William S. Forester brought his family from Tennessee to Denton County in the early 1850s and established a ranch about 1852, assisted by his sons; one son, Sol, was killed by Indians at age sixteen while herding cattle there. After William Forester's death, his son Lock S. Forester (1844-1913), a Confederate veteran, operated the ranch, expanded it to more than 6,000 acres, and made its "Two I Jinglebob" brand well known before moving to Denton in 1890. That year, Ed W. Forester, Lock Forester's son, took over management, and in 1913 the ranch was divided into sections so that Lock S. Forester's three children each received one-third of the property. Ed Forester became a successful rancher who raised champion shorthorn cattle, quarter horses, sheep, and other livestock, and he also served two terms as Denton County Commissioner. For more than a century, the Forester Ranch was an important part of Denton County's history.