Wilbur Chester Foster: Drunk Driving & Burglary

Wilbur Chester Foster was born 24 Aug 1911 in Denver, Colorado, to Michael Andrew Foster (1865-1941) & Mary J Dickey (1868-1938).

Inmate: #66368 San Quentin Prison

Rec: 1 Apr 1941

Crime: Burglary 2nd Degree and 2 priors

Here are the newspaper articles I found.

He was also in Oregon State Prison as Inmate #14131, here's the newspaper article for 1936 for drunk driving and theft charges and stealing a car.

Wilbur was never married but he listed his sister Mabel as a contact on his prison records.

Here are all his siblings, he was the youngest.

Nellie Foster

1888–1963

Claude Dell Foster

1899–1961

Maudie Foster

1901–1955

Elmer Bert Foster

1903–1957

Mable F Foster

1907–1973

Wilbur Chester Foster

1911–1948

His father married again 5 Jul 1939 in Yuma, AZ to Antonia May Taylor (1877–1944).

Wilbur was transferred to Folsom prison

Inmate: #23675 Folsom Prison

Rec: 9 Apr 1941

Crime: Burg 2nd Degree

I also found this from 1938

Inmate: #21527 Folsom Prison

Rec: 2 Feb 1938

Crime: Burglary

Note the description of the tattoos he had.

He died in Folsom Prison 21 Jan 1948 and was buried in the prison cemetery.

Photo by EDHGS Find A Grave

Link for his memorial

I didn't find any newspaper articles on his death or any reason in his prison records for his death either.