Jethro Harrison

M, ID# 15951
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Ann Eatmon

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Jethro Harrison as her father).

Ann Eatmon

F, ID# 15952
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Jethro Harrison

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Ann Eatmon as her mother).

Nancy Elizabeth Richardson

F, ID# 15953, b. 1827
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: John Jones b. c 1825

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy Carpenter as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

John Jones

M, ID# 15954, b. circa 1825
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Millicent Margaret Richardson

F, ID# 15955, b. 1829, d. circa 1855
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: John Houston Street b. 1818

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy Carpenter as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

John Houston Street

M, ID# 15956, b. 1818
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Millicent Margaret Richardson b. 1829, d. c 1855

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Julia Ann Richardson

F, ID# 15957, b. circa 1830
  • Birth*: She was born circa 1830.3
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy Carpenter as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

John A. Richardson

M, ID# 15958, b. 1835, d. 15 December 1873
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Elizabeth M. Ward b. c 1835

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Elizabeth M. Ward

F, ID# 15959, b. circa 1835
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: John A. Richardson b. 1835, d. 15 Dec 1873

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

George W. Richardson

M, ID# 15960, b. 6 February 1836, d. 19 January 1906
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

William J. Richardson

M, ID# 15961, b. 23 September 1836, d. 10 June 1875
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Mary Isadora Davis b. 9 Feb 1846, d. 18 May 1909

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Mary Isadora Davis

F, ID# 15962, b. 9 February 1846, d. 18 May 1909
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: William J. Richardson b. 23 Sep 1836, d. 10 Jun 1875

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Louisa Mary Richardson

F, ID# 15963, b. June 1837, d. 19 August 1905
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: William Northern Hodge b. 1 Jan 1811, d. 1896

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

William Northern Hodge

M, ID# 15964, b. 1 January 1811, d. 1896
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Louisa Mary Richardson b. Jun 1837, d. 19 Aug 1905

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

William P. Richardson

M, ID# 15965, b. 1839
  • Birth*: He was born in 1839.3
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Opelia F. Richardson

F, ID# 15966, b. 1841
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Alice A. Richardson

F, ID# 15967, b. 1842
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Goin Bell Richardson

M, ID# 15968, b. 1 September 1847, d. 18 April 1919
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Augustus Alonzo Richardson

M, ID# 15969, b. 26 May 1848, d. 1898
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Nancy Ann Richardson

F, ID# 15970, b. 28 March 1850, d. 3 July 1919
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Dr. Victor Eagon Henderson b. 1 Nov 1850, d. 1 Nov 1893

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Dr. Victor Eagon Henderson

M, ID# 15971, b. 1 November 1850, d. 1 November 1893
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Nancy Ann Richardson b. 28 Mar 1850, d. 3 Jul 1919

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Charles A. Richardson

M, ID# 15972, b. 1852
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Harriet C. Ward b. 1853

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Harriet C. Ward

F, ID# 15973, b. 1853
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Charles A. Richardson b. 1852

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Emma Richardson

F, ID# 15974, b. 1854, d. 11 September 1912
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Helen Richardson

F, ID# 15975, b. 7 August 1858, d. 9 April 1942
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: James Charles Britton b. 1 Dec 1857, d. 2 Sep 1910

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as her father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as her mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

James Charles Britton

M, ID# 15976, b. 1 December 1857, d. 2 September 1910
  • Last Edited: 28 Feb 2004

Family: Helen Richardson b. 7 Aug 1858, d. 9 Apr 1942

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.
  2. [S11] Index to Texas Death Records (Austin, Tex.: Tex. Dept. of Health, Bur. of Vital Statistics), typescript 1903-40, vol. 6, p. 2834, file 2501 (giving the date, county, and state). These bound documents were available in the Texas State Library, Austin, Texas.

Frank Richardson

M, ID# 15977, b. 10 June 1860, d. 12 November 1879
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Marshall Alvin Richardson

M, ID# 15978, b. 25 November 1862, d. 29 September 1946
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Lenora Cornelia Ardis b. 11 Feb 1868, d. 21 Feb 1937

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Goin C. Richardson as his father).
  2. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy J. Harrison as his mother).
  3. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

Lenora Cornelia Ardis

F, ID# 15979, b. 11 February 1868, d. 21 February 1937
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 2003

Family: Marshall Alvin Richardson b. 25 Nov 1862, d. 29 Sep 1946

Citations

  1. [S801] Billy Richardson, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 9 Jan 2003.

William Thomas Fortson

M, ID# 15980, b. 15 April 1833, d. 20 December 1862
  • Note*: He died in a Civil War battle.6,5
  • Last Edited: 26 May 2003

Citations

  1. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  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. 690 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690.
  6. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above.

Jesse White Fortson

M, ID# 15981, b. 18 June 1835, d. 27 July 1862
  • Note*: He served in the 38th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Confederate Army, in the Civil War and died of typhoid fever during the war. Two fellow soldiers, Henry R. Deadwyler and Thomas Thornton, buried him under an apple tree. One source says that he died on 22 Jul 1862, served in the Confederate Army, and is buried at Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia. Another source also says he is buried at Dove's Creek.9,10,11,12
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Family: Sophia Barbara Black b. 25 Dec 1838, d. 14 Dec 1925

Citations

  1. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  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. 690 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690.
  6. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 149 (not giving the date but stating that he was the husband of Sophia Black), 150 (not giving the date but stating that she was the wife of Jessie W. Fortson).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (giving his Civil War record and the story of having been buried under an apple tree).
  10. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (stating that he died in a Civil War battle).
  11. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (stating that he served in the Confederate Army, died on 22 Jul 1862, and is buried in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery).
  12. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (stating that he is buried at Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming Jesse White Fortson as his father).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lucius Maron Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 58779767, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Jesse White Fortson as his father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 691 (naming Jesse White Fortson as her father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 692 (naming Jesse White Fortson as his father).

Rev. John Henry Fortson

M, ID# 15982, b. 28 September 1837, d. 28 March 1908
  • Note*: After attending Elberton Male Academy in Elbert County, Georgia, he enrolled at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia in September 1858 and took a literary curriculum for a year and a half and then studied theology. He enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army in 1861; he was six feet two inches tall, weighed 133 pounds, was described as having a feeble constitution, and was discharged after four months because of physical disability. He was ordained in the Baptist church on 29 Nov 1862 and in June 1863 became pastor of Goshen Church in Lincoln County, Georgia and Friendship Church in Wilkes County.11,12

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Family: Julia Isabelle Anderson b. 8 Mar 1847, d. 18 Jun 1929

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. 690, 698 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 698 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  4. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 698.
  6. [S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Rev. John H. Fortson, memorial no. 35373284, viewed on 10 Oct 2013.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 698 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
  10. [S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (spelling her middle name as Isabella and not giving the date or place).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 698.
  12. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (stating that he served in the Confederate Army and was a preacher).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 698 (naming Rev. John Henry Fortson as her father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 698 (naming Rev. John Henry Fortson as his father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 698, 705 (naming Rev. John Henry Fortson as her father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 698, 705 (naming Rev. John Henry Fortson as his father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marion A. Fortson, memorial no. 58582837, viewed on 10 Oct 2013 (naming John H. Fortson as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Rev. John H. Fortson, memorial no. 35373284, viewed on 10 Oct 2013 (naming Rev. John H. Fortson as his father).

Moses Edward Fortson

M, ID# 15983, b. 18 March 1840, d. 12 March 1919
  • Note*: One source gives his name as Moses Edwin Fortson. He served in Company I, 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Confederate Army, in the Civil War (another source says Company J, 15th Georgia Infantry). He and his wife, Lucy J. Fortson, were second cousins. One source gives 2 Mar 1919 as his date of death.21,22,16,23

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Mar 2020

Family: Lucy J. Fortson b. 6 Sep 1847, d. 4 Nov 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), pp. 236, 690, 708 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236, 708 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236 (giving the date but not naming the place), 690 (giving the date but not naming the place), 692 (giving the date but not naming the place), 708.
  9. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 56, certificate no. 14 (not giving the date or place but stating that he was seventy-nine years old when he died on 12 Mar 1919).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (giving the date and state but not the county).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236 (not giving the date or place), 708.
  12. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 149 (not giving the date or place but stating that she was the wife of Moses E. Fortson), 150 (not giving the date or place but stating that he was the husband of Lucy J. Fortson).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (not giving the date or place).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucy J. Fortson Fortson, memorial no. 58778317, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (not giving the date or place).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692 (giving the date but not the place).
  16. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 56, certificate no. 14 (giving his name as Moses Edwin Fortson).
  17. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 708.
  18. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150.
  19. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62.
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012.
  21. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 236 (stating that they were second cousins), 708 (giving 2 Mar 1919 as his death date, stating that they were cousins, and stating that he served in Company I).
  22. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (stating that he served in the Confederate Army without identifying the unit).
  23. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150 (stating that he served in Company J).
  24. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 708 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as her father).
  25. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 692, 708, 709 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  26. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 229, 708, 711 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  27. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 708 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  28. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708, 712 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  29. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Elijah Allen Fortson, memorial no. 58751019, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  30. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Moses Edward Fortson, memorial no. 58778343, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  31. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708-9 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as her father).
  32. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708-9 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  33. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708-9, 713 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as his father).
  34. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708-9, 716 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as her father).
  35. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 708-9, 717 (naming Moses Edward Fortson as her father).

Francis Marion ('Frank') Fortson

M, ID# 15984, b. 4 June 1845, d. 27 November 1864
  • Note*: He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War but returned home (presumably during the war) and died of fever.11,12
  • Last Edited: 15 Feb 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), pp. 690, 719 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (giving his name as Frank and naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (naming Francis Marion Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 719 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  6. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 719.
  8. [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).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 719.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 719-20.
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 719-20 (stating that he was a Confederate soldier and never married).
  12. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (stating that he served in the Confederate Army, returned home, and died of fever).

Asa Chandler Fortson

M, ID# 15985, b. 21 August 1847, d. 24 January 1906
  • Obituary*: CONSUMPTION ENDS LIFE OF A. C. FORTSON
    All that was mortal of Mr. A. C. Fortson passed into the great beyond yesterday morning, just as the sun was ascending the eastern horizon, consumption being the cause. About a year ago, Mr. Fortson contracted a severe case of the grip, which settled on his lungs, and which finally developed into tuberculosis. Since that illness he has been gradually sinking, but for the past two months he has been confined to his bed. He was a man fifty-eight years of age, and leaves a wife and eleven children, to-wit: Mrs. A. C. Fortson, Mrs. Gussie Conwell, Mrs. Emma Vickery, Misses Sallie Lou, Edna and Jessie Fortson, and Messrs. T. J., James M., Willie, Joe, George and Fred Fortson. Mr. Fortson was a man well known throughout the county for his quiet, unassuming manner, but was, nevertheless, considered a man of a very strong character. He was a member of the Baptist Church at Harmony, and died a confirmed believer in that faith. The interment will take place this afternoon at the Hall burying ground. Mr. E. L. Sisk will conduct the funeral services. Mr. Fortson resided near Goss, where his family were surrounded with all the conforts of life-his slogan being to properly care for his family.21
  • Note*: He entered the Confederate Army in Elbert County, Georgia on 25 Jul 1864 at eighteen years of age and was honorably discharged at Augusta, Georgia in April 1865. He fought in the Battles of Jonesboro, Honey Hill, and Atlanta. "All that was mortal of Mr. A. C. Fortson passed into the great beyond yesterday morning [24 Jan 1906], just as the sun was ascending the eastern horizon, consumption being the cause. About a year ago, Mr. Fortson contracted a severe case of the grip, which settled on his lungs, and which finally developed into tuberculosis. Since that illness he has been gradually sinking, but for the past two months he has been confined to his bed. . . . Mr. Fortson was a man well known throughout the county for his quiet, unassuming manner, but was, nevertheless, considered a man of a very strong character. . . . Mr. Fortson resided near Goss, where his family were surrounded with all the comforts of life--his slogan being to properly care for his family." One source says he was born on 21 May 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia.9,22,23,24

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave stone and a picture of three of his children, is here.
  • Last Edited: 10 Jan 2019

Family: Louisa Catherine Hall b. 9 Jul 1855, d. 4 Oct 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), pp. 690, 720 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [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 Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  4. [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 Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 720 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  6. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  7. [S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  8. [S864] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall bible, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 720 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690.
  11. [S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003.
  12. [S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (giving his birthplace but giving 21 May 1847 as his birthdate).
  13. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (giving the date but not the place).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Asa Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 134669461, viewed on 10 Jan 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  15. [S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (not giving the date).
  16. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62.
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Asa Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 134669461, viewed on 10 Jan 2019.
  18. [S861] Obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003 (citing Elbertson Star, Elberton, Georgia, ca. 25 Jan 1906) (stating that he would be buried "this afternoon at the Hall burying ground" and that he died the day before the obituary was published).
  19. [S864] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall bible, above, (not giving the date and describing the place of interment as the "family cemetery at Goss").
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Asa Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 134669461, viewed on 10 Jan 2019 (giving the place but not the date).
  21. [S861] Obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above.
  22. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above.
  23. [S861] Obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above (quoted matter).
  24. [S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (stating that he was born on 21 May 1847 in Elbert Co., Ga.).
  25. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 720 (naming Asa Chandler Fortson as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  26. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 720 (naming Asa Chandler Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
  27. [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 Asa Chandler Fortson as his father).

Oscar L. Fortson

M, ID# 15986, b. 7 May 1851, d. January 1922
  • Note*: He probably lived in Elbert County, Georgia until age 18, when he moved to Wilkes County, Georgia and lived with an older brother, John. Oscar attended Independence Academy, at Tignall, Georgia, and Mercer University, from which he earned an A.B. degree in 1873. He was a teacher and a farmer. One source gives 28 Nov 1881 as their marriage date. Cemetery records give 1921 as his death date.14,15,16
  • Last Edited: 1 Jan 2007

Family: Julia E. Heard b. 7 Jul 1853, d. 16 Aug 1934

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. 690, 738 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 738 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  4. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690 (giving only the date and not naming the place), 738.
  6. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/…, (giving only the year and not naming the place).
  7. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving only the year and not naming the place).
  8. [S900] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/vitals/marriage/brideh.txt.
  9. [S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 738.
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 739.
  12. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above.
  13. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738 (giving biographical information), 739 (stating that they married on 28 Nov 1881 in Wilkes County, Georgia).
  15. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above, (giving 1921 as his death date).
  16. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving 1921 as his death date).
  17. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39 (naming Oscar L. Fortson as his father).
  18. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39 (naming Oscar L. Fortson as her father).
  19. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39, 740 (naming Oscar L. Fortson as his father).
  20. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39 (giving her name as Mary Aline Fortson and naming Oscar L. Fortson as her father), 740 (giving her name as Nancy Aline Fortson and naming Oscar L. Fortson as her father).

Jeptha Marion Fortson

M, ID# 15987, b. 21 May 1854, d. 2 December 1927
  • Note*: He and Lena were second cousins once removed.8
  • Last Edited: 15 Jul 2020

Family: Lena Thomas Fortson b. 1 Nov 1860, d. 14 Apr 1919

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. 226, 690, 740 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 690, 740 (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  4. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 690, 740.
  6. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 56, cert. no. 1092 (not giving the date but stating that he was seventy-three years old when he died on 2 Dec 1927).
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740.
  9. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 669 (stating that he was the husband of Lena T. Fortson but not giving the date), 670 (stating that she was the wife of Jeptha M. Fortson but not giving the date).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 740 (giving the date but not the place).
  11. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 56, certificate no. 1092.
  12. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (giving the date but not the place).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740, 741 (naming Jeptha Marion Fortson as her father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as her father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 694, 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  17. [S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Marie Fortson Cleveland, reference no. 72179010718, viewed on 15 Jul 2020 (naming Jeptha M. Fortson as her father).

Mary Ann Victoria Fortson

F, ID# 15988, b. 5 November 1842, d. 24 January 1892
  • Last Edited: 20 Jun 2003

Family: Reuben Weston Cleveland b. 14 Mar 1843, d. 16 Mar 1935

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. 690, 717 (naming Jesse Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [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.), (naming Jessie Marion Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690, 717 (naming Frances Mills as her mother).
  4. [S802] P. A. Causey, electronic mail to e-mail address, 16 Jul 2002, above, (naming Frances Mills as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690 (giving the date but not naming the place), 717.
  6. [S843] Descendants of John Cleveland, Jr., online http://members.tripod.com/~gracegenes/dcleveland.htm, viewed 20 Jun 2003 (giving only the year and not naming the place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 717.
  8. [S843] Descendants of John Cleveland, Jr., online, above, viewed 20 Jun 2003 (giving only the year).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 717 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as her mother).
  10. [S843] Descendants of John Cleveland, Jr., online, above, viewed 20 Jun 2003 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as her mother).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 717, 718 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as his mother).
  12. [S843] Descendants of John Cleveland, Jr., online, above, viewed 20 Jun 2003 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as his mother).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 717 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as his mother).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 717, 719 (naming Mary Ann Victoria Fortson as her mother).

Samuel Kerlin

M, ID# 15989, b. circa 1802
  • Note*: In 1832 he was appointed guardian of Elmira's children from her marriage to the late Thomas Fortson.5
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2005

Family: Elmira Kinnebrew b. c 1804, d. 1879

Citations

  1. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (giving the surname as Kirlen and alternatively as Kerlen).
  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. 122 (spelling his surname as Kirlen).
  3. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (giving his surname as Kirlen and alternatively as Kerlen).
  4. [S1030] Jan Kerlin, email to Roger Bartlett, 21 Jul 2005, (not giving the date or place and spelling his surname as Kerlin).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (spelling his surname as Kirlen and citing Record Book 1830-38, Elbert Co., Ga.).
  6. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Samuel Kirlen or Kerlen as her father).

Benjamin H. Fortson

M, ID# 15990, b. 22 June 1822, d. 1860
  • Last Edited: 19 Sep 2018

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. 122 (naming Thomas Fortson as his father).
  2. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Thomas Fortson III as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  4. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003.

Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson

M, ID# 15991, b. 20 November 1824, d. 19 February 1897
  • Note*: He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. A family bible contains a note that his wife traveled from Danielsville, Georgia to Richmond, Virginia by mule durint the war and "stole" her husband from a federal prison.7
  • Last Edited: 18 Apr 2022

Family: Lucy Jane Campbell b. 23 Jun 1827, d. 26 May 1906

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. 122, 133 (naming Thomas Fortson as his father).
  2. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Thomas Fortson III as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 133 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  4. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122 (giving the date but not naming the place), 133 (giving the date and county but not naming the town).
  6. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 133.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 133 (giving the date but not naming the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 134 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 136 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  11. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~garichmo/bios/f/frtsnfrncsasb.txtl (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 143 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 146 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 168 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  17. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 173 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  18. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 175 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  19. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 181 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  20. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 187 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).

Edwin Kinnebrew Fortson

M, ID# 15992, b. 10 February 1827, d. 31 August 1898
  • Note*: One source gives 30 Aug 1896 as his death date.9
  • Last Edited: 2 Nov 2003

Family 1: Mary L. Mills b. 1830, d. 1885

Family 2: Elizabeth Rowan

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. 122, 188 (naming Thomas Fortson as his father).
  2. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Thomas Fortson III as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 188 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  4. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122 (giving the date but not the place), 188 (giving the date and place).
  6. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (giving the year and place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 188.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 188 (giving her name as Mrs. Elizabeth Rowan Tarpley).
  9. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 188 (naming Edwin Kinnebrew Fortson as his father).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 188 (naming Edwin Kinnebrew Fortson as her father).

Rachel Ann Fortson

F, ID# 15993, b. 13 March 1829
  • Note*: One source says that she was born in 1830 in Elbert County, Georgia.8
  • Last Edited: 24 Jan 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), pp. 122, 222 (naming Thomas Fortson as her father).
  2. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Thomas Fortson III as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 222 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as her mother).
  4. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122 (spelling her name as Ann and giving the date but not the place), 222 (spelling her name as Anne).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222.
  7. [S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
  8. [S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003.

Lucy Jane Campbell

F, ID# 15994, b. 23 June 1827, d. 26 May 1906
  • Last Edited: 18 Apr 2022

Family: Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson b. 20 Nov 1824, d. 19 Feb 1897

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. 133.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 134 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 136 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  4. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~garichmo/bios/f/frtsnfrncsasb.txtl (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (naming Lucy Campbell as his mother).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 143 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 146 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 168 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 173 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 175 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 181 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 187 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).

Elmira Elizabeth Fortson

F, ID# 15995, b. 19 April 1844, d. 10 December 1917
  • Note*: They lived near Shiloh in Madison County, Georgia.4
  • Last Edited: 22 Jun 2003

Family: W. W. Beard

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. 133, 134 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 134 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133 (giving the date but not the place), 134.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 134.

Francis Asbury ('Bud') Fortson

M, ID# 15996, b. 23 January 1846, d. 5 July 1920

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 18 May 2022

Family: Lucy J. Johnson b. 1846

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. 133, 136 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  2. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online http://www.rootsweb.com/~garichmo/bios/f/frtsnfrncsasb.txtl (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 136 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  5. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online, above (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (naming Lucy Campbell as his mother).
  7. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133, 136 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S823] Jim Gilmer, electronic mail to e-mail address, 14 Mar 2003 (not giving the date or place).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (not giving the date or the place).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 136 (giving the place but not the date).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 136-37 (stating that his grave is not marked).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis Asbury 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 200065686, viewed on 18 Apr 2022 (stating that his grave is not marked).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 136-37 (giving his name as Easton Fortson and naming Francis Asbury ('Bud') Fortson as his father).
  16. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online, above (naming Francis Asbury Fortson as his father).
  17. [S823] Jim Gilmer, electronic mail to e-mail address, 14 Mar 2003 (naming Frances Asbury Fortson as her father).
  18. [S846] Jim Gilmer, family group sheet for Francis Asbury Fortson family, online, above (naming Francis Asbury Fortson as her father).

William Henry Fortson

M, ID# 15997, b. 10 October 1847, d. 6 September 1848
  • Birth*: He was born on 10 October 1847.3
  • Death*: He died on 6 September 1848.3
  • Last Edited: 19 Jan 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. 133-34 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 134.

Sarah Jetson Fortson

F, ID# 15998, b. 6 January 1849
  • Last Edited: 22 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. 133-34, 143 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 143 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 134 (giving the date but not the place), 143.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143 (naming Sarah Jetson Fortson as her mother).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143 (naming Sarah Jetson Fortson as his mother).

Lucy Lavonia Fortson

F, ID# 15999, b. 18 January 1851, d. 26 May 1906
  • Last Edited: 26 Dec 2003

Family: Thomas Callaway ('TC') Tyner

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. 133-34, 143 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 143 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 134 (giving the date but not the place), 143.
  4. [S825] Jim Gilmer, electronic mail to e-mail address, 31 Mar 2003.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143 (giving his name as Calloway Tyner or Tiner and not giving the date).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S803] Dennis Ward, electronic mail to e-mail address, 17 Jun 2002, (naming Lucy Lavonia Fortson as his mother).
  8. [S904] Dennis Ward, electronic mail to tyner-l, 20 Dec 2003, (naming Lucy Lavonia Fortson as his mother).

Rossea Sarepta ('Rosie') Fortson

F, ID# 16000, b. 1 July 1852, d. 4 July 1904
  • Note*: They lived in Franklin County, Georgia.5
  • Last Edited: 22 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. 133-34, 143 (naming Richard Easton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 133-34, 143 (naming Lucy Jane Campbell as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 134 (giving the date but not the place), 143.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 134, 143.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 143.