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Carroll Lee Forrest 1915–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 04 Dec 1991

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Carroll Forrest

Mother: Annie Forrest

Spouse(s): Della Rowe

Children(s): Edgar Forrest, Edwin Forrest, Raymond Forrest, James Forrest

Carroll Lee Forrest was born in 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Carroll Melichor Forrest And Annie L Forrest. In 1920, Carroll Lee Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1930, Carroll Lee Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Carroll Lee Forrest married Della Diggs Rowe, and had children including Edgar Winfield Forrest, Edwin Carroll Forrest, James Lee Forrest, Raymond Haines Rainbow Forrest. Carroll Lee Forrest passed away in 1991 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Carroll Lee Forrest was born in 1915 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA, the child of Carroll Melichor Forrest And Annie L Forrest.
  • In 1920, Carroll Lee Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1930, Carroll Lee Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Carroll Lee Forrest married Della Diggs Rowe, and had children including Edgar Winfield Forrest, Edwin Carroll Forrest, James Lee Forrest, Raymond Haines Rainbow Forrest.
  • Carroll Lee Forrest passed away in 1991 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Carroll Forrest
1877–1952
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Annie Forrest
1879–1918
Birth Location: Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Della Rowe
1919–2012
Birth Location: Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
DR

Children(s)

Edgar Forrest
1942–1989
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Edwin Forrest
1937–2005
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Raymond Forrest
1940–2021
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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James Forrest
1939–2006
Birth Location: –
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Carroll Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Carroll Forrest
1915–1991
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Parents
Carroll Melichor Forrest
1877–1952
Virginia, USA
Annie (L) Forrest
1879–1918
Poquoson, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (S.) Forrest
1840–1890
Warwick, Virginia, USA
Harriett Forrest
1843–1916
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1800–1855
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
Thomas Forrest
1812–1890
Sarah Hudgins
1818–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Phillip Forrest
1795–1868
Lucy Sears
1799–1850

Carroll Forrest's Descendants

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Carroll (Lee) Forrest (25 Mar 1915–04 Dec 1991) m. Della (Diggs) Rowe (02 Apr 1919–18 Mar 2012)
  1. 1. Edgar (Winfield) Forrest 1942–1989 m. Nancy (Joyce) Pitman 1940–1998 m. Jean (Flossie) Riggs 1936–2013
  2. 2. Edwin (Carroll) Forrest 1937–2005 m. Sarah (Bertelle) Pugh 1941–2018
  3. 3. Raymond (Haines "Rainbow") Forrest 1940–2021 m. Wanda (Jean) Bohannon 1938–2006
  4. 4. James (Lee) Forrest 1939–2006

Carroll Forrest's Timeline

8 Records

1915
25 Mar 1915
Birth of Carroll Lee Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Carroll Lee Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Carroll Lee Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
16 Oct 1940
Age 25
Carroll Lee Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Carroll Lee Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1960
Abt. 1960
Age 45
Carroll Lee Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1991
02 Dec 1991
Age 76
Death of Carroll Lee Forrest in Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1991
04 Dec 1991
Age 76
Burial of Carroll Lee Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia
    [4] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255

    Genealogy Event 6
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1960
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 27 Jun 1960; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.044349506,0.99295944,0.5962162&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, 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] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 3 Dec 1991; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.5317398,0.50719297,0.6902103

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1991
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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