I am the daughter of William J. LaForce. My line is:

WJ LAFORCE (son of) and Maria Konigseder,Germany
Winnie Edith LAFORCE (daughter of) and John Kiser
Elizabeth LAFORCE (daughter of) and __?__
Elijah LAFORCE (son of) and Phoebe Kiser
James LAFORCE (son of) and Dicey Kiser
Moncier LAFORCE (son of) and Catherine Sutherland
Samuel LAFORCE (son of)
Rene LAFORCE

Would be glad to share info - am seeking the name of Winnie Edith LaForce's natural father. Thanks in advance!

Linda,
I have been having trouble accessing Ancestry.
You have Moncier as the son of Samuel La Force.
This is incorrect. His parents were Renald Rene
La Force, Jr. and Agnes Moseby La Force.
He (Moncier) was b. July 21, 1768 in Goochland Co>Co, VA. This is documented in the Douglas Register.

My father, Howard Taft La Force, son of Samuel Jay
Elbert (Eb) La Force was b. RC 1908. He said
John Kiser was Edith's father. He knew her well-
said she was the tallest woman he ever met.

Elizabeth's father was Elijah and her mother Phoebe
Kiser La Force.

Do you have any pictures of Elijah? I have one of them, but do
not have a scanner at the moment. When I get one, I will
send it to you at your e-mail addy.

Louise La Force Roberson

Linda: I know E.J. and Hetty Sutherland list Moncier Laforce as a son of Samuel in their "Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow" but I think they got it wrong. He is a son of Rene Jr. and Agnes Moseby Laforce of Goochland County, Va., according to "The Douglas Register," the parish register of St. James Northam Parish in Goochland County. See page 233 of "The Douglas Register" transcribed and edited by W. Mac. Jones (Richmond 1928): Under a section listing births:
"Rene Laforce & Agnes Moseby, a son named Monsire born July 21, 1768. Baptized March 23, 1769. Page 84" [of the original parish register kept by the Rev. William Douglas from 1750 to 1797. The register also lists four other children born to Rene and Agnes: Robert (b. Aug. 27, 1756), Ann (Aug. 14, 1758), Agnes (Nov. 10, 1760), Judith (Sept. 8, 1765).
I sent this info to E.J. and Hetty's son Bill so that he could correct Monsieur's parentage in Vol. II of the "John Counts" book. I believe Monsieur was a younger brother of Samuel, and that Samuel was born before 1750, when the Rev. Mr. Douglas began keeping the parish register (Samuel is not listed in the register). -- Lois

MARY LAFORCE WAS THE DAUGHTER OF WARREN LAFORCE AND SYLVIA KISER. SHE WAS A SISTER TO MY FATHER SAMUEL JAY ELBERT LAFORCE, I MET HER ONCE YEARS AGO WHEN I WAS A YOUNG CHILD.
SYLVIA LAFORCE PIERSON

Sylvia, Thank you for responding. Yes, it was Mary Elizabeth LaForce. I remember her when I was very little and my grandmother (her daughter) took me to her funeral when I was a little over 4. I have found some very good information about the O'Quinns, Willoughby being her husband but not much on her side. Four of her children married Kisers and I was hoping that there might be a connection in VA. Thank you again. By the way, was she from Russell Co. or Dickenson Co.? I have them moving to Carter Co. TN. from Dante Va. which I believe is in Dickenson Co.
Tony Webb

Hi Tony,
Yes I believe they were from Dickenson county. The Kisers also were from Va . The La Forces and the Kisers were always marrying each other. The Kisers came to this country from Germany to help fight in our war with England. The first
one was Charles Keyser and the name was later changed to Kiser.Mary's line is Rene Laforce,ReneJr., Monsieur,James,and Warren.
Sylvia