Samuel and Mahala O. Forgey - Oak Hill Cemetery, Grant Ave. Crawfordsville, IN
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This is a white bronze, or zinc memorial, for Samuel and Mahala O. Forgey, one of five we found in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Grant Avenue, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
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Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2014
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Samuel and Mahala O. Forgey - Oak Hill Cemetery, Grant Ave. Crawfordsville, IN
This is a white bronze, or zinc memorial, for Samuel and Mahala O. Forgey, one of five we found in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Grant Avenue, Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Marker text:
Samuel P. Forgey,
Born, March 22, 1819,
Died, Nov. 28, 1886.
Servant of God, well done.
Rest from they loved employ.
--
Mahala O. Magill,
Born in Franklin Co. KY, Feb. 1, 1821,
Married S.P. Forgey in Fin Park, Co. Dec. 17, 1840,
Died, Jan. 19, 1883,
Aged, 61 Yrs, 11 Mo's, & 18 Days.
Three days before death she said "Glory to God in the highest" This day my soul is in paradise.
--
Wm. Wallace,
Son of S.P. & M.O. Forgey,
Born, Aug. 16, 1849,
Died, Feb. 20, 1862,
Aged, 12 Yrs, 6 Mo's, & 4 Days.
--
Francis M.
Son of S.P. & M.O. Forgey,
Born, Jan. 2, 1857,
Died, Nov. 22, 1861,
Aged, 4Yrs, 10 Mo's, & 20 Days.
Supplied by the Michigan Bronze Co. Detroit, Mich.
Crawfordsville's Masonic Cemetery was founded in 1866 on South Grant avenue and was acquired by Oak Hill Cemetery in 1997. Those papers that Oak Hill did not want were given to the Crawfordsville District Public Library in 2002. Crawfordsville Library (
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Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is home to Wabash College, which was ranked by Forbes as #12 in the United States for undergraduate studies in 2008. Wikipedia (
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