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George Schimpt Foster 1879 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 December 1879

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 31 December 1955

Death Location: Marlboro Sumneytown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Foster

Mother: Maria Schimpf

Spouse(s): Bertha Halderman, Dorothy Fulk, Ida Fulk

Children(s): Bertha Mattes, George Foster, Helen Foster, George Foster, Ethel Flanagan, Joseph Foster, Leon Foster, Noel Foster, Wallace Foster, Georgette Foster, Georgette Reinford, Virginia Foster, Wallace Foster

Early life: George Schimpt Foster arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 1879, born to James M. Foster and Maria Schimpf. Over time, George Schimpt Foster formed a family with Bertha Julia Halderman, Dorothy Fulk and Ida M Fulk, which included Bertha Mattes, George S Foster, Helen Louisa Foster, George S. Foster, Ethel T. Foster Flanagan, Joseph J Foster, Leon George Foster, Noel Foster, Wallace G Foster, Georgette L Foster, Georgette Leona Reinford, Virginia D Foster and Wallace George Foster. George Schimpt Foster concluded life in Marlboro Sumneytown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA in 1955.

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Parents

James Foster
1842 – 1925
Birth Location: Philadelphia, PA
JF
Maria Schimpf
1845 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MS

Spouses(s)

Bertha Halderman
1880 – 1910
Birth Location: Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
BH
Dorothy Fulk
1906 – 1964
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
DF
Ida Fulk
Birth Location: –
IF

Children(s)

Bertha Mattes
1903 – 1992
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
BM
George Foster
1904 – 1996
Birth Location: West Berlin, New Jersey, USA
GF
Helen Foster
1908 – 1993
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
HF
George Foster
1904 – 1996
Birth Location: New Jersey
GF
Ethel Flanagan
1906 – 1934
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
EF
Joseph Foster
1926 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JF
Leon Foster
1928 – 1929
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
LF
Noel Foster
1930 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
NF
Wallace Foster
1932 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WF
Georgette Foster
1932 – 2011
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
GF
Georgette Reinford
1932 – 2011
Birth Location: –
GR
Virginia Foster
1936 – 1996
Birth Location: Sumneytown M, Pennsylvania
VF
Wallace Foster
1931 – 2000
Birth Location: Sumney Town, Pennsylvania
WF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 December 1879
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1708-1985, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Pennsylvania, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563728; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Numbe, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marlboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 46-125, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Collection Name: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 976, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 106651-109500, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 048001-051000, Year: 1920; Census Place: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1605; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 976, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1907293; Draft Board: 4, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 163D; Enumeration District: 337; Image: 0495, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1473; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0789; FHL microfilm: 1241473, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1403; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0734; FHL microfilm: 1375416

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1177; Family History Film: 1255177; Page: 163D; Enumeration District: 337; Image: 0495

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1473; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0789; FHL microfilm: 1241473

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 31, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1403; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0734; FHL microfilm: 1375416

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Montgomery; Roll: 1907293; Draft Board: 4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Skippack, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1605; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 173; Image: 976

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Marlboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marlboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 46-125

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Marlboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Marlboro, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3581; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 46-125

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Pennsylvania, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 563728; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Numbe

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 31 December 1955
    Event Place: Marlboro Sumneytown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 106651-109500

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sumneytown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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