George W. Foster and Catherine Alice Houser

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Husband George W. Foster ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 24 Sep 1878 - Sandycreek Twp, Venango Co, PA 3
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         Father: Robert A. Foster (1841-1931) 1 4 5
         Mother: Mary Ann Haslett (1837-1922) 1 2 3

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       Marriage: 23 Mar 1898 - ? Venango Co, PA 6

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Wife Catherine Alice Houser ^{3 7 8}

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            AKA: Katherine Alice Houser
           Born: 17 Sep 1875 - Bully Hill, near Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9
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           Died: 24 Jan 1951 3
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         Father: Washington Braden Houser (1837-1901) 7 10 11
         Mother: Florinda L. Graham (1842-1909) 10 12

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Children

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1 F Ruth Armstrong Foster ⁶

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2 M Kenneth Braden Foster ⁶

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3 F Gladys Elizabeth Foster ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - George W. Foster

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Year of birth is 1876. [CAB, 794]
He was born on his father's farm in Sandy Creek Township, Venango County, PA, where he grew to manhood. He received an excellent education in the public schools, and afterward worked for his father until ready to commence on his own account. For the last fifteen years he has been engaged in the production of oil, he and his brother Arthur leasing the oil rights on a one-hundred-acre tract belonging to their father, which they exploited in partnership until eight years ago, when they divided it. At that time there were fourteen wells on each half, and they have continued development work independently since, George W. Foster now having twenty-four producing wells on his portion, with a good average production. Mr. Foster also has another lease on Bully Hill, comprising eighteen wells, mostly of his own development. Mr. Foster made his home in Sandy Creek Township until three years ago, when he moved to the city of Franklin, where he has a very pleasant home at No. 423 Elk Street. Practically all of his time is given to business, no outside interests except the duties of citizenship taking him from his work, which has prospered accordingly. Public life has no attractions for him, though like the members of his family generally he supports good movements set on foot in his community, bearing the reputation among all with whom he comes in contact of being thoroughly substantial and dependable. [CAB, 794]

1 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1026.

2 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 793.

3 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 33.

4 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 577, 792.

5 Mrs. Harold V. Linn, Daniel Smith - Pioneer Settler of Rockland Township, Venango County, Pennsylvania (Venango County, PA: Privately published, 1961), Pg 33, 122.

6 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 794.

7 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1029.

8 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 794, 894.

9 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 894.

10 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 750, 894.

11 Virginia Gordon Russell, Gordons of Western Pennsylvania (Cochranton, PA: Specialty Printers, 1981), Pg 17g.

12 —, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1027.