FOSTER, Chlora May

1883 - 1926  (43 years)

• Name	FOSTER, Chlora May
  Birth	17 Feb 1883	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL   [1]
  CENSUS	22 Jun 1900	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL   [2]
  	Occupation: at school, 6 months Can read and write
  		1900 US Census: E.D. No. 57, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, sht 10B
  Death	8 Aug 1926	Prentice, Morgan Co., IL   [1]
  	"Mrs. May Foster Pearson passed away at her home near Prentice, Illinois at 11:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 1926, aged 83 years, 5 months and 22 days. She was the daughter of George and Maria Foster and was born and grew to womanhood in the parental home near Blandinsville." "Funeral services were held at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday, August 10 at Berea church, near Prentice, Ill..."
  		Obituary: May Foster Pearson 1926
  Burial	Yatesville Cemetery, Yatesville, Morgan Co., IL
  Person ID	I1118	Main
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	FOSTER George Jerome,   b. 25 May 1859, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL d. 9 Apr 1951, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	CREASEY, Mariah Adeline,   b. 8 Jan 1854, Green Co., Ky d. 23 Nov 1944, Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	15 Feb 1880	McDonough Co., IL   [3]
  	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

  
  

  Family	PEARSON, Edward,   b. 3 Jul 1873, Christian Co., IL bur. 23 Dec 1937, Yatesville Cemetery, Yatesville, Morgan Co., IL (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	15 Feb 1904  [1]
  	"On February 15, 1904 married to Edward Pearson and the young people went to make their home near Jacksonville in Morgan County where Mr. Pearson had lived."
  Family ID	F580	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 17 Feb 1883 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL CENSUS - 22 Jun 1900 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Death - 8 Aug 1926 - Prentice, Morgan Co., IL Burial - - Yatesville Cemetery, Yatesville, Morgan Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• 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
  		Clora May Foster Pearson
  		Clora May Foster Pearson holding son Darwin
  		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

  
  

• Sources

  [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 19 Aug 1926, p 5 (Reliability: 2). [S580] 1900 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 22 Jun 1900, E. D. No. 57, p 10B (Reliability: 2). [S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 12 Apr 1951, p 1 (Reliability: 2).