Family:Thomas Foster and Mary McGovney (1)

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Marriage[1] 4 Apr 1799 Adams Co., OhioMarried By John Dunlavy.
Residence? 1800 Coalburg, Kanawha, West Virginia, United StatesThomas and Jane children were all born here.
Residence[2] 25 Sep 1850 Kanawha, West Virginia, United StatesDistrict 29; Thomas Age: 74, Jane Age: 70, James Age: 26, Cynthia Age: 12 and Lethe Age: 10. Thomas Sr. was a farmer and his son James was a laborer. Living next door to Thomas is his son, Thomas 24and Lucinda 23 and their oldest son, John 6/12. Thomas Jr. waas labor.
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To check:Cynthia Foster (1)Born after mother was 50
To check:Lethe Foster (1)Born after mother was 50

The formation of Kanawha County was authorized by the Virginia General Assembly on November 14, 1788. It was created from parts of Greenbrier and what was then Montgomery counties, and officially formed on October 5, 1789.

Kanawha County was named in honor of the great Kanawha River that runs through the county. The river was named for the Indian tribe that once lived in the area although the spelling of the tribe’s name has varied from Conoys to Conois to Kanawha.

From 1789 to 1865, nineteen counties were formed, either in total or in part, from land that was Kanawha County. The original French word for the valley, according to a lead plate found in Point Pleasant, was “Chinodahichetha”. The 1500 block of Virginia Street is considered to be the longest city block in the world. The first brick street was laid in Charleston.

West Virginia became a state on June 20th, 1863

References
  1. Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900: [database online] (not considered a reliable primary source). (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004)
    Source number: 11103.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WAY.

    Birth, Marriage & Death
    Name:Thomas Foster
    Birth: 1775 in VA
    Marriage: 1799 in OH
    Spouse: Jane McGovney
    Birth Year: 1779 in VA

  2. Kanawha, West Virginia, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule: Seventh Census of the United States, NARA Microfilm Publication M432. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration)
    Roll: M432_954; Page: 71; Image: 142, 25 Sep 1850 .