- Born November 13, 1853 in Hancock County, West Virginia.
- Parents were GEORGE W. FORSHEY and NARCISSUS HANLIN.
- Married CHARITY ANN SMITH on August 18, 1877 in St. Clair, Franklin County, Missouri.
- Died August 27, 1937 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri.
- Both Hiram and Charity are buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Sylvania, Dade County, Missouri.
CHILDREN
- MANCIE FORSHEY, born in 1885 in Missouri.
- GEORGE DENNIS FORSHEY, born April 24, 1887 in Dade County, Missouri; died January 19, 1974 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri. Married MAUDE GERTRUDE COX in 1908.