FOSTER Mary Jane b. 17 Dec 1855 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 22 Jun 1937 Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL

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1855 - 1937 (81 years)

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Name	FOSTER Mary Jane
Birth	17 Dec 1855	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1]
Birth	"Mary Jane Foster, eldest daughter of Floyd and Lydia Watson Foster was born three miles southeast of Blandinsville, December 17, 1855."
CENSUS	27 Jun 1860	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [2]
CENSUS		1860 US Census: Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, p 282
CENSUS	29 Jun 1870	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL [3]
	Dwelling No., Family No., Family Members, Age, Sex, Profession, Place of Birth 101, 101, Foster R F, 35, M, Farmer, Michigan Foster Mariah, 33, F, Keep House, Illinois Foster Geo G, 12, M, , Illinois Foster T L, 10, M, , Illinois Foster Harrison A, 8, M, , Illinois Foster Floyd T, 11, M, , Illinois Foster Chas E, 1, M, , Illinois Foster Mary J, 15, F, , Illinois Foster Louisa 13, F, , Illinois Foster Susan C, 7, F, , Illinois Charter, Cynthia, 38, F, Kentucky
		Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL; Roll: M593_256; Page: 460B; Image: 250; Family History Library Film: 545755
EVENT	7 Aug 1922	Macomb, McDonough Co., IL [4]
EVENT		Court fight over the estate of Ruthwin Floyd Foster 1922 Apparently a big row over the estate of Ruthwin Floyd Foster wherein grandson Bert Martin (so of daughter Louisa Foster Martin, from Rithwun's first wife Lydia Watson) and daughter Susan C. Shryack (from second wife Mariah Charter) sue the rest of Ruthwins's heirs "for partition and for other relief." There are several people listed in this notice as heirs who do not appear to have a direct martial/famial link to Ruthwin Foster; e.g. Edith and Revy M. Martin, Lydia E. Stuckey, Harold Simonson, Charles O. Logan and and Emma Houtchens. Note clear why some of the Fosters who should be heirs are not listed.
Death	22 Jun 1937	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1]
	"During the greater part of the remainder of her life, she suffered from the infirmities of old age until June 22, 1937 when she passed to her reward." "The funeral of Mrs. Mary Lockett was held at 2:30 Thursday afternoon at the Baptist church, the Rev. H. P. Kelly officiating, and interment was in the South Cemetery."
		Obituary: Mary Jane Lockett 1937.
Burial	24 Jun 1937	South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [1]
Burial		Headstone: John T. and Mary J. Lockett
Person ID	I711	Main
Last Modified	13 Feb 2023

Father	FOSTER Ruthwin Floyd, b. 31 Jul 1835, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI d. 2 Feb 1922, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 86 years)
Relationship	Birth
Mother	WATSON Lydia, b. 8 Sep 1829, Indiana d. 30 Dec 1857, McDonough Co., IL (Age 28 years)
Relationship	Birth
Marriage	25 Jun 1855	McDonough Co., IL [5]
	Certificate No. 567
Notes	From History of McDonough Co., 1885: R. F. Foster, one of those genial men one loves to meet, is a native of Michigan, born in St. Joseph county, July 31, 1835, and lived at home until his marriage, June 24, 1855. Lydia Watson, a native of Indiana, became his wife at that time, and two children--Mary J., wife of John Lockett, Knox county, Missouri, and Louisa, wife of Reuben Martin, were born to them. [6]
Family ID	F62	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	LOCKETT John Thomas, b. 4 Aug 1851, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL d. 3 May 1923, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 71 years)
Marriage	7 Sep 1876	Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL [7]
	"September 7, 1876 be was married to Mary J. Foster of Hire township and their home was made in Missouri until in 1906 when they came back to Illinois ad lived in the Friendship neighborhood until coming to Blandinsville where he (they) lived until his (John's) death May 3, 1923."
Family ID	F574	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	12 Feb 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Dec 1855 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - 27 Jun 1860 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	CENSUS - Dwelling No., Family No., Family Members, Age, Sex, Profession, Place of Birth 101, 101, Foster R F, 35, M, Farmer, Michigan Foster Mariah, 33, F, Keep House, Illinois Foster Geo G, 12, M, , Illinois Foster T L, 10, M, , Illinois Foster Harrison A, 8, M, , Illinois Foster Floyd T, 11, M, , Illinois Foster Chas E, 1, M, , Illinois Foster Mary J, 15, F, , Illinois Foster Louisa 13, F, , Illinois Foster Susan C, 7, F, , Illinois Charter, Cynthia, 38, F, Kentucky - 29 Jun 1870 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL
	Marriage - 7 Sep 1876 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
	EVENT - 7 Aug 1922 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL
	Death - 22 Jun 1937 - Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL
	Burial - 24 Jun 1937 - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL

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Sources

[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 1 Jul 1937, p 7 (Reliability: 2).
[S601] 1860 US Census, Illinois , (Ancestry.com), 27 Jun 1860, p 282 (Reliability: 2).
[S84] Census: 1870 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, (Ancestry,com), 29 Jun 1870, Series: M593 Roll: 256 Page: 460a-460b (Reliability: 3).
[S613] News articles: Macomb Daily By-Stander, Macomb IL , (Macomb Daily By-Stander, Macomb IL ), 15 Aug 1922, p 2 (Reliability: 2).
[s67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 631, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).
R. F. Foster...lived at home until his marriage, June 24, 1855. Lydia Watson, a native of Indiana, became his wife at that time...
[S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, 631-632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2).
[S623] News articles: Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL, (Blandinsville Star-Gazette, Blandinsville IL), 10 May 1923, p 1 (Reliability: 2).