Person

William Foster (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1794-12-25 d. 1866-08-30

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.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

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.

Citation

Foster, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32196526 (November 12, 2026).

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