Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Foster, Robert A. January 12, 1829 - 
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ROBERT A. FOSTER, a man of eonservative political and religious views, and an
intelligent and respected citizen id Derry township, is a son of James and Eliza
(George) Foster, and was born in Salem township, Westmoreland county, Pa.,
January 12, 1829. On his paternal side he is of Irish descent and on the
maternal of Scotch-Irish extraction. His grandfather, Robert Foster, was a
native of county Derry, Ireland. He settled at an early day in Salem township,
on Loyalhanna creek below the site of New Alexandria, where he cleared out a
farm in what is now Salem township and married a Miss Bovard. Hon. James Foster
(father) was born in 1802. He followed

 farming and merchandising and died in 1878. He married Eliza George and they
had five children: Robert A., Wallace, of Kansas, who served as a cavalry
soldier in the late war; William G., who enlisted in a Pennsylvania regiment and
was killed at Spottsylvania Court House; Lucinda M., wife of Lewis Reham of
Kansas; and Ann Eliza, who resides in Allegheny City. Mrs. Eliza Foster, who is
still living and resides in Blairsville, Indiana county, Fa., was a daughter of
James George, a Seotch-Trish citizen of county Derry, Ireland, who immigrated to
America and eventually settled in Loyalhanna township where he reared a family
of nine children.

    Robert A. Foster was reared on a farm, attended the common schools and
commenced life for himself as a day laborer. In 1856 he purchased his present
farm of seventy-three acres of land and since then has been principally engaged
in farming and stock-raising. Under President Grant’s administration he was
appointed a storekeeper in the internal revenue service and occupied that
position for thirteen years. During the late war he was never drafted but sent a
man to help fill up the quota of his township, he has always been a republican
but is no extremist in political matters.

    He was married on April 12, 1855, to Nancy N. Campbell, daughter of William
Campbell of Sewickley township. To their union have been born two sons and six
daughters: Sarah V., James R., who died suddenly November 2, 1887; Elizabeth;
Lucia, who has taught successfully for six years in the common schools and her
last five terms have been at the Millwood school; she ranks among our best
primary teachers; Ida R.; Della, who has been teaching efficiently at Cokeville
for three years and stands high as a teacher; Millie, student at Indiana Normal
school; and Irwin R., who is assisting his father.

    Robert A. Foster is comfortably situated to enjoy life, has secured a
competency by continuous and steady labor, and yet has neglected no opportunity
to keep himself well informed upon matters of public importance, He is quiet in
manner but is an interesting conversationalist.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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