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Bessie B Forrest 1886–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1886

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 09 Dec 1980

Death Location: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: William Forrest

Mother: Ann Davis

Spouse(s): Nelson Rainier

Children(s): Elizabeth Rainier, Thelma Rainier, William Rainier, Nelson Rainier, Luther Rainier, Virginia Rainier

In 1886, Bessie B Forrest entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Thomas Forrest And Ann Rebeca Davis. In 1900, Bessie B Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA. Bessie B Forrest married Nelson Rodney Rainier, and had children including Elizabeth Bethel Rainier, Luther Atwood Rainier, Nelson Todd Rainier, Thelma Mae Rainier, Virginia Adel Rainier, William Amos Willie Rainier. Bessie B Forrest passed away in 1980 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Bessie B Forrest entered the world in Virginia, USA, born to William Thomas Forrest And Ann Rebeca Davis.
  • In 1900, Bessie B Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Bessie B Forrest married Nelson Rodney Rainier, and had children including Elizabeth Bethel Rainier, Luther Atwood Rainier, Nelson Todd Rainier, Thelma Mae Rainier, Virginia Adel Rainier, William Amos Willie Rainier.
  • Bessie B Forrest passed away in 1980 in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Forrest
1848–1917
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Ann Davis
1858–1933
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
AD

Spouses(s)

Nelson Rainier
1877–1965
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
NR

Children(s)

Elizabeth Rainier
1922–1995
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
ER
Thelma Rainier
1904–1960
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
TR
William Rainier
1906–1978
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
WR
Nelson Rainier
1909–1978
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
NR
Luther Rainier
1913–1945
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LR
Virginia Rainier
1918–2020
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
VR

Bessie Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Forrest
1886–1980
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
William Thomas Forrest
1848–1917
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Ann (Rebeca) Davis
1858–1933
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Absolum (P) Forrest
1818–1871
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah Hurst
1816–1865
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Phillip Forrest
1795–1868
Lucy Sears
1799–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

Bessie Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Bessie (B) Forrest (Apr 1886–09 Dec 1980) m. Nelson (Rodney) Rainier (10 Apr 1877–12 Jul 1965)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Bethel) Rainier 1922–1995 m. John (Edward "Jack") Fischer 1921–2003
    1. 1. John (Ray Fischer) Sr 1942–2009 m. Patricia (Faye "Tricia") Bowen 1937–2018
    2. 2. Michael (R) Fischer 1951–2012
  2. 2. Thelma (Mae) Rainier 1904–1960 m. Wallace (Preston) Balderson 1913–1981
  3. 3. William (Amos "Willie") Rainier 1906–1978 m. Mary (Bell) Cox 1906–1952
  4. 4. Nelson (Todd) Rainier 1909–1978 m. Lucille Boudreau 1914–2006
    1. 1. Kenneth (Nelson) Rainier 1933–2015
    2. 2. Nellie (Lou) Rainier 1931–2017 m. Emil (Charles) Myers 1927–2013
  5. 5. Luther (Atwood) Rainier 1913–1945
  6. 6. Virginia (Adel) Rainier 1918–2020 m. William (Henry Sing) Jr 1913–1984 m. Calvin (Augustus "Bud") Myers 1926–1987
    1. 1. Nancy Sing 1941–2021 m. James (Warren) Papp 1935–2001

Bessie Forrest's Timeline

13 Records

1886
14 Apr 1886
Birth of Bessie B Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1886
Apr 1886
Birth of Bessie B Forrest in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 14
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 54
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1973
1973
Age 87
Bessie B Forrest resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1980
06 Dec 1980
Age 94
Death of Bessie B Forrest in Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
1980
09 Dec 1980
Age 94
Burial of Bessie B Forrest in Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 58-5
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 75
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] New Jersey, Death Index, Year Range: 1980; Surname Range: R-Z; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [10] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1886
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 75

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 58-5

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 58-5

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Piankitank, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Woodbury, Gloucester, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] New Jersey, Death Index, Year Range: 1980; Surname Range: R-Z; Title: New Jersey, Death Indexes, 1904-2000
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 09 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Blakes, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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