Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



picture
Henry Forbes and Julia Ann Scott




Husband Henry Forbes 1

           Born: 1 Oct 1826 - near Brockport, Monroe Co, NY 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Jun 1909 1
         Buried: 
       Marriage: 



Wife Julia Ann Scott 1

           Born: 4 Sep 1859 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Thomas Barnes Scott (1835-Aft 1919) 2 3
         Mother: Margaret Jane Porter (1839-Aft 1919) 2




Children

General Notes: Husband - Henry Forbes


He was a cabinetmaker by trade and a veteran of the civil war. He en­listed under President Lincoln's first call for troops, April 22, 1861, in Company H, Seventh Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and held the rank of corporal in the third brigade, General E. C. Williams' First Division, General Cadwallader commanding, Army of the Potomac. He came to Franklin, Pennsyl­vania, after the war, from Bellefonte, Center county and followed his trade there until 1888, when he became superintendent of the Frank­lin Natural Gas Plant, a position he held seven­teen years. He was a man of splendid phy­sique and iron constitution, and came through the trying army experience unscathed, endur­ing hardships that none but a man of unusual vitality could have withstood. He was a man of daring bravery and at the wreck of the South Park Bridge risked his own life to save that of a woman. None of the bystanders ex­pected to see him again alive, but his great strength, cool head and brave heart brought them both safely out of the ruin. He was a member of the Baptist church and a staunch supporter of the Republican party, of which he was one of the organizers in Center County. [GPHAV, 493]

picture

Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 493.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 492.

3 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 790.


Home | Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This Web Site was Created 15 Apr 2023 with Legacy 9.0 from Millennia