8. Peter4 KEISTER Jr. (324) (Peter, #16);
born 1802 in Montgomery County, VA; married Catherine Shell (325) (see #9), daughter of Jacob
Shell Jr. (402) and Mary Burk (403), March 9, 1826 in Montgomery Co., VA; died after 1870 in Montgomery County, VA.
He was a farmer with real estate valued
at $3000 and personal property valued at $1000 in 1860 in Montgomery Co., VA.
Children of Peter4 Keister
Jr. (324) and Catherine Shell (325) (see #9) were as follows:
i. Henry Lewis3 (326); born 1827 in Montgomery County,
VA; married Margaret Roberts (345) February 17, 1848.
He was a blacksmith with $300 in personal
property in 1860 in Montgomery Co., VA.
ii. James Harvey (327); born 1828 in Montgomery County, VA; married Phoebe Ann Harmon (344) April 19, 1855 in Montgomery Co., VA; died circa 1877 in VA.
He began military service on February 20,
1864 in Montgomery Co., VA. A Civil War veteran. Enlisted in
Co. F, 14th VA CAV. His service record
follows.
Co. F. Enlisted 2/20/64 in Montgomery Co.
Present 9-12/64.
Paroled in Charleston on 6/25/65 when he
was 37, 5'10" with a fair complexion, grey eyes and auburn hair. He was a
farmer in 1872 in Blacksburg, VA.
4. iii. David P. (60).
iv. Katherine (328); born circa 1832; died young.
v. Harman S. (329); born May, 1834 in Montgomery Co., VA; married Levinia Ellen Shell (343), daughter of John Henry Shell (405)
and Hannah Linkous (4023), January 13, 1864 in Montgomery Co., VA.
He was the overseer of Margaret Taylor
farm valued at $311,000 in 1860. He lived in 1880 in the Blacksburg District,
Montgomery Co., VA.
vi. Landoria F. (330); born 1840 in Montgomery County, VA; married John H. Richardson (342), son of William Richardson (2892) and
Mariah I. ? (4150), March 25, 1864 in Montgomery Co., VA.
vii. Margaret E. (331); born 1840 in Montgomery County, VA; married John Carden (341) March 14, 1861 in Montgomery County, VA.
viii. Edwin
J. (332); born 1841 in
Montgomery County, VA; married Martha Ann Hall (340), daughter of Allan Hall (4026) and Mary
A. ? (3972), January 14, 1864 in Montgomery County, VA; died 1887 in Roanoke, VA.
He was a farmer on his father's farm with
$200 in personal property in 1860 in Christiansburg District, Montgomery Co.,
VA. He began military service on May 9, 1863. A Civil War Veteran.
Enlisted in Co. F of 14th VA CAV.
His service record follows.
Co. F. (from Montgomery and Roanoke
Counties) Enlisted 5/9/63. Private,
Absent on leave 5/9-11/63.
Issued clothing on 3/9/64.
Absent sick in hospital Montgomery White
Sulphur Springs on 9/27/64.
Absent WithOut Leave 10/7-31/64.
Present 11-12/64. No Further Record.
ix. Sarah A. (333); born 1842 in Montgomery County, VA; married Anderson Cup (339), son of James Cup (4160) and Martha ?
(4161), December 6, 1866 in Montgomery Co., VA.
x. Cynthia M. (334); born 1846 in Montgomery County, VA; married Joseph Cofer (337), son of John Cofer (4151) and Abigail ?
(4152), January 1, 1866 in Montgomery Co., VA; married John Linkous (338) circa 1869.
xi. William A. (335); born 1848 in Montgomery County, VA; married Laura A. Cofer (336) May 27, 1874 in Pulaski Co., VA; died 1938.
He was a farmer in 1874 in Montgomery
Co., VA. He lived in 1880 in the Blacksburg District, Montgomery Co., VA.
9. Catherine4 SHELL (325) (Jacob, #18); born
July 27, 1809 in Montgomery Co., VA; married Peter Keister Jr. (324) (see #8), son of Peter
Keister Sr. (352) and Elizabeth Schreyer (353), March 9, 1826 in Montgomery Co., VA.
10. Ephraim4 LONG (518) (Joseph, #20); born
1810 in VA; married Hannah (?) (519) (see
#11) circa 1832.
He was a laborer in 1850 in Montgomery
Co., VA.
Children of Ephraim4 Long
(518) and (--?--) Hannah (519) (see #11) were as follows:
5.
i. Louemma3 (61).
ii. Elizabeth (520); born 1837.
iii. Malinda (521); born 1839.
iv. Floyd (522);
born 1841 in Montgomery County, VA.
He began military service on April 12,
1862 at Camp Success, VA. A Civil War Veteran. Enlisted in
36th VA INF, Co. C. His service record
follows.
FLOYD
P. LONG
Co. C. Enlisted 4/12/62 at Camp Success.
Present and transferred to Co. I in 2/63.
v. Huldah J. (523); born 1843 in Montgomery County, VA.
vi. Hannah E. (524); born 1847 in Montgomery County, VA.
vii. Amanda M. (525); born 1847 in Montgomery County, VA.
11. HANNAH (?) (519);
born 1814; married Ephraim Long (518) (see #10), son of Joseph
Long (4298), circa 1832.
12. Madison4 FOSTER (505) (James, #24); born
1805 in Monroe Co., VA; married Catherine Filenger (506) (see #13), daughter of Jacob
Filenger (516) and Elizabeth Songer (517), June 15, 1825 in Giles Co., VA; died before 1908 in Monroe Co., WV.
He was a laborer in 1850 in Monroe Co.,
VA.
Children of Madison4 Foster
(505) and Catherine Filenger (506) (see #13) were as follows:
i. James3 (507); born 1829 in VA.
ii. Elizabeth (508); born 1830 in VA.
iii. Jacob (509);
born 1832 in VA.
iv. Martha (510); born 1834 in VA.
v. Mary (511);
born 1836 in VA.
vi. Margaret (512); born 1838 in VA.
vii. Michael (513); born 1841 in Red Sulfer District, Monroe Co., VA; died May 22, 1875 in Forest Hill, WVA; Foster's unmarked grave was marked by a granite shaft six years after
a marker to the memory of the Monroe Guards was dedicated 1907.
He began military service on May 9, 1861
at Union, VA A Civil War Veteran. Enlisted in 27th VA INF. Some of his service record follows.
From
27thVA INF-p. 4
“Of the 108 members of the company none
achieved greater distinction than Michael Foster, a 21- year-old farmer, from
Summers County. Contemporary accounts
reveal that Foster was adjudged the bravest men in the company as well as in
what came to be known as the Stonewall Brigade.
“The twin accolades resulted from a
gesture by the ladies of Rockbridge County who sent five suits of clothes and a
wreath to Stonewall Jackson instructing him to award a suit to the bravest
soldier in each of his five regiments and the wreath to the most valorous man
in the brigade.
“Foster was captured late in the war and,
it was written, was so highly regarded by John B. Gordon that the general offered 50 Federal prisoners in exchange for
him. Mike died shortly after the war,
allegedly as a result of his numerous wounds.
“Foster's grave remained unmarked until
1907, when old comrades dedicated a granite shaft "in the presence of one
of the largest if not the largest crowds of people that ever assembled within
the boundaries of the county." The
monument to Foster was erected six years after a marker to the memory of the
Monroe Guards was dedicated. Sponsors
of the memorial expected that a highway
would be rerouted into close proximity of the monument and erected it in a
farmer's field. The highway department
failed to cooperate and today the monument stands as a lonely sentinel in
pasture land, a reminder of political mischief.”
viii. Eliza
(514); born 1842 in VA.
6.
ix. John (497).
x. William (515); born 1846 in VA.
13. Catherine4 FILENGER (506) (Jacob, #26); born
1802 in Monroe Co., VA; married Madison Foster (505) (see #12), son of James
Foster (4587), June 15, 1825 in Giles Co., VA; died before 1900 in Monroe Co., WV.
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