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John Hezekiah Forrest 1841–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Mar 1841

Birth Location: Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 30 Jul 1930

Death Location: Pottersville, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Hezekiah Forrest

Mother: Martha Utley*

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John Hezekiah Forrest was born in 1841 in Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Hezekiah Forrest And Martha Elender Mattie Utley. In 1860, John Hezekiah Forrest resided in District 8, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA. John Hezekiah Forrest passed away in 1930 in Pottersville, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Hezekiah Forrest was born in 1841 in Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Hezekiah Forrest And Martha Elender Mattie Utley.
  • In 1860, John Hezekiah Forrest resided in District 8, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Hezekiah Forrest passed away in 1930 in Pottersville, Howell County, Missouri, United States of America.

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John Forrest's Ancestors

Self
John Forrest
1841–1930
Birth Place: Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Forrest
1816–1896
Benton, Tennessee, United States
Martha (Elender "Mattie") Utley*
1820–1883
Wake, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James (Forrester) Corporal
1793–1864
South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Forrest
1755–1824
Sarah Forrest
1767–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Forrester
1727–1777
Lovina Forrest
1731–1778

John Forrest's Timeline

3 Records

1841
05 Mar 1841
Birth of John Hezekiah Forrest in Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
John Hezekiah Forrest resided here in District 8, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1930
30 Jul 1930
Age 89
Death of John Hezekiah Forrest in Blue Mound, Howell, Missouri, USA
Blue Mound, Howell, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1841
    Event Place: Sugar Creek, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 8, Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1930
    Event Place: Blue Mound, Howell, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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