FOSTER, Balsar

Abt 1833 -

• Name	FOSTER, Balsar
  Birth	Abt 1833	Michigan
  CENSUS	23 Jul 1850	Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI   [1]
  	Occupation: Farmer. Attending school
  		1850 US Census: Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI
  EVENT	23 Jul 1868	Macomb, McDonough Co., IL   [2]
  		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	I1122	Main
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	FOSTER George,   b. 7 Apr 1802, Botetourt Co., VA d. 26 Jan 1868, McDonough Co., IL (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	SHEPARD Mary,   b. Abt 1804, Botetourt Co., VA d. 14 Aug 1855, McDonough Co., IL (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	20 Jan 1825  [3]
  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.). [4] ...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). [5]
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1833 - Michigan CENSUS - 23 Jul 1850 - Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI EVENT - 23 Jul 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S28] 1850 US Census, Michigan , (Ancestry.com), 23 Jul 1850 (Reliability: 2). [S599] News articles: Macomb Journal, Macomb IL, (Macomb Journal, Macomb IL), 31 Jul 1868, p 2 (Reliability: 2). [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, p. 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2). [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2). [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 636, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).