This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SusanNeff_44 Surnames: Foster Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.montgomery/1811/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. I am Susan Neff, Historian at the Dr. James Ford Historic Home in Wabash, Indiana. I am trying to find the burial location for the following married couple who were last known to have lived in Parker - the 1875 Kansas census (attached) enumerates this family in Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, Kansas; and prior to that for 1850 and 1860 in Lake County, Indiana. GEORGE LYMAN FOSTER - dob 20 Apr 1820 in Athens, Pennsylvania; dod 13 Apr 1877, Kansas. LUCY HATHAWAY FOSTER - dob 14 Apr 1828 in Sherburne, Illinois; dod 30 Nov 1876, Kansas. George and Lucy left at least eight children at the time of their deaths. Born in Indiana were: Volney (1851), Edson (1853), Albert (1857), Eliza (1859), Emaline (1862), Martha (1865) and Marilla (1868). Born in Kansas was Julia (1872). The orphaned children were all sent back to Lake County, Indiana (near South Bend and Chicago) to be raised by relatives. They all married and have many descendants who are anxious to visit the gravesite(s) of George & Lucy Foster. We are also interested to learn if there may have been an epidemic in late 1876 that caused the deaths of George and Lucy. Otherwise, we are unable to determine their causes of death. Are there newspapers available that covered this location during the period November 1876 to April 1877? Thank you in advance for any assistance or referrals you can provide. Susan Neff, Historian The Dr. James Ford Historic Home, Wabash, Indiana email: susan.neff@gmail.com website: www.jamesfordmuseum.org 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.

I believe that you might be able to get assistance from the Coffeyville Public Library. The e-mail address was/is? coffepl@terraworld.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <KSMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 12:01 PM Subject: [KSMONTGO] Geo & Lucy Foster in Parker, Montgomery Co KS This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: SusanNeff_44 Surnames: Foster Classification: cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.montgomery/1811/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello. I am Susan Neff, Historian at the Dr. James Ford Historic Home in Wabash, Indiana. I am trying to find the burial location for the following married couple who were last known to have lived in Parker - the 1875 Kansas census (attached) enumerates this family in Cherokee Township, Montgomery County, Kansas; and prior to that for 1850 and 1860 in Lake County, Indiana. GEORGE LYMAN FOSTER - dob 20 Apr 1820 in Athens, Pennsylvania; dod 13 Apr 1877, Kansas. LUCY HATHAWAY FOSTER - dob 14 Apr 1828 in Sherburne, Illinois; dod 30 Nov 1876, Kansas. George and Lucy left at least eight children at the time of their deaths. Born in Indiana were: Volney (1851), Edson (1853), Albert (1857), Eliza (1859), Emaline (1862), Martha (1865) and Marilla (1868). Born in Kansas was Julia (1872). The orphaned children were all sent back to Lake County, Indiana (near South Bend and Chicago) to be raised by relatives. They all married and have many descendants who are anxious to visit the gravesite(s) of George & Lucy Foster. We are also interested to learn if there may have been an epidemic in late 1876 that caused the deaths of George and Lucy. Otherwise, we are unable to determine their causes of death. Are there newspapers available that covered this location during the period November 1876 to April 1877? Thank you in advance for any assistance or referrals you can provide. Susan Neff, Historian The Dr. James Ford Historic Home, Wabash, Indiana email: susan.neff@gmail.com website: www.jamesfordmuseum.org 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. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KSMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message