In a message dated 8/13/2002 10:09:23 PM Central Daylight Time, nancy_12344@hotmail.com writes: > I don't know. It seems no one in the family knows anything about Sam (John) > Foster except that he was an "Indian". I got the info about him being born > in Alabama from the Union Parish, Louisiana 1900 Census. I just wish I > knew more about him. > > Hello Nancy, I don't know if this will be of help to you but in the Goss book, "A Complete List of Choctaw Claimants and their Heirs..." there are 9 names of Foster's listed. However, none of them are Sam (John) Foster. It is possible however that one of those Foster's listed in Goss' book is a relative of your Sam (John) Foster and may link you to some info about him. John Craven New Orleans