CREASEY, Mariah Adeline b. 8 Jan 1854 Green Co., Ky d. 23 Nov 1944 Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL

Fisher Family Genealogy

1854 - 1944 (90 years)

Name	CREASEY, Mariah Adeline
Birth	8 Jan 1854	Green Co., Ky [1, 2]
Birth	"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 [3]
	Occupation: housekeeping
		1880 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 160, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 3
CENSUS	22 Jun 1900	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [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
CENSUS	18 Apr 1910	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [5]
	5 children, 5 living Can read and write
		1910 U.S. Census: E.D. No. 50, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 2B
CENSUS	8 Jan 1920	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [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
EVENT	16 Jan 1920	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [7]
EVENT		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 [8]
	Can read and write Occupation: none
		1930 US Census: E. D. No. 55-14, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 4A
EVENT	8 Jan 1938	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [9]
EVENT		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 [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
EVENT	15 Feb 1943	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [11]
EVENT		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 [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
		Obituary: Mrs George Foster 1944
Burial	25 Nov 1944	South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [2, 13]
	Death Certificate shows burial at Foster Cemetery, Hire Township; now called South Cemetery, Blandinsville, IL
		Headstone: Mariah A. Foster
		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 d. 25 Aug 1860 (Age 46 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	Wilkes, Nancy George, b. 24 Oct 1817, Bedford Co., Kentucky d. 9 May 1873, McDonough Co., IL (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 d. 9 Apr 1951, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL (Age 91 years)

Marriage 15 Feb 1880 McDonough Co., IL [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 d. 8 Aug 1926, Prentice, Morgan Co., IL (Age 43 years) [Birth]
	2. FOSTER, Cora Edith, b. 28 Sep 1884, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 16 May 1965, Ladysmith, Rusk Co., WI (Age 80 years) [Birth]
	3. FOSTER, Nancy Mariah, b. 16 Apr 1887, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 8 Sep 1971, Macomb, McDonough Co., IL (Age 84 years) [Birth]
	4. FOSTER, John Robert, b. 24 Mar 1889, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 28 Apr 1934, Assiniboin, Saskatchewan, CN (Age 45 years) [Birth]
	5. FOSTER, Alta, b. 23 Sept 1892, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 7 Apr 1960, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL (Age 67 years) [Birth]

Family ID F359 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 18 Feb 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 8 Jan 1854 - Green Co., Ky
	Marriage - 15 Feb 1880 - McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 2 Jun 1880 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 22 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 18 Apr 1910 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 8 Jan 1920 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	EVENT - 16 Jan 1920 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 1930 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	EVENT - 8 Jan 1938 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 2 Apr 1940 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	EVENT - 15 Feb 1943 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
	Death - 23 Nov 1944 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	Burial - 25 Nov 1944 - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL

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Photos » Slide Show		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 (back) Cora and Chlora (middle) George, Alta, Mariah (front) John Robert, Nancy
		George Foster Family (from left) John Robert, Clora, George, Cora, Mariah, Alta and Nancy Foster
		George and Mariah Creasey Foster 1940s
		Mariah Adeline Creasey

Sources

[S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 194, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 30 Nov 1944, p 3 (Reliability: 2).
[S587] 1880 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 2 Jun 1880, E. D. No. 160, p 3 (Reliability: 2).
[S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 22 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 57, p 10B (Reliability: 2).
[S91] Census: 1910 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL , (Ancestry,com), 18 Apr 1910, Series: T624 Roll: 305 Page: 123B (Reliability: 3).
[S532] 1920 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 8 Jan 1920, E. D. No. 52, sht 3A (Reliability: 2).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 22 Jan 1920, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
[S533] 1930 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 1930, sht 4A (Reliability: 2).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 13 Jan 1938, p 7 (Reliability: 2).
[S560] 1940 US Census, Illinois, (Ancestry.com), 2 Apr 1940, E. D. No 55-13, sht 1A (Reliability: 2).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 18 Feb 1943, p 1 (Reliability: 2).
[S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 1934, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).
[S336] Death Certificate: Foster, Mariah Adeline (Creasey) - 1944 , (Division Of Vital Statistics), 25 Nov 1944, Certificate No. 43719, Certificate No. 43719. (Reliability: 3).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 12 Apr 1951, p 1 (Reliability: 2).