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Moses Foulkes History....

He was born about 1825 in Cearwys, Flintshire, Wales.

He is found in a 1841

census which shows him with the Roberts family.

He married Sarah Humphreys around 1845.

Together they had 5 children; Anne born May 28th, 1845, Catherine Elizabeth 1849, Thomas 1852, Robert Moses March 25th, 1854, and Eliza Foulkes 1858. All were born in Flintshire, Wales except Eliza whom was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England.

Moses was employed as a chimney sweep, Moses died at the age of 40 in December of 1865. His wife Sarah is not found past 1861.

The 2nd line of the Moses Foulkes history,

Robert Moses Foulkes

was born in Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales

 on March 24th, 1854,

son and 4th child of Moses and Sarah Humphreys Foulkes.

Robert married Mary Ann Ramsell March 5th, 1877

in Farnworth, Lancaster, England. He is found on 21 Wellington St. in Farnworth in 1881. Robert was a coal miner in England. In 1884, him and his wife came to America (Iowa).

The Foulkes moved to Iowa because it was a good place for coal miners to work at that time.

They had 6 children together, 3 born in England and 3 born in Iowa. Sarah Ann 1879, Thomas E. 1883, Eliza J. 1884 all born in England; and John Richard 1890, William 1892, and Golda May Foulkes 1894 all born in IA.

Eventually, with the exception of their eldest daughter Sarah Ann, the Foulkes went to Los Angeles, California. Robert Moses Foulkes passed away September 20th, 1936 in Los Angeles.

Mary Ann Ramsell was born in Hanley, Staffordshire, England, daughter of William Ramsell and Ann?. Mary Ann passed away in Los Angeles May 28th, 1946.

Sarah Ann Foulkes, daughter of Robert Moses and Mary Ann Ramsell Foulkes, she was born in Farnworth, England on August 15th, 1879. Sarah is the 3rd line in the Moses Foulkes History. Her father had been born in Wales and was a coal miner. Mary Ann was born in England. Conditions in England were very difficult and the family had a great desire to come to America. Robert came first and saved his money so he could return to England to bring his family to America. Sarah was 6 years of age when she arrived here. Because Robert was a coal miner, he also settled in the coal mining area of Iowa, and it was there that Sarah met her husband Alfred Lapp.

Alfred and Sarah had 10 children. Their first child, Pearl, died in infancy. Life certainly could not have been easy for this family. Alfred worked as a miner, and also spent some time as a baker. As soon as the boys were old enough to get a job, they were encouraged to do so. Some of them worked in the coal mines.

They eventually all moved to Wisconsin, settling in Waukesha. Sarah had a bad heart and suffered from dropsy. She passed away on October 8th, 1937 at the age of 58. Alfred lived with various members of his family until his death at the age of 91, on November 15th, 1964. They are both buried in Prairie Home Cemetery in Waukesha, WI. You can still find some of their descendants there today. This concludes Moses Foulkes History.

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