Cyrus, son of George Forry, was born May 21st, 1853,and was married to Clementine Zerby. They had eleven children: John C., Morris, George, Daniel, Adam, Lizzie, Frank, Harry C., William, Alice and Lottie.

1. John C., born May 22nd, 1852, married June 17th, 1876, to Emma Klick. They have seven children: Harry C., Agnes, wife of Clyde Hail, they had one child, Hattie, Milton G., Ira, Lizzie C., and Nora.
2. Morris, dead.
3. George, born February 14, 1856, married to Emma Hicks. They have one son, George, and reside at Lebanon, Pa., working for the American Iron and Steel Company.
4. Daniel, born November 7th, 1857, married to Emma Ibach. They have two daughters and one son. Leah, wife of Charles Schultz, who has two sons, John D. and Robert M.: Esta and Charles at home. He is employed as a shipping clerk and lives at Newmanstown, Pa.
5. Adam was born January 9th, 1860, and is married to Alice Bennedum. they have two sons, Harvey and Joseph. Harvey is married to Clara Sheets and has one son, Martin. Joseph is married to Sallie Risser, and has two daughters, Lillie and Elsie, both single and at home. He carries on the butcher business at Richland, Lebanon County, Pa.
6. Lizzie, wife of Aaron G. Haag, was born May 3d, 1862. ashe resides at Bernville, Berks County, Pa. They have eight children: Herbert H., Lloyd, Cora, Kate, Alice, Florence, and Lizzie.
   • 1. Herbert H. is married to Gertrude Zweitzig. They have one son.
   • 2. Lloyd is married to Ada Anderson. They have one child.
   • 3. Albert is single and enlisted in the United States Army at this time.
   • 4. Cora, wife of Lee Schoener.
   • 5. Kate, wife of Charles Lutz. They have two daughters and one son.
   • 6. Alice, wife of George Stertzel, of Bernville, Berks County, Pa. They have one son.
   • 7. Florence, single and at home.
   • 8. Lizzie, single and at home.
7. Frank was born April 5th, 1865, is married to Sallie Salem. They have one son, Lloyd, who is married to Francis Davison and have one daughter living in Reading.
8. Harry C. was born March 7th, 1867. He is a farmer near Richland, Lebanon county, and is married to Amelia Keller. They have two sons and two daughters: Harry, Jr., Matilda, Thomas, and Lizzie. The last two mentioned are at home.
   • 1. Harry, Jr. is married to Sallie Wolf.
   • 2. Matilda is married to Paul Wolf. They have three sons and one daughter: Harvey, Monroe, Paul and Mabel.
9. William was born March 5, 1869. He is married to (to is crossed out in the book and 1st is written over it) Emma Hoffman.They have two sons, Horace and Leon, and one daughter, Anna, and reside at Lebanon, Pa.(M/2nd/Sadie Hoffman is written in the book)
10. Alice, wife of John Detweiler, was born January 6th, 1872. They have four children: Iva, Helen, Victor, and Irma, who is dead. they live at Annville, Pa.

Rebecca was unmarried.

Frank was married to Isabella Himmelberger and had two children, Lillie(dead). William, who had three sons, John, Frank, and Richard. Kate was married to Israel Wenrich and had six children: Albert, Harry and Isaiah ('and Morris ' is handwritten in the book): the other three being dead. (three is crossed out and two is written in the book.

Jonas, brother of Lawrence and John, after leaving Reading, in 1873 (1873 is underlined in the book, and 1783 handwritten to the side of the paragraph) joined the Shrouders' Rangers and went to the frontier to fight the Indians. Nothing has been heard of him since.

Lawrence went back to Catawissa where he married a Miss Zingmaster. He bought a track (sic) of land on the opposite side of the river where his parents and sisters were killed by the Indians. He built a home there and raised a family of eight children, four sons and four daughters as follows: Jonas, William, Samuel, John, Catherine, Lydia, Christiana, and Eliza. he died at Catawissa at an advanced age and was buried at the Old Quaker Meeting House burial grounds.

• I. Jonas married a lady near Bloomsburg, Columbia county, whose name could not be ascertained. They had three sons: William, Ranslaw, and Hartman. He died young.
  1. William was born September 15, 1818, and learned the saddler trade with John Krotz, of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, Pa. He married Hannah Fowler, of Briar Creek, Columbia County. They had three daughters: Mary, Eliza and Alice. Mary was unmarried; Eliza was married to George C. Richmond, and Alice was married to C. Sours, and lives at Akron, Ohio. His wife died soon after the birth of his youngest daughter , Alice, and later on he married Mary A. Ettinger, of Allentown, Pa. they had three sons and one daughter: Frank W., Charles D., Grant and Lulu.
     • Frank W., the oldest son of William , is the Vice President and General Manager of the Ohio Injection Company, with works at Wadsworth, Ohio, and office at Chicago, Illinois. He has one son, William, who is Secretary and Treasurer of the same company; also a daughter, Clara.
     • Lulu is married to Mr. A. Ringler, and lives at 1336 Parish St., Philadelphia, Pa.
     • Charles D. lives at Akron, Ohio.
     • Grant lives at Wadsworth, Ohio.

II.Samuel, son of Lawrence, was a powder maker by trade and was unmarried. One day he left with a load of powder and was never heard of since. His horse and wagon were found at an Inn, but no trace of the man could be found.

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