Hello fellow Forbes searchers. It is good to see some activity on the list. I am sending this version of my family line in the hopes that someone out there can connect. I acknowledge that much of the information is unproven. Any comments are welcome. Send any direct response to the4bees@swbell.net. WILLIAM FORBES b. 03-09-1783 in North Carolina (maybe England) marr. ? children: (all born in Rutherford Co., TN) MARTHA b. 09-22-1806 SELETY b. 06-02-1810 *WILLIAM b. 03-20-1813 (maybe North Carolina) BENJAMIN b. 09-06-1815 FRANCIS b. 06-22-1817 d. 02-03-1902 in Shelby Co., IL JOHN b. 04-21-1819 ALFRED b. 10-10-1821 ICHABOD b. 04-07-1828 WILLIAM FORBES 1st marr. 02-22-1836 to JUDITH McDOWELL in Rutherford Co., TN. b. 1813 in Virginia d. 1846 in Rutherford Co., TN. children: *HENRY b. 12-11-1836 in Rutherford Co., TN. d. 08-04-1914 in Wilfield, KS JAMES b. abt. 1838 2nd marr. 08-31-1847 to REBECCA WILLIAMS in Rutherford Co., TN. b. 05-28-1824 in TN d. 01-02-1885 in Shelby Co., IL children: WILLIAM b. abt 1848 in TN BENJAMIN b. 03-01-1850 in TN d. 05-15-1899 in Shelby Co., IL SAMUEL b. 10-03-1850 in TN CALEB d. 05-06-1883 in Shelby Co., IL PRESTON b. abt 1852 in TN MARY b. abt 1852 in IL ICHABAD b. 1855 in Shelby Co., IL IZAAC d. 09-18-1909 in Henton, Shelby Co., IL CHARLES b. abt 1856 in IL RICHARD b. abt 1856 in IL NANCY H. b. abt 1858 in IL SARAH b. abt 1861 in IL HENRY FORBES marr. 1866 to MARY ELIZABETH HARBAUGH in Shelby Co., IL b. 03-10-1849 in Canal Winchester, OH d. 02- - 1946 in Winfield, KS children: ED A. BURT DONA MAY b. 11- -1878 in KS *HARRY b. 05-22-1883 in KS WILLIAM d. 11-21-1951 PEARL b. 03- -1886 in KS CHARLES b. 04- -1890 in KS HARRY WILLIAM FORBES marr. 04-20-1919 to CLARA MAY BARBER in Winfield, KS b. 08-10-1892 in Foracker, OK d. 07-23-1948 in Winfield, KS