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Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest 1847–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 May 1847

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1923

Death Location: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: John Forrest

Mother: Lovica Flippin

Spouse(s): Amanda Montgomery

Children(s): Rutherford Forrest, Oswell Forrest, Unnamed Forrest

Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest was born in 1847 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Forrest And Lovica Flippin. In 1860, Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest married Amanda Montgomery, and had children including Oswell Forrest, Rutherford T Forrest, Unnamed Son Forrest. Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest passed away in 1923 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest was born in 1847 in Mathews, Virginia, USA, the child of John S Forrest And Lovica Flippin.
  • In 1860, Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest married Amanda Montgomery, and had children including Oswell Forrest, Rutherford T Forrest, Unnamed Son Forrest.
  • Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest passed away in 1923 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Forrest
1800–1855
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JF
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LF

Spouses(s)

Amanda Montgomery
1843–1918
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
AM

Children(s)

Rutherford Forrest
1877–1936
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
RF
Oswell Forrest
1874–1876
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
OF
Unnamed Forrest
1876–1876
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia
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Uriah Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Uriah Forrest
1847–1923
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
John S Forrest
1800–1855
Virginia, USA
Lovica Flippin
1803–1901
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Uriah Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Uriah (Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias)) Forrest (19 May 1847–27 Apr 1923) m. Amanda Montgomery (1843–11 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Rutherford (T) Forrest 1877–1936 m. Emma (Virginia) Forrest 1877–1966
    1. 1. Selma (Gray) Smith 1906–1995 m. James (Floyd Williams) Sr 1905–1955 m. James (Edwin Smith) Sr 1904–1993
      1. 1. James (Floyd Williams) Jr 1928–1955
    2. 2. Laura (Audelle) Forrest 1898–1975 m. John (Vernon) Brooks 1892–1972
      1. 1. Eleanor (Ray) Brooks 1918–1995 m. Clifford (Irdell) Pate 1910–1977
        1. 1. John (Clifford) Pate 1948–1952
    3. 3. James (Earle) Forrest 1899–1939 m. Ethel (Estelle) Callis 1896–1971
    4. 4. Estelle (Virginia) Forrest 1904–1996 m. George (Herbert Smith) Sr 1897–1970
      1. 1. George (Herbert Smith) Jr 1929–1944
      2. 2. Robert (Talmadge Smith) Sr 1927–2000 m. Rebecca (Dale) Buchanan 1940–2020 m. Mary (Lillian) South 1932–1995
    5. 5. Lorena (Belle) Forrest 1909–1938 m. George (Preston) Armistead 1907–1996
      1. 1. Roberta (Marie) Armistead 1931–1999 m. Dean (Gordon) Hudgins 1931–2022 m. William (Edwin) Green 1932–1980
      2. 2. George (Weldon) Armistead 1929–1985 m. Delores (Evelyn) Berry 1931–1962
    6. 6. Roland (Adams) Forrest 1910–1995
    7. 7. Thaddeus (Fraizer) Forrest 1913–1991
    8. 8. Winifred (Jean "Winnie") Forrest 1919–2003 m. William (Rufus) Forrest 1919–
      1. 1. Lorena (Ann) Forrest 1942–2014 m. William (Harold) Mahoney 1939–2004 m. James (Benjamin Cooke) Jr. 1932–1994
      2. 2. William (Rutherford) Forrest 1939–1939
      3. 3. Virginia (Elizabeth) Forrest 1941–2020 m. Robert (Vincent Sparrow) Jr 1937–2021
    9. 9. Theophilus (Walton) Forrest 1920–1995 m. Helen (Glen) Watson 1920–2001
  2. 2. Oswell Forrest 1874–1876
  3. 3. Unnamed (Son) Forrest 1876–1876

Uriah Forrest's Timeline

8 Records

1847
19 May 1847
Birth of Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 13
Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided here in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 23
Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 33
Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 53
Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1923
25 Apr 1923
Age 76
Death of Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest in Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1923
27 Apr 1923
Age 76
Burial of Uriah Thomas "Uncle Tom" (Elias) Forrest in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 May 1847
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 160A; Family History Library Film: 553161
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 51; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    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: 51; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 3
    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: 160A; Family History Library Film: 553161

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    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: 8B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Birth Registers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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