Annie Lou Jackson

F, ID# 16801, b. 12 February 1891, d. 8 November 1975
  • Note*: She taught in the Atlanta, Georgia public schools and in retirement lived in Winder, Georgia.12

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 1 Oct 2021

Family: George Harold Fortson b. 20 Oct 1888, d. 3 Feb 1970

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (naming Junius H. Jackson as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Jessie Estelle Bush as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (giving the date and the place) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Annie L. Fortson, memorial no. 74105410, viewed on 1 Oct 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (not giving the date or the place) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George H. Fortson, memorial no. 74105409, viewed on 1 Oct 2021 (not giving the date or the place).
  9. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (stating that she died in Nov 1975; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Winder, Ga. when she died).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Annie L. Fortson, memorial no. 74105410, viewed on 1 Oct 2021 (giving the complete date but not the place).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Annie L. Fortson, memorial no. 74105410, viewed on 1 Oct 2021.
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Annie Lou Jackson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Junius H. Jackson

M, ID# 16802, b. 10 April 1863, d. 19 December 1939
  • Birth*: He was born on 10 April 1863.1
  • Marriage*: He married Jessie Estelle Bush.
  • Death*: He died on 19 December 1939 at age 76.1
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Jessie Estelle Bush b. 3 Apr 1869, d. 29 May 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Junius H. Jackson as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Jessie Estelle Bush

F, ID# 16803, b. 3 April 1869, d. 29 May 1939
  • Birth*: She was born on 3 April 1869.1
  • Marriage*: She married Junius H. Jackson.
  • Death*: She died on 29 May 1939 at age 70.1
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Junius H. Jackson b. 10 Apr 1863, d. 19 Dec 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Jessie Estelle Bush as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Harold Jackson Fortson

M, ID# 16804, b. 15 October 1918, d. 12 October 1990

Harold Jackson Fortson, sophomore-class picture in 1938 college yearbook.
  • Note*: • A family history says he was born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, but his World War II draft registration card and his Find A Grave memorial say his birthplace was Winder, Georgia. All three sources have 15 Oct 1918 as his birthdate.
    • He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, from 1940 to 1945.
    • He was employed by the Burlington and Quincy Railroad.9,10,11,12,13,14

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 1 Oct 2021

Family: Janet Pearl Dierberger b. 11 Jan 1927, d. 28 Sep 2021

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (naming George Harold Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Annie Lou Jackson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  3. [S1972] World War II draft registration card for Harold Jackson Fortson, ca. 1945-1946, image online at ancestry.com, https://tinyurl.com/4m56yvx4, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for H. J. 'Jack' Fortson, memorial no. 128208315, viewed on 30 Sep 2021.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (giving the date and the place) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for H. J. 'Jack' Fortson, memorial no. 128208315, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Janet P. Dierberger Fortson, memorial no. 128208321, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (not giving the date or the place).
  8. [S1975] Obituary for Harold Jackson Fortson, The Lincoln Star, Lincoln, Nebraska, 15 Oct 1990, p. 15, col. 3, image online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/311659765/, viewed on 1 Oct 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (giving Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia as his birthplace) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.) (first bullet).
  10. [S1972] World War II draft registration card for Harold Jackson Fortson, online, above (giving Winder, Georgia as his birthplace) (first bullet).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for H. J. 'Jack' Fortson, memorial no. 128208315, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving Winder, Barrow County, Georgia as his birthplace) (first bullet).
  12. [S1972] World War II draft registration card for Harold Jackson Fortson, online, above (second bullet). This document merely says he was a veteran without giving the dates or nature of his service. The document is not dated but gives his age as 27, which would have been during the year following 15 Oct 1918, his 27th birthday.
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for H. J. 'Jack' Fortson, memorial no. 128208315, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (stating that he "was in the U.S. Air Force [sic] from 1940-1945") (second bullet).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.) (third bullet).

Janet Pearl Dierberger

F, ID# 16805, b. 11 January 1927, d. 28 September 2021

Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson.
  • Note*: She was a lifelong resident of Nebraska, living with her family in Palmer for nineteen years, in Central City for twenty years, and in Lincoln for twenty-nine years. She was a bookkeeper for Archer Cooperative Credit Union, from which she retired after twenty-four years, and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.8

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2021

Family: Harold Jackson Fortson b. 15 Oct 1918, d. 12 Oct 1990

Citations

  1. [S1971] Obituary for Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson, The Grand Island Independent, Grand Island, Nebraska, 30 Sep 2021, image online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/9cadn7ww, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Janet P. Dierberger Fortson, memorial no. 128208321, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (giving the date and the place) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for H. J. 'Jack' Fortson, memorial no. 128208315, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Janet P. Dierberger Fortson, memorial no. 128208321, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (not giving the date or the place).
  6. [S1971] Obituary for Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place and stating that inurnment would be at 2:00 p.m.).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Janet P. Dierberger Fortson, memorial no. 128208321, viewed on 30 Sep 2021 (giving the place but not the date).
  8. [S1971] Obituary for Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson, online, above.

Lester David Hewell

M, ID# 16809, b. 26 August 1886, d. 19 April 1959
  • Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

Family: Jessie Adeline Fortson b. 8 Oct 1890, d. 4 Sep 1969

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (naming Thomas Alexander Hewell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Salina Anne Dickerson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  4. [S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 736-37 (naming Lester David Hewell as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Thomas Alexander Hewell

M, ID# 16810, b. 27 October 1854, d. 18 March 1911
  • Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Family: Salina Anne Dickerson b. 23 Oct 1856, d. 4 Aug 1927

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (giving only the month and year and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 350.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Thomas Alexander Hewell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Salina Anne Dickerson

F, ID# 16811, b. 23 October 1856, d. 4 August 1927
  • Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Family: Thomas Alexander Hewell b. 27 Oct 1854, d. 18 Mar 1911

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 736 (giving only the year and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 350.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 736 (naming Salina Anne Dickerson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Sarah Jo Hewell

F, ID# 16813, b. 4 September 1919, d. 5 September 1919
  • Birth*: She was born on 4 September 1919.3
  • Death*: She died on 5 September 1919.3
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 736-37 (naming Lester David Hewell as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 736-37 (naming Jessie Adeline Fortson as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 737 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Mary Bond

F, ID# 16817, b. 18 December 1901, d. 3 July 1991
  • Note*: She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Statesboro, Ga. She was survived by a daughter, a brother, and a sister.14
  • Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Family: Fred Hall Fortson b. 18 Mar 1893, d. 26 Apr 1948

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (naming Mark Reeves Bond as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (citing The Elberton Star, Elberton, Ga., 10 Jul 1991), (naming Marcus R. Bond as her father).
  3. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007, (naming Mark Reeves Bond as her father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 738 (naming Alice A. Mize as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  5. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, above, (naming Alice Mize as her mother).
  6. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above, (naming Alice A. Mize as her mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  8. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, above, (not giving the date but stating that she was eighty-nine years old when she died on 4 Jul 1991 and that she was born in Elbert County, Ga.).
  10. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above.
  11. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, above, (not giving the date but identifying her as the widow of Fred H. Fortson).
  12. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Statesboro, Ga. when she died).
  13. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, above, (stating that she died on 4 Jul 1991 in Statesboro, Ga.).
  14. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, above.

Marcus Reeves Bond

M, ID# 16818, b. 8 September 1866, d. 8 August 1920
  • Birth*: He was born on 8 September 1866.1,2
  • Marriage*: He married Alice A. Mize.
  • Death*: He died on 8 August 1920 at age 53.1,3
  • Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Family: Alice A. Mize b. 15 Jan 1872, d. 22 Jul 1942

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007, (stating that he was born in 1866).
  3. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above, (stating that he died in 1920).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 738 (naming Mark Reeves Bond as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  5. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (citing The Elberton Star, Elberton, Ga., 10 Jul 1991), (naming Marcus R. Bond as her father).
  6. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above, (naming Mark Reeves Bond as her father).

Alice A. Mize

F, ID# 16819, b. 15 January 1872, d. 22 July 1942
  • Birth*: She was born on 15 January 1872.1,2
  • Marriage*: She married Marcus Reeves Bond.
  • Death*: She died on 22 July 1942 at age 70.1,3
  • Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Family: Marcus Reeves Bond b. 8 Sep 1866, d. 8 Aug 1920

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007, (stating that she was born in 1872).
  3. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above, (stating that she died in 1922).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 738 (naming Alice A. Mize as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  5. [S1165] Obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, online, http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/f/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (citing The Elberton Star, Elberton, Ga., 10 Jul 1991), (naming Alice Mize as her mother).
  6. [S1166] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1991 obituary of Mary Bond Fortson, above, (naming Alice A. Mize as her mother).

Joseph Adamczyk

M, ID# 16822, b. 25 February 1891, d. 18 July 1963
  • Marriage*: He married Stella _____.
  • Birth*: He was born on 25 February 1891.1
  • Death*: He died on 18 July 1963 at age 72.1
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Stella _____ b. 28 Oct 1895

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Stella _____

F, ID# 16823, b. 28 October 1895
  • Marriage*: She married Joseph Adamczyk.
  • Birth*: She was born on 28 October 1895.1
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Joseph Adamczyk b. 25 Feb 1891, d. 18 Jul 1963

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Leon Lumpkin Eavenson

M, ID# 16824, b. 13 May 1894, d. December 1971
  • Note*: He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War I from 22 Jul 1918 to Aug 1919, serving in the Quartermaster Corps in France.1
  • Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

Family: Edna Elizabeth Fortson b. 26 Jun 1896, d. May 1981

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  2. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Decatur, Ga. when he died).

William Allen Eavenson

M, ID# 16825, b. 10 November 1869
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Roxie Ella Adams

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Roxie Ella Adams

F, ID# 16826
  • Note*: She was from Elbert County, Georgia.1
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: William Allen Eavenson b. 10 Nov 1869

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 738 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Willie Bell House

F, ID# 16828, b. 5 March 1895, d. May 1972

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 10 Apr 2014

Family: Boyce Heard Fortson b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 31 Oct 1961

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 739 (naming John L. House as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739 (naming Emma Harper as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003.
  5. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/…, (giving the year but no other information).
  6. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 1 Jan 2007 (giving the year but no other information).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Willie B. Fortson, memorial no. 35336528, viewed on 10 Apr 2014 (giving the year but no other information).
  8. [S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
  9. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 1 Jan 2007 (not giving the date).
  10. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above.
  11. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 1 Jan 2007.
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Willie B. Fortson, memorial no. 35336528, viewed on 10 Apr 2014.
  13. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 1 Jan 2007 (giving only the year).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739 (naming Willie Bell House as his mother).

John L. House

M, ID# 16829
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Emma Harper

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 739.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739 (naming John L. House as her father).

Emma Harper

F, ID# 16830
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: John L. House

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 739.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739 (naming Emma Harper as her mother).

Boyce Heard Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 16832, b. 31 July 1927, d. 17 January 2016

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 18 Jan 2016

Family: Susie Inez Stamey b. 23 Jun 1934, d. 1 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 739 (naming Boyce Heard Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739 (naming Willie Bell House as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 739 (giving the date but not the place), 740.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 157189843, viewed on 18 Jan 2016 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 157189843, viewed on 18 Jan 2016.

Raymond Bufford

M, ID# 16834, b. 19 May 1918, d. 17 June 1993
  • Birth*: He was born on 19 May 1918.3,4
  • Death*: He died on 17 June 1993 at age 75.5
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 740 (naming Sam Anthony Bufford as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740 (naming Ruth Amazon as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Tignall, Ga. when he died).

Sam Anthony Bufford

M, ID# 16835
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Ruth Amazon

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 740.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740 (naming Sam Anthony Bufford as his father).

Ruth Amazon

F, ID# 16836
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Sam Anthony Bufford

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 740 (naming Ruth Amazon as his mother).

Susie Inez Stamey

F, ID# 16841, b. 23 June 1934, d. 1 January 2008

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her obituary, is here.
  • Last Edited: 18 Jan 2016

Family: Boyce Heard Fortson Jr. b. 31 Jul 1927, d. 17 Jan 2016

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 740.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Susie Inez Stamey Fortson, memorial no. 157190229, viewed on 18 Jan 2016 (giving the date as 1935).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Susie Inez Stamey Fortson, memorial no. 157190229, viewed on 18 Jan 2016 (although the same source also says she died in Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Susie Inez Stamey Fortson, memorial no. 157190229, viewed on 18 Jan 2016.