20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . oster. In 1856,the parents of Mr. Foster moved fromFayette County, Pennsylvania, to Fay-ette County, Ohio. His father enlistedas a soldier in the Union army during theCivil War, but was sent home sick in1865, and died just one month before thecompany of which he was a member wasmustered out of the service. The familycontinued to reside in Fayette Countyuntil 1868, when the mother and childrentogether moved to a farm in MadisonCounty. Mack Foster remained on the farmthere until 1885, when he moved to Clar
20th century history of Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and representative citizens . oster. In 1856,the parents of Mr. Foster moved fromFayette County, Pennsylvania, to Fay-ette County, Ohio. His father enlistedas a soldier in the Union army during theCivil War, but was sent home sick in1865, and died just one month before thecompany of which he was a member wasmustered out of the service. The familycontinued to reside in Fayette Countyuntil 1868, when the mother and childrentogether moved to a farm in MadisonCounty. Mack Foster remained on the farmthere until 1885, when he moved to ClarkCounty and rented a farm in GermanTownship. Later he moved to a rentedfaim in Pike Township, and from thereto another, in Harmony Township. InFebruary, 1903, he purchased the Coffinfarm, a valuable property in GermanTownship, containing 200 acres, and im-mediately moved on to the place. In thefall of 1905 he acquired also the Brunerfarm, consisting of eight acres, adjoin-ing his former purchase, and has eversince been engaged extensively in farm-ing and stock-raising. While the condi-. E. B. HOPKINS AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 893 tion of both farms at the time of his pur-chase was excellent, Mr. Foster saw roomfor improvement, and he has continued toimprove the property in various ways upto the present time. He is a man of prac-tical ideas who understands how to makegeneral agricultural both pleasant andprofitable. In Madison County, Ohio, Mr. Fosterwas married to Anna Hyer, who was bornin Ross County, Ohio, where she liveduntil she was fifteen years of age, whenshe accompanied her parents, Samuel andCatherine Hyer, to Madison County. In1877 they moved to Springfield and em-barked in a dairy business. Mr. and have five children, namely: Bertie,who married George Jordan and has onechild, Ralph; Jennie, who married JamesWallingsford and has one child, AnnaRuth; and Sterling, Charles and Nellie,all of whom live at home. Mr. Foster isa member of the Junior Order of Am
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