Ben William FosterAge: 86 years1908–1994
- Name
- Ben William Foster
- Given names
- Ben William
- Surname
- Foster
 Birth | February 27, 1908 20 22 |
 Census | May 4, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Death of a mother | Bettie L Snead October 11, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Douglas Clark Foster August 26, 1912 (Age 4 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Harvey Benjamin Foster — Euba “Minnie” Christian — View this family about 1912 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Harvey Hugh Foster June 15, 1916 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a half-brother | Edmond Dorris “Dobby” Foster September 3, 1917 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | February 2, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | James Madison “Matt” Foster February 15, 1921 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Delma Durwood Foster July 28, 1923 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Virginia Foster May 26, 1924 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Wallace Waddell Scott Foster March 17, 1928 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a father | Harvey Benjamin Foster October 12, 1952 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-brother | James Madison “Matt” Foster May 3, 1969 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Douglas Clark Foster September 9, 1975 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a half-brother | Edmond Dorris “Dobby” Foster May 12, 1979 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Harvey Hugh Foster December 12, 1986 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | April 9, 1994 (Age 86 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harvey Benjamin Foster Birth: February 20, 1888 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1952 — Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Bettie L Snead Birth: August 7, 1885 Death: October 11, 1910 |
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Marriage: about 1907 — |
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14 months himself |
Ben William Foster Birth: February 27, 1908 20 22 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 9, 1994 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Father’s family with Euba “Minnie” Christian |
| father |
Harvey Benjamin Foster Birth: February 20, 1888 — Kentucky, United States Death: October 12, 1952 — Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Euba “Minnie” Christian Birth: January 24, 1894 26 16 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: September 13, 1941 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1912 — |
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8 months half-brother |
Douglas Clark Foster Birth: August 26, 1912 24 18 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 9, 1975 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Harvey Hugh Foster Birth: June 15, 1916 28 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 12, 1986 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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15 months half-brother |
Edmond Dorris “Dobby” Foster Birth: September 3, 1917 29 23 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 12, 1979 |
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3 years half-brother |
James Madison “Matt” Foster Birth: February 15, 1921 32 27 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: May 3, 1969 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years half-brother |
Delma Durwood Foster Birth: July 28, 1923 35 29 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 2001 — Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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10 months half-sister |
Mary Virginia Foster Birth: May 26, 1924 36 30 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: July 23, 2007 — Mint Hill, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
Wallace Waddell Scott Foster Birth: March 17, 1928 40 34 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 4, 2003 — Crofton, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Benjamin Foster - Household
Drounette? Road Christian, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Harvey Benjamin Foster - Household
Kirkmansville Road Christian, Kentucky
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