Edwin Lipscomb FOSTER^[1]

1888 - 1962  (74 years)

• Name	Edwin Lipscomb FOSTER
  Birth	24 Sep 1888	Berkley, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	28 May 1917	Portland, OR   [2]
  	According to his 28 May 1917 WWI draft registration card, Edwin was employed by the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company as the Chief Office on the SS Rose City. The Rose City was a 336 foot luxury cruise ship that ran between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon.
  Death	Oct 1962  [3]
  	Edwin died during October 1962. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. His last residence was Florida.
  Person ID	I62279	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	John Baldwin FOSTER,   b. 18 Aug 1852, Mathews Co, VA d. 6 Aug 1918 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Estelle HERBERT,   b. 6 Sep 1854, Norfolk Co, VA d. 24 Jun 1928 (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	15 Dec 1875	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married on 15 December 1875 in Norfolk County, Virginia.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Estelle had given birth to six children, 5 of whom were alive in 1900.
  Family ID	F6953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maud (UNKNOWN),   b. c. 1889, Oregon
  Marriage	c. 1914  [5]
  Family ID	F6990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Edwin L. Foster. WWI draft registration card. 649 Pettygrove Street, Portland, Oregon.

  
  

• Notes

  1910 census is in hard file. 1920 census is in hard file. WWII draft registration card is in hard file.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2274] John Baldwin Foster Family Bible record. [S2291] Edwin L. Foster. WWI draft registration card. [S2290] Edwin Foster. SSN 083-14-1505. SSDI. [S1346] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, abstractors, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1850 - 1899, ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 234: John B. Foster - Estelle Herbert marriage (1875), certificate no. A877. [S2292] 1930 US Census / Foster, Edwin.