Joshua Bernice Foster, Sr.

Joshua Bernice Foster, Sr.

Male 1824 - 1889  (65 years)

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  • Name Joshua Bernice Foster 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 27 Nov 1824  Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Dec 1889  Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Robertsville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 Siblings 
    Person ID I12025  Main Tree
    Last Modified 6 Feb 2018 

    Father Samuel David Wallace Foster,   b. 1794, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1880, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Rachel Adkins,   b. 27 Sep 1797, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1868, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 1825 
    Family ID F4396  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Parley J. Underwood,   b. 26 Oct 1826   d. 21 Jul 1896, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage 1842  Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Foster
     2. Levi Foster,   b. 13 Aug 1843, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1926, Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     3. Sarah Ann Foster,   b. 1846, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1914, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     4. George Washington Foster,   b. 18 Dec 1848, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1913, Robertsville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Samuel Love Foster,   b. 1852, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1887, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     6. Elizabeth Jane Foster,   b. 10 Oct 1853, East Fork Valley (Historical), Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Morley, Campbell, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Enoch L. Foster,   b. 28 Feb 1863, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1929, Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     8. Joshua Bernice Foster, Jr.,   b. 27 Nov 1865, Morgan, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1897 (Age 31 years)
    Last Modified 19 Feb 2013 
    Family ID F4394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Nov 1824 - Anderson, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1842 - Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Dec 1889 - Clinton, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Robertsville, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Unproven source for middle name is an online Ancestry.com tree. JKS


      Joshua is buried in Oak Ridge, TN. His tombstone is in cemetery AEC#31 Oak Ridge

      Joshua FOSTER Household 1880 census
      Male

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      Other Information:
      Birth Year <1825>
      Birthplace TN
      Age 55
      Occupation Farmer
      Marital Status M
      Race W
      Head of Household Joshua FOSTER
      Relation Self
      Father's Birthplace TN
      Mother's Birthplace TN

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      Source Information:
      Census Place District 8, Anderson, Tennessee
      Family History Library Film 1255244
      NA Film Number T9-1244
      Page Number 86D

      Joshua Foster was administrator of the Estate of Washington Underwoodin 1864, along with William Underwood. Washington was probablyParley's father and Willian her brother. Items were sold to thefollowing among others:
      Elija Foster: Parlia Foster; S.L. Cox; Joshua Foster
      A statement of items sold and to whom was signed 09/05/1864

      Joshua Foster was guardian of Sara A. Love and reported to the courtin that capacity 11/10/1880

      Per 1860 Census: Occupation of Joshua Foster, Farmer
      Real Estate Value $3,000
      Personal Property Value, $3,580
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  • Sources 
    1. [S36] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005;), Database online. District 8, Anderson, Tennessee, ED 140, roll T9_1244, page 86.4000, image . (Reliability: 3).
      Record for Joshua Foster

    2. [S28] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003;), Database online. District 8, Anderson, Tennessee, post office Robertsville, roll 1513, page 82, image 165. (Reliability: 3).
      Record for Joshua Foster