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William FOSTER 1823 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAR 1823

Birth Location: Newry, County Down, Ireland

Death Date: 28 JUN 1904

Death Location: No Creek, Ohio County, Ky.

Father: Richard FOSTER

Mother: Nancy Y

Spouse(s): Susan BENNETT, Sarah CARSON

Children(s): John FOSTER, Lydia FOSTER, Sophia FOSTER, Martha FOSTER, Malissa FOSTER, Alexander FOSTER, Isaac FOSTER, Joseph FOSTER, William FOSTER, Richard FOSTER

In 1823, William FOSTER entered the world in Newry, County Down, Ireland, born to Richard Robert FOSTER and Nancy (Mary) BEAT(T) Y. William FOSTER married Susan BENNETT, Sarah Jane CARSON, and had children including John Plummer FOSTER, Lydia Amanda FOSTER, Sophia Elizabeth FOSTER, Martha Agnes FOSTER, Malissa Jane "Lit" FOSTER, Alexander C(arson?) FOSTER, Isaac FOSTER, Joseph FOSTER, William FOSTER, Richard Leland FOSTER. William FOSTER passed away in 1904 in No Creek, Ohio County, Ky..

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Biography

  • In 1823, William FOSTER entered the world in Newry, County Down, Ireland, born to Richard Robert FOSTER and Nancy (Mary) BEAT(T) Y.
  • William FOSTER married Susan BENNETT, Sarah Jane CARSON, and had children including John Plummer FOSTER, Lydia Amanda FOSTER, Sophia Elizabeth FOSTER, Martha Agnes FOSTER, Malissa Jane "Lit" FOSTER, Alexander C(arson?) FOSTER, Isaac FOSTER, Joseph FOSTER, William FOSTER, Richard Leland FOSTER.
  • William FOSTER passed away in 1904 in No Creek, Ohio County, Ky..

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard FOSTER
1798 – 1858
Birth Location: County Down, Ireland
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Nancy Y
1800 – 1833
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Susan BENNETT
1831 – 1861
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Sarah CARSON
1831 – 1901
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Children(s)

John FOSTER
1852 – 1915
Birth Location: No Creek, Ohio County, Ky.
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Lydia FOSTER
1854 – 1925
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Sophia FOSTER
1856 – 1938
Birth Location: –
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Martha FOSTER
1858 – 1945
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Malissa FOSTER
1860 – 1900
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Alexander FOSTER
1862 – 1926
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Isaac FOSTER
1863 – 1930
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Joseph FOSTER
1865 – 1936
Birth Location: Hartford, Ohio County, Ky.
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William FOSTER
1869 – 1937
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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Richard FOSTER
1870 – 1937
Birth Location: Ohio County, Ky.
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William FOSTER's Ancestors

Self
William FOSTER
1823 – 1904
Birth Place: Newry, County Down, Ireland
Parents
Richard Robert FOSTER
1798 – 1858
County Down, Ireland
Nancy ((Mary) BEAT(T)) Y
1800 – 1833
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William FOSTER's Descendants

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William FOSTER (13 MAR 1823 – 28 JUN 1904) m. Susan BENNETT (27 SEP 1831 – 18 SEP 1861) m. Sarah (Jane) CARSON (8 JAN 1831 – 2 OCT 1901)
  1. 1. John (Plummer) FOSTER (16 OCT 1852 – 3 APR 1915) m. Patsy (Ann) HOWARD (20 MAY 1859 – 3 AUG 1941)
    1. 1. Ellis (Howard) FOSTER (25 MAR 1879 – ) m. Nina MADDOX ( – 1961)
      1. 1. Lillian FOSTER ( – 29 JUL 1994) m. Charles CHAMBERS
        1. 1. Carol (Jean) CHAMBERS
        2. 2. Cathy CHAMBERS
      2. 2. Ellis (Maddox) FOSTER
      3. 3. Earl (Dayton) FOSTER
      4. 4. Samuel (Louis) FOSTER
    2. 2. Jesse (William) FOSTER (25 JAN 1881 – ) m. Lillie DUDLEY (6 MAR 1886 – 4 NOV 1952)
      1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living CROWE
        1. 1. Living CROWE
        2. 2. Living CROWE
        3. 3. Living CROWE
      2. 2. Living FOSTER
      3. 3. Living FOSTER m. Living SPARKS
        1. 1. Living SPARKS m. Living JOHNSON
        2. 2. Living SPARKS
      4. 4. Living FOSTER
      5. 5. Russell (Howard) FOSTER (22 FEB 1915 – 9 OCT 1915)
      6. 6. Living FOSTER m. Living HOWARD
        1. 1. Living FOSTER
        2. 2. Living FOSTER
      7. 7. Living FOSTER m. Living TICHENOR
        1. 1. Living TICHENOR m. Living BERRYMAN
        2. 2. Living TICHENOR m. Living SAILINGS
        3. 3. Living TICHENOR m. Living LYNCH
        4. 4. Living TICHENOR m. Living GEARY
        5. 5. Living TICHENOR m. Living COPPAGE
        6. 6. Living TICHENOR
        7. 7. Living TICHENOR m. Living BARTON
        8. 8. Living TICHENOR m. Living BOONE
        9. 9. Living TICHENOR m. Living STEWART
      8. 8. Living FOSTER m. Living SMITH
        1. 1. Living FOSTER
        2. 2. Living FOSTER
        3. 3. Living FOSTER
      9. 9. Living FOSTER m. Living HANKS
        1. 1. Living HANKS
        2. 2. Living HANKS
        3. 3. Living HANKS
      10. 10. Living FOSTER
    3. 3. Archie (Chick) FOSTER (19 AUG 1883 – ) m. Anne STEVENS (2 FEB 1884 – )
      1. 1. Living FOSTER
      2. 2. Living FOSTER
      3. 3. Living FOSTER
      4. 4. Living FOSTER
      5. 5. Luther (Heflin) FOSTER
      6. 6. Beulah (May) FOSTER
      7. 7. Edward FOSTER
      8. 8. Charles FOSTER
      9. 9. Marie FOSTER
      10. 10. Edward FOSTER
    4. 4. Living FOSTER m. Living ROSE
      1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living VELETTA
        1. 1. Living VELETTA
        2. 2. Living VELETTA
      2. 2. Living FOSTER
    5. 5. Walter (McHenry) FOSTER (10 MAY 1889 – ) m. Mary (Ethel) EVERLY
      1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Herschel WOODBURN
      2. 2. Jewell FOSTER
    6. 6. Filydia FOSTER (31 OCT 1891 – ) m. Otis (Dale) CARSON (21 JUL 1883 – 25 APR 1968)
      1. 1. Living CARSON
      2. 2. Living CARSON
      3. 3. Living CARSON
      4. 4. Living CARSON
    7. 7. Marlissa FOSTER (3 NOV 1893 – ) m. Arvin HEFLIN (4 AUG 1895 – )
      1. 1. Living HEFLIN m. Living HENERY
        1. 1. Living HENERY
        2. 2. Living HENERY
        3. 3. Living HENERY
  2. 2. Lydia (Amanda) FOSTER (24 OCT 1854 – 16 AUG 1925) m. Robert (Daniel) BENNETT ( – 25 DEC 1924)
    1. 1. Mary (Jane) BENNETT (28 AUG 1882 – 13 JUN 1935) m. John (Hayden) PRITCHARD (5 NOV 1877 – 25 JUL 1956)
      1. 1. Living PRITCHARD m. Living CASSEDY
        1. 1. Living PRITCHARD
        2. 2. Living PRITCHARD
      2. 2. Living PRITCHARD m. Robert (Bond) HAYS (7 JAN 1912 – )
        1. 1. Living HAYS
        2. 2. Living HAYS
    2. 2. Martina (Ophelia) BENNETT (3 DEC 1883 – 17 NOV 1941) m. Jefferson WILSON (28 NOV 1867 – )
    3. 3. Charles (William) BENNETT (29 MAR 1885 – ) m. Catherine
      1. 1. Living BENNETT
    4. 4. Robert (Alexander) BENNETT (12 FEB 1889 – ) m. Alta (Mae) LIKENS (27 MAY 1888 – )
      1. 1. Virginia (Louise) BENNETT (3 OCT 1919 – ) m. Eugene (E.) JORDAN (11 FEB 1906 – )
        1. 1. Living JORDAN
        2. 2. Living JORDAN
        3. 3. Living JORDAN
  3. 3. Sophia (Elizabeth) FOSTER (7 APR 1856 – 27 FEB 1938) m. Kinchen (Hay) HOWARD
    1. 1. Myrtie (L.) HOWARD (ABT 1872 – ABT 1940) m. George KELSALL ( – ABT 1935)
    2. 2. Henry (Foster) HOWARD m. Martha (Ada) DUNN
      1. 1. Cyrus (Weir) HOWARD
  4. 4. Martha (Agnes) FOSTER (11 APR 1858 – 19 DEC 1945) m. Clayton (Leslie) WOODWARD (5 FEB 1850 – 17 OCT 1909)
    1. 1. Truman (Stephen) WOODWARD (26 OCT 1877 – 10 APR 1954) m. Adelaide (Addie) (NOV 1876 – 9 APR 1953)
    2. 2. Dena (May) WOODWARD (24 SEP 1879 – ) m. Bryan (Collins) BARNES (27 DEC 1873 – 29 OCT 1929)
      1. 1. Living BARNES m. Living GREGORY
        1. 1. Living BARNES
        2. 2. Living BARNES
        3. 3. Living BARNES
      2. 2. Living BARNES m. Living SULLIVAN m. Living PETER
        1. 1. Living BARNES
      3. 3. Living BARNES m. Living NICHOLAS
        1. 1. Living BARNES
        2. 2. Living BARNES
      4. 4. Living BARNES m. Living HILL
    3. 3. William (Drane) WOODWARD (10 NOV 1882 – ) m. Marie AUSTIN
      1. 1. Living WOODWARD m. Living
        1. 1. Living WOODWARD
        2. 2. Living WOODWARD
    4. 4. Gussie (Jean) WOODWARD (13 MAY 1884 – 5 OCT 1910) m. Z. (Wilbur) MITCHELL (21 SEP 1879 – 25 SEP 1935)
      1. 1. Living MITCHELL m. Living ROBINSON
        1. 1. Living MITCHELL m. Living MILLER
        2. 2. Living MITCHELL
        3. 3. Living MITCHELL
        4. 4. Living MITCHELL
      2. 2. Living MITCHELL m. Living BESSE
        1. 1. Living BESSE m. Living MINEHART
        2. 2. Living BESSE
        3. 3. Living BESSE
  5. 5. Malissa (Jane "Lit") FOSTER (7 MAR 1860 – 16 APR 1900) m. Robert MCDONALD
    1. 1. Foster MCDONALD
      1. 1. Herbert MCDONALD
      2. 2. Foster MCDONALD
    2. 2. Clifford MCDONALD
      1. 1. Herman (R.) MCDONALD
      2. 2. Terry (Therese) MCDONALD
    3. 3. Bertha MCDONALD m. Walter MCMASTER
      1. 1. Helen MCMASTER ( – ABT 1956)
    4. 4. Flora MCDONALD
    5. 5. Ester MCDONALD
  6. 6. Alexander (C(arson?)) FOSTER (25 SEP 1862 – 11 AUG 1926) m. Laura MANNING m. Helen VOWELS
  7. 7. Isaac FOSTER (9 OCT 1863 – 15 JUL 1930) m. Sallie (Amelia) BROWN (23 DEC 1868 – 16 FEB 1937)
    1. 1. Byron (Lee) FOSTER (4 AUG 1891 – 28 MAY 1956) m. Lucy (Evelyn) CANNON (21 MAY 1903 – 17 SEP 1985) m. Constance (F.) KING (5 MAY 1891 – 26 OCT 1918)
      1. 1. Mildred (Ruth) FOSTER (22 JAN 1923 – 16 DEC 1991) m. Living OSTROSKI
        1. 1. Living OSTROSKI m. Living MOSS
      2. 2. Douglas (Lee (Doug)) FOSTER (20 JUL 1926 – 28 MAR 2013) m. Lois (Josephine (Josie)) TAYLOR (1 NOV 1929 – 16 AUG 1986) m. Living THOMPSON
        1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living JORDAN
        2. 2. Living FOSTER m. Living BROCK
        3. 3. Living FOSTER m. Living MCARTOR
      3. 3. Living FOSTER m. Living LYKENS
        1. 1. Living FOSTER
        2. 2. Living FOSTER
    2. 2. Edward (Yewell Brown) FOSTER (1 FEB 1908 – 15 DEC 1985) m. Living JOINER
      1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living JOHNSON
        1. 1. Living FOSTER
        2. 2. Living FOSTER
  8. 8. Joseph FOSTER (19 AUG 1865 – 5 JAN 1936) m. Bettie (Sue) CALDWELL (29 JAN 1869 – 11 MAY 1922)
    1. 1. Edna (Frances) FOSTER (2 FEB 1890 – ) m. Lacy (C.) TRUITT
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Frances) TRUITT
      2. 2. Edward (Foster) TRUITT
      3. 3. Lacy (Carson) TRUITT
      4. 4. Evans (Mayo) TRUITT
      5. 5. Sadie TRUITT
      6. 6. Joseph (Hamilton) TRUITT
      7. 7. Edna (Ruddell) TRUITT
      8. 8. Mildred (Lucille) TRUITT
      9. 9. Nancy (Ray) TRUITT
    2. 2. Richard (Allen) FOSTER (2 MAR 1892 – ) m. Sadie (Edith) DUVALL
      1. 1. Jane (Carson) FOSTER
      2. 2. Nell (Stuart) FOSTER
    3. 3. William (Joseph) FOSTER (25 NOV 1896 – ) m. Ermine (Lee) PURDY
      1. 1. Bettie (Lee) FOSTER
      2. 2. William (Joseph) FOSTER
    4. 4. Ray (Pirtle) FOSTER (6 MAY 1901 – ) m. Nancy LASHBROOK
      1. 1. Mary (Barr) FOSTER
      2. 2. Betty (Sue) FOSTER
  9. 9. William FOSTER (15 MAY 1869 – 24 MAY 1937) m. Helen (Dunham) STEWART (1 SEP 1877 – 10 FEB 1951)
    1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living WATTS
      1. 1. Living WATTS
      2. 2. Living WATTS
    2. 2. Living FOSTER m. Living HIGHBERGER
      1. 1. Living HIGHBERGER
      2. 2. Living HIGHBERGER
    3. 3. Living FOSTER m. Living REYNOLDS
      1. 1. Living REYNOLDS
      2. 2. Living REYNOLDS
  10. 10. Richard (Leland) FOSTER (12 DEC 1870 – 27 APR 1937) m. Ophelia (Henrietta) STEIMLE (13 APR 1900 – ) m. Ida (Jessamine) HUGHES ( – ABT 1932) m. Hila SEAMON (26 APR 1895 – )
    1. 1. Living FOSTER m. Living BARBER
      1. 1. Living FOSTER
      2. 2. Living FOSTER
      3. 3. Living FOSTER
    2. 2. Living FOSTER m. Living RIVES
      1. 1. Living RIVES
        1. 1. Living RIVES
        2. 2. Living RIVES

William FOSTER's Timeline

2 Records

1823
13 MAR 1823
Birth of William FOSTER in Newry, County Down, Ireland
Newry, County Down, Ireland
1904
28 JUN 1904
Age 81
Death of William FOSTER in No Creek, Ohio County, Ky.
No Creek, Ohio County, Ky.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAR 1823
    Event Place: Newry, County Down, Ireland
    Record Source: Doug1.ged

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 JUN 1904
    Event Place: No Creek, Ohio County, Ky.
    Record Source: Doug1.ged
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