Name |
James Robert Foster |
Nickname |
Rob |
Birth |
9 May 1857 |
Union Par, Louisiana, USA |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1860 |
Union Par, Louisiana, USA |
Spearsville/Springhill PO, p 141 [handwritten 645], dwelling/family 903/903, b. Louisiana, enumerated 2 Aug 1860 by A. C. Wade. |
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1860 Census for Union Parish, Louisiana, Springhill Post Office, Sheet 141 [handwritten 645] --William Truitt Foster cont.--
Foster, W. T......11...son
______, A. J...... 5...daughter
______, Jack...... 3...son
Collins, J. T.....32...Clerk
Perry, L. J.......21...Overseer |
Census |
1870 |
Union Co, Arkansas, USA |
Lapile twp, Hillsboro PO, p 12 [stamped 576B], dwelling/family 83/83; at home, b. Georgia; enumerated 18 Jun 1870 by W. D Pendleton. |
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1870 Census for Union County, Arkansas, Lapile Township, Sheet 12 [stamped 576B] Foster, William T........47...head
______, Mary A...........47...wife
______, William T........22...son
______, Laura............16...daughter in law
______, James R..........13...son |
Property, Real |
18 Oct 1879 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
Benjamin F. Massengill and Mary A. Massengill, his wife deeded to William T. Foster and James R. Foster, 80 acres for the sum of $250.00 the NE 1/4 SE1/4 of Section 32 and NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 33 Township 16 Range 6W. The deed was filed & recorded on 23 Jun 1883 by Wooldridge, DC for E. L. Thomson, Clerk. |
- Arkansas. Ashley County. Deed Book U, p 465. Accessioned Family Search 21 Dec 2020.
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Census |
1880 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
Carter twp, ED 7, p 27 [stamped 106C], dwelling/family 196/202, b. Georgia, f.b. Georgia, m.b. Georgia; enumerated 14-15 Jun 1880 by James C. Normacy [?]. |
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1880 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, Carter Township, Sheet 27 [stamped 106C] Foster, Wm. T.....58...head
______, Mary A....59...wife
______, Wm. T.....25...son
______, Jas. R....23...son
______, Larkin.... 5...written as daughter but really granddaughter of head of house. Daughter of William Thomas Foster and his wife Lucinda (Smith) Foster. |
Tax Records |
1890 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
Value of property $121, school district 13. |
- Faith Nowlin, abst. Personal Property Tax Index, Ashley County, Arkansas, 1890 (Crossett, AR: Ashley County Genealogical Society, 1986), 14.
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Census |
1900 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
DeBastrop twp, ED 11, p 6B, dwelling/family 133/139, farmer, married 17 years; rents home; reads, writes and speaks English; b. May 1897 Louisiana, f.b. Georgia, m.b. South Carolina; enumerated 5 Jun 1900 by Bere B. Station. |
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1900 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, DeBastrop Township, Sheet 6B Foster, Robert J....33...head
______, Mary........35...wife
______, William A...15...son
______, James E.....13...son
______, John R......11...son
______, Minnie L.... 7...daughter
______, Hardy B..... 4...son |
Census |
1910 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
Wilmot, ED 6, p 15B, dwelling/family 156/156, farmer, rents farm, married 26 years; reads, writes and speaks English; b. Louisiana, f.b. Georgia, m.b. Alabama; enumerated 9 May 1910 by B. W. Ruff. |
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1910 Census for Ashley County, Arkansas, Wilmot, Sheet 15B Foster, Robert J....53...head
______, Mary........46...wife
______, James E.....23...son
______, John R......21...son
______, Minnie L....18...daughter
______, Harty B.....15...son
______, Norma D..... 7...daughter |
Death |
28 Jun 1928 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Desmond Walls Allen, comp. Arkansas Death Index, 1924-1933 (Conway, AR: Arkansas Research, 1997), 172.
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Burial |
Unity Cemetery, Crossett, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
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James Robert & Mary Ada (Shockley) Foster Rob was the son of William T. & Mary Ann (Owens) Foster. Ada was the daughter of Andrew J. & Elizabeth Ann (Moore) Shockley. |
Person ID |
I612 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
21 Dec 2020 |
Father |
William Truitt Foster, b. Mar 1825, Georgia, USA d. 31 Jul 1909, Parkdale, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 84 years) |
Mother |
Mary Ann Owens, b. ca 1811, Georgia, USA d. ca 1880, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 69 years) |
Marriage |
19 May 1844 |
Upson Co, Georgia, USA |
- (1) Georgia. Upson County. Marriage Book A-172, #9, 19 May 1844. William T. Foster and Mary Owens; married by Davis Dawson, JP. (2) Carolyn Walker Nottingham and Evelyn Hannah. The Early History of Upson County, Georgia (Vidalia, GA: Georgia Genealogical Reprints, 1930) 229. (3) Marilee Beatty Hageness. Marriages, 1825-1859, Upson County, Georgia (Anniston, AL: MLH Research, 2000), 33. (4) Joseph T. Maddox. 37,000 Early Georgia Marriages (Albany, GA: Joseph T. Maddox, 1976), 279.
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Marriage of William T. Foster and Mary Owens Georgia-Upson County. I certify that William T. Foster and Mary Owens were duly joined in Matrimony by me this 19th day of May 1844. #9. Davis Dawson, JP. |
Family ID |
F276 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary Ada Shockley, b. 23 Jun 1864, Arkansas, USA d. 29 Jul 1927, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 63 years) |
Marriage |
18 Oct 1883 |
Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA |
- Arkansas. Ashley County. Marriage Book, C-175, 18 Oct 1883; J. R. Foster, 26, and Mary Ada Shockley, 19, married by E. M. Pipkin, MG, officiating.
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Children |
| 1. William Andrew Foster, b. 11 Apr 1885, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 27 Nov 1973, Morehouse Par, Louisiana, USA (Age 88 years) |
+ | 2. James Edward Foster, b. 13 Sep 1886, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 9 May 1974, Parkdale, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA (Age 87 years) |
| 3. John Richard Foster, b. Aug 1888, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. ca 1958 (Age 69 years) |
+ | 4. Minnie Lee Foster, b. 27 Jun 1892, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 8 Feb 1970, Morehouse Par, Louisiana, USA (Age 77 years) |
+ | 5. Hardy B. Foster, b. 3 Aug 1895, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 10 Mar 1970, Leland, Washington Co, Mississippi, USA (Age 74 years) |
+ | 6. Norma Delia Foster, b. 17 Jul 1903, Ashley Co, Arkansas, USA d. 26 Dec 1997, Bastrop, Morehouse Par, Louisiana, USA (Age 94 years) |
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Family ID |
F278 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Sep 2020 |