On January 24, 1912, in Jackson County, Ohio, Thurston married [Elizabeth McGowan].[3] This marriage appears to have ended in divorce.[2][4]
Thurston died on July 8, 1940, at (old) Holzer Hospital, in Gallipolis, from injuries he sustained in an auto accident. He is buried in Oak Hill Calvinistic Methodist Cemetery, in Oak Hill, Ohio.[2]
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M627-SVC : 17 October 2014), Thurston Foster in household of Seth Foster, Ohio, United States; citing p. 12, family 84, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,702.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8MF-TYD : 14 July 2016), Thurston S Foster in household of Seth Foster, Greenfield, Gallia, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 368D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1018; FHL microfilm 1,255,018.
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD7V-J9N : 8 December 2014), Thurston S. Foster and Elizabeth Williams, 24 Jan 1912; citing Jackson, Ohio, United States, reference p416 ch 8942; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 301,049.
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDJ4-94M : 8 December 2014), Thurston S. Foster and Elizabeth Williams, 24 Jan 1912; citing Jackson, Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 301,049.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTF-5XR : accessed 13 October 2020), Thurston Foster in household of Edward O Whitt, Oak Hill, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing ED 75, sheet 11A, line 36, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1401; FHL microfilm 1,821,401.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4WY-T4N : accessed 13 October 2020), Thurston Foster in household of William Mcgee, Jefferson, Jackson, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 1B, line 56, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1828; FHL microfilm 2,341,562.
"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XZ2C-QGH : 8 December 2014), Thurston Gyman Foster, 08 Jul 1940; citing Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, reference fn 43340; FHL microfilm 2,023,840. (2nd given name may have been Simon, recorded as Symon or Scymon.)
"Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VK5T-N9R : 8 December 2014), Thurston S Faster, 08 Jul 1940; from "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing vol. , certificate number , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus.
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