Son of John George Furster (1759-1821) and Agnes Snyder (1764-1821). My husband’s second great grandfather.

Birth

18 Aug 1785 in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Marriage

Married Barbara Shuman, daughter of John Shuman and Catherine Wilt, in 1810.

Children

1. John Shuman Furst. Born December 8, 1811. Married Elizabeth Hanna on June 18, 1839. Died February 19, 1892.
2. Sarah Furst. Born October 22, 1813. Married John Ray Geddis. Died February 11, 1901, in Spring Mills, Centre County, Pennsylvania.
3. Darius Furst. Born September 8, 1816. Died September 30, 1819.
4. Maria Furst. Born July 22, 1819. Died 1896.
5. Rebecca Catherine Furst. Born October 21, 1822, in Millerstown, Perry County, Pennsylvania. Married James Irvine May 20, 1847. Died November 7, 1889, in Des Moines, Iowa.
6. Samuel Louis Furst. Born November 16, 1824. Died 1842.
7. George Cline Furst. March 13, 1827, in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Married Jennie M. Beaver. Died November 28, 1907.
8. Frances Ann Furst. Born August 20, 1829. Married William D. Trowbridge on May 20, 1851. Died September 11, 1901, in Des Moines, Iowa.
9. Austin Owen Furst. Born April 11, 1832, in Clinton, Pennsylvania. Died November 19, 1906, in Bellefonte, Centre, Pennsylvania.
10. Joseph Brown Furst. Born March 10, 1835. Married Sarah Ellen Halenbake on June 15, 1871. Death date unknown.

Residence

1850

Death

14 Apr 1859 at the age of 73.

Burial

Mackeyville, Clinton County, Pennsylvania