Morgan Co., Ky birth records list the birth of Walter Fouch on 27 Aug 1854, father William Fouch, mother’s maiden name Eveline Thomas.

His death certificate states Walter S. Fouch, age 58 years, 2 months 14 days, born 22 Aug 1854 in Rowan Co., Ky, died 6 Nov 1912 in Rowan Co., Ky, married, father William A. Fouch, mother’s maiden name Thomas, cause of death ulceration of stomach & stenosis of <illegible, looks like “puloric onfen”>, informant Jas Arther Fouch, Mazor (?), Ill, burial in Elliottville Cemetery.

Rowan Co. birth records, on LDS microfilm #216839, list Mary Ann Cornett, b. 9 May 1858, daughter of Westley Cornett & Seaten S. Morris, place of birth Triplett.

The 1860 census, though, lists Martha age 2, and Mary age 5, and the 1870 census lists Martha age 12 and Mary age 15. Apparently the birth record should be Martha Ann.

Her death certificate states Martha Fouch, age 65 years 6 months 12 days, born 11 May 1858 in Ky, died 23 Nov 1923 in Rowan Co., Ky, widowed, father Wesley Cornett, mother’s maiden name Cealty Morris, both born in Ky, cause of death heart failure, informant Lucy Goodan, Vale, Ky, burial in Fouch Cemetery.

In 1920 she is listed as mother-in-law, age 63, widowed, living with her daughter Lucy Florence Goodan and her husband Norman.

Information that Martha Ann Cornett married Walter S. Fouch is from correspondence with Evelyn Smith <evelynk@bright.net>, a descendant of their daughter Lucy who married Norman Goodan. Since courthouse books from the 1870’s in both Elliott Co. and Rowan Co. were destroyed by fire, we are not likely to find an official marriage record.

1880 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, p. 464B, lists as household/family #331/356:
Fouch, Milliard, 23, farmer; Percilla, 21, wife; Roscoe, 3/12, son; Walter S., 25, farmer; Martha, 23, wife; John, 3, son; Georgie, 1, son. All birthplaces Ky Ky Ky.

(Since no relationship is listed for Walter, and there is not even a bump in the “family” number for Walter, yet the relationships given for Martha, John and Georgie are to Walter, not to Millard, it is likely that the enumerator simply missed a change-of-family when entering the numbers, and that these are two separate households.)

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hoggtown precinct, enumerated 26 June, lists on p. 18A as family #306/313:
Fouch, Walter, 45, b. Aug 1854, farmer; Martha, wife, 42, b. May 1858, married 24 years, mother of 9 children, 9 living; Zona, dau, 19, b. Sep 1880; James A., son, 17, b. Aug 1882; Nevada, dau, 13, b. Feb 1887; Maud L., dau, 9, b. Sep 1890; Lucy, dau, 7, b. Apr 1893; Thomas E., son, 5, b. Dec 1894; Ottie, dau, 3, b. Oct 1897. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, p. 238B, lists as family #21:
Fouch, Walter S., 55; Martha A., 52, wife; Lucy F., 17, dau; Edgar, 15, son; Ollie, 13, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.