Thomas Foster
- Born: 14 May 1835, Howgill, Yorkshire, England
- Marriage (1): Mary Tyson on 11 Apr 1863 in Shelbyville, Illinois
- Died: 22 Dec 1907, Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas at age 72
- Buried: Garnett Cemetery in Kansas
 General Notes:
Research of James W. Straw
www.ancestry.com - s/o John "Syke" Foster and Eleanor Atkinson
1870 Garnett, Anderson, KS
Thomas Tyson is living with his married sister Mary, her husband Thomas Foster and their children
1875 Washington, Anderson, KS
Thomas Foster with wife Mary and ch: Arthur, Dora and Carrie
1885 Welda, Anderson, KS
Thomas Foster is widowed. with him in HH are ch: Arthur, Dora and Clara
He eventaully sold his business in Mont Ida and moved to Seattle where he and son Arthur owned Seattle Mattress and Upholstery Co
Thomas married Mary Tyson, daughter of Joseph Tyson and Anna Fleming, on 11 Apr 1863 in Shelbyville, Illinois. (Mary Tyson was born on 2 Feb 1840 in Grasmere, England, died on 10 Jan 1876 in Garnett, Anderson County, Kansas and was buried in Garnett Cemetery in Kansas.). The cause of her death was pneumonia.
Marriage Notes:
Frontier Life on the Prairie: Life and Times of Jim Tyson 1843-1937
By Robert Tyson
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