Dates: 1730-1921

Collection Number: MS 595

Physical Location: Archive Room File Cabinet

Extent: 1 folder and 1 box

Creators/Collectors: Foster family.

Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.

User Restrictions: Researchers must use research copies due to fragility of originals.

Preferred Citation: Foster Family Bible, MS 595, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information: Gift of Joseph P. Aust II, January 27, 2014.

Biographical/Historical Information: John Alexander Foster (1801-1874) and his wife Amelia Carlisle McAlexander (1807-1863) lived in Albemarle and Nelson Counties, Virginia.

Scope and Content: This bible record documents the family of John Alexander Foster and his wife Amelia Carlisle McAlexander. It also mentions the parentage of John and Amelia.

Family Names: Foster family.

Subjects:

  • Genealogy.
  • Bible records.

Geographical Names:

  • Albemarle County (Va.)
  • Nelson County (Va.)

Record Types: Bible records.

Notes: Researchers must use the reproduction copies of the bible records. The original bible is in an archival box on the oversize shelf.