Cyrus Lincoln Fornash b. 21 Aug 1885 Vegan, Upshur Co., WV d. 9 Apr 1963 Elyria, Lorain Co., OH: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1885 - 1963 (77 years)

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Name	Cyrus Lincoln Fornash
Birth	21 Aug 1885	Vegan, Upshur Co., WV [1, 2, 3, 4]
Gender	Male
Death	9 Apr 1963	Elyria, Lorain Co., OH [2, 5]
Burial	12 Apr 1963	Bethany Cemetery, Hall, Barbour Co., WV [6]
Person ID	I30628	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	14 Jun 2010

Father	Jacob Lincoln Forinash, b. 29 Sep 1859, Upshur Co., VA d. 10 Apr 1943, Hall, Upshur Co., WV (Age 83 years)
Mother	Louisa E. Kesling, b. 16 May 1858, Buckhannon, Upshur Co., VA d. 13 Feb 1939, Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV (Age 80 years)
Marriage	23 Apr 1884	Upshur Co., WV [7]
Family ID	F1834	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Genevra Virginia Ward, b. 5 Mar 1887, Barbour Co., WV d. 19 Aug 1941, Kasson, Barbour Co., WV (Age 54 years)

Marriage 24 Oct 1906 Philippi, Barbour Co., WV [8]

Children

	1. Lincoln Wardell "Ward" Fornash, b. 3 Aug 1908, Buck Run, Barbour Co., WV d. Apr 1983, Volga, Barbour Co., WV (Age 74 years)
	2. Juanita Florence Fornash, b. 1912, Barbour Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Wolford June Fornash, b. 10 Jun 1913, Barbour Co., WV d. 10 Apr 1940, Buckhannon, Upshur Co., WV (Age 26 years)
	4. Eldorus Markwood "Fuzzy" Fornash, b. 11 Nov 1918, Hall, Barbour Co., WV d. 14 Jan 1995, Grafton, Lorain Co., OH (Age 76 years)
	5. Forrest Lee "Bud" Fornash, b. 3 Dec 1926, Hall, Barbour Co., WV d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F14325 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Jun 2010

Notes

Chronicle-Telegram, Elyria, OH, Wednesday, 10 Apr 1963, p. 36, col. A

Death Notices

LINCOLN FORNASH

Lincoln Fornash, 76, of 839 West Broad St., died in Elyria Memorial Hospital at 4:55 p.m. yesterday after three months illness.

Mr. Fornash was born in West Virginia Aug. 21, 1876 and came to Elyria a year and a half ago from Rangoon, W. Va. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Boulder Methodist Church in Phillipi, W. Va.

He is survived by three sons, Lincoln W., Rangoon, Eldorus M. and Forrest L., both of Elyria; a daughter, Mrs. Charles S. Wentz, Rangoon; eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; a brother, Ray Fornash, Detroit and several nieces and nephews. His wife, Ginevra died in August 1941 and one son, two brothers and a sister preceded him in death.

The body will be sent by the Harold Dicken Funeral Home this afternoon to the Stepie-Forman Funeral Home in Phillipi, W. Va. Services will be Friday in the Boulder Methodist Church with the Rev. Robert Marsh, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Bethany Cemetery there.

Sources

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[S934] Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH, Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002, (Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.), Lincoln Fornash, accessed 14 Jun 2010 (Reliability: 3).
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