Elizabeth Slaughter

1817 - 1917  (99 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Slaughter
  Birth	10 Oct 1817	Crooked Creek, Lawrence County, Mississippi   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	29 Jan 1917	Hoyte, Milam County, Texas
  Burial	Rice Cemetery, Milam County, Texas
  Person ID	I45430	Ingram-Related
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	John Slaughter,   b. Abt 1785, Orange County, North Carolina d. Feb 1828, Edwards, Hinds County, Mississippi (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Rhoda Goodson,   b. 2 Feb 1790, Four Hole Swamp, Charleston District, South Carolina d. 2 Nov 1839, Many, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1811	Wayne County, Mississippi
  Family ID	F14416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isaac Foster,   b. Between 1812 and 1813, Mississippi d. Between 1871 and 1873, Probably Falls County, Texas (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	21 Jun 1836	Edwards, Hinds County, Mississippi
  	MARRIAGE: No relation but keeping, just in case: Mississippi Court Records [p.71] CLAIBORNE COUNTY WILLS page 76 Foster, William. Dec. 3, 1808. Feb. 10, 1810. Daughters: Sally Smith, Eliza Heath, Polly Smith, Phebe Catuchead(?),Rutha Foster, Patsy Foster, Rebecca Foster, all to have slaves.Sons:Truett, to have slaves; James, land; Spencer, land; ShadrackFoster. Exrs: William Johnson, John Slaughter. Wit: John Slaughter.
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Foster,   b. 1838, Natchitoches County, Louisiana d. Bef 1917 (Age 78 years)   2. Louisa 'Laura' Foster,   b. 1839, Natchitoches County, Louisiana d. Bef 1917 (Age 77 years)   3. Joseph I. "Joe" Foster,   b. 6 Jan 1844, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana d. 6 Jan 1925, Poteet, Atascosa County, Texas (Age 81 years)   4. Isaac Foster,   b. 1845, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas Or Louisana d. Yes, date unknown   5. George W. Foster,   b. 1847, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas d. 1923, Milam County, Texas (Age 76 years)   6. Amanda "Mandy" E. Foster,   b. Mar 1848, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas d. 24 Jan 1918, Scurry, Kaufman County, Texas (Age 69 years)   7. William Foster,   b. 1849, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   8. Texana 'Annie' Foster,   b. Mar 1851, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas d. Between 1910 and 1917, Waco, Mclennan County, Texas (Age 58 years)   9. Milton F. Foster,   b. Between 1852 and 1853, Sabine Town, Sabine County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   10. Samuel Foster,   b. Between 1854 and 1862, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas d. 17 Nov 1927, Milam County, Texas (Age 73 years)   11. Calvin 'Colson' Foster,   b. 1856, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   12. Millie 'Matilda' Foster,   b. 1857, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   13. James Foster,   b. 8 May 1859, Williamson County, Texas d. 21 Feb 1939, Minerva, Milam County, Texas (Age 79 years)   14. Michael Foster,   b. 1863, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F18362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

• Notes

  Amanda's mother lived to 99 years of age. Elizabeths headstone gives the dates of her birth and death.  The birth coincides with censusinfo and family records. Listed as Widower in 1880 Federal Census. Cameron Herald, Thur., 8 Feb 1917, p. 1, c. 6 Cameron, Milam County, Texas “Mrs. Elizabeth Foster Dead” Born in Hines County, Tennessee, Oct. 10, 1817. Died, Hoyte,Texas,January 29, 1917. She lived 99 years, 3 months and 19 days. The average human life is about 33 years. About Cameron you may seeawhite headed man who lived out two average lives but you will findnonewho have watched the coming and going of three generations as didMrs.Foster. And why one should remain with us a century and a milliondepartlong before has never been explained. Miss Elizabeth Slaughter was married Jan. 22, 1834 to Isaac Fosterandwas the mother of 17 children, 11 boys and 6 girls of whom 5 boysand onegirl survive her. Her youngest child is now 57 years old. Shehad at thetime of her death some 50 decendants living. She came, withher husbandto Texas about the time of the Mexican war has resided inthis state for70 years. Her husband died 45 years ago. After her daughters were all marriedshelived with her two youngest sons, who never married and when thefleetingyears robbed her almost entirely of sight and rendered herincapable ofany household duties these two boys, grown to be oldgray-headed men,with faithful loving care attended to all her needsand at the same timetoiled in the fields for comforts for her and aliving for themselves;they were faithful to the end. The long life of Mrs. Foster was an exemplary one that herchildrendevotedly loved was proof of her good qualities and duty welldone.

  
  

• Sources

  [S451] 1850 Sabine County, Texas Census.