William Knight Foster Sr. (1933 - 2012)

Born 1 Mar 1933 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States

Ancestors

Son of George Bismark Foster Jr. and Ola Kathleen (Mundy) Foster

Husband of Margaret Ban (Kovach) Foster — married 28 May 1954 in Big Lake, Reagan, Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 2012 at age 78 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Biography

Business consultant and artist working mainly with oil and pastels.

He was featured in the case study of the book Gay Brewer • Score Better Than You Swing in pages 118–160.

Lanny, Larry, & Bill 1957

Name

Name: William Knight /Foster/^{[1][2][3][4][2][5][6][7][4][8][3][9][1][10][11][2][12][4][2]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 01 MAR 1933

Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA^{[1][4][2][5][6][7][4][8][3][9][1][10][11][2][4]}

Artist

William K. Foster started painting in 1958 shortly after his move to New York City from Dallas, Texas. He was inspired to paint after seeing a show of paintings by a fellow account executive at the advertising agency Ted Bates. He had had no formal training, so after his initial efforts, he took some private lessons from a teacher in New York City.

For a number of years Bill's ability and interest grew to where he devoted a large amount of his free time to painting. He won numerous awards in Connecticut and California for oil and pastel paintings. His work is now represented in numerous private art collections in New York, Connecticut, Illinois, California, Colorado, Texas, Oregon, New Mexico, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, England, Turkey, Canada, Mexico, Portugal, and other venues.

Death

Death: Age at Death: 78

Date: 04 JAN 2012

Place: Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA^[11]

Military Service

Military Service: Induction

Date: 27 AUG 1954^[6]

Military Service:

Date: about 1954 to 1956

Place: APO 957 (8284) Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Oahu, Hawaii

Military Service: Discharge

Date: 17 JUL 1956^[6]

Place: Oakland, Alameda, California, USA^[6]

Residence

Residence:

Date: 02 MAR 1933

Place: 4108 Modlin, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA^[10]

Residence:

Date: 1935

Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas^[5]

Residence: Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

Date: 20 APR 1940

Place: 4114 Prescott, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA^[5]

Residence:

Date: 1951

Place: Austin, Texas^[4]

Residence:

Date: 1952

Place: Austin, Texas^[1]

Residence:

Date: 1953

Place: Austin, Texas^[3]

Residence:

Date: 1954

Place: Austin, Texas^[2]

Residence:

Date: 26 AUG 1954^[6]

Place: 2925 Stanford Ave., Dallas, Texas, USA^[6]

Residence:

Date: 30 AUG 1964

Place: 20 Marks Road, Riverside, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA^[7]

Residence: Age: 61

Date: 1994

Place: Old Lyme, CT^[9]

Margaret, Bill, & Susan before Apr 1966.

Education

Attended Highland Park High School in Dallas around 1950.

Education: BA in Business Administration

Place: University of Texas, Austin, Texas^[6]

Employment

Employment: Advertising Sales, Citizens News Inc. (Started June 1954)

Date: August 1954^[6]

Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA^[6]

Employment: Ted Bates Advertising Agency (VP&Account Supervisor)

Date: 30 AUG 1964

Place: New York City, New York, USA^[7]

Event

Event:

Type: Civil

Place: Texas^[11]

Physical Characteristics

Hair Color: Brown^[6]

Eye Color: Blue^[6]

Weight: 155 pounds on July 17, 1956^[6]

Height: 70.5 inches on July 17, 1956^[6]

Marriage

Husband: George Bismarck Foster

Wife: Ola Kathleen Mundy

Child: William Knight Foster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Katherine Ann Foster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Robert Hardesty Foster

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 22 June 1915

Place: Independence, Jackson, Missouri^{[13][14][15][14][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]}

Baby Shower Movie

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Source: #S158 Birth date: abt 1932; Residence date: 1952; Residence place: Austin, Texas
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Source: #S158 Birth date: abt 1934; Residence date: 1954; Residence place: Austin, Texas
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Source: #S158 Birth date: abt 1933; Residence date: 1953; Residence place: Austin, Texas
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Source: #S158 Birth date: abt 1931; Residence date: 1951; Residence place: Austin, Texas
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Source: #S215
6. ↑ ^{6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13} Source: #S222
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Source: S#223
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Source: #S27
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Source: #S209
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} Source: #S370
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} Source: #S283
12. ↑ Source: #S451
13. ↑ Source: #S137
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Source: #S204
15. ↑ Source: #S172
16. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1923 Directory Hutchinson Kansas
17. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1925 Directory Wichita Kansas
18. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1932 Directory Fort Worth
19. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1948 Directory Dallas
20. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1952 Directory Dallas
21. ↑ Source: #S224 Page: 1958 Directory Dallas
22. ↑ Source: #S362

See also:

• Obituary - https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenwichtime/name/william-foster-obituary?id=19741745
• Source: S137 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.Original data - Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri State Archives. Microfilm.Original data: Missouri Marriage Records. Jefferson City, MO, USA: Missouri Stat; Repository: #R1; Birth date: abt 1891; Marriage date: 22 Jun 1915; Marriage place: Jackson, Independence, Missouri.
• Source: S172 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,; Repository: #R1; Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 2395; Page: 52A; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 1041.0. Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1892; Birth place: Missouri; Residence date: 1930; Residence place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas.
• Source: S158 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. School Yearbooks Index Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Various school yearbooks from across the United States.Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States.; Repository: #R1;
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S209 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings.Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public; Repository: #R1
• Source: S215 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627; Repository: #R1; Year: 1940; Census Place: Dallas, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T627_4172; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 255-22
• Source: S27 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Original data - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.Original data: Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State; Repository: #R1; Data: Birth date: 1 Mar 1933; Birth place: Tarrant, Texas.
• Source: S283 Title: Social Security Death Index Publication: Name: Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.; Repository: #R1; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951.
• Source: S362 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R1; Text: State File No: 39245; Place and Residence: 1508 North Houston Street, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas for 14 years.; Inside city limits, not a farm.; Ola Mundy Foster died 23 May 1972; Female, White, Widowed, Born: 11 Dec 1890 Age: 81; Housewife born in Blue Springs, Missouri, USA; Father: Claude Knight Mundy; Mother: Melissa Jane Brown; Informant: Mr. Robert H. Foster (Son); Cremation on 27 May 1972 at Laurel Land Crematory, Fort Worth, Texas.
• Source: S370 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013; Repository: #R1; Data: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; William Knight Foster; Male on March 1, 1933; Father: George B Foster of 4108 Modlin, White, Age 42, born Missouri, Occupation: Salesman; 3 children including this one. Mother: Ola Mundy of 4108 Modlin, White, Age 42, born Missouri, Occupation: Housewife.
• Source: S451 Title: The Odessa American Publication: Location: Odessa, Texas, USA; Repository: #R5; Marriage Description Data: Text: Before a handsome altar decoration of greenery in festooned effect, banked candelabrums holding cathedral candles and emerald ivy, Miss Margaret Kovach, Houston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Kovach, Odessa, became the bride of William Knight Foster, May 28 in Big Lake First Methodist Church.; Rev. Cyril Stone, Anthony, N. M., a former Highland Methodist pastor of Odessa, was officiant for the double-ring, formal vows.; The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George B. Foster of 2925 Stanford, Dallas.; Mrs. Henry Schooler of Big Lake, organist, presented prelude music and accompanied the soloist, Phillip Foote of Port Arthur.
• Source: S222 Title: Discharge Papers; Citation Text: Honorable discharge from the Army of William Knight Foster on 17 July 1956 at Oakland Army Terminal, California. Grade Rank and Date of Appointment: Sp3(T) 21 Apr 1956. Typist Inducted 27 Aug 1954 at Private 1. Born: 1 Mar 1933, Fort Worth, Texas, Male, Caucasian, Brown Hair, Blue Eyes, Height 70.5, Weight 155. Transfer to Army Reserve. Home at Entry: 2925 Stanford Ave., Dallas, TX Foreign/Sea Service: 1 yr, 5 mths, 5 days. Total Service: 1 yr, 10 mths, 21 days. Clerk Typist S-4 Blood Group "O" Last Employment: June 1954 to August 1954, Advertising Sales, Citizens News Inc., Houston, TX Married, 4 yrs college with BA in Business Administration Returning to home address from enlistment.
• Source: S223 Title: Connecticut Birth Certificate (for son); Born: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; Residence: 20 Marks Road, Riverside, Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut; Greenwich Hospital Association; William Knight Foster, Jr.; August 30, 1964; Male, single, 41 weeks pregnancy, 8 lbs 3/4 oz; Father: William Knight Foster, Sr. of Greenwich, CT, White, age 31 born Fort Worth, Texas, Occupation: VP & Account Supervisor at Ted Bates Advertising Agency; Mother: Margaret Ban Kovach, of Greenwich, CT, White, age 31, born Big Lake, Texas, one other child; Time of birth: 10:26am; Dated Sept 9, 1964.
• Source: S224 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta) Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory titl; Repository: #R1
• Source: S204 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. Selective Service Registration Cards, World War II: Fourth Registration. National Archives and Records Administration Branch l; Repository: #R1; The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas; State Headquarters: Texas
• Repository: R5 Name: Newspapers.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. William Foster, Jack Foster, and John D Foster match on 111 out of 111 markers (see YSearch IDs VSVCW, P2G7G, and EQSZU) thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Isaac Foster.
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by 21 matching segments totalling 506.3 cM between Lucy Ford GEDmatch A831731 and her first cousin once removed Melissa Foster GEDmatch A798497. Also confirmed by 6 matching segments totalling 136.6 cM between Melissa Foster GEDmatch A798497 and her second cousins once removed Tyler Ford GEDmatch A180966.