Life History

Notes

• The 1910 census reports Amanda is Jason's second wife, and they have been married eight years.  But in fact, Amanda is Jason's third wife.  This Manda is Amanda Elizabeth White, who had first married a Moore, as we see in the 1910 census from her children's names in the Forsyth household, even though that census reports this is her first marriage.
  
  The first wife was Emily Christian, and the second was Livonia Reed, whom Jason married in 1898 after the death of Emily.  Details about Emily's death and burial are unknown.
  
  Many genealogies identify Amanda as the same Emily Chirstian of the 1880 census, naming her Amanda Emily Christian.  This is not supportable in light of the records we have found.
  
  We find Amanda or Mandy Elizabeth White in the 1910 and later censuses as the wife of Jason Forsyth.  Earlier records show uer as the wife of Frank M Moore, then a widow in 1900  Infant twins of Frank and Mandy were buried in the Red River Cemetery in Hooks, Bowie County, Texas, named Frank, after the father and Charlotte.  Records for this destroyed cemetery are in the the Texarkans Genealogical Society archives.
  
  Amanda married Frank M Moore in 1892.
  
  F M Moore, Male
  Manday E White
  Marriage 10 Jan 1892 Red River, Texas, USA
  
  We next find Amanda in the 1900 census as a widow under her first married name Manda Moore in the 1900 census, in Red River County, Texas.  Manda is a boarder, with her two young children, in the Hubbard home.  Her daughters Audra and Ora are reported as 6 and 5 years old, respectively.
  
  1900 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas, 30 June, Justice Precinct 1, District 102, page 17B, Hse #323, Fam #312
  Hubbard, James Head  W M Dec 1836 63 Married 40 years AL AL AL County Treasurer Owns
  Hubbard, Margaret Wife W F July 1844  55 Married 40 yrs 6 children/5 living GA NC NC
  Hubbard, Walter Son W M July 1878  21 Single AR AL GA Farm Laborer
  Hubbard, John Son W M July 1885 14 Single TX AL GA
  Moore, Mrs Manda Boarder W F July 1868  31 Widowed children/2 living AR TN AR
  Moore, Audra Boarder W F July 1893  6 Single TX TX AR
  Moore, Ora Boarder W F Oct 1895  5 Single TX TX AR
  
  Researcher Lynda Soape Lewis discovered Amanda's name as Amanda White, from her death record.  We had not found a record with this surname, but the other information about Amanda's marriage to Frank M Moore matches the information we had found earlier concerning Amanda's first marriage.  But we had not found that marriage record or Ora Moore Goodman's death certificate reporting the name of her father.
  
  "I found Jason married to a Amanda "Mandy" Elizabeth White Moore in 1910.  She had two children by a previous marriage, Audry Love Moore & Ola Esther Moore.  Both children were listed as Jason' daughters.  However, in the 1900 Census, Amanda Moore was a widow with the same two children.  Also, I found their father to be Frank M Moore as stated on Ora Ester Moore Goodman's death certificate."
  --  Lynda Soape Lewis, Find a Grave Message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 10 March 2020
  
  The two daughters reported with Manda Moore in the 1900 census are now in the household of their stepfather Jason Forsyth.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 18 April, Precinct 4, District 19, page 2A, Hse/Fam #23
  Forsyth, Jason A Head M W 49 Marriage 2 Married 8 years TX TN TNFarmer Owns
  Forsyth, Amanda  Wife F W 40 Marriage 1 Married 8 years children not rptd AR TN AR
  Moore, Audrey Stepdau 16 Single TX AR TX
  Moore, Ola Stepdau M W 14 TX AR TX
  Forsyth, Leonard Son M W 23 TX TX TX
  
  Note that the 1910 census reports that this is Jason's second marriage, but in fact Amanda White is his third wife.  The census reports they have been married for 8 years, meaning they married in about 1902.  This must mean that Lavonia Reed died after only about 4 years of marriage.
  
  1920 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 19 January, Dalby Springs, District 21, page 2B, Hse/Fam #38
  Forsyth, Jason Head Owns M W 59 TX TN TN Farmer
  Forsyth, Mandy Wife F W 52 AR AR AR
  Goodman, Ora Dau F W 24 Widow TX TN AR
  Goodman, Gladys Granddau F W 2yrs8mos TX TX TX
  Goodman, Austin Dau [Son] F [M] W 1yr2mos TX TX TX
  
  1930 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 14 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 33, page 9A, Dalby Springs and County Line, Hse #175, Fam #185
  Forsyth, Amanda Head Owns F W 61 Widow First married at age 23 AR TN AR Farmer [born abt 1869]
  Goodman, Ora Dau M W 33 Widow First married at age 19 TX TX AR
  Goodman, Gladys Granddau F W 12 TX TX TX
  Goodman, Austin Grandson M W 11 TX TX TX
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  Amandy Elizabeth Forsyth [Amandy Elizabeth White]
  White Female, Widowed
  Age 87 yrs, 2 mos, 3 days
  Birth 28 July 1868 Arkansas
  Residence Rt 1, Dekalb, Red River County, Texas, USA
  Father J W White, Mother unknown
  Death 31 October 1955 at home, Route 1, DeKalb, Red River, Texas, USA
  Cause of Death Apoplexy due to Cardiovascular (?)
  Burial 1 November 1955 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, County, Texas, by Clarksville Funeral Home
  Certificate #57104 filed 8 November 1955, filed State 12 December 1955
  
  Amandy E Forsyth
  (No dates of birth or death)
  Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas
  Photo by Granville & Patricia Murphy 13 April 2010, accessed on Find a Grave 11 March 2020, used by permission
  
  Her daughter Audry's FAG memorial reports on her parens gving her mother's full nmae.
  Audry Love Moore Hill
  BIRTH 19 Jul 1893 Texas, USA
  DEATH unknown
  BURIAL Woodmen Cemetery, De Kalb, Bowie County, Texas
  Double marker with Charlie F
  Audry Love Moore Hill, born in Texas Married 3 Dec 1915 to Charles Francis Hill in Bowie Co., Texas. Daughter of F M Moore and Amandy Elizabeth White, step father of Jason A Forsythe. Died 30 Jan 1992 but not sure if she is buried with her husband or not.
  Information supplied by Tracy L Reed
  Created by Angie 25 Oct 2014
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 137770162, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137770162
  
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  Amanda Elizabeth “Mandy” White Forsyth
  Birth 28 Jul 1868 Howard County, Arkansas, USA
  Death 31 Oct 1955 (aged 87) Red River County, Texas, USA
  Burial Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas, USA
  
  In the 1900 census, Mandy Moore is a widow with two children.
  1900 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas, 30 June, Justice Precinct 1, District 102, page 17B, Hse #323, Fam #312
  Hubbard, James Head W M Dec 1836 63 Married 40 years AL AL AL County Treasurer Owns
  Hubbard, Margaret Wife W F July 1844 55 Married 40 yrs 6 children/5 living GA NC NC
  Hubbard, Walter Son W M July 1878 21 Single AR AL GA Farm Laborer
  Hubbard, John Son W M July 1885 14 Single TX AL GA
  Moore, Mrs Manda Boarder W F July 1868 31 Widowed children/2 living AR TN AR
  Moore, Audra Boarder W F July 1893 6 Single TX TX AR
  Moore, Ora Boarder W F Oct 1895 5 Single TX TX AR
  
  Spouse Jason Forsyth 1860 - unknown (m. 1902)
  
  Maintained by Lawrence & Sue Dale, Originally Created by Granville & Patricia Murphy 13 Apr 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 51037134, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51037134/amanda-elizabeth-forsyth
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Sources

• 1. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 2. 1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
  • 18 April, Precinct 4, District 19, page 2A, Hse/Fam #23
• 3. 1920 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
  • 19 January, Dalby Springs, District 21, page 2B, Hse/Fam #38
• 4. 1930 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
  • 14 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 33, page 9A, Dalby Springs and County Line, Hse #175, Fam #185
• 5. 1900 Federal Census, Red River County, Texas
  • 30 June, Justice Precinct 1, District 102, page 17B, Hse #323, Fam #312
• 6. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 7. Gravestones of Texas
• 8. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
• 9. Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-2015
• 10. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
• 11. 1940 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
  • 24 April, Justice Precinct 7, District 19-37, page 15B, Hse #268, Owns $400