Forst, Delbert D.

Birth Name Forst, Delbert D.
Gramps ID I1836
Gender male
Age at Death 55 years, 4 months, 24 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1896-11-19 Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1900 Warren Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1910 Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1920 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Death 1952-04-13 Elkhart, Elkhart Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Burial   Clear Creek Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Forst, Alfred [I1819]1861-02-121933-08-19
Mother Barsh, Martha Elizabeth [I1833]1866-09-281953-08-31
    Brother     Forst, Raymond Calvin [I1834] 1888-07-28 1954-05-23
    Sister     Forst, Gertrude A. [I1835] 1891-08-08 1979
         Forst, Delbert D. [I1836] 1896-11-19 1952-04-13

Narrative

[Obituary for Delbert D. Forst, from the Huntington Herald-Press, 14 Apr 1952; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.]

Delbert D Forst, 55, a native of Huntington county and for the last 15 years a resident of Elkhart, died at 4:40 am. Sunday at the Elkhart General hospital after a serious illness of four weeks. He had been in failing health for a year.

Mr. Forst, who was in the dressed poultry business at South Bend, was born November 19, 1896, in Huntington County to Alfred and Martha E. Bersch Forst. He never married. He was a member of the local Elks lodge and attended the Evangelical United Brethren Church here.

Surviving are the mother, Mrs. Martha E. Forst, and a brother, Ray C. Forst, both of this city, and a sister, Mrs. Harold Vergon, Clear Creek township.

The body will be brought to the Robbins Funeral home in this city where friends may call after 1 pm Tuesday and where funeral services will be held at 2:30 pm. Wednesday with the Rev. A. H. Sholty officiating.

Burial will be in the Clear Creek Cemetery.

Pallbearers were members of the Elks lodge - Forest L. Cook, Harry Clinger, Walter C. Miller, Roy H. Bucher, Hugh Hartman and Frank H. Phillley.

Pedigree

  1. Forst, Alfred [I1819]
    1. Barsh, Martha Elizabeth [I1833]
      1. Forst, Raymond Calvin [I1834]
      2. Forst, Gertrude A. [I1835]
      3. Forst, Delbert D.

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Huntington Herald-Press (Indiana) [S0007]
      • Date: 1952-04-14
      • Confidence: High
  2. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-16
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM1R-58B : accessed 18 April 2017), Martha Forst in household of Albert Forst, Warren Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 8B, family 179, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,378.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Warren Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Albert Forst Head M 40 Indiana
        Martha Forst Wife F 35 Indiana
        Raymond Forst Son M 12 Indiana
        Gertie Forst Daughter F 9 Indiana
        Delbert Forst Son M 4 Indiana

  3. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-15
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPS-1QF : accessed 18 April 2017), Alfred Forst, Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 109, sheet 1A, family 12, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 356; FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Alfred Forst Head M 49 Indiana
        Martha M Forst Wife F 42 Indiana
        Raymond C Forst Son M 21 Indiana
        Gertrude A Forst Daughter F 18 Indiana
        Delbert D Forst Son M 13 Indiana

  4. US Census of 1920 [S0041]
      • Date: 1920-01-03
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7J-Z13 : accessed 18 April 2017), Alfred Forst, Huntington Ward 1, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 2B, line 74, family 49, 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 Huntington Ward 1, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Alfred Forst Head M 59 Indiana
        Martha Forst Wife F 52 Indiana
        Delbert Forst Son M 23 Indiana