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James Ervin Foster

1 Mar 1837 – 28 Dec 1917

Birth	1 Mar 1837
Death	28 Dec 1917
Cemetery	Soldier Cemetery Soldier , Jackson County , Kansas , USA
Added by	Paula Segrest on 30 Aug 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29437200

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Stone is located just inside the north entrance to the cemetery and faces south, toward the cemetery road. -- The Soldier Clipper, January 2, 1918:

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Soldier's Richest Man Passes Away. On Friday morning at 9:00 o'clock, James E. Foster passed away at his home in Soldier. Having been a great sufferer for the past three months …. James Ervin Foster was born at Huntington, Lorain county, Ohio, on March 1st, 1837, age 80 years and ten months. On February 25th 1865 he enlisted in Co. B, 184, Ohio, V. I. and served until September 25th of the same year. In 1869 he came to Kansas and settled on a farm northwest of Soldier. Later he moved to town and has made this his home. Mr. Foster was a peculiar man, one that was especially far seeing in financial matters. He accumulated a fortune, and his advice was sought by many. It is not known what disposition he made of his property. He leaves two sisters and a brother and a number of nephews and nieces. Harvey G. Foster came all the way from the Pacific coast to visit his uncle. He arrived in Holton Saturday and upon his arrival, learned that his uncle, James E. Foster, of Soldier, had died several years ago and that he is one of the heirs to the Foster estate. Harvey G. made his uncle a visit about ten years ago, but since that time his whereabouts has been unknown, although the other heirs to said estate have made diligent effects to get into communication with him. The estate has been administrated upon and the share belonging to Harvey G. Foster and his sister, Lulu May Dye amounts to the sum of about $12,000. Mrs. Dye has received her share of about six thousand dollars and her brother's share in a like amount is in the hands of Probate Judge and Clerk of the District Court for him. In case Harvey G. had not married and had died before his uncle's decease, his sister would have been entitled to the whole amount as heir of her uncle, and in case he had died afterwards, she would be entitled to his share as heir. There is a legal presumption that when a person has not been heard of in ten years and his whereabouts cannot be ascertained after diligent inquiry, that he is dead, and acting upon this presumption, Mrs. Dye, on the 14th day of July brought and action in the District Court to recover the amount that was held in trust for her brother and the time to answer the petition expired on Monday of this week, August 30th.

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