Hoisington/Horsington Family Web Site

Vitals

Birth	13 Apr 1898 West Salem, La Crosse, WI 1
Death	30 Dec 1970 (age 72) Aurora, Kane, IL? 2
Burial	East Side Cemetery; Dodgeville, Iowa, WI 3
Occupation	Minister

 

Marriage

Spouse	Miriam Fern NUZUM
Date	21 Jun 1924 (age 26)
Place	Worcester, Worcester, MA

 

Children

Unknown HOISINGTON

Ann Elizabeth HOISINGTON

Mary Ellen HOISINGTON

Notes

General:

From the United Methodist Church's Archives:

Thirty-Fourth Pastor
First Church in DeKalb, Illinois
Appointed: 1952-1955
Lived: April 13, 1898 - December 30, 1970

The Reverend Forrest W. Hoisington, retired member of the Northern Illinois Conference of the United Methodist Church, died suddenly December 30, 1970.

The Rev. Dr. Hoisington was born in West Salem, Wisconsin, April 13, 1898. He attended the Tomah, Wisconsin High School and his schools for advanced training were Lawrence College and Harvard Divinity School.

Dr. Hoisington served United Methodist parishes in Onalaska, Wisconsin (1924-27); River Falls, Wisconsin (1927-32); Princeton, Illinois (1932-35); Cuyler Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois (1935-38); Elgin, First, Elgin, Illinois (1938-44); Embury Church, Freeport, Illinois (1944-46); Superintendent of the Joliet Dixon District from 1946 through 1952; First Church in DeKalb, Illinois (1952-55); First Church in Geneva, Illinois (1955-63).

The funeral service was conducted Saturday, January 2, 1971 at Wesley United Methodist Church, Aurora, Illinois.

Forrest Hoisington and Miriam Nuzum were united in marriage on June 21, 1924, the day following his graduation from seminary. He is survived by his wife and three daughters, Mrs. Gordon White, Huntsville, Alabama; Mrs. Kenneth Johnson, Aurora, Illinois; and Mrs. Thomas Webster, Columbus, Ohio, and seven grandchildren.

Optimistic by nature, Dr. Hoisington was plagued by heart trouble the last twenty years of his life. However, he continued to perform his duties with great devotion and cheerfulness and good humor. He was an able preacher, administrator, musician and pastor.

Death:

Wisconsin Vital Records Indexes, Pre-1907 Birth Index, Marriages, and Death Index.

1 NAME Forrest W Hoisington
Birth Date: 13 Apr 1898
County: La Crosse
Reel: 0104

Sources

1. Wisconsin Births, 1820-1907. ancestry.com.
2. SSDI Index.
3. findagrave.com.

Unless otherwise indicated in the text, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston. However, if only source material is referenced, the research was done by Harriette Jensen.