Forney
Houston
LaFollette
Born in Blue Pond, DeKalb, Alabama
Ancestors 
Brother of
Mattie Viola (LaFollette) Nance, Albert E LaFollette, Mamie L (LaFollette) Hodge, Luther L LaFollette, Eugene L LaFollette and George D LaFollette
Husband of
Minnie Violet (Walker) LaFollette
— married
18 May 1928 in Gallant, Etowah County, Alabama
Father of
Billie Josephine (LaFollette) Hodges
Died
at age 59
in Huntsville, Madison, Alabama, United States
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Biography
Forney Houston LaFollette, (1 Nov 1906 - 30 Jun 1966) Age 59
Birth & Parents
On Thursday, 1 Nov 1906 in Blue Pond, DeKalb county, Alabama, Forney Houston LaFollette was born to Jeremiah M "Jerry" LaFollette, (19 Mar 1849 - 21 Oct 1925), and Julia Victoria Johnson LaFollette, (23 Apr 1868 - 28 Feb 1948).
Marriage to Minnie Violet Walker
On 18 May 1928 in Etowah county, Alabama, 21-year-old Forney Houston Lafollette married 38-year-old Minnie Violet Walker daughter of John Hiram Walker, (10 Feb 1840 - 5 Aug 1907), and Mary Catherine Bedford, (14 Feb 1846 - 23 June 1933).
2 known Children: 2 daughters
Minnie Walker was 43 years old and Forney LaFollette was 26 years old when they decided to begin a family. Together they raised 2 children, 2 daughters. In chronological order the children are:
- 1. Betty Lynn LaFollette Scott
- 2. Billie Josephine LaFollette Hodges, (14 Nov 1934 - 27 July 2014)
Occupation
Minister in The Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Death
On Thursday night, 30 Jun 1966, while driving on US Highway 431 in Huntsville, Madison county, Alabama, 59 year-old Rev. Forney Houston LaFollette and his wife, 76-year-old Minnie Violet Walker LaFollette of Shelbyville, Tennessee, collided with another automobile. They were instantly killed in the crash. In the other car were 25-year-old Ronald Axel Boner of Huntsville, Alabama and 24-year-old Kenneth Byrd of Owens Crossroads, Alabama, both of whom were also instantly killed.
Burial
Forney Houston LaFollette's remains were laid to rest in Conn Cemetery, Gallant, Etowah County, Alabama, A FAG memorial has been created for him. There is a description of the cemetery and grave with photos of the cemetery and the tombstone. If you want to you may access the website here: Find A Grave: Memorial #17990423.
Sources
- Family history, descendants of William Vardamond Griffith. "Needs Source Citation"
WW 2 Draft Card
Uploaded WW2 draft card; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 853
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Forney by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Forney by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Sheldon La Follette
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup I-M253
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~3.12%
Amy Nance :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A834024 [compare], Ancestry member amycnance
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~1.56%
Lee (Argo) Rawlinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch BP4745699 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A300689 [compare], Ancestry member poppydumpling
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A136795 [compare], FTDNA kit #B301139
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~1.56%
Carol Argo :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jean Atkins :
Autosomal DNA Test
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~0.78%
Jessica Argo :
23andMe, GEDmatch GK2856017 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch GE2297866 [compare], Ancestry member JArgoBurke
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~0.78%
Kimberly (Parr) Cook :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Jason Argo :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A599141 [compare]
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~0.78%
Sandy Boone :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member sandybd
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