James Chapel (Forrester) Forester (1823 - 1883)

Born 10 May 1823 in Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Martha A (Mayfield) Forrester — married 15 Dec 1844 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Ann Jane (Odum) Forrester — married 1 Apr 1858 in Walton, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1883 at age 60 in Monroe, Walton, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Private James (Forrester) Forester served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: March 4, 1862
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): 42nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry

James was born about 1823. He is the son of George Forrester and Lucreasy Braswell. He first married Martha Mayfield on December 15, 1844 in Walton County, Georgia.^[1] James and Martha had the following five children together:^[2][3]

• William
• Sarah E.
• Mary J.
• Samuel
• Martha Jane

After Martha died around 1857, James married Mary Ann Jane Odum on April 1, 1858 in Walton County, Georgia.^[4] They had the following children together^[5][6]:

• L. A.
• John L.
• Howard Thomas
• Nancy Emma
• Lula F.

James died on December 10, 1883. He is buried in Alcovy Cemetery next to the family plot of Mary Ann Jane's brother Richard^[7] near Bold Springs, Georgia.

Civil War Service

Like many of the young men of Walton County, he joined the service in the Confederate States of America. He enlisted on March 4, 1862 in Monroe, Georgia as a private in Company G of the 42nd Georgia Infantry. He fought in the battles that the 42nd fought. Most notably, he was at the siege at Vicksburg, Mississippi in July of 1863. The last record of him is a clothing receipt on October 4, 1864.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWCT-PLS : 17 July 2019), James C. Forester and Martha A. Mayfield, 15 Dec 1844; citing Marriage, Walton, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 262,624.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZY8-KNJ : 12 April 2016), James C Forester, Walton county, Walton, Georgia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-SRC : 13 December 2017), J C Forrister, 1860.
4. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FW6N-YQH : 11 February 2018), James C. Forister and Mary Ann Jane Odom, 01 Apr 1858; citing , Walton, Georgia; FHL microfilm 0262625 V. A, E.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQM-VXK : 11 June 2019), C Forrester, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GQ-9P8 : 22 August 2017), James C Forester, Flowery Branch, Hall, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 136, sheet 110B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,150.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-1KZ7 : 27 July 2019), James C. Forester, 1883; Burial, Bold Springs, Walton, Georgia, United States of America, Alcovy Cemetery; citing record ID 19603136, Find a Grave.
8. ↑ Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. National Archives. Washington, D. C.

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