Foster Cemetery, River Falls, Pierce County, Wisconsin Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives 1/2/2000 by Debbie Barrett MrsGrinnin@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Copyright (c) 1999 by Debbie Barrett. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. MrsGrinnin@aol.com ************************************************************************ Foster Cemetery The cemetery known as the "The Foster Cemetery" is located southwest of the River Falls City. Take Maple Street west and follow it to the end, turn left, and drive down to the city sewage plant. Park your car here and walk south, then west to the top of the hill beside the river, (overlooking the lower dam). The paths are overgrown and poison ivy is abundant in the area!! The walk should be no further than 1/2 to 3/4 miles, depending upon how you choose to approach the fenced hilltop. Steps do lead up to the cemetery from the river side, but these have become hidden with overgrowth. The Foster Cemetery was the burial ground for the Trinity Episcopal Church of River Falls, and although no longer an active cemetery, is still under the jurisdiction of the Episcopal Diocese. After the Greenwood Cemetery was established in River Falls, some families chose to move the bodies of relatives from Foster to Greenwood. Money was given to the Trinity Church for perpetual care of the cemetery. During the summer of 1983, a group of students visited the cemetery and found it to be in fair condition, with an excellent fence around the burial ground. The existing stones were in good condition and an inventory of those stones follows. It is understood that some stones have been removed by vandals and records of the cemetery were not available at River Falls. According to Mrs. Earl (Letha) Foster, all the people still buried in the cemetery are related in some manner to Eli Foster. Foster Isaac I. d. 9 Jan 1869 Ae 63y 2m 15d "Father we miss thee" Foster Isaac d. 15 May 1861 s/o J.C. & M.E. Foster; Ae 3m 15d Foster John C. 6 Sep 1837-3 Oct 1905 Foster Zoella 19 Jul 1862-15 Feb 1895 w/o T. Cory-Thomas Cory-Thomas Paul 18 Feb 1888-17 Jan 1889 Foster Amelia 15 Feb 1827-29 Aug 1843 d/o Eli & Lucina Foster Foster Anna Ives 19 May 1825-20 Oct 1846 d/o Eli & Lucina Foster Foster Lucina 29 Jun 1800?-29 Feb 1852 w/o Eli Foster Foster Eli 17 Aug 1796-5 May 1856 Foster Mary E. 23 Oct 1838-21 Sep 1918 Lusk David M. 4 Mar 1824-5 Dec 1906 Lusk Susan A. 17 May 1840-1 Sep 1916 Porch Sidney 5 Jun 1832-18 Sep 1901 Porch Sarah 23 Sep 1832-Feb 1908 Morgan John 12 Oct 1792-6 May 1881 b. Stepney, England Porch Ella A. d. 2 Dec 1860 Ae 3y 3m ?d; d/o S. & K.C. Porch Porch Kate C. d. 23 Feb 1869 Ae 30y 4m/ w/o S. Porch Heffron Mary L. 20 Jul 1840-27 Apr 1882 b. Alton, WI; Wife