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Walter Rufus Forrest 1859–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Feb 1859

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 13 Jun 1931

Death Location: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Sands Sr

Mother: Joicey Hudgins

Spouse(s): Rosanna Diggs, Lucy South

Children(s): Cora Forrest, John Forrest, Clara Forrest, Mary Forrest, Nora Forrest, Marian Forrest, Laura Forrest

In 1859, Walter Rufus Forrest entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Sands Samuel Forrest Sr And Joicey Hudgins. In 1860, Walter Rufus Forrest resided in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1870, Walter Rufus Forrest resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia. Walter Rufus Forrest married Laura Forrest, Lucy H South, Rosanna Whitfield Diggs, and had children including Clara Virginia Forrest, Cora Lee Forrest, John W Forrest, Laura Belle Forrest, Marian Estelle Forrest, Mary Frances Forrest, Nora Belle Forrest. Walter Rufus Forrest passed away in 1931 in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Walter Rufus Forrest entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Sands Samuel Forrest Sr And Joicey Hudgins.
  • In 1860, Walter Rufus Forrest resided in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1870, Walter Rufus Forrest resided in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Walter Rufus Forrest married Laura Forrest, Lucy H South, Rosanna Whitfield Diggs, and had children including Clara Virginia Forrest, Cora Lee Forrest, John W Forrest, Laura Belle Forrest, Marian Estelle Forrest, Mary Frances Forrest, Nora Belle Forrest.
  • Walter Rufus Forrest passed away in 1931 in Susan, 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)

Rosanna Diggs
1859–1939
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
RD
Lucy South
1858–1900
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
LS

Children(s)

Cora Forrest
1896–1954
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
CF
John Forrest
1884–
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
JF
Clara Forrest
1884–1971
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
CF
Mary Forrest
1894–1978
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MF
Nora Forrest
1888–1969
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
NF
Marian Forrest
1882–1887
Birth Location: –
MF
Laura Forrest
1880–1956
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, USA
LF

Walter Forrest's Ancestors

Self
Walter Forrest
1859–1931
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

Walter Forrest's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Rufus) Forrest (28 Feb 1859–13 Jun 1931) m. Rosanna (Whitfield) Diggs (21 November 1859–19 Oct 1939) m. Lucy (H.) South (22 Dec 1858–Bef. 1900)
  1. 1. Cora (Lee) Forrest 1896–1954 m. Earl (Thomas) Gage 1902–1955
    1. 1. George (Walker) Gage 1926–2001
  2. 2. John (W) Forrest 1884–
  3. 3. Clara (Virginia) Forrest 1884–1971
  4. 4. Mary (Frances) Forrest 1894–1978 m. John (Thomas Merrill) Jr 1889–1969
    1. 1. John (Thomas Merrill) III 1915–1972 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Smith 1914–2004 m. Mary (Catherine) Coakley 1921–2007
      1. 1. John (Thomas Merrill) IV 1941–2022
      2. 2. Donald (Everrett) Merrill 1944–2015
    2. 2. Virginia (Digges) Merrill 1918–2008
    3. 3. Mary (Frances) Merrill 1917–2007 m. Frederick (Ernest Graef) Jr 1911–1972
  5. 5. Nora (Belle) Forrest 1888–1969 m. John (William) Moss 1888–1962 m. Soloman (Steed Keeling) Sr 1878–1949
    1. 1. Solomon (Steed) Keeling 1910–1987 m. Elizabeth (Claibourne) Moss 1916–1976
  6. 6. Marian (Estelle) Forrest 1882–1887 m. John (William) Moss 1888–1952
  7. 7. Laura (Belle) Forrest 1880–1956 m. Stagie (Jessie) Barrack 1889–1943
    1. 1. Thomas (Miller) Barrack 1917–2002 m. Ingried (Ellen) Bloxom 1920–1968
      1. 1. Thomas (Lee Ward "Tommy") Barrack 1938–2017
    2. 2. Christian (Haswell) Barrack 1915–1979 m. Edna (Virginia) Gregory 1923–2013 m. Eva (Virginia) Dryden 1919–1999
    3. 3. Laura (Lucellia) Barrack 1912–1985 m. Edgar (Lewis) Rowe 1910–1984
    4. 4. Frances (Irman) Barrack 1916–1972 m. Bernice (Ophelia) Atkins 1921–1997
      1. 1. Reginald (Clifton) Barrack 1943–1994 m. Mary (Geraldine "Deanie") Doyle 1943–2003
      2. 2. Laura (Bernice) Barrack 1939–1990 m. Glen (Thomas Woodmansee) Sr. 1936–2005
      3. 3. Francis (Gerald) Barrack 1940–2022 m. Gretchen (Jean) Harwick 1941–2011
      4. 4. Ronald (Irman) Barrack 1941–1942
    5. 5. Everette (Woodrow Barrack) Sr 1913–1955 m. Virginia Whitehouse 1912–
      1. 1. Everette (Woodrow Barrack) Jr 1934–1992 m. Helen (Annette) Brown 1922–2001
      2. 2. Francis (Edward) Barrack 1938–2013
      3. 3. Jessie (Whitehouse) Barrack 1945–2015 m. Jacqueline (Fay) McCaskill 1943–2019
    6. 6. John (Lynwood Barrack) Sr 1908–1970 m. Mildred (Louisa) Holt 1916–1990
      1. 1. Donald (Lewis) Barrack 1940–2005 m. Lorraine (Elizabeth) Grassel 1944–2010 m. Linda (Sue) Thomas 1949–2018
      2. 2. Robert (Wayne) Barrack 1942–1996 m. Linda (Marie) Denton 1944–2009
      3. 3. Richard (Gayle) Barrack 1942–1987
    7. 7. Jesse (Walton) Barrack 1910–1967 m. Annie (Irene) Rollins 1915–1981
      1. 1. Jessie (Ann) Barrack 1933–2001 m. Alphonse (Joseph) Boduch 1932–2019

Walter Forrest's Timeline

9 Records

1859
28 Feb 1859
Birth of Walter Rufus Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 1
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 1, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 11
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 21
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 41
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 51
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 61
Walter Rufus Forrest resided here in Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1931
10 Jun 1931
Age 72
Death of Walter Rufus Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1931
13 Jun 1931
Age 72
Burial of Walter Rufus Forrest in Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [4] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA; Virginia Marriages, 1853-1935

    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: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pine Top, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: 1378; Page: 281B; Enumeration District: 050

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1241717

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0062; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pinetop, Middlesex, Virginia; Roll: T624_1635; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375648

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chesapeake Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 72

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1931
    Event Place: Susan, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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