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JOHN FOUTS, deceased; born in this township July 22, 1814; was a son of Henry and Susanna Fouts, who were born in North Carolina, and emigrated to Ohio, settling in this township in 1803. Our subject was reared on his father’s farm, on which he labored till his marriage with Rosanna Waymire, which was celebrated April 7, 1836; to them nine children were born, seven of whom are living, viz., Henry W., Caroline, Davis, John, Lyman, Susanna and Allen C.; the deceased are Daniel and Harrison. While living, Mr. F. made his home on the place on which his widow and children now reside; this place was the home of his parents, and has been in the family name for three-quarters of a century. Mr. F. departed this life April 7, 1857, the twenty-first anniversary of his marriage; he was afflicted many years with dyspepsia, which became chronic and finally terminated in consumption, which carried him to an early grave. Mrs. F. was born in 1821, and is a daughter of Daniel and Sophia Waymire, who were born in South Carolina, and removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio, about 1804 or 1805; here they made their home until their decease; he died July 3, 1826, aged 49 years and 2 months; she departed this life July 19, 1859, aged 76 years 1 month and 4 days. They were the parents of thirteen children, nine of whom are living, viz., Davis, Daniel, John, Katie, Betsy, Sallie, Henry, Rosanna and Isabelle; the deceased are Polly, Rebecca, Frederick, and one dying in infancy. Daniel, son of our subject, enlisted in the beginning of the late war, in Co. E, 48th O. V. I.; he passed through some of the hard-fought battles of the war, and, from disease produced through exposure in army life, died in the hospital at Memphis, Tenn., March 2, 1863; was born Feb. 26, 1843. Davis was a member of the 8th O. V. C., and served eighteen months; Henry was a member of the 147th 100-day men; Allen is one of the leading educators in the county, having taught six terms in this township; he received the rudiments of his education in the home school; in 1873, he entered the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, for one term, then taught two terms, after which he entered the Hillsdale College, in Michigan, where he closely applied himself to study for a year and a half; his eye sight began to weaken, and he was obliged to yield the struggle for knowledge to save the light of day. Henry Fouts was married to Susanna Mast, by whom he had six children, viz., Mary, Barbara, Matilda, Rebecca, Betsy and John.