Gustave William Forberg1

M, #1014, b. 19 December 1879, d. 5 July 1964
ChartsDescendants of John Lowery
     He was born on 19 December 1879 in Sweden.1,2,3 He married Emily Jane Foy, daughter of James William Foy and Martha Lowery, on 27 October 1909 in Edgar, Clay, Nebraska, USA.1,2 He died on 5 July 1964 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, USA, at age 84. Miller Tree has 1963.1,3,2

Family

Emily Jane Foy b. 18 Apr 1880, d. 19 Oct 1963
Marriage*He married Emily Jane Foy, daughter of James William Foy and Martha Lowery, on 27 October 1909 in Edgar, Clay, Nebraska, USA.1,2 
Children
Last Edited4 Feb 2018

Citations

  1. [S81] Ancestry Public Member Tree compiled BY: D Miller, online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/1596036/….
  2. [S280] Lavena Lowrey, Lowrey Cousins Far and Near (Marysville, MO 64469: Farmer Printing Co., c 1982), P.216.
  3. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed April 2011, entry for Gust Forberg, Social Security Number 505-48-7584.
  4. [S1801] "US, Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: Accessed February 2018, Edward Dale Forberg; citing Social Security Aplications and Claims, 1936-2007.

Helen Irene Forberg1

F, #3056, b. 25 April 1920, d. 19 January 2012
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
ChartsDescendants of John Lowery
Father*Gustave William Forberg1 b. 19 Dec 1879, d. 5 Jul 1964
Mother*Emily Jane Foy1 b. 18 Apr 1880, d. 19 Oct 1963
     She was born on 25 April 1920 in Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, USA.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Gustave William Forberg and Emily Jane Foy.1 She married Carl Howard Benson on 14 June 1945.1,2 She died on 19 January 2012 in Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Superior, Nuckolls, Nebraska, USA, at age 91.2,3

Family

Carl Howard Benson b. 21 Mar 1918, d. 18 Dec 1969
Marriage*She married Carl Howard Benson on 14 June 1945.1,2 
Last Edited18 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S280] Lavena Lowrey, Lowrey Cousins Far and Near (Marysville, MO 64469: Farmer Printing Co., c 1982), P.216.
  2. [S2669] Obituary for Helen Irene Forberg Benson, online at https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/….
  3. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed July 2019, entry for Helen I Benson.

Martha Lorene Forberg1

F, #3052, b. 26 January 1913, d. January 1980
Relationship3rd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
ChartsDescendants of John Lowery
Father*Gustave William Forberg1 b. 19 Dec 1879, d. 5 Jul 1964
Mother*Emily Jane Foy1 b. 18 Apr 1880, d. 19 Oct 1963
     She was born on 26 January 1913 in Clay Center, Clay, Nebraska, USA.1 She was the daughter of Gustave William Forberg and Emily Jane Foy.1 She married Louie Janssen on 18 June 1946 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, USA.1 She died in January 1980 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, USA.2

Family

Louie Janssen b. 4 Jun 1907, d. 7 Apr 1993
Marriage*She married Louie Janssen on 18 June 1946 in Hastings, Adams, Nebraska, USA.1 
Last Edited18 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S280] Lavena Lowrey, Lowrey Cousins Far and Near (Marysville, MO 64469: Farmer Printing Co., c 1982), P.216.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed February 2018, entry for Martha Janssen, Social Security Number 506-64-0324.

Charlotte Augusta Forbes1

F, #5289, b. 25 March 1878, d. 15 June 1972
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ralph Page
ChartsDescendants of John Page
Father*George Waters Forbes1 b. 1844, d. 15 May 1918
Mother*Lydia Elizabeth Kimball1 b. 29 May 1849, d. 13 Apr 1908
     She was born on 25 March 1878 in Michigan, USA.2,1 She was the daughter of George Waters Forbes and Lydia Elizabeth Kimball.1 She married Daniel Cornelius Schaffner on 25 July 1903 in Kennebunk, York, Maine, USA.3,4 She died on 15 June 1972 in Emporia, Lyon, Kansas, USA, at age 94.2

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan, in the household of her parents, George Waters Forbes and Lydia Elizabeth Kimball.1

Family

Daniel Cornelius Schaffner b. 20 Oct 1872, d. 9 Jun 1942
Marriage*She married Daniel Cornelius Schaffner on 25 July 1903 in Kennebunk, York, Maine, USA.3,4 
Last Edited26 Jan 2025

Citations

  1. [S922] Goerge W Forbs household, 1880 US Census, Ingham, Michigan, population schedule, Stockbridge, Enumeration District 140, sheet 17, dwelling 170, family 176, National Archives micropublication T9-581, Downloaded August 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed August 2013, entry for Charlotte Schaffner, Social Security Number 514-46-3328.
  3. [S468] Ancestry Public Member Tree Dora Florence Thomas/Branch of Schaffner-Kline Family Tree compiled by: trish1389, online http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/1792301/….
  4. [S897] "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1921." Database and images, compiled by The Church of Latter-day Saints. Available online at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1803978: Accessed 26 January 2025, Daniel Cornelius Schaffner; citing Division of Vital Statistics. State Board of Health, Augusta., record type Marriage.

Elizabeth Hemenway Forbes1

F, #8974, b. 27 October 1882
Relationship3rd cousin 2 times removed of Ralph Page
ChartsDescendants of John Page
Father*George Waters Forbes1 b. 1844, d. 15 May 1918
Mother*Lydia Elizabeth Kimball1 b. 29 May 1849, d. 13 Apr 1908
     She was born on 27 October 1882.1 She was the daughter of George Waters Forbes and Lydia Elizabeth Kimball.1
Last Edited30 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S2020] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Forbes and Forbush Generalogy. The Descendants of Daniel Forbush, 1892 (sn: si, 1892). Hereinafter cited as Forbes and Forbush Generalogy.

George Waters Forbes1,2

M, #4643, b. 1844, d. 15 May 1918
ChartsDescendants of John Page
     He was born in 1844 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.1 He married Lydia Elizabeth Kimball, daughter of Isaiah Pratt Kimball and Lydia B Page, on 29 May 1877 in Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.1 He married Nellie Martin.3 He died on 15 May 1918 in St Joseph, Berrien, Michigan, USA.4

Census Information

     He and Lydia Elizabeth Kimball appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Stockbridge, Ingham, Michigan, enumerated 21 June 1880. Their daughter Charlotte was listed as living with them.5

Family 1

Lydia Elizabeth Kimball b. 29 May 1849, d. 13 Apr 1908
Marriage*He married Lydia Elizabeth Kimball, daughter of Isaiah Pratt Kimball and Lydia B Page, on 29 May 1877 in Bath, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.1
Children

Family 2

Nellie Martin
Marriage*He married Nellie Martin.3 
Child
Last Edited6 Dec 2019

Citations

  1. [S377] "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637 - 1947." Database with images. Compiled by The Church of Latter-day Saints. Available online at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520640: Accessed March 2016, entry for George W Forbes & Lydia E Kimball; citing Bath, , New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,992.
  2. [S2020] Frederick Clifton Pierce, Forbes and Forbush Generalogy. The Descendants of Daniel Forbush, 1892 (sn: si, 1892). Hereinafter cited as Forbes and Forbush Generalogy.
  3. [S1403] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2549/: Accessed May 2016, James M Forbes; citing "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
  4. [S1795] "Michigan, Death Records, 1867 - 1952." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60872/: Accessed May 2016, George Forbes; citing Death Records. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.
  5. [S922] Goerge W Forbs household, 1880 US Census, Ingham, Michigan, population schedule, Stockbridge, Enumeration District 140, sheet 17, dwelling 170, family 176, National Archives micropublication T9-581, Downloaded August 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  6. [S2021] Geroge W Forbes household, 1900 US Census, Berrien, Michigan, population schedule, Saint Jospeh, Enumeration District 76, sheet 22A, dwelling 421, family 457, National Archives micropublication T623-703.

James M Forbes1

M, #8975, b. 16 March 1885, d. 19 October 1962
Father*George Waters Forbes1 b. 1844, d. 15 May 1918
Mother*Nellie Martin2
     He was born on 16 March 1885 in Michigan, USA.1,2 He was the son of George Waters Forbes and Nellie Martin.1,2 He died on 19 October 1962 in Berrien Springs, Berrien, Michigan, USA, at age 77.2
Last Edited30 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S2021] Geroge W Forbes household, 1900 US Census, Berrien, Michigan, population schedule, Saint Jospeh, Enumeration District 76, sheet 22A, dwelling 421, family 457, National Archives micropublication T623-703.
  2. [S1403] "Michigan, Deaths and Burials Index, 1867-1995." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2549/: Accessed May 2016, James M Forbes; citing "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800–1995." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.

Gerald Rudolff Ford1

M, #12337, b. 9 December 1889, d. 26 January 1962
     He was born on 9 December 1889 in Michigan, USA.2 He married Dorothy Ayer Gardner, daughter of Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Agusta Ayer, on 1 February 1917 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.1,3 He died on 26 January 1962 at age 72.4

Family

Dorothy Ayer Gardner b. 27 Feb 1892, d. 17 Sep 1967
Marriage*He married Dorothy Ayer Gardner, daughter of Levi Addison Gardner and Adele Agusta Ayer, on 1 February 1917 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.1,3 
Last Edited17 Sep 2023

Citations

  1. [S3894] "Famous Kin." Available online at https://famouskin.com: Accessed September 16, 2023 Data for Elizabeth Jewett. Search for surnames list for ancestors of Gerald Ford.
  2. [S334] Gerald R Ford draft registration, Kent County, Michigan US World War I Draft Registration Card (Washington, DC: NARA). Index and images available online at https://www.ancestry.com Gerald R Ford.
  3. [S1794] "Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952." index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9093/: Accessed 17 September 2023, Gerald R Ford & Dorothy G King; citing Michigan Department of Community Health, Div of Vital Records and Health Services.
  4. [S1801] "US, Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: Accessed 17 September 2023, Gerald R Ford; citing Social Security Aplications and Claims, 1936-2007.

Mary Ann Ford1

F, #4092, b. 1828, d. after 1910
ChartsDescendants of Claas Frederick van Petten
     She was born in 1828 in Michigan, USA.1 She married David P van Patten, son of Nicholas Arent van Patten and Eleanor Relyea, on 10 May 1849 in Berrien County, Michigan, USA.1 She died after 1910 in Alamo, Contra Costa, California, USA.1

Family

David P van Patten b. 21 Sep 1823
Marriage*She married David P van Patten, son of Nicholas Arent van Patten and Eleanor Relyea, on 10 May 1849 in Berrien County, Michigan, USA.1 
Last Edited23 Jun 2011

Citations

  1. [S330] "Rootsweb WorldConnect Tree 619351", database maintained by Jerry Wilson, online http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com (enter 619351 as TreeId and invidual's name on search page.).

Anna Forlander1

F, #6842, b. circa 1880, d. January 1924
     She was born circa 1880.1 She married Benton Camelious Hogg, son of James Wesley Hogg and Maletha Hogg, on 24 May 1899 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA.2,1 She died in January 1924 in Nebraska, USA.1

Family

Benton Camelious Hogg b. c 1874, d. 1928
Marriage*She married Benton Camelious Hogg, son of James Wesley Hogg and Maletha Hogg, on 24 May 1899 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA.2,1 
Child
Last Edited14 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S1511] Personal Communication from Phyllis Zegers; To Ralph Page, 2014.
  2. [S2997] "Nebraska, US, Select County Marriage Records, 1855-1908." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61335/: Accessed 14 February 2021, Benton Hogg & Anna Forlander; citing Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908. State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Clement Forney1

M, #11876, b. circa 1846, d. 4 January 1899
     He was born circa 1846 in Putnam County, Illinois, USA.2 He married Maggie Linsley in May 1867.3,1 He died on 4 January 1899 in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA.3,4

Family

Maggie Linsley b. 22 Aug 1844, d. 10 Jan 1917
Marriage*He married Maggie Linsley in May 1867.3,1 
Child
Last Edited12 Sep 2022

Citations

  1. [S2536] "Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800 - 1940." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61370/: Accessed 11 September 2022, Horace C Forney & Bertha M Weaklam; citing Marriage Records. Illinois Marriages. Various Illinois County collections.
  2. [S3536] "Illinois, U.S., Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9759/: Accessed 12 September 2022, Clement Forney; citing Databases of Illinois Veterans. Illinois State Archive. http://cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/… accessed 5 August 2014.
  3. [S2839] "Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800's - current." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61843/: Accessed 12 September 2022, Horace C. Forney; citing The Times, Streator, Illinois, 11 January 1917.
  4. [S3535] "Kankakee County, Illinois Death Index, 1870-1992." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4214/: Accessed 12 September 2022, Clement Forney; citing Kankakee County Clerk, comp.. Kankakee County Clerk Genealogy Records. Kankakee, IL: Kakakee County Clerk, 2008.

Earl E Forney1

M, #1090, b. 5 April 1914, d. 31 August 1994
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Horace Christopher Forney1 b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 Feb 1951
Mother*Bertha Weaklam1,2 b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
     He was born on 5 April 1914 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.3,1 He was the son of Horace Christopher Forney and Bertha Weaklam.1,2 He married Goldie Ridgeway on 3 September 1941.4 He and Goldie Ridgeway were divorced before 19 February 1964. I am assuming that Earl and Goldie were divorced prior to his marrying Emma in 1964. He married Emma Lucille Blessing on 19 February 1964.1 He died on 31 August 1994 in Methodist Medical Center, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, at age 80.3,1 He was buried after 31 August 1994 in Chillicothe City Cemetery, Chillicothe, Peoria, Illinois, USA.5

Census Information

     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hallock, Peoria, Illinois, in the household of his parents, Bertha Weaklam and Horace Christopher Forney.2

Family 1

Goldie Ridgeway b. 3 Sep 1925, d. 24 Oct 2008
Marriage*He married Goldie Ridgeway on 3 September 1941.4 
Divorce* He and Goldie Ridgeway were divorced before 19 February 1964. I am assuming that Earl and Goldie were divorced prior to his marrying Emma in 1964. 

Family 2

Emma Lucille Blessing b. 22 Jun 1908, d. 21 Dec 1986
Marriage*He married Emma Lucille Blessing on 19 February 1964.1 
Last Edited11 Sep 2022

Citations

  1. [S126] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Earl E Forney, August 31, 1994.
  2. [S1290] Houace C Fourney (Horace C Forney) household, 1930 US Census, Peoria, Illinois, population schedule, Hallock, Enumeration District 10, sheet 1A, dwelling 10, family 10, National Archives micropublication T626-547, Downloaded December 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed January 2014, entry for Earl E Forney, Social Security Number 718-10-2206.
  4. [S1346] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Goldie Forney, October 27, 2008, B4.
  5. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020, memorial page for Earl E. Forney (5 Apr 1914–31 Aug 1994), Find a Grave Memorial no. 59248997, citing Chillicothe City Cemetery, Chillicothe, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706). An obituary from the Peoria Journal Star dated September 2, 1994 was provided.

Esther May Forney1

F, #1082, b. 8 July 1917, d. 3 January 2005
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Horace Christopher Forney1,2 b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 Feb 1951
Mother*Bertha Weaklam1,2 b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
     She was born on 8 July 1917 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.1,3 She was the daughter of Horace Christopher Forney and Bertha Weaklam.1,2 She married Clifford Begner, son of William Begner and Marie Mangold, on 13 October 1935 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA.1 She died on 3 January 2005 in Heartland Healthcare Center, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, USA, at age 87.3,4,5 She was buried on 6 January 2005 in Princeville Township Cemetery, Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, USA.5,6

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hallock, Peoria, Illinois, in the household of her parents, Bertha Weaklam and Horace Christopher Forney.2

Family

Clifford Begner b. 21 Jan 1902, d. 23 Aug 1971
Marriage*She married Clifford Begner, son of William Begner and Marie Mangold, on 13 October 1935 in Toulon, Stark, Illinois, USA.1 
Last Edited20 Jul 2024

Citations

  1. [S123] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Esther Begner, January 5, 2005.
  2. [S1290] Houace C Fourney (Horace C Forney) household, 1930 US Census, Peoria, Illinois, population schedule, Hallock, Enumeration District 10, sheet 1A, dwelling 10, family 10, National Archives micropublication T626-547, Downloaded December 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed June 2014, entry for Esther M Begner.
  4. [S123] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Esther Begner, January 5, 2005, Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - January 5, 2005
    Deceased Name: Esther Begner
    PRINCEVILLE - Esther May Begner, 87, of 19209 Jubilee Road died at 4 p.m. Monday, Jan. 3, 2005, at Heartland Health Care Center in Galesburg.

    Born July 8, 1917, in Streator to Horace Clarence and Bertha Weaklam Forney, she married Clifford Begner on Oct. 13, 1935, in Toulon. He died Aug. 23, 1971.

    She also was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters.

    Surviving are three daughters, Alice (and Dale) Hammer and Phyllis (and Dale) Kniss, both of Galesburg, and Lena Huyett of Pauls Valley, Okla.; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

    She worked as a cook in various restaurants in Princeville and Wyoming, Ill. She also worked at Princeville Canning Factory.

    She was of the Catholic faith.

    Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home in Knoxville. Deacon Robert Myers will officiate. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Princeville Cemetery.

    Memorials may be made to any charity.
  5. [S149] The (Galesburg, IL) Register-Mail, Princeville Obituary for Esther Begner, January 5, 2005, Register-Mail, The (Galesburg, IL) - January 5, 2005
    Deceased Name: Esther M. Begner
    PRINCEVILLE - Esther May Begner, 87, Princeville, died at 4 p.m. Monday (Jan. 3, 2005) in Heartland Health Care Center, Galesburg, of natural causes.

    She was born July 8, 1917, in Streator, the daughter of Horace Clarence and Bertha Weaklam Forney.

    She married Clifford Begner on Oct. 13, 1935, in Toulon. He died Aug. 23, 1971.

    Surviving are three daughters, Alice M. (and Dale) Hammer and Phyllis (and Dale) Kniss, both of Galesburg, and Lena Huyett, Pauls Valley, Okla.; and eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother and two sisters

    She was reared and educated in North Hampton.

    She worked as a cook in various restaurants in Princeville and Wyoming, Ill.. She also worked in the Princeville Canning Factory.

    She was of Catholic faith

    Funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home, Knoxville, with Deacon Robert Myers officiating. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in Princeville Cemetery.

    Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.
  6. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020, memorial page for Esther May Forney Begner (8 Jul 1917–3 Jan 2005), Find a Grave Memorial no. 30194813, citing Princeville Township Cemetery, Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Stephen Cantrell (contributor 48212706).

Grace Darling Forney

F, #1089, b. 28 July 1908, d. 25 December 1930
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Horace Christopher Forney b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 Feb 1951
Mother*Bertha Weaklam b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
     Grace Darling Forney was also known as Martha.1 She was born on 28 July 1908 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.2 She was the daughter of Horace Christopher Forney and Bertha Weaklam. She married Herbert Arthur Martindale on 29 December 1929.1 She died on 25 December 1930 in Hallock Twp, Peoria, Illinois, USA, at age 22.1,2 She was buried after 25 December 1930 in Root Cemetery, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.3

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Streator Ward 7, La Salle, Illinois, in the household of her parents, Bertha Weaklam and Horace Christopher Forney.4

Family

Herbert Arthur Martindale b. 15 Mar 1891, d. 11 Mar 1976
Marriage*She married Herbert Arthur Martindale on 29 December 1929.1 
Last Edited24 Nov 2020

Citations

  1. [S3030] The Times, Streator, Illinois Mrs Martha Martindale Dies At Home of Her Parents In Northampton, Ill, 29 December, 1930, 2.
  2. [S2034] "Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2542/: Accessed 24 November 2020, Grace Darling Martindale; citing "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original records.
  3. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020, memorial page for Grace Darling Forney Martindale (28 Jul 1906–25 Dec 1930), Find a Grave Memorial no. 30134864, citing Root Cemetery, North Hampton, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by One Foot In The Grave (contributor 47388650).
  4. [S3010] Horace Forney household, 1910 US Census, La Salle, Illinois, population schedule, Streator Ward 7, Enumeration District 85, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 66, National Archives micropublication T624-299, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 20 November 2020.

Horace Christopher Forney1,2

M, #1081, b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 February 1951
Father*Clement Forney3 b. c 1846, d. 4 Jan 1899
Mother*Maggie Linsley3 b. 22 Aug 1844, d. 10 Jan 1917
     He was born on 3 May 1876 in Hennepin, Putnam, Illinois, USA.2,4 He was the son of Clement Forney and Maggie Linsley.3 He married Bertha Weaklam, daughter of William Weaklam and Anna Burnett, on 16 November 1900 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA.3,1,5,6 He died on 12 February 1951 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, at age 74.7 He was buried after 12 February 1951 in Root Cemetery, Peoria County, Illinois, USA.8

Census Information

     He and Bertha Weaklam appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Streator Ward 7, La Salle, Illinois, enumerated 16 April 1910. Their children Margaret and Grace were listed as living with them.6 He and Bertha Weaklam appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hallock, Peoria, Illinois, enumerated 2 April 1930. Their children Earl, Esther and Margaret were listed as living with them.5 He appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Hallock, Peoria, Illinois, enumerated 1 April 1950.9

Family

Bertha Weaklam b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
Marriage*He married Bertha Weaklam, daughter of William Weaklam and Anna Burnett, on 16 November 1900 in Peoria County, Illinois, USA.3,1,5,6 
Children
Last Edited30 Oct 2024

Citations

  1. [S123] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Esther Begner, January 5, 2005.
  2. [S3566] Horace Christfer Forney Draft Registration, US World War I Draft Registration Card (Washington DC: NARA). Hereinafter cited as WWI Draft Card.
  3. [S2536] "Illinois, County Marriage Records, 1800 - 1940." Index. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61370/: Accessed 11 September 2022, Horace C Forney & Bertha M Weaklam; citing Marriage Records. Illinois Marriages. Various Illinois County collections.
  4. [S1801] "US, Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: Accessed 24 November 2020, Horace Christopher Forney; citing Social Security Aplications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  5. [S1290] Houace C Fourney (Horace C Forney) household, 1930 US Census, Peoria, Illinois, population schedule, Hallock, Enumeration District 10, sheet 1A, dwelling 10, family 10, National Archives micropublication T626-547, Downloaded December 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  6. [S3010] Horace Forney household, 1910 US Census, La Salle, Illinois, population schedule, Streator Ward 7, Enumeration District 85, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 66, National Archives micropublication T624-299, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 20 November 2020.
  7. [S65] Ancestry Public Member Tree compiled by: Traci Smiley, online http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/25585/listofallpeople.
  8. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020, memorial page for Horace Clarence Forney (3 Jun 1876–12 Feb 1951), Find a Grave Memorial no. 30134241, citing Root Cemetery, North Hampton, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by One Foot In The Grave (contributor 47388650).
  9. [S3534] Horace Forney household, 1950 US Census, Peoria County, Illinois, population schedule, Hallock , Enumeration District 72-17, sheet 2, family 12, National Archives micropublication Roll 4620, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 11 September 2022.
  10. [S125] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Margaret Forney, April 7 1993.
  11. [S126] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Earl E Forney, August 31, 1994.

Margaret Ana Forney1,2

F, #1087, b. 31 May 1906, d. 6 April 1993
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Horace Christopher Forney1,3 b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 Feb 1951
Mother*Bertha Weaklam1 b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
     She was born on 31 May 1906 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA; Obit says she was born in 1906, SSDI says 1905.4,5,2 She was the daughter of Horace Christopher Forney and Bertha Weaklam.1,3 She married Arthur Moates in 1923 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.1,3 She died on 6 April 1993 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, USA, at age 86.5,4 She was buried on 8 April 1993 in Blue Ridge Cemetery, North Hampton, Peoria, Illinois, USA.6

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Streator Ward 7, La Salle, Illinois, in the household of her parents, Bertha Weaklam and Horace Christopher Forney.7 She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Hallock, Peoria, Illinois, in the household of her parents, Bertha Weaklam and Horace Christopher Forney.3

Family

Arthur Moates d. 21 Dec 1952
Marriage*She married Arthur Moates in 1923 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.1,3 
Children
Last Edited30 Oct 2024

Citations

  1. [S125] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Margaret Forney, April 7 1993.
  2. [S1801] "US, Social Security Application and Claims Index, 1936-2007." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/: Accessed 30 October 2024, Margaret Ana Moats; citing Social Security Aplications and Claims, 1936-2007.
  3. [S1290] Houace C Fourney (Horace C Forney) household, 1930 US Census, Peoria, Illinois, population schedule, Hallock, Enumeration District 10, sheet 1A, dwelling 10, family 10, National Archives micropublication T626-547, Downloaded December 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  4. [S125] The Illinois Peoria Journal Star, Peoria, IL Obituary for Margaret Forney, April 7 1993, Peoria Journal Star, The (IL) - April 7, 1993
    Deceased Name: MARGARET MOATES
    CHILLICOTHE -- Margaret Moates, 86, formerly of 15039 River Beach Drive, died at 11:36 a.m. Tuesday, April 6, 1993, at Sharon

    Pines health-care center in Peoria.

    Born May 31, 1906, in Streator to Horace and Bertha Weaklam Forney, she married Arthur Moates in 1923 in Streator. He died Dec. 21, 1952. She also was preceded in death by two daughters and one sister.

    Surviving are three daughters, Betty Bridgeman, Lois Henson and Ruth Demetreon, all of Chillicothe; 19 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Earl Forney of Chillicothe; and one sister, Esther Begner of Princeville.

    She attended Edelstein Congregational United Church of Christ for many years.

    Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Weber Funeral Home in Chillicothe. The Rev. Gladys Herzog will officiate. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Blue Ridge Cemetery in rural Chillicothe.

    Memorials may be made to Rescue 33.
  5. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed December 2013, entry for Margaret A Moates, Social Security Number 350-24-6117.
  6. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 24 November 2020, memorial page for Margaret A Forney Moates (22 May 1906–6 Apr 1993), Find a Grave Memorial no. 36815507, citing Blue Ridge Cemetery, North Hampton, Peoria County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Tracy Kyle (contributor 46540973).
  7. [S3010] Horace Forney household, 1910 US Census, La Salle, Illinois, population schedule, Streator Ward 7, Enumeration District 85, sheet 3B, dwelling 66, family 66, National Archives micropublication T624-299, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 20 November 2020.

Pearl May Forney1

F, #1086, b. 1901, d. 1 January 1905
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Horace Christopher Forney1 b. 3 May 1876, d. 12 Feb 1951
Mother*Bertha Weaklam1 b. 26 Oct 1878, d. 16 Jul 1936
     She was born in 1901 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.1 She was the daughter of Horace Christopher Forney and Bertha Weaklam.1 She died on 1 January 1905 in Streator, LaSalle, Illinois, USA.1
Last Edited9 Jan 2009

Citations

  1. [S65] Ancestry Public Member Tree compiled by: Traci Smiley, online http://ancestry.com/family-tree/tree/25585/listofallpeople.

Mary Gene Forrest1

F, #7192, b. 1927, d. April 1930
Relationship3rd cousin of Ralph Page
Father*Robert Frank Forrest1 b. 20 Mar 1908, d. 31 May 1983
Mother*Mary Gean Adams1 b. 20 Dec 1906, d. 5 Mar 2005
     She was born in 1927 in Nebraska, USA.2,1 She was the daughter of Robert Frank Forrest and Mary Gean Adams.1 She was buried in April 1930 in Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, USA. Mary's plot was located in Addition 1, Section 5, Lot 315, Grave 8-0.3 She died in April 1930.3

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, in the household of her parents, Robert Frank Forrest and Mary Gean Adams.1
Last Edited18 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S1626] Robert F Forrest household, 1930 US Census, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, population schedule, Scottsbluff, Enumeration District 23, sheet 18B, dwelling 407, family 415, National Archives micropublication T626-1293.
  2. [S3036] Based on headstone inscription, Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104848686/… : accessed 5 February 2021, memorial page for Mary Gene Forrest (7 August 1927-5 July 1930), Find a Grave memorial number 104848686, citing Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA; maintained by M Swift (Contributor 47184242).
  3. [S3035] "Find-A-Grave, database and images", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104848686/… : accessed 5 February 2021, memorial page for Mary Gene Forrest (7 August 1927-5 July 1930), Find a Grave memorial number 104848686, citing Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA; maintained by M Swift (Contributor 47184242).

Robert Frank Forrest1

M, #7191, b. 20 March 1908, d. 31 May 1983
     He was born on 20 March 1908 in Nebraska, USA.2,3 He married Mary Gean Adams, daughter of Thomas Vint Adams and Ava Eleanor Victoria Fellows, on 18 August 1926.1 He died on 31 May 1983 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, USA, at age 75.2 He was buried after 31 May 1983 in Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, USA.4

Census Information

     He and Mary Gean Adams appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, enumerated April 1930. Their daughter Mary was listed as living with them.3

Family

Mary Gean Adams b. 20 Dec 1906, d. 5 Mar 2005
Marriage*He married Mary Gean Adams, daughter of Thomas Vint Adams and Ava Eleanor Victoria Fellows, on 18 August 1926.1 
Child
Last Edited18 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S171] Abby Mabry, Personal communication, (Contact R Page for e-mail address) e-mail address , August 8, 2009.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed February 2015, entry for Robert Forrest, Social Security Number 510-22-0070.
  3. [S1626] Robert F Forrest household, 1930 US Census, Scotts Bluff, Nebraska, population schedule, Scottsbluff, Enumeration District 23, sheet 18B, dwelling 407, family 415, National Archives micropublication T626-1293.
  4. [S3035] "Find-A-Grave, database and images", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51583674/… : accessed 4 December 2020, memorial page for Robert F Forrest (20 March 1908-31 May 1983), Find a Grave memorial number 51583674, citing Fairview Cemetery, Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska, USA; maintained by Delores W. Roe (Contributor 47126258).

Alice Forrester1

F, #578, b. circa 1754
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Ralph Page
Father*Robert Forrester1,2 b. 24 Aug 1716, d. bt 28 Oct 1780 - 4 Aug 1783
Mother*Bridgette Elizabeth Lovelace1 b. 19 Mar 1720
     She was born circa 1754.1,3 She was the daughter of Robert Forrester and Bridgette Elizabeth Lovelace.1,2 She married James Lewis, son of Peter Lewis and Hannah Nelms, on 25 August 1772 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.4

Family

James Lewis d. 1820
Marriage*She married James Lewis, son of Peter Lewis and Hannah Nelms, on 25 August 1772 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.4 
Children
Last Edited13 Feb 2021

Citations

  1. [S51] Unknown Author, GED File name: Forrester.GED, downloaded Nov 5 2001.
  2. [S1778] "Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49405/: Accessed March 2016, the will of Robert Forrester Sr from will book Will Book 7, 1767-1787; citing Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800 by Robert K Headley Jr Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 2002, p. 159.
  3. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), P.1.
  4. [S1776] Robert K Headley, Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 (1001 N Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202: Genealogical Publishing Co, 2003), P.226. Hereinafter cited as Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck.
  5. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), 2003/4 Addendum.

Alice Forester

F, #2474, b. circa 1820, d. between 27 February 1873 and 7 April 1873
Relationship1st cousin 5 times removed of Ralph Page
Father*Rev William Forester1 b. 11 Dec 1764, d. 1843
Mother*Bridgett Forrester b. 1764
     She was born circa 1820 in Virginia, USA. Forrester Genealogy has the birth date as 1810 but census data from multiple years put her birthdate at circa 1820.1 She was the daughter of Rev William Forester and Bridgett Forrester.1 She married John Dewbry on 14 December 1841 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.1,2,3 She died between 27 February 1873 and 7 April 1873. Forrester Genealogy has a date of April 2, 1872.4,1 Her estate was probated on 7 April 1873 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.4

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Farnham Twp, Richmond, Virginia, USA, in the household of William John Dewbry.2

Family

John Dewbry b. c 1808, d. Feb 1870
Marriage*She married John Dewbry on 14 December 1841 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.1,2,3 
Children
Last Edited14 Feb 2022

Citations

  1. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), 2003/2004 Update.
  2. [S725] William J Dewbry household, 1870 US Census, Richmond, Virginia, population schedule, Farnham, sheet 22, dwelling 139, family 141, National Archives micropublication M593-1674, Downloaded November 2012 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1407] "Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940" Database. Online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/. Accessed 14 February 2022. Entry for John Denby & Alice Forester. Citing index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S3414] "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62347/: Accessed 14 February 2022, Alice Dewbery CD3; citing Virginia County, District, and Probate Courts.
  5. [S3413] John Dewbre household, 1850 US Census, Richmond, Virginia, population schedule, Farnham Parish, sheet 176a, dwelling 314, family 314, National Archives micropublication M432-972, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 14 February 2022.

Ann Forester1,2

F, #2480, b. 1814, d. before 1870
Relationship1st cousin 5 times removed of Ralph Page
Father*Rev William Forester1,2 b. 11 Dec 1764, d. 1843
Mother*Bridgett Forrester1,2 b. 1764
     She was born in 1814 in Virginia, USA.1 She was the daughter of Rev William Forester and Bridgett Forrester.1,2 She was born in 1819 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.2 She married Andrew J Booth, son of Rodham Booth and Elizabeth F Christian, on 24 August 1857 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA; Date based on Sarah Forrester's will indicating that Ann is unmarried.2,1 She died before 1870. This is just a SWAG based on the fact that her husband Andrew is in the 1870 US census living with only his two daughters.3

Family

Andrew J Booth b. 1817
Marriage*She married Andrew J Booth, son of Rodham Booth and Elizabeth F Christian, on 24 August 1857 in Northumberland County, Virginia, USA; Date based on Sarah Forrester's will indicating that Ann is unmarried.2,1 
Last Edited15 Feb 2022

Citations

  1. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), 2003/2004 Update.
  2. [S1713] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940." Database, compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Available online at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698: Accessed March 2015, entry for A J Booth & Ann Forester; citing Northumberland Co., Virginia, reference p 4; FHL microfilm 32,712.
  3. [S1714] Andrew J Boothe household, 1870 US Census, Northumberland, Virginia, population schedule, Heathsville, sheet 15, dwelling 108, family 108, National Archives micropublication M593-1669.

Anna Chatherine Forrester1

F, #286, b. 5 July 1916, d. 5 February 1996
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Ivis Lee Forrester2,3 b. 29 May 1889, d. 22 Jun 1964
Mother*Nannie Cora Revere2 b. 5 May 1883, d. 5 Jan 1967
     Anna Chatherine Forrester was also known as Anna Kathyrine Spelling in Forrester family bible owned by Ivis Lee and Cora Forrester.1 She was born on 5 July 1916 in Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.1,2,4,5 She was the daughter of Ivis Lee Forrester and Nannie Cora Revere.2,3 She married C Henry Brock on 4 July 1945.1,6 She died on 5 February 1996 in Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA, at age 79.1,4 She was buried after 5 February 1996 in Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA.1

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of White Chapel, Lancaster, Virginia, in the household of her parents, Ivis Lee Forrester and Nannie Cora Revere.2

Family

C Henry Brock b. 27 Aug 1922, d. 7 Jun 1970
Marriage*She married C Henry Brock on 4 July 1945.1,6 
Last Edited20 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.50.
  2. [S1337] Ivies (Ivis) L Forrester household, 1930 US Census, Lancaster, Virginia, population schedule, White Chapel, Enumeration District 3, sheet 7A, dwelling 132, family 132, National Archives micropublication T626-2448, Downloaded December 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2512] Rappahannock Record, Kilmarnock, VA Ivis L Forrester Foud Dead Under Overturned Tractor, June 25, 1964, 1.
  4. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed June 2014, entry for Catherine Brock, Social Security Number 230-07-4431.
  5. [S1815] "Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014." Index and images. Available online at http://ancestry.com: Accessed October 2015, Annia Kathrine Forrester; citing Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richomnd, Virginia. Note: this database no longer appears to be available, most (all?) records are available at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9277/ -.
  6. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, Based on Headstone photo, accessed 28 July 2018, memorial page for Catherine F Forrester Brock (15 Jul 1916–5 Feb 1990), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18143769, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Barbara Blankenship (contributor 46872971).

Barbara Forrester1

F, #625, b. 1842
Relationship3rd cousin 3 times removed of Ralph Page
Father*Charles Forrester1 b. 1811, d. 1853
Mother*Kisiah Leanner Sellers1 b. 4 Sep 1815, d. 12 Apr 1903
     She was born in 1842.1 She was the daughter of Charles Forrester and Kisiah Leanner Sellers.1

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District 9, Gibson, Tennessee, USA, in the household of her parents, Charles Forrester and Kisiah Leanner Sellers.2
Last Edited23 Nov 2017

Citations

  1. [S57] Melissa Cryer, GED File name: Forrester.GED, downloaded July 18, 2006.
  2. [S3434] Beverly Forrister household, 1850 US Census, Gibson, Tennessee, population schedule, District 9, sheet 249a, dwelling 1741, family 1741, National Archives micropublication M432-878, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 14 March 2022.

Bessie Forrester1

F, #4918, b. 7 March 1910, d. 1 March 1990
Relationship4th cousin 2 times removed of Ralph Page
Father*Joseph Dandridge G Forrester1 b. 7 Feb 1872, d. 8 Jun 1950
Mother*Martha Ella Clark1 b. 9 Oct 1876, d. 27 Feb 1958
     She was born on 7 March 1910 in Richmond County, Virginia, USA.1,2 She was the daughter of Joseph Dandridge G Forrester and Martha Ella Clark.1 She married William Yates Dodson before 1941.3 She died on 1 March 1990 in White Stone, Lancaster, Virginia, USA, at age 79.4

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Farnham, Richmond, Virginia, in the household of her parents, Joseph Dandridge G Forrester and Martha Ella Clark.5

Family

William Yates Dodson b. 12 Jul 1907, d. 1954
Marriage*She married William Yates Dodson before 1941.3 
Last Edited1 Mar 2018

Citations

  1. [S419] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, The Northern Neck Forresters Yearly Update #4 (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2007).
  2. [S2042] "Virginia, US, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721 - 1911." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9277/: Accessed March 2018, Bessie B Forrester; citing Virginia, Births, 1721–2015. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  3. [S2359] "US WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940 - 1947." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/: Accessed March 2018, William Yates Dodson, lists wife as Bessie B Forrester; citing Multiple Sources, see Ancestry for details.
  4. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed March 2018, entry for Bessie B Dodson, Social Security Number 229-28-9798.
  5. [S2453] Joseph D Forrester household, 1910 US Census, Richmond, Virginia, population schedule, Farnham, Enumeration District 105, sheet 3B, dwelling 51, family 51, National Archives micropublication T624-1643.

Bettie Forrester1

F, #629, b. circa 1852
Relationship3rd cousin 3 times removed of Ralph Page
Father*Charles Forrester1 b. 1811, d. 1853
Mother*Kisiah Leanner Sellers1 b. 4 Sep 1815, d. 12 Apr 1903
     She was born circa 1852 in Tennessee, USA.1,2 She was the daughter of Charles Forrester and Kisiah Leanner Sellers.1

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Gibson County, Tennessee, USA, in the household of her mother, Kisiah Leanner Sellers.2
Last Edited13 Dec 2019

Citations

  1. [S57] Melissa Cryer, GED File name: Forrester.GED, downloaded July 18, 2006.
  2. [S2787] Kizzie Forester household, 1870 US Census, Gibson, Tennessee, population schedule, District 21, Enumeration District 21, sheet 11, dwelling 87, family 87, National Archives micropublication M593-1528.

Beverly Walker Forrester1

F, #11345, b. 22 July 1941, d. 3 August 2018
Relationship2nd cousin of Ralph Page
Father*Elton James Forrester1 b. 5 Aug 1919, d. 14 Mar 1989
Mother*Kathryn Clara Walker1 b. 2 Mar 1914, d. 3 Apr 2000
     She was born on 22 July 1941.1,2 She was the daughter of Elton James Forrester and Kathryn Clara Walker.1 She died on 3 August 2018 at age 77.2 She was buried on 8 August 2018 in Beane Family Cemetery, Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.3

Census Information

     She appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, in the household of her parents, Elton James Forrester and Kathryn Clara Walker.4
Last Edited22 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S1840] "Virginia, U S Marriage Records, 1936-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/: Accessed 19 November 2020, Beverly Walker Forrester & Beverley Tucker Beane; citing Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  2. [S553] "US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection 1847-2015." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2190/: Accessed 19 November 2020, Beverly Forrester Beane; citing Multiple original sources, see ancestry website for details.
  3. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 19 November 2020, memorial page for Beverly Forrester Beane (22 Jul 1941–3 Aug 2018), Find a Grave Memorial no. 191966970, citing Beane Family Cemetery, Miskimon, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by MGBVA (contributor 47236429). An obituary was provided.
  4. [S3464] Elton J Forrester household, 1950 US Census, Northumberland County, Virginia, population schedule, Heathsville , Enumeration District 67-9, sheet 73, family 98, National Archives micropublication Roll 5905, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 12 May 2022.

Bridgett Forrester1

F, #596, b. 1764
Relationship4th great-grandaunt of Ralph Page
Father*Robert Forrester1,2 b. 24 Aug 1716, d. bt 28 Oct 1780 - 4 Aug 1783
Mother*Bridgette Elizabeth Lovelace1 b. 19 Mar 1720
     She was born in 1764 in Virginia, USA.1,3 She was the daughter of Robert Forrester and Bridgette Elizabeth Lovelace.1,2 She married Rev William Forester, son of William Forrester and Amoney Stonum, before 28 August 1784.4,5

Family

Rev William Forester b. 11 Dec 1764, d. 1843
Marriage*She married Rev William Forester, son of William Forrester and Amoney Stonum, before 28 August 1784.4,5 
Children
Last Edited4 Jun 2016

Citations

  1. [S51] Unknown Author, GED File name: Forrester.GED, downloaded Nov 5 2001.
  2. [S1778] "Wills of Richmond County, Virginia, 1699-1800." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/49405/: Accessed March 2016, the will of Robert Forrester Sr from will book Will Book 7, 1767-1787; citing Wills of Richmond County, Virginia 1699-1800 by Robert K Headley Jr Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 2002, p. 159.
  3. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), P.2.
  4. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), 2003/4 Addendum.
  5. [S1776] Robert K Headley, Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800 (1001 N Calvert St., Baltimore, Maryland 21202: Genealogical Publishing Co, 2003), p. 136. Hereinafter cited as Married Well and Often: Marriages of the Northern Neck.
  6. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), 2003/2004 Update.
  7. [S416] "Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2558/: Accessed April 2016, Elizabeth G Forester; citing "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853–1912." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records.
  8. [S1713] "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940." Database, compiled by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Available online at https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1708698: Accessed March 2015, entry for A J Booth & Ann Forester; citing Northumberland Co., Virginia, reference p 4; FHL microfilm 32,712.

Carlton William Forrester1

M, #793, b. 27 May 1924, d. 28 January 1993
Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Father*Elgin Washington Forrester1 b. 2 Nov 1886, d. 22 Oct 1962
Mother*Mary Alice Gill1 b. 6 Nov 1888, d. 6 Mar 1970
     He was born on 27 May 1924 in Virginia, USA.1,2 He was the son of Elgin Washington Forrester and Mary Alice Gill.1 He died on 28 January 1993 in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA, at age 68. SSDI reports Jan 29 but all other sources say Jan 28.1,2,3 He was buried after 28 January 1998 in Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USA.

Census Information

     He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, in the household of his parents, Mary Alice Gill and Elgin Washington Forrester.4
Last Edited26 Oct 2020

Citations

  1. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.24.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed January 2013, entry for Carlton W Forrester, Social Security Number 230-14-5392.
  3. [S1518] "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000." Database. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4876/: Accessed March 2016, Carlton Forrester; citing Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
  4. [S3463] Elgin W Forester household, 1930 US Census, Northumberland, Virginia, population schedule, Heathsville, Enumeration District 4, sheet 2A, dwelling 29, family 31, National Archives micropublication T626, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 12 May 2022.

Caty Griffin Forrester1

F, #606, b. 11 March 1810
Relationship2nd great-grandaunt of Ralph Page
Father*Robert Forrester1 b. 1780, d. 1851
Mother*Salley Pitman1 b. 1777
     She was born on 11 March 1810.1,2 She was the daughter of Robert Forrester and Salley Pitman.1
Last Edited15 Dec 2011

Citations

  1. [S51] Unknown Author, GED File name: Forrester.GED, downloaded Nov 5 2001.
  2. [S18] Margaret Lumpkin Forrester, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p. 7.