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William P. Fortson

• Father: Rev. Elijah Richardson Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1831, d. 31 Jan 1905
• Mother: Arilla Hill² b. 22 Aug 1831, d. 6 Aug 1873

• Birth*: He was born in October 1864.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ Fortson

• Father: Rev. Elijah Richardson Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1831, d. 31 Jan 1905
• Mother: Arilla Hill² b. 22 Aug 1831, d. 6 Aug 1873

• Birth*: He was born circa January 1870 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died before 1880 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Martha Jane Hill

• Father: Berry Hill¹
• Mother: Elizabeth Reach²

• Birth*: She was born after 1831 in Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married H. S. Hicks before 1873.³
• Marriage*: She married Rev. Elijah Richardson Fortson, son of Elijah Satterwhite Fortson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson, after 6 August 1873 in Louisiana.³
• Death*: She died after 1920 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

H. S. Hicks

• Marriage*: He married Martha Jane Hill, daughter of Berry Hill and Elizabeth Reach, before 1873.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Rebecca E. Lake

• Birth*: She was born circa 1832 in South Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: She married Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson, son of Elijah Satterwhite Fortson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson, on 31 December 1865 in Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Margaret R. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson¹ b. 6 Sep 1833, d. 28 Mar 1888
• Mother: Rebecca E. Lake² b. c 1832

• Birth*: She was born circa 1867 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Eleanor H. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson¹ b. 6 Sep 1833, d. 28 Mar 1888
• Mother: Rebecca E. Lake² b. c 1832

• Birth*: She was born circa January 1870 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

H. E. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson¹ b. 6 Sep 1833, d. 28 Mar 1888
• Mother: Rebecca E. Lake² b. c 1832

• Birth*: She was born circa 1872 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Mary Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson¹ b. 6 Sep 1833, d. 28 Mar 1888
• Mother: Rebecca E. Lake² b. c 1832

• Birth*: She was born circa 1874 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Marriage*: She married Loceneau Fonteneau on 9 January 1890 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Loceneau Fonteneau

• Birth*: He was born before 1874.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Fortson, daughter of Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson and Rebecca E. Lake, on 9 January 1890 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

John Lake Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson¹ b. 6 Sep 1833, d. 28 Mar 1888
• Mother: Rebecca E. Lake² b. c 1832

• Birth*: He was born circa 1877.³
• Death*: He died in July 1942.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Richard Levesly Hightower

• Birth*: He was born on 24 May 1836 in Fayette County, Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha A. Powell.²
• Marriage*: He married Martha E. Fortson, daughter of Elijah Satterwhite Fortson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 1999

Mary Hightower

• Father: Richard Levesly Hightower¹ b. 24 May 1836
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: She was born on 4 October 1873.³
• Death*: She died on 10 October 1968 at age 95.³

• Last Edited: 13 Mar 1998

Richard L. Hightower

• Father: Richard Levesly Hightower¹ b. 24 May 1836
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: He was born on 25 September 1875 in Harrison County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 5 September 1967 at age 91.³

• Note*: He never married.³

• Last Edited: 13 Mar 1998

Lee Hightower

• Father: Richard Levesly Hightower¹ b. 24 May 1836
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: He was born circa 1877 in Harrison County, Texas.³

• Note*: He never married.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Cora Hightower

• Father: Richard Levesly Hightower¹ b. 24 May 1836
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: She was born on 7 October 1878.³
• Death*: She died in June 1949 at age 70.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Douglas John Rogers

• Birth*: He was born before 1840.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha E. Fortson, daughter of Elijah Satterwhite Fortson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson, on 26 July 1855 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹
• Death*: He died before June 1870.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Joe Rogers

• Father: Douglas John Rogers¹ b. b 1840, d. b Jun 1870
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: He was born circa 1857 in Louisiana or Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Hannah Hightower, daughter of Richard Levesly Hightower and Martha A. Powell, on 24 December 1878.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Hannah Hightower

• Father: Richard Levesly Hightower¹ b. 24 May 1836
• Mother: Martha A. Powell²

• Birth*: She was born after 1856.³
• Marriage*: She married Joe Rogers, son of Douglas John Rogers and Martha E. Fortson, on 24 December 1878.³

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 1999

Willie Rogers

• Father: Douglas John Rogers¹ b. b 1840, d. b Jun 1870
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: He was born circa 1858 in Louisiana or Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Pink M. Holland, daughter of Archibald Holland and Lucy Baxter, on 1 March 1877.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Pink M. Holland

• Father: Archibald Holland¹
• Mother: Lucy Baxter²

• Birth*: She was born after 1857.³
• Marriage*: She married Willie Rogers, son of Douglas John Rogers and Martha E. Fortson, on 1 March 1877.³

• Last Edited: 23 Apr 2001

John Rogers

• Father: Douglas John Rogers¹ b. b 1840, d. b Jun 1870
• Mother: Martha E. Fortson² b. c 1839, d. 7 Oct 1878

• Birth*: He was born between 1860 and 1869 in Louisiana or Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

O. M. Tamplin

• Birth*: She was born after 1832.¹
• Marriage*: She married Josiah Ricks Fortson, son of Roderick R. Fortson and Harriet Ricks, on 21 September 1851 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.¹
• Death*: She died circa 1858 in Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: O. M. Tamplin² b. a 1832, d. c 1858

• Birth*: He was born circa 1852 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died before 1860 in Texas.³

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: O. M. Tamplin² b. a 1832, d. c 1858

• Birth*: He was born circa 1854 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died before 1860 in Texas.³

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Sallie Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: O. M. Tamplin² b. a 1832, d. c 1858

• Birth*: She was born circa 1857 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Roderick Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: O. M. Tamplin² b. a 1832, d. c 1858

• Birth*: He was born circa 1858 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ _____

• Birth*: She was born after 1832.¹
• Marriage*: She married Josiah Ricks Fortson, son of Roderick R. Fortson and Harriet Ricks, circa 1859 in Texas.¹
• Death*: She died circa 1877 in Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: _____ _____ b. a 1832, d. c 1877

• Birth*: He was born circa 1861 in Texas.²

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown.²

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

William T. Fortson

• Father: Josiah Ricks Fortson¹ b. c 1832, d. a 1880
• Mother: _____ _____ b. a 1832, d. c 1877

• Birth*: He was born in August 1864 in Texas.²

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Henry Pareston Cook Dulany

• Birth*: He was born in 1827.¹
• Marriage*: He married Sarah Ann Fortson, daughter of Roderick R. Fortson and Harriet Ricks, on 21 September 1851 in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.¹
• Death*: He died in 1875.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Feb 1998

Amanda Dulany

• Father: Henry Pareston Cook Dulany¹ b. 1827, d. 1875
• Mother: Sarah Ann Fortson² b. c 1835, d. 1854

• Death*: She died in 1852 in Louisiana.³
• Birth*: She was born in 1852 in Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Mary Jane Ricks

• Father: James Ricks¹
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: She was born in December 1841 in Mississippi.²
• Marriage*: She married Roderick Sylvanus Fortson, son of Roderick R. Fortson and Harriet Ricks, in 1863 in Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 29 April 1914 in Val Verde County, Texas, at age 72.^5,4

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 1999

Jennie Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Marriage*: She married _____ Travis.³
• Birth*: She was born in December 1864 in Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 1999

William S. Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: He was born in November 1866 in Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

John R. Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: He was born on 18 March 1868 in Hays County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 7 March 1949 at age 80.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Highway 90 cemetery, Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 13 Mar 2004

Edward E. Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: He was born in August 1873 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Marriage*: He married Billie E. _____.³

• Last Edited: 6 Mar 1998

Billie E. _____

• Birth*: She was born in 1880.¹
• Marriage*: She married Edward E. Fortson, son of Roderick Sylvanus Fortson and Mary Jane Ricks.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Hattie Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born in March 1875 in Hays County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Anna Mae Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born in October 1877 in Hays County, Texas.³
• Marriage*: She married _____ Groos circa 1898 in Val Verde County, Texas.⁴

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 1999

_____ Groos

• Birth*: He was born before 1878.¹
• Marriage*: He married Anna Mae Fortson, daughter of Roderick Sylvanus Fortson and Mary Jane Ricks, circa 1898 in Val Verde County, Texas.²

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 1999

Nettie Fortson

• Father: Roderick Sylvanus Fortson¹ b. 3 Jan 1837, d. 9 Aug 1921
• Mother: Mary Jane Ricks² b. Dec 1841, d. 29 Apr 1914

• Birth*: She was born in March 1881 in Hays County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Margaret Elizabeth Riley

• Birth*: She was born in July 1850 in Alabama.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Jeptha Monroe Fortson, son of Aaron J. Fortson and Pamelia Willbanks, on 3 October 1871 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^3,4
• Death*: She died after 1910 in Gregg County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2003

John W. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson^1,2 b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Riley^3,4 b. Jul 1850, d. a 1910

• Birth*: He was born circa 1873.⁵
• Death*: He died circa 1898.⁵

• Last Edited: 19 Nov 2001

Thomas M. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson^1,2 b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Riley^3,4 b. Jul 1850, d. a 1910

• Birth*: He was born circa 1875 in Van Zandt County, Texas.⁵

• Last Edited: 19 Nov 2001

William H. Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson^1,2,3 b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Riley^4,5,3 b. Jul 1850, d. a 1910

• Birth*: He was born in November 1877 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^6,7,8,9
• Marriage*: He married Carrie Viola Woodward in 1910.¹⁰
• Death*: He died in 1959 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2003

Hattie Elizabeth Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson^1,2,3 b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Riley^4,5,6 b. Jul 1850, d. a 1910

• Birth*: She was born on 21 March 1880 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^7,8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married Charlie Goodman.¹¹
• Death*: She died on 28 May 1969 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, at age 89.^12,11

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2003

_____ Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson¹ b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: Margaret Elizabeth Riley² b. Jul 1850, d. a 1910

• Birth*: He was born circa 1880 in Van Zandt County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died circa 1881 in Van Zandt County, Texas.³

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ _____

• Marriage*: She married Jeptha Monroe Fortson, son of Aaron J. Fortson and Pamelia Willbanks, before 1870.¹

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

_____ Fortson

• Father: Jeptha Monroe Fortson¹ b. 1845, d. a 1910
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: He was born before 1870.²
• Death*: He died before 1870.²

• Note*: The name and gender of this child are unknown. The child and its mother were dead by 1870.²

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998