| 16 | i. | Peter Christiansen, born Abt. 1835 in Vetterslev Sogn,Sjaelland, Denmark; married Catherine Dorthea Hansen September 22, 1861 in Herlev, Copenhagen, Denmark. | ||
| ii. | Johanna Fredrikke Jorgensen50, born Abt. 1830 in Gentofte, Sjaelland, Denmark; married Frederick Petersen; born Abt. 1845 in Genfofte, Sjaelland, Denmark. |
| 18 | i. | Jens Johansen, born March 22, 1852 in Neasbyholm, Ringsted, Sjaelland, Denmark; died May 22, 1911 in Brookville Twp, Redwood County, MN; married Maren Hansen June 15, 1876 in Brookville Twp, Redwood County, MN. |
| i. | Peder Christian Hansen, born 1846. |
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More About Peder Christian Hansen: Christening: April 09, 1846, Skallerup, Hjorring, Denmark |
| ii. | Kirsten Hansen, born 1849. |
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More About Kirsten Hansen: Christening: March 04, 1849, Skallerup, Hjorring, Denmark |
| iii. | Christian Hansen, born 1851. |
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More About Christian Hansen: Christening: October 26, 1851, Skallerup, Hjorring, Denmark |
| iv. | Ole Hansen, born 1854. |
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More About Ole Hansen: Christening: March 19, 1854, Skallerup, Hjorring, Denmark |
| 19 | v. | Maren Hansen, born September 30, 1856 in Aistrup, Hjorring, Denmark; died February 10, 1932 in Sleepy Eye, Brown County, MN; married Jens Johansen June 15, 1876 in Brookville Twp, Redwood County, MN. | ||
| vi. | Hans Peter Hansen, born March 15, 1859 in Aistrup, Hjorring, Denmark. |
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More About Hans Peter Hansen: Christening: March 27, 1859, Skallerup, Hjorring, Denmark |
| 20 | i. | Johan Arnesen, born June 12, 1819 in Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway; died August 27, 1875 in Emmet Twp, Emmet County, IA; married Maren Olsdatter June 06, 1844 in Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway. |
| i. | Marte Olsdatter, born 1807 in Feldingen, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway; died August 09, 1813 in Norbye, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway. |
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More About Marte Olsdatter: Christening: December 06, 1807, Feldingen, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway |
| ii. | Lars Olsen, born June 28, 1811 in Feldingen, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway; died August 15, 1813 in Norbye, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway. |
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More About Lars Olsen: Christening: June 30, 1811, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway |
| iii. | Maria Olsdatter, born June 09, 1814 in Norbye, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway; died January 28, 1864 in Slitupids, Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway. |
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More About Maria Olsdatter: Burial: February 09, 1864, Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway Christening: June 12, 1814, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway |
| iv. | Sophie Olsdatter, born May 07, 1816 in Hage Bouvne, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway. |
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More About Sophie Olsdatter: Christening: May 12, 1816, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway |
| v. | Lars Olsen, born November 29, 1818 in Strenger, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway. |
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More About Lars Olsen: Christening: December 06, 1818, Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway |
| 21 | vi. | Maren Olsdatter, born September 16, 1821 in Trogstad, Ostfold, Norway; died July 14, 1898 in Emmet Twp, Emmet County, IA; married Johan Arnesen June 06, 1844 in Eidsberg, Ostfold, Norway. |
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Notes for Lucinda Walker: From "Some Things I Remember As Told By The Foster Family" by Lucinda Foster: Grandmother Foster told me she had seen a total eclipse of the sun when they lived in Illinois. They did not get newspapers (couldn't afford them) so the only way they heard things was from neighbors. They were really scared as they had not heard of such things. She said the cattle, chickens, etc. all came to the barn thinking it was night. Grandfather Wm H Foster did not go to the Civil War. They had four children and he felt he could not go so he hired someone to go in his place. This was common at the time. When I was young I used to complain about my name. One one else had that name (Lucinda). Mother wanted to know what I would name myself if had the chance but I didn't know. She told me that if I grew up to be one-half as good a person as my grandmother for whom I was named I would be a lovely person. I often wished I could have told Grandma Foster that. When I hear stories about mother-in-laws I think of that story. After Grandfather died in 1871 Billie Van Fossen (father's aunt Millie's brother in law) offered to rent grandmother a farm he owned south of Ames and north of Kelley, Iowa, if they wanted to farm it. That was in 1879. They decided to go and Grandmother, the four boys and Aunt Alma drove in a covered wagon from Eureka, Illinois to the farm. This was in December. When they got there the people on the farm refused to move until March 1st. So they had to find a place to live. They found an empty house north of Ames. They were so cold that winter as the house was so old and snow blew in everywhere. The boys bought machinery and took it to the farm. One day as they were on their way, two Indian boys stopped them and asked where they were going. When they told them the boys jumped on the wagon and when they got to Ames jumped off. My uncles were frightened as they had heard stories of the Indians and their escapades. There was an Indian settlement north of Ames. After that they were not afraid of the Indians. I do not know how long they stayed on that farm but they moved to Kelley after the oldest son married and left home. He was the one who did the farming. Father was crippled so could not do heavy work. Also he was the youngest. When they moved to Kelley, Uncle Elmer got a job as a carpenter and later was postmaster for four years. Uncle Will Foster worked for the railroad. First he helped lay rails when they were building the Milwaukee Railroad. Later he worked on the old Interurban Railroad and was foreman on the section until he received his pension. When he lay rails he received 90 cents a day for 12 hours work. He got his eats and slept on the ground. Father (Frank) got a job as depot agent for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway. He held that position from 1892 until his death in 1909. |
| 24 | i. | Albert Leroy Foster, born March 11, 1859 in Licking County, Ohio; died June 02, 1886 in Washington Twp, Story County, IA; married Louisa Ann Smith December 06, 1885 in Baptist Church, Kelley, Story County, Iowa. | ||
| ii. | Alma Lavina Foster, born December 14, 1860 in Bennington Twp, Licking County, OH; died June 09, 1947 in Fedora, SD; married Albert Elijah Wire July 04, 1887 in Kelley, Story County, IA; born August 18, 1857 in Fort Atkinson, WI; died January 14, 1932 in Fedora, SD. |
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Notes for Alma Lavina Foster: From "Some Things I Remember As Told By The Foster Family" by Lucinda Foster: Aunt Alma Foster (Mrs. Albert Wire) and family went to Artesian, SD to live in 1903. I don't know if they homesteaded their farm or not. Another family from Kelley went up there to live and persuaded the Wires to come up. |
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More About Alma Lavina Foster: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem, Artesian, SD Cause of Death: Shngles and Old Age Religion: Baptist |
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Notes for Albert Elijah Wire: 1898 Directory Story County, IA: A.E. Wire, 5 in household, 30 acres, District 3, Palestine Twp, Post Office Kelley. Article County History: Albert and Alma Wire Family Albert Wire was born Aug. 18, 1858 on a farm at Ft. Atkinson, Wis. moved to Cambridge, Iowa, and later Kelley, Iowa with his parents, where he met and married Alma Lavina Foster at Ames, Iowa on July 4, 1887. Alma Foster was born Dec. 14, 1860 at Columbus, Ohio, moved with her widowed mother to Illinois, then to Kelley, Iowa. They traveled in a covered wagon with two cows tied on behind. They made tents of muslin and used the wagon cover for a bed, a box for a table and water from the creek. After Albert and Alma were married in 1904 they first went to northern Iowa, then then west to Artesian, before moving to a farm northwest of Fedora in 1912. In 1922 they retired and moved into Fedora. Two of the children died in infancy: Roscoe (born Aug. 5, 1892), Lola (born March 3, 1894), Ethel (born Sept.1, 1896). Dewey (born Sept. 11, 1898). Albert died Jan. 18, 1932 and Alma June 9, 1947, both are intered in Artesian Cemetery. |
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More About Albert Elijah Wire: Burial: Mt Pleasant Cem, Artesian, SD Cause of Death: Heart Attack Residence: 1917, Miner Twp, Miner County, SD70 |
| iii. | Elmer Ernest Foster, born October 28, 1862 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; died September 08, 1913 in Kelley, Story County, Iowa. |
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Notes for Elmer Ernest Foster: 1898 Directory Story County, IA: E.E. Foster, Postmaster, Grocery, Kelley Town. |
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More About Elmer Ernest Foster: Occupation: Postmaster/Storekeeper |
| iv. | William Hamilton Foster Jr., born September 07, 1864 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; died January 28, 1946 in Boone, Boone County, Iowa. |
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Notes for William Hamilton Foster Jr.: Obituary: Long Time Kelley Resident Died at Boone Hospital Kelley- Jan 31, 1946 Word was received at Kelley Monday, January 28, of the death of William H. Foster, 81, of Boone, at the Boone County Hospital. Mr. Foster contracted pneumonia two weeks ago and was admitted to the hospital where his condition improved, and after five days he returned to his home. On Saturday, Jan. 26, he suffered a relapse, and on Sunday was again admitted to the hospital where he died on Monday. The deceased was born in Eureka, Illinois, where he lived until 1881 when he moved to Kelley, Iowa. He made Kelley his home for a period of 64 years. In August, 1945, he sold his property and moved to Ames. After a short time he moved to Boone where he lived until his death. For a number of years, Mr. Foster was employed as section foreman by the Fort Dodge, Des Moines, and Southern Railway Co. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alma Wire, of Fedora SD and nine nephews and nieces. Obituary: Funeral Services for William H. Foster, Retired Railroad Man Kelley - Feb. 7 - Funeral services for the late William H. Foster, former Kelley resident who passed away Monday morning, Jan. 28, at the Boone County Hospital, were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Duckworth Funeral Home in Ames, with the Rev. W. Murray Allen officiating. A number of beautiful floral offerings testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held. The pall-bearers included five nephews and one-grand nephew: Ernest Foster, Grove Foster, Crawford Foster, Vally Foster, Roscoe Wire and Merrill Foster. Burial was in the Ames Municipal cemetery. William Hamilton Foster, son of Hamilton and Lucinda Foster, was born in Eureka Ill. on Sept. 7, 1864. The family moved to Iowa in1881 and settled in Story County, near Story City. Later they moved to Kelley where Mr. Foster resided until August, 1945, when he sold his home and moved to Boone. Mr. Foster was employed by the Ft Dodge, Des Moines and Southern railway since its construction and prior to that time he was engaged by the Newton and North Western railroad. He retired in 1937 after completing 35 years of service. Three weeks prior to his death, Mr. Foster was threatened with pneumonia and was admitted to the Boone County Hospital where his condition improved, and he was able to return to his home. On Sunday he re-entered the hospital when on Monday morning, Jan. 28, he passed away following a heart attack. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Alma Wire of Fedora SD, six nephews, Roscoe Wire, Dewey Wire, Vally Foster, Ernest Foster, Grove Foster, and Crawford Foster, and three nieces, Ethel Wire Parker, Dolly Wire Land, and Lucinda Foster. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister, and three brothers. Relatives from a distance in attendance at the funeral services were Roscoe Wire of Fedora SD, Mr. and Mrs. Vally Foster of Walnut Grove, MN, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Foster of Havelock, IA, and Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Foster of Kansas City, KS. Letter from Lucinda Foster to "Doc" Wire 11-26-1966: Uncle Will was working nights on the railroad. They had been having many robberies so he carried a gun. He slipped and it hit something and the gun went off with the bullet entering his body under his right arm. It remained there the rest of his life. Letter to Dan Peterson from "Doc" Wire 10-29-1984: I remember a lot about Uncle "Will" as he came to Fedora many times to visit in the early 1940's. Iowa was a dry state and he liked to have his liquor. I remember he had the most beautiful carved cane that he walked with. It was hollowed out and had a glass tube in it that held a good pint of liquor. Uncle Will worked for the railroad for many years as a breakeman, section man, and a Tower man in Boon, Iowa. He was working nights and he carried a gun because of so many robberies. He slipped and it hit something and the gun went off with the bullet entering his body under his right arm. The bullet remained there the rest of his life. Uncle Will was never married. |
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More About William Hamilton Foster Jr.: Burial: January 30, 1946, Ames City Cem, Ames, Story County, IA |
| v. | Frank Crawford Foster, born May 26, 1866 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; died April 12, 1919 in Kelley, Story County, Iowa; married Tina Mae Grove November 06, 1894 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; born May 15, 1869 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; died July 21, 1955 in Ames, Story County, IA. |
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Notes for Frank Crawford Foster: Obituary: Frank C. Foster was born at Eureka, IL, May 26th 1866 and died at his home in Kelley, Iowa, April 12, 1909 aged 42 years, 10 months, and 16 days. He moved to Iowa in the autumn of 1880 and has lived in Kelley since that time. He was married November 6, 1894 to Miss Tina M. Grove. Of this union five children were born: Ernest L. , William G. , Lucinda Foster, Crawford F., and Charles B., all of whom are left to mourn his death. He has been in the employ of the C&N W. as depot agent at Kelley for over 16 years. He united with the Baptist church over fifteen years ago and was active in Christian work at the time of his death. His mother, two brothers and one sister who resides in South Dakota were present at the funeral. The entire community felt the loss and floral offerings were unusually beautiful. The funeral was held in the Congregational Church at Kelley, Rev. Walter Fowle, officiating, after which the body was brought to Ames by special train over the C&N W. Railway and laid to rest in the Ames cemetery. Obituary: Ames Intelligencer Frank C. Foster, the Kelley Northwestern ticket agent who died Monday night, was born in Eureka, Ill. Mr. Foster had been the agent at Kelley for sixteen years and had worked up till about ten days before his death when was taken sick with pneumonia. He was the father of five children, Ernest, Grove, Lucinda, Crawford, and Charles. Mr. Foster was the brother of Elmer and Will Foster who live at Kelley. Mrs. Wire, of Artesian, SD is a sister and was present at the funeral. Mrs. Grove, mother of Mrs. Foster of Eureka, IL and Mrs. Moncelle, of Lexington, IL were here for the funeral. The funeral was held this afternoon at one o'clock with Rev. Walter Fowle in charge of the services. A special interurban car brought the body, relatives, and friends to Ames where interment was made in the city cemetery. Mr. Foster suffered considerably because he was a cripple. But this did not prevent him from making a success in life. He overcame all obstacles, learned to be a telegraph operator, became the company's agent at Kelley. Although his salary was small he lived within his income, laid aside a portion of his wages, supported his family comfortably, built two houses at Kelley and prospered. He took insurance in the Yeoman lodge and provided for the welfare of his family in case of his death. He was a man whom everyone admired and respected. He was careful and painstaking with his office work, accomodating to the public. Here should not be a greater success in life. His oldest son is in high school at Ames. 1898 Directory Story County, IA: F.C. Foster, Station Agent, Kelley Town. Letter from Lucinda Foster to "Doc"Wire 11-26-1966: Father (Frank C. ) met mother when he went back to Eureka, Illinois, to visit his Aunt Millie. Father and mother were born within 5 or 6 miles of each other but had never met before this. Mother was a hired girl for Aunt Millie. Father never received more than $65 per month while he lived but built a home and a store building. They were married only 14 years. He had Brain Fever (I wonder if it was like our Polio) when he was 3 years old and had one leg a little shorter than the other so used a cane. |
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More About Frank Crawford Foster: Burial: Ames City Cem, Ames, Story County, IA Occupation: Railroad Depot Agent |
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Notes for Tina Mae Grove: Obituary: Ames Newspaper 7-21-1955 Mrs. Foster Dies Today Mrs. Tina M. Foster, 86, 1015 Clark, died at the Haven of Rest home here at 8 am today. She was born near Eureka, Ill. May 15, 1869, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Grove. All her six brothers and sisters preceded her in death. She was married to Frank C. Foster in 1894 in Eureka. They moved to Kelley in 1894 where he was the Chicago and North Western railroad depot agent and she was the first operator of the Kelley telephone exchange. Mr. Foster preceded her in death in 1909. She was a member of the First Congregational Church. Memorial gifts may be given to the church's memorial fund. She is survived by four children- Ernest, Pomeroy; Grove and Lucinda, Ames; Crawford, Kansas City, Kan.; and nine grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by a son, Charles, in 1921. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 pm at Adams chapel with the Rev. W. Murray Allan in charge. Burial will be in municipal cemetery. |
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More About Tina Mae Grove: Burial: Ames City Cem, Ames, Story County, IA |
| vi. | Idelia Mina Foster, born October 27, 1868 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL; died July 04, 1874 in Eureka, Woodford County, IL. |
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Notes for Idelia Mina Foster: From Letter written by Lucinda Foster of Grinnell, IA 11-26-1966: Della was drowned in a cistern. When very young, Frank, was teasing her and she was running after him. He stepped on a board over the cistern. It flew up and she fell in the cistern and drowned. This happened near Eureka, Illinois. They had no picture of Della so had one taken in her casket. This hung on Grandma Foster's front room wall for as long as I knew her. (Lucinda Walker Foster=Grandma Foster) |
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More About Idelia Mina Foster: Cause of Death: Drowning |
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