Biography of Martin Parmer Foster - Johnson County, Missouri BIOGRAPHY: MARTIN PARMER FOSTER MARTIN PARMER FOSTER was born 3 Nov. 1822 in Glasgow, Howard Co., Missouri, son of Pethuel and Margaret (Bones) Foster. His father, Pethuel Foster, was a disabled War of 1812 Veteran who came to Missouri in 1820. Pethuel was born in Massachusetts, but lived in New Hampshire. Martin's grandfather was Revolutionary War Veteran John Foster, who married Anna Beard. Martin's mother, Margaret Bones, was born in Tennessee, daughter of William and Jane (Bogard) Bones. Martin Foster married on 1 Jan. 1850 in Johnson Co. Mo ( the marriage was recorded in Cass Co.) to (Polly) Mary Delia Carpenter, daughter of William and (Polly) Mary Margaret (Warren) Carpenter. Mary Margaret was the Daughter of Revolutionary war veteran, Martin Warren, founder of Warrensburg, Mo. Mary's other grandfather, Adam Carpenter, also fought in the Revolutionary War, and his father, George (Zimmerman) Carpenter, was killed in that war.. The Carpenter and Warren families both had forts in Lincoln Co., Kentucky as early as 1780 and both families came from Virginia. Martin's brother, William P. Foster, married Eveline Lusby in Johnson Co.,Mo.,10 May 1852. He died in Johnson Co. 17 Mar.1864 and is buried in Pemberton Cemetery. His sister, Nancy Jane Foster, married Samuel Smith, 25 Dec. 1854 in Johnson Co., Mo. She died 14 Aug. 1859 in Johnson Co. Martin served as a teamster for three months during the War With Mexico, traveling from Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas to Sante Fe. He received 160 acres of bounty land for his service but his application for a pension ( #SA2279 ) was rejected, stating that he had been a civilian employee of The Quartermaster Department. In 1850, Martin and Mary lived in Jackson Co. Mo.,then moved to Kingsville, and later to Gunn City, until 1883. In 1883 they moved to Fremont, Dodge Co., Nebraska, then on to Fontenelle, Cass Co. Nebraska. They can be found there on the 1885 state census. In 1886 they moved to Box Butte County and homesteaded near Alliance. They lived in a "dugout" home. In 1895 they moved into the town of Alliance, where their daughter Cynthia and her husband, William Wiley Baker were living. W.W. and Cynthia moved on to Coffeyville, Kansas, and later to Nevada, Missouri, but Martin and Mary stayed in Alliance. Martin died 17 Feb. 1897 in Alliance and was buried in Alliance Cemetery. His gravestone says "G.A.R. 1860-1865" but there is no record found of his civil war military service in the National Archives, Missouri State Archives or the Nebraska state G.A.R. records. The G.A.R. probably furnished their standard gravestone because of his War With Mexico service. Mary died 27 July 1907 at nearby Scottsbluff, Nebraska, where she had been living with her daughter, Pearl for five years. She was taken to Alliance and buried beside Martin. Martin and Mary Foster's children were: Elizabeth Jane, Cynthia Azem, Horace Gaines, Nancy A.C., Mary, Lola, Columbia and Pearl Ellen. SOURCES: 1850/60/70/80 federal census for Missouri - 1885 Nebraska state census - 1900 Nebraska federal census - 1881 "History of Johnson Co., Mo." - 1900-1910 Federal census (Nevada, Mo.) - Marriage, land, probate and tax records of Cass and Johnson Counties, Mo. - Alliance cemetery records - The "Nevada Daily Mail" - The "Alliance Times Herald" and "Pioneer Grip" - Mary's death certificate -Military Pension Records. Note: Alliance Cemetery is sometimes called "Greenwood Cemetery". It is the property of the city of Alliance,Nebraska . Researched by James R. Baker,Jr. 3560 Homestead Dr. Columbus OH 43224 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by James R. Baker, Jr. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or their legal representative, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------