He is buried beside wife Mary J. Forster and his son Marquis C. Forster.
Frederick H. Forster and Martha J. Herrold were natives of Indiana. He was a farmer and all his sons were reared as farmers.
They had 13 children:
Marquis C. Forster of Jackson Twp, Clarke Co, IA
Martha A. wife of Solomon S. Critchfield, Liberty Twp, Clarke, IA
Frances J., wife of Robert Critchfield, Jackson Twp, Lucas Co, IA
Robert Forster, Hodgman Co, KS
James T. Forster, Knox Co, IL
Sarah Ellen, wife of George Painter, Hodgman Co, KS
Mary, wife of N. Elvendorph, Liberty Twp, Lucas Co, IA
Augusta Forster, died young
Luther Forster of Oregon
Nora, wife of Douglas Gray, Liberty Twp, Lucas Co, IA
John Forster of Hodgman Co, KS
Edwin Forster, lives with brother Marquis Forster
Minnie and Nettie Forster who are with their parents.
The family came to Iowa in the spring of 1869, first settling in Jackson Twp, Lucas Co, IA. Later Frederick H. and Martha J. Forster moved to Kansas, where the mother died in 1878.
This is taken from the book History of Clarke County Iowa published about 1887.
He is buried beside wife Mary J. Forster and his son Marquis C. Forster.
Frederick H. Forster and Martha J. Herrold were natives of Indiana. He was a farmer and all his sons were reared as farmers.
They had 13 children:
Marquis C. Forster of Jackson Twp, Clarke Co, IA
Martha A. wife of Solomon S. Critchfield, Liberty Twp, Clarke, IA
Frances J., wife of Robert Critchfield, Jackson Twp, Lucas Co, IA
Robert Forster, Hodgman Co, KS
James T. Forster, Knox Co, IL
Sarah Ellen, wife of George Painter, Hodgman Co, KS
Mary, wife of N. Elvendorph, Liberty Twp, Lucas Co, IA
Augusta Forster, died young
Luther Forster of Oregon
Nora, wife of Douglas Gray, Liberty Twp, Lucas Co, IA
John Forster of Hodgman Co, KS
Edwin Forster, lives with brother Marquis Forster
Minnie and Nettie Forster who are with their parents.
The family came to Iowa in the spring of 1869, first settling in Jackson Twp, Lucas Co, IA. Later Frederick H. and Martha J. Forster moved to Kansas, where the mother died in 1878.
This is taken from the book History of Clarke County Iowa published about 1887.
Family Members
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Marquis C "Mark" Forster
1850–1930
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Martha A. Forster Critchfield
1852–1937
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Francis Jane Forster Critchfield
1853–1936
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James T. Forster
1853–1945
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Robert T Forster
1854–1933
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Sarah Elizabeth Forster Painter
1859–1916
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Martin Luther Forster
1861–1932
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Mary M. Forster Elmendorf
1862–1944
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John Forster
1865–1899
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Edward Alvin Forster
1866–1938
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Norah F Forster Gray
1868–1930
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Minnie Esther Forster Weaver
1871–1908
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Nettie Forster Gibson
1874–1953
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Frederick Solomon Forster
1881–1972
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