BIO: FOUNTAIN FOX, S/O ABRAHAM FOX-WAYNE CO., KY ------------------------------------------------- Contributed by: Diana Flynn "ivie@tima.com" Date: Thursday, July 09, 1998 ------------------------------------------------- FOX, STIPP, MADDOCK, MCDONALD "HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES, STATE OF INDIANA, FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC." CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1884. SULLIVAN CO., INDIANA CUPPY TWP. PAGE 769 FOUNTAIN FOX, farmer, P. O. Farmersburg, son of Abraham and Rebecca (Stipp) Fox. He was born in Wayne County, Ky., in 1797; settled in Vermillion County, Ind., in 1830, where he married Miss Stipp, born in Pickaway Plains, Ohio, in November, 1807, and by which union there were born nine children. In 1837, they came to Edgar County, Ill., and afterward to Sullivan County, Ind., where he remained until 1865, when he sold and again removed to Edgar County, where he died August 1,1880. His wife following him in November of the next year. Subjcet was born in Edgar County, Ill., March 1,1838. He was reared a farmer, but at the age of seventeen began working at the carpenter's trade, which he followed in Sullivan County until 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, First Regiment Engineers, Missouri Volunteers, and participated in the following battles: New Madrid, Island No. 10, Pittsburg Landing, siege and capture of Vicksburg, Corinth, Atlanta, and Sherman's memorable march to the sea. He was mustered out at Louisville, being discharged at St. Louis July 28, 1865. He then returned to Sullivan County, and pursued his trade until 1866, when he went to Edgar County for two years. September 29, 1869, he settled on a farm in Piatt County, Ill., and remained there until the spring of 1883, when he purchased his present place of 205 acres where he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He was married in Edgar County, Ill., June 29, 1869, to Miss Mary A. Maddock, born in Edgar County February 8, 1854, daughter of Joseph and Margaret (McDonald) Maddock, both natives of Preble County, Ohio, he being born in 1817, and the latter in 1820. They married in Ohio in 1835, and settled in Edgar County, Ill., in 1840, where he was engaged in farming and stock raising. He died in 1858, and Mrs. Maddock is still living. Subject is a member of the Old Christian Church. He is a K. T. and K. of P., and politically is Independent. Mr. Fox started in life without a penny, and has attained his present prosperous condition by his own industry and management. In 1880, he attended the conclave of K. of P. at Chicago. **This is all that I have on this family. I am not researching any of these surnames. This is posted in the hopes that it might be of help to someone. Diana ***************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons.Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.