Forinash Family Letter

November 13, 1957

Dear Cousin Ethel, (Rosencrance, See)

Our grandfather's name was Lorenza Dow Forinash. Our grandmother was Eliza Wimer before marriage. I don't know how their children's ages came: only know the Elihu was the oldest and mother was the youngest. I don't know anything about Uncle Elihu's family: I know Jane was his wife's name, but don't know who she was. The had several children -- Will, was on of his boy's name. Blanch was one of the girls. I think she married a Starcher. Esta married A.O. Curry. She has been dead for several years. I think there were some more of them, they live around Pickens.

Charles married Sara Tenney. Their children:

Uncle David married Alice Shahan, they had five children. Then Uncle David married Lilly Tenney and had: Uncle James married Mary Ann Rosencrancea. Their children: Amanda May Forinash married James Martin Rosencrance. Their children were: (The person to whom this letter was addressed.)

Giddeon was never married.

Oscar married Luanna Rosencrance. Their Children:

Oliver Forinash died when a young man.

Ada Forinash married Forrest White. Their children:

Earlie married Myrtie Swecker. Their children: Uncle George married Malinda Cool and had six children: Aunt Lizzie married Wesley Cutlip. I think they had 2 or 3 babies but none ever lived.

Aunt Harriet married Harmon Brown. Their children are as follows, but I don't know who they married.

Aunt Tobitha married George Powers. Their children: Aunt Ella married John Lake and had 9 children. Lee Norman was her second husband.

Aunt Bell married Buzz Tenney. Their children:

Eva married Howard Smith. Their children:

Aunt Lucy died when about 3 or 4 years old.

Uncle Johnny died at birth.

I have been a long time getting this ready but I have been sick all fall but am getting better now. I want to go to Weston and talk to Myrtle Butcher, mother's first cousin, and get my great grandfather's and great grandmother's names and all of my uncles and aunts on the Forinash side of the family and mother has a first cousin, Ord Wimer, that lives close here I want to see him and get all I can on the Wimer side.

If there is any other information you need let me know and I will do my best to find it.

Your cousin, Alice Crawford

(Information in parenthesis was added by submitter.)

Submitted by Phyllis E. Daniels. The above was written by Ethel, daughter of James M. and Anna (Forinash) Rosencrance. Ethel was married to Rollin See, and died in the 1980s. It was written to Alice, daughter of Eva and Howard Smith (see above).


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