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Joseph Fouts

Joseph Fouts

Male 1779 - Aft 1850  (> 72 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 29 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Joseph Fouts
    Birth 1778/1779  Rowan Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    _UID 0A0C898DD2DAD4118AC44445535400003BF7 
    Death Aft 1850  Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I11541  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2012

    Father John Leonard Fouts,   b. Abt 1755, Frederick Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1799, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
    Mother Catherine Shearer,   b. 1750/1755   d. 1840/1850, Macon Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years)
    Marriage 1776  Guilford Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _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 Susan,   b. 1784/1785, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1850, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 66 years)
    Marriage 1800/1803  Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 8A04732B8E4DC04B9E3AC3F4D7BF6D973B55 
    Notes 
    • !CHILDREN:Joseph & Susan had several children according to the 1810 through 1850 census records. Only two are positively identified - Squire who was still home in 1850, and Susan who was living with Squire in 1880 listed as his sister.

      Sons:

      1. Unknown son born ca 1804/10. Home in 1810 (0-9), 1820 (10-15 (1804/10) and 1830 (20-29). Gone by 1840. This has to be Jacob Fouts (c1804) who fits perfectly and was married and on his own by 1840 in Ashe County. He later moved to Pike Co., KY as did George below.

      2. Unknown son born ca 1815/20. Home in 1820 (0-9), 1830 (10-14) and 1840 (20-29). Gone by 1850. This has to be George Fouts (c1820) who fits perfectly and was married and on his own by 1850 in Ashe. He later moved to Pike Co., KY as did Jacob above.

      3. Unknown Son (1825/30). Home in 1830 (0-4) and in 1840 (10-14). Gone by 1850. Don't know who he is. No matching male Fouts in Ashe County in 1850.

      4. Squire Sidney Fouts (c1828). Home in 1830 (0-4), 1840 (10-14) and in 1850 ("Sidney" age 22).

      Daughters:

      1. Unknown daughter born ca 1794/1800. Home in 1810 (10-15), gone by 1820. Might be other than a daughter.

      2. Unknown daughter born ca 1804/1810. NOT home in 1810. Home in 1820 (10-15). Gone by 1830. Don't know who she is.

      3. Unknown daughter born ca 1804/1810. NOT home in 1810. Home in 1820 (10-15), home in 1830 (20-29). Gone by 1840. Don't know who she is.

      4. Unknown daughter born ca 1810/20. Home in 1820 (0-9), gone by 1830. Don't know who she is.

      5. Susan Fouts (c1822). Home in 1830 (5-9), home in 1840 (15-19), gone by 1850.

      6. Unknown daughter born ca 1830/35. Home in 1840 (5-9), gone by 1850.

      It is notable that the Ashe County Marriage records show no Fouts marriages in the 1800-1850 time period;
    Children 
     1. Jacob Fouts,   b. 1803/1804, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870/1880, Pike Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     2. George Fouts,   b. 1819/1820, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Pike Co, KY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 61 years)
     3. Susan Fouts,   b. 1821/1822, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 59 years)
     4. Squire J Fouts,   b. 1827/1828, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880, Ashe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 53 years)
    Family ID F6625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's 5th Great Grand Uncle.;

      !NOTES:Joseph Fouts appeared in Ashe County in 1810. He may be a son of John Leonard Fouts and Catherine Shearer. However there are other possibilities. He was born ca 1779 in NC. If John L. is his father, then he was probably born in Rowan County.

      Joseph lived on Beaver Creek in Ashe as did Jacob Fouts (c1786), also thought to be a child of John Leonard Fouts.

      !CENSUS:1787 Wilkes Co, NC pg 171 w/John FOUTS age -21 (1766/1787);

      !CENSUS:1790 Wilkes Co, NC pg 125 w/John FOUTS age -16 (1774/90);

      !CENSUS:1800;

      !CENSUS:1810 Ashe Co, NC pg 86 J. FOUTS age 26-44 (1765/1784) "10010-01201";

      !TAXLIST:1815 Ashe Co., NC Joseph Fouts;

      !ENTRY:12 Jun 1817 Ashe Co, NC Land Entries # 3043 Joseph FOUTS, 75a Bever Creek;

      !CENSUS:1820 Ashe Co, NC pg 8 Joseph FOUTS age 16-25 (1794/1804) "110100-12010";

      !CENSUS:1830 Ashe Co., NC pg 3 Joseph Fouts age 50-59 (1770/80)
      20101001-0100101;

      !CENSUS:1840 Ashe Co., NC pg 5 Joseph Phouts age 60-69 (1770/80)
      002010001-01010001;

      !CENSUS:1850 Ashe Co., NC # 1321/1321
      Joseph Fautz 71 Farmer $200 NC
      Susan 65
      Sidney 22 m Laborer;

      !CENSUS:1860 x


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