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William Southmayd Foster 1910 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 May 1910

Birth Location: Idaho, United States

Death Date: 16 Sep 1993

Death Location: Reston, Fairfax, Virginia, United States

Father: Walter Foster

Mother: Lucy Southmayd

Spouse(s): Grace Christy

Children(s):

It was in 1910 that William Southmayd Foster was born in Idaho, United States, a child of Walter Linder Foster and Lucy Southmayd. William Southmayd Foster went on to marry Grace B Christy. William Southmayd Foster was deceased by 1993 in Reston, Fairfax, Virginia, United States.

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Parents

Walter Foster
1883 – 1934
Birth Location: Agency, Wapello, Iowa, United States
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Lucy Southmayd
1888 – 1981
Birth Location: Steele, North Dakota, United States
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Spouses(s)

Grace Christy
1910 – 1996
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 07 May 1910
    Event Place: Idaho, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925, Social Security Death Index, U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2, Number: 480-18-2176; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1920; Census Place: Kennicott, Third Judicial District, Alaska Territory; Roll: T625_2031; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Kennicott, Third Judicial District, Alaska Territory
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kennicott, Third Judicial District, Alaska Territory; Roll: T625_2031; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Ames Ward 1
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Ames, Story, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ames, Story, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Bet. 1935–1993
    Event Place: Seaford, DE
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Sep 1993
    Event Place: Reston, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 480-18-2176; Issue State: Iowa; Issue Date: Before 1951.
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