Life History

Notes

• Her name was pronounced Katie, as indicated in her husband's WWI draft registration, reporting his nearest realative as Katie Forsyth.  But the name is spelled on her grave as Katttie, which, in normal English spelling phonetics, would be pronounced "cattie."
  
  Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965
  John Forsythe
  Kate or Katie Sullivan
  Marriage 18 Nov 1906 Bowie County, Texas, USA
  
  Her daughter Bernice spelled her mother's name as Katy in her Social Security records.
  
  U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
  Bernice Delean Caddenhead [Bernice For Cox] [Bernice Cox] [Bernice Delean Forsyth]
  Birth 8 Apr 1915 Dekalb, Bowie County, Texas
  Death Date 26 Jan 1997
  Father John A Forsyth
  Mother Katy K Sullivan
  SSN 457188840
  Feb 1938 Name listed as BERNICE DELEAN CADDENHEAD; Jan 1954 Name listed as BERNICE FOR COX; 08 Dec 1974 Name listed as BERNICE DELEAN COX; 10 Feb 1977 Name listed as BERNICE DELEAN FORSYTH COX; 05 Feb 1997 Name listed as BERNICE COX
  
  Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
  Katie Kathleen Forsyth
  White Female, Married Housewife
  Age 75 yrs, 2 mos, 7 days
  Birth 30 June 1887 Missouri
  Residence Route 4, DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA, for 2 years
  Father Jerry Sullivan, Mother Katie Crediton [Creeden]
  Informant John Forsyth (husband)
  Death 6 September 1962 at home, Route 4, DeKalb, Bowie County, Texas, USA
  Cause of Death Malignant Neoplasm of Stomach for 1 year
  Removal for preparation for burial 7 September 1962 in Roberts Cemetery, DeKalb (Bowie County), Texas
  Certificate #53882 filed 8 September 1962, filed State 15 October 1962
  
  Kattie K Sullivan Forsyth
  Birth Jun 30, 1887 Missouri
  Death Sep 6, 1952
  d/o Katie Creeden (Apr 1843, Ireland) and Jerry Sullivan (May 1840, England)
  Father Jerry Sullivan 1840 - 1930
  Spouse John A Forsyth 1883 - 1965 (m. 1906)
  Children:
  Lela Mae Forsyth Van Noy 1907-1983
  Horace Clifton Forsyth 1912-1979
  Clarence Edward Forsyth 1918-2006
  Leon E Forsyth 1923 - 1971
  Burial Roberts Cemetery, Bowie County, Texas
  Created by Charlotte Hardamon Coble Mar 12, 2009
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #34723725, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34723725

Sources

• 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 2. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
• 3. Texas, County Marriage Records, 1817-1965