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    1. Re: Lafayette D. Forney
    2. Scott R. C. Anderson
    3. This is a Message Board Post that is forwarded to this mailing list. Author:  MJ Norton <[email protected]> Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/AWB.2ACE/2302.1 Message Board Post: Per: The descendants of Johann Adam Forney, 1557-1963 This is available through Ancestry.com subscription - Family and Local Histories page 122-123 Lafayette D. Forney "Son of John and Eliza J. Wilson Forney" "b. 1849 married Arminda Lanning d. 1934" "children Howard W., Blanche, John Wilbur, James Clark, Essie, and an infant daughter that died10 June 1882, aged 2 days." Farmer & Livestock breeder in Guernsey Co. "He was preceeded ion death by Arminda Lanning Forney in 1930, who was born in 1875." Has his photograph on page 123. SIblings of Lafayette: Anderson Gilbert Forney b. 1847 Isiah Forney, b. 1843 Eli Forney, b. 1850 Charlotte Forney, d. 1846 Vilet Forney d. 1852, age 1 yr 6 days Josephus W. Forney , 1841-1910 James Hamilton Forney b. 1854 p. 157 Howard W. Forney, son of Lafayette "m. Josie Roe d. 6 Nov. 1957" "children Arminda, Elberta, Aaron" "Elberta and Aaron are twins" "Howard W. Forney was a farmer who lived on his grandfather"s (John Forney) farm." p. 157-158 Blanche Forney, daughter of Lafayette "m. Watler Trott" "Blanche Forney Trott lives in Columbus Ohio" p. 158 John WIlbur Forney, son of Lafayette "b. 15 May 1833 m. Sarah Eliza Caldwell" "Children Robert Lafayette, Fred Freeman, and John W. Jr." p. 158 James Clark Forney, son of Lafayette "b. 15 Aug 1855 m. Amanda Forest Asher" "children John V., Irene, and Doris" p. 158 Essie Forney, daughter of Lafayette "b. 4 May 1892 m. Ira Murphey" "Children Robert Hayes" This section has a bit more info on Lafayettes children (occupations, etc.) p. 92 John Forney "son of Abraham and Mary (Polly) Curtis Forney" "b. 1816 m. Eliza J. Wilson m. Ellen Walker d.1898" "children by Eliza J. Josephus, Isiah, Gilbert, Lafayette, James Hamilton, Eli, Charlotte, Vilet, and another child that died young. Eliza J. WIlson Forney died 3 July 1867, aged 48 years, 2 months, 22 days." "By Ellen - Viola, Chloe, Ollie, Edna, Walter, and Jasper" "Ellen Walker Forney was born in 1844 and died in 1907." "John Forney and Ellen Walker were married in 1868." p. 93 "Mr Forney opened a store, operated a sawmill, and farmed." This section has more on John Forney as well. There are roughly 235 pages of Forney family info in this writing.

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