Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameWilliam Johnson Forsythe 
Birth27 Oct 1878, Fayette Co, PA
Death22 Apr 1948, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
OccupationFarmer, school Director
FatherWilliam Johnson Forsythe (1838-1891)
MotherElizabeth Rachel Bailey (1847-1921)
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] The Daily Courier, Connellsville PA - 21 Apr 1948
William J. Forsyth, 69, of Jefferson township, former school director there, died Tuesday in Brownsville General Hospital. He was a retired farmer and active in church and educational circles. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. May Wells Forsyth, four sons, one daughter, one brother and one sister.
William J. Forsyth, 69, of Jefferson township, former school director there, died Tuesday in Brownsville General Hospital. He was a retired farmer and active in church and educational circles. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. May Wells Forsyth, four sons, one daughter, one brother and one sister.
Spouses
Birth16 Sep 1893, Jefferson Twp, Fayette Co, PA
Death5 Apr 1979, Uniontown, Fayette Co, PA
BurialRedstone Cem, Brownsville, Fayette Co, PA
FatherJames S. Wells (1855-1930)
MotherMary L. Stuckslager (1860-1937)
Misc. Notes
name also shown as May
Listed with her family at age 36 in 1930
In 1940 she is listed as Mae W. Forsyth (46, PA), with her husband Wm J. (60, PA) a farmer, and children Wilbur B. (24), Wm J. (22), Joseph B. (17) and James W. (14).
[Obituary] The Valley Independent (Monessen, PA) - 7 April 1979
Mae Forsyth
Mrs. Mae Forsyth of Uniontown died yesterday at 6:20 p.m. in Laurel Rest Home, Uniontown. She was 85. Mrs. Forsyth was born Sept. 16, 1893, a daughter of the late James and Mary Stuckslager Wells.
She was a member of the Central Christian Church, Uniontown, and the Eleanor Knox Women’s Club, Perryopolis.
Survivors include three sons, Wibur Forsyth of Perryopolis R.D. 1, Joseph Forsyth of Brownsville R.D., and James Forsyth of Uniontown; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Hartley of Washington D.C.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Wells of Fayette City; and one sister, Mrs. Clara Gorman of Speers.
Friends will be received in the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home in Perryopolis, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home, with the Rev. C. Howard McCloy, officiating. Interment will be in the Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville.
Listed with her family at age 36 in 1930
In 1940 she is listed as Mae W. Forsyth (46, PA), with her husband Wm J. (60, PA) a farmer, and children Wilbur B. (24), Wm J. (22), Joseph B. (17) and James W. (14).
[Obituary] The Valley Independent (Monessen, PA) - 7 April 1979
Mae Forsyth
Mrs. Mae Forsyth of Uniontown died yesterday at 6:20 p.m. in Laurel Rest Home, Uniontown. She was 85. Mrs. Forsyth was born Sept. 16, 1893, a daughter of the late James and Mary Stuckslager Wells.
She was a member of the Central Christian Church, Uniontown, and the Eleanor Knox Women’s Club, Perryopolis.
Survivors include three sons, Wibur Forsyth of Perryopolis R.D. 1, Joseph Forsyth of Brownsville R.D., and James Forsyth of Uniontown; one daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Hartley of Washington D.C.; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; one brother, Robert Wells of Fayette City; and one sister, Mrs. Clara Gorman of Speers.
Friends will be received in the Blair-Lowther Funeral Home in Perryopolis, from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in the funeral home, with the Rev. C. Howard McCloy, officiating. Interment will be in the Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville.
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