Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRev. Marcus “Mark” Forrester 55
Birthabt 1790, South Carolina
Deathbef 1850, Alabama
Misc. Notes
There is a Mark Forrister listed as head of household in the 1800 census of Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.
Members of household include
2 males under 10
2 males 11-15
1 male 16-25
1 male 26-44 (Mark)
3 females under 10
1 female 11-15
1 female 26-44 (Mark’s wife)

Close neighbors in the 1800 census includes:
Hutchens Forrister age 26-44 with his wife, 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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There is a Mark Forester listed as head of household in the 1810 census of Spartanburg Co., South Carolina.
Members of household include.
1 male under 10
1 male 26 - 44 (Mark)
2 females under 10
3 females 16-25
His wife in 1800 census apparently deceased by 1810.

Close neighbors in the 1810 census include:
Hutchin Forest age 45 or over with his wife, 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family stories indicated that Mark or Marcus Forrester was a travelling preacher. His grave is possibly located at the Pisgah Cemetery in Addison, Winston County, Alabama. The headstone refers to him as “Marcus Forrester, The Blind Preacher” and has no other information about him, not even year of death.
Spouses
Birth12 Sep 1819, South Carolina
Death20 May 1894, Peeks Hill, Calhoun Co., Alabama
BurialMay 1894, Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Peeks Hill, Calhoun Co., Alabama (33 51 49 N 85 59 00 W)
FatherJoel Finley (1799-~1885)
MotherMartha “Patsy” Hollister (1802-~1875)
Marriage12 Dec 1841, Spartanburg, South Carolina
ChildrenJane Adelaide (1841-1920)
 Martha “Patsy” (1844-1930)
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