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Thomas Foster 1846–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Feb 1846

Birth Location: Bond County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1 Dec 1919

Death Location: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA

Father: Edwin Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Norton

Spouse(s): Mary Thompson

Children(s): Joseph Foster, Arthur Foster, Bevva Foster, Correnna Foster, Mary Foster, Frank Foster, Elsie Foster, Anna Foster, Thomas Foster, William Foster, Stella Foster, Renna Foster, Ella Foster

Thomas Foster was born in 1846 in Bond County, Illinois, USA, the child of Edwin Foster And Elizabeth Betsy Catherine Norton. In 1870, Thomas Foster resided in La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA. In 1880, Thomas Foster resided in LaGrange, Bond, Illinois, USA. Thomas Foster married Mary Jane Thompson, and had children including Anna Ethel Annie Foster, Arthur Blaine Foster, Bevva Lillie Foster, Correnna Belle Foster, Ella Foster, Elsie Pearl Foster, Frank Emerson Foster, Joseph Edwin Foster, Mary Ellen Foster, Renna Foster, Stella May Foster, Thomas Leroy Foster, William Orlando Foster. Thomas Foster passed away in 1919 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Foster was born in 1846 in Bond County, Illinois, USA, the child of Edwin Foster And Elizabeth Betsy Catherine Norton.
  • In 1870, Thomas Foster resided in La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1880, Thomas Foster resided in LaGrange, Bond, Illinois, USA.
  • Thomas Foster married Mary Jane Thompson, and had children including Anna Ethel Annie Foster, Arthur Blaine Foster, Bevva Lillie Foster, Correnna Belle Foster, Ella Foster, Elsie Pearl Foster, Frank Emerson Foster, Joseph Edwin Foster, Mary Ellen Foster, Renna Foster, Stella May Foster, Thomas Leroy Foster, William Orlando Foster.
  • Thomas Foster passed away in 1919 in Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Foster's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Foster
1846–1919
Birth Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Edwin Foster
1804–1858
Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy" Catherine) Norton
1815–1880
Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Foster's Descendants

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Thomas Foster (24 Feb 1846–1 Dec 1919) m. Mary (Jane) Thompson (6 Aug, 1847–21 Aug 1903)
  1. 1. Joseph (Edwin) Foster 1869–1963 m. Georgiana Foster 1872–1912
    1. 1. Jessie (V) Foster 1901–1986 m. Leonard (Glenn) Baker 1897–1983
      1. 1. Dagenhardt 1926–1999 m. Robert (W) Johnson 1922–2012 m. Edgar Degenhardt 1925–1969
    2. 2. Charles (Edwin) Foster 1899–1900
  2. 2. Arthur (Blaine) Foster 1884–1967
  3. 3. Bevva (Lillie) Foster 1882–1974
  4. 4. Correnna (Belle) Foster 1880–1964
  5. 5. Mary (Ellen) Foster 1878–1971
  6. 6. Frank (Emerson) Foster 1886–1951
  7. 7. Elsie (Pearl) Foster 1890–1995
  8. 8. Anna (Ethel "Annie") Foster 1871–1929
  9. 9. Thomas (Leroy) Foster 1870–1943
  10. 10. William (Orlando) Foster 1873–1941
  11. 11. Stella (May) Foster 1875–1899
  12. 12. Renna Foster 1880–
  13. 13. Ella Foster 1878–

Thomas Foster's Timeline

5 Records

1846
24 Feb 1846
Birth of Thomas Foster in Bond County, Illinois, USA
Bond County, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Thomas Foster resided here in La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA
La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Thomas Foster resided here in LaGrange, Bond, Illinois, USA
LaGrange, Bond, Illinois, USA
1900
1900
Age 54
Thomas Foster resided here in Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois, USA
Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois, USA
1919
1 Dec 1919
Age 73
Death of Thomas Foster in Bond County, Illinois, USA
Bond County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1846
    Event Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: LaGrange, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 175; Page: 177A; Enumeration District: 066
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: La Grange, Bond, Illinois; Roll: M593_188; Page: 198A; Family History Library Film: 545687
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240237
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: La Grange, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: La Grange, Bond, Illinois; Roll: M593_188; Page: 198A; Family History Library Film: 545687

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: LaGrange, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: LaGrange, Bond, Illinois; Roll: 175; Page: 177A; Enumeration District: 066

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pleasant Mound, Bond, Illinois; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1240237

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1919
    Event Place: Bond County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Bond, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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