FOSTER BIOGRAPHIES, Henry County, Missouri
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FOSTER, Gasner Quarles - b: 1810 Rockingham Co, VA
source: 1883 History of Henry Missouri , National Historical Co. - page: 571
residence: Windsor Twp

Gasner Quarles Foster was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, December 22, 
1810, being the son of Robert Foster, who was born near Richmond, Virginia. He 
learned the mason's trade while young, and in 1831 removed to Missouri, settling 
in Callaway County. He came to this county in 1854, and died at the house of his 
son February 12, 1859, aged ninety years, three months and twelve days. His 
wife, whose maiden name was Jane Fox Quarles, of Virginia, had died in Callaway 
County in 1832. The subject of this sketch was the third of a family of five 
children, of whom one is living in Oregon, one in Callaway County and one 
deceased. After locating in Callaway County, April 13, 1831, he worked with his 
father at the mason's trade, both laying brick and stone and plastering. They 
contracted for building many large buildings, and worked on the state 
penitentiary, etc. In April, 1848, he came to Henry County, and settled one and a 
half miles northeast of Calhoun, where he improved a farm which he now owns. In 
1856 he moved into Windsor took up his location on a farm, a part of which has 
been added to the city. He gave the M. E. Church, South, and also the M. E. Church, 
the lots upon which their churches were erected. He has now one hundred acres, 
well improved. with a good residence and other buildings, after having sixty 
acres included in the city. He married Miss Minerva Pinkston in 1836 She was 
born January 10, 1819, and was the daughter of Isham Pinkston, of Warrensburg. 
She died October 13, 1852, and left seven children: John William, Benjamin 
Franklin, Elizabeth Virginia, Ann Amanda, Minerva, Elmira, Gazner Pinkston and 
Martha Frances. January 3, 1854, he married for his second wife, Mrs. James A. 
Crumley, formerly Miss J. D. Baker. Mr. Crumley, her first husband, died March 
1853. Mrs. Foster died September 9, 1869. His third wife was Miss Martha Wiley, 
whom he married March 7, 1871. She was the daughter of Abraham Wiley, one of 
the early pioneers of this county, he having come into the county with John 
Willson, and living near him all his days. Mr. Foster politically is a Democrat. He 
was one of the founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and was one of 
its elders. He also has for many years been a Mason. He started in life a poor boy, 
and the fine property which he has now obtained is the result of hard labor, much 
economy and excellent management. He has been a liberal giver for the building 
and maintenance of churches and schools, and has gained a lasting reputation 
among all classes of people where he has lived so long. His farm contains 400 
acres of valuable land. Gasner P. Foster, the sixth child in this family, was born 
in Henry County in 1849, and at the age of twenty-one, he left home and 
completed his education at the Hannibal Commercial College in 1874. He returned 
and clerked for six months and then rented a farm, which he worked until the fall 
of 1881. Then he formed a partnership with William McIntire in the grocery 
business. In January Mr. McIntire sold out to W. A. Brain, who in turn sold out to 
Shelton & Owsley. Mr. F. soon started business again with Mr. Stewart, who sold 
to Mr. E. H. Wall, and the firm of Foster & Wall are now enjoying a liberal 
patronage. He married Miss Bettie Withers, in 1874. She is the daughter of J. C. 
Withers. They have one child living, Maud, who was born January 13, 1880. He 
belongs to A. O. U. W.

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