X-Message: #1 Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 12:08:03 EDT From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [ILRANDOL] Forward: FOSTER information Please post to your web site Darla Port. &Biographical Record of Rand. Jackson, Perry County Illinois Robert FOSTER born Feb 13 1785 SC died Feb 12 1831 buried Kelly Cemetery, distiller by occupation. He was a Democrat, Mason, and United Presbyterian. Church. His father was John FOSTER. Wife was Susan born Sept. 1791 Died Dec 6, 1829, they married 1809 and had 8 children; Sam Jan 15, 1810 John Sept 25, 1811 James A. March 9, 1814 Permelia June 1816 Elizabeth J. Oct 1818 William Oct 4, 1820 David A. Jan 13, 1822 and Nancy born Feb 9, 1826. William FOSTER married March 14, 1844, to Amelia RALLS daughter of Edward and Jennie (Hill) ROLLS born SC, 4 children. Edward 1844 married Nancy TEMPLE. Charles R, John R. born Oct 17, 1846 married Maggie WATSON, James B born Jun 27, 1851 Deceased Emily Jane Deceased He was a veteran Union Comp. I 22 Ill. Inf. and was in ill health after the battle of Fort Donelson he then served as a nurse for the wounded. [email protected] ______________________________ Robert Foster was listed in some sources as the son of Sam Foster. It is confusing as to the facts. It may have been that Sam was the Grandfather of Robert. In any event, after many years of tracing this line I am unable to say definitively who Robert's father may have been. It appears unlikely that he had any siblings that made the trip with him from Abbeville, SC. His and Susanna McClinton's headstone is still standing in Kelly Cemetery. There are no other Fosters in close proximity to this marker. John Parker [email protected]