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Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest 1831–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1831

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 03 Jul 1872

Death Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: George Forrest

Mother: Elizabeth Forrest

Spouse(s): Martha Diggs

Children(s): Mary Forrest, Ida Forrest, Joseph Forrest, Willis Forrest

The story of Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest began in 1831 in Virginia, USA. In 1850, Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Virginia, U. Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest married Martha Jane Diggs, and had children including Ida Bell Forrest, Joseph Leonard Forrest, Mary E Forrest, Willis J Forrest. Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest passed away in 1872 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest began in 1831 in Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Virginia, U.
  • Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest married Martha Jane Diggs, and had children including Ida Bell Forrest, Joseph Leonard Forrest, Mary E Forrest, Willis J Forrest.
  • Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest passed away in 1872 in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Forrest
1806–1880
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GF
Elizabeth Forrest
1803–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Martha Diggs
1835–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MD

Children(s)

Mary Forrest
1856–
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
MF
Ida Forrest
1864–1930
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
IF
Joseph Forrest
1869–1903
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
JF
Willis Forrest
1859–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
WF

Joseph Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Forrest
1831–1872
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
George H Forrest
1806–1880
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Forrest
1803–
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (L) Forrest
1758–1820
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth (Balfour) (Belfare)
1762–1850
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Forrest's Descendants

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Joseph (Joel "Joe") Forrest (Abt. 1831–03 Jul 1872) m. Martha (Jane) Diggs (Aug 1835–)
  1. 1. Mary (E) Forrest 1856–
  2. 2. Ida (Bell) Forrest 1864–1930 m. Peter (Vernon) Majette 1860–1972
    1. 1. Annie (Pricillia) Majette 1905–2000 m. Clarence (Lee) Taylor 1895–1968
      1. 1. Clarence (Lee Taylor) Jr. 1924–1983 m. Nancy (Christine) Danielsen 1928–2001
      2. 2. Robert (Forrest) Taylor 1927–1986 m. Florence (Elizabeth) Deal 1930–2012
    2. 2. Jennie (A) Majette 1902–
  3. 3. Joseph (Leonard) Forrest 1869–1903 m. Leo (Hudson) Mears 1871–1928
    1. 1. Bruce (Leon Forrest) Sr 1893–1964 m. Gladys (V) Tonkin 1900–1980
      1. 1. Hilda (Virginia) Forrest 1918–1995 m. James (Oglevy Billingsley) Jr 1926– m. Walter (King) Gordon 1911–1968
        1. 1. Shelly (Jean) Gordon 1938–2009
        2. 2. Willard (Bruce) Gordon 1945–2001
      2. 2. Bruce (Leon Forrest) Jr 1920–1991 m. Joann Forrest 1924–1991 m. Doris (A.) Wise 1922–1977
      3. 3. Geraldine (Leo) Forrest 1925–2001 m. Leroy Green 1921–1991
    2. 2. Joseph (Leonard) Forrest 1890–1963 m. Alice Gersky 1902–1966
      1. 1. Frances (L) Forrest 1921–2007
      2. 2. Leonard (Joseph) Forrest 1925–2012
    3. 3. William (Diggs "Willie") Forrest 1895–1897
    4. 4. Mollie Forest 1890–
    5. 5. Howard (Lee) Forrest 1897–1900
  4. 4. Willis (J) Forrest 1859–

Joseph Forrest's Timeline

5 Records

1831
Abt. 1831
Birth of Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 19
Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 29
Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided here in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 39
Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest resided here in Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1872
03 Jul 1872
Age 41
Death of Joseph Joel "Joe" Forrest in Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1831
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 960; Page: 8b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 960; Page: 8b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: M653_13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Portsmouth, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Portsmouth Jefferson Ward, Norfolk, Virginia; Roll: M593_1667; Page: 414B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1872
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917
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