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Husband: Peter BURK [I02208]
Born: about 1800 in Virginia
Married: before 1846 in Met never married
Died: before 24 OCT 1883 in Wayne Co., Kentucky 1
Father: Benjamin BURKE
Mother: Elizabeth 'Troxell ?' UNKNOWN
Spouses: Margaret 'Peggy' BROWN
Wife: Elizabeth DOBBS [I02173]
Born: OCT 1828 in Tennessee or Kentucky 2 3
Died: 28 FEB 1907 in Wayne Co., Kentucky 4
Father: William DOBBS, , Jr.
Mother: Nancy BRANSCOMB
Spouses: James FOSTER
Children
01 (F): Mary Ann 'Polly' DOBBS [I02163]
Born: 05 DEC 1846 in Wayne Co., Kentucky 5 6
Died: 07 APR 1931 in Pottawatomie Co., Oklahoma 7 8
Spouses: Marcus FOSTER
Additional Information

Peter BURK:

Notes:

Kentucky Probate Records, Wayne Co, Will Records 1836-1909, Vol A, p 268
Aug 17th 1876
Burk Peter
I this day of my own will and acord make the following will this my will and desire that Polly Ann Foster the wife of Marcus Foster Shall at the death of me and my wife shall have all the land that I own or posess
Where as I subscribe my name His
Peter Burk
mark
Hiram Bell, George A Dolen, Geoerge W Bell, Nimrod J Dolen

State of Kentucky}
County of Wayne } I J N Sheppard Clerk of the County Court for the County and State aforesaid certify that the forgoing instrument of writing was on the 24th day of October 1883 produced in open court of Hiram Bell, George W Bell & Nimrod J Dolen the subscribing witnesses thereto to be the last will and testement of Peter Burk and the same was ordered to be recorded whereupon the same with this certificate has been dully recorded in my office
Given under my hand this
3r day Cotober 1883 J N Sheppard

Elizabeth DOBBS:

Residence: 1880, Elizabeth Dobbs Foster living next to Phoebe Dobbs in Wayne Co., KY

Buried: UNKNOWN, Bethel Cemetery, Parmleyville, Wayne Co., Kentucky (findagrave Obit)

Notes:

Elizabeth Dobbs found in:
Marriage Index: IL, IN, KY, OH, TN 1720-1926
Spouse: James Foster, Marriage Date: Feb 28, 1849
Location: Wayne Co., Kentucky
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1880 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census
119, 121
Foster, Marcus, age 24, KY, KY, KY
Louiza, wife, age 37, b. KY, KY, KY
120, 122
Foster, Elizabeth, age 48, wd., KY, IN, IN
" William, son, age 20 single, KY, KY, KY
" John, son, age 18, KY, KY, KY
" James, son, age 16, KY, KY, KY
" Margret, dau., age 12, KY, KY, KY
121, 123
Dobbs, Phebe, age 56, single, KY, KY, KY
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1900 Wayne Co., KY, Parmleysville
147, 148
Foster, Henderson, Head, b. Nov 1856, age 43, M1, KY, KY, KY
" Lucinda, wife, b. _, _, age _, 1-1, KY, KY, KY
" James F., son, b. Dec 1899, age 5/12
" Elizabeth, Mother, b. Oct 1828, age 71, wd, 11-6, TN, _, _
(Living next to brother, Marcus Foster, listed as Marcy)
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Wayne County Outlook
21 Mar 1907

Mrs. Elizabeth Foster died at her home near here Thursday, Feb. 28th of lagrippe. Deceased was near 75 years old, and had been a member of the Baptist church for many years. She was the mother of nine children, four of whom survive her being, Marcus, William and Henderson Foster of this place, and Mrs. Mark Foster of Texas. Her remains were interred in Bethel Cemetery.
Saturday March 2nd.

Footnotes
  1. Will Proved [2362].
  2. 1850 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census [230].
  3. 1900 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census [814].
  4. Obituary - Findagrave.com [1953].
  5. 1900 Hunt Co., TX - US Fed. Census [693].
  6. 1870 Wayne Co., KY - US Fed. Census [447].
  7. Charlie R. Blaine, Jr. [1267].
  8. Oklahoma State Vital Records Index [1970].
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