Charles G. Foltz was born at West Winfield, Herkimer County, New York,
September 9, 1837. His parents were Benjamin Foltz, a Presbyterian
clergyman, and Jane Harwood Foltz. In 1846 the family moved to
Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 1849 to Wisconsin, first to Rock County,
then to Walworth County, and in 1854 to Burlington, Racine County,
where he has since resided.