Isaac Forinash b. 14 Apr 1817 Buckhannon, Lewis Co., VA d. Between 1891 and 1896: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1817 - 1896 (73 years)

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Name	Isaac Forinash
Birth	14 Apr 1817	Buckhannon, Lewis Co., VA [1]
Gender	Male
Census	4 Sep 1850	Lewis Co., VA [2]
	1850
	He was 33 years old, a farmer, born in Virginia. Also living in his household were his wife Milly A. (age 25, born in Virginia), daughter Sarah E. (age 7, born in Virginia), son William D. (age 3, born in Virginia), and son David W. (age 1, born in Virginia).
Census	26 Jun 1860	Weston, Lewis Co., VA [3]
	1860
	He was 43 years old, a farmer. He had personal estate valued at $100. Also living in his household were his wife Milly A. (age 35), daughter Sarah E. (age 17), son William D. (age 12), daughter Mary C. (age 8), daughter Cynthia J. (age 4), and son Jacob L. (age 2).
Census	26 Jul 1870	Bulltown, Braxton Co., WV [4]
	1870
	He was 53 years old, a farmer. He owned real estate valued at $600 and personal estate valued at $150. Also living in his household were his wife, Milly A. (age 45, keeping house), daughter Sarah E. (age 24, at home), daughter Mary C. (age 18), daughter Cyntha J. (age 14), son John L. (age 10), son George V. (age 8), son Jacob L. (age 12), and grandson, Clinton [Bender] (age 2).
Census	21 Jun 1880	Kanawha District, Braxton Co., WV [5]
	1880
	He was 63 years old, a farmer, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia. Also living in his household were his wife, Millie A. (age 54, keeping house, born in Virginia, parents born in Virginia); son, Jacob L. (age 22, works on farm, born in Virginia); and son George V. (age 17, works on farm, born in Virginia).
Occupation	farmer
Death	Between 1891 and 1896
Burial	Green Hill Cemetery, Hettie, Braxton Co., WV
Person ID	I18831	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	24 Jan 2026

Father	Jacob Forinash, b. 1796, Harrison Co., VA d. Apr 1837, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA (Age 41 years)
Mother	Catherine Crites, b. 1798, Harrison Co., VA d. 1821, Lewis Co., VA (Age 23 years)
Marriage	25 May 1816	Harrison Co., VA [6]
Family ID	F454	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Amelia Ann "Millie" Plant, b. 1822, Harrison Co., VA d. Between 1896 and 1900 (Age 74 years)

Marriage 7 Nov 1841 Lewis Co., VA [7]

Married by Carr Bailey, minister of the Baptist Church. [7]

Children

	1. Sarah E. Forinash, b. 21 Apr 1843, Lewis Co., VA d. 5 Apr 1936, Newville, Braxton Co., WV (Age 92 years)
	2. Melissa E. Forinash, b. 9 Jan 1846, Lewis Co., VA d. Bef 1850 (Age 3 years)
	3. William Dexter Forinash, b. 25 Nov 1848, Lewis Co., VA d. 24 Oct 1890, Braxton Co., WV (Age 41 years)
	4. David W. Forinash, b. 30 Oct 1849, Lewis Co., VA d. Bef 1860 (Age 10 years)
	5. Mary Catherine Forinash, b. 5 Sep 1851, Lewis Co., VA d. 18 Aug 1931, Terre Haute, Vigo Co., IN (Age 79 years)
	6. Viola Allispice Forinash, b. 12 Jan 1854, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA d. 26 Jan 1854, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA (Age 0 years)
	7. Cynthia Jane Forinash, b. 9 Jun 1856, Lewis Co., VA d. 1 Oct 1886, Kanawha District, Braxton Co., WV (Age 30 years)
	8. Jacob Lee Forinash, b. 24 Jun 1858, Lewis Co., VA d. Between 1893 and 1899 (Age 34 years)
	9. John Luke Forinash, b. 23 Jul 1860, Lewis Co., VA d. 8 Oct 1890, Braxton Co., WV (Age 30 years)
	10. George V. Forinash, b. 24 Sep 1862, Lewis Co., VA d. Between 1897 and 1900 (Age 34 years)

Family ID F8008 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 24 Jan 2026

Notes

The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, Volume Three, Supplemental Series
Edited and Published by Jim Comstock, Richwood, West Virginia, 1974

Chapter III, Hardesty's Braxton County, p. 80

ISAAC FORINASH - was born April 14, 1817, in Buckhannon, Upshur county, then part of Virginia. He was a son of Jacob and Katy (Kritz) Forinash, and his father died in Lewis county, his mother in Upshur county. In 1838, near West Milford, Harrison county, Isaac Forinash was joined in wedlock with Millie Ann Plant, who was born in Harrison county in 1821. William and Rebecca (Washburn) Plant were her parents. Her father died in Harrison county, and her mother is passing the last years of her life in Lewis county. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Forinash were nine, namely: Sarah E. (Pliman), born April 21, 1843; Melissa E., January 9, 1846, deceased; William D., November 25, 1848; David W., October 30, 1849; Mary C. (Cunningham), September 5, 1851; Viola, January 12, 1854; Cynthia J. (Westfall), May 9, 1856; Jacob L., June 24, 1858; John L., July 23, 1860; George V., September 24, 1862. Jacob L. lives in Lewis county and the others in Braxton county. Mr. Forinash's grandparents were pioneer settlers of this part of the Virginias, his grandfather first settling in Harrison county when the Indians and the wild beasts of the forest made frontier life full of danger. His grandmother was an inmate of the fort at Clarksburg, built for the protection of the frontier settlers. Isaac Forinash came to Braxton county from Lewis county in 1865, settling on 118 acres of woodland. With the assistance of his sons, he now has 70 acres under cultivation. He contributed a lot for the building of a school-house, and one now stands on his farm. His postoffice address is Ireland, Lewis county, West Virginia.

Sources

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[S2392] West Virginia, Braxton County, FCR: Braxton Co., WV 1870, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009), M593, roll 1685, Clay Township, p. 393B, dwelling 93, family 93, Isaac Forinash, accessed 19 Sep 2025 (Reliability: 3).
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