DR. CHAUNCEY and ANNIE DONNELLY FORWARD
Considered to be Rockwood's earliest permanent doctor, Chauncey Forward was born December 26, 1832 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of the Honorable Chauncey and Rebecca (Blair) Forward. A prominent family in law and politics, Chauncey's father held many county and state offices, and his uncle, Walter Forward of Pittsburgh, was Secretary of the Treasury under President Tyler. His eldest sister, Mary, would marry Judge Jeremiah S. Black who later became Attorney General of the United States during Buchanan's administration.
After completing his early education at Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Chauncey traveled west to Oregon and California. Upon returning east, he furthered his education by attending the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1875. He then practiced medicine for two years in Trumbull County, Ohio, before moving to Rockwood in 1877.
In 1860, he married Miss Anna E. Donnelly, born 1841 in New York City, a daughter of Patrick and Fanny Donnelly. The marriage took place at Ellicott City, Maryland, where the Donnelly family had moved after the death of the father Patrick, and was performed by the right Rev. John S. Foley who later became he Bishop of Detroit.
Just before the start of the Civil War in 1861, Chauncey went west to stay with his brother-in-law and sister, W. S. and Rebecca Cuddy at St. Louis, Missouri, while Annie remained with her mother at Martinsburg, Virginia, now West Virginia. When the war commenced, Chauncey immediately enlisted. Annie, who had a strong belief in the Union cause, assisted the North by reporting the movements of the Confederate troops in her area. Later, she undertook several spying missions that eventually resulted in her capture and imprisonment at Castle Thunder in Richmond, Virginia, where she would remain for five months. They would not see each other again until after the end of the war.
When the couple moved to Rockwood, Chauncey opened his office on East Main Street at the site on which the E. E. Miller building would later be built. Having lost two children of their own, they adopted Annie M. Fuller, born March 12, 1867. They faced another tragedy when they lost young Annie at the age of 23 on August 9, 1890. They buried her in the Hauger Cemetery at the Hauger Church in Black Township.
Seven years later on August 1, 1897, Dr. Chauncey died at the age of 65. He was buried beside his daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
Annie, a widow at the age of 56, remained in the area. Eventually she would lose her sight and become a boarder in the homes of several local families. In 1915, at the age of 74, David T. Doyle, a reporter for the Baltimore American newspaper, interviewed her about her service to the Union during the Civil War, a fact that she had never mentioned to anyone. The story was also printed in the local paper, leaving one to wonder of the reaction of the local inhabitants of that time.
Nine years later, at the age of 83, Annie died on June 16, 1924. She was laid to rest with her husband and daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
(c)2005 Nan Clay
Note: for a copy of the 1915 article about Annie Donnelly Forward, "Rockwood's Civil War Spy", contact the Rockwood Historical Society
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Dr. Chauncey Forward, the well-known Rockwood physician, died at his home in that place, at 2:30 p. m.. Sunday, after an illness of only a few days. Deceased was a son of Hon. Chauncey Forward, who represented this district in Congress in 1832-34 and was afterwards Clerk of the Courts and Register and Recorder of Somerset county. He was born in Somerset about sixty-five years ago, and read medicine In Cincinnati. Upon graduating he located in one of the western states, where he pursued the practice for a number of years before locating at Rockwood. Dr. Forward was a skillful physician and enjoyed the confidence of his patients, all of whom will sincerely mourn his death. He is survived by his wife, and several brothers and sisters, among them being Mr. Ross Forward, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Harriet Ogle, of this place. The funeral took place yesterday at Rockwood.
The Somerset Herald
Somerset, Pennsylvania
04 Aug 1897, Page 3
Considered to be Rockwood's earliest permanent doctor, Chauncey Forward was born December 26, 1832 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of the Honorable Chauncey and Rebecca (Blair) Forward. A prominent family in law and politics, Chauncey's father held many county and state offices, and his uncle, Walter Forward of Pittsburgh, was Secretary of the Treasury under President Tyler. His eldest sister, Mary, would marry Judge Jeremiah S. Black who later became Attorney General of the United States during Buchanan's administration.
After completing his early education at Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Chauncey traveled west to Oregon and California. Upon returning east, he furthered his education by attending the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1875. He then practiced medicine for two years in Trumbull County, Ohio, before moving to Rockwood in 1877.
In 1860, he married Miss Anna E. Donnelly, born 1841 in New York City, a daughter of Patrick and Fanny Donnelly. The marriage took place at Ellicott City, Maryland, where the Donnelly family had moved after the death of the father Patrick, and was performed by the right Rev. John S. Foley who later became he Bishop of Detroit.
Just before the start of the Civil War in 1861, Chauncey went west to stay with his brother-in-law and sister, W. S. and Rebecca Cuddy at St. Louis, Missouri, while Annie remained with her mother at Martinsburg, Virginia, now West Virginia. When the war commenced, Chauncey immediately enlisted. Annie, who had a strong belief in the Union cause, assisted the North by reporting the movements of the Confederate troops in her area. Later, she undertook several spying missions that eventually resulted in her capture and imprisonment at Castle Thunder in Richmond, Virginia, where she would remain for five months. They would not see each other again until after the end of the war.
When the couple moved to Rockwood, Chauncey opened his office on East Main Street at the site on which the E. E. Miller building would later be built. Having lost two children of their own, they adopted Annie M. Fuller, born March 12, 1867. They faced another tragedy when they lost young Annie at the age of 23 on August 9, 1890. They buried her in the Hauger Cemetery at the Hauger Church in Black Township.
Seven years later on August 1, 1897, Dr. Chauncey died at the age of 65. He was buried beside his daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
Annie, a widow at the age of 56, remained in the area. Eventually she would lose her sight and become a boarder in the homes of several local families. In 1915, at the age of 74, David T. Doyle, a reporter for the Baltimore American newspaper, interviewed her about her service to the Union during the Civil War, a fact that she had never mentioned to anyone. The story was also printed in the local paper, leaving one to wonder of the reaction of the local inhabitants of that time.
Nine years later, at the age of 83, Annie died on June 16, 1924. She was laid to rest with her husband and daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
(c)2005 Nan Clay
Note: for a copy of the 1915 article about Annie Donnelly Forward, "Rockwood's Civil War Spy", contact the Rockwood Historical Society
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Dr. Chauncey Forward, the well-known Rockwood physician, died at his home in that place, at 2:30 p. m.. Sunday, after an illness of only a few days. Deceased was a son of Hon. Chauncey Forward, who represented this district in Congress in 1832-34 and was afterwards Clerk of the Courts and Register and Recorder of Somerset county. He was born in Somerset about sixty-five years ago, and read medicine In Cincinnati. Upon graduating he located in one of the western states, where he pursued the practice for a number of years before locating at Rockwood. Dr. Forward was a skillful physician and enjoyed the confidence of his patients, all of whom will sincerely mourn his death. He is survived by his wife, and several brothers and sisters, among them being Mr. Ross Forward, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Harriet Ogle, of this place. The funeral took place yesterday at Rockwood.
The Somerset Herald
Somerset, Pennsylvania
04 Aug 1897, Page 3
DR. CHAUNCEY and ANNIE DONNELLY FORWARD
Considered to be Rockwood's earliest permanent doctor, Chauncey Forward was born December 26, 1832 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of the Honorable Chauncey and Rebecca (Blair) Forward. A prominent family in law and politics, Chauncey's father held many county and state offices, and his uncle, Walter Forward of Pittsburgh, was Secretary of the Treasury under President Tyler. His eldest sister, Mary, would marry Judge Jeremiah S. Black who later became Attorney General of the United States during Buchanan's administration.
After completing his early education at Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Chauncey traveled west to Oregon and California. Upon returning east, he furthered his education by attending the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1875. He then practiced medicine for two years in Trumbull County, Ohio, before moving to Rockwood in 1877.
In 1860, he married Miss Anna E. Donnelly, born 1841 in New York City, a daughter of Patrick and Fanny Donnelly. The marriage took place at Ellicott City, Maryland, where the Donnelly family had moved after the death of the father Patrick, and was performed by the right Rev. John S. Foley who later became he Bishop of Detroit.
Just before the start of the Civil War in 1861, Chauncey went west to stay with his brother-in-law and sister, W. S. and Rebecca Cuddy at St. Louis, Missouri, while Annie remained with her mother at Martinsburg, Virginia, now West Virginia. When the war commenced, Chauncey immediately enlisted. Annie, who had a strong belief in the Union cause, assisted the North by reporting the movements of the Confederate troops in her area. Later, she undertook several spying missions that eventually resulted in her capture and imprisonment at Castle Thunder in Richmond, Virginia, where she would remain for five months. They would not see each other again until after the end of the war.
When the couple moved to Rockwood, Chauncey opened his office on East Main Street at the site on which the E. E. Miller building would later be built. Having lost two children of their own, they adopted Annie M. Fuller, born March 12, 1867. They faced another tragedy when they lost young Annie at the age of 23 on August 9, 1890. They buried her in the Hauger Cemetery at the Hauger Church in Black Township.
Seven years later on August 1, 1897, Dr. Chauncey died at the age of 65. He was buried beside his daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
Annie, a widow at the age of 56, remained in the area. Eventually she would lose her sight and become a boarder in the homes of several local families. In 1915, at the age of 74, David T. Doyle, a reporter for the Baltimore American newspaper, interviewed her about her service to the Union during the Civil War, a fact that she had never mentioned to anyone. The story was also printed in the local paper, leaving one to wonder of the reaction of the local inhabitants of that time.
Nine years later, at the age of 83, Annie died on June 16, 1924. She was laid to rest with her husband and daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
(c)2005 Nan Clay
Note: for a copy of the 1915 article about Annie Donnelly Forward, "Rockwood's Civil War Spy", contact the Rockwood Historical Society
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Dr. Chauncey Forward, the well-known Rockwood physician, died at his home in that place, at 2:30 p. m.. Sunday, after an illness of only a few days. Deceased was a son of Hon. Chauncey Forward, who represented this district in Congress in 1832-34 and was afterwards Clerk of the Courts and Register and Recorder of Somerset county. He was born in Somerset about sixty-five years ago, and read medicine In Cincinnati. Upon graduating he located in one of the western states, where he pursued the practice for a number of years before locating at Rockwood. Dr. Forward was a skillful physician and enjoyed the confidence of his patients, all of whom will sincerely mourn his death. He is survived by his wife, and several brothers and sisters, among them being Mr. Ross Forward, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Harriet Ogle, of this place. The funeral took place yesterday at Rockwood.
The Somerset Herald
Somerset, Pennsylvania
04 Aug 1897, Page 3
Considered to be Rockwood's earliest permanent doctor, Chauncey Forward was born December 26, 1832 in Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, the son of the Honorable Chauncey and Rebecca (Blair) Forward. A prominent family in law and politics, Chauncey's father held many county and state offices, and his uncle, Walter Forward of Pittsburgh, was Secretary of the Treasury under President Tyler. His eldest sister, Mary, would marry Judge Jeremiah S. Black who later became Attorney General of the United States during Buchanan's administration.
After completing his early education at Salisbury, Pennsylvania, Chauncey traveled west to Oregon and California. Upon returning east, he furthered his education by attending the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1875. He then practiced medicine for two years in Trumbull County, Ohio, before moving to Rockwood in 1877.
In 1860, he married Miss Anna E. Donnelly, born 1841 in New York City, a daughter of Patrick and Fanny Donnelly. The marriage took place at Ellicott City, Maryland, where the Donnelly family had moved after the death of the father Patrick, and was performed by the right Rev. John S. Foley who later became he Bishop of Detroit.
Just before the start of the Civil War in 1861, Chauncey went west to stay with his brother-in-law and sister, W. S. and Rebecca Cuddy at St. Louis, Missouri, while Annie remained with her mother at Martinsburg, Virginia, now West Virginia. When the war commenced, Chauncey immediately enlisted. Annie, who had a strong belief in the Union cause, assisted the North by reporting the movements of the Confederate troops in her area. Later, she undertook several spying missions that eventually resulted in her capture and imprisonment at Castle Thunder in Richmond, Virginia, where she would remain for five months. They would not see each other again until after the end of the war.
When the couple moved to Rockwood, Chauncey opened his office on East Main Street at the site on which the E. E. Miller building would later be built. Having lost two children of their own, they adopted Annie M. Fuller, born March 12, 1867. They faced another tragedy when they lost young Annie at the age of 23 on August 9, 1890. They buried her in the Hauger Cemetery at the Hauger Church in Black Township.
Seven years later on August 1, 1897, Dr. Chauncey died at the age of 65. He was buried beside his daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
Annie, a widow at the age of 56, remained in the area. Eventually she would lose her sight and become a boarder in the homes of several local families. In 1915, at the age of 74, David T. Doyle, a reporter for the Baltimore American newspaper, interviewed her about her service to the Union during the Civil War, a fact that she had never mentioned to anyone. The story was also printed in the local paper, leaving one to wonder of the reaction of the local inhabitants of that time.
Nine years later, at the age of 83, Annie died on June 16, 1924. She was laid to rest with her husband and daughter in the Hauger Cemetery.
(c)2005 Nan Clay
Note: for a copy of the 1915 article about Annie Donnelly Forward, "Rockwood's Civil War Spy", contact the Rockwood Historical Society
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Dr. Chauncey Forward, the well-known Rockwood physician, died at his home in that place, at 2:30 p. m.. Sunday, after an illness of only a few days. Deceased was a son of Hon. Chauncey Forward, who represented this district in Congress in 1832-34 and was afterwards Clerk of the Courts and Register and Recorder of Somerset county. He was born in Somerset about sixty-five years ago, and read medicine In Cincinnati. Upon graduating he located in one of the western states, where he pursued the practice for a number of years before locating at Rockwood. Dr. Forward was a skillful physician and enjoyed the confidence of his patients, all of whom will sincerely mourn his death. He is survived by his wife, and several brothers and sisters, among them being Mr. Ross Forward, of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Harriet Ogle, of this place. The funeral took place yesterday at Rockwood.
The Somerset Herald
Somerset, Pennsylvania
04 Aug 1897, Page 3
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