1882 History of
BIOGRAPHY
FOREMAN, Luther T., Maj.,
Maj. L. T. Forman is a native
of "old
Major Forman has been thrice
married. His second wife was Miss Araminta Brown, daughter
of Colonel Meredith Brown, one of the most prominent of the early pioneers of this
county. His second marriage occurred in the
spring of 1853. Nine years thereafter, in 1862, his wife died, and in 1863 he was
united to Mrs. Emily Graham, who is still living. The Major is the father of eleven
children living; viz., Charles H., Benjamin
L., and John by his second wife,
and Joseph W., William Ernest {alias Peter Cooper), Maggie, Katie Frances, Lida E., Virginia, Estella, and Lilian
Maude. Three are married, Charles H., Benjamin L., and Maggie, the latter
now Mrs. Hill.
Upon the breaking out of
the civil war Major Forman avowed himself an unconditional Union man, ready to light
for his opinions if necessary.
His Union neighbors were scarce,
but they all looked to him for counsel and advice and regarded him as their leader.
He assisted in defending their property from the predatory incursions of certain
Confederates, and on one occasion at least pursued and chastised a party of the
latter. In August, 1862, he entered the Federal service as captain of " Forman's company" of Missouri Militia, composed mostly
of men from Parson Creek and Clay townships, and afterwards known as Company F,
Sixty-second Regiment Enrolled Missouri Militia. Of this regiment Captain Forman
was promoted to be major, January 26, 1863. In the fall of the same year he was
compelled to resign. While in the service, both as captain or major, he did a great
deal of work. His company and a portion of the regiment under his command made several
scouting expeditions through this, Chariton, Carroll, and
Prior to the civil war Mr.
Forman was an old line Whig. After the war he acted for many years with the Republican
party, and was at different times the candidate of that
organization for important offices. Once he
was the nominee
of his party for representative, against Hon. A.W. Myers, of Brookfield, the successful
candidate, and bad the Republicans of that township laid aside local pride and voted
the straight ticket he would have been elected; but, as it was, there being three
candidates in the field, he was defeated. At another time he was the Republican
nominee for probate judge, and again defeated, the Democratic candidate being elected
by a small majority. Of late years Major Forman has been an active, zealous member
of the National Greenback party.
Mr. and Mrs. Forman are both
members of the Christian Church. They have a neat little home in this township
on a small farm of about one hundred acres, and have a farm of six hundred and fourteen
acres in Parson Creek township, which is rented. They are
also rich in the possession of a family of five interesting children, who promise
to be not only the props and stays of their parents in future years, but
honorable and useful members of society as well. Although not compelled to, the
Major does work hard almost every day. He accommodated his friends some years
since by becoming their indorser, and had to pay some
thousands of dollars for his generous disposition. He has been a great hunter, killing
scores of deer in this county, besides other game, and twice visiting the great
plains of
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