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From A Biographical record of Clark county, Ohio .. (1902)
CAPTAIN JOHN S. FOSTER.
The patriot who fought and uttered that the Union might be preserved, that this country, now recognized as one of the greatest among the nations, might continue to be great, increasing in strength and power in the future as it has done in the past, is entitled to praise and honor not only in his own generation but in succeeding generations who are entering into the heritage made secure to them by the heroism of the brave soldier boys who wore the blue. Loyal American citizens never weary of hearing the praises of the brave defenders of the Union, and though much has been said and written in commendation of them the debt of gratitude which this country owes them can never be fully paid. Captain Foster won distinction upon the field of battle and well does he deserve mention among the representatives of Clark county, who in the hour of the country's peril went to the defense of the Union.
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Thomas Foster, the father of our subject, was reared to manhood near Williamsburg, and during the war of 1812 he served as a lieutenant under Captain Bosler. After the cessation of hostilities he returned home and began farming in the primitive manner of the times, enduring all of the hardships and trials of frontier life; but he labored persistently and energetically and in course of time acquired considerable land and was regarded as one of the wealthy property owners of his time. A man of strong convictions, fearless in defense of what he believed to be right, he was the first resident of his county to cut and bar- Acst without furnishing whiskey for the men employed in the harvest field. He believed this course to be right and therefore nothing could serve him from his purpose. He married Sarah Raper, a daughter of T.eiinard Kapcr. wlm wean English
As printed in A Biographical record of Clark county, Ohio .. (1902). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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