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Cyril Leon Forrest 1914–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Aug 1914

Birth Location: Valdosta, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 03 Mar 1978

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Charles Forrest

Mother:

Spouse(s): Hazel Spotwood, Ruenell Forrest

Children(s): Michael Sr, Charles Forrest

Cyril Leon Forrest was born in 1914 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Sumner Forrest And Innes Grogg. In 1930, Cyril Leon Forrest resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA. Cyril Leon Forrest married Hazel Blanche Spotwood, Ruenell Forrest, and had children including Anita Forrest, Barbra Forrest, Charles William Forrest, Cyril Forrest, Delores Forrest, Leon Forrest, Lionel Forest, Michael Beryl Forrest Sr, Richard Forrest. Cyril Leon Forrest passed away in 1978 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Cyril Leon Forrest was born in 1914 in Valdosta, Georgia, USA, the child of Charles Sumner Forrest And Innes Grogg.
  • In 1930, Cyril Leon Forrest resided in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • Cyril Leon Forrest married Hazel Blanche Spotwood, Ruenell Forrest, and had children including Anita Forrest, Barbra Forrest, Charles William Forrest, Cyril Forrest, Delores Forrest, Leon Forrest, Lionel Forest, Michael Beryl Forrest Sr, Richard Forrest.
  • Cyril Leon Forrest passed away in 1978 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Forrest
1893–1980
Birth Location: Georgia
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Spouses(s)

Hazel Spotwood
1917–2020
Birth Location: –
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Ruenell Forrest
1917–
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Michael Sr
1948–1977
Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
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Charles Forrest
1933–1983
Birth Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Cyril Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Cyril Forrest
1914–1978
Birth Place: Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Parents
Charles Sumner Forrest
1893–1980
Georgia
Grandparents
James (E) Forest
1865–
Georgia, USA
Emma Kinsley
1880–
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
Elbert Forrest
1836–1922
Louise Forrest
1837–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cyril Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Cyril (Leon) Forrest (14 Aug 1914–03 Mar 1978) m. Hazel (Blanche) Spotwood (30 May 1917–23 Feb 2020) m. Ruenell Forrest (abt 1917–)
  1. 1. Michael (Beryl Forrest) Sr 1948–1977
  2. 2. Charles (William) Forrest 1933–1983

Cyril Forrest's Timeline

8 Records

1913
14 Aug 1913
Birth of Cyril Leon Forrest in Valdosta, Georgia, USA
Valdosta, Georgia, USA
1914
14 Aug 1914
Birth of Cyril Leon Forrest
None
1930
1930
Age 16
Cyril Leon Forrest resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Cyril Leon Forrest resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 26
Cyril Leon Forrest resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Cyril Leon Forrest resided here in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 37
Cyril Leon Forrest resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1978
03 Mar 1978
Age 64
Death of Cyril Leon Forrest in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1913
    Event Place: Valdosta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 377
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01868; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-953
    [3] Michigan, Death Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2340771
    [6] Michigan, U.S., Divorce Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Michigan. Divorce records
    [7] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 263; Film Title: 82 Wayne 105600-108899; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)
    [8] 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: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1914
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 377

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2340771

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01868; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-953

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01868; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 84-953

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, 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: Detroit, Wayne, Mich

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    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 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 263; Film Title: 82 Wayne 105600-108899; Film Description: Wayne (Dates TBD)

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 377

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
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