John William FORSYTHE 2
- Born: 8 April 1886, Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA
- Marriage (1): Minerva Elizabeth CHEEK on 25 November 1910 in Manchester, Delaware County, Iowa, USA 1
- Died: 3 November 1949, Fayette County, Iowa, USA at age 63
- Buried: 6 November 1949, Edgewood, Clayton County, Iowa, USA
 Another name for John was John FORSITHE.
Death Notes
at his home between Wadena and Arlington
Burial Notes
Noble Cemetery
Recorded Events in His Life
- His obituary was published in the page 3 of the Oelwein Daily Register on 8 November 1949 in Oelwein, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.
ARLINGTON (Special) — Funeral services for John Forsythe were held in the Gleim Funeral Parlor Sunday afternoon. The Rev. Robert Williams was the officiating clergyman.
John William Forsythe was born April 8, 1886, at Manchester, and died at his home between Wadena and Arlington on Nov. 3, 1949, at 63. He was the son of William Forsythe and Clara Letts Hines, and was married Nov. 25, 1910, to Lizzie Cheek. They had six children, Pearl, (Mrs. Dan Thomas); Ethel, Mrs. Carl Pettit, Waterloo; Florence, Mrs. Earl Weston, Lamont; Louise, Mrs. Paul Craft, West Union; Dale, Waterloo, and Earl, who died in infancy.
He is survived by his wife and five children; his mother, Mrs. Clara Hines, Manchester; six brothers, Henry, Lamont; Harry, Edgewood; Clarence, Vernie, and Peter Hines, Independence; four sisters, Mrs. Art Straw, Mrs. Robert Lathrop, Independence; Mrs. Will Bandy. Dundee, and Mrs. John Williams, Manchester, and six grandchildren.
Besides his infant son he was preceeded in death by his father, one sister, and one brother. Forsythe spent his childhood around Strawberry Point and Manchester. His later life was spent around Arlington and Wadena, where he was engaged in farming.
He will be laid to rest at Noble Cemetery, east of Strawberry Point.
- A similar obituary for John was published in the Fayette County Union on 10 November 1949 in Fayette, Fayette County, Iowa, USA.
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