John Foust (1785 - 1861)

Born 26 Nov 1785 in Shrewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Cable) Foust — married 1 Sep 1816 in Scalp Level, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 12 May 1861 at age 75 in Scalp Level, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

Name

Name: John /Foust/

Given Name: John

Surname: Foust

Note: An alternate spelling appears on many on-line sites: Faust. As evidenced by the tombsyones of John & Jacob, they did not use this spelling. I found one historical reference to Balthasar that also used the Foust spelling.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 26 NOV 1785

Place: Shewsbury Twp, York County, PA

Death

Death:

Date: 12 MAY 1861

Place: Scalp Level, Cambria County, PA

Census

Census:

Date: 1810

Place: Berlin, Brothers Valley Twp, Somerset Co, PA

Census:

Date: 1820

Place: Shade Twp, Somerset Co, PA

Census:

Date: 1830

Place: Shade Twp, Somerset Co, PA

Census:

Date: 1840

Place: Shade Twp, Somerset Co, PA

Census:

Date: 1850

Place: Richland Twp, Cambria Co

Note: Occupation = carpenter

Event

Event:

Type: Marriage

Date: 1816

Place: Somerset Co, PA

Burial

Burial:

Place: Foust (Kunkle) Cemetery in Windber, Somerset County,PA

Note

Note: John and Nicholas Foust (his brother?) were very early settlers of the Berlin area of Brother's Valley, Somerset County as were Dorothy Cable's family, arriving here in the 1770's.

Grave marker states he was a Private 5 Bn; 1 Brig PA Inf; War of 1812

Children of Dorothy CABLE and John FOUST are:

George Washington FOUST was born 11 Jul 1817 in .York (Adams) CO, PA, and died 11 Mar 1874. He married Susan METZGER 18 Aug 1850. She was born 8 May 1825, and died 8 Apr 1878.

Jacob Edgar FOUST was born 4 May 1819 in Somerset County PA, was christened 11 Jul 1819 in Stoyestown, Somerset, PA, and died 29 Sep 1894 in Scalp Level, Cambria, PA. He married Elizabeth "Eliza" CLARK 28 Sep 1841 in Somerset County PA. She was born 13 Jan 1823 in Hooversville, Somerset CO, PA, and died 10 Feb 1910 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA.

Susannah FOUST was born 21 Jul 1821 in Scalp Level, Cambria, PA, and died 1851. She married John Joseph MENSER OR MINSAR.

Eva Ann FOUST was born 11 Jan 1824 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA, and died 21 Aug 1908 in Conemaugh Twp, Somerset CO, PA. She married Joseph ORRIS 1847. He was born 23 Mar 1827 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA, and died 20 Jul 1903 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA.

Sarah(Sally) FOUST was born 1826 in , Somerset, PA, and died 26 Mar 1893 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA. She married David STUFFT. He was born 1826 in Stoystown, Somerset CO, PA, and died 1896 in Scalp Level. Cambria CO, PA.

John A FOUST was born 25 Jun 1828 in , Somerset, PA, and died 12 Sep 1889. He married Elizabeth EASH 29 Apr 1849. She was born 1 May 1829 in Somerset CO PA, and died 26 May 1872. He married Catharine LOWERY 1872.

Ebenezer FOUST was born 21 Nov 1830 in Scalp Level, Cambria, PA, and died 31 May 1892 in New Cambria Twp, Saline, KS. He married Anna Marie GIERSH 1857 in Cambria CO PA. He married Sarah DONMYER 10 Mar 1861 in , Cambria, PA, daughter of Lewis DONMYER and Catherine SHAFFER. She was born 10 Feb 1836 in Salix, Cambria, PA, and died 17 Oct 1912 in New Cambria Twp, Saline, KS.

Mary Jane FOUST was born 10 Oct 1832 in , Somerset, PA, and died 11 Aug 1913 in PA. She married Thomas Keefer GAHAGEN.

Elizabeth FOUST was born 1836, and died 18 Dec 1883 in South Fork, Cambria CO, PA. She married Cyrus BRUBAKER. He was born 1836, and died 1864 in Spotsylvania CO, VA. She married Samuel VARNER. He was born 1837 in Cambria CO, PA, and died 1891 in South Fork, Cambria CO, PA.

Sources

Family records, Ancestry.com & Find A Grave at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61745978/john-foust

• WikiTree profile Foust-88 created through the import of Wallace-Morrill Family Tree.ged on Oct 12, 2012 by Lee Wallace.