Individual Details
Mary Foster
(9 Mar 1817 - 1 Dec 1898)
Marshall Co., Virginia was formed from Ohio Co. in 1835
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Newspaper clipping of obituary in Presley Martin journal, page 246. Transcribed below:
OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Bane
Mary Foster was born in Wash-
ington Co., Pennsylvania, March 9th, 1817;
died Dec. 1, 1898, aged 81 years, 8
months, and 33 days.
At the age of nine years she
moved with her parents into the
wilds of Virginia, now West Vir-
ginia, and grew to womanhood amid
all the hardships and privations of a
life on the frontier. Being the
eldest of a family of eleven children
she early learned to have the care of
the young members of the family,
developing in her anxious care
for the welfare of others which
clung to her through life.
Dec. 7, 1837, she was united in
marriage with Joseph Bane to which
union there were eleven children
born, three of whom died in infancy.
Of the eight who grew to maturity
but three remain: Mrs. E. P. Jones
of Minonk, at whose home she died;
Mrs. P. A. Martin also of Minonk,
and M. M. Bane of Dana. She also
leaves one brother - John Foster, of
Eureka, two sisters - Hannah Munell,
of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Nancy
Munell, of Bismark, Vermillion Co.,
Illinois, besides eight grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
She united with the church of
Christ in her youth, and has lived a
life of humility and trust. Although
being deprived of attending meet-
ings in public worship on account of
failing health, for years she always
took great comfort in reading the
sacred word.
Interment was made in the Dana
cemetery Dec. 3, her body being
conveyed by train from Minonk to
Dana. Funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. Moon of the Baptist
church of Minonk in the Christian
church of which she was a charter
member. The house was packed to
the fullest capacity with sympathiz-
ing friends. Mrs. Bane was loved
by all who knew her and was called
Aunt Mary Bane by everybody.
West Virginia separated from Virginia on 20 June 1863 to become the 35th State.
Newspaper clipping of obituary in Presley Martin journal, page 246. Transcribed below:
OBITUARY
Mrs. Joseph Bane
Mary Foster was born in Wash-
ington Co., Pennsylvania, March 9th, 1817;
died Dec. 1, 1898, aged 81 years, 8
months, and 33 days.
At the age of nine years she
moved with her parents into the
wilds of Virginia, now West Vir-
ginia, and grew to womanhood amid
all the hardships and privations of a
life on the frontier. Being the
eldest of a family of eleven children
she early learned to have the care of
the young members of the family,
developing in her anxious care
for the welfare of others which
clung to her through life.
Dec. 7, 1837, she was united in
marriage with Joseph Bane to which
union there were eleven children
born, three of whom died in infancy.
Of the eight who grew to maturity
but three remain: Mrs. E. P. Jones
of Minonk, at whose home she died;
Mrs. P. A. Martin also of Minonk,
and M. M. Bane of Dana. She also
leaves one brother - John Foster, of
Eureka, two sisters - Hannah Munell,
of Wheeling, West Virginia, and Nancy
Munell, of Bismark, Vermillion Co.,
Illinois, besides eight grandchildren and
three great grandchildren.
She united with the church of
Christ in her youth, and has lived a
life of humility and trust. Although
being deprived of attending meet-
ings in public worship on account of
failing health, for years she always
took great comfort in reading the
sacred word.
Interment was made in the Dana
cemetery Dec. 3, her body being
conveyed by train from Minonk to
Dana. Funeral services were con-
ducted by Rev. Moon of the Baptist
church of Minonk in the Christian
church of which she was a charter
member. The house was packed to
the fullest capacity with sympathiz-
ing friends. Mrs. Bane was loved
by all who knew her and was called
Aunt Mary Bane by everybody.
Events
| Birth | 9 Mar 1817 | Washington Co., Pennsylvania | |||
| Marriage | 7 Sep 1837 | Marshall Co., (West) Virginia - Joseph Bane |  |  | |
| Census (family) | 1850 | Wetzel Co., Virginia - Joseph Bane | |||
| Census (family) | 1860 | Woodford Co., Illinois - Joseph Bane | |||
| Census (family) | 1870 | Livingston Co., Illinois - Joseph Bane | |||
| Census (family) | 1880 | Livingston Co., Illinois - Joseph Bane | |||
| Death | 1 Dec 1898 | Minonk, Woodford Co., Illinois | | ||
| Burial | 3 Dec 1898 | Dana cemetery, Dana, LaSalle Co., Illinois | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph Bane (1818 - 1885) |
| Child | James Foster Bane (1838 - 1841) |
| Child | Elizabeth Anne Bane (1840 - 1910) |
| Child | William Morgan Bane (1841 - 1864) |
| Child | John Albert Bane (1843 - 1891) |
| Child | Eleanor Virginia Bane (1846 - 1917) |
| Child | Hannah Jane Bane (1848 - 1868) |
| Child | Joseph Franklin Bane (1850 - 1870) |
| Child | Mary Martha Bane (1852 - 1874) |
| Child | Mordecai Milton Bane (1855 - 1925) |
| Child | Charles Arthur Bane (1866 - 1904) |
| Father | James Foster (1785 - 1869) |
| Mother | Eleanor Welch (1794 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Robert Foster (1814 - 1888) |
| Sibling | William Foster (1815 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Sarah E. Foster (1818 - 1885) |
| Sibling | John Foster (1821 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Jane Foster (1823 - 1867) |
| Sibling | Eliza Ann Foster (1824 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Hannah Adaline Foster (1825 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Nancy Foster (1827 - 1864) |
| Sibling | James Castle Foster (1829 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Thomas Foster (1830 - 1853) |
Notes
Marriage
Marriage recorded in book 1 P. 11Endnotes
1. Presley Martin Journal, Page 22.
2. Jo Knight, "Jo Knight journal #3," Page 20 - obituary (same as Presley Martin journal, page 246); , ; privately held by Joe Tucker, .
3. tombstone inscription.