Posted on: Robertson County Texas Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Robertson/330 Surname: Foster, Davis, Fore, Thomason, Mitchell, Jackson, Ancell, Baugh, Langford, Lambert, Garrett, Newman, Walker ------------------------- Hi, C. G. I'll try to help in anyway that I can. Yes, we are clearly talking about the same Fosters. There is some controversy about whether Joseph Ancell Foster was a son of Henry's or an adopted nephew, but I guess that is only of marginal interest to you. My people are mostly white/Indian and not African (as far as I know). I do know that Henry A. Foster was a slave owner back in MS and then in TX. If you look at the 1870 census for Milam Co. you'll see that he has a lot of black neighbors, some named Foster and some not. If you give me some of the names you are looking for I'll go through my records and see what I can turn up. I have copies of old wills and estate settlements that do list some of the slaves that Henry Ancell Foster acquired at the death of his older brother Joseph Foster. They are only first names, of course, but who knows we might get lucky and find a match. Unfortunately, I've never heard about the cabin you mentioned so I can't be of much help there. You are right about Joseph being a banker in Robertson Co., (Calvert, I believe), and he lived to about 1930 and had many children. He was a Methodist and was associated with that church.