Cook, Nellie

Birth Name Cook, Nellie
Gramps ID I1826
Gender female
Age at Death 67 years, 5 months, 2 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1890-08-28 Muncie, Delaware Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 2a
Census 1910 Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1920 Richland Twp, Greene Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Census 1930 Bloomfield, Richland Twp, Greene Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
Census 1940 Bloomfield, Richland Twp, Greene Cty, Indiana, USA  
6a
Death 1958-01-30 Bloomfield, Richland Twp, Greene Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Burial   Fairview Cemetery, Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Families

    Family of Forst, Earl Hamilton and Cook, Nellie [F0534]
Married Husband Forst, Earl Hamilton [I1801] ( * 1888-11-16 + 1943-08-11 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1908-08-28 Allen Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a 2a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Forst, Frederick E. [I1828]1910-10-281953
Forst, William L. [I1827]19141959

Narrative

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

[headline] Former Resident Claimed by Death

Mrs. Nellie Forst, 67, a former Wells County resident, died suddenly at 9 p.m. Thursday at her home at Bloomfield. Death was attributed to a heart attack.

Mrs. Forst was born in Muncie to Fred and Mary Gallivan Cook. Her marriage was to Earl H. Forst, who preceded her in death in 1943.

Mr. and Mrs. Forst, who had operated the Ben Franklin Variety Store at Bloomfield, were former residents of the Bluffton community.

Survivors include a son, William Forst of Bloomfield; a sister, Mrs. Anna Reed of Fort Wayne, and two grandchildren.

Services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Monday at the St. Peters Catholic Church, of which Mrs. Forst was a member. Burial will be in the Fairview Cemetery at Bluffton.

Pedigree

    1. Cook, Nellie
      1. Forst, Earl Hamilton [I1801]
        1. Forst, Frederick E. [I1828]
        2. Forst, William L. [I1827]

Source References

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

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFWD-4RL : accessed 8 January 2015), Emery R. Forst in entry for Earl H. Forst and Nellie Cook, 28 Aug 1908; citing reference fn63; FHL microfilm 2,111,527.

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

        "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XXV4-42Z : accessed 8 January 2015), Earl H Forst and Nellie Cook, 01 Sep 1908; citing , Allen, Indiana, county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,111,527.

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

        "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MKR8-NRQ : accessed 8 January 2015), Earl H Forst, Bluffton Ward 2, Wells, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 158, sheet 10B, family 318, NARA microfilm publication T624, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,374,401.

        Event Year: 1910
        Event Place: Bluffton Ward 2, Wells, Indiana, United States
        Earl H Forst Head M 21 Indiana
        Nellie Forst Wife F 19 Indiana

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

        "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MF76-RDK : accessed 8 January 2015), Earl H Forest, Richland, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T625, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.; FHL microfilm 1,820,435.

        Event Year: 1920
        Event Place: Richland, Greene, Indiana, United States
        Earl H Forest Head M 31 Indiana
        Millie Forest Wife F 29 Indiana
        Frederick Forest Son M 9 Indiana
        William Forest Son M 5 Indiana

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

        "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHMK-QJF : accessed 8 January 2015), Earl H Forst, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0013, sheet 2A, family 48, line 34, NARA microfilm publication T626, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 590; FHL microfilm 2,340,325.

        Event Year: 1930
        Event Place: Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, United States
        Earl H Forst Head M 41 Indiana
        Nelle Forst Wife F 39 Indiana
        Fredrick E Forst Son M 19 Indiana
        William L Forst Son M 15 Indiana

  6. US Census of 1940 [S0043]
      • Date: 1940
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1T3-ZNR : accessed 8 January 2015), Earl Forst, Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 28-14, sheet 25B, family 625, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 1049.

        Event Date: 1940
        Event Place: Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States
        Earl Forst Head M 52 Indiana
        Nellie Forst Wife F 49 Indiana
        William L Forst Son M 24 Indiana