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FOSTER, Nancy Mariah

FOSTER, Nancy Mariah

Female 1887 - 1971  (84 years)

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  • Name FOSTER, Nancy Mariah 
    Birth 16 Apr 1887  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "She was born April 16, 1887, in the Blandinsville area, the daughter of George and Mariah Creasey Foster."
    CENSUS 22 Jun 1900  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Occupation: at school, 8 months
      Can read and write
    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  [3
    • 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  [4
    • Can read and write
      Occupation: servant, private family, wages
    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
    CENSUS 1930  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • 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
    CENSUS 2 Apr 1940  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • Highest grade of education: 8
      Where living 1 Apr 1935: same house
      Occupation: Keeping house
    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
    SSN 319-40-6894 
    Death 8 Sep 1971  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Miss Foster died Wednesday, Sept. 8 in McDonough District Hospital."
    Obituary: Nannie Foster 1971
    Obituary: Nannie Foster 1971
    Burial 11 Sep 1971  South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • "Funeral services for Miss Nancy M. "Nannie" Foster, 84, of Blandinsville were held at 2 p. m. Saturday in Jones Mortuary Chapel in Colchester with the Rev. Dale
      Eddington officiating. Burial was in Foster (Blandinsville South) Cemetery."
    Headstone: Nancy M. Foster
    Headstone: Nancy M. Foster
    Person ID I1082  Main
    Last Modified 21 Feb 2023 

    Father 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother CREASEY, Mariah Adeline,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Green Co., Ky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1944, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 15 Feb 1880  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    • License No. 00000649
    • "He was married on Feb. 15, 1880 to Maria Creasy, who preceded him in death."
    Family ID F359  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1887 - 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 MapsCENSUS - 1930 - Hire Township, 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 MapsDeath - 8 Sep 1971 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 11 Sep 1971 - 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
    Alta and Nannie Foster
    Alta and Nannie Foster
    Nannie Foster and Mary?
    Nannie Foster and Mary?
    Alta, Nannie, and George Foster
    Alta, Nannie, and George Foster
    Is this George Foster's home from the family photo ca 1894? Censuses show that Nannie and Alta lived with their father til his death in 1951, and there is no evidence that George ever moved from his original farm. The interior looks very old and outdated, the cast iron stove ancient for a picture that, judging by George's age in the photo, must have been taken only a few years prior his death in 1951. The cane George is holding is presumably "Old Hickory," the cane mentioned in his obituary that he used to walk in to town every day.
    Alta, Nancy (Nannie) and Cora Edith Foster
    Alta, Nancy (Nannie) 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

    Documents
    Foster sisters recital 1904
    Foster sisters recital 1904
    "Miss Nellie Stookey, who has been teaching a class of music in Hire township for the last year, gave a recital last Thursday evening....At 6 o'clock the students and friends began to walk in with their smiles and sunny faces. At 6:30 the fun began.
    "Program:...
    "Sunshine Waltz, Alta Foster,...
    "Notre Dame Waltz, Nannie Foster..."

  • Sources 
    1. [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 16 Sep 1971, p 1 (Reliability: 2).

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

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

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

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

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

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