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Sarah Elizabeth Foster 1856 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Dec 1856

Birth Location: Mobile Co, AL

Death Date: 24 Sept 1928

Death Location: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama

Father: Jacob Foster

Mother: Mary Sanford

Spouse(s): Jesse Powell

Children(s): Mariah Powell

The story of Sarah Elizabeth Foster began in 1856 in Mobile Co, AL. Sarah Elizabeth Foster married Jesse Powell, and had children including Mariah Rozell Powell. Sarah Elizabeth Foster passed away in 1928 in Whistler, Mobile, Alabama.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth Foster began in 1856 in Mobile Co, AL.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Foster married Jesse Powell, and had children including Mariah Rozell Powell.
  • Sarah Elizabeth Foster passed away in 1928 in Whistler, Mobile, Alabama.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Foster
1818 – 1912
Birth Location: Covington County, Mississippi, USA
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Mary Sanford
1829 – 1915
Birth Location: Perry County, Mississippi, USA
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Powell
1851 – 1912
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

Mariah Powell
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Sarah Foster's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Foster
1856 – 1928
Birth Place: Mobile Co, AL
Parents
Jacob Miles "Jake" Foster
1818 – 1912
Covington County, Mississippi, USA
Mary ((Maria) Mariah) Sanford
1829 – 1915
Perry County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Foster's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster (Dec 1856 – 24 Sept 1928) m. Jesse Powell (abt 1851 – 28 Jun 1912)
  1. 1. Mariah (Rozell) Powell (1875 – 19 Oct 1957) m. George Tulley (abt 1868 – 18 Oct 1933)
    1. 1. Emma Tully (1895 – )
    2. 2. Louis Tully (abt 1897 – )
    3. 3. Nora Tully (abt 1899 – )
    4. 4. George (J) Tully (1902 – )
    5. 5. Sarah (C) Tully (1904 – )
    6. 6. Josephine Tully (abt 1906 – 25 Feb 1980)
    7. 7. Hazel (V) Tulley (abt 1909 – 1962)
    8. 8. Jessie (Mae) Tulley (July 3,1912 – 12 Dec 1995) m. Joseph Knight (9 Apr 1904 – 1 Mar 1992)
      1. 1. Joe Knight (abt 1930 – )
      2. 2. Joe Knight (abt 1930 – )
      3. 3. Robert Knight (abt 1933 – 9 Feb 2010) m. Wynena (Pearl "Pat") Patterson (13 Jan 1935 – 18 Aug 2010)
      4. 4. John (Lewis) Knight (abt 1935 – )
      5. 5. Charles Knight (abt 1937 – 25 Feb 2003) m. Sylvia Knight
        1. 1. Stephanie Lucas
        2. 2. William (Jeffrey) Knight
        3. 3. Thomas (Wayne Charles David) Knight
      6. 6. Jack Knight (23 Aug 1938 – 12 Feb 2010)
      7. 7. Roy Knight (19 Aug 1940 – Aug 15 2006)
      8. 8. Shelton Knight (abt 1942 – )
      9. 9. Cathy Knight (Sep 1943 – ) m. Stanley Dickerson (16 June 1943 – Abt 1985)
        1. 1. Mark Knight (26 Jun 1970 – ) m. Deanna (Jean) Freeman (01/20/71 – ) m. Terrie Chalifour
        2. 2. John (Russel) Knight (abt 1972 – 2009)
      10. 10. Grace Knight (abt 1946 – )
      11. 11. Tommy Knight (4 January 1949 – 9 March 2010)
    9. 9. Doris (O) Tully (abt 1915 – 1969)

Sarah Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1856
Dec 1856
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth Foster in Mobile Co, AL
Mobile Co, AL
1928
24 Sept 1928
Age 72
Death of Sarah Elizabeth Foster in Whistler, Mobile, Alabama
Whistler, Mobile, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Dec 1856
    Event Place: Mobile Co, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sept 1928
    Event Place: Whistler, Mobile, Alabama
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