Benjamin Edward FORRESTER^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1850 - 1937  (86 years)

• Name	Benjamin Edward FORRESTER
  Born	24 Jun 1850	, , Georgia   [1, 5, 6]
  	24 Jun 1850 -> Forrester Bible records 1851, GA -> age 19 on 1870 census 1851, GA -> age 29 on 1880 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Militia District 844, Fannin County, Georgia   [4]
  	Edward (19) appeared in the household of Colman Forister (52).  He worked on a farm.  He was born in Georgia.  The household included Ann (45), Martha (16), Newton(9), George (8), and Mary (6). Fannin County Forresters – 1870
  Census	1880	Noontootla, Fannin, Georgia   [3]
  	Edward Forester (29) appeared as head of household. He was a married farmer. He was literate. He was born in Georgia, his father was born in South Carolina, and his mother was born in Georgia. The household included his wife Salina (26), son William C. (7), and daughter Lilley A. (2). His brother, Lafayette, appeared one household down and his parents appeared on the next page. Fannin County Forresters – 1880
  Occupation	Farmer  [7]
  Residence	, Fannin County, Georgia   [7]
  	Benjamin and Salina "made their permanent home on a farm on the Toccoa River. He inherited the farm from his father."
  Died	12 Feb 1937	, Fannin County, Georgia   [2, 8]
  Buried	Aft 23 Feb 1937	Dial, Fannin County, Georgia   [2]
  	Address: Dial Church of Christ Cemetery
  	His headstone reads: "Benjamin E. Forrester; [unreadable] 24, 1850; Feb 12, 1937; [unreadable epitaph]."
  Notes	Name: Benjamin Edward -> Forrester Bible records Edward -> 1880 census Edward -> 1870 census Connection to parents: recorded in Forrester Bible records with the other children of Coleman Forrester and Anna Carnes
  Person ID	I1885	Kendrick-Hemphill
  Last Modified	6 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Coleman FORRESTER,   b. 9 Sep 1817, South Carolina ,   d. 31 Mar 1888 or 1889, , probably Fannin, Georgia  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Anna CARNES,   b. Feb 1823, , , Georgia ,   d. 19 Jan 1914, , Fannin County, Georgia  (Age ~ 90 years)
  Married	13 Jan 1842	, Lumpkin, Georgia
  Family ID	F75	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Salina E. TUCKER,   b. 26 Mar 1853, , , Georgia ,   d. 12 Mar 1926, Dial, Fannin County, Georgia  (Age 72 years)
  Married	25 Dec 1870  [7]
  	25 Dec 1870 -> "Forrester Family"
  Children	1. William Coleman FORRESTER,   b. Abt 1873, , , Georgia ,   d. 1919  (Age ~ 46 years)   2. Lilley E. FORRESTER,   b. Abt 1878, , , Georgia ,   bur. , Fannin County, Georgia   3. Rosalee FORRESTER,   b. 2 Mar 1888,   d. Feb 1984  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2015
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Death Records

  Salina (Tucker) Forrester Death Certificate

  
  

• Sources

  [S98] Forrester Bible Records*, "Births," entry for Benjamin Edward Forrester (Reliability: 3). [S80] Dial Church of Christ Cemetery, Benjamin Forrester monumental inscription, personally photographed by Tonia Kendrick, (Reliability: 3). [S284] 1880 Census. Georgia. Fannin County, pop. sch., Noontootley D.; 61; p. 699 (stamped); dwelling 65, family 65; Edward Forester household; accessed ; 6 February 2011 (Reliability: 3). [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). [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. 699 (stamped); dwelling 65, family 65; Edward Forester household; accessed ; 6 February 2011 (Reliability: 2). [S352] Forrester Family - Facets of Fannin, p. 309 (Reliability: 2). [S107] Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, death certificate no. 3172 (1937), Benjamin E. Forrester; (Reliability: 3). http://tinyurl.com/mmn8x8