Robert J. Foster

    Robert J. Foster was born on Tuesday, 31 October 1837 at Circleville, Ohio, USA. He and Louisa McMillan, daughter of James McMillan and Millennium Hale, were married on Tuesday, 24 March 1863 at Decatur, Macon Co., Illinois, USA. He appeared as household head on the census of 3 June 1870 at Tuscola Twp., Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He is recorded as: Foster, R. J., 35, male, white, real estate worth $2000, person assets worth $1,000, born Ohio, mother of foreign birth. Louisa Foster, William Bryan Townsend, Louisa Townsend, Emma R. Townsend and Frank B. Foster also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 2 June 1880 at Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Foster, Robt J, white, male, age 42, head, married, druggist, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ireland. Louisa Foster, Frank B. Foster, Emma R. Townsend and Servant Amanda Strivoris also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 12 June 1900 at 251 Sale Street, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was recorded as: Foster, R.J., head, white, male, born Oct 1838, age 61, married for 37 years, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ireland, druggist, able to read, write and speak English, freely owns a house. Louisa Foster also appeared in the household. He appeared on the census of 1910 in the household of Frank B. Foster at 26 West Sale Street, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Foster, Robert J, father, male white, age 73, widower, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ireland, speaks English, able to read and write.
     Robert died on Tuesday, 10 September 1912 at Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA, at age 74 years, 10 months and 9 days. He was buried on Thursday, 12 September 1912 in Tuscola Township Cemetery, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA.