Jacob Forinash

1796 - 1837  (41 years)

• Name	Jacob Forinash
  Birth	1796	Harrison Co., VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Apr 1837	Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., VA   [2]
  Burial	Vandalia Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I890	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Forinash, Sr.,   b. Abt 1750   d. 1805, Harrison Co., VA (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Mary ?,   b. 1763, VA d. 15 Oct 1863, Lewis Co., WV (Age 100 years)
  Family ID	F7968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Crites,   b. 1798, Harrison Co., VA d. 1821, Lewis Co., VA (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1816	Harrison Co., VA   [4]
  Children	1. Isaac Forinash,   b. 14 Apr 1817, Buckhannon, Lewis Co., VA d. Between 1891 and 1896 (Age 73 years)   2. Jacob Crites Forinash,   b. 25 Dec 1819, Lewis Co., VA d. 11 May 1911, Big Skin Creek, Lewis Co., WV (Age 91 years)   3. Catherine Forinash,   b. 1821, Lewis Co., VA d. 5 Mar 1917, Valley District, Barbour Co., WV (Age 96 years)
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah Peterson,   b. 7 Jun 1803, VA d. 20 Nov 1876, WV (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1822	Lewis Co., VA   [5]
  Children	1. Malinda Forinash,   b. 15 Mar 1822, Lewis Co., VA d. 8 Apr 1884, Braxton Co., WV (Age 62 years)   2. Elizabeth "Betsy" Forinash,   b. 3 Oct 1823, Midfork, Lewis Co., VA d. 10 May 1854, Lewis Co., VA (Age 30 years)   3. Elias Perry Forinash,   b. 19 Feb 1827, Lewis Co., VA d. 21 Jul 1905, Vandalia, Lewis Co., WV (Age 78 years)   4. Lorenzo Dow Forinash,   b. 19 Feb 1827, Lewis Co., VA d. 23 Nov 1911, Bablin, Lewis Co., WV (Age 84 years)   5. Jonas C. Forinash,   b. 28 Feb 1829, Lewis Co., VA d. 28 Feb 1877, Lewis Co., WV (Age 48 years)   6. Abigail M. Forinash,   b. 1832, Lewis Co., VA d. 6 Apr 1866, Braxton Co., WV (Age 34 years)   7. Oliver C. Forinash,   b. 1833, Lewis Co., VA d. 1869, Roanoke, Lewis Co., WV (Age 36 years)   8. William P. Forinash,   b. Sep 1835, Lewis Co., VA d. 27 Jan 1915, Bablin, Lewis Co., WV (Age 79 years)   9. Anna Forinash,   b. 1837   d. 1837 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F458	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2389] Jim Comstock, editor, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, (Richwood, West Virginia: Jim Comstock, 1974.). [S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 21 Sep 2025), memorial page for Jacob H. Forinash (1796–16 Apr 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38886418; citing Forinash Family Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave. (Reliability: 3). photos of hand carved grave marker read, "JACOB FORNASH Died April 1837". [S1241] Find A Grave, Find A Grave, ((http://www.findagrave.com/)), accessed 21 Sep 2025), memorial page for Jacob H. Forinash (1796–16 Apr 1837), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38886418; citing Forinash Family Cemetery, Vandalia, Lewis County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by: Find a Grave. (Reliability: 3). [S1268] West Virginia. Harrison County., Harrison Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 3: 54, Foringash-Crites, 1816; accessed 27 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3). [S1266] West Virginia. Lewis County., Lewis Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 1: 21, Forinash-Peterson, 1822; accessed 19 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3).