Pioneers of Ellis County The Forrest Family   Jonathan Forrest and Susan Patterson of Marshall County, Tenn. had seven children: Joseph F.; Car; Matilda P., m/1 A. E. Lane and came to Texas after his death where she m/2 F. Vanlear; Thomas N. (died in CW); Caledonia (d. aged 14); America (d. Memphis); Mary J. (d. Texas aged sixteen). Jonathan Forrest died in 1841 in Mississippi and his widow died in Texas in 1890. Carr Forest came to Ellis County in 1855 first raising sheep and then establishing a merecantile business, with the community around it called Forreston. Carr Forest married Virginia Sims, a daughter of John D. Sims and they had five children: Caladonia, Alice, Lee V., Thomas C. and Sims. Carr Forrest was a Mason and member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He served in the 19th Texas Cavalry during the Civil War. After the War, he again was postmaster at Chamber's Creek. He and his wife are buried in the Forreston Cemetery.   Copyright © 1997-2017, Ellis County TXGenWeb. All Rights Reserved. This page was last modified: Thursday, 01-Jul-2021 13:29:55 MDT