The Beene and Foster families have several connections. The earliest known so far, is the marriage between Edwin Foster b: 1803 and Anna Beene b: Between 1800-1810. Anna was the daughter of Lemuel Beene and Sarah "Sallie" Bean. There was a saying in Anderson Co, TX that, "If your last name isn't Foster, then you must be married to one."
Descendants of Edwin Foster
1 Edwin Foster b: Abt. 1803
in TN or SC
Fact 1: bought land in Yalobusha Co, MS in 1833
. +Anna Beene
b: 1800-1810 in TN d: 1857 in Claiborne Parish, LA
Father: Lemuel Beene b: 1782 in Ft. Watauga, TN
Mother: Sarah (Sallie) Bean b: 1792 in KY or SC
. 2 Lemuel B. Foster b: 1828
in MS
. 2 Joel Kuykendall Foster b:
March 23, 1830 in MS or TN d: November 1902 in Anderson Co, TX
Fact 1: buried Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
..... +Mary C. Teague b:
September 05, 1836 in MS d: January 1888 in Anderson Co, TX
m: February 07, 1855 in Claiborne Parish, LA Father:
Mother: Fact 1: buried Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
..... 3 Anna "Annie"
Foster b: June 10, 1856
d: February 10,
1895 Fact 1: Buried in Muse
Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
........ +Isom Lafayette "Fite" Welch
b: February 01,
1852 d: September 27,
1912 Father: Mother: Fact 1: Buried
in Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
......... 4 Lucy Ann Welch b:
December 09, 1877 d: February 04, 1906
Fact 1: Buried in Muse cemetery, Anderson Co, TX, near intersection FM 294 and FM 228
............ +William
Obediah Beene photo b: July 03, 1865 in
Itawamba Co, MS d: November 30, 1956 in Houston,
Texas m: Abt. 1892 Father: Obediah Franklin
Beene Mother: Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Livingston Fact 1: Primitive Baptist Preacher
............. 5 Reuben Raymond Beene photo b: August 30, 1894 d: December
06, 1984 in Houston, TX
................ +Rosa I. Moore
b: March 29, 1900 d: April 06, 1947 in Houston, TX
Father: Mother:
................ 6 Bobby Dean Beene photo photos
photo
.................... +Andrea Lee "Ann"
Warnock"
photos
Father: Mother:
.................... 7 Teresa Beene
photo photo photo
.................... 7 Janice Beene
photo
photo
.................... 7 Catherine
"Cathy" Beene
photo
photo
............. *2nd Wife of Reuben Raymond Beene:
................ +Virginia Crutcher
Father: Mother:
............. 5 [2] Dixon Franklin Beene photo b: September 13, 1896 d: March
1977 in Teague, Texas
................ +[1] Bertha Lee Foster photo b: September 12, 1900 d: January
25, 1985 in Palestine, Texas Father: David
Foster Mother: Ida Bell Gilliam
............. 5 William Russell Beene
photo b: December 07, 1898 d:
December 19, 1977 in Palestine, Texas
Fact 1: Known as Will
................ +Ollie Cook
Father: Mother:
............. 5 Mary Inez Beene
b: August 14, 1902 d: June 01, 1904
Fact 1: Buried in Muse cemetery, Anderson Co, TX, near intersection FM 294 and FM 228
............. 5 James Lafayette Beene
photo b: December 14, 1904 in Freestone Co,
TX d: May 30, 1978 in Gardenia, CA
................ +Fay Stokes
Father: Mother:
................ 6 James Lafayette Beene
.................... +Armida J. Whitmore
Father: Mother:
.................... 7 Edith (Edie) Beene
photo
....................... +John R. Fouch
Father: Mother:
........................ 8 William Scott Fouch
............................ +Victoria
Lynn Peeters
............................... 9 Jack
William Fouch
............................... 9 Luke
William Fouch
........................ 8 Denise Lorraine Fouch
.................... 7 Unknown Beene
............. *2nd Wife of James Lafayette
Beene:
................ +Lorraine Unknown
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Plummer Welch
......... 4 Marshall "Marsh" Welch
b: February 22, 1890 d: April 27, 1986
Fact 1: Buried Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
............ +Minnie Unknown
b: August 08, 1892 d: November 06, 1977 m: May 29,
1910 Father: Mother: Fact 1: Buried Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
......... 4 Jim Welch
......... 4 Mary Elizabeth "Mollie"
Welch b: January 16, 1882 d: May 21, 1980
............ +John Franklin Rich
b: August 28, 1878 d: March 17, 1973
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Janie Welch b:
October 18, 1893 d: October 04, 1987
............ +Berchie C. Monk
b: October 25, 1888 d: November 20, 1970
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Leacy Welch
............ +Unknown Goettee
Fact 1: Civil War
Veteran
..... 3 John H. Foster b: 1857
in AR
........ +Nancy Ann Eliza Merritt
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Harvey Vincent Foster
......... 4 Joel Kuykendall Foster
......... 4 Ida Foster Fact 1: twin
to ? Both lived to be over 100 years old.
......... 4 Rilla Ann Foster
......... 4 Elizabeth Foster
......... 4 Samuel Foster
......... 4 Floyd Foster
......... 4 Ava Foster Fact 1: twin
to Ada, both lived to be over 100 years old
......... 4 Ada Foster Fact 1: twin
to Ava, both lived to be over 100 years old.
......... 4 Coleman Foster
......... 4 Johnnie "Baby" Foster
..... 3 Charles Lemuel Foster
b: April 23, 1859 in AR d: December 24, 1900 in Anderson Co, TX
Fact 1: buried Muse Cemetery, Anderson Co, TX
........ +Gertrude Annie McIver
b: July 28, 1871 in Cooke Co, TX d: December 15, 1900
in Anderson Co, TX m: 1888 Father: William Wood McIver
Mother: Annie Gipson
......... 4 William Aaron Foster
b: November 06, 1889 in Anderson Co, TX d: January
08, 1927 in Abilene, TX
............ +Susie Mae Carter
b: November 18, 1889 in Anderson Co, TX d: May 17,
1970 in San Antonio, TX m: Abt. 1910 Father:
Mother:
............. 5 Willard A. Foster
b: May 15, 1916 in Anderson Co, TX
................ +Nelda Charlene Harper
m: May 30, 1941 Father: Mother:
......... 4 Loura Foster
......... 4 Cora Foster
......... 4 Louis Russell Foster
......... 4 Essie Foster
..... 3 Sarah E. Foster b:
1861 in AR
..... 3 William T. Foster b:
1862 in AR
........ +Willie McIver
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Gertruda Foster
......... 4 Preston Foster
......... 4 Garrett Foster
......... 4 Hettie Foster
......... 4 Jessie Foster
......... 4 Hosa Foster
......... 4 W. T. Foster
......... 4 Olan Foster
......... 4 Stevie May Foster
......... 4 Marva Lee Foster
......... 4 Delvin Foster
..... 3 Edwin A. Foster b:
1865 in LA
........ +Mary Lou Watts
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Mary Foster
......... 4 Ella Foster
......... 4 Clara Foster
......... 4 June Foster
......... 4 Bud Foster
......... 4 Goldberg Foster
......... 4 Jimmy Foster
......... 4 Ruth Foster
......... 4 Eula Foster
......... 4 Ruby Foster
..... 3 Francis L. Foster b:
1867 in LA
..... 3 Aaron Foster b: 1868
in LA
..... 3 Benjamin F. Foster b:
1871 in LA
........ +Nan Goff
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Florence Foster
......... 4 Mittie Foster
......... 4 Autie Foster
......... 4 Irene Foster
......... 4 Ira Foster
......... 4 Clara Foster
......... 4 Modelle Foster
......... 4 Okanetta Foster
..... 3 Eliza Jane Foster b:
1872 in LA Fact 1: never married
..... 3 David Foster photos b: March 01, 1876 d: December 29,
1905
........ +Ida Bell Gilliam
photo photo photo
b: 1878 in TX d: November 19, 1918 in Freestone Co,
TX Father: James W.
Gilliam b: 1848 in Marion Co, TN Mother: Frances Ann
"Frank" Beene photo b: 1845 in TN Fact
1: twin sister of Prudence Gilliam
......... 4 [1] Bertha Lee Foster
photo photo
b: September 12, 1900 d: January 25, 1985 in Palestine, Texas
............ +Unknown Young
Father: Mother:
......... *2nd Husband of [1] Bertha Lee Foster:
............ +[2] Dixon Franklin Beene
b: September 13, 1896 d: March 1977 in Teague, Texas
Father: William Obediah Beene
Mother: Lucy Ann Welch
......... 4 Ethel Foster
photo photo
............ +Unknown Kindon
Father: Mother:
............. 5 William Doyle Kindon
..........
+Unknown
..........
6 Miriam Kindon
..........
+Unknown Harrison
......... 4 Nema Foster
photo
......... 4 Drue Foster photo photo b:
August 30, 1905 d: June 04, 1968
............ +Unknown
............. 5 David Foster
............. *2nd Wife of Drue Foster
............ +Loree
Strahan
Father: Mother:
............. 5 Drue Irvin Foster
b: January 13, 1943 in Belton, Texas d: January 06,
1998
................ +Vicki L.
Father: Mother:
................ 6 Katherine Foster
.................... +Craig Stewart
Father: Mother:
.................... 7 Kaitlin Stewart
................ 6 Sherrie Foster
.................... +Leonard Nicol
Father: Mother:
.................... 7 Drue Nicol
.................... 7 Layne Nicol
................ 6 Douglas M. Foster
............. 5 Oma Rae Foster
................ +Unknown Baker
................ 6 Unknown Baker
................ 6 Unknown Baker
................ 6 Unknown
Baker
......... 4 Herman Foster photo Fact 1: Died young, maybe only 6 or 7 yrs old
..... 3 Levi L. Foster b: 1880
in LA
........ +Lela Tims
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Leon Foster
......... 4 Cora Foster
......... 4 Mary Foster
......... 4 Stanford Foster
......... 4 Vada Foster
......... 4 Pauline Foster
. 2 Martha Jane Foster b: 1831
in MS
..... +James A. Smith
Father: Mother:
. 2 Mary Ann Foster b: 1831 in
MS
..... +James A. Smith
Father: Mother:
. 2 Sarah Elizabeth Foster b:
1835 in MS
..... +James R. Nelson
Father: Mother:
. 2 Major Russell Foster b:
1837 in MS Fact 1: Major is his given name
..... +Margaret Askew
Father: Mother:
..... 3 Andy Foster
Fact 1: never married
..... 3 Jim Foster
Fact 1: never married
. *2nd Wife of Major Russell Foster:
..... +Lou House
Father: Mother:
..... 3 Mary Foster
..... 3 Sara Foster
..... 3 Janie Foster
........ +Walter Powell
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Mattie Powell
..... 3 Johnny Foster
........ +Janie Beasley
Father: Mother:
......... 4 Willard Foster
......... 4 Ima Foster
......... 4 Russell Foster
......... 4 Amy Foster
......... 4 Eva Mae Foster
......... 4 Melba Foster
......... 4 Doris Foster
......... 4 Naomi Foster
......... 4 Nelda Jean Foster
. 2 William C. Foster b: 1839
in LA
..... +Elizabeth Hubbard
m: March 29, 1860 in
Claiborne Parish, LA Father: Mother:
. 2 Rachel Foster b: 1843 in
LA
..... +Unknown Smith
Father: Mother:
. 2 Nancy M. Foster b: 1848 in
LA
..... +Unknown Butler
Father: Mother:
Much of the above information comes from The Bean Tree, by Estalee Beane Rankin, copyright 1986 by Estalee Beane Rankin, who in turn, cites Willard A. Foster as source for her Foster surname information
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