Meadow Bluff Meanderings

a history of the Crane, McClung, Walkup, and allied families

Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Linger

Female 1840 - 1922  (82 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Linger was born on 29 Apr 1840 in VA; died on 2 Aug 1922 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; was buried on 3 Aug 1922 in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

    Mary married Jacob Crites Forinash on 24 Dec 1870 in Lewis Co., WV. Jacob (son of Jacob Forinash and Catherine Crites) was born on 25 Dec 1819 in Lewis Co., VA; died on 11 May 1911 in Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., WV; was buried on 12 May 1911 in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Georgia Anna Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Sep 1871 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 5 Dec 1950 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.
    2. 3. Franklin Chalfant Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1873 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 22 Apr 1930 in Deanville, Lewis Co., WV; was buried on 25 Apr 1930 in Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co., WV.
    3. 4. Cora Alice Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1874 in Lewis Co., WV; died in 1958; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.
    4. 5. Sophronia Belle "Fronie" Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1875 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 15 Dec 1945 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.
    5. 6. Marion Bert Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jan 1878 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; died on 24 Apr 1938 in Pinellas Co., FL; was buried in Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV.
    6. 7. Daisy E. Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Lewis Co., WV; died in Dec 1883 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.
    7. 8. Hester A. Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Dec 1881 in Lewis Co., WV; died in Apr 1882 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.
    8. 9. Infant Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1883 in Lewis Co., WV; died about 1883.
    9. 10. Infant Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1887 in Lewis Co., WV; died in 1887 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Georgia Anna Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 30 Sep 1871 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 5 Dec 1950 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

    Georgia married William Everett Wells on 2 Jul 1911 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. William was born in 1872 in Marion Co., WV; died in 1929; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Franklin Chalfant Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 12 Jan 1873 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 22 Apr 1930 in Deanville, Lewis Co., WV; was buried on 25 Apr 1930 in Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co., WV.

    Franklin married Georgia May Life on 14 Jun 1900 in Lewis Co., WV. Georgia was born on 17 Jan 1876 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 6 Nov 1956 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; was buried on 8 Nov 1956 in Masonic Cemetery, Weston, Lewis Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 11. Beatrice Marguerite Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Mar 1901 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    2. 12. Beulah Marcelia Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jul 1904 in Maxwell Run, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    3. 13. Frank G. Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1906 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    4. 14. Richard Paul Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Dec 1906 in Maxwell Run, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  3. 4.  Cora Alice Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 2 Feb 1874 in Lewis Co., WV; died in 1958; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

    Cora married Charles Abram Strader on 4 Nov 1896 in Lewis Co., WV. Charles was born on 23 Jun 1875 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 2 Oct 1954 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 5.  Sophronia Belle "Fronie" Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 24 Sep 1875 in Lewis Co., WV; died on 15 Dec 1945 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

    Sophronia married Marcellus Lawrence Rittenhouse on 4 Jul 1898 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. Marcellus was born in 1877 in Lewis Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 6.  Marion Bert Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 9 Jan 1878 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; died on 24 Apr 1938 in Pinellas Co., FL; was buried in Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV.

    Marion married Bertha Jane Nestor on 17 Sep 1899 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV. Bertha was born on 23 Mar 1881 in Tucker Co., WV; died on 24 Aug 1952 in Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV; was buried on 26 Aug 1952 in Miller Cemetery, Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Clyde H. Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1902 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    2. 16. Edythe I. Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1904 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    3. 17. Willa Lea Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1907 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    4. 18. Lottie Fern Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    5. 19. Pauline Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1912 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  6. 7.  Daisy E. Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 25 Jun 1879 in Lewis Co., WV; died in Dec 1883 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

  7. 8.  Hester A. Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born on 25 Dec 1881 in Lewis Co., WV; died in Apr 1882 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.

  8. 9.  Infant Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in Apr 1883 in Lewis Co., WV; died about 1883.

  9. 10.  Infant Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (1.Mary1) was born in 1887 in Lewis Co., WV; died in 1887 in Lewis Co., WV; was buried in Forinash Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV.


Generation: 3

  1. 11.  Beatrice Marguerite Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 16 Mar 1901 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Beatrice married John Thomas Hersman on 3 May 1924 in Jane Lew, Lewis Co., WV. John was born in 1899 in Lewis Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Robert Hersman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925 in WV; and died.
    2. 21. Myrtle Hersman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1926 in Summit Co., OH; and died.
    3. 22. Grace Hersman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1929 in Summit Co., OH; and died.

  2. 12.  Beulah Marcelia Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 16 Jul 1904 in Maxwell Run, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Beulah married Ivan S. Carroll in 1923. Ivan was born in 1903 in WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Betty J. Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1924 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    2. 24. Justina M. Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.
    3. 25. Ina P. Carroll  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1929 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  3. 13.  Frank G. Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 20 Dec 1906 in Weston, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  4. 14.  Richard Paul Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born on 23 Dec 1906 in Maxwell Run, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Richard married Kathleen Olena Beachler on 30 Jan 1932 in Crawford, Lewis Co., WV. Kathleen was born in 1911 in Lewis Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Richard Thomas Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 27. Willa Mae Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 28. Mary Ann Forinash  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 15.  Clyde H. Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marion2, 1.Mary1) was born on 27 Nov 1902 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  6. 16.  Edythe I. Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marion2, 1.Mary1) was born on 17 Mar 1904 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  7. 17.  Willa Lea Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marion2, 1.Mary1) was born on 21 Mar 1907 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Willa married George Alvin Douglas on 25 May 1935 in Webster Springs, Webster Co., WV. George was born in 1908 in Braxton Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 18.  Lottie Fern Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marion2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1908 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Lottie married Elbert C. Dorsey on 6 Aug 1932 in Richwood, Nicholas Co., WV. Elbert was born in 1907 in Webster Co., WV; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 19.  Pauline Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (6.Marion2, 1.Mary1) was born on 5 Aug 1912 in Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV; and died.

    Pauline married Luther Harvey on 25 Jun 1946 in Madison, Boone Co., WV. Luther was born on 6 Jan 1911 in Zelda, Lawrence Co., KY; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 20.  Robert Hersman Descendancy chart to this point (11.Beatrice3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1925 in WV; and died.

  2. 21.  Myrtle Hersman Descendancy chart to this point (11.Beatrice3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1926 in Summit Co., OH; and died.

  3. 22.  Grace Hersman Descendancy chart to this point (11.Beatrice3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1929 in Summit Co., OH; and died.

  4. 23.  Betty J. Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (12.Beulah3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1924 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  5. 24.  Justina M. Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (12.Beulah3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1925 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  6. 25.  Ina P. Carroll Descendancy chart to this point (12.Beulah3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1) was born in 1929 in Lewis Co., WV; and died.

  7. 26.  Richard Thomas Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1)

    Richard married Barbara Ann Glover [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 27.  Willa Mae Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1)

    Willa married Loren Kenneth Morrison [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 28.  Mary Ann Forinash Descendancy chart to this point (14.Richard3, 3.Franklin2, 1.Mary1)

    Mary married Richard Malloy Sleigh [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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