Person

William J. Foster (Washington County, Kentucky, farmer.)

b. 1831-06-10 d. 1911-05-03

Washington County, Kentucky, farmer. Madison County, Kentucky, native. Son of William Foster and Catharine Perkins Foster. Married to Mariah Jane Lambert Foster in Washington County, Kentucky, on May 11, 1853. Father of Mary Ellen Foster, Lavina Foster, Eliza Ann Foster, Samuel Foster, Amanda Foster, and Sidney Foster. Resident of Washington County in 1850. Farmer in Washington County in 1860. Farmer in Washington County in 1863.

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Sex
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.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Washington County, Mackville Precinct, p. 312A.

Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records, Records of the Provost Marshal General's Bureau (Civil War), NARA RG 110, Washington County, KY, 1863, p. 168.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994057, Washington County Marriages.

Kentucky Death Certificates, 1911-1965, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, KDLA, Frankfort, KY, File 13790.

"William M Foster (1831-1911)," Find A Grave, Memorial 59390213, Accessed August 19, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59390213.

Citation

Foster, William J.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32206688 (November 12, 2026).

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