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Annie Lou Jackson

• Father: Junius H. Jackson¹ b. 10 Apr 1863, d. 19 Dec 1939
• Mother: Jessie Estelle Bush² b. 3 Apr 1869, d. 29 May 1939

• Birth*: She was born on 12 February 1891 in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: She married George Harold Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 24 August 1913 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.^4,6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 8 November 1975 at age 84.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was in section 2, Rose Hill Cemetery (also known as Winder City Cemetery), Winder, Barrow County, Georgia.¹¹

• Note*: She taught in the Atlanta, Georgia public schools and in retirement lived in Winder, Georgia.¹²

• Last Edited: 1 Oct 2021

Junius H. Jackson

• Birth*: He was born on 10 April 1863.¹
• Marriage*: He married Jessie Estelle Bush.
• Death*: He died on 19 December 1939 at age 76.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Jessie Estelle Bush

• Birth*: She was born on 3 April 1869.¹
• Marriage*: She married Junius H. Jackson.
• Death*: She died on 29 May 1939 at age 70.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Harold Jackson Fortson

Harold Jackson Fortson, sophomore-class picture in 1938 college yearbook.

• Father: George Harold Fortson¹ b. 20 Oct 1888, d. 3 Feb 1970
• Mother: Annie Lou Jackson² b. 12 Feb 1891, d. 8 Nov 1975

• Birth*: He was born on 15 October 1918 in Winder, Barrow County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Janet Pearl Dierberger on 28 April 1946 in Utica, Nebraska.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 12 October 1990 in Central City, Merrick County, Nebraska, at age 71.^4,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Utica Cemetery, Utica, Seward County, Nebraska.⁴

• Note*: • A family history says he was born in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, but his World War II draft registration card and his Find A Grave memorial say his birthplace was Winder, Georgia. All three sources have 15 Oct 1918 as his birthdate.
  • He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II, from 1940 to 1945.
  • He was employed by the Burlington and Quincy Railroad.^{9,10,11,12,13,14}

• Last Edited: 1 Oct 2021

Janet Pearl Dierberger

Janet Pearl Dierberger Fortson.

• Birth*: She was born on 11 January 1927 in Seward County, Nebraska.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Harold Jackson Fortson, son of George Harold Fortson and Annie Lou Jackson, on 28 April 1946 in Utica, Nebraska.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 28 September 2021 at age 94.
• Burial*: Inurnment was on 4 October 2021 in Utica Cemetery, Utica, Seward County, Nebraska.^6,7

• Note*: She was a lifelong resident of Nebraska, living with her family in Palmer for nineteen years, in Central City for twenty years, and in Lincoln for twenty-nine years. She was a bookkeeper for Archer Cooperative Credit Union, from which she retired after twenty-four years, and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church.⁸

• Last Edited: 30 Sep 2021

Lester David Hewell

• Father: Thomas Alexander Hewell¹ b. 27 Oct 1854, d. 18 Mar 1911
• Mother: Salina Anne Dickerson² b. 23 Oct 1856, d. 4 Aug 1927

• Birth*: He was born on 26 August 1886 in Dewy Rose, Elbert County, Georgia.³
• Marriage*: He married Jessie Adeline Fortson, daughter of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 17 June 1914.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 19 April 1959 at age 72.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.³

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

Thomas Alexander Hewell

• Birth*: He was born on 27 October 1854.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Salina Anne Dickerson.
• Death*: He died on 18 March 1911 at age 56.^3,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Hillcrest-Bowman City Cemetery, Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia.^3,2

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Salina Anne Dickerson

• Birth*: She was born on 23 October 1856.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Alexander Hewell.
• Burial*: Interment was on 4 August 1927 in Hillcrest-Bowman City Cemetery, Bowman, Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3
• Death*: She died on 4 August 1927 at age 70.²

• Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Sarah Jo Hewell

• Father: Lester David Hewell¹ b. 26 Aug 1886, d. 19 Apr 1959
• Mother: Jessie Adeline Fortson² b. 8 Oct 1890, d. 4 Sep 1969

• Birth*: She was born on 4 September 1919.³
• Death*: She died on 5 September 1919.³

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Mary Bond

• Father: Marcus Reeves Bond^1,2,3 b. 8 Sep 1866, d. 8 Aug 1920
• Mother: Alice A. Mize^4,5,6 b. 15 Jan 1872, d. 22 Jul 1942

• Birth*: She was born on 18 December 1901 in Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married Fred Hall Fortson, son of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, in 1922.^7,11,10
• Death*: She died on 3 July 1991 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia, at age 89.^12,13
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 July 1991 in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia.¹⁴

• Note*: She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Statesboro, Ga. She was survived by a daughter, a brother, and a sister.¹⁴

• Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Marcus Reeves Bond

• Birth*: He was born on 8 September 1866.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Alice A. Mize.
• Death*: He died on 8 August 1920 at age 53.^1,3

• Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Alice A. Mize

• Birth*: She was born on 15 January 1872.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Marcus Reeves Bond.
• Death*: She died on 22 July 1942 at age 70.^1,3

• Last Edited: 16 Sep 2007

Joseph Adamczyk

• Marriage*: He married Stella _____.
• Birth*: He was born on 25 February 1891.¹
• Death*: He died on 18 July 1963 at age 72.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Stella _____

• Marriage*: She married Joseph Adamczyk.
• Birth*: She was born on 28 October 1895.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Leon Lumpkin Eavenson

• Father: William Allen Eavenson b. 10 Nov 1869
• Mother: Roxie Ella Adams

• Birth*: He was born on 13 May 1894 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Edna Elizabeth Fortson, daughter of Asa Chandler Fortson and Louisa Catherine Hall, on 11 May 1921.¹
• Death*: He died in December 1971 at age 77.³

• Note*: He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War I from 22 Jul 1918 to Aug 1919, serving in the Quartermaster Corps in France.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Aug 2003

William Allen Eavenson

• Birth*: He was born on 10 November 1869.¹
• Marriage*: He married Roxie Ella Adams.

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Roxie Ella Adams

• Marriage*: She married William Allen Eavenson.

• Note*: She was from Elbert County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Willie Bell House

• Father: John L. House¹
• Mother: Emma Harper²

• Birth*: She was born on 5 March 1895.^3,4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Boyce Heard Fortson, son of Oscar L. Fortson and Julia E. Heard, on 23 December 1922 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in Fishing Creek Baptist Church cemetery, 1779 Sandtown Road, Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^10,11,12
• Death*: She died in May 1972 at age 77.^4,5,13,7

• Last Edited: 10 Apr 2014

John L. House

• Burial*: Interment was in Beulah Baptist Church cemetery, Lincoln County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Emma Harper.

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Emma Harper

• Burial*: Interment was in Beulah Baptist Church cemetery, Lincoln County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: She married John L. House.

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Boyce Heard Fortson Jr.

• Father: Boyce Heard Fortson¹ b. 7 Sep 1889, d. 31 Oct 1961
• Mother: Willie Bell House² b. 5 Mar 1895, d. May 1972

• Birth*: He was born on 31 July 1927 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Susie Inez Stamey.⁵
• Death*: He died on 17 January 2016 in Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia, at age 88.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Danburg Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁶

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2016

Raymond Bufford

• Father: Sam Anthony Bufford¹
• Mother: Ruth Amazon²

• Birth*: He was born on 19 May 1918.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 17 June 1993 at age 75.⁵

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Sam Anthony Bufford

• Burial*: Interment was in Tabor Baptist Church cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Ruth Amazon.

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Ruth Amazon

• Marriage*: She married Sam Anthony Bufford.

• Last Edited: 21 Jun 2003

Susie Inez Stamey

• Birth*: She was born on 23 June 1934 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Boyce Heard Fortson Jr., son of Boyce Heard Fortson and Willie Bell House.¹
• Death*: She died on 1 January 2008 in University Hospital, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at age 73.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Danburg Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁴

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 2016