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Rufus Ralston Foster 1879–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1879

Birth Location: Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee

Death Date: 11 May 1960

Death Location: Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri

Father: John Foster

Mother: Molly None

Spouse(s): Lora Ogden

Children(s): Ruth Foster, John Foster, Jane Foster, Marjorie Foster

Rufus Ralston Foster was born in 1879 in Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee, the child of John Stephen Foster And Molly. Rufus Ralston Foster married Lora Ogden, and had children including Jane Foster, John Ogden Foster, Marjorie Joan Foster, Ruth Virginia Foster. Rufus Ralston Foster passed away in 1960 in Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri.

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Biography

  • Rufus Ralston Foster was born in 1879 in Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee, the child of John Stephen Foster And Molly.
  • Rufus Ralston Foster married Lora Ogden, and had children including Jane Foster, John Ogden Foster, Marjorie Joan Foster, Ruth Virginia Foster.
  • Rufus Ralston Foster passed away in 1960 in Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri.

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Spouses(s)

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Rufus Foster's Ancestors

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Rufus Foster
1879–1960
Birth Place: Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee
Parents
John Stephen Foster
1847–1933
Wilson County, Tennessee
Molly
1848–1884
Murphyboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Rufus (Harrison) Foster
1814–1896
Wilson County, Tennessee
Sarah (Ann) Spain
1817–1876
Rutherford County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
John Foster
1784–1838
Betsy
1795–1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Rodgers
1780–
Rebechah Smith
1775–1860

Rufus Foster's Descendants

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Rufus (Ralston) Foster (15 May 1879–11 May 1960) m. Lora Ogden (20 Jan 1892–14 Aug 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

Rufus Foster's Timeline

3 Records

1879
15 May 1879
Birth of Rufus Ralston Foster in Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee
Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee
1960
9 May 1960
Age 81
Death of Rufus Ralston Foster in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
1960
11 May 1960
Age 81
Burial of Rufus Ralston Foster in Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri
Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1879
    Event Place: Lebanon, Haywood County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1960
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 11 May 1960
    Event Place: Valhalla Cemetery, Bel-Nor, St Louis County, Missouri

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