Missouri Family Group Sheet for the Henry Martin ROUSH Family

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Husband: Henry Martin ROUSH
Birthdate: 28 Jul 1834
Birthplace: Delaware Co, Ohio
Death date: 5 Sept 1901
Place of death: Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Burial: Strasburg Cemetery, Cass Co, MO
Father: Martin John ROUSH
Mother: Abigail LEE

Marriage date: 15 Jun 1856
Marriage place: Vermillion Co, IN

Wife: Martha Elizabeth FOUTS
Birthdate: 24 Dec 1836
Birthplace: Delphi, Carroll Co, IN
Death date: 30 Sep 1928
Place of death: Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Burial: Strasburg Cemetery, Cass Co, MO
Father: Henry Harrison FOUTS
Mother: Lucinda MENAUGH

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: ROUSH, Calvin Henry
Sex: M
Birthdate: 15 Apr 1857
Birthplace: ILL
Death date: 9 Oct 1877
Place of death: Moundville, Vernon Co, MO
Burial:
Marriage date:
Marriage place:
Spouse's name:

Child No. 2: ROUSH, Carrie Maria
Sex: F
Birthdate: 26 Aug 1858
Birthplace: Iroquois Co, ILL
Death date: 29 Jul 1946
Place of death: Kansas City, MO
Burial: Strasburg Cemetery, Polk Twp, MO
Marriage date: 13 Apr 1881
Marriage place: Moundville, MO
Spouse's name: George Nelson POWELL

Child No. 3: ROUSH, Charles Wilkes
Sex: M
Birthdate: 7 Feb 1862
Birthplace: Dana, IN
Death date: 22 Jul 1954
Place of death: Kansas City, MO
Burial: Strasburg Cemetery, Polf Twp, Cass Co, MO
Marriage date: 17 Feb 1887
Marriage place: Harrisonville, Cass Co, MO
Spouse's name: Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bell SMITH

Child No. 4: ROUSH, James Ambrose
Sex: M
Birthdate: 18 Jan 1867
Birthplace: Dallas, Edgar Co, ILL
Death date: 5 Apr 1928
Place of death: Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Burial: Strasburg Cemetery, Polk Twp, Cass Co, MO
Marriage date: 5 Dec 1888
Marriage place: Strasburg, Cass Co, MO
Spouse's name: Rachel Ada WEST
 
 
Documentation:
"History of Cass Co", Glenn, Allen, Historical Publishing Co, Topeka, 1917. 1860 Census, Vermillion Co, IN Henry M. Roush;
1870 Census Vernon Co, Moundville, MO Roush, Henry;
1880 Census Vernon Co, Moundville, MO Roush, Henry M;
1900 Census Cass Co, Polk Twp, MO (did not find this entry in index) Roush, Henry.
Warranty Deed dated Jan 11, 1898 from John Flournoy to Henry M. Roush - purchased 5 lots in Block 30 in Strasburg for $50. Recorded in Book 117 of Deeds, pg 557 of Cass Co, MO (I have original document).
Marriage Certificate (original document)dated June 14, 1856 Henry M. Rouse (sic) to Martha E. Fouts, Vermillion Co, Indiana.
Conflict in birthplaces for first two children - family records say they were born in Vermillion co, IN, however, all census data indicate birthplace as Illinois. Carrie Roush Powell listed Iroquois County, Illinois as her birthplace on the birth certificates of her own children.
Family story: Henry M. Roush was drafted to serve in the Civil War in 1862 (Dana, Indiana), however, Martha was close to delivering her 3rd child. Martha had a history of difficult pregnancies and deliveries. Henry paid another man, Charles Wilkes, to take his place in the War. Mr Wilkes was killed. When the child was born, he was named for the slain soldier. In 1864 Henry Martin Roush was drafted again and was in uniform when the war ended.
Henry and Martha Roush also raised a foster daughter, Lillie Myrtle Robbins. She is listed in the 1880 Census with them as Tillie M Robinson. Lillie had been left behind at an old house when her parents moved, and they never returned for her. Lillie eventually married William Blevans.
Martha Fouts Roush also appears in the 1910 Census, Cass Co, Polk Twp, MO as head of her own household;
In the 1920 Census for Cass Co, Polk Twp, MO, Martha is living with her daughter Carrie in the household of Powell, George M.