Family Group Sheet
NameAlva Lee Foster
Birth5 Aug 1879, Putnam Co., Indiana
Death7 Aug 1926, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherAlonzo J. Foster (1850-1906)
MotherSarah A. McClain (1853-1910)
Marriageabt Jan 1917, Kentucky
SpouseSallie L. Jenkins
Birthabt 1887, Kentucky
Death1969
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Children
Birth7 Sep 1917, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth16 Mar 1919, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Birth6 Apr 1922, Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia
Death27 Apr 1996, Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., Tennessee
Notes for Alva Lee Foster
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records Alvie Lee Foster, age 39, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, occupation timber buyer (?), employer Imperial Wheel Co., Flint, Michigan, nearest relative Sallie Foster, wife, same address.
His death certificate28 records Alva L. Foster, age 47 years 0 months 2 days, born 5 Aug 1879 in Indiana, died 7 Aug 1926 in Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia, married, lumberman, father Alonzo Foster, mother’s maiden name Sarah McClane, both born in Indiana, cause of death chronic parenchymative (?) nephritis, informant Mrs. A. L. Foster, burial in Bradley graveyard, Morehead, Ky.
His death certificate28 records Alva L. Foster, age 47 years 0 months 2 days, born 5 Aug 1879 in Indiana, died 7 Aug 1926 in Kenova, Wayne Co., West Virginia, married, lumberman, father Alonzo Foster, mother’s maiden name Sarah McClane, both born in Indiana, cause of death chronic parenchymative (?) nephritis, informant Mrs. A. L. Foster, burial in Bradley graveyard, Morehead, Ky.
Notes for Sallie L. Jenkins
Her gravestone has only the years, 1886 - 1969, but she was probably really born later than 1886. She was recorded in the 1910 census as age 22, in the 1920 census as age 33, and in the 1930 census as age 44, suggesting a drift towards thinking of herself as older.
She may be the Selie Jenkins recorded in the 1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky as age 13, born May 1887, daughter of William H. Jenkins, b. Jan 1859, who is recorded with his third wife Serilda, listed as married 0 years. But I am uncertain, since Selie is most often seen as a variant spelling of Celia.
She is not the Sarah E. Jenkins, born Oct 1887 in Morgan Co., daughter of Daniel Jenkins and Missouri Blevins, who married her cousin Thomas Blevins on 14 Apr 1904 in Morgan Co. He died about 1909, but Sarah was recorded in both the 1910 and 1920 censuses with their children, still widowed and still a Blevins.
What I need to do is find their marriage record, which is probably at about page 30 or so in Book 10. (Book 9, which I’ve copied in its entirety, ends in Oct 1916.)
She may be the Selie Jenkins recorded in the 1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky as age 13, born May 1887, daughter of William H. Jenkins, b. Jan 1859, who is recorded with his third wife Serilda, listed as married 0 years. But I am uncertain, since Selie is most often seen as a variant spelling of Celia.
She is not the Sarah E. Jenkins, born Oct 1887 in Morgan Co., daughter of Daniel Jenkins and Missouri Blevins, who married her cousin Thomas Blevins on 14 Apr 1904 in Morgan Co. He died about 1909, but Sarah was recorded in both the 1910 and 1920 censuses with their children, still widowed and still a Blevins.
What I need to do is find their marriage record, which is probably at about page 30 or so in Book 10. (Book 9, which I’ve copied in its entirety, ends in Oct 1916.)
Census
1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, district 1, Morehead, enumerated 20 April, lists on p. 3A as family #40/43, on Main St.:
Blair, F. P., 51, merchant at retail store, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., wife, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 30 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Harlan, son, 28, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, clerk at retail store. Swift, W. C., son-in-law, 25, b. Ky NC Ky, clerk at retail store; Maude, dau, 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 1/12, 0 children. Ellington, Ed, boarder, 25, single, b. Ky Ky Ohio, clerk at retail store. Jenkins, Sallie, 22, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
(The couple for whom Sallie was working are Franklin Pierce Blair and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Elam.)
Blair, F. P., 51, merchant at retail store, b. Ky Ky Ky; Mary E., wife, 49, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 30 years, mother of 2 children, 2 living; Harlan, son, 28, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, clerk at retail store. Swift, W. C., son-in-law, 25, b. Ky NC Ky, clerk at retail store; Maude, dau, 23, b. Ky Ky Ky, first marriage for both, married 1/12, 0 children. Ellington, Ed, boarder, 25, single, b. Ky Ky Ohio, clerk at retail store. Jenkins, Sallie, 22, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, cook at private home.
(The couple for whom Sallie was working are Franklin Pierce Blair and his first wife Mary Elizabeth Elam.)
Census Notes for Alva Lee & Sallie L. (Family)
1920 census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, Ceredo district, town of Kenova, City Hall precinct, enumerated 7 Jan, lists on p. 4A as family #64/72, on Chestnut St:
Foster, Alvalee, b. Ind Ind Ky, manager lumber mill; Salley L, wife, 33, b. Ky Ky Ky; Elizabeth, dau, 2 4/12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Margeret, dau, 10/12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Ival C., brother, 20, b. Ky Ind Ky, single, laborer lumber mill. Haddix, James, boarder, 23, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer lumber mill.
1930 census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, Kenova town, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 3B as family #53, at 2018 Chestnut St.:
Foster, Sallie, 44, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky; Elizabeth J., 12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Margaret L., 11, b. Ky Ind Ky; Alvie L., 8, b. W.Va. Ind Ky.
1940 census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, Ceredo township, ED 50-8, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 5A at 2018 Chestnut St:
Foster, Sallie, 53, widowed, b. Ky, registrar for county registration; Alvie Lee, son, 17, b. W.Va., check boy at swimming pool. Plymole, Elizabeth, dau, 22, married, b. Ky, elementary teacher at public school; Charles F., son, 6/12, b. W.Va. Living in same house in 1935.
Charles F. Plymole should be recorded as Sallie’s grandson, since Elizabeth is not listed as a head of household.
Foster, Alvalee, b. Ind Ind Ky, manager lumber mill; Salley L, wife, 33, b. Ky Ky Ky; Elizabeth, dau, 2 4/12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Margeret, dau, 10/12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Ival C., brother, 20, b. Ky Ind Ky, single, laborer lumber mill. Haddix, James, boarder, 23, single, b. Ky Ky Ky, laborer lumber mill.
1930 census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, Kenova town, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 3B as family #53, at 2018 Chestnut St.:
Foster, Sallie, 44, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky; Elizabeth J., 12, b. Ky Ind Ky; Margaret L., 11, b. Ky Ind Ky; Alvie L., 8, b. W.Va. Ind Ky.
1940 census of Wayne Co., West Virginia, Ceredo township, ED 50-8, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 5A at 2018 Chestnut St:
Foster, Sallie, 53, widowed, b. Ky, registrar for county registration; Alvie Lee, son, 17, b. W.Va., check boy at swimming pool. Plymole, Elizabeth, dau, 22, married, b. Ky, elementary teacher at public school; Charles F., son, 6/12, b. W.Va. Living in same house in 1935.
Charles F. Plymole should be recorded as Sallie’s grandson, since Elizabeth is not listed as a head of household.
