John Martin "Mark" Forney b. 29 Jul 1841 LetterkennyTwp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Rocky Springs & Upper Strasburg, PA d. 15 Jan 1927 Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/C-burg, PA, GAR: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

1841 - 1927 (85 years)

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Name	John Martin "Mark" Forney
Birth	29 Jul 1841	LetterkennyTwp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Rocky Springs & Upper Strasburg, PA
Gender	Male
Death	15 Jan 1927	Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/C-burg, PA, GAR
Person ID	I0012	forneyclark
Last Modified	31 May 2024

Father	FREDERICK FORNEY, b. 1810-1813, Scotland, Franklin Co., PA d. 13 May 1888, Zullinger, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Upper Strasburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 75 years)
Mother	Mary Catherine Strine, b. 1807-1810, Strinestown, York Co., PA
Marriage	ABT. 1831	PA
Family ID	F0323	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Anna Margaretha "Margaret" "Maggie" Frank, b. 17 Apr 1836, Laudenau, Hesse Darmstadt, Germany; immigrated to USA October 21,1853 d. 19 Apr 1913, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem.,Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA (Age 77 years)

Marriage 9 Jun 1863 Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA

Children

	1. Mary "Catherine" Forney, b. 10 Feb 1864, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Rocky Spring, Franklin Co., PA d. 6 Jan 1948, Burial: Lincoln Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 83 years)
	2. Frederick Frank Forney, b. 15 Apr 1866, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA d. 4 Dec 1939, PA; burial: Norland Cem., Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA (Age 73 years)
	3. Jennie E. Forney, b. 4 Sep 1868, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in New Haven, NH Co., CT
	4. John "Elmer" Forney, b. 3 Apr 1871, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Cordova, Rock Island Co., IL d. Davenport, Scott Co., IA
	5. Clara Adaline Forney, b. 18 Jul 1873, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA d. 4 Mar 1903, Franklin Co., PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA (Age 29 years)
	6. 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)
	7. Abraham Lehman Forney, b. 21 Jul 1878, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA; lived in Dixon, Lee Co., IL d. 12 Mar 1915, Dixon, Lee Co., IL; burial: Oakwood Cem., Dixon, Lee Co., IL (Age 36 years)
	8. Martin L. Forney, b. 29 Oct 1882, Letterkenny Twp., Franklin Co., PA d. 1882, PA; burial: Etters Cem., Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, PA

Family ID F0009 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 31 May 2024

Documents » Slide Show		Forney, John Martin "Mark": Declaration for Original Invalid Pension, dated 1881, for John Martin "Mark" Forney (1841-1927) This document came from Andrew J. Weyer, Sr., who located it at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
		Forney, John Martin "Mark": Declaration for Pension, dated July 5, 1890, for John Martin "Mark" Forney (1841-1927) This document came from Andrew J. Weyer, Sr., who located it at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
		Forney, John Martin "Mark": Questionnaire from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, dated March 23, 1915, for John Martin "Mark" Forney (1841-1927) This document came from Andrew J. Weyer, Sr., who located it at the National Archives in Washington, D.C.

Headstones

Forney, John Martin "Mark" (1841-1927)
John Martin "Mark" Forney (1841-1927); Etters Cemetery, Salem, 3M N/Chambersburg, Franklin Co., PA, USA. Photo was taken by David R. Clark, M.D.

Notes

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Source:
Donna Forney Clark:
The Death Certificate for John Martin Forney (1841-1927) which is posted at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=forney&GSfn=john+&GSmn=n&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=40&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=142267621&df=all& cites Margaret A. Frank as John Martin Forney's mother. Margaret A. Frank (1836-1913) was the wife of John Martin Forney, not his mother. The family headstone has the correct information at http://forneyclarkgenealogy.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=1694&medialinkID=3109
Margaret A. Frank's Death Certificate is posted at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=142270005&PIpi=116653126

Also the death certificate posted at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi? states that John Martin Forney's (1841-1927) father was born in Scotland. I believe he was born in Scotland, Franklin County, PA. Each census where John Martin Forney (1841-1927) appears lists his father as having been born in PA.

The death informant is listed on the death certificate of John Martin Forney (1841-1927) is H. C. Kraiss of Kraiss Brothers Undertakers of Chambersburg, PA.
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Source:
Donna Forney Clark: PART ONE contains initial info about John Martin Forney that we found from 1995-2005. PART TWO, 2005, by Andrew J. Weyer, Sr. contains, among other things, obituaries, birth and death places, specific death dates, and marriage dates and places relating to John Martin Forney and his family.

PART ONE: John Martin Forney
Source:
Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 1999 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
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United States Census, 1850 for Frederick Forney
Name: Frederick Forney
Residence: Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania
Age: 40 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1810
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Gender: Male
Race (original):
Race (expanded):
Death Month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444750
Digital GS Number: 4204725
Image Number: 00119
Line Number: 26
Dwelling House Number: 141
Family Number: 144
Marital Status:
Free or Slave:
Household Gender Age
Frederick Forney M 40y
Mary Forney F 43y
Martha Forney F 18y
Maria Forney F 16y
John Forney M 10y

Source:
US 1860/1870/1880/1900/1920 Census:
Barbara Brummett:
JOHN MARTIN FORNEY BORN JULY 1841

(In the 1860 census, John Martin Forney was listed erroneously as only John Martin).
There was a Frederick Forney living in Letterkenny Township, Franklin Co., PA, born in 1810, married to Mary Unknown, born 1808. They lived near John Martin Forney, born 1841, who was married to Margaret N. , born April, 1836 in Hesse Darmstadt, Germany.

In the 1870 census of Franklin Co., PA, Letterkenny, children of John M. Forney and Margaret Forney are listed as Catherine 6, Frederick 4, and Jane 2. (Donna Forney Clark: These are the same children my father, Fredric John Forney, listed in the family Forney Family Bible.)

In the 1880 census of Franklin Co., PA, Letterkenny, children of John M. Forney, a farmer, and Margaret A.(?) Forney are listed as Fredric F., Jennie E. 11, John E. 9, Clara A. 6, Ira James 4, and Abraham L. (Donna Forney Clark: These are the same children my father, Fredric John Forney, listed in the family Forney Family Bible.)

1900c still in Letterkenny Twp, John is 58, b. Jly 1841 PA and Margaret 64, b. Apr 1836 Germany and Irah (as it was spelled) was 24 and b. Jan 1876 PA.

no index for the 1910c

1920c John M, father, 77, is living with Ira J 43, wife, Minnie, 40, & daughter Margaret 16. (Wife is obviously dead)

Source:
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/
Franklin Repository Newspaper, July , 1863
Married(Column 2)
July 8, 1863 (page 05, column 2)
On June 9, at the Lutheran parsonage, by Rev. J. Steck, John M. Forney, of Strasburg, married Margaret A. Frank, of Chambersburg.
(Names in announcement: Rev. J. Steck , John M. Forney , Margaret A. Frank )

Source:
Census info from Barbara Brummett:
In the 1850c PA Franklin Co/Letterkenny T were: FORNEY
Frederick 40 PA
Mary 43 PA
Martha 18 PA
Maria 16 PA
John 10 PA

1860c Franklin Co/Letterkenny T/ P.O. Upper Strasburgh:
Fred 47 (Day Laborer) PA
Mary 50 PA
John Martin 18 PA

In Franklin Co/Green Twp:
Salem Cemetery (3 mi N/Chambersburg)
John M Forney 1841-1927
wife: Margaret Frank 1836-1913
son Martin L Forney 1882 (age 1m 28d)

Source:
Carol Lougene Wolf Britton:
John M. Forney, Letterkenney, 279, 30, 2 Sgt. D 126th PA.

On John M. Forney's tombstone at Salem Cemetery: Co. G, 126th Regiment PA Volunteers.
He enlisted: Forney John M. Sgt. G 126th Pa. Chambersburg, Pa. enlisted on 8/4/1862 from
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/soldiers_dossier.html

126th Regiment Infantry
Organized at Harrisburg August, 1862. Left State for Washington, D.C., August 15, and duty there until September 12. Moved to Sharpsburg, Md., and attached to 1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 5th Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. Duty at Sharpsburg, Md., until October 30, 1862. Reconnaissance from Sharpsburg to Smithfield, W. Va., October 16-17. Movement to Falmouth, Va., October 30-November 19. Battle of Fredericksburg, Va., December 12-15. Burnside's 2nd Campaign, "Mud March," January 20-24, 1863. Duty at Falmouth until April 27. Chancellorsville Campaign April 27-May 6. Battle of Chancellorsville May 1-5. Mustered out May 20, 1865.
Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 30 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 34 Enlisted men by disease. Total 65.

Source:
David R. Clark, M.D.:
(Located with the help of Larry Calimer at Kittochtinny Historical Society in Chambersburg, PA):
Military notes:
John M. Forney served:
1. Was a Sarg., Co. G., 126th Regt., August 11, 1862; promoted from private on Dec. 5, 1862; mustered out May 20, 1863
2. Was a Corp., Co. D., 182nd., 21st Calvary; 3 years service; Feb. 3, 1864; mustered out July 8, 1865

Source:
Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 1870 Population Census, Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War, Virginia Center for Digital History, University of Virginia ( http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/govdoc/pop_census.html ):
Donna Forney Clark:
In the 1870 census, these are all the Forneys living in Upper Strasburg, PA. I suspect that Adam Forney may be the brother of John Forney, son of Frederick and Mary Forney. (The number that preceeds each name is the family number):
276 1 Forney Adam 24 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
276 2 Forney Eliza 21 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 1 Forney John 28 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 2 Forney Margaret 31 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 3 Forney Catharine 6 F white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 4 Forney Frederick 4 M white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
396 5 Forney Jane 2 F white Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
403 1 Forney Frederick 60 M white Laborer Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg
403 2 Forney Mary 62 F white Housekeeper Letterkenny Township Upper Strasburg

Adam and Eliza seem to appear with their niece in the 1880 US Guilford, Franklin, Pennsylvania Census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Adam FORNEY Self M Male W 33 PA Laborer PA PA
Elizabeth FORNEY Wife M Female W 32 PA Keeping House PA PA
Niece KELLY Other S Female W 6 PA PA PA
(Other families nearby are Forneys, Dyserts, and McFerrens.)

Source:
Barbara Brummett:
Barbara gave me the info from 1880 census that John Martin Forney was married to Margaret N. ( b. 1836). The census reference gave location of the family in Letterkenny Twp, Franklin Co., PA. Headstone reads: Margaret Frank Forney 1836-1913.

Source:
1880 United States Census of Letterkenny, Franklin, Pennsylvania:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John M. FORNEY Self M Male W 38 PA Farmer PA PA
Margaret A. FORNEY Wife M Female W 43 HES. DARMSTADT Keeping House HES. DARMSTADT HES. DARMS.
Frederic F. FORNEY Son S Male W 14 PA Farm Laborer PA H. DARMSTADT
Jennie E. FORNEY Dau S Female W 11 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
John E. FORNEY Son S Male W 9 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Clara H. FORNEY Dau S Female W 6 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Ira James FORNEY Son S Male W 4 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
Abraham L. FORNEY Son S Male W 1 PA PA H. DARMSTADT
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PART TWO: John Martin Forney
Source:
Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.:
Descendants of JOHN MARTIN FORNEY:
From the National Archives in Washington, D.C.
Concerning the family of John Martin Forney:
1. John was born 29 July 1840 or 1841 in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (pension application says 1841, his death certificate says 1840).
2. John married Margaret in Chambersburg.
3. John died 15 January 1927 in Chambersburg.
4. List of children made on March 22nd 1915 including their birth dates:
Mary C. Bishop 10 FEB 1864
Frederick F. Forney 15 APR 1866
Jennie E. Shaffnit 04 SEP 1868
John E. Forney 03 APR 1871 (DECEASED)
Clara A. Rife 18 JUL 1873 (DECEASED)
Ira J. Forney 19 JAN 1876
A. Lehman Forney 21 JUL 1878 (DECEASED)
Martin L. Forney 29 OCT 1882 (DECEASED)
5. John was wounded in the shoulder by a fragment of artillery shell during a charge at the battle of Fredricksburg on 13 December 1862.

Source:
Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.:
Descendants of JOHN MARTIN FORNEY:
Generation No. 1

JOHN MARTIN1 FORNEY was born Jul 1841 in PENNSYLVANIA, and died Jan 1927 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. He married MARGARET A. FRANK 09 Jun 1863 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, daughter of MR. FRANK. She was born Apr 1836 in HESSE DARMSTADT, GERMANY, and died 19 Apr 1913 in CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Notes for MARGARET A. FRANK:
IN THE 1870 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA (P.O. UPPER STRASBURG) IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY 28 LABORER $200 PA
MARGARET 31 GER
CATHARINE 6 PA
FREDERICK 4 PA
JANE 2 PA

IN THE 1880 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN M. FORNEY 38 FARMER PA PA PA
MARGARET A. 43 HD HD HD
FREDERICK F. 14 FARM LABORER PA PA HD
JENNIE E. 11 PA PA HD
JOHN E. 9 PA PA HD
CLARA H. 6 PA PA HD
IRA JAMES 4 PA PA HD
ABRAHAM L. 1 PA PA HD
HD = HESSE DARMSTADT

IN THE 1900 CENSUS OF LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY JUL 1841 DAY LABORER PA PA PA
MARGARET APR 1836 GM GM GM
IRAH JAN 1876 DAY LABORER PA PA GM
GM = GERMANY. JOHN AND MARGARET HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 37 YEARS. MARGARET WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN, 7 STILL LIVING. THE CENSUS STATES THAT MARGARET HAD IMMIGRATED TO AMERICA IN 1840. IT STATES THAT SHE HAD BEEN IN AMERICA FOR 60 YEARS.
IN THE 1910 CENSUS OF CHAMBERSBURG, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA IS THE FOLLOWING ENTRY:
JOHN FORNEY 68 OWN INCOME PA PA PA
MARGARETE 74 GM GM GM
JOHN AND MARGARET HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR 47 YEARS. MARGARET WAS THE MOTHER OF 8 CHILDREN, 6 STILL LIVING. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A COLUMN FOR YEAR OF IMMIGRATION THAT INFORMATION WAS NOT RECORDED.

MARGARET'S OBITUARY IS IN THE CHAMBERSBURG NEWSPAPER "PUBLIC OPINION" ON MONDAY THE 21ST OF APRIL, 1913: "MRS. JOHN M. FORNEY" MARGARET A. WIFE OF JOHN M. FORNEY, DIED SATURDAY AT HER HOME, 51 WEST GERMAN STREET, AGED 77 YEARS. SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND AND THE FOLLOWING CHILDREN: FRED, CHAMBERSBURG; ELMER, DORDOVA (SIC), ILL; R. J., CHAMBERSBURG; A. L., DICKSON, ILL; MRS. WESLEY BISHOP, ROCKY SPRING; MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT, NEW HAVEN, CONN; ALSO BY ONE BROTHER, MR. ADAM FRANK, CHAMBERSBURG, AND ONE SISTER, MRS. WILLIAM F. SMITH, IN INDIANA; ALSO BY TWENTY FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. SHE WAS A MEMBER OF FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH. FUNERAL MONDAY, LEAVE THE HOUSE AT 10:00 A. M. SERVICES AT SALEM CHURCH AT 11:00 A. M. CONDUCTED BY THE REV. O. C. ROTH, INTERMENT IN SALEM CEMETERY. "NOTE: I BELIEVE THAT R. J. FORNEY OF CHAMBERSBURG IS ACTUALLY IRA J. FORNEY."

IN 1920 JOHN WAS LIVING WITH HIS SON IRA IN CHAMBERSBURG.

JOHN'S OBITUARY IS IN THE CHAMBERSBURG NEWSPAPER "FRANKLIN REPOSITORY" ON SATURDAY, THE 15TH OF JANUARY, 1927: JOHN M. FORNEY DIED OF THE INFIRMITIES OF AGE AT 1 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE HOME OF HIS DAUGHTER, MRS. WESLEY BISHOP, IN NORTH FRANKLIN STREET. HE WAS A VETERAN OF THE CIVIL WAR, HAVING SERVED DURING THE ENTIRE WAR, PART OF THE TIME IN COMPANY G, 126TH REGIMENT, PENNSYLVANIA INFANTRY AND PART IN COMPANY D, 21ST PENNSYLVANIA CAVALRY. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE COLONEL HOUSUM POST, NO. 309, G. A. R. AND SERVED AS COMMANDER FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS. HE WAS 87 YEARS OF AGE AND WAS BORN IN LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, WHERE HE RESIDED UNTIL FIFTEEN YEARS AGO WHEN HE REMOVED TO CHAMBERSBURG. HE IS SURVIVED BY FOUR CHILDREN, MRS. BISHOP AT WHOSE HOME HE DIED, MRS. JENNIE SCHAFFNIT OF NORTH HAVEN, CONN., FRED AND IRA FORNEY, BOTH OF TOWN. THE FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE HOME OF MRS. BISHOP AT 2 O'CLOCK TUESDAY AFTERNOON; INTERMENT AT SALEM.

Children of JOHN FORNEY and MARGARET FRANK are:
+2 i. CATHERINE2 FORNEY, born Nov 1863 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 06 Jan 1948 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
+3 ii. FREDERICK FRANK FORNEY, born Jan 1866 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 04 Dec 1939.
+4 iii. JENNIE E. FORNEY, born Sep 1868 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
+5 iv. JOHN ELMER FORNEY, born 1871 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.
+6 v. CLARA A. FORNEY, born 18 Jul 1873 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 04 Mar 1903 in FRANKLIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA.
+7 vi. IRA JAMES FORNEY, born 29 Jan 1876 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 17 Sep 1944.
8 vii. ABRAHAM LEHMAN FORNEY, born 1879 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Notes for ABRAHAM LEHMAN FORNEY:
IN 1913 A. L. FORNEY WAS LIVING IN DICKSON, ILLINOIS.
CAN NOT FIND ABRAHAM IN THE 1920 CENSUS.
IN 1927 ABRAHAM IS NOT LISTED IN HIS FATHER'S OBITUARY.

9 viii. MARTIN L. FORNEY, born 1882 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA; died 1882 in LETTERKENNY TOWNSHIP, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

Found in the probate records of John M. Forney :
Fred F. Forney son Chambersburg, PA
Ira J. Forney son Chambersburg, PA
Mrs. Catherine Bishop daughter Chambersburg, PA
Mrs. Jennie Schaffnit daughter West Haven, CT
Heirs of Clara Rife dec'd
John Rife son Greencastle, PA
Bertha daughter Hamilton Township (Franklin County, PA)
Elmer Rife son Hamilton Township
Hazel daughter Harrisburg, PA
Heirs of Elmer Forney
Elmer Forney son Cordova, IL
Margaret daughter Cordova, IL
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Source:
Declaration of Original Invalid Pension of John Martin Forney (which was provided by Andrew J. Weyer, Sr.), reads that John Martin Forney lived in Rocky Springs & Upper Strasburg, PA. See DOCUMENT section of this website.
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