There is no headstone for Major Foster. See the memo on the
Photo of the Civil War Section where he was laid to rest.

1850 census Polk Co. MO
Head: Robert A. FOSTER E.P Minister
Older brother Marshal M is age:13
and Armenias A. age:10
Caleb M. (C.Morris)
the rest of the kids on the 1860 census are also listed.


1860 census Warrensburg, Johnson Co. MO
HEAD: R. A Foster age:48 Meth. S. Clergyman S.C.
WIFE: Jane L. age:47 Tenn.
Emory S. age:22 MO. Artist
Melville U. age:18 Dept. County Clerk MO
C. Morris age:17 Printer MO
Maggie C. age:14 MO
Mattie J. age:5

1860 Granby Twnsp. Newton, Mo
Jessie Beal lived with her Mother Elizabeth and siblings.

Sept. 10, 1861 Johnson Co. MO
Capt.Emory S. Foster's Company of
Indpt. Scouts & Guides until Dec. 1/61

Jan. 11 1862 or March 1862 Warrensburg, Johnson Co. MO
Emory S. Foster age 23 enlisted in the 7th MO S.M as a Private.
May 1, 1862 he accepted the promotion to Major. Commanding Post at Warrensburg, Mo.

1862 March 26 wounded in skirmish Post Oak Creek, MO and then in the "Battle of Lone Jack, near Georgetown, dangerously wounded again Aug. 16, 1862." Commanding a Batt., 2 Companies at Lamine."

Aug. 21 1863 Comd'ng Post in Sedalia, MO
Oct/1863-Feb./March-April 1864 he sat on General Court Martial Panels. Nov/63 he was on a Board of Investigation in Jefferson City, MO

Court Martial Duty document
This is only 1 of the 50 pages of his illustrious career.

Some time in 1864-65 Emory met/married
Jessie E. Beal, no marriage record found.

1870 census Joachim Twnsp. Jefferson Co. P.O. Hillsboro, MO
HEAD: Emory S. FOSTER age:31 farmer MO
WIFE: Jessie L. age:26 PA
DAU.: Jessie age:5 MO
Beal, E.W. age:62 "lives with daughter"
Beal, Norman C. age:19 works farm
Lockwood, Margaret age:45 Servant Ireland
Lockwood, Maggie age:9 MO
(This gives us Jessie's maiden name, her mother and younger brother are living with them)

1880 census St. Louis, St. Louis Co. MO
HEAD: Emory S. FOSTER age:41 Editor MO
WIFE: Jessie L. age:35 PA
DAU.: Jessie age:15 MO
MOTHER-IN-LAW Beall, Elizabeth W. age:72

1890 census Soldiers, Sailors, Vets, Widows, St. Louis MO
Major Emory S. FOSTER 7th MO. S.M. 1st Aug. 1862-1st Aug. 1864
line #7= lived on Belle Ave. St. Louis MO-
REMARKS: shot through the body. served full service

1900 census Precinct #15 St. Louis, St. Louis Co. MO
HEAD: Emory S. FOSTER age:61 born:Nov. 1838 MO.- parents S.C/Tn Married:36 yrs. " Secy.Board Public Inif."
WIFE: Jessie E. age:52 born:Jan 1848 PA -Va/Pa
BOARDER: Ada Geier age:30 OH Teacher



1910 census Oakland, California
Emory's widow, Jessie E. Beall-Foster and their daughter Jessie Prole are living in Alameda Ward #7..

Invalid Pension card for Major Emory S FOSTER
F & S gives 2 serves
Co.A 7th Missouri State Militia Cavalry
AND
Capt. Fosters Indpdt. CO. Scouts & Guides MO.H.G

Army Widow pension payment card gives Widow as
Jessie E. name of Soldier: Emory S Foster Major of
7th MO. S.M. Vol. Cav
she is living on Diamond Ave. Fruitvale, Oakland California. LAst payment June 6, 1920.
Their daughter Jessie is living in Oakland California.
And there is a Veterans Hospital nearby.

So Jessie passed before the 1920 census.