The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-11-20
Death OfJasOn Moore FOrwOOd, former.
Iy OfMarfOrd County

The following obituary notice appeared in the
IerdS Christian Advocdte, published at Galveston,
through the attention of friend, during the pre-
sent month, and gave us our first intimation of
sad event which had occurred four months pre-.
viously.
The obituary is signed by E. l.. Armstrong,
Corsicana, Texas, June 18th, 1885, and reads us
follows:
Died. June 10th, 1885, in Williamson county
Texas, Jason M. Forwood, a. ed 62 years. With
out moments warming, he fell senseless and
county, Mary land, July 5, 1923. He removed to
alabama in early life, and to Jasper county,
county, where he died. My acquaintance be-
gan with him on his arrival in Texas, and con-
He was a good man. always striving to do right,
| the friend of suffering humanity. ardent in his
attachments, honorable in business transactions
an faithful to God. He was a loving and de-
voted husband. and an indugent father. lie
| leaves devoted wife, and three little boys to
mourn his absence, and host of friends to drop
brother. dearly beloved. May Gods grace
abound in the hearts of the sorrowing ones"
Jason NJ. Forwood was the eldest son of the
| late DR.. Parker Forwood, of this, Hartford coun.
ty, by his first wife. The late Mrs. James Smith
| son. and the present Mrs. Alex. q. Ramsay, were
full sisters, and W. Smithson Forwood, of Bel
Air, his eldest half brother.
In the year 1913 or 1874, as he reached the
threshold of manhood, animated by the spirit of
adventure, he put forth his bark upon what he
| believed to be the tide, which, taken at the
flood, leads on to fortune" lie quit his native
| county and state and removed to the far South,
| To southern Alabama, and placed himself there
under the guidance and business instruction of
| his uncle, Col. samuel Forwood. He continued
| in the merchandis ng business for his uncle dur
| ing one year. when smitten by the charms of a
| neigh boring planter daughter. a Miss West who
was extremely youthful at the the time, he as
sumed the bonds of matrimony, and afterward
took charge of his father-in-law's plantation.
| Here cultivatng the SOIL which there yields
| to perfection the snowy white king Cotton" he
| remained until 1850, when lured by the glowing
| and brightly pictured charms of the new Edo
RADIO, Texas, himself and wife, father-in-law and
mother-in- law, sold their Alabama property and
| moved thither. He was quite successful in bust
| ness until the occurrence of the civil war. by
| which he suffered in common with all other resid-
| ents OF that section His first wife died, without
issue. several years ago, and he afterwards mar
| ried the lady who survives him.
| Thus, one by one. the friends of our youth
pass away! We knew him well, while living here
| in boyhood and afterwards. while we resided in
Alabama, in the years 1848- 40 and 80, as neigh
bors, we we re amost constantly associated, either
| as visitors in his truly happy family or as COM
panions in fishing, or in the chase, sports of which
| we "'ere both exceedingly fond.
AT all times and under all circumstances, we
found him warm-hearted, truthful, kind and
gentle. His word could always be relied upon
| even in the most trivial matters. He was good
man in every sense of the word. and loved truth
for truths sake. We feel that this tribute is due
to the memory of our friend and cousin, and will
be pondered over, with saddening feelings by the
| many relatives and friends of his boyhood in this
| county of his birth and youth, and the tear will
start at the thought that one more of the links
that bind US to earth has been broken, and that
our own is deeply worn
$50 soon shall we follow when friendships decay,
And from loves shining circle the gems drop
| away.
| Peaceful be thy rest
harrington, Noo. l4th. 1885.
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