William Forman, son of John Forman and Margaret Major, was born on Tuesday, November 17, 1834, in Glasgow, Scotland. He was a foundry man, working at his trade in foundry in Glasgow Scotland. When he was about twenty years of age, he embraced the gospel and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, uniting with the Glasgow branch of the Church. Two Years later, he emigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, crossing the ocean and the plains in the company of Captain Robert Campbell and lived with his family in Salt Lake City until Monday, December 25, 1854. He then lived with the family of Willard Richards, doing any kind of work he could find during the five years he resided in Salt Lake City. He worked for Brigham Young part of the time. He was appointed by the church authorities to look after the widows and orphans, as there were a great many at this time. he filled this calling well. He was married to Catherine Campbell on Monday, October 10, 1859, and in March 1860, was sealed by President Brigham Young in the Endowment house at Salt Lake City. to this union were born five children, four boys and one Girl, William John, William Campbell, Benjamin Richard, and Christina and John Forman. in the spring of 1860, he was advised to go to Provo Valley and obtain some land. He with his wife arrived it the valley and immediately went to work building a home and preparing the land to plant grain. He continued thereafter to follow farming and stock raising. He also had a sawmill and shingle business. giving employment to a great many men. It was his desire to be well enough off to make employment for men. He did whatever he was called upon to do in civic or religious activities. at one time he was called to donate a wagon and team for the purpose of helping immigrants across the plains. The donation was promptly made. He was also a sergeant in the Black Hawk Wars and was one of the twelve men who were called to Uintah to try and make peace with the Indians. When in Heber City ward was divided into the East and West Wards, he was chosen as Bishop of the West Ward, July 1877, with John Crook and George T. Giles as counselors. He held this position for 18 years. He was also appointed Presiding Bishop over the wards of Wasatch Stake, which he held for a number of years. He hauled sandstone to Park City Mines, and to Salt Lake City for use on their sidewalks. He with Buys Brothers and Alexander Fortie staked off the grounds for the Wasatch Stake House. They did most of the surveying in the valley at that time. He brought the first organ to Heber City. He married Mary Laurie Montgomery. Thursday, October 10, 1867, the ceremony was performed by Heber C, Kimball. to then were born 14 children, seven boys and seven girls: Robert, Nephi, Catherine Harwood, Mary Jane Orr, Agnes Turner Fields Jones, Joseph Smith, Margaret, twins William and Willometta Forman Parrish, Major, Orson Pratt, Nellie Clara Williams and June Nora Browning. a son died in infancy. He was energetic in the performance of every duty that was placed upon him. He was well read in Church History. He was a Kind and loving father; The last few years of his life were spent in prospecting. His desire was always to do something for his children to help them in the temporal way as well as in the spiritual way. His seventy- five years were spent in the best possible way they could have been spent. He died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States at the home of his daughter Agnes Fields Jones, on Thursday, February 3, 1910.