William Forsythe
1824 - 1870 (46 years)
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Name William Forsythe Born 28 Mar 1824 Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 1870 Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Occupation farmer [3] Died 27 Aug 1870 Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio [1, 2] Buried Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio [1, 2] Person ID I342 McKeown Last Modified 22 Dec 2024
Father Matthew Forsythe, b. Abt 1786, County Antrim, Ireland , d. 28 Jun 1874, Ohio (Age 88 years) Mother Margaret Glenn, b. Abt 1787, County Derry, Ireland , d. 8 Apr 1872, Ohio (Age 85 years) Family ID F147 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rose A. McKeown, b. 22 Dec 1837, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio , d. 15 Feb 1871, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio (Age 33 years) Married 1861 [2] Children + 1. Jane M. "Jennie" Forsythe, b. 20 Sep 1863, Harrison County, Ohio , d. 16 Dec 1942, Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio (Age 79 years)2. Arthur Mcfarland Forsythe, b. 21 Jun 1864, Harrison County, Ohio , d. 14 Aug 1930, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington (Age 66 years)+ 3. Nancy M. "Nannie" Forsythe, b. 26 Mar 1868, Harrison County, Ohio , d. 1942 (Age 73 years)4. William Alexander Forsythe, b. 30 Jan 1869, Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio Last Modified 27 Jul 2023 Family ID F129 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 28 Mar 1824 - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 
Census - 1870 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio Died - 27 Aug 1870 - Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio 
Buried - - Scotch Covenanter Cemetery, Londonderry, Guernsey County, Ohio = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones Forsythe 20180610_165146
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Forsythe 20180610_165226
Plot: Row 9
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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.
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- Biographical record of the counties of Harrison and Carroll, Ohio. Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co., 1891, p.350.
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