Thomas FOSTER
about 1825 - about 1856
Life History
about 1825 |
Born |
about 1852 |
Married Elizabeth J GENTRY in Clark County, Arkansas |
2nd Jul 1853 |
Birth of daughter Mary Elizabeth FOSTER in Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas.1,2,3,4 |
about 1856 |
Died in Clark County, Arkansas |
Other facts
|
Buried in Clark County, Arkansas |
Notes
- It is possible the name of Elizabeth Gentry's husband was Thomas. We know the surname was Foster. Another researcher found a marriage record in the right location with a date close to what would match other dates for the family. In July 2011 Alisa K Hardman left in a note on my genealogy at Ancestry.com.
"There is a record of a marriage in Sevier County, Arkansas of Thomas Foster, age 23, to Elishebeth Gentry, age 21 on 5 Oct 1854."
-- Alisa K Hardman, comment on Genealogy, 27 July 2011
This is the right county. From other information about Elizabeth and her family, we would expect she got married in either Clark County or Sevier County, Arkansas. We know her daughter's name is Mary Elizabeth Foster. But the date of birth for Mary Elizabeth from family reports in genealogies is 2 July 1853, 15 months before the date of this marriage record. This is, of course, possible, but very unusual in those days. I have not found the marriage record myself for further examination.
Sources
- 1. 1910 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 18 April, Precinct 2, District 25, page 2B, Hse/Fam #312
- 2. 1900 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 12 June, Forney, District 71, page 15A-B, Hse/Fam #286
- 3. Ancestry Trees
- RootsMagic, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22599453/person/1267043011
- 4. 1920 Federal Census, Kaufman County, Texas
- 20 January, Forney, District 32, page 8A, Forney & Heath Road, Hse #136, Fam #143