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William Arthur Forbes 1921 – 1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1921

Birth Location: Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA

Death Date: 16 Mar 1995

Death Location: Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

Father: John Forbes

Mother: Sarah Lee

Spouse(s): Lorraine Clements

Children(s):

William Arthur Forbes was born in 1921 in Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA, the child of John Asher Forbes and Sarah Elizabeth Lee. In 1930, William Arthur Forbes resided in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA. William Arthur Forbes married Lorraine Clements. William Arthur Forbes passed away in 1995 in Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • William Arthur Forbes was born in 1921 in Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA, the child of John Asher Forbes and Sarah Elizabeth Lee.
  • In 1930, William Arthur Forbes resided in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA.
  • William Arthur Forbes married Lorraine Clements.
  • William Arthur Forbes passed away in 1995 in Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Forbes's Ancestors

Self
William Forbes
1921 – 1995
Birth Place: Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA
Parents
John Asher Forbes
1889 – 1944
Cameron, Warren Co., Illinois, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lee
1898 – 1973
Lewiston, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Forbes
1848 – 1930
Seymore, IN
Catherine (Rebecca) Fox
1861 – 1938
Cameron, Knox Co., IL
James (Thorton) Lee
1861 – 1935
Lewistown, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Susan (Elizabeth) Wheeler
1873 – 1931
Parker, Linn, Kansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Forbes
1822 – 1873
Nancy Thomas
1825 – 1876
William Fox
1832 – 1906
Abigal Pigsley
1837 – 1890
Thomas Lee
1835 – 1889
Louisa Davis
1835 – 1905
Isaac Wheeler
Pamelia Winchell
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forbes
1798 – 1833
James Thomas
1805 – 1875
Mary Ann
1802 – 1858
Benjamin Fox
1800 – 1881
Eliza Herring
1808 – 1891
Prince Pigsley
1786 – 1874
Thirzah Clark
1806 – 1879
Smith Lee
1800 – 1848
Elizabeth Fink
1804 – 1850
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William Forbes's Timeline

3 Records

1921
01 Sep 1921
Birth of William Arthur Forbes in Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA
Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 9
William Arthur Forbes resided here in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA
Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA
1995
16 Mar 1995
Age 74
Death of William Arthur Forbes in Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA
Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1921
    Event Place: Abingdon, Knox Co., Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Abingdon, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 527; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 43.0.
    [2] U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] Social Security Death Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Abingdon, Knox, Illinois; Roll: 527; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 43.0.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1942
    Record Source: U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index
    [2] Social Security Death Index
    [3] Social Security Death Index
    [4] Social Security Death Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index
    [2] Social Security Death Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1995
    Event Place: Moline, Rock Island Co., Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index
    [2] U.S. Veterans Cemeteries, ca.1800-2004
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [4] Social Security Death Index
    [5] Social Security Death Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

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