Frank B. Foster

    Frank B. Foster was born in April 1865 at Illinois, USA. He appeared on the census of Friday, 3 June 1870 in the household of Robert J. Foster at Tuscola Twp., Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He is recorded as: Foster, Frank, age 5, male, white, born Illinois. He appeared on the census of Wednesday, 2 June 1880 in the household of Robert J. Foster at Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Foster, Frank B, white, male, age 15, son, single, at school, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Ontario. He and Phoebe Nell Thompson, daughter of David Thompson and Mary Cousins, were married on Tuesday, 27 December 1887 at Paris, Edgar Co., Illinois, USA. He and Phoebe Nell Thompson were divorced in November 1892, on the grounds of cruelty. He and Libbie (?) Foster were married in 1898. He appeared as household head on the census of 13 June 1900 at Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was recorded as: Foster, F.B., head, white, male, born Apr 1865, age 35, married for 2 years, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Canada, druggist, able to read, write and speak English, rents a house. Libbie (?) Foster also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 1910 at 26 West Sale Street, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Foster, Frank B, head, male white, age 45, second marriage of 12 years, no children, born Illinois, father born Ohio, mother born Canada, proprietor of a drug store, able to read and write, speaks English, freely owns house. Libbie (?) Foster and Robert J. Foster also appeared in the household.
     Frank died on Sunday, 18 July 1915 at Sale Street, Tuscola, Douglas Co., Illinois, USA, at age 50 years and 3 months by suicide.