This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: farwellwalter Surnames: Foster, Mattice, Hyde, Hoffman, Poole, Craft, Mann, Connter, Burgess, Kingery, Freeze, Hayes, Shell, Brisby, Houchins, Donaldson, Fulmer, Moyer, Norstadt, Cowell, Cornet, Leeka, Furhelm, Beno, Travis, Gardner, Minehan, Garrity, Gilbert, Gleason, Coslett, Greene, Greer, Williams Classification: biography Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.fremont/7526/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John B. Foster was 86 last Tuesday; south of Farragut; was born in 1814 in England. -- Fremont Co. Herald of June 28, 1900 Lemuel Foster married Edith Mattice: Their son Ralph Foster, b. at Sidney - d. Mar. 27, 1981 aged 64 years; married Bernice; buried in Lincoln Memorial Park. Their children: (1) Bruce Foster of Denver; (2) Donna Hyde of Lincoln; (3) Mrs.Don (Barbara) Hoffman of Lincoln; (4) Shirley Poole of Clear Lake, Iowa. Augustus married Nellie Foster: Stewart Stone Foster, born Athens, Illinois on Oct. 31, 1892 - d. Feb. 4, 1982 at Grape Comm. Hospital; as a boy moved to Malvern, worked as pharmacist for many years; served in WWI; on August 10, 1919 married Helen Craft of Sidney who was a great granddaughter of ______ (Asahel) Mann; buried at Sidney. Leaves a daughter Carol who married Jack K. Connter; of Sidney. Mr. Burgess married Lydia; she married (2) Ed Kingery. She came to Iowa in 1908 from Abilene, KS. CHILDREN (?) included (1) Mrs. Katie Ruth Freeze, 90, who died DEc. 15, 981 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Her children included Carrie Hayes of Hastings, Iowa; Stella Shell of Hammond, Indiana; Bob Brisby of Omaha; Mable Houchins of Hamburg; (2) Anna Donaldson of Riverton who was 92 years old on Jan. 28, 1982 Donald Fulmer died March 27, 1984 aged 66; married Eleanor; they had 4 children. Brothers and sisters included (1) Alfred; (2) Archie; (3) Robert (4) Danny Earl; (5) Mrs. Charles Moyer of Riverton; (6) Mrs. James Norstadt of Sidney; (7) Mrs. Viola Moyer of CO; (8) Mrs. Alvina Cowell of CA; (9) Mrs. Mary Cornet of Nebraska Phyllis Fullmer of Lincoln (a sister of Elaine Leeka) died Jan. 5, 1984. Buried at Thurman. ______ Furhelm, who lived 2 1/2 miles northeast of Bartlett on the Beno farm, killed himself, his wife (a Travis whom he married on Oct. 3, 1900), and her son by a previous marriage, on last Tuesday. Was from Glenwood. -- July 18, 1901 Mrs. Addie M. Gardner, aged 77 years, died Aug. 7, 1981; buried at Grandview Cem west of Sidney. Timothy Minehan of Shenandoah, father of Mrs. James Garrity, of Farmers City, died last week and was buried at Imogene. --Dec. 13, 1900 Willis Gilbert died WEdnesday aged 24 years; buried at Farragut. -- Apr. 4, 1901 Mary Gleason of Riverton died Apr. 1981 aged 68 years; she married Lee Coslett.-- Riverton Brothers Frank, Noah and Manley Greene are building a new livery barn in Tabor. --Sept. 25, 1902 Mrs. Mollie Greer died last week in Denver; was a long time teacher in FRemont county; sister of H. B. Williams of Hamburg.-- Apr. 21, 1904 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.