Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Chapman Foster
Birthabt 1853, Morgan Co., Kentucky
DeathKentucky
FatherAndrew S. Foster (1831-1876)
MotherMary “Polly” Ann Tackett (1833-1906)
Marriageabt 1873
Divorcebef 1900
SpouseMatilda J. Brown
Birth9 Jun 1853, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death22 May 1923
BurialCommunity Cemetery, Fultz Road, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherJames P. Brown (-<1850)
MotherNancy E. Nickell (~1824-)
Children
Birth10 May 1874, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Birth21 Nov 1878, Elliott Co., Kentucky
BirthAug 1881, Elliott Co., Kentucky
SpouseHenry Lambert
Notes for Matilda J. Brown
Dates of birth and death from her gravestone, which is the only Foster burial in Community Cemetery.
I cannot find her in the Kentucky death records.
I cannot find her in the Kentucky death records.
Census
She is listed in the 1910 census (age 56) and the 1920 census (age 67) with her daughter Cora and her husband Henry Lambert, as Matilda Foster, widowed, mother-in-law.
Census Notes for William Chapman & Matilda J. (Family)
1880 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Newfoundland precinct, enumerated 16 June, lists on p. 18 as family #124:
Foster, Wm C., 27, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Matilda, 26, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Thursa A., 6, dau, b. Ky Ky Ky; William A., 1, son, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by Mary A. Foster, age 46, b. Ky N.C. N.C.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Crackers Neck precinct, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 11A as family #170/175:
Foster, Matilda J., 47, b. June 1853, farmer, divorced, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Andrew W., , son, 21, b. Nov 1878; Nancy E., 18, b. Aug 1881; Cora M., dau, 13, b. June 1887.
The preceding household is headed by Charles M. Foster age 30 and his wife Fannie.
Foster, Wm C., 27, farmer, b. Ky Va Ky; Matilda, 26, wife, b. Ky Ky Ky; Thursa A., 6, dau, b. Ky Ky Ky; William A., 1, son, b. Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by Mary A. Foster, age 46, b. Ky N.C. N.C.
1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Crackers Neck precinct, enumerated 14 June, lists on p. 11A as family #170/175:
Foster, Matilda J., 47, b. June 1853, farmer, divorced, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Andrew W., , son, 21, b. Nov 1878; Nancy E., 18, b. Aug 1881; Cora M., dau, 13, b. June 1887.
The preceding household is headed by Charles M. Foster age 30 and his wife Fannie.
