Notes:

This Martha Lincoln is a very illusive person. Her birth date is listed in an old Forte family bible. It does not give her place of birth or her parents. Her mother's initials are on 4 dessert spoons from Martha's mother as J.E.L. This could be Martha's mother's first and middle initials or her husband's first and middle initials or a combination of both their first names with this last choice being the most likely. The spoons were last in the care of Hank and Ray Forte. Note that Martha Lincoln's first son was named Jairus Edwin Bunnell. Maybe his middle name came from the E. initial on these spoons. They also had several spoons belonging to Jairus and Martha Bunnell made in 1827 with the inscription of J.M.B. on them. The last teaspoon of interest is one that came from Martha Lincoln Bunnell's collection with the initials L.M. made in 1802. It is unknown whom it stood for. (F-4)

Jim's family tradition says that Martha was related to President Lincoln. Proving her relationship to President Lincoln has been unobtainable to this point, as even her parents have not been located. Furthermore, in recent years, it appears that President Lincoln's ancestry has been covered up by the government and that he wasn't actually a Lincoln at all. If this is the case, then Martha Lincoln is highly unlikely to be related to President Lincoln. In an extensive search so far, the only Martha Lincoln's of a similar birth year that have appeared are: Martha Lincoln, d. of Gideon and Martha Lincoln, born. 17 Aug. 1789 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass., and Martha, d. of Hezekiah and Eunice Lincoln in Cohasset, Norfolk, Mass. The later Martha Lincoln is not our Martha because she was in Massachusetts married and having other children at the same time as ours. (F-184)

The closest match to date was provided by Hans Weeber. There is a Martha Lincoln, b. 1790 to a John and Elizabeth O'Neal Lincoln someplace between Philadelphia Co., PA and Stokes Co., North Carolina. Her siblings were Mary Amelia (Millie) b. 1782, Elizabeth, b. 1782, Thomas b. 1787, Nancy Catherine b. 1792 and John Joseph b. 1793. (E) However, descendants of this line again know her spouse and children. They do not match our Martha Lincoln.

Libby and Hal Swenson of California have the Forte family bibles including her name. One of their family pedigree charts lists her birth place as Vermont. The source of this information was likely their gr..andfther, Edward Forte, grandson of Martha Lincoln. Her death place is listed as having been Harlem or Mount Vernon, New York. There is no death record for her in Harlem. No birth record exists for her in Vermont either, according to a vital records clerk and a double check by another Lincoln through the entire Vermont vital records collection. (L-15)

As far as her birth place, upon checking the names of Lincoln families that lived in Vermont in the 1790 census, the following families appear as possible parents to our Martha Lincoln: Benjamin Lincoln of Rutland Co., Poultney Town; Charles of Rutland Co., Castle town; Daniel of Rutland Co, Shrewsbury Town (this is not him as he had a different daughter named Pede born in 1790); James and Nehemiah of Windsor Co., Windsor Town; Hezekiah of Windsor Co., Hartford; John of Bennington Co., Shaftsbury Town; Jonah of Windham Co., Wilmington Town; or two Samuel's of Orange Co., Chelsea Town. (F-379, 380, 584) Of course, when compared to the initials on the spoons, only John of Bennighton and Jonah of Windham would be possible matches.

I have been corresponding with an Edward Lincoln whose ancestors lived in Vermont at one point and who knows how he is related to President Lincoln as presented in the traditional ancestry of the President. His Charles Fisher Lincoln, (1819-1876) lived in Woodstock, Vermont when his son was born in 1849. (L-12) It is not known if his father Tisadale (1780-1861) lived there. They descended from a line going back to Thomas, the Miller, who first immigrated to Hingham, Mass. from England. The first ancestor he has in common with the traditional published lineage of President Lincoln is Robert Lincoln, Jr. (-1556) from Hingham, Co. Norfolk, England. (L-1) It should be noted however that there is serious reason to doubt that President Lincoln was a Lincoln at all. Another correspondent to Edward, has an ancestor named James Lincoln who was born in 1803 in Vermont. His parents were Joseph and Lucy Benson Lincoln. Several of James's children were born in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont starting in 1831 (James Holbrook Lincoln). (L-14)

Another lead as to Martha's lineage comes from a scrap book in the possession of Libby and Hal Swenson. On the page that has articles relating to Martha Lincoln, there are also newspaper clippings about a Henry A. Lincoln who was married to a Sophia Fenn residing at 51 Lincoln St., New Haven, Conn. Henry was a section master on the Share Line Railroad. The year of the clipping was1898. It was in reference to Henry A. Lincoln being the administrator for Sophia Fenn Lincoln's estate. (F-321) According to IGI records Henry A. and Sophia Fenn married on Dec. 6, 1840 in Connecticut. It's his father whom I believe could be a brother to our Martha Lincoln. (F-230, 474)

Major sources that have been checked include all of the 1988 I.G.I. files for the Eastern, Midwestern and Southern states, and all Lincoln Surname books at the New England Historical and Genealogical Society, The Family History Library in Utah, and all libraries in Columbus, Ohio.

Martha married Jairus BUNNEL on 26 Sep 1810 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT. Jairus (son of Deacon Israel BUNNELL and Jerusha DOWD) was born on 21 Jul 1789 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT; was christened on 6 Sep 1789 in Cheshire, New Haven, CT; died on 10 Mar 1860 in West Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Zilla M. MORGAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Cyrus is listed as a book keeper in the 1850 CT census for New Haven City, CT. He had a wife named Sarah, age 22 and no children at the time. (F-455)

Cyrus married Sarah A. HART on 30 Nov 1848 in , New Haven, CT, USA. Sarah was born about 1828; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In the 1850 New Haven City Census, he was a sailor living next to his brother Dennis. He and his wife had a son James (age 9) and daughter Ellen (age 3) at that time. (F-455) Dennis became a ship's captain during his lifetime. (F-320, 396)

Family/Spouse: Eliza WARD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

There are 6 spoons in existence belonging to Edward and Diantha Forte with the initials E.D.F. on them. As far as I know these are still in existence with Hank and Ray Forte. They were trademarked in 1801, and as such, were made well before Diantha and Edward were born. (F-4) There is a tin type photo of Diantha in Linda Dudick's care thanks to Bill and Ann Forte. Diantha was employed as a house mother for a local college during some of her life. (F-17)

When her husband was murdered in Mexico, she did not have the money to care for her children. They therefore went to live with relatives at fairly young ages. Leslie, Elizabeth and Henry Lincoln went to live with relatives in Philadelphia, PA and son Edward C. went to live with his mother's cousin, Marie Amelia Bunnell and her husband Zera Patterson in Fenton, Michigan. Her three children in Philadelphia were raised as Catholics. Edward was raised an Episcopalian. That must have been a very difficult decision to make and live with. Much of this information is from an interview with Margaret Bennett, Diantha's great granddaughter. She believed that Diantha attended St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon, West Chester Co., NY near the end of her life.

Diantha married Edward Cyrus FORTE on 24 Oct 1842 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. Edward (son of Christopher FORTE and Mary Ann LAMMING) was born on 7 Mar 1821 in , , Barbados; was christened on 22 Sep 1822 in , St. Thomas Parish, , Barbados; died on 14 Jun 1858 in Minatitlan, Tehuantepec, , Mexico; was buried about Jul 1858 in New Haven, New Haven, CT, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Thomas B. POST. Thomas died on 18 Oct 1903 in Tallmadge, Summit, OH, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was listed as a prominent resident of Middleton, CT in a newspaper article of unknown title. (F-314N) He was a private in the Civil War, in Company I, Unit 15 of the Connecticut Infantry. (F-17, E) His obituary is very short and lists no relatives. He is not listed with any wife or children in Clara Forte's pedigrees of the family. This would have been her uncle. She traced her other's descendants on the charts, so I am assuming Leslie had not children.

Family/Spouse: John PARMALEE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

"At age 7 yrs., Edward Cyrus Forte II was taken by Zera Patterson & Marie Amelia Bunnell Patterson to raise in Michigan. Zera always recognized ECII as his son. Zera was born in C(anadaigua), N.Y. in 1821 and as a young boy moved to (Guss) Lake Mich. Maria Amelia Bunnel was born in Canadaigua, N.Y. on 8/20/1825. She died 12/12/1897. She moved to "(Grass) Lake, Mich. They were m. (in) (Grass) Lake Michigan in 18? & moved to Fenton in 1872 where they lived 12 years after which they moved to Detroit in 1884. Three years after Maria's death Zera married Miss Minnie French." (F-320: Info. from Libby Swenson, great, great granddaughter of Jarius and Martha Lincoln Bunnell, and granddaughter of this Edward Cyrus Forte.)

Edward C. Forte was married in Fenton, Michigan on Dec. 2, 1974. He was a dry goods merchant for many years before becoming a Vice-President and then President of a Commercial Savings Bank in Fenton. After his retirement, he and his wife would spend their winters in Fenton and their summers in Glendale, California. His wife died in Glendale in 1930. He died Thursday at 2 p.m. June 11, 1942 at age 90. (His obit. says he was 91, but this appears to have been in error. It also gave his marriage date as one year earlier than all other sources) His obituary is copied in F-314d. It is his daughter, Mrs. Corrigan, that gleaned and kept much family history from her father and passed it down to her daughter, Libby Swenson. He and wife had one daughter only. Libby is who I received these xeroxed copies from. In her mother's family pedigree is states that Edward Cyrus died June 10, 1942 instead of June 11, 1942. (F-317)

Edward married Fannie Amelia GUEST on 5 Dec 1874 in Fenton, Genesee, MI, USA. Fannie was born on 13 Oct 1853 in Fenton, Genesee, MI, USA; died on 12 Oct 1930 in Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America; was buried in Fenton, Genesee County, Michigan, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Information from Henry Lincoln's son, Norman Leroy Forte, shows that Henry Lincoln went to Northwestern University & became a top civil engineer. As a civil engineer in the steel industry he helped build Heinz Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey (where the auditorium did stand), the Brooklyn Bridge (or the Delaware River Bridge), the stone bridges across the Schuylkill River from the University of Pennsylvania Boathouse row to the Art Museum and various railroads. He was employed by Edgemore Iron Co. in Delaware and at one time was the Vice President of the Phoenix Bridge Co. There are supposedly various monuments of him throughout New York State because of his job in constructing railroads and bridges. (F-621, E) During World War I, he was a dollar-a-year man at the Cape Station to load ammunitions on ships. (He was independently financially secure-so the Dollar-A-Year was a charitable job on his part.) Due to his profession, he & his wife and children had to move quite often. Some of their places of residence were: Edmore, Del., and Pottstown, Pennsylvania They definitely lived on the corner of Chelten and Stenton Avenues in Germantown, (Pennsylvania) on April 12, 1896, because the funeral of Marie Isabel, two year old daughter of Daniel L. and Belle V. McGowen Leahy was held at his home a couple days later. Their final home, the one that his grandchildren remember, was in the suburb of Glenside, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania They also had a summer cottage in Stone Harbor, New Jersey. (F-49) He was raised a Presbyterian but was converted to the Catholic faith for his wife's sake. His wallet is in the possession of Doris Dudick. It's most interesting original contents included a tin type of Diantha Fitch Bunnell Forte, a set of 4 leaf clovers glued to a card dated 8-1-1897, and a collection of poems; "Only," "My Little Boy That Died," "Foretaste," and "Worthiness." His family bible, that came from his mother's side of the family, the Bunnel's, is still in existence, being cared for by Henry Lincoln Forte, III, grandson to Henry Lincoln Forte, I. Many of the family member's births are recorded in it. Memories of Henry Lincoln Forte by his grandson, Bill (William) Forte include a man known as "Grandfather," who was an engineer on the Brooklyn Bridge & Heinz Pier (in Atlantic City, New Jersey). He had a proper English air about him. Even at age 80 he hated the Irish. (This adds interest as his wife was Irish.) He would get angry when his grandchildren called their father, "Dad", because "Dad" was an Irish expression. The beds in his home felt like they were made from corn kernels. Bill remembers his grandmother as a small, frail woman who baked great cupcakes and served puffed rice for breakfast. She loved to ride in their car when they picked her up and brought her for multiple week visits to Erie, Pennsylvania Henry Lincoln was bedridden due to a stroke for the last nine years of his life, and his daughter, Edith, would take care of him, while his wife visited their son, Norman's family. Betty remembers him as being a very grumpy, strict grandfather. She says that her grandmother could just ignore his grumpiness and get on with life. She was a delightful woman. (F-115, 122d) I have been able to locate Henry L. Forte and family in the 1880, 1900, 1920 and 1930 Philadelphia Pennsylvania census records. In 1880, Marie C. was listed as Minnie Forte by name and Henry was listed as a Draftsman by trade. In 1900, all the data verifies information in interviews of family members. All children had been born in that census. They lived at 3530 North Broad in Philadelphia at the time. (F-43,259) In 1920 only Henry L., Marie C., Edith M. and Elizabeth Forte were living at 3519 Broad. Henry L. is listed as an employed Civil Engineer in general practice. His father was born in Barbados and his mother, Connecticut. The 1930 census confirms this information. Marie was born in Pennsylvania as was her mother. Her father, however, was born in Connecticut. Daughter Mary was still living with them. They owned their home worth $8000.00 at the time. (F-260, 666) The picture included herein, is Henry Lincoln Forte on the left and a likely brother, Leslie or Cyrus on the right. It is from a copy of a tintype. Tintypes were in use from 1854-1900. This rules out it being anyone but this generation.

Henry married Marie (Elizabeth) Conley RAUCH about 1875. Marie (daughter of Wilmer (Rouch) RAUCH and Isabella CONNELLY) was born in Jun 1856 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 6 Apr 1935 in Glenside, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 9 Apr 1935 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Ray L. CORRIGAN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Wilmer Forte, 1st child of Henry Lincoln Forte & his spouse, was a private in the Spanish American War, Co. F, First Regt., Pennsylvania Volunteers. He was married to an Irish girl, but left his wife. He was an actor in the early Vaudeville shows. He was taken to drink, but his niece, Doris Dudick, remembers that he was great fun to be with. He was known by Walter Winchell, news broadcaster and broadway columnist. His unexpected death in New York City was even announced on Walter Winchill's radio program.

Wilmer married Mary A. A. VINCENT on 29 Dec 1908 in , , RI, USA. Mary died after 1908. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Edith didn't marry. She is living with her parents in the 1930 census in Abington Twp., Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania That is the same township where her brother Norman was living at the time.

Notes:

Isabelle was an opera singer, a "contralto". She sang with the Philadelphia Opera Co. Her stage name was Helen Rousch. She used to play the piano and sing at home. She married John J. Reily, a chartered accountant.

Family/Spouse: John J. REILY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He is listed in the occupation of Proprietor in the 1930 census for Philadelphia.

Family/Spouse: Anna M. PATTERSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Norman Leroy Forte married Theresia Rosa Link when she was 18 years old in Philadelphia. This is about the age he was when running in track for competition. There are several medals dated 1908 that I have rubbings of. He won the 100 yard dash at OGSC, 3rd place in the 75 yard dash in another and the Middle States Championship at the University of Pennsylvania on another. (F-431)

Norman and Theresia Forte's children have shared the following recollections of their parents. Their father was a good provider, but wasn't around for active involvement with his older sons. Photography was one of his interests. He was always taking 16mm motion pictures of his family. About 10 of these films and his old projector are in the possession of Doris Forte Dudick. He also did some of his own dark room work and a few of these pictures still exist. He made jewelry and worked with precious stones. He loved to dance. Any normal day, he'd be dressed in a suit and tie. (F-625)

Norman was from a family of very strong willed, unique individuals who never really got along when they gathered. At crisis points in his families' life, ex: upon parents death, Norman, seemed to be the only son capable of making the decisions and handling the affairs. Theresia, is remembered by all of her children, with respect. They feel she was a "real lady." They can't remember her raising her voice or hitting, yet she always maintained discipline. She seemed to be understanding with her children. Hank and Link remember her letting them borrow the car when he needed it.

She loved to read, play cards, go to the movies, listen to the radio, be with friends, and dance. She had all of her children take piano lessons. Link, Betty and Hank took the most lessons because of their interest in it. She would dance with her children. Her all time favorite music was "The Nutcracker Suite." She was a fantastic seamstress and a good cook. Physically, she was always very thin and smoked cigarettes. She didn't weigh over 100 lbs. She was in a fashion show in her younger days at the Keswick Theater at Keswick Ave., Glenside, Pennsylvania. Norman, her husband, used to recall this with pride. She was a member of the American Red Cross during World War II.

The life she and Norman established for their children was very regular. Monday was wash day. Saturday night dinner always included thick steaks with mashed potatoes. Saturday night was also the bath night for the children. Some of her sons don't remember this very fondly. Sunday dinner included pork chops. Sunday afternoons, at least when Doris was a teenager, was a "Go to the Movies" afternoon. She died at age 61 from a brain tumor.

All in all, her children described her in glowing terms. The following information about Norman and Theresia's residences and jobs is from a combined interview of Bud, Doris, Link, Hank and Bill at the Sept., 1988 Forte Reunion at Indian Lake and from a much earlier interview of Norman Sr. himself. During World War I, "Papa," as his grandchildren called him, couldn't get drafted because he had too many children and an important job. He considered himself a self-made Civil Engineer who learned the ropes from his father, not from any college. Employment records would probably list him as a Tar Salesman. While the War was taking place, Papa was invited to Hog Island Navy Yard, S.W.. Philadelphia by President Wilson to the christening of Kwis Konk--the first concrete ship or liberty ship. He then started supplying that shipyard.

Due to the nature of his job, and his own personal interest in enjoying changes in housing, he and his family moved a great deal. All of his children were born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at one of the following residences: (in 1915) Detroit St.; (1916) 3808 Delhi St.; (1917-18) 915 W. Butler St.; (1918) 4521 Morris St., Germantown; (1919-20) 138 Keswick Ave., Glenside; (This is verified in the 1920 Census for Chiltenham, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Norman is listed as a Sales Engineer in merchandising. They had 3 children at the time, Henry, Norman and Marie. Theresia lists her birth place as Pennsylvania and her parent's as Germany. F-261) (1920) 5713 N. Marshall; (1921) 414 Roberts Rd.; (1922-24) 935 Kenmore Rd. in Overbrook; and (Aug. 1925-June 1931) 17 Teague Ave in Glenside. Kenmore Road is where Henry contracted diphtheria.

Whenever a family member caught a disease such as measles, whooping cough, etc., the whole family would be quarantined to the house for around 3 weeks. This was a typical health practice at the time.

Norman and family can be found living in Abington Township, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania in the 1930 census. Norman was age 38 and his wife was 32. He owned his own home with a value of $8700.00 at the time. He and his parents were born in Pennsylvania. His wife was born in Pennsylvania also, but her father's birth place was Baden, Germany and her mother was born in Hessendomstadt, Germany. Norman is listed as a commercial traveler in the building and brick industry. Henry, Norman, Marie, William, Julius and Doris were members of their household. It also states that Norman was 23 and Theresia was 18 when they married. (F-665) After the start of the Depression, in 1931, Norman got a job with Barrett Company and they moved to 825 Walnut St. Norman was a good provider and his family of six children did not feel the effects of the Depression. This also meant that he was often at work and gone during the week. He spent Sunday afternoons working on his expense account. His sons remember him calling down, "What does the speedometer read?" This was information that they retrieved for his reports.

He and his wife were from stern English and German backgrounds, respectively, and their word was law. None of the children remember arguing with their authority till they were grown. Bud went to Cathedral Grade School for 8th grade and Cathedral Prep School in 9th and 10th. Henry, who was called Harry, was nicknamed Hank by his peers here, because there was already a Harry in the group. Nineteen Thirty Two found them living at 655 W. 8th St. in Erie.

In 1934, they moved to Rose Point in Roxbury, Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Here, Bud attended Cochran Junior High School for the end of his 10th grade year and the senior high for 11th and 12th grades. He was a member of the glee club. His appreciation of music is quite evident in 1988 also. He graduated in 1936 and first went to work for Barrett Company as a shipping clerk. (This was the same company that his father worked for.) Henry worked at National Radiators in the Billing and later the Tabulating Dept. He remembers working with IBM equipment in 1936/7 that was the for-runner of today's computers.

Doris started first grade while at Rose Point in 1935. There address at this point was on Agnes St., and then Second Ave in 1936. World War II started. Bud left in 1939 to join the Army Air Corp. Norman still worked for Barrett, a division of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. in the Tarvia Division. They were the largest corporation next to General Motors in the whole world at that time. (F-17) Further moves took them to 1319 Menoher Highway in 1939 and 1028 MillCreek Rd. in 1940, both in Johnstown, Pennsylvania When the U.S. was drawn into World War II in 1941, all of Norman and Theresia's children except Doris who was underage, joined the services. Linc, Bill and Bud were all Radiomen. Linc and Bill were in the Navy, Linc being stationed in New Calidonia, Australia.

Bud was in the U.S. Army Air Corp. He was first stationed in Langley Field, Virginia, then in Java, East Indies (now Indonesia) and when Java was attacked by the Japanese for it's oil wells, he was stationed in Melborne, Australia. He met his future wife the first day he arrived in Melborne at a pub. After the war, he went back to Australia and married her. There is a whole Forte branch now living there because he made his life's home with his new wife there. His brother, Henry, was in the Quartermaster Corp in North Africa. His sister, Betty, was a W.A.C. Amazingly, this whole family survived the war without injury. (F-236) On the home front in April, 1942, Norman, Theresia and Doris moved to Sawyer Rd., in Bradford, Pennsylvania where they owned a house for the first time since Philadelphia.

Norman was known for his love of new cars. He had a brand new car about every 2 years. It was in Bradford, where he owned a LaSALLE. His kids remember many of his cars as being very special, ex.: A Chrysler New Yorker, (Sedan) metallic blue with a blue interior. Also, it was here that Doris Forte met her future husband, John Dudick. After she married, Norman and Theresia sold the farm and moved to State St. in 1948 and then Vista Circle in July of 1949, still in Bradford, PA, then on to 2285 Kensington Ave., Kenmore, Buffalo, N.Y. in 1950.

It was at this point that Allied Chemical, Norman's employer wanted to move him to Syracuse, New York after shutting down the Tarvius division. He was unhappy going to a totally new city and therefore switched employment to Allied Bituminous. (pronounced Bitchimuns) Soon after, Bituminous moved him to Erie, Pennsylvania.

Bituminous was bought out by Ashland Chemical. Erie is where Norman and Theresia spent their remaining years. (F-228) A couple years after Theresia died of a brain tumor, Norman remarried Agnes Casey. They lived at 728 Michigan Ave. in Erie, Pennsylvania and had a long marriage of 20 years. Her son inherited their furniture and mementos. Edward Forte's (Norman's grandfathers) original diary was amongst his effects that likely went to Agnes' son by her first marriage. This is noted in the hopes that the original diary can one day be found. Norman's mass was held at St. Jude the Apostle Church at 11:00 A.M. He and his first wife are interred in Calvary Cemetery, Section 27, Lot 381.

Norman married Theresia Rosa LINK on 5 Jul 1915 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Theresia (daughter of Julius LINK and Elizabetha Wilhemina ECKSTEIN) was born on 22 Feb 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 6 Jun 1897 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 15 Aug 1958 in Erie, Erie, PA, USA; was buried in Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Erie, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Norman married Agnes Clementine CASEY on 13 Aug 1960. Agnes was born on 25 Feb 1904; died on 11 Jul 1986 in Erie, Erie, PA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Joe and Earl Forte owned picture theaters in West Philadelphia, Ambassador, Sherwood, Baltimore and Byrd. They were the two siblings that were very close. Joe died of a heart attack & Earl died the next day. Both had families. It appears that Joe was the son to fill out the information on his mother's death certificate as J.A. Forte was listed as the informant. He did not know his mother's father's first name.

Family/Spouse: Margaret H. TAYLOR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mildred married Willard Rafetto, a wealthy man and had a 3 children; Mildred, Willard Jr., and Rodney. (F-105b, 128)

Family/Spouse: Willard RAFETTO. Willard (son of Louis RAFETTO) was born on 21 Aug 1896 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Apr 1967 in Bala, Cynwyd, Montgomery, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]