John Carson Foster

1809 - 1858  (49 years)

• Name	John Carson Foster  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	7 Nov 1809	Sumner County, Tennessee, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1850	Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA   [6]
  Burial	1858	Macon County, Illinois, USA   [3, 5]
  	Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery
  Death	6 Dec 1858	Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I16817	MontyHistNotes_2014 | JMMM_son James Montgomery
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	David L Foster,   b. 1780   d. 1833 (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ann Beard,   b. Abt 1780, Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F800	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emiline Montgomery,   b. 5 Feb 1809, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA d. 12 Jan 1835, Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA (Age 25 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1831	Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois, USA   [2, 8]
  Children	> 1. Robert Montgomery Foster,   b. 6 Sep 1832, Macon County, Illinois, USA d. 22 Sep 1917, Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, USA (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Amelia S Foster,   b. 1834, Illinois, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Donnell,   b. 1810, Tennessee, USA d. 1876 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1847	Wilson County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F8316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Nov 1809 - Sumner County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 13 Sep 1831 - Mount Zion, Macon, Illinois, USA Marriage - 16 Sep 1847 - Wilson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1850 - Macon, Macon, Illinois, USA Burial - 1858 - Macon County, Illinois, USA Death - 6 Dec 1858 - Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S398] Bryan, Mildred, Email from Mildred Bryan 2010 Feb 19, (Name: Location: Iowa; Date: 10 Feb 2010;;), Mildred discusses children on Robert Montgomery. [S780] Ware, Johnsie Pettus, Montgomery Notes on Gamewell Line, (Name: Date: About 1974;;), These are notes found in the files of Mrs. Moffatt Ware in Shelby, NC. Perhaps she typed them; another possible author would be Curtis Montgomery, since most of the information involves his line. Another potential writer of these notes is Charlotte Brett. [S3235] Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, (Name: Findagrave; Location: Macon, Illinois, USA;), Two cemeteries of similar name in the area: Mount Zion Presbyterian and Mount Zion. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Warnick&GSfn=Abigail&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=747&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24714875&CRid=2248592&df=all&. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Warnick&GSfn=Abigail&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=16&GScnty=747&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24714875&CRid=2248592&df=all& [S79] Ancestry.com, Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2008;;). Record for John C Foster http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=tnstatemarriages&h=2976910&indiv=try [S3016] Ancestry.com, Web: Illinois, Find A Grave Index, 1809-2012, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for John C. Foster http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=websearch-3901&h=1064904&indiv=try [S11] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2005;;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Macon, Macon, Illinois; Roll: M432_118; Page: 166A; Image: 91. Record for John C Foster http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=16414699&indiv=try [S2931] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1880; Census Place: Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas;Roll: 399; Family History Film: 1254399; Page: 77A; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 0634. Record for Robert M. Foster [S298] Brett, Charlotte M, Charlote Brett notes from Charlotte NC, (Name: Date: 8 Oct 1971;;), Notes found in Charlotte, NC, Library written by Charlotte Brett.