FOSTER CEMETERY Section 2

GALENA TOWNSHIP

LAPORTE COUNTY

Surname

Given & Maiden Name

Date of Birth

Date of Death

Location of Grave

Age At Time of Death

Other

Epitaph or Other Information

Quantrell

Carloss B.

 

Apr 6 1863

2-7-1

9 y, 11 m

19 d’s

 

My Little Son

Child of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Lacey) Quantrell

Quantrell

Cora P.

 

Apr 6 1863

2-7-1

6 y, 2 m,

15 d’s

 

My Little Pet

Child of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Lacey) Quantrell

Quantrell

Carrie E.

 

Apr 1 1863

2-7-1

8 y, 1 m,

8 d’s

 

Blossomed here to bloom in heaven Child of Benjamin & Elizabeth (Lacey) Quantrell

Foster

Alta Bell

 

 

2-7-2

 

 

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

James

 

Jun 28 1852

2-7-3

1 day

Child of S & I Foster

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

William J.

 

Feb. 20 1858

2-7-4

 

Child of S & I Foster

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Isaac

 

Dec 23 1848

2-7-5

1 day

Child of S & I Foster

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Maria E.

 

Jun 30 1846

2-7-6

2 y, 8 m.

Child of S & I Foster

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Maria

Williams

 

 

2-7-7

 

Wife of Scipha

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Scipha

 

 

2-7-8

 

 

Scipha Foster & Maria Williams Married in 1830, Moved to Indiana 1835.

Foster

Family

 

 

2-7-8

 

 

Very Large Family Bronze Shows Detail for individuals with the small individual bronze:

Scipha, Maria & Isabelle. Children of S.& I. Foster: Maria E., Isaac, James, Wm. J.

Also, Infant son of B.W. & A.B. Arthur

Epitaph: All Ye Mourning Friends Dry Up Your Tears – I Must Lie Here Till Christ Appears

Foster

Isabelle Warrick

 

 


2-7-8

 

 

Scipha’s Second Consort, Married Feb. 1843

Arthur

Infant

 

Apr 30 1883

2-7-8

28 Days

Son of B.W. & A.B. Arthur

Budded On Earth To Bloom in Heaven

Foster

Sally

 

 

2-7-9

 

MOTHER

“Mother Sleeps”

Foster

Lois R.

 

Sep 8 1846

2-7-10

4 y, 4 m, 19 d’s

Dau. Of Martin & Sally

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Russel B.

 

Aug 30 1847

2-7-11

8 m., 7 d.

Son Of Martin & Sally

Small Individual Bronze

Foster

Martin

Feb 20 1811

Feb 23 1889

2-7-12

 

 

“At Rest”

Foster

Sally Moseley

Mar 2 1810

Dec 25 1884

2-7-12

 

Martin Foster & Sally Moseley Married Feb 26, 1832. Moved to LaPorte Co., Ind. 1837

“Dear Mother In Earth’s Thorny Paths, How Long Thy Feet Have Trod, To Find At Last A Peaceful Rest, Safe in the Arms of God”

Foster

Sarah E.

 

Sep 11 1837

2-7-12

1 y, 3 m.

Dau. Of Martin & Sally

Buried in VanBuren, NY

Foster

Family

 

 

2-7-12

 

 

Very Large Family Bronze Shows Detail for individuals with the small individual bronze:

Martin, Sally Moseley, Lois R., Russel B., Sarah E., Loretta E (Foster) Barnes

“Nearer My God to Thee”

Barnes

Loretta E. Foster

 

Nov 18 1857

2-7-12

24 y, 7m, 2 d’s

Wife of T.H. Barnes

“I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”

Also see 2-7-14 & 15

Foster

Martin

Feb 20 1811

Feb 23 1889

2-7-13

 

FATHER

“A Constant Worker”

Barnes

Loretta E. Foster

 

 

2-7-14

 

 

Also see 2-7-12, Large Family Bronze & 2-7-15

Barnes

Loretta E.

 

Nov 18 1857

2-7-15

21 y, 6m, 2 d’s

Wife of T.H. Barnes

 

Unknown – Possibly Harriet Warner. Old list shows a Harriet Warner 28y, 6m, 17d at time of death. No stone found in 2002.

 

 

 

2-7-16

28 y, 6 m

17 d’s

 

Broken-Top of Stone Missing – Only Age Remains. This is between Loretta (Foster) Barnes and Samuel Webster


Webster

Samuel H.

Apr 18 1777

Apr 9, 1858

2-7-17

 

FATHER

 

Webster

Betsy Stillson

1791

Apr 1, 1860

2-7-18

 

MOTHER

Additional Information below ground

Bell

Sabrina

 

Nov 2, 1862

2-7-19

79 y, 2 m

27 d’s

 

Dates from Old Listings

Unknown Possibly Child of A.B. & A.M. Austin

 

 

 

2-7-20

 

BASE ONLY

Immediately next to Infant Son of A.B. Austin, bases are alike.

Austin

Infant

 

1871

2-7-21

 

 

Son of A.B. & A.M. Austin

Smith

Edmond

Dec 20 1822

Dec 3 1896

2-7-22

 

 

Illegible Epitaph

Smith

Elizabeth

Varney

Jan 28

1823

Jan 25 1889

2-7-22

 

 

Wife of Edmond T. Smith

Brown

Walter

 

Feb 16 1864

2-8-1

61y, 11m

16 d

G.A.R.

“How We Do Miss Him”

Barnes

Marietta

 

Sep 28 1850

2-8-2

6y, 4m,

17 d

Dau. Of

P & H Barnes

Family Marker

Barnes

Perry

 

Sep 26 1856

2-8-2

56y 11m,

2 d

 

Family Marker

Barnes

George

 

Oct 19 1850

2-8-2

3y, 9m,

14 d.

Son of

P & H Barnes

Family Marker

Barnes

Hanna

Lafferty

 

Aug 7 1877

2-8-2

51y 11m

18 d.

Wife of P. Barnes

Family Marker

Barnes

George W.

 

Jul 28 1844

2-8-3

43y 8 m

21 d.

 

My days of sorrows o’er, ? ? of earth are shed, The Spirits Reached that blissful shore, when Christ in triumph led.

Wilcox

Henrietta

 

Dec 23 1840

2-8-4

20 y, 1m.

 

 

Wilcox

Hannah

 

Jan 25 1870

2-8-5

74y, 2 m. 25 d’s

 

 

Stillson

Daniel W.

 

Jul 16 1855

2-8-6

52 y, 5m, 25 d.

 

“Thy days on earth are ended, Thy body is at rest, The spirit hath ascended, To dwell among the blest”

Stillson

Anna

Oct 6 1808

Jun 2 1886

2-8-7

 

Wife of Daniel

 

Stillson

Mary A.

 

Mar 28 1879

2-8-8

50y, 2 mo, 12 d

Dau. Of D.W. & M.A. Stillson

 

Foster

Abigail

 

Jan 10 1839

2-8-9

28 y,

6 mo.

Wife of Aaron Foster

 

Cummins

John W.

 

Oct 22 1871

2-8-10

21y, 8mo

5 d.

Son of

W.C. & H. Cummins

GAR

Illegible Epitaph

Cummins

Mahetable

Waldruf

 

Sep 20, 1881

2-8-11

51 y, 1m

22 d

 

 

Bell

Mary J.

 

Jul 1(?)

1864

2-8-12

18 y’s.

Wife of William Bell

This stone not found on old listing.

Marston

Walter E.

 

Apr 7

1863

2-9-1

6 y, 3 d’s

Children of L.D. & L. Marston

Family Stone listing children of L.D. & L. Marston, Walter, John, Alice: Also, Lydia (Mother)

Marston

John F.

 

May 28 1862

2-9-1

3 y, 6 m, 15 d’s

Children of L.D. & L.

Marston

Family Stone listing children of L.D. & L. Marston, Walter, John, Alice: Also, Lydia (Mother)

Marston

Alice J.

 

Dec 17, 1852

2-9-1

11 m’s, 2 d’s.

Children of L.D. & L.

Marston

Family Stone listing children of L.D. & L. Marston, Walter, John, Alice: Also, Lydia (Mother)

Marston

Lydia Ann

Barnes

 

May (2) 1883

2-9-1

47 y, 9 m, 9 d’s.

Wife of

Lorenzo Marston


AT REST

Family Stone listing children of L.D. & L. Marston, Walter, John, Alice: Also, Lydia (Mother)

Hudson

David

Sep 27 1821

Mar 4 1896

2-9-2

 

FATHER

Dates shown here are on family stone

Hudson

Louisa

June 20 1826

Nov 30 1898

2-9-3

 

MOTHER

Dates shown here are on family stone

Hudson

Harvey

Nov 15 1850

Nov 1 1890

2-9-4

 

 

Dates shown here are on family stone

Hudson

Olive M.

Apr 5 1857

Jul 11 1858

2-9-5

 

 

Dates shown here are on family stone

Hudson

Albert D.

Dec 20 1848

Apr 20 1849

2-9-6

 

INFANT

Dates shown here are on family stone

Hudson


Family

Stone

 

 

2-9-7

 

 

Family Stone lists David, Louisa, Harvey J., Infant Son, Albert D. and Olive M.

Hudson

Infant Son

Jul 19 1845

Sep 15 1845

2-9-7

 

 

On Family Stone, No Individual Marker Found for “Infant”

Barnes

MOTHER

 

 

2-9-8

 

 

Probably Individual Marker for Sarah Catherine Barnes

Barnes

Truman H.

Jul 16 1830

Oct 29 1904

2-9-9

 


 

 

Barnes

Sarah C.

Jan 10 1837

May 29 1898

2-9-9

 

 

“His Wife”

(wife of Truman H.)

Barnes

Eliza

Teeter

 

Aug 11 1861

2-9-10

24y, 8 m, 5 d’s

Wife of T.H. Barnes

 

Niles

Ira S.

 

May 23 1856

2-9-11

38y, 7m, 5 d’s

 

Epitaph illegible

Tappan

Philura

Marshall

Jul 6 1819

Sep 4 1893

2-9-12

 

 

 

Tappan

Julius C.

Nov 22 1816

Aug 10 1876

2-9-13

 

 

GAR Flagholder

Tappan

Betsy J.

Jul 4 1850

Nov 17 1867

2-9-14

 

 

 

Tappan

Adaline

Mar 8 1861

Mar 8 1862

 

 

 

 

Gridley

Mary F.

Nov 16 1874

Oct 12 1888

2-9-16

 

Dau. Of H.B. & L. Gridley

 

Gridley

Nora

 

Oct 1 1873

2-9-17

6m, 12d’s

Dau. Of H.B. & L.A. Gridley

 

Gridley(?)

George F.

 

 

2-9-18

 

 

Probably a Gridley Child

Gridley

Maritta

Vooris

 

Apr 14 1864

2-10-1

34y, 9m.

Wife of Jabez Gridley

Other sources spell name “Marietta”, stone clearly reads “Maritta”

Gridley

Lovina E.

Cramer

 

Apr 17 1870

2-10-2

25y, 8 m.

Wife of Jabez Gridley

Married Nov 3 1864 in Berrien Co., MI Age from old list

Gridley

George A.

 

 

2-10-3

 

Son of ? & ? Gridley

 

Gridley

Frank J.

 

Oct 6 1865

2-10-4

3y, 10m, 24 d.

Son of ? & J. Gridley

Age from old list. Broken into (3) pieces

Marston

Wesley

 

Apr 22 1863

2-10-5

3y, 11m, 27d

Son of O.& P. Marston

 

Andresen

Martin

 

Jan 27 1915

2-10-6

 

 

Family Stone, also see individual markers

Andresen

Marian

Marston

 

Feb 1 1901

2-10-6

 

Wife of Martin Andresen

Family Stone, also see individual markers

Andresen

Martin

 

Jan 27 1915

2-10-7

 

 

Also see Family Stone

Andresen

Marian

 

Feb 1 1901

2-10-8

 

 

Also see Family Stone

Marston

Olive

Barnes

 

Mar 23 1875

2-10-9

73y, 8m, 30d.

Wife of John Marston

They shall rest from Their labors, and their works do follow them.

Marston

John, Rev.

 

Aug 25 1872

2-10-9

72y, 6m, 21 d.

 

Epitaph, the Readable portion is “I am the resurrection and….me though…..are dead…yet shall he live. John 11.25

Davis

Edward L.

 

Aug 22 1862

2-10-10

 

Son of E.W. & B.A. Davis

 

Stillson

Harlow

 

Feb 7 1863

2-10-11

36y 11m

7d’s

 

 

Barnes

Lydia S.

 

Apr 21 1864

2-10-12

20y,9m,

21 d

Dau. Of C & E Barnes

Family stone includes Cyrus, Eliza & Lydia

Barnes

Cyrus

 

May 17 1883

2-10-12

75y, 1m,

6 d

 

Family stone includes Cyrus, Eliza & Lydia

Barnes

Eliza

Elliott

 

Feb 8 1887

2-10-12

77y, 9m, 15 d.

Wife of Cyrus Barnes

Family stone includes Cyrus, Eliza & Lydia

Barnes

Cyrus

 

 

2-10-13

 

FATHER

Probably Individual Marker for Cyrus

Barnes

Chas. O.

1837

1906

2-10-14

 

 

GAR Flagholder

Barnes

Eliza F.

Wilson

1842

1929

2-10-14

 

 

 

Gridley

Samuel, Rev.

Mar 28

1806

Apr 24 1885

2-11-1

79y,

27 d.

 

 

Gridley

Amanda

Barnes

May 21 1806

Jun 6 1888

2-11-1

82y, &

16 d.

Wife of S.U. Gridley

“AT REST”, Additional Epitaph, Unreadable

Tappan

Arementa E.

Gridley

 

Feb 2 1869

2-11-2

20y 10m 19d.

Wife of Noah M. Tappan

 

Holcomb

Caroline M.

Warner

 

Jun 11 1864

2-11-3

46y, ?m, 5d.

Wife of Dorista Holcomb

 

Holcomb

Dorista

 

Apr 17 1870

2-11-4

62y, 5m, 12 d

 

 

Smith

Eva Eliza

 

Sep 22 1852

2-11-5

7 y, 8m,

2(?) d.

Dau. of V.F. & L.D. Smith

 

Smith

Lois D.

Lois Diana Barnes

 

Apr ?? 1864

2-11-6

34y, 4m, 23d.

Wife of V.F. Smith

 

Smith

V.F.

Valentine F.

Dec 5 1827

Sep 10 1892

2-11-7

 

 

 

Shead

Leammi

 

 

2-11-8

 

FATHER

 

Shead

Leammi

Feb 11 1813

Apr 23 1857

2-11-9

44y, 2m, 12 d

 

Family Stone includes Leammi, Wife Miranda and Infant dau.

Shead

Miranda

Paddock

 

Jan 30 1887

2-11-9

71y, 4m, 21 d

Wife of L. Shead

Family Stone includes Leammi, Wife Miranda and Infant dau.

Shead

Infant Daughter

 

Oct 6 1846

2-11-9

3m, 21d

Dau. Of Leammi & Miranda

Family Stone includes Leammi, Wife Miranda and Infant dau.


Shead

Miranda Paddock

 

 

2-11-10

 

MOTHER

Also see Family Stone 2-11-10

Fink

Ichabod

 

May 23 1856

2-11-11

33y, 10m.

 

Also see Individual

2-11-12

Fink

Alvina

Barnes

 

Aug 11 1898

2-11-11

77y, 8m, 10d

 

Wife of Ichobod

Fink

Ichobod

 

May 23

1856

2-11-12

 

FATHER

Also see 2-11-11

Fink

Alvina

 

Aug 11 1898

2-11-13

 

MOTHER

Also see 2-11-11

Gridley

Leonard S

Jul 8 1832

Mar 15 1894

2-11-14

61y, 8m

7d

 

Row 11, Graves 14, 15, 17 & 18 are small, individual, marble markers. It appears that at one time there were names on the tops of the markers, they are no longer legible.

Gridley

Sarah Catherine

Oct 19 1847

May 4 1900

2-11-15

52y, 6m, 15 d.

Wife of Leonard S. Gridley

Row 11, Graves 14, 15, 17 & 18 are small, individual, marble markers. It appears that at one time there were names on the tops of the markers, they are no longer legible.

Gridley

Family

 

 

2-11-16

 

 

 

Gridley

George M.

 

 

2-11-17

 

Infant Son of Leonard S. & Sarah Catherine Gridley

Row 11, Graves 14, 15, 17 & 18 are small, individual, marble markers. It appears that at one time there were names on the tops of the markers, they are no longer legible.

Gridley

Melissa A.

 

 

2-11-18

 

Infant Daughter of

Leonard S. & Sarah Catherine Gridley

Row 11, Graves 14, 15, 17 & 18 are small, individual, marble markers. It appears that at one time there were names on the tops of the markers, they are no longer legible.

Walton

Adda S.

 

Jan 8 1861

2-12-1

5 y, 2m, 8d

“Our Daughters”

Children of A.A. & L. Walton

Walton

Hattie

 

Jan 21 1861

2-12-1

2 y, 3m, 20d

“Our Daughters”

Children of A.A. & L. Walton

Merrill

Mary C.

1819

1898

2-12-2

 

MOTHER

Wife of Truman

Merrill

Truman L.

1811

1888

2-12-3

 

 

 

Merrill

Emma R.

1820

1853

2-12-4

 

 

Wife of Truman

Merrill

Charles

1863

1864

2-12-5

 

 

 


Francis


C.


Apr 4 1831


Feb 10 1888


2-12-6


 


 


 

Francis

Elizabeth

 

 

2-12-6

 

Wife of Charles Francis

 

Francis

Mary A.

 

 

2-12-6

 

Children of C & E Francis

 

Francis

Edwin A.

 

Oct 15 1848

2-12-6

5y, ?m.

Children of C & E Francis

 

Francis

Charles

 

Sep ?? 1870

2-12-6

76y, 6m.

 

Born in Wethersfield Conn., Settled in this county Oct 1? 1834

Francis

E. F.

 

 

2-12-7

 

Tree has grown around stone – only partially exposed

Small Individual Marker, Probably Elizabeth or Edwin Francis,

See 2-12-6

Francis

C. F.

 

 

2-12-8

 

 

Small Individual Marker, Probably C. or Charles Francis, See 2-12-6

Francis

Mary M.

1839

1866

2-12-9

 

Wife of C. Francis, Jr.

 

Unknown

(Francis?)

 

 

 

2-12-10

 

 

Totally blank stone, immediately next to Mary Francis (2-12-9).

Marshall

Ruth

Paddock

 

Nov 7 1856

2-12-11

59y, 6m, 15d

Wife of Noah Marshall

 

Marshall

Noah

 

Apr 15 1860

2-12-12

66y, 8m,

 

 

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