FOSTER George

1802 - 1868  (65 years)

• Name	FOSTER George
  Birth	7 Apr 1802	Botetourt Co., VA   [1]
  CENSUS	23 Jul 1850	Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI   [2]
  	Occupation: Farmer Value of real estate: $4000
  		1850 US Census: Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI
  CENSUS	27 Jun 1860	Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL   [3]
  	Occupation: Farmer. Census listed two farm laborers living with George's family: George ? (can't read last name) and Munroe Hooker. I assume these were hired men working on George's farm.
  		Census: 1860 U.S. - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL, Roll: M653_201; Page: 628; Image: 268; Family History Library Film: 803201
  Death	26 Jan 1868	McDonough Co., IL   [4]
  EVENT	20 Apr 1868	Macomb, McDonough Co., IL   [5]
  		George Foster probate notice 1868 "Probate Notice. Estate of George Foster, Deceased. Public notice in hereby given that the undersigned, Administrator of the Estate of George Foster, late of McDonough Country, Illinois, deceased, will, on Monday, the 20th day of April, 1868, at 10 o'clock a.m., attend before the County Court of said County, to be holden at Macomb on said day, for the purpose of settling and adjusting all claims against the Estate of the said deceased,...R. B. Foster, Administrator"
  EVENT	23 Jul 1868	Macomb, McDonough Co., IL   [6]
  		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.
  Burial	South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL   [4]
  		Headstone: George Foster 1868
  Person ID	I86	Main
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family 1	SHEPARD Mary,   b. Abt 1804, Botetourt Co., VA d. 14 Aug 1855, McDonough Co., IL (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1825  [1]
  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.). [7] ...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). [8]
  Children	1. FOSTER, Balsar,   b. Abt 1833, Michigan  [Birth] + 2. FOSTER Ruthwin Floyd,   b. 31 Jul 1835, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI d. 2 Feb 1922, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   3. FOSTER, John N.,   b. Abt 1840, Ohio  [Birth] + 4. FOSTER Diantha Jane,   b. 30 Apr 1841, Michigan d. 20 Sep 1881 (Age 40 years)  [Birth] + 5. FOSTER Leantha D.,   b. 1 Oct 1844, Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., MI d. 10 Jan 1919, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2012

  
  

  Family 2	GEORGE Catherine,   b. Abt 1823, Pennsylvania
  Marriage	27 Dec 1855	McDonough Co., IL
  	per 1860 census
  Family ID	F83	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Apr 1802 - Botetourt Co., VA CENSUS - 23 Jul 1850 - Fawn River Township, St. Joseph Co., MI Marriage - 27 Dec 1855 - McDonough Co., IL CENSUS - 27 Jun 1860 - Hire Township, McDonough Co., IL Death - 26 Jan 1868 - McDonough Co., IL EVENT - 20 Apr 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL EVENT - 23 Jul 1868 - Macomb, McDonough Co., IL Burial - - South Cemetery, Blandinsville, McDonough Co., IL  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, p. 632, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2). [S28] 1850 US Census, Michigan , (Ancestry.com), 23 Jul 1850 (Reliability: 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). [S67] History of McDonough County, Illinois - 1885, (Continental Historical Co., Springfield IL, 1885), 1885, p. 632, 636, 977.342 H2. (Reliability: 2). [S599] News articles: Macomb Journal, Macomb IL, (Macomb Journal, Macomb IL), 7 Feb 1868, p 2 (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, 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).