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James Walter De Forest

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James Walter De Forest

Birth
Morris County, New Jersey, USA
Death
23 Sep 1910 (aged 64)
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Section C, Row 26, Grave 36
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James was large for his age, so was able to lie about his age to serve in the Civil War.

James m. Caroline "Carrie" Carpenter in Beatyestown, Warren Co., NJ in 1869.

James & Caroline De Forest were in the 1880 census for Hackettstown, Warren Co., NJ where James was listed as a blacksmith. James & Carrie were listed in the 1900 census for Muscatine Co., IA with just son John De Forest.

This branch has many descendants on the John De Forest branch, including in Grants Pass, Oregon.
James was large for his age, so was able to lie about his age to serve in the Civil War.

James m. Caroline "Carrie" Carpenter in Beatyestown, Warren Co., NJ in 1869.

James & Caroline De Forest were in the 1880 census for Hackettstown, Warren Co., NJ where James was listed as a blacksmith. James & Carrie were listed in the 1900 census for Muscatine Co., IA with just son John De Forest.

This branch has many descendants on the John De Forest branch, including in Grants Pass, Oregon.

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JAS. W. DEFOREST
CO. C.
2 N.J. INF.

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