George Sulpitius Foster

 1. Jacob Foster  m Elisabeth Kuntz 
 2.. Jacob Joseph Forster (1836-1914) m Cidona Benz (1840-1910)
 3... George Sulpitius Foster (1870-1940)
      +Louise Aumann (c1870-?)
George Sulpitius Foster     [ID 00014] Click here to switch to Ancestror Tree view: Tree View

George Sulpitius Foster1 [George Sulpitius Forster1].

Born Mar - 1870, West Virginia.2,3,4  

He married Louise Aumann, about 1890.1,4,5  Louise was born about 18704,6 [Jun - 18647], West Virginia4,6.  

Children:1,4,5,6,7

Lawrence Harry Foster, born Feb 14 1892, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; died Jan 1972 (SSN 169-07-9594); married Loretta A. -. 8,9
Anna [Annie] M. Foster, born Mar 18 1894, Ohio County, West Virginia. 10
George Stephen Foster, born Mar 22 1895 [Mar 21 1896 / Mar 22 1896], Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia. 8,11,12
William Frederick Foster, born Feb 19 1898, West Virginia; died Jul 1971 (SSN 210-01-5116); married Leona Anna -- (son: William Foster Jr.). 8,9
John E. Foster, born 1900, Pennsylvania.
Helen F. Foster, born 1903, Pennsylvania; married George Drescher.
Joseph Foster, born 1905 (apparently died before 1920).

George and family were shown in the 1900 census (Jun 2 1900), 41 California Ave., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:7

Forster, George S., head-of-household, age 29, born Apr 1861 [sic] in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; married 9 years; occupation: cigar maker; unemployed 5 months; rented home.
Forster, Louise, wife, age 35, born June 1864 in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; married 9 years; 4 children, 4 living.
Forster, Lawrence, son, age 8, born Feb 1892 in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; attended school 9 months.
Forster, Anna M., daughter, age 6, born Mar 1894 in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; attended school 9 months.
Forster, George S. Jr., son, age 4, born Mar 1896 [or 1895 - unclear] in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia.
Forster, Wm F., son, age 2, born Feb 1898 in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia.

George and family were shown in the 1910 census (Apr 21 1910), 61 Lafferty, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:5

Foster, George S., head-of-household, age 45, born in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; married 19 years; occupation: toby [unclear] maker; owned home.
Foster, Louise, wife, age 45, born in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; married 19 years; 7 children, 6 living.
Foster, Lawrence, age 18, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: laborer, steel.
Foster, Anna, age 16, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: clerk, department store.
Foster, George, age 14, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: errand boy, wholesale house; attended school.
Foster, William, son, age 12, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; attended school.
Foster, John, son, age 9, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in West Virginia; attended school.
Foster, Helen, daughter, age 7, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in West Virginia; attended school.

George and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 16 1920), 61 Lafferty Ave., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:6

Foster, George S., head-of-household, age 50, born in West Virginia; parents born in Bavaria, Germany; owned home; occupation: foreman, sugar factory.
Foster, Louise, wife, age 50, born in West Virginia; parents born in Germany.
Foster, John E., son, age 19, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: none.
Foster, Hellen F., daughter, age 16, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: operator, telephone.
Living in the same dwelling in 1920 was son Lawrence and his wife:13
Foster, Lawrence H., head-of-household, age 27, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; occupation: Motor Man, car line.
Foster, Loretta A., wife, age 25, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia.

George and family were shown in the 1930 census (Apr 14 1930), 39 Lafferty Ave., Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:4

Foster, George S., head-of-household, age 59, born in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; first married at age 20; owned home ($5000 value); radio in home; occupation: janitor, rubber stamps; not a veteran.
Foster, Louise, wife, age 60, born in West Virginia; parents born in Germany; first married at age 21.
Foster, William F., son, age 32, born in West Virginia; parents born in West Virginia; divorced; occupation: foreman, roofing co.; not a veteran.
Foster, William A. Jr., grand-son, age 10, born in Pennsylvania; parents born in West Virginia; attended school.

George Sulpitius Foster died 1940.1  


Sources

  1. "Geneological [sic] Summary of Forster Family", a scrap of family folklore prepared by ??.
  2. 1870 census, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; page 262a-262b, line #40, dwelling #529, family #522.
  3. 1880 census, 5th Ward, 2nd subdivision, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia; roll T9-1410, page 321D-322A, line #44, dwelling #115, family #154.
  4. 1930 census, 18th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T626-1981, ED 300, page 13A, line #26, dwelling #149, family #196.
  5. 1910 census, 18th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T624-1305, ED 515, page 30B-31A, line #96, dwelling #142, family #171.
  6. 1920 census, 18th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T625-1521, ED 604, page 10A, line #23, dwelling #174, family #213.
  7. 1900 census, 38th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T623-1365, ED 332, page 4A, line #29, dwelling #62, family #65.
  8. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.
  9. SSDI.
  10. Annie Foster birth record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3018186&Type=Birth.
  11. George S. Foster birth record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3018148&Type=Birth.
  12. George S. Foster birth record; West Virginia Division of Culture and History:
    http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3018000&Type=Birth.
  13. 1920 census, 18th Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; roll T625-1521, ED 604, page 10A, line #27, dwelling #174, family #214.


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