John Luke Forinash

1860 - 1890  (30 years)

• Name	John Luke Forinash
  Birth	23 Jul 1860	Lewis Co., VA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Oct 1890	Braxton Co., WV   [3]
  Burial	Newville Cemetery, Newville, Braxton Co., WV   [3]
  Person ID	I18931	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	21 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Isaac Forinash,   b. 14 Apr 1817, Buckhannon, Lewis Co., VA d. Between 1891 and 1896 (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Amelia Ann "Millie" Plant,   b. 1822, Harrison Co., VA d. Between 1896 and 1900 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1841	Lewis Co., VA   [4]
  	Married by Carr Bailey, minister of the Baptist Church. [4]
  Family ID	F8008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura S. Beamer,   b. 19 May 1865, Braxton Co., WV d. 4 Jul 1926, Oneill, Harrison Co., WV (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	16 Apr 1889	Braxton Co., WV   [5]
  Children	1. Pierson Ray Forinash,   b. 19 Mar 1890, Braxton Co., WV d. 6 Feb 1966, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F8047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2010

  
  

• Sources

  [S1349] West Virginia. Lewis County. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Lewis Co., WV Birth Register, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ :2010.), 10 Jul 2010, Book 1, 1860, 93, line 15, John Luke Forinash, accessed 10 Jul 2010. (Reliability: 3). [S2389] Jim Comstock, editor, The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, (Richwood, West Virginia: Jim Comstock, 1974.), 3: 80. (Reliability: 3). lists date of birth as 9 May 1856. [S2450] Newville Cemetery (Newville, Braxton County, West Virginia), Newville Cemetery, Newville, WV, John L. Forinash marker, photo by Kay Hunter, 20 Sep 2025. (Reliability: 3). [S1266] West Virginia. Lewis County., Lewis Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register, 2: 76, Fornash-Plant, 1841; accessed 19 Jun 2010. (Reliability: 3). [S1256] West Virginia. Braxton County., Braxton Co., WV Marriage Register, (Digital images. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Vital Research Records. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/ : 2009.), marriage register 228, Forenash-Beamer, 1889; accessed 20 Jan 2010. (Reliability: 3).