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CREASEY, Mariah Adeline

CREASEY, Mariah Adeline

Female 1854 - 1944  (90 years)

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  • Name CREASEY, Mariah Adeline 
    Birth 8 Jan 1854  Green Co., Ky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • "Mrs. Mariah Adeline Foster was born on January 8, 1854, in Green county, Kentucky, to Bird and Nancy Wilkes Creasy."
    CENSUS 2 Jun 1880  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Occupation: housekeeping
    1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
    1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
    CENSUS 22 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • 5 children, 5 living
      Occupation: (none listed)
      Can read and write
      Own farm, free of mortgage
    1900 US Census: E.D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 10B
    1900 US Census: E.D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 10B
    CENSUS 18 Apr 1910  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 5 children, 5 living
      Can read and write
    1910 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 50, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 2B
    1910 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 50, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 2B
    CENSUS 8 Jan 1920  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Own home, free of mortgage
      Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1920 US Census: E.D. No. 52, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3A
    1920 US Census: E.D. No. 52, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 3A
    EVENT 16 Jan 1920  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Mrs George Foster badly hurt 1920
    Mrs George Foster badly hurt 1920
    "Mr. Foster were milking and just as Mrs. Foster was rising from her milking stool the long bored cow that Mr Foster had been milking made a dash for the one Mrs. Foster had just finished. 'The cow jumped and knocked her a distance of ten or twelve leet and be fell heavily, a frozen lump on the ground striking her hip and breaking it. Mr. Foster called his neighbor Wm. Moon and together they took her to the house and Dr. Provine was called, and on examination the hip bone was found to be broken. She rested pretty well till late that night and had a sinking spell that indicated heart trouble and the doctor was again called. In the morning the ambulance was sent for and she was taken to Macomb."
    CENSUS 1930  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    • Can read and write
      Occupation: none
    1930 US Census: E. D. No. 55-14, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 4A
    1930 US Census: E. D. No. 55-14, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 4A
    EVENT 8 Jan 1938  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Mrs. George Foster celebrates 84th birthday 1938
    Mrs. George Foster celebrates 84th birthday 1938
    "Mrs. George Foster celebrated her 84th birthday at her home east of and the Blandinsville on Saturday, and the following day she and Mr. Foster were made mighty happy by a visit from a big group of their grand-children and great-grand-children who all came from central Illinois
    CENSUS 2 Apr 1940  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    • Own home, value $1500, on farm
      Highest grade of education: 6
      Where living 1 Apr 1935: same house
      Occupation: unable to work
    1940 US Census: E.D. No. 55-13, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 1A
    1940 US Census: E.D. No. 55-13, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 1A
    EVENT 15 Feb 1943  Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Mr and Mrs George Foster fete 63rd wedding anniversary 1943
    Mr and Mrs George Foster fete 63rd wedding anniversary 1943
    "Life-long Blandinsville friends still may be found offering their congratulations and best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. George Fisher, farm residents of the southeast of here, who on Monday, February 15, 1943 quietly marked the advent of their 63rd happy year of marital happiness."
    Death 23 Nov 1944  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 12
    • Death Certificate reads:
      Time of death: 10:45 am
      Place: Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
      Cause: Chronic myocarditis (swelling of the heart) and senility
      Residence: Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
      Spouse: George Foster
      Occupation: Housewife
      Informant: Nannie Foster (perhaps short for sister-in-law Leantha Foster)
    • "Death came on Thanksgiving Day to Mrs. George Foster, on the (one of) the
      Blandinsville community's oldest residents. She was nearly 91 years old and for the past several weeks had been ill at her home a mile southeast of town."
    • "Funeral services were held at the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, with the Rev. E. L. Smart officiating, and interment was in the South cemetery."
    Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944
    Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944
    Obituary: Mrs George Foster 1944
    Obituary: Mrs George Foster 1944
    Burial 25 Nov 1944  South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 13
    • Death Certificate shows burial at Foster Cemetery, Hire Township; now called South Cemetery, Blandinsville, IL
    Headstone: Mariah A. Foster
    Headstone: Mariah A. Foster
    Card of thanks - Mariah A. Foster funeral 1944
    Card of thanks - Mariah A. Foster funeral 1944
    "It is with deepest gratitude that we wish to thank our friends, neighbors and Sunday School class for the kindness and sympathy shown us in our sad bereavement, the passing of Mariah A. Foster. We wish to express our appreciation for the beautiful floral offerings and to those who offered the use of the cars. George Foster and daughters and grandchildren."
    Person ID I1081  Main
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2023 

    Father Creasey, Birt Smith,   b. 5 Jan 1814, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1860 (Age 46 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Wilkes, Nancy George,   b. 24 Oct 1817, Bedford Co., Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1873, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F463  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family FOSTER George Jerome,   b. 25 May 1859, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Apr 1951, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1880  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    • License No. 00000649
    • "He was married on Feb. 15, 1880 to Maria Creasy, who preceded him in death."
    Children 
     1. FOSTER, Chlora May,   b. 17 Feb 1883, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1926, Prentice, Morgan Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)  [Birth]
     2. FOSTER, Cora Edith,   b. 28 Sep 1884, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1965, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
     3. FOSTER, Nancy Mariah,   b. 16 Apr 1887, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1971, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Birth]
     4. FOSTER, John Robert,   b. 24 Mar 1889, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Apr 1934, Assiniboin, Saskatchewan, CN Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [Birth]
     5. FOSTER, Alta,   b. 23 Sept 1892, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1960, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Jan 1854 - Green Co., Ky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Feb 1880 - McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 2 Jun 1880 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 22 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 18 Apr 1910 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 8 Jan 1920 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 16 Jan 1920 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 1930 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 8 Jan 1938 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 2 Apr 1940 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 15 Feb 1943 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Nov 1944 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 25 Nov 1944 - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    George Foster family ca 1894
    George Foster family ca 1894
    Left to right: John Robert, George Jerome, Clora May, Alta, Mariah Adaline Creasey, Nancy Mariah, and Cora Edith Foster
    George Foster family
    George Foster family
    (back) Cora and Chlora
    (middle) George, Alta, Mariah
    (front) John Robert, Nancy
    George Foster Family
    George Foster Family
    (from left) John Robert, Clora, George, Cora, Mariah, Alta and Nancy Foster
    George and Mariah Creasey Foster 1940s
    George and Mariah Creasey Foster 1940s
    Mariah Adeline Creasey
    Mariah Adeline Creasey

  • Sources 
    1. [S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 194, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 30 Nov 1944, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S587] 1880 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 2 Jun 1880, E. D. No. 160, p 3 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 22 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 57, p 10B (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S91] Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 18 Apr 1910, Series: T624 Roll: 305 Page: 123B (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 8 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 52, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 22 Jan 1920, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 1930, sht 4A (Reliability: 2).

    9. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 13 Jan 1938, p 7 (Reliability: 2).

    10. [S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 2 Apr 1940, E. D. No 55-13, sht 1A (Reliability: 2).

    11. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 18 Feb 1943, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

    12. [S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 1934, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).

    13. [S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 1944, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).

    14. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 12 Apr 1951, p 1 (Reliability: 2).