This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/5BX.2ACEB/428.2.1 Message Board Post: Judy Actually I was researching a friend's family but that's OK, happy to try to add to what he knows about his family. We traced my friend Bill Foust's family back to a Samuel Foust born about 1868 in Indiana. He married Laura Sills in Wells County, IN in about 1891. There were actually 3 Samuel Fousts living in one general area of Indiana (Henry, Wabash and Wells County) in the 1880 census. We think it likely that the right Samuel was the one living in Chester Township, Wells County, son of Jacob Foust born 1824-1825. Samuel and Laura Foust were living in Wells County, IN in the period 1900-1930. We think but aren't entirely sure that Samuel Foust's parents were Jacob Foust born 1824-1825 in Ohio and Ruth Wilson born about 1829 in Ohio. Their children were, in addition to Samuel Foust, William born about 1847, William T born about 1850, Priscilla Jane born about 1852, Daniel born about 1854, Reddick born about 1856, Hannah born about 1859, John born about 1860, owen born about 1865, Mary about 1871 and Ida born about 1875. Jacob died in 1910 and was buried in Westfield Township, Morrow County, OH. In 1850, I found what I believe to be the above mentioned Jacob Foust living with his mother Mary (a widow apparently) and two sisters Christina and Emily in Cardington, Morrow County, OH. Mary and her late husband were both born in Pennsylvania. There was a Jonas Foust born about 1808 living two farms away with his wife Elizabeth and 7 children who is probably a relative of Jacob's father. This is as far as I had been able to go because of the fact that Jacob's father was dead prior to 1850. Since I don't know Jacob's father's name, and the census prior to 1850 don't mention the names of other people in the household, that ended the search. There were a lot of people with this name living in both Indiana and Ohio when I was doing the research which of course makes it difficult to make sure you have the right people.