John
William
Foster
Born in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Ancestors 
Son of Alfred Foster
and Margaret Theresa (Burkam) Foster
Brother of
Alfred Henry Foster [half], Myrtle (Foster) Eaton, Elmar Alfred Foster, Ernest Tuttle Foster, Stanley Nowak Foster, David Henry Foster, Harris T Foster and King Edward Foster Sr
Husband of
Ruth Mary (Verhoeff) Foster
— married
18 May 1921 [location unknown]
Father of
[private son (1920s - unknown)] and William George Foster
Died
at age 75
in Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jan 2020
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Biography
- 1900 United States Federal Census for John W Foster Indiana Pulaski Rich Grove District 0088 Roll: 399; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0088; FHL microfilm: 1240399
- 1910 United States Federal Census for John W Foster, Illinois, DuPage, Milton (Glen Ellyn) District 0008, Roll: T624_285; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1374298
- 1920 United States Federal Census for John W Foster, Illinois, DuPage, Milton, (Glen Ellyn) District 0017 Roll: T625_366; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 167, Ancestry.com
- 1930 United States Federal Census for John Foster, Illinois, DuPage, Milton (616 Newton Ave Glen Ellyn) District 0047 Roll: 511; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0047; Image: 627.0; FHL microfilm: 2340246
- 1940 United States Federal Census for John Foster (681 Western Ave) Illinois DuPage, Glen Ellyn, 22-65Roll: T627_798; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 22-65, Ancestry.com
- Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942, John W Foster, Gender Male, Spouse Name Ruth M Verhoeff, Spouse Gender Female, Marriage Date 18 May 1921, Ancestry.com
- Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, John W. Foster, Gender Male, Residence Place Glen Ellyn, Death Date Abt 1969, Obituary Date 27 Dec 1969, Obituary Place Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, Spouse Ruth Foster, Children; Harry and William Foster, Chicago Tribune; Publication Date: 27/ Dec/ 1969; Publication Place: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/376556937/?article=fcc683c7-e405-42da-a6a0-13ba105794ef&focus=0.63232946,0.29787952,0.7489007,0.33363178
- U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 for John William Foster, Illinois, John William Foster, Gender Male, Race White, Birth Date 4 Nov 1894, Birth Place Chicago, Illinois, USA, Residence Place Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA, Military Draft Date 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Illinois, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 623284; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147, Anceestry.com
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14915938/john-william-foster]: accessed 21 October 2020), memorial page for John William Foster (4 Nov 1894–26 Dec 1969), Find a Grave Memorial no. 14915938, citing Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn, DuPage County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Michael Harrington (contributor 46760007) .[1]
Sources
- John William Foster, together with his brother David, joined the US Army and served with the cavalry along the Texas/Mexico Border. Years later, in the 1940's, their bricklaying services were put to use by a civilian construction company at Fort Knox in Kentucky.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John 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 John:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
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