Lovey Elizabeth Teas

F, ID# 20701, b. 30 December 1840
  • Birth*: She was born on 30 December 1840 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Edwin Teas

M, ID# 20702, b. 22 January 1842, d. 26 January 1843
  • Birth*: He was born on 22 January 1842 in Iowa.3
  • Death*: He died on 26 January 1843 at age 1.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was his father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was his mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Joseph Byron Teas

M, ID# 20703, b. 22 March 1844
  • Birth*: He was born on 22 March 1844 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was his father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was his mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

George Washington Teas

M, ID# 20704, b. 12 June 1846
  • Birth*: He was born on 12 June 1846 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was his father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was his mother).
  3. [S800] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 19 Jan 2003.

Charles Royal Teas

M, ID# 20705, b. 1 February 1859
  • Birth*: He was born on 1 February 1859 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was his father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was his mother).
  3. [S800] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 19 Jan 2003.

Ida Rose Teas

F, ID# 20706, b. 18 December 1860
  • Birth*: She was born on 18 December 1860 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S800] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 19 Jan 2003.

Olive Grant Teas

F, ID# 20707, b. 22 March 1863
  • Birth*: She was born on 22 March 1863 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S800] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 19 Jan 2003.

Margaret Lovena Teas

F, ID# 20708, b. 14 September 1848, d. June 1864
  • Birth*: She was born on 14 September 1848 in Iowa.3
  • Death*: She died in June 1864 at age 15.4
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S800] Nelda Percival, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 19 Jan 2003.
  4. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Nancy Laura Teas

F, ID# 20709, b. 12 September 1850, d. 14 September 1855
  • Birth*: She was born on 12 September 1850 in Iowa.3
  • Death*: She died on 14 September 1855 at age 5.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Thomas Clay Teas

M, ID# 20710, b. 19 August 1852
  • Birth*: He was born on 19 August 1852 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was his father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was his mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Julia M. Teas

F, ID# 20711, b. 17 September 1854
  • Birth*: She was born on 17 September 1854 in Iowa.3
  • Last Edited: 8 Jul 2012

Citations

  1. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, (suggesting that Joseph Bartlett Teas was her father). This bible record was found in Joseph Byron Teas's Civil War pension file. A transcript of the record was viewed on 19 Jun 2011 at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/monroe/bibles/teas.txt
  2. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above, (suggesting that Julia Ann Edwards was her mother).
  3. [S1209] Joseph Bartlett Teas's bible record, above.

Clarice Joetta Smith

F, ID# 20719, b. 27 November 1918, d. June 2005

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Sep 2020

Family: Jesse Calvin Fortson b. 8 Oct 1904, d. 7 Feb 1975

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Clarice Joetta Smith Fortson, memorial no. 121416587, viewed on 26 Feb 2020.
  2. [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. 691.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Clarice Smith as her mother).

Joe Bruce Fortson

M, ID# 20721, b. 26 May 1927, d. 28 October 1970

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Family:

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. 691 (naming Harry Bruce Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joe Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 44204687, viewed on 31 Jul 2016 (naming Harry Bruce Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Joe Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 44204687, viewed on 31 Jul 2016.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Joe Bruce Fortson as his father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Wendell Martin ('Frog') Fortson, memorial no. 97654731, viewed on 31 Jul 2016 (naming Joe Bruce Fortson as his father).

Josephine Fortson

F, ID# 20722, b. 21 February 1915, d. 2 September 2011

Josephine Fortson Oglesby.
  • Note*: • "Miss Josephine," as she was known, was a retired teacher with the Winterville, Georgia schools and a member of the First Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia. Her survivors included three children and six grandchildren.
    • She graduated from Georgia State College for Women at Milledgeville, Georgia in 1936.11,12
  • Last Edited: 21 May 2016

Family: George Thomas Oglesby b. 19 Dec 1914, d. 2 Dec 1995

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. 693 (naming Francis Stephen Fortson as her father).
  2. [S1246] Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton, Ga., online http://tinyurl.com/8e7on2n, ca. 3 Sep 2011, viewed 1 Oct 2012 (obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby) (naming Frank Steven [sic] Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693 (naming Ethel Wilkinson as her mother).
  4. [S1246] Obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby, above (naming Ethel Wilkinson as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693.
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Josephine Fortson Oglesby, viewed on 1 Oct 2012 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S1246] Obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby, above (giving the date and county).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Thomas Oglesby, memorial no. 40676057, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (not giving the date).
  9. [S1246] Obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby, above.
  10. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Josephine Fortson Oglesby, viewed on 1 Oct 2012 (stating that she died on 2 Sep 2011; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Elberton, Ga. when she died).
  11. [S1246] Obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby, above (first bullet).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693 (second bullet).

George Thomas Oglesby

M, ID# 20724, b. 19 December 1914, d. 2 December 1995

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of the family mausoleum and his tomb, is here.
  • Last Edited: 21 May 2016

Family: Josephine Fortson b. 21 Feb 1915, d. 2 Sep 2011

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. 693 (naming Clarence T. Oglesby as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Clarence Toliver Oglesby, memorial no. 40676311, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (naming Clarence Toliver Oglesby as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693 (naming Ethel Arnold as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby, memorial no. 40676100, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (naming Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Oglesby, memorial no. 40676057, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 693.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Oglesby, memorial no. 40676057, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (not giving the date).
  9. [S1246] Hicks Funeral Home, Elberton, Ga., online http://tinyurl.com/8e7on2n, ca. 3 Sep 2011, viewed 1 Oct 2012 (obituary of Josephine Fortson Oglesby).

Clarence Toliver Oglesby

M, ID# 20725, b. 26 May 1889, d. 28 January 1946

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 21 May 2016

Family: Ethel Lee Arnold b. 12 Jul 1882, d. 15 Feb 1920

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Clarence Toliver Oglesby, memorial no. 40676311, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby, memorial no. 40676100, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  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. 693 (naming Clarence T. Oglesby as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Clarence Toliver Oglesby, memorial no. 40676311, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (naming Clarence Toliver Oglesby as his father).

Ethel Lee Arnold

F, ID# 20726, b. 12 July 1882, d. 15 February 1920

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Clarence Toliver Oglesby b. 26 May 1889, d. 28 Jan 1946

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby, memorial no. 40676100, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Clarence Toliver Oglesby, memorial no. 40676311, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  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. 693 (naming Ethel Arnold as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby, memorial no. 40676100, viewed on 30 Sep 2012 (naming Ethel Lee Arnold Oglesby as his mother).

Orvel Lee Bradshaw

M, ID# 20728, b. 3 December 1914, d. 17 November 1993
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.3

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 28 Nov 2012

Family: Mary Sue Jones b. 29 May 1908, d. 26 Dec 2002

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Orvel Lee Bradshaw, memorial no. 76893478, viewed on 28 Nov 2012.
  2. [S175] Supposition as to marriage, based on common grave marker.
  3. [S121] Grave marker, Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

J. T. Herring

M, ID# 20730, b. circa 1941, d. 17 January 2018

J. T. Herring.
  • Last Edited: 21 Jan 2018

Family: Francie Ruth Wilson b. 10 Sep 1945, d. 15 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 21 Jan 2018 (not giving the date but stating that he was seventy-six years old when he died on 17 Jan 2018).
  2. [S1248] Obituary of Francie Ruth Wilson Herring, on web site of Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale, Tex., at http://tinyurl.com/cv5k5yp, viewed on 17 Dec 2012 (stating that they married again on 31 Mar 1962 in Sanderson, Texas).
  3. [S124] Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., 21 Jan 2018.
  4. [S1248] Obituary of Francie Ruth Wilson Herring, above (naming J. T. Herring as his father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Thomas Allen Herring, memorial no. 50523705, viewed on 24 Dec 2012 (naming J. T. Herring as his father).

Thomas Allen Herring III

M, ID# 20731, b. 21 February 1963, d. 30 September 1963

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 24 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S1248] Obituary of Francie Ruth Wilson Herring, on web site of Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, Rockdale, Tex., at http://tinyurl.com/cv5k5yp, viewed on 17 Dec 2012 (naming Francie Ruth Wilson as his mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Thomas Allen Herring, memorial no. 50523705, viewed on 24 Dec 2012 (naming Francie Wilson as his mother).
  3. [S1248] Obituary of Francie Ruth Wilson Herring, above (naming J. T. Herring as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Allen Herring, memorial no. 50523705, viewed on 24 Dec 2012 (naming J. T. Herring as his father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Allen Herring, memorial no. 50523705, viewed on 24 Dec 2012.

Sallie McConnell

F, ID# 20739, b. 1882, d. 1965

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Nov 2017

Family: John Lacy Fortson b. 2 Nov 1877, d. 1951

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. 151.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Sallie M. Fortson, memorial no. 64436668, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  3. [S175] Supposition as to marriage, based on common grave marker.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 151-52 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as her mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).

Plummer L. Fortson

M, ID# 20740, b. 26 July 1899, d. 12 November 1945
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2012

Family: Ruby Dean b. 1902, d. 1968

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. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Plummer L. Fortson as his father).

Ruby Dean

F, ID# 20741, b. 1902, d. 1968

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

Family: Plummer L. Fortson b. 26 Jul 1899, d. 12 Nov 1945

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ruby Fortson, memorial no. 77897724, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  2. [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. 151.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Ruby Dean as his mother).

Floyd Fortson

M, ID# 20742, b. 1922, d. 1969
  • Note*: He was unmarried.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 25 Dec 2012

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. 151 (naming Plummer L. Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Ruby Dean as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Floyd Fortson, memorial no. 77897692, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.

(Son) Fortson

M, ID# 20743, b. circa 1900
  • Birth*: He was born circa 1900.3
  • Note*: He died in infancy.4
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

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. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  3. [S111] Supposition as to date, based on siblings' birth dates and believed birth order.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.

Clarence M. Fortson

M, ID# 20744, b. 2 April 1902, d. August 1973
  • Birth*: He was born on 2 April 1902.3
  • Marriage*: He married Eula Bennett.4
  • Death*: He died in August 1973 at age 71.5
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2023

Family: Eula Bennett b. 25 Apr 1902, d. Jan 1976

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. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Clarence Fortson, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Clarence Fortson, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that he died in Apr 1973; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Danielsville, Ga. when he died).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Clarence M. Fortson as his father).
  7. [S2274] Obituary for Johnny Fortson Allen, Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/yc22xexb, viewed on 21 Jul 2023 (naming Clarence Monroe Fortson as her father).

Eula Bennett

F, ID# 20745, b. 25 April 1902, d. January 1976
  • Last Edited: 21 Jul 2023

Family: Clarence M. Fortson b. 2 Apr 1902, d. Aug 1973

Citations

  1. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Eula Fortson, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  2. [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. 151.
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Eula Fortson, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that she died in Jan 1976; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Danielsville, Ga. when she died).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Eula Bennett as his mother).
  5. [S2274] Obituary for Johnny Fortson Allen, Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/yc22xexb, viewed on 21 Jul 2023 (naming Eula Elizabeth Bennett as her mother).

Cecile Fortson

F, ID# 20746, b. 2 August 1904, d. 19 November 1991
  • Note*: They operated an antique shop in the Shiloh community in Madison County, Georgia, where they lived.3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

Family: Luther David Seymour b. 22 Dec 1902, d. 3 Mar 1979

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. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Sallie McConnell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Cecile F. Seymour, memorial no. 97904190, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Cecile F. Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Luther D. Seymour, memorial no. 97904281, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  7. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Cecile F. Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that she died in Nov 1991).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Cecile Fortson as his mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John James Seymour, memorial no. 80195429, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (naming Cecile Fortson as his mother).

Luther David Seymour

M, ID# 20747, b. 22 December 1902, d. 3 March 1979
  • Note*: They operated an antique shop in the Shiloh community in Madison County, Georgia, where they lived.1

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

Family: Cecile Fortson b. 2 Aug 1904, d. 19 Nov 1991

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. 151.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Luther D. Seymour, memorial no. 97904281, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Luther Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Cecile F. Seymour, memorial no. 97904190, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Luther Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that he died in Mar 1979; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Danielsville, Ga. when he died and that last benefits were sent to an address in Danielsville, Ga.).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Luther Seymour as his father).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John James Seymour, memorial no. 80195429, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (naming Luther David Seymour as his father).

L. Odelle Seymour

M, ID# 20748, b. 16 September 1923, d. 13 February 2005
  • Birth*: He was born on 16 September 1923.3,4
  • Marriage*: He married Betty Jo Eidson on 16 November 1946.3
  • Death*: He died on 13 February 2005 at age 81.5
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

Family: Betty Jo Eidson b. 29 Apr 1928, d. 3 Nov 2004

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. 151 (naming Cecile Fortson as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming Luther Seymour as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, L. Odelle Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, L. Odelle Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that he died on 13 Feb 2005; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Easley, S.C. when he died).

Betty Jo Eidson

F, ID# 20749, b. 29 April 1928, d. 3 November 2004
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2012

Family: L. Odelle Seymour b. 16 Sep 1923, d. 13 Feb 2005

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. 151.
  2. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Betty E. Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012.
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Betty E. Seymour, viewed on 26 Dec 2012 (stating that she died on 3 Nov 2004; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Easley, S.C. when she died).