BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
20th CENTURY HISTORY
of
Springfield and Clark County, Ohio
and Representative Citizens
Publ: Biographical Publishing Co.
Geo. Richmond, Pres      C. R. Arnold, Sec'y and Treas.
Chicago, Illinois
1908

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MACK FOSTER, a representative citizen and prominent farmer of German Township, who owns 280 acres of valuable land lying in Section 22, about eight miles north and west of Springfield, was born Jan. 26, 1850, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of John and Eliza (Sampy) Foster.  In 1856, the parents of Mr. Foster moved from Fayette County, Pennsylvania, to Fayette County, Ohio.  His father enlisted as a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War, but was sent home, sick in 1865, and died just one month before the company of which he was a member was mustered out of service.  The family continued to reside in Fayette County until 1868, when the mother and children together moved to a farm in Madison County.      Mack Foster remained on the farm there until 1885, when he moved to Clark County and rented a farm in German Township.  Later he moved to a rented farm in Pike Township, and from there to another, in Harmony Township.  In February, 1903, he purchased the Coffin farm, a valuable property in German Township, containing 200 acre, and immediately moved on to the place.  In the fall of 1905 he acquired also the Bruner farm, consisting of eight acre, adjoining his former purchase, and has ever since been engaged extensively in farming and stock-raising.  While the condition of both farms at the time of his purchase was excellent, Mr. Foster saw room for improvement, and he has continued to improve the property in various ways up to the present time.  He is a man of practical ideas who understands how to make general agricultural both pleasant and profitable.      In Madison County, Ohio, Mr. Foster was married to Anna Hyer, who was born in Ross County, Ohio, where she lived until she was fifteen years of age, when she accompanied her parents, Samuel and Catherine Hyer, to Madison County.  In 1877 they moved to Springfield and embarked in a dairy business.  Mr. and Mrs. Foster have five children, namely:  Bertie who married George Jordan and has one child, Ralph; Jennie who married James Wallingsford and has one child, Anna Ruth; and Sterling, Charles and Nellie, all of whom live at home.  Mr. Foster is a member of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. Source: 20th Century History of Springfield and Clark County, Ohio and Representative Citizens - Publ: Biographical Publishing Co. - Chicago, Illinois - 1908 - Page 890