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Robert Hunley Forrest 1857–1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1857

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 30 Jun 1935

Death Location: Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Sands Sr

Mother: Joicey Hudgins

Spouse(s): Rebecca Atherton

Children(s): Charles Sr, Luther Forrest, Marian Forrest, Susan Forrest, Elizabeth Forrest, Ethel Forrest

Robert Hunley Forrest was born in 1857 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Sands Samuel Forrest Sr And Joicey Hudgins. In 1860, Robert Hunley Forrest resided in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Robert Hunley Forrest resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Robert Hunley Forrest married Rebecca Jane Atherton, and had children including Charles Edward Forrest Sr, Elizabeth Stuart Lizzy Forrest, Ethel Permelia Forrest, Luther Forrest, Marian Gertrude Forrest, Susan Belle Susie Forrest. Robert Hunley Forrest passed away in 1935 in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Hunley Forrest was born in 1857 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Sands Samuel Forrest Sr And Joicey Hudgins.
  • In 1860, Robert Hunley Forrest resided in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Robert Hunley Forrest resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Robert Hunley Forrest married Rebecca Jane Atherton, and had children including Charles Edward Forrest Sr, Elizabeth Stuart Lizzy Forrest, Ethel Permelia Forrest, Luther Forrest, Marian Gertrude Forrest, Susan Belle Susie Forrest.
  • Robert Hunley Forrest passed away in 1935 in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sands Sr
1820–1884
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
SS
Joicey Hudgins
1816–1903
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JH

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Atherton
1859–1925
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
RA

Children(s)

Charles Sr
1879–1946
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CS
Luther Forrest
1883–1883
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF
Marian Forrest
1884–1955
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF
Susan Forrest
1890–1966
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
SF
Elizabeth Forrest
1882–1964
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF
Ethel Forrest
1893–1904
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EF

Robert Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Robert Forrest
1857–1935
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Sands Samuel Forrest Sr
1820–1884
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Joicey Hudgins
1816–1903
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Josiah (D) Forrest
1802–1882
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (K "Sally") Hunley
1805–1880
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Robert (Hunley) Forrest (13 Sep 1857–30 Jun 1935) m. Rebecca (Jane) Atherton (22 Jun 1859–25 Nov 1925)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward Forrest) Sr 1879–1946 m. Helen (Marr) Freeman 1876–1967
    1. 1. Charles (Edward Forrest) Jr 1913–1956 m. Mary (Ellen) Foster 1910–2005
  2. 2. Luther Forrest 1883–1883
  3. 3. Marian (Gertrude) Forrest 1884–1955 m. Daniel (Lee "Dan" Fowler) Sr 1883–1957
    1. 1. Marion (Vance) Fowler 1918–1993 m. Marjorie Johnston 1919–2007
    2. 2. Daniel (Lee Fowler) Jr. 1908–1961 m. Mary (Ball) Jett 1911–2007
    3. 3. Robert (Forrest Fowler) Sr 1909–2001 m. Virginia (Dare) Saunders 1907–1996
      1. 1. Robert (Forrest Fowler) Jr 1943–2022
  4. 4. Susan (Belle "Susie") Forrest 1890–1966 m. James (Wesley Nelson) Sr 1887–1935
    1. 1. James (Wesley Nelson) Jr 1911–1972 m. Helen (Frances) Hudgins 1917–1982
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Stuart "Lizzy") Forrest 1882–1964 m. Edmund (Healey Jones) Sr 1882–1973
    1. 1. Edmund (Healy) Jones 1909–1999 m. Rena (Delaney) Aldrich 1913–2005
      1. 1. Allan (Haley) Jones 1940–2017
    2. 2. Robert (Milton) Jones 1913–1999 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Hudgins 1920–2001
  6. 6. Ethel (Permelia) Forrest 1893–1904

Robert Forrest's Timeline

11 Records

1857
13 Sep 1857
Birth of Robert Hunley Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 3
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 43
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1909
Abt. 1909
Age 52
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here
None
1910
1910
Age 53
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 63
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 73
Robert Hunley Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
28 Jun 1935
Age 78
Death of Robert Hunley Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
30 Jun 1935
Age 78
Burial of Robert Hunley Forrest in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 76
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 504A; Enumeration District: 047
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0051
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 29 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.19328366,0.26014003,0.32420322&xid=3355
    [8] Library of Virginia; Richmond, Va, Usa; Virginia, Birth Registers, 1853-1911
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Mathews, 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: District 1, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 30; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 116A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 504A; Enumeration District: 047

    Genealogy Event 5
    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; Roll: 1717; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0051

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt. 1909
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Mathews Journal; Publication Date: 12 Aug 1909; Publication Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA; ,0.77367353,0.29286844,0.98647743&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 19a; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 17B; Enumeration District: 76

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Daily Press; Publication Date: 29 Jun 1935; Publication Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA; ,0.19328366,0.26014003,0.32420322&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1935
    Event Place: Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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