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James Wray Forrest 1912–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Feb 1912

Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 05 Jan 1992

Death Location: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Forrest

Mother: Virginia Forrest

Spouse(s): Thelma Hudgins

Children(s): Dale Forrest

In 1912, James Wray Forrest entered the world in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Forrest And Virginia Jerusha Forrest. In 1920, James Wray Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1930, James Wray Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. James Wray Forrest married Thelma Lee Hudgins, and had children including Dale Garnett Forrest. James Wray Forrest passed away in 1992 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1912, James Wray Forrest entered the world in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Forrest And Virginia Jerusha Forrest.
  • In 1920, James Wray Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1930, James Wray Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • James Wray Forrest married Thelma Lee Hudgins, and had children including Dale Garnett Forrest.
  • James Wray Forrest passed away in 1992 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Forrest
1875–1945
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Virginia Forrest
1877–1947
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thelma Hudgins
1913–2002
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
TH

Children(s)

Dale Forrest
1931–2021
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
DF

James Forrest's Ancestors

Self
James Forrest
1912–1992
Birth Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Forrest
1875–1945
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Virginia (Jerusha) Forrest
1877–1947
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (James) Forrest
1846–1905
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Laura (Virginia "Jennie") Brownley
1850–1929
Mathews, Virginia, USA
William (Thomas) Sadler
1852–1931
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Palatti ("Lattie" Diggs) Hudgins
1849–1931
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Forrest
1812–1883
Sarah Pugh
1812–1887
Wescombe Hudgins
1820–1892
Nancy Hudgins
1825–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Forrest
1775–1832
Mary Greenwell
1794–
Josiah Forrest
1802–1882
Sarah Hunley
1805–1880

James Forrest's Descendants

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James (Wray) Forrest (03 Feb 1912–05 Jan 1992) m. Thelma (Lee) Hudgins (20 Sep 1913–19 Feb 2002)
  1. 1. Dale (Garnett) Forrest 1931–2021 m. Lavenia (Norton) Hudgins 1933–2015

James Forrest's Timeline

9 Records

1912
03 Feb 1912
Birth of James Wray Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
James Wray Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
James Wray Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
James Wray Forrest resided here in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1948
1948
Age 36
James Wray Forrest resided here in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
James Wray Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1984
1984
Age 72
James Wray Forrest resided here in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1992
03 Jan 1992
Age 80
Death of James Wray Forrest in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA
1992
05 Jan 1992
Age 80
Burial of James Wray Forrest in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Feb 1912
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004
    [2] 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
    [3] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 228-18-9130; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Diggs, 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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1940
    Event Place: Diggs, 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: 1948
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westville 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: Westville, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1984
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1992
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 228-18-9130; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [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

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1992
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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