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Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest 1851–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 June 1851

Birth Location: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 01 SEP 1922

Death Location: Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Wilson Forrester

Mother: Mary McKinney

Spouse(s): Harriet Allison

Children(s): Lettie Horn, Jack Forrest, I. Forrester

Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest was born in 1851 in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wilson F Forrester And Mary Ann Polly Mckinney. In 1880, Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest resided in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest married Harriet Minerva Allison, and had children including I Forrester, Jack Forrest, Lettie Horn. Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest passed away in 1922 in Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest was born in 1851 in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA, the child of Wilson F Forrester And Mary Ann Polly Mckinney.
  • In 1880, Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest resided in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA.
  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest married Harriet Minerva Allison, and had children including I Forrester, Jack Forrest, Lettie Horn.
  • Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest passed away in 1922 in Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Christopher Forrest's Ancestors

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Christopher Forrest
1851–1922
Birth Place: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Wilson F. Forrester
1813–1880
South Carolina
Mary (Ann " Polly") McKinney
1816–1879
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Christopher Forrest's Descendants

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Christopher (Columbus "Lum") Forrest (10 June 1851–01 SEP 1922) m. Harriet (Minerva) Allison (10 June 1852–27 Apr 1931)
  1. 1. Lettie Horn 1886–1964
  2. 2. Jack Forrest 1874–1924
  3. 3. I. Forrester 1878–

Christopher Forrest's Timeline

5 Records

1851
10 June 1851
Birth of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest in Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, United States of America
Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, United States of America
1851
10 June 1851
Birth of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 29
Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest resided here in Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
1922
1 September 1922
Age 71
Death of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest in South Fulton, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
South Fulton, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
1922
01 SEP 1922
Age 71
Death of Christopher Columbus "Lum" Forrest in Sharon, Weakley Co, TN
Sharon, Weakley Co, TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1851
    Event Place: Murray, Calloway County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 June 1851
    Event Place: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: S Fulton
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1922
    Event Place: South Fulton, Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 SEP 1922
    Event Place: Sharon, Weakley Co, TN

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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