John P Forrer
John
P Forrer was born in December 1815 to Martin and Catharine Forrer in
Pennsylvania. John married Mary An Meck
in 1842, the couple came to Ohio in 1872 and operated a family farm on Fulton
Road slightly west of Egypt near Orrville, Ohio. The pair raised 10 children during their 47
year union.
John
P Forrer died July 5th, 1889 in Wayne County Ohio. John and Mary are buried in Pleasant Hill
Baptist Cemetery in Smithville, Ohio.
FATAL ACCIDENT
A fatal
accident happened on the 5th of July, by which Bro. John Forrer, of Wayne county, Ohio, and one of his grandchildren, Carrie Bell Orr, lost their lives. On
the afternoon of the 5th of July, Bro. F. left home, accompanied by his granddaughter,
to visit his son-in-law, Christian Orr of Summit county, Ohio, some 15 miles
distant. When almost at the end of their journey they had to cross the N. Y. P.
& O. R. R. where they were struck by a locomotive and both instantly
killed. Bro. Forrer's age was 60 years {headstone states 73 years}, 6 months
and 25 days, and that of his granddaughter Carrie Belle Orr 12 years, 9 months
and 20 days. The latter was buried on the 20th in the Beech Grove graveyard in
Wayne county, and Bro. F.'s remains were taken back and interred in the
Pleasant Hill graveyard in Milton township, Wayne county, on the 8th, followed
by a large concourse of relatives and friends. He leaves his widow, one son and
nine daughters to mourn their sudden loss. All of his children attended the
funeral except one daughter, Martha, who lives in Oregon, and one son,
Christian, who lives in Kansas. Funeral services were held by J. K. Yoder in
German, and David Erwin in English, from Rev. 16:15.
Herald of Truth, Vol. XXVI, Number 14, July 15,
1889, page 222, 223
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