James
McGovney
Foster
Born in Kanawha, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Foster
and Mary Jane (McGovney) Foster
Brother of
Noah Foster and Penedamia Alvina (Foster) Toney
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Farley) Foster
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Ora (Foster) Carr and Charles Foster
Died
at age 71
in Orange, Boone County, West Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Apr 2016
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Biography
James was born in 1824. James Foster ... He passed away in 1895. Son of Thomas FOSTER and Jane MCGOVNEY
- 1st Marriage to Elizabeth Williams on 2 MAR 1852.
- Known Children of 1st marriage to Elizabeth Williams Foster are the following:
1.Rufina FOSTER b: 3 FEB 1853 in Joe's Creek, Kanawha VA 2.Fry FOSTER b: 9 NOV 1854 in Coalburg, Kanawha VA 3.Leander W. FOSTER b: 12 APR 1856 in Coalburg, Kanawha VA 4.Van FOSTER b: 21 MAY 1860 in Cabin Creek, Kanawha VA 5.David FOSTER b: 2 APR 1862 in Coalburg, Kanawha VA
- 2nd Marriage to Sarah Jane Farley
- Known Children of 2nd marriage to Sarah Jane Farley Foster are the following:
1.Henry FOSTER b: 6 APR 1865 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia 2.Florence Hamilton FOSTER b: 27 DEC 1867 in Coal Fork, Kanawha, West Virginia 3.Robert Fulton FOSTER b: 18 JAN 1871 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia 4.Tipton FOSTER b: 17 FEB 1873 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia 5.Ora FOSTER b: 20 JUN 1875 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia 6.Charles FOSTER b: 28 NOV 1878 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia 7.Walter Don FOSTER b: 26 AUG 1881 in Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia
Sources
Find A Grave Memorial# 7678323
- Burial: Foster Cemetery - Racine, Boone County West Virginia, USA
Henning, Elma & Merle Rummel, The Toney Family History, 1979, pg 149, 157
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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%
Dan Carr
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML3564964 [compare], Ancestry member pdxdiver
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~1.56%
Kandi Pauley :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Rita (Thompson) O'scha :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Bonnie (Thompson) McCallister :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch ML8343110 [compare], yourDNAportal BONb9be35b7, Ancestry member BonnieThompson
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