History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . and in 1866 moved to Pittsburgh, and here hisdeath occurred in 1891. His widow, Amelia (Vaughn)Forsythe, is now (1920) a resident of Pittsburgh. Robert L. Forsythe, son of Joseph P. and Amelia(Vaughn) Forsythe, was born at the homestead in Ches-ter county. Pa., March 17, 1879. He attended the publicschools, but was eager to be out in the world doing some-thing that would lead him more quickly into businesslife. After the family removed to Pittsburgh, he leftschool, being then thirteen yea
History of Pittsburgh and environs, from prehistoric days to the beginning of the American revolution .. . and in 1866 moved to Pittsburgh, and here hisdeath occurred in 1891. His widow, Amelia (Vaughn)Forsythe, is now (1920) a resident of Pittsburgh. Robert L. Forsythe, son of Joseph P. and Amelia(Vaughn) Forsythe, was born at the homestead in Ches-ter county. Pa., March 17, 1879. He attended the publicschools, but was eager to be out in the world doing some-thing that would lead him more quickly into businesslife. After the family removed to Pittsburgh, he leftschool, being then thirteen years of age, and securedemployment in the printing establishment of JosephEichbaum & Company. Young Forsythe first filled thetime-honored position of printers devil, and after learn-ing the trade with that company remained with them forabout eight years in all. Later he worked in variousplaces as a printer, finally becoming associated with theJames McMillen Printing Company, where he passedthrough the different departments and became sales man-ager, a position he held until his present business was.
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