Genealogy of James Calvin - son of William and Susan Forman
James Calvin married 1st Ethel Piersol - had
one son - Carroll - separated by divorce
2nd marriage - Molly Twombly - had 2 children -
Laura - who died in infancy
Paul Findley 2nd married Lousie Brown - have
twelve children
William Calvin -
Allen Brown -
Paul McElroy -
Mary Ruth -
Robert Marian -
Helen Elizabeth -
Benjamin Andrew -
John Joseph -
Thomas Edward -
Phyllys Beverly -
George Wilfred -
Renee Louise -
All living at this date Dec 8, 1930
Amelia Forman married Charles Rodes - had 5 children
Lyda Belle married Charles Austin Buford Apr 1902
died in Feb 1904 no children
Dr. Charles Bradford Rodes married in Nov 1911
Charlotte Spellman - no children
Lena was married to George W. Longan - divorced -
no children. 2nd marriage to William Schwab - no children
Thula - not married. Teacher in Butte, Montana.
Alexander Hodge Forman married Mary Collins daughter
of Thomas K. Collins and Lydia Richards Collins - June
26 1886 - have one child - Lydia Claire
Lydia Claire Forman married Alexander R. Thomas Sr. -
have two children - William E. Thomas - now 17 years -
in Schreiner College - Kerrville Texas -
and Alexander R. Thomas Jr.
Alexander Hodge Forman - born Oct 13 1850. 80 years old
at this writing.
All of my brothers and sisters and many of their children
have passed on and left me alone "The last leaf on the
tree" of William Forman and Susan Parker and I can
truly say that not one of that bunch of leaves has fallen
in the mire and mud of despair.
At this writing - Dec 8th 1930 - Paul Forman and Louise
Brown have planted another tree on the old Forman
farm. The tree has twelve branches the same as
William and Susan had. Each branch has one
leaf and I hear from all sources "What a fine tree they are growing"
God bless them
By the way, while we are writing about tree and
centuries, there is an old cedar tree in the yard of the old
Forman homestead that my father and mother planted
the first Sunday after their marriage, 104 years ago.
They were on their bridal tour thru the primeval forest
down to the salt lick. On their way back home they
pulled up a little cedar tree. They planted it and
it grew like their children grew.
Go to see it you love sick boys and girls - get
down on your knees and make your vows of love
and keep them as they did.
