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Forrest J Votaw II 1914 - 1982

Forrest James Votaw II of Defuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida was born on May 4, 1914 in Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana United States, and died at age 68 years old on December 22, 1982 in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, FL. Forrest Votaw was buried at Mossy Head Community Cemetery W Mossy Head Main St, in DeFuniak Springs.

Forrest James Votaw II

Defuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida 32433

May 4, 1914

Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana, 47359, United States

December 22, 1982

DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida, United States

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Forrest James Votaw II is the son of Forest James Votaw I (1893-1962) and Christina Alvira Welch (born 1894). He was born on May 3, 1914 and was a twin to Marion Votaw who died as an infant (1914-1915). On August 5, 1933 he married Dorothy L Chere (born 1917) in Indiana, USA. The couple lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois and had a son, Forrest James Votaw III (1924-1983). Forrest joined the US military on November 2, 1945 and worked as a trucker for the Chicago and North Western Railroad.
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May 4, 1914

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Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana 47359, United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was white. His father was born in Jay County, Indiana and his mother was born in Blackford County, Indiana.
Nationality & Locations

Forrest was born in Montpelier, Harrison, Indiana and grew up in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, USA. He resided in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA in the 1930's through the 1980's when he moved to DeFuniak Springs, Walton, Florida, USA. He passed away there in 1982.
Early Life & Education

Forrest completed his education through 1 year of high school.
Military Service

Forest Votaw Jr enlisted on November 2, 1945 in Chicago Illinois (Military serial#: 36361307). He was a Technical Sergeant in the Ordnance Department of the Regular Army and was drafted for the Hawaiian Department.
Professional Career

Forrest worked as a trucker for the Chicago and North Western Railroad.
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December 22, 1982

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DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida United States
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Mossy Head Community Cemetery W Mossy Head Main St, in DeFuniak Springs, Walton County, Florida 32435, United States
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Forrest J Votaw II lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 68.

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In 1914, in the year that Forrest J Votaw II was born, in only his second big-screen appearance, Charlie Chaplin played the Little Tramp, his most famous character. The silent film was made in January and released the following year. Of the character, Chaplin said: "On the way to the wardrobe I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. I wanted everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large." The moustache was added to age his 24-year-old face without masking his expressions.

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In 1947, when he was 33 years old, in June, the Marshall Plan was proposed to help European nations recover economically from World War II. It passed the conservative Republican Congress in March of 1948. After World War I, the economic devastation of Germany caused by burdensome reparations payments led to the rise of Hitler. The Allies didn't want this to happen again and the Marshall Plan was devised to make sure that those conditions didn't arise again.

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