┌── Jacob Foster
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Jacob Joseph Forster ───┤
B: 1836 │
D: 1914 │
└── Elisabeth Kuntz
M: Cidona Benz
├── Philip Charles Forster (1868-1947) 1,2,3,4,5
├── Frances Forster (1860-1932) 1,2,6
├── Elizabeth Forster (1862-1938) 1,2,3
├── Anna E. Forster (1864-1907) 1,2,3
├── Joseph James Foster (1865-1925) 1,2,3
├── George Sulpitius Foster (1870-1940) 1,2,3
├── Harry Isaiah Forster (1872-1907) 1,3,7
├── Mary Justina Forster (1875-1893) 1,3
├── John Edward Forster (1877-1877) 1
├── Magdalen "Lena" Forster (1878-1967) 1,3,8,9
├── Flora Barbara Forster (1881-1882) 1,3
├── Loretta Barbara Foster (1883-1934) 1,3
└── Leo Theodore Forster (1886-1956) 1,3,8,10
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Jacob Joseph Forster [ID 00002]
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Jacob Joseph Forster1,9 [Joseph Jacob Forster11, Jacobus Forster12, James J. Foster2].
Born May 12 18361,3,8,9 [May 14 183612], Bavaria, Germany1,3,8,9 [Hanover2,11].
Christened May 15 1836, Kübelberg Catholic Church, Kuebelberg, Pfalz, Bayern (Bavaria).12
He married Cidona Benz13,14 [Sidonia Bence14,15, Cidona Bence16, Zita Benz1, Zita Bentz9,17, Sarah Benz2,4, Sallie Benz3], Apr 9 186013,14, Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia13,14. Marriage license dated Mar 27 1860.14 Cidona, daughter of Joseph Bentz & Justina Ventz, was born Oct 28 1840, Wuerttemberg, Germany.1,3,8,9,16,17
Jacob and Zita were shown in the 1860 census (Jul 1860), Brooke County, Virginia:16
Jacob J. Foster, male, age 24, born in B[..unclear..] Ger[many]; school teacher; married within the year; $100 personal property.
Cidona Foster, female, age 19, born in Wurtemburg; married within the year.
In October & November of 1863 the U.S. Army performed a draft registration in the first congressional district of West Virginia, including Brooke and Ohio counties. They recorded:18
Foster, Jacob, age 28, born in Germany; married; farmer.
Jacob and family were shown in the 1870 census (Jul 14 1870), Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia:2
Foster, James J, male, age 34, born in Hanover; parents foreign-born; cigar maker.
Foster, Sarah, female, age 30, born in Holland; parents foreign-born; keeping house.
Foster, Francis, male [sic], age 10, born in Virginia; parents foreign-born; attended school.
Foster, Elizabeth, female, age 8, born in Virginia; parents foreign-born; attended school.
Foster, Anna, female, age 6, born in West Virginia; parents foreign-born.
Foster, Joseph, male, age 4, born in West Virginia; parents foreign-born.
Foster, Philip, male, age 2, born in West Virginia; parents foreign-born.
Foster, George, male, age 2 months, born Mar 1870 in West Virginia; parents foreign-born.
Hosman, Elizabeth, female, age 64, born in Holland; parents foreign-born.
Hosman, Conrad, male, age 80, born in Holland; parents foreign-born.
Jacob and family were shown in the 1880 census (Jun 5 1880), 2125 [unclear] Main St., Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia:3
Foster, J. J, age 44, born in Bavaria; parents born in Bavaria; occupation: cigar maker.
Foster, Sallie, wife, age 40, born in Wurtemberg; parents born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Lizzie, daughter, age 18, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Anna, daughter, age 16, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg; occupation: hair dressing.
Foster, Joseph, son, age 14, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Phillip, son, age 12, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg; at school.
Foster, George, son, age 9, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Harry, son, age 6, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Mary, daughter, age 4, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Foster, Lena, daughter, age 2, born in West Virginia; father born in Bavaria; mother born in Wurtemberg.
Roth, Peter, boarder, age 23, born in Hessian; parents born in Hessian; single; occupation: musician.
J.J. Forster was shown in the 1888-89 Directory of Wheeling, West Virginia. His occupation was listed as "cigar mnf'r" - "also groceries", with two addresses: 2127 Main and 2129 Main, Wheeling. The same 1888-1889 Wheeling Directory listed sons Joseph and Philip, both listed as "cigarmaker" at 2129 Main. Also listed was Miss Annie Forster of 2129 Main.19
Jacob and son were shown in the 1896 city directory of Wheeling, West Virginia:20
Forster J. J., grocer, also cigars, 2129 and 2131 Main, res. same.
Jacob and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 6 1900), 2129 Main St., Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia:8
Foster, Jacob J., head-of-household, age 64, born May 1836 in Germany; parents born in Germany; married 40 years; occupation: cigar manufactor; owned home (free).
Foster, Sidonia, wife, age 59, born Oct 1840 in Germany; parents born in Germany; married 40 years; 10 children, 10 living.
Foster, Lina, daughter, age 22, born Jan 1878 in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; single; occupation: "Gilder, Pottrey".
Foster, Leo T., son, age 13, born Aug 1887 in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; single; occupation: cigar maker.
Jacob and son were shown in the 1904 city directory of Wheeling, West Virginia:20
Forster J. J., conf. and cigar mfr., 2129 Main, res. same.
Cidona died Sep 23 1910, at her home, 2129 Main St., Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; age 69y 10m 25d.17,21,22
Zita's obituary was published in the "Wheeling Register" (Wheeling, West Virginia) on September 24, 191022 (see scan below).
Jacob was shown in the 1911 city directory of Wheeling, West Virginia:20
STOGIE MANUFACTURERS.
[...]
Forster J. J., 2129-31 Main.
Jacob Joseph Forster died Apr 29 1914, 2131 Main St., Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; age 77y 11m 17d.11,21,23
Photo: Jacob J. Forster & Sidonia Bence
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Photo: Jacob J. Forster & Cidona Benz marriage record Brooke County, West Virginia
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Photo: Jacob J. Forster & Sidonia Benz marriage license Brooke County, West Virginia
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Photo: Zita Benz obituary "Wheeling Register", Sep 24 1910
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Photo: Sidonia Bence death certificate Ohio County, West Virginia
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Photo: Jacob J. Forster obituary "Wheeling Register", Apr 30 1914
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Photo: Joseph Jacob Forster death certificate Ohio County, West Virginia
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Photo: Joseph Jacob Forster death record Ohio County, West Virginia
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Sources
- "Geneological [sic] Summary of Forster Family", a scrap of
family folklore prepared by ??.
- 1870 census, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; page 262a-262b, line #40, dwelling #529, family #522.
- 1880 census, 5th Ward, 2nd subdivision, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll T9-1410, page 321D-322A, line #44, dwelling #115, family #154.
- Philip Charles Forster birth record.
- Philip Charles Forster death certificate.
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947; http://www.ancestry.com.
- Harry Isaiah Forster death certificate.
- 1900 census, 5th Ward, Center District, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll T623-1768, ED 110, page 5B, line #82, dwelling #99, family #112.
- Magdalen Forster birth certificate.
- Leo Theodore Forster death certificate.
- Joseph Jacob Forster death certificate; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5651667&Type=Death.
- LDS IGI, citing: Parish registers, Kübelberg Catholic Church, 1704-1919; Katholische Kirche Kübelberg (BA. Homburg).
- Jacob Forster & Cidona Benz marriage record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11691304&Type=Marriage.
- Jacob Forster & Sidonia Bence marriage license; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11695339&Type=Marriage.
- Brooke County, West Virginia marriages, 1797-1899; USGenWeb Archives:
http://files.usgwarchives.net/wv/brooke/marriages/bmarre.txt.
- 1860 census, Wellsburg, Brooke County, Virginia; page 532, line #28, dwelling #840, family #806.
- Zita Bence death certificate; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5640069&Type=Death.
- U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865; http://www.ancestry.com.
- "Wheeling, West Virginia Directories, 1888-93"; http://www.ancestry.com.
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989; http://www.ancestry.com.
- http://www.findagrave.com.
- Ancestry Family Tree data "Forster- Pichler Family Tree" posted by "eforster1313" (Robert Forster).
- Joseph Jacob Forster death record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5758006&Type=Death.
- Photo courtesy of Bob Forster.
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