Christian Foster
Christian Foster (deceased) was born in Baden, Germany, in 1827, came to America, and settled in Shelby County in 1847. In 1855 he married Elizabeth Winter. They had born to them twelve children, nine of whom are living, viz., Kate, Martin, Christian, Sarah, Frank, George, Anna, Rosa, and Elizabeth. Mr. Foster commenced on sixty-five acres of land in the woods; to this he added until he had 160 acres of well-improved land. After making for himself a comfortable home he was attacked by that dread disease, consumption, which took him away in 1875, in the prime of manhood. Since the death of her husband Mrs. Foster and her children have carried on the farm, cleared land, and built a house. There are but few families of children who have managed and succeeded in business as has the family of Mrs. Foster.
History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883