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Cornelius Forrest 1834–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jul 1834

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1919

Death Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: John Forrest

Mother: Lovica Flippin

Spouse(s): Drusilla Forrest, Martha Sadler

Children(s): Not Forrest, Cornelius Forrest, Lena Forrest, Richard Forrest, Elizabeth Forrest, Eva Forrest, William Forrest, Thomas Forrest, Mary Forrest, John Forrest, Mary Forrest

Cornelius Forrest was born in 1834 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Forrest And Lovica Flippin. In 1860, Cornelius Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Cornelius Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Cornelius Forrest married Drusilla Forrest, Martha Mollie J Sadler, and had children including Charles Forrest, Cornelius Forrest, Elizabeth Forrest, Eva Virgina Forrest, John James Forrest, Lena Forrest, Mary Adelaide Lady Forrest, Mary Annie Forrest, Not Named Forrest, Richard Forrest, Thomas Forrest, William Edward Willie Tuck Forrest. Cornelius Forrest passed away in 1919 in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Cornelius Forrest was born in 1834 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Forrest And Lovica Flippin.
  • In 1860, Cornelius Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Cornelius Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Cornelius Forrest married Drusilla Forrest, Martha Mollie J Sadler, and had children including Charles Forrest, Cornelius Forrest, Elizabeth Forrest, Eva Virgina Forrest, John James Forrest, Lena Forrest, Mary Adelaide Lady Forrest, Mary Annie Forrest, Not Named Forrest, Richard Forrest, Thomas Forrest, William Edward Willie Tuck Forrest.
  • Cornelius Forrest passed away in 1919 in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forrest
1800–1855
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JF
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF

Spouses(s)

Drusilla Forrest
1839–1883
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
DF
Martha Sadler
1852–1893
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MS

Children(s)

Not Forrest
1879–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
NF
Cornelius Forrest
1876–1876
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CF
Lena Forrest
1882–1882
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF
Richard Forrest
1872–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
RF
Elizabeth Forrest
1863–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF
Eva Forrest
1879–1944
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF
William Forrest
1873–1956
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
WF
Thomas Forrest
1868–1882
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
TF
Mary Forrest
1869–1935
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF
John Forrest
1866–1956
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JF
Mary Forrest
1875–1959
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF

Cornelius Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Cornelius Forrest
1834–1919
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
John S Forrest
1800–1855
Virginia, USA
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cornelius Forrest's Descendants

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Cornelius Forrest (02 Jul 1834–31 Jul 1919) m. Drusilla Forrest (1839–18 Feb 1883) m. Martha ("Mollie" J.) Sadler (Feb 1852–18 Feb 1893)
  1. 1. Not (Named) Forrest 1879–
  2. 2. Cornelius Forrest 1876–1876
  3. 3. Lena Forrest 1882–1882
  4. 4. Richard Forrest 1872–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Forrest 1863–
  6. 6. Eva (Virgina) Forrest 1879–1944 m. Eurkea ("Ruker") Morgan 1877–1934
    1. 1. Laura (Etta "Nanny") Morgan 1905–1984 m. Alva (Wendell Davis) Sr 1905–1942
      1. 1. Alva (Wendell Davis) Jr 1939–2013
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Davis 1934–1999 m. Louis (Edward "Louie" Neeley) Sr 1926–1998
  7. 7. William (Edward "Willie Tuck") Forrest 1873–1956 m. Edith (Mae) Diggs 1879–1958
    1. 1. Lucille (Virginia) Forrest 1904–1985 m. Richard (Linwood "Buck") Trusch 1906–1996
      1. 1. Jean (Gardner) Trusch 1929–1994 m. William (Carlton "Buster") Lewis 1917–1991
    2. 2. Maxwell (Diggs "Mac") Forrest 1918–1992
    3. 3. Kathleen (Mae) Forrest 1922–2002 m. Wilbur (Columbus) Garnand 1923–2016
    4. 4. Alice (Knight "Toots") Forrest 1912–2007 m. James (Edward "Ed Ross") Morgan 1904–1983
      1. 1. Charlotte (Knight) Morgan 1938–2014 m. Melvin (Jarvis) Hudgins 1934–1987 m. Robert (Claytor Howard) Sr 1926–2013
    5. 5. Albert (Franklin "Frank") Forrest 1902–1981 m. Corrina (L.) Mitchem 1905–2000 m. Hilda (Ellen) Diggs 1908–1926
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Forrest 1931–2023 m. Claude (Harold Dale) Jr 1929–2012
    6. 6. William (Vaden "Willie") Forrest 1905–1946 m. Ethel (Louise) Hunley 1920–1957
  8. 8. Thomas Forrest 1868–1882
  9. 9. Mary (Annie) Forrest 1869–1935 m. George (Webster) Smith 1866–1934
    1. 1. Mamie Smith 1895–1990 m. George (Washington) Hudgins 1895–1958
      1. 1. Joseph (Edward Hudgins) Sr 1936–2018 m. Carlene (Faye) Ambrose 1938–2020
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Hudgins 1932–1993 m. Veryl (Richard "Dick" Baker) Jr 1925–2014 m. James (Kenneth) Deane 1935–1977
      3. 3. George (Rufus) Hudgins 1921–1981 m. Joan (Mary) Hodgins 1933–2003
      4. 4. Mildred (Virginia "Peggy") Hudgins 1930–2015 m. Paul (Emil Voight) Jr 1931–2000 m. Charles (Louis) Martinsen 1924–1999
        1. 1. Charles (Edward) Martinsen 1947–1948
        2. 2. Thomas (Ray "Tommie") Martinsen 1951–2017
        3. 3. Janice (Delores) Martinsen 1948–2020 m. Robert (Merrill) Wright 1947–2018 m. Richard (Arlen) Sipe 1944–2020
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Frances) Hudgins 1938–1999 m. Billy (Ronald Compton) Sr 1930–2009
      6. 6. Carl (Wray) Hudgins 1925–2009 m. Bryte (Marline) Smith 1923–2009
      7. 7. Mary (Josephine) Hudgins 1928–2010 m. Roger (Blake) Beaudoin 1926–2014
        1. 1. Donna (Jean) Beaudoin 1951–2014 m. Jesse (Burt Lassiter) Jr 1950–2009
      8. 8. James (Weldon "Jimmy" Hudgins) Sr 1933–2021 m. Betty (Jean) Boothe 1944–1999
      9. 9. David (Lee Hudgins) Sr 1923–1987 m. Catherine Bernard 1931–2002
        1. 1. John (Edward) Hudgins 1951–2020
        2. 2. David (Lee Hudgins) Jr 1949–2011 m. Phyllis (Sharon) Barnes 1951–2002
    2. 2. Thomas (Rufus) Smith 1891–1918
    3. 3. Linwood (Webster) Smith 1900–1977 m. Louise (Ellen) Thomas 1903–1991
      1. 1. Paul (Lavin) Smith 1933–1933
      2. 2. Vivian (Hope) Smith 1927–1975 m. Joseph (Hundley) Morgan 1917–2000
    4. 4. Alma (Virginia) Smith 1909–1962 m. James (Edgar) Callis 1891–1982
      1. 1. Aubrey (Hoskins "Charlie") Smith 1925–2006 m. Sylvia (Hoskins) Brooks 1925–2014
      2. 2. Bobby (Thomas) Smith 1937–2006 m. Patricia (Ann) George 1940–2009
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Francis "Bessie") Smith 1893–1970 m. Obed (Mead) Diggs 1878–1944 m. George (Washington) Hazzard 1892–1970
    6. 6. Lucy (Edna) Smith 1897–1980 m. Frank (Donald) Jones 1898–1974
      1. 1. Amelia (Lucy) Jones 1923–2000 m. Franklin (Vernon "Frank") Smithson 1916–1974 m. Chester (John) Skowronski 1926–1999 m. Charles (Roland) Davis 1925–1990 m. Harry (Davis) Dize 1911–1980
  10. 10. John (James) Forrest 1866–1956 m. Willie (Virginia) Foster 1868–1950
    1. 1. Russell (G) Forrest 1904–
    2. 2. Lottie (E.) Forrest 1894–1973
    3. 3. Pearl (Jane "Peggy") Forrest 1901–1960 m. Franklin (John) Mason 1893–1958
    4. 4. Wendell (Webster) Forrest 1897–1922
    5. 5. Graden (Luther) Forrest 1898–1967 m. Ruth Brainard 1898–1979
    6. 6. Grace (Lyniaul) Forrest 1890–1991 m. Montgomery (Dimmock) Brown 1890–1969
    7. 7. Howard Forrest 1893–
  11. 11. Mary (Adelaide "Lady") Forrest 1875–1959 m. George (Spencer) Forrest 1863–
    1. 1. Raymond (Spencer Forrest) Sr 1908–1988 m. Margaret (Marie) Westcott 1908–1982
    2. 2. William (Howard) Forrest 1903–1989 m. Thelma (Mae) Sowyer 1908–1986
      1. 1. Thelma (Virginia) Forrest 1930–2009 m. John (Williamson "Jack"" Coleman) Sr 1925–2013
      2. 2. Gloria (Jean) Forrest 1928–2017 m. Richard (Lawrence "Dick" Mayo) Sr 1926–1995
    3. 3. Sarah (Ellen "Sadie") Forrest 1900–1954 m. Cliff (Ray White) Sr 1896–1967
      1. 1. Cliff (Ray White) Jr 1922–1923
      2. 2. Mary (Frances) White 1920–2000 m. Lewis (Samson) Smith 1912–1980
      3. 3. Thomas (Rufus) White 1919–2012 m. Hazel Brown 1920–1985 m. Virginia (Katherine) Hare 1923–1995
    4. 4. George (Edward) Forrest 1901–1989 m. Christine Parker 1905–1956 m. Carrie (Louise) Hudgins 1901–1988
      1. 1. Edward (Parker) Forrest 1942–2005
    5. 5. Mary (Etta) Forrest 1901–1988

Cornelius Forrest's Timeline

8 Records

1834
02 Jul 1834
Birth of Cornelius Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 26
Cornelius Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 36
Cornelius Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
Cornelius Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 66
Cornelius Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 76
Cornelius Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1919
30 Jul 1919
Age 85
Death of Cornelius Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1919
31 Jul 1919
Age 85
Burial of Cornelius Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jul 1834
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 537A; Enumeration District: 048
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 159B; Family History Library Film: 553161
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 159B; Family History Library Film: 553161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0052

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1919
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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