Virginia Ida Mansanora (Shelton) Foster Berry was the daughter of William Martin Shelton and Martha Adeline (Shelton) Shelton. Virginia was born on May 9, 1877 in Meg, Arkansas.
On September 30, 1894, Virginia Shelton married Oscar David Foster in Webb City, Franklin County, Arkansas. Oscar was born on June 22, 1870 in DeKalb County, Tennessee and is the son of Stephen Moore Foster (born 1844, DeKalb County, Tennessee) and Mary Pearl (Patterson) Foster (b. 1844). Oscar and Virginia Foster were the parents of eight
children:
Pearl Agnes Foster, Iva Mildred Foster,Ambrose Webster Foster, Nellie Mae Foster, Grover Cleveland Foster, Ethel LaRue Foster, Esther Ann Foster,Martin Stanley Foster
After Oscar Fosters death in November 1920, Virginia Foster rented rooms and took in boarders. She often worked as a midwife. She would make the baby clothes and a night gown for the mother, if needed. She would deliver the baby and stay two weeks to care for the mother and baby.
Virginia (Shelton) Foster married a second time to George Oscar Berry (born March 11, 1856). They lived near Wister, Oklahoma for a few years, then they moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1938. George Oscar Berry died on April 3, 1944 and Virginia (Shelton) Berry died on July 13, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.
Thanks to contributor L Bruns for bio info
On September 30, 1894, Virginia Shelton married Oscar David Foster in Webb City, Franklin County, Arkansas. Oscar was born on June 22, 1870 in DeKalb County, Tennessee and is the son of Stephen Moore Foster (born 1844, DeKalb County, Tennessee) and Mary Pearl (Patterson) Foster (b. 1844). Oscar and Virginia Foster were the parents of eight
children:
Pearl Agnes Foster, Iva Mildred Foster,Ambrose Webster Foster, Nellie Mae Foster, Grover Cleveland Foster, Ethel LaRue Foster, Esther Ann Foster,Martin Stanley Foster
After Oscar Fosters death in November 1920, Virginia Foster rented rooms and took in boarders. She often worked as a midwife. She would make the baby clothes and a night gown for the mother, if needed. She would deliver the baby and stay two weeks to care for the mother and baby.
Virginia (Shelton) Foster married a second time to George Oscar Berry (born March 11, 1856). They lived near Wister, Oklahoma for a few years, then they moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1938. George Oscar Berry died on April 3, 1944 and Virginia (Shelton) Berry died on July 13, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.
Thanks to contributor L Bruns for bio info
Virginia Ida Mansanora (Shelton) Foster Berry was the daughter of William Martin Shelton and Martha Adeline (Shelton) Shelton. Virginia was born on May 9, 1877 in Meg, Arkansas.
On September 30, 1894, Virginia Shelton married Oscar David Foster in Webb City, Franklin County, Arkansas. Oscar was born on June 22, 1870 in DeKalb County, Tennessee and is the son of Stephen Moore Foster (born 1844, DeKalb County, Tennessee) and Mary Pearl (Patterson) Foster (b. 1844). Oscar and Virginia Foster were the parents of eight
children:
Pearl Agnes Foster, Iva Mildred Foster,Ambrose Webster Foster, Nellie Mae Foster, Grover Cleveland Foster, Ethel LaRue Foster, Esther Ann Foster,Martin Stanley Foster
After Oscar Fosters death in November 1920, Virginia Foster rented rooms and took in boarders. She often worked as a midwife. She would make the baby clothes and a night gown for the mother, if needed. She would deliver the baby and stay two weeks to care for the mother and baby.
Virginia (Shelton) Foster married a second time to George Oscar Berry (born March 11, 1856). They lived near Wister, Oklahoma for a few years, then they moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1938. George Oscar Berry died on April 3, 1944 and Virginia (Shelton) Berry died on July 13, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.
Thanks to contributor L Bruns for bio info
On September 30, 1894, Virginia Shelton married Oscar David Foster in Webb City, Franklin County, Arkansas. Oscar was born on June 22, 1870 in DeKalb County, Tennessee and is the son of Stephen Moore Foster (born 1844, DeKalb County, Tennessee) and Mary Pearl (Patterson) Foster (b. 1844). Oscar and Virginia Foster were the parents of eight
children:
Pearl Agnes Foster, Iva Mildred Foster,Ambrose Webster Foster, Nellie Mae Foster, Grover Cleveland Foster, Ethel LaRue Foster, Esther Ann Foster,Martin Stanley Foster
After Oscar Fosters death in November 1920, Virginia Foster rented rooms and took in boarders. She often worked as a midwife. She would make the baby clothes and a night gown for the mother, if needed. She would deliver the baby and stay two weeks to care for the mother and baby.
Virginia (Shelton) Foster married a second time to George Oscar Berry (born March 11, 1856). They lived near Wister, Oklahoma for a few years, then they moved to Shawnee, Oklahoma in 1938. George Oscar Berry died on April 3, 1944 and Virginia (Shelton) Berry died on July 13, 1951 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Both were buried in the Fairview Cemetery.
Thanks to contributor L Bruns for bio info
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