Forrest Jay Decker1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 297, (1892 - 1975)
FatherLewis Henry Decker4,5,6 (22 Oct 1857 - 13 Jan 1895)
MotherDeloria T. Furnace7,8,5 (7 Jan 1859 - 25 Apr 1957)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Sep 1892, Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois9,10,11
Marriage: 17 Jun 1915, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, Myrtle Adeline Glabe (19 Dec 1892 - 21 Dec 1989)12,13,14
Death: 29 Jul 1975, Kansas City, Missouri15,16,17
Burial: 31 Jul 1975, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri18,19
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Forrest Jay Decker was born on 19 Sep 1892 in Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois.9,10,11
     He generally used his middle name, Jay.1,20
     His father died on 13 Jan 1895, when Forrest was 2 years old.21 Forrest appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Vermont, Fulton Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother, Deloria T. Furnace.7 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, in the household of his mother and stepfather, Theodore Schroeder.22
     He was an assistant paymaster at a farm implement factory in 1910, at age 17.23
     Forrest married Myrtle Adeline Glabe, daughter of Jacob Glabe and Emma Amelia Goller, on 17 Jun 1915 in Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, with Rev. E. H. Muelder officiating.12,13,14
     Forrest registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 501 Maryland, Peoria, Illinois, reporting he was employed as a bank clerk at Central National Bank in Peoria.24
     Forrest and Myrtle appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 1908 Main St., enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home.25
     He was an assistant cashier at a bank in 1920, and a trust officer with a Central National Bank by 1930.26,27,28
     Forrest and Myrtle appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 1205 Bigelow St., enumerated 7 Apr 1930, reporting that they owned a home valued at $12,000 and owned a radio. Their daughter Shirley was listed as living with them.29
     Forrest and Myrtle appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 1205 Bigelow St., enumerated 10 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $9,500 and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their daughter Shirley was listed as living with them.30
     He was a real estate agent by 1940. He reported that year that he had worked more than 48 hours the last week of March, and had worked 52 weeks the previous year.30 He registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 1205 Bigelow St., Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, reporting he was self- employed, at 420 Central National Bank Building, Peoria.2 In 1950, still a self-employed real estate agent, he reported he had worked 70 hours the prior week.31
     Forrest and Myrtle appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, at 1205 Bigelon, enumerated 19 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm.32
     Forrest and Myrtle moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where their daughter Shirley and her family were living, in 1971.33
     Forrest died on 29 Jul 1975 in Kansas City, Missouri, at age 82.15,16,17 He was buried on 31 Jul 1975 in Mount Moriah Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.18,19 There is a tombstone for Forrest and Myrtle at Springdale Cemetery and Mausoleum, Peoria, Illinois, but they were not buried their.34,35

Children:
     Child with Myrtle Adeline Glabe:

  • Shirley Jayne Decker29,30,36 (20 Jan 1922 - 26 Jan 2006)

Citations

  1. [S3971] Delora Decker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois, shows name as Jay Decker.
  2. [S3970] Forest Jay Decker, Selective Service Registration Card, World War II, Fourth Registration.
  3. [S13019] Forrest Jay Decker household, 1950 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  4. [S3971] Delora Decker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois, shows the child with surname Decker.
  5. [S13020] Register of Marriages, Peoria Co., Illinois, 1917:42, no. 23051, Forrest J. Decker and Myrtle A. Glabe.
  6. [S54] Pound, Glabe Family.
  7. [S3971] Delora Decker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois.
  8. [S3975] Theodore Schroeder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows Delora as his wife, and the boy as his stepson.
  9. [S3971] Delora Decker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Fulton Co., Illinois, shows month, years, age 7, and state.
  10. [S3969] Forest J. Decker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town, as Astoria, and state.
  11. [S13021] Decker, F. Jay, Journal StarF. Jay, 30 Jul 1975, shows date and town, as Vermont.
  12. [S13020] Register of Marriages, Peoria Co., Illinois, 1917:42, no. 23051, Forrest J. Decker and Myrtle A. Glabe, shows date, city, state, and officiant.
  13. [S3966] Forest J. Decker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married.
  14. [S3967] Forest J. Decker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 22 and hers at 21.
  15. [S13021] Decker, F. Jay, Journal StarF. Jay, 30 Jul 1975, shows died yesterday, and city.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 240624599, F. Jay Decker, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for F . Decker, Soc. Sec. No. 347-26-6627, shows month, year, and last residence as 66212 Shawnee Mission, Johnson, Kansas.
  18. [S13021] Decker, F. Jay, Journal StarF. Jay, 30 Jul 1975, shows services tomorrow, and cemetery.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 240624599, F. Jay Decker, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169549005, Forrest Jay Decker, includes tombstone photo showing name as F. Jay Decker, and memorial # 240624599, F. Jay Decker, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  21. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 65545835, Lewis Henry Decker.
  22. [S3975] Theodore Schroeder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  23. [S3975] Theodore Schroeder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows occupation as asst paymaster, industry as farm implement factory.
  24. [S3969] Forest J. Decker, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  25. [S3966] Forest J. Decker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  26. [S3966] Forest J. Decker household, 1920 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows occupation as assiant cashier, industry as bank.
  27. [S3967] Forest J. Decker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois, shows occupation as trust officer, industry as nat bank.
  28. [S13021] Decker, F. Jay, Journal StarF. Jay, 30 Jul 1975, shows was a trust officer, bank.
  29. [S3967] Forest J. Decker household, 1930 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  30. [S3968] Forest J. Decker household, 1940 U.S. Census, Peoria Co., Illinois.
  31. [S13018] Mark Twain Hotel, 1950 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois, shows occupation as sells real estate and industry as real estate, working on his own account.
  32. [S13018] Mark Twain Hotel, 1950 U.S. Census, Cook Co., Illinois.
  33. [S13022] Myrtle A. unknown subject obituary, The Kansas City TimesDecker, Myrtle A., shows she moved to the area in 1971.
  34. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169549006, Myrtle Ada Glabe Decker, includes tombstone photo showing birth year and death year as "19."
  35. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 169549005, Forrest Jay Decker, includes tombstone photo showing birth year and death year as "19."
  36. [S13021] Decker, F. Jay, Journal StarF. Jay, 30 Jul 1975.