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CATNUM: 2788
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NameFirst: Forkner ~Otis Ray
NameLast: Forkner
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BirthMonth: 4
BirthDay: 23
BirthYear: 1899
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OriginalBirthCity: Atlanta
OriginalBirthState: GA
OriginalBirthCounty: Fulton
OriginalBirthNation: USA
DeathMonth: 10
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DeathYear: 1973
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OriginalDeathCity: Anderson
OriginalDeathState: IN
OriginalDeathCounty: Madison
OriginalDeathNation: USA
Parents: Wilbur Ray and Sarah Ellen (Warren) Forkner
Children: Raymond Miles Forkner (later with business), Mary Jane (1924-1925) (both with Mary Miles)
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:47:04 PM
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FamilyInPhotography: father, Wilbur Ray Forkner, siblings, and son
OriginalNotes: EDUCATION: completed formal education in Anderson schools and associated himself with father's business in 1917

Indiana: From Frontier to Industrial Commonwealth, v. III, (Lewis Historical Publishing Co., NY, 1954), p. 243-44

SS Death Index, Otis Forkner, b. 23 Apr 1899, d. Oct 1973, last residence Anderson

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/24870601/person/1572538322/facts
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PersonID: 2613
CATNUM: 2788
NameFirst: Forkner ~Otis Ray
NameLast: Forkner
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City: Anderson
State: IN
StudioID: 2807
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CreatedDate: 10/30/2021 5:55:55 PM
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Name: Forkner
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OriginalSource: Indiana: From Frontier to Industrial Commonwealth, v. III, (Lewis Hist. Pub. Co., 1954), p. 243-44 He associated himself with father's business after completing formal education, in 1917, and has since been largely responsible for the management of Forkner's Studio--increasingly so in recent years. In 1954 his son, Raymond Miles, was also associated with the business, the 3rd generation.
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PersonID: 2613
CATNUM: 2788
NameFirst: Forkner ~Otis Ray
NameLast: Forkner
LocationID: 3625
Address1: 819 Meridian
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City: Anderson
State: IN
StudioID: 2808
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NameNewFirst: Otis
KnownDates: 1924-1925, 1926-1927, 1928-1929, 1930-1931, 1933-1934, 1935-1936, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1945-1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1959
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OriginalSource: 1924-1925 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 275, 274
Forkner's Studio (W R and O R Forkner), photogs 819 Meridan ; Otis R. Forkner (Mary E) (Forkner's Studio), r 712 W 5th

1926-1927 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 303
Forkner's Studio (W R and O R Forkner) photogs 9, 819 Meridian ; Otis R Forkner (Mary E) (Forkner's Studio) r 1019 W 7th

1928-1929 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 343-344
Otis R. Forkner (Mary E) (Forkner's Studio) r 506 Brownst rd ; Forkner's Studio (W R and O R Forkner) photogs 9, 819 Meridian

1930-1931 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 258
Otis R. Forkner (Mary) (Forkner's Studio), r 1219 Louise ; Forkner's Studio (W R and O R Forkner), photographers 819 Meridian

1933-1934 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 231
Otis R. Forkner (Thelma) (Forkner's Studio) r 828 Washington Blvd ; Forkner's Studio (O R and W R Forkner), photographers 819 Meridian

1935-1936 Caron's Anderson City Directory, p. 247-248
Otis R. Forkner (Thelma) (Forkner's Studio) r 3011 George ; Forkner's Studio (O R and W R Forkner), photographers 9 819 Meridian

1937 Baldwin & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 515
Otis R. Forkner (Thelma S) (Forkner's Studio) h 3011 George tel 3416 & 4395 ; Forkner's Studio (Wilbur R. & Otis R Forkner) photographers, 819 Meridian, west side of square

1939 Baldwin & Hudson Anderson Indiana City Directory, p. 520
Otis R. Forkner (Thelma) (Forkners Studio) h 3011 George tel 3416 ; Forkners Studio (W R & O R Forkner), rm 3-9 819 Meridian tel 434

1943 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 566
Forkners Studio (O R Forkner) Rm 9 819 Meridian tel 6116 ; Otis R Forkner (Forkners Studio) h 204 W 7th tel 2-5450

1945-1946 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 553
Forkners Studio (O R Forkner) photog 819 Meridian, tel 6116 ; Otis R Forkner (Mary E) 1 (Forkners Studio) h 27 W 27th tel 2-1702

1947 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 584
Forkner's Studio (Otis R & Raymond M Forkner) Coml and Portrait Photography, 821 1/2 (819) Meridian, tel 6116 [Assuming that the street was renumbered due to the fact that 819 is in parenthesis] ; Otis R Forkner (Mary E) 1 (Forkner's Studio, h 27 W 37th (MB) tel 2-1702

1949 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 584, 583
Forkner's Studio (O R & R M Forkner) 819 Meridian tel 6116 ; Otis R Forkner (Mary Eliz) (Forkner's Studio) h 27 W 37th tel 2-1702

1951 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 1147
Forkner's Studio (O R Forkner) 819 Meridian ; Otis R. Forkner (Mary E) (Forkners Studio) h 46 Col Haven

1955 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 1168
Forkner's Studio (O R Forkner) 819 Meridian ; Otis R Forkner (Mary) (Forkner's Studio) h RD 2

1957 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 1176
Forkner's Studio (O R Forkner) 819 Meridian ; Otis R Forkner (Mary E) (Forkner's Studio) h RD 1

1959 Mullin-Kille & Hudson Anderson City Directory, p. 1182
Forkner's Studio (O R & R M Forkner) photog 819 Meridian ; Otis R Forkner (Mary) (Forkner's Studio) r Chesterfield Ind RD 2
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