EXPLORE THE COLLECTION

John Forehand (Williamson estate)

Birth: unknownDeath: by 21 September 1837 (estate sale)Williamson estateDistinct from John L., who died in 1921. Link to the Bible John or Gates groom is unproved; father unknown.

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Restored and colorized photograph of John Lambert Forehand, seated outdoors in a hat and suit.

FAMILY STORIES

What Lambert Forehand Left at Lick Creek

Two Hickman County deeds put a brother and sister on either side of a line at Lick Creek. Their exchange identifies Lambert Forehand as their father and carries the story back through the land he held, the places he lived, and the family connections still to be established.

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