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William Arcanus "Willie" Foster 1870–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1870

Birth Location: Southampton, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 07 Sep 1946

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: Joseph Foster

Mother: Mary Brownley

Spouse(s): Louise Mordica

Children(s): Mary Foster, Ethel Foster, Philip Foster, Julia Foster, Joseph Foster, Nellie Foster, Louise Foster, Oscar Foster, Carrie Foster, Howard Foster, Rosie Foster

In 1870, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster entered the world in Southampton, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Gale Foster And Mary Susan Ann Brownley. In 1870, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided in Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. In 1880, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. William Arcanus "Willie" Foster married Louise Rebecca Mordica, and had children including Carrie B Foster, Ethel Foster, Howard L Foster, Joseph Gale Foster, Julia May Foster, Kind Virginia Helote, Louise Viola Foster, Mary Anne Foster, Nellie Virginia Foster, Oscar W Foster, Philip Malvern Foster, Rosie J Or Robie J Or Rodie J Foster. William Arcanus "Willie" Foster passed away in 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster entered the world in Southampton, Virginia, USA, born to Joseph Gale Foster And Mary Susan Ann Brownley.
  • In 1870, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided in Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
  • William Arcanus "Willie" Foster married Louise Rebecca Mordica, and had children including Carrie B Foster, Ethel Foster, Howard L Foster, Joseph Gale Foster, Julia May Foster, Kind Virginia Helote, Louise Viola Foster, Mary Anne Foster, Nellie Virginia Foster, Oscar W Foster, Philip Malvern Foster, Rosie J Or Robie J Or Rodie J Foster.
  • William Arcanus "Willie" Foster passed away in 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Foster
1830–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JF
Mary Brownley
1834–1903
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Louise Mordica
1872–1955
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
LM

Children(s)

Mary Foster
1894–1931
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
MF
Ethel Foster
1905–1984
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
EF
Philip Foster
1893–1969
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
PF
Julia Foster
1894–1965
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JF
Joseph Foster
1899–1959
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
JF
Nellie Foster
1903–1950
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
NF
Louise Foster
1913–2002
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
LF
Oscar Foster
1896–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
OF
Carrie Foster
1898–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CF
Howard Foster
1900–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HF
Rosie Foster
1910–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RF

William Foster's Ancestors

Self
William Foster
1870–1946
Birth Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph Gale Foster
1830–
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Susan Ann) Brownley
1834–1903
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (R) Brownley
1791–1857
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary ("Molly") Foster
1789–1888
Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Foster's Descendants

1.
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William (Arcanus "Willie") Foster (13 May 1870–07 Sep 1946) m. Louise (Rebecca) Mordica (20 Jul 1872–24 Jun 1955)
  1. 1. Mary (Anne) Foster 1894–1931 m. Phillip Woodhouse 1894–1945
    1. 1. Herbert (Alton) Woodhouse 1917–1961 m. Noami (Lucille) Bowden 1918–1974
      1. 1. William (Alton) Woodhouse 1938–1995
      2. 2. Raymond Woodhouse 1936–1993
      3. 3. Herbert (Alton) Woodhouse 1939–1982 m. Rose (Mary) Verebely 1946–1993 m. Edna (Lou) Pierce 1931–1990
    2. 2. Dorothy (Abselia) Woodhouse 1913–1934 m. Frank (Stanley) Field 1909–
      1. 1. Frank (Soris) Field 1931–2010 m. Carol (Elizabeth) Ennis 1938–2009
    3. 3. Margaret (Marie) Woodhouse 1919–1989 m. Edward (Joseph) Markowitz 1926–2017 m. Roy (Edward Robinson) Sr 1913–1963 m. William (Alfred) Scott 1911–1996
      1. 1. Roy (Edward Robinson) Jr 1938–2011
    4. 4. Helene (Elizabeth) Woodhouse 1923–2008 m. Clarence (Lankford) West 1925–2001 m. Claude (Hubert Poole) Jr. 1942–2000
      1. 1. Sybil (Louise) West 1949–2011 m. Jerry (Lynn Croft) Sr 1945–2005
    5. 5. Evelyn (Virginia) Woodhouse 1928–1993 m. Willard (Churchill) Stewart 1925–2008
  2. 2. Ethel Foster 1905–1984 m. Charles (Howard Belote) Sr 1889–1970 m. Arnold (Royal) Denson 1901–1943 m. Dewey (Manila) Etheridge 1898–1975
    1. 1. Roy (Melvin) Denson 1923–1998 m. Ann (Mae) Janey 1925– m. Margaret (Louise) Mansfield 1925–2004
    2. 2. Annie (Mae) Denson 1921–1981 m. David (Wesley Lawson) Sr 1914–1979
      1. 1. Ethel (Marie) Lawson 1946–2015
      2. 2. Elbert (Melvin) Lawson 1940–2018 m. Lorna (Vivian) Shawn 1944–1993
      3. 3. Glenn (Oliver) Lawson 1944–2021
    3. 3. Rose (Marie) Bellote 1932–2016 m. Edwin (Lambert "Eddie") Walker 1924–2000
  3. 3. Philip (Malvern) Foster 1893–1969 m. Hattie (Pearl) Noblin 1902–1982 m. Anna (Marie) Thompson 1901–1979
    1. 1. Doris (Elizabeth) Foster 1920–2008 m. Melvin (Linwood) Flora 1913–1982
      1. 1. James (Jimmy Allen) Flora 1945–1997
      2. 2. Phyllis (Jean) Flora 1941–2005 m. Jimmy (Elton) Self 1938–2008
  4. 4. Julia (May) Foster 1894–1965 m. George (Felix) Woodhouse 1870–1941 m. John (C) Curry 1874–1928
  5. 5. Joseph (Gale) Foster 1899–1959 m. Mary (Elizabeth) McKown 1899–1968
    1. 1. Mildred (Elizabeth) Foster 1926–2001 m. John (Milton Welsh) Jr 1920–1978
      1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth) Welsh 1944–2005 m. Thomas (Lawrence Sirmon) Sr 1941–2019
      2. 2. Johnetta Welsh 1948–2002
    2. 2. Marion (Frances) Foster 1929–1989 m. Charles (Herbert) Gwin 1922–2003
    3. 3. Rosalie Foster 1932–2011 m. Everett (John) Maness 1916–1998
    4. 4. Joanne Foster 1934–2001 m. Henry (Ribble) Dowdy 1932–1995 m. George (Clifford) Erb 1930–1985
    5. 5. June (Gayle) Foster 1937–2020 m. William (Eugene) Gleason 1926–1992 m. Claude (Kitchens) Coggins 1915–1993
  6. 6. Nellie (Virginia) Foster 1903–1950 m. Joseph (Roosveelt) Agnew 1900–1957
    1. 1. Marie (Virginia) Agnew 1919–1984 m. Raymond (Chester) Smith 1919–2006
      1. 1. Joel (Raymond) Smith 1940–1988
    2. 2. William (Roosevelt) Agnew 1922–2004 m. June (Eloise) McGann 1925–2011
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Agnew 1924–1979 m. George (Hamilton) Davis 1920–2012
    4. 4. Nellie (R) Agnew 1922–
  7. 7. Louise (Viola) Foster 1913–2002 m. Acil (Clinton Bancroft) Sr 1905–1975 m. Louis (Harvey) Hill 1898–1983
    1. 1. Acil (Clinton Bancroft) Jr 1944–2005 m. Elizabeth (Arlene "Betty") Kegley 1933–2014
    2. 2. Floyd (Acil) Bancroft 1934–2003
    3. 3. Louise (Rebecca) Bancroft 1932–2000 m. John (Bennett) Pitt 1924–1972 m. Richard (Daniel) Attard 1931–1996
      1. 1. John (Bennett Pitt) Jr. 1948–2004
    4. 4. Leslie (Ray Bancroft) Sr 1936–2013
    5. 5. Raymond (Earl) Bancroft 1941–2014
    6. 6. Phillip (Eugene Bancroft) Sr 1937–2017 m. Betty (Ann) Beck 1939–2006
    7. 7. Hattie (Pearl) Bancroft 1939–2019 m. Hubert (Milton Greene) Sr 1930–1982
    8. 8. Joseph (Ralph) Bancroft 1946–2022 m. Margaret (Eileen "Peggy") Strebe 1946–1999
    9. 9. William (Clinton) Bancroft 1930–2011 m. Delores (Jean) Newell 1947–2009 m. Carolyn (Jean) McDonald 1942–2010
    10. 10. Acil Bancroft 1943–1943
  8. 8. Oscar (W) Foster 1896–
  9. 9. Carrie (B) Foster 1898–
  10. 10. Howard (L) Foster 1900–
  11. 11. Rosie (J or Robie J or Rodie J) Foster 1910–

William Foster's Timeline

11 Records

1870
13 May 1870
Birth of William Arcanus "Willie" Foster in Southampton, Virginia, USA
Southampton, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 10
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 30
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Washington, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Washington, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 40
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Temperance, Amherst, Virginia, USA
Temperance, Amherst, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 50
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Norfolk Washington Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk Washington Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 60
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 65
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1939
1939
Age 69
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 70
William Arcanus "Willie" Foster resided here in Voting Precinct 4, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Voting Precinct 4, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1946
07 Sep 1946
Age 76
Death of William Arcanus "Willie" Foster in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1870
    Event Place: Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0043
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Norfolk Ward 1, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Washington, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: 1720; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0043

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Temperance, Amherst, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Norfolk Washington Ward, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Voting Precinct 4, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Sep 1946
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records
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