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Charles Samuel Forsythe
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Charles Samuel Forsythe 1 3 4 5 6 7
- Born: 31 March 1870, , Franklin County, PA 3 4 5 6 7
- Marriage (1): Clara May Lightfoot on 24 February 1903 in Shippensburg, PA 1 2 3 4
- Died: 28 September 1949, Pennsylvania at age 79 5 7
- Buried: After 28 September 1949, Shippensburg, PA 5 7
 Noted events in his life were:
• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1910. 3
Sheet 7A, Family 176, District 35
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Charles S. Forsythe...Head..40..PA
(Living with 2nd wife, 4 children, and 2 stepchildren.)
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• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on January 1920. 4
Sheet 5A, family 116, District 36
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Chas. Forsythe...Head..49..PA
(Living with wife, 3 children, 1 stepdaughter, and mother-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on 29 April 1940. 6
Sheet 22A, Family 509, District 21-48, Roll 3479
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
117 South Pennsylvania Avenue; house rented $10
Head..Charles Forsyth..70..PA..8th grade..Laborer, Road Construction..earned $270 in 1939
(Living with wife.)
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• He was buried after 28 September 1949 in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Shippensburg, PA.
Find A Grave Memorial #51849232
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Charles married Clara May Lightfoot, daughter of Robert Lee Lightfoot and Margaret Ann Millhouse, on 24 February 1903 in Shippensburg, PA.1 2 3 4 (Clara May Lightfoot was born on 30 April 1869 in Mifflin Township, Richland County, OH,3 4 6 8 9 10 11 12 died on 20 November 1961 in Pennsylvania 12 and was buried after 20 November 1961 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Shippensburg, PA 5 12.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on April 1910. 3
Sheet 7A, Family 176, District 35
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Charles S. Forsythe...Head..40..PA
Clara M. Forsythe...Wife..40..OH
Russel R. Forsythe...Son..12..PA
Ruth R. Forsythe...Dau..10..PA
Laura M. Forsythe...Dau..7..PA
Frederick W. Forsythe...Son..4..PA
Dorothy E. Forsythe...Dau..1y 3m..PA
Lloyd R. Forsythe...Son..17..PA
NOTE - Russel and Ruth Forsythe were actually children from Clara's 1st marriage to Jacob Rhone. Their surnames should have been listed as Rhone instead of Forsythe. Lloyd Forsythe was a son from Charles' first marriage.
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• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on January 1920. 4
Sheet 5A, family 116, District 36
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Chas. Forsythe...Head..49..PA
Clara Forsythe...Wife..50..OH
Laura Forsythe...Dau..16..PA
W. Fred Forsythe...Son..12..PA
Dorthy Forsythe...Dau..10..PA
Ruth Rhone...StepDau..20..PA
Margaret Lightfoot...MothrL..76..PA
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Shippensburg, PA on 29 April 1940. 6
Sheet 22A, Family 509, District 21-48, Roll 3479
Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Residence in 1935: Same House
117 South Pennsylvania Avenue; house rented $10
Head..Charles Forsyth..70..PA..8th grade..Laborer, Road Construction..earned $270 in 1939
Wife..Clara Forsyth..70..OH..8th grade..Sewing Project, WPA..earned $480 in 1939
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Marriage Notes:
Not found in the 1930 US Census
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Sources
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Martha Ziegler Watson, Watson Genealogy 1760-1909 (Keyser, West Virginia: The Mountain Echo, 1909), page 13.
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"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 27 Oct 2013); Name: Charles S. Forsythe; Spouse's Name: Clara M. Rhone; Event Date: 24 Feb 1903; Event Place: Shippensburg, Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
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1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 35, sheet 7A, family 176, Charles Samuel Forsythe and Clara May Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.
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1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 5A, family 116, Charles Samuel Forsythe and Clara May Lightfoot; index and images (accessed 26 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.
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Theresa Schwenk, "Schwenk, Stout, Moyer, Naugle, Goodhart, Latshaw & Allied Families of PA," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=schwenk : accessed 18 Nov 2009).
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1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 21-48, sheet 22A, household 509, Charles Samuel Forsythe and Clara May Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 3479.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51849232.
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"Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 20 August 2020); Clara M. Lightfoot, 1859.
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1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Mifflin Township, Richland County, Ohio, p. 11, dwelling 75, family 76; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 17 Nov 2009); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1261.
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1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Southampton Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, p. 110B, Robert Lightfoot and Margaret A. Millhouse; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 26 Oct 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1131.
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1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Shippensburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, enumeration district (ED) 24, p. 12A, dwelling 272, family 283, Clara May Rhone (Lightfoot); index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 23 Mar 2013); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.
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Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 27 Oct 2013), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=51849292.