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Rufus Walter Foster 1825–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 1876

Death Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Thomas Hamby

Mother: Mary Foster

Spouse(s): Rachel Church

Children(s): Mary Foster, Mary Foster, Martha Foster, Rebecca Foster, Thomas Foster, John FOSTER, Margaret Foster, William Foster, Richard Foster, Frances Foster, Susy Foster

The story of Rufus Walter Foster began in 1825 in Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America. Rufus Walter Foster married Rachel Adlaide Church, and had children including Frances Louise Foster, John Andrew Foster, Margaret E Foster, Martha Jane Foster, Mary Ann Foster, Mary Foster, Rebecca Emeline Foster, Richard Pinkney Foster, Susy A Foster, Thomas Jefferson Foster, William Harvey Foster. Rufus Walter Foster passed away in 1876 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rufus Walter Foster began in 1825 in Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.
  • Rufus Walter Foster married Rachel Adlaide Church, and had children including Frances Louise Foster, John Andrew Foster, Margaret E Foster, Martha Jane Foster, Mary Ann Foster, Mary Foster, Rebecca Emeline Foster, Richard Pinkney Foster, Susy A Foster, Thomas Jefferson Foster, William Harvey Foster.
  • Rufus Walter Foster passed away in 1876 in Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Hamby
1814–1874
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Mary Foster
1805–1870
Birth Location: Wilkes County, NC
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Church
1838–1918
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina
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Children(s)

Mary Foster
1857–
Birth Location: –
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Mary Foster
1853–1932
Birth Location: –
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Martha Foster
1855–
Birth Location: –
MF
Rebecca Foster
1857–1937
Birth Location: Wilkes
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Thomas Foster
1870–1906
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John FOSTER
1857–1939
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Margaret Foster
1862–1913
Birth Location: North Carolina
MF
William Foster
1866–1927
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Richard Foster
1866–1936
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Frances Foster
1872–1958
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Susy Foster
1874–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Rufus Foster's Ancestors

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Rufus Foster
1825–1876
Birth Place: Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Andrew Hamby
1814–1874
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Mary ("Polly") Foster
1805–1870
Wilkes County, NC
Grandparents
Reuben (H) Hamby
1779–1872
Wilkes Co., North Carolina
Mahala Mitchell
1786–1830
Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hamby
1755–1830
Rachel Simpson
1749–1820
William Mitchell
1756–1810
Abigail Wheeler
1770–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Celia Williams
1725–1771
Francis Loyalist)
1731–1803
Jane Wheeler
1754–1821

Rufus Foster's Descendants

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Rufus (Walter) Foster (1825–1876) m. Rachel (Adlaide) Church (abt 1838–17 Jul 1918)
  1. 1. Mary Foster 1857–
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Foster 1853–1932
  3. 3. Martha (Jane) Foster 1855–
  4. 4. Rebecca (Emeline) Foster 1857–1937
  5. 5. Thomas (Jefferson) Foster 1870–1906
  6. 6. John (Andrew) FOSTER 1857–1939
  7. 7. Margaret (E.) Foster 1862–1913
  8. 8. William (Harvey) Foster 1866–1927
  9. 9. Richard (Pinkney) Foster 1866–1936
  10. 10. Frances (Louise) Foster 1872–1958
  11. 11. Susy (A.) Foster 1874–

Rufus Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1825
1825
Birth of Rufus Walter Foster in Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
1876
1876
Age 51
Death of Rufus Walter Foster in Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1825
    Event Place: Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Buck, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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