Born in Greenbrier county, Virginia, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Fortunatus Legg
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Achilles Anderson Legg and Calvary M. Legg
Died
at about age 26
in Kanawha county, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 15 May 2013
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Biography
Nelly Foster, daughter of BEDFORD FOSTER and LISSY CORNWELL, was born Unknown Date in Greenbrier County, Virginia, and died Bet. 1825 - 1832 in Virginia. She married Fortunatus Legg in 14 March 1822 in Monroe County, Virginia, After Nelly's death, Fortunatus married HANNAH SMITH (1807-1808) in 01 November 1832 in Kanawha County,Virginia.[1]
Birth
- Birth Date: about 1802
- Birth Place: Greenbrier County, Virginia
- Father: Bedford Foster (Abt 1770- )[2]
- Mother: Elizabeth Cornwell (Abt 1770- )
Marriage
- Husband: Fortunatis Legg[2]
- Wife: Nelly Foster:
- Children:
- Achilles Legg b. 05 March 1823, Monroe County, Virginia; d. 07 June 1863, Kanawha County, Virginia.
- Calvary Legg b. 19 May 1825, Monroe County, Virginia; d. Bet. 1900 - 1910, Kanawha County, West Virginia.
Death
- Death Date: about 1828
- Death Place:
Sources
- ↑ Descendants of Fortunatus Legg: [1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rootsweb: [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~maudenna/f1598.htm Fortunatis Legg}
Acknowledgements
- Thank you to William Howard for creating WikiTree profile Foster-4980 through the import of WB Howard 050913.ged on May 10, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by William and others.
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Vicki Ann Norman (1948-2020)
Vicki Ann Norman (1948-2020)
Foster-9298 and Foster-4980 appear to represent the same person because: same birth & death date; same spouse and child
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