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Nathan Bedford Forrest II

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Nathan Bedford Forrest II

Birth
Oxford, Lafayette County, Mississippi, USA
Death
13 Mar 1931 (aged 58)
White Springs, Hamilton County, Florida, USA
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
Plot
Chapel Hill Circle , Lot 47, Space #20
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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.
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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