William Alfred FosterAge: 49 years1902–1951
- Name
- William Alfred Foster
- Given names
- William Alfred
- Surname
- Foster
 Birth | March 5, 1902 38 41 |
 Death of a sister | Blanche V Foster March 19, 1902 (Age 14 days) 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 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Harrison Foster April 4, 1911 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Jane Elizabeth Wills July 19, 1913 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 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 15 years) Note: Marriage info taken from Findagrave |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 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 15 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 | January 12, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 27 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 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Robert Foster Jr April 28, 1935 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eva Mae Foster May 26, 1935 (Age 33 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jane V “Jennie” Foster January 17, 1941 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a father | John Robert Foster Sr March 13, 1941 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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 43 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 | December 14, 1951 (Age 49 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Robert Foster Sr Birth: July 6, 1863 — England, United Kingdom Death: March 13, 1941 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| mother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
George Robinson Foster Birth: November 18, 1890 27 29 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 1973 — Pennsylvania, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
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 elder brother |
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 elder brother |
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 elder sister |
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 elder sister |
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 himself |
William Alfred Foster Birth: March 5, 1902 38 41 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 14, 1951 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Father’s family with Elizabeth Shields |
| father |
John Robert Foster Sr Birth: July 6, 1863 — England, United Kingdom Death: March 13, 1941 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| step-mother |
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 |
| Family with Leona L Kehler |
| himself |
William Alfred Foster Birth: March 5, 1902 38 41 — Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 14, 1951 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
| wife |
Leona L Kehler Birth: September 22, 1906 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death: December 12, 1964 — Mount Carmel, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States |
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William Alfred Foster has 0 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Foster Sr - Household
Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Robert Foster Sr - Household
Centralia, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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