Butler county Missouri, John Foust b 1833 by: © Joyce English Jcenglish@fcbl.net contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** JOHN ENGLISH AND FAMILY B. BUTLER CO. 1833 John Foust & Mary Reigle Foust John Foust b 1833 d 1911 Poplar Bluff Mo and Mary Reigle Foust b 1842 d 1919 Poplar Bluff Mo. Father & mother of Florance Amanda Foust My Great Grandfather. Samuel Thorn and Great Grandmother, Florence Amanda Foust, was married in Poplar Bluff, Butler Co. Missouri, in 1889 Their daughter, Bessie G.Thorn, was born 1894, in Poplar Bluff. Bessie was a child of five when her mother, Florence Amanda Foust, was taken in death. Bessie, was raised by her grandparents Hillary and Mary Thorn in Poplar Bluff. Her Father Samuel Thorn, remarried and moved to Arkansas. Bessie married in Arkansas in 1913, and in 1918 she and her husband, Paul Elms moved back to Poplar Bluff to help with family farming. Here in Poplar Bluff, is where their daughter Helen Elms was born in 1920. They remained in Poplar Bluff until 1923 when they returned to Ark. John Foust,son of Henry Foust,born April 13, 1833 in Sullivan Co.Kingsport Tn,died August 24, 1911 in Butler Co.Mo.married(1)Louisa Amanda Hall September 12,1855 in Carroll Co.In.married (2) Mary Reigle November 21,1860 in Carroll Co.In, daughter of Samuel Riggle. Child of John Foust and Louisa Hall is: i. William Marion Foust, born July 07, 1857  Carroll Co.In;died Sept 25,1869 Carroll Co.In. Children of John Foust and Mary Reigle are: i. George Albert Foust,born June 16,1861 in Carroll Co In;died Sept 29,1862 in Carroll Co In. ii Martha Emiline Foust,born Feb15, 1863 in Carroll Co In.married Franklin P. Foust March 09, 1882 in Carroll Co In. iii. Caradon "Carrie "Adision Foust, born May 08,1866 in Carroll Co In;died March 02, 1936 in Bollinger Co Mo.married (1)Ida Spunlock.married (2) Emma A. Hunsacker. iv. Charles Edward Foust,born Jan18,1870 in Carroll Co In;died June 24,1942 Butler Co Poplar Bluff Mo.married Isabelle McIven January 18,1894 in Butler Co Poplar Bluff Missouri. v. Florance Amanda Foust,born January 12, 1872 in Carroll Co In;died March 25,1899 in Hill Co Hubbard Texas.married Samuel M."Samie" Thorn Jan 12,1889 in Butler Co Poplar Bluff Missouri. vi. Alexander Theodore Foust, born Jan 12, 1874 in Carroll Co In.married Mary Hensley. vii. Herbert Olten Foust, born 1876 in Butler Co Poplar Bluff Mo.married Elzada"Parzada" Thorn.