John Robert Foster SrAge: 77 years1863–1941
- Name
- John Robert Foster Sr
- Given names
- John Robert
- Surname
- Foster
- Name suffix
- Sr
 Birth | July 6, 1863 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 3 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | Jane Elizabeth Wills — View this family about 1881 (Age 17 years) Note: Marriage date from Findagrave site |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Robert Foster Jr April 6, 1882 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Jane V “Jennie” Foster May 24, 1883 (Age 19 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster December 15, 1886 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Harrison Foster November 1889 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | George Robinson Foster November 18, 1890 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Margaret Elda “Hilda” Foster July 28, 1892 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Charles Henry Foster January 11, 1894 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Matthew Edward Foster December 24, 1896 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #9 | Eva Mae Foster December 7, 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #10 | Eli Foster December 16, 1897 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a son | Eli Foster before 1900 (Age 36 years) Note: Did not appear in the 1900 Census, presumed deceased |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Blanche V Foster March 18, 1901 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Rachel V Lex about 1901 (Age 37 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Birth of a son #12 | William Alfred Foster March 5, 1902 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Blanche V Foster March 19, 1902 (Age 38 years) Shared note: There is a descrepancy between the official Death Certificate and the photo of Blanche's tombstone. The Death Certificate states she died on March 19, 1902 and was buried on May 21, 1902. However, the tombstone photo shows that she died on Dec 31, 1902 after 3 months & 13 days of life. Both records correctly infer at March 18, 1901 birth date; but, both show conflicting death dates. |
| Marriage of a child | William John Lex — Jane V “Jennie” Foster — View this family July 24, 1903 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Helene Jane Lex about 1904 (Age 40 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Marriage of a child | John Foster — Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster — View this family about 1905 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ellis William Foster October 9, 1906 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ethel May Lex about 1907 (Age 43 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Marriage of a child | John Robert Foster Jr — Laura May Moyer — View this family about 1908 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Grace Matilda Foster February 8, 1909 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | William Lex Jr about 1909 (Age 45 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1910 Census |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 46 years) Note: Ellis Foster is the son of Anna Elizabeth Foster |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Ruth Helen Lex March 3, 1911 (Age 47 years) Address: See Social Security Death Index for birth/death years |
| Death of a son | James Harrison Foster April 4, 1911 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Anna Ellen Levan October 12, 1911 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | James Foster August 13, 1912 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Margaret Foster August 31, 1913 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #11 | Foster J Lex about 1913 (Age 49 years) Address: Birth year/place based on 1930 Census |
| Death of a wife | Jane Elizabeth Wills July 19, 1913 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Wesley J Levan 1915 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Audrise Lorraine Foster September 30, 1915 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Blanche V Levan December 16, 1916 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 grandson #15 | Raymond Clyde Foster February 17, 1917 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage | Elizabeth Shields — View this family about October 1917 (Age 54 years) Note: Marriage info taken from Findagrave |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Blanche Viola Foster April 1, 1918 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | Charles E Levan November 2, 1918 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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 granddaughter #18 | Eleanor M Foster July 22, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Charles Henry Foster — Clary May Knock — View this family about 1919 (Age 55 years) Note: Marriage date as per 1930 Census |
| Census | January 12, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Margaret E Moyer April 22, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Alma M Levan September 10, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #21 | Robert John Foster December 5, 1920 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #22 | Robert W Heiser July 7, 1921 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #23 | Lewis E Heiser Jr September 9, 1922 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #24 | Marlin H Levan December 26, 1922 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Shields July 24, 1923 (Age 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Matthew Edward Foster — Hanna Edna Imshweiler — View this family October 3, 1923 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #25 | Dorothy L Heiser February 19, 1924 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #26 | Clair L Levan May 26, 1926 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Jean M Heiser May 2, 1928 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Glenn Charles Heiser July 19, 1929 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Census | April 11, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #29 | James Heiser July 23, 1931 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a son | John Robert Foster Jr April 28, 1935 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Eva Mae Foster May 26, 1935 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Anna May Foster 1936 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a grandson | James Heiser March 29, 1937 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Jane V “Jennie” Foster January 17, 1941 (Age 77 years) |
 Death | March 13, 1941 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Identification number | L19M-46F Type: FamilySearch |
| Family with Jane Elizabeth Wills |
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John Robert Foster Sr Birth: July 6, 1863 — England, United Kingdom Death: March 13, 1941 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| wife |
Jane Elizabeth Wills Birth: January 3, 1861 — England, United Kingdom Death: July 19, 1913 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: about 1881 — |
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15 months son |
John Robert Foster Jr Birth: April 6, 1882 18 21 — England, United Kingdom Death: April 28, 1935 — Kulpmont, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Jane V “Jennie” Foster Birth: May 24, 1883 19 22 — England, United Kingdom Death: January 17, 1941 — Fountain Springs, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster Birth: December 15, 1886 23 25 — England, United Kingdom Death: June 16, 1951 — Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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3 years son |
James Harrison Foster Birth: November 1889 26 28 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 4, 1911 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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13 months son |
George Robinson Foster Birth: November 18, 1890 27 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 1973 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Margaret Elda “Hilda” Foster Birth: July 28, 1892 29 31 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 21, 1959 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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17 months son |
Charles Henry Foster Birth: January 11, 1894 30 33 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: June 7, 1971 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
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3 years son |
Matthew Edward Foster Birth: December 24, 1896 33 35 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: November 13, 1972 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Eva Mae Foster Birth: December 7, 1897 34 36 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 26, 1935 — Ashland, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Eli Foster Birth: December 16, 1897 34 36 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: before 1900 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Blanche V Foster Birth: March 18, 1901 37 40 — Aristes, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 19, 1902 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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1 year son |
William Alfred Foster Birth: March 5, 1902 38 41 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 14, 1951 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Shields |
| himself |
John Robert Foster Sr Birth: July 6, 1863 — England, United Kingdom Death: March 13, 1941 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Shields Birth: August 19, 1864 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: July 24, 1923 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Marriage: about October 1917 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Foster Sr - Household
Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
The birthplace for John Robert Foster Sr and Jane Foster are incorrectly listed as Pennsylvania for some of their children. Birthplaces should be England. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Foster Sr - Household
Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | Ellis Foster is the son of Anna Elizabeth Foster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marriage | Marriage info taken from Findagrave | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Foster Sr - Household
Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William John Rex - Household
Butler, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States
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