Sam FORGE, Sr.

Submitter: Brenda Bridges

Husband: Sam FORGE, Sr.
Born: December 1823 Place: MS
Married: Place:
Died: August 27, 1910 Place: Limestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Shady Grove Place: Doyle, Limestone Co., TX
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses: Mariah

Wife: Talitha
Born: abt. 1818 Place: KY
Died: Place:
Cemetery: Place:
Father:
Mother:
Other Spouses: James FORGE

Children:

1 Name: M Robert FORGE
Born: 1854 Place: Freestone Co., TX
Died: abt 1889 Place: Limestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Place: Limestone Co., TX
Spouse 1: Sarah PIERMAN (PERMMONS)
Married: December 23, 1880 Place: Limestone Co., TX

2 Name: F Harriet FORGE
Born: 1851 Place: Freestone Co., TX
Died: Place: Limestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Place:
Spouse 1: Robert STEEN
Married: Place:
Spouse 2: Davie Crockett PHILLIPS
Married: Place: Limestone Co., TX

3 Name: M Sam FORGE, Jr.
Born: 1852 Place: Freestone Co., TX
Died: December 20, 1928 Place: Groesbeck, Limestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Doyle Cemetery Place: Limestone Co., TX
Spouse 1: Sarah BLACK
Married: Place: Limestone Co., TX

4 Name: F Ellen FORGE
Born: 1853 Place: Limestone Co., TX
Died: August 19, 1952 Place: Groesbeck, Limestone Co., TX
Cemetery: Doyle Cemetery Place: Limestone Co., TX
Spouse 1: Kimbell KELLEY
Married: January 16, 1876 Place:

5 Name: M Peter FORGE
Born: abt 1850 Place: AL
Died: Place:
Cemetery: Place:
Spouse 1: Eliza
Married: Place:

NOTES:
Sam Forge was a slave of either William Townsend or Robert Reed Smith.  His slave wife Talitha belonged to R. R. and Angeline Smith.  After slavery Talitha married James Forge, and Sam Forge Sr. married Mariah, though he had several children with Talitha.
Peter and Eliza Forge were born in AL, and though Peter took the name of Forge, possibly only the son of Mariah.  Mariah also had two other sons, Daniel and Nathaniel Burgess also born in AL.
Ellen Kelley the daughter of Mariah.
Robert Forge stated his mother was born in KY on 1880 census, as opposed to Maryland where Mariah was listed as born.
In 1870, there was a Susan living with James and Talitha Forge.  This possibly could be Ellen Kelley.  No Susan to date found on any deeds or wills.
Texas Slave Narrative for Sam Forge
Texas Slave Narrative for Ellen Kelley
Will of Sam Forge
Bill of Sale for Talitha
Bill of Sale for Jim
Deed from Sam Forge to Sarah Pierman
Deed between Sam Forge to William Sikes

SOURCES:
Texas Slave Narrative - Interview with Sam Forge Jr., son of Talitha and Sam Forge Sr.
http://freepages..genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20F/Forge,%20Sam.html

Texas Slave Narrative - Interview with Ellen Forge Kelly, daughter of Mariah and Sam Forge Sr.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ewyatt/_borders/Texas%20Slave%20Narratives/Texas%20K/Kelly,%20Ellen.html

Marriage Records:
Marriage record of Robert Forge and Sarah Permmons - Vol B Page 472b, Limestone Co., TX

Census:
1870 United States Census, Limestone Co., TX
Series: M593 Roll: 1596 Page: 216
Series: m593 Roll: 1596 Page: 247
1880 United States Census, Limestone Co., TX http://pilot.familysearch.org/
NARA film number: T9-1317
Page: 371
Page letter: C
Entry number: 141
1900 Federal Census - http://pilot.familysearch.org/
Justice Precinct 4 (all south of Mexia & Co. Gin Road & Mexia & R. C. Enumeration district: 0058, sheet number and letter: 7B, Household id: 118, reference number: 63, GSU film number: 1241655, image number: 00202

Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, http://pilot.familysearch.org/
Name: Sam Forge, Sr.
Film number: 2050199
Digital GS number: 4165821
Image number: 2987
Reference number: cn 7314
Name: Ellen Kelly
Film number: 2113630
Digital GS number: 4167257
Image number: 1384
Reference number: cn50588
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
Name: Sam Forge
Film number: 2117860
Digital GS number: 4030413
Image number: 2329
Reference number: cn56898
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976