OBIT: Name: Brisbin, Katie M.
Date: Jan 1 1946
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #010.
Notes: Brisbin: Katie M. (nee Pinney), mother of Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, grandmother of Mrs. Helen Warren, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, at the residence, 3808 Revere Court. Friends may call at the G. H. Busch & Son Funeral Home, 4334 Pearl rd., where services will be held Wednesday, Jan. 2 at 1 p. m.

1. Myrtle BRISBIN

I'm not positive that this is Ellen's spouse, but considering the neighborhood, I think it might be. See note at end.

OBIT: Name: Pinney, Oliver L.
File, Reel #064.bin,
180 Forestdale ave. Funeral at the house July 7th, 1902, 10 o'clock sun time. 1902. age 71. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

CENSUS: 1880 (Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio - Pearl Street - Dwelling #122, Physical page #18, ED #58)
Oliver L. PINNEY Self M Male W 48 VT Carpenter --- ---
Helen E. PINNEY Wife M Female W 45 NY Keeping House VT NY
Source Information:
Census Place Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Family History Library Film 1255009
NA Film Number T9-1009
Page Number 53A

Marriages:
OLIVER M. PINNEY
Spouse: ELLEN E. FOSTER Family
Marriage: 16 APR 1855 , Cuyahoga, Ohio
Source Information: FamilySearch International Genealogical Index v5.0
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M514233 1854 - 1859 0877914 V. 6-9 Film NONE
Sheet: 00

NOTE -- The 1880 census lists Oliver's wife as Helen, which is probably a corruption of Ellen, however, it also shows her place of birth as NY whereas we know Ellen Foster, daughter of Ebenezer Foster was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Thus I've come to the conclusion that Oliver may have married an Ellen Foster, but it doesn't seem likely that she's the daughter of Ebenezer.

MARRIAGE:
FOSTER, ELLEN E and PINNEY, OLIVER M vol.0006 pg.0005
Note middle initial for Oliver differs from the obituary.
[Note: This marriage information is highly suspect. It is likely that it is a different Ellen Foster. ]

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, NELLIE and DAVIS, MOSES vol.0011 pg.0191

MARRIAGE: MOSES DAVIS
Spouse: NELLIE FOSTER Family
Marriage: 07 SEP 1863 , Cuyahoga, Ohio
Source Information: FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
M514234 1859 - 1866 0877915 V. 10-12 Film NONE Sheet: 00

OBIT: Name: Davis, Ellen
Date: April 23, 1921
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #018.
Notes: Davis-Ellen, Saturday, April 23, age 83 years, mother of Lewis and Weldon M. Funeral Tuesday, April 26, at 2 p. m., from late residence, 2907 Archwood avenue.

1. 1. Katie E. PINNEY d. Dec 1945, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

BURIAL: Foster, Ebenezer 7/22/1897 age 87 Lot 62 6-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

MARRIAGE: Marriage might have been in 1836. The LDS church records in the IGI have a marriage extract for that year.

BIOGRAPHY: 6' 2" (per his grandson's biography -- see Claud Foster)

In 1850 census, there is a Joanna Williams living in the next household and Leonard Pixley living with her. Almira's uncle's wife? Not sure who this is, but it seems it could be a relative. Leonard is Ebenezer Foster's nephew, son of his sister, Sally.

MARRIAGE: WILLIAMS, ALMIRA and FOSTER, EBENEZER 0003 0192

RESIDENCES: 264 Denison

BURIAL: Foster, Almira 2/14/1896 age 84 Lot 62 5-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

DEATH: Foster , Almira Death Date: Interment Date: 02/14/1896 ; Interment Number: 490 Color: ; Sex: ; Age: 84 Address: ; Cause of Death: ; Remarks: Born Dec 13, 1812 at Gilboa NY Died Feb. 14, 1896 Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 5S Marker: yes ; Photo: yes Denison Cemetery

1. Dianna FOSTER, [infant] b. 1 Sep 1834, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 10 Jul 1835, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
2. 3. Ellen M. FOSTER b. 20 May 1835, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 21 Apr 1921, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Leonard Gurley FOSTER b. 10 Sep 1840, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 13 Dec 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
4. Edward (Edwin) H. FOSTER b. 20 Sep 1842, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 1 Nov 1908, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. George N. FOSTER b. Oct 1845, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 19 Jan 1919, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. Pauline A. FOSTER b. Nov 1848, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. Apr 1911; bur. 15 Apr 1911, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

Foster/Forester : In the English Middle Ages, the forests and woods were almost always owned or controlled by the lord of the manor -- but people had no reservations about sneaking in and taking firewood, game, or whatever else they might require. To keep the poaching to a minimum, the lord retained a man to watch the forest -- often called a Forester, and sometimes called a Foster. The name stuck as an English Occupation surname when they became adopted.

Abigail and Michael had ELEVEN children when they arrived in Brooklyn, Ohio.

It was the convention of the times to use the mother's maiden name as the middle name for a child. With that in mind, Michael B. Foster was probably named Michael Billings Foster.

Some info derived from Ancestry WorldTree Project as submitted by Dennis Homan


BURIAL:
Denison Cemetery
Foster , Micheal
Death Date:
Interment Date: 8/1824 ; Interment Number: 27 Age: 45
Remarks: Born 1779 in R. I.
Died Aug 1824
Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 4S Marker: yes ; Photo: yes
--http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyah2/cems/denison/denef.html

NOTE:
Brooklyn history, as noted in Abigail Fish Foster's notes, states that the family left Groton for Ohio in 1826. If that is the case, how then could Michael's gravestone show an internment date of 1824? My guess would be that the history is in error.

SOURCE_OF_NAME:
"Robert Burrows and Descendants 1630-1974", by R.E. Burrows, 1975, 1816 pgs, Ann Arbor, Michigan [pg 254]

OBIT:
Name: Foster, Michael B.
Date: 1824
Source: Cemetery record; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: 1779 - 1824. Dennison Cemetery Cleveland, Ohio.

OCCUPATION:
Tailor.

BURIAL: Foster, Abigail 9/8/1849 age 68 Lot 62 3-S (Denison Cemetery, Garden Ave., Cleveland)

BURIAL: Denison Cemetery
Foster , Abigail Death Date: Interment Date: 9/8/1849 ; Interment Number: 69 Color: ; Sex: ; Age: 68 Address: ; Cause of Death: ; Remarks: Same as Int. #69 Should read: "Same as Int. #70"? Section: ; Lot Number: 62 ; Tier: ; Grave: 3S Marker: not known ; Photo: no

MARRIAGE: FOSTER, ABIGAIL and FULLER, WILLIAM vol.0002 pg.0093 (Cuyahoga County)

1. George FOSTER, @ b. 8 Dec 1805, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. 7 Sep 1829, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Lydia FOSTER, [infant] b. Abt 1806, near Preston City, New London, Connecticut; d. near Preston City, New London, Connecticut.
3. Sally FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1807, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Aug 1867, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
4. Nathan FOSTER, @ b. 7 Feb 1808, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Jan 1899, Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
5. 6. Ebenezer FOSTER, @ b. 19 Apr 1810, North Stonington,,Connecticut, USA; d. 23 Jul 1897, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
6. Daniel C. FOSTER, @ b. 5 Mar 1812, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 3 Jan 1882, Brooklyn Village, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
7. Eunice FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1813, ,, Connecticut; d. 9 Mar 1879, Mentor, Lake, Ohio.
8. Nancy FOSTER, @ b. Abt 1814, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 21 Mar 1857, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
9. Eveline Thankful FOSTER, @ b. 16 Jan 1816, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. Apr 1895, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
10. Matilda FOSTER, @ b. 1 Oct 1819, Groton, New London, Connecticut; d. 14 Apr 1843, Brooklyn Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA.
11. Albert FOSTER, @ b. 12 Jul 1822, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA; d. 30 Sep 1867, Mt. Vernon, Black Hawk, Iowa, USA.

1. Joseph Benjamin WILLIAMS b. 9 Aug 1802, , Geneva, New York; d. 10 Mar 1888, , Johnson, Kansas.
2. 7. Almira WILLIAMS b. 13 Dec 1812, Gilboa, Schoharie Co., New York, USA; d. 14 Feb 1896, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
3. Almon WILLIAMS b. 17 Aug 1811, Broome, Schoharie Co., Ny; d. 18 Apr 1891, Middleburg, Cuyahoga, Ohio.