Gen. John Forker and Isabella Graham

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Husband Gen. John Forker ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 1800 - Adams Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1865 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: Adam Forker (1762-1835) 3 4 5
         Mother: Jane [Unk] (1760-1836) 6

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Isabella Graham ^{2 6 7}

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           Born: 1801 - Mercer Co, PA 2
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           Died: 4 Oct 1890 6
         Buried: 

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         Father: Thomas Graham (Abt 1770-1833) 7
         Mother: Margaret Irwin (      -      ) 7

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Children

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1 M Henry Forker ^{6 8}

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           Born: Aug 1823 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 6 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 May 1865 - Altoona, Blair Co, PA 6 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Salina J. Porter (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 22 Feb 1849 1

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2 F Margaret G. Forker ^{2 6 9}

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           Born: 1826 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 2
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           Died: 16 Apr 1896 2
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Dr. John P. Hosack (1822-1894) 10 11

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3 M Joseph Forker ^{3 5}

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           Born: 6 Jun 1829 - Mercer, Mercer Co, PA 5 12
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           Died: Aft 1888
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Matthews (      -1861) 1 5 6
           Marr: 1857 1 5

         Spouse: Ruth [Unk] (      -      ) 1
           Marr: 1877 1

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4 F Isabella Forker ⁶

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: [Unk] Foster (      -      ) 6

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5 F Jane Forker ^{13 14}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1859 14 15
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Rev. George W. Zahniser (1823-1889) 14 16
           Marr: 1854 13 14

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General Notes: Husband - Gen. John Forker

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He was a gunsmith by trade, and in the War of 1812 followed that business for the army at Erie, PA. He settled in Mercer, Mercer County, PA, in 1816 and worked at his trade of gunsmithing and was prominently identified with the militia of the county, holding the rank of brigadier-general. He was an ardent Democrat, served one term as sheriff of Mercer County, and was one of the leading men of his day. He died in the faith of the United Presbyterian Church.

There was an Israel Forker in Ravenna, OH, in 1853 who was possibly a son of John.

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General Notes: Wife - Isabella Graham

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She was still living in Mercer, PA, in 1909. [HMC 1909, 581]

1 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 724.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1094.

3 Vilena Mae Forker Holliker, "Forker Genealogy" (San Antonio, TX: privately printed, 1976), Pg 1.

4 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 895.

5 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 581.

6 Vilena Mae Forker Holliker, "Forker Genealogy" (San Antonio, TX: privately printed, 1976), Pg 2.

7 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 666.

8 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 723.

9 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 670.

10 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 669.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1093.

12 Vilena Mae Forker Holliker, "Forker Genealogy" (San Antonio, TX: privately printed, 1976), Pg 1, 2.

13 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 702.

14 Kate M. Zahniser & Charles Reed Zahniser, The Zahnisers - A History of the Family in America (Mercer, PA: Kate M. Zahniser, Publisher, 1906), Pg 171.

15 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 703.

16 Editor, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 702, 1018.