Bryan Pace Foster

Brief Life History of Bryan Pace

When Bryan Pace Foster was born on 21 October 1913, in Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, United States, his father, James Lafyette Foster, was 19 and his mother, Josephine Pace, was 18. He married Eura Gladys Henderson on 16 January 1937, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. He lived in Virden, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 41 Duncan, Umatilla, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 10 September 1975, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Duncan Valley Cemetery, Duncan, Greenlee, Arizona, United States.

Photos and Memories (0)

Photos and Memories

Do you know Bryan Pace? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Bryan Pace Foster
1913–1975
Norma Ellen Davis
1925–1993
Marriage: 1 September 1947
Jerrold Pace Foster
1940–2023

Sources (24)

  • Bryan P. Foster, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Bryan Pace Foster - Published information: birth-name: Bryan Pace Foster
  • Bryan Pace Foster, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

Spouse and Children

World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1919

Historical Boundaries: 1919: Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States

1930 · Carlsbad Caverns Established

Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico, became a National Park on May 14, 1930. Tourists can explore the caverns through guided and self-guided tours. In the 1960's, an amphitheater opened and started where tourists can sit and watch as the bats exit the cave for the night. The only part of the caverns that is off limits to tourists is where the bats come out.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.

English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.

English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.