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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: Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA

Father: Henry Foster

Mother: Isabelle Hulgins

Spouse(s): Cordelia Shaver, Mary Dozier

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

In 1842, Robert M Foster entered the world in Tennessee, born to 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 Thomas Andrew Foster, S.H. Foster, Sarah N Foster, T.A. Foster, John Millard Foster, S.E. Foster, J.W. Foster, John W. Foster, Sophia E Foster, Jess Hulgin Foster, Myrtle Foster-Hopper. Robert M Foster passed away in 1904 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Robert M Foster entered the world in Tennessee, born to 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 Thomas Andrew Foster, S.H. Foster, Sarah N Foster, T.A. Foster, John Millard Foster, S.E. Foster, J.W. Foster, John W. Foster, Sophia E Foster, Jess Hulgin Foster, Myrtle Foster-Hopper.
  • Robert M Foster passed away in 1904 in Rutledge, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Foster
1810 –
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee
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Isabelle Hulgins
1814 –
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cordelia Shaver
1850 –
Birth Location: Knox County, Tennessee
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Mary Dozier
1854 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

Thomas Foster
1868 – 1962
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
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S.H. Foster
1871 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sarah Foster
1871 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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T.A. Foster
1873 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Foster
1874 – 1951
Birth Location: Grainger, Tennessee, USA
JF
S.E. Foster
1876 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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J.W. Foster
1878 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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John Foster
1879 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Sophia Foster
1888 – 1953
Birth Location: TN, Grainger Co., TN
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Jess Foster
1890 –
Birth Location: Rutlege Grai, Tennessee
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Myrtle Foster-Hopper
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Grainger County, Tennessee
MF

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
Rhoda
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

1.
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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. Thomas (Andrew) Foster (24 Jul 1868 – 16 Jan 1962)
  2. 2. S.H. Foster (Abt 1871 – )
  3. 3. Sarah (N) Foster (abt 1871 – )
  4. 4. T.A. Foster (Abt 1873 – )
  5. 5. John (Millard) Foster (19 January 1874 – 12 April 1951) m. Hulda (Jane) Williams (03 Mar 1870 – 19 Dec 1925)
    1. 1. Almeda (A) Foster (15 Mar 1896 – 23 Apr 1911)
    2. 2. Mary (Estell) Foster (14 Apr 1898 – 13 March 1923) m. Luther (Alexander) Roberts (6 October 1890 – 1 July 1976)
      1. 1. Matilda Roberts (6 Apr 1914 – 3 May 2001) m. Cameron
      2. 2. Rosa (Emaline) Roberts (26 Oct 1915 – 21 Dec 2002) m. Denton (Hershell) Cunningham (31 Oct 1914 – 10 Jun 1971)
        1. 1. David (Lee) Cunningham (1 Jun 1949 – 24 July 1963)
        2. 2. Lydia (E) Cunningham (abt 1953 – ) m. Bruce (Eugene) Sears (abt 1954 – )
      3. 3. Maude (Elizabeth) Roberts (3 Jul 1918 – 17 Jan 1958) m. Wade (Clifford) Allen (8 Feb 1922 – 12 Oct 1973)
        1. 1. Wadell Allen (25 Jun 1943 – ) m. Harry (Cordell) Brown (4 Jul 1940 – 18 July 2016)
        2. 2. Hollis (Wayne) Allen (9 Feb 1945 – )
        3. 3. William (Hampton) Allen (01 Oct 1946 – ) m. Noreen (Rose) Davis (9 Dec 1953 – 3 Oct 1993) m. Sue Jamula m. Noma (Nancy) Norman (26 May 1947 – 23 Dec 2022) m. Alma Parks (1947 – 24 Feb 2015)
        4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Allen (23 Dec 1947 – ) m. Paul (E) Cain (15 Jun 1947 – )
        5. 5. James (W) Allen (2 Oct 1950 – ) m. Ann Marie m. Martha
        6. 6. Raymond (J) Allen (16 Apr 1952 – ) m. Sandra Sarazen (16 Aug 1955 – )
        7. 7. Opal Allen (12 Jul 1954 – 13 Jul 1954)
    3. 3. Joseph Foster (1902 – 1966)
    4. 4. R.H. Foster (Oct 1904 – Nov 1904)
    5. 5. Stephen Foster (01 Aug 1906 – 02 Oct 1920)
    6. 6. Dora Foster (About 1909 – Unknown) m. Lee Hixon (7 March 1902 – 23 January 1977)
      1. 1. Houston (T) Hixon (12 February 1927 – 30 Jul 1998)
      2. 2. Mary (A) Hixon (12 Feb 1929 – 21 Feb 2002)
      3. 3. Della (Cleo) Hixon (abt 1932 – )
      4. 4. Roy (Buster) Hixon (1 Jul 1938 – 26 Feb 1992)
  6. 6. S.E. Foster (Abt 1876 – )
  7. 7. J.W. Foster (Abt 1878 – )
  8. 8. John (W.) Foster (Sep Abt 1879 – )
  9. 9. Sophia (E) Foster (1 Sep 1888 – 3 February 1953)
  10. 10. Jess (Hulgin) Foster (10 Aug 1890 – )
  11. 11. Myrtle Foster-Hopper (22 June 1896 – 15 June 1979)

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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