 Birth | July 28, 1892 29 31 |
 Birth of a brother | Charles Henry Foster January 11, 1894 (Age 17 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Matthew Edward Foster December 24, 1896 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eva Mae Foster December 7, 1897 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Eli Foster December 16, 1897 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 brother | Eli Foster before 1900 (Age 7 years) Note: Did not appear in the 1900 Census, presumed deceased |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Blanche V Foster March 18, 1901 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Alfred Foster March 5, 1902 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a sister | Blanche V Foster March 19, 1902 (Age 9 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. |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Harrison Foster April 4, 1911 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Elizabeth Wills July 19, 1913 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a parent | John Robert Foster Sr — Elizabeth Shields — View this family about October 1917 (Age 25 years) Note: Marriage info taken from Findagrave |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 daughter #1 | Margaret E Moyer April 22, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 7, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Robert Foster Jr April 28, 1935 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva Mae Foster May 26, 1935 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 6, 1940 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane V “Jennie” Foster January 17, 1941 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | John Robert Foster Sr March 13, 1941 (Age 48 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 sister | Anna Elisabeth “Annie” Foster June 16, 1951 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Alfred Foster December 14, 1951 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 | July 21, 1959 (Age 66 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Odd Fellows Cemetery |