Global InformationEliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster information
Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster | |
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| Born | Eliza Clayland Tomlinson 21 January 1788 Wilmington, Delaware |
| Died | 18 January 1855 (aged 66) Pittsburgh |
| Resting place | Allegheny Cemetery[1] |
| Known for | The mother of Stephen Collins Foster. |
| Spouse | William Barclay Foster |
| Children | Charlotte Susanna Foster (1809 - 1829), Anne Eliza Foster Buchanan (1812 - 1891), Henry Baldwin Foster (1816 - 1870), Henrietta Angelica Foster Thornton (1819 - 1879), Dunning McNair Foster (1821 - 1856), Morrison Foster (1823 - 1904), Stephen Foster (1826–1864) |
| Relatives | Joseph Tomlinson, father; John and Joseph Tomlinson, half-brothers[1] |
Eliza Clayland Tomlinson Foster was born in Wilmington, Delaware and raised by her deceased mother's family-the Claylands in Baltimore. She is best known for being an early settler of Pittsburgh and the mother of Morrison Foster and composer and lyricist Stephen Foster.
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