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| Husband | Elliott leroy FOSTER | |||
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| Father | William Sherman FOSTER | |||
| Mother | Margaret Eliza EDMISTEN | |||
| Born | 7 Sep 1896 | Goodman, McDonald, Missouri | Source | Death Certificate |
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | 6 Feb 1936 | F.H. Nesbitt Mine, Picher,Ottawa, Oklahoma | Source | Death Certificate, obituary, daughter |
| Buried | 10 Feb 1936 | Ozark Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Jasper, Missouri | Source | daughter, obituary |
| Occupation | Machine Man in Zinc Mine | |||
| Married | 1920/1921 | Source | daughter | |
| Wife | Bertha Irene JACKSON | |||
| Father | William Marion JACKSON | |||
| Mother | Lillie Katherine BROCKWELL | |||
| Born | 06 Apr 1903 | Missouri | Source | daughter, death certificate |
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | 22 Nov 1958 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | Source | Death Certificate |
| Buried | Source | |||
| Occupation | Seamstress | |||
| Comments | Elliott "Roy" Foster, his brother (not sure which one), and his best friend were walking out of the FH Nesbitt mine, which they were preapring to blast when a rock fell from the ceiling of the mine, striking Roy on the head and killing him. My grandmother (Nellie) remembers her family clearing all of the furnitre out of her and her sisters' bedroom and moving Roy's coffin in there. She stood in the doorway, and all she could see was the tip of his nose and the big bandage on his head. Bertha was a seamstress and made all of the family's clothes, but Elliott's sister took all the children to the store and bought them new clothes for the funeral. It was the first time my grandmother ever had store bought clothes. According to my grandmother, the funeral was one of the biggest ever held in Joplin at the time. So many people showed up that they couldn't fit everybody in the church. If anyone comes across any reference to this in an old newspaper or something, I would love to have a copy. | |||
| Child 1 | Katheryn Elizabeth FOSTER | Female | ||
| Birth | 23 Jul 1921 | Joplin, Jasper, Missouri | Source | California Death Index, SSDI, sister |
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | 24 Sep 1989 | San Bernadino, California | Source | California Death Index, SSDI, sister |
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
| Spouse | ROUTLEDGE | |||
| Child 2 | Sherman Earl FOSTER | Male | ||
| Birth | 13 Feb 1923 | Joplin, Jasper, Missouri | Source | SSDI |
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | 15 Oct 2000 | Saugus, Essex, Massachusettes | Source | SSDI |
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
| Spouse | ||||
| Child 3 | Living | Female | ||
| Birth | Source | |||
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | Source | |||
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
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| Child 4 | Living | Female | ||
| Birth | Source | |||
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | Source | |||
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
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| Child 5 | Living | Female | ||
| Birth | Source | |||
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | Source | |||
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
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| Child 6 | Richard Leroy FOSTER | |||
| Birth | 03 Apr 1931 | Carl Junction, Jasper, Missouri | Source | SSDI, California Death index, sister |
| Baptized | Source | |||
| Died | 23 Feb 1994 | Thousand Oaks, Ventura, California | Source | SSDI, California Death index, sister |
| Buried | Source | |||
| Married | Source | |||
| Spouse | Eileen | |||
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