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Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester 1896–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Nov 1896

Birth Location: Bell County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 7 Mar 1991

Death Location: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America

Father: George Sr

Mother: Ida Foster

Spouse(s): Hoyt Forrester

Children(s): Velma Kemp, Eleanor Reed, Billie Cross

In 1896, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester entered the world in Bell County, Texas, USA, born to George Washington Silvers Sr And Ida Foster. In 1900, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas, USA. In 1910, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA. Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester married Hoyt Clyde Forrester, and had children including Billie Louise Forrester Cross, Eleanor Hoyt Jimmie Forrester Reed, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp. Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester passed away in 1991 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester entered the world in Bell County, Texas, USA, born to George Washington Silvers Sr And Ida Foster.
  • In 1900, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided in Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA.
  • Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester married Hoyt Clyde Forrester, and had children including Billie Louise Forrester Cross, Eleanor Hoyt Jimmie Forrester Reed, Velma Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow Kemp.
  • Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester passed away in 1991 in Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Sr
1858–1935
Birth Location: Sherwood, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
GS
Ida Foster
1869–1944
Birth Location: Brazos County, Texas, USA
IF

Spouses(s)

Hoyt Forrester
1892–1980
Birth Location: Bell County, Texas
HF

Children(s)

Velma Kemp
1916–1992
Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
VK
Eleanor Reed
1918–2015
Birth Location: Rogers, Bell, Texas, USA
ER
Billie Cross
1922–2009
Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
BC

Myrtle Forrester's Ancestors

Self
Myrtle Forrester
1896–1991
Birth Place: Bell County, Texas, USA
Parents
George Washington Silvers Sr
1858–1935
Sherwood, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Ida Foster
1869–1944
Brazos County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (M) Silvers
1816–1882
Washington, Missouri, USA
Mary (Ann Lewis) Silvers
1826–1870
Missouri, USA
William (Moses "Bill" Foster) Jr.
1834–1881
Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA
Martha (Ellen "Mattie") Darwin
1844–1888
St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Foster
1779–1843
Deborah McClendon
1798–
Reuben Darwin
1818–1876
Sarah Robertson
1822–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Foster
1757–1837
Rachel Gibson
1767–1851
Thomas McClendon
1751–1846
Nancy Belle
1777–1798
James Darwin
1787–1835
Nancy Shores
1790–1827
George Robertson
1784–1865
Elizabeth Hayes
1790–1852

Myrtle Forrester's Descendants

1.
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Myrtle (Loraine Silvers) Forrester (18 Nov 1896–7 Mar 1991) m. Hoyt (Clyde) Forrester (1 Jan 1892–5 Jul 1980)
  1. 1. Velma (Loraine Forrester Bridges Carlow) Kemp 1916–1992 m. Berry (Lewis) Carlow 1902–1977 m. John (Louis "Shug" Cooper) Jr. 1909–2000 m. James (Floyd) Bridges 1902–1973
    1. 1. Judy Cooper 1934–2017 m. Charles (Weldon) Whitley 1928–2015
    2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Cooper 1937–2014
  2. 2. Eleanor (Hoyt "Jimmie" Forrester) Reed 1918–2015 m. Marshall (Dupree) Reed 1913–2005
  3. 3. Billie (Louise Forrester) Cross 1922–2009 m. Frank (McMillan) Cross 1916–1992
    1. 1. Billy (Frank) Cross 1942–2010
    2. 2. Randall (Hoyt) Cross 1949–2023
    3. 3. Sara (Katherine "Katie" Cross) Marshall 1939–2006 m. Harold (Dick "Sonny") Dicken 1930–2011

Myrtle Forrester's Timeline

10 Records

1896
18 Nov 1896
Birth of Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester in Bell County, Texas, USA
Bell County, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 4
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 24
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Bell, Texas
Bell, Texas
1940
1940
Age 44
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Bell, Texas, USA
Bell, Texas, USA
1973
1973
Age 77
Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester resided here in Texas
Texas
1991
7 Mar 1991
Age 95
Death of Myrtle Loraine Silvers Forrester in Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
Temple, Bell, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1896
    Event Place: Bell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas; Roll: 1678; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0058
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375543
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3958; Page: 39; Enumeration District: 14-9

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Wharton, Texas; Roll: 1678; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0058

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T624_1530; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 1375543

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Roll: T625_1776; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 2

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Precinct 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 1, Bell, Texas; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342024

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bell, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Prec 1, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03983; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 14-6

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Bell, Texas; Roll: 3958; Page: 39; Enumeration District: 14-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1973
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Belton, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin, TX; Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1903-1932

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1991
    Event Place: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Temple, Bell County, Texas, United States of America
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