William A. Foster

Birth Date

1804

Death Date

1883-06-22

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Boyd County, Kentucky, merchant and clerk. Pennsylvania native. Married to Maria Hurst Foster. Father of Henry H. Foster, Genoa Foster, and Alice Isabella Foster. Merchant in Lawrence County, Kentucky, in 1850. Clerk in Boyd County, Kentucky, in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Lawrence County, p. 89A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Boyd County, Catlettsburg, p. 801.
"William A. Foster (1804-1883)," Find A Grave, Memorial 48034616, accessed September 6, 2024, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48034616/william-a-foster.

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