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James Nathan FORINASH

James Nathan FORINASH

Male 1873 - 1955  (81 years)

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  • Name James Nathan FORINASH 
    Born 14 Nov 1873  Union District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in death record as 14 Nov 1875, but his birth record shows it as 14 Nov 1873. The date on his headstone is 1872.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 1918  [3] 
    roustabout for Carter Oil Co. 
    Residence 1918  Blandville, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1920  Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Died 7 Nov 1955  Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Place of death was Weston State Hospital, where he had been a patient for 3 yr 2 mo 4 da. Cause of death cerebral hemorrhage due to arteriosclerosis, compounded by senility.
    Buried O'Neal (formerly IOOF) Cemetery, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Person ID I53458  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 30 Jan 2021 

    Father John Wesley FORINASH,   b. Mar 1841,   d. 26 Aug 1921, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Margaret Frances "Fannie" WINDON,   b. 20 Mar 1841, Bath Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1922, Wilsonburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F45099  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Christena Belle PIERCE,   b. 23 Feb 1876,   d. 19 Sep 1938, Jockey Camp, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 19 Jul 1896  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1940 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 22 1940 at Jockey Camp:
      Nathan Fornash, 68, farmer, widowed. No other household members.
    Family ID F22067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    2. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    4. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1095710&Type=Death.

    5. [S934] Findagrave.com.