His death certificate records John Foster, age 77 years 1 month 7 days, born 10 Apr 1849 in Kentucky, died 17 May 1926 in Dietrich precinct, Mason Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father Eli Foster, mother’s maiden name Fannie Fletcher, both born in U.S.A., cause of death general paralysis, informant Perry Lawrence, Maysville, Ky, burial in Beechburg Cem.

Her death certificate records Rebeca Foster, age 74, birthdate blank, born in Kentucky, died 3 Apr 1924 in Dietrich precinct, Mason Co., Ky, married, father Jim Jones, mother’s maiden name Emma Mitchel, both born in Ky, cause of death pneumonia, informant C. A. Slattery, Maysville, Ky, burial in Beechburg Cem.

1870 census of Rowan Co., Kentucky, Cristy Creek prec., taken 14 June, lists on p. 16/104, family #96:
Foster, John, 22; Rebecca, 20; Elizabeth, 2. All born in Kentucky.

1880 census of Morgan Co., Blairs Mill precinct (#6, E.D. 87), enumerated in June, lists on p. 12 as family #101:
Foster, John, 30, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 30; Emma, dau, 13; Fannie, dau, 7; Robert, son, 4; David, son, 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.

(The family of my GGG uncle Benjamin Pettit and his second wife Louisa Donahue are also listed on the bottom of this page.)

1900 census of Fleming Co., Ky, district 3, enumerated 21 June, lists on p. 15B as family #282/287:
Foster, John E., 51, b. Apr 1849, farmer; Rebecca, wife, 50, b. Sep 1849, married 34 years, mother of 12 children, 6 living; Robert, son, 24, b. Apr 1876; Mary E., dau, 18, b. May 1882; Margaret N., dau, 16, b. Sep 1883; Willie W., son, 6, b. Sep 1893. All born Ky Ky Ky.

Their daughter Sarah is recorded this census year in the household of her sister Fannie and Fannie’s husband Mantford Hamm, two pages back.