Fenner Foster (1823 - 1907)

Born 30 Jul 1823 in Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Julia Ann (Babbit) Foster — married 22 Jun 1850 (to Apr 1866) in Wisconsin, United States

Died 13 Sep 1907 at age 84 in Skamania, Washington, United States

Biography

Sgt Fenner Foster served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co A & G, 1st Missouri Engineers

Fenner was born in 1823. He passed away in 1907. He was the son of Isaac Stratton Foster and Annie Sheffield. His parents divorced, and his father remarried.^[1]

1st Marriage

On 22 June 1850, Wisconsin, he married Julia Ann Babbit (1831-1866)

1. Anna Jane Foster (1852-1926)
2. William Fremont Foster (1854-1924)
3. Fremont Fenner Foster (1856-1940)
4. Ira Isaac Foster (1858-1919)
5. Julia Evelyn Foster (1863-1923)

2nd Marriage

On 18 November 1866 he married Rebecca Parsons (1824-1910)

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GWZS-6VB

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DR-CNY : 23 December 2020), Fenner Foster in household of Irie Babbit, Muskego, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR29-TLH : 11 January 2022), Fenner Foster, 1850.
• U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/246198203:2344)
• U.S., Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/3556807:1138)
• U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5475290:4654)
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVN-WFC : 29 May 2021), Fennur Foster, 1870.
• Year: 1880; Census Place: Skamania, Washington; Roll: 1397; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 040 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/16297909:6742)
• Year: 1900; Census Place: Cape Horn, Skamania, Washington; Roll: 1749; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0205; FHL microfilm: 1241749 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/62238543:7602)
• "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KD1C-MMG : 20 February 2021), Rebecca Foster in entry for Fenner Foster, 1889.
• "United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K64D-B6F : 20 August 2019), Fenner Foster, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,798.
• Washington, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1851-1970 (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50725:9086)
• Washington, Skamania County, Probate Case Files, 1845-1932; Author: Washington State Archives (Olympia, Washington); Probate Place: Skamania, Washington (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50751:9086)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14398672/fenner-foster : accessed 28 May 2022), memorial page for Fenner Foster (30 Jul 1823–13 Sep 1907), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14398672, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Skamania County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Piper (contributor 46632224).

See also:

• US Civil War Veterans in Washington State