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James R. Forbis (Green County, Kentucky, carpenter.)

b. 1828?

Green County, Kentucky, carpenter. Green County, Kentucky, native. Son of Joel Forbis and Rachel Forbis. Married to Elizabeth "Nancy" Wells Forbis in Green County, Kentucky, in December 1852. Father of Laura E. Forbis, Mary E. Forbis, Louisa C. Forbis, Catherine Forbis, Missouri Forbis, and Ophelia Forbis. Resident of Green County, Kentucky, in 1850. Carpenter in Green County in 1860.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 1, p. 96A.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, District 2, p. 581.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Green County, Precinct 3, p. 484A.

Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records (1852-1910), KDLA, Frankfort, KY, Roll 994036, Green County Marriages.

Citation

Forbis, James R.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32197088 (November 12, 2026).

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