Forrest Lawrence English

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• Obituary: 7 Feb 1947, Comanche County, Kansas, USA; Obituary, Forrest Lawrence English:

  English, Forrest Lawrence OBITUARY OF FORREST L. ENGLISH -- Forrest Lawrence English, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. English, was born near Clearwater, Kans., March 1, 1896. Departed this life January 25, 1947, of an heart attack in Wichita, Kans. In February, 1917, he moved to Clark county where he resided until his death. On September 1, 1917, he was united in marriage to Miss Clara Ada Brock, and to this union were born three children, two girls and one boy. Mr. English was a farmer and well known stockman of this community. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Louise Gray of Wichita, Kans., Miss Maxine English of Wichita, Kans.; one son, Lawrence English of Protection; one son-in-law Floyd Gray of Wichita, two grandchildren, Allen and Forrest Gray of Wichita. Forrest being a name sake of his grandfather, his father Henry W. English of Coldwater, Kans.; one brother, Wayne English of Wichita, Kans.; besides a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. English was a kind and loving husband and father and a good neighbor and friend to all. (- Protection Post.) -- The Western Star, February 7, 1947.

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Birth:
Born near Clearwater.

Forrest married Clara Ada Brock on 1 Sep 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Possibly married in Wichita, Kansas, where he was living around this time.

1. Doris Maxine "Maxine" English was born in 1921; died in 1981.

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• Obituary: 7 Feb 1947, Protection, Comanche County, Kansas, USA; Obituary, Forrest Lawrence English:

  English, Forrest Lawrence OBITUARY OF FORREST L. ENGLISH -- Forrest Lawrence English, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. English, was born near Clearwater, Kans., March 1, 1896. Departed this life January 25, 1947, of an heart attack in Wichita, Kans. In February, 1917, he moved to Clark county where he resided until his death. On September 1, 1917, he was united in marriage to Miss Clara Ada Brock, and to this union were born three children, two girls and one boy. Mr. English was a farmer and well known stockman of this community. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Louise Gray of Wichita, Kans., Miss Maxine English of Wichita, Kans.; one son, Lawrence English of Protection; one son-in-law Floyd Gray of Wichita, two grandchildren, Allen and Forrest Gray of Wichita. Forrest being a name sake of his grandfather, his father Henry W. English of Coldwater, Kans.; one brother, Wayne English of Wichita, Kans.; besides a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. English was a kind and loving husband and father and a good neighbor and friend to all. (- Protection Post.) -- The Western Star, February 7, 1947.

Henry married Julia Ann Walker in Apr 1891. Julia (daughter of John Riley Walker and Sarah Anna Walker) was born in 1870; died in 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Illinois township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; 1. English, Henry W., head, white, male, September 1869, 30, married 9 years, Missouri, America, America, farmer, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 36 2. _____, Julia A., wife, white, female, December [1870?], 29, married 9 years, 2 children 2 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, Clarence A., son, white, male, October 1891, 8, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, attended school 8 months 4. _____, Forest L., son, white, male, March 1896, 4, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois
• Census: 4 May 1910, Ninnescah township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; 1. English, Henry W., head, male, white, 40, first marriage, married 19 years, Missouri, Louisiana, Missouri, proprietor, livery barn, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage 2. _____, Julia A., wife, female, white, 39, first marriage, married 19 years, 3 children 3 living, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write 3. _____, Clarence A., son, male, white, 18, single, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, barber, shop, worker, can read and write 4. _____, Winnard W., son, male, white, 2, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, attended school [big age gap between last two children?and Winnard is enumerated as "attending school." Possibly the age should be something other than 2?]
• Land Conveyance: Dec 1915, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; "Julia A. English and H. W., Albert O. Walker and Sibyl, Jessie E. Odem and M., George A. Walker and Chloe, Blanche Walker to C. Emma Ames, Sept. $2, lots 54, 56, Vine Street, Dodge's Second Addition., $1."
• Census: 10 Jan 1920, Lee Ave., Ninnescah township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; 1. English, Henry W., head, owns, farm, male, white, 50, married, can read and write, Missouri, Indiana, Missouri, livery man, auto livery, own account 2. _____, Julia A., wife, female, white, 49, married, can read and write, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 3. _____, W. Wayne, son, male, white, 11, attending school, can read and write, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois

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• Census: 18 Jul 1870, Township 4-8 [Township 4 Range 8?], Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, John R., 29, male, white, farmer, real estate $5000, personal $500, Illinois 2. _____, Sarah, 22, female, white, keeps house, Illinois 3. _____, Chas. E., 1, male, white, Illinois

• Census: 18 Jun 1880, Illinois township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, John, white, male, 38, married, farmer, Illinois, [father?s bp blank], Virginia 2. _____, Anna, white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee 3. _____, Emma, white, female, 11, daughter, attending school, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, Julia, white, female, 9, daughter, attending school, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, George, white, male, 7, son, attending school, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois 6. _____, [Bertie?], white, male, 4, son, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois 7. _____, Jesse, white, female, 2, daughter, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois

• State Census: 1895, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, John R., 53, male, born Illinois, moved from Illinois, farmer 2. _____, Sarah A., 47, female, Illinois, Illinois, 3. _____, Burt, 19, male, Kansas 4. _____, Jesie [Jessie], 17, female, Kansas, attending school 5. _____, Blanche, [10?], female, Kansas, attending school

• Census: 1 Jun 1900, Illinois township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, John R., head, white, male, born Jan. 1842, 58, widowed, Illinois, American, Virginia, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 19 2. _____, Myrtle B., daughter, female, July 1885, 14, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois, housekeeper, attended school 6 months, can read and write

• Newspaper Article: 9 Apr 1905, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA;

  "Would Set Aside Decree Mrs. Walker Alleges Divorce Was Procured by Fraud Eliza J. Walker filed suit in the district court yesterday to set aside a decree of divorce which the court granted to John R. Walker October 10, 1904. The plaintiff states in her petition that the decree was obtained by fraudulent representations on the part of John Walker. The plaintiff states that she was married to the defendant July 11, 1904, and that she came with him from Illinois to his farm in Illinois township, in this county. She alleges that through threats of violence he forced her to place her mark on a paper which proved to be a waiver of summons in a divorce suit. She says that she cannot read and write and did not understand the nature of the paper which was read to her and which she signed. The plaintiff further states that the defendant has been guilty of gross neglect of duty and that he fraudulently contracted the marriage with her. She says that at the time of her marriage to him she was drawing a widow?s pension and had an interest in a homestead in Illinois, both of which she lost when she married him. She says that the defendant possesses valuable property in Sedgwick county. She asked the court to set aside and declare void the decree which was granted to John Walker in October, 1904. Her attorneys are Parks & Story and Stanley, Vermillion & Evans." [Citation:

• Census: 18 Apr 1910, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, John R., head male, white, 68, widowed, Illinois, [no bp for father], [no bp for mother], farmer, income, can read and write, owns home free of mortgage 2. _____, Myrtle B., daughter, female, white, 25, single, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois, can read and write

Notes:

Is this the brother John Walker mentioned in Arcenith's 1904 bio? Or is this Arcenith? And if this is not Arcenith, where has he been enumerated--he should have been in the home, age 5.

Birth:

Ancestral File (FamilySearch) gives birth as 29 January 1842, Macoupin Co IL.

!850 census indicates "J. R. Riley" age 8, supporting a birth year of 1842, in Illinois.

1900 census gives birth as "January 1842."

John married Sarah Anna Walker on 3 Jul 1865 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Sarah was born on 1 Mar 1848 in Illinois, USA; died on 24 Oct 1899; was buried in Ruby Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elijah married Charity Dove Charity was born in 1816-1817 in Virginia, USA; died about 1890 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 20 Jan 1850, Township 6N Range 7W, Madison County, Illinois, USA;

  1. Walker, Elijah, [age illegible], farmer, Illinois, over 20 and cannot read or write 2. _____, Charity, 33, female, Virginia, cannot read or write 3. _____, Mary C., 13, female, Illinois, attending school 4. _____, Cleopatra, 10, female, Illinois, attending school 5. _____, J. R., 8, male, Illinois, attending school 6. _____, Lucilla [Lucetta?], 6, female, Illinois, attending school 7. _____, Zanetta Walker, 1, female, Illinois

• Census: 4 Jun 1880, Neosho township, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, [F.?] Arcenich [Arcenith], white, male, 35, husband, married, farmer, Illinois, Illinois, Virginia 2. _____, A. Lucinda, white, female, 32, wife, married, keeping house, Illinois, Kentucky, Kentucky 3. _____, W. John, white, male, 14, son, farm labor, attending school, Illinois, Illinois 4. _____, L. Virginia, white, female, 13, daughter, at home, attending school, Michigan, Illinois, Illinois 5. _____, A. Edward, white, male, 11, son, at home, attending school, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 6. _____ E. William, white, male, 9, son, at home, attending school, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 7. _____, L. Stephen, white, male, 6, son, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 8. _____, A. Daniel, white, male, 5, son, at home, Illinois, Illinois, Illinois 9. _____, A. Frederick, white, male, 3, son, at home, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois 10. _____, Myrtle, white, female, 2 months, born in April, Kansas, Illinois, Illinois 11. _____, Charity, white, female, 64, mother, widowed, retired, Virginia, Virginia, Virginia

• State Census: 1885, Columbus (post office), Lyon township, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA;

  1. Walker, Charity, 68, female, white, widowed, retired, born Virginia, came to Kansas from Illinois 2. Williams, N. [Nettie], 28, female, white, widowed, hair dresser, born Illinois, came from Illinois

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Died:

The 1904 bio of her son Arcenith Walker states that she died at age 74.

Children: Mary Catherine Walker was born on 7 May 1837 in Illinois, USA; died on 7 Oct 1921 in Roodhouse, Greene County, Illinois, USA; was buried in White Hall Cemetery, White Hall, Greene County, Illinois, USA. Cleopatra Walker was born in Jun 1840 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 4 Jun 1912; was buried in White Rock Cemetery, Mariposa County, California, USA. 6. John Riley Walker was born on 29 Jan 1842 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 9 Jan 1913 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Ruby Cemetery, Clearwater, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA. Lucetta Walker was born about 1844 in Madison County, Illinois, USA; died on 21 Feb 1922; was buried in Newton Moore Cemetery, Faulkner, Cherokee County, Kansas USA. Arcenith Walker was born on 11 Jan 1845 in Madison County, Illinois, USA; died on 15 Oct 1916 in Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Columbus City Cemetery, Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA. Zanetta Pearl Walker was born on 24 Sep 1849 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA; died on 17 Nov 1938 in Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Melrose, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA.