James Bailey FORSYTH Thomas Jefferson FORSYTH John A FORSYTH Leonard Jackson FORSYTH Louella Hardeman FORSYTH Emily CHRISTIAN Ira J FORSYTH Lavonia REED Amanda Elizabeth WHITE Robert FORSYTH Page Albert FORSYTH James Bailey FORSYTH Lucy Jane FORSYTH Andrew Jackson FORSYTH Harriet Angeline FORSYTH Francis Ann MOORE Mini tree diagram
Jason A FORSYTH

Jason A FORSYTH7,9,9,1,2,3,10,5,4,6

Jun 18601,2,3,4,5,6,7 - before 19308

Life History

Jun 1860

Born in Cass County, Texas.1,2,3,4,5,6,7

23rd Dec 1880

Married Emily CHRISTIAN in Cass County, Texas.9

Sep 1881

Birth of son Thomas Jefferson FORSYTH in Bowie County, Texas.7,11

18th May 1883

Birth of son John A FORSYTH in Bowie County, Texas.7,4

23rd Jan 1887

Birth of son Leonard Jackson FORSYTH in Dalby Springs, Bowie, Texas.12,13,7,14,15

15th Jan 1892

Birth of daughter Louella Hardeman FORSYTH in Bowie County, Texas.4,16,17,18,19

before Jul 1898

Death of Emily CHRISTIAN in Bowie County, Texas.9,7

7th Jul 1898

Married Lavonia REED in Bowie County, Texas.9,7,7

1902

Birth of son Ira J FORSYTH in Texas.7

about 1902

Death of Lavonia REED in Bowie County, Texas.7

1902

Death of son Ira J FORSYTH in Texas.7

about 1902

Married Amanda Elizabeth WHITE in Bowie County, Texas.5,7,7

before 1930

Died in Bowie County, Texas.8

before 1930

Buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas.7

Notes

  • In 1870 Jason's parents reported he was born in Texas.  They were in Titus County in the northeast of the state along the Red River

    1870 Federal Census, Titus County, Texas, 27 July, PO Mt Pleasant, page 107, Hse/Fam #741
    Forsythe, James B 37 M W Farming $320 Real Estate $100 Personal Estate born Georgia Cannot read
    Forsythe, Francis 27 F W Keeping House born Tennessee Cannot read [b abt 1843]
    Forsythe, Jacin [Jason] 10 F W born Texas Cannot read or write [b abt 1860]
    Forsythe, Robert 7 M W born Texas
    Forsythe, Page 2 M W born Texas

    Jason's family moved northeast from Titus County to neighboring Bowie County, which borders Arkansas and Oklahoma.

    1880 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 31 June, Precinct 4, page 13, District 5, Hse/Fam #111
    Forsythe, James B  W M 47 Farmer Cannot Read or write TN NC NC
    Forsythe, Francis A  W F 37 Wife Keeps House TN -- --
    Forsythe, Jason  W M 19 Son Single Works on Farm Cannot Read or write TX TN TN
    Forsythe, Robert W M 17 Son Works on Farm Cannot Read or write TX TN TN
    Forsythe, Page W M 12 Son Works on Farm Cannot Read or write TX TN TN
    Forsythe, James W M 9 Son TX TN TN
    Forsythe, Lucy J WF 6 Dau TX TN TN
    Forsythe, Jackson W M 1mo Son TX TN TN

    In December 1880, Jason married Emily Christian.  Several genealogies report her name as Amanda Emily Christian, conflating the names of Jason's first and third wivew.  Jason's wife in the 1910 and 1920 censuses is reported as Amanda or Mandy.

    Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002
    Jason Forsyth
    Marriage Date 23 Dec 1880 Cass County, Texas
    Spouse Emily Christian

    Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1846-1910
    J A Forsyth
    1887 Bowie County, Texas

    A marriage record is found that gives more information on Lavonia.  A marriage reocrd has her name as Lafania Read.  We had found the name as Reed.

    Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
    J A Forsythe, Male
    Lafania Read, Female
    Marriage 7 July 1898 Bowie County, Texas, USA

    If this is the same Jason Forsyth, it would seem to mean that Emily Christian died before 1898.  But after 1900, Jason's wife is named Amanda or Mandy.  Some genealogies name Emily Christian as Amanda Emily Christian.  In light of current research, this is untenable, seeming to be a conflation of the names of Emily Christian and Amanda (White).

    1900 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 1 June, Precinct 4, District 12, page 1A, Hse/Fam #2
    Forsyth, Jason A Head W M  Jun 1860 39 Married 2 yrs TX MO TN Farmer Owns
    Forsyth, Lavonia Wife W F F[eb?] 1882 18 Married 2 yrs 0 children/0 living TX Unknown TX
    Forsyth, Thomas Son W M Sep 1881 18 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, John Son W M May 1883 17 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, Lenard Son W M Jan 1887 13 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, Ella Dau W F Jan 1892 8 Single TX TX TX

    As we analyse the 1910 and 1920 censuses, we find that Amanda/Mandy is reported born in Arkansas, while Lavonia was reported born in Texas.  From this it appears that this Mandy or Amanda is again a thrid wife.  Yet many sources identify her as  the same Emily Chirstian of the 1880 census, naming her Amanda Emily Christian.  This ignores the 1898 marriage of Jason to Livonia Reed.

    The great body of records gathered now indicarte clearly that Emily Christian was Jason's first wife, and Amanda White was his third wife.  In between he was married to Lavonia or Livonia Reed for about four years, before she died.

    Researcher Lynda Soape Lewis discovered Amanda's name as Amanda White.  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" White Moore in 1910. She had two children by a previous marriage Audry Love Moore & Ola Esther Moore. Both children were listed as Jason' daughter. 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, 2 March 2020

    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 four 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

    Jason was buried in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas.  His gravestone has no dates.  Family genealogies report he died in 1925, but provided no documentation or details.  His third wife Amanda is reported as a widow in the 1930 census.

    We provided uipdated information on Jason and his 3 wives and transcriptions of records to the managers of their memorials on Find a Grave and theese were added with name corrections and relationshi links added by Sue Dale.  Many thanks to her for her good work in updating these memorials from our research.

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    Jason Forsyth
    Birth  June 1860 Texas
    Death  unknown
    Father James Bailey Forsyth 1835-1914

    In between the death of Emily Christian and the marriage in 1902 to Amanda Elizabeth White, Jason married Lavonia Reed. Their marriage record is found in Bowie County records. No death or burial record is found for her.

    Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2014
    J A Forsythe, Male
    Lafania Read, Female
    Marriage 7 July 1898 Bowie County, Texas, USA

    Lavonia is Jason's wife in the 1910 census with all Emily's children in the home

    1900 Federal Census, Bowie County, Texas, 1 June, Precinct 4, District 12, page 1A, Hse/Fam #2
    Forsyth, Jason A Head W M Jun 1860 39 Married 2 yrs TX MO TN Farmer Owns
    Forsyth, Lavonia Wife W F F[eb?] 1882 18 Married 2 yrs 0 children/0 living TX Unknown TX
    Forsyth, Thomas Son W M Sep 1881 18 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, John Son W M May 1883 17 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, Lenard Son W M Jan 1887 13 Single TX TX TX Farm Laborer
    Forsyth, Ella Dau W F Jan 1892 8 Single TX TX TX

    Father James Bailey Forsyth 1835-1914

    Spouses:
    Emily Christian Forsyth (m. 1880)
    Lavonia Reed Forsyth 1882-1901 (m. 1898)
    Amanda Elizabeth White Forsyth 1868-1955 (m. 1902)

    Children:
    Thomas J Forsyth 1881-1940
    John A Forsyth 1883-1965

    Siblings:
    Lucy Pitts
    Page A Forsythe 1868-1931
    James Bailey Forsyth 1870-1905 (m. 1894)
    Andrew Jackson Forsyth 1880-1923
    Harriet Angeline Forsyth Perkins 1883-1927

    Burial Cedar Creek Cemetery, Red River County, Texas
    Created by Granville & Patricia Murphy Apr 13, 2010
    --  Find A Grave Memorial #51037161, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51037161/jason-forsyth
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    There is another J A Forsyth buried in Collin County who died in 1925.  I don't know if he is related to family of this Jason A Forsyth.

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