William Ragsdale FOSTER
Alice E. KRATZER


Husband:  William Ragsdale FOSTER
Birth:  13 May 1879, Christian Co., Kentucky 
Death:  19 May 1966, Rusk, Cherokee Co., Texas 
Burial:  Texas
Father:  John FOSTER
Mother:  Easemma UNKNOWN

Marriage:  18 Nov 1906, Colorado 

Wife:  Alice E. Kratzer
Birth:   2 Aug 1879, Cook Co., Illinois 
Death:  3 Jan 1962, Denver, Arapahoe Co., Colorado 
Burial:  Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Adams Co., Colorado 
Father:   Frank KRATZER 
Mother:    Ida M. YERBURY 

Children:
1. John Churchill FOSTER, b: 6 Oct 1907, Colorado
2. Ida Mae FOSTER, b: 4 Sep 1909, New Castle, Weston Co., Wyoming
3. William Robert FOSTER, b: 25 Jan 1912, New Castle, Weston Co., Wyoming
4. Suzie E. FOSTER, b: 16 Jun 1925, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
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Notes:

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_1747, Page 285B), New Castle, Weston Co., Wyoming,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 144, Enumeration Date: 19-Apr-1910, Family #59

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 FOSTER, William R

 Head

M

30

M1

4

 

 

KY

KY

KY

 Proprietor / Telephone Sys

 

              Alice E

 Wife

F

30

M1

4

2

2

IL

Ger

OH

 None

 

              John C

 Son

M

2

S

 

 

 

CO

KY

IL

 None

 

              Ida M

 Daughter

F

7m

S

 

 

 

WY

KY

IL

 None

 

In 1930, Alice and the younger children were living in Colorado while William and their eldest son were living in a rooming house in Nevada while working in the Copper mines.

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_230, page 6A), Broadway, Arapahoe Co., Colorado,
                                                                                Enumeration District 24, Enumeration Date:
12-Apr-1930, Family #144

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Col.

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

 FOSTER, Alice E

 Head

F

W

50

M

IL

Ger

OH

 Housekeeper

               Ida M

 Daughter

F

W

20

S

WY

KY

IL

 None

               William R

 Son

M

W

18

S

WY

KY

IL

 None

               Susie E

 Daughter

F

W

4

S

CO

KY

IL

 None

 KRATZER, Ida M

 Mother

F

W

74

W

OH

Eng

Ire

 None

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_1297, page 7A), Kimberly, White Pine Co., Nevada,
                                                                                Enumeration District 7, Enumeration Date:
11-Apr-1930, Family #100

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Col.

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

 FOSTER, William R

 Roomer

M

W

50

M

KY

VA

VA

 Electrician / Copper Mine

                 John C

 Roomer

M

W

22

S

CO

KY

IL

 Jr Engineer / Copper Mine

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Sources:
1) Death - Husband:  Texas Deaths 1964-1998