Thomas B. Forwood, who is a prosperous farmer of
Macoupin County, located on a farm of 160 acres in section 20, Shipman
township, was born in 1831 in the State of Delaware, and is a son of George
and Ann (Houston) Forwood.
William Forwood, the great-grandfather of
our subject, was born in Sweden, and was a very early settler of the State
of Delaware, where his. son, Robert Forwood, and his grandson, George
Forwood, were born. The last named died in his native State in 1858, aged 66
years, survived 10 years by his widow, who died at the age of 75 years.
Thomas B. Forwood was educated in Delaware and in 1854 accompanied his
three brothers to Macoupin County, Illinois, and all settled in Shipman
township. Our subject located first on a farm of 80 acres in section 21,
where he made his home for 38 years. In 1895 he moved to section 20 and
settled on his present farm of 160 acres, which he has placed under fine
cultivation. The present residence scarcely shows the signs of age, although
it was built in 1852. It is a substantial and comfortable home and is
surrounded by much to make it attractive.
In 1858 Mr. Forwood
married Luvenia Parker, who is a daughter of Joel and Miriam (Haycraft)
Parker. Joel Parker was born in Virginia, moved thence to Kentucky and in
1835 to Illinois, where four of his seven children were born, Mrs. Forwood
being the youngest. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Forwood,
viz.: Monroe, born in 1859, who married Lovada Waggoner, daughter of James
Waggoner, a farmer of Brighton township, Macoupin County, — they have two
children, Roscoe and Vera; Nettie, born in 1861, who married U. C. Kellum,
formerly a teacher, now a farmer in Nebraska, and has three children —
Alferetta, Merton and Mildred; Cora, born in 1863, deceased in 1864; Arthur,
born in 1865, who married Angle Stratton, of Shipman township, Macoupin
County, and has two children, — Florence and Emma; and Earl, born in 1879,
who resides at home.
Mr. Forwood has always been a reliable,
temperate man and his strict temperance principles have led him to
conscientiously uphold the principles of the Prohibition party. He belongs
to the Baptist Church.
Extracted 2018 May 08 by Norma Hass from Biographical Sketches of Leading Citizens of Macoupin County, Illinois, published in 1904, pages 386-387.
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