Have you ever come across a 'conflict' in the records that makes you question whether the records are about the same person? That's where I am with my Edward Ostrander research. I recently blogged about the Pickaway county, Ohio will I had in my files for Edward Ostrander. This will mentions a wife, Margery, and …
Category: Foster
Harriet Foster Fleming
Buried in my FOSTER files is an obituary clipping and transcript for Harriet Foster Fleming. I evidently received this from the Iroquois County Genealogical Society in 1982. While I likely would not have thought about requesting an obituary from a genealogical society today, I am thankful that they provide this service, especially since I haven't …
Warren County History
Do you have county histories in your genealogy library? While younger genealogists may not be purchasing copies of these old books, I know that I have several in my collection. And while these books were (and likely still are) expensive, they have proven valuable to have at my fingertips. But, it is unlikely that I …
Friday Find
Warren County (Indiana) Atlas Have you used plat map books? We often use these books to locate a farmstead in a county. But, have you ever found a biography in one of those books of plat maps? The 1877 Warren County (Indiana) Atlas contains some short biographies along with some photographs of both individuals and …
Rachel Browning
Rachel Browning was born on 17 Jun 1780 in Maryland. [1–2] She married Richard Foster on 26 Feb 1801 in Frederick, Maryland, United States. [3–8] She was the mother of Jeremiah Browning Foster who was born on 10 Jun 1802 in Pike County, Ohio. [9–13] She was the mother of John Foster who was born …
Foster Cabin
Have you ever come across a fairly recent newspaper article that wasn't a family genealogy but contained family information dating back to the late 1700s? That was my case when I was searching newspapers for 'Foster Family'. One of the articles I found was about the restoration of a cabin built "prior to 1835 when …
Franklin Township
While I've been updating my research on my ancestor, Richard Foster, it is hard to limit my research to just Richard and not research the entire Foster family in Ross and Pike counties. Thus, when I found 'John Foster's Reminiscences' in the Franklin Township chapter of the book about the Early Settlers and Settlement of …
Land Dispute
Have you seen newspaper articles discussing a court case to divide land? If so, did you assume that these disputes was for the division of land among siblings after the death of a parent or step-parent? I have to admit that I made such an assumption when I encountered articles involving James C. Foster of …
59th Regiment of Colored Troops
Do you remember the movie, Glory, about the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the civil war? This movie highlighted the service of African-Americans during the civil war. While I was aware of the movie I was not aware that I had a distant cousin who was an officer in a similar regiment: the 59th Regiment …
Friday Finds
In my FOSTER file is a photocopy of some of the pages from the book, State Centennial History of the County of Ross (Ohio) about the FOSTER family in Ross County. Unfortunately, I don't have a photocopy of the title page. State Centennial History of the County of Ross (Ohio) vol. 2Gateway Press, c1981 Call …