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William Thomaa Forrest 1879–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1879

Birth Location: Grimstead, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1946

Death Location: Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Forrest

Mother: Sarah Saddler

Spouse(s): Ellen Boyd

Children(s):

William Thomaa Forrest was born in 1879 in Grimstead, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas D Forrest And Sarah Elizabeth Saddler. In 1880, William Thomaa Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1900, William Thomaa Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA. William Thomaa Forrest married Ellen M Boyd. William Thomaa Forrest passed away in 1946 in Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Thomaa Forrest was born in 1879 in Grimstead, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas D Forrest And Sarah Elizabeth Saddler.
  • In 1880, William Thomaa Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, William Thomaa Forrest resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • William Thomaa Forrest married Ellen M Boyd.
  • William Thomaa Forrest passed away in 1946 in Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Forrest
1853–1935
Birth Location: Grimstead, Mathews County, Virginia
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Sarah Saddler
1855–1920
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Ellen Boyd
1881–1963
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EB

Children(s)

William Forrest's Ancestors

Self
William Forrest
1879–1946
Birth Place: Grimstead, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas D Forrest
1853–1935
Grimstead, Mathews County, Virginia
Sarah (Elizabeth) Saddler
1855–1920
Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
John (Henry) Forrest
1804–1867
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Martha (B) Callis
1815–1880
Mathews County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Forrest
1786–1857
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850

William Forrest's Timeline

11 Records

1879
10 Jan 1879
Birth of William Thomaa Forrest in Grimstead, Virginia, USA
Grimstead, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 1
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 21
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 38
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Mathews County, Virginia, USA
Mathews County, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia
Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 61
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Piankatank Mag Dist, Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank Mag Dist, Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1946
15 Nov 1946
Age 67
Death of William Thomaa Forrest in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 71
William Thomaa Forrest resided here in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1879
    Event Place: Grimstead, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 58-4
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 74
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342184
    [6] Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Mathews County
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [8] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [12] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 19b; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Mathews County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Mathews County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T625_1897; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 74

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Piankatank, Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2342184

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Piankatank Mag Dist, Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Piankitank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04275; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 58-4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1946
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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