**I have placed Mr. Forsythe in Union Cemetery, as it was the only active cemetery at the time of his death.

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Alexander Forsyth
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1839
Arrival Year: 1868
Arrival Place: California
Primary Immigrant: Forsyth, Alexander
Source Publication Code: 2763.56
Annotation: Date and place of naturalization or voter registration. Includes residence, occupation, and place of birth. Copied by Shirley C. Ford, Evelyn D. Lynn, Joyce Bayless, and others. In this index the code A indicates entry in PILI has been altered to reflect
Source Bibliography: "THE GREAT REGISTER OF KERN COUNTY, California, Vol. 1: 1866-1877." In Kern-Gen [Kern County Genealogical Society]. Vol. 20:1 (March 1983), pp. 13-17 (C-D); vol. 20:2 (June 1983), pp. 48-53 (D-E); vol. 20:3 (September 1983), pp. 74-79 (E-F); vol. 20:4 (December 1983), pp. 108-109 (F-G).

Western States Marriage Records
Name: Alexandar Forsyth
Marriage License Place: Kern, California, USA
Marriage Date: 10 Feb 1868
Spouse:
Elizabeth Jane Birch
Marriage Certificate Number: 12
Notes: Certificate Number 12

1870 US Census
Name: Alexander Forsythe
Age in 1870: 32
Birth Date: abt 1838
Birthplace: Illinois (sic) (born Scotland)
Dwelling Number: 11
Home in 1870: Township 6, Kern, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Kernville
Occupation: Grocer
Male Citizen Over 21: Yes
Personal Estate Value: 500
Real Estate Value: 250
Inferred Spouse:
Betsy Forsythe
Household Members Age
Alexander Forsythe 32
Betsy Forsythe 31

Alex Forsythe
in the U.S., Appointments of U. S. Postmasters, 1832-1971
Name: Alex Forsythe
Post Office Location: Weldon, Kern, California
Appointment Date: 9 Jan 1871
Volume #: 35
Volume Year Range: 1867-1877

Western States Marriage Records
Name: Alexander Forsythe
Marriage License Place: Kern, California, USA
Marriage Date: 16 May 1876
Spouse:
Hattie Droulliard
Marriage Certificate Number: 187
Notes: Certificate Number 187

1880 US Census
Name: Alex Forsythe
Age: 42
Birth Date: Abt 1838
Birthplace: Scotland
Home in 1880: Bakersfield, Kern, California, USA
Dwelling Number: 37
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Hattie E. Forsythe
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Hotel Keeper
Months Not Employed: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Alex Forsythe 42 Self (Head)
Hattie E. Forsythe 24 Wife
Laura B. Forsythe 2 Daughter