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Rufus Harrison Foster 1814–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1814

Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 3 Jul 1896

Death Location: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee

Father: John Foster

Mother: Betsy None

Spouse(s): Sarah Spain

Children(s): John Foster, Frances Foster, William Foster, Robert Foster, Mary Foster, Charlotte Foster, Benjamin Foster, Foster None

In 1814, Rufus Harrison Foster entered the world in Wilson County, Tennessee, born to John Donnell Foster And Betsy. Rufus Harrison Foster married Sarah Ann Spain, and had children including Benjamin Smith Foster, Charlotte Elizabeth Foster, Foster, Frances Hardenia Foster, John Stephen Foster, Mary Adalaide Foster, Robert Verrell Foster, William Alexander Foster. Rufus Harrison Foster passed away in 1896 in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1814, Rufus Harrison Foster entered the world in Wilson County, Tennessee, born to John Donnell Foster And Betsy.
  • Rufus Harrison Foster married Sarah Ann Spain, and had children including Benjamin Smith Foster, Charlotte Elizabeth Foster, Foster, Frances Hardenia Foster, John Stephen Foster, Mary Adalaide Foster, Robert Verrell Foster, William Alexander Foster.
  • Rufus Harrison Foster passed away in 1896 in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Foster
1784–1838
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Betsy None
1795–1869
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Spain
1817–1876
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee
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Children(s)

John Foster
1847–1933
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee
JF
Frances Foster
1842–1843
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee
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William Foster
1843–1862
Birth Location: –
WF
Robert Foster
1845–1914
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee
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Mary Foster
1848–1880
Birth Location: Tennessee
MF
Charlotte Foster
1851–1890
Birth Location: Wilson County, Tennessee
CF
Benjamin Foster
1855–1928
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
BF
Foster None
1853–1853
Birth Location: –
F

Rufus Foster's Ancestors

Self
Rufus Foster
1814–1896
Birth Place: Wilson County, Tennessee
Parents
John Donnell Foster
1784–1838
North Carolina
Betsy
1795–1869
North Carolina
Grandparents
Solomon Rodgers
1780–
North Carolina
Rebechah Smith
1775–1860
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Smith
1745–1806
Nancy Burch
1755–1838
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1719–1790
Sarah Moore
1728–

Rufus Foster's Descendants

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Rufus (Harrison) Foster (4 Oct 1814–3 Jul 1896) m. Sarah (Ann) Spain (5 Jul 1817–27 Jan 1876)
  1. 1. John (Stephen) Foster 1847–1933 m. Molly 1848–1884 m. Maggie 1856–1885 m. Virginia ('Jennie") Charlton 1854–1944
    1. 1. Allie 1876–1956 m. Henry (Carter) Temple 1871–1933
      1. 1. Mary (Ennis) Temple 1901–1901
      2. 2. Helen (Hines) Temple 1905–1993
      3. 3. Gertrude (Virginia) Temple 1906–1982 m. Edward (Carlisle) Hill 1904–1985
      4. 4. John (Foster) Temple 1907–1980 m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Lynch 1909–2007
      5. 5. Mary (Foster) Temple 1909–1996 m. Clair (Raymond) Porter 1911–1984
        1. 1. Geraldine (Louise) Porter 1944–1944
      6. 6. Harry (Carter) Temple 1912–2001 m. Sally 1914–1993
        1. 1. Suzy 1941–2021 m. Ron 1940–2013
        2. 2. Janis (Ann) Temple 1946–2009
      7. 7. William (Robert) Temple 1915–1999 m. Betty 1915–2004
      8. 8. Alice (Carolyn) Temple 1918– m. Billy 1921–2013
      9. 9. Walter (Neeley) Temple 1921–1999 m. Bonnie (Jean) Niewald 1921–2012
    2. 2. Rufus (Ralston) Foster 1879–1960 m. Lora Ogden 1892–1982
      1. 1. Ruth (Virginia) Foster 1917–1991 m. Albert (James) O'Brien 1914–2004
        1. 1. Denis (J.) O'Brien 1941–2021
      2. 2. John (Ogden) Foster 1923–2001 m. Wilma (E.) Dees 1927–2006
      3. 3. Jane Foster 1915–2004 m. George (Thomas) Vaughan 1913–1989
        1. 1. John (Foster) Vaughan 1944–2007
      4. 4. Marjorie (Joan) Foster 1926–2023 m. John (Bryan) Strawhun 1924–1977
    3. 3. Virginia (Charlton) Foster 1899–1899
    4. 4. Mary (E.) Foster 1881–1971 m. John (Kinney) Parshall 1881–1961
      1. 1. Mary (Margaret) Parshall 1917–2006 m. Robert (Emil) Newmann 1916–1964 m. Phillip (K.) Montgomery 1918–1973 m. Edward (H.) Liddle 1929–2012
      2. 2. Kathryn (Virginia) Parshall 1913–1987 m. Joseph (John) Newman 1914–2004
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Newman 1950–1973
      3. 3. John (Kinney) Parshall 1923–1944
  2. 2. Frances (Hardenia) Foster 1842–1843
  3. 3. William (Alexander) Foster 1843–1862
  4. 4. Robert (Verrell) Foster 1845–1914 m. Martha (Belle) Braden 1853–1919
    1. 1. Laura (Braden) Foster 1889–1987 m. Frederick (Monroe) Lewis 1887–1949
      1. 1. Leona (Belle) Lewis 1911–
      2. 2. Robert (F.) Lewis 1913–1945
      3. 3. Fred (M.) Lewis 1915–
      4. 4. Mary (Laurie) Lewis 1917–1945 m. Austin (Thomas) Sims 1916–1999
      5. 5. Margaret (Ann) Lewis 1919– m. Carl (Clay) McConachie 1914–1973
  5. 5. Mary (Adalaide) Foster 1848–1880 m. William (Thomas) Ellington 1848–1880
    1. 1. William (Rousseau) Ellington 1874–1937 m. Grace (Clementine) Spooner 1883–1951
      1. 1. William (Rousseau) Ellington 1911–1969 m. Grace (E.) Mooney 1909–1983 m. Gerldine (Rose) Labrocca 1910–1989
        1. 1. Patricia Ellington 1940–1993
  6. 6. Charlotte (Elizabeth) Foster 1851–1890 m. Erskine Brantly 1850–1936
    1. 1. Gertie 1878–1950 m. James (Kinnibrough) Gililland 1869–1933
      1. 1. Leland (Brantley) Gililland 1897–1980 m. Maurine Davis 1906–1980
        1. 1. Jimmie (Jeff) Gililland 1924–1994 m. Bo 1922–2014
        2. 2. Roy (Davis) Gililland 1928–2020 m. Mary (Jo) Murphy 1930–1976
      2. 2. Ted 1902–1958 m. Erabel Roan 1908–2005
        1. 1. James (Kennedy "Jim") Gililland 1935–1940
      3. 3. Charlotte (Josephine) Gililland 1904–1968 m. Charlie (Millard) Murphy 1895–1980
        1. 1. Kathleen (Gertrude) Murphy 1925–1996 m. Charles (Elnor) Whaley 1925–1999
      4. 4. Myrtle (Forrest) Gililland 1911–1968 m. Lawrence (Taswell) Richards 1906–1997
      5. 5. Lois Gililland 1912–1984 m. Smith (Lankford) Asbill 1911–1990
        1. 1. Smith (Lansford "Smitty") Asbill 1931–2002 m. Marjorie (Ann) Smith 1932–2015
        2. 2. Jimmie (Shearron) Asbill 1934–2022 m. Marilyn (Jean) Campbell 1934–2021
    2. 2. Robert (Theodore) Brantly 1880–1953 m. Allae (Ruth) Brians 1892–1977
      1. 1. Robert (Theodore) Brantly 1926–2013 m. Betty (Jeannine) Wilson 1929–2018
      2. 2. Edwina (Lee) Brantly 1921–2009 m. John (Clement) Redus 1915–2009
      3. 3. Patrica (Ruth) Brantly 1926–1926
  7. 7. Benjamin (Smith) Foster 1855–1928 m. Annie (Stark) McDaniel 1867–1956
    1. 1. Annie (Stark) Foster 1892–1969
    2. 2. Benjamin (Smith) Foster 1897–1970
    3. 3. John (McDaniel) Foster 1887–1927 m. Willie (M.) Martindale 1891–1911
      1. 1. Marion (Stark) Foster 1911–1911
    4. 4. Rufus (Harrison) Foster 1900–1900
  8. 8. Foster 1853–1853

Rufus Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1814
4 Oct 1814
Birth of Rufus Harrison Foster in Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County, Tennessee
1896
3 Jul 1896
Age 82
Death of Rufus Harrison Foster in Lebanon, Tennssee
Lebanon, Tennssee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Wilson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1896
    Event Place: Lebanon, Tennssee

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
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