Adopted son and eldest child of William Barclay Foster, Sr. 1779-1855. Said to have been a motherless child of one of William B. Foster's relatives (see Chronicles of Stephen Foster's Family" by Evelyn Foster Morneweck 1944).
First married to Mary Ann Wick 1817-1838 of Youngstown, OH (married in Youngstown, OH in Nov. 1837), then to Elizabeth Smith Burnett 1819-1856 on Sept. 22, 1842. First worked for canals, then with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Father of 4 children by Elizabeth Smith (Burnett), who had one child named Robert Burnett by a first husband at the time she was married to Foster in 1842.
1) Charlotte Frances "Lottie" Foster 1843-1881 (died Philadelphia)- first wife of Judge Henry Hope Reed 1846-1895 (no issue) - buried Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
2) William B. Foster III 1845-1872 (died Desoto, MO)- buried at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
3) Henry Morrison Foster 1852-1859
4) Fanny Foster b. 1853 d. 1853
William B. Foster's first two children were raised in the household of J. Edgar Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia (see 1860 census) - given that their father was an employee of this company and that Thompson's wife Lavinia was a sister of his second wife, Elizabeth Smith (Burnett).
William B. Foster, Jr. was the one Foster child who was most financially successful in life, and it was to him that his parents and siblings often turned in times of financial difficulty.
First married to Mary Ann Wick 1817-1838 of Youngstown, OH (married in Youngstown, OH in Nov. 1837), then to Elizabeth Smith Burnett 1819-1856 on Sept. 22, 1842. First worked for canals, then with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Father of 4 children by Elizabeth Smith (Burnett), who had one child named Robert Burnett by a first husband at the time she was married to Foster in 1842.
1) Charlotte Frances "Lottie" Foster 1843-1881 (died Philadelphia)- first wife of Judge Henry Hope Reed 1846-1895 (no issue) - buried Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
2) William B. Foster III 1845-1872 (died Desoto, MO)- buried at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
3) Henry Morrison Foster 1852-1859
4) Fanny Foster b. 1853 d. 1853
William B. Foster's first two children were raised in the household of J. Edgar Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia (see 1860 census) - given that their father was an employee of this company and that Thompson's wife Lavinia was a sister of his second wife, Elizabeth Smith (Burnett).
William B. Foster, Jr. was the one Foster child who was most financially successful in life, and it was to him that his parents and siblings often turned in times of financial difficulty.
Adopted son and eldest child of William Barclay Foster, Sr. 1779-1855. Said to have been a motherless child of one of William B. Foster's relatives (see Chronicles of Stephen Foster's Family" by Evelyn Foster Morneweck 1944).
First married to Mary Ann Wick 1817-1838 of Youngstown, OH (married in Youngstown, OH in Nov. 1837), then to Elizabeth Smith Burnett 1819-1856 on Sept. 22, 1842. First worked for canals, then with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Father of 4 children by Elizabeth Smith (Burnett), who had one child named Robert Burnett by a first husband at the time she was married to Foster in 1842.
1) Charlotte Frances "Lottie" Foster 1843-1881 (died Philadelphia)- first wife of Judge Henry Hope Reed 1846-1895 (no issue) - buried Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
2) William B. Foster III 1845-1872 (died Desoto, MO)- buried at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
3) Henry Morrison Foster 1852-1859
4) Fanny Foster b. 1853 d. 1853
William B. Foster's first two children were raised in the household of J. Edgar Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia (see 1860 census) - given that their father was an employee of this company and that Thompson's wife Lavinia was a sister of his second wife, Elizabeth Smith (Burnett).
William B. Foster, Jr. was the one Foster child who was most financially successful in life, and it was to him that his parents and siblings often turned in times of financial difficulty.
First married to Mary Ann Wick 1817-1838 of Youngstown, OH (married in Youngstown, OH in Nov. 1837), then to Elizabeth Smith Burnett 1819-1856 on Sept. 22, 1842. First worked for canals, then with the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Father of 4 children by Elizabeth Smith (Burnett), who had one child named Robert Burnett by a first husband at the time she was married to Foster in 1842.
1) Charlotte Frances "Lottie" Foster 1843-1881 (died Philadelphia)- first wife of Judge Henry Hope Reed 1846-1895 (no issue) - buried Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia
2) William B. Foster III 1845-1872 (died Desoto, MO)- buried at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh.
3) Henry Morrison Foster 1852-1859
4) Fanny Foster b. 1853 d. 1853
William B. Foster's first two children were raised in the household of J. Edgar Thompson, President of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Philadelphia (see 1860 census) - given that their father was an employee of this company and that Thompson's wife Lavinia was a sister of his second wife, Elizabeth Smith (Burnett).
William B. Foster, Jr. was the one Foster child who was most financially successful in life, and it was to him that his parents and siblings often turned in times of financial difficulty.
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