Citation
  • Minnie Elizabeth Forsythe, "A Book of Memories: Vol. 1" (unpublished, 1972).
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  • Category: Memoir
Detail
  • Author: Minnie Elizabeth Forsythe
  • Publisher: unpublished, 1972
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  • Text: February 6, 1944, Bill Jr., a First Lieutenant, was in New York at Port [of] Embarkation. He went overseas on the Queen Mary. He was a Traffic Control Officer on the voyage. The ship docked in "Firth of Clyde" near Glasgow, and was met by a Scottish Band in "Kilties". He took a train from there to a small town south of Bristol, arriving about the 21st. After a week there he moved east to Wallingford, on the Thames, between Reading and Oxford, billited in and around the town, and watched the bombings of London from Wallingford. He spent two weeks at Weston-Supper Mer ? ? Bristol Channel near Bristol. He travelled to the coast of Devonshire often to participate or watch A.A. firing, or attend schools on it. He went to Bournmouth as Officer Courrier before the invasion picking up information for his Battalion.

    Bill debarked from South Hampton for France in a Liberty Ship and arrived at Omaha Beachhead in Normandy in the evening. They laid off shore all night, unloading in the morning. They were bombed and strafed. There were hundreds of boats and the sky was bright with ack-ack fire.

    He injured his knee, that had been injured three times before, during training and manuovers in the States. This happened near St. Mere Eglise while undergoing an artillery barage on the evening of the 18th. He was jumping a ditch hurriedly, to get to his foxhole. He laid in the foxhole all night in pain. The next morning he was taken to a hospital and in a few days he was evacuated to England on a Landing Craft Inf. He was in the Hospital in South Hampton for a few hours, and then he was moved to the 48th General Hospital near Winchester at Stockbridge, England. His leg was in a cast for several weeks, but he was in the Hospital for treatment, and on crutches, for over four months. He left the Hospital on October 25th.
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  • Text: DAVID HENRY HUMPHREY, son of Hugh Humphrey and Elizabeth Lovell, was born in Vermont, McDonough County, Illinois, March 16, 1856. His father was born in Great Barrington, Mass., in 1819. There is no record of his mother's birthplace, but she was married to his father in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1844. ... David attended a Country school in McDonough County, Illinois. When he was twelve years old, his father moved the family to Cass County, Missouri. ... His father moved the family back to Illinois when David was about eighteen years old, and they settled in Prairie City, Illinois. There he learned the Barber Trade. ... He later when to Avon where he opened his first Barber Shop. He met, wooed, and married Phoebe Jane Compton in Avon, Illinois, in February 21st, 1879.
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  • Text: MARGARET SCULLY, daughter of Edmund Scully and Margaret Godsil, was born in Galesburg, Illinois, January 21, 1873. Her mother, Margaret Godsil, was born in Dublin, Ireland, December 3rd, 1847, and her father, Edmund Scully, was born in Cork, Ireland, May 6, 1842. Her father was a blacksmith in the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Shops. ... In June, 1917, her son William was married to Minnie Elizabeth Humphrey ... [Margaret] worked at the State Hospital in Elgin, Illinois. She retired from the Hospital in 1945, and went to live with her daughter, Edna, in Quincy, Illinois. ... she continued to live with her daughter, Edna, until her death on April 23, 1954. She is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, in Galesburg, Illinois.
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  • Text: PHOEBE JANE COMPTON, daughter of Julia Ann Taylor and Jonathan Jesse Compton, was born in Avon, Illinois, May 3, 1857. Her mother, Julia Ann Taylor, was born in Cato, Chatagua County, New York, July 7, 1824. She died May 13, 1913, in Avon, Illinois, at the age of eighty-nine years. She was the daughter of Rachel Jelliff and Bennett Taylor. Rachel Jelliff, Julia's mother, was born in Westport, Connecticut, in 1793. She married Bennett Taylor in 1813. Rachel had twelve children, Maria, Ester, Robert, Alonzo, twins who died in 1822, twins Julius and Julia (Phoebe's mother), Mary Elizabeth, and James Osborn. Rachel died in Troupeville, New York in March 1830. Julia's father, Bennett Taylor remarried after Rachel's death and had many more children. Rachel's father was William Jelliff, who married Huldah Sturges in 1771. William Jelliff's father was Thomas Jelliff, who married Catherine Pillow in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1738. ... When Phoebe Jane was four years old, her father enlisted in the Union Army. She was eight years old when he returned from the Civil War. Her mother and father were Baptist. Her father was a baker by trade and her mother operated a boarding house and rooming house. ... She and David were married on February 21st, 1878, at the age of twenty-one.
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  • Text: PHEOBE JANE COMPTON and DAVID HENRY HUMPHREY were married in Avon, Illinois, February 21, 1878. David owned and operated a Barber Shop in Avon. Their first child, Artie Randolph, was born in Avon on April 25, 1879. When Artie was very small they moved to Maquon, Illinois, on the Spoon River. ... The folks later came to Galesburg, purchased a house at 424 South Prairie Street. Jennie operated a Milliner Store for a time. Minnie Elizabeth was born there, December 26, 1894. ... In June, 1917, their daughter Minnie was married to William Henry Forsythe. ... David died January 2, 1934, at home, with Jennie and a practical nurse in caring for him. He was laid out in his home. A friend Professor Drew, of Knox College, conducted a service in the house, and he was buried in Linwood Cemetary. she ... went to the Soldiers' Widows and Daughters' Home in Wilmington, Illinois, where she continued to live until her death October 25, 1938. ... Jennie was buried beside David in Linwood Cemetery.
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  • Text: WILLIAM HENRY FORSTH, son of William Marion Forsyth and Margaret Scully, was born February 25, 1893, in the home on West Second Street in Galesburg, Illinois. (He was the fourth William Forsyth). ... When Bill was a boy, his Grandmother Forsyth, who was a widow, spent her Winters in Galesburg with Bill's parents. Sometimes Bill would visit his Grandmother in the Summer at her home in LaPrairie, Illinois.
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  • Text: WILLIAM MARION FORSYTH, son of William Henry Forsyth and Martha Larinda McFarland, was born March 5th, 1871, on a farm near LaPrairie, Illinois. He had two brothers, Joel and Alfie, Alfie died when quite young. William Marion's father, William Henry, was born about 1844. He was the son of another William Henry Forsyth. His mother, Martha Larinda McFarland was born January 10, 1846 in Adams County, Illinois. She had several sisters and one brother, all lived in the vicinity of West Point, Golden and Camp Point, Illinois. She died in 1919 in Galesburg, Illinois. His father died in May 1871, when William Marion was only two months old. William Marion was the third William Forsyth. He attended school in LaPrairie. When he was old enough, he worked for his Grandfather on his farm near Carthage, Illinois. His Grandfather was a rough farmer. ... When he was a young man, he came to Galesburg, and he was employed by the Chicago Burlington, and Quincy Railroad as a Brakeman, for eleven years. His brother Joel was a Conductor on the same railroad. ... He met and courted Margaret Scully, and on April 26, 1892, they were married in St. Patrick's Parish, in Galesburg, Illinois. ... He had inherited a forty acre farm, sold it, and purchased property their first home, a house on the corner of Liberty and Third Streets in Galesburg, just west of St. Patrick's Church. Their first child, William Henry, was born there on February 25th, 1893. He was the fourth William Forsyth. He sold this house and he purchased property at 1363 East Knox Street in Galesburg. Their second child, Edna Margaret, was born there, February 25th, 1895. ... Their third child, Mary Faye, was born January 3, 1902. William was now working as Brakeman on the Santa Fe Railroad. Mary Fay contacted pneumonia and passed away January 31, 1903. She was only one year old. ... On November 26, 1904, there was an accident on the Santa Fe Railroad. The boiler on the engine of the train on which he was working exploded, and he and fireman were killed. He was thirty-three years old. The engineer was blown into a field, dazed, but he survived. He and little Faye are both buried in Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Illinois.
Personal Names
PersonClaimDetailEvidence
Frederick Albert LoebachNameAl Loebach [S6:118] [S768] [N126]
memoir
Bennet TaylorNameBennett Taylor [S2] [S6] [S8] [S56] [S112] [S118] [S2715] [S2919]
primary
Catherine FillowNameCatherine Pillow [S6]
memoir
Clara Elizabeth MayerNameClara Loebach [S6:118] [S238] [S769] [S1790] [S2890:19490209]
primary
David Henry HumphreyNameDavid Henry Humphrey [S2] [S6] [S21] [N114]
secondary
Edmund ScullyNameEdmund Scully [S2] [S6] [S14] [S18] [S19] [S41] [S227:18660522] [S1942] [S2705]
primary
Elizabeth LovellNameElizabeth Lovell [S2] [S6] [S22] [N114]
memoir
Hugh HumphreyNameHugh Humphrey [S2] [S6] [S22] [S43] [S250] [S1100] [S1108] [S1699] [N114] [N125]
primary
Huldah SturgesNameHuldah Sturges [S2] [S6] [S8]
memoir
Jonathan Jesse ComptonNameJonathan Jesse Compton [S2] [S6] [S2715]
memoir
Julia Ann TaylorNameJulia Ann Taylor [S2] [S6] [S2715]
memoir
Margaret GodsilNameMargaret Godsil [S2] [S6] [S7] [S19] [S827] [S1942] [S2573]
primary
Margaret ScullyNameMargaret Scully [S2] [S6] [S13] [S1113:19041129] [S2181] [S2706:19540424]
Nickname: Maggie
primary
Minnie Elizabeth HumphreyNameMinnie Elizabeth Humphrey [S2] [S6] [S1162]
Nickname: Min
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonNamePhoebe Jane Compton [S2] [S6] [S2715]
Nickname: Jennie
memoir
Rachel JelliffNameRachel Jelliff [S6] [S2919]
secondary
Thomas JelliffNameThomas Jelliff [S6] [S8] [S688]
research
William JelliffNameWilliam Jelliff [S6] [S8] [S524] [S2436] [S2438] [S2919]
primary
William Henry ForsythNameWilliam Henry Forsyth [S2] [S6] [S13] [S2909]
primary
William Henry ForsytheNameWilliam Henry Forsythe [S2] [S6] [S1921] [S2181]
Nickname: Bill
primary
William Marion ForsythNameWilliam Marion Forsyth [S2] [S6] [S13] [S869] [S1154] [S2181]
primary
Relationships
PersonClaimDetailEvidence
Tim ForsytheFatherWilliam David Forsythe (1918-2015) [S2] [S6:65]
dna
Tim ForsytheMotherDoris Marie Loebach (1926-2018) [S2] [S6:65]
dna
Doris Marie LoebachFatherFrederick Albert Loebach (1891-1979) [S2] [S5] [S6:118] [S428] [S2875] [S2876]
dna
Doris Marie LoebachMotherClara Elizabeth Mayer (1900-1983) [S2] [S4] [S6:118] [S428] [S2875]
dna
William Henry ForsytheFatherWilliam Marion Forsyth (1871-1904) [S2] [S6] [S443] [S1110:19041129] [S1113:19041129] [S1154] [S2181] [S2706:19540424]
dna
William Henry ForsytheMotherMargaret Scully (1873-1954) [S2] [S6] [S437] [S443] [S1110:19041129] [S1113:19041129] [S1154] [S1162] [S2181] [S2706:19540424]
dna
Minnie Elizabeth HumphreyFatherDavid Henry Humphrey (1856-1924) [S2] [S6] [S427] [S1162]
dna
Minnie Elizabeth HumphreyMotherPhoebe Jane Compton (1857-1938) [S2] [S6] [S427] [S1162] [N122]
dna
William Marion ForsythFatherWilliam Henry Forsyth (1844-1871) [S2] [S6] [S13] [S1000] [S1001] [S1002] [S1003] [S1112:18860914] [S1866:50] [S2906] [S2909]
dna
William Marion ForsythMotherMartha Lurinda McFarland (1846-1920) [S2] [S6] [S11] [S13] [S993] [S994] [S998] [S1001] [S1003] [S1109:19020911] [S1110:19041129] [S1113:19041128] [S1866:50] [S2909]
dna
Margaret ScullyFatherEdmund Scully (1842-1911) [S2] [S6] [S7] [S16] [S19] [S827] [S1113:19041129]
dna
Margaret ScullyMotherMargaret Godsil (e1841-1907) [S2] [S6] [S7] [S16] [S827] [S1113:19041129]
dna
David Henry HumphreyFather (adopted?)Hugh Humphrey (1819-1890) [S2] [S6] [S22] [S459] [S469] [N114] [N134]
primary
David Henry HumphreyMother (adopted?)Elizabeth Lovell (1827-1890) [S2] [S6] [S459] [S469] [N114] [N134]
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonFatherJonathan Jesse Compton (1818-1887) [S2] [S6] [S23] [S51] [S2715] [N122]
dna
Phoebe Jane ComptonMotherJulia Ann Taylor (1824-1913) [S2] [S6] [S23] [S51] [S2715] [S2914]
dna
Julia Ann TaylorFatherBennet Taylor (1794-1853) [S2] [S6] [S8] [S56] [S2715] [N122]
dna
Julia Ann TaylorMotherRachel Jelliff (1793-1830) [S2] [S6] [S8] [S56] [N122]
dna
Rachel JelliffFatherWilliam Jelliff (~1752-1823) [S2] [S6] [S8] [S2919]
dna
Rachel JelliffMotherHuldah Sturges (~1754-1836) [S2] [S6] [S2919]
dna
William JelliffFatherThomas Jelliff (e1715-) [S2] [S6] [S8]
dna
William JelliffMotherCatherine Fillow (e1716-) [S2] [S6] [S8]
dna
K. ForsytheFatherWilliam David Forsythe (1918-2015) [S2] [S6:64] [S417]
secondary
K. ForsytheMotherDoris Marie Loebach (1926-2018) [S2] [S6:64] [S417]
dna
G. BouschardMotherMary Phyllis Forsythe (1932-2007) [S6:67]
dna
M. BouschardMotherMary Phyllis Forsythe (1932-2007) [S6:75] [S2917]
dna
R. ForsytheFatherJames Marion Forsythe (1919-1993) [S6:39]
dna
R. ForsytheFatherJames Marion Forsythe (1919-1993) [S6:58]
dna
B. BouschardMotherMary Phyllis Forsythe (1932-2007) [S6:69] [S2917]
dna
J. ForsytheFatherJ. Forsythe [S6:69]
dna
M. ForsytheFatherJ. Forsythe [S6:71]
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Events & Attributes
PersonClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Thomas JelliffMarriage1738Catherine Fillow, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S2] [S6] [S8]
memoir
William JelliffMarriageDec 7, 1771Huldah Sturges, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S2] [S6] [S8]
memoir
Rachel JelliffBirthJan 4, 1793Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S2] [S6] [S8] [S24]
primary
Bennet TaylorMarriage 1st1813Rachel Jelliff, Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [S2] [S6] [S8]
memoir
Hugh HumphreyBirth1819Great Barrington, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States [S2] [S6] [S22] [S43] [S46] [S459] [S469] [S1486] [N114] [N125]
primary
Julia Ann TaylorBirthJul 7, 1824Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States [S2] [S6] [S8] [S23] [S24] [S47] [S48] [S50] [S51] [S56] [S57] [S444] [S2715]
primary
Rachel JelliffDeathMar 11, 1830Troupsville, Cayuga, New York, United States [S2] [S6] [S8]
childbirth
memoir
Edmund ScullyBirthMay 6, 1842County Cork, Ireland [S2] [S6] [S16] [S17] [S18] [S19] [S40] [S443]
primary
Hugh HumphreyMarriageMay 30, 1843Elizabeth Lovell, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States [S2] [S6] [S1108]
secondary
Martha Lurinda McFarlandBirthJan 10, 1846Camp Point, Adams, Illinois, United States [S2] [S3] [S6] [S11] [S13] [S31] [S32] [S443]
primary
Hugh HumphreyMoved1856McDonough, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S22] [N114]
memoir
David Henry HumphreyBirthMar 16, 1856Vermont, McDonough, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S20] [S1073] [N134]
probably Bradford, Rock, Illinois
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonBirthMay 3, 1857Avon, Fulton, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S20] [S23] [S51] [S1073]
primary
Jonathan Jesse ComptonMilitarySep 21, 1861Avon, Fulton, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S54] [S55] [S2715]
enlisted in the Union Army for 3 years
secondary
Jonathan Jesse ComptonMilitarySep 27, 1864Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States [S2] [S6] [S54] [S2715]
honorably discharged at expiration of term of enlistment
43y
secondary
William Marion ForsythBirthMar 5, 1871on a farm near Bowen, Hancock, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S11] [S12] [S13] [S443] [S993] [S994] [S1110:19041129] [S1113:19041129] [S1154]
primary
William Henry ForsythDeathMay 11, 1871his farm in LaPrairie, Adams, Illinois, United States [S2] [S3] [S6] [S13] [S28] [S2909]
tuberculosis
26y5m13d
primary
Margaret ScullyBirthJan 21, 1873Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S16] [S17] [S18] [S443] [S827] [S1157] [S2706:19540424]
primary
Hugh HumphreyMoved1874Prairie City, McDonough, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S22] [N114]
memoir
David Henry HumphreyMarriageFeb 21, 1878Phoebe Jane Compton, Avon, Fulton, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S14]
secondary
William Marion ForsythMarriageApr 26, 1892Margaret Scully, St. Patrick's Church, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S13] [S14] [S1113:19041129] [S2706:19540424]
primary
William Henry ForsytheBirthFeb 25, 1893W. 2nd St. Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S238] [S769] [S876] [S1067] [S1154] [S1921] [S2181] [S2712]
primary
Minnie Elizabeth HumphreyBirthDec 26, 1894424 South Prairie St., Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S876] [S1073]
primary
William Marion ForsythDeathNov 26, 1904Pontoosuc, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S13] [S873] [S1075:136] [S1110:19041129] [S1113:19041128] [S1154] [S2706:19540424]
Sante Fe Railroad engine boiler explosion
33y9m
primary
William Marion ForsythBurialNov 29, 1904Linwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S1113:19041130]
primary
Julia Ann TaylorDeathMay 13, 1913Avon, Fulton, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S47] [S57] [S2715] [S2914] 88y10m6d
primary
William Henry ForsytheMarriageJun 25, 1917Minnie Elizabeth Humphrey, Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6]
memoir
David Henry HumphreyDeathJan 21, 1924Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S21] [N114]67y
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonResidenceOct 24, 1938Soldiers' Widow's and Daughter's Home, Wilmington, Will, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S822]
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonDeathOct 25, 1938Kankakee City, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12] [S21] 81y
primary
William David ForsytheMilitaryFeb 11, 1944 [S2] [S6:37] [S3143:1] [S3143:5]
traffic control officer aboard the Queen Mary
memoir
William David ForsytheMilitaryJun 18, 1944St. Mere Eglise, France [S2] [S6:37]
reinjured his knee jumping a ditch when he was running for a foxhole
memoir
Margaret ScullyMoved1945901 Jefferson St., Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States [S6] [S827] [S2706:19540424]
The 1950 census shows Phillip Young and wife Myrna at this address. Margaret Forsyth is not listed.
primary
Margaret ScullyRetirement1945Elgin State Hospital, Elgin, Kane, Illinois, United States [S6]
memoir
William David ForsytheEngagementJul 17, 1946Doris Marie Loebach [S6:41]
memoir
William David ForsytheMarriageMay 10, 1947Doris Marie Loebach, St. Gregory Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6:45] [S417]
memoir
William David ForsytheMovedJun 1, 1947Edgewater Place Apartments, Kenmore Avenue, Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:45]
memoir
William David ForsytheMovedNov 7, 19482803 N. Mozart Ave., Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:47]
memoir
William Henry ForsytheMovedJun 25, 1949924 Gordon Terrace #1, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:49]
memoir
William David ForsytheMovedNov 25, 19501458 W. Edgewater Ave, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:52]
memoir
Margaret ScullyDeathApr 23, 1954901 Jefferson St., Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6:58] [S17] [S18] [S827] [S1157] [S2706:19540424]
Cerebral Thombosis - blot clot in sinuses that drain blood from the brain causing a stroke.
81y
primary
Margaret ScullyBurialApr 26, 1954St. Joseph's Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S17] [S18] [S827]
primary
Mary Phyllis ForsytheMarriageJun 11, 1955, St. Mary of the Lake Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:61] [S2916:19800621]
In her A Book of Memories: Vol. 1 (p. 61) (1972) she incorrectly wrote May 10, which was the date of Bill and Doris's wedding.
memoir
Mary Phyllis ForsytheMarriageJun 11, 1955, St. Mary of the Lake Church, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States [S6:61] [S2916:19800621]
In her A Book of Memories: Vol. 1 (p. 61) (1972) she incorrectly wrote May 10, which was the date of Bill and Doris's wedding.
memoir
David Henry HumphreyBurialLinwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6]
memoir
David Henry HumphreyOccupationbarber [S2] [S6] [S20] [S1073]
primary
Julia Ann TaylorOccupationran a boarding house [S6]
memoir
Jonathan Jesse ComptonOccupationbaker [S2] [S6] [S24]
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonBurialLinwood Cemetery, Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States [S2] [S6] [S12]
primary
Phoebe Jane ComptonOccupationMilliner [S2] [S6]
memoir
Rachel JelliffNumber of Children12 [S2] [S6]
memoir
Edmund ScullyOccupationChicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad blacksmith [S6] [S2214:Galesburg]
memoir