The Foulks Family in County Histories
Compiled by Thom Foulks, Colorado Springs, 1997

[Data between square brackets is either explanatory, or suggested as more correct than the original adjacent entry.]

History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania Rev. Joseph H. Bausman
Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1904, pp 160-161.

On Raccon Creek lived also the Foulk(e)s family, who sufferered severely at the hands of the savages. On the second Sabbath of March, 1780, an attack was made by them at a sugar camp at the mouth of Reardons's run, a tributary of Raccoon Creek, where the Foulks family and two other families, by name Tucker and Turner, of Noblestown, were spending the day together. Five men were killed, and three boys and three girls were taken prisoners. One of the prisoners was George Foulks, eleven years old, and another was his sister, Elizabeth, two years younger. A brother, named William [John], eighteen years of age, was among the killed. Samuel Whitaker, a lad about the age of George Foulks, was also made a prisoner and with the others lived to manhood among the Indians. He [his brother, James, an earlier Indian captive] married Elizabeth Foulks after the close of their captivity, and settled on the Sandusky River, in Ohio. George Foulks was a prisoner eleven years, and afterwards became a scout under the famous Indian fighter, Captain Samuel Brady. He married Miss Catherine Ullery, whose home was on Grant's Hill, near Fort Pitt, and after Wayne's victory and the treaty at Greenville in 1795, he settled with her on a farm three miles down the Little Beaver from Darlington, where he died about 1840. He built the first brick house in that section of the country. The old crane and pothooks used in his first house, which was a log cabin, were exhibited in the Loan Collection of the Beaver County Centennial in 1900. They were made from the stays of an English guncarriage brought from Detroit.

History of Richland County, Ohio Compiled by A.A. Graham
A.A. Graham & Co., Publishers. Mansfield, Ohio (no date, ca. 1880), pp 395-397

The Foulks family, who settled near the site of Rome (one of whom became the proprietor of that town), were in some respects a remarkable pioneer family. George Foulks was the theme of many a wild tale of border life. He was captured by the Indians when eleven years of age, and remained with them until he grew to manhood. A record of his adventures would be a fortune to a novelist, but, like thousands of pioneers, he passed away without leaving any written record, and thus there is left by the shadowy, imperfect outlines of a daring, reckless, adventurous life; the vision of a mighty hunter and backwoodsman flitting through forests of the past. Nothing can be told to a certainty, and thus passes out of existence what might have been a valuable record of pioneer life.

Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland Counties, Ohio A. J. Baughman, Editor
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1901, p 641

After the death of his first wife Mr. Humbert married Miss Izora Pifer, of Williams county, and on the 17th of March, 1897, he wedded Sarah M. Foulks, a daughter of William Foulks [1800-1879], now deceased. Her father was born in Beaver county, Pennsylvania, in 1800, and with his parents came to Ohio in 1824, his father, William Foulks [1770-1832/3], entering a quarter-section of land from the government in Weller township. After his father's death William Foulks, Jr., purchased the interest of the other heirs in the home placed and there carried on agricultural pursuits until his own demise. For many years he served as a justice of the peace and was widely known throughout the county as Esquire Foulks. He also served as a township trustee, proving a capable and reliable officer. His wife bore the maiden name of Mary Grimes and was a daughter of James Grimes, who lived near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and in 1821 removed from the place to Richland county, entering a farm in Weller township, which is still in the possession of the family.

Mr. Humbert became the father of nine children. By his first wife he had two children...of the seven children of the second marriage...Alfred...Harry...

Centennial Biographical History of Richland and Ashland Counties, Ohio A. J. Baughman, Editor
The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago, 1901, p 663

Frank M. Cline, an agriculturist living on section 3, Franklin township, was born July 15, 1863, on the old Cline homestead which was entered from the government by his great-grandfather, William Foulks, at an early period in the development of Ohio. William Foulks was born in Pennsylvania, a native of Beaver county. When he was only ten years of age he and his younger sister...

[T.E. Foulks note, 1997: This information is patently incorrect by all other records of the Indian captivity of the Foulks children saga.]

...were captured by the Indians, who at the same time killed their elder brother. He was held captive by the red men until he was twenty-one years of age, when he finally made his escape. They allowed him many privileges, permitting him to hunt, and on one such occasion he stole away, rowed over a stream in a stolen canoe, and on the other side met a young lady who assisted him to escape. His romantic history was further heightened by his marriage to the young lady some time afterward. On coming to Ohio he secured wild land on the Indian trail between Sandusky and Pittsburg. It was situated near Hilton, half a mile below the camping ground of the Indians. He afterward took up a claim which he had seen in Ohio when he was with the red men as a captive.

Jacob Cline, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born in Maryland, near Hagerstown, and married Elizabeth Foulks, the daughter of William Foulks, thus mentioned. About 1815 they came to Richland county. They had eleven children: George F., William, Alfred, Charlotte, Henry, Eli, Standard, Louisa, Pressley, Catherine and Elizabeth [Cline].

History Of The Village Of Calcutta Calcutta - Ninety Years Ago by Mary Alice Trotter Townley
Publisher unknown

Calcutta had its beginning in 1810 as West Union, having been founded by Michael Shurtz and William Foulks. Since West Union was on the stagecoach route between Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the founders built a hotel, a livery stable, and a store for travelers. John Bever and Thomas Moore erected a covered bridge across the creek about two miles up from where the creek empties into the Ohio River. About this time in 1807, John Bever, Jacob Bowman, and John Coulter had build a paper mill on the east side of Beaver Creek, called the Ohio Paper Mill, the first paper mill in the Northwest Territory. When the time came to get a post office in the town of West Union, it was found that another town existed with the West Union name in Ohio. The name was changed to Foulkstown. This went on for a time, but later it was changed to its present name, Calcutta.

History Of Columbiana County, Ohio.
Harold B. Barth, Historical Publishing Company, Topeka-Indianapolis, 1926, pp 966-967

Edwin S. Foulks.

Among the prominent residents and highly esteemed citizens of East Liverpool is Edwin S. Foulks, general merchant, and member of one of Columbiana County's pioneer families. He was born at Calcutta, Ohio, Sept. 6, 1869, and is the son of Albert G. and Amy (Pancake) Foulks.

Albert G. Foulks, deceased, was a native of Columbiana County and one of the well known attorneys of his time. He was the son [grandson; likely son of Charles M. Foulks, firstborn of...] of William Foulks, a soldier of the Revolutionary War, who built the first house at Calcutta in Columbiana County. Albert G. Foulks practiced law and also engaged in the mercantile business during his life. He served during the Civil War and is now deceased. His widow lives at Calcutta. They were the parents of four children: Edwin S., the subject of this sketch; George, a farmer, lives near East Liverpool; Margaret, married William Moore, a farmer, lives in St. Clair Township, Columbiana County; and Mattie, lives with her mother.

Edwin S. Foulks was reared and educated in Columbiana County. He succeeded to his father's business at Calcutta and has always been interested in the general merchandise business. He served as postmaster of that place until the advent of the rural free delivery system, at which time the Calcutta post office was discontinued.

Mr. Foulks was married to Miss Grace Simms, who was born at Cannons Mills, Columbiana County, the daughter of William Simms, deceased. To them were born three children: William S., mention of whom is made below; Albert, married Nellie Swanson, of Wellsville, and they live on the old Foulks homestead near Calcutta; and Mary, deceased.

William S. Foulks, who is successfully engaged in the practice of law at East Liverpool, was born near Calcutta. He was educated in the public schools, East Liverpool High School, was graduated from Bethany College, and in 1915 received his degree in law from Ohio State University. He has offices in the Little Building. Mr. Foulks was married to Miss Summe, of Columbus, Ohio. They have two sons, Edwin and William, Jr. Mr. Foulks is a veteran of the World War and was one of the organizers of the East Liverpool Post of the American Legion, of which he has served as commander several times. He has attended all of the national conventions of the Legion as a delegate. He is also a member of La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux. He is a member of the Columbiana Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, American Bar Association, and Southern Columbiana County Bar Association.

Edwin S. Foulks is a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican and has held many township and county offices.

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