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[CGWilliams29th]

There's no way he and Jamey Johnson aren't related. He was a HS principal about 65 miles away from where Jamey Johnson was born.

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THIS GUY was a HS principle?! Holy **** that's terrifying. Not only is he scary as hell but also fought in a war. I bet that high school was the best behaved in the state.

 

[east_beast]

THIS GUY was a HS principle?! Holy **** that's terrifying. Not only is he scary as hell but also fought in a war. I bet that high school was the best behaved in the state.

Yeah, could you imagine being some smart mouthed 16 year old and then that guy comes in and gives you THAT look? LOL! Nope! You're gonna straighten up FAST!

 

[CGWilliams29th]

Bill Forrest and this statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest.

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The fact that people tried to save this statue is hilarious. Like this is the one you want to save? Are you sure? lol.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

The Selma bust is a lot better, though that Rebel flag in the center looks tacky and stickered-on. (I'm pursuing a cartoonist career, so I am an amateur art critic.)

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Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument - Selma, Alabama

The Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument stands at Confederate Circle in Old Live Oak Cemetery in historic Selma, Alabama. The monument generated considerable controversy when it was erected in Selma, the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement.

www.exploresouthernhistory.com

I am surprised that this monument is still standing. I live about 70 miles north of Selma, and can attest that Alabama has more civil rights monuments and more civil rights museums and events than I thought possible until moving here several years ago.

 

[G Low]

The fact that people tried to save this statue is hilarious. Like this is the one you want to save? Are you sure? lol.

You think I want to save this ? That's hilarious! Are YOU sure? Are YOU for real? You must be as crazy as that statue looks. LOL Nathan's mother is my first cousin 5x removed, all her children are my second cousins.

 

[damYankee]

You think I want to save this ? That's hilarious! Are YOU sure? Are YOU for real? You must be as crazy as that statue looks. LOL Nathan's mother is my first cousin 5x removed, all her children are my second cousins.

My 25th grandfather was Henry de Bohun. He was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215.
He died while on pilgrimage (Crusade) to the Holy Land .
His uncle was William Dunkeld, King of Scots, William's reign was to last for almost forty-nine years.
That and $12.00 will buy me an overpriced coffee at Starbucks.

 

[G Low]

My 25th grandfather was Henry de Bohun. He was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215.
He died while on pilgrimage (Crusade) to the Holy Land .
His uncle was William Dunkeld, King of Scots, William's reign was to last for almost @forty-nine years.
That and $12.00 will buy me an overpriced coffee at Starbucks.

Wouldn't know about Starbucks prices but one of my patrons gave me a nice Starbucks coffee mug ️. @**** Yankee, this is a distant relative's home now on Rutgers University campus. The oldest home in the neighborhood , it wasn't burned down by the British because he was a British sympathizer!!

https://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/government/departments/department-of-economic-development/the-arts-institute-of-middlesex-county/division-of-history-and-historic-preservation/cornelius-low-house-museum

 

[Sheltowee]

My 25th grandfather was Henry de Bohun. He was one of the twenty-five medieval barons who were surety for Magna Carta in 1215.
He died while on pilgrimage (Crusade) to the Holy Land .
His uncle was William Dunkeld, King of Scots, William's reign was to last for almost forty-nine years.
That and $12.00 will buy me an overpriced coffee at Starbucks.

Would love to know how you are able to establish your 25th gr grandfather.

Not doubting for a moment- just things go dark for me when I try to go before mid-1700s. Maybe because the search would need to go to Europe.

But that is very cool.

 

[TallTallMan]

I am surprised that this monument is still standing. I live about 70 miles north of Selma, and can attest that Alabama has more civil rights monuments and more civil rights museums and events than I thought possible until moving here several years ago.

It was originally in the public square, but the mayor of Selma relocated it to a CS cemetery.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

It was originally in the public square, but the mayor of Selma relocated it to a CS cemetery.

Good. I guess that is more appropriate and less likely to offend some people.

 

[G Low]

I am surprised that this monument is still standing. I live about 70 miles north of Selma, and can attest that Alabama has more civil rights monuments and more civil rights museums and events than I thought possible until moving here several years ago.

Rome ga. Had a statue in center of town and then moved it to Myrtle hill cemetery. Now it hidden. Speaking of monuments check out this beautiful monument in my hometown.

 

[G Low]

Bill Forrest looks like he might have eaten a human at one point. He puts Anderson to shame. Yikes!

That statue disturbed me when I first saw it. And also now. And as long as it is posted.

I think Bill Forrest killed 4 or 5 people AFTER the war

 

[east_beast]

Would love to know how you are able to establish your 25th gr grandfather.

Not doubting for a moment- just things go dark for me when I try to go before mid-1700s. Maybe because the search would need to go to Europe.

But that is very cool.

I can get several lines back into the 1400s and quite a few back into the 1600s. One thing that helps me is that literally every direct ancestor I've been able to trace back to Europe arrived in America prior to the establishment of the country so I can go many generations right here before having to start digging into European records.

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

I think Bill Forrest killed 4 or 5 people AFTER the war

An intense family to say the least.

 

[G Low]

These two g great grandfathers came over on the boat. Degory died on the boat. He was a hatter, luckily his wife met a single man who was also a hatter,

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

These two g great grandfathers came over on the boat. Degory died on the boat. He was a hatter, luckily his wife met a single man who was also a hatter,

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I can trace one of the lines in my family back to the 16th century. I can only trace the money back to before the war. After it seems drop off.

 

[G Low]

I can trace one of the lines in my family back to the 16th century. I can only trace the money back to before the war. After it seems drop off.

Wasn't a whole lot to buy back in Plymouth back then… probably had nice hats though..

 

[ColonelBuckwalter]

Wasn't a whole lot to buy back in Plymouth back then… probably had nice hats though..

They did have Ye Olde Navy.

 

[damYankee]

Would love to know how you are able to establish your 25th gr grandfather.

Not doubting for a moment- just things go dark for me when I try to go before mid-1700s. Maybe because the search would need to go to Europe.

But that is very cool.

The uncertainty or not, it's pretty cool. One of the issues with Wikitree, I know for certain Caroline is my mother, after all, she's my mother

 

[rebelatsea]

Easy, one of the more underrated generals in the war. Gen George Thomas. This man just has a serious 'I'll kick your A - -' look about him.
Also, Sherman and Forrest for sure. It's all in the eyes.


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Well I'll be b*******d, he's the spitting image of a guy I used to work with !