James Marion Forgus was a blacksmith, and altho he was not a doctor he would administer to the sick around the country. He served Stonewall county as one of the first Justices of the Peace and was a county Commisioner.
Source
(page 163 Stonewall County-Between the Forks of the Brazos as written by Gertrude Forgus Johnson and Tessie Forgus Callicoatte, daughters of James William "Bill" Forgus)


James Marion Forgus married Susie SHARP Dec. 24, 1874 in Loudon, TN. (Source: Tennessee State Marriages online at Ancestry) They lived in Bell County until their move to Stonewall County in 1889.
They had their first child,
a daughter,
Gertie P. No further information. (she is listed on the 1880 census)

Child number two:
Lounetta "Nettie" Forgus Anderson was born June 1, 1879 to James Marion and Susie (SHARP) Forgus. She was married to Patterson L. Anderson.


Child Number three:
James William "Bill" Forgus was born to them in 1881. He was married to Martha Elizabeth "Bessie" AVERY. James William "Bill" Forgus was a Deputy Sheriff at the time of his death in 1921.


Susie Sharp Forgus died in 1883 from childbirth, as did the infant. (They are buried together.)

James Marion Forgus then married SECOND to:
Sally A. Patton in 1885.
They had four children,
Zella Davis, (37503921) (Susan Ozella Davis)
(Cindy)Mae Zant (33011535)(Cindy M.on census record)
George Carroll(8035730)
and
Johnny Aspermont Forgus (80309238)died as an infant.

They moved by oxcart to Aspermont in 1889.
((An online tree and another source give wife, Sallie Patton (1860-1890) as a wife, married June 7, 1885 This should place her as the second wife.))

James Marion Forgus married his LAST WIFE, , Margaret (Dalrymple) Nowell Dec. 25, 1894, Henderson, Texas. They had THREE CHILDREN:
Sallie,
Charlie (85745892)
and
Rhomburg (Ronnie). (Could this be Lewis R. Forgus at Mt. Olive Cemetery? (72953497)(Same Cemetery as Margaret)

Source:
(page 100 Stonewall County-Between the Forks of the Brazos as written by Joan Pittcock and Grace Anderson.)

Source:
(See George Carroll Forgus memorial which lists his siblings) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8035730

1880 Bell County, Texas Census with wife SUSAN E.
Children listed: Gertie P. and Nettie L.

1900 Stonewall County Census with wife Margaret V. and children:
James (head)
Margaret (wife)
James W. b. Aug 8,1881 (Draft Regist. gives date)
Susan
Cindy M. b. June 1887
George
Charlie
Sallie E.
and a step-son Richard Howell (Nowell? Newell)
(Census was really light and hard to read couldn't get dates for all the children)

1910 Stonewall County Census James with "Maggie" and children:
Charlie, Sallie, Ronnie

1920 Stonewall County, TX. (James is deceased)
Maggie, widow, living with son, Leonard Nowell and Louis Forgus. ((Was this Louis the Louis R. possibly son named "Ronnie" (Rhomburg Forgus? FAG # 72953497))
Maggie's son Richard Nowell is living next door.


Margaret 1930 Big Spring, Howard, Texas
Living with a Vaughn family.

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