John Swope Forney

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John Swope Forney

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 13, 1906 (76)
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
Place of Burial: Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Shriver Forney and Elizabeth Forney
Husband of Mary Elizabeth Forney and Emily Langley Forney
Father of Louisa Henrietta Picking; Susan Elizabeth Forney and David Julian Forney
Brother of Ann Elizabeth Gilbert Buehler; Henry Swope Forney; Mary Jane Bridges; Louisa A. Rathvon; Josephine Roedel and 3 others

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Jim Wile
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About John Swope Forney

ADAMS COUNTY FARM OWNER, HIS FARM WAS LOCATED ALONG THE MUMMASBURG ROAD. THE FIRST DAY FIGHTING AT GETTYSBURG TOOK PLACE ON HIS PROPERTY. THE FARM WAS LOCATED NEAR THE PRESENT PEACE MEMORIAL ON THE GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD. SOUGHT GOLD IN CALIFORNIA AFTER GOLD WAS DISCOVERED. MARRIED MARY E SCHRIVER, 1862. SON OF SAMUEL AND ELIZA (SWOPE). FATHER OF 3 CHILDREN

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John Swope Forney's Timeline

1830
February 17, 1830
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
1863
January 11, 1863
Cumberland Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
1865
October 13, 1865
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
1876
September 23, 1876
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States
1906
June 13, 1906
Age 76
Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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Evergreen Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States