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FOSTER, John N.

Male Abt 1840 -


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  • Name FOSTER, John N. 
    Birth Abt 1840  Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    CENSUS 23 Jul 1850  Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Attending school
    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  [2
    • Occupation: Farm laborer.
    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
    EVENT 23 Jul 1868  Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    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.
    Person ID I1121  Main
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2023 

    Father FOSTER George,   b. 7 Apr 1802, Botetourt Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jan 1868, McDonough Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother 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) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 20 Jan 1825  [4
    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.). [5]
    • ...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). [6]
    Family ID F34  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1840 - Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCENSUS - 23 Jul 1850 - Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S28] 1850 US Census, Michigan , (Ancestry.com), 23 Jul 1850 (Reliability: 2).

    2. [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).

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

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

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

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