Foster Family History
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The
Foster
Family Migration
1725-1857
Foster
Lineage
Alexander
Foster
1710-1767
John
Alexander Foster
1748-1832
Robert
Albert Foster
1769-1818
Albert
Gilbert Foster
1795-1860
John
Emsley Foster
1831-1900
Martha
Emsley Foster
1883-1963
Our
family history is an ever-evolving story that will never conclude. As
ancestors are discovered and children are born, the family line continues to
grow in both directions.
It
would be my hope that descendents of our family will continue this research
and add to the information I have gathered over the past 25 years.
This
information in no way represents a complete history of our ancestors. It
should be remembered that there are 127 grandparents in only seven generations
and I have discovered only a few. I
have visited courthouses, libraries, cemeteries, and archives all over the
United States gathering information on our family and it has been a labor of
love.
To
assist you with calculating how much the money mentioned in the documents
would be worth in 2002 dollars, use the approximate year of the document and
multiply the dollars mentioned by the number next to the year in the following
table:
1800-10
1810-11
1820-12
1830-17
1840-18
1850-21
1860-20
1870-14
1880-18
1890-20
1900-21
1910-19
1920-19
1930-11
1940-13
1950-7
1960-6
1970-5
Some
interesting facts:
1. The first Foster in our family tree entered the United States in 1710. Sixty years before the United States was founded.
2. John Foster fought in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, making all his female descendants eligible for membership into the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
3. John Emsley Foster fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, making all his female descendants eligible for membership into the United Daughters of the Confederacy (Texas Division)
4. Stephen Collin Foster, composer of many songs is a cousin
5. Albert Foster was a slave owner in Tennessee
The basic question I always tried to answer was; “who am I, and where did I come from?”
Earnest
“Lynn” Wright
(Son
of Forrest Wright, grandson of Martha Emsley Foster)
9765
E Wood Dr.
Scottsdale,
AZ 85260
The
name FOSTER is derived from the name of the person who was the guardian of the
forest. The name took many shapes
including, FORRESTER, FORSTER, FORREST and even FORRET, and of course the
familiar FOSTER.
While it is correct to refer to our FOSTER ancestors as Scottish, a more common term would be "Scotch-Irish".
The
term "Scotch-Irish" is peculiarly American, and in tracing its origin,
I have, epitomized, the history of the people to who it is now applied.
The
word seems to have come into general use since the American Revolution, having
been first taken as a race-name by many individuals of a very large class of
people in the United States, descendants of emigrants of Scottish blood from the
North of Ireland.
The
name was not used by the first of these emigrants, neither was it generally
applied to them by the people whom they met here.
They usually referred to themselves as "Scotch", just as the
descendants of their former neighbors in Northern Ireland do today; and as do
some of their own descendants in this country who seemingly are averse to
acknowledging any connection with the Irish.
The
appellation "Scotch-Irish" is not, as many people suppose and
indication of a mixed Hiberno-Scottish descent; although it could be properly so
used in many cases, it is not true of our ancestors.
The Foster clan came from Scotland to Ireland in the 17th century and
settled in the North of Ireland.
The
North of Ireland is divided into the counties of Antrim, Down, Armagh,
Londonderry (formerly Coleraine), Tyrone, Monaghan, Donegal, Fermanagh and Cavan.
These nine counties comprise the ancient province of Ulster, which
includes a fourth part of the island and contains an area nearly one-fifth that
of Pennsylvania.
The
so-called Scotch-Irish emanated from the Scottish Protestants who were
transplanted to Ulster, Ireland during the 17th century.
The migrations to Ulster began about 1607 and sponsored by King James I,
continued intermittently during the next century.
By
the close of the 17th century adverse economic conditions and political and
religious difficulties made them wish to leave Ireland.
Their farms were owned by absentee English landlords who received high
rentals. Parliament prohibited the exportation of wool from Ireland,
making sheep rising unprofitable; in 1704 the Presbyterians were excluded from
holding office and they were taxed to support the Anglican Church in which they
did not worship. Therefore,
thousands of these people with their Scotch heritage came to the American
Colonies.
It
was during this period of migration that our immigrant ancestor,
ALEXANDER
FOSTER
1710
- 1767
At
the age of 15, in the company of his mother and his two brothers, thought to be
named Thomas and John, arrived in the Colonies. He had been born in about 1710
in County Derry, Ireland.
It
is believed the family landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or New Castle,
Delaware in 1725, having sailed from Londonderry, Ireland.
They
first settled in Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey with other Scotchmen from
the north of Ireland.
In
about 1728, when Alexander was 18 years old, he left New Jersey and moved to
Little Britain Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
This township became part of Lancaster County on May 10, 1729.
In
about 1730 Alexander Foster married Mary Polly Connors and on April 17, 1744 he
took out a warrant on 187 acres of farmland in the northern part of Chester
County, Pennsylvania.
In
April of 1767, at the age of 57, Alexander died in Lancaster County and is
buried in the Upper Octorara Church Graveyard where his son, Reverend William
Foster is also buried.
In
his will he left half his estate to his son John, and a life interest in the
other half to his widow.
He also left instructions that after his wife’s death, this portion was
also to go to John, who is our direct ancestor.
All the other children received only five shillings each, but it is
probable they were provided for during their lifetimes.
Alexander
Foster's will can be found in the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Clerk's Office
in Will Book B, Volume 1, page 568.
The
will reads as follows:
IN
THE NAME OF GOD AMEN. I,
Alexander Foster of the Province of Pennsylvania, County of Lancaster, Township
of Little Britain, being frail and weak in body, but of sound memory (Blessed be
God), do this sixth day of October in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven
Hundred & Sixty Six, make and ordain this my last will and testament in
manner following (that
is to say),
First
it is my will and I do order that all my just debts and funeral charges be fully
paid and discharged.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved son-in-law, Charles Kneely the sum of five
shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Susanna the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to by beloved daughter Mary the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Margaret the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Janet the sum five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Violet the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved son James the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved son William the sum of five shillings.
Item,
I give and bequeath to my beloved son John the one-half of all my estate real
and personal.
And
the other half to my dearly beloved wife Mary during her natural life or
widowhood. And
at my beloved wives death; or her marriage, I then will my whole estate to my
son John to him and his heirs forever.
And I make and ordain her my wife and John, my said son, sole executors
of this my will in trust for the intents and purposes in this my will contains
in witness where of other said Alexander Foster the testator within named sign,
seal, publish, pronounce and declare the within writing as and for his last will
and testament and that at the doing thereof he was of sound and well disposing
mind, memory and understanding to the best of their knowledge observation and
belief. Sign'd,
seal'd, delivered and declared by the said Alexander Foster as and of his last
will and testament, in the presence of us,
Wm
Porter
And'w
Porter
John
Porter
his
Alexander
(X) Foster
Mark
In
March 1772, Mary Foster filed the below affidavit in Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania.
This
is to certify that I renounce all design or intention of acting as administrator
to the last will and testament of Alexander Foster, my late husband.
It being my desire that my son John Foster may be whole and sole administrator of the aforesaid will as witness my hand and seal this 10th day of March 1772.
her
Mary
(X) Foster
mark
Not
much is known about the daughters of Alexander and Mary Foster but the following
are short biographies of the sons.
JAMES
FOSTER
James,
the oldest son of Alexander and Mary Foster was born in Little Britain Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1738.
In 1766 he married Ann Barclay of Lancaster County, a daughter or
granddaughter of William Barclay. (According
to another story, Ann was the daughter of Hugh Barclay (or Barkley) and Hannah
Kirkpatrick.)
Shortly
after their marriage James and Ann Foster, in company with members of the
Barclay family and other families, moved to Berkeley County, Virginia (now in
the state of West Virginia), bordering on the Potomac River, facing Washington
County, Maryland and only a few miles from the Pennsylvania line.
According
to the records, James Foster served as a private in the Revolutionary War in the
Liberty Company of the Londonderry Volunteers.
He enlisted on May 17, 1775 under Captain James Cook.
He is listed as a private in Captain Samuel Hays' Company, Tenth
Pennsylvania Regiment from 1777 to 1781 and received depreciation pay to January
1, 1781. It has also been stated
that he served in a Virginia regiment commanded by Colonel William Davies and
was present at the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.
About
1782, James Foster moved his family to Washington County, Pennsylvania and
became a pillar in this new community. He
was one of the original trustees of the Canonsburg Academy, founded in 1791 with
Dr. John McMillan as president, which later developed into Washington and
Jefferson College and is now located in Washington, Pennsylvania.
It
is James & Ann Foster who are the grandparents of Stephen Collin Foster
(1826-1864), the composer of many American standard folk songs.
Among others he wrote "Oh Susannah" in 1848 and "Old Folks
at Home" in 1851. Stephen
Foster died in New York City and is buried in Pennsylvania.
James
Foster was one of the original elders of Chartiers Presbyterian Church, which
now stands about two miles east of Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
In
1797 after the death of his first wife, James married Phoebe Baldwin Dodd, the
widow of Reverend Thaddeus Dodd of Washington County.
She was the daughter of Caleb Baldwin.
On
April 7, 1814 at the age of 76, James Foster died and was buried in the new
Poland Cemetery, Poland, Ohio. He
is buried in the family plot of the Struthers family.
The last years of his life were spent with his daughter Mary who had
married John Struthers.
The slab that covers his grave has the following inscription.
IN
MEMORY OF
JAMES
FOSTER
7
APRIL 1814
AGED
76 YEARS AND 1 DAY
"This
spot contains the ashes of the just, who sought no honour and betrayed no trust.
His worth he proved in every path he trod; an honest man in the noblest
work of God"
Reverend
William Foster, another brother, was born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania in 1740.
He graduated from Princeton College, New Jersey in 1764, having as his
contemporaries in that institution, David Ramsey the historian, Judge Jacob
Rush, Oliver Ellsworth, Nathan Niles and Luther Martin.
He
was licensed to preach by the Presbyters of New Castle on April 22, 1767 and was
installed as the pastor of the Upper Octoraro Church in Chester County
Pennsylvania on October 19, 1768.
He
also, about the same time, became pastor of the Doe Run Presbyterian Church in
East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania, where he preached one-fourth of this
time.
He
married Hanna, the daughter of Reverend Samuel Blair of Fagg's Manor.
William and Hanna owned and resided on a farm a short distance east of
the Upper Octoraro church.
He purchased this farm on December 15, 1770.
In
the revolutionary war, Reverend Foster engaged heartily in the cause of civil
liberty and encouraged all who heard him, to do their utmost in defense of their
rights. On one
occasion he went to Lancaster to preach to troops collected there previous to
their joining the main army.
The discourse was so acceptable that it was printed and circulated and
did much to arouse the spirit of patriotism among the people.
Indeed,
nearly all the Presbyterian clergymen in Pennsylvania were staunch Wigs and
contributed greatly to keep alive the flame of liberty which our disasters had
frequently caused to be almost extinguished in the long and unequal contest; and
but for them it would often have been impossible to obtain recruits to keep up
the forces requisite to oppose the enemy.
It
was a great object with the British officers to silence the Presbyterian
preachers, as far as possible they would frequently dispatch parties into the
country to surprise and take prisoners, unsuspecting clergymen.
An expedition of this kind was planned against Reverend Foster.
The
British were in possession of Wilmington, Delaware and sent a party of
light-horse troops from there one Sunday evening to take Reverend Foster
prisoner and to burn his church.
Reverend Foster received word of it on the morning of that day and
hastening home, collected his neighbors who removed his family and library into
a house remote from the public road.
The troops, after proceeding twelve miles on their way, were informed by
a Tory that their purpose was known and that parties of militia were stationed
to intercept them and they return to Wilmington without accomplishing their
object.
Reverend
Foster died at the age of 40 on September 30, 1780.
He had a high standing as a minister and was held in much estimation by
his congregation. They
procured a tombstone to be erected over his remains in the Upper Octoraro burial
ground.
1748
– 1832
John
A. Foster, our direct ancestor was born in Little Britain Township, Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania. His
birth date is not certain but is thought to be 1748.
On
May 17, 1765 he purchased 617 acres of land, which was located on both sides of
Witherows Creek in Rowan County, NC.
He paid John Lowrance Jr., and Robert Steele, 6 pounds for the land.
Guilford County was formed from Rowan County in 1770 and his farm was
located in this new county.
In
about 1766 when John was 18 years old, he left Pennsylvania and traveled along
the "Great Wagon Trail" to Rowan County, North Carolina to begin
farming his new purchase.
On
March 20, 1768 John married Martha Morrison, daughter of William and Margaret
Morrison.
John
Foster was a revolutionary war soldier and was part of General Greene's Army
with the David Caldwell contingent and took part in the battles of Guilford
Court House and Cowpens.
In
1797, after living for 31 years in North Carolina, John and his family, in
company with several of his wife's family, the Donnells, and the families of his
sons-in-law, William McClain and John Doak left Guilford County, North Carolina
and pioneered to Wilson County, Tennessee.
Together with their associates, they achieved the first permanent
settlement in Wilson County, which was then part of Sumner County.
Upon
their arrival in this area they first settled in an area on the south bank of
the Cumberland River in an area referred to as Drake's Lick which was near the
mouth of Spencer's Lick Creek.
They would later move on to Spring Creek, and it is this area that today
is referred to as, "Doak's Crossroads".
On
July 25, 1799 a petition was filed with the General Assembly of Tennessee
requesting the establishment of a new county to be formed from Sumner County
that would be known as Wilson County.
225 men signed the petition, and the last name on the petition is that of
John Foster.
After
Wilson County was established on December 23, 1799, Robert Foster, the son of
John Foster, was elected its first clerk.
John
and Martha Foster are both buried at Doak's Crossroads, Wilson County, Tennessee
on property thought to be part of the "old Foster place".
This family cemetery is located eight miles south of Lebanon, Tennessee
at the intersection of Chicken Road and Cainsville Pike.
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The
cemetery is in disrepair and appears to be abandoned, and the gravestones of
John and Martha are barely readable.
The headstone of Martha lays flat.
Martha
Foster dec'd
March
11, 1802
in
the 58th year
of her age
The
headstone of John Foster is erect but more difficult to read and I believe it
reads:
J.A.
Foster dec'd
Oct
3, 1832
in
the 84th year
of
his age
The
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) records in Washington, D.C. state
that John's grave was marked with a Revolutionary Veteran's medallion but
nothing was found during a visit to his grave in 1988. It is probable it was
marked, but the medallion was stolen.
The
children of John and Martha Foster were:
Elizabeth
"Betsy" Foster was born on Jun 12, 1777 in Guilford County, North
Carolina and she was married on May 11, 1796 in Guilford County to William P.
McClain. He died sometime after
1858.
Alexander
Foster, whose birth date is unknown, but is assumed he was born in Guilford
County, North Carolina. He married
Martha Doak on Apr 4, 1820 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
He died after 1834.
James Foster's birth date is also unknown, but it is also assumed he was born in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Rebecca Williamson and he died sometime after 1827.
Robert Foster was born in ca 1775 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Nancy Donnell. He was elected the first clerk of Wilson County, Tennessee on 23 December 1799.
Mary
Foster was born on Apr 24, 1772 in Guilford County, North Carolina.
On Jul 11, 1793 she married John Doak in Guilford County.
She died on Oct 24, 1808 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Margaret
Foster, birth date unknown, but believed born in Guilford County, North
Carolina.
John
D. Foster was born on Dec 11, 1784 in Guilford County, North Carolina and was
married to Elizabeth H. Roberts on Sep 21, 1813 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
He died on Feb 28, 1838 in Wilson County.
1769-1817
Robert Foster was born in ca 1769 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He came with his wife Nancy Donnell and their children and his parents, John and Martha Foster to Wilson County, Tennessee in 1797 when he was about 28 years old.
The
children of Robert and Nancy Foster:
+++++++++++++++++++++
Emsley
Donnell Foster, born about 1793, married Martha Ann Doak on November 30, 1831 in
Wilson County, Tennessee. His will,
which was probated on August 30, 1832, mentions his first unborn child being
carried by his wife at the time he made this will.
Albert G. Foster was born about 1795 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Lucinda Major on Aug 12, 1828 in Wilson County, Tennessee. He was divorced from Lucinda on Oct 21, 1839. After his divorce from Lucinda, he moved to Shelby Co., IL and there he married Mrs. Jane Story. He was a blacksmith.
Isabella
Ann Foster, was born about 1798 and was married on Sep 4, 1834 in Wilson County,
Tennessee to William R. Donnell.
William
Preston Foster, b. 12 Jul 1811, Wilson Co., TN; d: 1845 in Benton Co., MO.
m. Susannah Lavina Lansden (d/o Rev Thomas Lansden & Susannah Bone),
08 Jun 1833, Wilson Co., TN.
Although
the death dates for Robert or Nancy Foster are uncertain, numerous documents can
be found in the Wilson County courthouse concerning their deaths.
They
both died without wills, and their estates were settled in the courts.
It took almost 10 years before things to be settled and the property to
be divided among their children.
Robert
Foster died in about 1817 and Nancy followed him in death in about 1820.
After the death of Nancy, the children were separated and placed in
various relatives’ homes in Wilson County.
Because
Robert died without a will the Wilson County court directed an inventory be
taken of his personal possession. The
following list was returned to the courts on January 21, 1818 and can be found
on page 305 of Will Book 1814-1819.
I
have included the inventory of his property in order for the reader to get a
sense of what items these people possessed.
One
Negro man named Jacob
One
Negro woman named Beck
10
Head of cattle
4
head of sheep
17
head of hogs
4
ploughs
1
wagon
3
weeding hoes
1
cane hoe
2
augers
2
chisels
1
iron wedge
1
pair of steel yards
2
guns
1
drawing knife
1
handsaw
1
cutting knife and box
1
pr gears
4
beds and furniture
2
tables
1
chest
1
loom
1
pair of fire irons & shovel
2
flat irons
3
pots
2
ovens
2
pair pothooks
3
wheels
1
reel
1
looking glass
1
washing tub
7
chairs
2
barrels & cupboard 7 furniture & some books
Also
some corn, wheat & rye
Robert
had borrowed money and the following notes were presented to the courts, asking
for payment from his estate:
Debt Due
Amount Due
1
note Alanson Trigg
12 Jun 1818
$40.95
1
note James Foster
8 Nov 1818
28.12 1/2
1
note James Willis
8 Nov 1818
2.62 1/2
1
note James Booker
8 Nov 1818
3.68 3/4
1
note Jno Foster
8 Nov 1818
11.68 3/4
1
note Jonathan Doak
8 Nov 1818
10.25
1
note Jno Brown
8 Nov 1818
18.56
1
note Josiah James
8 Nov 1818
43.24
1
note (?) Bane
8 Nov 1818
21.84
1
note (?) Maddox
8 Nov 1818
7.50
1
note James Bond
8 Nov 1818
5.39 1/2
Recorded
in Wilson County, Tennessee, January 21, 1818
Soon
after the death of Robert, Nancy petitioned the court of Wilson County for a
widow's allotment so that she could have some of the property in order to live
pending the settlement of his estate, and the following order is found in Will
Book 1814-1819, page 314 dated January 21, 1818
We
the undersigned commissioners agreeable to an order of the court to us directed
have proceeded to allot to the widow of Robert Foster the following:
Seven
hogs
Two
cows
One
beef
All
the crop
Also
$20.00 in money for the purpose of getting salt, sugar & coffee.
Signed:
Robert
Edward
John
Merrett
After
the courts received the inventory, they directed that a sale be held on the
Foster farm on January 24, 1818 and all personal property of Robert be sold. Women had few property rights in 1818, so it was necessary
for her to attend the sale and purchase those items from the estate that she
wished to keep.
I
located the document in the Wilson Co., TN courthouse, but it is faded &
torn and is difficult to read, and is included here so that you can get a sense
of what they owned.
Nancy
Foster to one auger hand and drawing knife
$1.00
Samuel
Foster to two chipets (?), pair of ...(?)
1.25
Robert
Donnell to one lot of tools
1.07
Nancy
Foster to six chains
2.00
Nancy
Foster to one flax wheel
2.50
Nancy
Foster to one chicken (?)
1.25
Nancy
Foster to one folding leaf table
3.00
Nancy
Foster to cupboard & furniture
4.00
Nancy
Foster to one looking glass
.62 1/2
Nancy
Foster to one bed and furniture
6.00
Nancy
Foster to one bed and furniture
4.00
Nancy
Foster to one bed and furniture
5.00
Solomon
Suggs to one bed and furniture
22.75
Nancy
Foster to one chest
2.00
Thomas
Bingham to one rifle gun
5.12 1/2
Robert
Donnell to one pl..... bit
.26
Nancy
Foster to one cotton wheel
1.00
Nancy
Foster to one loom
4.00
William
Donnell to one square table
1.62 1/2
Nancy
Foster to one flax wheel
.50
Nancy
Foster to two pots, pot racks & oven
2.50
John
Foster Sr. to one s..... kettle
1.74
Nancy
Foster to one pair of s...... yards
1.25
William
Scott to one pair of axe.... & ade
2.00
Nancy
Foster to one pot
2.00
Nancy
Foster to one pair of fire irons
.50
Nancy
Foster to one iron wedge
.25
Samuel
Donnell to one hand axe
1.50
William
Donnell to one pole axe
1.75
Nancy
Foster to three weeding hoes, one axe, sp... hoe
2.00
Alexander
Foster to one scythe & cradle
1.50
Nancy
Foster to coulter (?) plough
.50
Edward
Donnell to one wagon
40.77
Nancy
Foster to two ploughs, hoe, harrow, singletrees
3.00
Nancy
Foster to two pair of ....??....
4.30
Nathan
Sparks to one shot gun
1.00
Nancy
Foster to one grey horse
18.00
Jonathan
Wiley to one sorrel mare
25.25
Nancy
Foster to one black mare
11.00
Nancy
Foster to one bay filly
25.00
Patterson
Miles to three yearling calves
10.25
Nancy
Foster to two black heifers
10.01
Patterson
Miles to one red heifer
8.12 1/2
Nancy
Foster to seven shoats
7.00
Nancy
Foster to one sow and pigs
3.00
Nancy
Foster to two sows
2.00
Nancy
Foster to four sheep
6.00
Nancy
Foster to two ....?.
.25
William
Clifton to one sh....
.80
Nancy
Foster to one cutting knife & box
2.00
Nancy
Foster to two flat irons
1.00
James
Foster to two files
.25
The
foregoing account of the sale of the property of Robert Foster deceased was
exhibited in open court by James Foster & Alexander Foster the
Administrators of the estate.
Recorded
4th March 1818
Nancy
Foster only survived her husband a few years and then it was necessary for the
courts to sell her personal property after she died without a will. This sale was conducted on February 28, 1821 and can be found
in Wilson County, Tennessee Will Book 1819-1824, and pages 144 through 148.
The
document is also in very poor condition and is illegible in parts.
Solomon
Suggs, 8 earthen plates
$ .61
Joseph
B. Cl..., 1 saucer & 6 cups
.67
Charles
Hurden, 10 plates
1.00
James
Willis,
1.00
Bagil
Jacobs,
1.00
James
Wiley,
.??
Samuel,?
.??
Edward ?
6.00
James
.?, 1 heifer
4.25
John
Baird, 1 cow
6.75
John
Baird, 1 cow
5.56 1/4
William
..?, 1 small (?) bide
2.00
Robert
Donnell, 1 calf
1.60
Robert
Donnell, 2 calves
2.12 1/2
Charles
McElroy, 6 shoats
7.00
James
Wiley, 1 sow
1.25
R.S.
Coiner, 1 horse
17.00
Charles
McElroy, 1 mare
10.00
William
L. New, 1 mare
18.12 1/2
John
Edwards, 5 barrels corn
5.50
Josiah
Donnell, 5 barrels corn
5.50
John
Edwards, 5 barrels corn
5.50
Lewis
Bickin, 5 barrels corn
5.50
Thomas
D. Cousins, 5 barrels corn
5.60
Joseph
Stacy, 5 barrels corn
5.56 1/4
Samuel
Cadon, 1 cutting knife & box
2.87 1/2
John
Foster, Sr., parcel of oats
4.87 1/2
Joseph
Stacy, whole of the flax unbroken
2.75
Lewis
Bickin, the flax broken
.25
...
Moses, 1 large gun
.37 1/2
Solomon
Suggs, 1 .... plough
1.56 1/4
.....
P. Cannus, h.... & chains
2.12 1/2
..... Wilson ......
chains
1.50
..............
plough
1.00
John
Foster Jr., 10 geese
5.00
Elijah
Donnell, wheat (tan??)
.25
John
Quisenbury, 8 sheep
8.50
Charles
Hardin, 500 lbs of hay
1.50
John
Foster Sr., 500 lbs of hay
1.56 1/2
Rueben
Comer, 500 lbs of hay
1.50
Lewis
Bicken, 500 lbs of hay
1.33
Charles
Henden, 500 lbs of hay
1.40
Elijah
Motley, .......
10.25
Nathan
Sparks, 1 cotton wheel
.50
Willy
Hearn, 1 clock reel
1.87 1/2
James
Foster, 1 flax wheel
3.70
Sam'l
Donnell, 1 large pot
3.93 3/4
Sam'l
Donnell, 1 small pot
2.00
Joseph
B. Chaner, 1 small pot
1.00
Eli
Donnell, 1 oven
1.75
Josiah
Donnell, 1 pot rack
1.00
Bazel
Jacobs, 1 oven
.50
Edward
Donnell, 1 table
4.37 1/2
Willy
Booker, 4 chairs
2.75
William
Smith, 2 chairs
1.12 1/2
Henry
Moser, parcel of spools
1.00
Moses
Thompson, piece stead and iron
.93 3/4
Eli
Donnell, 1 pot rack
.68 3/4
John
Foster Sr., 1 bed and furniture
28.06 1/4
William
Hutchinson, 1 bed and furniture
28.75
James
Foster, 1 bed stead
2.50
William
Hutchinson, 1 bed stead
3.00
Eli
Donnell, 1 bed and furniture
28.00
Eli
Donnell, 1 bed stead
2.00
Richard
Fulds, 1 chest
?.??
James
....., 1 count o..en
?.??
John
foster, ditto
?.??
Eli
Donnell, 1 cotton shick (?)
?.??
Lewis
B...., 1 flax shick (?)
?.??
Samuel
Booker, 1 coverlet
?.??
Josiah
Donnell, 1 blanket
?.??
William
Smith, 1 bed quilt
2.00
Stephen
Hearn, 1 coverlet
5.50
Thomas
Bile, 1 blanket
2.50
Thomas
Smith, 1 blanket
2.50
James
Foster, 1 blanket
2.31
Thomas
Bile, 1 blanket
3.50
Henry
Harris, 14 lb feathers
7.00
Joseph
Chance, 1 pair shears
.50
John
Foster Jr., 1 looking glass
1.06 1/4
Joseph
Chance, 6 plates
1.72
James
Foster, 6 teaspoons
.44
Nathan
Sparks, 1 pitcher
.37 1/2
John
Foster, 1 lot of the light furniture
.86 1/4
Samuel
C. ....., 1 cask
.56 1/4
Eli
Donnell, 1 cream pot
.18 3/4
Eli
Donnell, 4 glasses
.56 1/4
Edna
Donnell, 1 tickler
.37 1/2
Thomas
.... , 1 dish
.50
....
Bicker, 7 hogs
1.25
Baird
Phillips, 6 table spoons
.43 3/4
Sam'l
Booker, knives and forks
.50
James
Baird, 1 comb case
.06 1/4
Hugh
Williams, knives and forks
1.00
John
Foster Jr., 1 bason (?)
.81 1/4
John
Foster Jr., 1 tin pan
.12 1/2
Henry
Moses, 1 lot of pewter1
.50
Willis
Booker, 1 pitcher
.12 1/2
Josiah
Donnell, 3 cups
.56 1/4
Josiah
Donnell, 1 bucket
.37 1/4
Josiah
Donnell, 1 brass cock
.50
Ruben
Corner, case of ??
.62 1/2
Joseph
Hanks, 1 pickle pot
.50
.............illegible
.31 1/4
.....
Donnell, 1 pair ...
.06 1/4
William
...., 1 candle stick
.12 1/2
A.P.
Comer, 1 powder horn
.18 3/4
Next
fifteen items unreadable
.??
Sam'l
Scott, 1 coffee mill
.93 3/4
Bazel
Jacobs, 1 curry comb
.06 1/4
Henry
Moses, 1 bell
.31 1/4
Alexander
Foster, 1 fire shovel
1.50
Lewis
Bickens, harrow hoes
1.81 1/4
Henry
Moses, 1 hoe
.50
Robert
Wilson, 1 hoe
.56 1/4
Henry
Moses, 1 hoe
.87 1/2
Sam'l
Booker, 1 flat iron
.68 3/4
John
Foster, 1 flat iron
.50
Sam'l
Tinnings, 1 meal sifter
.12 1/2
Henry
Moses, 1 sickle
.18 3/4
....
Scott, 1 drawing knife
.81 1/4
Jesse
Tinnings, 1 auger
.25
Henry
Moses, sheep shears
.43 3/4
Henry
Moses, 1 hand saw
.25
Henry
Moses, 1 axe
.37 1/2
Sam'l
Scott, 1 harness
.12
James
Wilin, 5 horse shoes
.47 1/2
Sam'l
Booker, old irons
.33
Alexander
Foster, 1 meal bag
1.00
Hugh
Morrison, 4 lbs salt
?.??
Sam'l
Scott, 2 lbs salt
?.??
Joseph
Stacy, 1 tub of lard
?.??
Henry
Moses, pair of nippers
?.??
Henry
Moses, 1 tub
.62 3/4
Hugh
Morrison, 121 lbs cotton
2.81
Henry
Moses, 1 lamb
.35
James
Howard, 1 saddle and bridle
3.37
Josiah
Donnell, 1 1/2 bushel (sic)
.10
John
Foster Jr., 1 pail
.25
Henry
Moses, 1 tub
.50
Edward
......
.34
Henry
Moses, 1 box
?.??
Sam'l
Bicker, saddle bag
.67
John
Foster Jr., 1 pair ??
.06
Henry
Moses, fire irons
.75
John
Foster, 1 flax wheel
.31
Henry
Moses, 100 lbs (?)
4.37 1/2
Nathan
Sparks, 200 lbs (?)
8.75
Joseph
Stacy, 100 lbs (?)
8.75
Eli
Donnell, 1 book
.25
Nathan
Sparks, 2 chains
.12
Nathan
Sparks, 4 tubs
.25
John
Foster Jr., 1 pickle tub
.56 1/4
R.P.
Lerner, 1 keg and trap
.25
Alexander
Foster, 5 1/2 bushels wheat
2.64
Alexander
Foster, 1 lamb
.90
Robert
Wilson, 1 churn
.06 1/4
James
Foster, tar and bucket
.49
James
Wiley, 1 half gallon pot
.06 1/4
Hugh
Morrison, ??
?.37
Clives
Bicken, ???
.13 1/2
Edna
Donnell, ???
.18 3/4
Hugh
Morrison, 1 pad lock
.37
John
Foster, 1 stock pad lock
1.50
Josiah
Donnell, 1 botile (sic)
.27
William
....., parcel of flour
.57 1/2
Edna
Donnell, 3 lbs ginned cotton
.30
Sarah
Bicken, thin bale thread
.32
Hugh
Morrison, 1 pair springs
.25
Hugh
Morrison, 1 stay
.88 1/2
Thomas
Bingham, pair shears
.16 1/2
Hugh
Morrison, 200 lbs tobacco
1.50
Henry
Morin, 142 lbs cotton seed
5.58
This
is to certify that the above is a true account of the sale of the property of
Nancy Foster dec'd.
James
& Alexander Foster, Administrators [her sons]
In
the ensuing years various documents were filed in the Wilson County, Tennessee
courthouse relative to the Foster estate and including the following:
Will
Book 1827-1835, Page 317
March
26, 1829
Josiah
S. McClain, guardian for Isabella Ann Foster, minor heir of Robert Foster,
respectfully reports to the worshipful County Court of Wilson, that he received
the sum of $474.08 1/4 cents cash paid out of the guardian bond.
Will
Book 1827-1830, Page 547
March
term 1830
Pursuant
to an order of the court made during the December 1830 term.
Josiah L. McClain reports that he sold two Negroes, Jacob & Beck on a
12-month credit (lease) on the 9th day of January last.
Said Negroes belonging to the heirs of Robert Foster deceased.
Jacob
is leased to Wm Donald for $350 and Beck to David R. Donald for $160, for a
total of $510 given out of my hand.
Signed:
Josiah L. McCaine, May 23, 1830
Deed
Book 1829, Page 346
In
pursuance of an order of the worshipful Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of
the County of Wilson at September term 1828 appointing as the undersigned
commissioners to lay off, divide and apportion the estate which Robert Foster,
late of Wilson County dec'd ana....ed amongst his heirs we accordingly, the 25th
October 1828, met and proceeded to survey the land claimed by the heirs of the
said Robert Foster dec'd and did divide and lay off the same into four tracts as
represented by the foregoing plats, distributed and lots as we thought best
amongst the heirs taking into consideration their different situations and
making:
Lot
No 1, EMSLEY D. FOSTER, which is bounded as follows: beginning at an elm on the
southeast corner of Mary Doak's tract she now lives on, and then northeast
corner of the tract belonging to the said heirs of Robert Foster dec'd running
thence south one hundred and twenty two and one half poles to a white oak the
southeast corner of said tract running thence west fifty poles to a white oak in
the south boundary of said tract thence north one hundred and twenty two and
a-half poles to a stake in Mary Doak's south boundary line running thence east
with center line fifty poles to the beginning containing thirty-eight acres.
Lot No 2, ALBERT FOSTER, and boundary as follows beginning at a white oak the southwest corner of lot number 1, running west seventy five poles a sugartree thence north one hundred and twenty two and one half poles to a stake in said Mary Doak's south boundary line thence east with said line seventy five poles to the northwest corner of the center line thence south with the west boundary line of lot number 1, one hundred and twenty two and one half pole to the beginning containing sixty three and three quarters of an acre.
Lot
No 3, ISABELLA FOSTER, and bounded as follows, beginning at the sugartree the
southwest corner of lot number 2, running thence west one hundred and twenty six
poles to the southwest corner of the said tract to a stake in Bingham's east
boundary thence north with said Bingham's line one hundred and ten poles to a
stake in said Bingham's northeast corner thence west with his north boundary
eight poles to a stake thence north ten poles to a stake in said Mary Doak's
southwest corner thence east one hundred and thirty six poles to the northwest
corner of lot number 3, thence sough with the west boundary of said lot one
hundred and twenty two poles & 1/2 to the beginning containing ninety six
and one-half acres.
Lot
No 4, WILLIAM R. FOSTER, and bounded as follows, beginning at an ash and
hackberry marked "R.F.", a line forth six poles west of the northeast
corner of a six hundred and forth are tract originally in the name of John
Foster and in his north boundary running thence west with the said line eighty
four poles crossing a west fork of Spring Creek in all one hundred and eight
poles to a white oak thence north fifty four poles to two ironwoods in Robert
Foster's south boundary line thence east with the said line seventy poles
crossing said west fork of Spring Creek in all one hundred and eighteen poles to
an elm thence sough fifty four poles to the beginning containing forty acres.
Date:
October 25, 1828
On
May 29, 1829, fully 10 years after Nancy died that the estate of Robert and
Nancy Foster was finally settled. The
proceeds were then distributed among their children according to the following.
This
document can be found in Will Book 1827-1830, Page 336-337.
We,
Sam'l Cannon, Edward Harris and William Donnell having been appointed at the
December Term of the County Court for Wilson County Commissioners to settle with
James Foster and Alexander Foster administration on the estate of Robt Foster
dec'd and also with the same administrators on the estate of Nancy Foster dec'd,
have this day convened for that purpose and have examined all the papers
pertaining to the said estate as exhibited to us by the said administrators do
make the following report, viz ---
First
of said Robert Foster estate:
We find the amt of the sale to have been two hundred
& seventy dollars and twenty five cents and a half $270.25 ½
We
find vouchers in the hands of said administration
to
the amount of eighty nine dollars and twenty one &
one
half cents
-89.21 ½
Which
leaves a balance of one hundred and eighty one
dollars
and four cents
$181.04
Sub
Total
$289.64
We
find the amount of notes one hundred & seventy
four
dollars, eighty four and one fourth cent
$174.84 1/4
Interest
on that amt one hundred and eight dollars
fifty
and one fourth cents
$108.50 1/4
Sub
Total
$283.34 1/2
Robert
Foster's estate
Total
$572.98 1/2
We
find the amount of the sale of Nancy Foster's
estate
to have been five hundred & twenty dollars
and
twenty and one fourth cent
$520.20 1/4
The
interest on that amt one hundred forty seven
Dollars,
eight and one half cents
$147.08 1/2
Sub
Total
$667.28 3/4
four
eighteen and one fourth cents
$674.18 1/4
The
rent of the farm (interest added), three hundred
and
twenty two dollars & twenty five cents
$322.25
Total
$1,663.62
We
have found vouchers in the hands of said admin-
istrators
to the amount of one hundred and eighty
two
dollars eighty seven cents
-182.87
And
eighty nine dollars ninety three & three fourths
cents
which has been paid for schooling and doctors
bills
for the children
-89.93 3/4
I
think the administrators are entitled to the
sum
of one hundred dollars for their trouble in
settling
said estate
-100.00
Total
$372.80 3/4
Subtracted
from the amount leaves twelve hundred
and
ninety dollars ninety one & one fourth cents
(which
all added is the total of Nancy Foster's
Estate)
$1,290.91 1/4
Both
estates added makes eighteen hundred & sixty
three
dollars and eighty nine and three fourths
cents
which is the whole amount now in the hands
of
the administrators
$1,863.98 3/4
Given
under our hand this 7th Day of February A.D., 1829
Sam'l
Canon
Edward
Harris
William
Donnell
P.S.
On a reexamination of the within report we find an error of twenty five
dollars and twenty cents in favor of the admns whole amount brought over leaving
a balance of:
$1,863.89 3/4
-25.20
Total
$1,838.69 3/4
Test:
John Stone, Clerk of said Court
ALBERT
G. FOSTER
These
funds were divided equally between the children, Emsley, Albert, Isabella and
William Foster.
1795-1860
ALBERT
G. FOSTER was born in Guilford County, North Carolina in about 1795.
He married Lucinda Major on Aug 12, 1828 in Wilson Co., TN.
Lucinda was born in North Carolina in 1810.
She was the daughter of John Major of Major, Wilson County, Missouri.
Marriage
License
Of
August
12, 1828
Wilson
County, TN
After
an eleven-year marriage, Lucinda filed for a divorce from Albert on February 16,
1839 but the judge dismissed the petition as evidenced by the following
declaration found in the Wilson County, Tennessee court records, Civil
Proceedings 1837-1839, Page 364
Lucinda
Foster vs Albert Foster, Petition for Divorce
Be
it remembered that this cause came on this day to be heard before the Honorable
Samuel Anderson, Judge ...illegible... and by the court here fully understood
and argument had thereon.
It
is ordered and adjudged and decreed by the court that said petition is dismissed
and that the petitioner pay the costs of this proceeding and that execution as
at ...illegible... issue for the same.
Later
that year, in October 1839, Albert filed for divorce from Lucinda
Albert
Foster vs Lucinda Foster, Petition for Divorce
Be
it remembered that the present term of this court, this cause coming on to be
held before the Hon'l Andrew J. Marchbanks upon the petition and proof in the
cause; in the presence of Counsel on both sides, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court, that a subpoena and copy of the petition in this
case, has been executed in proper time, and that the said cause has been taken
for confessed the defendant having failed to make any defense and regularly set
down for hearing, exparte at the present term of this court.
And
the court being satisfied from the proof in this cause that the petitioner
Albert Foster was a citizen of the state of Tennessee at the time of filing his
said petition for more than one year before filing of the same, and the court
also being satisfied from the testimony that the defendant, the said Lucinda
Foster, did willfully and maliciously desert and absent herself from her husband
the said Albert Foster for a space of two whole years before the filing of said
petition, without any reasonable cause, and that at the time of said desertion,
that the parties were both inhabitants of this state, it is therefore ordered,
adjudged and decreed by the court, that the bonds of matrimony heretofore
dissolved, it is also adjudged and decreed by the court, that all the right and
title to a Negro woman named Sarah and her children which the said Lucinda
brought with her, at the time or shortly after her intermarriage with the
petitioner, be divested out of the said Albert Foster and invested in the said
Lucinda Foster, for the only purpose and benefit of the said Lucinda, and that
all other property which the said Lucinda brought with her at the time or after
her said marriage remain with the said Lucinda for the only proper use of her
the said Lucinda.
It
is further decreed that the petitioner pay all the cost of this proceeding and
that execution issue for the same.
After his divorce from Lucinda, Albert moved to Shelby Co., IL, and there he married Mrs. Jane Story. He was a blacksmith.
After
the divorce, Lucinda Foster returned to the home of her father, John A. Major
Jr., who lived in Major, Wilson County, Tennessee.
She took her five children with her.
The oldest, age 10 and the youngest age three.
She
remained in her father's house for seven years until Jan 8, 1846 when she
married her second husband, William Bennett.
She then resided with William and her five children.
Lucinda and William had at least one child, Nancy, who was born in 1848
in Wilson County, Tennessee.
Marriage
License
Of
Lucinda
Foster & William Bennett
January
3, 1846
Wilson
Co., TN
During
the 1850 census Lucinda is listed as married to William Bennett and she was the
owner of three female slaves, ages seven, thirteen and fourteen.
JOHN A. MAJOR JR.
John
A. Major Jr., Lucinda's father, died in 1839 and his will can be found in
"Wills for 1839, page 315", in Wilson County, Tennessee.
In the name of God amen, May the 23rd day 1839.
I,
John Major, of the County of Wilson, State of Tennessee being weak in body but
of perfect mind do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
first......I
want my debts paid & to be decently buried & then I confirm the gift of
two Negroes, Milly & Allen to my daughter Martha Quesenbury & at my
death one eighth part of my estate which I may leave.
second.....I
confirm the gift of two boys, Frank & Borg to my son Isom Major & I give
one hundred dollars in cash to my son William to be paid out of my estate at my
death & I also give him one eighth part of my estate at my death.
thirdly....I
confirm the gift of a Negro woman, Puda to my daughter Nancy Donnell &
children and I also give to my daughter Nancy's children, two boys, Nelson &
Joshua. To Lucinda Jane I give
Nelson & to Elizabeth H. Donnell I give Joshua.
I also give one-eighth part of my estate to the two girls at my death.
fourthly...I
confirm the gift of two Negroes, Chany & David to my daughter Polly Johns
and I also will her one eighth part of my estate at my death.
fifthly....I
confirm the gift of two Negroes, Peter & Polly to my son John Major &
the gift of a piece of land to repair the loss of his boy Peter, I also give to
my son John $200 to be paid out of my estate at my death & also one eighth
part of my estate which I may leave after satisfying or paying the money named
in this will.
sixthly....as
respects my daughter Lucinda Foster, I have made other arrangements for her and
her children.
seventhly..I
confirm the gift of a boy, Ben to my son Henry A. Major & to his children,
Martha, Eliza & Sam'l, I give one Negro girl named Reannd & $200 in cash
to be paid out of my estate before the division is made then one 8th part of my
estate which may be left at my decease.
eightly....I
confirm the gift of a boy, Jacob to my son Sam'l Major & I also give &
bequeath to my son Sam'l one woman, Charlot & child named Ben. My son Sam'l have paid $200 to make his part equal with the
rest & I also give him one 8th part of my estate at my death after paying
the money named in this will.
ninthly....I
give and bequest to my son James M. Major, 2 Negro boys, Robt & Ralph &
$300 to be paid out of my estate before the division is made after my death
& also one 8th part out of my estate after my death all of the money must be
paid which I have named in this will before the division takes place, I also
appoint Wm Major & Jas M. Major executors of this my last will &
testament in witness whereof I have hereto set my hand & seal the date &
date above written.
John
Major, Recorded May 5, 1842, by J.L. McClain, Clerk of Wilson County, Tennessee
Court
1830
- 1900
JOHN
EMSLEY FOSTER was born on Sept 11, 1830 in Wilson County, Tennessee and was
married in 1866 to Mary Ann Burris is Wise County, Texas. At the time of their
marriage he was 36 years old and Mary Ann was 18. He died on Jan 18, 1900 in Cooke County, Texas.
He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Greenwood, Wise County, Texas.
Mary
Ann Burris Foster
1848
– 1933
His
wife, Mary Ann Burris was born on May 23, 1848 in Grayson County, Texas and died
on Dec 19, 1933 in Bellevue, Clay County, Texas.
She is buried alongside her husband (John Emsley Foster) in a grave
marked only by the metal marker left by the funeral home. (The funeral home
metal marker was replaced with a suitable stone sometime in the 1990’s by
persons unknown to me)
Mary
Ann Burris was the daughter of Jonathan R. Burris (b: 1821 in Kentucky) and
Nancy Ann Cunnius, (b: in Nov 1825 in Alabama).
Jonathan and Mary Ann were married in Grayson County, Texas in about
1847.
John
Emsley Foster arrived in Greenwood, Wise County, Texas in about 1857.
He came from Wilson County, Tennessee with his two brothers, Samuel and
William and their friend and neighbor from back in Tennessee, Thomas Curruth.
The
following is a reprint from an article I found describing the early days of
Greenwood, which is outside Decatur, TX
Greenwood, Texas
Pioneer
settlers came to this area as early as the 1850s. Local tradition states that
the Greenwood and Hart families were among the first settlers in the area, and
that the community was named for the Greenwood Family and the creek for the Hart
Family.
As the
town of Greenwood began to grow, businesses, churches, a cemetery, school, and
Masonic Lodge were established. A Post office was opened in 1877, and a town
well was dug by John Karr Berry in the early 1890s. At its peak, the town
boasted two saloons, four grocery stores, two drug stores, a hotel, bank,
hardware store, barbershop, blacksmith shop, cotton gin, and the Greenwood
Gazette Newspaper.
In 1871
Robert & Mary Foster sold for $86.00, 10.86 acres of their land on which was
built The Greenwood Male and Female College, although in operation for less than
twenty years, provided quality education for the young people of the community.
This small
settlement has served as a supply center for surrounding farming communities for
over one hundred years. It has also been a center of social and religious
activities. Three Churches serve the Greenwood area: Greenwood Baptist Church,
founded as Hart’s Creek Missionary Baptist Church about 1872; Greenwood
Methodist Church, founded about 1880; and Greenwood Church of Christ, founded in
1896.
Photo
– ca 1905
Greenwood,
Wise Co., TX
In
March 2013 Lynn Wright lynn.wright@cox.net L to
R: Jarusha Adeline "Rushie" Woodward (15 Jan 1865, Taney Co.,
MO - Feb 9, 1912, Broscoe Co., TX) & son Alvin; Mary Ann (Burris)
Foster, Rushie's sister Mary Jane Woodward (1868 Taney Co., MO - 1888
Cooke Co., TX) with unidentified baby, Martha Emsley Foster (Wright)
w/guitar, & Tina “Tiny” Foster (Parkhill) w/ family bible–
empty chair before Mary Ann denotes she is a widow. Roland was the uncle of Charles & James Wright, who took these two young boys to raise after their parents (Nathan & Mary Foster Wright) died in Taney Co. MO. Rushie Woodward married Richard Washington Thomas, both buried in Silverton Cemetery, Silverton, Bristol Co., TX. Mary Woodward married James Martin McAdoo Jr. Both are buried in Willow Cemetery, Willon, Greer Co., OK In other words, Rushie and Mary were raised in the same home as Charles & James Wright, and they might be considered their older step-sisters. Charles will eventually marry Martha Emsley Foster (girl with guitar) |
L
to R: Jerushia "Rushie" Woodward* & son Alvin, Mary Ann (Burris)
Foster, Rushie's sister Mary Woodward* with unidentified baby, Martha
Emsley Foster (Wright) w/guitar, & Tina “Tiny” Foster (Parkhill) w/
family bible– empty chair before Mary Ann denotes she is a widow.
Rushie
(born in Taney Co., MO in 1865) & Mary Woodward (also born in Taney Co., MO,
in 1868) were the daughters of Mary Ann Woodward, who was the second wife of
Elijah “Roland” Moseley. Roland
was the uncle of Charles & James Wright, who took these two young boys to
raise after their parents died in Taney Co. MO.
In other words, these two girls were raised in the same home as Charles
& James Wright, and might be considered their older step-sisters.
(*married
names of these ladies remains unknown)
The
fourth brother, Robert Foster, left Tennessee at about the same time, but he
settled in McKinney, Collin County, Texas.
Their only sister, Martha Ann Emily Foster remained in Wilson County,
Tennessee where she married Richard Jones in 1855.
She died in Wilson County in 1916.
After
the Foster brothers arrived in Wise County, Samuel married Jane Cunnius in 1859
and began to farm on Denton Creek. His
two brothers, John and William along with their friend Thomas Carruth, lived
with Sam and his wife for the next couple of years.
It
is tradition that Samuel Foster exercised squatter's rights and took six hundred
acres in Wise County and it only cost him $22.50 to have the land surveyed.
However a search of the Texas General Land Office in Austin, Texas reveals there
are no records of this transaction, so it is probably closer to the truth that
he bought this land from someone who received it as a bounty grant.
As
his children grew and married, he gave land to each of them on which to build a
house. In 1880 Samuel Foster helped to organize the Slidell Baptist
Church at Hackberry Grove and preached in this church for several years.
Samuel
Foster
Samuel
Foster also established a cemetery on his farm, which is known today as the
Foster Cemetery. It
is located on the Brumlo-Sycamore road just outside Decatur, Texas.
Foster Cemetery
Sycamore
Community, Wise Co., TX
The
following chart lists all the people who are buried in this cemetery. It is
tradition that the Tressie Lee Edge, (#3 on the chart) was a toddler who died
while on the wagon trail heading west. Samuel Foster, Sr. graciously offered to
let the parents bury her in his family’s cemetery.
.
# |
Last Name |
First Name |
Born |
Date of Death |
Information Notes |
3 |
Edge |
Tressie
Lee |
Apr 22, 1894 |
Dec 31, 1895 |
Daughter
of J.I. & Ida |
1 |
Foster |
G.L. |
Feb 14, 1873 |
May 14, 1897 |
|
14 |
Foster |
J.C.
(Jane Cunnius) |
Jan 13, 1849 |
Oct 29, 1883 |
Wife
of S.M. |
7 |
Foster |
J.T. |
Apr 20, 1863 |
Nov 6, 1890 |
|
8 |
Foster |
Mattie
B. |
Sept 15, 1870 |
Apr 21, 1892 |
Wife
of J.T. |
9 |
Foster |
Minnie
Ora |
Nov 18, 1888 |
Oct 11, 1892 |
|
2 |
Foster |
Ruth
Eutolia |
Mar 26, 1896 |
Jan 25, 1900 |
Daughter
of G.L. & A.L. |
15 |
Foster |
S.M.
(Samuel Major) |
Jan 19, 1834 |
Feb 6, 1900 |
|
12 |
Foster |
S.M.,
Jr. (Samuel Major, Jr.) |
July 8, 1867 |
Nov 24, 1887 |
(Son
of J.C. & S.M.) |
4 |
Foster |
W.F. |
Mar 20, 1865 |
Mar 17, 1901 |
|
5 |
Foster |
Willie |
May 28, 1901 |
Nov 4, 1901 |
Son
of W.F. & M.J. |
13 |
Gorham |
Lucy
J. |
Nov 19, 1860 |
Mar 21, 1886 |
|
6 |
Herndon |
Nancy
An |
Feb 14, 1869 |
Oct 9, 1892 |
Wife
of W.M. |
11 |
Sampler |
Norman |
Nov 19, 1900 |
Jan 26, 1901 |
Son
of E.L. & Sarah - Headstone with Sarah |
10 |
Sampler |
Sarah |
July 11, 1878 |
Feb 11, 1901 |
Wife
of E.L. - Headstone with Norman |
In 1861
the idea was proposed to the Confederate government that in order to raise an
army that efforts should be made to organize companies to fight without
restraint, under no orders, and would convert captured property to their own
private use. They would take care of themselves.
Within 10
days of the proposal, an official reply was The Confederate government preferred
that these companies be armed and tendered for the war in the usual way. That
the Confederate government preferred that these companies be armed and tendered
for the war in the usual way. These men would have to conform to the rules of
war of civilized nations. The government must commission the officers and the
companies paid for by the state. It was felt if they proceeded according to
their own ideas they would have to be regarded as outlaws and pirates.
After some
negotiating a law was passed by the Confederate States of America congress to
establish that Partisan units could be organized under the following rules:
Sec.1.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America do enact, That the President
be, and he is hereby authorized to commission such officers as he may deem
proper with authority to form bands of partisan rangers, in companies,
battalions or regiments, to be composed of such members as the President may
approve.
Sec. 2.
Be it further enacted, That such partisan rangers, after being regularly
received in the service, shall be entitled to the same pay, rations, and
quarters during their term of service, and be subject to the same regulations as
other soldiers.
Sec.3.
Be it further enacted, That for any arms and munitions of war captured from the
enemy by any body of partisan rangers and delivered to any quartermaster at such
place or places as may be designated by a commanding general, the rangers shall
be paid their full value in such manner as the Secretary of War may prescribe.
It should
be noted that in section 3 of the act are laid down special rules as to arms and
munitions captured by the Partisan Rangers. A powerful incentive indeed to
enlist in a partisan ranger unit instead of joining the regular Confederate
army.
Soon the
attraction of the Partisan Ranger Corps was so great that the Confederate
authorities had to prohibit transfer from the line to the Partisan Ranger Corps
However,
after a recommendation from General Robert E. Lee, on the 20th of
February 1863, the law authorizing partisan rangers was abolished and almost all
partisan rangers were required to join the regular Confederate Army.
On July 5,
1862 at the age of 32, John Emsley Foster rode his horse to Collin County, Texas
and along with his brother Robert (who lived in Collin County at the time),
joined the Confederate Army. John brought his horse and gun and the government
bought the horse for $160, and the gun for $20. The Civil War had been going on
for 16 months when they joined and Texas had joined the Confederacy on February
9, 1861.
The Foster
brothers joined Company K of the 5th Texas Partisan Cavalry Regiment.
This unit was known as Martin's Cavalry, so named for its commander Col.
Leonidas Martin.
The Foster
brothers trained and drilled in the McKinney, TX area until they sent to the
Indian Territory on February 6, 1863, where they were consolidated with the 9th
and 10th Texas Cavalry Battalion at Fort Washita, Indian Territory.
On April
24, 1863 John saw his first action when the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were
engaged near Webber Falls in the Indian Territory to repel a raid by Union Col.
William Phillips.
In May
1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers engaged in a skirmish near Fort Gibson,
Indian Territory. They unsuccessfully attacked a Union supply train five miles
from Fort Gibson. Many Confederate Indians were killed in the raid.
On July
17, 1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers fought in the Battle of Honey Springs,
in the Creek Nation, Indian Territory, near the present day town of Muskogee,
Oklahoma. The 5th Texas Partisan Rangers formed the Confederate center on the
battlefield.
Union and
Confederate troops had frequently skirmished in the vicinity of Honey Springs
Depot. The Union commander in the area, Major General James Blunt, correctly
surmised that Confederate forces (mostly Native American troops under the
command of Brig. Gen. Douglas Cooper) were about to concentrate and would then
attack his force at Fort Gibson. He had ample supplies, and had recently arrived
with fresh troops so he decided on a preemptive attack, to fight the
Confederates at Honey Springs Depot before Brig Gen William Cabell’s brigade,
advancing from Fort Smith, Arkansas, joined them.
Blunt
began crossing the swollen Arkansas River on July 15, 1863, and by midnight on
July 16-17 he had a force of 3,000 men, composed of whites, Native Americans,
and Negroes, force-marching toward Honey Springs. Shortly after dawn skirmishing
began and by mid afternoon there was full-scale fighting. The Confederates had
wet powder, causing misfires, and the problem intensified when rain began. After
stopping one Federal attack, Cooper pulled back to issue fresh ammunition. In
the meantime, Cooper began to experience command problems, and he learned that
Blunt was about to turn his left flank. The Confederate retreat began, and
although Cooper tried a rear-guard action, many of those troops failed and fled.
Different tribes headed in different directions, but few were in any mood to
fight again even if officers found them. Any possibility of the Confederates
taking Fort Gibson was gone.
The 1st
Kansas Colored fought with courage again. Union troops under General James Blunt
ran into a strong Confederate force under General Douglas Cooper. After a
two-hour bloody engagement, Cooper’s soldiers retreated. The 1st
Kansas, which had held the center of the Union line, advance to within fifty
paces of the Confederate line and exchanged fire for some twenty minutes until
the Confederates broke and ran.
General
Blunt wrote after the battles; “I never saw such fighting as was done by the
Negro regiment … the question that Negroes will fight is settled; besides they
make better soldiers in every respect than any troops I have ever had under my
command.”
Following
this battle, Union forces controlled the Indian Territory north of the Arkansas
River
The Union
losses were about 80, while the Confederates lost about 640 men.
On August
27, 1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were in a skirmish at
Perryville, Choctaw Nation, Indian Nation. The Union Army consisted of a force
of 4,500 and the Confederate Army had strength of about 9,000. The Union forces
fought their way into Perryville and determined that nearly every building
contained Confederate stores, so the buildings were burned. The Union also
captured and destroyed a large amount of clothing that was in the Confederate
depot on North Folk Town.
Brigadier
General William Steele, of the Confederate Army reported the following in his
official report about this skirmish: “A Choctaw regiment joined, but about
half of its numbers were unarmed.
Many of the Cherokees have left to look after their families. Of the two
regiments, there are probably not more than 100 in camp.”
On October
9, 1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were ordered to Bonham, Texas for service
under General Henry McCulloch. They were ordered to round up deserters and bring
order to the Northeast Texas area. Confederate General Sam Bell Maxey latter
wrote that the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were one of his best regiments and
that Col. Martin was a good officer, too good in fact to be chasing deserters
through the brush of Northeast Texas. Confederate General Henry McCulloch agreed
and wrote that Col. Martin's men had done remarkable service considering the
service they were ordered to do.
On
November 10, 1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were placed in General Douglas
H. Cooper's Brigade with Col. John Jumper's Seminole Battalion and Col.
DeMorse's 29th Texas Cavalry.
On
December 22, 1863 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were on furlough for Christmas
when they were recalled to duty and ordered to concentrate at McKinney and Pilot
Grove to march to Gainesville, Texas to meet a threat of invasion by Kansas
Jayhawkers and a small group of Union Cavalry troops. Although the Jayhawkers
had entered Gainesville, they departed before the arrival of Col. Martin's men.
On March
21,1864 General Richard Gano took command of the brigade consisting of the 5th
Texas Partisan Rangers. General Gano requested Col. Martin to report to him as
to the state of arms possessed by the men of the regiment. On March 30, 1864
Col. Martin replied that 1/3 of his men were armed with shotguns, another 1/3
was armed with everything from squirrel rifles to mammoth Belgium rifles and the
other 1/3 was completely unarmed.
In
Richmond, Confederate President Jefferson Davis realized that the original
enlistment for the Confederate States Army was nearing an end. He made a plea
for all troops to re-enlist for the term of the war. Col. Leonidas Martin,
commander of the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers made the following proclamation on
behalf of his men in June 1864.
Whereas
the 5th Cavalry, Texas Partisan Rangers, having re-enlisted for the war, in
obedience to a call from our congress, the following resolutions expressive of
their sentiments and feelings are adopted:
First.
That we, the officers and men of Martin's Regiment, do most heartily and
willingly tender our unanimous services and cordial support to our country in
vigorously prosecuting the present war so long as the footprints of the vandal
pollutes the soil of our beloved South, pledging ourselves never to sheathe the
sword nor lay down the musket until success shall crown our efforts and an
honorable peace be proclaimed throughout our land.
Second.
That we esteem it a privilege and an honor to have the opportunity afforded us
to thus make known to our friends at home that we still are determined to
protect the sanctity of their homes, honor, lives, and property from the
ruthless hirelings of the north, or sacrifice our lives upon the altar of our
country; to our comrades in arms that we are resolved to stand by them as friend
to friend in battling for the great and glorious cause for which they are so
nobly contending.
Third.
That we tender to our commanding officers our hearty and cordial support in
their efforts to drive the dastardly foe from our soil and in promoting the good
and prosperity of our country.
L. M.
Martin Chairman/Geo. White Secretary.
General
Sam Bell Maxey, commander of the Indian Territory added the following comments:
They
breathe the right spirit. They show that desertion is not part of the creed of
these men. They pledge themselves, should occasion offer, to emulate the
glorious heroes who from Virginia to New Mexico who have immortalized the Texas
soldier. While Texans are upholding the honor and renown of their glorious state
in this mighty struggle now going on - never before equaled in the world's
history - what can be thought of the cowardly skulks who are now deserting their
comrades and country, and of the equally low-down scuffs who uphold them in it?
Let every soldier in the Indian Territory determine to be a man, and fight the
thing out. Let desertion be a "stink ball" in the nostrils of every
soldier.
Texas
flag as adopted during the Civil War
On
the morning of July 27, 1864 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers fought in the Battle
of Massard's Prairie, five miles southeast from Fort Smith, Arkansas. There they
attacked Union General Thayer's outpost near the fort. The 5th Texas Partisan
Rangers engaged the 6th Kansas Cavalry. The Kansas Cavalry troops were surprised
by the attack. As a result its horses were stampeded causing the Union Cavalry
to fight dismounted. After a fighting retreat of a mile, the 6th Kansas Cavalry
commander, Major David Mefford was unable to break the Confederate line and the
6th Kansas Cavalry surrendered.
On
September 19, 1864 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers participated in one of the
most daring raids of the war, the Battle of Cabin Creek in the Indian Territory.
In the early morning hours the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers, under General Richard
Gano, waited in the timber on the Fort Scott road headed for Fort Gibson. At 2
a.m. the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers with the Confederate Indians under General
Stand Watie attacked the Union wagon train. The Confederate force quickly
surrounded the wagon train. General Gano used his artillery against the Union
detachment guarding the supply train. Fearing reinforcements that might arrive
the next day, General Gano's Texas Cavalry, with General Stand Watie's
Confederate Indians (General Watie was a Cherokee Chief) drove in to the Union
right. The Union troops fled and left the million-dollar supply train to the
hungry, poorly clothed Confederate troops. General Gano said of his troops that
they had marched 400 miles in 14 days and destroyed 1.5 million dollars in Union
property that consisted of 225 wagons and $500,000.00 in U.S. currency. The
Confederate Government in Richmond praised General Stand Watie and General Gano
along with their troops for their noble raid.
On
December 29, 1864 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were ordered back to Bonham,
Texas for temporary duty for General Henry McCulloch.
On
February 26,1865 the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were ordered to march for
Marshall, Texas. When they arrived they were dismounted and told to prepare for
a Union invasion force of 5,000 men that would strike the Texas coast from New
Orleans. It was an invasion that would never come, as the war was almost at its
end. The following day the 5th Texas Partisan Rangers were consolidated into
Gould's Brigade, also known as the 23rd Texas Cavalry due to the reduced numbers
caused by death, disease, and desertion.
Finally,
after much hardship on both the North and the South, Robert E. Lee and Joseph E.
Johnson surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, and at Smithfield, North
Carolina, in April 1865 respectively. However, the news was slow to reach Texas
and the last battle of the Civil War was fought May 13, 1865 at Palmito Ranch
near Brownsville with the determined Confederate forces defeating the Union..
In March
1865 John’s unit was dismounted and two months later in on May 26, 1865,
General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate forces in the
Trans-Mississippi Department surrendered his forces.
The war was over.
After the
surrender John and his brother Robert were released from service. John was
discharged with the rank of Private, and Robert, who had entered the war as a
Private, was discharged as a musician.
After the war, John returned to Wise Co., TX where in 1866 he married Mary Ann Burris, the niece of his brother Samuel’s wife.
After
the Civil War, the Indians were on the rampage in North Texas, and some
historians report that Wise County, Texas had more men, women and children
killed or captured by Indians during their depredation period, than in any other
county in Texas.
Because
of the “Indian problem," John and his brother Samuel Foster, packed their
wives and families into their wagons, and moved to Sebastian County, (near Ft
Smith), Arkansas in 1867. It’s ironic to note, that it was in this county
where the Battle of Massard Prairie was fought, so John no doubt was familiar
with the area.
On
November 15, 1869, while John and Samuel were still living in Arkansas,
appointed George Pickett of Wise County, TX to act as their agent, with
power-of-attorney authority, to purchase 530 acres of land on Denton Creek from
the estate of M.G. Johnson.
In
the spring of 1870, the Foster brothers and their families departed Arkansas to
return to Wise County, Texas. Upon their arrival back in Texas they discovered
the title to the land they had bought was in dispute, so it was necessary for
them to bring a lawsuit against the trustees of the Johnson Estate.
They
prevailed in their suit and on May 26, 1870 the jury awarded them the 536 acres,
as well as their cost and attorneys fees. It is only an assumption that John and
Sam divided the property evenly.
While they lived in Arkansas John and Mary became the parents
of their first two children, Robert b: 1867 and William b: April 1870.
John
continued to farm in Wise County until sometime after 1884, when he moved his
family to neighboring Cooke County, TX. It
was here that John died January 18, 1900 at the age of 69. His body was returned
to Wise County where he was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery.
When
John died he didn’t leave a will, so the court appointed appraisers to
inventory his property. One of the appraisers, it is interesting to note, was
Roland Mosley (Charles & James Wright’s uncle, the man who brought them
from Missouri to Texas and raised them in his family).
John’s
It reads: estate was probated in the Cooke
County, Texas - County Clerks Office in settlement book for 1900, case 1410, box
35.
Community
Estate of John E. Foster, Deceased and Mary Ann Foster.
Now comes the said Mary Ann Foster and Roland Moseley, Hatton Pritchard and James Pinkston and return the following inventory and appraisement of the community estate of John E. Foster deceased and Mary Ann Foster, viz:
First
- Personal Property
2
work horses valued at
$100.00
4
head of cows valued at
60.00
4
head of yearling heifers valued at
40.00
100
bushels of corn valued at
18.00
Household
and kitchen furniture valued at
100.00
Second
- Real Estate
240
acres of land out of the William Clark survey
in
Cook County, Texas valued at
$3,600.00
We,
Mary Ann Foster, surviving wife and Roland Moseley, Hatton Pritchard and James
Pinkston appraisers duly appointed by the court to appraise the community estate
of John E. Foster, deceased and Mary Ann Foster do solemnly swear that the
foregoing inventory and list and appraisement in the full, fair and complete
inventory, appraisement and list of said community estate.
her
Mary
(X) Foster
mark
E.R.
Moseley
J.T.
Pinkston
H.N.
Prichard
Filed
on December 10, 1900 in Cooke County, Texas
After
John's death, Mary Ann continued to live in the North Texas area, where as a
widow, she continued to farm and raise her younger children, one of which was my
grandmother, Martha Emsley Foster. Martha
was sixteen when her father died.
In
the1880 Wise County, Texas federal census, living just a few farms away from the
Foster family lived Nancy Ann, the mother of Mary Ann. She was, at this time
married to Jeremiah M. Gage. After
her first husband John Burris died, she married Elcana Loller, and later married
for a third time to Jeremiah Gage.
In
the 1900 census records Nancy Ann Gage is now 74 years old and is living with
Samuel Foster. Sam is the older
brother of John Foster who was married to Nancy Ann's daughter, Martha Emsley.
She listed herself on the census record as Sam's aunt, but in fact she is
Sam's deceased brother's mother-in-law.
In
the 1910 census records Mary Ann Foster is now 63 years old and living on a
mortgaged farm in Charlie, Clay County, Texas.
Living with her is her son Bennie, who is 23 and her mother Nancy Ann
Gage who is now 84 years old.
Next
door to them lives Mary Ann’s youngest daughter, Tina, or Tiny as she was
always called. Tina would later
marry Wallace Parkhill.
Following
the Civil War, the Federal Government made a decision not to provide a pension
for soldiers who fought in the Confederacy, even though they had set up a
pension fund for the soldiers who fought on the Union side of the conflict.
The
Federal Government left the decision to the southern states to provide
Confederate veterans with a pension if they so desired. Texas passed the
Confederate Pension Law in 1899. The law stated that a Confederate soldier or
sailor was eligible if they were a native Texan or a resident of Texas prior to
1880, and who was either over sixty or whose disability was direct result of
service during the Civil War. In addition to soldiers and sailors, widows were
eligible to receive a pension if they never remarried and were residents of
Texas since 1880.
I have no
information about why Mary waited sixteen years after this pension was available
before she made an application to the government for a Confederate Widow’s
Pension, but at the age of 68, while living in Montague County, in the home of
her youngest daughter Tina and her husband Wallace Parkhill, she filed the
following application.
Montague
County, TX – Pension Application of Mrs. M. A. Foster (Mary
Ann Foster, widow of John Emsley Foster of Wise Co., TX)
Reproduced
from the holdings of the Texas State Archives, Pension application #32582.
Name
of Applicant: Mrs. M.A. Foster
Montague
Co, Post Office – Sunset, Rt 4
Filed:
March 16, 1916
Pension
allowed from March 1, 1916
/s/
J.C. Jones, Commissioner of Pensions
January
18, 1915
To: Mr. Jones, Pension Commission
From: W[allace] Parkhill
Sunset, Texas
Dear sir, I will write you for some information.
Please tell me if you have any record of Mr. J. E. John Emsley Foster of the rolls of confederate soldiers.
Mr. Foster served about 3 years and was in the army all of this except on one furlough. Martin was his captain and Bumpus his Lieutenant. He is dead and his widow is almost destitute and unable to do her work. She has nothing to depend on to make a living. She had his honorable discharge, took it to the county judge of Clay Co, he has lost this Hon. Discharge.
Please write me if she can get a pension and how she will have to do to get it tell me all the peticulars (sic) so I can help her all I can. I will wait until I hear from you before I proceed.
Sincerely yours,
W. Parkhill
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
January 26, 1916
From: Wallace Parkhill
Sunset, Texas
To: The Adj. Gen.
Kind Sir I have wrote Mr. Jones, Pension Com. At Austin, Texas and my letter to him and his reply is enclosed. Please examine this letter of mine and write me at once if you have on the rolls of confederate soldiers Mr. John Emsley Foster. Mr. J.E. Foster served the 3 last years of the civil war.
Martin was his Capt, Bumpoos his Lieutenant. Please write me and tell me how she his widow will have to do to get a pension. She has never been married since Mr. J.E. Foster’s death.
Write me at Sunset, Texas Route 4.
W. Parkhill
(text of the “enclosed letter”)
This letter with a previous letter has been forwarded to us from Washington D.C. and will ask that you make application before the County Judge and let the application take its regular course, we will get the war records after you have secured the two witnesses who served with the applicant.
Commissioner of Pensions
Austin, Texas
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Jan 31, 1916
Adjutant Generals Office
War Department
We have no Confederate Records of any one, the records all are now in the hands of the Adj. General, at Washington, D.C. if you will communicate with him, it is possible that he can give you the desired information.
Commissioner of Pensions
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Feb 1, 1916
From: War Department
The Adjutant General’s Office, Washington.
To: Wallace Parkhill
Route No. 4
Sunset, TX
Sir:
Referring to your application for the record of John Emsley Foster as a member of a Confederate Army organization in which Lieutenant Bumpus and Captain Martin rendered service, I have the honor to inform you that a record has been found that presumably refers to the man mention by you, and that this record has this day been furnished to the Commissioner of Pensions, State of Texas, with whom all further correspondence relating to the matter should be conducted.
It is deemed proper to add that under the rules of this Department information from the official records cannot be furnished for use in the prosecution of a claim for pension. Nor it is necessary that such information should be furnished for that purpose, because all the data afforded by the official records in this Department that may have a bearing upon any such claim are always furnished, upon his request therefore, to the official charged by law with the adjudication of the claim.
No possible hardship can result from the operation of this rule, because all that is necessary for a claimant for pension to do is to make his claim to the official charged by law with the adjudication of the claim in accordance with his own knowledge of the facts and to furnish such testimony as he may be called upon to furnish, being assured that all the information afforded by the official records in the War Department that has a bearing upon the claim will be promptly furnished to that official upon his request therefore.
Very respectfully,
Signature illegible
The Adjutant General
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
February 1, 1916
Pension number 2364825
War Department
The Adjutant General’s Office
Washington
Respectfully forwarded to the Commissioner of Pensions, State of Texas, Austin.
The official records show that one John E. Foster, who may or may not be identical with the man referred to within, served as a private in Company K, Martin’s Texas Cavalry, which organization was formerly known as Captain L.M. Martin’s company, of which one Lieutenant Bumpass was an officer.
It is stated on the records that the said Foster was 32 years of age and enlisted in the organization July 5, 1862, at McKinney, Texas. On a roll of the company dated June 30, 1863, last roll of the organization on file, he was reported as present for duty. No later record of him has been found.
/s/ signature illegible
The Adjutant General
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Feb 11, 1916
Form
B – This is a preprinted form for the use of Widows of Soldiers who are in
Indigent circumstances – the bold type indicates the information that was
typed on the blank lines of the form.
The
State of Texas
County
of Montague
I,
Mrs. M.A. Foster, do hereby make application to the Commissioner of Pensions for
a pension, to be granted me under the Act passed by the Thirty-third Legislature
of the State of Texas, and approved April 7, A.D. 1913, on the following
grounds:
I
am the widow of John Emsley Foster, deceased, who departed this life on 18th
day of Jan, A.D. 1900, in the county of Cook, in the State of Texas.
I
have not remarried since the death of my said husband, and I do solemnly swear
that I was never divorced from my said husband, and that I never voluntarily
abandoned him during his life, but remained his true, faithful and lawful wife
up to the date of his death. I was married to him on the 2nd day of
July, A.D. 1866, in the county of Wise, in the State of Texas.
My
husband, the said John Emsley Foster enlisted and served in the military service
of the Confederate States during the war between the State of the United States,
and that he did not desert the Confederate Service, I have been a resident of
the State of Texas since prior to January 1, AD. 1900, and have been
continuously since a citizen of the State of Texas. I do further state that I do
not receive from any source whatever money or other means of support amounting
in value to the sum of $300 per annum, nor do I own in my own right, nor does
anyone hold in trust for my benefit or use, estate or property, either real,
personal or mixed, either in fee or for life, of the value of one thousand
dollars, exclusive of the home of the value of not over $1,000.00; nor do I
receive any aid or pension from any other State, or from the United States, or
from any other source, and I do further state that the answers given to the
following questions are true:
1.
What is your age? 70 years
2.
Where were you born? Texas
3.
How long have you resided in the
State of Texas? All of life
4.
How long have you resided in the
county of your present residence? And what is your post office address? 8 years,
Sunset, TX, R#4
5.
Did your husband draw a pension?
If so, give his file number. No
6.
What was your husband’s full
name? John Emsley Foster
7.
What was the date of his death?
Jan 18, 1900
8.
In what State was your
husband’s command originally organized? Texas
9.
How long did your husband serve?
If known to you give date of enlistment and discharge 3 years, 1862-1865
10.
What was the name or letter of
the company or number of the battalion, regiment or battery of artillery in
which your husband served? If he was transferred from one branch of service to
another, give time of transfer, description of command and time of service
Don’t know letter of Company, Capt Martin, Lt Bumpus.
11.
Name branch of service in which
your husband served, whether infantry, cavalry, artillery, or the navy, or if
commissioned as an officer by the President, his rank and line of duty, or if
detailed for special service, under the law of conscription, the nature of such
service, and time of service. Cavalry
12.
Have you transferred to others
any property of any kind for the purpose of becoming a beneficiary under this
law? No
Wherefore
your petitioner prays that her application for a pension may be approved and
such other proceedings be had in the premises as are required by law.
(Signature
of applicant) Mrs. M.A. (X her mark) Foster
Sworn
to and subscribed before me, this 11th day of Feb (written above is
the word March), A.D. 1916
Homer B. Latham
County Judge, Montague County, TX
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Feb 24, 1916
AFFIDAVIT
OF WITNESSES
THE STATE OF TEXAS }
COUNTY OF WISE }
Before me, J.W. Walker, Judge for Wise County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared Thos J. Dillehay & J.D. McDonnell, who are personally known to me to be creditable citizens, who, being by me duly sworn, on oath state that they personally know that Mrs. M.A. Foster, applicant for a pension as the widow of John Emsley Foster deceased, is in truth and fact the widow of John Emsley Foster deceased; that they personally know that she has not remarried since the death of her husband, for whose service in the army she claims a pension, and that they have no interest in this claim.
(Signature of Witness) Thos J. Dillehay
(Signature of Witness) J. D. McDonnell
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24th day of Feb, A.D., 1916
/s/ J.W. Walker
County Judge, Wise Co., TX
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Feb 24, 1916
AFFIDAVIT
OF WITNESSES
THE STATE OF TEXAS }
County of WISE }
Before me, J.W. Walker, County Judge of Wise County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared L.E. Lackey & J. E. Lackey, who are personally known to me to be creditable citizens, who, being by me duly sworn, on oath state that they personally know the above named applicant for pension, and that they personally know that the said M.A. Foster has been a bona fide resident citizen of the State of Texas since prior to January 1, A.D., 1900, and that they have no interest in this claim.
(Signature of Witness) L.E. Lackey
(Signature of Witness) J.E. Lackey
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24 day of February, A.D., 1916
/s/ J.W. Walker
County Judge, Wise Co., TX
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Feb 24, 1916
AFFIDAVIT
OF WITNESSES
(If possible,
the two witnesses should have served with the applicant’s husband in the army,
and if so, let them, or either of them, state it in their oath; also any
information regarding the army service of applicant’s husband}
THE STATE OF TEXAS }
County of Wise }
Before me J.W. Walker, County Judge of Wise County, State of Texas, on this day personally appeared John A. Wasson, who personally known to me to be creditable citizen, who being by me sworn, on oath state that he is personally acquainted with the foregoing applicant, and that the facts set forth and statements made in her application are correct and true, to the best of their knowledge and belief, and that they have no interest in this claim. And further make oath to the following facts touching the service of the applicant’s husband in the Confederate Army; (State fully your source of knowledge):
I was will acquanted with the applicant. We belong to the same company in the armey our company captin was Hanes Company D mad up at Maciney Texas Oct 1 – 1863. I served with for one year we was in two fights to gether first cabin creek and Honey Spring I got my horse shot from under me John E. Foster was a good and brave soldier all of the time.
(Signature of Witness) J. A. Wasson
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 24 day of Feb A.D., 1916
/s/ J. W. Walker
County Judge Wise County, Texas
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
March 11, 1916
Affiant T.J. Cloyd says that [he] was well acquainted with the said John E. Foster, first knew him on July 5, 1862, at the time he joined D.C. Haynes Company K, Martin’s Regiment 5, Texas, Partisan Rangers, and served with him in said company until the close of the war.
Affiant says that the said John E. Foster made a good soldier in said war. Affiant says he and the said John E. Foster said company and were sworn in on the same day to wit: 5th Day of July 1862 at McKinney, Texas.
This said John E. Foster was the only John E. Foster that belonged to said Haynes company.
I have the musters in my possession of said company.
Subscribed and sworn before me this the 11 day of March 1916.
/s/ T.J. Cloyd
/s/ H.L Davis (?)
County Judge, Collin County, Texas
(editors note: According to the roster of Company K, Martin’s Regiment, Thomas Cloyd was in fact a member of this troop, joining as a private and being discharged as a Sgt)
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March 13, 1916
Wallace Parkhill
R4
Sunset Texas
Hon. Jones, Commisiones of Pensions
Kind sir, I am sending you Mrs. Mary A. Foster’s application for a pension, which she has at last succeeded in the finding of two old soldiers who personally knew Mr. John Emsley Foster and served with him in the war. With the signatures of three (3) county judges signed thereon.
Homer B. Latham – Montague Co.
J.W. Walker – Wise Co.
H.L. Davis – Collin Co.
All these witnesses live in Decatur Texas except one. Mr. T.J. Cloyd who lives in McKinney Texas. Mrs. Foster has done all in her power to get the witnesses according to the application requirements, and now presents it to you as required. I have done all I could for her and would like very much to see her get a pension, as she needs it so badly. I am sending you all my letters that you can see every course I have taken in the matter and wishing you much success, I am your friend.
W. Parkhill
Sunset, TX R4
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March 14, 1916
CERTIFICATE
OF STATE AND COUNTY ASSESSOR
I, J.P. Hathcock, State and County Assessor in the County of Montague, State of Texas, do certify that Mrs. M.A. Foster whose name is signed to the foregoing application for a pension, under the Act of the Thirty-third Legislature, approved April 7, 1913, is charged on the tax rolls of said country with a homestead of the value of nothing dollars, and of other property, real or personal, or both, of the value of nothing dollars.
Given under my hand, this 14th day of March A.D., 1916
/s/ H.J. McClellan, Deputy
/s/ J.P. Hathcock
State and County Assessor
In 1916, after over a year of trying, Mary Ann Foster was granted the pension, and the first year she received $53.50. She collected this pension for the next 17 years until she died in 1933. The pension amount was increased each year and in her final year she was receiving $208.00 per year, (about $2,500 per year in 2003 dollars) which was paid out in quarterly payments.
On
Dec 19, 1933, in the town of Bellevue, Texas, Mary Ann Burris Foster at the age
of 85 years 6 months and 16 days passed away.
At the time of her death she was living in the home of her youngest
daughter, Tina Parkhill. Her death
was attributed to senile decay, which during the era of her death was the
accepted medical term for “died of old age”.
Her
body was brought back to Greenwood and she was buried alongside her husband,
John Emsley Foster, who had preceded her in death by thirty-two years.
Tina
Parkhill filed an application with the government pension office for a burial
benefit of $40 ($480 in 2002 money) and the following documents can be found
among her Confederate Widow’s Pension File in Austin, TX.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dec 20, 1933
CERTIFICATE
OF UNDERTAKER
I, J.F. Wetsel, do certify that I am undertaker in the town of Belleview, County of Clay, State of Texas and that I had charge of the body of M.A. Foster, who died in the town of Bellevue, County of Clay, State of Texas on the 19th day of December 1933. That said body was prepared for burial by me on 20th day of December 1933, and that I am of the opinion that warrant herein applied for should be issued to the said Mrs. W. Parkhill who makes the foregoing application.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dec 29, 1933
CERTIFICATE
OF PHYSICIAN
I, D.W. Holmes, do certify that I am a practicing physician, and that I attended Mrs. Mary A. Foster in her last illness, and am of the opinion that her ailments were Senility.
I further certify that I am of the opinion that the Mortuary Warrant above requested should be issued in the name of the aforementioned applicant, in accordance with Act passed by the Thirty-eighth Legislature and approved March 2, 1923.
/s/ D.W. Holmes
Bellevue, Texas
December 29, 1933
Jan 6, 1934
APPLICATION
FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
THE STATE OF TEXAS }
COUNTY OF CLAY }
I, Mrs. W. Parkhill do hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late Mrs. Mary A. Foster, who was a pensioner of the State of Texas, and whose file number is 32682 and whose original county was Montague.
The said pensioner, Mrs. M.A. Foster, died on the 19th day of December 1933, in the town of Bellevue, Texas, county of Clay, Texas.
The pensioner died in the home of Mrs. W. Parkhill who was related to the pensioner as daughter.
That warrant, which application is hereby made for, shall be applied to paying all or part of the funeral expenses incurred by the said pensioner, Mary A. Foster.
I further certify that the warrant for the current quarter has not been cashed by the pensioner, to the best of my knowledge and belief.
I am related to the pensioner as (daughter) and that my post office address is Bellevue, Texas.
/s/ Mrs. W. Parkhill
Sworn to before me this 6th day of Jany 1934
/s/ L B Mosie
Notary Public in and for Clay, State of Texas
Greenwood
Cemetery
Decatur, TX
Her
death certificate indicates she was born May 23, 1848 and died on December 19,
1933, which I believe to be the correct dates. Whoever placed this stone on her
grave in the 1990’s got the dates just a little wrong.
From
her internment until the 1990’s, her grave was only marked by the funeral
home’s metal stake and nameplate. Someone in Wise County must still remember
her and loved her enough to take the time and expense to properly mark her
grave.
I
attempted to find out who this person(s) was (in 2003), but my telephone calls
to local monument makers were unsuccessful, they said they could only research
their records if I knew the name of the purchaser. The people who purchased this
stone should be thanked for their thoughtfulness.
(chalk
was applied for photographic clarity)
Seven
month old son of John & Mary Ann Wright
Greenwood
Cemetery, Wise Co., TX
(The
stone is broken and was reassembled for the photo)
Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenwood, TX
William
Preston & Sara Fine Foster
Samuel
Foster & Family
Sarah
Fine Foster
Greenwood
Cemetery, Greenwood, TX
Mary
Ann Burris Foster’s
Death
Certificate
Charles
Wright & Martha Foster
Wedding
photo
December
9, 1906
1882
- 1963
MARTHA
EMSLEY FOSTER was born in Greenwood, Wise County, Texas on Aug 5, 1883 and
married Charles Easton Wright of Leo, Cooke County, Texas on Dec 9, 1906.
They were married in the home of Martha's mother in Rosston, Texas.
Preacher
Bert Goldston married them and the witnesses were Wallace Parkhill (Martha’s
brother-in-law) and Evert Fortenberry.
Martha
E. Foster died on May 15, 1963 of heart failure in Morton, Texas while visiting
her daughter Jewell Lyons.
She is buried in the Brushy Cemetery, Bowie, Texas alongside her husband
in the Wright family plot. (These are the only two graves in this plot).
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Death Certificate
Of
Brushy
Cemetery,
Bowie,
TX
Descendants
of Alexander Foster
Generation
No. 1
1. ALEXANDER1
FOSTER
was born Abt. 1710 in Londonderry, IRELAND, and died Apr 1767 in Lancaster
Co., PA. He married MARY POLLY
CONNORS
Abt. 1730 in Chester Co., PA. She
was born 1710, and died 1767.
Children
of ALEXANDER
FOSTER
and MARY
CONNORS
are:
2.
i. JAMES2
FOSTER, b. Apr 6, 1738, Lancaster Co., PA; d. Apr 7, 1814, Poland, OH.
ii. WILLIAM B. FOSTER, b. Abt. 1740, Lancaster Co., PA;
d. Sep 30, 1780, Chester Co., PA; m. HANNAH BLAIR, Abt. 1768, Lancaster Co., PA.
3.
iii. JOHN ALEXANDER FOSTER, b. Abt. 1748, Lancaster Co.,
PA; d. Oct 3, 1832, Wilson Co., TN.
iv. ELIZABETH FOSTER, b. Abt. 1750; m. CHARLES KNEELY.
v. SUSANNA FOSTER, b. Abt. 1750; m. WALKER.
vi. MARY FOSTER, b. Abt. 1754; m. LUCKY.
vii. JANET FOSTER, b. Abt. 1756, Prob Lancaster Co., PA;
d. Prob Lancaster Co., PA; m. FULTON.
viii. VIOLET FOSTER, b. Abt. 1758, Prob Washington Co.,
PA; m. JOSIAH SCOTT.
ix. MARGARET FOSTER, b. Abt. 1760; d. Prob Lancaster
Co., PA; m. RUSSELL.
Generation
No. 2
2. JAMES2
FOSTER
(ALEXANDER1)
was born Apr 6, 1738 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died Apr 7, 1814 in Poland, OH.
He married ANN
BARCLAY
1766 in Lancaster Co., PA.
Child
of JAMES
FOSTER
and ANN
BARCLAY
is:
4.
i. WILLIAM BARCLAY3
FOSTER, b. Sep 7, 1779, Berkley Co., VA.
3. JOHN ALEXANDER2
FOSTER
(ALEXANDER1)
was born Abt. 1748 in Lancaster Co., PA, and died Oct 3, 1832 in Wilson Co., TN.
He married MARTHA
DONNELL
Mar 20, 1768 in Guilford Co., NC, daughter of WILLIAM
DONNELL.
She was born 1751 in Rowan Co., NC, and died Mar 11, 1809 in Wilson Co.,
TN.
Children
of JOHN
FOSTER
and MARTHA
DONNELL
are:
5.
i. ALEXANDER3
FOSTER, b. Guilford Co., NC; d. Aft. 1834.
ii. JAMES FOSTER, b. Guilford Co., NC; d. Aft. 1827,
Prob Wilson Co., TN; m. REBECCA WILLIAMSON.
iii. MARGARET FOSTER, b. Guilford Co., NC; m. WILLIAM
DONNELL.
6.
iv. ROBERT ALBERT FOSTER, b. Abt. 1769, Guilford Co.,
NC; d. Abt. 1817, Wilson Co., TN.
v. MARY FOSTER, b. Apr 24, 1772, Guilford Co., NC; d.
Oct 24, 1808, Wilson Co., TN; m. JOHN DOAK, Jul 11, 1793, Guilford Co., NC.
vi. ELIZABETH FOSTER, b. Jun 12, 1777, Guilford Co.,
NC; d. Aft. 1858, Prob Wilson Co., TN; m. WILLIAM P. MCCLAIN, May 11, 1796,
Guilford Co., NC.
vii. MARTHA FOSTER, b. 1782; m. ROBERT DOAK.
7.
viii. JOHN DONNELL FOSTER, b. Dec 11, 1784, Guilford Co.,
NC; d. Feb 28, 1838, Wilson Co., TN.
Generation
No. 3
4. WILLIAM BARCLAY3
FOSTER
(JAMES2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Sep 7, 1779 in Berkley Co., VA. He
married ELIZA CLAYLAND
TOMLINSON
Nov 14, 1807 in Chambersburg, PA.
Children
of WILLIAM
FOSTER
and ELIZA
TOMLINSON
are:
8.
i. STEPHEN COLLIN4
FOSTER, b. Jul 4, 1826, Lawrencewille, PA; d. Jan 13, 1864, New York City, NY.
ii. ANNA ELIZA FOSTER.
iii. CHARLOTTE SUSANNA FOSTER.
iv. ANN ELIZA FOSTER.
v. WILLIAM FOSTER JR..
vi. HENRY FOSTER.
vii. HENRIETTA FOSTER.
viii. DUNNING FOSTER.
ix. MORRISON FOSTER.
x. JAMES FOSTER.
5. ALEXANDER3
FOSTER
(JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born in Guilford Co., NC, and died Aft. 1834.
He married (1) MISS HARRIS
Apr 4, 1820 in Wilson Co., TN.
He married (2) MARTHA DOAK Apr 4, 1820 in Wilson Co., TN.
Children
of ALEXANDER
FOSTER
and MISS
HARRIS
are:
i. ALFRED H.4
FOSTER.
ii. JOHN W. FOSTER.
iii. MARTHA D. FOSTER, m. GEORGE CUMMINGS, Apr 13, 1825.
iv. JAMES E. FOSTER.
6. ROBERT ALBERT3
FOSTER
(JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Abt. 1769 in Guilford Co., NC, and died Abt. 1817 in Wilson Co., TN.
He married NANCY
AGNES
DONNELL,
daughter of GEORGE SR.
and ISABELLA
KERR.
She was born Abt. 1780 in Guilford Co., NC, and died Abt. 1821 in Wilson
Co., TN.
Children
of ROBERT
FOSTER
and NANCY
DONNELL
are:
i. EMSLEY DONNELL4
FOSTER, b. Abt. 1793, Guildford Co., NC; d. Abt. 1832, Wilson Co., TN; m. MARTHA
ANN DOAK.
9.
ii. ALBERT GILBERT FOSTER, b. Abt. 1795, NC; d. Bef.
1860, prop Shelby County, IL.
iii. ISABELLA ANN FOSTER, b. Abt. 1798, Wilson Co., TN;
m. WILLIAM R. DONNELL, Sep 4, 1834, Wilson Co., TN.
iv. WILLIAM RUFUS FOSTER, b. Abt. 1800, Wilson Co., TN;
m. ELIZABETH TURNER, Jun 8, 1833, Wilson Co., TN.
7. JOHN DONNELL3
FOSTER
(JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Dec 11, 1784 in Guilford Co., NC, and died Feb 28, 1838 in Wilson Co.,
TN. He married ELIZABETH
H.
ROGERS
Sep 21, 1813 in Wilson Co., TN. She
was born Dec 25, 1795, and died Dec 11, 1873 in Wilson Co., TN.
Children
of JOHN
FOSTER
and ELIZABETH
ROGERS
are:
10.
i. RUFUS H.4
FOSTER, b. Oct 4, 1814, Wilson Co., TN; d. Jul 3, 1896, Wilson Co., TN.
ii. WILLIAM M. FOSTER, b. Mar 1, 1817, TN; d. Mar 13,
1837, TN.
iii. NANCY S. FOSTER, b. Aug 5, 1819, TN; m. THOMAS
SPAIN.
iv. BENJAMIN T. FOSTER, b. Dec 3, 1821, TN; d. Sep 25,
1847, TN.
v. JOHN D. FOSTER JR., b. Aug 5, 1824, TN; d. Jul 29,
1863, White Co., TN.
vi. MARTHA REBECCA FOSTER, b. Dec 5, 1826, TN; m. HENRY
DAWSON.
vii. JAMES A. FOSTER, b. Feb 25, 1828, TN; d. Oct 3,
1832, TN.
viii. ELIZABETH T. FOSTER, b. Jul 29, 1832, TN; m. (1)
JAMES BROADWAY; b. Jan 14, 1807; m. (2) EDWARD DENTON.
ix. ERASTUS A. FOSTER, b. May 29, 1834, TN; d. Oct 31,
1861, TN.
x. MARY E. FOSTER, b. Mar 14, 1837, TN; m. WILLIAM
DAVIS.
Generation
No. 4
8. STEPHEN COLLIN4
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
BARCLAY3,
JAMES2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jul 4, 1826 in Lawrencewille, PA, and died Jan 13, 1864 in New York
City, NY. He married JANE
DENNY
MACDOWELL
Jul 22, 1850. She was born Dec 10,
1829, and died Jan 3, 1903.
Child
of STEPHEN
FOSTER
and JANE
MACDOWELL
is:
i. MARION5
FOSTER, b. Apr 18, 1851; d. Jul 9, 1935, prob Pittsburg, PA.
9. ALBERT GILBERT4
FOSTER
(ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Abt. 1795 in NC, and died Bef. 1860 in prop Shelby
County, IL. He married (1) LUCINDA JANE
MAJOR
Aug 12, 1828 in Wilson Co., TN, daughter of JOHN
MAJOR
and LUCINDA.
She was born Abt. 1810 in NC, and died Aft. 1850 in Prob Wilson Co., TN.
He married (2) JANE STORY 1841.
She was born in KY.
Children
of ALBERT
FOSTER
and LUCINDA
MAJOR
are:
11.
i. ROBERT HENRY5
FOSTER, b. Jun 3, 1829, Wilson Co., TN; d. Apr 20, 1911, Vineland Community,
Collin Co., TX.
12.
ii. WILLIAM
PRESTON FOSTER, b. May 19, 1832, Wilson Co., TN; d. Sep 4, 1905, Wise Co., TX.
13.
iii. SAMUEL MAJOR
FOSTER, b. Jan 19, 1834, Wilson Co., TN; d. Feb 6, 1900, Greenwood, Wise Co.,
TX.
iv. MARTHA ANN EMILY FOSTER, b. 1836, Wilson Co., TN;
d. Jul 22, 1916, Wilson Co., TN; m. RICHARD BRANTLY JONES, Sep 13, 1855, Wilson
Co., TN.
14.
v. JOHN EMSLEY
FOSTER, b. Sep 11, 1831, Wilson Co., TN; d. Jan 18, 1900, Wise Co., TX.
Children
of ALBERT
FOSTER
and JANE
STORY
are:
vi. RUFUS DONEL5
FOSTER, b. 1842, Moultrie Co., IL.
vii. JAMES FOSTER, b. 1849, Moultrie Co., IL.
10. RUFUS H.4
FOSTER
(JOHN
DONNELL3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Oct 4, 1814 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Jul 3, 1896 in Wilson Co., TN.
He married SARAH
ANN
SPAIN.
She was born Jul 5, 1817, and died Jan 27, 1876.
Child
of RUFUS
FOSTER
and SARAH
SPAIN
is:
i. ROBERT V.5
FOSTER, b. Aug 12, 1845.
Generation
No. 5
11. ROBERT HENRY5
FOSTER
(ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jun 3, 1829 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Apr 20, 1911 in Vineland
Community, Collin Co., TX. He
married (1) MARY ADELINE LACKEY.
She was born in Arkansas. He
married (2) MELINDA
CAROLINE
SCOTT
1852 in Wilson Co., TX, daughter of JAMES
SCOTT
and JANE
CARRUTH.
She was born Sep 25, 1828 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Sep 17, 1907 in
McKinney, Collin Co., TX.
Child
of ROBERT
FOSTER
and MARY
LACKEY
is:
i. EVA LEE6
FOSTER, b. Nov 23, 1893, Wise Co., TX.
Children
of ROBERT
FOSTER
and MELINDA
SCOTT
are:
ii. WILLIAM PRESTON6
FOSTER, b. 1853, Wilson Co., TN; d. 1916, Collin Co., TX; m. ELIZABETH HUGHES,
Oct 30, 1884, Cook Co., TX.
iii. SAMUEL H. FOSTER, b. Sep 15, 1857, Vineland
Community, Collin Co., TX; d. Jan 20, 1881, Collin Co., TX; m. LUCINDA HICKS,
Jan 20, 1881, Collin Co., TX.
iv. THOMAS H. FOSTER, b. 1860, Vineland Community,
Collin Co., TX; d. Jan 20, 1913; m. EMMA B. WHITE.
v. JOHN D. FOSTER, b. 1861, Vineland Community, Collin
Co., TX; d. Infancy.
vi. ROBERT ANDREW FOSTER, b. 1863, Vineland Community,
Collin Co., TX; d. 1929, McKinney, Collin Co., TX; m. MARY ELIZABETH HOWARD, Jun
12, 1890.
vii. LUCY JANE FOSTER, b. Nov 28, 1866, Vineland
Community, Collin Co., TX; d. Feb 26, 1940, McKinney, Collin Co., TX; m. JOHN
WILLIAMS DOUDY.
viii. JOSEPH E. FOSTER, b. May 1, 1869, Vineland
Community, Collin Co., TX; d. Jul 4, 1940, Wichita Falls, TX; m. SARAH F.
COVINGTON.
ix. SARAH IDELLA FOSTER, b. Oct 10, 1871, Vineland
Community, Collin Co., TX; d. Nov 1, 1955, Collin Co., TX; m. WILLIAM JOSEPH
BAXTER.
12. WILLIAM PRESTON5
FOSTER
(ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born May 19, 1832 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Sep 4, 1905 in Wise Co., TX.
He married SERIPHINA
CUNNIUS
1862 in Wise Co., TX. She was born
Nov 3, 1840 in Conway, AR, and died Apr 10, 1927 in at home near Greenwood, Wise
Co., TX.
Children
of WILLIAM
FOSTER
and SERIPHINA
CUNNIUS
are:
i. MARTHA L.6
FOSTER, b. 1862; m. P.W. MINTER.
15.
ii. WILLIAM
FOSTER, b. Apr 1862, Texas.
16.
iii. SAMUEL MAJOR
FOSTER, b. Jun 1865, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX; d. Mangum, OK.
17.
iv. JOHN FRANKLIN
FOSTER, b. Sep 28, 1866, Wise Co., TX.
v. NANCY LUCY FOSTER, b. 1869.
18.
vi. MALINDA
CAROLINE FOSTER, b. Jul 25, 1871, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX; d. Dec 14, 1952,
Clayton, OK.
19.
vii. ALBERT T.
FOSTER, b. Feb 1873, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
20.
viii. THOMAS
PRESTON FOSTER, b. Feb 20, 1875, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX; d. Dec 4, 1947,
Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
ix. MARY JANE FOSTER, b. 1877; m. JOHN DAVIDSON.
x. MERRITT B. FOSTER, b. 1879, Greenwood, Wise Co.,
TX; m. DAISY.
13. SAMUEL MAJOR5
FOSTER
(ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jan 19, 1834 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Feb 6, 1900 in Greenwood, Wise
Co., TX. He married (1) JANE
CUNNIUS
1859 in Wise Co., TX, daughter of TARLTON
CUNNIUS
and KATHERINE
NICHOLAS.
She was born Jan 13, 1843 in Conway, AR, and died Oct 29, 1883 in
Greenwood, Wise Co., TX. He married
(2) LIZABETH COBB
Oct 28, 1883 in Wise Co., TX. She
was born in Arkansas.
Children
of SAMUEL
FOSTER
and JANE
CUNNIUS
are:
i. LUCY J.6
FOSTER, b. Nov 19, 1860, Wise Co., TX; d. Mar 21, 1886, Wise Co., TX; m. THOMAS
GORHAM.
ii. JOHN F. FOSTER, b. May 20, 1863, Wise Co., TX; d.
Dec 8, 1885, Decatur, Wise Co., TX; m. MARTHA HILL MCCARTY.
iii. MARY FOSTER, b. 1864.
21.
iv. WILLIAM
FRANKLIN FOSTER, b. May 20, 1865, Wise Co., TX; d. Mar 17, 1901.
v. SAMUEL MAJOR FOSTER JR., b. Jul 8, 1867; d. Nov 24,
1887.
vi. NANCY ANN FOSTER, b. Feb 14, 1869, Wise Co., TX; d.
Oct 9, 1892; m. W.M. HERNDON.
vii. J.B. FOSTER, b. Abt. 1871, Wise Co., TX; m. JANE
A..
22.
viii. GEORGE L.
FOSTER, b. Feb 14, 1873, Wise Co., TX; d. May 14, 1897.
ix. DUB FOSTER, m. MATTIE STELLA CAMPBELL.
x. CHRISTOPHER FOSTER.
xi. THOMAS FOSTER.
Child
of SAMUEL
FOSTER
and LIZABETH
COBB
is:
xii. CLAUD AZAMAH6
FOSTER, b. Aug 6, 1891, Wise Co., TX.
14. JOHN EMSLEY5
FOSTER
(ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Sep 11, 1831 in Wilson Co., TN, and died Jan 18, 1900 in Wise Co., TX.
He married MARY
ANN
BURRIS
1866 in Wise Co., TX, daughter of JONATHAN
BURRIS
and NANCY
CUNNIUS.
She was born Jan 19, 1848 in TX, and died Dec 20, 1933 in Charlie
Community, Clay Co., TX.
Children
of JOHN
FOSTER
and MARY
BURRIS
are:
i. ROBERT H.6
FOSTER, b. 1867, Sebastian Co., AR.
ii. WILLIAM FOSTER, b. Apr 1870, Sebastian Co., AR; d.
Bef. 1880, Wise Co., TX.
iii. THOMAS FOSTER, b. 1871, Wise Co., TX.
iv. S.J. FOSTER, b. Mar 2, 1873, Wise Co., TX; d. Oct
31, 1873, Wise Co., TX.
23.
v. JAMES MORRIS
FOSTER, b. Jan 1875, Wise Co., TX; d. 1956, Plainview, TX.
vi. ALICE M. FOSTER, b. Jan 1880, Wise Co., TX; d. Prob
Portales, NM; m. LACKEY; d. Prob Portales, N.M..
24.
vii. MARTHA EMSLEY
FOSTER, b. Aug 5, 1882, Wise Co., TX; d. May 15, 1963, Cochran Co., TX.
viii. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FOSTER, b. Jul 7, 1886, Wise Co.,
TX.
25.
ix. TINA FOSTER,
b. Jan 18, 1890, Wise Co., TX; d. Dec 1975, Wichita Falls, TX.
Generation
No. 6
15. WILLIAM6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Apr 1862 in Texas. He
married ALLICE
HOUSTON
1885 in Prob Wise Co., TX. She was
born Jun 1867 in Texas.
Children
of WILLIAM
FOSTER
and ALLICE
HOUSTON
are:
i. IDA7
FOSTER, b. Apr 1886.
ii. ULA FOSTER, b. May 1893.
iii. MINNIE FOSTER, b. Sep 1895.
iv. LANEY FOSTER, b. Oct 1897.
v. LIMMIE FOSTER, b. Feb 1900.
16. SAMUEL MAJOR6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jun 1865 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, and died in Mangum, OK.
He married ELIZABETH
COBB
Oct 28, 1883 in Wise Co., TX. She
was born Apr 1866 in Arkansas.
Children
of SAMUEL
FOSTER
and ELIZABETH
COBB
are:
i. BELLE7
FOSTER, b. Sep 1884.
ii. GEORGE FOSTER, b. Sep 1886.
iii. FRED FOSTER, b. Nov 1888.
iv. AZRIAH FOSTER, b. Aug 1891.
v. MURTLE FOSTER, b. Jan 1894.
vi. RUTHIE FOSTER, b. Apr 1897.
vii. LILLIE FOSTER, b. Jan 1900.
17. JOHN FRANKLIN6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Sep 28, 1866 in Wise Co., TX. He
married EMMA 1895 in Prob Wise Co., TX.
She was born Aug 1879 in MO.
Children
of JOHN
FOSTER
and EMMA
are:
i. RALPH7
FOSTER.
ii. ARVIL FOSTER.
18. MALINDA CAROLINE6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jul 25, 1871 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, and died Dec 14, 1952 in
Clayton, OK. She married JAMES
DOYLE
BRYAN
Jun 3, 1888 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, son of WILLIAM
BRYAN
and LUCINDA
CRUNK.
He was born Mar 29, 1871 in Bloomfield, Cooke Co., TX, and died Nov 28,
1935 in Clayton, OK.
Children
of MALINDA
FOSTER
and JAMES
BRYAN
are:
i. SARAH LUCINDA7
BRYAN, b. Mar 25, 1889.
ii. MARY VIRGINIA BRYAN, b. Feb 2, 1891.
iii. MINNIE BELLE BRYAN, b. Oct 22, 1892.
26.
iv. WILLIAM WESLEY
BRYAN, b. Mar 27, 1894, Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, TX; d. Mar 25, 1957, Mena,
Polk Co., AR.
v. JOSEPH PRESTON BRYAN, b. Dec 24, 1895.
vi. MARTHA MAY BRYAN, b. Jan 5, 1898.
vii. FANNIE PEARL BRYAN, b. Nov 10, 1899.
viii. DOLA CAROLINE BRYAN, b. Mar 25, 1902.
ix. OLLIE LEE BRYAN, b. Mar 15, 1904.
x. JAMES FRANKLIN BRYAN, b. Mar 19, 1906.
xi. ROY HASKEL BRYAN, b. Mar 3, 1908, Chickasha, Grady
Co., OK; d. Aug 27, 1977, Mena, Polk Co., AR; m. IRENE LOONEY.
xii. EVERET CARLTON BRYAN, b. Aug 17, 1910, Chickasha,
Grady Co., OK; d. Mar 22, 1968, Clayton Co., OK; m. ELVA MANLEY, Feb 28, 1935,
Pushmataha, Clayton Co., OK.
xiii. HARVEY HAROLD BRYAN, b. Feb 14, 1914, Chickasha,
OK; d. Dec 22, 1944, Killed in WW II during "Battle of the Buldge"
Belgium.
19. ALBERT T.6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 1873 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
He married SALLIE G.
CAMPBELL
1895 in Prob Wise Co., TX. She was
born Mar 1874 in South Carolina.
Children
of ALBERT
FOSTER
and SALLIE
CAMPBELL
are:
i. JIM K.7
FOSTER, b. Mar 1896.
ii. WILLIAM FOSTER, b. Sep 1898.
iii. JOHN L. FOSTER, b. Oct 1, 1901, Wise Co., TX.
20. THOMAS PRESTON6
FOSTER
(WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 20, 1875 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, and died Dec 4, 1947 in
Greenwood, Wise Co., TX. He married
(1) SALLIE FERGUSON. He married (2) SUE
JENNIE
MADDEN
1900 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, daughter of ROBERT
MADDEN
and MARY
WELDON.
She was born Feb 27, 1881 in Madison, Morgan Co., GA, and died Feb 12,
1920 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
Children
of THOMAS
FOSTER
and SUE
MADDEN
are:
i. SADIE FINE7
FOSTER, b. Feb 8, 1902, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX; d. Jun 16, 1990, Greenwood,
Wise Co., TX; m. W.J. BRYAN, Apr 16, 1922, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
27.
ii. WILLIAM
LITTLETON FOSTER, b. Jan 13, 1903, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX; d. Mar 12, 1948, Des
Moines, IA.
28.
iii. STELLA INEZ
FOSTER, b. Sep 2, 1904; d. May 2, 1987, Wise Co., TX.
iv. DEWELL ANDREW FOSTER, b. May 17, 1906, Greenwood,
Wise Co., TX; d. Dec 16, 1973, Tarranto, Haureland (Germany?); m. HALLIE PEARL
RHINE, May 22, 1927, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
v. MERRIT PRESTON FOSTER, b. Apr 16, 1910; d. Jan 23,
1977, Decatur, Wise Co., TX; m. ALLENE WATTS, Oct 1938; b. Greenwood, Wise Co.,
TX.
vi. BEULAH MARIE FOSTER, b. Jun 1912; m. TERRAH WRIGHT,
Aug 20, 1936, Greenwood, Wise Co., TX.
vii. CLAUD CLEO FOSTER, b. Aug 20, 1916, Greenwood, Wise
Co., TX; m. MARY JO HOWARD.
21. WILLIAM FRANKLIN6
FOSTER
(SAMUEL
MAJOR5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born May 20, 1865 in Wise Co., TX, and died Mar 17, 1901.
He married MARY
JO
SAMPLER.
She was born in GA.
Children
of WILLIAM
FOSTER
and MARY
SAMPLER
are:
i. ANNIE JANE7
FOSTER, b. Oct 4, 1897.
ii. VELMA MAY FOSTER, b. Nov 18, 1898, Wise Co., TX.
iii. WILLIE FOSTER, b. May 28, 1901; d. Nov 4, 1901.
22. GEORGE L.6
FOSTER
(SAMUEL
MAJOR5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 14, 1873 in Wise Co., TX, and died May 14, 1897.
He married ALICE
LAVONIA
CAMPBELL.
Child
of GEORGE
FOSTER
and ALICE
CAMPBELL
is:
i. RUTH EUTOLIA7
FOSTER, b. Mar 26, 1896; d. Jan 25, 1900.
23. JAMES MORRIS6
FOSTER
(JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jan 1875 in Wise Co., TX, and died 1956 in Plainview, TX.
He married MARY
JERUSHA
BELL
1905 in Cooke Co., TX.
Children
of JAMES
FOSTER
and MARY
BELL
are:
i. ALVIN7
FOSTER, b. Abt. 1906.
ii. STELLA FOSTER, b. Abt. 1908.
iii. LEMUAL FOSTER, b. Abt. 1910.
24. MARTHA EMSLEY6
FOSTER
(JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Aug 5, 1882 in Wise Co., TX, and died May 15, 1963 in Cochran Co., TX.
She married CHARLES
EASTON
WRIGHT
Dec 9, 1906 in Cooke Co., TX, son of NATHAN
WRIGHT
and MARY
MOSLEY.
He was born Jan 27, 1881 in Taney Co., MO, and died Mar 9, 1933 in Bowie,
TX.
Children
of MARTHA
FOSTER
and CHARLES
WRIGHT
are:
29.
i. JEWELL GLADYS7
WRIGHT, b. Oct 11, 1907, Leo, Cooke Co., TX; d. Nov 19, 1996, Morton, TX.
30.
ii. FORREST NATHAN
WRIGHT, b. Feb 18, 1909, Leo, Cooke Co., TX; d. Jul 2, 1977, Wichita Falls, TX.
iii. JAMES WRIGHT, b. Jan 14, 1911, Lamar, Hughes Co.,
OK; d. Sep 10, 1994, Wichita Falls, TX.
31.
iv. RUBY MARY
WRIGHT, b. Dec 24, 1913, Lamar, Hughes Co., OK.
v. BURNEY HULEN WRIGHT, b. Jun 7, 1915, Lamar, Hughes
Co., OK.
32.
vi. CONNIE LESTER
WRIGHT, b. May 20, 1917, Lamar, Hughes Co., OK; d. Jan 2, 2003, Wichita Falls,
TX.
33.
vii. CHARLES WAIN
WRIGHT, b. Mar 26, 1920, Gilliam, Sevier Co., AR; d. Feb 19, 1987, Westhoff,
DeWitt, TX.
viii. TINA DISHIELD WRIGHT, b. Dec 27, 1923, Wilbarger
Co., TX; d. May 25, 1924, Wilbarger Co., TX.
ix. WILLIAM KENNETH WRIGHT, b. Jun 20, 1925, TX.
25. TINA6
FOSTER
(JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jan 18, 1890 in Wise Co., TX, and died Dec 1975 in Wichita Falls, TX.
She married WALLACE
PARKHILL
1907 in Clay Co., TX. He was born
Sep 17, 1883 in Clay Co., TX, and died Dec 2, 1946 in Wichita Co., TX.
Children
of TINA
FOSTER
and WALLACE
PARKHILL
are:
i. MABEL7
PARKHILL, b. Mar 1908; d. Aug 31, 1931.
ii. WALLACE PARKHILL, b. Jan 21, 1911, Charlie, TX; d.
Oct 18, 1985, Wichita Falls, TX; m. BONNIE MARIE SMITH, Apr 18, 1944, Davidson,
OK.
iii. SYBIL ODELL PARKHILL, b. May 9, 1916; d. Nov 1996,
Wichita Co., TX; m. CLIFFORD ROLAND; b. Jul 16, 1906; d. Jun 5, 1988.
iv. OLAN DOUGLAS PARKHILL, b. Jun 14, 1923, Montague
Co., TX; d. Jan 17, 1997, Clay Co., TX; m. BETTY JO STEWART, Jan 17, 1947, Clay
Co., TX; b. Jan 5, 1928, Wichita Co., TX.
34.
v. CETHA FAYDEAN
PARKHILL, b. Dec 28, 1924, Montague Co., TX; d. Jul 9, 1999, Wichita Falls, TX.
Generation
No. 7
26. WILLIAM WESLEY7
BRYAN
(MALINDA
CAROLINE6
FOSTER,
WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Mar 27, 1894 in Greenwood Cemetery, Decatur, TX, and died Mar 25, 1957
in Mena, Polk Co., AR. He married CLARA
ELIZABETH
HEATH
Oct 5, 1926 in Mena, Polk Co., AR, daughter of THOMAS
HEATH
and SARAH
HARRISON.
She was born Oct 18, 1906 in Big Fork, Polk Co., AR, and died Aug 23,
1991 in Mena, Polk Co., AR.
Children
of WILLIAM
BRYAN
and CLARA
HEATH
are:
i. NAOMI IMOGENE8
BRYAN, b. Mar 18, 1927; m. IRA O. HUGHES.
ii. IONA ELAINE BRYAN, b. Mar 6, 1928; m. GLEN DERAMUS,
May 16, 1946, Cherry Hill, Polk Co., AR.
iii. HAZEL LOU BRYAN, b. Feb 15, 1932, Big Fork, Polk
Co., AR; m. PAT RIGGS.
iv. LEO EDWARD BRYAN, b. Feb 3, 1934, Big Fork, Polk
Co., AR; d. Mena, Polk Co., AR; m. DOLENA DAVIS.
v. PAULINE RUTH BRYAN, b. Mar 27, 1938, Hartshorne,
OK; m. HERMAN E. DAVIS, Jul 27, 1956, Poteau, OK.
27. WILLIAM LITTLETON7
FOSTER
(THOMAS
PRESTON6,
WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jan 13, 1903 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, and died Mar 12, 1948 in Des
Moines, IA. He married WILLIE
MAE
CUNNIUS
Sep 29, 1929 in Decatur, TX, daughter of JAMES
CUNNIUS
and MARY
DEMENT.
She was born Jul 7, 1908 in Stoney, Wise Co., TX, and died Apr 14, 2000
in Decatur, Wise Co., TX.
Child
of WILLIAM
FOSTER
and WILLIE
CUNNIUS
is:
i. MERRITT8
FOSTER.
28. STELLA INEZ7
FOSTER
(THOMAS
PRESTON6,
WILLIAM
PRESTON5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Sep 2, 1904, and died May 2, 1987 in Wise Co., TX.
She married AUDIE
ALMAS
WASHBURN
Dec 22, 1921 in Greenwood, Wise Co., TX, son of JAMES
WASHBURN
and AMER
ROSS.
He was born Nov 8, 1902 in MS, and died Oct 23, 1987 in Golden Years
Nursing Home, Decatur, TX.
Child
of STELLA
FOSTER
and AUDIE
WASHBURN
is:
i. PRESTON8
WASHBURN.
29. JEWELL GLADYS7
WRIGHT
(MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Oct 11, 1907 in Leo, Cooke Co., TX, and died Nov 19, 1996 in Morton,
TX. She married GEORGE
OLIVER
LYON
Sep 15, 1931 in Montague Co., TX, son of GOODRICH
LYON
and ELVIRA
MCGRADY.
He was born Mar 23, 1907 in Montague Co., TX, and died May 1996 in
Morton, TX.
Children
of JEWELL
WRIGHT
and GEORGE
LYON
are:
35.
i. BONNIE RUTH8
LYON, b. Feb 14, 1932, Montague Co., TX.
36.
ii. BETTY LOU
LYON, b. Apr 24, 1933, Montague Co., TX.
37.
iii. EVA LYON, b.
Nov 17, 1934, Montague Co., TX.
38.
iv. CHARLES ALVIN
LYON, b. Jul 1, 1936, Montague Co., TX; d. 1957, Seminole, TX.
39.
v. GOODRICH WAYNE
LYON, b. Feb 22, 1938, Montague Co., TX.
40.
vi. WILMA JEAN
LYON, b. Nov 19, 1942, Lubbock, TX; d. Jun 7, 1997, Wolforth, TX.
41.
vii. EDDY LYNN
LYON, b. Jan 11, 1948, Levelland, TX.
viii. SANDRA LYON, b. Jan 16, 1951, Levelland, TX; m.
BENNIE TORRES, Apr 14, 1981, Levelland, TX.
30. FORREST NATHAN7
WRIGHT
(MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 18, 1909 in Leo, Cooke Co., TX, and died Jul 2, 1977 in Wichita
Falls, TX. He married (1) ETHELENE
GAINES
Nov 24, 1936 in Frederick, OK, daughter of ERNEST
GAINES
and LOUELLA
BAGGETT.
She was born Jan 10, 1919 in Electra, TX.
He married (2) LUCY
RECK
SEFCIK
Jan 8, 1973 in Archer City, TX. She
was born Sep 5, 1918 in Wilbarger Co, TX, and died Jul 16, 1996 in Electra,
Wichita Co., TX.
Children
of FORREST
WRIGHT
and ETHELENE
GAINES
are:
42.
i. GARY FORREST8
WRIGHT, b. Sep 11, 1937, Electra, TX.
43.
ii. EARNEST LYNN
WRIGHT, b. Oct 19, 1939, Electra, TX.
44.
iii. MICHAEL
CORBETT WRIGHT, b. Jun 26, 1944, Wichita Falls, TX.
45.
iv. JUDY LUJEAN
WRIGHT, b. Feb 11, 1947, Wichita Falls, TX; d. Sep 11, 1996, Wichita Falls, TX.
31. RUBY MARY7
WRIGHT
(MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Dec 24, 1913 in Lamar, Hughes Co., OK.
She married TROY H.
SLADE
Dec 24, 1930 in Waurikea, OK. He
was born Dec 30, 1914 in Montague Co., TX, and died Mar 5, 1996 in Montague Co.,
TX.
Children
of RUBY
WRIGHT
and TROY
SLADE
are:
i. LOIS MARIE8
SLADE, b. Nov 2, 1931, Montague Co., TX; m. WILLIAM PHILLIPS.
ii. GLADYS SLADE, b. Oct 3, 1935, Montague Co., TX; m.
ARCUE DEWEBER.
iii. LLOYD SLADE, b. Aug 30, 1943, Montague Co., TX; m.
JANE HARPER.
iv. LINDA SLADE, b. Jan 10, 1951, Montague Co., TX; m.
RONNIE MCCLINTOCK.
32. CONNIE LESTER7
WRIGHT
(MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born May 20, 1917 in Lamar, Hughes Co., OK, and died Jan 2, 2003 in Wichita
Falls, TX. He married LOU
ELLA
GOODWIN
Feb 28, 1942 in Wichita Falls, TX. She
was born Aug 27, 1923 in Hunt Co., TX.
Children
of CONNIE
WRIGHT
and LOU
GOODWIN
are:
i. LESTER EARL8
WRIGHT, b. Sep 1, 1944, Electra, TX; m. (1) PAULA JO VACARI, May 1965; m. (2)
SHARON WALLACE, Mar 1975, Wichita Falls, TX.
ii. STELLA LOUISE WRIGHT, b. Feb 9, 1949; m. (1) GLEN
CALVIN CHITWOOD, Apr 1967, Burkburnett, TX; m. (2) ROBERT TILDEN COTTON, Nov 1,
1973, Wichita Falls, TX.
iii. CONNIE LUCILLE WRIGHT, b. Nov 12, 1957; m. GARY
MICHAEL STEWART, Feb 28, 1981, Wichita Falls, TX.
33. CHARLES WAIN7
WRIGHT
(MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Mar 26, 1920 in Gilliam, Sevier Co., AR, and died Feb 19, 1987 in
Westhoff, DeWitt, TX. He married
(1) SADIE.
He married (2) BETTY
JEAN
RUSSELL
Jan 26, 1953 in Corpus Christi, TX.
Children
of CHARLES
WRIGHT
and SADIE
are:
i. JAMES8
WRIGHT.
ii. KENNETH WRIGHT.
Children
of CHARLES
WRIGHT
and BETTY
RUSSELL
are:
iii. DENNIS WAYNE8
WRIGHT, b. Mar 9, 1954.
iv. DONALD DEWAYNE WRIGHT, b. Oct 13, 1955.
v. JEAN ANN WRIGHT, b. Jul 31, 1957.
vi. GARY WAYNE WRIGHT, b. Sep 7, 1959.
vii. WAYNE CHARLIE WRIGHT JR., b. Feb 9, 1966.
34. CETHA FAYDEAN7
PARKHILL
(TINA6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Dec 28, 1924 in Montague Co., TX, and died Jul 9, 1999 in Wichita
Falls, TX. She married MORMAN
PATTERSON
JR..
He was born Sep 2, 1922 in Rockwall, TX.
Children
of CETHA
PARKHILL
and MORMAN
JR.
are:
i. BABY GIRL8
ADOPTED, b. Abt. 1943, Orphans Home, Ft Worth, TX.
ii. LETRICIA ANN PATTERSON, b. Nov 11, 1945.
iii. PATTY SUE PATTERSON, b. Sep 30, 1947.
Generation
No. 8
35. BONNIE RUTH8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 14, 1932 in Montague Co., TX.
She married BURL THOMAS
MCDOWRA
Jul 26, 1951 in Fort Sumner, NM. He
was born Mar 8, 1931 in Levelland, TX, and died Nov 13, 1982 in Ozona, TX.
Children
of BONNIE
LYON
and BURL
MCDOWRA
are:
i. JUDY LYNETTE9
MCDOWRA, b. May 31, 1952; m. (1) DANNY PIGG, Borger, TX; m. (2) HERBERT ZIELONKA;
d. 2002, Cuero, TX.
ii. DEBRA JEAN MCDOWRA, b. Jul 22, 1953.
iii. KENNETH EARL MCDOWRA, b. Apr 19, 1956.
iv. VICKI LEA MCDOWRA, b. Sep 14, 1962.
v. MICHAEL DAVID MCDOWRA, b. Nov 4, 1966, Levelland,
TX; d. Nov 4, 1966, Levelland, TX.
36. BETTY LOU8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Apr 24, 1933 in Montague Co., TX.
She married RAYFORD WHISENHUNT
Jul 5, 1950 in Lovington, NM.
Child
of BETTY
LYON
and RAYFORD
WHISENHUNT
is:
i. DANNY9
WHISENHUNT.
37. EVA8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Nov 17, 1934 in Montague Co., TX.
She married JOHNNY PLUNKETT
May 1955 in Mineral Wells, TX.
Children
of EVA
LYON
and JOHNNY
PLUNKETT
are:
i. CINTHIA9
PLUNKETT.
ii. JAY PLUNKETT.
38. CHARLES ALVIN8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jul 1, 1936 in Montague Co., TX, and died 1957 in Seminole, TX.
He married NORMA
COX
Jul 6, 1954 in Lovington, NM.
Children
of CHARLES
LYON
and NORMA
COX
are:
i. MICHAEL CHARLES9
LYON.
ii. SUSAN LYON.
39. GOODRICH WAYNE8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 22, 1938 in Montague Co., TX.
He married BETTY KUEHLER
Feb 14, 1963 in Morton, TX.
Children
of GOODRICH
LYON
and BETTY
KUEHLER
are:
i. GLEN9
LYON.
ii. GARY LYON.
iii. KIM LYON.
iv. JULIE LYON.
40. WILMA JEAN8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Nov 19, 1942 in Lubbock, TX, and died Jun 7, 1997 in Wolforth, TX.
She married JAMES
JACKSON
Dec 15, 1968 in Lubbock, TX.
Children
of WILMA
LYON
and JAMES
JACKSON
are:
i. WILLIAM9
JACKSON.
ii. JAMES JACKSON JR..
iii. BRENDA JACKSON.
41. EDDY LYNN8
LYON
(JEWELL
GLADYS7
WRIGHT,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jan 11, 1948 in Levelland, TX. He
married CATHY BARNETT
Mar 15, 1978 in Lubbock, TX.
Child
of EDDY
LYON
and CATHY
BARNETT
is:
i. TYSON9
LYON.
42. GARY FORREST8
WRIGHT
(FORREST
NATHAN7,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Sep 11, 1937 in Electra, TX. He
married JESSIE LEE
MARTIN
Feb 29, 1964 in Henrietta, Clay Co., TX, daughter of N.F.
MARTIN
and ZELLA
STOUT.
She was born Mar 23, 1931 in Wichita Falls, TX.
Children
of GARY
WRIGHT
and JESSIE
MARTIN
are:
i. KELLY FORREST9
WRIGHT, b. May 28, 1965, Iowa Park, TX.
ii. CHRISTOPHER LEE WRIGHT, b. Oct 22, 1969, Iowa Park,
TX.
43. EARNEST LYNN8
WRIGHT
(FORREST
NATHAN7,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Oct 19, 1939 in Electra, TX. He
married (1) CHARLOTTE ELENA
RANDALL
Sep 1, 1962 in East Machias, ME, daughter of CLARENCE
RANDALL
and SHIRLEY
WILCOX.
She was born Mar 21, 1944 in Machias, ME.
He married (2) PATRICIA
MORELL
MILLER
Jul 21, 1978 in Waltham, MA, daughter of WALTER
MOREL
and ELEANOR
KUDNICK.
She was born Mar 2, 1946 in New York City, NY.
Child
of EARNEST
WRIGHT
and CHARLOTTE
RANDALL
is:
i. JODY LYNNE9
WRIGHT, b. Sep 5, 1965, Honolulu, HI.
44. MICHAEL CORBETT8
WRIGHT
(FORREST
NATHAN7,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Jun 26, 1944 in Wichita Falls, TX.
He married MARY ELLEN
LAW
Jul 17, 1965 in Providence, RI. She
was born Feb 10, 1947 in Providence, RI.
Child
of MICHAEL
WRIGHT
and MARY
LAW
is:
i. NANCY ANNE9
WRIGHT, b. Jul 1, 1966, Dallas, TX.
45. JUDY LUJEAN8
WRIGHT
(FORREST
NATHAN7,
MARTHA
EMSLEY6
FOSTER,
JOHN
EMSLEY5,
ALBERT
GILBERT4,
ROBERT
ALBERT3,
JOHN
ALEXANDER2,
ALEXANDER1)
was born Feb 11, 1947 in Wichita Falls, TX, and died Sep 11, 1996 in Wichita
Falls, TX. She married (1) RONNIE
CLAUD
BOREN
1964 in Wichita Falls, TX. He was
born 1943 in Wichita Co., TX. She
married (2) JERRY
DAN
ALLEN
Mar 15, 1972 in Wichita Falls, TX. He
was born Jan 17, 1947 in Wichita Falls, TX.
Child
of JUDY
WRIGHT
and RONNIE
BOREN
is:
i. MARISA CAROL9
BOREN, b. Jan 12, 1965, Wichita Falls, TX; m. (1) ROBERT WESSEL, 1985, Wichita
Falls, TX; b. TX; m. (2) BRUCE BALLARD, 1995, TX.