William B FORREST^[1]

1801 - 1837  (35 years)

• Name	William B FORREST  [2]
  Birth	6 Jul 1801	Orange, North Carolina   [3]
  Gender	Male
  FamilySearch ID	KJZ3-J2V
  Residence	1830	Bedford, Tennessee   [3]
  _UID	82EAA85F3CF0472BA86375FFF208755E5D18
  Death	1837	Salem, Tippah, Mississippi
  Person ID	I15911	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Nathan FORREST,   b. 28 Oct 1776, , Orange, North Carolina d. 15 Jan 1827, , Tippah, Mississippi (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Nancy Shepherd BAUGH,   b. 16 Apr 1778, VA d. 1822, Tennessee (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	14 Jan 1799	Orange, NC
  Family ID	F7686	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mariam BECK,   b. Abt 1801, SC d. 15 Nov 1867, TX (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	1820	Gallatin, Bedford, Tennessee
  Children	1. Nathan Bedford FORREST, Lt. Gen.,   b. 13 Jul 1821, Bedford County, Tennessee d. 29 Oct 1877, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee (Age 56 years)   2. Fanny FORREST,   b. 13 Jul 1821, Chapel Hill, Bedford/Marsh, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   3. John FORREST,   b. Abt 1823, TN d. 1876, Near Dresden, Marshall, Tennessee (Age ~ 53 years)   4. William Montgomery FORREST, Capt.,   b. Abt 1825, TN d. 1871 (Age ~ 46 years)   5. Mary FORREST,   b. 1826, TN d. Yes, date unknown   6. Aaron FORREST, Lt.Col.,   b. Abt 1828, TN d. 1864, Near Dresden, TN (Age ~ 36 years)   7. Jesse Anderson FORREST, Lt.Col.,   b. 8 Apr 1829, TN d. 14 Dec 1890 (Age 61 years)   8. Milly FORREST,   b. 1831, TN d. Yes, date unknown   9. Isaac FORREST,   b. 1834, TN d. Yes, date unknown   10. FORREST,   b. 1836   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Jeffery E. FORREST, Brig.Gen.,   b. 10 Jun 1838, Tippah, Mississippi d. 22 Feb 1864, Ivey Hill, Chickasaw, Mississippi (Age 25 years)
  Family ID	F7979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Blacksmith for the John Emasy Beck Plantation in Bedford County, Tennessee. Married Miriam Beck at Chapel Hill in 1820. On land that was originally a Revolutionary War land grant. William and Mariam Beck Forrest purchased a two story log cabin and 180 acres one half mile east. The Forrest family moved to Mississippi in 1833. In 1861 their oldest son, Nathan Bedford, joined the army of Confederate States of America. In four year's of war, this middle-aged man rose from the rank of private to lieutenant general and re-wrote the book on warfare. General Nathan Bedford Forrest's tactics and campaigns are studied throughout the world today.

  
  

• Sources

  [S426] Barbara Westman, Barbara Westman. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for William FORREST, person ID KJZ3-J2V. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 12 Dec 2022), entry for William B Forrest, person ID KJZ3-J2V. (Reliability: 3).