Burton Riley Forse

Notes:

His Texas Death certificate shows he was married, a pipeline engineer, and not a veteran. Informant was Mrs. Ila Forse, relationship not indicated.

Notes:

Name: John S. Forse
Death Date: 1952
Death Place: Huntington, Angelina, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: white
Death Age: 79 years 10 months 16 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 15 May 1872
Birthplace: Sabine County Texas
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Smith Forse
Father's Birthplace: Mo.
Mother's Name: Lucinda Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Ky.
Occupation: Farmer
Informant: O. S. Forse
Place of Residence: Huntington, Angelina, Texas
Cemetery: Fielders
Burial Place: Angelina Co., Texas
Burial Date: 1952
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2075084
Digital Film Number: 4167169
Image Number: 1186
Reference Number: cn 20990
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


(Medical):See attached sources.

John married Sarah Emeline Phelps. Sarah (daughter of James Riley Phelps and Jane Caroline Cousins) was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Newton County, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1949 in Huntington, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Fielder Memorial Cemetery, Homer, Angelina County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFHK-KS9
name: Emeline Forse
death date: 23 Jul 1949
death place: Huntington, Angelina Co., Texas
gender: Female
race: w
death age: 74 years 3 months 20 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 02 Apr 1875
birthplace: Newton County, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: Riley Phelps
father's birthplace: Newton Co.
mother's name: Caline Cousins
mother's birthplace: Newton County
occupation: Housewife
place of residence: Huntington, Texas
cemetery: Fielders Cemetery
burial place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas
burial date: 24 Jul 1949
additional relatives:
film number: 2223342
digital film number: 4031775
image number: 2879
reference number: cn 31633
Collection: Emeline Forse, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

Notes:

Married more than once. (White and Toole, p 53).

Elizabeth Beres shows him as a son of Charles Forse, born 29 Nov 1788 in Newark, New Jersey and died before 1850 in Crockett, Texas, and Elizabeth Conner, born ca 1792 in Rocheport, Boone County, Missouri and died before 1842.

Dickie J. Sims emailed that "John Smith Forse owned a sawmill which could be hauled in two or three wagons. It took at least three men to run the sawmill. They didn't have a way to haul big logs to the mill except by oxen, so it was normal practice to haul the mill where the timber was. "

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine District
Enumerated 20 Sept 1850
239-239
John Forse 26 M Millwright Mo
Malissy Forse 22 F Illinois
Henrietta Fuller 12 F Illinois

1860 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Bare Creek Beat, P. O. Bare Creek
Enumerated 11 July 1860
Page 3
261-261
John Force 35 M Mechanic 140 Mo
Lucinda D Force 19 F Ky
William Force 10 M Tx
Thomas D Force 1 M Tx
Howel C Force 1/12 M Tx

1870 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Beat No. 3, P. O. Brookeland
Enumerated 12 Aug 1870
Page 9 and 10 Stamped 23
566-566
Force, John 45 M W Mill Wright $300 $200 Mo
Force, Lucinda 24 F W Keeping House Ky
Force, William 20 M W Tx
Force, Thomas 10 M W Tx
Force, Charles 10 M Tx
Force, Josephine 7 F Tx
Force, Alice 2 F Tx

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 3
Enumerated 2 July 1880
Page 21 SD 1 ED 85 Stamped 218 A
189-199
Force, John W M 59 Mill wright Mo NY MO
Force, Lucindi W F 39 Wf Ky Ky Ky
Force, Charlie W m 20 S Farmer Tx Mo Ky
Force, Josephine W F 14 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Alice W F 11 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Jackson M M 8 Son Tx Mo Ky
Force, Sidney W M 5 son Tx Mo Ky
Force, Lillie W F 3 Dtr Tx Mo Ky
Force, Robert W M 1 Son Tx Mo Ky

John married Lucynthia Smith before 1859 in Texas. Lucynthia was born on 13 Jan 1839 in Kentucky; died on 4 Feb 1923 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Texas, Newton County, JP 2
Enumerated 2 and 3 Jun 1880
Page 4D SD 1 ED 56
27-27
Phelps, Riley W M 30 Farmer La Miss Miss
Phelps, Caroline W F 26 Wf Keepin House Tx Va Miss
Phelps, Robert W M 8 Son Tx La Tx
Phelps, Sarah W F 6 Dtr Tx La Tx
Phelps, William W M 4 Son Tx La Tx
Phelps, Andrew W M 1 Tx La Tx

1900 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, Precinct 4
Enumerated 6 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 3A Stamped 239
37-37
Phelps, James R Head W M Sept 1849 50 M 28 La SC SC Farmer
Phelps, Caroline Wf W F Sept 1852 47 m 28 9/9 Tx Va Miss
Phelps, James A Son W M Jun 1877 22 S Tx Tx La Farmer
Phelps, Mary C Dtr W F Jun 1879 20 S Tx Tx La
Phelps, Joseph L Son W M Jun 1881 81 S Tx Tx La
Phelps, Thedocia A Dtr W F Oct 1883 16 S Tx Tx La
Phelps, Bessie M Dtr W F Mar 1886 14 S Tx Tx La
Phelps, Reuben L Son W M Oct 1888 11 S Tx Tx La
Phelps, Ollive E Dtyr W F Aug 1891 8 S Tx Tx La

James married Jane Caroline Cousins on 10 Oct 1871. Jane (daughter of Robert L. Cousins and Sarah Jane Jordan) was born on 6 Sep 1852 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; died on 6 Jun 1923 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3C1-DLY
name: Jane Caroline Phelps
event: Death
event date: 07 Jun 1923
event place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
gender: Female
marital status: Married
birth date: 06 Sep 1852
birthplace: ,
father's name: R C Cousin
mother's name: Sarah Jordan
certificate number: 19261
film number: 2074871
digital folder number: 005145631
image number: 00273
Collection: Jane Caroline Phelps, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

Notes:

Said to have come to Texas in 1836, and to have been a son of John Clark Cousins and Elizabeth Allen of Amelia County, Virginia. Also said to be a brother of Marthe Epps Cousins, the wife of Asa Mann, residents of Haywood County, Tennessee.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Newton County
Enumerated 26 Oct 1850
87-87
Robert Cousins 38 M Farmer 800 VA
Sarah Jane Cousins 20 F Ala
Mary Elizabeth Cousins 1 F Tx

The Slave Schedules indicated he had four slaves in total, 34 year old Male, 20 year old female, 18 year old male, and 2 year old male

Robert married Sarah Jane Jordan on 12 Nov 1848 in Newton County, Texas. Sarah was born on 17 Jan 1831 in Neshoba County, Mississippi; died on 11 Mar 1907 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barbara Yancey Dore shows her as a daughter of Henry JORDAN and Mary Ann ROBERTS.

Her gravestone is inscribed Sarah J. Miller Born Jan 17, 1831 Died Mar 11 1907 Aged 76 Years 1 Mo 24 Days.

In "Glimpes of Newton County History" it was written that Sarah had been married twice before when she married as his second wife, Robert Marcus, who was a Baptist minister. Robert also farmed near Burkeville. "Seven children, six step-children and a husband who had to be away on weekends gave Sarah Miller plenty to do. She was a hardy pioneer woman who lived to be in her seventies."




(Research): She had also been married to Tom Byerly, and had one child by him, Claborn "Clay' Harrison Byerly.

Notes:

Married:
Source: County Court Records FHL Microfilm #1005596