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Nathan Bedford Forrest, II

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 11, 1931 (59)
White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida, United States (paralytic stroke)
Place of Burial: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. (CSA), William Montgomery Forrest and Jane Taylor Forrest
Husband of Mattie Hays Forrest
Partner of Gabrella Farley
Father of Brig. General Nathan Bedford Forrest III; Mary Helen Forrest; Nancy Patton Forrest; Martha P Forrest; Private and 1 other
Brother of Mary E Bradley; James Cook Forrest and William Montgomery Forrest, Jr

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About Nathan Bedford Forrest II

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68279463

He lived for many years in Memphis, Tenn. where he was connected with the Equitable Life Insurance Co. He had also been in business with his father as a railroad and levee contractor. He left Memphis about 1919 and made his home in Atlanta. He also spent 5 years in Alaska as a miner and prospector.

For a number of years he had taken an active interest in the Ku Klux Klan, which had it's headquarters in Atlanta. At the time of his death he held the Honorary position of Imperial Klokann, an office in the national organization. He also held the position as Grand Dragon of Georgia.

He died March 13, 1931 in White Springs, Florida of a paralytic stroke.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bedford_Forrest_II

Nathan Bedford Forrest II (August 1871 – March 11, 1931) was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan for Georgia. He was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans from 1919 to 1921. Nathan Bedford Forrest II was the grandson of Confederate Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest.

In the Confederate Veteran, Nathan Bedford Forrest II claimed that he and Tate Brady were making plans together for an “active campaign throughout Oklahoma" on behalf of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. He served as Secretary and Business Manager at Lanier University, a college that was sold to the Klan in 1921.

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Nathan Bedford Forrest II's Timeline

1871
August 1871
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
1901
October 17, 1901
Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States
1905
April 5, 1905
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
1907
1907
Carter County, Carter County, Tennessee, United States
1916
April 1, 1916
Mississippi, United States
1920
1920
Mississippi, United States
1931
March 11, 1931
Age 59
White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida, United States
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Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States