Gladys Louise (Boyett) Forehand (1928 - 1970)

Born 17 Jun 1928 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Italo Saverio Iaricci — married 17 May 1944 (to 24 Nov 1948) in Hopewell, Virginia, United States

Wife of Robert Elton Forehand — married 24 Feb 1951 in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1970 at age 42 in Hopewell, Virginia, United States

Biography

Gladys (Boyett) Forehand is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Gladys is the 7x-great-granddaughter of Joseph Bridger (bef.1631-1686), a Qualifying Ancestor (see Jamestowne Society Qualifying Ancestors).

Gladys was born in 1928. She was the daughter of Walter Boyett and Lucy Daniel.

Gladys married twice and had four children.

Her first husband was Italo Iaricci. They had one son.^[1]

Her second husband was Robert Elton Forehand. They had three children.^[2]

After the children were grown, she enjoyed working part-time out of the home and she became an outstanding bowler.

She died on November 15, 1970. Gladys died instantly from a 12-gauge shotgun would to the chest.^[3]

Census

• 1940, Disputanta, Blackwater Magisterial District, Prince George, Virginia.^[4]
• 1950, Brandon, Prince George, Virginia. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Bronx County, New York, Divorce and Civil Case Records, 1914-1995 for Italo Iaricci. Microfilm 13 Volume I 1914 - 1960
2. ↑ Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 for Robert E Forehand 1951 Certificate 4085. "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-S4RZ : 20 February 2021), Robert E Forehand and Gladys Boyette Iaricci, 24 Feb 1951; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Brunswick, Virginia, United States, certificate 4085, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
3. ↑ "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRC-XRJ5 : 16 August 2019), Gladys Boyette Forehand, 15 Nov 1970; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Hopewell, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRBY-LBB : accessed 22 March 2018), Walter Boyette, Disputanta, Blackwater Magisterial District, Prince George, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 75-1, sheet 5A, line 30, family 69, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4285.
5. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XLK-JW1Q : Wed Jan 03 17:23:59 UTC 2024), Entry for Gladys Forehand and Alton Forehand, April 7, 1950.

• Morse, Kathryn Personal recollection, March 21, 2018

• Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #174554078 : accessed 21 March 2018), memorial page for Gladys Louise Boyett Forehand (17 Jun 1928–15 Nov 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 174554078, citing Appomattox Cemetery, Hopewell, Hopewell City, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Kathryn Morse (contributor 47593132) .