SIXTH GENERATION

SIXTH GENERATION

32. Charles S. Foulks (7) was born on Jan 30 1821 in Columbiana County, Ohio. He immigrated in 1873 to Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana. He died on Sep 8 1895 in Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana. (8) From the Ft. Wayne Weekly Journal, Thursday, September 12, 1895:

"At his home near Sheldon, in Pleasant Township, occurred the death Sunday last of Charles S. Foulks, an old resident of Allen County. The deceased was well known throughout the county, having held the office of Justice of the Peace in Pleasant Township for many years. Mr. Foulks was born in Columbiana County, Ohio, January 30, 1821. He was reared on a farm and resided in Ohio until 1873, when he moved to Allen County, where he has lived ever since.

"He was married 44 years ago to Miss Hattie Johnson, who survives him. Besides the widow, there are seven children, all living. They are Mrs. Letitia Gray, Mrs. Maggie Woods, Mrs. Buskirk and Mrs. Lizzie Moses, and three sons, Albert G., of the city Police Force, J. Morgan, of the Ft. Wayne Electric Railway, and George E., who is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Mr. Foulks was esteemed by his neighbors and by all who knew him as a man of more than ordinary ability and of strict integrity, and sterling worth.

"The funeral will be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow at the Fairview Methodist Church. The interment will be at the cemetery near Ossian."
He was a farmer, Justice of the Peace in Pleasant Township, Allen County, Indiana. (8) He was buried in Ossian, Indiana. Child: Foulks Family Records by Minabelle Summy Foulks.

Ref: IGI April 1988, Batch M513991, Sheet 7890.

Marriage #1: Columbiana County, Ohio Marriages, 1800-1870, m. 10 June 1847 Mary Jane Moore by W. Lonmer.

Marriage #2: Columbiana County, Ohio Marriages, 1800-1870, p .89. Charles & Harriett Johnson m. 8 Aug.1850. by Westley Lamphear.

Residence: Ref: letter written to James M. Foulks in 1864 states that Charles was putting in a Spring crop in Meigs Co., Ohio. Charles must not have served in the Civil War.

Residence: Sheldon, Indiana in 1895. Ref: Daniel H. Foulks will to probate dated 29 Mar 1895.

Census: 1850 Census, St. Clair Twp., Columbiana Co., Ohio taken 9 Sep.1850. Dwelling 1547, family 1568. Charles was age 30, a farmer with no real estate or personal property. Harriet was age 19.

Census: 1860 Ohio, Gallia County, Morgan Twp. page 126. Taken 5 June 1860. Dwelling 1005, Family 942. Charles S. Foulks age 36 born in Ohio; farmer; real estate value $455, Personal Property value $350. Wife; Harriet age 29. Childen: Letitia J. age 5, Margaret A. age 3, Mary E. age 1. Wife and children all born in Ohio.
He was married to Harriet Johnson on Aug 8 1850 in Columbiana County, Ohio.

33. Harriet Johnson (3) was born on Sep 11 1830 in Ohio. She was buried in 1907 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Indiana. She died on Aug 31 1907 in Allen County, Indiana. Census: 1860 Ohio Census listed as wife of Charles S. Foulks, Gallia County , Morgan twp. Harriet was 29 years old.

Marriage: Charles S. & Harriett Johnson were married 8 Aug 1850 by Westley Lamphear. Ref: Columbiana County, Ohio, Ohio Marriages, 1800-1870, p.89. Children were:

child i. Letitia J. Foulks.
child ii. Margaret Ann Foulks was born on Mar 3 1857 in Columbiana County, Ohio. She died on Jan 25 1912 in Allen County, Indiana. She was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Indiana.
child iii. Lizzie Foulks was born in 1860 in Ohio.
child iv. Nancy Foulks(3) (1) was born on May 19 1861 in Ohio. She was buried in May 1941 in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Indiana. She died on May 27 1941 in Yoder (Sheldon), Allen County, Indiana.
child16 v. Albert G. Foulks.
child vi. James Morgan Foulks II(1) was born in 1864 in Ohio. He died on Sep 26 1947 in Allen County, Indiana. He was buried in Oak Lawn Cemetery, Ossian, Indiana. He was Known most frequently by his middle name, Morgan -- or Morg..
child vii. George H. Foulks was born in 1866 in Ohio.

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