Margaret Forcum: Robin's Roots

1855 - 1931 (75 years)

TNG Ancestor Charts

Graphical formats

"Standard" charts have a lovely graphical format that shows the name and birth/death years in a box for each person's box. Additional data for each person can be pulled down from that box. They are in the shape of a standard pedigree chart, with empty boxes for ancestors that are not present in the tree.. Unfortunately, they generate so much whitespace that they require a lot of scrolling to read, and are virtually impossible to print. (But see the "PDF" chart below.)
"Vertical" charts are also lovely graphical charts. These flow down up instead of across the page. Since vertical charts do not use blank boxes for ancestors who are missing from the database, they are more compact than the "Standard" charts. But you cannot pull down additional data from each box. And depending on the number of ancestors in the tree, they can be too wide to print.
"Compact" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are much smaller because they contain only names.
"Box" charts are like "Standard" chart in their shape, but their boxes are bigger because they contain some of the data that is pulled-down from the "Standard" chart boxes. As a result, they are even more unweildy than the "Standard" charts.
"Fan" charts are remarkable. All I can say is "try one".
"PDF" chart are variants of "Standard" chart. They create a one-page PDF file that can hold up to six generations of data.
Most PC's these days can generate PDF printouts of any web page, but PDFs are distinctive because they control the page margins and page breaks,
The "Map" is not a chart. Rather, it is, well, a map. The places of ancestors' birth, marriage, and death are shown as pins on the map. It's pretty remarkable - you should give it a try, though the map would be easier to interpret if the pins were colored or numbered to represent generations.

(The graphical charts' connecting lines sometimes disappear at certain zoom level. When they are missing, you can use you mouse scroll wheel or hit control-plus or control-minus to change the zoom level.)

Text formats

"Text" charts are shaped just like the "Standard" charts, with lines drawn from person-to-person. They just don't put each person's data into graphical boxes.
"Text+" charts are quite distinctive, and unique to TNG. They are kind of a cross between the graphical and text formats. They are much more compact than the text charts, partly because they do not leave blank space where ancestors are missing. The ancestor tree extends to the right like typical charts, stretch vertically rather than horizontally, and can includes upwards of 15 generations in the width of one printed page (albeit sometimes with legal-length paper in landscape mode). They are also much more flexible than the other formats, with several (perhaps too many) run-time options.
"Ahnetafel" charts follow a standard genealogical text format that is descriptive - more like prose than a 'chart'. They contain almost all of the data that I have for each person, including free-form notes. But they don't give the kind of visual overview of the family tree that the other charts give.
"Media" charts are not focused on media, and they don't actually show pictures; they just indicate whether each ancestor's record has media item attached to it. (They don't distinguish between photos, scans of documents, and other types of media.) Their presentation of ancestors is very simple, and easy to read and print.

Less detail

Generation: 1

1. Margaret Forcum was born on 23 Feb 1855 in Anderson, Madison, IN (daughter of Milas Forcum and Nancy Jane Nelson); died on 30 Jan 1931 in Anderson, Madison, IN.

Generation: 2

Milas Forcum was born on 10 Aug 1828 in North Carolina; died on 1 Dec 1877 in Anderson, Madison, IN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Adams Twp, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1860, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1870, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA

Milas married Nancy Jane Nelson
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on 2 Jan 1849 in Henry Co, IN. Nancy (daughter of John Griffith Nelson and Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle) was born on 19 Oct 1820 in Mason Co, WV; died on 18 Jan 1880 in Anderson, Madison, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Jane Nelson was born on 19 Oct 1820 in Mason Co, WV (daughter of John Griffith Nelson and Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle); died on 18 Jan 1880 in Anderson, Madison, IN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1850, Adams Twp, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1860, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA
Residence: 1870, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA

Children:

1. Margaret Forcum was born on 23 Feb 1855 in Anderson, Madison, IN; died on 30 Jan 1931 in Anderson, Madison, IN.

Generation: 3

John Griffith Nelson was born on 2 Apr 1776 in Mason Co, WV (son of Richard Nelson and Elizabeth Griffith); died on 23 Sep 1817 in Pendleton, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.

Other Events and Attributes:

Residence: 1810, Mason County, Virginia, USA; Males M<10:2 (Arbuckle, Davis), <15: 1(?), 26-44:1 (John; husband) Females: 16-25:1, 26:44:1(?); >45:1(?) Slaves: 1
Military: 13 Mar 1813, Henrico County, Virginia, USA; Muster Roll for Capt Martin Smith's co of the 33rd Regiment
Possessions: 30 Sep 1835, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Purchased 49.74 acres of public land
Residence: 1840, Madison County, Indiana, USA; Males: 60-69: 1(John G); 30-39:1(Davis?); 10-14: (John W) Females: 50-59:1(Polly); 20:29:1(Nancy); 15-19:2(Susan,Frances); 5-9:2 (Agnes,Magin)

Notes:

Birth:
FindAGrave says "Doddridge Co WV"

Buried:
GRid=42026242; Inscription: "In memory of John G. Nelson who died March 4, 1847 aged 70 years 1 month and 15 days"

John married Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle on 22 May 1807 in Gallia Co, OH. Mary (daughter of William Arbuckle and Catherine Madison) was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 13 Sep 1847 in Pendleton, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV (daughter of William Arbuckle and Catherine Madison); died on 13 Sep 1847 in Pendleton, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.

Notes:

Buried:
Grid=42026284; Old thin stone with script inscription. Has a DAR plaque. Marriage date and place. Lists her 14 children

Notes:

Married:
She is listed as "Polly"; they were married by Thomas Rodgers J.P.

Children:

William 'Arbuckle' Nelson was born on 13 Sep 1807 in Mason Co, WV; died on 4 Aug 1876 in Cambria, Wayne, IA; was buried in Cambria Cemetery, Cambria, Wayne, IA.
Davis Griffith Nelson was born in 1809 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died after 1880.
Thompson Nelson was born on 12 Jan 1811 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 17 Sep 1884 in Wisconsin; was buried in Ramsey Cemetery, Osceola, Polk, WI.
Eliza Jane Nelson was born on 12 Jan 1811 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 12 Feb 1881 in Dade Co, MO; was buried in Sinking Creek Cemetery, Everton, Dade, MO.
John Nelson was born on 30 Dec 1812 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 27 Jan 1818 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV.
Mary Ann Nelson was born on 6 Feb 1814 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died after 1880.
Katherine Madison Nelson was born on 18 Oct 1816 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 11 Jun 1893 in Fall Creek Township, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.
Elizabeth R Nelson was born on 28 Dec 1818 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died after 1880 in Kansas.
3. Nancy Jane Nelson was born on 19 Oct 1820 in Mason Co, WV; died on 18 Jan 1880 in Anderson, Madison, IN.
Frances Nelson was born on 5 Dec 1822 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 16 May 1846 in Madison Co, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.
John W. Nelson was born on 29 Jan 1825 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died after 1880 in Indiana.
Susan Nelson was born on 20 Mar 1827 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died in 1873 in Madison Co, IN.
Agnes Nelson was born on 22 Jun 1829 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 13 Oct 1906 in Madison Co, IN.
Maglin Nelson was born on 13 Aug 1831 in Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 5 Jan 1915 in Kennard, Henry, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.

Generation: 4

12.	Richard Nelson was born about 1750 in Maryland. Other Events and Attributes: Residence: 1775, Durham Parish East Hundred, Charles County, Maryland, USA Richard married Elizabeth Griffith in UNKNOWN. Elizabeth died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Elizabeth Griffith died in UNKNOWN.

Children:

6. John Griffith Nelson was born on 2 Apr 1776 in Mason Co, WV; died on 23 Sep 1817 in Pendleton, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.

14.

William Arbuckle was born on 3 Mar 1752 in Balcony Falls, Rockbridge, VA (son of James Arbuckle, Sr and Margaret Thompson); died on 21 Mar 1836 in Mason Co, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV.

Other Events and Attributes:

Occupation: Farmer
Will: 21 Jan 1835, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Probate: 5 Sep 1836, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Notes:

William Arbuckle was the third husband of Catherine Madison, who, when she married William, was 25 years old, twice widowed, and with two children. William and Catherine had 8 children together, and he lived to the age of 84 in Mason County (now in West Virginia), just a few miles from Point Pleasant.
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William was at Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant for the famous Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774, but he later described himself as a "volunteer soldier". My guess is that he was given an assignment at the fort by his much older brother Capt Matthew Arbuckle. He is somtimes credited Matthew's military accomplishment, but there is no contemporary evidence that he served in the militia. In fact, his application for a Revolutionary War pension was denied for that very reason.

Will:
He left bequests to the four daughters who survived him and to several grandchildren. He left $1 to be shared by the seven or eight sons and daughters of his late daughter Jane McMullin "by way of Remembrance". He similarly left $1 to his daughters Margaret James, Catherine Craig, & Elizabeth Alexander, though he left his blacksmith tools and his shop property to Elizabeth's husband, Samuel. His daughter Mary Nelson and several grandsons received $100 notes that were due to him from Samuel Alexander. He also left a shotgun and a rifle to two grandsons.
His executors were his "friends" (and sons-in-law) John G Nelson and Sam'l Alexander.

Buried:
GRid=34837010; Very old stone; almost disintegrated. A new monument reads "ARTIFICER VA TROOPS REV WAR". An "artificer" is a craftsman who specializes in the construction of artillery or fortification systems.

William married Catherine Madison on 30 Oct 1779 in Botetourt Co, VA. Catherine (daughter of Humphrey Madison and Mary Dickinson) was born in 1754 in Augusta Co, VA; died on 18 Jul 1818 in Buffalo, Putnam, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Catherine Madison was born in 1754 in Augusta Co, VA (daughter of Humphrey Madison and Mary Dickinson); died on 18 Jul 1818 in Buffalo, Putnam, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV.

Other Events and Attributes:

Civil: 15 May 1770, Augusta County, Virginia, USA; She chose John Madison as her guardian
Residence: 1779, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA; Court appearance establishg that her father, Humphrey, died in service to his country as an Esign in the company of Capt John Dickinson (Catherine's uncle)

Notes:

Buried:
GRid=34836924; Very old headstone, mostly faded

Notes:

Married:
She is listed as Katherine Pogue

Children:

Jane Madison Arbuckle was born on 2 Apr 1780 in Fort Union, Greenbrier, WV; died in Sep 1826.
Margaret Thompson Arbuckle was born on 26 Mar 1782 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died after 21 Jan 1835.
7. Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle was born on 4 Apr 1784 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 13 Sep 1847 in Pendleton, Madison, IN; was buried in Gilmore Cemetery, Madison Co, IN.
William Arbuckle, Jr. was born on 26 Nov 1788 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died in 1805 in Mason Co, WV.
Elizabeth Arbuckle was born on 15 Jul 1790 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 29 Jul 1861 in Mason Co, WV; was buried in Samuel Alexander Cemetery, Mason Co, WV.
Catharine (Kitty) Brown Arbuckle was born on 11 Jul 1793 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died on 16 Oct 1859 in Buffalo, Putnam, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV.
Frances Littlepage Arbuckle was born on 11 Jul 1793 in Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason, WV; died in Dec 1801 in Kanawha Co, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV.
Nancy Arbuckle was born on 8 Sep 1796 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, WV; died on 21 Dec 1801 in Kanawha City, Kanawha, WV; was buried in Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason, WV.


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