He is the brother of Elizabeth Eleanor (Foster) Bryant, Sidney Brewer Foster, Sally Pauline (Foster) Roe, Thomas Lee Foster, Mary Alice (Foster) Wallace, Margaret Pearl (Foster) Trimble, Annie Boyd (Foster) Shackelford, twins Ernest Andrew Foster & Willie Bob Foster and Frank Wilson Foster.
His father, Andrew, served as a Deputy Sheriff for two years and then elected into the prominent position of Sheriff in 1891 and 1893, for two years each time. Also, the influence of his father's upbringing led the family in attending the local active Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
On July 4, 1897, John married Berta Gamel in Commanche County, Texas. They became the parents of Andrew Benjamin "Ben" Foster (1898-1963) and Nona Alvena Foster (1900-2005). John worked as a farmer.
The Census Act of 1899 and subsequent act of February 1, 1900 authorized approximately 58,000 specially hired and trained enumerators to conduct the 1900 census. They received instructions from a booklet. In June 1900, John was the enumerator or census taker for Comanche County, Texas.
Possibly in 1902, John Cowan Foster, age 24, died in Mexico but the circumstances are unconfirmed, as well as, his burial site.
Family Genealogy Reference: www.geni.com/people/John-Cowan-Foster-1878-1902/6000000028731545038
Biography arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., Contributor # 47523168
He is the brother of Elizabeth Eleanor (Foster) Bryant, Sidney Brewer Foster, Sally Pauline (Foster) Roe, Thomas Lee Foster, Mary Alice (Foster) Wallace, Margaret Pearl (Foster) Trimble, Annie Boyd (Foster) Shackelford, twins Ernest Andrew Foster & Willie Bob Foster and Frank Wilson Foster.
His father, Andrew, served as a Deputy Sheriff for two years and then elected into the prominent position of Sheriff in 1891 and 1893, for two years each time. Also, the influence of his father's upbringing led the family in attending the local active Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
On July 4, 1897, John married Berta Gamel in Commanche County, Texas. They became the parents of Andrew Benjamin "Ben" Foster (1898-1963) and Nona Alvena Foster (1900-2005). John worked as a farmer.
The Census Act of 1899 and subsequent act of February 1, 1900 authorized approximately 58,000 specially hired and trained enumerators to conduct the 1900 census. They received instructions from a booklet. In June 1900, John was the enumerator or census taker for Comanche County, Texas.
Possibly in 1902, John Cowan Foster, age 24, died in Mexico but the circumstances are unconfirmed, as well as, his burial site.
Family Genealogy Reference: www.geni.com/people/John-Cowan-Foster-1878-1902/6000000028731545038
Biography arranged by family researcher Jim Semple, Jr., Contributor # 47523168
Family Members
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Elizabeth Eleanor "Betty" Foster Bryant
1867–1899
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Sidney Brewer Foster
1872–1947
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Sally Pauline Foster Roe
1874–1951
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Thomas Lee "Tom" Foster
1876–1954
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Mary Alice Foster Wallace
1881–1960
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Margaret Pearl Foster Ewing Trimble
1882–1962
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Mrs Annie Boyd Foster Shackelford
1885–1962
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Earnest Andrew Foster
1887–1888
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Willie Bob Foster
1887–1939
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Frank Wilson Foster
1892–1962
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