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Morrow farm would be a good place to work, and the Morrows also
had a very pretty daughter, Daisy. Edgar was hired and proved to be
a dependable, disciplined worker. He was well-liked by the Morrow
family. In May, 1916, Daisy and Edgar m., and the marriage lasted
62 years.
Their children: (1) Mavis Adron, b. 1920, m. Callie Marie Fore-
man, is retired from Firestone Co. in Orange, Tex., two children; (2)
Willard Clayton, b. 1925, m. a German lady after World War II
ended, served with the 82nd Airborne during war time-"Those
Devils in Baggy Pants," retired from military service ca. 1965,
deceased; (3) Edgar Wayne, b. 1925, m. Carol Ann Montgomery; (4)
Daisy Janell, d. in infancy; (5) Doris Merle, b. 1931, m. Joseph
"Jack" Patterson, Ed.D., is retired from Texas Instruments in
Austin, Tex.; (6) Anna Jo, b. 1933, m. Clifford Bradshaw Goodspeed
Jr. of Jacksonville, Tex. Clifford has been plant engineer for the
Austin-Nichols Corp. several years in Lawrenceburg, Ky., two
children.
Edgar Forrest lived to be 83 years old. Records show he volun-
teered into the U. S. Army, with active service dates from July,
1916, to August, 1919. His patriotism toward his country remained
strong throughout his life. He was a member of the American
Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars. An American flag was
displayed daily from his home in his later years. He spent most of
his life on the same farm where he first worked as a hired hand. He
preferred other work to farming. He was talented in carpentry and
many kinds of woodworking, such as designing and building boats.
People knowing him would best remember him by the pride taken
in his dress, and a certain "spring" in his walk. He was buried in the
Jarratt Cemetery in 1981.The Edgar Forrest Family
Daisy Hester Morrow Forrest (b. Sept. 14, 1901) lived to be 77
years old. Her life was given to being a homemaker and a friend to
all. Flowers, gardening, and piano were her cherished hobbies, next
in line after "people." She had a wonderful sense of humor and a
way of making the most of any unfortunate situation in her own
unique and descriptive way. She was the oldest of six children of the
William C. and Georgia Ann Priestly Morrow family. Throughout
her life she reflected her family background and upbringing, show-
ing endurance, strength and a true Christian devotion. People
knowing her would best remember her for her great capacity of love
and her genuine pride in her children and grandchildren. She was
loved dearly by all. She was buried in the Jarratt Cemetery in 1978.
Children of Mavis Adron and Callie Marie Foreman Forrest: (1)
Dennis Adrian Forrest; (2) Judy Carol Forrest Still; five grandchil-
dren-Jeri Denyne and Kimberly Michell Forrest. Gregory Cline
Still, deceased, Kirk Forrest Still, Stacey Diane Still. Adron's
hobbies are motorcycling, hunting, fishing.
Edgar Wayne was the only child of Edgar and Daisy Morrow
Forrest motivated by cotton picking and the Great Depression to
become a millionaire and reached this goal some years back. He is
an entrepreneur in Los Angeles, Calif., and a captain with Western
Airlines, has one son, Mark Wayne Forrest; one granddaughter,
Heather Marie Forrest. Wayne's hobbies are investments, travel,
and organizing large family reunions.
Doris Merle and Joseph "Jack" Patterson had (1) Robin Joy
Koehne; (2) Ronda Ann Powell, grandson Jason Forrest Koehne.
Merle's hobbies are home decorating, landscaping, and yard work.
"Jack's" employment brought about many moves and she claims to
have moved more, decorated more, and landscaped more thananyone else from or in Cherokee County.
Anna Jo and Clifford Bradshaw Goodspeed had (1) Michael
Roy; (2) Angela Goodspeed Ririe; grandchildren - Leah Nicole
Goodspeed, Adam Roger Ririe, Cody Patrick Forrest Ririe. Clif-
ford and Jo are diligent workers in the Church of Latter-Day
Saints. Jo's hobbies are grandmothering and giving her time and
talents toward church youth programs, particularly. Cliff's hobby
is still golf. - Merle Forrest Patterson
John Hoff Forster Family
John HoffForster (b. Jan. 28, 1875, Atlanta, Ga. d. July 29, 1973,
Cherokee Co., Tex.) descended from John Berryhill Forster and
Annie Wright Forster.
John Hoff Forster's father (b. April 24, 1832, Canada, d. Sept.
12, 1895) moved to Clyde, Ohio, and then to Georgia where he was a
Baptist minister, was buried at Chipley, Fla. His mother (b. July 31,
1848, d. Aug. 31, 1908) is buried in Frankston, Tex.
John Hoff Forster was born in his Grandmother Hoff's home on
Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Ga. Her family left home during the
Civil War siege of Atlanta. When they returned home they had only
radishes and "poke salad" to eat.
John came to Texas at age 20, riding freight trains to Tex-
arkana, where he worked in a sawmill. He worked at a sawmill
commissary in Woodville, Tex., where he m. Ella Dona Murdock of
Ozark, Ala., Sept. 20, 1903. She, her mother, and a brother had a
store and boarding house in Woodville.
John Hoff and Ella Dona Murdock Forster moved to Sharon,
Tex., where he was postmaster. Their first child, Carolyn, was born
July 6, 1904, and they moved to Frankston, Tex., in 1905, where he
owned a cotton gin and a crate factory, and helped organize the
First Baptist Church. In 1920 the family moved to Rusk, Tex., to
send the children to Rusk Junior College. By then, John Forster
owned a cotton gin at Reklaw, Tex., and a sawmill at Atoy, near
Rusk. Later, he owned a cotton gin in Rusk until he retired. In Rusk
he was on the Board of Trustees of the school system, active in Boy
Scouts of America work, member and Deacon in First Baptist
Church where he taught a Sunday School class for boys and sang in
the choir. He enjoyed hunting and fishing. Mr. and Mrs. Forster
celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1953. She d. June
24, 1957, at age 90 and he d. July 29, 1973, at age 98. Both are buried
in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Rusk.
The Forsters' children: (1) Carolyn, b. July 6, 1904; (2) Bernice,
b. Oct. 10, 1906, killed in automobile accident Oct. 29, 1965, m.
Bonds Frank Looney (d. Aug. 15, 1941, buried in Cedar Hill Ceme-
tery, Rusk), had Bonds Forster Looney, b. Aug. 8, 1930; (3) John
Hoff Jr., b. July 5, 1910, m. Lois Hybarger of Pineland, Tex., Feb. 2,
1946, two children.
Carolyn Forster graduated from Rusk High School, Rusk Ju-
nior College, Baylor University, and earned her master's degree
from Stephen F. Austin State University. She taught school 44
years, five in Alto and Maydelle, three in New Mexico, and 36 in
Colorado where she retired. In 1969 she returned to Rusk to live and
is active in several clubs, the First Baptist Church, and its Sunday
School.
Bernice Forster graduated from Rusk High School, Rusk Col-
lege, Baylor University, and has a master's degree from Stephen F.
Austin State University. She taught school at Bulah and Fastrill
before her marriage. She worked for the Department of Public
Welfare 36 years and as a social worker at the Rusk (Tex.) State
Hospital before her death in an automobile accident. She was in
several clubs, the First Baptist Church, where she sang in the choir
and taught in the Sunday School.
Bonds Frank and Bernice Forster Looney had Bonds Forster
Looney, who m. Elna Adams of Andalusia, Ala., and have Bonds
Franklin and Susan Bernice. Both finished high school in Dayton,
Ohio, and attend the university there. Their father is a graduate of
Rusk High School, Stephen F. Austin State University with bache-
lor's and master's degrees, and taught school four years. While in
military service (Officer's Training School, Fort Benning, Ga.) he
and Elna m. He is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base.
John Hoff Forster Jr. graduated from Rusk High School where
he played football. He attended Texas A. and M. University and
Stephen F. Austin State University and served in the U. S. Navy in
World War II. He was with the Texas Employment Commission
until he retired. The family lives in Longview, Tex.270
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Cherokee County Historical Commission (Tex.). Cherokee County History, book, 2001; Jacksonville, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth354360/m1/280/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Cherokee County Historical Commission.