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FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1927
Elizabeth Eastright Foster was born in Morrison's Cove, the valley noted for-its fertile fields and shady groves, July 18, 1837, and is the daughter of Lewis and Catherine Enstright. Her father was a wood chopper, a business of itself in the long ago years. In her father's family were nine children. Mrs. Foster is of German descent, her great grandfather having been born in Germany. Her brother Christopher was killed by sharpshooters in the Civil"War. She has been a. Methodist for fifty-eight years. She has scarcely a gray hair. Her memory, hearing and sight are all good, but she is entirely helpless. Her husband tenderly cares for her.

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Historical Newspapers > Daily News (Huntingdon, Pennsylvania) > 1927 > July > 23Correspondence
Saxton
Mrs. Elizabeth Eastright Foster was born in Morrison's Cove July 18, 1837, hence she was ninety years old last Monday, July 18, 1927. She has been a helpless cripple for more than two years and can only leave her couch as assisted by her good husband. Because he was leaving town Rev. C. R. Gibson, her pastor, called in the morning to speak kindly words and offer congratulations. To express their sympathy for her physical infirmities, to congratulate her on being spared all these years, and to extend best wishes for the years to follow, a coterie of friends visited her in the afternoon of this birthday anniversary and brought sunshine and several useful presents.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster sat on the porch at a table crowded with good things to eat. In the center was a large cake baked by her grandchild, Lavetta Bowser. Nine candles were arranged on the cake to form the number 90. The guests spread their luncheon in the lawn at the porch's edge. An hour or so was spent in happy conversation.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster thanked the guests heartily for their coming and the gifts. Finally the customary parting greetings for such occasions were spoken by the visitors and in the evening twilight they returned to their homes leaving in their wake joy and pleasure to the aged couple.
Those present were: Mrs. C. A. Marnet, Mrs. W. H. Benner, Mrs. Clarence Bowser, M. R. Bupp, Mrs. J. A. Eichelberger, Mrs. Lawrence Hamilton, Mrs. Hamer, Mrs. McCabit, Mrs.J. M. Sipe, Mrs. G. A. Troutman, Miss Lottie Barr and two great grandchildren, Ruth and Jean Bowser.

Birth	18 JUL 1837	Morrisons Cove, Bedford Co., PA
Marriage		(First spouse of ESTRIGHT/EASTRIGHT, Elizabeth) CROFT
Marriage		William BUSSICK
Marriage	ABT 1907	Thomas B. FOSTER
Death	Bet 1918 and 1925
Religion		a Methodist

Spouse	William BUSSICK (1830 - 1920)
Child	Catherine/Catharine Ann "Kate/Katie" BUSSICK (1864 - 1957)
Child	Lucy BUSSICK (1867 - 1922)
Child	James Henry "Henry, Hen, Harry" BUSSICK (1869 - 1910)
Child	William BUSSICK Jr. (1872 - )

Spouse	(First spouse of ESTRIGHT/EASTRIGHT, Elizabeth) CROFT ( - )
Child	George B. CROFT (1862 - 1929)

Spouse

Thomas B. FOSTER (1853 - )

Father	Lewis ESTRICK/ESTRIGHT/EASTRIGHT (1814 - 1888)
Mother	Catharine (WIFE OF ESTRIGHT, LEWIS) (1804 - 1886)
Sibling	Christian ESTRITE (1836 - )
Sibling	Christopher ESTRICK/ESTRIGHT/EASTRIGHT ( - 1865)
Sibling	Barbara ESTRITE (1841 - )
Sibling	Nancy ESTRITE (1844 - )
Sibling	Caroline ESTRIGHT (1849 - 1916)
Sibling	Samuel ESTRIGHT (1853 - )