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Sarah Ida Foster 1853–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1853

Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 23 December 1908

Death Location: Tollison, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: James Foster

Mother: Mary Foster

Spouse(s): John Blanton

Children(s): Miles Blanton, Charlie Blanton, Clementine Gregory, Robert Blanton, William Blanton, Beulah Ballard, Drew Blanton, Florence Blanton

Sarah Ida Foster was born in 1853 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Jennings Foster And Mary Ann Foster. In 1860, Sarah Ida Foster resided in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, US. In 1880, Sarah Ida Foster resided in Braytonville, Union, South Carolina, USA. Sarah Ida Foster married John Jefferson Jeffries Blanton, and had children including Beulah Ballard, Charlie T Blanton, Clementine Elizabeth Gregory, Drew Dobbin Blanton, Florence Blanton, Miles Walker Blanton, Robert Blanton, William Lewis Blanton. Sarah Ida Foster passed away in 1908 in Tollison, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ida Foster was born in 1853 in South Carolina, United States of America, the child of James Jennings Foster And Mary Ann Foster.
  • In 1860, Sarah Ida Foster resided in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, US.
  • In 1880, Sarah Ida Foster resided in Braytonville, Union, South Carolina, USA.
  • Sarah Ida Foster married John Jefferson Jeffries Blanton, and had children including Beulah Ballard, Charlie T Blanton, Clementine Elizabeth Gregory, Drew Dobbin Blanton, Florence Blanton, Miles Walker Blanton, Robert Blanton, William Lewis Blanton.
  • Sarah Ida Foster passed away in 1908 in Tollison, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Foster's Ancestors

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Sarah Foster
1853–1908
Birth Place: South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Jennings Foster
1827–1865
Walnut Grove Township, Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Foster
1831–1905
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James (Butler) Foster
1780–1874
Amelia County, Virginia, United States of America
Patience Benson
1789–1872
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Foster
1750–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Foster's Descendants

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Sarah (Ida) Foster (26 May 1853–23 December 1908) m. John (Jefferson 'Jeffries") Blanton (30 Jan 1850–30 MAY 1906)
  1. 1. Miles (Walker) Blanton 1884–1951 m. Effie (Adelle) Blanton 1885–1922
    1. 1. Beulah (Mae) Blanton 1919–2003 m. Eldridge Parham 1918–1998
    2. 2. Clarence (Cooper) Blanton 1911–1996
    3. 3. William (Clarence) Blanton 1913–1977
    4. 4. Miles (Walker Blanton) Jr 1922–1922
    5. 5. Robert (Earl) Blanton 1920–1923
    6. 6. Alma (Lucille) Blanton 1909–1971
    7. 7. Ray Blanton 1908–1974
    8. 8. Gerrie Blanton 1907–1983
    9. 9. Mable Blanton 1906–1984
    10. 10. Lorena (Elizabeth) Eastman 1911–1981 m. John (Wesley) Eastman 1905–1971
      1. 1. Joe (Nathan) Eastman 1933–1998
      2. 2. Jimmy (Walker) Eastman 1931–2000
      3. 3. ROBERT (WESLEY (BOBBY)) EASTMAN 1930–2010
    11. 11. Charles (Lester) Blanton 1917–1989 m. Alice (Neal) Blanton 1917–1983
      1. 1. Vivian (Charlene) Folmar 1940–1979
  2. 2. Charlie (T.) Blanton 1875–1942
  3. 3. Clementine (Elizabeth) Gregory 1880–1937
  4. 4. Robert Blanton 1881–1932
  5. 5. William (Lewis) Blanton 1871–1932
  6. 6. Beulah Ballard 1890–1969
  7. 7. Drew (Dobbin) Blanton 1876–1953
  8. 8. Florence Blanton 1892–

Sarah Foster's Timeline

5 Records

1853
26 May 1853
Birth of Sarah Ida Foster in South Carolina, United States of America
South Carolina, United States of America
1860
1860
Age 7
Sarah Ida Foster resided here in Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 27
Sarah Ida Foster resided here in Braytonville, Union, South Carolina, USA
Braytonville, Union, South Carolina, USA
1900
1900
Age 47
Sarah Ida Foster resided here in Beat 4, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
Beat 4, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
1908
23 December 1908
Age 55
Death of Sarah Ida Foster in Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1853
    Event Place: South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Northern Division, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Braytonville, Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 4, Choctaw, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1908
    Event Place: Ackerman, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Missouri, U.S., St. Louis Public Library Obituary Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tollison, Choctaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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