John Foster
John Foster was born in Baden, Germany, in the year 1822. He was raised on a farm. In 1844 he married Catharine Peterhause. In 1847 they set sail for the United States. They landed in Baltimore in June, 1847. They remained in the city a short time, then started westward without having any particular place in view. They made their first stop in Cincinnati. Here they took a passage on the Miami Canal and came to Lockington. While the boat lay there they concluded to stop off and look for a home. They came to Sidney and soon bought fifty acres of land in Clinton Township, for which he paid $465. This land was unimproved, and much of it under water. From this small beginning Mr. F. has made a fine home, and has one of the best improved farms in the township. Mr. and Mrs. Foster have had ten children, eight of whom are living, viz., Christiana, George, Christian, Lewis, William, Callie, Benjamin, and Katie. Mr. Foster, although a German by birth, is purely American in his principles.
From History of Shelby County, Ohio; R. Sutton & Co, Philadelphia PA, 1883