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Noah Foster

Noah Foster

Male 1808 - 1863  (55 years)


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  • Name Noah Foster 
    Birth 1808  Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Aug 1863 
    Person ID I0889  forneyclark
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

    Father Thomas Foster,   b. 17 Mar 1775, Norfolk, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1850, Big Coal River, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane McGovney,   b. 19 Oct 1779, Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1859, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 4 Apr 1799  Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F0136  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Julia Toney,   b. 25 Oct 1817, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1892, Comfort, Boone Co., VA; burial: White Oak, Orgas, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 8 Jul 1838  Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Cynthia Foster,   b. 17 Jun 1840
     2. Seth Foster,   b. 5 Nov 1842, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1864, Andersonville Prison, Sumter, GA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F0267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

  • Notes 
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      Source:
      Donna Forney Clark:
      This individual appears in more than one place in our family tree. To avoid a confusing merge, it is necessary to make each appearance of this individual separate.
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      Source:
      Mae (Cooper) and Ed Long:
      Descendants of John F. Toney
      FEBRUARY 15, 2008
      Generation No. 2
      2. JULIA2 TONEY (JOHN F.1) was born October 25, 1817 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died October 25, 1892 in White Oak, Boone County, WV. She married (1) NOAH FOSTER, son of THOMAS FOSTER and MARY MCGOVNEY. He was born Abt. 1808 in Kanawha County, Va., and died August 17, 1863. She married (2) BAYLESS COOPER, JR., SON Of BAYLESS COOPER and REBECCA THOMPSON. He was born May 25, 1823 in Kanawha County, Virginia, and died January 23, 1886 in White Oak, Boone County WV.
      Notes for JULIA TONEY:
      Her Vital Dates were copied from her Grave Marker.
      More About JULIA TONEY:
      Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
      Notes for BAYLESS COOPER, JR.:
      Three-Mile Cemetery is located up White Oak Creek in Boone County, West Virginia. It is up a steep slope about 75 yards above the Creek, you really need a guide with a off-road vehicle and/or a very detailed map.
      Our guide was his Great Grandson Hillard Edward Cooper. There are several Coopers buried there and his grave marker has the name spelled as BAYLESS. That alone was the strongest 'spelling' documentation we ever found. 23 Cooper descendants made that journey.
      Interviews with five of his Grandchildren and nine of his Great Grandchildren, all said that the name spelled as Bayless is correct. Those family members also indicated that he was referred to as being a JUNIOR. Their wishes shall be honored with respect to ORAL FAMILY HISTORY 'as presented'.
      There is one un-solved mystery >> at this Cemetery, there is a marker that reads Wilson Cooper with these vital dates, born Dec 22, 1857 and died Jul 4, 1878. There are some recorders who say that he is the son of Bayless Cooper, Jr, we cannot document that via the National Census or other records or family interviews but it is clear that those 'MARKER' vital dates would conflict with his other children's dates. We need help.
      More About BAYLESS COOPER, JR.:
      Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
      Children of JULIA TONEY and NOAH FOSTER are:
      i. CYNTHIA3 FOSTER, b. June 17, 1840; m. J. M. MASON.
      ii. SETH FOSTER, b. November 05, 1842, Kanawha County, Va.; d. August 29, 1864, Andersonville Prison, Sumter, Georgia; m. SARAH JANE FARLEY; b. January 04, 1842; d. March 28, 1925.
      More About SARAH JANE FARLEY:
      Burial: Foster Cemetery, Dawes Mountain, Boone/Kanawha County, WV
      Children of JULIA TONEY and BAYLESS COOPER are:
      5. iii. JOHN P.3 COOPER, b. November 12, 1847, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. July 08, 1937, Kanawha Co.,WV.
      6. iv. CHARLES COOPER, b. November 1849, White Oak, Boone County, Va.; d. February 03, 1937, Kayford,Kanawha County, WV.
      7. v. MARY POLLY COOPER, b. March 27, 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 05, 1930, Boone Co.,WV.
      vi. SARAH COOPER, b. March 27, 1853, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 01, 1853, White Oak, Boone
      County, Va..
      8. vii. BLACKBURN EDWARD COOPER, SR, b. October 22, 1854, White Oak, Boone County, Virginia; d.
      December 13, 1928, Kanawha Valley Hospital, Charleston, WV.
      9. viii. EMMA ELIZABETH COOPER, b. October 25, 1856, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. January 02, 1937,Kanawha County, WV.
      ix. CALVIRN COOPER, b. May 18, 1858, White Oak, Boone Co., Va.; d. April 30, 1941, Boone Co., WV.
      Notes for CALVIRN COOPER:
      Never married and some researchers/recorders incorrectly spell his name as Calvin. The grave markerclearly has CALVIRN.
      More About CALVIRN COOPER:
      Burial: Three-Mile Cemetery, White Oak, Boone County, West Virginia
      10. x. WILLIAM THOMAS COOPER, b. September 16, 1864, White Oak, Boone Co., WV; d. December 31, 1955.
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      Source:
      Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
      http://www.familysearch.org
      FamilySearch:
      Husband's Name
      Thomas FOSTER (AFN:5FX1-MC) Pedigree
      Born: 17 Mar 1775 Place: Norfolk, Va
      Died: 16 Oct 1850 Place: , Kanawha Co., (w)va
      Buried: Place: , Adams, Ohio
      Married: 4 Apr 1799 Place: Adams County, Oh
      Father: Thomas FOSTER (AFN:5FXB-3T) Family
      Mother: Mary MCHIBBIN OR MCKIBBEN (AFN:5FXB-41)
      Wife's Name
      Jane MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FX1-NJ) Pedigree
      Born: 19 Oct 1779 Place: Of Adams County, Oh
      Died: 19 Oct 1859 Place: Kanawha County, Wv
      Buried: Place: , Kanawha, W. Virginia
      Married: 4 Apr 1799 Place: Adams County, Oh
      Father: James MCGOVNEY (AFN:5FXB-56) Family
      Mother: Nancy CROCKETT (AFN:5FXB-6C)
      Children
      1. Sex Name
      F Rebecca FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-GM) Pedigree
      Born: Abt. 1812 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      2. Sex Name
      F Ada Jane FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-HS) Pedigree
      Born: Abt. 1814 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      3. Sex Name
      F Jane FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-K5) Pedigree
      Born: Abt. 1820 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      4. Sex Name
      F Abergail FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-LB) Pedigree
      Born: Abt. 1822 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      Died: CHILD Place:
      5. Sex Name
      M Noah FOSTER (AFN:5FX1-GH) Pedigree
      Born: 1808 Place: Kanawha County, Wv
      Died: 17 Aug 1863 Place:
      6. Sex Name
      F Polly FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-C4) Pedigree
      Born: 1804 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      7. Sex Name
      F Anna FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-D9) Pedigree
      Born: 1810 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      8. Sex Name
      M Seth FOSTER (AFN:4C94-DF) Pedigree
      Born: 1802 Place: , , Kanawa, West Virginia
      Died: 1862 Place: , Comfort, Boone, West Virginia
      9. Sex Name
      M Thomas FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-MH) Pedigree
      Born: 17 Mar 1826 Place: Coalburg, Kanawha, Wv
      Died: 5 Nov 1895 Place: , Boone, Wv
      Buried: Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      10. Sex Name
      F Minerva FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-J0) Pedigree
      Born: 18 Apr 1814 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      11. Sex Name
      F Penedome Alviva FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-FG) Pedigree
      Born: 2 May 1811 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
      12. Sex Name
      M James Mcgovney FOSTER (AFN:2STF-BS) Pedigree
      Born: 17 May 1824 Place: Coalburg, Kanawha, Wv
      Died: 5 Aug 1895 Place: Coalburg, Knwh, Wv
      Buried: Place: White Oak, Boone, Wv
      13. Sex Name
      F Nancy FOSTER (AFN:5FX2-BX) Pedigree
      Born: 7 Aug 1800 Place: , Kanawha, Wv
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      Source:
      SEE BETTY LOU RILEY'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=chipmunkmcg&id=I1141
      My McGovney Tree by Betty Lou Riley:
      ID: I1141
      Name: Noah FOSTER
      Sex: M
      Birth: 1808 in Comfort, Boone Co., WV
      Birth: 1808 in ,Kanawha, West Virginia
      Death: 17 AUG 1863
      Event: McGovney INDEX pg 3
      Event: Some info from James Edmond McGovney Research Files
      Event: Some info from Mary Jane Czap
      Event: Compiled info by Betty Lou Riley
      Ancestral File #: 5FX1-GH
      Change Date: 24 JUN 2000
      Father: Thomas FOSTER b: 17 MAR 1775 in VA
      Mother: Jane MCGOVNEY b: 19 OCT 1779 in PA
      Marriage 1 Julia TONEY b: 25 OCT 1817 in ,Kanawha (of), West Virginia
      Married: 8 JUL 1838
      Children
      Seth FOSTER b: 5 NOV 1842 in Paint Creek, Kanawha, West Virginia
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