Forst, Raymond Calvin
Birth Name | Forst, Raymond Calvin |
Gramps ID | I1834 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 65 years, 9 months, 26 days |
Events
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Birth | 1888-07-28 | Warren Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Census | 1900 | Warren Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Census | 1910 | Warren, Salamonie Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Census | 1920 | Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Census | 1930 | Washington Twp, Marion Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Census | 1940 | Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Death | 1954-05-23 | Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | |
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Burial | Clear Creek Cemetery, Huntington, Huntington Twp, Huntington Cty, Indiana, USA | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Forst, Alfred [I1819] | 1861-02-12 | 1933-08-19 | |
Mother | Barsh, Martha Elizabeth [I1833] | 1866-09-28 | 1953-08-31 | |
Forst, Raymond Calvin [I1834] | 1888-07-28 | 1954-05-23 | ||
Sister | Forst, Gertrude A. [I1835] | 1891-08-08 | 1979 | |
Brother | Forst, Delbert D. [I1836] | 1896-11-19 | 1952-04-13 |
Families
  |   | Family of Forst, Raymond Calvin and Albert, Blanche V. [F2105] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Albert, Blanche V. [I6453] ( * 1891-11-05 + 1980 ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Forst, Irene Elizabeth [I6455] | ||
Forst, Helen E. [I6456] | ||
Forst, Mary Louise [I6457] | ||
Forst, Albert R. [I6454] | 1913-09-12 | 1991-12-18 |
Narrative
[Obituary for Ray C. Forst, from the Huntington Herald-Press, 24 May 1954; posted online to the FindaGrave.com website.]
Ray C. Forst, 65, owner and proprietor of the Jefferson Sport Shop, 16 South Jefferson Street, and former resident of 621 Division Street, died of a heart ailment abut 5 pm. Sunday, in the Robbins ambulance as he was being brought to the Huntington County hospital from Big Lake where he suffered the fatal attack about an hour earlier. He had been in failing health for five years and in February 1953, suffered a heart attack. His health declined since that time. Dr. Grover M. Nie, county coroner, was at the hospital.
Served as Police Chief. Mr. Forst, who was chief of police for some time during the C.W.H. Bangs administration, was born July 28, 1888, in Huntington county to Alfred and Martha Bersch Forst. He spent his entire life in the community. His first marriage was to Blanche Albert and the second on July 10, 1928, was to Maria Wonnell.
Surviving are the widow, a son of the first marriage, Albert R. Forst, this city; three daughters by the first marriage, Mrs. Ervin Conrad and Miss Helen Forst, Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Roy Yenowine, Orleans; five grandchildren, Kent A. and Karen R. Forst, this city, and Barbara Ann, Donna and Cynthia Yenowine, Orleans; and a sister, Mrs. Harold Vergon, Clear Creek Township. There are several nieces and nephews. A brother, Delbert Forst, is dead.
Mr. Forst was a former member of the First Evangelical United Brethren church.
The body was removed to the Robbins Funeral home where friends may call after 7:30 pm. Monday and where funeral services will be held at 10:30 am. Wednesday with the Rev. Walter Rogers, of the Lancaster Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in the Clear Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Arthur Young, Claude Cline, Dan Collins, John Lind, Dallas Heyde and Carl Heyde.
Pedigree
Ancestors
Source References
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United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
[S0313]
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- Date: 1917-06-05
- Confidence: High
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Citation:
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ29-PLB : 12 December 2014), Raymond C 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.
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United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
[S0317]
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- Date: 1942
- Confidence: High
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Citation:
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FC-RWR : 7 April 2016), Ray Calvin 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.).
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Indiana, Marriages, 1811-2007
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- Date: 1912-11-22
- Confidence: High
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Citation:
"Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXN6-LPB : 21 January 2016), Raymond C Forst and Blanche V Albert, 20 Nov 1912; citing Huntington, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,295,252.
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Huntington Herald-Press (Indiana)
[S0007]
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- Date: 1954-05-24
- Confidence: High
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US Census of 1900
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- Date: 1900-06-16
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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
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US Census of 1910
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- Date: 1910-04-15
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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
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US Census of 1920
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- Date: 1920-01-07
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF7J-GNW : accessed 19 April 2017), Ray C Forst, Huntington Ward 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing ED 111, sheet 7B, line 58, family 175, 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 2, Huntington, Indiana, United States
Ray C Forst Head M 31 Indiana
Blanche B Forst Wife F 28 Indiana
Albert R Forst Son M 6 Indiana
Irene E Forst Daughter F 2 Indiana
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US Census of 1930
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- Date: 1930-04-10
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4YP-39P : accessed 19 April 2017), Raymond C Forst, Washington, Marion, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 275, sheet 1B, line 67, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 617; FHL microfilm 2,340,352.
Event Date 1930
Event Place Washington, Marion, Indiana, United States
Raymond C Forst Head M 41 Indiana
Marie Forst Wife F 30 Indiana
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US Census of 1940
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- Date: 1940-05-03
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Citation:
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1T8-G9N : accessed 18 April 2017), Martha Forst, Ward 2, Huntington, Huntington Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 35-6, sheet 63B, line 62, family 73, 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 1055.
Event Date 1940
Event Place Ward 2, Huntington, Huntington Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States
Martha Forst Head F 73 Indiana
Raymond Forst Son M 51 Indiana
Marie Forst Daughter-in-law F 40 Indiana
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