Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

OP PENN TDIVNSHIP. 627-
ent time. He has also given attention to agriculture ancl stock-growing
during these years. In political and religious affairs he has always
been liberal ancl tolerant,giring his supl)ortato what appears to hiin
just rather than follo~\r~ng party or sect lines. In society matters
he is a membel. of the Blue Loclge at Tonlon. The two cliilclre~i born
to Mr. ancl Alrs. Fleining: Everett J., born February 7, 1874, ancl Gertrucle
M., January 22, 1877, are pupils in the Castleton schools.
Levi Yozlts, born in TITagne county, Ind., June 2,1S27, is the son of
Jacob ancl Eleanor (Dougzn) Fouts, 110th nati.cres of Korth Carolina
nncl of German descent. In IS31 the family nlovecl to Fnlton county,
Ill., near Canton, ~vhere Jacob died October 9, 1874, after forty-three
lrettrs of ngl~icnlturalife in that county. Ilis wife clied Xorenlber
17, 1868. Of their eleven children seJTen are living: Jacob, a ~viclo\~er;
Salem, at the; lleacl of' ;L fi~lllilv, hot11 residing in hansas, near Ottawa ;
Elianbetl~, in Fulton county, near Cantpn; Leri i~nrl I,ewis in this count^^,
near Bradford ; Francis, near Seclan, IKan., and Alalcoin, near Canton,
Ill., on tlle old home place. Levi Fouts married, in 1851, Miss Kancy,
tlaugl~ter of Elijali and Crirbara (McICinney) Bococli, of Virginia ancl
Pennsylvailia, respccti vely . To them sis cliildren were born, namely :
B:~rbara Eleanor, wife of Sirneon 13ell; resbling near lceota, IOILT\'R ; Alice
Jane, wife of John S. Hoof, near Viola, Ill.; Jacob C., married &la1*-
garet Ann Eagelston, resicling near Canlp Grove ; I-Innnah Alaricz, wife
of John MahleY, near Camp Grove ; Eiijah A. and Cyrus E. are at
ho~ne. I11 1864 Mr. Fouts solcl 111s eighty-acre farm in Fulton county
and coltling here purchased 160 acres on section 13, to it-hich he has
aclcled 220 acres. For thirty-three gears he 1x1s been engagecl in agriculture
ant1 stock-growing here with inarlted success. In political life
he mas a Rel)ul)licnn, but has changed to nn earnest Greenbaclier. In
chumh affairs he is undeaonlinationd but a supporter of all Cllristian
societies.
%urn E'l(lle~; son of Cliauncy I).ancl Lydia (Avesv) Fuller, was born
in Toulon to\vnship, Starl; county, December 91, 18a_ as related in the
lzistory of the Fuller f'a~nilg of Toulon. IIe received a liberal education
i 11 the scliools here, i~the commerciul college, D;ivenport, Iowa, and
at Peoria, coml,leting i~the latter l~l;~ce, and returning, engageit in
mercantile \vorl< at RIotlena. After seine sI~ort time he 1no1-ec1 to
Texas, en aaobecl in the cattle tr;tde tend became one of tlie illost popular
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'' CO\T~-~O~S In tliat state. With tl~c honolas of one season's Texan life
he returned to 11is native col~nty, alicl was engagetl in mercantile business
at Modena until 3Ia~cli, 1 SSC;, \\.hen lie purchased the business
interests of Cyrus Bocucli at Castleton, ~~rliere he is now residing. IIis
inarriz~ge with Miss Fannie 1\11. Cllarli \\as celeb~satecl September 16,
1886. This latly is n daugl~ter of William F. an11 Iia.na C:larl;, of
Pennsy1v;tnin. She came to llodentt in lSS3, took a position in a
mercantile I~ouse there until 1SS5, wl~en she retunled to her Pennsylvania
home, but in 1SSf retnrnetl and iiiarried Air. Fuller. In religion
air. Fuller is a nieniber of tlie M. P. cllurch, in society affairs belongs
to the Masonic Lotlge; mas clirector of the Jloclena district scl~ools for
some time, and a1 ways a quiet but earnest supporter cf ~rliatevet* enterprise
promised public benefit. A letter froin C. D. Fuller, El Doraclo