Henry Grady Fortson

M, ID# 16451, b. 9 June 1892, d. 26 August 1927
  • Note*: He was not married.6
  • Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

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. 738-39, 740 (naming Oscar L. Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39, 740 (naming Julia E. Heard as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 739, 740.
  4. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/…, (giving his name as Grady Fortson; giving only the year and not naming the place).
  5. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving his name as Grady, giving only the year, and not naming the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740.
  7. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above, (giving his name as Grady Fortson and giving only the year).
  8. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving his name as Grady and giving only the year).
  9. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above, (giving his name as Grady Fortson).
  10. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving his name as Grady).

Mary Aline Fortson

F, ID# 16452, b. 23 December 1895, d. 4 February 1897
  • Note*: Her name appears as Mary Aline Fortson, as Nancy Aline Fortson, and simply as Aline Fortson in various sources.3,8
  • Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

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. 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).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 738-39 (giving her name as Mary Aline Fortson and naming Julia E. Heard as her mother), 740 (giving her name as Nancy Aline Fortson and naming Julie E. Heard as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 739 (giving her name as Mary Aline Fortson), 740 (giving her name as Nancy Aline Fortson).
  4. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/…, (giving her name as Aline Fortson; giving only the year and not naming the place).
  5. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving her name as Aline, giving only the year, and not naming the place).
  6. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above, (giving her name as Aline Fortson; giving only the year).
  7. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving her name as Aline and giving only the year).
  8. [S845] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions, Wilkes County, Georgia, online, above, (giving her name as Aline Fortson).
  9. [S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.

Lena Thomas Fortson

F, ID# 16453, b. 1 November 1860, d. 14 April 1919
  • Note*: She and Jeptha were second cousins once removed.7
  • Last Edited: 15 Jul 2020

Family: Jeptha Marion Fortson b. 21 May 1854, d. 2 Dec 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. 225-26 (naming Delancy A. Fortson as her father), 740 (naming D. A. Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225-26, 740 (naming Mary Almond as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 740.
  4. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 14.
  5. [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. 31 (not giving the date but stating that she was fifty-eight years old when she died on 14 Apr 1919).
  6. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 740.
  8. [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).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 740 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 14 (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. 31.
  12. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (giving the date but not the place).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740, 741 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 694, 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  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 Lena T. Fortson as her mother).

Bessie Louise Fortson

F, ID# 16454, b. 5 January 1878, d. 1902
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 740, 741 (naming Jeptha Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740, 741 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740 (giving the date but not the place), 741.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.

William Earl Fortson

M, ID# 16455, b. 2 March 1881, d. 13 November 1944
  • Note*: He was president of Granite City Bank when he died.3
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2009

Family 1: Hattie Lou Deadwyler b. 19 Aug 1876, d. 28 Sep 1916

Family 2: Mabel Clair Wright b. 29 Jan 1894, d. 28 Feb 1926

Family 3: Addie Bowie b. 19 Mar 1891, d. 23 Oct 1979

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.
  4. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 55, certificate no. 4492 (not giving the date but stating that he was sixty-three years old when he died on 13 Nov 1944).
  5. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 671.
  6. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 669 (stating that she was the first wife of William E. Fortson), 671 (stating that he was the husband of Hattie Lou Deadwyler).
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 670 (stating that she was the second wife of William E. Fortson), 671 (stating that he was the husband of Clair Malbe [sic] Wright).
  8. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 668 (stating that she was the wife of William Earl Fortson).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 55, certificate no. 4492.
  11. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 671 (giving the date but not the place).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741 (naming William Earl Fortson as his father).
  13. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 671 (naming William Earl Fortson as his father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741 (naming William Earl Fortson as her father).
  15. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (naming William E. Fortson as her father).
  16. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (naming William E. Fortson as her father).
  17. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 668 (naming William E. Fortson as her father).
  18. [S1194] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 29798 for Beatrice Fortson, filed with local registrar on 2 Mar 1926, Mrs. Clyde Deadwyler, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 12 Jan 2009, (naming W. E. Fortson as her father).
  19. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (naming William E. Fortson as his father).
  20. [S1195] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 29798 for Beatrice Fortson, filed with local registrar on 2 Mar 1926, Mrs. Clyde Deadwyler, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 12 Jan 2009, (naming W. E. Fortson as his father).

Mamie Frances Fortson

F, ID# 16456, b. 5 September 1883, d. 9 February 1939
  • Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 741 (giving the date but not the place), 742.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 742.

Delancy Lat Fortson

M, ID# 16457, b. 27 December 1885, d. 16 December 1968
  • Note*: He and his wife were first cousins, once removed.6
  • Last Edited: 23 May 2016

Family: Lillian Elizabeth Fortson b. 26 Dec 1888, d. 3 Jul 1975

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. 694, 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 694, 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 694, 741.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 7 Jun 2003.
  5. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (spelling his name as DeLaney).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694.
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 669 (spelling his name as DeLaney, stating that he was the husband of Lillian Fortson, but not giving the date), 670 (spelling his name as Delaney, stating that she was his wife, but not giving the date).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 7 Jun 2003 (stating that he died in Dec 1968; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died).
  10. [S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 55, certificate no. 10059 (spelling his name as Delacey).
  11. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (spelling his name as DeLaney and giving the date but not the place).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (naming Delancy Lat Fortson as his father).

Thomas Dorety Fortson

M, ID# 16458, b. 12 February 1887, d. 26 May 1958
  • Note*: Some sources give his name as Thomas Dorothy Fortson.8,9
  • Last Edited: 13 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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.
  4. [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. 8388 (giving his name as Thomas Dorothy Fortson and not giving the date but stating that he was seventy years old when he died).
  5. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (giving his name as Thomas Dorothy Fortson).
  6. [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. 8388 (giving his name as Thomas Dorothy Fortson).
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (giving his name as Thomas Dorothy Fortson and giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670.
  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. 8388.

Paul Estes Fortson

M, ID# 16459, b. 10 March 1889, d. 7 September 1962
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: Mary Pope Moore b. 11 Mar 1895, d. Dec 1972

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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.
  4. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150 (giving the year but not the month and date).
  5. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150.
  6. [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. 9030.
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744 (naming Paul Estes Fortson as his father).
  9. [S2226] Obituary for Otis Paul Fortson, Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory, Anderson, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/bdfem6v3, viewed on 20 Mar 2023 (naming Paul Estes Fortson as his father).

Henry Clay Fortson

M, ID# 16460, b. 1 October 1892, d. 4 November 1960
  • Note*: One source says he was born in 1891 (without giving the month and day).5
  • Last Edited: 8 Jan 2014

Family: Floyce M. Maxwell b. 5 Apr 1895, d. 7 Jun 1972

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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.
  4. [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. 8741 (not giving the date but stating that he was sixty-nine years old when he died on 4 Nov 1960).
  5. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149.
  6. [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. 8741.
  7. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 745 (naming Henry Clay Fortson as his father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Weyman Johnson Fortson, memorial no. 102981289, viewed on 8 Jan 2014 (naming Henry Clay Fortson as his father).

Marie Fortson

F, ID# 16461, b. 1 September 1893
  • Last Edited: 15 Jul 2020

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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [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).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  4. [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 Lena T. Fortson as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [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 (giving the date and the place).

Belle Fortson

F, ID# 16462, b. 1 August 1895
  • Birth*: She was born on 1 August 1895.3
  • Last Edited: 26 May 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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.

Janie Anna Fortson

F, ID# 16463, b. 14 December 1897
  • Birth*: She was born on 14 December 1897.3
  • Last Edited: 26 May 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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.

Clyde Marion Fortson

M, ID# 16464, b. 25 December 1900
  • Birth*: He was born on 25 December 1900.3
  • Last Edited: 26 May 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. 740-41 (naming Japtha Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 740-41 (naming Lena Thomas Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 741.

Frances Tallulah ('Fannie') Thornton

F, ID# 16465, b. 11 November 1870, d. 5 September 1958

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Feb 2020

Family: Lucius Marion Fortson Sr. b. 17 Sep 1858, d. 2 Oct 1943

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Calvin Thornton as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Calvin Thornton as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Eugenia Almond as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Eugenia Almond as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  6. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving her name as Fannie T. Fortson).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91.
  9. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (not giving the date).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (not giving the date).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucius Maron Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 58779767, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (not giving the date).
  12. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving her name as Fannie T. Fortson) (giving the date but not the place).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucius Marion Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 58779927, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as her mother).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Harry Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 58757042, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).

Calvin Thornton

M, ID# 16466
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Family: Eugenia Almond

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Calvin Thornton as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Calvin Thornton as her father).

Eugenia Almond

F, ID# 16467
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Family: Calvin Thornton

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Eugenia Almond as her mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Eugenia Almond as her mother).

Lucius Marion Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 16468, b. 26 June 1900, d. 19 July 1900
  • Note*: One source gives 24 Jun 1900 as his birth date.14

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 690-91 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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 Lucius Marion Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucius Marion Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 58779927, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucius Marion Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 58779927, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (giving the date but not the place).
  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; not giving the place; not giving his name but identifying him as "infant son of L. M. Fortson").
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucius Marion Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 58779927, viewed on 29 Sep 2012.
  10. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving the date but not the place; not giving his name or gender but identifying him as "infant of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fortson").
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  12. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (not giving his name or gender but identifying him as "infant of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fortson").
  13. [S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (not giving his name but identifying him as "infant son of L. M. Fortson").
  14. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (not giving his name or gender but identifying him as "infant of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Fortson" and stating that he was born on 24 Jun 1900).

Ruby Sophie Eugenia Fortson

F, ID# 16469, b. 10 November 1901, d. 1 February 1982

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Family: Jackson Clyde Jones b. 22 Apr 1899, d. 28 May 1967

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. 690-91 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 28 May 2003.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ruby Jones, memorial no. 53284639, viewed on 29 Sep 2012.
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 28 May 2003 (stating that she died in Feb 1982; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Elberton, Ga. when she died).

Jesse Calvin Fortson

M, ID# 16470, b. 8 October 1904, d. 7 February 1975

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Feb 2020

Family: Clarice Joetta Smith b. 27 Nov 1918, d. Jun 2005

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 690-91 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 28 May 2003 (spelling his name as Jessie and giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020 (giving the date and the state).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Clarice Joetta Smith Fortson, memorial no. 121416587, viewed on 26 Feb 2020.
  11. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 28 May 2003 (spelling his name as Jessie, giving the month and year, and not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Greensboro, N.C. when he died).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Calvin Fortson, memorial no. 121416554, viewed on 26 Feb 2020 (giving the date and the place).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Jesse Calvin Fortson as her father).

Harry Bruce Fortson

M, ID# 16471, b. 24 September 1908, d. 7 February 1928

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Family:

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 690-91 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [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 Lucius Marion Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Harry Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 58757042, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Lucius Marion Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 690-91 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58779874, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Harry Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 58757042, viewed on 29 Sep 2012 (naming Frances Tallulah Thornton Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Harry Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 58757042, viewed on 29 Sep 2012.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  11. [S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149.
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Harry Bruce Fortson as his father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Joe Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 44204687, viewed on 31 Jul 2016 (naming Harry Bruce Fortson as his father).

Jackson Clyde Jones

M, ID# 16472, b. 22 April 1899, d. 28 May 1967
  • Note*: His Find A Grave memorial gives 20 Apr 1899 as his birthdate.3

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Sep 2012

Family: Ruby Sophie Eugenia Fortson b. 10 Nov 1901, d. 1 Feb 1982

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (giving only the year).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jackson C. Jones, memorial no. 53284631, viewed on 29 Sep 2012.

Joseph Dozier Thornton

M, ID# 16473, b. 3 November 1857, d. 23 June 1912
  • Last Edited: 7 Jun 2003

Family: Elizabeth ('Betty') Fortson b. 19 Aug 1860, d. 7 May 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as her father).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).

Jesse Thornton

M, ID# 16474
  • Note*: He was not married.3
  • Last Edited: 7 Jun 2003

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.

Oscar Joseph Thornton

M, ID# 16475, b. 27 February 1887, d. 15 March 1961

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Tommie Tate b. 17 Jun 1892, d. 3 Aug 1991

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Oscar Joseph Thornton, memorial no. 44207910, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.

Tommie Tate

F, ID# 16476, b. 17 June 1892, d. 3 August 1991

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Oscar Joseph Thornton b. 27 Feb 1887, d. 15 Mar 1961

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Tommie T. Thornton, memorial no. 44207927, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691.

Eula Thornton

F, ID# 16480, b. 16 May 1884, d. 10 July 1980

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: David Casey ('Dave') Cliatt b. 20 Mar 1875, d. 11 Nov 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Eula Thornton Cliatt, memorial no. 45816081, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692.

David Casey ('Dave') Cliatt

M, ID# 16481, b. 20 March 1875, d. 11 November 1939

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Eula Thornton b. 16 May 1884, d. 10 Jul 1980

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for David Casey 'Dave' Cliatt, memorial no. 45815708, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 692.

Lucius Marion Thornton

M, ID# 16482, b. 8 July 1892, d. 5 March 1934

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Hallie Ham b. 4 Aug 1893, d. 4 Mar 1984

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. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lucius Marion Thornton, memorial no. 44207899, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692.

Hallie Ham

F, ID# 16483, b. 4 August 1893, d. 4 March 1984
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Lucius Marion Thornton b. 8 Jul 1892, d. 5 Mar 1934

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Hallie H. Thornton, memorial no. 44207866, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 692.

Birdie Thornton

F, ID# 16484, b. 8 September 1889, d. 2 June 1978

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: John William McLanahan b. 21 Jul 1891, d. 29 Nov 1971

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. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Birdie Thornton McLanahan, memorial no. 44206301, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692.

John William McLanahan

M, ID# 16485, b. 21 July 1891, d. 29 November 1971

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Birdie Thornton b. 8 Sep 1889, d. 2 Jun 1978

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. 692.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John William McLanahan, memorial no. 44206336, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.

Conard White Thornton

M, ID# 16486, b. 1895, d. 9 June 1972

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Icie Louise Campbell b. 25 Feb 1897, d. 24 Apr 1992

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. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Conard White Thornton, memorial no. 44207841, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692.

Icie Louise Campbell

F, ID# 16487, b. 25 February 1897, d. 24 April 1992
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Conard White Thornton b. 1895, d. 9 Jun 1972

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Icie Louise C. Thornton, memorial no. 44207875, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 692.

Pearl Thornton

F, ID# 16488
  • Note*: They lived in Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia and by 1927 had moved to Lake Park, Palm Beach County, Florida.3
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: James Montgomery Blanchard b. 28 Dec 1871, d. 24 May 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 691-92 (naming Joseph Dozier Thornton as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 691-92 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692 (naming Pearl Thornton as his mother).

James Montgomery Blanchard

M, ID# 16489, b. 28 December 1871, d. 24 May 1939
  • Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

Family: Pearl Thornton

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James M. Blanchard, memorial no. 44203340, viewed on 30 Sep 2012.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 692.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 692 (naming James Montgomery Blanchard as his father).