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Lewis Marvin Forrester 1881–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1881

Birth Location: Greene, Illinois

Death Date: 9 Mar 1968

Death Location: Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: William Forrester

Mother: Minerva Howard

Spouse(s): Alma Lawson

Children(s): Bessie Forrester, Dora Owings, DONALD FORRESTER, Lyle Forrester, Audra Forrester

Lewis Marvin Forrester was born in 1881 in Greene, Illinois, the child of William David Forrester And Minerva Caroline Howard. Lewis Marvin Forrester married Alma Myrtle Lawson, and had children including Audra Jean Forrester, Bessie Deanna Forrester, Donald Leon Forrester, Dora Ellen Forrester Owings, Lyle Keith Forrester. Lewis Marvin Forrester passed away in 1968 in Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lewis Marvin Forrester was born in 1881 in Greene, Illinois, the child of William David Forrester And Minerva Caroline Howard.
  • Lewis Marvin Forrester married Alma Myrtle Lawson, and had children including Audra Jean Forrester, Bessie Deanna Forrester, Donald Leon Forrester, Dora Ellen Forrester Owings, Lyle Keith Forrester.
  • Lewis Marvin Forrester passed away in 1968 in Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Forrester
1881–1968
Birth Place: Greene, Illinois
Parents
William David Forrester
1849–1891
Lincoln County, Tennessee, United States of America
Minerva (Caroline) Howard
1853–1919
, Greene, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Alexander ('Alex') Forrester
1820–1909
Kelso, Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Manerva) Forrester
1820–1892
Lincoln, Tennessee, United States
Alexander (Franklin) Howard
1809–1882
Tennessee, United States
Rosanna (A) Johnson
1824–1871
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Forrester
1796–1887
Matilda HODGES
1800–1892
Johnathan Eaton
1795–1828
Blackstone Howard
1775–1853
Susanah Lea
1778–1826
Benjamin Johnson
1797–1873
Asby Farmer
1801–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis Forrester's Descendants

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Lewis (Marvin) Forrester (1881–9 Mar 1968) m. Alma (Myrtle) Lawson (2 June 1886–20 June 1959)
  1. 1. Bessie (Deanna) Forrester 1920–2004 m. George (Edwin) Piper 1917–1997
    1. 1. Carolyn (Beatrice) Daniels 1939–2020 m. Allen Daniels 1932–2016
  2. 2. Dora (Ellen (Forrester)) Owings 1917–2001 m. Chester (Allison "Chet") Owings 1926–2008 m. Paul (Ira) Fry 1919–1991 m. Lloyd (Vernon) Pilkington 1918–1992
    1. 1. Donald (Ray) Pilkington 1940–2000
    2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Pilkington 1938–1938
    3. 3. Shirley (Kay) Pilkington 1937–1998
  3. 3. DONALD (LEON) FORRESTER 1912–1974
  4. 4. Lyle (Keith) Forrester 1915–2014
  5. 5. Audra (Jean) Forrester 1925–2015 m. Wayman (E) Terrell 1923–2010

Lewis Forrester's Timeline

3 Records

1881
19 Sep 1881
Birth of Lewis Marvin Forrester in Greene, Illinois
Greene, Illinois
1881
1881
Birth of Lewis Marvin Forrester in Greene, Illinois
Greene, Illinois
1968
9 Mar 1968
Age 87
Death of Lewis Marvin Forrester in Pine Tree Cemetery, Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, USA
Pine Tree Cemetery, Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1881
    Event Place: Greene, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Greene, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rte .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1968
    Event Place: Pine Tree Cemetery, Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Patterson
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Patterson, Greene County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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