June 2024 Archives

The Forrests

June 24, 2024 (October 27, 2024) Jennifer

Albertina Allen Forrest (1872 – 1904) Jacob Dorsey Forrest (1866 – 1930) Jacob and Albertina married in 1893. After their marriage, Albertina continued her studies in Chicago alongside her husband and sister and seems to have earned a PhD according to one obituary. The couple later moved to Indianapolis, and both worked at Butler College […]

Amy C. Ireland

June 11, 2024 (October 27, 2024) Jennifer

8 Nov 1825 – 1 Jan 1904 Amy was one of 12 children born to Silas and Rebecca (Caughey) Fleming. Some family lore or his own tall-tales led to the local paper reporting that her father had immigrated from Ireland as a young man and fought in the War of 1812 (for the US) but […]