Margaret Louise Forney

1903 - 1962  (59 years)

• Name	Margaret Louise Forney
  Birth	1 Apr 1903	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Gender	Female
  Death	14 Dec 1962	Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Person ID	I0428	forneyclark
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ira James Forney,   b. 19 Jan 1876, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 17 Sep 1944, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Minnie G. Baker,   b. 16 Jul 1879   d. 21 Dec 1962, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1902	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Family ID	F0064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fred Wayne Smith,   b. 16 Jun 1902   d. 20 Oct 1969, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1933	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA
  Children	1. Virginia Kaye Smith
  Family ID	F1899	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2024

  
  

• Headstones

  Forney, Margaret Louise (1903-1962) Margaret Louise Forney Smith (1903-1962); Lincoln Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin County, PA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

  
  

• Notes

  ******** Source: David R. Clark, M.D.: Headstone: Dates ******** Source: Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.: Concerning the family of Ira James Forney and Minnie Baker Forney: IRA JAMES2 FORNEY (JOHN MARTIN1) was born 29 Jan 1876 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, and died 17 Sep 1944. He married MINNIE BAKER. She was born 16 Jul 1879, and died 21 Dec 1962. Notes for IRA JAMES FORNEY: IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: IRA FORNEY 34 C. V. RR. CARPENTER PA PA GM MINNIE 31 PA PA PA MARGARET 7 PA PA PA IRA AND MINNIE WERE MARRIED FOR 8 YEARS. MINNIE WAS THE MOTHER OF ONE CHILD STILL LIVING. IRA WAS LIVING NEXT DOOR TO HIS PARENTS. IN 1918 IRA JAMES FORNEY REGISTERED FOR THE DRAFT. BIRTH DATE FROM THIS SOURCE. IRA WAS LIVING IN CHAMBERSBURG AND WORKING AS A MACHINE HAND FOR THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD. IN THE 1920 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: IRA J. FORNEY 43 PLANING MILL MACHINE OPERATOR PA PA HD MINNIE 40 PA PA PA MAGARET 16 PA PA PA JOHN M. 77 PA PA PA JOHN IS LISTED AS A WIDOWER. IN THE 1930 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY: IRA J. FORNEY 54 PLANING MILL MACHINE HAND PA PA GM MINNIE 51 PA PA PA MARGARET 27 FACTORY PLANT STENOGRAPHER PA PA PA IRA'S HOME WAS VALUED AT $4500. IRA AND MINNIE WERE 27 AND 23 RESPECTIVELY WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED. Child of IRA FORNEY and MINNIE BAKER is: 34 i. MARGARET3 FORNEY, born 01 Apr 1903; died 14 Dec 1962. She married FRED W. SMITH; born 16 Jun 1902; died 20 Oct 1969. ******** Source: SEE VICKI ARANA'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13143683 Vickie Arana: Margaret Louise Forney Smith Birth: Apr. 1, 1903 Chambersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA Death: Dec. 14, 1962 Chambersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA Mrs. Margaret Forney Smith 59, of 308 S. Main St., wife of Fred W. Smith, died at 2:05 this morning at the Chambersburg Hospital after an illness of three months. Born on April 1, 1903, in Chambersburg, she was a daughter of Mrs. Minnie Baker Forney, of 308 S. Main St., and the late Ira J. Forney. She was a member of the First Evangelical United Brethren Church, where she was a Sunday school teacher in the primary department for approximately 30 years. Surviving in addition to her mother and her husband, is a daughter, Miss Virginia Kaye Smith, at home The picture of Margaret is her graduation picture, class of 1921, Chambersburg High School, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania (photo at Find A Grave). Family links: Spouse: Fred Wayne Smith (1902 - 1969)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Lincoln Cemetery Chambersburg Franklin County Pennsylvania, USA Created by: Vickie Arana Record added: Jan 27, 2006 Find A Grave Memorial# 13143683 ******** Source: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSK-565 "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VFSK-565 : accessed 30 Jun 2014), Fred W. Smith and Margaret L. Forney, 06 Jun 1933; citing Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States; FHL microfilm 323915. Name: Fred W. Smith Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 06 Jun 1933 Event Place: Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States Age: 30 Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Father's Name: J. Bert Smith Mother's Name: Agnes R. Small Smith Spouse's Name: Margaret L. Forney Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1903 Spouse's Father's Name: I.J. Forney Spouse's Mother's Name: Minnie Baker Forney Reference ID: v 30 item 81 GS Film Number: 323915 , Digital Folder Number: 004455301 , Image Number: 00078 ********