PFAUTZ-FOUTS-FOUTZ NEWSLETTER
No. 6 April, 1982 No. 6
Published by The Jacob Foutz Family Assn., Inc., 214 West Main St., Farmington, New Mexico 87401
OPERATIONS CONSOLIDATED AT FARMINGTON:
FAMILY RESEARCH CENTER RELOCATES FROM OHIO
EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1982
In a move negotiated by Dean R. Foutz, president of The Jacob Foutz Family Assn., Inc., of Honolulu, and authorized by JFFA's Board of Directors in early February, while Dean was on the Mainland for business and genealogical matters, Dr. John Scott Davenport, C.G., was named Director of Research with the understanding that he would relocate to Farmington, New Mexico, and establish the Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz Research Center there.
Effective April 1 (but more like April 15 in terms of getting files sorted and books shelved), the Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz Family Research Center is located at 214 West Main Street, Farmington, New Mexico 87401. All of Dr. Davenport's massive files concerning the family --- in all its spelling variations and throughout the United States --- are now located in the Center and will be available to family researchers. In 1978, the Genealogical Society of Utah microfilmed Dr. Davenport's Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz data collection, taking up three rolls of film, but the present collection is approximately five times that size. Dr. Davenport also brought his microfilm reader and large collection of public and census records on film to the Center.
Prior to relocation, Dr. Davenport's office was in his home between Kent and Rootstown, Ohio, and his research was largely self-supported.
For those who wish to visit the Center in Farmington, it is located first door west of the Allen Theater. For the present, it will be open only when Dr. Davenport is in Farmington, where he and Mrs. Davenport now reside at 2309 Western Avenue, with public hours of 9-to-5. As soon as an extension can be installed, Dr. Davenport may be reached during the working day at (505) 325-9211 or 325-9313, both of which will be answered "Allen Theaters." The Allen receptionist will connect you with Dr. Davenport or take messages. During the evenings and on weekends, Dr. Davenport may be reached at (505) 326-1044, his home phone.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Theaters, Inc., is Chairman of the Board of JFFA, Inc., and immediate past president of the family group,
The NEWSLETTER will be edited and composed by Dr. Davenport in Farmington but will continue to be published by Dean R. Foutz in Honolulu. Please send all address changes, etc., relative to NEWSLETTER distribution to Dean in Honolulu, but all questions, data exchanges, and contributions should be sent to the Farmington address. All donations and contributions should be directed to the attention of: Betty N. Payne, Treasurer, at the West Main address,
JFFA REUNION SET FOR MONDAY, May 31 (MEMORIAL DAY):
RAY-PHOUTS GROUP PLANS THREE-DAY EVENT AT
LONGVIEW, TEXAS, June 11-13
Monday, May 31, the Memorial Day holiday, has been set as the date for this year's Annual Reunion and Business Meeting of the Jacob Foutz Family Association, Inc. The all-day affair will be held at the Elmer F. Taylor Park, immediately north of the LDS Stake Center in Farmington, New Mexico, beginning at 10 a.m. with a Business and Genealogy session for the adults and organized activities (horseshoes, softball, etc., for the youngsters and those not interested in either the business or the genealogy). Deep-pit barbecue plus fixings and other stuff will be served at 12:30. At 2:00 p.m., there will be a Family Program and organized activities (for the youngsters and those adults who are just coming to eat and play).
Dr. Davenport will be the featured speaker at the morning session---and will be available all day for consultation. Dewey Foutz and Bruce Beckstead are co-chairman this year.
DOWN IN TEXAS, the Joseph and Mary (PHOUTS) Ray Association will hold a three-day reunion at the Globe Trotter Motel, 1300 Marshall Avenue, Longview, on Friday-to-Sunday, June 11-13, according to Marvin B. McCarley. There will be banquets both Friday and Saturday evenings. Reservations should be made directly to the Motel (Zip 75601). Registrations of $18.00 a head should be made to Connie Foster, 8132 Riggs Lane, Overland Park, Kansas 66204.
No detail on the program, but Ray-Phouts group always have a good program,
Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz folks who would like to attend either affair are welcome. No advance notice needed for Farmington, but make reservations for Longview. Anyone who has a Fouts, etc., reunion planned can have it publicized in this NEWSLETTER. Anything after July 20, 1980, is welcome now --- our next issue should be out before then.
An Apology to John Eby Pfautz:
A CUNNING POLITICIAN., SOME WILD STORY TELLING CLOUDED PFOUTS HISTORY
One of the continuing enigmas in Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz research is how John Eby Pfautz, the pioneer genealogist of the family who published his description of the family of John Michael Pfautz in 1881, could have been so fastidious and correct relative John (Hans) Michael Pfautz, Jr., and his descendants and yet so outrageously wrong relative to family patriarch. John Michael, Sr., and the rest of the family.
After more than a decade of studying the family, Dr. Davenport has developed a theory which largely excuses John Eby Pfautz and which is three-fold in attributing the cause of error: (1) Only Hans Michael, Jr., converted from Lutheranism to Dunker and his descendants, including John Eby Pfautz, through 1900 largely remained faithful to that fellowship, which was essentially closed and limited in number---particularly prior to 1850; (2) Senator Simon Cameron, of Pennsylvania, had a political liability in his Mormon cousins from 1840-on, and purposely claimed his Foutz connections (his Mother was a daughter of Conrad Foutz) to have been among the Brethren Pfautz of Lancaster Co., Pa., and the Lutheran-Methodist Pfoutz of Perry and Lycoming counties, Pa.; and (3) the descendants of George Pfouts, of Wayne-Holmes counties, Ohio, namely one Paris Swayze Pfouts, who were given to gilding the lily--- if not indulging in creative genealogy.
As a Dunker during the period prior to 1881 while he was collecting material for his Pfautz genealogy, John Eby Pfautz had both communication and confidence in the reliability of the data obtained in communication with his Dunker kinfolk, but he erred when he extended that same confidence to Senator Cameron's representations or to Paris Swayze Pfouts. Doubtless only Cameron's motives were ulterior. Fanciful genealogy and history seems to have run among the sons and grandsons of George Pfouts, Sr., of Ohio (who was a son of John Pfoutz, the "Baron” of John Eby's book). Grandsons Paris S. and William left behind interesting historical accounts which were highly creative in parts --- Paris tended to overblow and gild while William largely indulged in creative history. Their various roles in frontier Missouri, Colorado, Montana, and Texas need to be corroborated by impartial evidence. But back in Holmes Co., Ohio, cousin David Pfouts, a miller and farmer, suffered from the same malady. in 1889, David gave out the following story;
“ ... George Pfouts, the great-grandfather of [David Pfouts], a native of Italy, emigrated to America at an early day, and located in Pennsylvania, near the present city of Philadelphia. He was very friendly with the Indians at that period, and spent several weeks each fall in fishing and hunting with them. As a token of their friendship, they presented him with a tract of several thousand acres of land, on which he settled, and which today is known by the name of Pfouts Valley. His son, George Pfouts, the grandfather of [David] was a surveyor by profession and a soldier in the War of the Revolution..."
David Pfouts' great-grandfather was John Pfoutz, who was born in Germany. The Indian story has no corroboration in fact. John Pfoutz was a tavernkeeper in Strasburg Lancaster Co., Pa., who got into the land business largely by lending money and taking land as security.
Senator Cameron's prestige obviously dominated in John Eby Pfautz's inclusion of Conrad--erroneously --- as a son of John Michael Pfautz, Sr., but if one of the most prestigious politicians of these days claimed to be a cousin of yours, would you look a gift horse in the mouth? John Eby had both deckstackers and exaggerators to contend with.
Order of Immigrant Ancestors
For reference as well as for the information of our new readers, we repeat the PFAUTZ-FOUTS-FOUTZ Ancestor List in order of emigration from Germany to America to identify the subject matter within the purview of this Newsletter. There have been no additions since the list issued on July 1, 1981:
(A) Hans Michael PFAUTZ, Sr., of Lancaster Co., Pa.; Immigrant of 1727.
(B) Jacob PFAUTZ, of York Co., Pa.; Immigrant before 1730.
(C) Theobald PFAUTZ, (David Fouts, Sr.), of Randolph Co., N.C.; Immigrant of 1738.
(D) John David PFAUTZ, of Washington Co., Md., (issue of first wife); Rowan - Davidson Cos.,
N.C. (issue of second wife), Immigrant of 1749.
(E) Conrad FOUTZ, of Franklin Co., Pa.; Immigrant of 1752.
(F) Johann Jacob PFAUTZ, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Immigrant of 1773.
(G) Michael PFOUTS, Sr.. of Harrison Co., Ohio; Immigrant of 1787.
(H) John FOUTS, of Morgan Co., Ohio; Immigrant of 1820.
(I) Adam FOUTZ, of Adams Co., Pa.; Immigrant of 1839.
(J) Jacob FOUTZ, of Baltimore Co., Md.; Immigrant of 1849.
(K) Lewis FOUTZ, of Montgomery Co., Ohio: Immigrant of 1850.
(L) Adam FOUTZ, of Dearborn Co., Ind.; Immigrant of 1854.
(M) William FAUTZ. of San Francisco, Calif., Immigrant of 1855.
(N) Gottlieb PFAUTZ, of Philadelphia, Pa.; Immigrant of 1857.
(0) William FOUTZ, of Norfolk, Va.; Immigrant of 1866.
In the Seventeenth Century (1600s) the PFAUTZ were located on both sides of the Neckar River, east of the Rhine, in what is now Baden and Wurtemberg States, Germany.
CENSUS OF 1900:
FOUTZ-FOUTS IN ARIZONA AND UTAH AT TURN OF CENTURY
Thanks to Janet K. Pease of Arvada, Colorado, who has ready access to the Regional Records Center at Denver and who has located all Fouts, etc., enumerated in the United states as living in states west of the Mississippi in the Census of 1900, we give you following Soundex listings for Utah and the Arizona Territory, The complete data for each enumeration may be found by referring to the original Census books, per citation given.
ARIZONA TERRITORY
Surname, First Name Birth Month, Year Age Birthplace Relationship
Navajo County, Winslow, 3-41-10-42
FOUTS, Dellilah Unknown ?? Utah Lodger
(in household of John D, Woodyman)
Yavapai County, Prescott Precinct: 5-60-4-71
FOUTES, John R. Nov 1866 33 Arizona Head of Hshld
“ , Reitta C. Jun 1884 15 “ Wife
(plus eight boarders)
Coconina County, Navajo Indian Reservation: 5-753-41-64
FOUTZ, Joseph L. Mar 1837 62 Missouri Head of Hshld
“ , Emma E. May 1853 47 Iowa Wife
“ , Maud Dec 1879 20 Arizona Daughter
“ , Alma L. Mar 1882 18 “ “
“ , Altha July 1885 14 “ “
“ , Lois May 1887 12 “ “
“ , Jocy Nov 1889 10 “ “
“ , Elmer Aug 1893 6 “ Son
“ , Hervey Apr 1896 4 “ “
Coconina County, Navajo Indian Reservation: 5-755-40-69
FOUTZ, Lehi J. Sept 1877 22 Utah [Blank]
(in household of Charles H. Algert)
Navajo County, Winslow: 3-41-16-50
FOUTZ, Mary J. Nov 1869 30 Utah Lodger
(in household of Otis S. Reeder)
UTAH
Sevier County, Richfield Precinct and City: 8-35-8-72
FOUTZ, Amanda Mar 1839 62 Ohio Head of Hshld
“ , Cassie Nov 1873 26 Utah Daughter
Sevier County, Richfield Precinct and City:. 8-35-8-11
FOUTZ, Esbind E. May 1863 37 Utah Living Alone
Garfield County, Panguitch Precinct and City: 2-95-7-33
FOUTZ, Esbon A. May 1862 38 Utah Head of Hshld
“ , Eliza A. Jul 1870 29 “ Wife
“ , Alonzo J. May 1890 10 Arizona Son
“ , Harold B. Sep 1892 7 “ “
“ , Earl Apr 1895 5 Utah “
“ , Nadine Aug 1897 2 “ Daughter
Surname, First Name Birth Month, Year Age Birthplace Relationship
Utah County, Provo City: 9-63-21-37
FOUTZ, Frank Feb 1869 31 Missouri Head of Hshld
“ , Aura Oct 1866 33 Illinois Wife
“ , Eva G. Sep 1892 7 Utah Daughter
“ , Gladys J. Apr 1898 2 “ “
“ , Nancy Dec 1832 67 Indiana Mother
Utah County, Pleasant Grove Precinct and City: 9-162-7-51
FOUTZ, Jacob Aug 1845 55 Illinois Head of Hshld
“ , Sarah A. Oct 1844 55 England Wife
“ , Maggie Jul 1880 19 Utah Daughter
“ , George T. Sep 1882 17 “ Son
“ , James H. Aug 1887 12 “ “
“ , Merle Feb 1889 11 “ “
If any known Foutz-Fouts, etc., were missed, they may have been Soundex coded as Fonts. The u and n in script were easily confused by the coders. Fouts is Soundex Code F32, while Fonts is F532. This is being checked. Ultimately, we hope to give you all the Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz, etc., enumerated in the Census of 1900 as located by Soundex.
VARIOUS HOOSIER COUNTIES:
SOME EARLY FOUTS MARRIAGES (Before 1860)
These are largely drawn from Indiana counties where there was not a large Fouts, etc., presence:
Marriage
Date of Marriage Parties County Record
31 Mar 1846 Margaret J. FOUTS and James B. ALLYN Adams B: 15
29 Jul 1847 Rachel FOUTS and John CRIPE Clinton 2:131
16 Oct 1842 Lewis C. FOUTS and Laura A. HEDRICK Franklin 4:187
15 Nov 1831 Hawkins C. FOUTS and Lydia SHARP Fountain 1: 98
25 May 1834 William FOUTS and Lydia WORTHINGTON Fountain 1:166
3 Mar 1838 Susan FOUTS and John COOK Fountain 1:337
1 Apr 1841 Eli FOUTS and Mary Ann BLACKFORD Fountain 2: 31
21 Mar 1846 Susan FOUTS and John ARD Lawrence C: 59
13 Jan 1849 Mary Ann FOUTS and William FORBY Lawrence C:177
14 Oct 1836 John FOUTZ and Priscilla SOUT[?] Monroe B:139
19 May 1844 William D. FOUTS and Charity WHARTON St. Joseph 2:371
25 Dec 1851 Hiram J. FOUTS and A. A. ETHELL Floyd 3:387
21 Feb 1851 Joseph FOUTS and Mary COAN Fulton A:239
6 Mar 1851 Young FOUTS and Martha GRIMES Greene E:244
12 Mar 1853 Nathan FOUTS and Mary ASHER LaPorte C:210
8 May 1853 William R. FOUTS and Elizabeth SKELTON Putnam [?]
2 Oct 1855 Frederick FOUTS and Jane Ann ROSS White 2: 97
29 Jan 1823 Angus FOUTS and Mary BOLES Scott 1: 45
19 Jan 1843 Lemon 0. FOUTS and Evaline REED Scott 2:133
20 Apr 1847 William D. FOUTS and Eleanor LOUGHRAN Scott 2:263
Date of Marriage Parties County Record
7 Apr 1844 Harriet FOUTS and Angus McNEAL Jennings C:300
1 Oct 1853 Lewis FOUTS and Sarah HUCKLEBERRY Jennings F:208
3 Dec 1846 Susan FOUTS and John IMBLER Marion 4:213
1 Oct 1857 Albert FOUTS and Louisa OSBORN Marion 6:628
26 Sep 1850 Samuel FOUTS and Nancy IMBLER Boone 2:296
29 Nov 1858 Louisa Jane FOUTS and John W. ESTEP Boone 3:374
5 Aug 1837 Betsey FOUTS and Joseph WINTERS Hamilton A:[?]
29 Jul 1839 Martha FOUTS and Thomas STAFFORD Hamilton A:[?]
16 Sep 1848 Charlotte FOUTS and Amos P. CASLER (Kessler) Hamilton 1:251
6 Jun 1855 Catherine FOUTS and William R. CHAPMAN Vigo 1:235
9 Apr 1856 Emily FOUTS and Reuben PEARCE Vigo 1:350
24 Jul 1856 Susan FOUTS and Robert CHAPMAN Vigo 1:383
9 Oct 1856 Jame FOUTS and Lovicy JOHNSON Vigo 1:412
16 Aug 1821 John FOUTS and Peggy LINDSEY Pike A: 9
27 Dec 1827 Daniel FOUTS and Nancy SIMPSON Pike A: 26
19 Feb 1831 John FOUTS and Nancy McCREARY Pike A: 41
20 Apr 1840 David FOUTS and Christine TRAYLER Pike A: 88
30 Nov 1844 Leonard FOUTS and Elizabeth REPLOGLE Carroll 1.282
3 Jun 1847 George FOUTS and Barbara OAKS (Okerson) Carroll 1:(?)
23 Oct 1847 Daniel FOUTS and Mary PIPPENGER Carroll 2: 12
12 Jun 1848 Henry FOUTS and Mary GROW Carroll 2: 60
12 Sep 1850 John FOUTS and Esther ULERY Carroll 2:193
4 Nov 1840 John PFOUTZ and Eliza MARTIN Cass # 470
9 Sep 1848 Susan PFOUTS and David KNOYER Cass #1024
23 Nov 1843 Eliza FOUTS and Joseph MULL Miami 1: 7
OHIOANS (LESS MORGAN COUNTY) IN THE CIVIL WAR:
BUCKEYE FOUTS, PFOUTS, Etc., WHO SERVED IN UNION ARMY - Concluded
Picking up where we left off in January (No. 5), here are the rest of the Fouts, etc., who wore the Union blue in Ohio regiments during the War between the States:
LOUIS C. FOUTS -Asst. Surgeon, 94th Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Surgeon, 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry. Entered service with 94th Ohio, 21 Aug 1862, became ill in the field, resigned at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 18 Apr 1863. Recovered from illness (acute dysentery), re-entered service 14 Jun 1864 at Nashville, Tennessee, as Surgeon, 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry, with which he served until mustered out 17 May 1865. Most of Tennessee service was detached from unit, serving as Post Surgeon at Tennessee Barracks, Nashville, and as Staff Surgeon at Army Hospitals at Clifton and Johnsonville, Tennessee. Dr. Fouts was 45-years-old at the beginning of his second tour. Prior to service, Dr. Fouts practiced medicine in Troy, Miami County, Ohio. The dysentery which ended his first tour was never cured and caused him to ultimately give up his practice and retire as an invalid to Laurel, Franklin Co., Indiana, where he died 19 Jun 1876. His widow, nee Laura A. Hedrick, who he married 15 Dec 1842 in Franklin Co., Ind., was granted a widow's pension. She died 26 Feb 1899. [Dr. Fouts was the son Andrew Fouts and Sarah Hawkins. Ancestry C.]
LYCURGUS PFOUTS - Pvt., Co. F, 19th OVI (Ohio Volunteer Infantry), mustered-in 25 Sep 1861, Alliance, Ohio, as age 18, a blacksmith by trade, and born Milton, Stark Co., Ohio; re-enlisted as a Veteran Volunteer Jan 1864 at Flat Creek, Tennessee; mustered-out at San Antonio, Texas, 24 Oct 1865. On 31 Jan 1887, Pfouts applied for a disability pension and so qualified. Subsequently, at various times, he advised the Pension Bureau that he was born 10 Aug 1844, that he had married Rachel C. Hurraw in Stark Co., Ohio, on 24 Jan 1867, that he spent his entire life after service in or near Wilmot, Stark Co., Ohio, and that he had five children, three of whom: Varene, b. 18 Oct 1867; Ion M., b. 1 May 1875; and Mary Catherine, b. 31 Aug 1884, survived infancy. He died 17 April 1915 at Wilmot. His widow apparently died as her pension application was being processed. [Ancestry A.]
MATTHIAS H. FOUTTS - lst Sgt., Co. A, 115th OVI; mustered-in 18 Sep 1862 at Massillon, Stark Co., Ohio; served on detached service with the Army of the Cumberland; mustered-out 22 Jun 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tenn. At the time of enlistment, he was age 22, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio, and a school teacher by occupation. During his service, he was recommended for a commission with the U.S. Colored Troops which he refused to accept. Following the Civil War, Foutts was active in manufacturing and politics in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., but was stricken in mid-career by mental illness. He died 29 Sep 1886 at Cleveland. In her application for a pension, Matthias' widow proved that they had been married 12 Jan 1875 at East Liverpool, that her maiden name was Sabina Bloor, and that she had previously been married to and divorced from Lewis C. Wylie, and that their only child was Robert Tilden Foutts, b. 11 Aug 1876. Matthias' widow died 19 Oct 1926 at East Liverpool, [Ancestry E?]
ROBERT B. FOUTTS - Corp., Co. B, 12th Ohio Cavalry; 1st Lt., Co. B, 72nd U.S. Colored Infantry; mustered-in 24 Nov 1863 at Cleveland; discharged 29 Sep 1864 to accept commission in U.S. Colored Troops. Was age 24 at time of enlistment, a native of Columbiana Co., Ohio, and was a school teacher by occupation. [Brother of Matthias.] Mustered-out of service 16 Aug 1865 at Louisville, Ky. Never applied for a pension. [Both Matthias and Robert B. Foutts were son of Thomas Foutts and Rebecca Flowers. Ancestry E?]
RICHARD H. FOUTS - lst Lt., Regimental Quartermaster, 32nd OVI; later (1884) was placed on Army lists as Capt., Co. I, 32nd OVI, effective 17 Jul 1864; enlisted 12 Jul 186L at Carrollton, Carroll Co., Ohio, as Pvt.; subsequently rose through the ranks; mustered-out 2 Nov 1864 at Chattanooga, Tenn. Captured at Harpers Ferry, Va., 15 Sep 1862, and immediately paroled. Never filed for a pension, nor did a widow file for a pension. [Son of George Fouts and Eleanor Hemming. Was a merchant in Carrollton at outbreak of Civil War. Ancestry D, issue of first wife.]
SAMUEL FOUTS - Pvt. , Co. D, 4th OVI, Corp., 15th OVI; Sgt., 136th ONG (National Guard) infantry [a 100-day regiment]; Corp., 187th OVI, Mustered-in for three months service, Camp Dennision (Cincinnati), 4 May 1861; mustered-out 18 Aug 1861 at Patterson, Hardin Co., Ohio. Mustered-in 15th OVI, Mansfield, Ohio, 11 Sep 1861; in hospital 13 Feb 1862 until 22 Oct 1862 when given medical discharge. Mustered-in 23 May 1864, 136 ONG Infantry; mustered-out 31 Aug 1864 at Camp Chase (Columbus), Mustered-in 14 Feb 1865, 187th OVI, at Camp Chase, promoted to Corporal and assigned as Clerk, Freedman's Bureau, Macon, Ga., where served until mustered-out there on 20 Jun 1866. Enlistment papers give Samuel's birthplace as Morrow Co., Ohio, his age at last enlistment as 24, by occupation a farmer. On 14 Feb 1890, Samuel E. Fouts, of Westerville, Franklin Co., Ohio, filed for an invalid's pension. Subsequently, he advised the Pension Bureau that he was born in Richland Co., Ohio, 13 Apr 1839; that he had married Julia A. Shanck 17 Feb 1863 in Morrow Co., Ohio, and that he had four children: Rosabelle, b. 12 Jan 1864; Edith L., b. 15 Dec 1866; DeWitt S., b. 31 Jul 1868; and Albert C., b. 2 Jan 1874, of whom DeWitt S. did not survive until 1897. Samuel E. Fouts died in Westerville, Ohio, 9 Nov 1915. If a wife survived, she did not file for a pension. [Samuel E. held the record for serving in most regiments. He was another of orphaned sons of Henry Pfouts and Fanny Gable. Of all those sons, only Samuel E.'s son Albert C. carried the surname into the next generation. Ancestry A.]
SAMUEL FOUTS - Corp., Co., E, 131 ONG Infantry [ 100-days ]; mustered- in 14 May 1864 at Camp Chase, Ohio; mustered-out 25 Aug 1864, same place. Apparently spent entire tour of duty guarding lighthouses on Lake Erie. On 27 Jun 1892, Fouts filed for an invalid's pension, Subsequently, he advised the Pension Bureau that he was a resident of Germantown, Montgomery Co., Ohio, at the time of his enlistment; that he married Mary J, Williamson on 10 Oct 1861 in Montgomery Co.; and that his only issue was Calvin Courtney Fouts, b. 18 Jan 1863, He died 29 Aug 1900 in Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, His pensioned widow died 18 Sep 1920 at the same place. [This Samuel Fouts was the son of John Fouts and Mary Judy, of German Twp., Montgomery Co., Ohio. Ancestry B.]
SOLOMON FOUTZ - Pvt., 3rd Independent Battery, Ohio Light Artillery; Mustered-in 17 Jan 1862 at Hanoverton, Columbiana Co., Ohio; on detached duty as Provost Guard at Cincinnati, July-August, 1862; died 15 Oct 1863 at Army General Hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Discharge (by death) Certificate states that Foutz was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, was age 22, and was a laborer by occupation. [Solomon was the son of Israel Foutts and Harriet Garretson, of Jefferson Co., Ohio. Ancestry E?]
THOMAS FOUTS - Pvt., Co. I, 23rd OVI; mustered-in 11 Jun 1861 at Camp Jackson, near Columbus, on enlistment at Cleveland; sickened in November, 1861, and hospitalized thereafter at Cincinnati, Charleston, Wheeling, Raleigh (Va.); then served as hostler for General officers at Brigade and Divisional headquarters; mustered-out 30 Jun 1864 on expiration of enlistment Army records state he was age 19 at time of enlistment, was born in Hampden, Geauga Co., Ohio, and was a farmer by occupation. On 20 Mar 1888, Thomas Fouts, of Montcalm Co., Mich., filed for an invalid pension. Subsequently, he told the Pension Bureau that he was born 1 Oct 1840 in Geauga Co., Ohio, that he was married 16 Oct 1867 to Lydia Ann Babcock at Thornapple, Barry Co. , Mich. , and that his only children were Addie Kay Fouts (married name Leasia) , b. 17 Sep 1868, and Frank Ernest Fouts, b. 30 Aug 1876, who died between 1898 and 1915. Thomas F. Fouts died 23 Jun 1927 at Soldiers Home, Michigan. If a widow survived, she did not file for a pension, The following affidavit of interest is included in Thomas Fouts' pension file in the National Archives:
State of Oregon )
) : ss.
County of Clackamas )
I, Darius Fouts, being duly sworn on oath say:
That I reside in Clackamas County, Oregon, and that I am a brother of Thomas Calvin Fouts, who resides in Howard City, Michigan, whom I personally know was a member of Co. I, 23 Ohio Vol.
That I have in my possession a book known as Dr. Doodridge's Family Expositor, of which I cannot state the date of printing, the date of publication being torn out of same, but I personally know that it was the family bible and record, kept by my father, Michael Fouts, and that I have had it in my possession since said Michael Fouts died, and have known of it and see it from my childhood up to the present time as being the family record of birth and death in our family.
That it contains the birth of my mother and father and shows that my mother was born Oct. 15th, 1811, and my father was born May 1, 1809.
The record also shows that my brother Thomas Calvin Fouts was born on the 1st day of Oct. 1840, and I was born Nov. 30, 1844.
Affiant states that he knows of his own knowledge that the record above referred to is the true record of the date of birth of said Thomas Calvin Fouts and that the same is contained in the family bible now in my possession, and that the writing therein is in the hand writing of my father and the father of said Thomas Calvin Fouts, and was written by him.
/s/ Darius Fouts
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 11th day of November, A.D. 1910.
/s/ E. L. Moulton
Notary Public for Oregon
[Both Thomas C. and Darius Fouts were the sons of Michael Pfouts and Ann Quiggle, who moved from Geauga Co., Ohio, to Barry Co., Michigan, shortly before 1860. Michael was the grandson of "Baron" John Pfoutz, of Pfoutz Valley in the forks of the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, Pa.]
THOMAS J. FOUTS - Corp., Co. I, 136th ONG infantry [ 100-Days]; mustered-in 13 May 1864, Camp Chase, O.; mustered-out 31 Aug 1864 at same place. Was age 18 at time of enlistment at Johnsonville, Morrow Co.. Ohio. No other data. Never filed for a pension. [This was another of the orphaned sons of Henry Pfouts and Fanny Cable of Richland Co., Ohio, previously of Washington Twp., Franklin Co., Pa. Ancestry A.]
WILSON B. FOUTS - Pvt. , Co. B. , 156th ONG Infantry [ 100-Days]; mustered-in 17 May 1864, Camp Dennision [Cincinnati]; mustered out I Sep 1864, same place. Military data includes age 18 at enlistment, born Darke Co., Ohio, enlisted Eaton (Preble Co.), Ohio, occupation as shoemaker. On 7 Jul 1890, Wilson B. Fouts, of Union City, Randolph Co., Indiana, filed for an invalid's pension. Subsequently, he told the Pension Bureau that he was born 20 Mar 1846 in Preble Co., Ohio; that he was married 19 Sep 1867 to Minera Rynearson at Ithaca, Darke Co., Ohio, who died on 4 Mar 1890; that he then married Esther Gettinger 18 Jun 1891 near Union City, Randolph Co., Indiana; and that he was the father of four children, all by his first wife: Orion, b. 14 Aug 1869; Dell, b. 20 Feb 1871; Earl, b. 19 Sep 1872, and Wade, b. 20 Apr 1876-d. 30 Sep 1876. Wilson B. Fouts died 4 Sep 1925 at Centerville, Wayne Co., Indiana, The date of his widow's death is not included in the Pension file available to the public. [Wilson B. Fouts was the son of Benjamin Fouts and Susanna Coblentz of Butler Twp., Darke Co., Ohio. Ancestry B.]
This concludes the Pfautz-Fouts-Foutz, etc., who served in the Union Army from Ohio, except for all of those from Morgan County, who--with one exception --- were all descendants of Andrew Fouts and Ann Lemen. We will rest on Ohio for an issue or so --- and consider family members who served from other states. Such as:
CALIFORNIA
ANDREW J. FOUTS - Pvt. , Co. I, lst California Infantry; enlisted 17 Aug 1861 at Marysville; mustered-in 26 Aug 1861 at Presidio, San Francisco; deserted while on detached duty, Mesilla, Arizona Territory, 10 Nov 1862. Military data includes age of 29 at time of enlistment, birthplace as Union Co., Indiana, and occupation as ranchero. Rather unusual data in Company Descriptive Book states that Fouts was bow-legged, had traveled 195 miles to join regiment, and that his next of kin was Lydia Searl, of Portland, Jay Co., Indiana. No pension claim was filed relative to this service. [He was the son of Hawkins Fouts and Lydia Sharp, and a nephew of Dr. Lewis C. Fouts supra. Hawkins Fouts died on the way to California before 1850. His widow married Elijah Searle in Jay Co., Indiana, in 1860. Ancestry C.]
NEVADA
MARION J. FOUTS - Co. A, lst Bn, Nevada Cavalry; mustered-in 17 Aug 1663 at Fort Churchill, Nevada Territory; duty as Indian scout, railroad guard, overland express rider, in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah; mustered-out 17 Jul 1866 at Camp Douglas, Utah Territory. On 12 Jul 1890, Marion J. Fouts, of Pauline, Adams Co., Nebraska, filed for an invalid pension. Subsequently, he told the Pension Bureau that he was born 22 March 1845 and 22 Mar 1848 (each date was given twice at various times over a 20-year period) in Warsaw, Hancock Co., Ill.; that he was married 21 Feb 1876 to Maria Jane Wissvell in Pauline, Adams Co., Nebr.; that he had eight children, all living (1915): Ashley H., b. I Nov 1876; Grace F., b. 19 Jul 1879; Laura E., b. 25 Mar 1882; Daniel W. and Don C., b. 10 Nov 1884; Nora J., b. 10 May 1889; Logan, b. 3 Feb 1896; and Marion J., Jr., b. 24 Jun 1902. Marion J. Fouts died 27 Jul 1933 at Pauline, Adams Co., Nebr. His widow apparently did not Survive him. [He is believed to have been the son of Daniel Fouts and Emmeline Perry, but documentation is still lacking. Ancestry A?]
KANSAS
ZIMRI M. FOUTS - PVL.., Co. E., 1lth Kansas Cavalry; mustered-in Fort Leavenworth, 13 Sep 1862.; sick in hospital at Fort Scott, Jan-Feb 1863; died at home in Coffey Co., Kansas, 1 May 1863. At time of, enlistment, Fouts gave his age as 41, his birthplace as Fayette Co., Indiana, and his occupation as a farmer. On 13 Aug 1865, his widow Catherine married William Morrow in Coffey Co., Kans. In 1869, Catherine Morrow filed for a pension for her Fouts children. She had divorced Morrow by this-time. She provided documentation that she had married Zimri M. Fouts on 10 May 1846 in Wapello Co., Iowa, that her maiden name was Catherine McMahan, and that she and Fouts had been the parents of four children: Lettissa Jane, b. 21 Mar 1849; William Henry, b. 16 Jan 1853; Martha Malinda, b, 10 Jul 1857; and Dora Alice, b. 13 Mar 1860. No further data. [Zimri N. Fouts was the son of Noah Fouts and Phebe Nelson of Taylor Co., Iowa, and Union Co., Indiana. Ancestry C]
NEW YORK
ALBERT PFAUTZ - 2nd Lt., Co. F, 52nd New York Infantry; mustered-in New York City, 1 Nov 1861; seriously wounded at Battle of Fair Oaks, Va., 1 Jun 1862; died 18 Jun 1862 at Philadelphia. In filing for a pension, his widow provided documentation [in German] that Otto Albert Willibald Pfautz and Louisa Amalie Maurer (herself) were married on 25 Nov 1846 in a Catholic ceremony in Prussia, both parties being natives of that State, and that there had been no children. On 19 Mar 1895, Amelia Pfautz, of New York City, was dropped from the Pension rolls because of her failure to claim her pension since 4 Nov 1891. [Albert Pfautz was the son of Benjamin Frederich Pfautz of Prussia. No descendants.]
GEORGE W. FOUTS - Pvt., Co. D, 122nd New York infantry; recruited by bounty promoters in Fulton Co., Ill., mustered-in at Syracuse, N.Y., 17 Mar 1864; became sick, was hospitalized at Washington, New York, and Rochester until discharged 23 Jun 1865. Was age 21 at time of enlistment, gave birthplace as Blair Co., Pa., occupation as a farmer. In 1892, Fouts filed for an invalid pension. Subsequently, he advised the Pension Bureau that he was born 19 Nov 1842 in Blair Co., Pa.; that he had moved from Fulton Co., Ill., to Tremont Co., Iowa, in 1869 and resided therein at Riverton since; that he had married Mariah Pigley, 4 Jul 1869 at St. Augstine, Knox Co., Ill., and that she had died 1 Nov 1881 at Riverton; that there were no children; and that he had not remarried. Fouts died 8 Apr 1922 at Riverton, still a widower. [George W. Fouts for many years was the Postmaster at Riverton, Tremont Co., Iowa. He was the son of Samuel Fouts and Catherine -------, of Blair Co., Pa., and Fulton Co., Illinois. Ancestry E.]
- STILL TO COME: Civil War Pension Abstracts for Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Maryland -
NOTES, COMMENTS, AND QUERIES
Beginning with the next issue, No. 7, July, 1982 (deadline June 20), we will include queries relative to the PFAUTZ-FOUTS-FOUTZ Family. There is no charge for same, but all queries are subject to editing. If the query can be answered from Research Center files, it will be answered by return letter. Send all Queries to Editor, NEWSLETTER, at the JFFA address.
We are sorry to report the death of Ralph D. Foutz, 81, of Tiffin, Ohio, on March 16, 1982 at Toledo. Mr. Foutz was a retired newspaperman who was an early correspondent of the old Fouts Folk Newsletter. He was born in West Alexandria, Preble Co., Ohio, and was a descendant of Hans Michael Pfautz, Jr. For the last 37 years of his life, he was a volunteer weather observer for the U.S. Government and was active in nature and ecological programs.
A special thanks to Helen Fouts Haney, of Walnut Creek, California, for her work in compiling Fouts-Foutz, etc., deaths in California and in obtaining all the Fouts marriages in Davis County, Iowa.
Special accolades to David P. Fouts, of Stanfordville, N.Y., who has volunteered to attack the problem of identifying Jacob Pfautz, Immigrant before 1730. Dave plans on spending the better part of the summer, as work permits, in ransacking the historical and genealogical archives in the Philadelphia area in trying to get a better handle on Old Jacob. This Jacob Pfautz, via his daughter Ann Margaretha, was an immigrant ancestor of President Hoover,
We welcome the addition of Harriet Smith, of Pekin, Indiana, to our group. Mrs. Smith, whose husband is a descendant of John David Pfautz, Immigrant of 1749 --- issue of second wife, has supplied considerable Clark, Harrison, and Floyd counties, Indiana, Fouts data for the files. For those interested, thanks to Mrs. Smith, we now have a complete set of tombstone readings for the Fouts Cemetery, near New Washington, Indiana.
If you have written Dr. Davenport and have not yet received a reply, please be patient. With the move to New Mexico, correspondence has fallen three weeks behind --- you will get a reply.
Mrs. Irene J. Wilson, who was responsible for getting Dr. Davenport involved in Fouts genealogy --- on a dare --- in 1970, is still actively engaged in searching out family data. Her current project is to compile all Fouts marriages in Indiana before 1920. Mrs. Wilson resides in Plainfield, Indiana.
Neil E. Pfouts, of North Chili, N.Y., advises that he plans to sort out Pfoutz Valley in Perry Co., Pa., after he retires on May 19, 1982. Neil knows that his roots are traceable back to Pfoutz Valley, but he is still trying to identify which of the sons of "Baron" John Pfoutz was his ancestor --- Michael or David? John Leonard and George have already been eliminated.