Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Jane M. Fortson

F, ID# 15551, b. 10 June 1819, d. 31 July 1889

Father: Jesse Fortson¹ b. 17 Dec 1783, d. 2 Apr 1828
Mother: Mary B. White² b. 19 May 1783, d. 2 Sep 1827

Birth*: She was born on 10 June 1819 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: She married Dozier Thornton Jr., son of Benjamin Thornton and Sarah R. Upshaw, on 25 September 1834 in Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5,6
Death*: She died on 31 July 1889 at age 70.⁷

Last Edited: 3 Mar 2007

Family: Dozier Thornton Jr. b. 10 Jun 1817, d. 28 Sep 1874

Calvin Thornton+
Joseph Dozier Thornton+ b. 3 Nov 1857, d. 23 Jun 1912

Citations

[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. 665 (naming Jesse Fortson as her father and stating that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.), 691 (naming Jesse Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 665 (naming Mary B. White as her mother and stating that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.), 691 (naming Mary B. White as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 665 (stating that she was born on 10 Jun 1819 and that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.), 756 (stating that she was born on 10 Jun 1819 in Elbert Co., Ga.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756 (giving the date but not the place).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family (Montgomery, Ala.?: n.pub., 1958), p. 20.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756.

Almeda Harriett Fortson

F, ID# 15552, b. 1822, d. 9 August 1854

Father: Jesse Fortson¹ b. 17 Dec 1783, d. 2 Apr 1828
Mother: Mary B. White² b. 19 May 1783, d. 2 Sep 1827

Marriage*: She married Matthew M. McCrary.³
Birth*: She was born in 1822 in Elbert County, Georgia.⁴
Death*: She died on 9 August 1854 in Elbert County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Matthew M. McCrary

Citations

[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. 665 (naming Jesse Fortson as her father and stating that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 665 (naming Mary B. White as her mother and stating that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 780.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 665 (stating that she was born in 1822 and that this information was copied from Rev. J. H. Fortson's bible in 1970 when in the possession of Boyce Heard Fortson, Jr. of Wilkes Co., Ga.), 780 (stating that she was born in 1822 in Elbert Co., Ga.).

William F. Brewer

M, ID# 15553

Marriage*: He married Martha M. Fortson, daughter of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 10 June 1827 in Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Martha M. Fortson b. c 1801

Citations

[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. 665.

Isaac Almond

M, ID# 15554, b. 20 June 1796, d. 14 October 1873

Birth*: He was born on 20 June 1796.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Fortson, daughter of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 20 December 1821 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,3,2
Marriage*: He married Sara Sharman on 2 September 1849 in Harris County, Georgia.¹
Death*: He died on 14 October 1873 at age 77.^1,2

Note*: He served in the War of 1812.¹

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2005

Family 1: Elizabeth Fortson b. 25 Dec 1802, d. 13 Jan 1849

Martha Angeline ('Angie') Almond+⁴ b. 18 Oct 1822, d. 1 Oct 1871
Jessie Force Almond+⁵ b. c 1826, d. 1915
Georgia F. Almond+⁶ b. Feb 1838, d. 10 May 1900
Ann Eliza ('Annie') Almond+⁷ b. 2 Jul 1840, d. 18 Mar 1912

Family 2: Sara Sharman

Citations

[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. 665.
[S1031] Brian Anthony, email to almond-l mail list on rootsweb.com, 19 Jul 2005.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 532 (naming Isaac Almond as her father).
[S1031] Brian Anthony, email to almond-l mail list on rootsweb.com, 19 Jul 2005, (naming Isaac Almond as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 533 (naming Isaac Almand [sic] as her father).
[S893] Wiley Alston Jarrell, electronic mail to e-mail address, 15 Oct 2001, (naming Isaac Almond as her father).

Sara Sharman

F, ID# 15555

Marriage*: She married Isaac Almond on 2 September 1849 in Harris County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Isaac Almond b. 20 Jun 1796, d. 14 Oct 1873

Citations

[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. 665.

Simeon Almond

M, ID# 15556, b. circa 1810, d. 1856

Birth*: He was born circa 1810 in Elbert County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: He married Mary B. Fortson, daughter of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 21 November 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3
Marriage*: He married Rachael Laney on 25 November 1850 in Harris County, Georgia.¹
Death*: He died in 1856 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family 1: Mary B. Fortson b. c 1810, d. bt 1845 - 1850

Family 2: Rachael Laney

Citations

[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. 677.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 676-77.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.

Rachael Laney

F, ID# 15557

Marriage*: She married Perry Blackmon on 5 February 1840 in Harris County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Simeon Almond on 25 November 1850 in Harris County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Benjamin F. Kemp on 6 January 1859 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family 1: Perry Blackmon

Family 2: Simeon Almond b. c 1810, d. 1856

Family 3: Benjamin F. Kemp

Citations

[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. 677.

Perry Blackmon

M, ID# 15558

Marriage*: He married Rachael Laney on 5 February 1840 in Harris County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Rachael Laney

Citations

[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. 677.

Benjamin F. Kemp

M, ID# 15559

Marriage*: He married Rachael Laney on 6 January 1859 in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Rachael Laney

Citations

[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. 677.

Frances Mills

F, ID# 15560, b. 2 August 1817, d. 13 June 1901

Father: William Mills¹ b. 5 Sep 1788, d. 18 Oct 1860
Mother: Nancy Brown²

Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1817.^3,4,5
Marriage*: She married Jesse Marion Fortson, son of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 27 December 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7,8
Death*: She died on 13 June 1901 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 83.^9,10,11
Burial*: Interment was in Fortson plantation, Wyche's District, Elbert County, Georgia (near Sweet City).⁶

Last Edited: 27 Feb 2012

Family: Jesse Marion Fortson b. 22 Nov 1812, d. 13 Apr 1864

William Thomas Fortson^12,13 b. 15 Apr 1833, d. 20 Dec 1862
Jesse White Fortson+^12,13 b. 18 Jun 1835, d. 27 Jul 1862
Rev. John Henry Fortson+^14,12 b. 28 Sep 1837, d. 28 Mar 1908
Moses Edward Fortson+^15,12,13,16 b. 18 Mar 1840, d. 12 Mar 1919
Mary Ann Victoria Fortson+^17,18 b. 5 Nov 1842, d. 24 Jan 1892
Francis Marion ('Frank') Fortson^19,12,20 b. 4 Jun 1845, d. 27 Nov 1864
Asa Chandler Fortson+^21,12,22,23 b. 21 Aug 1847, d. 24 Jan 1906
Oscar L. Fortson+^24,12 b. 7 May 1851, d. Jan 1922
Jeptha Marion Fortson+^25,12 b. 21 May 1854, d. 2 Dec 1927

Citations

[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (naming William Mills as her father).
[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (naming Nancy Brown as her mother).
[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. 236, 690.
[S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002 (attributing information to material from Joseph Lester Vickery dated 20 Jun 1956 and provided to him by his Aunt Jessie Adeline Fortson [HEWELL], Elberton, Ga.).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (giving the year but not the month and day).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690.
[S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (not giving the date or place).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (stating that she was the wife of Stephen Jesse Marion Fortson but not giving the date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236 (giving the date but not naming the place), 690.
[S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (giving the date but not the place).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (giving the year but not the month and day or place of death).
[S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 698 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236, 708 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 717 (naming Frances Mills as her mother).
[S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 719 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 720 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S864] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 738 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 690, 740 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).

Elizabeth Ann ('Eliza') Pruitt

F, ID# 15561, b. 23 December 1826, d. 28 March 1851

Birth*: She was born on 23 December 1826.¹
Marriage*: She married Thomas Daniel Fortson, son of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 24 November 1840.¹
Death*: She died on 28 March 1851 at age 24.¹

Note*: Her surname may have been spelled Prewitt.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Thomas Daniel Fortson b. 25 Aug 1815, d. 16 Dec 1885

Citations

[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. 751.

Georgia Mealing

F, ID# 15562, b. 15 January 1832, d. 21 October 1879

Birth*: She was born on 15 January 1832.¹
Marriage*: She married Thomas Daniel Fortson, son of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 25 September 1851.¹
Death*: She died on 21 October 1879 at age 47.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Thomas Daniel Fortson b. 25 Aug 1815, d. 16 Dec 1885

Citations

[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. 751.

Dozier Thornton Jr.

M, ID# 15563, b. 10 June 1817, d. 28 September 1874

Father: Benjamin Thornton^1,2 b. 12 Oct 1779, d. 1843
Mother: Sarah R. Upshaw^3,4

Birth*: He was born on 10 June 1817.⁵
Marriage*: He married Jane M. Fortson, daughter of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White, on 25 September 1834 in Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7,8
Death*: He died on 28 September 1874 at age 57.⁵

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Family: Jane M. Fortson b. 10 Jun 1819, d. 31 Jul 1889

Calvin Thornton+⁹
Joseph Dozier Thornton+⁹ b. 3 Nov 1857, d. 23 Jun 1912

Citations

[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. 756 (naming Benjamin Thornton as his father).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family (Montgomery, Ala.?: n.pub., 1958), pp. 19-20 (naming Benjamin Thornton as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756 (naming Sarah R. Upshaw as his mother).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, pp. 19-20 (naming Sara Upshaw as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756 (giving the date but not the place).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 20.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Dozier Thornton as his father).

Benjamin Thornton

M, ID# 15564, b. 12 October 1779, d. 1843

Birth*: He was born on 12 October 1779 in North Carolina.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Sarah R. Upshaw in 1796.^3,2
Marriage*: He married Rebecca Cook on 21 January 1836.⁴
Death*: He died in 1843.³

Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Family 1: Sarah R. Upshaw

Mary Thornton⁵
Polly Thornton⁵
Reuben Thornton⁶ b. 1797, d. 30 Aug 1855
Thomas Thornton⁶ b. 1798
Priscilla Thornton⁷ b. 1800
Rev. Benjamin Thornton Jr.⁶ b. 15 Aug 1801
Elizabeth Thornton⁵ b. 1802
Daniel Thornton⁸ b. 11 Oct 1811
Sarah Thornton⁵ b. 1814, d. 7 Mar 1862
Dozier Thornton Jr.+^9,8 b. 10 Jun 1817, d. 28 Sep 1874

Family 2: Rebecca Cook

Citations

[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. 756 (giving only the year and not the place).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family (Montgomery, Ala.?: n.pub., 1958), p. 19.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756.
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 19 (giving her name as Rebecca Cook Upshaw).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, pp. 19-20 (naming Benjamin Thornton as her father).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 19 (naming Benjamin Thornton as his father).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 19 (naming Benjamin Thornton as her father).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, pp. 19-20 (naming Benjamin Thornton as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756 (naming Benjamin Thornton as his father).

Sarah R. Upshaw

F, ID# 15565

Marriage*: She married Benjamin Thornton in 1796.^1,2

Last Edited: 3 Mar 2007

Family: Benjamin Thornton b. 12 Oct 1779, d. 1843

Mary Thornton³
Polly Thornton³
Reuben Thornton⁴ b. 1797, d. 30 Aug 1855
Thomas Thornton⁴ b. 1798
Priscilla Thornton⁵ b. 1800
Rev. Benjamin Thornton Jr.⁴ b. 15 Aug 1801
Elizabeth Thornton³ b. 1802
Daniel Thornton⁶ b. 11 Oct 1811
Sarah Thornton³ b. 1814, d. 7 Mar 1862
Dozier Thornton Jr.+^7,6 b. 10 Jun 1817, d. 28 Sep 1874

Citations

[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. 756.
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family (Montgomery, Ala.?: n.pub., 1958), p. 19.
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, pp. 19-20 (naming Sara Upshaw as her mother).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 19 (naming Sara Upshaw as his mother).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, p. 19 (naming Sara Upshaw as her mother).
[S1137] Jonathan Mills Thornton, Thornton Family, above, pp. 19-20 (naming Sara Upshaw as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 756 (naming Sarah R. Upshaw as his mother).

Matthew M. McCrary

M, ID# 15566

Marriage*: He married Almeda Harriett Fortson, daughter of Jesse Fortson and Mary B. White.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Almeda Harriett Fortson b. 1822, d. 9 Aug 1854

Citations

[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. 780.

Robert Hawkins

M, ID# 15567

Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Smith.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Elizabeth Smith

Rebecca Hawkins+¹ b. 1803, d. Apr 1851

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Robert Hawkins as her father).

Elizabeth Smith

F, ID# 15568

Marriage*: She married Robert Hawkins.

Note*: She was the first wife of Robert Hawkins.¹

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Robert Hawkins

Rebecca Hawkins+² b. 1803, d. Apr 1851

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Elizabeth Smith as her mother).

Jacob Gillespie

M, ID# 15569

Father: George Marion Gillespie¹ b. 23 Nov 1828, d. 27 Oct 1908
Mother: Harriet Jane Duffer² b. 16 Nov 1836, d. 5 Jan 1911

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming George Marion Gillespie as his father).
[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Harriet Jane Duffer as his mother).

Nancy Shaver

F, ID# 15570

Marriage*: She married Richard A. Duffer, son of William W. Duffer and Rebecca Hawkins, on 28 July 1863 in Dodds, Illinois.¹

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Richard A. Duffer b. 1845

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.

Pleasant V. Bell

M, ID# 15571

Marriage*: He married Lucinda ('Lucy') Gaines.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Lucinda ('Lucy') Gaines

Malvina D. Bell+¹ b. c 1840, d. a 1900

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Pleasant V. Bell as her father).

Lucinda ('Lucy') Gaines

F, ID# 15572

Marriage*: She married Pleasant V. Bell.

Last Edited: 17 Mar 2012

Family: Pleasant V. Bell

Malvina D. Bell+¹ b. c 1840, d. a 1900

Citations

[S766] Chris Landram, "Duffer, Hawkins & Bell Family," online, http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnsumner/faabduf.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Lucinda ['Lucy'] Gaines as her mother).

McAllister Higgason Yeates

M, ID# 15573, b. 8 December 1897, d. 25 December 1922

Father: John Summerfield Yeates¹ b. 1872, d. 16 Oct 1900
Mother: Edmonia Ironsides Higgason² b. 20 Jun 1874, d. 18 Nov 1943

Birth*: He was born on 8 December 1897 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.³
Marriage*: He married Margaret Ruth Howse, daughter of Rev. William Lewis Howse Sr. and Margaret Emma Paulk, on 23 June 1920 in Sardis, Mississippi.³
Death*: He died on 25 December 1922 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 25.³
Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.³

Note*: They were Southern Baptists.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Margaret Ruth Howse b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 21 Oct 1960

McAllister Howse Yeates+⁴ b. 15 Jun 1923, d. 6 Oct 1980

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming John Summerfield Yeates as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Edmonia Ironsides Higgason as his mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming McAllister Higgason Yeates as his father).

Margaret Ruth Howse

F, ID# 15574, b. 28 April 1899, d. 21 October 1960

Father: Rev. William Lewis Howse Sr.¹
Mother: Margaret Emma Paulk²

Birth*: She was born on 28 April 1899 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.³
Marriage*: She married McAllister Higgason Yeates, son of John Summerfield Yeates and Edmonia Ironsides Higgason, on 23 June 1920 in Sardis, Mississippi.³
Death*: She died on 21 October 1960 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, at age 61.³
Burial*: Interment was in Lakewood Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.³

Note*: She had a bachelor of arts degree from Mississippi Womens College and attended Union College.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: McAllister Higgason Yeates b. 8 Dec 1897, d. 25 Dec 1922

McAllister Howse Yeates+⁴ b. 15 Jun 1923, d. 6 Oct 1980

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Rev. William Lewis Howse, Sr. as her father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Margaret Emma Paulk as her mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Margaret Ruth Howse as his mother).

John Edmond Yeates

M, ID# 15575, b. 9 May 1896, d. 2 August 1954

Father: John Summerfield Yeates¹ b. 1872, d. 16 Oct 1900
Mother: Edmonia Ironsides Higgason² b. 20 Jun 1874, d. 18 Nov 1943

Birth*: He was born on 9 May 1896.³
Marriage*: He married Mary Lee Edens in 1920.³
Death*: He died on 2 August 1954 at age 58.³
Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Mary Lee Edens b. 5 Sep 1896, d. 13 Jan 1975

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming John Summerfield Yeates as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Edmonia Ironsides Higgason as his mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.

Mary Lee Edens

F, ID# 15576, b. 5 September 1896, d. 13 January 1975

Birth*: She was born on 5 September 1896.^1,2
Marriage*: She married John Edmond Yeates, son of John Summerfield Yeates and Edmonia Ironsides Higgason, in 1920.¹
Death*: She died on 13 January 1975 at age 78.^1,3
Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.¹

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: John Edmond Yeates b. 9 May 1896, d. 2 Aug 1954

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (stating that she died in Jan 1975; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Yorktown, Virginia when she died).

McAllister Howse Yeates

M, ID# 15577, b. 15 June 1923, d. 6 October 1980

Father: McAllister Higgason Yeates¹ b. 8 Dec 1897, d. 25 Dec 1922
Mother: Margaret Ruth Howse² b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 21 Oct 1960

Birth*: He was born on 15 June 1923 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee.^3,4
Death*: He died on 6 October 1980 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, at age 57.^5,3
Burial*: Interment was on 9 October 1980 in Southern Memorial Park, North Miami, Dade County, Florida.³

Note*: He was a Southern Baptist and was educated at the University of Miami.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family:

McAllister Howse Yeates Jr.⁶ b. 28 May 1952, d. 16 Jun 1988

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming McAllister Higgason Yeates as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Margaret Ruth Howse as his mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (stating that he died in Oct 1980; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. when he died and that last benefits were sent to an address in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming McAllister Howse Yeates as his father).

Thomas J. Fortson

M, ID# 15578

Father: John Thomas Fortson¹ b. 18 Feb 1817, d. 10 Apr 1859
Mother: Judy Ann Eliza ('Lizzie') Dupuy² b. 25 Nov 1819, d. 18 Oct 1852

Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.³

Note*: He served in Company G, 12th Mississippi Cavalry in the Confederate Army and was in the Civil War battle at Rome, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming John Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Eliza DuPuy as his mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.

Elijah Yeates

M, ID# 15579

Marriage*: He married Eunice Harrell.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Eunice Harrell

John Summerfield Yeates+¹ b. 1872, d. 16 Oct 1900

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Elijah Yeates as his father).

Eunice Harrell

F, ID# 15580

Marriage*: She married Elijah Yeates.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Elijah Yeates

John Summerfield Yeates+¹ b. 1872, d. 16 Oct 1900

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Eunice Harrell as his mother).

Rev. William Lewis Howse Sr.

M, ID# 15581

Marriage*: He married Margaret Emma Paulk.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Margaret Emma Paulk

Margaret Ruth Howse+¹ b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 21 Oct 1960

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Rev. William Lewis Howse, Sr. as her father).

Margaret Emma Paulk

F, ID# 15582

Marriage*: She married Rev. William Lewis Howse Sr.

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family: Rev. William Lewis Howse Sr.

Margaret Ruth Howse+¹ b. 28 Apr 1899, d. 21 Oct 1960

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Margaret Emma Paulk as her mother).

McAllister Howse Yeates Jr.

M, ID# 15586, b. 28 May 1952, d. 16 June 1988

Father: McAllister Howse Yeates¹ b. 15 Jun 1923, d. 6 Oct 1980

Birth*: He was born on 28 May 1952 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi.^2,3
Death*: He died on 16 June 1988 in Plantation, Florida, at age 36.^4,2
Burial*: Interment was on 19 June 1988 in Miami, Dade County, Florida.²

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming McAllister Howse Yeates as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (stating that he died on 16 Jun 1988; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. when he died).

Matthew Justin Williams

M, ID# 15592, b. 13 October 1984, d. 16 December 1996

Birth*: He was born on 13 October 1984 in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida.¹
Death*: He died on 16 December 1996 in Port St. John, Brevard County, Florida, at age 12.¹
Burial*: Interment was on 19 December 1996 in Port St. John, Brevard County, Florida.¹

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.