Mary Catherine (Collier) Creger Foster (1909)

COLLIER, CREGER, FOSTER

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 7/26/2004 at 09:40:22

Newspaper Unknown
April 1909

Mary Catharine Collier Creger - Foster

Mary Catharine Collier was born in McMinn county, Tennessee, Sept. 6, 1840 and departed this life April 16, 1909, at her home in Portland, Oregon, her age being 68 years, 7 months and 10 days.

She was left an orphan at the age of 8 years. She came to Madison county with her grandparents and here grew to womanhood. She was united in marriage to James Creger in 1859, to this union was born two children, one son and a daughter, the daughter dying in infancy.

Her husband, James Creger, enlisted in Co. F 39th Iowa, Sept 17, 1862 and died at Corinth, Mississippi August 31, 1863. She was again united in marriage to Nathaniel Foster, May 5, 1864. To this union was born 8 children, seven daughters and one son, two daughters dying in childhood. She was again left a widow October 13, 1888.

She united with the Christian church at Peru, when she was quite young. She has lived a good and useful life, a loving wife, a blessed mother, faithful to every trust reposed in her, always administering to the wants of others. Her work on earth has been faithfully and well done and the words of the Savior will be "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joys of thy Lord.

Card of Thanks signed by J. M. E. Creger and sisters.
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The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 22, 1909
Page 3

Brought Home for Burial

Mrs. Catharine Foster, a former resident of Madison county and one of the early settlers, died at Salem, Ore., April 16th. The remains reached here today and were interred in the Rock City cemetery. The funeral services were held at the home of her son, J. M. E. Creger, in this city.

The deceased was a little above seventy years of age, was twice married, had a son and daughter by her first marriage, two daughters and one son by the second, all grown. She has been living with her daughter in Oregon, who, on account of illness, was not able to accompany the remains east.
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The Winterset Reporter
Winterset, Iowa
Thursday, April 29, 1909
Page 1

Obituary

Mary Catharine Coltier was born in McMinn county, Tenn., Sept. 6, 1840, and departed this life April 16, 1909, at her late home in Portland, Oregon, aged 68 years, 7 months and 10 days. She was left an orphan at the early age of 8 years. She came with her grandparents to Madison county, Ia., and there grew to womanhood.

She was united in marriage to James Creger in 1859. To this union were born two children, one son and one daughter, the daughter dying in infancy. Mr. Creger enlisted in Co. F 39th Iowa, Sept. 17, 1862, and died in Corinth, Miss., Aug. 31, 1863. She was again united in marriage to Nathaniel Foster May 5, 1864. To this union were born eight children, seven daughters and one son, two daughters dying in childhood. She was again left a widow Oct. 13, 1888.

She united with the Christian church at Peru when she was quite young. She has lived a good and useful life, a loving wife, a blessed mother, faithful of every trust reposed in her, always administering to the wants of others. Her work on earth has been well done and the words of the Savior will be, “Well done thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joys of thy Lord.
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Note: Transcribed as published in newspaper. Maiden name was Collier.

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