August Forshage b. 12 Jan 1873 TX, USA d. 11 Jun 1958: Martin Ancestry

1873 - 1958 (85 years)

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Name	August Forshage
Born	12 Jan 1873	TX, USA
Gender	Male
Military Service	18 Sep 1918	Guadalupe, TX, USA [3]
Died	11 Jun 1958
Buried	Lone Oak Cemetery, Geronimo, Guadalupe, TX, USA [4]
Person ID	I631	Martin Ancestry
Last Modified	16 Aug 2007

Father	Christian Heinrich August Forshage, b. 1821, Waldeck, Germany , d. 18 Mar 1884, Guadalupe, TX, USA (Age 63 years)
Mother	Sophie Kappelmann, b. 1833, Wurttemberg, Germany
Married	21 Feb 1864	Comal, TX, USA [5]
Census	Sep 1870	Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, USA [6]
Census	5 Jun 1880	Guadalupe, TX, USA [7]
Notes	Index to Probate Cases Guadalupe County, Texas 1882-1886 Forshage, Chris - deceased Aug 04 1884 364 (B) Forshage, Christian - deceased Mar 22 1884 825 Forshage, Adolph, Alvina, Anna, August, Louisa, Maree and Pauline - Minors Mar 22 1884 826 RootsWeb http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/comal/cemetery/gniscoma.txt Comal Co. TX Cemeteries _________________________________________________________________ USGS Feature Name St County Type Latitude Longitude 7.5' x 7.5' Map ------------------- -- -------------- ------ -------- --------- --------------- Forshage Cemetery TX Comal cemete 294150N 0982245W Bulverde Wetmore Cemetery Bexar County, Texas Located in Bexar County off Nacogdoches Road on Higgins Road. From San Antonio travel east, past Thousand Oaks to Higgins Road, turn left from Nacogdoches Road to Higgins, continue approximately 1 1/2 miles from Nacogdoches past Stahl Road. The cemetery is on the right (East) side of Higgins Road at the curve Reeh Edwin * 9-13-1886 2-10-1956 Reeh Lina * 10-24-1890 3-10-1983 (nee Forshage) Reeh Son 2-26-1919 "Son of Ed & Lena" http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bexar/cemeteries/wetmore.txt
Family ID	F76	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Emma Specht, b. 16 Sep 1877, d. 22 Apr 1958 (Age 80 years)
Married	Mar 16 1895	Guadalupe, TX, USA [8]
Last Modified	16 Aug 2007
Family ID	F212	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S12] 1900 US Federal Census.
Name: August Forshage
Home in 1900: Justice Precinct 8, Guadalupe, Texas
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Texas
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Spouse's name: Emma
Race: White

August Forshage 27
Emma Forshage 22
Albert Forshage 4
Erwin Forshage 1
[S13] 1910 US Federal Census.
Name: August Forshage
Age in 1910: 37
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Texas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Emma
Home in 1910: Seguin Ward 2, Guadalupe, Texas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male

August Forshage 37
Emma Forshage 32
Albert Forshage 13
Irvin Forshage 10
Herbert Forshage 6
[S28] Military: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, United States, Selective Service System, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls).
Order Number: 2515
Name: August Forshage
City: Seguin
County: Guadalupe
State: Texas
Birth Date: 14 Jan 1873
Age: 45
Race: White
US Citizen: Native Born
Present Occupation: Farmer
Employer's Name: Own Account
Roll: 1953405
DraftBoard: 0
Nearest Relative: Mrs. Emma Forshage. Seguin, Guadalupe, TX
Height: Tall
Build: Stout
Color of Eyes: Grey
Color of Hair: Blonde
[S38] Cemetery: Lone Oak, Geronimo, Guadalupe, TX, USA.
Name: Forshage, August
Birth: 01/12/1873
Death: 06/11/1958
[S42] Marriage: Comal, TX, USA (1846 - 1853).
Wanda Qualls found the following for me:

Christian Forshage married Sophie Kappelmann in Comal County on Feb 21 1864 by John Albert Kyper, Lutheran Minister, Hortontown.

The original records can be found at the Courthouse in New Braunfels. (I have all the marriage books Comal Genealogy printed.)
[S9] 1870 US Federal Census, Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, USA: Pct 5, Page 17.
Dwelling #106
Christ Forsage, 50, M, W, Farmer, 3300, 950, Prussia, mother of foreign birth, father of foreign birth, , , , , , over 21
Sophy ", 37, F, W, Keeps House, , , Wirtumburg, ", "
Sophriah ", 17, F, W, , , , Texas, ", "
Christian ", 16, M, W, , , , ", ", "
Theodore ", 13, M, W, , , , ", ", ", , , school
Ferdinand ", 10, M, W, , , , ", ", " , , school
Otto ", 7, M, W, , , , ", ", " , , school
Adolph ", 6, M, W, , , , ", ", "
Louisa ", 4, F, W, , , , ", ", "
Paulina ", 2, F, W, , , , ", ", "
Anna ", 7mo, F, W, , , , ", ", ", January
Ludwick ", 10, M, W, , , , ", ", "
[S10] 1880 US Federal Census, Guadalupe, TX, USA: Dist 73, Sup Dist 6, Page 9.
Dwelling #62
Chrm Forshage, W, M, 59, , , , , , Widowed, , Farmer, Waldick, Hanover, Waldick
Ferdinand ", W, M, 21, , , Son, single, , , , Laborer, Texas, Waldick, Hanover
Otto ", W, M, 19, , , Son, single, , , , ", ", ", "
Adolph ", W, M, 16, , , Son, single, , , , ", ", ", "
Louisa ", W, F, 14, , , Daughter, single, , , , Keeping House, ", ", "
Paulina ", W, F, 12, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", "
Annie ", W, F, 9, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", "
Alvina ", W, F, 7, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", "
August ", W, M, 6, , , Son, , , , , , ", ", "
Mary ", W, F, 5, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", "
[S34] Marriage: Guadalupe, TX, USA, (Guadalupe County Genealogical Society).
Forshage, August to Miss Emma Specht by J. G. Muelder, M. G. on Mar 16 1895

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