Katherine Fowlkes

Brief Life History of Katherine

When Katherine Fowlkes was born on 26 July 1882, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States, her father, Henry Lafayette Fowlkes, was 25 and her mother, Eliza Owen Porch, was 21. She married John Valentine Forsee on 20 July 1902, in Humphreys, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Henning, Lauderdale, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Civil District 1, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1940. She died on 4 April 1963, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Valentine Forsee
1881–1963
Katherine Fowlkes
1882–1963
Marriage: 20 July 1902
Daniel Paul Forsee
1903–
Henry Fowlkes Forsee
1910–1991

Sources (13)

  • Katy D Fawlks in household of Henry L Hawlks, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Kate Fowlkes, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Kate Forsee, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Foulks .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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