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John Henry Forrest 1866–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Apr 1866

Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec 1960

Death Location: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: George Forrest

Mother: Mary Hudgins

Spouse(s): Annie Forrest

Children(s): Mary Forrest

In 1866, John Henry Forrest entered the world in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to George William Forrest And Mary Frances Hudgins. In 1870, John Henry Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. In 1880, John Henry Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. John Henry Forrest married Annie Mae Forrest, and had children including Mary Anna Forrest. John Henry Forrest passed away in 1960 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1866, John Henry Forrest entered the world in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to George William Forrest And Mary Frances Hudgins.
  • In 1870, John Henry Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • In 1880, John Henry Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • John Henry Forrest married Annie Mae Forrest, and had children including Mary Anna Forrest.
  • John Henry Forrest passed away in 1960 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Forrest
1834–1917
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GF
Mary Hudgins
1840–1928
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Annie Forrest
1886–1984
Birth Location: Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA
AF

Children(s)

Mary Forrest
1923–2009
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF

John Forrest's Ancestors

Self
John Forrest
1866–1960
Birth Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
George William Forrest
1834–1917
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mary (Frances) Hudgins
1840–1928
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
James (B.) Forrest
1810–1853
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susannah (C. "Susan") Foster
1813–1889
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

John Forrest's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry) Forrest (07 Apr 1866–23 Dec 1960) m. Annie (Mae) Forrest (12 Aug 1886–21 Feb 1984)
  1. 1. Mary (Anna) Forrest 1923–2009 m. Weldon (Forrest Cannon) Sr 1921–1999

John Forrest's Timeline

13 Records

1866
07 Apr 1866
Birth of John Henry Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 4
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
25 Jun 1880
Age 14
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1921
25 May 1921
Age 55
John Henry Forrest resided here in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 74
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 84
John Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1960
20 Dec 1960
Age 94
Death of John Henry Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1960
23 Dec 1960
Age 94
Burial of John Henry Forrest in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Select Military Registers
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 58-6
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 77
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [7] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [9] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1960; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.41901594,0.13393758,0.5760
    [12] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [13] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers
    [14] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1880
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 9B; Enumeration District: 77

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 May 1921
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 58-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    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 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1960
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [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., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 21 Dec 1960; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, United States of America; ,0.41901594,0.13393758,0.5760
    [5] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1960
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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