Fredrick Wilhelm Fout born in Meissen in the county of Buckeburg and Duchy of Schaumburg-Lippe, Westphalia Germany, ( His parents were Frederick Wilhelm and Sophia (Spanuth) Faut) emigrated to the United States in 1854, where an uncle lived in New Palestine, Indiana, and whom he made his home.   He continued his studies until he determined to become altogether independent, and engaged himself to a carpenter to learn the trade.   After his apprenticeship was completed he worked at his trade for a while, but aspiring to a higher calling and a better education, he temporarily laid aside his saw and plane to enter FRANKLIN ACADEMY, in Franklin, Indiana. This was in 1859 and he attended school in the winter and returned to his carpenter work in the summer until the spring of 1861, which proved a momentous epoch in his life, as it did in the lives of thousands of other Americans. Frederick served in the Civil War from 1861-1865, earned a Medal of Honor and was injured (loss of hearing) at the Battle of Nashville. FREDERICK W. Fout was a Second Lieutenant, 15th Battery, Indiana Light Artillery. He won the Medal of Honor neaar Harpers Ferry, W. Va... The action which he was awarded the medal of honor was: Voluntarily gathered the men of the battery together, remanned the guns, which had been ordered abandoned by an officer, opened fire, and kept up the same on the enemy until after the surrender. After the civil war he returned home to Germany to see his parents and he formed a tender attachment for a Miss Mathilda Charlotte Brandt,(born 1850), the daughter of his old school master who was a child of four years old when he left Germany.   The young lady reciprocated a visit to the United States and in 1866 came to New York and on August 27th in that city they were married.  After the honeymoon the young couple went to Indianapolis, where Fredrick became interested in the glass manufacturing business.  He and others started a plant in Indianapolis, their plant being at that time the only one in the West.   After a number of years he severed his connection with the glass company, and subsequently engaged in various commercial enterprises, meeting with success and reverses in others.   In 1881 he came to ST. Louis, and for seven years was considered by the Missouri Glass Company one of its most valuable traveling salesman. In St. Louis he was one of the best Pension and Claims attorney's and then also he built homes in St. Louis during the period of 1885-1898. We have him residing at 3100 Clark Ave in 1888 while employed for Missouri Glass Company 2332-2338 Clark Ave in 1884-1886 while employed for the Missouri Glass Company 4205 Finney in 1892-1903 4114 Flad in 1903 3885-Juninata in 1904 600 N. Garrison in 1905 He had three children: Frederick W. Jr. was born in 1866 died in St.Louis Jan 19,1923 Anna Matilda FOUT was born on 8 Jul 1870 in Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana. She died on 24 Nov 1948 in St. Louis, St. Louis Co., Missouri Albert E. was born Dec 1875 in Indianapolis and died unknown. We are looking for the any information on Albert E. Fout or his brother Frederick W. Fout Jr. Any records of Albert E. Fout such as a death date or even a spouse. We have the following information: 1901-stenographer at the Circuit Clerk office 1903-copyist at Circuit clerk office 1904-mngr. at the "DEFENDER" (unknown) 1905-1908- dep. clerk at Circuit clerk office ---1880-1908 lving at 4284 COOK AFTER 1908 HE MOVES TO 5863 A Cote Brilliant then to 5233 Spalding then to 5116 Terry. We are looking for any marriages, children etc. for Albert E. Fout or his brother Frederick W. Fout Jr. Was there a hospital or another institution at 600 N. Garrison in 1905 Any marriage or children of Frederick W. Jr. was born in 1866 died in St.Louis Jan 19,1923 Or any other information on the Fout Family of St. Louis Had three brothers living in 1902 - William in Germany, Frederick in St. Louis, and Carl in New Palestine