Arkansas Family Group Sheet for the Jesse Tatum Forrest Family *********************************************** Copyright Lina J. Boyd. All rights reserved. http://www.fgs-project.com/copyright.html *********************************************** Submitted by: Lina J. Boyd Email address: Husband: Jesse Tatum Forrest Birthdate: 15 Oct 1828 Birthplace: Montgomery County, North Carolina Death date: 1885 Place of death: Davie County, North Carolina Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Davie County, NC Father: Bailey Forrest Mother: Unknown Marriage date: before 1849 Marriage place: Possibly Stanly County, North Carolina Wife: Missouri (?Boysworth?) Birthdate: 18 Feb 1830 Birthplace: North Carolina Death date: 1885 Place of death: Davie County, North Carolina Burial: Fort Baptist Church Cemetery, Davie County, NC Father: Unknown Mother: Unknown CHILDREN Child No. 1: John Caswell Forrest Sex: m Birthdate: 16 Jan 1849 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 03 Jun 1917 Place of death: Dover, Pope County, Arkansas Burial: McFadden Cemetery, Dover, Pope County, Arkansas Marriage date: 18 May 1876 Marriage place: Davie County, North Carolina Spouse's name: Sarah H. Young Child No. 2: William B. Forrest Sex: m Birthdate: 07 Sep 1851 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: Place of death: Burial: Marriage date: 06 Jun 1871 Marriage place: Davie County, North Carolina Spouse's name: Mary Susan Snider Child No. 3: Abram Allen Sex: m Birthdate: 17 Dec 1853 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 19 Sep 1905 Place of death: Davie County, North Carolina Burial: No Creek Baptist Church Cemetery east of Mocksville, NC Marriage date: 22 Feb 1877 Marriage place: Fulton, Davie County, North Carolina Spouse's name: Sarah Elizabeth Snider Child No. 4: Laura J. Forrest Sex: f Birthdate: 18 Jul 1863 Birthplace: Stanly County, North Carolina Death date: 02 Apr 1879 Place of death: Davie County, North Carolina Burial: Fork Baptist Church Cemetery, Davie County, NC Marriage date: Marriage place: Spouse's name: Documentation: Bible records from John Caswell Forrest family bible in the possession of Madeline Edwards of Dover, Arkansas. Cemetery records and marriage records from Davie County, North Carolina and Pope County, Arkansas. Marriage records from Davie Co. NC and Pope County, AR. In the 1850 Stanly Co. NC census, there is a child living with Jesse and Missouri named Martha BOYSWORTH, age 15. She is too old to be their child. This makes me wonder if she is Missouri's sister and that is Missouri's maiden name. John Caswell Forrest was married four times. Second wife was Mary F. ROBERTSON married 11 May 1878 in Pope County, Arkansas. Third wife was Emma Ann TURNER married 10 Apr 1881 in Pope Co. AR. Fourth wife was Sarah Jane Venetta HATLEY PETTY married 20 Aug 1902 Pope Co. AR. The last wife is my grandmother. The wives of William B. and Abram Allen FORREST were sisters.