Brief Life History of Ervin Melvin
When Ervin Melvin Foster was born on 14 March 1907, in Culp, Baxter, Arkansas, United States, his father, Francis Marion Foster, was 50 and his mother, Nancy Julie Pruitt, was 41. He married Lena O Neel on 15 June 1929. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Union Township, Izard, Arkansas, United States in 1930. He died on 9 April 1978, at the age of 71.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Ervin Foster in household of Baxter Neall, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ervin Melvin Foster -
Spouse and Children
1907–1978 Male
1911–1984 Female
Children (1)
1930–1972 Female
Parents and Siblings
1856–1916 Male
1865–1915 Female
Siblings (12)
1890– Male
1896–1920 Female
1898–1924 Male
1900– Female
1901–1944 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 1
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
Age 15
1927
Age 20
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.
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