Charles R. Foulkes, 70, Beaver Dam, died Dec. 25 in a Beaver Dam hospital after a long illness. He was born in Lodi and married the former Thelma Smith in 1936. He was a resident of Beaver Dam since 1942 and was a member of the Dodge County Masonic Lodge. He was formerly employed in the lumber business for many years. Surviving are his wife; a son, Walter, St. Charles, Ill.; a sister, Marie Foulks, Fairfield, Conn.; and seven grandchildren. The funeral was at 2 p.m. today in the Briese Funeral Home, Beaver Dam. Published in The Portage Daily Register, Saturday, 27 December 1969, page 6. Transcribed by Tom Brocher on 8 January 2023.
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Charles was enumerated with his parents in Lodi, Wisconsin, in the 1900 US Census, and at Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in the 1905 Wisconsin State Census. He was enumerated with them in Oregon, Wisconsin, in the 1910 US Census.
He married first Audrey Alice Cook on 9 August 1917 in Sauk Co., Wisconsin.
They were enumerated at North Freedom, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, in the 1920 US Census.
Charles and Audrey and first two sons moved from Wisconsin to St. Charles, Kane Co., Illinois about 1922.
They were enumerated there in the 1930 US Census.
Charles married second Thelma Joyce Smith on 4 July 1936.
They were enumerated at Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois in the 1940 US Census and at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in the 1950 US Census. He listed his residence as Flint, Michigan, when he registered for the World War II Draft on 16 February 1942.
Charles was a Vice President of Starkweather Lumber Co., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in about 1950.
All three of his sons served the US Armed Forces during World War II. One son, Charles Robert, a US Army Air Corps pilot, was lost on a mission from French Morocco to England.
His death information in his obituary is verified by the Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997.
Biography by Tom Brocher, last updated on 11 January 2023.
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Charles was enumerated with his parents in Lodi, Wisconsin, in the 1900 US Census, and at Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in the 1905 Wisconsin State Census. He was enumerated with them in Oregon, Wisconsin, in the 1910 US Census.
He married first Audrey Alice Cook on 9 August 1917 in Sauk Co., Wisconsin.
They were enumerated at North Freedom, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, in the 1920 US Census.
Charles and Audrey and first two sons moved from Wisconsin to St. Charles, Kane Co., Illinois about 1922.
They were enumerated there in the 1930 US Census.
Charles married second Thelma Joyce Smith on 4 July 1936.
They were enumerated at Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois in the 1940 US Census and at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in the 1950 US Census. He listed his residence as Flint, Michigan, when he registered for the World War II Draft on 16 February 1942.
Charles was a Vice President of Starkweather Lumber Co., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in about 1950.
All three of his sons served the US Armed Forces during World War II. One son, Charles Robert, a US Army Air Corps pilot, was lost on a mission from French Morocco to England.
His death information in his obituary is verified by the Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997.
Biography by Tom Brocher, last updated on 11 January 2023.
Charles R. Foulkes, 70, Beaver Dam, died Dec. 25 in a Beaver Dam hospital after a long illness. He was born in Lodi and married the former Thelma Smith in 1936. He was a resident of Beaver Dam since 1942 and was a member of the Dodge County Masonic Lodge. He was formerly employed in the lumber business for many years. Surviving are his wife; a son, Walter, St. Charles, Ill.; a sister, Marie Foulks, Fairfield, Conn.; and seven grandchildren. The funeral was at 2 p.m. today in the Briese Funeral Home, Beaver Dam. Published in The Portage Daily Register, Saturday, 27 December 1969, page 6. Transcribed by Tom Brocher on 8 January 2023.
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Charles was enumerated with his parents in Lodi, Wisconsin, in the 1900 US Census, and at Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in the 1905 Wisconsin State Census. He was enumerated with them in Oregon, Wisconsin, in the 1910 US Census.
He married first Audrey Alice Cook on 9 August 1917 in Sauk Co., Wisconsin.
They were enumerated at North Freedom, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, in the 1920 US Census.
Charles and Audrey and first two sons moved from Wisconsin to St. Charles, Kane Co., Illinois about 1922.
They were enumerated there in the 1930 US Census.
Charles married second Thelma Joyce Smith on 4 July 1936.
They were enumerated at Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois in the 1940 US Census and at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in the 1950 US Census. He listed his residence as Flint, Michigan, when he registered for the World War II Draft on 16 February 1942.
Charles was a Vice President of Starkweather Lumber Co., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in about 1950.
All three of his sons served the US Armed Forces during World War II. One son, Charles Robert, a US Army Air Corps pilot, was lost on a mission from French Morocco to England.
His death information in his obituary is verified by the Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997.
Biography by Tom Brocher, last updated on 11 January 2023.
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Charles was enumerated with his parents in Lodi, Wisconsin, in the 1900 US Census, and at Shullsburg, Wisconsin, in the 1905 Wisconsin State Census. He was enumerated with them in Oregon, Wisconsin, in the 1910 US Census.
He married first Audrey Alice Cook on 9 August 1917 in Sauk Co., Wisconsin.
They were enumerated at North Freedom, Sauk Co., Wisconsin, in the 1920 US Census.
Charles and Audrey and first two sons moved from Wisconsin to St. Charles, Kane Co., Illinois about 1922.
They were enumerated there in the 1930 US Census.
Charles married second Thelma Joyce Smith on 4 July 1936.
They were enumerated at Palatine, Cook Co., Illinois in the 1940 US Census and at Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in the 1950 US Census. He listed his residence as Flint, Michigan, when he registered for the World War II Draft on 16 February 1942.
Charles was a Vice President of Starkweather Lumber Co., Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, in about 1950.
All three of his sons served the US Armed Forces during World War II. One son, Charles Robert, a US Army Air Corps pilot, was lost on a mission from French Morocco to England.
His death information in his obituary is verified by the Wisconsin Death Index, 1959-1997.
Biography by Tom Brocher, last updated on 11 January 2023.
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