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James Washington Foster (1848 - 1913)

James Washington (Jimmie) Foster
Born in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United Statesmap
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 65 in Woodland, Yolo, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

James was born in 1848. He was the son of James Foster and Margaret Unknown. He is described as 5 feet 6 inches with a light complexion, hazel eyes and auburn hair. He passed away in 1913.

Family

Military

  • enlisted March 3, 1865 in Bowling Rock County, Illinois
  • private in Company G 47th Regiment Illinois Infantry
  • mustered in March 8, 1865 at Camp Butler, Illinois

Timeline

  • 1848 born
  • 1850 US Census in Vinegar Hill, Jo Daviess, Illinois (FOSTER: James-35, Margret-35, Catherine-10, James-2, John Woods-28) [1]
  • March 3, 1865 enlisted in the Union Army (nephew Edward C. Love stated in a newspaper article that James received $1200 to substitute for a friend that was drafted) [2]
  • 1870 US Census [3]
  • 1898 California Great Registers in Dunnigan, Yolo County, California [4]
  • 1902, 1904 California Great Registers in College City, Colusa County, California [5] [6]
  • 1913 died in Woodland, Yolo County, California [7]
  • Cenotaph in College City Cemetery, College City, Colusa County, California [8]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M851-SRL : 20 December 2020), James Foster in household of James Foster, Vinegar Hill Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. Davenport, Iowa newspaper article dated January 3, 1938
  3. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNXW-8B3 : 28 May 2021), James W Faster in entry for William J Clark, 1870.
  4. "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYDK-T3T : 25 July 2019), James Washington Foster, 1898; citing Voter Registration, Dunnigan, Yolo, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 978,598.
  5. "California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTXK-SPD : 25 July 2019), James Washington Foster, 30 Sep 1904; citing Voter Registration, College City, Colusa, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 1,666,725.
  6. California Great Registers, 1850-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTXK-M85 : 25 July 2019), James Washington Foster, 20 Sep 1902; citing Voter Registration, College City, Colusa, California, United States, county clerk offices, California; FHL microfilm 1,666,725.
  7. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-J5R5 : 23 February 2021), James W Foster, 24 Aug 1913; citing 27779, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento; FHL microfilm 1,686,045.
  8. Find a grave 30467699




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