
1709 – 1800

Peter Foster's Descendants

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Peter (Ransome) Foster (25 JAN 1826 – 27 DEC 1892) m. Delilah (Catherine) Marshall (1830 – 22 MAR 1885)
  1. 1. William (J) Foster (7 MAY 1854 – )
  2. 2. Thomas (E) Foster (17 FEB 1857 – 12 NOV 1933)
    1. 1. Samuel (Ransom) Foster (14 JUL 1894 – 11 OCT 1948)
      1. 1. Violet (Florene) Foster (25 SEP 1919 – 11 JUL 1985)
        1. 1. Randy (Dean) Whittle (2 MAR 1958 – 18 JAN 2002)
  3. 3. Clarinda Foster (1859 – 1859)
  4. 4. Nelson (Ira Ara) \Foster (ABT 1863 – 7 DEC 1928) m. Mary (Jane Morgan) Foster (13 JAN 1867 – 26 AUG 1950)
    1. 1. William ("Willie" Rance) Foster (20 FEB 1888 – 6 SEP 1966)
    2. 2. Sarah (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Foster (8 SEP 1890 – 16 NOV 1951)
    3. 3. Ballinger ("Ball" Joseph) Foster (11 SEP 1893 – 26 DEC 1976)
      1. 1. Henry (Nelson) Foster (26 JUL 1921 – 28 JUN 1953)
    4. 4. Kathern (Ira) Foster (25 OCT 1896 – 30 JUN 1967)
    5. 5. Francis ("Frank" Marion) Foster (31 AUG 1899 – 4 DEC 1957)
    6. 6. Wesley (Ashworth) Foster (6 JUL 1905 – 26 AUG 1969)
    7. 7. Thirsey (Miller) Foster (10 JUL 1909 – 17 FEB 1954)
  5. 5. Peter (R. Foster) Jr. (ABT 1866 – )
  6. 6. Francis (M.) Foster (ABT 1867 – )
  7. 7. Sarah (E.) Foster (ABT 1868 – )
  8. 8. Chales (G.) Foster (ABT 1870 – )

Peter Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1826
25 JAN 1826
Birth of Peter Ransome Foster in Greene, Tennessee, USA
Greene, Tennessee, USA
1892
27 DEC 1892
Age 66
Death of Peter Ransome Foster in Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA
Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1826
    Event Place: Greene, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 DEC 1892
    Event Place: Lewisville, Denton, Texas, USA

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