Coleman FORRESTER b. 9 Sep 1817 South Carolina d. 31 Mar 1888 or 1889 , probably Fannin, Georgia: Tonia's Roots

1817 - 1889 (71 years)

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Name	Coleman FORRESTER
Born	9 Sep 1817	South Carolina [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
	Date: 9 Sep 1817 -> inscribed on headstone 1818 -> age 52 on 1870 census 1818 -> age 62 on 1880 census Place: South Carolina -> 1870 census South Carolina -> 1880 census
Gender	Male
Census	1850	District 85, Union, Georgia [8]
	Coleman "Forister" (32) was enumerated as head of household. His real estate is valued at $500. The household includes "Anny" (28), Jesse (7), James (5), Eliza (4), Nancy (2), and Martha Carnes (17).
Occupation	1855	Stock Hill, Fannin County, Georgia [9]
	Justice of the Peace
Census	1860	Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin County, Georgia [4]
Census	1870	Militia District 844, Fannin County, Georgia [10]
	Colman Forister (52) appeared as head of household. He was a farmer. He had real estate valued at 800 and a personal estate valued at 800. He was born in South Carolina. The household included Ann (45), Edward (19), Martha (16), Newton (9), George (8), and Mary (6). Fannin County Forresters – 1870
Census	1880	Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia [11]
	Coleman Forester (62) appeared as head of household. He was a married farmer. He was literate. He was born in South Carolina and both parents were born in North Carolina. The household included his wife "Anney" (59), son Newton (22), and daughter Mary L. (16). Fannin County Forresters – 1880
FAN	John Garrett
FAN	Joseph Garrett
FAN	Joseph Garrett
FAN	Robert Garrett
FAN	Sarah Stroud
Buried	Aft 31 Mar 1888	Dial, Fannin County, Georgia [12, 13]
	Address: Dial Church of Christ Cemetery
		Coleman Forrester Headstone photo used with permission of the owner
Died	31 Mar 1888 or 1889	, probably Fannin, Georgia [11, 13, 14]
	Date The "Deaths" page in the Forrester family bible records his death date as March 31, 1888. His headstone reports his death date as "Mch. 31, 1889." Place *Coleman appeared in Fannin County on the 1880 census and was buried there after his death in 1888 or 1889.
Person ID	I1653	Kendrick-Hemphill
Last Modified	9 Apr 2011

Family Anna CARNES, b. Feb 1823, , , Georgia , d. 19 Jan 1914, , Fannin County, Georgia (Age ~ 90 years)

Married 13 Jan 1842 , Lumpkin, Georgia [15, 16]

Marriage place obtained from marriage license.

The family bible says "Coleman Forrester and Ann Cearns was married January 13th 1842"

Children

+	1. Jesse Lafayette FORRESTER, b. 19 Oct 1842, , Fannin County, Georgia , d. 21 Jan 1928, Blue Ridge, Fannin, Georgia (Age 85 years)
+	2. James Polk FORRESTER, b. 16 Aug 1844, , , Georgia , d. 24 Aug 1919, , probably Bartow, Georgia (Age 75 years)
+	3. Eliza Amanda FORRESTER, b. 25 Jun 1846, d. 4 Nov 1935, , probably Fannin, Georgia (Age 89 years)
	4. Nancy Elizabeth FORRESTER, b. 23 May 1848, , Fannin County, Georgia , d. 22 Jan 1920, Diamond, Gilmer, Georgia (Age 71 years)
+	5. Benjamin Edward FORRESTER, b. 24 Jun 1850, , , Georgia , d. 12 Feb 1937, , Fannin County, Georgia (Age 86 years)
	6. Marthann Josephine FORRESTER, b. 13 Nov 1853, d. 1903 (Age 49 years)
	7. Rebecca Susana FORRESTER, b. 7 Jan 1856, d. 4 May 1858 (Age 2 years)
	8. Newton Coleman FORRESTER, b. 4 Jun 1858, , , Georgia , d. 13 Sep 1944, Morganton, Fannin County, Georgia (Age 86 years)
	9. George Washington FORRESTER, b. 7 Jan 1861, , , Georgia , d. 1950 (Age 88 years)
+	10. Mary Lourania FORRESTER, b. 7 Jul 1864, , Fannin County, Georgia , d. 21 Apr 1944, Newport, Fannin, Georgia (Age 79 years)

Last Modified 27 Nov 2015

Family ID F75 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Sources

[S80] Dial Church of Christ Cemetery, Coleman Forrester monumental inscription, personally photographed by Tonia Kendrick, (Reliability: 3).
[S98] Forrester Bible Records*, Deaths, entry for Coleman Forrester (Reliability: 2).
[S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 257; Image: 396. (Reliability: 3).
Name: Coleman Forister
Birth Date: abt 1818
Birth Place: South Carolina
Residence Date: 1850
Residence Place: District 85, Union, Georgia
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&h=18981993&ti=0&indiv=try
[S229] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia; Roll: M653_120; Page: 1091; Image: 555. (Reliability: 3).
Name: Coleman Forester
Birth Date: abt 1816
Birth Place: South Carolina
Residence Date: 1860
Residence Place: Georgia Militia District 1027, Fannin, Georgia
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=11069614&ti=0&indiv=try
[S338] 1870 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Militia District 844; p. 45 (penned); dwelling 336, family 335; Colman Forister household; accessed; 16 February 2008 (Reliability: 2).
[S284] 1880 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Noontootley D.; 61; p. 700 (stamped); dwelling 79, family 79; Coleman Forester household; accessed ; 6 February 2008 (Reliability: 2).
[S349] Find A Grave, database with images* EE 3 - base, photograph, "gravestone for Coleman Forrester (1817-1889), Memorial No. 31287780, Records of the Dial Church of Christ Cemetery, Dial, Fannin, Georgia;" photograph © AMB. (Reliability: 2).
[S218] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: M432_84; Page: 257; Image: 396. (Reliability: 3).
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1850usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=18981993
[S352] Forrester Family - Facets of Fannin, p. 309 (Reliability: 2).
[S338] 1870 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Militia District 844; p. 45 (penned); dwelling 336, family 335; Colman Forister household; accessed; 16 February 2008 (Reliability: 3).
[S284] 1880 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Noontootley D.; 61; p. 700 (stamped); dwelling 79, family 79; Coleman Forester household; accessed ; 6 February 2008 (Reliability: 3).
[S340] Facets of Fannin: A History of Fannin County, Georgia, Story F208, p. 309 (Reliability: 3).
"He and Ann were buried in the Dial Cemetary."
[S349] Find A Grave, database with images* EE 3 - base, photograph, "gravestone for Coleman Forrester (1817-1889), Memorial No. 31287780, Records of the Dial Church of Christ Cemetery, Dial, Fannin, Georgia;" photograph © AMB. (Reliability: 3).
[S98] Forrester Bible Records*, "Deaths," entry for Coleman Forrester (Reliability: 3).
[S335] Lumpkin County Marriage Books-Georgia's Virtual Vault, accessed; 15 February 2011; 1838-1849, p. 36-37; Forester-Carnes; 1842 (Reliability: 3).
[S98] Forrester Bible Records*, "Marriages," entry for Coleman Forrester and Anna Cearns (Reliability: 3).

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