Life History

Notes

• 1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 16 April, Precinct 4, District 17, page 2A, Hse/Fam #14
  Forsyth, Thomas Head M W 27  Married 8 yrs TX TX TX Farmer Owns
  Forsyth, Nipsie Wife F W 24  Married 8 yrs 3 children/3 living TX AR AR
  Forsyth, Charlie Son M W 5 Single TX TX TX
  Forsyth, Hardimin  (?, Hardeman?) Son M W 3 Single TX TX TX
  Forsyth, Odessa Dau F W 15mos (?) Single TX TX TX
  
  Odessa died at age 3 and was buried in the family plot in Cedar Creek (Old Cedar) Cemetery.  A stone was later placed for three children.
  
  It appears Ira was the son of Jason Forsyth and Lavonia Reed.  It sems that Lavonia died in childbirth.
  Dessa and Nellie were the daughters of Jason's son with Emily Christian, Thomas Jefferson Forsyth and his wife Nipsie.
  
  Forsyth Children
  Ira J  1902-1902
  Dessa  1908-1911
  Nellie  1914-1914
  Cedar Creek (Old Cedar) Cemetery, Red River County, Texas
  Photo by Carol Pagitt Hammack 23 February 2013, accessed on Find a Grave 14 March 2020
  
  Odessa “Dessa” Forsyth
  Birth 1908
  Death 1911 (aged 2-3)
  Parents:
  Thomas J Forsyth 1881-1940
  Nipsie E Stroud Forsyth 1883-1955
  Siblings:
  Jewel Jason Forsyth 1910-1985
  Nellie Forsyth 1914-1914
  Burial Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas, USA
  Maintained by Lawrence & Sue Dale, Originally Created by Granville & Patricia Murphy 13 Apr 2010
  --  Find A Grave Memorial 51037489, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51037489/dessa-forsyth

Sources

• 1. 1910 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas
  • 16 April, Precinct 4, District 17, page 2A, Hse/Fam #14
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry