Family Group Sheet
NameJohn Edward Foster
Birth21 Feb 1878, Adams Co., Ohio
Death25 Dec 1961, Illinois
FatherNathan Miller Foster (1850-1932)
MotherMary Maria Lindsey (1850-1938)
Other spousesJulia Elizabeth Jordan
Marriageabt 1915, Vermilion Co., Illinois
SpouseEliza J.
Birthabt 1896, Kentucky
Notes for John Edward Foster
His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Edward Foster, age 40, residence R.F.D. Paulie, Vermilion Co., Illinois, born 21 Feb 1878, occupation section man, employer L. E. W. R.R., nearest relative Eliza Foster (wife), same address.
Census
1910 census of Vermilion Co., Illinois, Butler township, enumerated 10 May, lists on p. 18A as family #530/534:
Foster, John, 30, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, farmer; Jarden, wife, 20, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, first marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living; Ida, dau, 2, b. Ill Ohio Ohio.
1920 census of Vermilion Co., Illinois, Butler township, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 12B as family #269/273:
Foster, John E., 41, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio; Eliza J., wife, 24, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ida F., dau; Gertrude, 9, dau; Laurence W., 7, son; Wilber G., 1 0/12, son; Morris, 2/12, son. All children are listed as born Illinois Ohio Ky, but Eliza is probably not the mother of the two older children.
1930 census of Ford Co., Illinois, Paxton, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 5A as family #89:
Foster, John E., 50, age at first marriage 27, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, farm laborer; Eliza J., wife, 34, age at first marriage 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lawrence, son, 17; Glen, son, 12; Morris, son, 10; Ruth, dau, 5. All children born Illinois Kentucky Ohio (sic). Foster, Ellen M., mother-in-law, 77, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky. Cole, Evelyn M., grandchild, 2, b. Ill Ill Ill.
Foster, John, 30, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, farmer; Jarden, wife, 20, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, first marriage for both, married 4 years, mother of 2 children, 1 living; Ida, dau, 2, b. Ill Ohio Ohio.
1920 census of Vermilion Co., Illinois, Butler township, enumerated 20 Jan, lists on p. 12B as family #269/273:
Foster, John E., 41, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio; Eliza J., wife, 24, b. Ky Ky Ky; Ida F., dau; Gertrude, 9, dau; Laurence W., 7, son; Wilber G., 1 0/12, son; Morris, 2/12, son. All children are listed as born Illinois Ohio Ky, but Eliza is probably not the mother of the two older children.
1930 census of Ford Co., Illinois, Paxton, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 5A as family #89:
Foster, John E., 50, age at first marriage 27, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio, farm laborer; Eliza J., wife, 34, age at first marriage 19, b. Ky Ky Ky; Lawrence, son, 17; Glen, son, 12; Morris, son, 10; Ruth, dau, 5. All children born Illinois Kentucky Ohio (sic). Foster, Ellen M., mother-in-law, 77, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky. Cole, Evelyn M., grandchild, 2, b. Ill Ill Ill.
