Fisher Family Genealogy

FOSTER George

Male 1802 - 1868  (65 years)


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  • Name FOSTER George 
    Birth 7 Apr 1802  Botetourt Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    CENSUS 23 Jul 1850  Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Occupation: Farmer
      Value of real estate: $4000
    1850 US Census: Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI
    1850 US Census: Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI
    CENSUS 27 Jun 1860  Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Occupation: Farmer.
      Census listed two farm laborers living with George's family: George ? (can't read last name) and Munroe Hooker. I assume these were hired men working on George's farm.
    Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201
    Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201
    Death 26 Jan 1868  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    EVENT 20 Apr 1868  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    George Foster probate notice 1868
    George Foster probate notice 1868
    "Probate Notice. Estate of George Foster, Deceased. Public notice in hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of George Foster, late of McDonough Country, Illinois, deceased, will, on Monday, the 20th day of April, 1868, at 10 o'clock a.m., attend before the County Court of said County, to be holden at Macomb on said day, for the purpose of settling and adjusting all claims against the Estate of the said deceased,...R. B. Foster, Administrator"
    EVENT 23 Jul 1868  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Chancery notice Catherine Foster 1868
    Chancery notice Catherine Foster 1868
    "To John N. Foster, You are hereby notified that Catharine Foster has filed her bill in Chancery, in the Circuit Court of the county of McDonough and State of Illinois, against you and Baslar B. Foster, R. Floyd Foster, John Fisher, Diantha J. Fisher, William J. Farris, Leantha D. Farris, and William Kennedy, and that a summons has issued in said cause against you and said other defendants, returnable on the first day of the October term, A, D. 1868, of said Court to be holden at the Court House, in the city of Macomb, in said county, on be first Monday of October, A. D. 1868." This action presumably related to the will/probate of her husband George Foster's estate. She perhaps did not get the bequest she anticipated.
    Burial South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Headstone: George Foster 1868
    Headstone: George Foster 1868
    Person ID I86  Main
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2023 

    Family 1 SHEPARD Mary,   b. Abt 1804, Botetourt Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Aug 1855, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1825  [1
    Notes 
    • From History of McDonough Co., 1885: George Foster, father of R. T., (should read R.F.--ed.) was a native of Virginia, born in Botetourt county. His wife, Mary Shepherd, was a native of the same place, and their marriage occurred January 20,1825. His death occurred January 26, 1868, and hers in 1855; they are 'buried at New Hope cemetery (now called Blandinsville South Cemetery--ed.). [7]
    • ...George Foster, a native of Virginia; he settled in Hire township, coming from Michigan here, and died at his home January 26,1868, having lost his wife in 1855, and both lie in Good Hope cemetery (Should read New Hope, also called Blandinsville South Cemetery--ed). [8]
    Children 
     1. FOSTER, Balsar,   b. Abt 1833, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +2. FOSTER Ruthwin Floyd,   b. 31 Jul 1835, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1922, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)  [Birth]
     3. FOSTER, John N.,   b. Abt 1840, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +4. FOSTER Diantha Jane,   b. 30 Apr 1841, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Sep 1881 (Age 40 years)  [Birth]
    +5. FOSTER Leantha D.,   b. 1 Oct 1844, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1919, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Dec 2012 

    Family 2 GEORGE Catherine,   b. Abt 1823, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 27 Dec 1855  McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • per 1860 census
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Apr 1802 - Botetourt Co., VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 23 Jul 1850 - Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Dec 1855 - McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 27 Jun 1860 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jan 1868 - McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 20 Apr 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEVENT - 23 Jul 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, p. 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S28] 1850 US Census, Michigan , (Ancestry.com), 23 Jul 1850 (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S87] Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jun 1860, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, p. 632, 636, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S599] News articles: Macomb Journal, Macomb IL, (Macomb Journal, Macomb IL), 7 Feb 1868, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S599] News articles: Macomb Journal, Macomb IL, (Macomb Journal, Macomb IL), 31 Jul 1868, p 2 (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 636, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).