Tina Mae (Grove) Foster (1869 - 1955)

Born 15 May 1869 in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois

Ancestors

Wife of Frank Crawford Foster — married 6 Nov 1894 in Eureka, Woodford County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 21 Jul 1955 at age 86 in Ames, Story County, Iowa

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Biography

Obituary: Ames Newspaper 7-21-1955 Mrs. Foster Dies Today Mrs. Tina M. Foster, 86, 1015 Clark, died at the Haven of Rest home here at 8 am today. She was born near Eureka, Ill. May 15, 1869, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Grove. All her six brothers and sisters preceded her in death. She was married to Frank C. Foster in 1894 in Eureka. They moved to Kelley in 1894 where he was the Chicago and North Western railroad depot agent and she was the first operator of the Kelley telephone exchange. Mr. Foster preceded her in death in 1909. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Memorial gifts may be given to the church's memorial fund. She is survived by four children- Ernest, Pomeroy; Grove and Lucinda, Ames; Crawford, Kansas City, Kan.; and nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles, in 1921. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm at Adams chapel with the Rev. W. Murray Allan in charge. Burial will be in municipal cemetery.

Burial: Ames City Cem, Ames, Story County, IA

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MX2Q-NWG : accessed 17 Dec 2013), Tina May Grove in household of Ben. F. Grove, Olio, Woodford, Illinois, United States; citing sheet 544B, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T9-0262
• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M9LK-ZHG : accessed 17 Dec 2013), Tina Foster in household of Frank Foster, Palestine Township Sheldahl town (part) & Slater & Kelly towns, Story, Iowa, United States; citing sheet , family 141, NARA microfilm publication T623, FHL microfilm 1240460.
• http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/e/t/Daniel-D-Peterson/ODT3-0004.html
• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MDMK-Y96 : accessed 17 Dec 2013), Tina Foster, Palestine, Story, Iowa, United States; citing sheet , family 4, NARA microfilm publication T625, FHL microfilm 1820515.
• "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MG9X-5L1 : accessed 17 Dec 2013), Fina M Foster, Palestine, Story, Iowa, United States; citing sheet , family 2, NARA microfilm publication T624, FHL microfilm 1374437.

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