Cora Fortson

F, ID# 16901, b. 28 January 1874, d. 4 December 1916
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

Family: Joe H. Self b. 1869, d. 1960

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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Cora Fortson as her mother).

Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson

M, ID# 16902, b. 23 June 1876, d. 4 July 1944

Christopher Columbus Fortson's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.
  • Note*: • His name is given as Columbus (Lump) Fortson in a Fortson family history and as Christopher C. Fortson on his grave marker.
    • His World War I draft registration card, dated 12 Sep 1918, gives 23 Jun 1876 as his birth date, no birth place, his residence as R.F.D. 1, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia, his occupation as farmer employed by J. J. Moore, his wife as Naomia [sic] Fortson, his height as medium, his build as stout, black as his eye color, and black as his hair color.12,13,14

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 14 Aug 2023

Family: Martha Naomi Chatham b. 6 Jul 1881, d. 29 Jun 1941

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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Christopher C. Fortson, memorial no. 64392430, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Christopher Columbus Fortson, serial no. 1554, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146, 147 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving her name as Naomi and the date as 1900).
  7. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Christopher Columbus Fortson, serial no. 1554, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (giving her name as Naomia [sic] and not giving the date).
  8. [S1641] Georgia Death Index 1933-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Christopher Columbus Fortson, certificate no. 15494, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Christopher C. Fortson, memorial no. 64392430, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Christopher C. Fortson, memorial no. 64392430, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (first bullet).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (first bullet).
  14. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Christopher Columbus Fortson, serial no. 1554, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (second bullet).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as his father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as her father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Will David Fortson, memorial no. 62568847, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Christopher Columbus Fortson, memorial no. 64392430, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as his father).
  19. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p.150 (naming Columbus Fortson as his father).
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Darwin Cleveland Fortson, memorial ID 94991981, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as his father).
  21. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Christopher Columbus Fortson, memorial ID 64392430, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as his father).
  22. [S1800] Obituary for Blanche Fortson Carter, online at Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, Ga., https://tinyurl.com/y3lt35ep, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as her father).
  23. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Blanche Fortson Carter, memorial no. 89461725, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Christopher Columbus Fortson as her father).

John Lacy Fortson

M, ID# 16903, b. 2 November 1877, d. 1951

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Nov 2017

Family: Sallie McConnell b. 1882, d. 1965

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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (giving the date but no other information), 151.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John L. Fortson, memorial no. 64436653, viewed on 25 Dec 2012 (giving the year but no other information).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151.
  6. [S175] Supposition as to marriage, based on common grave marker.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John L. Fortson, memorial no. 64436653, viewed on 25 Dec 2012.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 151-52 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 151 (naming John Lacy Fortson as her father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).

King David Fortson

M, ID# 16904, b. 10 July 1879, d. 25 March 1948
  • Note*: He and his wife, Birdie, were first cousins.4
  • Last Edited: 26 May 2019

Family: Birdie Mae Carithers b. 27 May 1897, d. 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. 146, 153 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146, 153 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (giving the date but not the place), 153 (giving the date and place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153 (attributing information to family bible in Early Fortson's possession) (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Pvt. Alston Edmond Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 86400988, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for King David Fortson, memorial no. 99879938, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153 (attributing information to family bible in Early Fortson's possession) (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  9. [S1309] Kim Thomas, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 29 Jun 2014 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Elizabeth Fortson Smith, memorial no. 132062071, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for King David Fortson, memorial no. 99879938, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Early David Fortson, memorial no. 69294444, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  13. [S1193] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 26656 for Unnamed [JAMES RUFUS] Fortson, filed with local registrar on 20 Oct 1922, King David Fortson, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 12 Jan 2009, (naming King David Fortson as his father) (the death certificate calls the child "Unnamed" Fortson, but it is clear from the birth and death dates that it is the child known in the family as James Rufus Fortson).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bethune Jackson Fortson, memorial no. 139243167, viewed on 25 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Emma Ruth Fortson Graham, memorial no. 132063288, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs. Mildred Kathleen Fortson Lear, memorial no. 62777683, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Sue Fortson Adams, memorial no. 49427667, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming King David Fortson as her father).
  18. [S1250] Salisbury Post, Salisbury, N.C., online, www.salisburypost.com, <http://tinyurl.com/a4529yk>, 9 Jan 2013, viewed 11 Jan 2013 (obituary of King Junior Fortson) (naming King David Fortson as his father).
  19. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Janice Fortson, memorial no. 99880231, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming King David Fortson as her father).

Martha Jane Fortson

F, ID# 16905, b. 20 February 1881
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2013

Family: Ben Bryant

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. 146, 156 (both naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146, 156 (both naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (giving the date but not the place), 156 (giving the place but not the date).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 156-57 (naming Martha Jane Fortson as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 156 (giving her name as Wreatha Bryant and naming Martha Jane Fortson as her mother).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 156-57 (naming Martha Jane Fortson as her mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147, 156 (both naming Martha Jane Fortson as his mother).

William Richard Fortson

M, ID# 16906, b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 December 1958
  • Note*: William and Patsy were first cousins.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family: Patsy Ethel Carithers b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

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. 146, 157 (both naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146, 157 (both naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (giving only the date), 157 (giving the date and place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William R. Fortson, memorial no. 98148613, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (giving the year but no date or place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157, 186.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (not giving the date).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William R. Fortson, memorial no. 98148613, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (not giving the date).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William R. Fortson, memorial no. 98148613, viewed on 13 Jan 2013.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (identifying the cemetery as Blue Stone Baptist Church).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (naming William Richard Fortson as his father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (giving his name as Joy Sims Fortson and naming William Richard Fortson as his father).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (naming William Richard Fortson as her father).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nina S. Fortson Furr, memorial no. 66594288 (naming William R. Fortson as her father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157-58 (naming William Richard Fortson as his father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Theron Lanier Fortson, memorial no. 218584510, viewed on 11 Jun 2021 (naming William Richard Fortson as his father).
  17. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157-58 (naming William Richard Fortson as her father).
  18. [S1896] Certificate of death (North Carolina), no. 8491, for Alice Fortson Lentz, Robert Lentz, informant, received by local registrar on 3 Apr 1970, image online at familysearch.org, https://tinyurl.com/nnj6ustw, viewed on 11 Jun 2021 (naming William R. Fortson as her father).

Thomas Jackson Fortson

M, ID# 16907, b. 14 February 1884, d. 6 January 1951
  • Note*: • A family history gives 14 Feb 1885 as his birth date.
    • His Find A Grave memorial gives 8 Jan 1951 as his death date.
    • His World War I draft registration card, dated 12 Sep 1918, said he was then married to Lizzie Fortson, lived in Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia, was tall with slender build, and had black eyes and black hair.7,8,4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2019

Family: Lizzie Clementine Lloyd b. 6 Apr 1883, d. 28 Mar 1973

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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Thomas J. Fortson, memorial no. 26811906, viewed on 25 Feb 2019.
  4. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Thomas Jackson Fortson, serial no. 806, image no. 1127, viewed on 25 Feb 2019.
  5. [S859] James T. Lord, electronic mail to e-mail address, 13 May 2003.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 160.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 160 (first bullet).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas J. Fortson, memorial no. 26811906, viewed on 25 Feb 2019 (second bullet).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 160 (naming Thomas Jackson Fortson as his father).
  10. [S859] James T. Lord, electronic mail to e-mail address, 13 May 2003, (naming Thomas Jackson as her father).
  11. [S859] James T. Lord, electronic mail to e-mail address, 13 May 2003, (naming Thomas Jackson as his father).
  12. [S960] Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Ga., online, 28 Nov 2004, obituary of Charlie Homer Fortson at https://tinyurl.com/yy7thhj7, viewed on 25 Feb 2019 (naming Thomas Jackson Fortson as his father).

Nancy Fortson

F, ID# 16908, b. circa 1887
  • Birth*: She was born circa 1887.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.

Susie Fortson

F, ID# 16909, b. 14 December 1888
  • Birth*: She was born on 14 December 1888.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.

Elmira Fortson

F, ID# 16910
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).

Lou Desty Fortson

F, ID# 16911, b. 14 January 1890
  • Birth*: She was born on 14 January 1890.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.

James Ira Fortson

M, ID# 16912, b. 24 April 1892, d. 24 January 1954
  • Note*: A family history incorrectly states that he died in 1952; other sources have 1954 as the year.9,10

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: Maud Jane Garrett b. 25 Dec 1897, d. 10 Aug 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as his father), 165 (naming Thomas E. Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as his mother), 165 (naming Nancy Scarborough as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 146 (giving the date but not the place), 165 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Ira 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 95439633, viewed on 12 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 165.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ira 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 95439633, viewed on 12 Mar 2023.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Maudie Garrett Fortson, memorial no. 95439708, viewed on 12 Mar 2023.
  8. [S1641] Georgia Death Index 1933-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for James I. Fortson, certificate no. 445 (giving the date and the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 165 (stating that he died on 24 Jan 1952).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ira 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 95439633, viewed on 12 Mar 2023 (giving 24 Jan 1954 as his death date).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 167-66 (naming James Ira Fortson as his father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming James Ira Fortson as his father).

_____ Fortson

?, ID# 16913
  • Note*: The name, birthdate, and gender of this child, who died at birth, are unknown.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as this child's father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as this child's mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.

Ina Mae Fortson

F, ID# 16914
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).

Tencie Mahala Fortson

F, ID# 16915, b. 23 May 1899
  • Birth*: She was born on 23 May 1899.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 146 (naming Thomas Edmond Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.

John Thomas Baker

M, ID# 16916
  • Note*: His name may have been Thomas Franklin Baker.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2003

Family: Mary Chandler Fortson b. 22 Jul 1857, d. 4 May 1934

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 168.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as her father).

James Franklin Baker

M, ID# 16917, b. 6 August 1876
  • Birth*: He was born on 6 August 1876.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming Mary Chandler Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168.

Emma Milly Baker

F, ID# 16918, b. 20 June 1878
  • Birth*: She was born on 20 June 1878.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming Mary Chandler Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168.

Evie Lou Baker

F, ID# 16919, b. 3 April 1880
  • Birth*: She was born on 3 April 1880.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming Mary Chandler Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168.

George Edward Baker

M, ID# 16920, b. 2 December 1881
  • Birth*: He was born on 2 December 1881.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming Mary Chandler Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168.

Martha Elizabeth ('Mattie') Baker

F, ID# 16921, b. 22 November 1883
  • Birth*: She was born on 22 November 1883.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 168 (naming John Thomas Baker as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168 (naming Mary Chandler Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 168.

Martha Elizabeth Sartain

F, ID# 16922, b. 3 December 1850, d. 23 January 1927
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2003

Family: Ben Ace Fortson b. 7 Jun 1859, d. 12 Mar 1921

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. 173.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as her mother).

Samuel Madison Fortson

M, ID# 16923, b. 22 February 1883, d. 5 September 1963
  • Last Edited: 28 Feb 2024

Family: Clara Lee Bond b. 27 Sep 1892, d. 2 Feb 1952

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. 173 (naming Ben Ace Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Samuel Madison Fortson as his father).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 173-74 (naming Samuel Madison Fortson as his father).

(Son) Fortson

M, ID# 16924
  • Note*: The name and birthdate of this child, who died in infancy, are unknown.3
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 173 (naming Ben Ace Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173.

Welborn Fortson

M, ID# 16925, b. 7 September 1889, d. 12 December 1900
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 173 (naming Ben Ace Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173.

Elizabeth ('Lizzie') Fortson

F, ID# 16926
  • Last Edited: 29 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. 173 (naming Ben Ace Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 173 (naming Martha Elizabeth Sartain as her mother).

Nancy Craig

F, ID# 16927, b. 1852
  • Last Edited: 6 Jul 2011

Family: Andrew Jackson Loop b. 1832, d. 25 Mar 1855

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 56. The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as his mother).
  4. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as her mother).

John R. Loop

M, ID# 16928, b. 1864
  • Birth*: He was born in 1864.3
  • Last Edited: 6 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Andrew Jackson Loop as his father).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as his mother).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.

Jefferson Z. ('Jeff') Loop

M, ID# 16929, b. 1869, d. between 1920 and 1930

Jefferson Z. Loop's gravesite, Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa., courtesy of Bill Bloom. Lot 18 is unmarked save for the sill stone on the left. In this picture it lies in the area covered by the orange box, between the Rowles (top) and Boulden (bottom) lots. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2012

Family: Geneva C. Kemble d. Mar 1937

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Andrew Jackson Loop as his father).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as his mother).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jefferson Z. Loop, memorial no. 82921405.

Geneva C. Kemble

F, ID# 16930, d. March 1937

Geneva Kemble Loop's gravesite, Chester Rural Cemetery, Chester, Pa., courtesy of Bill Bloom. Lot 18 is unmarked save for the sill stone on the left. In this picture it lies in the area covered by the orange box, between the Rowles (top) and Boulden (bottom) lots. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2012

Family: Jefferson Z. ('Jeff') Loop b. 1869, d. bt 1920 - 1930

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Mary Riddle as her mother).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming John Kemble as her father).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Georgia C. Kemble Loop, memorial no. 81796904.

Mary Riddle

F, ID# 16931
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2003

Family: John Kemble

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Mary Riddle as her mother).

John Kemble

M, ID# 16932
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2003

Family: Mary Riddle

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming John Kemble as her father).

Livinia Loop

F, ID# 16933, b. 1871
  • Birth*: She was born in 1871.3
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Andrew Jackson Loop as her father).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as her mother).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.

Sallie Loop

F, ID# 16934, b. 1876
  • Birth*: She was born in 1876.3
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Andrew Jackson Loop as her father).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as her mother).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.

May Loop

F, ID# 16935, b. 1879
  • Birth*: She was born in 1879.3
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Andrew Jackson Loop as her father).
  2. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003, (naming Nancy Craig as her mother).
  3. [S850] Linda Cyers, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 1 Jul 2003.

Susannah Clopton

F, ID# 16936, b. 27 June 1760
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Citations

  1. [S851] Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Va., part 1, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/goochland/vitals/…, viewed 5 Jul 2003, attributing information to William and Mary College Quart. Hist. Magazine, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jul 1906), p. 35 (naming Richard Clopton as her father). The preface to part 1 reads in part: "This register, which was kept by Rev. William Douglas, is the property of R. Lee Traylor, Esq., of Memphis, Tennessee."
  2. [S851] Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Va., part 1, online, above, viewed 5 Jul 2003, attributing information to William and Mary College Quart. Hist. Magazine, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jul 1906), p. 35 (naming Mary Davis as her mother).
  3. [S851] Register of St. James Northam Parish, Goochland Co., Va., part 1, online, above, viewed 5 Jul 2003, attributing information to William and Mary College Quart. Hist. Magazine, vol. 15, no. 1 (Jul 1906), p. 35 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S248] Supposition as to place, based on parents' believed residence at the time.

Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly

M, ID# 16937, b. 26 October 1861, d. 9 November 1921
  • Last Edited: 3 Jul 2009

Family: Alice Lenora Fortson b. 25 Jan 1861, d. 2 Oct 1930

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. 175 (naming William J. O'Kelly as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175 (naming Lucerida David as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as her father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as this child's father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76, 181 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

William J. O'Kelly

M, ID# 16938, b. 18 March 1818
  • Birth*: He was born on 18 March 1818.3
  • Marriage*: He married Lucerida David on 27 January 1842.3
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: Lucerida David b. 22 Jan 1820

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. 175 (naming James O'Kelly as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175 (naming Dicy _____ as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175 (naming William J. O'Kelly as his father).

Lucerida David

F, ID# 16939, b. 22 January 1820
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: William J. O'Kelly b. 18 Mar 1818

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. 175.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 175 (naming Lucerida David as his mother).

James O'Kelly

M, ID# 16940
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: Dicy _____

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. 175 (naming James O'Kelly as his father).

Dicy _____

F, ID# 16941
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: James O'Kelly

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. 175 (naming Dicy _____ as his mother).

Wilburn R. O'Kelly

M, ID# 16942, b. 4 February 1885
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as his mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

William J. O'Kelly

M, ID# 16943, b. 6 March 1886
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as his mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Steven W. O'Kelly

M, ID# 16944, b. 23 July 1887, d. 7 June 1888
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as his mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (giving the date but not the place and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  5. [S248] Supposition as to place, based on parents' believed residence at the time.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Frances G. O'Kelly

F, ID# 16945, b. 31 December 1888
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as her father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as her mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Henry Grady O'Kelly

M, ID# 16946, b. 24 February 1890
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as his mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Sarah Lucy O'Kelly

F, ID# 16947, b. 11 February 1892, d. 18 December 1892
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as her father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as her mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (giving the date but not the place and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  5. [S248] Supposition as to place, based on parents' believed residence at the time.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

James Isiah O'Kelly

M, ID# 16948, b. 23 April 1893
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as his father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as his mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Eva L. O'Kelly

F, ID# 16949, b. 30 April 1895, d. 19 April 1896
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as her father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as her mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (giving the date but not the place and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  5. [S248] Supposition as to place, based on parents' believed residence at the time.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Jessie Reese O'Kelly

?, ID# 16950, b. 23 March 1897, d. 5 April 1897
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 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. 175-76 (naming Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly as this child's father and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (naming Alice Lenora Fortson as this child's mother and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (giving the date but not the place and attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
  5. [S248] Supposition as to place, based on parents' believed residence at the time.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 176 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).