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Thomas Foster

Thomas Foster

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  • Name Thomas Foster 
    Birth ABT. 1851  Comfort, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I10038  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Father Seth Foster,   b. 1802, Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Sep 1862, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane "Polly" Asbury,   b. ABT. 1822   d. 1893, Comfort, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1844  Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Dotson,   b. 10 Dec 1855, Big Cole, Boone Co., (West) Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1941, Mt. Sterling, MontgomeryCo., KY; burial: Foster Cem., Coal Fork, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1872  Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Rhoda Foster,   b. ABT. 1872, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Martha Jane Foster,   b. 18 Nov 1873, Fields Creek, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Lucinda Foster,   b. ABT. 1876, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Arminta Foster,   b. 7 May 1877, Kanawha Co.,WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1904 (Age 26 years)
     5. James Foster,   b. 3 Nov 1878, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1963 (Age 84 years)
     6. Mary Foster,   b. ABT. 1881, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1900 (Age 19 years)
     7. William Foster,   b. Oct 1883, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1916 (Age 32 years)
     8. Mark Foster,   b. 26 Jan 1887, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1948, Burial: Foster Cem.,White Oak Creek, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     9. Delia Foster,   b. 13 Jan 1888   d. 13 Nov 1890 (Age 2 years)
     10. Emit Foster,   b. 3 Jan 1891, Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jan 1966, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     11. Rosa Nell Foster,   b. Dec 1894, Fairfield, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1928 (Age 33 years)
     12. Lucy Edna Foster,   b. 11 Apr 1896, Kanawha Co.,WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1977 (Age 81 years)
    Family ID F3959  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      Billy G. Foster:
      Foster Line: Seth Foster (1802] / Thomas Foster/ Mark Foster/ Orrin Foster/ Billy G. Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster

      Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=hagerj&id=I218697
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      Descendant Register, Generation No. 1
      1. Seth Foster (Thomas Foster2, Thomas Foster1) was born Abt 1802 in Adams County, Ohio, and died 11 Sep 1862 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia. He married Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury 14 Dec 1844 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, daughter of William Asbury and Naomi Simmons. She was born Abt 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Abt 1893 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia.
      Children of Seth Foster and Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury are:
      2 i. Virginia 'Jane' Minerva Foster was born Feb 1843 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died Aft 1900 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She married John Moore Eskins 22 Oct 1872, son of George C. Eskins and Eliza Morehead. He was born Jan 1850 in Coal River, Marsh Fork Dist., Raleigh County, (West) Virginia, and died 11 Oct 1911 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
      3 ii. Martha Foster was born Abt 1845 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 19 Aug 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia.
      + 4 iii. Noah Foster was born 5 Jan 1847 in Comfort, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 22 Aug 1913 in Lapoint, Utah.
      + 5 iv. Thomas Foster was born Abt 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia.
      + 6 v. Minervia L. Foster was born 5 Jul 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia, and died 14 Feb 1928 in Boone County, West Virginia.
      + 7 vi. Seth Allen Foster was born Oct 1859 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia, and died 1 Dec 1918.

      Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=hagerj&id=I218697
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      Descendant Register, Generation No. 2
      5. Thomas Foster (Seth Foster3, Thomas Foster2, Thomas Foster1) was born Abt 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia. He married Margaret Dotson 25 Sep 1872 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, daughter of Isaac Dotson and Rhoda Workman. She was born 10 Dec 1855 in Big Cole, Boone County, (West) Virginia, and died 26 Feb 1941 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. She was buried 1 Mar 1941 in Foster Cemetery, Coal Fork, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
      Children of Thomas Foster and Margaret Dotson are:
      15 i. Rhoda Foster was born Abt 1872 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died in Y.
      16 ii. Martha Jane Foster was born 18 Nov 1873 in Fields Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died in Y.
      17 iii. Lucinda Foster was born Abt 1876 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died in Y.
      18 iv. Arminta Foster was born 7 May 1877 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 16 Jan 1904. She married Richard L. Cooper, son of John Prince Cooper and Clementine Petry. He was born 11 Mar 1877 in Boone County, West Virginia, and died in Y.
      19 v. James Foster was born 3 Nov 1878 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 18 Jun 1963.
      20 vi. Mary Foster was born Abt 1881 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 7 Jan 1900. She married Clark L. Cooper 4 Mar 1899 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, son of Floyd Cooper and Mary 'Polly' Cooper. He was born 27 Jan 1876 in Boone County, West Virginia, and died 10 May 1936.
      21 vii. William Foster was born Oct 1883 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 14 Jan 1916.
      22 viii. Mark Foster was born 26 Jan 1887 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 22 Jun 1948.
      23 ix. Delia Foster was born 13 Jan 1888 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 13 Nov 1890.
      + 24 x. Emmett Foster was born 3 Jan 1891 in Cabin Creek Dist., Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 24 Jan 1966 in Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
      25 xi. Rosa Nell Foster was born Dec 1894 in Fairfield, Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 16 Apr 1928.
      26 xii. Lucy Edna Foster was born 11 Apr 1896 in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and died 8 Nov 1977.




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