78Y 11M 22D
aka: Fogelsong
Veteran, War of 1812

Son of George Washington Foglesong and Mary Schwartz

m: Mary Fox (1798–bef 1870), Christmas Day 1818, Bath Co. VA.
ch inc:
-Sarah Jane Foglesong 1822–1869 m: Jonathan Hill
-Mary Foglesong 1826–1897 m: John Koonz
-William H Fogelsong 1828–1893
-Elizabeth Foglesong 1830–1853 m: Isaac Pfost
-Jonathan F Fogelsong 1831–1913
-Alpheus Robert "Alias / Elias" Foglesong 1834–?1893?
-Abraham Foglesong 1835–
-James Harrison Foglesong 1837–
-George Foglesong 1840–
-Charles Foglesong 1841–1897
-Margaret Foglesong 1844–1872 Unmarried

1850 Jackson, Virginia, Family 329: FOGLESONG John/57, Mary/47, Jonathan/ 18, Elizabeth/20, Alias/16, Abram/14, Harrison/12, George/10, Charles/8, Margaret/5.

1870 Deepwater, Henry MO: FOGLESONG John/74, Harrison, Charles, Margaret. Son Elias and family are one household away.

Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
Name: Mary Fox
Marriage Date: 25 Dec 1818, Marriage Place: Bath County, Virginia
Spouse: John Foghsong
FHL Film Number: 30620, Reference ID: 1791-1860

War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815
Soldier: John Fogelsong -- {NOTE SPELLING}
Widow: Mary Fox
Marriage Date: 1819
Date Enlisted: 29 Aug 1814
Date Discharged: 22 Feb 1815
Military Service Location: Virginia
Pension Number - #1SO 10879; Pension Number - #2SC 9025
Bounty Land Number - #12815 80 50; Bounty Land Number - #236796 80 55
Roll number: 33; Archive Publication Number: M313
{Note, additional information on form shows Pvt Capt Joseph Johnson's Co., VA Mil; residence in 1850 was Jackson Co VA and in 1871 Montrose, Henry Co MO. Space for DOD of soldier and for widow are blank. No date shown for when filed and no signature on form.}

John's marker difficult to read but looks like spelling is Foglesong. His daughter, Margaret's, marker is engraved Fogelsong and his pension application is spelled Fogelsong. The markers for his sons and his brothers are all as Foglesong.