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Thomas Henry Forrest 1829–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Jesse Forrest

Mother: Ann Forrest

Spouse(s): Mary-Ann Lynch

Children(s): Sarah Forrest

Thomas Henry Forrest was born in 1829 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Forrest And Ann Nancy Forrest. In 1830, Thomas Henry Forrest resided in York, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Thomas Henry Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. Thomas Henry Forrest married Mary Ann Lynch, and had children including Mary Ann Forrest, Sarah Elizabeth Forrest. Thomas Henry Forrest passed away in 1915 in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Henry Forrest was born in 1829 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of Jesse Forrest And Ann Nancy Forrest.
  • In 1830, Thomas Henry Forrest resided in York, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Thomas Henry Forrest resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Thomas Henry Forrest married Mary Ann Lynch, and had children including Mary Ann Forrest, Sarah Elizabeth Forrest.
  • Thomas Henry Forrest passed away in 1915 in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Forrest
1775–1832
Birth Location: Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Ann Forrest
1814–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary-Ann Lynch
1846–1917
Birth Location: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Forrest
1873–1953
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Thomas Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Forrest
1829–1915
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jesse Forrest
1775–1832
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Ann ("Nancy") Forrest
1814–
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

Thomas Forrest's Descendants

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Thomas (Henry) Forrest (1829–1915) m. Mary-Ann Lynch (1846–1917)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Forrest 1873–1953 m. James (Edward) Ware 1865–1931
    1. 1. Annie (Rebecca) Ware 1902–1971 m. Graham (Sixeas) Towler 1900–1952
    2. 2. Mary (Gilson) Ware 1904–1984 m. Robert (Lloyd) Harcum 1900–1971 m. Horace (Phillip Smith) Jr 1903–1998
    3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Ware 1907–1976 m. William (Lafayette) Keen 1897–1949
      1. 1. William (Raymond) Keen 1925–1980 m. Joan (Marie) Hensley 1924–2006
      2. 2. Earnest (Lloyd) Keen 1931–1936
    4. 4. Herbert (Lynch Ware) Sr 1913–1973 m. Grace (Louise) Nelson 1917–1962
      1. 1. Ann (Nelson) Ware 1939–2023 m. Robert (Leon) Akers 1935–2015
      2. 2. Herbert (Lynch Ware) Jr 1942–2014
    5. 5. George (Rufus) Ware 1895–1937 m. Alice (Gwynn) Winingder 1887–1972
    6. 6. James (Robert Ware) Sr 1898–1955 m. Ida (Mae) Owens 1902–1984
      1. 1. William (Edward "Eddy") Ware 1939–1976 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Martin 1942–1978
      2. 2. James (Robert Ware) Jr 1926–1974 m. Sybil (Thompson) Grigg 1933–2021
      3. 3. Jack (Benny) Ware 1934–2005 m. Barbara (Ann) Summer 1937–2015
    7. 7. Edward (Linwood) Ware 1900–1967 m. Rose Haskell 1901–1980
      1. 1. Martin (Linwood) Ware 1926–2000 m. Veronica (Wallace) Partridge 1930–2017
      2. 2. Evelyn (Haskell) Ware 1929–2000 m. George (Francis Rowland) Sr 1921–1997
      3. 3. Helen (Leigh) Ware 1935–2016 m. Arthur (Anthony) Lipski 1930–1968 m. William (Phillip) Pierson 1935–2003
    8. 8. Thomas (Henry) Ware 1910–1911

Thomas Forrest's Timeline

12 Records

1829
1829
Birth of Thomas Henry Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1830
1830
Age 1
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in York, Virginia, USA
York, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 21
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 41
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 41
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 51
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 71
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 71
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 81
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1915
1915
Age 86
Death of Thomas Henry Forrest in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1915
1915
Age 86
Burial of Thomas Henry Forrest in Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1916
14 Apr 1916
Age 87
Thomas Henry Forrest resided here in Mathews, Virginia
Mathews, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 516C; Enumeration District: 048
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 179A; Family History Library Film: 553161
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 21B; Image: 48
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: York, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 201; Page: 429; Family History Library Film: 0029680

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 21B; Image: 48
    [2] 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington Dc; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 179A; Family History Library Film: 553161

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville 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: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 516C; 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: 4; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    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: 16A; Enumeration District: 0066; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1916
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_121; Roll #: 121; Roll Description: Madison County (surnames M - Y) to Mathews County (surnames A - Hu)

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows; Collection #: CP-5_121; Roll #: 121; Roll Description: Madison County (surnames M - Y) to Mathews County (surnames A - Hu)
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Foster, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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