Creade Anthony Foster

July 04, 1891, Eureka, California — September 24, 1948, Seldovia, Alaska

Buried in Seldovia City Cemetery Plot #159

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CREDE ANTHONY FOSTER, “Chuck”, was born in Eureka, California on July 4, 1891, to John and Sara Case Foster. In 1900 he is listed in an orphanage in Alameda, California with his brother Ray. By 1910 they are living with their mother Sara, who is listed as a widow, but probably divorced since John is also alive and remarried by 1901.

He mustered into the Marines in 1911 and served in Honolulu, HI and in Australia. His service is recognized on a tree on Ballarat Avenue of Honor in Victoria, Australia. At the end of WWI he was in England.

He married Emily Louisa Butler in Harlesden, England on October 11,

1. She was born in England about 1893. In 1919 they departed Liverpool England and arrived in New York. By 1925 they were living in Seattle and he gave is occupation as carpenter. In 1934 they lived in Seattle, WA. In 1940 the family is also in Seattle, with 5 children: Edna, Jeanne, Jack, William, and Robert. In 1942 he registered for the WWII draft in Anchorage, Alaska. His form indicated he was divorced. Emily remarried William F. Langland

Chuck died in Peterson Bay, on September 24, 1948, at age 57. The death certificate lists cause of death as paralytic stroke, and occupation as carpenter. He is buried in Seldovia City Cemetery, Plot #159.