Henry Wood Forsythe
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Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth Date: 6 Jun 1909 - Newtown Square, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Christening: Death: 12 Mar 2000 - Chambersburg Hospital, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States ( at age 90) Burial: in Oakland Friends Cemetery, West Goshen, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Cause of Death: Find A Grave ID: 207804267
Parents
Father: Henry W. Forsythe Mother: Anna T. Hutton
Spouses and Children
1. *Dorothy Brown Marriage: 23 Apr 1932 2. Katherine Lampkin Marriage: 1982 - Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States
Notes
General:
Per U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
NameHenry Wood Forsythe Jr
Event TypeBirth
Birth Date6 Jun 1909
Birth Date on Image6 1909 Sixth
Birth PlaceNewtown, Del Co
FatherHenry Ward Forsythe
Mother Anna H Forsythe
Monthly MeetingAbington Monthly Meeting
Historical Meeting Data
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Yearly MeetingPhiladelphia Yearly Meeting
Meeting StatePennsylvania
Meeting CountyMontgomery
Per 1910 US Census 5/25/1910 Newton, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Henry W. Forsythe is the 43 year old white male head of household, who rents his farm house, and works of his own account as manager of his farm. He and all family members were born in Pennsylvania, as were their parents. His wife is 38 year old Anna H. Forsythe. It is the first marriage for both, 18 years, and Anna has had 4 children, all still living. Ruth T. Forsythe, 15 year old daughter, attends school. Helen M. Forsythe, 9 year old daughter, attends school. Richard Forsythe, 8 year old son, attends school. Henry W. Forsythe is their 10 month old son.
Per WWII Draft Registration 10/16/1940
Henry Wood Forsythe, Jr. is 31 years old, born June 6, 1909 in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. He resides at 313 Medialine Road, R.D. 1, Highland Ave, Larchmont, Pa, and his phone number is Newtown Square 102-W. The person who will always know his address is his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Brown Forsythe, Jr., same residence. He works for an auto car company in Ardmore, Pa. He is described as white race, 5'11˝" tall, 175 lbs., hazel eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion.
Per Findagrave
Henry Wood Forsythe Jr.
Birth 6 Jun 1909
Death 12 Mar 2000 (aged 90)
Burial Oakland Friends Cemetery West Goshen Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Memorial ID 207804267
Per Public Opinion Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 3/14/2000
Henry W. Forsythe Chambersburg
Henry W. Forsythe, 90, of 830-E Menno Village at Menno Haven retirement complex, died at 5:25 a.m. Sunday, March 12, 2000, in Chambersburg Hospital. In failing health since July, he was critically
ill since March 3.
Born June 6, 1909, in Newtown Square, Delaware County, he was a son of the late Henry and Anna
Hutton Forsythe.
Before retiring, most of his life was lived in Newtown Square. Afterward, he resided for a short time in Albuquerque, NM, before moving to Menno Haven.
A lifelong member of Springfield (Pa.) Friends Meeting, he was a 1926 graduate of the high school in Barnesville, Ohio. He attended Drexel Institute of Technology, Philadelphia, where he trained in drafting and mechanical engineering.
Mr. Forsythe was a mechanical engineer for Boeing-Vertol in Morton, retiring in 1972.
He and his first wife, Dorothy Brown Forsythe, were married on April 23, 1932. She died Oct. 22, 1981.
He and his second wife, Katherine Lampkin Forsythe, were married in 1982 in Albuquerque. She
died Nov. 9, 1999.
His hobbies included photography, reading, woodworking, lapidary, gardening, the Old West and traveling \emdash having visited all 50 states. He was a volunteer at Menno Haven since his arrival there in
1989.
Surviving are two daughters, Elsie Kinter of Spring Hill, Fla, and Irene Antone of Still Pond, Md.; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Two sisters and a brother also preceded him in death.
Memorial service will be on March 25. Time and place will be announced later. Private burial will
be in Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Valley Crematorium, Waynesboro.
Per U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
NameHenry W Forsythe Jr
GenderMale
Birth Date6 Jun 1909
Death Date12 Mar 2000
Claim Date17 May 1972
SSN198012773
Per U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
NameHenry W. Forsythe
Social Security Number198-01-2773
Birth Date6 Jun 1909
Issue yearBefore 1951
Issue StatePennsylvania
Last Residence17201, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Death Date12 Mar 2000
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