James
Robert
Foster
Born in Livingston County, Kentucky
Ancestors 
Son of John C. Foster
and Nancy Spillman (Threlkeld) Foster
Brother of
Bell M. Foster, Mary (Foster) Hardin, Elizabeth (Foster) Love, Caroline Foster and Franklin Foster
Husband of
Minerva (Smith) Foster
— married
[date unknown] in Livingston County, Kentucky
Husband of
Mary Willis (Champion) Foster
— married
30 Dec 1857 in Livingston County, Kentucky
Descendants 
Father of
Moses Caldwell Foster, Mary (Foster) Coffield, Jesse (Foster) Hardy, Frannie (Foster) McGrew and Lewis James Foster
Died before
before age 86
in Paducah, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jan 2013
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Biography
James was born in 1832. He passed away before 1918.
His 2nd wife was Minerva Kidd Smith. He and Minerva had 4 children: John Burrell 1868-never married: Russell 1870-married Alice Threlkeld: Nellie (Alice ?) 1872-never married; Lute (Luther) 1874 married Nora Thomas.
Sources
- First-hand information from granddaughter, Alma Foster Lay (Lewis Foster's daughter) and her family records.
- U.S. Census, 1850; Nancy [Threlkeld] Foster Household. Census Place: Livingston County, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: M432_210; Page: 359B; Image: 410. Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. In household: Nancy Foster, 39; James Foster, 18; Mary Foster, 16; Elizebeath Foster, 13; Franklin Foster, 9; Caroline Foster, 6; Martha Foster, 3.
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Tolu, Crittenden, Kentucky; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1240517
Source information Title 1900 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher date 2004 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Carrsville, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: M593_482; Page: 159A; Family History Library Film: 545981
Source information Title 1870 United States Federal Census Author Ancestry.com Publisher Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Publisher date 2009 Publisher location Provo, UT, USA
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Patricia Garrett for starting this profile.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
A. Lay
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A314093 [compare], Ancestry member Red74flag90
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A314093 [compare], FTDNA kit #637646
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~0.78%
David Jones :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #365368
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