Isaac Trimble Foster
Isaac Trimble Foster, grocer, of Manchester, Ohio. was born on Gift Ridge, in Monroe Township. March 6. 1857. His father was Nathaniel and mother, Martha (Kelley) Foster. His grandfather, Isaac Foster, was one of the first settlers on Island Creek, where he built the old "Foster Mill." which stood within a few rods of where the Island Creek Church now stands. His son, Nathaniel Foster, operated the mill for many years after his father's death. Our subject was reared a farmer's son and obtained his education in the District school on Gift Ridge. He was the only child of Nathaniel Foster, and worked on a farm until 1894. when he removed to Manchester, where he engaged in the grovery business in partnership with Samuel B. Truitt. The latter retired in 1896 and since that time our subject has conducted the busines alone in the Stevenson building on Second Street.
Mr. Foster has been three times married, first, to Agnes Leedom, daughter of Daniel Leedom. by whom he has had three children; Ora M., May, and William E. His second wife was Ida Belle Carr, of Lewis County, Ky. She left one child, Lena Belle. His present wife is Nettie, daughter of John Truitt. She had been twice married before she married Mr. Foster; first, to Fred. Bailey, by whom she has one son, Frank B. Bailey; second, to John McDaniel, by whom she has one son, Truitt McDaniel. Both sets of children are at home.
Mr. Foster is a lifelong Republican. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Manchester. He is a Mason. As a man, he is remarked for his quiet and unassumming manners and strict integrity. He enjoys the favorable consideration of all who know him, either socially, or in a business way.
From History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900