Marty and Karla Grant
The Genealogy of Marty Grant and wife Karla Mangus Grant.

Fouts, Elizabeth
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Name Fouts, Elizabeth Birth 1776/1777 Rowan Co, NC
Gender Female _UID 6E04898DD2DAD4118AC444455354000097BF Death Aft 1860 Macon Co, NC
Person ID I10567 Marty and Karla Grant Last Modified 10 Nov 2012
Father Fouts, John Leonard, b. Abt 1755, Frederick Co, MD
d. Abt 1799, Ashe Co, NC
(Age 44 years)Mother Shearer, Catherine, b. 1750/1755 d. 1840/1850, Macon Co, NC
(Age 95 years)Marriage 1776 Guilford Co, NC
_UID 1706FE3E93ED5D44A785FE77B3B5017E027A Notes - !NOTES:
!CHILDREN:I'm not aware of any source document that proves any of John Leonard Fouts and Catherine Shearer's children. However, some are listed based on association with each other and location with or near the John & Catherine family.
1. Elizabeth Fouts & Joseph Rowland. Connected to Jacob Fouts in Macon.
2. Joseph Fouts. In Ashe County.
3. Leonard Fouts. Associated with Joseph Rowland.
4. Jacob Fouts. B in Rowan, lived in Ashe and Wilkes and Macon.
5. John P. Fouts. Associated with members of Jacob Fouts family;
Family ID F1979 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 
Rowland, Joseph, b. 1774/1775, MD
d. Apr 1860, Macon Co, NC
(Age 85 years)Marriage Bef 1798 Wilkes Co, NC (now Ashe Co, NC)
_UID E93D2AF9F8713F49B470C08B5DE2B9A94AB2 Notes - !CHILDREN:I've seen no estate records or Will or anything that would prove all of their children. Some are proven by other sources though:
1. John (c1798) with parents in 1850.
2. Elizabeth (c1805) with parents in 1850.
3. George (c1806). No direct proof.
4. Mary (c1810). No direct proof.
5. William (c1813). Mother living with him in 1860.
6. Andrew (c1817). John (c1798) with Andrew's son in 1880 listed as uncle.
7. Eli (c1820). No direct proof.
8. Wesley (c1824) with parents in 1850.
9. Rebecca (c1828) with parents in 1850. 1880 census indicates Elizabeth (#2) is her mother.
10. Susan (c1826) with parents in 1850.
11. Louisa (c1837) with parents in 1850. Might be grandchild instead.
Children 1. Rowland, John, b. 1797/1798, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Clay Co, NC
(Age > 83 years)2. Rowland, Elizabeth, b. 1804/1805, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 76 years)3. Rowland, George, b. 1805/1806, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1870, Bradley Co, TN
(Age > 65 years)4. Rowland, Mary, b. Dec 1810, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Macon Co, NC
(Age > 91 years)5. Rowland, William, b. 1812/1813, TN
d. 1900/1910, Macon Co, NC
(Age 97 years)6. Rowland, Andrew, b. 1816/1817, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1880, Clay Co, NC
(Age > 64 years)7. Rowland, Eli, b. 1819/1820, Ashe Co, NC
d. 1870/1880, Hardeman Co, TN
(Age 60 years)8. Rowland, Wesley, b. 27 Jul 1823, Ashe Co, NC
d. 8 Aug 1874, Macon Co, NC
(Age 51 years)9. Rowland, Susan, b. Feb 1832, Ashe Co, NC
d. Aft 1900, Bradley Co, TN
(Age > 69 years)10. Rowland, Louisa C, b. 1836/1837, Macon Co, NC
d. Aft 1920, Bradley Co, TN
(Age > 84 years)Family ID F2883 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Aug 2026
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Notes - !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Aunt.;
!NOTES:Is Elizabeth wife of Joseph Rowland a Fouts? I've seen no proof that she is a Fouts. But if she is, she is most likely a sister to Jacob Fouts (c1786) and Leonard Fouts (c1780) with whom her family was associated in Ashe and Macon Counties.
!CENSUS:1787 Wilkes Co, NC pg 171 w/John FOUTS no ages (bef 1787);
!CENSUS:1790;
!CENSUS:1800 Ashe Co., NC pg 86 w/Joseph ROLAND age 16-25 (1774/84)
10100-10100;
!CENSUS:1810 Ashe Co., NC pg 83 w/J. ROWLAND age 26-44 (1765/84)
11010-21010;
!CENSUS:1820 Ashe Co, NC pg 14 w/Joseph ROWLAND age 45+ (bef 1775)
311101-10101;
!CENSUS:1830 x
!CENSUS:1840 Macon Co, NC pg 146 w/Joseph ROWLAND age 50-59 (1780/90)
000200001-11101001;
!CENSUS:1850 Macon Co., NC Nantahalee # 860/875
Joseph Rowland 75 Farmer $200 Maryland
Elizabeth 75 Randolph Co, NC
John 52 Wagon Maker, Ashe
Elizabeth 45
Rebecca 22
Susan 20
Louisa 13 Macon;
!CENSUS:1860 Macon Co., NC Cartoogechaye # 687/701
William Roland 47 Farmer $200/220 TN
Jane 45 Ashe
Joseph 18 Macon
Catharine 16
Mily 14
Jacob 12
Rebeca 10
Elihu 8
Mary 6
Haseltine 2
Elizabeth Roland 83 Rowan;
- !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Aunt.;
