John the Apostle John the Apostle John the Apostle ( ; ; Koine Greek: Ἰωάννης; ; Latin: "Ioannes"; ) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament, which refers to him as Ἰωάννης. Generally listed as the youngest apostle, he was the son of Zebedee and Salome or Joanna. His brother was James, who was another of the Twelve Apostles. The Church Fathers identify him as John the Evangelist, John of Patmos, John the Elder and the Beloved Disciple, and testify that he outlived the remaining apostles and that he was the only one to die of natural
Rebecca Salome Foster Rebecca Salome Foster Rebecca Salome Elliott Foster (October 24, 1848 - February 22, 1902) was a missionary/prison relief worker known as the "Tombs Angel" because she attended to criminals incarcerated at The New York Halls of Justice and House of Detention (otherwise known as "The Tombs"). Rebecca Salome Elliott was born October 24, 1848, in Alabama, the daughter of John Howard Elliott and Margaret Adele Blue. She married Union Civil War General John Armstrong Foster on February 28th, 1865. US President Abraham Lincoln attended their wedding since Foster was a member of the presidential cabinet. The Fosters had four children: