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Richard Morris Foster 1894–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1894

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1938

Death Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Charles Foster

Mother: Selena Bassett

Spouse(s): Nettie Saunders

Children(s): Floyd Foster, Leroy Foster

Richard Morris Foster was born in 1894 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Edward Foster And Selena M Bassett. In 1900, Richard Morris Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1910, Richard Morris Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Richard Morris Foster married Nettie Roy Saunders, and had children including Floyd Morris Foster, Leroy Saunders Foster. Richard Morris Foster passed away in 1938 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Morris Foster was born in 1894 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Charles Edward Foster And Selena M Bassett.
  • In 1900, Richard Morris Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1910, Richard Morris Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Richard Morris Foster married Nettie Roy Saunders, and had children including Floyd Morris Foster, Leroy Saunders Foster.
  • Richard Morris Foster passed away in 1938 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Foster
1856–1928
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CF
Selena Bassett
1858–1911
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Nettie Saunders
1896–1978
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, USA
NS

Children(s)

Floyd Foster
1930–2024
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
FF
Leroy Foster
1922–2006
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
LF

Richard Foster's Ancestors

Self
Richard Foster
1894–1938
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Charles Edward Foster
1856–1928
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Selena (M.) Bassett
1858–1911
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Andrew) Bassett
1836–1913
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah Bassett
1830–1882
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Foster's Descendants

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Richard (Morris) Foster (26 Jan 1894–15 May 1938) m. Nettie (Roy) Saunders (19 Oct 1896–15 Nov 1978)
  1. 1. Floyd (Morris) Foster 1930–2024
  2. 2. Leroy (Saunders) Foster 1922–2006 m. Iris (May) Foster 1926–2019

Richard Foster's Timeline

6 Records

1894
26 Jan 1894
Birth of Richard Morris Foster in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Richard Morris Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Richard Morris Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Richard Morris Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1938
13 May 1938
Age 44
Death of Richard Morris Foster in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1938
15 May 1938
Age 44
Burial of Richard Morris Foster in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1894
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 75
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [4] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Mathews; Roll: 1984810
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, 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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 0050; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet. 1917–1918
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Mathews; Roll: 1984810

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 May 1938
    Event Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 May 1938
    Event Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones and Markers, 711970-9301985; NAID: 6016127; Record Group Number: 15; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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