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Walter Smith Foster 1922 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1922

Birth Location: West Spencer, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 2 Jun 1992

Death Location: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

Father: Augustus Foster

Mother: Mary (Foster)

Spouse(s): Ruby Foster

Children(s):

Born in 1922 in West Spencer, North Carolina, USA, Walter Smith Foster Sr was the child of Augustus "Gus" Privette \ Privett Foster and Mary Ettie Griffey (Foster). In time, Walter Smith Foster Sr married Ruby Elizabeth Foster. Walter Smith Foster Sr died in Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States in 1992.

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Parents

Augustus Foster
1882 – 1957
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Mary (Foster)
1891 – 1975
Birth Location: Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruby Foster
1918 – 2005
Birth Location: Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Jan 1914
    Event Place: West Spencer, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000, North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 121, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2968; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 80-8A, Number: 237-01-1926; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1321; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 39, Year: 1930; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 1718; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 434.0; FHL microfilm: 2341452

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Jan 1922
    Event Place: West Spencer, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: East Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East Spencer, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1321; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 125; Image: 39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 1718; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 434.0; FHL microfilm: 2341452

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2968; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 80-8A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Rowan, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Atlanta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; North Carolina World War II Draft Registration Cards; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 1926-1975, RG 147; Box: 121, Year: 1940; Census Place: China Grove, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2968; Page: 24B; Enumeration District: 80-8A

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1991
    Event Place: Kannapolis, NC
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Aug 1992
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 June 1992
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 237-01-1926; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Jun 1992
    Event Place: Kannapolis, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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