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This is just more search info on William Stanton Forsythe...
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Need Help All Over!!!
I am seeking corroborative evidence, from anytime prior to 1870 that my GGF-WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTHE and SCOTT ALLEN FORSYTHE are related to FORSYTH(E)'s in McNairy County, TENN.
Or related to recorded FORSYTH(e)s anywhere else in the World!!!!
I am open to any possibilities. Most search efforts have been in West Tennessee, Western Kentucky, Northwest Mississippi, Eastern Arkansas, and Missouri bootheel. More remote search efforts include the Carolinas, Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio
New York, Scotland, Ireland, etc. etc etc.
WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTH(E) (1846-1913) first appears
in Lauderdale County, TENN 1870 census, where a (later)
1907 birth record states WILLIAM STANTON FORSYTHE
was from McNairy County, TENN.
In this Lauderdale County, TENN 1870 census, he was located
at Hales Point, on the Mississippi River. Listed occupation was
"Rafting."
Oldest in that household was "Pamelia" a 52 yr old female. Have no
other known information on father of William Stanton Forsyth. William
Stanton Forsyth bought 640 acres (1873) at Hales Point, married,
operated
store, cotton gin, cut timber, reared large family there until death at
mature age. A 1907 county birth record for his last child cited William
Stanton Forsyth's birthplace as McNairy County, Tennessee. Much
research in McNairy County, Tennessee has turned up no credible links
among the Forsyth(e) families that are well documented there.
Because of the 1870 census "rafting" and "boating" occupations cited
in that household, we surmise that these occupants may have journeyed
from anywhere to Hales Point, TN: from the southeastern states, the
northern
states or from overseas to West Tennessee via Mississippi/Ohio Rivers.
(Suspect the entry in the 1870 census record stating William Stanton
Forsyth's birthplace as TN might be bogus info.) There is no definite
record
(census, deed, wills, county court minutes, birth/death records,
military,
etc., etc.) visible yet in the USA at this time that predates this 1870
find,
although there are some items that theoretically could connect.
The full 1870 Lauderdale County TENN census for this
starting point household (located at Hales Point on
the Mississippi River about 55 miles north of Memphis....)
was:
S.?(or I or J) FORSYTHE 32 Male Boating [nothing further known]
--> Note: "SANDY" FORSYTHE, 21, laborer, from 1860 census in
BENJ. H. LONG household in Marshall County Mississippi
PAMELIA FORSYTHE 52 Fem Housekeeping [d. 5/31/1872 north
Laud. Cty, TENN]
(WILLIAM) STANTON FORSYTHE 24 Male Rafting [d. 2/1913 @ Edith, Laud.
Cty, TENN]
--> m. HELEN H. JOHNSON 6/1873 Dyer County TENN
(ISHAM?) LEROY FORSYTHE 21 Male Farming [d. 3/30/1888 north Laud.
Cty, TENN]
--> an ISHAM L. FORSYTHE m. NANCY E. BRASHER 9/5/1873 in Lauderdale
Cty TENN
SCOTT (Allen) FORSYTHE 20 Male Farm Laborer, [d. 1921 Blytheville
ARK]
JOHN (W.) FORSYTHE 26 Male Grocer Commission [m Pheby Jane
Helm, 1/28/1869 Laud. Cty, TN]
ANDREW (J.) RILEY 12 Male Farm Laborer
--> Little ANDREW J. RILEY, age 2, farm hand was listed in the home
of MILTON THOMPSON
in the 1860 census (91-377) Lauderdale County, TN
SARAH ANN FORSYTHE m. JOHN RILEY 4/5/1855 in Lauderdale County,
TN
SARAH ANN FORSYTHE appears to be the first FORSYTHE recorded in
Lauderdale County, TN
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In McNairy County TENN a longtime McNairy County resident, an
ISHAM FORSYTHE died in 1858 without a Will. ISHAM FORSYTHE
is also found in the 1830 and 1840 censuses in McNairy County.
An 1858 McNairy Court petition of Isham G. FORSYTHE's widow,
CATHERINE FORSYTHE, named her and his survivors (6 of whom
were under 21):
JAMES FORSYTHE
WILLIAM FORSYTHE {maybe Wm. Stanton FORSYTHE in 1870 Laud. Cty, TN??}
MALINDA FORSYTHE, who had married a Z.(?) Chambers
J.C. FORSYTHE {Jeremiah??)
FRANCES FORSYTHE, who had married an Alston Moore
BARTHENIA FORSYTHE
JOSEPHINE FORSYTHE
CAROLINE FORSYTHE, and
VICTORIA FORSYTHE
The McNairy County TENN 1860 index shows ISHAM G.
FORSYTHE's widow, and her household:
CATHERINE FORSYTHE, 52 the widow
SUFFELA J(osephine) FORSYTHE, 17 {JOSEPHINE in the 1858 Petition?}
BARTHELA C. FORSYTHE, 15 {She was mentioned in the 1858 Petition}
VICTORY C. FORSYTHE, 8 {She was mentioned in the 1858 Petition}
Where are JAMES FORSYTHE, WILLIAM FORSYTHE, J.C. FORSYTHE, and
CAROLINE FORSYTHE from this household????
MALINDA FORSYTHE (Chambers) and FRANCES FORSYTHE (Moore) were
elsewhere because they were married as cited in the 1858 Petition.
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The McNairy County TENN 1850 index shows ISHAM G. FORSYTHE's
household, 277-41:
ISHAM G. FORSYTHE, 47 KY, TN
KATHERINE FORSYTHE, 42
MARY ANN FORSYTHE, 21
JEREMIAH (C.) FORSYTHE, 16
FRANCES FORSYTHE, 12
BARTHENY FORSYTHE, 11
(SUFFELA) JOSEPHINE FORSYTHE, 9
ABIGAIL FORSYTHE, 6
CAROLINE FORSYTHE, 5
FOSTER FORSYTHE, 4 (WM STANTON FORSYTHE WOULD BE 4 IN 1850!!)
--> "FOSTER" FORSYTHE DISAPPEARS AFTER THIS RECORD
MONROE FORSYTHE, 2
--> "MONROE" FORSYTHE DISAPPEARS AFTER THIS RECORD
SUSAN MATLOCK, 30 (Why are these Matlocks in this household???)
JASPER MATLOCK, 7 " " "
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The McNairy County TENN 1850 index shows other FORSYTH(E)
households in addition to the ISHAM G. FORSYTHE's household,
in dwelling 279-42:
JAMES FORSYTHE, 26 KY, unk (-->Son of Isham G. Forsythe per 1858
Petition)
MARY FORSYTHE, 22
INDIANA (MISSOURI) FORSYTHE, 3 (mentioned in 1880 Will of James
Forsythe) --> I.M. FORSYTHE married JAMES A. HUGHES 12/12/1862
(WINFIELD) SCOTT FORSYTHE, 2 (mentioned in 1880 Will of James Forsythe)
(no name female) FORSYTHE, 3 mo.
PHILLIP HOLLIDAY, 33 (Who is this??)
and in dwelling 266-40:
JAMES FORSYTHE, 42 KY, T (brother of Isham?)
SARAH FORSYTHE, 35
NANCY BOATMAN, 30 (Who is this???)
and in dwelling 289-43:
ROBERT FORSYTHE, 45 KY, T
SARAH FORSYTHE, 40
THOMAS FORSYTHE, 19
WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 17
MARION FORSYTHE, 15
SOLOMON FORSYTHE, 12
JANE FORSYTHE, 9
JOHN FORSYTHE, 7
SARAH FORSYTHE, 5
ANGELINE COBELL, 19
and in dwelling 283-42:
WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 25 KY, T
REBECCA FORSYTHE, 24
HENRY FORSYTHE, 5
MISALINE FORSYTHE, 3
WILLIAM FORSYTHE, 5/12 (infant)
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Finally in McNairy County from the Administrator's Settlements
Book 3: a man named GROVER FORSYTHE, was appointed administrator
for BERT FORSYTHE, deceased, on March 2, 1946. WILLIAM STANTON
FORSYTHE, had a son named GROVER FORSYTHE who was a lifelong
resident of Lauderdale County TENN, and is buried (1932) at
Edith Cemetery in Lauderdale County TENN. Had this been the
same GROVER FORSYTHE, and BERT FORSYTHE is connected to
ISHAM G. FORSYTHE then some degree of closure was possible.
But alas, if you're buried in 1932 in Lauderdale, you're not
around in 1946 in McNairy.
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There is too much potential info in these households to have been at
this 12+ year long dead end.
Thank you in advance for any Help!
Sterling Forsythe (and etal)
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