So, in my previous post I was in search of a document or documents that could help me link my grandfather Henry Balus Forrest to Shaddrach Forrest Sr. and it gets kind of interesting. Here we go, My 2nd great grandfather is "William Thomas Forrest" on his 50th anniversary it was printed in the Lawndale paper that he was the 2nd cousin to General Nathan Bedford forrest "article attached". His father was "Henry Balus Forrest" which is my 3rd great grandpa. My 2nd great grandpa William named his son Arthur Balus Forrest, obviously using the Balus name from his father Henry Balus Forrest. In trying to plug my grandfather Henry Balus Forrest to Shadrach Forrest Sr. and still have my 2nd grandfathers statement be true that he is the 2nd cousin of General Nathan Bedford Forrest I have came up with this. I cannot find the middle name of John Forrest, brother to Nathan Forrest Sr. anywhere. However, this gets very interesting, I did find that "John Forrest (second son) served in the Mexican War and was shot and paralyzed. He was a gambler who worked as jailer and clerk for brother Bedford. He resided in Memphis, Tenn. at Worsham House in 1862". Again there is no mention of his middle name anywhere however he spent the rest of his life as a "Jailer and clerk for his brother Bedford". I think that it is very likely that his middle name was "Henry" and he named his son, my 3rd great grandpa "Henry Balus Forrest", because if you look up the definition of the name Balus it is "Bayliss Name Meaning. English: occupational name for an officer of a court of justice, whose duties included serving writs, distraining goods, and (formerly) arresting people. In England formerly it was also a status name for the chief officer of a hundred (administrative subdivision of a county).
So I am led to believe that my 3rd grandfather Henry Balus Forrest is the son of John Forrest who is the son of Shadrach Forrest Sr. because John gave his son a middle name that literally meant what his occupation was. John was a jailer and clerk who named his son the middle name Balus which literally means if spelled correctly "occupational name for an officer of a court of justice". Which would make my 2nd grandfathers statement of being the 2nd cousin of General Nathan Bedford Forrest completely true and would make John Forrest middle name more than likely Henry of orange county, North Carolina.
This is a document that Shadrach, Nathan Forrest Sr., Silas Forrest, and who I believe is my grandpa "John" Henry Forrest show up on together.
This is the article from 1946 where my 2nd grandfather is said to be the 2nd cousin of General Nathan Bedford Forrest
I think I'm getting pretty darn close on this if I have not already arrived. Tell me your thoughts
So I am led to believe that my 3rd grandfather Henry Balus Forrest is the son of John Forrest who is the son of Shadrach Forrest Sr. because John gave his son a middle name that literally meant what his occupation was. John was a jailer and clerk who named his son the middle name Balus which literally means if spelled correctly "occupational name for an officer of a court of justice". Which would make my 2nd grandfathers statement of being the 2nd cousin of General Nathan Bedford Forrest completely true and would make John Forrest middle name more than likely Henry of orange county, North Carolina.
This is a document that Shadrach, Nathan Forrest Sr., Silas Forrest, and who I believe is my grandpa "John" Henry Forrest show up on together.
This is the article from 1946 where my 2nd grandfather is said to be the 2nd cousin of General Nathan Bedford Forrest
I think I'm getting pretty darn close on this if I have not already arrived. Tell me your thoughts