Brief Life History of Travis
Travis Foster was born on 18 August 1911, in Nevada, Arkansas, United States as the son of Foster. He married Verline Chambers on 4 March 1933, in Columbia, Arkansas, United States. He died on 5 November 1977, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 66.
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Sources (7)
- Travis Foster in household of Walter Edwards, "United States Census, 1920"
- Travis Foster, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Travis Foster, "Arkansas First Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (3)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
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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