Family: John Lyman Foresman / Nora Dell Patton Foresman (F1968)

• Father | Male John Lyman Foresman

  
  

  Born	27 Sep 1917	Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Died	11 Jun 2000	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried		Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Married	27 Aug 1940	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Father	William A Foresman | F3162 Group Sheet
  Mother	Harriet Elizabeth Ault Foresman | F3162 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Nora Dell Patton Foresman

  
  

  Born	14 Apr 1921	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Died	17 Apr 2007	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	19 Apr 2007	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Father	Walter Edward Patton | F1823 Group Sheet
  Mother	Ida Lorraine (Rena) Marney Patton | F1823 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Female Mary Foresman

  
  

  Born	Stillborn
  Died	17 Apr 1944
  Buried		Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas

  
  

  Child 2 | Male + John William Foresman

  
  

  Born	19 Jan 1943	Wamego, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Died	24 Oct 2001	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Cremated
  Spouse	Janet Metivier Foresman | F3163
  Married	1966	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
  Spouse	Karen Reid Foresman | F3164
  Married	7 Oct 1979	Norwich, New London County, Connecticut

  
  

  Child 3 | Male Thomas Michael Foresman

  
  

  Born	20 Feb 1948
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Documents

  Marriage- Patton, Nora-Foresman, John Patton-Foresman Mrs. Lorraine Patton announces the marriage of her daughter, Nora Dell to Mr. John Lyman Foresman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Foresman of Wamego, Kans. The marriage took place at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 27, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic church at St. Marys, the Rev. Father John A. Barens S.J. officiating. The altar was beautiful with lighted candles and baskets of flowers. Miss Audria Foresman of Topeka, sister of the groom was brides maid and Mr. Foresman chose his brother Roy for best man. The bride was lovely in a floor length dress of white satin and net and white shoes. She wore a short veil with a wreath of white gardenias, and she carried an arm bouquet of orchids, asters, ferns and statice. Her only jewelry was a little gold cross and chain. The brides maid wore a sky blue chiffon dress, floor length with white turbin, silver slippers and carried an arm bouquet of white asters, ferns and statice. Mrs. Foresman received her education in both the Rossville Grade and high school. She also is a graduate from the Stewart Beauty Academy of Topeka, Kans. She passed the state board of cosmotology. She worked in the Powder Puff and College Hill Beauty Shop at Topeka, and was owner and operator of the Kut and Kurl Beauty Shoppe at Silver Lake. Since April she has been at home with her mother. Mr. Foresman received his education at Wamego, Kans. from the parochial grade and high school. He has been farming with his father and will continue farming. The young couple will be at home to their friends on a farm east of Wamego. A wedding breakfast was served at the home of the bride, after the wedding. The immediate family of the bride and groom were present including: Mr. and Mrs. John Foresman, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Foresman and daughter, Audria and son Roy, Mrs. Joe D. Parr, Jeannine, Thane and Larry, Mrs. Chas Meade, Mrs. Patton, Clyde and Eileen. Out-of-town guests at the wedding were Mrs. August Hoferer and daughter Bernadine Taylor, Gail Ault, Marcia Ault, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Applegate and daughter Julia, Mr. and Mrs. W.A. Foresman all of Wamego; Mrs. W.E. Patton, Cleo Patton, Mrs. Chas. Meade, Mrs. Joe D. Parr, Luella Olson, Gladys Martin, Winifred Decker, Lois Hogan, Anita Lemon and Maxine Marney all of Rossville. [From 29 Aug 1940]