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Walter Kirby Foster 1877–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1877

Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 March 1966

Death Location: Rogers Springs, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Green Foster

Mother: Amanda Slayden

Spouse(s): Virginia Park, Florence Ray

Children(s): Virgil Foster, Edward Foster, Ray Foster, Joseph Sr, Virginia Foster, Ruby Foster, Jackie Foster, Ezelle Foster, Sewall Foster, Mary Foster

Walter Kirby Foster was born in 1877 in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Berry Foster And Amanda Lucindy Slayden. In 1880, Walter Kirby Foster resided in District 17, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA. Walter Kirby Foster married Florence Jane Ray, Virginia Madison Park, and had children including Edward Carmack Ned Foster, Ezelle Madge Foster, Jackie Geneva Foster, Jane Foster, Joseph Kirby Foster Sr, Mary Nell Foster, Ray Foster, Ruby Lavonia Foster, Sewall W Foster, Virgil Irene Foster, Virginia Carrie Foster, Wallis F Foster. Walter Kirby Foster passed away in 1966 in Rogers Springs, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Kirby Foster was born in 1877 in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA, the child of Green Berry Foster And Amanda Lucindy Slayden.
  • In 1880, Walter Kirby Foster resided in District 17, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA.
  • Walter Kirby Foster married Florence Jane Ray, Virginia Madison Park, and had children including Edward Carmack Ned Foster, Ezelle Madge Foster, Jackie Geneva Foster, Jane Foster, Joseph Kirby Foster Sr, Mary Nell Foster, Ray Foster, Ruby Lavonia Foster, Sewall W Foster, Virgil Irene Foster, Virginia Carrie Foster, Wallis F Foster.
  • Walter Kirby Foster passed away in 1966 in Rogers Springs, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Green Foster
1851–1929
Birth Location: Roger Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
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Amanda Slayden
1857–1926
Birth Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
AS

Spouses(s)

Virginia Park
1877–1929
Birth Location: Hardeman County, Tennessee
VP
Florence Ray
1902–1951
Birth Location: Chalybeate, Tippah County, Mississippi
FR

Children(s)

Virgil Foster
1899–1989
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tennessee
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Edward Foster
1908–1982
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
EF
Ray Foster
1935–1992
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
RF
Joseph Sr
1934–2007
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
JS
Virginia Foster
1911–1986
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
VF
Ruby Foster
1914–1962
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
RF
Jackie Foster
1916–1978
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
JF
Ezelle Foster
1905–1988
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tennessee
EF
Sewall Foster
1902–1991
Birth Location: Rogers Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
SF
Mary Foster
1938–2015
Birth Location: Middleton, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
MF

Walter Foster's Ancestors

Self
Walter Foster
1877–1966
Birth Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Green Berry Foster
1851–1929
Roger Springs, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Amanda (Lucindy) Slayden
1857–1926
Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Amos Foster
1804–1875
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Jane "Eliza") PARKS
1809–1886
Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
Benjamin (Henry Slayden) Jr
1838–1893
Williamson, Williamson, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Davis
1835–1900
Alabama USA
Great-Grandparents
William Foster
1770–1861
Eliza King
1784–1804
Robert Park
1775–1844
Sarah McEwen
1775–1834
Benjamin Sr
1781–1841
Eliza Smithson
1814–1892
Lewis Davis
1810–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Parks
1736–1810
Mary Jennett
1748–1811

Walter Foster's Descendants

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Walter (Kirby) Foster (11 Mar 1877–16 March 1966) m. Virginia (Madison) Park (7 March 1877–24 Dec 1929) m. Florence (Jane) Ray (29 January 1902–11 Dec 1951)
  1. 1. Virgil (Irene) Foster 1899–1989 m. James (Thomas) Luttman 1900–1969
    1. 1. Irene Luttman 1922–1922
  2. 2. Edward (Carmack 'Ned') Foster 1908–1982
  3. 3. Ray Foster 1935–1992
  4. 4. Joseph (Kirby Foster) Sr 1934–2007
  5. 5. Virginia (Carrie) Foster 1911–1986
  6. 6. Ruby (Lavonia) Foster 1914–1962 m. Delmar (Laverne) Carter 1918–1985
    1. 1. Barry (La Vern) Carter 1943–1946
  7. 7. Jackie (Geneva) Foster 1916–1978 m. Carl (W. Seeby) Col 1918–1975
  8. 8. Ezelle (Madge) Foster 1905–1988 m. Leroy (Belmont) Gunn 1905–1972
    1. 1. Dennis (Lee) Gunn 1932–1982
    2. 2. Rosalyn (Virginia) Gunn 1934–2021 m. Robert (Thomas) Schaefer 1930–2007
  9. 9. Sewall (W) Foster 1902–1991 m. Clara (Jean) Tripp 1902–1987
    1. 1. Walter (Kenneth) Foster 1931–1993 m. Choko (Kazuko) Foster 1919–2000
    2. 2. Richard Foster 1935–2019
  10. 10. Mary (Nell) Foster 1938–2015 m. Francis (Aaron) Reaves 1929–2016

Walter Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1877
11 Mar 1877
Birth of Walter Kirby Foster in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1877
11 Mar 1877
Birth of Walter Kirby Foster in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in District 17, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
District 17, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Hollywood, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hollywood, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Rogers Spring, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Rogers Spring, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Hardeman, Tennessee
Hardeman, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 63
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 73
Walter Kirby Foster resided here in Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
1966
16 Mar 1966
Age 89
Death of Walter Kirby Foster in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
1966
16 March 1966
Age 89
Death of Walter Kirby Foster in Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee
Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1877
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 17, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Hollywood, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Rogers Spring, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Civil District 5, Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hardeman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: BOLIVAR, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1966
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March 1966
    Event Place: Middleton, Hardeman, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rogers Springs, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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