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Virgil M Forrest 1917–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1917

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 12 Dec 1984

Death Location: Hayes, Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Forrest

Mother: Golden Forrest

Spouse(s): Lucy Sewell

Children(s): Phyllis Forrest

Virgil M Forrest was born in 1917 in Virginia, the child of Harry J Forrest And Golden E Forrest. In 1920, Virgil M Forrest resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Virgil M Forrest married Lucy Virginia Sewell, and had children including Anita Hamlin, Phyllis Ann Forrest, Raymond Seawell Forrest. Virgil M Forrest passed away in 1984 in Hayes, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Virgil M Forrest was born in 1917 in Virginia, the child of Harry J Forrest And Golden E Forrest.
  • In 1920, Virgil M Forrest resided in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Virgil M Forrest married Lucy Virginia Sewell, and had children including Anita Hamlin, Phyllis Ann Forrest, Raymond Seawell Forrest.
  • Virgil M Forrest passed away in 1984 in Hayes, Gloucester, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Harry Forrest
1881–1950
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Golden Forrest
1885–1933
Birth Location: Virginia
GF

Spouses(s)

Lucy Sewell
1922–2009
Birth Location: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Phyllis Forrest
1945–2017
Birth Location: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
PF

Virgil Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Virgil Forrest
1917–1984
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Harry J Forrest
1881–1950
Virginia, USA
Golden (E) Forrest
1885–1933
Virginia
Grandparents
Edmond (Filmore) Forrest
1857–1932
Mathews Co., VA
Mary (Ellen) Wheatley
1856–
Calvert Co., MD.
George (William) Minter
1857–1927
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Harriett (Alice) Foster
1858–1935
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1804–1867
Martha Callis
1815–1880
James Foster
1826–1914
Ellen Forrest
1835–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
James Foster
1800–
Elizabeth Forrest
1801–1856
John Forrest
1804–1867
Martha Callis
1815–1880

Virgil Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Virgil (M) Forrest (abt 1917–12 Dec 1984) m. Lucy (Virginia) Sewell (1 Jan 1922–06 Oct 2009)
  1. 1. Phyllis (Ann) Forrest 1945–2017

Virgil Forrest's Timeline

10 Records

1916
27 Jun 1916
Birth of Virgil M Forrest in Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1917
abt 1917
Birth of Virgil M Forrest in Virginia
Virginia
1920
1920
Age 3
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 23
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1983
Abt 1983
Age 66
Virgil M Forrest resided here in Wicomico
Wicomico
1984
12 Dec 1984
Age 67
Death of Virgil M Forrest in Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Gloucester, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1916
    Event Place: Gwynn, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 58-4
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Births, 1864-2015
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Death Records
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia; Roll: 2392; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 37-2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 255
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia, 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: Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia; Roll: 2392; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 37-2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1983
    Event Place: Wicomico
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, USA; Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946; NAID: 1263923; Record Group Title: Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007; Record Group: 64; Box Numbe

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Dec 1984
    Event Place: Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hayes, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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