Elijah Forester 1826-1925
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Elijah Forester 1826-1925
TO ANYONE WHO HAS ELIJAH FORESTER BORN AUGUST 12, 1826 IN TENNESSEE. HE MARRIED ELIZABETH MITCHELL IN TENNESSEE. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS KNOWN. SECOND MARRIAGE WAS TO LINNEY E. INGLAND OF WHOM 11 CHILDREN WERE BORN. LATER MARRIED ARRENA PARRILEE BLANKENSHIP. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING UPDATE I JUST FOUND IN OLD COURT HOUSE RECORDS IN ALTON, MISSOURI AND IN A FAMILY PHOTO WITHIN THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THIS MAN LIVED TO BE NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD AND DIED IN MARCH 30, 1925. ACCORDING TO COURTHOUSE RECORDS IN ALTON, OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI HE AND ARRENA PARRILLE BLANKENSHIP WERE DIVORCED IN JULY 18, 1915. STILL LOOKING FOR ANY DOCUMENTATION OF ELIJAH'S ACTUAL BURIAL LOCATION. HE LIVED FOR MOST OF HIS YEARS ACCORDING TO FAMILY HISTORY IN THE AREA OF WHAT IS NOW THE GRAND GULF STATE PARK AREA IN OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI. ANYONE WITH FURTHER INFORMATION ON HIS PARENTS, MARRIAGES, CHILDREN ETC. PLEASE CONTACT ME DIRECTLY @ renasu@embarqmail.com THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.