Henry Harrison Fouts¹ [P3971] = Lucinda Menaugh [P3948]

Married Thursday 17 September 1835, , Washington CO, IN
Henry Harrison:

Born Thursday 14 April 1814, near Salem, Washington CO, IN USA
Died Thursday 17 December 1908, Chrisman, Edgar CO, IL USA
Reference number: 5051
"Portrait and Biographical Album, Vermilion and Edgar Counties, Illinois" Chapman Bros., 1889,Chicago, Ill., pp 801-804 Supplied by Mrs. Jack Henchen, 601 Strawberry Lane, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
There is probably no more hospitable home within the limits of Edgar Township, than that occupied by Henry Harrison Fouts and his interesting family. He is a man, who, although, like most others has met with his reverses, yet has been enabled to extract much solid comfort from life and is disposed to make the best of circumstances. His farm 131 acres in extent, occupies a part of Sections 20, 21 and 28, the dwelling being on the first mentioned. The land is naturally fertile and under careful management yields a comfortable living for Henry and his family.
The Fouts family is of German descent and it is believed was first represented in American by the great-grandfather of Henry, who settled in Maryland and became the father of a a family among whom was Andrew who upon reaching manhood became owner of a plantation and slaves in North Carolina. He served as a soldier of the Revolutionary War and spent his last days in his native state. In the meantime he was married and became the father of a family, among his sons being David, the father of Henry Harrison Fouts, who was born in Guilford County, NC and upon reaching man's estate, cleared a farm from the timber. He likewise converted this into a plantation, principally devoted to tobacco. He left North Carolina, however, and emigrating to Indiana, settled among the earliest pioneers of Washington County, IN. By entry and purchase he became the owner of 1,200 acres of land and was prosperous. He served as a Justice of the Peace during the greater part of his residence there and was a prominent menter of the Baptist church. Politically, he was a Jackson Democrat of the strongest type. He died in 1856.
Henry attended school a few months in the winter season until a lad of fourteen years, then commenced Running on the Louisville Canal as "Grog boss". Three months of this life satisfied him and returning to "Terra Firma" he engaged in a wholesale coffee house at Louisville, KY., where he remained two years. Afterward he ran a store boat one year for another party and at the age of eighteen years commenced flatboating down the river to New Orleans. In 1832 he commenced running a snag boat in the Ohio River one year, making thirteen trips on the flat boats.
Finally Henry determined to change his occupation, and going to Carroll County, IN., in 1835 entered 160 aces of land. He cleared a part of this and operated it until in September, 1836, when he sold out and changed the scene of his operations to Delphi. Here he engaged as a carpenter, following this business three years. In the fall of 1839 he started out for Vermilion County, IN., overland by team, crossing the Wabash at Covington. He located in Clinton, Vemilion County, IN, and for a few years worked on a farm. In 1840 he repaired to Feeder Dam on the Eel River and took the contract for building a dam and three miles of a canal which occupied him three years. In the meantime he had associated himself with a partner who ran away with the money and consequently Henry returned to Clinton barren of resources.
Next Henry was found on the other side of the Mississippi in Lawrence County, Missouri, where he commenced trading with the Indians and where he sojourned for four years.He then came up into Vermillion County, IN., where he farmed until 1858 and that year changed his residence again to Young America Township, Edgar Co., IL. Here he rented land and began dealing in livestock, feeding and shipping at which he continued very successfully until 1871. That year he purchased fifty-six acres of land in Edgar Township and which was then in its wild state. He commenced its improvement and cultivation and added to it until it assumed the proportions of his present farm. He labored industriously many years, bringing the whole to a state of cultivation, building fences, setting out groves and an orchard and in the meantime carried on his livestock operations. He put up a house and barn and instituted two fish ponds, one of which is stocked with gold fish and another with German carp.
Mr. and Mrs. Fouts rejoice in the possession of thirty-six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. They contemplate the celebration of their golden wedding in February 1890.
Henry cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Jackson and has since given his unwavering adhesion to the Democratic Party. He has served on the grand and petit juries, He was Justice of the Peace for several years, commissioner of Highways three years, and has been a School Director for the long period of thirty years. Socially, he belongs to the Bloomfield Lodge, No. 148, A.F.& A.M. at Chrisman, in which he has served as Deacon and is also a member of Edgar Chapter, No. 32. His estimable wife belongs to the Baptist Church of Chrisman. Nothing seems to suit them better than the entertainment of their many friends under their pleasant roof tree, while the stranger likewise receives cordial welcome and carries away with him pleasant remembrances of the Fouts family
Goar has first name only and states that all 12 children were born to the first wife Lucinda Manaugh and he puts second wife as Elizabeth Boxwell. The Fouts Newsletters with information regarding men who serviced in the Civil War list Elizabeth as the mother

Lucinda:

Born , Washington CO, IN
Died 1838
Reference number: 5028

Martha [P3972] = H. M. Roush [P3973] > Family [F2172]

Martha:

Reference number: 5052

H. M.:

Reference number: 5053
Portrait and Biographical Album, Vermilion and Edgar Counties, Illinois", Chapman Bros., 189, Chicago, Ill., pp 801-804
Mr. Roush was a prosperous farmer owning 320 acres of land in Case County, Missouri. of Audrain CO, MIssouri

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children source. Goar