DAVID R. FOSTER was born 05 November 1829 in Delaware, and died 29 July 1912 in Pocomoke City, Worcester County Maryland. He married MARY A. CLARK after 12 March 1851 in Delaware. She was born about 1828 in Delaware and died before 1880. His second wife was Mary E. who had two daughters by a previous marriage.

Children of DAVID R. FOSTER and MARY A. CLARK:

JOHN C. FOSTER was born about 1855 in Delaware and died about 1932. His wife was Annie L., born about 1869.

EMMA D. FOSTER was born October 1857 in Delaware. She married Julius E. Henderson, the son of John Henderon and Elizabeth Houston, on 28 December 1880 in Worcester County, Maryland. Julius was born about May 1847 in Worcester County, Maryland, and died in Worcester County, Maryland.

MARY E. FOSTER was born about 1859 in Delaware and married a Mr. Jester.

ZEDOCK W. FOSTER was born about 1870 in Maryland and died 29 December 1892.

Notes for DAVID R. FOSTER:

1850 Kent County - Census Duck Creek Hundred, page 56

Rhodes R. Foster 24 M Ship Carpenter DE
David Foster 20 M Ship Carpenter DE

David and Rhodes were living in a house (dwelling 24, family 24) with seventeen people. The only couple is George (32) and Mary (33) Collins - George is the head of the household and his occupation is listed as Seaman. There is one family (children only) of Fennimores ranging from 20 down to 10 years old and the rest are young men in their twenties who are mostly ship carpenters - and one brick mason.

Delaware Public Archives 121 Duke of York Street Dover, DE 19901
Marriage Bond - David R. Foster to Mary A. Clark, 12 March 1851 - Volume 27, Page 332

1860 Census, Sussex County, Lewes & Rehobeth Hundred, page 274, dwelling 360 / Family 34

David Foster 33 m Ship Carpt. DE
Mary 30 f DE
John 4 m DE
Emily 2 f DE
Mary 3/12 f DE

Vol 1 Delaware Genealogical Society, Deaths from the Delaware Gazette, 1854-59, 1861-64 - "Larabee, Solomon, from Rockland Manor in Wilmington, stabbed by David Foster, a ship carpenter from Milton DE 31 Mar 1863 (3 Apr 1863 pg 2 col 3)"

Worchester County, Borough Sandy Hill, 8th Election, 1870 Census, Page 4, dwelling 27/ family 28

Foster David 39 WM carpenter $150. Delaware
Mary 42 WF house keeper Delaware
John C. 14 WM Maryland
Emma G. 12 WF Maryland
Mary 10 WF Maryland
Zedock 01 WM Maryland

 

Worchester County, Pocomoke City, 1880 (17 June) Census order of visitation, dwelling 377/ family 379

Foster, David R. 50 WM widowed ship carpenter Delaware
John C. 24 WM son Delaware
Emma G. 23 WF daughter keeping house Delaware
Mary E. 21 WF daughter at home Delaware
Zedock 10 WM son at home Maryland

David R. Foster died intestate. Distribution 1912 EPD#1 folio 74-75 Courthouse 6/3/98 DSC Estates

Foster, David R. 1912 Mary E. Foster admx. EPD#1 p 74
...cash paid to Emma D Henderson for a debt due from deed on acct $75.00
...cash paid John C Foster.... $59.76
...cash paid W H Clarke... (Pharmacist, grson of Wm JS Clarke) $8.76

many other entries..undertaker, tombstone co...

Distribution:
to Mary E Foster, widow $182.19 1/3
remaining 2/3 to be equally divided among 5 children: Mary Jester, John C. Foster, Emma D. Henderson, Bertie Corbitt & Ida Phillips

Tombstones - St. Mary's Episcopal Church Cemetery

Foster, David R. b. 5 Nov 1829 d. 29 Jul 1912
Foster, Zadock W. s/o David d age 23 - 29 Dec 1892
David's son John C. (b 1855-1932) and wife Foster Annie L Foster b 1869-1936 are buried there, and infant son 8 Aug 1900 - 16 Sep 1900

 

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