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William Kincaid Pittman1

M, #801, b. 27 September 1864, d. 29 May 1947
Pedigree Chart

Family: Elizabeth Talley (b. 2 May 1867)

Personal Information

  • Name-Var Pitman
    Citation: 1
  • 1864
    Birth
    27 September 1864 | Virginia, USA
    Citations: 2,3
  • 188621
    Marriage | Elizabeth Talley
    18 February 1886 | Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
    Elizabeth Talley
    Age: 18
    Birth: 2 May 1867 | Virginia, USA
    Citations: 4,1
  • 194782
    Death
    29 May 1947
    Citation: 3
  • 1947
    Burial
    After 29 May 1947 | Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Citation: 5
Last Edited 22 November 2020

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.36.
  2. [S1260] William Pittman household, 1920 US Census, Baltimore, Virginia, population schedule, Wicomico, Enumeration District 135, sheet 15B, dwelling 232, family 243, National Archives micropublication T625-1903, Downloaded November 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2417] Find-A-Grave, online https://www.findagrave.com. Based on headstone inscription, accessed 22 November 2020, memorial page for William Kincaid Pittman (27 Sep 1864–29 May 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28534234, citing Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).
  4. [S1407] "Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940" Database. Online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/. Accessed 22 November 2020. Entry for Betty Ida Talley & William K. Pittman. Citing index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  5. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 22 November 2020, memorial page for William Kincaid Pittman (27 Sep 1864–29 May 1947), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28534234, citing Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).

Elizabeth Talley1

F, #802, b. 2 May 1867
Pedigree Chart

Family: William Kincaid Pittman (b. 27 September 1864, d. 29 May 1947)

Personal Information

  • 1867
    Birth
    2 May 1867 | Virginia, USA
    Citations: 2,3
  • 188618
    18 February 1886 | Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
    William Kincaid Pittman
    Age: 21
    Birth: 27 September 1864 | Virginia, USA
    Death: 29 May 1947
    Citations: 4,1
  • 1923
    Burial
    After 5 January 1923 | Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Citation: 5
Last Edited 22 November 2020

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.36.
  2. [S1260] William Pittman household, 1920 US Census, Baltimore, Virginia, population schedule, Wicomico, Enumeration District 135, sheet 15B, dwelling 232, family 243, National Archives micropublication T625-1903, Downloaded November 2013 from Ancestry.com.
  3. [S2417] Find-A-Grave, online https://www.findagrave.com. Based on headstone inscription, accessed 22 November 2020, memorial page for Elizabeth Talley Pitman (2 May 1867–5 Jan 1923), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28534205, citing Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).
  4. [S1407] "Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940" Database. Online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60214/. Accessed 22 November 2020. Entry for Betty Ida Talley & William K. Pittman. Citing index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah.
  5. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 22 November 2020, memorial page for Elizabeth Talley Pitman (2 May 1867–5 Jan 1923), Find a Grave Memorial no. 28534205, citing Morattico Baptist Church Cemetery, Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Hope (contributor 46790939).

C Henry Brock1

M, #812, b. 27 August 1922, d. 7 June 1970
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Pedigree Chart

Family: Anna Catherine Forrester (b. 5 July 1916, d. 5 February 1996)

  • Jo Anna Brock+

Personal Information

  • 1922
    Birth
    27 August 1922 | Slocomb, Geneva, Alabama, USA
    Citations: 1,2,3
  • 194522
    4 July 1945 | Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Anna Catherine Forrester
    Age: 28
    Birth: 5 July 1916 | Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USAG
    Death: 5 February 1996 | Richmond, Virginia, USA
    C Henry Brock married Anna Catherine Forrester, daughter of Ivis Lee Forrester and Nannie Cora Revere, on 4 July 1945 in Richmond, Virginia, USA. The newspaper article indicates they were married in the brides parent's home and the marriage certifiate says they were married in Richmond.
    Citations: 4,5,1,6
  • 197047
    Death
    7 June 1970 | Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 1,2,7
  • 1970
    Burial
    After 7 June 1970 | Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 1,8
Last Edited 3 February 2026

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.50.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed November 2010, entry for C H Brock, Social Security Number 228-32-5569.
  3. [S2359] "US WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940 - 1947." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2238/Slocomb is in the Dothan Metropolitan Statistical Area: Accessed July 2018, C H Brock; citing Multiple Sources, see Ancestry for details.
  4. [S1840] "Virginia, U S Marriage Records, 1936-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/: Accessed 3 February 2026, Catherine Forrester & Henry Brock; citing Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  5. [S4981] Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia Brock - Forrester, 9 July 1945, 10, Downloaded from Newspapers.com on 3 February 2026.
  6. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, Based on Headstone photo, accessed 28 July 2018, memorial page for Catherine F Forrester Brock (15 Jul 1916–5 Feb 1990), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18143769, citing Forest Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Barbara Blankenship (contributor 46872971.)
  7. [S2042] "Virginia, US, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721 - 1911." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9277/: Accessed July 2018, C Henry Brock; citing Virginia, Births, 1721–2015. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  8. [S142] "Find-A-Grave."

Thelma Joyce Elmore1

F, #820, b. 29 August 1919, d. 4 July 2000
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Pedigree Chart

Personal Information

  • 1919
    Birth
    29 August 1919 | Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 2,1
  • 194222
    19 July 1942 | Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Roland Leo Forrester
    Age: 24
    Birth: 8 November 1917 | Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Death: 4 December 1980 | Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 3,1
  • 194728
    Divorce | Roland Leo Forrester
    7 October 1947 | Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 4,5
  • 195232
    7 June 1952
    Franklin Roswell Ellsworth
    Age: 40
    Birth: 22 August 1911 | Sebrell, Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Death: 4 February 1981 | Mechanicsville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Citation: 6
  • 200080
    Death
    4 July 2000 | Virginia, USA
    Thelma Joyce Elmore died on 4 July 2000 in Virginia, USA, at age 80. SSDI indicates July 15 but Obituary dated July 6 indicates she died July 4.
    Citations: 2,7,6
  • 2000
    Burial
    After 4 July 2000 | Old Fairfields Baptist Church Cemetery, Edwardsville, Northumberland, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 8,9
Last Edited 5 February 2026

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.55.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed January 2012, entry for Thelma E ellsworth, Social Security Number 168-16-7709.
  3. [S1840] "Virginia, U S Marriage Records, 1936-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/: Accessed November 2015, Thelma Joyce Elmore and Roland Leo Forrester; citing Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  4. [S1841] "Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9280/: Accessed November 2015, Thelma Joyce Elmore Forrester and Roland Leo Forrester; citing Virginia Divorce Records, 1918–2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  5. [S18] Forrester, Ivis Lee Forrester Ancestors and Descendants, p. 55.
  6. [S418] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester Addendum 2003-2004 (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2004.)
  7. [S425] Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Obituary for Thelma Elmore Ellsworth, 6 July 2000, B6, ELLSWORTH Thelma Elmore Ellsworth, age 80, of Richmond, died July 4, 2000. She was a self-employed bookkeeper and she is the widow of Franklin Roswell Ellsworth. She is survived by her daughter, Laurie El lsworth Myers; son and daughter-in-law, F.R. (Chuck) Ellsworth Jr. and Lynne P. Deane; four grandchildren, Matthew O. Myers, Kerri R. Myers, F. Travis Ellsworth, W. Hunter Ellsworth. Her remains rest at the Mechanicsville Chapel of Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Rd., where the family will receive friends Thursday (today) from 6 to 9 p.m., and where funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. Private interment will be in Northumberland County.
  8. [S3035] "Find-A-Grave, database and images", https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135642189/thelma-joyce-ellsworth : accessed 30 December 2020, memorial page for Thelma Joyce Ellsworth (29 August 1919-4 July 2000), Find a Grave memorial number 135642189, citing Fairfields United Methodist Church Cemetery, Burgess, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA; maintained by MGBVA (Contributor 47236429.)
  9. [S419] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, The Northern Neck Forresters Yearly Update #4 (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2007.)

William Mallory Cockrell1

M, #821, b. 1 March 1922, d. 18 October 2001
Relationships2nd cousin 1 time removed of Ralph Page
Pedigree Chart

Parents

FatherErnest Richard Cockrell (b. 19 June 1896, d. 22 September 1979)
MotherVirginia A. Forrester (b. 23 April 1896, d. 23 August 1963)

Family: Elizabeth Oldham Forrester (b. 3 June 1921, d. 30 March 2006)

  • Edward Ernest Cockrell

Personal Information

  • 1922
    Birth
    1 March 1922 | Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 1,2,3
  • 194523
    20 October 1945 | Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
    Elizabeth Oldham Forrester
    Age: 24
    Birth: 3 June 1921 | Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Death: 30 March 2006 | Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 1,4
  • 200179
    Death
    18 October 2001 | Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 1,2
  • 2001
    Burial
    After 18 October 2001 | Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Miskimon, Northumberland, Virginia, USAG
    Citation: 5

Census Data

  • 19308
    4 April 1930 | Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
    He appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Heathsville, Northumberland, Virginia, in the household of his parents, Ernest Richard Cockrell and Virginia A. Forrester.
    Citation: 6
Last Edited 21 November 2020

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.58.
  2. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed November 2010, entry for W Mallory Cockrell, Social Security Number 230-14-5403.
  3. [S1815] "Virginia, Birth Records, 1864-2014." Index and images. Available online at http://ancestry.com: Accessed October 2015, William Ernestine Cockrill; citing Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richomnd, Virginia, Middle name listed as Ernestine. Note: this database no longer appears to be available, most (all?) records are available at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9277/ -.
  4. [S1840] "Virginia, U S Marriage Records, 1936-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/: Accessed July 2018, Elizabeth O Forrester & William Mallory Cockrell; citing Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  5. [S142] Find-A-Grave, online at https://www.findagrave.com, accessed 21 November 2020, memorial page for William Mallory Cockrell (1 Mar 1922–18 Oct 2001), Find a Grave Memorial no. 70509196, citing Providence Baptist Church Cemetery, Miskimon, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by TomB (contributor 47174409).
  6. [S756] Ernest R Cockerell household, 1930 US Census, Northumberland, Virginia, population schedule, Heathsville, Enumeration District 4, sheet 4A, dwelling 65, family 68, National Archives micropublication T626-2452, Downloaded January 2013 from Ancestry.com.

Charlotte Byrd Keyser1

F, #823, b. 1 July 1926, d. 7 April 2008
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Pedigree Chart

Parents

Family: Grafton Headley Forrester (b. 8 March 1922, d. 25 January 2000)

  • Gene Alvin Forrester+
  • Ronald Dwight Forrester+
  • Cindy Denise Forrester+

Personal Information

  • 1926
    Birth
    1 July 1926 | Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 2,1
  • 194822
    17 July 1948 | Alfonso, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Grafton Headley Forrester
    Age: 26
    Birth: 8 March 1922 | Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Death: 25 January 2000 | Lancaster County, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 3,4,1
  • 200881
    Death
    7 April 2008 | Lancaster County, Virginia, USA
    Citations: 5,6,7,8
  • 2008
    Burial
    9 April 2008 | Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Lively, Lancaster, Virginia, USAG
    Citations: 8,9

Census Data

Last Edited 8 February 2026

Citations

  1. [S18] Forrester, Margaret Lumpkin, Ancestors and Descendants of Ivis Lee Forrester (Lancaster, Northumberland and Richmond Counties) (Lancaster, VA: Self, 2003), p.62.
  2. [S2042] "Virginia, US, Birth Records, 1912-2015, Delayed Birth Records, 1721 - 1911." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9277/: Accessed 8 February 2026, Charlotte Bird Keyser; citing Virginia, Births, 1721–2015. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  3. [S1840] "Virginia, U S Marriage Records, 1936-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9279/: Accessed April 20156, Grafton Headley Forrester and Charlotte Byrd Keyser; citing Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  4. [S749] The Richmond Times Dispatch, Richmond, VA Miss keyser Wed to Mr. Forrester, 4 August 1948.
  5. [S1812] "Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014." Index and images. Available online at https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9278/: Accessed 8 February 2026, Charlotte Byrd Forrester; citing Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
  6. [S4959] Richmond Times-Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia unknown article title, 8 April 2008, B4, Downloaded from Newspapers.com on 31 January 2026.
  7. [S2] "US, Social Security Death Index 1935 - 2014." Database. Available online https://www.ancestry.com: accessed June 2014, entry for Charlotte K Forrester.
  8. [S92] Margaret Forrester, Personal communication, (Contact R Page for e-mail address) email address, 17 March 2008, Email from Margaret Forrester.
  9. [S98] Richmond Times-Dispatch, Lively, VA Obituary for Charlotte Byrd Forrester, 8 April 2008, Charlotte Byrd Keyser, 81, of Lancaster, Va., passed away on Monday, April 7, 2008. She was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church, Lively, Va., and the King Carter Chapter OES #5, Kilmarnock, Va. She was preceded in death by her husband of 51 years, Grafton Headley Forrester. She is survived by one daughter, Cindy F. Stock and husband, Michael, of Richmond, Va.; two sons, Gene A. Forrester and wife, Mary Frances, of Lancaster, Va. and Ronald D. Forrester and wife, Sue, also of Lancaster, Va.; one sister, Frances Clem of Maryland; three brothers, Ellsworth Keyser of Maryland, Raymond Keyser of Chester, Va. and Robert B. Keyser Jr. of Kilmarnock, Va.; six grandchildren, Leigh Anne Forrester Muse, James Headley Forrester, Dwight Steele Forrester, Charlotte Lynn Forrester, Chad Staten Forrester and Noel Headley Stock; and one great-granddaughter, Paige Elizabeth Forrester. The family will receive friends at Jones-Ash Funeral Home, Rainswood, Va., on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Bethel United Methodist Church, Lively, Va., on Wednesday, April 9 at 2 p.m. Burial to follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, P.O. Box 118, Lively, Va. 22507 or the charity of your choice. Online remembrances may be made at jonesashfuneralhome.com.
  10. [S5014] Trofton H Farrester household, 1950 US Census, Lancaster County, Virginia, population schedule, unknown address, Enumeration District 52-3, sheet 1, Address Left Route-3, family 4, National Archives micropublication Roll 2014, Downloaded from Ancestry.com on 8 February 2026.