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Forst, Clinton

Birth Name Forst, Clinton
Gramps ID I1807
Gender male
Age at Death 66 years, 10 months, 15 days

Events

Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Birth 1859-11-17 Canton, Stark Cty, Ohio, USA  
 
Census 1870 Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
1a
Census 1880 South Whitley, Cleveland Twp, Whitley Cty, Indiana, USA  
2a
Census 1900 South Whitley, Cleveland Twp, Whitley Cty, Indiana, USA  
3a
Census 1910 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
4a
Death 1926-10-02 Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA  
 
Burial   Mount Hope 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, Samuel [I0866]1824-11-171888-08-17
Mother Sell, Elizabeth [I1803]18311909
    Sister     Forst, Lovina [I5850] 1853 1911-04-11
    Sister     Forst, Emma Catherine [I1849] 1858 1924-04-29
         Forst, Clinton [I1807] 1859-11-17 1926-10-02
    Sister     Forst, Ellen Clarice [I1806] 1862-05-17 1946-05-29
    Brother     Forst, Elmer [I1809] 1862-03-09 1884-12-17
    Sister     Forst, Cora [I1810] 1865-06-09 1889-05-18
    Brother     Forst, Charles Seymour [I5829] 1869-08-03 1942-03-04

Families

    Family of Forst, Clinton and Nichols, Lydia [F0537]
Married Wife Nichols, Lydia [I1837] ( * 1868-08-06 + 1915-04-05 )
   
Event Date Place Description
Sources Notes
Marriage 1889-06-16 Whitley Cty, Indiana, USA  
5a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Forst, Hollis Carl [I1838]1890-01-011982-01-26
Forst, Russell Hugh [I1839]1891-11-061969

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Narrative

[Obituary for Clinton Forst; clipping from the files of Jane Anne Thomas, copied from the files of the Huntington Public Library; from the Huntington Herald, 4 Oct 1926.]

Clinton Forst, sixty-seven years old died Saturday evening at 9:20 o'clock at the home of his son, Hollis Forst, 520 Ivy street, after an illness of several years. He was seriously ill for one and one-half years.

Mrs. [sic] Forst was born November 17, 1859 in Canton, Ohio to Samuel and Elizabeth Forst. He married Lydia Nichols, who died April 15, 1915.

He is survived by two sons, Hollis Forst, at whose home he died, and Russell Forst, of this city. Mrs. Gardner Dennis of Chicago, a sister, Charles Forst of Marion, Ind., and Darwin Forst a grandson, also survive.

Mr. Forst was a member of the Odd Fellows of South Whitley and of the Modern Woodmen of Huntington. He was also a member of the Methodist church here. For many years he was employed as a watchman at the Erie crossing at East Market street.

Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 10:30 o'clock at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Forst with the Rev. W.F. Smith in charge.

Burial will be at Mt. Hope cemetery.

Pedigree

  1. Forst, Samuel [I0866]
    1. Sell, Elizabeth [I1803]
      1. Forst, Lovina [I5850]
      2. Forst, Emma Catherine [I1849]
      3. Forst, Clinton
        1. Nichols, Lydia [I1837]
          1. Forst, Hollis Carl [I1838]
          2. Forst, Russell Hugh [I1839]
      4. Forst, Elmer [I1809]
      5. Forst, Ellen Clarice [I1806]
      6. Forst, Cora [I1810]
      7. Forst, Charles Seymour [I5829]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. US Census of 1870 [S0020]
      • Date: 1870-07-18
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXX1-ZD3 : accessed 10 June 2016), Samuel Forst, Indiana, United States; citing p. 4, family 32, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,824.

        Event Year 1870
        Event Place Warren, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Samuel Forst M 45 Ohio
        Elizabeth Forst F 37 Ohio
        Lovina Forst F 16 Ohio
        Emma C Forst F 11 Ohio
        Clinton Forst M 10 Ohio
        Elmore Forst M 9 Ohio
        Ellen C Forst F 8 Indiana
        Cora S Forst F 6 Indiana
        Cora S Forst F 6 Indiana
        Charles S Forst M 1 Indiana

  2. US Census of 1880 [S0045]
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSB-YH1 : accessed 12 June 2016), Saml Forst, South Whitley, Whitley, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 100, sheet 507D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0324; FHL microfilm 1,254,324.

        Event Date 1880
        Event Place South Whitley, Whitley, Indiana, United States
        Saml Forst Self M 57 Ohio, United States
        Eliz Forst Wife F 48 Ohio, United States
        Clinton Forst Son M 20 Ohio, United States
        Elmer Forst Son M 19 Indiana, United States
        Clara Forst Daughter F 18 Indiana, United States
        Cora Forst Daughter F 16 Indiana, United States
        Chas Forst Son M 12 Indiana, United States

  3. US Census of 1900 [S0039]
      • Date: 1900-06-05
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99P-29N : accessed 12 June 2016), Clinton Forst, Cleveland Township (north half) South Whitley town, Whitley, Indiana, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,414.

        Event Year 1900
        Event Place Cleveland Township (north half) South Whitley town, Whitley, Indiana, United States
        Clinton Forst Head M 41 Ohio
        Lydia Forst Wife F 32 Indiana
        Hollis Forst Son M 10 Michigan
        Russel Forst Son M 9 Indiana
        Elizabeth Forst Mother F 69 Ohio

  4. US Census of 1910 [S0040]
      • Date: 1910-04-20
      • Citation:

        "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKPS-H8N : accessed 12 June 2016), Clinton Forest, Huntington Ward 4, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 94, sheet 7B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,369.

        Event Date 1910
        Event Place Huntington Ward 4, Huntington, Indiana, United States
        Clinton Forest Head M 50 Ohio
        Lida H Forest Wife F 41 Indiana
        Russel H Forest Son M 18 Indiana

  5. Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007 [S0302]
      • Date: 1889-06-24
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27V2-ZY3 : accessed 12 June 2016), Clinton Forst and Lyda Nichols, 16 Jun 1889; citing Whitley, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 1,710,719.