1,338 documented Foster ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
1,338Documented ancestors
1795Earliest record
9Generations
The name
The Foster name in the record
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,333 Foster records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: Robert, Charles, James, William and Mary.
Of the 1,321 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 78 years.
The earliest recorded birth is Elisha Foster, born 1795 in Vermont.
Documented Foster families on this page come from Commemorative Biographical Record of Huron County, Ohio, Biographical Record of Summit County, Ohio and History of Buchanan County, Iowa, with biographical sketches.
Documented families
Foster families we’ve reconstructed
Real Foster family groups pieced together from the public record — parents, spouse, and children, each with the source that proves it. Recognize your line? Tap a family and we’ll start your documented tree from it.
Jane Fosterdate unknown
Ireland → Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
Jane Foster⚭ Walter Devlin
childrenMargaret Devlin · Mary Jane Devlin · Samuel Devlin · Walter Devlin Jr. · Nancy Devlin · Matilda Devlin · Fannie Devlin
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Common questions
Foster genealogy — FAQ
Where were Foster ancestors recorded?
Where the records place them: Iowa (99%), out of 1,333 Foster records with a known place.
How far back does the Foster family tree go?
The documented line here reaches back to 1795. Most Foster lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
Are living Foster family members listed here?
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
Is this my Foster family?
If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.