Charles Thomas Fousnought ⁴

  General Notes:

"Charlie"

He worked at Tolkeim Pump Co. and also farmed.

Information provided by Ruth Wiegman:

"I well remember Grandma Lusetta I have two quilt tops she gave me and I have finished.
Charles married Myrtie first, not next. Lizzie and Myrtie were friends and when Mertie died, she helped with Charlies children."

"I have more, would have to dig for dates. Lizie would lay in bed at night and tell me tales. I spent lots of time on Getz Road."

Buried in Lindenwood Cemetery in Fort Wayne in Section 2, Lot 158

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Factory worker & Farmer. ¹

• Residence: US Census, 1900, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

• Residence: Census, 1910, Sheridan, Mecosta County, Michigan.

• Residence: US Census, 1920, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

• United States Census: Residence, 1940, Wayne Township, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

Charles married Myrtie Jane Perry, daughter of Joseph J. "Jesse" Perry and Henrietta "Nettie" Russell, on 24 Dec 1914 in Remus, Mecosta, Michigan, USA.^{1 2} (Myrtie Jane Perry was born on 4 Jul 1895 in Michigan, USA ⁷ and died on 22 Apr 1925 in Indiana, USA.)

Charles next married Elizabeth Gay Conrad, daughter of Charles Franklin Conrad and Effie O. McAllister, on 22 Mar 1929 in Allen County, Indiana, USA.³ (Elizabeth Gay Conrad was born on 21 Mar 1897 in Ashley, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA, died on 5 Apr 1987 in Betz Nursing Home, Auburn, Dekalb County, Indiana, USA and was buried in Lindenwood Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage License, 21 Mar 1929, Allen County, Indiana, USA.

  Marriage Notes:

Elizabeth was a divorced mother of two children and lived next door to Charles Fousnought on Fletcher Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana.