Caroline S. Foulke

Narrative:

     Caroline S. Foulke was born on 21 Nov 1822 in Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois.^8,9,10
     She moved to Indiana with her parents by 1830. She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, Aaron Foulke, in the 1830 Federal Census of Laughery, Dearborn Co., Indiana.¹⁷
     Her mother died on 25 Sep 1831, when Caroline was 8 years old.¹⁸
     She was probably the female age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father, Aaron Foulke, in the 1840 Federal Census of Dearborn Co., Indiana.¹⁹
     Caroline married Oliver Perry Cobb, son of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 3 Aug 1843 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with William Johnson, and elder in the Baptist Church, offciating.^11,12
     Caroline and Oliver appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 24 Jul 1850, reporting real estate valued at $35,000. Their children William, Louis and Nancy were listed as living with them, as were three apparent relatives of hers; Nancy Foulk, age 18, Jesse H. Foulk, age 10, and Esau S. Foulk, a river trader age 24; and 23-year-old Harvey Rowling, another river trader.²⁰
     Caroline and Oliver appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $30,000 and personal estate of $50,000. Their children William, Louis, Nancy, Martha, Orris and Caroline were listed as living with them, as were Adaline Bitner, a 16 year-old servant, Richard Block, age 18, and two apparently relatives of hers, Nancy Foulk, age 24, Homan Foulk, age 21. His brother John and his family are listed six households previously, apparently living close by.²¹
     Caroline and Oliver appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 1 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $40,000 and personal estate of $18,000. Their children William, Louis, Nancy, Martha, Orris and Frank were listed as living with them, as were Nancy M. Faulk, age 37, and Jacob Mann, age 20, a farm laborer. His brother John and his family are listed five households previously, apparently living close by.²²
     Caroline and Oliver appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 3 Jun 1880. Their son Frank was listed as living with them, as was Nanie M. Foulk, age 42, identified as a companion, Mary Foulk, age 22, listed as a servant, and 3 year-old Oliver Gilbert Bailey, son of their late daughter Martha.²³
     Caroline was named an heir in the will of her husband, dated 6 Oct 1890 in Aurora, Indiana, in which he left her all his property.²⁴
     Caroline left a will dated 16 Jan 1891 stating she was of Aurora, Indiana, in which she directed that after her debts were paid, that all her real property to her husband for his lifetime, provided there were no legal actions from his creditors against the property. If he were not living at her death, or if legal actions were taken, or at his death, she directed that her property should be equally divided between her daughter Alice, her daughters-in-law Alice Constance Fish, Mary Emma McCreary, Lura C. Milburn and Anna Gray Pattison, wives of her sons William, Louis, Orris and Frank, and grandson Oliver Gilbert Bailey, son of her late daughter Martha, after payment of specific legacies to each to make allowance for advances previously made by her husband. Her daughter was to receive $1,000, Henry and Louis's wives $500 each, Orris's wife $4,000, Franks' wife $6,000, and the grandson $2,500. She named her sons William and Frank as executors.²⁵
     Her husband died on 28 Mar 1891 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.^26,27,28,29
     Caroline died on 29 Aug 1907 in Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 84.^13,14 She was buried on 31 Aug 1907 in River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.^15,16
     Her will was probated on 23 Sep 1907 in Dearborn Co., Indiana.²⁵