Wife of
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Obituary: Confederate Veteran Magazine-Page 63-Vol.1-February 1893 No.2
Death of Gen. Forrest's Wife-The lovely wife of Gen. N. Bedford Forrest died January 22nd, 1893, in Memphis, Tenn., where she had resided for many years. She was Miss Mary Ann Montgomery, and was married Sept.25, 1845.
After the General's death she devoted herself to the rearing of three grandchildren, Mary, Bedford, and William, children of her only son, whose mother died when they were quite small. Mrs. Forrest was a cultured Christian lady, and was devoted to the cause in which her husband was not only a hero, but a wonderful man. He was as a whirlwind in combatting the foe.
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Obituary: Confederate Veteran Magazine-Page 63-Vol.1-February 1893 No.2
Death of Gen. Forrest's Wife-The lovely wife of Gen. N. Bedford Forrest died January 22nd, 1893, in Memphis, Tenn., where she had resided for many years. She was Miss Mary Ann Montgomery, and was married Sept.25, 1845.
After the General's death she devoted herself to the rearing of three grandchildren, Mary, Bedford, and William, children of her only son, whose mother died when they were quite small. Mrs. Forrest was a cultured Christian lady, and was devoted to the cause in which her husband was not only a hero, but a wonderful man. He was as a whirlwind in combatting the foe.
Wife of
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Obituary: Confederate Veteran Magazine-Page 63-Vol.1-February 1893 No.2
Death of Gen. Forrest's Wife-The lovely wife of Gen. N. Bedford Forrest died January 22nd, 1893, in Memphis, Tenn., where she had resided for many years. She was Miss Mary Ann Montgomery, and was married Sept.25, 1845.
After the General's death she devoted herself to the rearing of three grandchildren, Mary, Bedford, and William, children of her only son, whose mother died when they were quite small. Mrs. Forrest was a cultured Christian lady, and was devoted to the cause in which her husband was not only a hero, but a wonderful man. He was as a whirlwind in combatting the foe.
Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest.
Obituary: Confederate Veteran Magazine-Page 63-Vol.1-February 1893 No.2
Death of Gen. Forrest's Wife-The lovely wife of Gen. N. Bedford Forrest died January 22nd, 1893, in Memphis, Tenn., where she had resided for many years. She was Miss Mary Ann Montgomery, and was married Sept.25, 1845.
After the General's death she devoted herself to the rearing of three grandchildren, Mary, Bedford, and William, children of her only son, whose mother died when they were quite small. Mrs. Forrest was a cultured Christian lady, and was devoted to the cause in which her husband was not only a hero, but a wonderful man. He was as a whirlwind in combatting the foe.
Family Members
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- National Confederate Museum at Elm Springs Forrest or Montgomery
- Columbia Forrest or Montgomery
- Maury County Forrest or Montgomery
- Tennessee Forrest or Montgomery
- USA Forrest or Montgomery
- Find a Grave Forrest or Montgomery
