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Facts and Events
They were on the 1850 census in Macon Co., NC.
7th Census of the United States - 1850
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Occupation | Real $ | Birth Place
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| Macon Co., NC - Tennessee Valley
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| Page 322B, H/F # 107/109
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| James Foutes | 40 | M | W | Wagon Maker | 500 | Wilkes NC
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| Rebecca Foutes | 32 | F | W | | | Burke NC
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| Thomas Barnes | 70 | M | W | | | Unknown
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| Elizabeth Barnes | 70 | F | W | | | "
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| William Foutes | 12 | M | W | | | Macon
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| Susan Foutes | 10 | F | W | | | "
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| Catherine Foutes | 8 | F | W | | | "
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| Amanda Foutes | 6 | F | W | | | "
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| Nancy Foutes | 4 | F | W | | | "
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| Martha Foutes | 2 | F | W | | | "
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| James Reynolds | 23 | M | W | Farmer | | SC
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William R. Fouts married Mary Lucinda Tanner ca 1858. No marriage record was found in Macon Co., NC, nor in Towns Co., GA where she was from.
They were on the 1860 census in Macon Co., NC next to his uncle John Fouts. Mary's sister Matilda Tanner was living with John.
8th Census of the United States - 1860
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Occupation | Real $ | Pers $ | Birth Place
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| Macon Co., NC - Burningtown District
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| Page 290B, H/F # 875/895 - Franklin PO
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| William R. Fouts | 22 | M | W | Farmer | | 350 | Macon
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| Mary L. Fouts | 21 | F | W | | | | "
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| James E. Fouts | 2 | M | W | | | | "
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| Susa Fouts | 6/12 | F | W | | | | "
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| Barbary Hefby | 65 | F | W | Pauper | | | SC
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CIVIL WAR: 7 Jul 1862 Company A, 7th Battalion, North Carolina Cavalry. William R. FOUTS, Corporal. Enlisted Macon Co, NC age 24 on 7 Jul 1862. Mustered in as Cpl. Transferred to Company E, 65th Regiment, NC Troops on 3 Aug 1863.;
CIVIL WAR: 3 Aug 1863 Company E, 65th Regiment, North Carolina Troops. William R. FOUTS, Private. Transferred from Company A, 7th Battalion, NC NC Cavalry on 3 Aug 1863. Absent wounded Sep/Dec 1863. Absent without leave 29 Feb 1864 through 4 Jun 1864. Reduced to Pvt. P/A through Oct 1864.;
They were on the 1870 census in Macon Co., NC next to his parents.
9th Census of the United States - 1870
| Name | Age | Sex | Race | Occupation | Real $ | Pers $ | Birth Place
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| Macon Co., NC - Franklin
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| Page 303, H/F # 61/69 - Franklin PO
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| William Fouts | 32 | M | W | Farmer | | 150 | NC
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| Mary L. Fouts | 32 | F | W | Keeping House | | | NC
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| James Fouts | 11 | M | W | At Home | | | NC
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| Kansas Fouts | 9 | F | W | | | | NC
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| John H. Fouts | 5 | M | W | | | | NC
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| Rebecca Fouts | 7 | F | W | | | | NC
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| Elalia Fouts | 4 | F | W | | | | NC
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| Jesse R. Fouts | 2 | F | W | | | | NC
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| Albert R. Fouts | 1/12 b. May | F | W | | | | NC
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| James Evans | 40 | M | W | Pauper [Idiotic] | | | NC
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They were on the 1880 census still next to his parents.
10th Census of the United States - 1880
| Name | R-S | Age | Rel | MS | Occupation | Birth Places
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| Macon Co., NC - Franklin
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| Page 466B, H/F # 45/46
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| W. R. Fouts | W M | 42 | | M | Blacksmith | NC-NC-TN
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| M. L. Fouts | W F | 43 | wife | M | Keeping House | GA-NC-NC
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| R. J. Fouts | W F | 18 | dau | S | At Home | NC-NC-GA
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| J. H. Fouts | W M | 16 | son | S | At Home | NC-NC-GA
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| J. A. Fouts | W F | 14 | dau | S | At Home | NC-NC-GA
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| J. R. Fouts | W M | 12 | son | S | | NC-NC-GA
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| A. R. Fouts | W M | 10 | son | S | | NC-NC-GA
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| J. A. Fouts | W M | 8 | son | S | | NC-NC-GA
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| S. E. Fouts | W M | 6 | son | S | | NC-NC-GA
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| E. M. Fouts | W F | 4 | dau | S | | NC-NC-GA
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| W. T. Fouts | W M | 2 | son | S | | NC-NC-GA
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They were still in Macon for the 1900 census. Unfortunately this one was very dim and hard to read.
12th Census of the United States - 1900
| Name | Rel | R-S | Birth-Age | MS | Birth Places | Occupation
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| Macon Co., NC - Franklin
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| Page 74B, H/F # 153/153
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| William Fouts | Head | W M | May 1838 62 | M 41 | NC-NC-NC | Farmer
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| Mary L. Fouts | wife | W F | Jul 1837 62 | M 41 12-10 | NC-NC-NC |
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| Ceburn E. Fouts | son | W M | Nov 1874 25 | S | NC-NC-NC | Farmer
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| Emma M. Fouts | dau | W F | Oct 1876 23 | S | NC-NC-NC |
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| William T. Fouts | son | W M | Oct 1878 21 | S | NC-NC-NC | Farmer
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| Green T. Fouts | son | W M | Feb 1882 18 | S | NC-NC-NC | Farm Laborer
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They were in Macon for the 1910 census. They appeared to be in the same household with Marshall and Addie Kimsey. They aren't related as far as is known.
13th Census of the United States - 1910
| Name | Rel | S-R | Age | MS | Birth Places | Occupation
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| Macon Co., NC - Franklin
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| Page 53B, H/F # 54/54
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| Marshel Kimsey | Head | M W | 52 | M1 28 | GA-NC-GA | Farmer
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| Addie Kimsey | Wife | F W | 43 | M1 28 7-7 | NC-NC-NC | None
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| Mirtle Kimsey | dau | F W | 18 | S | NC-GA-NC | None
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| Earl Kimsey | son | M W | 9 | S | NC-GA-NC | None
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| Pearl Kimsey | dau | F W | 3 | S | NC-GA-NC | None
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| William Fouts | Head | M W | 71 | M1 50 | NC-NC-NC | Farmer
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| Mary L. Fouts | Wife | F W | 72 | M1 50 | GA-NC-NC | None
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| Sewerd Fouts | son | M W | 38 | S | NC-NC-GA | None
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| William Fouts | son | M W | 28 | S | NC-NC-GA | None
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William Riley Fouts died on 22 May 1917 and is buried at the Fouts Cemetery in Macon Co., NC.
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