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Born 1833, Henry county
From History of Boone County, Missouri (1882)
JAMES H. FORBIS.
James H. Forbis, former, came to Centralia township in 1865.
716 HISTORY OF BOONE COUNTr.
When he moved to the neighborhood the prairie grass was growing as high as a man's head where the town now stands. He was born in Henry county, Kentucky, June 6th, 1833. He is the son and grandson of the Forbises, pioneers of Kentucky. Jaraes was one of eight children. He was brought up on the farm. Served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade in Louisville. After completing his trade he went to Mississippi where he remained for about three years. He came to Missouri in 1857, settling first in Callaway county, removing next to Monroe county, where he was married, June 6th, 1860, to Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Wilson Enochs. One daughter and four sons were born of this marriage. Mrs. Forbis dying, he married Miss Mary, daughter of Thomas Welch, of Monroe county. They have one daughter (Eliza) by this marriage. Mr. Forbis settled present place, one and one-fourth miles southwest of Centralia, in 1865. He is an official member of the Christian church.
As printed in History of Boone County, Missouri (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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