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Willie Garfield Foster 1899–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1899

Birth Location: Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1970

Death Location: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

Father: James Foster

Mother: Nancy Petry

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In 1899, Willie Garfield Foster entered the world in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA, born to James William Floyd Foster And Nancy Nannie Burke Petry. Willie Garfield Foster passed away in 1970 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1899, Willie Garfield Foster entered the world in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA, born to James William Floyd Foster And Nancy Nannie Burke Petry.
  • Willie Garfield Foster passed away in 1970 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA.

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Willie Foster's Ancestors

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Willie Foster
1899–1970
Birth Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James William Floyd Foster
1859–1939
Monroe County, Virginia, USA
Nancy ((Nannie) Burke) Petry
1877–1960
Pipestem Mercer County West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (Chapman) Foster
1832–1910
Giles county Virginia, USA
Margret (Ann) Williams
–1879
Giles county Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Williams
1806–1853
Anna Hinton
1815–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Williams
1782–1815
Elizabeth White
1780–1824

Willie Foster's Timeline

2 Records

1899
1899
Birth of Willie Garfield Foster in Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
1970
1970
Age 71
Death of Willie Garfield Foster in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1899
    Event Place: Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1970
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA

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