Addie Laura (Spoor) Foster (1886 - 1973)

Born 17 Jun 1886 in Matagorda, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Apr 1973 at age 86 in Bay City, Matagorda, Texas, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Spoor Name Study.

Addie, daughter of William Henry Spoor and Mary Ryman,^[1] was born 17 June 1886 in Matagorda County, Texas.^[1] By 1900, her father William Henry (age 39) was cultivating his own land in Matagorda.^[2] His labor supported his family comprised of Mary (40), William Allen (16, farmhand), Addie Laura (14), Henry Melvin (11), John Grady (9), Eugenia F. (7, shown as daughter, but this is Eugene Franklin), David Ezell (4) and Victoria (2, shown as daughter, but this is Victor Deb).^[2]

On 12 April 1908 in Matagorda County, she married Harvey H. Foster^[3] with whom she had one son, Manford T. Foster (b. 26 June 1909; d. 10 April 1939),^[4][5] and one daughter, Mary Ella (b. 26 March 1911;^[6] d. unknown).

After two years of marriage Harvey H (age 33) was a rice farmer on rented land in Matagorda County.^[7] He supported his wife Addie (23) and their son [Manford] Foster (nine months and still unnamed).^[7] Their daughter was born in 1911,^[6] meaning the household in 1920 was composed of Harvey H. (age 43, general farmer), Addie (33), Manford L. (10) and Mary E. (8).^[8]

Manford was living on his own with three lodgers next to his father by 1930, when the family home included only Harvey (age 52, rice farmer), Addie L. (46), and Mary Ella (19).^[9] The couple buried their 29-year-old son Manford in 1939 after an automobile accident that fractured his skull.^[4]

Harvey (age 62) and Addie (52) continued to live in Matagorda County in 1940.^[10] The couple had the services of a live-in manservant.^[10] Harvey had taken up cattle ranching in addition to continuing as a rice farmer.^[10] The census showed that Harvey had a 7th grade education and Addie completed five years of schooling.^[10]

Harvey, who died 14 August 1948 in Bay City from cerebral apoplexy,^[11] was described in 1942 as 5'10" tall, weighing 225 lbs. with hazel eyes, gray hair and a ruddy complexion.^[12]

Addie died from heart disease on 3 April 1973 in Bay City, Texas,^[1] and was buried there in Cedarvale Cemetery^[13] beside her husband.^[14]

Sources

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Addie Laura Foster, 03 Apr 1973; citing certificate number 31420, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,242,664.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 January 2019), Household of William H Spoor, Justice Precincts 1, 5 Matagorda town, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 33, sheet 147B, family 296, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,657.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, database with images, FamilySearch (10 December 2017), H H Foster and Addie Spoor, 12 Apr 1908; citing Marriage, citing Matagorda, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 4,173,293.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Spoor in entry for Menford T Foster, 10 Apr 1939; citing certificate number 16952, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,014.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Manford T Foster (1909–1939), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116355805, citing Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Prissy53 (contributor 47157890).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, database, FamilySearch (1 January 2015), Ella Foster, 26 Mar 1911; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 March 2019), Addie Foster in household of Harvey H Foster, Justice Precinct 5, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 143, sheet 9A, family 186, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1577; FHL microfilm 1,375,590.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 March 2019), Addie E Foster in household of Harvey H Foster, Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing ED 142, sheet 10A, line 4, family 212, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1832; FHL microfilm 1,821,832.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 26 March 2019), Addie L Foster in household of Harvey Foster, Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 3A, line 31, family 36, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2375; FHL microfilm 2,342,109.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (15 March 2018), Addie Foster in household of Harvey Foster, Justice Precinct 7, Matagorda, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 161-15, sheet 9A, line 19, family 175, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4103.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, database with images, FamilySearch (13 March 2018), Harvey H Foster, 14 Aug 1948; citing certificate number 35910, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,218,964.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, database with images, FamilySearch (7 November 2017), Harvey H Foster, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Addie Laura Foster (17 Jun 1886–3 Apr 1973), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116355559, citing Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Prissy53 (contributor 47157890).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 March 2019), memorial page for Harvey H. Foster (15 Jul 1876–14 Aug 1948), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116355665, citing Cedarvale Bay City Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Prissy53 (contributor 47157890). Full dates are engraved on memorial stone.