Dec 20 1889
Col. Jesse Forrest, brother of the celebrated cavalryman N.B. Forrest, died at his home in Memphis Sunday of hematuria in the fifty-sixth year of his age.
55 years, 8 months, 6 days. Married. Cause of death: Malarial hematuria. Source: Register of Deaths and Elmwood Burial Records
Confederate Military Service:
J. A. Forrest
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 21 Tennessee Cav.
Regiment Name Expanded: 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Company: S
Rank In: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank In Expanded: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank Out: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank Out Expanded: Lieutenant Colonel
Son of William B. Forrest and Miriam Beck. Brother of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Spouse: Sarah R. Forrest
1836 – 1900
Children:
Mary Forrest
1853 –
Nancy "Nannie" Forrest
1855 – Married Walter C. Dunn. Had a son named Willie born about 1877.
George Bedford Forrest
1857 – 1908
Fannie Forrest
1866 –
Jesse Anderson Forrest Jr.
1870 – 1906
Sarah H. "Sallie" Forrest
1876 – 1953
Jeffrey Forrest
1876 –
Dec 20 1889
Col. Jesse Forrest, brother of the celebrated cavalryman N.B. Forrest, died at his home in Memphis Sunday of hematuria in the fifty-sixth year of his age.
55 years, 8 months, 6 days. Married. Cause of death: Malarial hematuria. Source: Register of Deaths and Elmwood Burial Records
Confederate Military Service:
J. A. Forrest
Side: Confederate
Regiment State/Origin: Tennesee
Regiment Name: 21 Tennessee Cav.
Regiment Name Expanded: 21st Regiment, Tennessee Cavalry
Company: S
Rank In: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank In Expanded: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank Out: Lieutenant Colonel
Rank Out Expanded: Lieutenant Colonel
Son of William B. Forrest and Miriam Beck. Brother of Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Spouse: Sarah R. Forrest
1836 – 1900
Children:
Mary Forrest
1853 –
Nancy "Nannie" Forrest
1855 – Married Walter C. Dunn. Had a son named Willie born about 1877.
George Bedford Forrest
1857 – 1908
Fannie Forrest
1866 –
Jesse Anderson Forrest Jr.
1870 – 1906
Sarah H. "Sallie" Forrest
1876 – 1953
Jeffrey Forrest
1876 –
Family Members
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Nathan Bedford Forrest
1821–1877
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Frances "Fanny" Forrest
1821–1841
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Mary Forrest
1826–1841
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LTC Aaron H. Forrest
1828–1864
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Pvt John Nathaniel Forrest
1829–1867
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Maj William Hezekiah Forrest
1831–1875
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Mildred "Milly" Forrest
1831–1841
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LTC Aaron H. Forrest
1833–1864
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Isaac Forrest
1835–1841
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Col Jeffrey Edward Forrest
1837–1863
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