Basil Kenneth FosterAge: 84 years1903–1988
- Name
- Basil Kenneth Foster
- Given names
- Basil Kenneth
- Surname
- Foster
 Birth | July 18, 1903 26 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Wanetta Foster February 15, 1906 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harold Foster December 17, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a sister | Wanetta Foster November 14, 1908 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | April 21, 1910 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ruby Evelyn Foster August 23, 1912 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Infant Foster December 23, 1916 (Age 13 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a sister | Infant Foster January 24, 1917 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dave Foster November 13, 1917 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dave Foster November 13, 1917 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 13 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 14 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Loretta Foster June 26, 1919 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster June 26, 1919 (Age 15 years) twin: Loretta Foster
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| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Leon Foster August 28, 1923 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Myrtle Amanda Alvers — View this family January 3, 1924 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Billie Mae Foster 1924 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Basil Kenneth “Kenny” Foster Jr August 5, 1927 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | James Emery Foster June 19, 1928 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Richard Lawerence “Dick” Foster November 8, 1929 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 4, 1930 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Walker Holland January 13, 1931 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | May 31, 1940 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Donald Michael Whitney August 16, 1948 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Maude Nora Holland March 30, 1950 (Age 46 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Billie Mae Foster November 20, 1950 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 maternal grandmother | Mary Elizabeth “Molly” Kirby 1954 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Basil Kenneth “Kenny” Foster Jr — Christine Irene Gentry — View this family January 7, 1972 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 wife | Myrtle Amanda Alvers September 2, 1985 (Age 82 years) |
 Death | January 3, 1988 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint John Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Emery Foster Birth: March 23, 1877 — Foster, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: June 19, 1928 — Kinmundy, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Maude Nora Holland Birth: May 19, 1884 33 21 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 30, 1950 — Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 10, 1901 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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20 months himself |
Basil Kenneth Foster Birth: July 18, 1903 26 19 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: January 3, 1988 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Wanetta Foster Birth: February 15, 1906 28 21 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 14, 1908 — Marion, Illinois, United States |
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22 months younger brother |
Harold Foster Birth: December 17, 1907 30 23 — Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: December 7, 1997 — Fairview Heights, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Ruby Evelyn Foster Birth: August 23, 1912 35 28 — Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years younger sister |
Infant Foster Birth: December 23, 1916 39 32 — Foster, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: January 24, 1917 — Foster, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
Dave Foster Birth: November 13, 1917 40 33 — Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: November 13, 1917 — Alma, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Loretta Foster Birth: June 26, 1919 42 35 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States Death: January 15, 1999 — Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
| younger sister |
Marietta “Mary Etta” Foster Birth: June 26, 1919 42 35 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States Death: January 17, 1993 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Leon Foster Birth: August 28, 1923 46 39 — Assumption, Christian, Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 2014 — Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
| Mother’s family with Henry Nagle |
| step-father |
Henry Nagle Birth: about 1882 — Ireland Death: |
| mother |
Maude Nora Holland Birth: May 19, 1884 33 21 — Phelps, Lawrence, Missouri, United States Death: March 30, 1950 — Caseyville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Myrtle Amanda Alvers |
| himself |
Basil Kenneth Foster Birth: July 18, 1903 26 19 — Marion, Illinois, United States Death: January 3, 1988 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Myrtle Amanda Alvers Birth: October 8, 1905 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: September 2, 1985 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: January 3, 1924 — Jefferson, Missouri, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Billie Mae Foster Birth: 1924 20 18 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: November 20, 1950 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
Basil Kenneth “Kenny” Foster Jr Birth: August 5, 1927 24 21 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States Death: February 23, 2008 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
Richard Lawerence “Dick” Foster Birth: November 8, 1929 26 24 — East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States Death: February 26, 2004 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
Basil Kenneth Foster has 6 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (6)
Parents Thomas Franklin Pollard + Pearl Etta Holland
Parents Marvin Edward Holland + Hester Ada Watson
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Emery Foster - Household
Poplar Street Patoka, Marion, Illinois
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Maude Nora Holland - Household
Assumption Street Assumption, Christian, Illinois
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Basil Kenneth Foster - Household
2225 North 38th Street East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Basil Kenneth Foster - Household
Nameoki, Madison, Illinois
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