Gertrude Foster
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Wife Gertrude Foster 1
Born: 14 Mar 1876 - Lancaster, South Carolina
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Died: 10 May 1951 - Columbia, South Carolina
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Father: Joseph Henry Foster Dr. (1835-1885) 1
Mother: Charlotte Rebecca Brown (1849-1918) 1
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• Occupation, Teacher
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MISS FOSTER
TEACHER, DIES
RITES TODAY
Funeral services for Miss Gertrude Foster, 75, will be c onducted today at 5:30 at the Dunbar Funeral home.
Committal services will be held in the Presbyterian chur chyard in Lancaster at 12 noon Saturday.
The services will be conducted by the Rev. Hubert Wardla w, pastor.
She had been in declining health for four months and ser iously ill for 24 hours.
Born in Lancaster, she was the daughter of Dr. Joseph He nry Foster and Charlotte Brown Foster. She had lived in Col umbia since 1922.
Miss Foster was educated in the public schools of Lancas ter and was a first honor A.B. graduate of Converse College . She did graduate work in education a number of summers a t the University of Virginia and received her M.A. and Ph.D . degrees at the University of South Carolina. She was a me mber of the Phi Beta Kappa society.
She taught mathematics in the Columbia city high school s for 12 years, then retired from the city schools and taug ht mathematics at the University of South Carolina for seve n years.
Miss Foster was retired from the University faculty thre e years ago.
Before coming to Columbia, she had taught in Lancaster , Darlington, Sumter, Tampa, Fla., and Birmingham, Ala.
She was a member of the Lancaster Presbyterian church.
Miss Foster is survived by one sister, Miss Catherine Fo ster of Columbia; one brother, Dr. Ralph K. Foster of Colum bia; six nephews, Charlie C. Foster of Columbia, Dr. Henr y D. Foster of LaPorte, Tex., Ralph Kelsey Foster, Jr., o f Columbia, Joseph Henry Foster of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Floy d B. Smith, Jr., of Lockport, N.Y., and John Cantzon Foste r of Jacksonville, Fla.; eleven nieces, Mrs. C.H. Bistlin e of Columbia, Mrs. Helen Foster Spoonts of Timmonsville, M rs. Katherine Foster Downie of Little Rock, Ark., Mrs. Davi d O. Holman of Timmonsville, Mrs. John Webber of Verona, N. J., Mrs. Hugh Pesola of Tampa, Fla., Mrs. George Griffin o f Miami, Fla., Mrs. Arthur Peebles of Wilmington, N.C., Mrs . George Bremer of Atlanta, Miss Eloise Smith and Miss Jose phine Nicholas of Lockport, N.Y.
Active Pallbearers will be six of her nephews.
!BIRTH:DAR Application #92949 accepted 3 April 1912, DAR Ap plication #92949 accepted 3 April 1912
!DEATH:The State, 11 May, 1951, The State, 11 May, 1951
Gertrude Bell Foster
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Wife Gertrude Bell Foster 2 3
Born: 1886 2 3
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Buried: - Methodist Church Cemetery, Mountsberg, Ont 2 3
Father: William Foster (1831-1910) 2 3
Mother: Mary Ann Page (1848-1923) 2 3
Giles Foster
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Mack J Vaughn and Gladys Foster
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Mother: Bernice Hooker (1894-1968) 4 5
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1 M Ronald Earle Vaughn (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Ronald Earle Vaughn (details suppressed for this person)
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Julius Clark Spearman and Gladys Pauline Foster
Husband Julius Clark Spearman 5
Born: 1919 - Pickens Co., SC
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Buried: - Cedar Rock Baptist Church, Pickens Co., SC
Father: Alvin A Spearman (1888-1955) 5
Mother: Beulah Florence Miller (1894-1964) 5
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1 F Judy Ann Spearman (details suppressed for this person)
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Frederick White Van Valkenburg and Grace Augusta Foster
Husband Frederick White Van Valkenburg 1
Born: 2 Feb 1873 - Mc Clean, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Father: Rowland Or Roblin Or Robert Van Valkenburg (Between 1840-Between 1901) 1
Mother: Mary Jane McKivor ( - ) 1
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1 M Oscar Van Valkenburgh 1
Born: 20 Jun 1906 - Moscow, Ontario, Canada
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Buried: - National Cemetery, Long Island, NY
Spouse: Josephine Ann Oeljar (living)
Grady Foster
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Grady Foster
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Grady E Foster and Marie Henderson
Husband Grady E Foster 5
Born: 3 May 1907
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Wife Marie Henderson 5
Born: 20 Apr 1907
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Died: 22 Apr 1985
Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
Father: James C Henderson (1869-1935) 5
Mother: Leila G Pepper (1879-1943) 5
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1 M James Caldwell Foster 5
Born: 1927 - Anderson Co., SC
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Buried: - Hillcrest Memorial Park, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: Margaret Galloway (living)
Grady W. Foster and Jetty Gertrude Talley
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Wife Jetty Gertrude Talley 5
Born: 27 Aug 1913 - Greer, SC
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Buried: 25 Aug 2000 - Greer, SC
Father: Joseph Arthur Talley (1886-1950) 5
Mother: Lula Bertha Runion
Gus Foster
Husband Gus Foster 5
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Father: Charles Foster (1878-1933) 5
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Guy Foster and Carol Porter
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Mother: Bessie Thelma Powell (1913-1995) 4 5
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2 F Christi Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Butch Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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Guy Foster and Carol Leona Porter
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Mother: Bessie Thelma Powell (1913-1995) 4 5
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1 F Rhonda Dawn Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Christi Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Butch Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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Guy B Foster
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Guy Wilson Foster and Annie Odom
Husband Guy Wilson Foster 5
Born: 1924 - Pickens Co., SC
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Father: Albert Fulton Foster (1884-1960) 5
Mother: Phoebe Noet Hollingsworth (1893-1974) 5
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Halford Foster and Cynthia Anita McConnell
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Father: Clive West McConnell (1938-1972) 5
Mother: Ruby Ann Gilstrap
Other Spouse: John Herron
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1 M Nathaneel Aaron Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Jessica Drake Foster (details suppressed for this person)
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Hamilton Witherspoon Foster
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Harold Robert Foster
Husband Harold Robert Foster 5
Born: 16 Oct 1944
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Harriet Foster
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Born: 1856
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Mother: Carolyn Elizabeth Wolf (1824-1864) 5
Dr J P Hillhouse and Harriett Foster
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Wife Harriett Foster 5
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Mother: Susan Young ( - ) 5
Edward Jackson Nix and Harriett Foster
Husband Edward Jackson Nix 5
Born: 1835
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Father: John Ausberry Nix (1804-1849) 5
Mother: Minerva Alexander (1810- ) 5
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• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1850
• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
Wife Harriett Foster 5
Born: 1844 - Pickens District, SC
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Father: Amos Foster (1811- ) 5
Mother: Matilda Long (1812- ) 5
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• Census, Pickens District, SC, 1860
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1 F Manerva M Nix 5
Born: 1859 - Pickens District, SC
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2 M Jasper Elisha Nix 5
Born: 25 Jan 1862
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Buried: - Mile Creek Baptist Church, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: Laura T Murphree (1858-1943) 5
3 M William Mack Nix 5
Born: 24 Jul 1864
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Died: 21 Dec 1942 - Pickens Co., SC
Buried: - Keowee Baptist Church, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: Lona F Moore (1886-1983) 5
4 F Julia Nix 5
Born: 15 Jul 1865 - Pickens Co., SC
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Buried: - Oolenoy Baptist Church, Pickens Co., SC
Spouse: George Washington Keith (1865-1938) 5
5 M Lawrence Nix 5
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Harrison N Foster
Husband Harrison N Foster 5
Born: Oct 1870 - Anderson Co., SC
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Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
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1 F Ethel Nan Foster 5
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2 M Albert Foster 5
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3 M Hayward J Foster Sr 5
Born: 5 Oct 1902
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Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
Spouse: Lois Nalley (1907-1973) 5
4 M Grady Foster 5
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Harry Earl Foster
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Hayward J Foster Jr
Husband Hayward J Foster Jr 5
Born: 31 Jul 1925
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Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
Father: Hayward J Foster Sr (1902- ) 5
Mother: Lois Nalley (1907-1973) 5
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Hayward J Foster Sr and Lois Nalley
Husband Hayward J Foster Sr 5
Born: 5 Oct 1902
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Father: Harrison N Foster (1870-1948) 5
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Wife Lois Nalley 5
Born: 19 Sep 1907
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Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
Father: William W.T. Nalley (1860-1923) 5
Mother: Corrie Cochran (1867-1949) 5
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1 M Hayward J Foster Jr 5
Born: 31 Jul 1925
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Buried: - Fairview Umc, Anderson Co., SC
Heyward Willimon and Helen Foster
Husband Heyward Willimon 5
Born: 1914
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Mother: Louise Groce (1879-1949) 5
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Edgar Parks Snow and Helen Foster
Husband Edgar Parks Snow 6
Born: 19 Jul 1905 - Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO 6
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Marriage: 25 Dec 1932 - Tokyo, Japan (Divorced) 6
Wife Helen Foster 6
Born: 21 Sep 1907 - Cedar City, Iron Co., UT 6
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Father: John Moody Foster (1880-1948) 6
Mother: Hannah Davis (1880-1952) 6
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[Downing.ged]
Attended the Univeristy of Missouri School of Journalism. In 1928, left for China, and wrote numerous articles on China, including the book, "Red Star Over China". SS 102-28-5596.
From "About the Author" in that book:
"Edgar Snow, a native of Missouri, went to the far east when he was twenty two. He made his home in China for twelve years, studied the country and the language, and lectured at Yenching University in Peking, where his friends included students who are among China's leaders today. As a foreign correspondent in China, Burma, India, and Indochina he worked succesively for the Chicago Tribune, New York Sun, New York Herald Tribune, and London Daily Herald. Then, as associate editor of the Saturday Evening Post, he reported wartime and postwar events in Asia and Europe, and became its widely quoted specialist on China, India, and the U.S.S.R. He is the author of eleven books, including "The Battle For Asia" , "People on Our Side", "Journey to the Beginning", "Red China Today", "The Other Side of the River", and "The Long Revolution". He died in 1972".
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Helen Foster (married name, Helen F. Snow) was the author of "The Downings, Pennsylvania Quakers", that is in the files. She was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize. She and her husband were journalists, and studied Red China following WW II. She wrote numerous books on China.
Helen also wrote under the pen name of "Nym Wales".
See looseleaf binder titled "Helen Foster Snow" for obituaries and life stories.
The scan of her book, "My China Years" was made on October 29, 2000, after I obtained the book from the Clark County Public Library.
There was no issue of her marriage to Edgar Snow. They divorced.
Helen Foster
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Marshall Augustus Spoonts and Helen Cameron Foster
Husband Marshall Augustus Spoonts 1
Born: 2 Mar 1920
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Mother: Kate Sykes McSween (1891-1970) 1
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1 F Henrietta Leslie Spoonts (details suppressed for this person)
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2 F Katherine Cameron Spoonts (details suppressed for this person)
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3 F Mary Trent Spoonts (details suppressed for this person)
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Hendrix Albert Foster
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