Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Samuel Stuart Bobo

M, ID# 16752, b. 28 February 1854, d. 29 July 1921

Father: Solomon Bobo¹ b. 4 Jul 1823, d. 4 Nov 1904
Mother: Mary Martha Stuart² b. 15 Apr 1821, d. 24 May 1904

Birth*: He was born on 28 February 1854.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Emma L. Roland.
Marriage*: He married Nannie Blakey between 1891 and 1894.^3,5
Death*: He died on 29 July 1921 at age 67.^3,6
Burial*: Interment was in Tignall Baptist Cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁶

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family 1: Emma L. Roland b. 22 May 1869, d. 20 Aug 1891

James Willie Bobo Sr.+⁷ b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 7 Jun 1953
Anna May Bobo+⁸ b. 19 Jun 1887, d. 23 Apr 1911
(Son) Bobo⁹ b. 11 May 1889, d. 2 Jul 1889
Mattie Lougene Bobo⁸ b. 5 Aug 1890, d. 15 Jun 1965

Family 2: Nannie Blakey b. 22 Feb 1864, d. 30 Jul 1905

Lulu Bobo b. 27 May 1894, d. 21 May 1964

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Samuel Bobo as his father).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Mary Martha Stuart as his mother).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003.
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (stating that he was born on 29 Feb 1854, a nonexistent date).
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date).
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Samuel Stuart Bobo as his father).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Samuel Stuart Bobo as her father).
[S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (naming S. S. Bobo as his father).

Emma L. Roland

F, ID# 16753, b. 22 May 1869, d. 20 August 1891

Birth*: She was born on 22 May 1869.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Samuel Stuart Bobo, son of Solomon Bobo and Mary Martha Stuart.
Death*: She died on 20 August 1891 at age 22.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Fishing Creek Baptist Church cemetery, 1779 Sandtown Road, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Samuel Stuart Bobo b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921

James Willie Bobo Sr.+⁴ b. 5 Apr 1886, d. 7 Jun 1953
Anna May Bobo+⁵ b. 19 Jun 1887, d. 23 Apr 1911
(Son) Bobo⁶ b. 11 May 1889, d. 2 Jul 1889
Mattie Lougene Bobo⁵ b. 5 Aug 1890, d. 15 Jun 1965

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving only the year).
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Emma L. Roland as his mother).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Emma L. Roland as her mother).
[S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (naming Emma I. Bobo as his mother).

Solomon Bobo

M, ID# 16754, b. 4 July 1823, d. 4 November 1904

Father: Burwell Bobo¹
Mother: Susannah Highsmith²

Birth*: He was born on 4 July 1823.³
Marriage*: He married Mary Martha Stuart, daughter of Samuel Stuart.³
Death*: He died on 4 November 1904 at age 81.³
Burial*: Interment was in Fishing Creek Baptist Church cemetery, 1779 Sandtown Road, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2007

Family: Mary Martha Stuart b. 15 Apr 1821, d. 24 May 1904

Samuel Stuart Bobo+⁴ b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921
William Owen Bobo⁵ b. 28 Dec 1857, d. 7 May 1925

Citations

[S1151] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 15 Feb 2007, (naming Burwell Bobo as his father).
[S1151] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 15 Feb 2007, (naming Susannah Highsmith as his mother).
[S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Samuel Bobo as his father).
[S1151] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 15 Feb 2007, (naming Solomon Bobo as his father).

Mary Martha Stuart

F, ID# 16755, b. 15 April 1821, d. 24 May 1904

Father: Samuel Stuart¹

Birth*: She was born on 15 April 1821.²
Marriage*: She married Solomon Bobo, son of Burwell Bobo and Susannah Highsmith.²
Death*: She died on 24 May 1904 at age 83.²
Burial*: Interment was in Fishing Creek Baptist Church cemetery, 1779 Sandtown Road, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.²

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2007

Family: Solomon Bobo b. 4 Jul 1823, d. 4 Nov 1904

Samuel Stuart Bobo+³ b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921
William Owen Bobo b. 28 Dec 1857, d. 7 May 1925

Citations

[S1151] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 15 Feb 2007, (naming Samuel Stuart as her father).
[S1125] Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/fishingcreek.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Mary Martha Stuart as his mother).

Mattie Lougene Bobo

F, ID# 16756, b. 5 August 1890, d. 15 June 1965

Father: Samuel Stuart Bobo¹ b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921
Mother: Emma L. Roland² b. 22 May 1869, d. 20 Aug 1891

Birth*: She was born on 5 August 1890 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: She married Robert Franklin Dyar on 27 December 1908 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^5,6,7
Death*: She died on 15 June 1965 at age 74.^3,8
Burial*: Interment was in Tignall Baptist Cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁸

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Robert Franklin Dyar b. 8 Jul 1888, d. 8 Aug 1965

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Samuel Stuart Bobo as her father).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (naming Emma L. Roland as her mother).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003.
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving the date but not the place).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date or place).
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.

Robert Franklin Dyar

M, ID# 16757, b. 8 July 1888, d. 8 August 1965

Birth*: He was born on 8 July 1888.^1,2,3
Marriage*: He married Mattie Lougene Bobo, daughter of Samuel Stuart Bobo and Emma L. Roland, on 27 December 1908 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^4,5,6
Death*: He died on 8 August 1965 at age 77.^7,8,3
Burial*: Interment was in Tignall Baptist Cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Mattie Lougene Bobo b. 5 Aug 1890, d. 15 Jun 1965

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (stating that he was born about 1888).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003.
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date or place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 21 Jun 2003 (stating that he died in Aug 1965; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Georgia when he died).
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving only the year).

Nannie Blakey

F, ID# 16758, b. 22 February 1864, d. 30 July 1905

Birth*: She was born on 22 February 1864.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Samuel Stuart Bobo, son of Solomon Bobo and Mary Martha Stuart, between 1891 and 1894.^1,3
Death*: She died on 30 July 1905 at age 41.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Tignall Baptist Cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.²

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Samuel Stuart Bobo b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921

Lulu Bobo b. 27 May 1894, d. 21 May 1964

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003.
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries/tignall.shtml, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S1124] Tignall Baptist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date).

Lulu Bobo

F, ID# 16759, b. 27 May 1894, d. 21 May 1964

Father: Samuel Stuart Bobo b. 28 Feb 1854, d. 29 Jul 1921
Mother: Nannie Blakey b. 22 Feb 1864, d. 30 Jul 1905

Birth*: She was born on 27 May 1894 in Wilkes County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Laurence Wesley Cooper Sr. on 17 May 1914 in Wilkes County, Georgia.²
Death*: She died on 21 May 1964 at age 69.¹

Note*: They had eight children.¹

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Laurence Wesley Cooper Sr. b. c 1890, d. 1967

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving his name as Lauren Wesky Cooper, Sr.; not giving the date or place).

Laurence Wesley Cooper Sr.

M, ID# 16760, b. circa 1890, d. 1967

Birth*: He was born circa 1890.¹
Marriage*: He married Lulu Bobo, daughter of Samuel Stuart Bobo and Nannie Blakey, on 17 May 1914 in Wilkes County, Georgia.²
Death*: He died in 1967.¹

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2006

Family: Lulu Bobo b. 27 May 1894, d. 21 May 1964

Citations

[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003.
[S844] Belle Shepherd, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Jun 2003 (giving his name as Lauren Wesky Cooper, Sr.; not giving the date or place).

James Edgar Conwell

M, ID# 16761, b. 10 October 1868, d. 19 July 1944

Birth*: He was born on 10 October 1868 in Hart County, Georgia.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson, daughter of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall.¹
Death*: He died on 19 July 1944 at age 75.^1,3
Burial*: Interment was in Lavonia, Franklin County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Family: Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson b. 5 Dec 1870, d. 26 May 1933

Glenn Conwell Conwell⁴
Lula Mae Conwell+^5,6 b. 23 Mar 1896, d. 28 Oct 1977
Edwin Boyd Conwell⁴ b. 11 Dec 1897
Walter Robert Conwell⁴ b. 22 Dec 1900

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 721 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/b/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007, (stating that he was born in 1868 without naming the place).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, above, (stating that he died in 1944).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, above, (naming James Edgar Conwell as her father).

Glenn Conwell Conwell

M, ID# 16762

Father: James Edgar Conwell¹ b. 10 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1944
Mother: Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson² b. 5 Dec 1870, d. 26 May 1933

Note*: He died in infancy.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming Augustus Franklin ['Gussie'] Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Lula Mae Conwell

F, ID# 16763, b. 23 March 1896, d. 28 October 1977

Father: James Edgar Conwell^1,2 b. 10 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1944
Mother: Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson^3,4 b. 5 Dec 1870, d. 26 May 1933

Birth*: She was born on 23 March 1896 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8
Marriage*: She married Dr. Stewart Dixon Brown on 1 June 1916.⁷
Death*: She died on 28 October 1977 at age 81.^9,10
Burial*: Interment was on 30 October 1977 in Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston, Franklin County, Georgia.⁹

Note*: She was a member of the Royston (Ga.) United Methodist Church, an honorary member of the Franklinia Garden Club, and regent of the John Benson Chapter of the D.A.R. She initiated the Circulating Library for Franklin County, Ga. and helped organize the Royston Public Library. She was state health chairman for Tallulah Falls School, state chairman for the Women's Medical Auxiliary, and past president of the Allen Turner United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was survived by a daughter, a son, a brother, a sister, thirteen grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.⁹

Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Family: Dr. Stewart Dixon Brown b. 1881, d. 1952

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/b/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007, (naming James Edgar Conwell as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming Augustus Franklin ['Gussie'] Fortson as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, above, (naming Augustus Franklin 'Gussie' Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S1163] Obituary of Lula Mae Brown, online at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/b/…, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (citing Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, Ga., 30 Oct 1977), (not giving the date or place but stating that she was eighty-one years old when she died on 28 Oct 1977).
[S1164] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1977 obituary of Lula Mae Brown, above.
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1163] Obituary of Lula Mae Brown, online, above.
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 16 Sep 2007 (stating that she died in Oct 1977; not giving the place of death but stating that she lived in Royston, Ga. when she died).

Edwin Boyd Conwell

M, ID# 16764, b. 11 December 1897

Father: James Edgar Conwell¹ b. 10 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1944
Mother: Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson² b. 5 Dec 1870, d. 26 May 1933

Birth*: He was born on 11 December 1897.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming Augustus Franklin ['Gussie'] Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Walter Robert Conwell

M, ID# 16765, b. 22 December 1900

Father: James Edgar Conwell¹ b. 10 Oct 1868, d. 19 Jul 1944
Mother: Augustus Franklin ('Gussie') Fortson² b. 5 Dec 1870, d. 26 May 1933

Birth*: He was born on 22 December 1900.³

Last Edited: 21 Mar 2010

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 721 (naming James Edgar Conwell as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (naming Augustus Franklin ['Gussie'] Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 721 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Corrie Lou Seymour

F, ID# 16768, d. September 1944

Marriage*: She married James Marion Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 12 December 1898.^1,2
Death*: She died in September 1944 in Elbert County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

Family: James Marion Fortson b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924

Ralph Emerson Fortson Sr.+⁴ b. 9 Jul 1898, d. 8 Jun 1973
James Thomas ('Jim') Fortson+⁴ b. 3 Mar 1901, d. 10 Mar 1972
Perry Fortson⁴ b. 1902
John Chandler Fortson+⁵ b. 4 Jan 1906, d. 29 Jun 1957
Everett R. Fortson+⁵ b. 21 Feb 1907
William Harold Fortson⁵ b. 5 Mar 1912, d. 14 Feb 1951

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 723 (not giving the date, and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (giving her name as Seymore).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723-24 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Ralph Emerson Fortson Sr.

M, ID# 16769, b. 9 July 1898, d. 8 June 1973

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born on 9 July 1898 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Lillie Mae Prather in 1922 in Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7,8
Marriage*: He married Lois Kelly on 1 September 1937.^9,7,10
Death*: He died on 8 June 1973 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 74.^11,12,13
Burial*: Interment was in Acacia Hill, Forest Hills Memorial Park, 231 Heard Street, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹⁴

Note*: One source gives 9 Dec 1898 as his birth date.¹⁵

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family 1: Lillie Mae Prather b. 19 Dec 1905, d. 2 Feb 1961

Ralph Emerson Fortson Jr.+^16,17,18 b. 12 Jun 1924, d. 27 Oct 1987
Thomas Marion Fortson+^16,17,19 b. 15 Feb 1926, d. 28 Jan 1990
Mary Jo Fortson+^20,21,22 b. 15 Jun 1928, d. 30 Dec 1994
Charlotte Fortson+^20,23 b. 21 Jul 1930, d. 3 Aug 2019
Margaret Frances Fortson+^20,24 b. 1 Aug 1932, d. 22 Dec 2007

Family 2: Lois Kelly b. 13 Aug 1920, d. 15 Sep 1998

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 723 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (stating that he was born near Goss, Elbert County, Georgia but giving 9 Dec 1898 as his birth date) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (spelling her surname as Kelley).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois Kelly Fortson Booth, memorial no. 102979307, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
[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. 11043.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004 (stating that he died in Jun 1973; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, r. as her father).
[S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/2d9ue8hf, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson as her father).
[S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, Douglas County Sentinel, Douglasville, Georgia, 24 Dec 2007, online at https://tinyurl.com/9ncypdhs, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Fortson as her father).

James Thomas ('Jim') Fortson

M, ID# 16770, b. 3 March 1901, d. 10 March 1972

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born on 3 March 1901 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Ruth Moore on 24 December 1922.^5,6,7,8
Death*: He died on 10 March 1972 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 71.^9,10,11,12
Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^13,14

Scrapbook*: “MOORE—FORTSON
“Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Moore, of Elberton, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth, to James Thomas Fortson, of Elberton, the wedding to be solemnized in December.”.¹⁵
Note*: • Some sources give 1 Mar 1901 as his birth date.
• Some sources give his name as Jim Tom Fortson.^16,17

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.

Last Edited: 14 Aug 2019

Family: Ruth Moore b. 4 Sep 1904, d. 11 Jun 1980

James Isaac Fortson+^18,19,20,21 b. 8 Dec 1924, d. 21 Nov 1989

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 723 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723 (giving the date and the place and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.), 725 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 31 Jan 2004 (giving his name as Jim and stating that he was born on 3 Mar 1901 without naming the place).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (not giving the date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 725 (giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jim Tom Fortson, memorial no. 44204686, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ruth Moore Fortson, memorial no. 44204710, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 31 Jan 2004 (giving his name as Jim, stating that he died in Mar 1972, and not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died).
[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. 10770 (giving his name as Jim Tom and giving the date and the place).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jim Tom Fortson, memorial no. 44204686, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jim Tom Fortson, memorial no. 44204686, viewed on 14 Aug 2019.
[S1398] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 15 Oct 1922, p. 2.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 670 (first bullet).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jim Tom Fortson, memorial no. 44204686, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (first and second bullets).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 669 (naming Jim Tom Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jim Tom Fortson, memorial no. 44204686, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (naming Jim Tom Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Isaac Fortson, memorial no. 44204683, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (naming Jim Tom Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 725 (naming James Thomas Fortson as his father).

Perry Fortson

M, ID# 16771, b. 1902

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born in 1902 in Elbert County, Georgia.³

Note*: He died in infancy.³

Last Edited: 14 Aug 2019

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 723 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 723 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.), 725.

John Chandler Fortson

M, ID# 16773, b. 4 January 1906, d. 29 June 1957

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born on 4 January 1906 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Annie Ruth Parham.^5,6,7
Death*: He died on 29 June 1957 in Emory Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia, at age 51.^8,4,9
Burial*: Interment was on 1 July 1957 in Dewy Rose Baptist Church Cemetery, 1923 Pulliam Mill Road, Dewy Rose, Elbert County, Georgia.^10,11

Note*: • He owned Jolly John's Grocery Store in Elbert County, Georgia, was a sunday school teacher and deacon at Dewy Rose Baptist Church in Elbert County, and was a justice of the peace for Elbert County.
• He was a lifelong resident of Elbert County, was on the board of governors of the Elberton Moose Lodge, was a member of the Elberton BPOE No. 1100, was active in politics, and had served on the Elberton city council.
• Survivors included his wife, four daughters, four sons, two sisters, three brothers, and three grandchildren.^12,13,14

Additional Resources

His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his tombstone and his grave, is here.

Last Edited: 3 Aug 2018

Family: Annie Ruth Parham b. 13 Mar 1907, d. 19 Nov 1989

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 723-24 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723-24 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 24965741, viewed on 3 Aug 2018 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 726.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 24965741, viewed on 3 Aug 2018.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Annie Ruth Parham Fortson, memorial no. 24965740, viewed on 3 Aug 2018.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.) (giving the date but not the place).
[S1398] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 1 Jul 1957, p. 23, col. 2 (obituary for John C. Fortson) (stating that he died "following six weeks' illness").
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Chandler Fortson, memorial no. 24965741, viewed on 3 Aug 2018 (not giving the date).
[S1398] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., above, 1 Jul 1957, p. 23, col. 2.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 726 (first bullet).
[S1398] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., above, 1 Jul 1957, p. 23, col. 2 (obituary for John C. Fortson) (second bullet).
[S1398] The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., above, 1 Jul 1957, p. 23, col. 2 (obituary for John C. Fortson) (third bullet).

Everett R. Fortson

M, ID# 16774, b. 21 February 1907

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born on 21 February 1907 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Louise Vaughn.

Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

Family: Louise Vaughn b. 5 Dec 1910

Jane Fortson+^4,5 b. 12 Dec 1930, d. 11 Nov 2022

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 723-24 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723-24 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724, 727 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Savannah, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/ybxspcpw, viewed on 8 Mar 2023 (naming Everett R. Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 727 (naming Everett Fortson as her father).

William Harold Fortson

M, ID# 16775, b. 5 March 1912, d. 14 February 1951

Father: James Marion Fortson¹ b. 10 Jul 1873, d. 28 Feb 1924
Mother: Corrie Lou Seymour² d. Sep 1944

Birth*: He was born on 5 March 1912 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Death*: He died on 14 February 1951 at age 38.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 723-24 (naming James Marion Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 723-24 (naming Corrie Lou Seymour as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Neva Burford

F, ID# 16777, b. 4 April 1872, d. 18 October 1955

Birth*: She was born on 4 April 1872.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Thomas Jefferson Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, in August 1899.^3,4
Death*: She died on 18 October 1955 at age 83.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Long Branch Cemetery, Anderson County, South Carolina.⁵

Note*: She was from Calhoun Falls, South Carolina. Her original surname may have been Buford.^6,7

Last Edited: 30 Apr 2004

Family: Thomas Jefferson Fortson b. 11 Feb 1876, d. 5 Oct 1955

Thomas Burford Fortson⁸ b. 1 Oct 1900
Henry Fortson⁸ b. 1905, d. 1947

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 728 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for viewed on 29 Apr 2004 (grave of Neva Buford Fortson) (giving only the year).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (giving the year but not the month and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (giving the month but not the year).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for viewed on 29 Apr 2004 (grave of Neva Buford Fortson).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (stating that she was from Calhoun Falls, S.C.) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for viewed on 29 Apr 2004 (grave of Neva Buford Fortson) (giving her name as Buford).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (naming Neva Burford as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Thomas Burford Fortson

M, ID# 16778, b. 1 October 1900

Father: Thomas Jefferson Fortson¹ b. 11 Feb 1876, d. 5 Oct 1955
Mother: Neva Burford² b. 4 Apr 1872, d. 18 Oct 1955

Birth*: He was born on 1 October 1900.³

Last Edited: 21 Mar 2010

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 728 (naming Thomas Jefferson Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (naming Neva Burford as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Henry Fortson

M, ID# 16779, b. 1905, d. 1947

Father: Thomas Jefferson Fortson¹ b. 11 Feb 1876, d. 5 Oct 1955
Mother: Neva Burford² b. 4 Apr 1872, d. 18 Oct 1955

Birth*: He was born in 1905.³
Death*: He died in 1947.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 728 (naming Thomas Jefferson Fortson as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (naming Neva Burford as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 728 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

James Lester Vickery

M, ID# 16780, b. 21 November 1873, d. 7 June 1919

Father: Rev. William James Vickery¹ b. 12 Aug 1833, d. 26 Dec 1919
Mother: Lettie Evelyn Haynes² b. 1 Apr 1842, d. 22 Aug 1922

Birth*: He was born on 21 November 1873.³
Marriage*: He married Mary Emma Fortson, daughter of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 14 December 1898.^3,4
Death*: He died on 7 June 1919 at age 45.³
Burial*: Interment was in Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 3 Apr 2010

Family: Mary Emma Fortson b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

James Fred Vickery Sr.⁵ b. 1 Apr 1900
Ruth Louise Vickery⁶ b. 7 Jul 1903, d. Jan 1936
Joseph Lester Vickery⁵ b. 12 Jun 1905

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (suggesting that Rev. William James Vickery was his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (suggesting that Lettie Evelyn Haynes was his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (giving her name as Emma Fortson and his as Lester Vickery, and stating that they married in Dec 1898).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming James Lester Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming James Lester Vickery as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Ruth Louise Vickery

F, ID# 16781, b. 7 July 1903, d. January 1936

Father: James Lester Vickery¹ b. 21 Nov 1873, d. 7 Jun 1919
Mother: Mary Emma Fortson² b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

Birth*: She was born on 7 July 1903.³
Death*: She died in January 1936 at age 32.³
Burial*: Interment was in January 1936 in Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming James Lester Vickery as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Mary Emma Fortson as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Joseph Hightower Vickery

M, ID# 16782

Father: Aaron Vickery¹
Mother: Millie Dodson²

Marriage*: He married Patience Sanders.

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Patience Sanders

Rev. William James Vickery+³ b. 12 Aug 1833, d. 26 Dec 1919

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Aaron Vickery as the grandfather of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Millie Dodson as the grandmother of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Joseph Hightower Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Patience Sanders

F, ID# 16783

Marriage*: She married Joseph Hightower Vickery, son of Aaron Vickery and Millie Dodson.

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Joseph Hightower Vickery

Rev. William James Vickery+¹ b. 12 Aug 1833, d. 26 Dec 1919

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Patience Sanders as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Aaron Vickery

M, ID# 16784

Father: Joseph Vickery¹
Mother: _____ Hightower²

Marriage*: He married Millie Dodson.

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Millie Dodson

Joseph Hightower Vickery+³

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Joseph Vickery as the great-grandfather of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Miss Hightower as the great-grandmother of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Aaron Vickery as the grandfather of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Millie Dodson

F, ID# 16785

Marriage*: She married Aaron Vickery, son of Joseph Vickery and _____ Hightower.

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Aaron Vickery

Joseph Hightower Vickery+¹

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Millie Dodson as the grandmother of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Joseph Vickery

M, ID# 16786

Marriage*: He married _____ Hightower.

Note*: He was a soldier in the American Revolution and was from Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: _____ Hightower

Aaron Vickery+²

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Joseph Vickery as the great-grandfather of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

_____ Hightower

F, ID# 16787

Marriage*: She married Joseph Vickery.

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Joseph Vickery

Aaron Vickery+¹

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Miss Hightower as the great-grandmother of Rev. William James Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Clarence Howard Vickery

M, ID# 16788, b. 13 August 1881, d. 6 February 1957

Father: Rev. William James Vickery¹ b. 12 Aug 1833, d. 26 Dec 1919
Mother: Lettie Evelyn Haynes¹ b. 1 Apr 1842, d. 22 Aug 1922

Birth*: He was born on 13 August 1881.²
Marriage*: He married Mary Emma Fortson, daughter of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 23 February 1920.²
Death*: He died on 6 February 1957 at age 75.²

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Mary Emma Fortson b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

Clarence Howard Vickery Jr.³ b. 20 Mar 1922, d. 2 Mar 1950

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (stating that he was the brother of James Lester Vickery and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Clarence Howard Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

James Fred Vickery Sr.

M, ID# 16789, b. 1 April 1900

Father: James Lester Vickery¹ b. 21 Nov 1873, d. 7 Jun 1919
Mother: Mary Emma Fortson² b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

Birth*: He was born on 1 April 1900.³

Last Edited: 3 Apr 2010

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming James Lester Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Mary Emma Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Joseph Lester Vickery

M, ID# 16790, b. 12 June 1905

Father: James Lester Vickery¹ b. 21 Nov 1873, d. 7 Jun 1919
Mother: Mary Emma Fortson² b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

Birth*: He was born on 12 June 1905.³

Last Edited: 3 Apr 2010

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming James Lester Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Mary Emma Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Clarence Howard Vickery Jr.

M, ID# 16791, b. 20 March 1922, d. 2 March 1950

Father: Clarence Howard Vickery¹ b. 13 Aug 1881, d. 6 Feb 1957
Mother: Mary Emma Fortson² b. 21 Jun 1878, d. 10 May 1954

Birth*: He was born on 20 March 1922.³
Death*: He died on 2 March 1950 in Miami, Dade County, Florida, at age 27.³

Note*: He died in an airplane crash while training to be a commercial pilot.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 729 (naming Clarence Howard Vickery as his father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (naming Mary Emma Fortson as his mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 729 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Pearl Gaines

F, ID# 16792, b. 23 October 1883, d. 11 July 1967

Father: Francis Gaines¹ b. 1842, d. 1902
Mother: Margaret Maley² b. 1846, d. 1898

Birth*: She was born on 23 October 1883 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: She married William Asa ('Willie') Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, in November 1905.^4,5
Death*: She died on 11 July 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia, at age 83.³

Note*: She lived in Decatur, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 26 Jun 2024

Family: William Asa ('Willie') Fortson b. 31 Aug 1882, d. 6 Dec 1958

Louise Elizabeth Fortson⁶ b. 23 Aug 1906, d. 22 May 1966
Julia Margaret Fortson+^6,7 b. 26 Sep 1919, d. 11 Apr 2013

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 733 (naming Francis Gaines as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (naming Margaret Maley as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (not giving the date and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S863] Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall Bible, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/bibles/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (naming Pearl Gaines as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S2373] Obituary for Julia Fortson Gallinger, McDonald & Son Funeral Home, Cumming, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/4fr2fy23, viewed on 26 Jun 2024 (naming Pearl Fortson as her mother).

Louise Elizabeth Fortson

F, ID# 16793, b. 23 August 1906, d. 22 May 1966

Father: William Asa ('Willie') Fortson¹ b. 31 Aug 1882, d. 6 Dec 1958
Mother: Pearl Gaines² b. 23 Oct 1883, d. 11 Jul 1967

Birth*: She was born on 23 August 1906.³
Death*: She died on 22 May 1966 at age 59.³

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 733 (naming William Asa Fortson as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (naming Pearl Gaines as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).

Julia Margaret Fortson

F, ID# 16798, b. 26 September 1919, d. 11 April 2013

Julia Fortson Gallinger, from her funeral-home online obituary.

Father: William Asa ('Willie') Fortson^1,2 b. 31 Aug 1882, d. 6 Dec 1958
Mother: Pearl Gaines^3,4 b. 23 Oct 1883, d. 11 Jul 1967

Birth*: She was born on 26 September 1919 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8
Marriage*: She married Roy Elliott Gallinger on 31 January 1939 in Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia.^7,9,10
Death*: She died on 11 April 2013 in Cumming, Forsyth County, Georgia, at age 93.^6,11

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her obituary and a picture of her gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 26 Jun 2024

Family: Roy Elliott Gallinger b. 16 Oct 1917, d. 10 Aug 2011

Judy Gallinger+¹² b. 15 Aug 1947

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 733 (naming William Asa Fortson as her father and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S2373] Obituary for Julia Fortson Gallinger, McDonald & Son Funeral Home, Cumming, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/4fr2fy23, viewed on 26 Jun 2024 (naming William Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (naming Pearl Gaines as her mother and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S2373] Obituary for Julia Fortson Gallinger, online, above (naming Pearl Fortson as her mother).
[S2373] Obituary for Julia Fortson Gallinger, online, above (giving the date and the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Julia Fortson Gallinger, memorial ID 110107926, viewed on 26 Jun 2024 (giving the date and the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 735 (giving the date and the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 733 (giving the date but not the place) (attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Julia Fortson Gallinger, memorial ID 110107926, viewed on 26 Jun 2024 (not giving the date or the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Roy Elliott 'Big Daddy' Gallinger, memorial ID 74715277, viewed on 26 Jun 2024 (not giving the date or the place).
[S2373] Obituary for Julia Fortson Gallinger, online, above (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 735 (naming Julia Margaret Fortson as her mother).

Frances Holmes

F, ID# 16800, b. 1885, d. 17 October 1959

Birth*: She was born in 1885.¹
Marriage*: She married Joseph Brown Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, in 1918 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.¹
Death*: She died on 17 October 1959.¹

Note*: She lived in Atlanta, Georgia, where she worked for the Georgia State Health Department and was a member of Druid Hill Baptist Church.¹

Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Family: Joseph Brown Fortson b. 2 Jul 1884, d. 5 Mar 1919

Citations

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