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Name	Forbess, W. C.
Born	26 Sep 1870
Birthplace	Huntingdon, Carroll Co., Tennessee
Places of residence	Tennessee, Colorado, Texas; He had considerable real estate holdings in Fort Worth.
Father	Seborn A. Forbess
Mother	America Frances Wilkes
Education	Completed a business course.
Notes	Photo from find-a-grave. Mr. Forbess is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Texas.
Occupation	After his education, he worked for Denver, Utah & Pacific Railway in the track department. In 1889, he was with the Burlington & Missouri Railway Company as a telegraph operator. In 1890, he was assistant secretary with the Cannon Coal Company in Lafayette, CO. By 1892, he had moved to Mineral Wells, Texas and was an agent for the Mineral Wells & Northwestern Railway. Then he became joint agent for the Union Pacific and Denver & Rio Grande Railway in Hastings, CO. In 1893 he was the general freight and passenger agent in Weatherford for the Mineral Wells & Northern Railway; chief clerk to general manager, St. Louis, Kansas City & Colorado Railway; and general superintendant for Gulf & Brazos Valley Railway. He later became Assistant General Manager for Northern Texas Traction Company.
Relationships	Member of Elks, Knights of Pythias, Chamber of Commerce, Country Club, other business and railway organizations.
Role	Management
Spouse	Jennie May Davis (m. 20 Oct 1890)
Children	Nona Forbess Greene

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