This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertFoster202 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.jasper/2777.1.1.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Teresa, I just stumbled over your 2005 query re Elisha Foster and his son Ray. If you are still interested let me know and I will help if I can. Ray Foster was my uncle (actually my father's uncle). My grandfather was Ray's brother James. When I was a kid I sometimes spent a couple of of my summer vacation weeks with Uncle Ray and Aunt Melie at their place near Turkey Creek. I have a little info about Mahlon's family. I met some of his descendants a couple of times at Uncle Rays when they came on a visit from the Northwest way back around 1940. So I don't remember much! By the way, based on ages stated on various census data, I calculate Elisha's birth year to be 1837 and Altheana's to be 1836. The headstone near Carterville may not be the right Elisha. I would be very interested to learn anything about members of this family that settled near LaClede county, MO near Lebanon. Dad had family visitors from there but I was too young at the time to pay any attention to who they were. Bob Foster, copperock@hotmail.com I'm not in Joplin anymore so I can't look anything up but my sister may know where Ray is buried (d. in Jan 1940). P.S. Aunt Melie's full name was Mary Permelia Woodrow, not Amelia. And the restaurant was at the Connor Hotel. 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.