Roy was the son of Martin and Mary Forbes of Montgomery County, Ohio, and the brother of Frank. He was the husband of May Hague and father of Warner and Barbara. During the early years of their marriage, Roy and May and children lived with Roy's parents. Roy was a woodworker and paper hanger in Miamisburg, Ohio. Later in life, he worked a punch press for the Frigidaire company.
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"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM6C-3Z1 : 22 January 2015), Roy V Forbes in household of M W Forbes, Miami Township Miamisburg City Ward 1, 3, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLXN-RDX : 29 October 2015), Roy V Forbes in household of Martin W Forbes, Miamisburg Ward 3, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD5N-ZTW : 14 December 2015), Roy Forbes in household of Martin Forbes, Miamisburg Ward 3, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2T-G5B : 17 May 2014), Roy V Forbes, Ward 4, Miamisburg City, Miami Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.