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Note: per Sarah Forbes obituary, he was her father, and preceded her in death. She died in 1923.
Note from Mrs Annie (Osborn) Ware to James Forbes, dated Aug 26, 1970,
"My brother Theodore Osborn said you was at his place inquiring where
your grandparents were buried, my sister law that lives in Springfield,
Mo was down to see me she said your grandparents are both buried in the
first row in the Delhi Cemetery. She said her mother was a good friend to
your grandmother and she was at your grandmother funeral." Mrs Ware went
to school with Jim's Father, Arthur Forbes, Mabel and Ruth. written on
the note was a note from probably Donna Forbes, Jim's wife. "On our way
back from NY one summer we stopped at Cuba Mo. Looked up the school house
& Cemetery. House was gone."
Letter from Hugh Smiley to Donna Forbes, says that he doesn't have much
information on the Forbes Family. They came from Virginia and possibly
from England before that. An old sword that Mary Kasselman has may have
belonged to Gen Forbes (maybe War of 1812) Hugh thinks that George W
Forbes & Martha A Kincaid came from Virginia and were possibly married in
White Sulphur Springs, VA. letter dated 2-20-79
In another part of the letter he wrote that his cousin Mary Kasselman at
Great Bend has a civil war sword that belonged to some Forbes, could have
been George W Forbes. Her mother was Jessie (Forbes) Smiley and "Uncle"
John Forbes lived with her folks. "A photo from a family bible shows the
dates & names of the 9 Forbes children of Geo W & Martha. Last 2 lines on
that page show George E Smiley Nov 7, 1877, John Smiley Jan 13, 1880"
Hugh did not know where they fit in.
Last page of 4 page letter says"George W Forbes was licensed as an
Exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cuba, Missouri, Feb 1870"
"There is a book in the Cuba, Missouri Library that (Hugh) thinks is a
county history and supposedly has information on the Forbes Family. Some
member of the family was a judge there."
From Marilyn Lyons: his name is George Washington Forbes, born Oct 7,
1830, in Rockbridge Co., Va
From Bessie M Jones, "Rev George W Forbes, came to USA from Glasgow,
Scotland in early 1800, with one of his brothers. He came from a family
of ten children. Boys & girls. They all lived in Forbes Castle in
Glasgow, Scotland late 1770. As their family grew up several children
lived in different places in England, had families, but always
Christians. (she called him Grandfather Forbes) One brother came to US
later in 1890, a Presbyterian minister, visited Rev George Forbes & wife
family on Forbes Farm, near Cuba, Mo. While he was here on a visit he
called on one of Rev George Forbes daughters (she has a young baby
Josephine George Gorsage) He christened their baby boy Angus, a
presbyterian. One brother of his ten brothers and sisters, Mr Forbes was
there (was an Admiral in the British Navy, married a girl from USA, later
in life she was Lady Leight.
Rev George W Forbes & wife Martha Rebecca Kincaid Forbes had a large family. Ten children all born near Cuba, Mo. "My Grandfather Forbes" was
the Post Master and my mother helped in Post Office before she married.
"Rev Grandfather Forbes" was one of the oldest Masons in Missouri when he
passed on. ("My Mother" told us children some of these memo.") 1 Mary
Jane Forbes Smiley, 2 James Forbes, 3 John Forbes (his twin sister passed
on as a baby),4 Sally Forbes (maiden lady), 5 Nancy Forbes Smiley, 6
Margaret Rebecca Forbes Jones (7th child) 7 Jessie Forbes Smiley, (Rev
Forbes & Martha had several babies pass away) 8 Josephine Forbes Gorsage.
Rev Forbes & wife raised children in their neighborhood who had lost
their parents. As a minister he was always helping and always made room
for another,
Rev George W Forbes Grandfather came over from Glasgow, Scotland in early 1800 to Richmond Virginia, met Miss Martha Rebecca Kinciade who
lived on plantation, one of a large family of Kinciades near Richmond,
Virginia. They were married-near Greenbriar, Alexandria Virginia. Came
over to Missouri in a covered wagon to Cuba Missouri. Pioneered next to
"Grandfather Jones" farm. Farm was about 7 miles out from Cuba, Mo. Build
several log houses. They had a large family, ten children, all born on
the Forbes Farm. Rev George W Forbes farmed and was a Post Master for
many years. "My mother", one of Rev Forbes daughter Margaret Rebecca
Forbes was his assistant before her marriage to "my father" James Albert
Jones.
Rev George W Forbes was a Mason from Richmond, Virginia called (Washington Lodge). "My Grandfather" George W Forbes, was one of the
oldest Master Masons in Missouri when he passed on.
Rev George W Forbes and Martha Rebecca Kincaide Forbes had a large family, ten children all born in Missouri, near Cuba MO., Mary Jane
Forbes Smiley, James Forbes wife Julia Jones, John Forbes & twin sister,
twin passed on, bachelor, Sally Forbes maiden lady, Nancy Forbes Smiley,
Margaret Rebecca Forbes Jones 7th child, Josephine Forbes Gorsage, Jessie
Forbes Smiley, one child passed on tiny baby.
More on Rev George Forbes, from Bessie M Jones. Rev George W Forbes came over from Glasgow, Scotland to Richmond Virginia in Early 1800. Rev George W Forbes carried the name, Title
"Squire Forbes", as he was Justice of Peace and married many couples as
well as being minister of his church, near their farm.
The church building was a place of worship on Sunday morning, Sunday night. School House during the week days and public meetings were also
held in the same building.
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