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Birth	:	4 Apr 1865 County Cork, Ireland
Death	:	13 Jan 1937 Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0046000, -76.4575000
Plot	:	section 2
Description	:	birth year on tombstone and in county history book do NOT agree ********************************************************************************************* DANIEL C. FORDE One of the most extensive farmers of Harrison County, Iowa, is Daniel C. Forde, who came to this country from Ireland in 1886, and located in Harrison County. His career is a striking example of what can be accomplished by a man who directs his energies in well defined channels. When he arrived in this county, he was glad to find work at twenty dollars a month on a farm, and today he is... Read More	birth year on tombstone and in county history book do NOT agree ******************************************************************************************* DANIEL C. FORDE One of the most extensive farmers of Harrison County, Iowa, is Daniel C. Forde, who came to this country from Ireland in 1886, and located in Harrison County. His career is a striking example of what can be accomplished by a man who directs his energies in well defined channels. When he arrived in this county, he was glad to find work at twenty dollars a month on a farm, and today he is one of the wealthiest farmers of the county and has attained his prosperity solely through his own unaided efforts. Daniel C. Forde, the son of Cornelius and Mary (Vaughn) Forde, was born April 4, 1852, in Cork, Ireland. Twelve children were born to his parents, eight of whom are living. Six of the children still live in Ireland and Daniel and one sister, Mrs. Mary Klaub, are the only members of the family in the United States. His sister, who is a widow, lives in Missouri Valley. Cornelius Forde was born in Ireland in 1824 and farmed until his death, in 1904. His wife was also born in Ireland and died in her native land in 1909. Daniel C. Forde was reared on his father’s farm in Ireland and lived there until he was 24 years of age. He felt that there were much better opportunities for young men in America and decided to come to this country. It took him 15 days to make the trip across the Atlantic, and as soon as he arrived in New York City, he started at once for the West. He located in Harrison County, Iowa, and first started out working by the month on the same farm, which he now owns. For 15 years he worked and saved his money before he started farming for himself. He first bought four hundred sixty acres of land in Magnolia Township, for which he paid thirty dollars an acre. He farmed until 1898 and then rented his farm and moved to Missouri Valley, where he engaged in the buying and shipping of stock for the next ten years. In 1908 he moved back to his farm, where he has since resided. Mr. Forde has one of the best improved farms in the county. He has one barn which holds 100 tons of hay, and will accommodate 150 head of cattle at one time. He keeps high grade Hereford cattle, Duroc-Jersey hogs, and a good grade of horses. He has a handsome country home and five acres of trees surrounding his residence. Two driveways lead from the road to the house, and everything about his farm indicates that he is a man of taste as well as of thrift. Mr. Forde now has 976 acres of land in this county, as well as stock in the Missouri Valley Savings Bank, and other interests. Mr. Forde was married in 1903 to Margaret Cooper, who was born in Canada in 1872. Her father died when she was young, and her mother married a second time, David Gee, and is now living in Mondamin, Iowa. Mr. Forde and his wife are the parents of five children: Mary, Eileen, Phillip, Kathrine and Francis. Mr. Forde is not a partisan in politics and casts his ballot for the man whom he believes will best serve the interests of the public at large. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church, and he holds his membership in the Knights of Columbus at Missouri Valley. He is interested in the educational life of his community and is now serving as a director of the school board of his township. Such, in brief, is the history of a man who came to this country with no resources except his indomitable energy and determination to succeed in spits of all obstacles. It also shows what may be accomplished in a county like this and should be an incentive to the young men of the coming generation to exert themselves to a greater effort. Mr. Forde has not only been unusually successful as a farmer and businessman, but what is still more, he has won and retains the high esteem of everyone with whom he has been associated. It seems eminently fitting that the career of such a man be recorded in the annals of his county. source of biographical sketch: “History of Harrison County, Iowa: its people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families”, 1915, pages 850 - 852 ******************************************************************************************* PNEUMONIA FATAL TO LOGAN FARMER -------------------------------------------------- LOGAN. -- Funeral service were held Friday for Daniel C. Forde, 72, Logan farmer, who died in his home in the Willow valley Wednesday morning, following a brief illness of plural pneumonia, developed from an attack of influenza. Forde was born in Cork, Ireland, April 4, 1865, and came to this country in 1886. Here he first secured employment on a farm at $20 per month and for fifteen years worked to buy himself a farm. He bought a place in Magnolia township which he developed into an outstanding farm in this section. He made cattle raising his business and has been one of the countys largest and most successful feeders. Surviving are five children, Mrs. Mary McCrickard, living in Cincinnati township; Philip, a highway engineer; Mrs. Hugh Rodenburg, of near Neola, and Catherine, a teacher in the Missouri Valley schools; Frances, who teaches in Cincinnati township. Services were held at the St. Bridget Catholic church in Magnolia, conducted by the Rev. Father Powers of Pisgah. Burial was at Magnolia. source of post funeral article: Council Bluffs Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), January 15, 1937, page 2, column 6

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Daniel Cornelius Forde's memorial is located at: Old Rosemont Cemetery, Bloomsburg, Columbia County, USA.
When did Daniel Cornelius Forde death?
Daniel Cornelius Forde death on 13 Jan 1937 in Magnolia, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0046000
Longitude: -76.4575000

Family Members:

Spouse

Margaret Cooper Forde

(1872 - 1960)

Children

Eileen Edith Rodenburg

(1906 - 1998)

Philip D Forde

(1908 - 2004)

Catharine C. Forde Sorensen

(1910 - 1970)

Frances Adelaid Forde McFee

(1912 - 2002)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Old Rosemont Cemetery
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0046000, -76.4575000

2. Old Lutheran Cemetery (Defunct)
Bloomsburg, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0043600, -76.4572430

3. County Home Cemetery
Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0300000, -76.4577000

4. Vanderslice Cemetery
Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0244000, -76.4821000

5. New Rosemont Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0046997, -76.4175034

6. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0346756, -76.4209824

7. Creveling Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0119000, -76.3914000

8. Hillside Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9513168, -76.4540482

9. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9509659, -76.4571609

10. Quaker Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9506630, -76.4617760

11. Greenwood Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9503480, -76.4624830

12. Canby Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0619000, -76.4692000

13. Saint Peters Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.9663500, -76.5220100

14. Emanuels Reformed Church Cemetery
Mainville, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9915210, -76.3763420

15. Fisher Cemetery
Mainville, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9919014, -76.3760986

16. Hidlay Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.0408000, -76.3833000

17. Vallerchamp Cemetery
Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0735429, -76.4512078

18. Hooded Grave Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9318840, -76.4678490

19. Elan Memorial Park
Lime Ridge, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0233002, -76.3553009

20. Crouse Family Cemetery
Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0842970, -76.4408670

21. Laurel Hill Cemetery
Orangeville, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0802994, -76.4203033

22. Mount Zion Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9304930, -76.5005290

23. McIntyre Cemetery
Catawissa, Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9221000, -76.4403000

24. Dutch Hill Cemetery
Columbia County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0630455, -76.5462952