Name: The Porters of Greene County

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1. Text:   Given name/Middle name/Surname
 Monument - Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
2. Title:   Obituary of Edgar M. Post
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Surname
3. Title:   Obituary of Wenonah S. Post
Text:   Given name/Surname
4. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Louis Cope Forsythe and Mary Eleanor Post, 08 Jul 1938
Text:   Given name/Middle name/Surname
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-BR3
5. Title:   1940 Federal Census
Text:   Given name/Surname
6. Title:   Obituary of Louis C. Forsythe
Text:   Given name/Middle initial/Surname
7. Text:   Date
 Monument - Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
8. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Louis Cope Forsythe and Mary Eleanor Post, 08 Jul 1938
Text:   Date [Estimated]/Location [County/State]
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-BR3
9. Title:   1940 Federal Census
Text:   Location [State]
10. Title:   Obituary of Louis C. Forsythe
Text:   Date/Location [City]
11. Title:   Obituary of Louis C. Forsythe
Text:   Date/Location [Facility]
12. Text:   Location
 Monument - Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania
13. Title:   Obituary of Louis C. Forsythe
Text:   Date/Location
14. Title:   Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950," index and images, Louis Cope Forsythe and Mary Eleanor Post, 08 Jul 1938
Url:   https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VFQM-BR3

Notes
a. Note:   N14325 Given name (Louis), middle initial (C) and surname (Forsythe) from the obituary of Edgar M. Post - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, June 29, 1967, Section A, page 5
  Given name (Louis) and surname (Forsythe) from the obituary of Wenonah S. Post - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, June 29, 1971, page B-8
  Surname (Forsythe) from the obituary of Wenonah Huston - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Sunday, November 15, 1987, page D-4
  Given name (Louis), surname (Forsythe) and status (deceased) in December, 2001, from the obituary of Eleanor P. Forsythe - "Valley News Dispatch" newspaper, New Kensington, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, December 8, 2001
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 1940 (April 2) census data from the census images for Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 63-145 - sheet 1B - image 2 - line 67) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that he was a 30 year old (NOTE: HIS AGE CONFLICTS WITH INFORMATION FOUND IN OTHER SOURCES) general superintendent, working for the highway department as a wage or salary worker in government work. He had worked 48 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 52 weeks in 1939, earning $1,800. He did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. He had completed 2 years of college. He was married and living with his parents, his wife and 1 sister in a house, which was rented for $40 per month, at 355 Allison Avenue in the 7th Ward. On April 1, 1935, he lived in the same house. He is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. His given name is listed as "Louis" in this census.
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 LOUIS C. FORSYTHE
  Louis C. Forsythe, 59, of 9 Fourth Street, Union City, died suddenly of a heart attack at 7 a. m. Thursday, July 27, 1967, in Union City Hospital.
  Mr. Forsythe was born Feb. 17, 1908, at Fayette City, a son of William E. and Elma Cope Forsythe. He was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College in 1930. He served as project engineer for the U. S. Army Engineers at Union City for the past 11 years and was formerly superintendent of highways in Washington and Potter counties.
  He was a member of Eulalia Lodge 342, F and AM, Coudersport, and Coudersport Consistory, and a former member of Central Presbyterian Church.
  Surviving are his wife, Elanor (sic) Post Fordyce; one son, Edgar, at home; one daughter, Susan, state of California, and one sister, Mrs. Martha Krosnoff, Scenery Hill.
  Source - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Friday, July 28, 1967, Section A, page 5
  FORDYCE - Friends of Louis C. Forsythe, 9 Fourth Street, Union City, who died Thursday, July 27, 1967, will be received after 10 a. m. Saturday, July 29, in the Piatt Funeral Home, where services will be held at 2 p. m. in charge of Rev. Joseph R. Hookey. Burial in Washington Cemetery.
  Source - "Observer-Reporter" newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, July 29, 1967, Section B, page 7
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 Monument located in Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania. This monument was observed by me and photographed.
  FORSYTHE
  LOUIS COPE
 FEB. 17, 1908 JULY 27, 1967
 ELEANOR POST
 SEPT. 12, 1911 DEC. 7, 2001

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