1860 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census
Page 319, Post Office: Monticello, 6th day July
Dwelling 594, Family 585
Joseph Bell, age 63, M, Farmer, $400, 4600, b. VA
Nancy Bell, age 63, F, Housewife b. TN
Malinda ", age 32, F, b. KY
Joseph ", age 30, M, Farm Laborer, b. KY
Lucinda ", age 22, F., b. KY
George W. ", age 19, M, Farm Laborer, b. KY
Mark Foster, age 15, M, Day Laborer, b. KY
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Marcus enlisted, for a period of 3 years, in Co. H of the 12th Reg't Kentucky Inf. on November 12, 1862. He was inducted in Louisville. His records state that he had Hazel eyes, dark hair and dark complexion and was 5 feet 5 inches tall. His service records show that he was sick much of the time. He was discharged on 29 July 1865.
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Full Context of American Civil War Soldiers
Marcus Foster
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 04 November 1862 in Louisville, KY
Enlisted in Company H, 12th Infantry Regiment Kentucky on 15 December 1862
Mustered out on 11 July 1865 in Greensboro, NC
Sources: Report of the Adjutant Gen. of the State of Kentucky. (KYRoster) Published 1866 by Harney
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Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
Name: Marcus Foster
Gender: Male
Age: 19, Birth Date: abt 1846
Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1865, Marriage Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Father: Mark Foster, Mother: Peggy Foster
Spouse: Mary A Dobbs
Film Number: 000591551
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1870 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census
Page 86B, District #4, City: Parmleysville, enumerated 13th day July
Dwelling 169, Family 169
Foster, Marcus, age 24, M/W, Farmer, , 4200, b. KY
" Mary A., age 23, F/W, Keeping House, b. KY
" Mary E., age 3, F/W, At Home, b. KY
" Harrison, age 1, M/W, At Home, b. KY
Koger, Lean (?), age 6, F/W, At Home, b. KY
(Who was this Lean Koger? There were several Koger families living near by)
Dwelling 170, Family 170 (page 87)
Burk, Peter, age 71, M/W, Farmer, $1000, $100, b. VA
" Margaret, age 67, F/W, Keeping House, b. OH

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1880 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census
Page 553C, District 109, enumerated 12th day June
Dwelling 194, Family 197
Burk, Peter, W/M, age 74, Laborer, married, b. VA, VA, Penn.
" Peggy, W/F, age 76, Wife, Keeping House, married, b. OH, VA, VA
Dwelling 195, Family 198
Foster, Marcus, W/M, age 32, Farmer, Married, b. KY, KY, KY
" Mary A., W/F, age 31, Wife, Keeping House, married, b. KY, KY, KY
" Mary E., W/F, age 13, Daughter, b. KY, KY, KY
" Elly, W/F, age 11, Daughter, b. KY, KY, KY
" Milliard F., W/M, age 9, Son, b. KY, KY, KY
" Virg. A., W/F, age 7, Daughter, b. KY, KY, KY
" Magnoley, W/F, age 5, Daughter, b. KY, KY, KY
" John B., W/M, age 3, Son, b. KY, KY, KY
" Carl S., W/M, age 6/12, Son, b. KY, KY, KY
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On or about the first of May 1876, near Parmleysville, KY, he (Marcus) was defending his wife from a slanderous attack from another man. Another man held Marcus while the first man struck Marcus in the head with a rock. As a result Marcus received a broken skull and lost the sight of his left eye.
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Marcus Foster found in:
US - Veterans Schedule (1890)
Rank: Private, Year Enlisted: 1862, Year Discharged: 1865, State: Texas
County: Hunt, Town: Not Stated, Roll: 99
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1900 Hunt Co., TX - US Fed. Census
Page 234 A, Justice Precinct #3, E. D.: 128, enumerated 15th June
Dwelling 206, Family 209
Foster, Marcus, head, W/M, b. May 1846, age 54, M-35 yrs., KY, KY, KY
" Polly A., Wife, W/F, b. Dec. 1846, age 53, M-35 yrs., 11-9, b. KY, KY, K
" John B., Son, W/M, b. Aug. 1877, age 22, Single, b. KY, KY, KY
" Mattie H., Dau., W/F, b. Mar. 1888, age 12, b. TX, KY, KY
" Ora L., Dau., W/ F, b. May 1890, age 10, b. TX, KY, KY
Russell, Robt., G. Son, W/M, b. Sept. 1887, age 12, Single, TX, MO, KY

From the 1900 census above Polly A. (Dobbs) Foster states that she had 11 children with 9 still living.

"The marriage bond between Mary A. Dobbs and Marcus Foster lists her mother as Elizabeth Foster. Elizabeth Foster was shown in the Wayne Co. KY 1850 Census as the wife (20 years old) of James Foster, and in the household was a 4 year old girl named Polly A.
( Marriage records in Wayne Co. KY, show that James Foster and Elizabeth Dobbs were married 29 Feb. 1849).
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Mary Ann 'Polly' Dobbs was given her mother's maiden name: The birth record for Elizabeth and James Foster's son, Henderson states the following:
Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
Name: Henderson Foster, Birth Date: Nov 1856, Birth County: Wayne
Ethnicity: White, Gender: Male
Father's Name: James Foster, Mother's Name: ELIZABETH DOBBS
County of Residence: Wayne
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In the 1860 census, Mary Ann Dobbs was shown as a 14 year old female domestic in the household of Peter and Margaret Burk. (Peter and Margaret had no known children). H T Burk signed Mary Ann's Marriage Bond with Marcus. H. T. Burk is Hudson (Hutson) Burk son of Allen Burk. Allen Burk, b. 1803 Virginia, appears to be a brother to Peter Burk.

Peter Burk's will, signed August 17, 1876 named Polly Ann, wife of Marcus, as heir to all his land. On the September 21, 1883 the land was deeded to Marcus and Polly A. ( I have a copy of the deed).

On October 11, 1883, Marcus and Polly Ann sold some or all of the property to William Kidd for $800."

(above are the notes from Charlie R. Blaine, son of Mattie (Foster) Cotton Blaine and Charlie R. Blaine, Sr. )
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1900 Hunt Co., TX - US Fed. Census lists Mary as giving birth to 11 children with 9 still living.

In 1920 Mary Ann (Polly) Foster is living in Creek Co., Oklahoma with her son, Millard F. Foster and family. She is listed as Polly Foster, age 73, widowed. Unable to find her, or son Millard, in the 1930 census.
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Oklahoma State Vital Records Index
Death Search Results
Last First Middle Gender County Month Day Year
FOSTER P A F Pottawatomie 4 7 1931