Richard Bruce Forbes

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Richard Bruce Forbes

Birth
Thomas County, Georgia, USA
Death
24 May 1926 (aged 79)
Wakulla County, Florida, USA
Burial
Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida, USA
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Son of Richard B Forbes (abt 1813-?) and Mary A Mash (abt 1820-?), both born in Georgia but relocated to Wakulla County before 1850 with their family.

Husband of Nannie Thompson Coker (1849-1914), whom he is buried beside in Crawfordville Cemetery.

Brother of:
Christopher C Forbes (abt 1843-?)
Samuel W Forbes (1855-1927), buried in this cemetery
Jackson Mash Forbes (1857-1907), buried in Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon, FL

Richard enlisted in Capt. Tuberville's Florida Reserve Regiment during the Civil War at the age of 17. According to his pension application records he enlisted in April 1864 and was ordered to guard prisoners at Tallahassee and Madison, Florida. Then he was sent to Marianna and to Natural Bridge but was too late to see any action. He was on guard detail at Iron Bridge on the Ochlockonee River when news of the surrender came. He mustered out as a Pvt Co E, 1st Fla Res, Confederate States Army in May 1865.

Richard was photographed with the Civil War veterans of Wakulla Co. in 1904 that is posted on the Wakulla County GenWeb page. He is the 1st on the left in the middle row
Son of Richard B Forbes (abt 1813-?) and Mary A Mash (abt 1820-?), both born in Georgia but relocated to Wakulla County before 1850 with their family.

Husband of Nannie Thompson Coker (1849-1914), whom he is buried beside in Crawfordville Cemetery.

Brother of:
Christopher C Forbes (abt 1843-?)
Samuel W Forbes (1855-1927), buried in this cemetery
Jackson Mash Forbes (1857-1907), buried in Old City Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon, FL

Richard enlisted in Capt. Tuberville's Florida Reserve Regiment during the Civil War at the age of 17. According to his pension application records he enlisted in April 1864 and was ordered to guard prisoners at Tallahassee and Madison, Florida. Then he was sent to Marianna and to Natural Bridge but was too late to see any action. He was on guard detail at Iron Bridge on the Ochlockonee River when news of the surrender came. He mustered out as a Pvt Co E, 1st Fla Res, Confederate States Army in May 1865.

Richard was photographed with the Civil War veterans of Wakulla Co. in 1904 that is posted on the Wakulla County GenWeb page. He is the 1st on the left in the middle row

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