Forst, Earl Marion

Birth Name Forst, Earl Marion
Gramps ID I6355
Gender male
Age at Death 53 years, 9 months, 3 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1893-03-29 Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 2a 3a
Census 1900 Roanoke, Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1910 Chester Twp, Wabash Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1920 Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Census 1930 Adams Twp, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
7a
Census 1940 Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
8a
Death 1947    
 
Burial   Prairie Grove Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Forst, George Washington [I1822]1856-05-141930-10-10
Mother Shultz, Sarah Catharine [I1823]1864-01-181948-12-14
    Sister     Forst, Mable Carrie [I6353] 1887-09-17 1973-12-25
    Sister     Forst, Goldie Mearl [I6354] 1890-08-30 1989-10-14
         Forst, Earl Marion [I6355] 1893-03-29 1947
    Sister     Forst, Zora Leota [I6356] 1898-01-25 1985-03-08
    Brother     Forst, Lawrence Maynard [I6357] 1900-07-25 1946
    Brother     Forst, Glenn Melvin Sr. [I6358] 1902-08-04 1974
    Brother     Forst, Jesse E. [I6359] 1905-08-01 1977-03-03
    Brother     Forst, Donald Hubert [I6360] 1908-07-29 1966

Families

    Family of Forst, Earl Marion and Smith, Gladys E. [F2089]
Married Wife Smith, Gladys E. [I6411] ( * 1895-11-29 + 1989-03-15 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1916-01-06 Whitley Cty, Indiana, USA  
9a
Divorce 1927-06-20    
1b 1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Forst, Garnet E. [I6412]
    Family of Forst, Earl Marion and Baker, Catherine Irene [F2088]
Married Wife Baker, Catherine Irene [I6410] ( * 1901-12-21 + 1991-04-26 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1928-05-02 Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a

Narrative

Note: The marital and family history of Earl Marion Forst

Earl was first married to Gladys E. Smith in the first week of 1916; in a few months, the two of them were pregnant with their daughter Garnet, who was born in late November of that same year. The three of them were documented as resident together in the 1920 US Census in Jackson Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana.

Their marriage lasted a little over eleven years, as Earl and Gladys divorced in June of 1927. Gladys remarried just five months later to the widower Ora Webster Adams, and was counted living with him and his four children in the US Census in both 1930 and 1940, in Huntington, Huntington Cty. Gladys and Ora remained married until his death in 1948. I have not yet found indication that Gladys married a third time, though I suspect not - despite surviving Ora by more than forty years, the two of them are buried together in Pilgrims Rest Cemetery in Huntington, Huntington Cty, Indiana.

About eleven months after his divorce from Gladys, Earl remarried to Catherine (Peck) Schultz, herself divorced in 1926 from her first husband (Harley Peck). Living with the couple in the 1930 US Census were Catherine's daughters from her previous marriage; the older daughter, Anna Mae Peck, continued to live with Earl and Catherine into at least 1940.

It is unknown whether Earl and Catherine remained married after 1940 - Earl died in 1947 at the young age of fifty-three, and is buried singly in Prairie Grove Cemetery in Fort Wayne, Allen Cty, Indiana. Catherine, though, died more than forty years later in California, and is buried under the surname of Forst. It is possible that Catherine is buried separately from Earl for reasons of years and family relocations, though I can also imagine that the two of them may have split or even divorced and Catherine simply never remarried. It is possible that, had they divorced, Earl may have re-married again between 1940 and 1947, but I have found no indication of that, either.

After the 1920 US Census listing her resident with her parents, the next record for Garnet is the 1930 US Census putting her with her maternal grandparents, Oliver and Della Smith, in Jackson Twp after her parents' divorce and subsequent remarriages. Though it appears that neither of her parents had further children in their new marriages, and despite the fact that both of her parents had their step-children living with them for some years, Garnet did not appear to be sharing a home with either of them. The records obviously do not indicate a reason for this arrangement, so it is unknown whether there were troubles between Garnet and either of her parents, issues with her step-siblings, or some other cause for her choice of household. By 1938, Garnet had married to Richard L. Maxton, and would remain with him until his death in 1983, with hers following nearly twenty years later.

As mentioned, Earl does not appear to have had any other children but Garnet, and Garnet apparetly had no half-siblings from her mother's second marriage. Garnet married in 1938, and between 1939 and 1956 had three children - sons Lawrence and Bruce, and middle sister Carol. These three were Earl's only grandchildren.

Pedigree

  1. Forst, George Washington [I1822]
    1. Shultz, Sarah Catharine [I1823]
      1. Forst, Mable Carrie [I6353]
      2. Forst, Goldie Mearl [I6354]
      3. Forst, Earl Marion
        1. Smith, Gladys E. [I6411]
          1. Forst, Garnet E. [I6412]
        2. Baker, Catherine Irene [I6410]
      4. Forst, Zora Leota [I6356]
      5. Forst, Lawrence Maynard [I6357]
      6. Forst, Glenn Melvin Sr. [I6358]
      7. Forst, Jesse E. [I6359]
      8. Forst, Donald Hubert [I6360]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJ4-1QN : 21 January 2016), George W Forst in entry for Earl M Forst and Catherine Peck, 02 May 1928; citing Allen, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,130,178.

      • Date: 1927-11-23
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXNX-64M : 21 January 2016), Ora W Adams and Gladys Forst, 19 Nov 1927; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,295,253.

  2. United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [S0313]
      • Date: 1917-06-05
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ29-PLY : 12 December 2014), Earl Marion Forst, 1917-1918; citing Huntington County, Indiana, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,504,013.

  3. United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [S0317]
      • Date: 1942
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FC-R46 : 7 April 2016), Earl M Forst, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

  4. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-12
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1R-KND : accessed 25 March 2017), George W Forst, Jackson Township Roanoke town, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 82, sheet 9B, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Jackson Township Roanoke town, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        George W Forst Head M 44 Indiana
        Sarah C Forst Wife F 36 Indiana
        Mabel C Forst Daughter F 13 Indiana
        Goldie M Forst Daughter F 10 Indiana
        Earl M Forst Son M 7 Indiana
        Zora L Forst Daughter F 2 Indiana

  5. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-05-20
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKRW-P7N : accessed 25 March 2017), G W Forst, Chester, Wabash, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 141, sheet 14A, family 353, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 386; FHL microfilm 1,374,399.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Chester, Wabash, Indiana, United States
        G W Forst Head M 53 Indiana
        Catherine Forst Wife F 46 Indiana
        Golda Forst Daughter F 19 Indiana
        Earl Forst Son M 17 Indiana
        Zora Forst Daughter F 12 Indiana
        Lauerence Forst Son M 9 Indiana
        Glenn Forst Son M 7 Indiana
        Jessie Forst Son M 4 Indiana
        Donald Forst Son M 0 Indiana

  6. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-16
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7V-QTP : accessed 30 March 2017), Earl M Forst, Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing ED 119, sheet 10A, line 12, family 269, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 437; FHL microfilm 1,820,437.

        Event Date 1920
        Event Place Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Earl M Forst Head M 26 Indiana
        Gladys E Forst Wife F 23 Indiana
        Garnett E Forst Daughter F 3 Indiana

  7. US Census of 1930 [S0042]
      • Date: 1930-04-02
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41L-WCT : accessed 30 March 2017), Earl M Forst, Adams, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 1A, line 4, family 2, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 576; FHL microfilm 2,340,311.

        Event Date 1930
        Event Place Adams, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Earl M Forst Head M 37 Indiana
        Catherine I Forst Wife F 28 Pennsylvania
        Anna M Peck Stepdaughter F 11 Pennsylvania
        Edna B Peck Stepdaughter F 10 Indiana

  8. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940-04-05
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1B1-8NK : accessed 30 March 2017), Earl M Forst, Ward 6, Fort Wayne, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-46, sheet 4A, line 34, family 82, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1116.

        Event Date 1940
        Event Place Ward 6, Fort Wayne, Wayne Township, Allen, Indiana, United States
        Earl M Forst Head M 47 Indiana
        Catherine Forst Wife F 38 Pennsylvania
        Anna Mae Forst Daughter F 21 Pennsylvania
        William Ryan Nephew M 14 Pennsylvania
        Robert Ryan Nephew M 13 Indiana

  9. Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992 [S0118]
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFDS-2C9 : 3 December 2014), George Washington Forst in entry for Earl M Forst and Gladys E Smith, 06 Jan 1916; citing reference 354; FHL microfilm 1,710,718.