Charles Morgan Foulks ^2,47,86

   General Notes:

(Incomplete newspaper clipping, publication source and date unknown, forwarded from Martha Foulks Binsley)

St. Clair Township's Early History Vividly Recalled

...The remaining son, Charles Morgan Foulks spent his entire lifetime in St. Clair Township. For many years he was the only school teacher in the township. He was a great student, and frequently at night was to be found head bended over books, while the dim light of the tallow candle flickered hard by.

Charles Foulks not only taught school in the day session; but after the dismissal of the regular sessions, which in the olden days continued only three months during a year, established a private school, where higher instruction was taught to those who found it convenient to pay their teacher a small compensation.

In addition to teaching school, Mr. Foulks also became a Justice of the Peace in St. Clair township, and in the early days was looked upon as the "legal advisor" for folks of that district lying north of the Ohio river.

Charles Foulks also had a "mercantile" leaning, and after a term of school had ended, he built a little one kiln pottery on the banks of Long's run near Calcutta, and there manufactured a line of yellow ware. The finished product was hauled overland to the banks of Beaver creek near Fredericktown, and then floated in boats down the creek to the Ohio river, thence to the different markets. The old foundation of this plant is still to be found on the Foulks farm, but nothing has been left of the building.

Charles Foulks later became County commissioner, and it was then that St. Clair township first began its activity for improved roads, and which effort has continued.

Charles Foulks retained the original homestead in later years, and he was the father of Charles, James, Daniel, Albert and two daughters, Margaret and Jane. Charles, James and Albert served through the civil war, Daniel Foulks became a practicing physician, elected a Justice of the Peace in St. Clair township and many of the older attorneys practicing law in the southern part of Columbiana county tried many of their earlier cases before his court.

Following the civil war Albert Foulks returned to St. Clair township and took up the practice of law...

[Errata: Charles S. Foulks did not serve in the Civil War.]

   Research Notes:

Census:1850 CENSUS;FHL film 020217;Ohio, Columbiana Co.,St Clair Twp.;page 432, dwelling 216;Age 52, farmer, real estate value $6500. Wife: Sydnei age 51; Children: Margaret age 24, Daniel age 21, farmer; James age 15, farmer; Elizabeth age 13; Albert age 7.

Census:1860 CENSUS;FHL film 0803948;Ohio, Columbiana Co.,St. Clair Twp.; Age 62, farmer, Real estate value $4800, personal property $675. Wife; Sydney age 61 years. Children: Margaret age 30; Daniel age 27, farm laborer; James age 24, farm laborer; Elizabeth age 21, domestic; Albert age 17, farm laborer.

Census:1870 CENSUS;FHL film 552683;Ohio, Columbiana Co., St. Clair Twp.; Age 71, farmer, real estate value $12,175, personal property $1600. Wife: Sydney age 71; Children; Margaret age 42, at home; Daniel age 40, works on farm.

Death: New Lisbon Journal Vol.6,No.5, Mon 6 May 1872. (C) Morgan Foulks age 76 yrs. Died at his Res. in Calcutta on Sat. Apr.27.

Burial: Longs Run Presbyterian Church, Calcutta, OH.

Birth: Born 1799 per chart by Minabelle Foulks.

Relationship: Charles Morgan Foulks, descendent of Charles Morgan, surveyor for George Washington,was probably named after him ( his grandfather.)

Marriage: data from IGI April 1988. Married Sidney Herbert, dau. of Daniel Herbert, 17 June 1819. Columbiana Co., Ohio Marriages, 1800-1870.

Military: Charles Morgan Foulks served during the War of 1812 as a Private in Capt.William Blackburn's Company.Ref. p.136 Roster of Ohio Soldiers in War Of 1812.

Education: Greersburg Academy 1802-1902, Darlington, Darlington Twp.,, ,Beaver Co.,Pa. An old register for the years 1816,1817, & 1818 lists the following students;... Morgan Fulks...

Occupation: He was a great student and served as the only school teacher in the township. In addition, to teaching school, he became a Justice of the Peace and in the early days was looked upon as the "legal advisor" for folks of the district lying North of the Ohio River. He built a one kiln pottery on the banks of Long's Run, near Calcutta, Ohio. There he maufactured a line of yellow ware which was hauled overland to Beaver Creek near Fredericktown, and then floated in boats down the creek to the Ohio River thence to different markets. He later became County Commissioner and it was then that St. Clair Twp. first began its activity for improved roads. C.M. Foulks was County Commissioner in 1859, 1860 and 1861. Ref: Combined Atlas of 1870 and 1902, History of Columbiana Co., Ohio.

Residence: Charles Morgan Foulks retained the original homestead of his father, William (the founder of Foulkstown which was renamed Calcutta.) The log house of Charles M.Foulks was a 2 story, ten room house with a long porch the entire length of the log house located on Sprucevale Road.

Ref: IGI April 1988, Batch M513991, Sheet 1307.

Marriage: Columbiana County, Ohio Marriages, 1800-1870. m. 17 June 1819 by Clement Vallandingham.

Death: Notice in "The Ohio Patirot", New Lisbon, Ohio, Friday May 10, 1872, p.2 under Obituaries. "Died - At his residence in Calcutta, Ohio on the 28 Apr., Mr. Morgan Foulk, aged 76 years."

Probate: Columbiana County , Ohio Will Book 4,p.180, #7334.(W)30 Nov 1869.Wife; Sidney. Sons: Charles S., Daniel H., James M. and Albert G. Daughters: Margaret A., and Elizabeth Jane Carman. Sister-in-law: Hannah Herbert. Executor: Daniel H. Foulks. Witness: John Thompson and Charles M Green.

   Marriage Information:

Charles married Sidney Herbert, daughter of Daniel Herbert and Margaret Gibson. (Sidney Herbert was born on May 12, 1799 in Pennsylvania, died on January 22, 1879 in Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio and was buried in Longs Run Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Calcutta, Ohio.)