Zebulon Foster was born on 19 Aug 1808 in Pike, Ohio, United States.1–6
He lived in Warren County, Indiana about 1830.7
In 1831, he was granted all lands held by Richard Foster on the waters of the Wabash in Richard Foster’s will.8
Zebulon lived in Warren County, Indiana in 1832.9
He married Caroline Ostrander on 14 Feb 1833 in Pike, Ohio, United States.3–6,10–14
He lived in Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana in 1836.4
He was among first members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1837 in Warren, Indiana, United States.4
Zebulon lived in Warren County, Indiana in 1840.15
He lived in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana on 1 Jul 1850.16
He sold to John Stufflebeam land being part of W 1/2 NW 1/4 Section 14 Township 21 N Range 9 West on 8 Jan 1853 in Warren County, Indiana.17
Zebulon was witness of the will of Thomas Johnson on 15 Jul 1853 in Warren, Indiana, United States.18
He sold land to the Lake Erie Wabash and St. Louis Railroad company being a part of the NE 1/4 of Section Number (15) in township in Jan 1854 in Warren County, Indiana.19
He sold to James Howard land being 9 1/2 acres in the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of section 14 township 21 North range 9 west on 24 Jan 1854 in Warren County, Indiana.20
Zebulon sold land to George Pence land being part of lot 1 in the West half of the NW 1/4 of Section 14 Township 21 Range 9 on 7 Feb 1854 in Warren County, Indiana.21
He sold land to Francis Wheeler being lot 4 in the NW division to the town of Lebanon on 23 May 1854 in Warren County, Indiana.22
He sold to David Evans land being part of the W 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of section 14 township 21 north of range 9 on 4 Aug 1854 in Warren County, Indiana.23
Zebulon lived in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana on 1 Jul 1860.24
He was listed on the tax rolls in 1865 in Pike Township, Warren, Indiana, United States.25
He lived in Medina Township, Warren, Indiana, United States on 23 Jun 1870.26
He married Juliet Fleming on 31 Aug 1876 in Warren County, Indiana.5,27–28
Zebulon lived in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana in 1880.29
He was a member of the Republican Party.4
He celebrated his 75th birthday in 1883 in Warren, Indiana, United States.30
Zebulon celebrated his 80th birthday on 19 Aug 1888 in Warren, Indiana, United States.9
He died on 5 Sep 1889 at the age of 81 in Warren County, Indiana.2,31–32
He was buried after 5 Sep 1889 at Redwood Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana.2,31
Zebulon Foster and Caroline Ostrander were married on 14 Feb 1833 in Pike, Ohio, United States.3–6,10–14
Caroline Ostrander, daughter of Edward Ostrander and Margaret Forbes, was born on 23 Mar 1814 in Ross, Ohio, United States.13,33–34
She lived in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana on 1 Jul 1850.16
She lived in Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana on 1 Jul 1860.35
Caroline lived in Medina Township, Warren, Indiana, United States on 23 Jun 1870.36
She died on 3 Jun 1871 at the age of 57 in Warren County, Indiana.4–5,13,31,34
She was buried after 3 Jun 1871 at Redwood Cemetery in Warren County, Indiana.31,34
Zebulon Foster and Juliet Fleming were married on 31 Aug 1876 in Warren County, Indiana.5,27–28
Juliet Fleming was born on 15 Jan 1829.38–39
She lived in Medina Township, Warren, Indiana, United States in 1880.29
She sold land being the Northeast quarter of section ten (10) and that portion of the west half of the southeast quarter of said section lying north & east of the Illinois Central RailRoad and all being situated in Township Twenty one (21) North Range Nine (9) west on 15 Oct 1889 in Warren County, Indiana.40
Juliet died on 31 Jan 1905 at the age of 76 in Jackson, Kansas, United States.38–39,41–42
She was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Jackson, Kansas, United States.38–39,41–42
ENDNOTES:
1. Jenkins, Rosella Rasmussen, editor, Warren County Cemeteries Volume 2 (Pine Village, Indiana: Rosella Jenkins, 1985)
2. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2016), memorial for Zebulon Foster, Find a Grave Memorial no. # 20545190, created by Lesa Epperson, citing Redwood Cemetery, West Lebanon, Warren, Indiana, United States; accompanying photograph by Lisa Epperson, Zebulon Foster.
3. Wayne Dawson, The History and Ancestry of Rev. John Foster, 1735-1800: His family, his life, his ancestry; Ross County, Ohio, Pike County, Ohio, Allegany County, Maryland, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, Prince George’s County, Maryland; including the ancestry of Basil Foster and Sarah (Foster) Athy (Clayton, California: Wayne E. Dawson, 1985), page 77; digital image, FamilySearch Books, Familysearch.org/library/books viewed online 29 September 2022.
4. Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers, 1883), page 170; digital images, Archive.org, http://www.archive.org viewed online 14 May 2022.
5. Warren County Historical Society (Warren County Ind.), Combined Atlas of Warren County, Indiana: illustrated 1877 (Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publishers, 2001), page 27 Biographical Sketches – Zebulon Foster.
6. Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702-1981, My First Three Generations Foster Family by Mrs. Barbara J. Ahart, database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online December 2018). Original Source: Alabama Department of Archives and History. Public Information Subject Files—Surname files, 1901-1984 available via microfilm in reference, SG002624-2652 and 13361-13362, containing the materials added from 1984-2005. Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Alabama.
7. Warren County Centennial: 1827-1927 (Williamsport, Indiana: Warren Graphics, 1927; 1982), page 34: History of Pike Township; FamilySearch, http://www.familysearch/library/books viewed online 29 September 2022.
8. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977054 DGS 8071879. Richard Foster, June 1831; Vol 11: page 420; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 17 March 2022.
9. Birthday Party, The Warren Republican, (Warren County, Indiana), 30 August 1888; Public Member Story, kygranny_1, submitter, linked to Zebulon Foster, Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, posted 31 Jan 2012.
10. One Hundred Years 1815-1915 of Pike County, Ohio Marriages (Waverly, Ohio: Pike County Genealogical Society), p. 335
11. “Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993,” Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Zebulon Foster – Caroline Ostrander.
12. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/). Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 : viewed online 16 March 2022.
13. “Family Data Collection — Individual Records,” Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online (July 2017), Caroline Ostrander.
14. Ohio, Pike County. Marriage Records, volume 1. Film #292748 DGS 4016255. Zebulon Foster, 15 Feb 1833; Volume 1: page 202 – image 254; digitized images, FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 28 September 2022.
15. 1840 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Warren County, Indiana, page 169 Image 53 of 80, Zebulon Foster; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M704.
16. 1850, Warren County Indiana, Population Schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, Page 6 Image 9 of 14, family 56, Zebulon Foster; digital image, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M432.
17. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, 8 Jan 1853; Vol. 14: page 260 (image 163); digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
18. Warren County Indiana Will Book, Will Books 1 & 2, page 277-281 (Crawford.IN.003). Hereinafter cited as Warren County Indiana Will Book.
19. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, January 1854; Vol. 14: page 347 (image 207); digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
20. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, 24 Jan 1854; 15: 36-37; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
21. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, 7 Feb 1854; Vol. 14: page 227; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
22. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, 23 May 1854; Vol. 14: page 368 (image 218); digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
23. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977056 DGS 8071881. Zebulon Foster, 4 Aug 1854; Vol. 15: pages 119-120; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 4 April 2022.
24. 1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 66 Image 11 of 22, family 463, Zebulon Foster; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication M653.
25. U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918, Zebulon Foster, 1865; database with images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online 10 March 2021). Original Source: Colorado, Regular Revenue and Special Bankers Tax, Vol 31 1916, Tax years 1915-1917; Records of the Internal Revenue Service.
26. 1870 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, Page 33 Image 1 of 25, family 262, Zebulon Foster; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017); NARA microfilm publication T132.
27. “Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993,” database, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online July 2017), Zebulon Foster.
28. “Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941,” Ancestry.com, (www.ancestry.com : County Court Records at Williamsport, IN, Warren County, Indiana, viewed online (December 2018), Robulon Foster.
29. 1880 U.S. Census, Warren, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, ED 65, page 18 Image 4 of 9, family 190, Foster Zebulon; digital image, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : viewed online February 2018); NARA microfilm publication T9.
30. “An Old Settler’s Anniversary,” digital image, Warren Republican (Williamsport, IN), 30 August 1883; digital image, NewspaperArchives.com (www.newspaperarchive.com : viewed online October 2017).
31. Jenkins, Rosella Rasmussen, editor, Warren County Cemeteries Volume 2 (Pine Village, Indiana: Rosella Jenkins, 1985), p. 69 Redwood Cemetery
32. Zebulon Foster, Obituary, The Warren Republican, (Warren County, Indiana), 19 September 1889; Public Member Story, kygranny_1, submitter, linked to , Ancestry.com, http://www.ancestry.com, posted 31 Jan 2012.
33. Jenkins, Rosella Rasmussen, editor, Warren County Cemeteries Volume 2 (Pine Village, Indiana: Rosella Jenkins, 1985), p. 69 Redwood Cemetery (calculated birth from death and age) (Crawford.Nelson.Notebook)
34. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online June 2016), memorial for Caroline Ostrander Foster, Find a Grave Memorial no. # 20545171,
35. 1860 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 66, family 463, Zebulon Foster..
36. 1870 U.S. Census, Warren County, Indiana, population schedule, Pike Township, Warren County, Indiana, page 33 (image 1 of 25), family 262, Zebulon Foster..
37. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7836/) : viewed online 16 March 2022.
38. Find a Grave, database and images, Find a Grave (www.findagrave.com : viewed online 29 September 2022), memorial for Juliett Foster (1829-1905), Find a Grave Memorial no. 90762859, created by Kathy Little-Mick and maintained by Judy McAsey Arnold, citing Pleasant Grove cemetery, Jackson County, Kansas; accompanying photograph by McFarland, Juliett Foster.
39. “Foster,” The Holton Recorder (Holton, Kansas), 9 February 1905, page 4; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 September 2022).
40. Indiana, Warren. Deed Records, 1827-1901. Film #1977704 DGS 8071891. Juliet Foster, 15 Oct 1889; Vol. 43: page 37; digitized images, Family Search http://www.familysearch.org : viewed online 16 May 2022.
41. “Death of Mrs. Juliette Foster,” The Holton Signal (Holton, Kansas), 8 February 1905, page 1; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 September 2022).
42. “Mrs. Juliette Foster,” The Tribune (Holton, Kansas), 10 February 1905, page 3; digital images, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : viewed online 29 September 2022).