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Chesterfield Forsythe

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Chesterfield Forsythe

Birth
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
Death
20 Nov 1908 (aged 84)
Yolo County, California, USA
Burial
Yolo, Yolo County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 10 lot 74P
Memorial ID
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CHESTERFIELD FORSYTHE was the son of:
WILLIAM FORSYTHE (1800-1867), Born: Morgantown, Butler Co, Kentucky - 1867, Clark Co. Illinois)

-and-

ESTHER H. ASHMORE (1801 Tenn. -1896 Clark Co. Illinois)

Chesterfield Forsythe married MARY J. DAVIS (a.k.a. Polly) on the 28th of July, 1847 in Clark County, Illinois.

Chesterfield and his wife MARY J. 'Polly' DAVIS lived in Clark County, Illinois, then moved to Colusa County, California, and finally to Woodland, Yolo County, California just northwest of Sacramento.

Nine CHILDREN OF CHESTERFIELD FORSYTHE & MARY JANE DAVIS:

1. Margaret C. Forsythe (G.W. Nutting)(abt 1849-1908?)
2. Alvira A. Forsythe DAVIN (1852-1902)
3. Mary Jane Forsythe (D.W. Nutting) (1852-1935)
4. Greenwood Davis Forsythe (1856-1937)
5. Preston Douglas Forsythe (?1858-1908)
6. Emma A. Forsythe (1860-1872)
7. Ella Forsythe (S.W. Norton) (1862-1939)
8. Freeman Forsythe (abt 1866-?
9. Truman Booth Forsythe (1870-1899)

The couple are both buried in the Mary Cemetery in the Forsythe Plot, Lot 74P, Row 10, Mary Cemetery.

OBITUARY:

Chesterfield Forsythe, for thirty-five years a resident of this county and a well-known and highly rrspected[sic] citizen of Yolo died at his home in that town yesterday morning about six o'clock. He was over 84 years of age and his death was due to general breakdown.

Deceased was born in Kentucky and came to California in 1864 first locating in Colusa county[sic] from whence he moved after a residence of nearly ten years, to Cacheville. Very little is know of the details of his early life, except that he and his son-in-law, ,[sic] D.Nutting owned and managed the Cacheville Flour Mills for many years.

His wife died in this county several years ago. Four children survive him, two sons and two daughters. David Forsythe a son lives in Williams while Douglas is at present in Colorado. Mrs. D.W. Nutting one of his daughters lives in this county while the other, Mrs. Ella Norton resides in Sacramento.

Mr. Forsythe was well liked by his neighbors and highly respected by all who knew him. The funeral will be held from his late residence in Yolo, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Mary's cemetery.

CHESTERFIELD FORSYTHE was the son of:
WILLIAM FORSYTHE (1800-1867), Born: Morgantown, Butler Co, Kentucky - 1867, Clark Co. Illinois)

-and-

ESTHER H. ASHMORE (1801 Tenn. -1896 Clark Co. Illinois)

Chesterfield Forsythe married MARY J. DAVIS (a.k.a. Polly) on the 28th of July, 1847 in Clark County, Illinois.

Chesterfield and his wife MARY J. 'Polly' DAVIS lived in Clark County, Illinois, then moved to Colusa County, California, and finally to Woodland, Yolo County, California just northwest of Sacramento.

Nine CHILDREN OF CHESTERFIELD FORSYTHE & MARY JANE DAVIS:

1. Margaret C. Forsythe (G.W. Nutting)(abt 1849-1908?)
2. Alvira A. Forsythe DAVIN (1852-1902)
3. Mary Jane Forsythe (D.W. Nutting) (1852-1935)
4. Greenwood Davis Forsythe (1856-1937)
5. Preston Douglas Forsythe (?1858-1908)
6. Emma A. Forsythe (1860-1872)
7. Ella Forsythe (S.W. Norton) (1862-1939)
8. Freeman Forsythe (abt 1866-?
9. Truman Booth Forsythe (1870-1899)

The couple are both buried in the Mary Cemetery in the Forsythe Plot, Lot 74P, Row 10, Mary Cemetery.

OBITUARY:

Chesterfield Forsythe, for thirty-five years a resident of this county and a well-known and highly rrspected[sic] citizen of Yolo died at his home in that town yesterday morning about six o'clock. He was over 84 years of age and his death was due to general breakdown.

Deceased was born in Kentucky and came to California in 1864 first locating in Colusa county[sic] from whence he moved after a residence of nearly ten years, to Cacheville. Very little is know of the details of his early life, except that he and his son-in-law, ,[sic] D.Nutting owned and managed the Cacheville Flour Mills for many years.

His wife died in this county several years ago. Four children survive him, two sons and two daughters. David Forsythe a son lives in Williams while Douglas is at present in Colorado. Mrs. D.W. Nutting one of his daughters lives in this county while the other, Mrs. Ella Norton resides in Sacramento.

Mr. Forsythe was well liked by his neighbors and highly respected by all who knew him. The funeral will be held from his late residence in Yolo, Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Mary's cemetery.



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