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George Massey Foster 1852 – 1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Oct 1852

Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Jun 1926

Death Location: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina,

Father: Robert Foster

Mother: Mary Foster

Spouse(s): Elvira (Foster)

Children(s): David Foster

George Massey Foster was born in 1852 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Robert Berton \ Burton Foster and Mary (Marrie) "Polly" (Church) Foster. George Massey Foster later married Elvira Sylvania "Viney" Minton (Foster), and together they raised children including David Lee Foster. In 1926, George Massey Foster passed away in Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina,.

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Parents

Robert Foster
1816 – 1896
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Mary Foster
1826 – 1862
Birth Location: North Carolina
MF

Spouses(s)

Elvira (Foster)
1858 – 1917
Birth Location: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

David Foster
1881 – 1934
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1900; Census Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241224, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1102; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375115

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Oct 1853
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Lewis Fork, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Reddies River, Wilkes, North Carolina; Roll: 1224; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0155; FHL microfilm: 1241224

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1102; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 1375115

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 June 1926
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina,
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Dec 1925 or 19 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina,

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina,

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 21 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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