1817 Birth:2147, p. 3. Recorded at St. Paul's or Old "White" Church at Ringtown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania as Louis, born Feb 1817 (day not recorded) and baptised 6 April 1817 to parents Adam Vogt and Susanna, sponsored by Roland and Elizabeth Zimmerman.

1841 Marriage:2783, p. 264. Lewis Focht married Martha Bailiff in October 1841 in Allen County, Ohio.

1850 U.S. Census:2779
Auglaize County, Ohio (Union Township)
Enumerated 31 July 1850
Lewis Focht •• 33, male, farmer, real property value $1,600, born in Pennsylvania
Martha •• 29, female, born in Ohio
Andrew J. •• 8, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Amanda A. or H. •• 6, female, born in Ohio
Adam •• 4, male, born in Ohio
William •• 1, male, born in Ohio
Francis McCurnes •• 18, male, laborer, born in Ohio

Second Marriage: Date and location of Martha Bailiff's death and Louis' subsequent re-marriage to Mary remains unknown to this researcher.

1860 U.S. Census:2780
Fremont County, Iowa (Sidney Township)
Enumerated 21 June 1860
Louis Focht •• 43, male, real property value $4,000, personal property value $1,500, born in Pennsylvania
Mary •• 23, female, born in Ohio
Andrew J. •• 18, male, farmer, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Amanda •• 16, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Adam •• 13, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Wm. •• 11, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Susannah •• 8, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Gilbert •• 4, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year

1870 U.S. Census:2781
Fremont County, Iowa (Sidney Township)
Enumerated 12 August 1870
Lewis Focht •• 53, male, white, farmer, real property value $12,000, personal property value $3,000, born in Pennsylvania
Mary •• 33 (lined through), female, white, housekeeping, born in Ohio
Huldah •• 10, female, white, at home, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Matilda •• 8, female, white, at home, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Sarah •• 2, female, white, at home, born in Iowa
Mary Reeves •• 15, female, white, at home, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Wm. Focht •• 21, male, white, carpenter, personal property $300, born in Ohio

1880 U.S. Census:2784
Fremont County, Iowa (Prairie Township)
Enumerated 6 July 1880
Lewis Focht •• white, male, 63, married, unemployed 3 months during year, disabled with brain fever, born in Pennsylvania, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Pennsylvania
Mary •• white, female, 41, wife, married, housekeeping, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Pennsylvania
Matilda •• white, female, 17, daughter, single, born in Iowa, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio
Sarah •• white, female, 12, daughter, attended school within the year, born in Iowa, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Ohio

1892 Death:2782 Tombstone in Randolph Cemetery, Riverside Township, Fremont County, Iowa and recorded by Iowa WPA Project with date of death as 23 August 1892.