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Walter L Foster 1871 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1871

Birth Location: Missouri

Death Date: 20 JAN 1945

Death Location: St. Louis, MO

Father: Isaac Foster

Mother: Elizabeth Foster

Spouse(s): Mary Sumpter

Children(s): Katie Gillespie, Walter Foster, Clara Foster, Mary Foster, Elsie Foster

According to available records, Walter L Foster was born in 1871 in Missouri, the child of Isaac Foster and Elizabeth Perkins Foster. Following those early years, Walter L Foster married Mary Ellin Sumpter, and their family grew to include Katie Gillespie, Walter L Foster, Clara Elberta Foster, Mary Foster and Elsie Foster. In the later years of life, Walter L Foster died in 1945 in St. Louis, MO.

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Parents

Isaac Foster
1845 –
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
IF
Elizabeth Foster
1829 – 1911
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Mary Sumpter
1870 –
Birth Location: Missouri
MS

Children(s)

Katie Gillespie
1891 –
Birth Location: Kansas
KG
Walter Foster
1895 –
Birth Location: Missouri
WF
Clara Foster
1905 – 1983
Birth Location: Missouri
CF
Mary Foster
1907 –
Birth Location: Illinois
MF
Elsie Foster
1910 –
Birth Location: Missouri
EF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: St Louis Ward 4, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 JAN 1945
    Event Place: St. Louis, MO

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