Individual Details
Christian Fouse
(27 Feb 1825 - 18 Jul 1882)
Events
Families
| Spouse | Eliza Frank (1837 - 1914) |
| Child | Mary Elizabeth Fouse (1873 - 1948) |
| Spouse | Barbara Summers ( - ) |
Notes
Census
Christian Foust age 54 born Pennsylvania, parents Pennsylvania, farmerEliza wife age 43 born Pennsylvania, parents Pennsylvania
Andrew age 28 born Pennsylvania, farm worker
Catherine age 26 born Pennsylvania
Isaac age 24 born Pennsylvania works on farm
Maggie age 18 born Pennsylvania, attends school
Frank age 12 born Pennsylvania, attends school
Clara age 10 born Pennsylvania, attends school
Lizzie age 6 born Pennsylvania, attends school
Ellie G age 2 born Pennsylvania
Harry Shons grandson age 18 born Pennsylvania, works on farm
William Shons grandson age 16 born Pennsylvania works on farm attends school
Death
Birth: Mar. 1, 1825, Pennsylvania, USADeath: Jul. 18, 1882
Civil War veteran who served in Co. K, 78th Reg. PA.V.I. He entered the Army 4 Mar 1865, discharged in Sep 1865.
First wife was Barbara Summers b. 6 Feb 1825
Second wife was Eliza Frank b. Aug 1837
In the 1870 the family is living in Huntingdon Co., PA, Penn Twp. In 1880 they had moved to Porter Twp.
1870 US Census PA, HUNTINGDON, PENN TWP
NARA Series: M593 Roll: 1349 Page: 716
FOUSE, Christian age 45 Born PA
wife: Eliza age 33
Henry age 18; Andrew age 18; Dewalt age 16; Catherine age 15; Isaac age 13; Maggie age 8; Harry age 9; William age 6; Franklin age 2; Clara age 7/12ths
1880 US Census PA, HUNTINGDON Co., PORTER TWP
NARA Series: T9 Roll: 1134 Page: 119
FOUSE, CHRISTION 54 PA PA HUNTINGDON PORTER Twp.
Occ: farmer
2 additional children
Lizzie age 6
Ellie Z. age 2
living next door to John and Catherine Isenberg
Parents:
Theobalt D Fouse (1802 - 1873)
Nancy Shontz Fouse (1804 - 1864)
Spouses: Barbara Summers Fouse (1825 - 1864)
Elizabeth Frank Fouse (1837 - 1914)
Children:
Sarah Ann Fouse Stone (1846 - 1894)*
Nancy Fouse (1847 - 1848)*
Joseph H Fouse (1849 - 1937)*
Henry Summers Fouse (1850 - 1905)*
Andrew Fouse (1852 - 1910)*
Dewalt Fouse (1853 - 1927)*
Catherine Fouse Schoch (1854 - 1920)*
Isaac Fouse (1856 - 1899)*
David Fouse (1858 - 1862)*
Milton Fouse (1859 - 1862)*
Margaret Fouse Rudy (1862 - 1925)*
Frank F. Fouse (1868 - 1937)*
Clara Fouse (1869 - 1881)*
Mary Elizabeth Fouse Hosterman (1873 - 1948)*
Ella Grace Fouse Jackson (1877 - 1962)*
Siblings:
Adam Fouse (1824 - 1884)*
Christian Fouse (1825 - 1882)
John Fouse (1826 - 1891)*
Margaret Fouse (1827 - 1844)*
Elizabeth Fouse Shultz (1828 - 1890)*
Benjamin Foust (1830 - 1865)*
Benjamin Fouse (1830 - 1865)*
Catharine Fouse Grove (1832 - 1868)*
Mary Fouse Hoover (1835 - 1885)*
David Fouse (1836 - 1838)*
Henry Fouse (1838 - 1840)*
Dewalt Shontz Fouse (1840 - 1912)*
Dewalt Shontz Fouse (1840 - 1912)*
Reuben T Fouse (1844 - 1862)*
Frederick S Fouse (1846 - 1903)*
Samuel S Fouse (1848 - 1917)*
Inscription:
Christian Fouse, died July 18, 1882; aged 57 yrs. 4 mos. 17ds. GAR
Note: Some sources give his date of birth as 27 Feb 1825. Appears the calculation on the tombstone may have been in error.
Endnotes
1. 1880 U.S. Census, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Porter twp, Enumeration District (ED) 188, sheet 119C, family 89, line 3, Christian Foust; NARA microfilm publication T9, 1134.
2. Find A Grave, Findagrave.com, database and digital images (http//:www.findagrave.com : viewed 15 March 2015), Memorial# 54466955.
3. Familysearch.org, online \<[Url]\\><, [Cd]><. Hereinafter cited as [ShortTitle]>.

