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From: "Peggy Coleman" <>
Subject: Re: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] FOSTER
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 18:34:20 -0500
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Wanda
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Foster" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 1:07 PM
Subject: Re: [TN-CHESTNUTRIDGECOUSINS] FOSTER


Bobby,

Thanks for making the connections. The search is still on for Frederick
FOSTER's parents,

Larry Foster
Multi-cousin :-)

On Jul 22, 2007, at 12:10 PM, wrote:

> Larry,
>
> You are most certainly a "Ridger" in many ways. I look at the surnames
> below that you have listed and there is a mix with my "old family"
> both maternal and paternal in many of these surnames.
>
> First is the name BROADWAY. My grandfather's sister M. A. Matt PROSSER
> married James BROADWAY and they ran a country store in the Howell
> Station Community for a number of years. I understand that one of
> their descendants is a prominent lawyer in Fayetteville currently.
>
> I see is the name of HOLLAND and I do not know the tie to your HOLLAND
> family but evidently one of the best friends of my grandfather was a
> George HOLLAND. I have a couple of letters in my possession that
> George has communicated back to grandaddy Ed. Of course they talk
> about the "good old days" at Old Maple Hill school and like we talk
> today in the way that the world is changing around them. George was
> living in Austin, Texas at the time (1937).
>
> The BRYANT and CRABTREE names are prominent names of the area and I
> would bet that some of the other cousins may be connected to these
> families.
>
> I do have also have connection to the DARNALL Family. Mary Frances
> PROSSER married John Henry DARNALL and they settled in Pampa, Grey
> County, Texas. The story has been repeated many time about when
> Frances and her daughter were visiting my folks back here in Tennessee
> that on one of the visits Ebb B. LUNA obtained a marriage license and
> when Vera and her mother were on their way to the train station, by
> buggy, Ebb stopped them and took Vera away. Needless to say this
> caused an uproar, but in later years all was forgiven there. There was
> an incident that did happen latter involving other family members, but
> I am not for sure of the facts and even at 150 years later dad thought
> it was a secret to his death bed. C. R. (Calvin ) was noted for his
> work with the Cane Creek Church of Christ. He was the founder of the
> New Hope Academy in the area around Talley Station/Cane Creek and he
> married to Sara "Sally" White TALLEY. Among the avid researchers of
> this family is Gerry Hunt. I d!
> rove th
> rough the Pampa area last fall but did not stop due to time
> restraints. I saw something somewhere about his (C. R.) funeral in
> Lewisburg and the length of the horse drawn processional to Talley
> Station and I forget how it went. I also have many letters from Hattie
> FATHEREE (a granddaughter of John Henry DARNALL & Frances PROSSER) of
> Pampa that were written in the early to mid 1930s' to my grandfather
> Ed. The FATHREE family is a prominent family in Pampa at this
> time(2007). Of interest was the New Hope Co. that fought in the Civil
> War, their officers were James L. BRYANT, Captain; J. P. HOLLAND,
> First Lieutenant; B. B. BOWERS (?), Second Lieutenant; Thomas F.
> BROOKS, Third Lieutenant; T. E. RUSSELL, Orderly Sergeant. Also a
> descendant of C. R. DARNALL was Linda DARNALL of movie and Hollywood
> fame during the 1940's.
>
> The FINLEY name is very familiar to the area. Wanda Duckworth SULLIVAN
> has done extensive research of many surnames of the area and this is
> one of her families. It has been quite awhile since I have had
> communication with her and unfortunately I was unable to pull up her
> web site.
>
> The LEDFORD,MCADAMS, HORTON, MCCORD names are familiar to the area
> with Henry HORTON and Jim MCCORD later becoming Governors of the State
> of Tennessee.
>
> I think all of us are related directly or indirectly to the PIGG
> family. That name pops up everywhere. They were certainly around the
> Talley Station area.
>
> The LEONARD family was very prominent in the medical field. One of the
> pioneer doctors of the Petersburg area was Dr. J. W. LEONARD. He had
> descendants that followed his path including Dr. J. C. LEONARD of
> Lewisburg.
>
> The history of the area would be incomplete if you did not mention the
> LUNA family. I think Peter LUNA was one of the most colorful people of
> the area.. There has been many volumes of material written about him.
> I get a good laugh every time I read of some of his old escapades. I
> wished Jane LUNA had some way of bringing the book about the LUNA
> family that she genealogy compiled back in print. I called her when
> she had two books left and I meant to stop and get one but got
> detained. When I checked back with her they were all sold out.
>
> Larry, you are a cousin many times/ways.
>
> Bobby Prosser
>
> (615) 446-5914 Home
> (615) 482-5869 Cell
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Larry Foster <>
>
>> On Jun 22, 2007, at 6:30 PM, Julia Molitz wrote:
>>
>>> Cousin Larry,
>>>
>>> I ask where your Foster's where from in LCT for you said you where
>>> not
>>> a Chestnut Ridge Cousin, sure you are. You may not be related to the
>>> Fosters that you thought but still you are more than in the bounds of
>>> Chestnut Ridge.
>>>
>>> You had a wonderful family tree to display at our meetings in 2006. I
>>> know it was a lot of work, it was very impressive. Why don't you post
>>> the first Foster's of your line on this mailing list to see if any of
>>> us have a connection. Perhaps you can also tell us a little more
>>> about
>>> you Foster history.
>>>
>>> Cousin Julia
>>
>> Cousin Julia, and all,
>>
>> Here is so me more "old business" and thanks for the invitation. I am
>> not sure how to best post the first Fosters of my line. If I make a
>> register report of the first three generations, it is 10 pages in
>> length including an index
>>
>> Perhaps the index is the easiest for you to look for a connection.
>> Here
>> it is and I will follow with the report itself. It is nice to be a
>> cousin once again :-)
>> Larry
>>
>>
>> Index
>>
>>
>> UNNAMED parent of spouse of 15
>> Elizabeth J. parent of spouse of 6
>> Francis parent of spouse of 12
>> Francis parent of spouse of 9
>> Lear F. parent of spouse of 30
>> Lula spouse of 36
>> Martha Maddie spouse of 33
>> Rebecca parent of spouse of 26
>> Sallie parent of spouse of 3
>> Ursula J. "Sula" spouse of 34
>> BARNES
>> Joel Lucas spouse of 12
>> Leta Mae child of 12
>> BEARDEN
>> ; Martha parent of spouse of 10
>> BRIDGERS
>> Narcissa Jane parent of spouse of 16
>> Narcissa Jane parent of spouse of 16
>> Narcissa Jane parent of spouse of 19
>> BROADAWAY
>> John Sr parent of spouse of 1
>> Sarah "Sally" spouse of 1
>> BROWN
>> Arch D child of 30
>> George Ed child of 30
>> George W. spouse of 30
>> Minney child of 30
>> Ollie child of 30
>> Sarah D. child of 30
>> Viola child of 30
>> William parent of spouse of 30
>> William M. child of 30
>> BRYANT
>> Elizabeth parent of spouse of 28
>> George Gray Sr. parent of spouse of 4
>> Sarah T. "Sally" spouse of 4
>> BUCY
>> Emma parent of spouse of 34
>> CRABTREE
>> Addie L child of 14
>> Amanda "Oma" child of 8
>> Annie Dora (Dora Anna) child of 7
>> Anthony S. child of 14
>> Charlotte "Lottie" 12
>> Chil Nissa 13
>> Claude Lee ch i ld of 11
>> Elizabeth child of 14
>> Eugene Henry child of 11
>> Fannie J. child of 14
>> Florence child of 8
>> Fred "Ford" child of 14
>> Frederick "Fred" Foster 7
>> George child of 14
>> Hannah 9
>> Hattie Right child of 11
>> Isabelle child of 2
>> Ivie Rans child of 11
>> John Henry 8
>> John W. "J. W." child of 14
>> John Walter child of 7
>> Lebert Vance child of 8
>> Lela child of 14
>> Leslie Bell child of 11
>> Lola child of 14
>> M. S. "Mattie" child of 14
>> M.D. child of 7
>> Mary Delila "Dillie" 10
>> Matty child of 11
>> Maudi Ella child of 11
>> Mayberry "Maggie" child of 14
>> Mineva child of 2
>> Minnie Bell child of 8
>> Norah child of 14
>> Patrick Henry child of 8
>> Ransom 11
>> Robbie Odell child of 8
>> Samuel parent of spouse of 2
>> Samuel Lonzo child of 11
>> ; Sarah "Sally" child of 14
>> William Arthur"Ott" child of 7
>> William "Billy" Sr spouse of 2
>> William "Billy" Sr parent of spouse of 14
>> William Meredith spouse of 14
>> Willie Ruth child of 8
>> CUNNINGHAM
>> George parent of spouse of 3
>> Martha Matilda spouse of 3
>> Mary "Polly" parent of spouse of 14
>> CURTIS
>> Nora spouse of 34
>> William parent of spouse of 34
>> DARNELL
>> Calvin Robinson parent of spouse of 22
>> Mattie E. spouse of 22
>> DUNCAN
>> Sarah Francis spouse of 28
>> William Johnson parent of spouse of 28
>> EAVES
>> Martha J. "Puss" spouse of 23
>> EDMONDSON
>> Milton Alexander spouse of 5
>> Sarah child of 5
>> EDMONSON
>> Mary Eliza child of 5
>> FINLEY
>> Rowene Emmaline spouse of 8
>> FOSTER
>> UNNAMED child of 36
>> A. C. child of 24
>> A. J. child of 6
>> A dd eline child of 26
>> Agness W. child of 1
>> Alice child of 29
>> Andrew Jackson 26
>> Anna Elizabeth child of 32
>> Anna Mariette child of 35
>> Annie Eula child of 16
>> Anthony Smith Sr. 3
>> Anthony Smith Jr 22
>> Bedford Forrest child of 18
>> Bessie L. child of 33
>> Callie L. child of 32
>> Caroline child of 23
>> Celia Ida "Callie" child of 28
>> Charles Eric child of 34
>> Charles Otis child of 28
>> Charlotte "Lottie" Adaline 25
>> Charlotte/Charlotta H. 5
>> Clara child of 22
>> Clarence Dewey 36
>> Claud Coleman child of 34
>> Clifford Edward child of 34
>> Cyril Leondas child of 16
>> D. J. child of 24
>> Daniel Albright 29
>> daughter child of 34
>> David Allen child of 29
>> Delila child of 1
>> Dewey M. child of 29
>> Dorcas Catherine "Kitty/Kate/Kit" child of 18
>> Edward Coleman 34 & gt; Eliza "Lisa" Eveline child of 4
>> Ella child of 28
>> Ervin Calvin child of 18
>> Essie Narcissa child of 16
>> Ethel child of 31
>> Ethel Matilda child of 18
>> Fannie Lou J. spouse of 3
>> Francis Marion 6
>> Frederic L. child of 4
>> Frederick child of 3
>> Frederick 1
>> Frederick A. 33
>> Fredrick F. "Fred" 16
>> Fredrick Smith child of 16
>> George A. child of 21
>> George Leonard "Jack" child of 18
>> George Washington 23
>> George Washington 18
>> Gracie child of 31
>> Harrison child of 23
>> Harvey L. child of 28
>> Henry child of 1
>> Henry C. child of 33
>> Henry S. child of 24
>> Henry S. child of 28
>> Homer Marling child of 28
>> I. C. child of 24
>> Ida A. child of 24
>> Ida Viola child of 18
>> Ivy child of 34
>> James B. child of 1
>> James M. 31
>> James W. child of 24 < BR>> Jasper N "Bud" 32
>> John child of 23
>> John A. child of 28
>> John B. child of 24
>> John Broadaway 4
>> John G. child of 4
>> John T. child of 26
>> John (tentative) parent of spouse of 3
>> John W. child of 29
>> John Wesley 28
>> John William child of 16
>> John "William" "Bill" 21
>> Joseph McKinley child of 23
>> Kenneth Grady child of 18
>> Laura Suzanne child of 29
>> Lee Anderson child of 16
>> Leonard Wesley 35
>> Lewis C. child of 24
>> Lillie M. child of 29
>> Lula A. "Lulu" child of 28
>> M. E. child of 24
>> Maggie L. child of 22
>> Maidie Matilda child of 16
>> male child of 26
>> Margaret Ann "Mag" 20
>> Margaret Clemmie Ann child of 18
>> Marion William child of 34
>> Martha J. child of 23
>> Martha R. J. child of 24
>> Martin L. child of 29
>> Marvin child of 32 < BR>> Mary ch ild of 23
>> Mary Ann "Polly" 2
>> Mary E. child of 21
>> Mary Edna child of 26
>> Mary Elizabeth "Bett" 17
>> Mary Nellie child of 16
>> Mary P. child of 33
>> Mary "Polly" Luna 27
>> Merretti child of 6
>> Minnie Ella child of 16
>> Minnie P. child of 28
>> Minta child of 31
>> Nancy child of 3
>> Nancy Lois "Nannie" child of 18
>> Nancy Simmons "Nannie" 14
>> Nannie child of 31
>> Nathan Boon child of 18
>> Patrick child of 21
>> Paul Aaron child of 35
>> Robert child of 34
>> Robert Lee child of 18
>> Rufus Anthony child of 16
>> Sallie child of 32
>> Sarah E 30
>> Sarah E. "Sary" child of 33
>> Sarah Jane child of 29
>> Sarah Josephine child of 18
>> Sarah "Sally" Broadway 15
>> Seraphna Adeliza child of 19
>> Simmons Carson child of 16
>> Simmons "Sim" 19
>> Susan R. child of 4
>> Susie child of 26
>> T. C. child of 24
>> Tennie Pearl child of 32
>> Thomas Hatton child of 16
>> Thomas M child of 6
>> Vera Beulah child of 16
>> Verna V. child of 33
>> Vivian Isabell child of 18
>> W. E. child of 24
>> Wanda child of 35
>> Wiley Smith child of 23
>> William child of 23
>> William B. child of 1
>> William Carroll 24
>> William E. child of 21
>> William Francis child of 28
>> William H. "Willie" child of 31
>> William Simmons child of 18
>> Wilson Smith child of 18
>> FRANKLIN
>> Charles "Charlie" child of 9
>> Daniel June child of 9
>> Emma L child of 9
>> Julius Claude child of 9
>> Luther H. spouse of 12
>> Maggie Ellen child of 12
>> Marcus Tull child of 9
>> Mary Allie child of 9
>> Milton E. spouse of 9
>> Ransom Henry child of 12
>> Richard parent of spouse of 12
> & gt; Richard pare nt of spouse of 9
>> Sallie Jane child of 9
>> Tennie Loue child of 9
>> Thomas A "Tom" child of 9
>> William C "Will" child of 9
>> Willis Floyd child of 9
>> FRANKS
>> Elizabeth Catherine spouse of 29
>> GRIFFIS
>> Isabell Caroline parent of spouse of 18
>> HILL
>> Mary Fanny spouse of 33
>> HOLLAND
>> Georgianna spouse of 19
>> Mary Francis spouse of 16
>> Seraphna "Rhoda" spouse of 16
>> Thomas H. parent of spouse of 16
>> Thomas H. parent of spouse of 16
>> Thomas H. parent of spouse of 19
>> HOLT
>> Alice E. child of 27
>> Ambrose Houston spouse of 25
>> Ambrose Houston spouse of 27
>> Andrew Jackson child of 25
>> Charles Houston child of 27
>> Clementine child of 25
>> Flora Rebecca child of 27
>> Franklin Thompson "Tom" child of 25
>> Isaac M. parent of spouse of 25
>> Isaac M. parent of spouse of 27 < BR>> John G. child of 25
>> Joseph Newton child of 25
>> Lida Catherine child of 27
>> Mary Ellen child of 27
>> Mattie J. child of 27
>> Robert T. child of 27
>> Sarah E. child of 25
>> unnamed infant child of 25
>> William Isaac "Ike" child of 25
>> HORTON
>> George Willis parent of spouse of 23
>> Hannah Elizabeth spouse of 23
>> JAMES
>> Lizzie spouse of 32
>> LEDFORD
>> Adonis child of 17
>> Anthony child of 17
>> Charles child of 17
>> Clara child of 17
>> Edward child of 17
>> George child of 17
>> Ida child of 17
>> James Sterling child of 17
>> John parent of spouse of 17
>> John child of 17
>> Maggie child of 17
>> Mary Wilma child of 17
>> Sally child of 17
>> William Pickney spouse of 17
>> LEONARD
>> Albert Sidney child of 20
>> Dorcas Clementine spouse of 18
>> Dorcas Matilda Wilmer child of 20
>> Eddie Benton child of 20
>> Ewell Lee child of 20
>> Jesse Calvin spouse of 20
>> John parent of spouse of 18
>> John parent of spouse of 20
>> Lemuel Stonewall child of 20
>> Nannie Jessie Varina child of 20
>> Tolbert Stuart child of 20
>> Velna Florine child of 20
>> LUNA
>> Mary "Polly" parent of spouse of 4
>> MARTIN
>> Elizabeth parent of spouse of 23
>> MAULDIN
>> Ruth Ann Tennessee spouse of 11
>> McABEE
>> Rutha Eva spouse of 35
>> McADAMS
>> Dorcas Emily parent of spouse of 18
>> Dorcas Emily parent of spouse of 20
>> McCORD
>> Jane parent of spouse of 34
>> MELSON
>> John parent of spouse of 26
>> MELSON/WILSON
>> Rebecca Adaline spouse of 26
>> MEWBORN/NEWBORN
>> Eli parent of spouse of 24
>> MOSER
>> Daniel Albright parent of spouse of 6
>> Elizabeth G spouse of 6
>> NEWBORN
>> Sarah Louise spouse of 24
>> PIGG
>> Ben Lawson "Lossey" child of 10
>> Ceburn "Seaborn" or "Seebird" parent of spouse of 10
>> E. J child of 10
>> John R child of 10
>> M.L. child of 10
>> Monroe child of 10
>> R.W child of 10
>> Saf child of 10
>> Thomas Jefferson "Tom" spouse of 10
>> Willis child of 10
>> PORTER
>> Margaret parent of spouse of 21
>> Margaret parent of spouse of 22
>> RANSOM
>> Hannah parent of spouse of 2
>> REAVES
>> Floy Elgie spouse of 34
>> Jesse parent of spouse of 34
>> RUNYON
>> Nancy Audia "Audie" spouse of 35
>> SELBY
>> Elizabeth parent of spouse of 25
>> Elizabeth parent of spouse of 27
>> SHACKELFORD
>> Hetty parent of spouse of 24
>> SIMMONS
>> Nancy parent of spouse of 3
>> STRICKLEN
>> Mary Elizabeth spouse of 6
>> W. W. parent of spouse of 6
>> TALLEY
>> Sarah White "Sallie" parent of spouse of 22
>> UNKNOWN
>> Elizabeth parent of spouse of 6
>> Viana spouse of 31
>> WATSON
>> UNNAMED parent of spouse of 15
>> A. S. child of 15
>> David Wilson spouse of 15
>> Eddie B. child of 15
>> George H. child of 15
>> James Henry child of 15
>> Josephine child of 15
>> M. M. child of 15
>> Mary V. child of 15
>> May E. child of 15
>> Robert L. child of 15
>> William H. child of 15
>> WELCH
>> Corbitt Homer child of 13
>> Eliza child of 13
>> Ida Mae child of 13
>> James Lemuel spouse of 13
>> James Thomas child of 13
>> Mary spouse of 7
>> Mary Ella child of 13
>> Rufus child of 13
>> Sarah Ann spouse of 8
>> Sarah Effie child of 13
>> William child of 13
>> WILSON
>> Agness Elizabeth parent of spouse of 1
> &g t; Nannie Elizabeth spou se of 18
>> Robert Anderson parent of spouse of 18
>> WOODWARD
>> Frances Victoria spouse of 22
>> George M. parent of spouse of 21
>> George M. parent of spouse of 22
>> Sarah Elizabeth "Lizza" spouse of 21
>>
>>
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