12/18/1900 - Page 7 - The Atlanta Constitution
WILLIAM FORSYTH
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF ATLANTA WHO DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORNING
HE WAS SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS OLD
William Forsyth, a pioneer citizen of Atlanta and one of the best known men in the country, died suddenly yesterday morning at Dr. Allen's sanitarium at Milledgeville.
Mr. Forsyth was in his seventy-seventh year when he died. He had been in ill health for a long time. In March last, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and despite his declining years, he rallied somewhat, but later suffered the misfortune of losing the use of both eyes.
When the second stroke came, his enfeebled condition could not withstand the shock. He will be buried this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence, 106 West Cain Street. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. A. R. Holderby of Moore Memorial Church and Dr. C. P. Bridewell, of the first Presbyterian Church.
He will be buried with Masonic honors, the interment taking place at Oakland Cemetery. The pallbearers will be selected this morning.
Mr. Forsyth leaves a wife and six children. The children are Mrs. J. T. Lowry, J. A. Forsyth, Arthur Forsyth, of Birmingham, Alabama; Miss Annie Forsyth, Joseph N. Forsyth, of New Orleans and Captain William W. Forsyth, Sixth United States cavalry at present in China.
Mr. Forsyth was born October 15, 1823, in the little town of Alrdery, which is five miles from the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Fifty two years ago, when a young man of twenty five, he came to this country and settled in the north.
While in Fall River, Massachuetts, he married Miss Annie McQueen, of Glasgow, Scotland and in 1852, he and his wife moved to Atlanta. For nearly half a century, he had been a citizen of this city. During the war, he held a commission under Joseph E. Brown and passed through the memorable siege of Atlanta.
To thousands in Atlanta, "Uncle Billy" Forsyth was known as a man who had the "milk of human kindness' coursing through his veins. No man had a better right to the good will and respect of his neighbors. Warm-hearted, generous to a fault, he went through life doing good according to his own light. He never turned a deaf ear to the plea of the unfortunate and he gave his last penny to humble charity with the same grace that he gave of his plenty.
WILLIAM FORSYTH
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF ATLANTA WHO DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORNING
HE WAS SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS OLD
William Forsyth, a pioneer citizen of Atlanta and one of the best known men in the country, died suddenly yesterday morning at Dr. Allen's sanitarium at Milledgeville.
Mr. Forsyth was in his seventy-seventh year when he died. He had been in ill health for a long time. In March last, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and despite his declining years, he rallied somewhat, but later suffered the misfortune of losing the use of both eyes.
When the second stroke came, his enfeebled condition could not withstand the shock. He will be buried this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence, 106 West Cain Street. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. A. R. Holderby of Moore Memorial Church and Dr. C. P. Bridewell, of the first Presbyterian Church.
He will be buried with Masonic honors, the interment taking place at Oakland Cemetery. The pallbearers will be selected this morning.
Mr. Forsyth leaves a wife and six children. The children are Mrs. J. T. Lowry, J. A. Forsyth, Arthur Forsyth, of Birmingham, Alabama; Miss Annie Forsyth, Joseph N. Forsyth, of New Orleans and Captain William W. Forsyth, Sixth United States cavalry at present in China.
Mr. Forsyth was born October 15, 1823, in the little town of Alrdery, which is five miles from the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Fifty two years ago, when a young man of twenty five, he came to this country and settled in the north.
While in Fall River, Massachuetts, he married Miss Annie McQueen, of Glasgow, Scotland and in 1852, he and his wife moved to Atlanta. For nearly half a century, he had been a citizen of this city. During the war, he held a commission under Joseph E. Brown and passed through the memorable siege of Atlanta.
To thousands in Atlanta, "Uncle Billy" Forsyth was known as a man who had the "milk of human kindness' coursing through his veins. No man had a better right to the good will and respect of his neighbors. Warm-hearted, generous to a fault, he went through life doing good according to his own light. He never turned a deaf ear to the plea of the unfortunate and he gave his last penny to humble charity with the same grace that he gave of his plenty.
12/18/1900 - Page 7 - The Atlanta Constitution
WILLIAM FORSYTH
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF ATLANTA WHO DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORNING
HE WAS SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS OLD
William Forsyth, a pioneer citizen of Atlanta and one of the best known men in the country, died suddenly yesterday morning at Dr. Allen's sanitarium at Milledgeville.
Mr. Forsyth was in his seventy-seventh year when he died. He had been in ill health for a long time. In March last, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and despite his declining years, he rallied somewhat, but later suffered the misfortune of losing the use of both eyes.
When the second stroke came, his enfeebled condition could not withstand the shock. He will be buried this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence, 106 West Cain Street. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. A. R. Holderby of Moore Memorial Church and Dr. C. P. Bridewell, of the first Presbyterian Church.
He will be buried with Masonic honors, the interment taking place at Oakland Cemetery. The pallbearers will be selected this morning.
Mr. Forsyth leaves a wife and six children. The children are Mrs. J. T. Lowry, J. A. Forsyth, Arthur Forsyth, of Birmingham, Alabama; Miss Annie Forsyth, Joseph N. Forsyth, of New Orleans and Captain William W. Forsyth, Sixth United States cavalry at present in China.
Mr. Forsyth was born October 15, 1823, in the little town of Alrdery, which is five miles from the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Fifty two years ago, when a young man of twenty five, he came to this country and settled in the north.
While in Fall River, Massachuetts, he married Miss Annie McQueen, of Glasgow, Scotland and in 1852, he and his wife moved to Atlanta. For nearly half a century, he had been a citizen of this city. During the war, he held a commission under Joseph E. Brown and passed through the memorable siege of Atlanta.
To thousands in Atlanta, "Uncle Billy" Forsyth was known as a man who had the "milk of human kindness' coursing through his veins. No man had a better right to the good will and respect of his neighbors. Warm-hearted, generous to a fault, he went through life doing good according to his own light. He never turned a deaf ear to the plea of the unfortunate and he gave his last penny to humble charity with the same grace that he gave of his plenty.
WILLIAM FORSYTH
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN OF ATLANTA WHO DIED SUDDENLY YESTERDAY MORNING
HE WAS SEVENTY SEVEN YEARS OLD
William Forsyth, a pioneer citizen of Atlanta and one of the best known men in the country, died suddenly yesterday morning at Dr. Allen's sanitarium at Milledgeville.
Mr. Forsyth was in his seventy-seventh year when he died. He had been in ill health for a long time. In March last, he suffered a stroke of paralysis and despite his declining years, he rallied somewhat, but later suffered the misfortune of losing the use of both eyes.
When the second stroke came, his enfeebled condition could not withstand the shock. He will be buried this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from his late residence, 106 West Cain Street. Funeral services will be conducted by Dr. A. R. Holderby of Moore Memorial Church and Dr. C. P. Bridewell, of the first Presbyterian Church.
He will be buried with Masonic honors, the interment taking place at Oakland Cemetery. The pallbearers will be selected this morning.
Mr. Forsyth leaves a wife and six children. The children are Mrs. J. T. Lowry, J. A. Forsyth, Arthur Forsyth, of Birmingham, Alabama; Miss Annie Forsyth, Joseph N. Forsyth, of New Orleans and Captain William W. Forsyth, Sixth United States cavalry at present in China.
Mr. Forsyth was born October 15, 1823, in the little town of Alrdery, which is five miles from the city of Glasgow, Scotland. Fifty two years ago, when a young man of twenty five, he came to this country and settled in the north.
While in Fall River, Massachuetts, he married Miss Annie McQueen, of Glasgow, Scotland and in 1852, he and his wife moved to Atlanta. For nearly half a century, he had been a citizen of this city. During the war, he held a commission under Joseph E. Brown and passed through the memorable siege of Atlanta.
To thousands in Atlanta, "Uncle Billy" Forsyth was known as a man who had the "milk of human kindness' coursing through his veins. No man had a better right to the good will and respect of his neighbors. Warm-hearted, generous to a fault, he went through life doing good according to his own light. He never turned a deaf ear to the plea of the unfortunate and he gave his last penny to humble charity with the same grace that he gave of his plenty.
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