Thomas FOSTER
about 1825 - about 1856
Life History
about 1825 |
Born |
about 1852 |
Married Elizabeth J GENTRY in Clark County, Arkansas |
2nd Jul 1853 |
Birth of daughter Mary Elizabeth FOSTER in Near Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas.1,2,3,4 |
about 1856 |
Died in Clark County, Arkansas |
Other facts
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Buried in Clark County, Arkansas |
Notes
- It is possible the name of Elizabeth Gentry's husband was Thomas. Weknow the surname was Foster. Another researcher found a marriagerecord in the right location with a date close to what would matchother dates for the family. In July 2011 by Alisa K Hardman left in anote on my genealogy at Ancestry.com.
"There is a record of a marriage in Sevier County, Arkansas of ThomasFoster, age 23, to Elishebeth Gentry, age 21 on 5 Oct 1854."
-- Alisa K Hardman, comment on genealogy, 27 July 2011
This is the right county. From other information about Elizabeth andher family, we would expect she got married in either Clark County orSevier County, Arkansas. We know her daughter's name is MaryElizabeth Foster. But the date of birth for Mary Elizabeth formfamily reports in genealogies is 2 July 1853, 15 months before thedate of this marriage record. This is, of course, possible, but veryunusual in those days. I have not found the marriage record myselffor further examination.
Sources
- 1. Ancestry Trees
- RootsMagic, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22599453/person/1267043011
- 2. 1910 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 18 April, Precinct 2, District 25, page 2B, Hse/Fam #312
- 3. 1900 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 12 June, Forney, District 71, page 15A-B, Hse/Fam #286
- 4. 1920 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 20 January, Forney, District 32, page 8A, Forney & Heath Road, Hse