Individual Details

The only child living with John Foard in 1850 was his married daughter Caroline - the early censuses suggest two sons. I found this person in Davie Co in 1850 living next door to John.
Cicero Ford, age 29, Farmer
Susan, 27
John, 6. Mary, 3. Robert, 1.
Philip Beaker, 20, Laborer

1860 Census. Liberty Twp, Davie, NC, Hh 1042
J. C. Foard, 39
Margaret Y., 26
John B. 16. Mary C., 14. Robt H., 12. Margaret J. 10
Sarah Y., 3. Henry L., 1
A. A. Date, 35, Overseer
Ann E. Irvin, 15, domestic

1870 Census. Jerusalem Twp, Davie, NC, Hh 311
John C. Foard, 49, Farmer
Nancy C., 43
Robert H. 18
Sarah Y, 12
Henry J., 10
Jesse F., 5.

1880 Census. Jerusalem Twp, Davie, NC, Hh 179
John C. Foard, age 59
Nancy C., 50, wife
Henry., 20, son
Henry Albey, 17, Black, servant
Louisa Fowler, 16, Black, servant
Hh 180
Robert H. Foard, 28. Anna, 19, wife
Callie, 11 months, b. July 1879, dau

There is also a huge estate file, 107 pages, for John C. Foard of Rowan, deceased 1892 - found on FamilySearch.org. Knowing that the NC Archives often made errors in filing papers regarding men of the same name. I did look through this file, too, but found nothing else concerning his father.
John C. Foard died in Davie Co NC in Jun of 1892. leaving a will admitted to probate in both Davie and Rowan Counties, as a portion of his land is in Rowan. Jos. C. Irvin was executor. The outstanding debts were about $10,000, and the value of the personal estate of the deceased was about $500 applied to payment of funeral expenses.
Petition for guardian for the infant heirs and sale of lands.
Lands were: tract in Jerusalem Twp, Davie Co adj Frank Owens & others on north branch of the Yadkin River; stone of J. B. Foards & Shoafs corner on the public road - 506 2/3 acres and known as the Home Place.
Second tract in Jerusalem Twp, adj D. J. Tatum & others; Mocksville Road; 256 3/4 acres.
Third tract adj. lands of Jos Hendricks, Mrs. Shoaf, Frank Owens & J. B. Foard in Jerusalem Twp, about 14 acres.
Fourth tract in Franklin Twp, Rowan Co, begin at stake on South Yadkin River - pointers all stakes, no neighbors named - 302 3/4 acres.
Fifth tract: 1/2 interest in a tract in Franklin Twp, Rowan Co & also in Jerusalem Twp, Davie Co, adjoining the 4th tract and known as the Foard & Lindsey Mill Property - 9 acres.
Sixth tract: In Scotch-Irish Twp, Rowan Co, adj J. G. Flemming on the North, Wm Carson on the East, John Carson & Jesse ?Powlas on the South, J. D. Johnson & wife and Dr. D. B. Wood on the West - 121 acres known as the Neely Mill land and J. G. Flemming land.
Seventh tract: About 8 acres in Scotch-Irish Twp, part of the Kilpatrick lands adj J. S. Thompson, Hobsons heir's land and E. L. Johnson.
He left the following legatees and devisees:
John B. Foard, South River, Davie Co of full age
John B. Foard children, to wit: Mrs. Louisa Trott, wife of H. S. Trott, 22 years, new land in NC. Sallie Foard, age 17, South River. John Young Foard, age 14, South River. Mary Foard, age 12, South River. Wm G. Foard, 10, South River. Jesse Irvin Foard, 7, South River. Laura Foard, age 4, South River.
Children of Robert H. Foard deceased who reside with their mother in Rowan Co. Callie Y. Foard, age 12. Maggie C. Foard, age 10. John S. Foard, age 9. Lana Foard, age 7. Robert H. Foard, age 5.
Mrs. Maggie Fowler, wife of Geo. I. Fowler who resides at South River, Rowan Co.
Henry L. Foard who resides at Winston, Forsyth Co, of full age
Mary Catherine Irvin, wife of J. C. Irvin who resides at Stateville, NC, of full age
Nancy C. Foard, widow of Jno. C. Foard who lived at South River, Davie Co.

Birth

1821

Rowan County, North Carolina

Father	John Foard (1790 - 1866)
Mother	Mary "Polly" Bradshaw (1790 - 1848)
Sibling	Caroline Foard (1823 - 1907)