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James Melvin Forrester 1934–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 July 1934

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 28 November 2011

Death Location: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: James Forrester

Mother: Thelma Smith

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James Melvin Forrester was born in 1934 in Tennessee, the child of James Homer Forrester And Thelma Smith. In 1950, James Melvin Forrester resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA. James Melvin Forrester passed away in 2011 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Melvin Forrester was born in 1934 in Tennessee, the child of James Homer Forrester And Thelma Smith.
  • In 1950, James Melvin Forrester resided in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • James Melvin Forrester passed away in 2011 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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James Forrester's Ancestors

Self
James Forrester
1934–2011
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
James Homer Forrester
1899–1984
Monroe Co., Tenn.
Thelma Smith
1904–1987
Tennessee
Grandparents
William (Jacob) Forrester
1876–
Tennessee, USA
Eliza (Argona) Jenkins
1878–1950
Great-Grandparents
James Jenkins
1848–1898
Martha Sacrkest
1854–1943
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Jenkins
1799–1870
Sarah Leatherwood
1804–1880

James Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1934
10 July 1934
Birth of James Melvin Forrester in Tennessee
Tennessee
1950
1950
Age 16
James Melvin Forrester resided here in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
2011
28 November 2011
Age 77
Death of James Melvin Forrester
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 July 1934
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 November 2011
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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