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Thomas Noah Foster 1879–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Dec 1879

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Sep 1954

Death Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: James Foster

Mother: Ellen Hunley

Spouse(s): Lucy Foster

Children(s): Harold Foster, Thomas Foster, Golda Foster, Milton Foster, Sara Foster, James Foster

Thomas Noah Foster was born in 1879 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James W Foster And Ellen F Hunley. In 1900, Thomas Noah Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Thomas Noah Foster married Lucy Shelton Foster, and had children including Golda Lucy Foster, Harold Hayes Foster, James T Foster, Milton Thomas Foster, Sara Francis Foster, Thomas William Foster. Thomas Noah Foster passed away in 1954 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Noah Foster was born in 1879 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of James W Foster And Ellen F Hunley.
  • In 1900, Thomas Noah Foster resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Thomas Noah Foster married Lucy Shelton Foster, and had children including Golda Lucy Foster, Harold Hayes Foster, James T Foster, Milton Thomas Foster, Sara Francis Foster, Thomas William Foster.
  • Thomas Noah Foster passed away in 1954 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Foster
1851–1914
Birth Location: Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia
JF
Ellen Hunley
1853–1934
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia
EH

Spouses(s)

Lucy Foster
1880–1926
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF

Children(s)

Harold Foster
1914–1952
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
HF
Thomas Foster
1911–1967
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Golda Foster
1902–1971
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GF
Milton Foster
1905–1977
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF
Sara Foster
1909–1922
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SF
James Foster
1912–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JF

Thomas Foster's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Foster
1879–1954
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
James W Foster
1851–1914
Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia
Ellen (F.) Hunley
1853–1934
Mathews County, Virginia
Grandparents
Noah Foster
1830–1882
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Jane) Hodges
1833–1888
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Thomas (W.) Hunley
1824–1893
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (E) Forrest
1835–1920
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856
George Forrest
1806–1880
Elizabeth Forrest
1803–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

Thomas Foster's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Noah) Foster (05 Dec 1879–12 Sep 1954) m. Lucy (Shelton) Foster (08 Jun 1880–04 Dec 1926)
  1. 1. Harold (Hayes) Foster 1914–1952 m. Agnes (Arthur) Banks 1918–1998
  2. 2. Thomas (William) Foster 1911–1967 m. Ethel (Mae) Lowry 1912–1981
    1. 1. Wilson (Lowry) Foster 1945–1991
  3. 3. Golda (Lucy) Foster 1902–1971 m. Wilbur (Clayton) Foster 1894–1943
    1. 1. Sara (Frances) Foster 1930–2013 m. Roy (Stribling Cornwell) Sr 1922–2019
  4. 4. Milton (Thomas) Foster 1905–1977 m. Mildred Helms 1912–2007
    1. 1. Betty (Mcgee Helms) Foster 1932–2018 m. Claude (Berry Garrett) Jr 1930–2019
  5. 5. Sara (Francis) Foster 1909–1922
  6. 6. James (T) Foster 1912–

Thomas Foster's Timeline

15 Records

1878
05 Dec 1878
Birth of Thomas Noah Foster in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia
1879
05 Dec 1879
Birth of Thomas Noah Foster in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1917
Bet. 1917–1918
Age 38
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1936
Abt 1936
Age 57
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 61
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 63
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
Thomas Noah Foster resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1954
09 Sep 1954
Age 75
Death of Thomas Noah Foster in Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk, Virginia
1954
09 Sep 1954
Age 75
Death of Thomas Noah Foster in Kempsville, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America
Kempsville, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America
1954
12 Sep 1954
Age 75
Burial of Thomas Noah Foster in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1878
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1879
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-6
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 74
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Bet. 1917–1918
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1936
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Norfolk, Norfolk, Vi

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1954
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1954
    Event Place: Kempsville, Virginia Beach City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1954
    Event Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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