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Facts and Events
| Name[1] |
Forest F. Fletcher |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[1] |
27 Apr 1888 |
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska |
| Census[2] |
1920 |
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Marriage |
1920 |
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginiato Laura Powell Tucker |
| Census[3] |
1930 |
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Census[4] |
1940 |
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Death[1] |
27 Nov 1945 |
Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
| Burial[1] |
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Stonewall Jackson Memorial Cemetery, Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia |
Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1920 census:[2]
- Fletcher, Forest Head 32 yrs 32 yrs b. Illinois (parents, b. "U.S.") Professor (College)
- Laura T. Wife 27 yrs 27 yrs b. Virginia (parents, b. Virginia/Kentucky)
Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1930 census:[3]
- Fletcher, Forest Head 41 yrs (marr. at 31 yrs) b. Nebraska (parents, b. Canada/Pennsylvania) Teacher (College)
- Laura T. Wife 37 yrs (marr. at 27 yrs) b. Virginia (parents, b. Virginia/Kentucky)
- Rosa T. Dau 9 yrs b. Virginia (parents, b. Nebraska/Virginia)
- Henryette J. Dau 7 yrs b. Virginia (parents, b. Nebraska/Virginia)
- Forest J. Son 4/12 yr b. Virginia (parents, b. Nebraska/Virginia)
Rockbridge County, Virginia, 1940 census:[4]
- Fletcher, Forrest Head 52 yrs (Coll-5) b. Nebraska 1935: Same house [Prof. of] Hygiene (Washington & Lee)
- Laura Wife 48 yrs (Coll-4) b. Virginia 1935: Same house
- Rosa Tucker Dau 19 yrs (Coll-1) b. Virginia 1935: Same house
- Henryetta Dau 17 yrs b. Kentucky 1935: Same house
- Forest Son 14 yrs b. Virginia 1935: Same house
Competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics as an American track and field athelete.
After he graduated from Notre Dame in 1912, Fletcher coached in high school for two years before coming to Washington & Lee in 1914, where he taught PE and coached track. In 1917-18, he organized a group of about 40 Washington & Lee students into an Ambulance Unit that served in France in World War I and received the Croix de Guerre following their first engagement.
After the war, Fletcher returned to Washington & Lee to serve as track and cross country coach and as head of the Physical Education Department for 22 years. He coached Washington & Lee to two South Atlantic championships in cross-country and to a state and Southern Conference championship in track. He was instrumental in having boxing removed from Washington & Lee, contending with great feeling that any college sport which had its objective as the incapacitation of one's opponent had no place in intercollegiate athletics.
Passenger List, S.S. Westernland, sailing from Antwerp, August 22nd 1936, arriving at New York, 1 Sept 1936.
- No. 20. Fletcher, Forest. Age 48 yrs 3 mos. Born Lincoln, Nebraska, April 27, 1888. Residence: 2294 University Ave, Lexington, Va.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave
https://secure.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=87514076. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 120, p. 8B, dwelling/family 340/347.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 7, p. 18B, dwelling/family 340/347.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule
ED 82-9, p. 64B, #414.
- United States. World War II Draft Registration Cards
27 Apr 1942.
Name: Fletcher, Forest
Residence: Lexington, Rockbridge Co., Va.
Born: 27 Apr 1888 (54 yrs) Lincoln, Nebraska
Person who will always know where you are: Mrs. Forest Fletcher [same address]
Employer: Washington & Lee University
Description: 5' 9-1/4", 172 lbs, hazel eyes, gray hair, dark complexion, no disabilties or identifying marks.
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