hmtl5 William Forsythe b. 28 Mar 1824 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania d. 27 Aug 1870 Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio: McKeown Genealogy
William Forsythe

William Forsythe

Male 1824 - 1870  (46 years)

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  • Name William Forsythe 
    Born 28 Mar 1824  Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 27 Aug 1870  Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I342  McKeown
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 

    Father Matthew Forsythe,   b. Abt 1786, County Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1874, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Margaret Glenn,   b. Abt 1787, County Derry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Apr 1872, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Family ID F147  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rose A. McKeown,   b. 22 Dec 1837, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1871, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 1861  [2
    Children 
    +1. Jane M. "Jennie" Forsythe,   b. 20 Sep 1863, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1942, Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Arthur Mcfarland Forsythe,   b. 21 Jun 1864, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1930, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +3. Nancy M. "Nannie" Forsythe,   b. 26 Mar 1868, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1942  (Age 73 years)
     4. William Alexander Forsythe,   b. 30 Jan 1869, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 
    Family ID F129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Mar 1824 - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1870 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Aug 1870 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Forsythe 20180610_165146
    Forsythe 20180610_165146
    Plot: Row 9
    Forsythe 20180610_165226
    Forsythe 20180610_165226
    Plot: Row 9

  • Notes 
    • Biographical record of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio. Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1891, p.350.
      William Forsythe was born in march 1824, in Allegheny County, Penn., and in 1861 married Rose A. McKeown, daughter of Alexander McKeown, an early settler of Harrison County, in which union were born the following: Jennie M., September 20, 1863; Arthur M., June 13, 1865; Nannie M., March 26, 1867, and William A., January 29, 1869. Nannie M., was married May 9, 1889, to D.C. Smith, of Londonderry, Ohio, and is, with her husband, a resident of New Philadelphia, Ohio. Arthur M. resides near Antrim, Ohio, and is a farmer by profession; William A. is a resident of Freeport Township, Harrison County, and is engage in the profession of school teaching. Arthur, Nannie and William are members of the United Presbyterian Church. Mrs. William Forsythe was a member of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, being elected elder soon after his marriage. He died in August 1871, his wife in February 1872, and both are laid to rest in the cemetery at Londonderry.
      https://archive.org/details/commemorativebio00jhb/page/350/mode/2up?q=mckeown
      [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Find a Grave.

    2. [S65] Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio, (J.H. Beers & Co, Chicago, Illinois, 1891).