Family Group Sheet
NameSamuel Foster, 2C3R
BirthMay 1860, Kentucky
Deathbef Jul 1922
FatherRobert ("Bob") L. Foster (1842-1918)
MotherMary Ellen Ferrand (~1851-)
Other spousesNancy Jane Gregory, 2C3R
Marriage27 Sep 1883, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseBarbara A. Jones, 1C3R
Birth1866/1867, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Deathabt 1895, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherJames Boyd Jones (1847-1914)
MotherNancy Riddle (1848-1927)
Children
2 FRose Etta Foster, 2C2R
BirthApr 1886, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseFloyd Powell Roberts , 3C2R
3 FNancy V. Foster, 2C2R
BirthMar 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
4 MWilliam T. Foster, 2C2R
BirthDec 1893, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Samuel Foster
Although both of his marriages were in Rowan County, Samuel is not listed in the 1880 census of Rowan Co. He might be the same person as the Samuel Jones age 10 living with the family of Robert and Mary Ellen (Ferrand) Foster in the 1870 census, if he adopted the name of his foster father.
One bit of evidence supporting that hypothesis is the fact that the death certificate of Beatrice Amburgey, daughter of Lige Amburgey and Dora Foster, gave her mother’s maiden name as Dora Jones. So Samuel may have gone by both surnames.
One bit of evidence supporting that hypothesis is the fact that the death certificate of Beatrice Amburgey, daughter of Lige Amburgey and Dora Foster, gave her mother’s maiden name as Dora Jones. So Samuel may have gone by both surnames.
Census
1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Pearce precinct, records as family #102:
Foster, Samuel, 40, b. May 1860, 2nd marriage, married 2 years; Nancy, wife, 24, b. Mar 1876, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Rosa E., dau, 14, b. Apr 1876; Nancy V., dau, 12, b. Mar 1888; Wm T., son, 6, b. Dec 1893; Sarah F., dau, 1, b. Mar 1899. All born in Ky.
Rosa, Nancy and William are children of Samuel’s first marriage, to Barbara Jones.
Foster, Samuel, 40, b. May 1860, 2nd marriage, married 2 years; Nancy, wife, 24, b. Mar 1876, married 2 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Rosa E., dau, 14, b. Apr 1876; Nancy V., dau, 12, b. Mar 1888; Wm T., son, 6, b. Dec 1893; Sarah F., dau, 1, b. Mar 1899. All born in Ky.
Rosa, Nancy and William are children of Samuel’s first marriage, to Barbara Jones.
Notes for Samuel & Barbara A. (Family)
Rowan Co. marriage book A, p. 72, records the marriage of Samuel Foster and Barbra A. Jons on 27 Sep 1883.
