OBIT: Name: Foster, Eugene H.
Date: Apr 16 1954
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #109.
Notes: Foster, Eugene H., beloved husband of Emma (nee Hartman), father of Dorothy H. Dornbrook, brother of Claud H. Foster, grandfather of Eugene F. Dornbrook, Junellen Hrubik, and great-grandfather passed away Wednesday, late residence, 3869 W. 18 St. Friends received at Gustav Buesch & Sons Funeral Home, 3111 Broadview Rd. Services Saturday, Apt. 17, at 3 p. m.
BURIAL: Found year of birth and death on his gravestone at Riverside Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio. Located in section across from D.S. Brainard monument.

RESIDENCES:
1910 - 3869 W. 18th St.
1920 - 3869 W. 18th St. (just a few houses down from his mother and brother, Frank)

OCCUPATION:
Telegraph Operator in 1900
Musician in an orchestra (1920)

OBIT: Name: Foster, Emma C.
Date: May 10 1957
Source: Cleveland Press; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #109.
Notes: Foster, Emma C. (nee Hartman), age 85 years, wife of the late Eugene H., mother of Mrs. Dorothy H. Dornbrook, grandmother of Mrs. Junellen Rubik, Eugene F. Dornbrook, and great-grandmother, passed away Thursday, at the residence, 7608 Ridgefield Ave., Parma. Friends received From 7 To 10 P. M. Friday, at Gustav Buesch & Sons Funeral Home, 3111 Broadview Rd. Services Saturday, May 11, at 3 p. m.

1. 1. Elmer FOSTER
2. Dorothy Helen FOSTER b. 8 Jul 1902, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 13 Mar 1977, , Medina, Ohio.

BIRTH: Headstone in Riverside Cemetery has 1845 for year of birth.

RESIDENCES:
1875 - new home built on what would become known as Denison Ave.
1900 - 284 Denison Ave.
1910 - 1412 Denison Ave.

Voter Registration for 1907 - FOSTER, George 1214 Denison 10/10/07 reg. no. 160 ward 6 prec. D (Is this address correct, or should it be 1412 Denison?)

CENSUS:
Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T9_1009; Family History Film: 1255009; Page: 58D; Enumeration District: 58; Image: 0262.
Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Enumeration District: 208; Sheet: 18B, Ward 42; 284 Denison. [Note - first son listed has a birth date of Aug 1870 but his name is unreadable.]
Birth Year <1848> Birthplace OH Age 32 Occupation Gardener Marital Status M Race W Head of Household George FOSTER Relation Self Father's Birthplace CT Mother's Birthplace CT

DEATH: FOSTER GEORGE N County Name: CUYAHOGA Date of Death: 1/19/1919 Volume Number: 2862 Certificate Number: 1805

OBIT: Name: Foster, George N.
Date: January 20, 1919
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: Foster-George N., age 73 years, husband of Julia A., father of Eugene, Claude, Frank and the late Lloyd Foster, Sunday p. m. at his residence, 3865 W. 18th street. Funeral Tuesday, Jan. 21, from late residence at 3 p. m. Burial Riverside cemetery.

VARIATIONS: Prior to finding a reference to Julia's surname being Schaefer in "Claud Foster, A Biography" by Wayman Thomasson, her surname was listed here as WELLS. I'm not sure where that name came from. I've also seen a tree that lists her as Julia ABBOTT. See: Rowlee, Willard Winfield, "Lieut. Heman Rowlee (1746-1818) and his descendants" Ithaca, N.Y.: Andrus & Church, 1907, 145 pgs. (page 70).
BIRTH: Headstone in Riverside Cemetery has 1852 as year of birth.

RESIDENCES:
1920 - 3865 W.18th (6th ward) (next door to her son, Frank)
1939 - 1723 Schaaf Rd.

MARRIAGE: SHAFER, JULIA and FOSTER, GEORGE vol.0013 pg.0148

OBIT: Name: Foster, Julia
Date: May 9 1939
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #026.
Notes: Foster: Julia, age 88 years, 1723 Schaaf rd.; wife of the late George N., mother of Eugene H., Claud H., Frank G. and the late Lloyd A., grandmother and great-grandmother, March 18. Services and burial Riverside Cemetery Chapel, Wednesday, May 10, at 2:30 p. m.

1. 2. Eugene H. FOSTER b. 1868, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
2. Claud Hanscomb FOSTER b. 23 Dec 1872, Brooklyn, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; d. 21 Jun 1965, Bellevue, Sandusky, Ohio.
3. Frank George FOSTER b. 10 Aug 1875, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 19 Nov 1948, Miami, Dade, Florida, USA.
4. Lloyd Alden FOSTER b. 4 Oct 1889, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 15 Jan 1919, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.

1. 3. Emma HARTMAN b. 1872; d. May 1957, 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. 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. 4. 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.

BIOGRAPHY: Excerpt from "Claud Foster, A Biography", by Wayman Thomasson, 1949:
"Claud Foster's maternal grandfather, who settled in southern Indiana, died young. LIttle about him is remembered except that his name was Schaeffer and he is credited with having built the first rope-pull gate used in rural sections of Indiana and Kentucky."
[Note: It is unclear whether Julia's father's first name or surname was Schaeffer. We have her surname as Wells, though it's possible that she might have been married and widowed before marrying George Foster though not very likely because of her age.]