William Foster

Birth Date

1794-12-25

Death Date

1866-08-30

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Washington County, Kentucky, farmer. Virginia native. Married to Catharine Perkins Foster. Father of William J. Foster, George Foster, Catharine A. Foster, Reuben Foster, Elizabeth Foster, and Mary Elizabeth Foster. Farmer in Washington County, Kentucky, in 1850. Farmer in Washington County in 1860. Employed Amanda E. McGee as a house laborer in Washington County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, p. 159A.
Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, District No. 1, p. 179.
Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 13790.
"William Foster (1794-1866)," Find A Grave, Memorial 59390027, Accessed August 19, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59390027.

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