Justus, Myrtle

Birth Name Justus, Myrtle
Gramps ID I1220
Gender female
Age at Death 77 years, 10 months

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1867-04-19 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Census 1900 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1910 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1920 Linton, Greene Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1930 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Death 1945-02-19 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Burial   Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Families

    Family of Forst, Albert Michael and Justus, Myrtle [F0371]
Married Husband Forst, Albert Michael [I0860] ( * 1867-04-16 + 1939-06-26 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1900-01-17 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a

Narrative

[Obituary for Mrs. Myrtle Forst, paper and date unknown but presumed to be a Bluffton publication; clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas.]

[headline] Mrs. Myrtle Forst Dies At Hospital

Mrs. Myrtle Forst, of 222 West Cherry street, widow of Albert M. Forst, died at 12:15 this morning at the Wells county hospital from complications. She had been ill about a week.

Mrs. Forst was botn in Bluffton, Apr. 19 1867, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Justus. Her marriage to Albert M. Forst took place Jan. 17, 1900, in Bluffton. He preceded her in death June 26, 1939.

Mrs. Forst was a lifelong resident of Bluffton. She was a member of the Presbyterian church.

Surviving are a sister, Mrs. Harry Webber, of Bluffton, and a brother, Mort Justus, of Tucumari, N.M.

The body was removed to the McBride funeral home where friends may call after 6 p.m. this evening.

Funeral services will be held at the McBride funerla home at 2 p.m. Wednesday in charge of Rev. A.K. Korteling and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.

Pedigree

    1. Justus, Myrtle
      1. Forst, Albert Michael [I0860]

Source References

  1. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M99G-9QC : accessed 9 January 2015), Albert Forst in household of Marcellus Justus, Harrison Township Bluffton town Ward 2,1,3, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 11A, family 207, NARA microfilm publication T623, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,240,413.

        Event Year: 1900
        Event Place: Harrison Township Bluffton town Ward 2,1,3, Wells, Indiana, United States
        Marcellus Justus Head M 55 Ohio
        Henretta Justus Wife F 56 Ohio
        Albert Forst Son-in-law M 33 Indiana
        Myrtle Forst Stepdaughter F 33 Ohio
        Jennie Osborne Roomer F 26 Indiana

  2. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKR8-XC1 : accessed 9 January 2015), Albert Forrest in household of Marcelles M Justus, Bluffton Ward 3, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 159, sheet 11B, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,401.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Bluffton Ward 3, Wells, Indiana, United States
        Marcelles M Justus Head M 65 Indiana
        Hennetta Justus Wife F 67 Ohio
        Albert Forrest Son-in-law M 43 Indiana
        Myrtle Forrest Wife F 43 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF7X-ML3 : accessed 9 January 2015), Albert M Forst, Linton Ward 1, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,435.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Linton Ward 1, Greene, Indiana, United States
        Albert M Forst Head M 52 Indiana
        Myrtle F Forst Wife F 52 Indiana
        Marcelles Justice Father-in-law M 75 Indiana

  4. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X41Z-SXZ : accessed 9 January 2015), Albert M Forst, Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0005, sheet 8A, family 211, line 21, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 638; FHL microfilm 2,340,373.

        Event Year: 1930
        Event Place: Bluffton, Wells, Indiana, United States
        Albert M Forst Head M 62 Indiana
        Myrtle L Forst Wife F 62 Ohio

  5. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959 [S0069]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVM1-LCQZ : accessed 9 January 2015), Albert M Forst and Myrtle M Justus, 1900.