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Robert M Foster 1842–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 July 1842

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 12 July 1904

Death Location: Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Henry Foster

Mother: Isabelle Hulgins

Spouse(s): Cordelia Shaver, Mary Dozier

Children(s): John Foster, S.H. Foster, T.A. Foster, S.E. Foster, J.W. Foster, John Foster, Sophia Foster, Myrtle Foster-Hopper, Jess Foster, Sarah Foster, Thomas Foster

Robert M Foster was born in 1842 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Foster And Isabelle Hulgins. In 1880, Robert M Foster resided in District 14, Putnam, Tennessee, USA. Robert M Foster married Cordelia Elizabeth Shaver, Mary F Dozier, and had children including J W Foster, Jess Hulgin Foster, John Millard Foster, John W Foster, Myrtle Foster Hopper, S E Foster, S H Foster, Sarah N Foster, Sophia E Foster, T A Foster, Thomas Andrew Foster. Robert M Foster passed away in 1904 in Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert M Foster was born in 1842 in Tennessee, the child of Henry Foster And Isabelle Hulgins.
  • In 1880, Robert M Foster resided in District 14, Putnam, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert M Foster married Cordelia Elizabeth Shaver, Mary F Dozier, and had children including J W Foster, Jess Hulgin Foster, John Millard Foster, John W Foster, Myrtle Foster Hopper, S E Foster, S H Foster, Sarah N Foster, Sophia E Foster, T A Foster, Thomas Andrew Foster.
  • Robert M Foster passed away in 1904 in Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Foster's Ancestors

Self
Robert Foster
1842–1904
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Henry Foster
1810–
Knox County, Tennessee
Isabelle Hulgins
1814–
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Foster
1778–
NC
Patsy Plumbley
1780–1883
Tennessee, USA
Stephen Hulgan
1779–1845
,,NC
Sarah ("Sallie") Miller
1780–1841
,Rockingham Co,NC
Great-Grandparents
William Plumlee
1728–1826
Phoebe Denton
1737–1794
Thomas Hulgan
1750–1794
Francis Ray
1764–1789
John Miller
1769–1858
Catherine Teeter
1769–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Plumley
1677–1732
Abraham II
1702–1774
Mary Dell
1702–1774
Patrick Holligan
1720–1772
Robert Ray
1732–1793
Hannah Messey
1742–1792
John Miller
1728–1808
Mary Edwards
1728–1809
John Teeter
1753–1818
Anna Turney
1749–1818

Robert Foster's Descendants

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Robert (M) Foster (14 July 1842–12 July 1904) m. Cordelia (Elizabeth) Shaver (abt 1850–) m. Mary (F) Dozier (Jan 1854–)
  1. 1. John (Millard) Foster 1874–1951 m. Hulda (Jane) Williams 1870–1925
    1. 1. Mary (Estell) Foster 1898–1925 m. Luther (Alexander) Roberts 1890–1976
      1. 1. Maude (Elizabeth) Roberts 1918–1958 m. Wade (Clifford) Allen 1922–1973
      2. 2. Matilda Roberts 1914–2001
      3. 3. Rosa (Emaline) Roberts 1915–2002 m. Denton (Hershell) Cunningham 1914–1971
        1. 1. David (Lee) Cunningham 1949–1963
    2. 2. Almeda (A) Foster 1896–1911
    3. 3. Joseph Foster 1902–1966
    4. 4. Stephen Foster 1906–1920
    5. 5. Dora Foster 1909– m. Lee Hixon 1902–1977
      1. 1. Houston (T) Hixon 1927–1998
      2. 2. Mary (A) Hixon 1929–2002
      3. 3. Roy (Buster) Hixon 1938–1992
    6. 6. R.H. Foster 1904–1904
  2. 2. S.H. Foster 1871–
  3. 3. T.A. Foster 1873–
  4. 4. S.E. Foster 1876–
  5. 5. J.W. Foster 1878–
  6. 6. John (W.) Foster 1879–
  7. 7. Sophia (E) Foster 1888–1953
  8. 8. Myrtle Foster-Hopper 1896–1979
  9. 9. Jess (Hulgin) Foster 1890–
  10. 10. Sarah (N) Foster 1871–
  11. 11. Thomas (Andrew) Foster 1868–1962

Robert Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1842
14 July 1842
Birth of Robert M Foster in Tennessee
Tennessee
1880
1880
Age 38
Robert M Foster resided here in District 14, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
District 14, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
1904
12 July 1904
Age 62
Death of Robert M Foster in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 July 1842
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: 1275; Page: 124C; Enumeration District: 102
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Putnam, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Putnam, Tennessee; Roll: 1275; Page: 124C; Enumeration District: 102

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1904
    Event Place: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Washburn, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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