Descendants of Orrin Foster

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Generation No. 1

        1.  Orrin/Orren E.¹ Foster was born November 07, 1811 in Vermont¹, and died December 17, 1843 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois².  He married Rosina 'Rosana' Rawson August 28, 1832 in Sophiasburg, (Ontario), Upper Canada^3,4, daughter of Luther Rawson and Roby Parker.  She was born March 01, 1812 in Newport, Herkimer County, New York⁵, and died February 16, 1875 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois⁶.

Marriage Info:

This information was originally published by:

ONTARIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Papers and Records

Volume 1, Published in Toronto in 1899

Reprinted in 1930.

Pages 70-108.

REV. ROBERT McDOWALL'S REGISTER in Ontario:

Orren Foster, Rosira Ranson                   "                 28 Aug., 1832

Children of Orrin/Orren Foster and Rosina Rawson are:

+      2                 i.    Judson Rawson² Foster, born September 14, 1835 in Demorestville, Prince Edward Twp/Upper Canada (Ontario); died January 25, 1923 in Manhattan, Rebekah I.O.O.F. home, Riley County, Kansas.

+      3                ii.    Caroline Foster, born April 17, 1838 in Havana, Mason County,  Illinois; died December 27, 1908 in Havana, Mason County,  Illinois.

+      4               iii.    George Albert Foster, born July 20, 1840 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois; died April 19, 1922 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinois.

+      5               iv.    Anvilla 'Annville' Foster, born June 11, 1843 in Havana, Mason Co., Illinois; died February 08, 1914 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

Generation No. 2

marriage information taken from marriage license

Marriage Notes for Judson Foster and Elizabeth Shumard:

She was a widow, with grown children....he was 63 and she 53, when they married.

Children of Judson Foster and Melloria Rupert are:

+      6                 i.    Orren William³ Foster, born January 31, 1861 in Peoria, Illinois; died September 27, 1914 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon.

        7                ii.    Anson Jay Foster¹², born October 30, 1865 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois; died January 11, 1932 in Portland County, Oregon¹³.  He married (1) Mrs. A. J. Foster; born Abt. 1871; died Bef. 1908 in Catholic Hospital/Denver, Colorado¹⁴.  He married (2) Flora Minta Ball April 22, 1908 in Denver, Denver, Colorado¹⁵; born November 1873 in Missouri; died October 14, 1972 in Washington County, Oregon.

Marriage Notes for Anson Foster and Flora Ball:

NO CHILDREN.

+      8               iii.    Luther "Lute" Judson Foster, born March 23, 1871 in Havana, or Springfield, Illinois; died July 10, 1935 in Reedville, Washington, Oregon.

1860 census reads "divorced".
Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900
about James Nash
Name: James Nash
Gender: Male 
Spouse Name: Caroline Foster
Marriage Date: Jul 27, 1864
Marriage County: Tazewell 
Comments: This record can be found at the County Court Records, Film # 1314686 - 1314688. 

Children of Caroline Foster and James Nash are:

        9                 i.    Clara May³ Nash, born June 08, 1865 in Possibly, Havana, Illinois¹⁸; died August 05, 1942 in Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois¹⁹.  She married (1) Henry Robert Spencer November 23, 1901 in Mason County, Illinois; born Bet. 1851 - 1856 in Maine; possibly died Bef. April 28, 1910.  She married (2) James 'Carl' English¹⁹ Bet. 1911 - 1920; born March 1856 in Putnam County, Indiana; died February 28, 1932 in Astoria, Fulton County, Illinois²⁰.

Marriage Notes for Clara Nash and Henry Spencer:

INDEX FOR MARRIAGE RECORDS

MASON COUNTY, ILLINOIS

1901-1905

Compiled by:  Jane Thomas & Ann Hodgson

Published by

MASON COUNTY GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

2005

        10              ii.    Kathleen 'Katie' Nash, born December 1867 in Illinois²¹; died November 29, 1942 in Tarrant County, Texas.  She married Charles F. Hosford 1888 in Place Unknown; born December 1864 in Ohio; died August 01, 1957 in Tarrant County, Texas.

Marriage Notes for George Foster and Mary Coates:

 ILLINOIS MARRIAGES, 1841-1900:  Foster, Annville       26 Jan. 1862   Wheeler, Jacob  &  Foster, Geo. A      25 Apr 1881     Coat, Mary M.

Marriage of Mary Coates and George as printed in list of Illinois marriages:

FOSTER, GEORGE A. - 38 - Havana - horseman - 1st marr. - b. Mason Co. - f. Orin FOSTER - m. Rosana RASSON

Children of George Foster and Mary Coates are:

+      11               i.    Carl Albert³ Foster, born November 20, 1881 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois; died March 1964 in Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri.

+      12              ii.    Mabel R. Foster, born May 16, 1885 in Havana, Mason Co., Illinois; died April 18, 1978 in Bakersfield, Kerns Co., California.

        13             iii.    Nellie Georgia Foster²⁸, born March 27, 1889 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois²⁹; died March 30, 1972 in Los Alamitos, Orange County, California^30,31.  She married Henry 'Hein' H. Carstens³² 1911 in Illinois; born Abt. 1892 in Possibly, Woodriver, Illinois; died 1935 in Possibly, Oklahoma³³.

Marriage Notes for Nellie Foster and Henry Carstens:

There were no known children from this marriage.

+      14             iv.    June William Foster, born June 18, 1896 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois; died December 23, 1963.

        15              v.    Judson Harold Foster³⁴, born May 03, 1900 in Lincoln, Logan Co.,  Illinois; died December 10, 1962 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois³⁵.

marriage information taken from copy of marriage certificate, performed by  J. L. Barnick, or Bannick, Preacher.

Children of Anvilla Foster and Jacob Wheeler are:

+      16               i.    Loren Edgar³ Wheeler, born October 07, 1863 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois; died January 08, 1932 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

        17              ii.    Clarence Rawson Wheeler, born Abt. 1866 in Not on census, d:  probably, infant; died Bef. 1870.

+      18             iii.    Rosina "Rose" Wheeler, born August 1867 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois; died March 13, 1925 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

        19             iv.    Clarence Wheeler, born Abt. 1868; died Bet. 1868 - 1870.

        20              v.    Olive "Ollie" Wheeler, born December 1874 in Springfield, Illinois⁴²; died Aft. 1930 in Probably Illinois.  She married George Walter Murray Abt. 1903 in Probably Illinois; born August 1869 in Ohio⁴³; died Aft. 1930 in Probably Illinois.

        21             vi.    Nora Wheeler, born June 1876 in Illinois⁴⁴; died Aft. 1920 in Illinois.

        22            vii.    Eva Wheeler, born June 29, 1878 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois^44,45; died June 1970 in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.

        23           viii.    Amy Wheeler, born June 29, 1878 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois^46,47; died Aft. 1920.

Generation No. 3

Children of Orren Foster and Catheryn Paul are:

        24               i.    Rosin Judson⁴ Foster, born March 08, 1886 in Possibly Pennsylvania⁵¹; died 1886 in Pennsylvania or Nebraska.

        25              ii.    Luther Anson Foster, born April 09, 1887 in Beaver City, Nebraska⁵²; died January 28, 1945 in Spokane, Spokane County, Washington^53,54.  He married Rebecca Erma Burson⁵⁴ March 04, 1911 in Spokane, Washington⁵⁵; born July 24, 1892 in Fonda, Iowa; died March 27, 1945 in Long Beach, California.

        26             iii.    Louella Mae Foster, born November 03, 1890 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania⁵⁶; died August 24, 1979 in Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon⁵⁶.  She married Claude B. Fleenor Abt. 1913 in Possibly Oregon; born February 09, 1889 in Millwakie, Oregon⁵⁷; died May 10, 1964 in Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon.

        27             iv.    Catherine Foster, born June 21, 1893 in Possibly Pennsylvania⁵⁸; died 1893 in Possibly Pennsylvania.

        28              v.    Edith Meloria Foster, born December 18, 1894 in Pennsylvania; died December 23, 1978 in Hampton, Virginia⁵⁸.  She married (1) Joseph 'Joe' Hanley Kealey Abt. 1927 in Oregon or California; born March 01, 1897 in New York; died December 16, 1947 in Los Angeles, California.  She married (2) Carl Fraley Aft. 1930.

        29             vi.    Orren Paul Foster, born June 02, 1903 in Halfway, Baker, Oregon⁵⁸; died February 05, 1955 in Enterprise, Wallowa, Oregon⁵⁸.  He married Hazel Mary Evans July 14, 1934 in At a CCC Camp, near Flora, Oregon (In Wallowa County)⁵⁸; born July 02, 1908 in near Flora, Oregon⁵⁸; died October 16, 2006 in Portland, Washington, Oregon.

Marriage Notes for Orren Foster and Hazel Evans:

Foster  Orren  Paul  14 Jul 1934  Evans  Hazel  Marie  book H  page 2175 

1887-1983 Wallowa County, Oregon Marriages

page #7

Children of Luther Foster and Geneva Kennedy are:

        30               i.    Dale Lyle⁴ Foster, born July 21, 1900 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri⁶²; died August 06, 1982 in Seattle, King, Washington⁶³.  He married (1) Dorothy Hanks 1922 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon.  He married (2) Faith Evellen Carter⁶³ April 07, 1934 in Seattle, King, Washington; born February 10, 1906 in Chetek, Barron, Wisconsin; died December 30, 1989 in Livermore, A, California.  He married (3) Velma Lucile Meredith⁶³ February 14, 1942; born December 20, 1906 in Wenatchee, Chelan, Washington.

        31              ii.    Lucile Helen Foster, born May 06, 1902 in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas; died January 18, 1983 in Tigard, Washington, Oregon.  She married (1) George Morrison Imlay November 25, 1920 in Reedville, Washington, Oregon; born March 30, 1891 in Hillsboro, Oregon; died February 24, 1933 in Reedville, Washington County, Oregon.  She married (2) Otto George May 30, 1942 in Goldendale, Washington⁶⁴; born 1892; died September 27, 1961 in Washington County, Oregon.

Marriage Notes for Lucile Foster and George Imlay:

Nov 25, 1920, was a Thursday and they married at 8:00 at the home of her parents, Reedville, Oregon. Met about 1919,  Must have been love at first sight, for she didn't go with any other fellow after that and soon married. (TYPED FROM:  STORIES OF GLENN & NEVA'S FAMILY, by NEVA)

Marriage Notes for Lucile Foster and Otto George:

STORIES OF GLENN & NEVA'S FAMILY by NEVA

Page #52

May 30, 1942 Lucile and Otto George came to Goldendale to be married. Rev. Hall of the Goldendale Methodist church came to our home, where, Glenn, Eloise, Clayton and i witnessed the simple service.  Later we took them to the Inn at Maryhill for their wedding supper.  Lucile and Otto had been neighbors for years.  She had three girls and he had three boys, all about the same age and had played together for years, tho some were grown by this time.

        32             iii.    Neva Margaret Foster, born February 26, 1904 in Plainville, Rooks, Kansas; died August 31, 1992 in Goldendale, Klickitat, Washington⁶⁵.  She married Glenn Wilbur Stiff⁶⁶ December 11, 1926 in Reedville, Washington, Oregon; born February 04, 1898 in Illinois; died June 10, 1971 in Hillsboro, Washington County, Oregon^67,68.

Marriage Notes for Neva Foster and Glenn Stiff:

STORIES OF GLENN & NEVA'S FAMILY, by NEVA

Page #28

The church was filled with the Reedville friends and Lucile's family and the extra people my folks had with them aroused no suspicion.  Jean (McClean) was an accomplished musician so our wedding song was beautiful.  Then Rev. Pratt stepped up in front and Glenn and I opened the swinging doors from the vestibule and walked down the short aisle. Glenn in a dark suit.  I also wore a dark blue suit and hat.  Gray slippers which matched the lining of the hat and carried a dark blue purse made from silk ribbon.

Rev. Pratt pronounced us man and wife.  We kissed each other, then turned and walked back down the aisle, through the two doors and into his Ford roadster on our way to the Roosevelt hotel, where Glenn had made reservations for two nights.

The morning of the 12th Glenn awoke me by getting snow off the window ledge and putting it on my face.  Part of the day was filled with preparing to leave the following morning.  He took me to my home to pack and he went to his.

Our wedding gift from my parents was a chest of silverware, with service for six, besides other gifts from relatives and friends.  Mother helped me pack.  Glenn put my trunk in the back of the roadster with his things.  We had our meals at restaurants as there was no invitation to eat with either family.  Glenn understood why my Father resented him and I knew why his Mother was displeased with me.

We were very much in love and now we had each other for ever and ever. No gloom could penetrate our happiness."

Children of Carl Foster and Louisa Campen are:

        33               i.    George Campen⁴ Foster⁶⁹, born August 10, 1906 in Havana, Mason Co., Illinois^70,71; died September 10, 1977 in Canton, Lewis Co., Missouri⁷².  He married Ruth K. Kern⁷² October 01, 1932 in Walsenberg, Huerfano County, Colorado⁷²; born March 13, 1915 in Calhan,  El Paso County, Colorado⁷³; died December 16, 1987 in Canton, Lewis County, Missouri⁷⁴.

        34              ii.    Helen Louise Foster⁷⁵, born May 07, 1908 in Enion, Fulton County, Illinois^76,77; died December 24, 1973 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa⁷⁸.  She married Clarence Franklin Wepner⁷⁹ May 10, 1926 in Carthage, Hancock, Illinois⁷⁹; born February 21, 1903 in Havana, Mason County, Illinois^80,81; died August 31, 1967 in Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois⁸².

Child of Mabel Foster and Ira Sterling is:

        35               i.    Wayne Foster⁴ Sterling⁹⁰, born May 10, 1906 in McLean County, Illinois⁹¹; died June 29, 1984 in Buried:  Funks Grove, Illinois⁹².  He married Myrtle Owen⁹² October 26, 1927 in Clinton, OK⁹²; born April 06, 1907 in Clinton, OK⁹²; died March 2000 in Clinton, OK.

Children of Mabel Foster and Elbert Sheppard are:

        36               i.    Charlotte Althea⁴ Sheppard⁹³, born March 01, 1914 in Woodriver, Madison Co., Illinois⁹³; died February 16, 2006 in Bakersfield, Kern County, California.  She married (1) Albert E. Taylor January 04, 1937 in Possibly, Lawton, OK; born July 08, 1905 in McKinney, Texas⁹³.  She married (2) Harold Waldo Perkins March 25, 1946; born March 22, 1911 in Iowa; died November 1950 in Kern County, California.  She married (3) Gwynne Hampton Slack July 20, 1966 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California; born October 21, 1898 in Bozeman, Montana; died May 17, 1979 in Bakersfield, Kern Co., California.

        37              ii.    Rawson Cline Sheppard⁹³, born November 21, 1916 in Cushing, Oklahoma⁹⁴; died February 07, 1992 in Lawton, Oklahoma⁹⁴.  He married Hester Ellen Eckhart⁹⁵ Abt. 1940 in Probably, Lawton, OK; born December 06, 1917 in Lawton, Oklahoma⁹⁶; died December 02, 1996 in Lawton, Oklahoma⁹⁷.

        38             iii.    Mabel Elberta Sheppard⁹⁸, born August 28, 1917 in Blackwell, Oklahoma⁹⁹; died September 05, 2004 in Chico, Butte County, California.  She married Benjamin Ringer¹⁰⁰ August 03, 1940 in Yuma, Arizona; born June 05, 1893 in Hartville, Ohio; died December 06, 1982 in Chico, Butte County, California¹⁰¹.