Abner K. Foster
Full Name: Abner K. FosterDate of birth: 1826
Date of death: March 9, 1870
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| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| S | 25 | Feb 8, 1870 - Mar 9, 1870 | 12th (1) (2) | Radical Republican | Hallettsville / Lavaca | Colorado, Lavaca |
(1) Robert Tendick, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded Abner K. Foster, died 3/9/1870. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Senate District 25
Feb 8, 1870 - Mar 9, 1870 Legislatures: 12th (1) (2) Party: Radical Republican Home City/County: Hallettsville / Lavaca Counties in district: Colorado, Lavaca |
(1) Robert Tendick, sworn 1/10/1871, succeeded Abner K. Foster, died 3/9/1870. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.
(2) Party affiliation, Radical. Roster of members, 12th Legislature, 1870. Texas Almanac for . . . and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.
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Resolutions and Journal entries
- 12th Legislature, 1st C.S., House Journal, 4/27/1870, pp. 10-11. Resolutions - Memorial.
- 12th Legislature, 1st C.S., Senate Journal, 4/27/1870, pp. 7-8. Death date 3/9/1870 in Hallettsville. Resolutions - Memorial.
Biographical Sketches
- A.K. Foster, mentioned in biographical sketch of son-in-law John Milam Pettus, p. 606. "Mr. Pettus married November 5, 1877. The lady he chose for his wife was Miss Frances Foster, of Goliad County, daughter of A. K. Foster, one of the most prominent politicians of Southern Texas, and who died while a member of the Texas Senate." Historical and Biographical Record of the Cattle Industry and the Cattlemen of Texas and Adjacent Territory, 1895.
Other Resources
- Census of 1850 - Abner K. Foster, Lavaca County, age 24, born circa 1826 in South Carolina, farmer.
Census of 1860 - Abner K. Foster, Lavaca County, age 35, born circa 1825 in South Carolina, clerk. FamilySearch. 1850 1860 - Masonic resolution adopted in Hallettsville upon the death of A.K. Foster, 3/20/1870, p. 2. Galveston Daily News.
- Abner Kincheloe Foster, "Surveyor and a Senator," son of Isaac J. Foster and Frances Stribling and brother of Samuel Thompson Foster. Relatives: Samuel Thompson Foster and Abner Kincheloe Foster - brothers. Message board post, Stribling-L Archives. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
- Abner Kneland Foster (Texas Senate), husband of Nancy Bradley Greenwood. Family group sheet for the John Greenwood family. RootsWeb.com Internet genealogical service.
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