George L. Forman

Birth Date

1810

Death Date

1886-07-14

Gender

Race Description

White

Entity Type

Person

Mason County, Kentucky, farmer and politician. Kentucky native. Married to Alice A. Forman. Father of Samuel T. Forman, Joseph T. Forman, Phebe Forman, Sarah Forman, Thomas Forman, Edward P. Forman, and Charles W. Forman. Farmer in Mason County in 1850. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Mason County in 1850. Member of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in Mason County from 1859 to 1861. Farmer in Mason County in 1860. Owned nine enslaved persons in Mason County in 1860.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, District No. 1, p. 11B. Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, District No. 1. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Lower District, p. 24. Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Mason County, Lower District, p. 4. "Death of Col. George Forman," Courier-Journal (Louisville, Ky.), July 16, 1886, p. 4. Lewis Collins and Richard H. Collins, Collins' Historical Sketches of Kentucky, vol. 2 (Covington, KY: Collins & Co., 1874), 548. Find A Grave, "George L. Forman (1810-1886)," Memorial #157942416, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/157942416/george-lewis-forman (accessed March 1, 2018).

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