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Henry Bascom Forrest 1860–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Dec 1860

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Nov 1939

Death Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Father: John Jr

Mother: Sarah Diggs

Spouse(s): Mattie Carhart

Children(s): Lillian Forrest, Edwin Forrest, Sherwood Forrest, Mattie Forrest, Ruth Forrest, James Sr, John Sr, Jennie Forrest

Henry Bascom Forrest was born in 1860 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Forrest Jr And Sarah Elizabeth Diggs. In 1860, Henry Bascom Forrest resided in Magisterial District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Henry Bascom Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Henry Bascom Forrest married Mattie Ruth Carhart, and had children including Edwin Bascom Forrest, James Randolph Forrest Sr, Jennie Elizabeth Ninnie Forrest, John Ernest Forrest Sr, Lillian Bernica Forrest, Mattie Mae Forrest, Ruth V Forrest, Sherwood Forrest. Henry Bascom Forrest passed away in 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Bascom Forrest was born in 1860 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John Thomas Forrest Jr And Sarah Elizabeth Diggs.
  • In 1860, Henry Bascom Forrest resided in Magisterial District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Henry Bascom Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Henry Bascom Forrest married Mattie Ruth Carhart, and had children including Edwin Bascom Forrest, James Randolph Forrest Sr, Jennie Elizabeth Ninnie Forrest, John Ernest Forrest Sr, Lillian Bernica Forrest, Mattie Mae Forrest, Ruth V Forrest, Sherwood Forrest.
  • Henry Bascom Forrest passed away in 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr
1826–1866
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Diggs
1831–1895
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
SD

Spouses(s)

Mattie Carhart
1862–1944
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MC

Children(s)

Lillian Forrest
1885–1966
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
LF
Edwin Forrest
1887–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF
Sherwood Forrest
1889–1963
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
SF
Mattie Forrest
1891–1968
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
MF
Ruth Forrest
1895–
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
RF
James Sr
1903–1984
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
JS
John Sr
1897–1981
Birth Location: –
JS
Jennie Forrest
1899–1994
Birth Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
JF

Henry Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Henry Forrest
1860–1939
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Thomas Forrest Jr
1826–1866
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Diggs
1831–1895
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas "Jacky") Forrest
1786–1857
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Forrest's Descendants

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Henry (Bascom) Forrest (10 Dec 1860–29 Nov 1939) m. Mattie (Ruth) Carhart (14 May 1862–20 Jan 1944)
  1. 1. Lillian (Bernica) Forrest 1885–1966 m. William (Veale Herbert Williams) Jr 1891–1971 m. Stephen (Turner) Ford 1879–1922
    1. 1. Margaret (F) Ford 1905–1994 m. William (Straughn) Ballard 1905–1980
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Ballard 1923–2011 m. William (Kemp Norman) Sr 1904–1985 m. John (Frederick Winter) Sr 1913–1994
    2. 2. Betty (Cornelia) Williams 1929–2011 m. Charles (Leslie Ghent) Jr 1921–2018
    3. 3. William (Veale Herbert Williams) III 1931–2018
    4. 4. Lilian (Bernice) Ford 1912–1968 m. George (Doughtie) Loder 1908–1985
  2. 2. Edwin (Bascom) Forrest 1887–
  3. 3. Sherwood Forrest 1889–1963 m. Edith (Estelle) Englebert 1889–1941 m. Marie (Sue) McMillan 1900–1984
    1. 1. Anne (Gordon) Forrest 1915– m. James (Daskin Boyd) Jr. 1911–
    2. 2. Shirley (Ruth) Forrest 1918–1918
  4. 4. Mattie (Mae) Forrest 1891–1968 m. Willis (Gallop Partridge) Sr 1897–1963
    1. 1. Bascom (Forrest) Partridge 1925–2017 m. Marjorie (Louise) Hitt 1922–1979 m. Ruth (Barksdale) Williard 1925–1986
    2. 2. Esther (Ruth) Partridge 1921–2016 m. Anthony Giordano 1922–2009
    3. 3. Willis (Gallop Partridge) Jr 1923–2003 m. Nancy (Frances) Bandurraga 1920–
  5. 5. Ruth (V) Forrest 1895– m. Henry (Arthur "Archie") Fletcher 1894–
    1. 1. Ruth (Virginia) Fletcher 1914–1918
    2. 2. Virginia (Helen) Fletcher 1919–1995 m. Albert (James) Mander 1914–2001
    3. 3. Henry Fletcher 1913–
  6. 6. James (Randolph Forrest) Sr 1903–1984 m. Nancy (Marie "Nannie") Gilliland 1907–1996 m. Martha Goldstein 1902–1974
    1. 1. James (Randolph Forrest) Jr 1927–2021
  7. 7. John (Ernest Forrest) Sr 1897–1981 m. Evelyn (Cecile) Shea 1902–1964 m. Eleanor (Frances) Wright 1916–1988
    1. 1. John (Ernest Forrest) Jr 1924–2013 m. Luella (Marie) Swanson 1928–2013
    2. 2. Evelyn (Ruth) Forrest 1921–2003 m. Robert (Earl) Rice 1919–1990
      1. 1. Michael (Robert) Rice 1943–2005
    3. 3. Jacqueline Forrest 1923–2007
  8. 8. Jennie (Elizabeth "Ninnie") Forrest 1899–1994 m. Daniel (Edward) Siebert 1896–1978 m. Robert (Benjamin "Buck" Wolfe) Sr 1898–1972
    1. 1. Phyllis (Elizabeth) Wolfe 1919–2009 m. Russell (Irving "Monk" Barrett) Sr 1913–1987

Henry Forrest's Timeline

11 Records

1860
10 Dec 1860
Birth of Henry Bascom Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Magisterial District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Magisterial District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1890
1890
Age 30
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 40
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
1910
1910
Age 50
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 60
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 70
Henry Bascom Forrest resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1939
27 Nov 1939
Age 79
Death of Henry Bascom Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1939
29 Nov 1939
Age 79
Burial of Henry Bascom Forrest in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T625_1900; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 268
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 2342206
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Page: 300C; Enumeration District: 051
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 184A; Family History Library Film: 553161
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240608
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tanner Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 50B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375652
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [10] Newspapers.com - The Virginian-Pilot - 28 Nov 1939 - Page 10, Obituary for Henry B Forrest Forrest 28 Nov 1939

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Magisterial District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] 1860 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archives in Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Eighth Census of the United States 1860; Series Number: M653; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 184A; Family History Library Film: 553161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Urbanna, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Page: 300C; Enumeration District: 051

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1890
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] Norfolk, Virginia Directories, 1888-1890

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Baltimore Ward 2, Baltimore City (Independent City), Maryland; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240608

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Tanner Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T624_1639; Page: 50B; Enumeration District: 0077; FHL microfilm: 1375652

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tanners Creek, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: T625_1900; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 268

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 2342206

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records
    [4] Newspapers.com - The Virginian-Pilot - 28 Nov 1939 - Page 10, Obituary for Henry B Forrest Forrest 28 Nov 1939

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1939
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., Burials, 1815-2023, City of Norfolk; Norfolk, Virginia, USA; Burial Records
    [3] Newspapers.com - The Virginian-Pilot - 28 Nov 1939 - Page 10, Obituary for Henry B Forrest Forrest 28 Nov 1939
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