Sarah Elizabeth Forinash

Brief Life History of Sarah Elizabeth

When Sarah Elizabeth Forinash was born on 21 April 1843, in Lewis, Virginia, United States, her father, Isaac Forinash, was 26 and her mother, Millie Anne Plant, was 21. She married Edward W. Bender before about 1866. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Clay, West Virginia, United States in 1870 and Kanawha District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 April 1936, in Newville, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Braxton, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Alfred Plyman
1843–1921
Sarah Elizabeth Forinash
1843–1936
Marriage: 9 February 1877
Isaac Newton Plyman
1878–1924
Johnnie Plyman
Liddie Plyman
Nancy Jane Plyman
1882–1958

Sources (12)

  • Sarah E Plyman in household of Jas R Plyman, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Sarah E Forinash Plyman, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Sarah Elizabeth in entry for Infant Bender, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"

World Events (8)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

Possibly an Americanized form of North German Vorm Esch, a topographic name from vor dem Esch ‘in front of the open, unenclosed cultivated field’, from Middle Low German esch. The name Vorm Esch exists as a street name in Oldenburg province. Compare Fornash .

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

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