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Seth Foster

Seth Foster

Male 1802 - 1862  (60 years)


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  • Name Seth Foster 
    Birth 1802  Adams Co., OH Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Sep 1862  Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I0922  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 Mary Jane "Polly" Asbury,   b. ABT. 1822   d. 1893, Comfort, Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 14 Dec 1844  Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Virginia Minerva "Jane" Foster,   b. Feb 1843, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. AFT. 1900, Kanawha Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 58 years)
     2. Martha Foster,   b. ABT. 1845, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1855, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 10 years)
     3. Noah Foster,   b. 5 Jan 1847, Comfort, Kanawha Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1913, Lapoint, Uintah Co., UT Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
     4. Thomas Foster,   b. ABT. 1851, Comfort, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Minervia L. Foster,   b. 5 Jul 1855, Boone Co., (West) VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1928, Coopertown, Boone Co.,WV; burial:FosterCem., DawesMountain, Boone/Kanawha Co.,WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     6. Seth Allen Foster,   b. Oct 1859, Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone Co., WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1918 (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F0292  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Jun 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Source:
      SEE SHEILA ADKINS POWELL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=poki00&id=I106798
      Adkins/Spence/Perry/Smith Connections:
      Sheila Adkins Powell:
      ID: I106798
      Name: Seth Foster
      Sex: M
      Birth: ABT 1802 in Adams County, Ohio
      Death: 11 SEP 1862 in Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia
      Father: Thomas Foster b: 17 MAR 1775 in Norfolk, Virginia
      Mother: Mary Jane McGovney b: 19 OCT 1779 in Adams County, Ohio
      Marriage 1 Mary Jane 'Polly' Asbury b: ABT 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia
      Married: 14 DEC 1844 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia
      Children
      Jane M. Foster b: ABT 1843 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia
      Martha Foster b: ABT 1845 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia
      Noah Foster b: 5 JAN 1847 in Comfort, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia
      Thomas Foster b: ABT 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia
      Minerva L. Foster b: 5 JUL 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia
      Seth Allen Foster b: OCT 1860 in Comfort, Boone County, West Virginia

      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

      Source:
      Billy G. Foster:
      Foster Line: Seth Foster (1802] / Thomas Foster/ Mark Foster/ Orrin Foster/ Billy G. Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster/ Living Foster

      Source:
      SEE JOEL HAGER'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
      http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=hagerj&id=I218697
      Joel Hager's Southern West Virginia Research:
      Joel Hager:
      Descendant Register, Generation No. 1
      1. Seth Foster (Thomas Foster2, Thomas Foster1) was born Abt 1802 in Adams County, Ohio, and died 11 Sep 1862 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia. He married Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury 14 Dec 1844 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, daughter of William Asbury and Naomi Simmons. She was born Abt 1822 in Bedford County, Virginia, and died Abt 1893 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia.
      Children of Seth Foster and Mary 'Polly' Jane Asbury are:
      2 i. Virginia 'Jane' Minerva Foster was born Feb 1843 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died Aft 1900 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. She married John Moore Eskins 22 Oct 1872, son of George C. Eskins and Eliza Morehead. He was born Jan 1850 in Coal River, Marsh Fork Dist., Raleigh County, (West) Virginia, and died 11 Oct 1911 in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
      3 ii. Martha Foster was born Abt 1845 in Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 19 Aug 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia.
      + 4 iii. Noah Foster was born 5 Jan 1847 in Comfort, Kanawha County, (West) Virginia, and died 22 Aug 1913 in Lapoint, Utah.
      + 5 iv. Thomas Foster was born Abt 1851 in Comfort, Boone County, (West) Virginia.
      + 6 v. Minervia L. Foster was born 5 Jul 1855 in Boone County, (West) Virginia, and died 14 Feb 1928 in Boone County, West Virginia.
      + 7 vi. Seth Allen Foster was born Oct 1859 in Comfort, Sherman Dist., Boone County, West Virginia, and died 1 Dec 1918.




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