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Nathan Bedford Forrest 1821–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1821

Birth Location: Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 29 Oct 1877

Death Location: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Forrest

Mother: Mariam Beck

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Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in 1821 in Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Forrest And Mariam Beck. Nathan Bedford Forrest passed away in 1877 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Nathan Bedford Forrest was born in 1821 in Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA, the child of William Forrest And Mariam Beck.
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest passed away in 1877 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

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Nathan Forrest's Ancestors

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Nathan Forrest
1821–1877
Birth Place: Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Forrest
1798–1837
North Carolina, USA
Mariam Beck
1801–1867
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Nathan Forrest
1776–1827
Orange, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Shepherd) Baugh
1778–1822
, , VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Forrest
1751–1820
Jane Ledbetter
1758–1806
Reverend {GA}
1750–1823
Nancy {NC}
1754–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Forrest
1726–1777
Lovina Gresham
1731–1778

Nathan Forrest's Timeline

2 Records

1821
13 Jul 1821
Birth of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
1877
29 Oct 1877
Age 56
Death of Nathan Bedford Forrest in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1821
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1877
    Event Place: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

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