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Robert Forrest 1818–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jan 1818

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1900

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Jesse Forrest

Mother: Mary Greenwell

Spouse(s): Emory Lewis

Children(s): Hezekiah Forrest, Robert Forrest, John Forrest, Mary Forrest, William Forrest, George Forrest

In 1818, Robert Forrest entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Jesse Forrest And Mary Greenwell. In 1840, Robert Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Robert Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Robert Forrest married Emory Mary Lewis, and had children including George Spencer Forrest, Hezekiah Forrest, John Robert Forrest, Mary Louisa Forrest, Robert W Forrest, William Henry Forrest. Robert Forrest passed away in 1900 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1818, Robert Forrest entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Jesse Forrest And Mary Greenwell.
  • In 1840, Robert Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Robert Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Robert Forrest married Emory Mary Lewis, and had children including George Spencer Forrest, Hezekiah Forrest, John Robert Forrest, Mary Louisa Forrest, Robert W Forrest, William Henry Forrest.
  • Robert Forrest passed away in 1900 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Forrest
1775–1832
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Mary Greenwell
1794–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Emory Lewis
1818–1883
Birth Location: Matthews county, Virginia
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Children(s)

Hezekiah Forrest
1854–1927
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Robert Forrest
1854–1856
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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John Forrest
1857–1918
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Mary Forrest
1846–1870
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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William Forrest
1848–1924
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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George Forrest
1850–1900
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Robert Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Robert Forrest
1818–1900
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse Forrest
1775–1832
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Mary Greenwell
1794–
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
George (L) Forrest
1758–1820
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Mary Hunley
1760–1780
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Forrest's Descendants

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Robert Forrest (Jan 1818–Aft. 1900) m. Emory (Mary) Lewis (1818–28 May 1883)
  1. 1. Hezekiah Forrest 1854–1927 m. Martha (Priscilla) Hutson 1859–1939 m. Martha (H.) White 1855–1880
    1. 1. Charles (Wesley Forrest) Sr 1875–1939 m. Hallie (Sue) Thomas 1888–1972
      1. 1. Charles (Wesley Forrest) Jr 1928–1995 m. Nancy (Pearl) Hogge 1933–2022
      2. 2. Lorena Forrest 1926– m. Charles (Lamar) Hester 1925–2003
    2. 2. Mary Forrest 1876–1927
    3. 3. Floyd (William Gregory) Forrest 1893–1960 m. Brightie (Eliza) Bourne 1899–1960 m. Rosamond (Ray) Randall 1895–
      1. 1. Gordon (Randall) Forrest 1916–1965 m. Myrtle (Orneta) Doenges 1915–1994
        1. 1. Gwendolyn (Onita "Gwen") Forrest 1941–1996
        2. 2. Ronald (Gordon) Forrest 1943–2010
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Louise "Betty") Forrest 1930–1993 m. Arnold (Selby “jimmie”) Hudgins 1922–2022 m. Donald (Telles) Correira 1933–2021
        1. 1. William (Linwood) Hudgins 1950–2014
        2. 2. James (Arnold) Hudgins 1948–2016
    4. 4. Della (Atwell) Forrest 1884–1948 m. Albert (Wilbur) Hubers 1883– m. Wyatt (Fountain) Blankenship 1892–1975
      1. 1. Charlotte (Merle) Hubers 1906–1981 m. Robert (Douglas) Gordon 1907–1990 m. Irving (B) Turner 1906–1976
        1. 1. Donald (Roger) Turner 1946–2002
        2. 2. Dorothea (Joan) Gordon 1928–2004 m. Frank (Robert Stamm) Jr 1926–2007 m. Robert (Richard) Iannucci 1935–2008 m. Robert (Johnson Bosley) Sr 1922–1975
        3. 3. Alice (Priscilla) Gordon 1932–2011 m. Richard (Lamar "Dick") Buchanan 1927–2004
      2. 2. Dorothea (Estelle) Hubers 1908– m. Adam (James) Lewis 1908–1979
        1. 1. Frances (Kathryn) Lewis 1931–2004 m. Joseph (Edward Bonacci) Sr 1936–2004
    5. 5. Birdsall (Vanderslice) Forrest 1889–1973 m. Lola (Bernice) Callis 1890–1974
      1. 1. Della (Emory) Forrest 1914–2006 m. Joseph (Edward) White 1914–1986 m. William (Francis) Burns 1918–1987 m. Louis (Allen) Ebling 1910–1971
      2. 2. Doris (Carla) Forrest 1917–1996 m. Carl (Randolph) Buchanan 1920–1996 m. Richard (Linwood) Buchanan 1914–1977
        1. 1. Linda (Ann) Buchanan 1935–2004 m. George (Ray) Angus 1931–2023
        2. 2. Richard (Albert) Buchanan 1934–1934
      3. 3. Albert (W.) Forrest 1911–1914
    6. 6. Annie (Louise) Forrest 1900–1973 m. Neal (Arnold) Mitchell 1895–1984
      1. 1. Virginia (H) Mitchell 1920–1999 m. Frederick (Bryant) Miller 1918–2001
      2. 2. Shirley (T) Mitchell 1927–1955
    7. 7. Mary (Emory) Forrest 1895–1936 m. William (Anthony) Zambella 1895–1963
      1. 1. William (Anthony Zambella) Jr 1931–1983
    8. 8. Hezzyakiah (P) Forrest 1886–1975 m. Hattie (May) Forrest 1887–1958 m. Eugenia (F "Eugie") Owens 1898–1976
      1. 1. Paul (Riggs) Forrest 1915–1988 m. Dorothea (Melvina) Syvertsen 1916–1989
      2. 2. Kenneth (Lee) Forest 1910–1962 m. Hazel (Shirley) Moore 1918–1986 m. Lucy (Mae) Howell 1920–1959
  2. 2. Robert (W) Forrest 1854–1856
  3. 3. John (Robert) Forrest 1857–1918 m. Elizabeth (Pauline) Hudgins 1861–1928
    1. 1. Samuel (Guy) Forrest 1890–1972 m. Maybelle Webber 1911– m. Sylvia Riemers 1901–1972 m. Grace (C) Lang 1894–1936
    2. 2. Rosa (Earle) Forrest 1890–1986 m. Emmett (Berkley) Shackelford 1883–1962
      1. 1. Barbara (Earle) Shackelford 1932–2010
    3. 3. Lola (Mae) Forrest 1885–1970 m. Ernest (Elmer) Lewis 1877–1964
      1. 1. John (Forrest) Lewis 1918–1994 m. Cathryn (Arwilda) Hudgins 1920–2004
      2. 2. Woodrow (Gibson) Lewis 1913–1966 m. Anne (Virginia) Foxwell 1920–2012
      3. 3. Elbert (Elmer) Lewis 1906–1999 m. Eula (Elizabeth) Atherton 1915–2008
        1. 1. Peggy (Ann) Lewis 1939–1991 m. Tilden (Washington Hudgins) Jr 1936–2011
      4. 4. John (Ernest) Lewis 1908–2003 m. Audrey (Parker) Robbins 1904–1997
      5. 5. Samuel (Guy) Lewis 1908–1932
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Anna) Lewis 1910–2002 m. Charles (Wilburn) Davis 1916–1993
        1. 1. Charles (Terry) Davis 1945–1990
      7. 7. Robert (Maynard) Lewis 1904–1930 m. Virginia (Morgan Brown) Ley 1909–1996
        1. 1. Carolyn (O'Neil) Lewis 1930–2009 m. Joseph (Benedict Bronushas) Sr 1924–2000
    4. 4. Ruby (Forrest) Foster 1887–1979 m. Chester (Arthur) Foster 1890–1950
      1. 1. Thurlow (Etheridge) Foster 1912–1991 m. Mildred (Fitzhugh) Cox 1911–2001
  4. 4. Mary (Louisa) Forrest 1846–1870 m. Moses Atherton 1843–1920
  5. 5. William (Henry) Forrest 1848–1924 m. Ida (Bethia) Grozier 1855–1892
    1. 1. Effie (Mason) Forrest 1884–1950 m. Frank (Mason) Sparrow 1883–1963
      1. 1. Ida (Rachael) Sparrow 1905–1985 m. Leonard (Jetson Brown) Sr 1903–1986
        1. 1. Marilyn (Alice) Brown 1934–2001 m. Wallace (Johnson) Ball 1908–1989
        2. 2. Leonard (Jebson "Pete" Brown) Jr 1936–1975 m. Lillian (Norma) Phelps 1936–2017
        3. 3. Frank (Stetson) Brown 1926–2008 m. June Williams 1932–2015
        4. 4. Roy (Lewis) Brown 1928–2020 m. Rita (Jeanne) Stone 1928–2014
        5. 5. Eleanor (Rachel) Brown 1930–2006 m. Albert (Earl) Maynard 1929–2005 m. Charles (Walter) Emerson 1926–2003
        6. 6. Lillian (Rose "Midge") Brown 1931–2015
        7. 7. Robert (Edward) Brown 1939–1939
        8. 8. Eleanor (Rachel) Brown 1925–1993
      2. 2. Marion (Frances) Sparrow 1907–1951 m. F. Hall 1891–1933
        1. 1. Raymond (William) Hall 1930–2006 m. Ruth (A) Sabatke 1935–2003
        2. 2. Gladys (Marion) Hall 1926– m. Calvin (William) Cole 1927–1997
      3. 3. Wilton (Mason) Sparrow 1922–2000 m. Dorothy (Mildred) Bickford 1926–2011
    2. 2. John (Robert Forrest) Sr 1880–1907 m. Annie Lucas 1888–1975
      1. 1. John (Robert Forrest) Jr 1906–1907
      2. 2. Catherine Forrest 1905–1913
      3. 3. William (Antoine) Forrest 1904–1983 m. Rachel (Withwell) Horton 1906–1998
        1. 1. Marion (Louise) Forrest 1927–2011 m. Douglas (Albert) Kendrick 1926–1992
        2. 2. Helen (Ames) Forrest 1928–2020 m. Ivan (Stanford) Kendrick 1927–2000
        3. 3. Olive (Antoinette) Forrest 1930–2020 m. Owen (Winifred Bogue) Jr 1930–1992 m. Robert (Hart) Jr 1929–1955
    3. 3. Lewis (Grozier) Forrest 1886–1950 m. Carrie (May) Melvin 1888–1959
      1. 1. Herbert (Lewis) Forrest 1918–1919
      2. 2. Evelyn (May) Forrest 1922–1930
      3. 3. Raymond (Everett) Forrest 1920–1954 m. Marie (Rose Rita) Poitras 1919–2010
        1. 1. Carolyn Forrest 1948–1948
    4. 4. Mercie (Eunice "Bernice") Forrest 1882–1926 m. Lewis (Melvin Lacount) Sr 1874–1934 m. Chester (Grant) Cammett 1875–1940
      1. 1. Maud (Eunice) Lacount 1899–1967 m. Emil (Albin) Edlund 1894–1955
      2. 2. Lewis (Melvin Lacounte) Jr 1902–1974 m. Jennie Tregoning 1901–1978
        1. 1. William (Glen) Lacounte 1927–1997 m. Kathleen (J) Sweeney 1929–1991
        2. 2. Lewis (Melvin Lacounte) Jr 1934–2004
        3. 3. Barbara (Phyllis) Lacounte 1930–2007 m. Robert (Reynold) Nelson 1927–2006
      3. 3. Thomas (Eldredge) Lacount 1905–1968 m. Anna (Julia) Graver 1906–1995
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Forrest) Cammett 1915–1993 m. Earl (Linwood Sprague) Sr 1908–1974
        1. 1. Auril (Millard) Sprague 1941–1991
        2. 2. Earl (Linwood Sprague) Jr 1939–2006
      5. 5. Nancy (Winifred) Cammett 1918–1940
      6. 6. Herbert (Lester Lacount) Forrest 1906–1969 m. Aili (Esther) Hautanen 1910–1999
        1. 1. Hilda (Linwood) Forrest 1930–1991 m. Richard (V) Raymond 1928–2008
        2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Forrest 1932–2004 m. Frederick (Charles) Huntington 1929–1980 m. Edwin (Jay "Eddie") Crabe 1929–2003
    5. 5. Nancy Forrest 1892–1892
    6. 6. William (Hopkins) Forrest 1876–1950 m. Eva (M) Moore 1871– m. Caroline ("Carrie" Linwood) Knowles 1876–1945
    7. 7. George (Spencer) Forrest 1874– m. Mabel (B) Gravlin 1881–1917
    8. 8. Henry (Warren Forrest) Sr 1887–1966 m. Grace (Amelia) Clark 1887–1940
      1. 1. Leona (Mary) Forrest 1913–1984 m. Perley (Herbert) Carruth 1909–2003
        1. 1. Grace (Alice) Carruth 1936–2022 m. John (Anthony Betit) Sr 1927–1992
        2. 2. Mary (Leone) Carruth 1937–1973 m. Kenneth (Edward) Tower 1933–2005
        3. 3. Florence (Mabel) Carruth 1942–2020 m. George (Floyd) Veber 1934–2006
        4. 4. Henry (Charles) Carruth 1943–1959
      2. 2. Ruby (Alice) Forrest 1922–2012 m. Kenneth (McDermott) Stewart 1916–1990
        1. 1. Ellen (Ann) Stewart 1943–2019 m. Richard (Lee) France 1935–2013 m. Harvey (Murray) Crawford 1948–1995
      3. 3. Helen (Rose) Forrest 1914–2004 m. Thomas (Joseph Steele) Sr 1903–1971
        1. 1. Robert (Henry) Steele 1939–1999
        2. 2. Thomas (Joseph) Steele 1935–1957
      4. 4. Charles (William) Forrest 1910–1976 m. Caroline (Amalie) Johnson 1913–2000
      5. 5. Louise (Grace) Forrest 1927–1999 m. Philip (Warren) Rice 1920–1998
        1. 1. Gloria (Helen) Rice 1947–2007
      6. 6. Henry (Warren Forrest) Jr 1911–1981 m. Doris (Ida) Batchelder 1916–1987
        1. 1. Lucille (Grace) Forrest 1935–2019
      7. 7. Robert (Ingell) Forrest 1917–1971 m. Margaret (Nathalie) Covey 1916–2008
        1. 1. Donald (Leroy) Forrest 1935–2012 m. Barbara (Edith) Lantham 1940–2016
      8. 8. Earl (Francis) Forrest 1932–2007 m. Shirley (G.) Forrest 1927–2002
    9. 9. Herbert (Little) Forrest 1889–1940 m. Abbie (Beatrice) Fox 1897–1975
      1. 1. Richard (Edward) Forrest 1919–1988 m. Florence Mendelson 1917–2004
      2. 2. John (Little Forrest) Sr 1925–1985 m. Evelyn (Pauline) Schimek 1935–1986
      3. 3. Beatrice (Story) Forrest 1927–1989 m. Lorenz (Frank) Metzinger 1925–1990
      4. 4. Janet (Marie) Forrest 1932–1979 m. William (Joseph) Rodway 1926–
      5. 5. May (Ellen) Forrest 1936–2022 m. George (Malcom) Cost 1930–2016 m. Thomas (James) Patrick 1933–1990
      6. 6. Herbert Forrest 1924–1924
      7. 7. Evelyn (Gladys) Forrest 1937–2013 m. Joseph (John "Joe") Collins 1932–2010
    10. 10. Charles (Thompson) Forrest 1878–1953 m. Emma (Granet) Manuel 1886–1941
      1. 1. Angeline (West) Forrest 1909–1997 m. David (Stuart) McIntyre 1905–1970
        1. 1. David (William) MacIntyre 1937–2024
      2. 2. William (Otis) Forrest 1906–1948 m. Ina (M) Johnson 1909–
  6. 6. George (Spencer) Forrest 1850–1900 m. Annie (Belle) Green 1851–1918
    1. 1. Lottie (T) Forrest 1883–1937 m. Royall Wright 1883–1950
    2. 2. Lilian (B) Forrest 1883– m. Name_unknown Stoker –1930
    3. 3. William (Coles Forrest) Sr 1890–1960 m. Marion (Belle) Gow 1895–1973 m. Mamie (Estelle) MacHen 1895–1939
      1. 1. William (Coles Forrest) Jr 1922–1993 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Bozzi 1913–1981
      2. 2. Maurice (Ellsworth) Forrest 1924–2007 m. Winnifred Schaffer 1934–2008
      3. 3. Wilson (Tennyson) Forrest 1918–1942
    4. 4. Albert (Lewis) Forrest 1891–1935 m. Annie (Margaret) Dixon 1877–
    5. 5. W (H) Forrest 1879–1879
    6. 6. Elvin (Preston) Forrest 1892–1942 m. Fanny (" Fanny Pross") Diggs 1890–1961

Robert Forrest's Timeline

8 Records

1818
Jan 1818
Birth of Robert Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 22
Robert Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 32
Robert Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 42
Robert Forrest resided here in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 52
Robert Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 62
Robert Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 82
Robert Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
Aft. 1900
Age 82
Death of Robert Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jan 1818
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Virginia; Series Number: M324; Roll: 1032
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 520C; Enumeration District: 048
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [5] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 44; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 38A; Image: 81

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 565; Page: 356; Family History Library Film: 0029688

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 38A; Image: 81

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 44; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 520C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1900
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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