Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Bethel Mae O'Kelly

F, ID# 16951, b. 26 May 1898, d. 2 January 1993

Father: Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly¹ b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 9 Nov 1921
Mother: Alice Lenora Fortson² b. 25 Jan 1861, d. 2 Oct 1930

Birth*: She was born on 26 May 1898 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: She married Burgess G. Hunt on 17 December 1919 in Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.⁵
Death*: She died on 2 January 1993 at age 94.⁶

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Burgess G. Hunt b. 18 Sep 1887, d. 1 Feb 1964

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. 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).
[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).
[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), 180 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 180.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Danielsville, Ga. when she died).

Icie Lee O'Kelly

F, ID# 16952, b. 30 May 1900, d. November 1990

Father: Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly¹ b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 9 Nov 1921
Mother: Alice Lenora Fortson² b. 25 Jan 1861, d. 2 Oct 1930

Birth*: She was born on 30 May 1900 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: She married George Wonnie Sanders on 12 December 1920.⁵
Death*: She died in November 1990 at age 90.⁶

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: George Wonnie Sanders b. 27 Jul 1897, d. 17 Dec 1959

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. 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).
[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).
[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), 180 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 180.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003.

Mattie Elvira O'Kelly

F, ID# 16953, b. 11 January 1903, d. 19 March 1964

Father: Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly¹ b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 9 Nov 1921
Mother: Alice Lenora Fortson² b. 25 Jan 1861, d. 2 Oct 1930

Marriage*: She married Albert Lewis Finley.³
Birth*: She was born on 11 January 1903 in Madison County, Georgia.⁴
Death*: She died on 19 March 1964 at age 61.³
Burial*: Interment was in Moon's Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Albert Lewis Finley b. 18 Mar 1897, d. 10 Mar 1961

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. 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).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76, 181 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).

Gordon Gustus O'Kelly

M, ID# 16954, b. 7 January 1905, d. after 1964

Father: Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly¹ b. 26 Oct 1861, d. 9 Nov 1921
Mother: Alice Lenora Fortson² b. 25 Jan 1861, d. 2 Oct 1930

Birth*: He was born on 7 January 1905 in Madison County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Sophie Ketchie.⁴
Burial*: Interment was in China Grove, Rowan County, North Carolina.⁴
Death*: He died after 1964.⁴

Note*: He lived in China Grove, North Carolina.⁴

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Sophie Ketchie b. 11 Mar 1905, d. 16 Oct 1996

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. 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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76, 181 (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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 175-76, 181 (attributing information to bible of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly in possession of Henry Grady O'Kelly, Danielsville, Georgia, in 1969).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.

George Wonnie Sanders

M, ID# 16955, b. 27 July 1897, d. 17 December 1959

Birth*: He was born on 27 July 1897.¹
Marriage*: He married Icie Lee O'Kelly, daughter of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly and Alice Lenora Fortson, on 12 December 1920.¹
Death*: He died on 17 December 1959 at age 62.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Union Baptist Church cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Icie Lee O'Kelly b. 30 May 1900, d. Nov 1990

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. 180.

Albert Lewis Finley

M, ID# 16970, b. 18 March 1897, d. 10 March 1961

Marriage*: He married Mattie Elvira O'Kelly, daughter of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly and Alice Lenora Fortson.¹
Birth*: He was born on 18 March 1897.¹
Death*: He died on 10 March 1961 at age 63.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Mattie Elvira O'Kelly b. 11 Jan 1903, d. 19 Mar 1964

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. 181.

Sophie Ketchie

F, ID# 16978, b. 11 March 1905, d. 16 October 1996

Birth*: She was born on 11 March 1905.¹
Marriage*: She married Gordon Gustus O'Kelly, son of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly and Alice Lenora Fortson.²
Death*: She died on 16 October 1996 at age 91.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Gordon Gustus O'Kelly b. 7 Jan 1905, d. a 1964

Citations

[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003.
[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. 181.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in China Grove, N.C. when she died).

Burgess G. Hunt

M, ID# 16983, b. 18 September 1887, d. 1 February 1964

Birth*: He was born on 18 September 1887.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Bethel Mae O'Kelly, daughter of Rev. Marsassin Joseph O'Kelly and Alice Lenora Fortson, on 17 December 1919 in Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.¹
Death*: He died on 1 February 1964 at age 76.²
Burial*: Interment was in Moon's Grove Baptist Church cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.¹

Note*: One source gives 19 Feb 1964 as his death date.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Bethel Mae O'Kelly b. 26 May 1898, d. 2 Jan 1993

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. 180.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003.

Joseph Warren Carithers

M, ID# 16987, b. 22 July 1853, d. 29 April 1927

Birth*: He was born on 22 July 1853.¹
Marriage*: He married Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson, daughter of Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson and Lucy Jane Campbell, on 6 April 1882.¹
Death*: He died on 29 April 1927 at age 73.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Clouds Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson b. 10 May 1864, d. 20 May 1941

Mell Howard Carithers+² b. 14 Mar 1898, d. 25 Jun 1965

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. 181.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Joseph Warren Carithers as his father).

_____ Bruce

M, ID# 16988

Marriage*: He married Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson, daughter of Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson and Lucy Jane Campbell.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson b. 10 May 1864, d. 20 May 1941

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. 181.

Mell Howard Carithers

M, ID# 16989, b. 14 March 1898, d. 25 June 1965

Father: Joseph Warren Carithers¹ b. 22 Jul 1853, d. 29 Apr 1927
Mother: Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson² b. 10 May 1864, d. 20 May 1941

Birth*: He was born on 14 March 1898 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Ola Estelle Webb on 4 June 1922.³
Death*: He died on 25 June 1965 at age 67.^3,5
Burial*: Interment was in Clouds Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Ola Estelle Webb b. 14 Feb 1888, d. Jul 1972

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. 181 (naming Joseph Warren Carithers as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Jenna Cornelia ['Neely'] Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (stating that he died in Jun 1965; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Georgia when he died).

Ola Estelle Webb

F, ID# 16990, b. 14 February 1888, d. July 1972

Birth*: She was born on 14 February 1888 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Mell Howard Carithers, son of Joseph Warren Carithers and Jenna Cornelia ('Neely') Fortson, on 4 June 1922.¹
Death*: She died in July 1972 at age 84.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Mell Howard Carithers b. 14 Mar 1898, d. 25 Jun 1965

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. 181.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Comer, Ga. when she died).

Jackson Sims Carithers

M, ID# 16992, b. 1 June 1860, d. 29 March 1925

Birth*: He was born on 1 June 1860.¹
Marriage*: He married Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson, daughter of Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson and Lucy Jane Campbell.¹
Death*: He died on 29 March 1925 at age 64.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Carithers family cemetery, Madison County, Georgia (between Comer and Colbert).¹

Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

Family: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Addie Tempie Carithers² b. 14 Oct 1883
Emma Leola Carithers² b. 22 Dec 1885
Nona Carithers² b. 14 Dec 1887
Nettie Ann Carithers² b. 8 Jan 1892
Patsy Ethel Carithers+³ b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974
Birdie Mae Carithers+⁴ b. 27 May 1897, d. 1975
Bertha Carithers⁵ b. 7 Jul 1899, d. 13 Jul 1899
James Neal Bethune Carithers⁶ b. 7 Aug 1900, d. Sep 1978
(Son) Carithers⁶ b. 2 Jan 1905, d. 2 Jan 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. 181.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157, 181 (both naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 153, 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as his father).

Addie Tempie Carithers

F, ID# 16993, b. 14 October 1883

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 14 October 1883 in Madison County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.

Emma Leola Carithers

F, ID# 16994, b. 22 December 1885

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 22 December 1885 in Madison County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.

Nona Carithers

F, ID# 16995, b. 14 December 1887

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 14 December 1887 in Madison County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.

Nettie Ann Carithers

F, ID# 16996, b. 8 January 1892

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 8 January 1892 in Madison County, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 181.

Patsy Ethel Carithers

F, ID# 16997, b. 25 May 1894, d. June 1974

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 25 May 1894 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: She married William Richard Fortson, son of Thomas Edmond Fortson and Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough, on 29 March 1908.^5,6,7
Death*: She died in June 1974 at age 80.⁸
Burial*: Interment was in Blue Stone Cemetery, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.⁹

Note*: Patsy and William were first cousins. She was a resident of Athens, Georgia at the time of her death.^10,11

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 11 Jun 2021

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#1), Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#2)

Family: William Richard Fortson b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958

Cleveland Theo Fortson+¹² b. 28 Feb 1911, d. 3 Feb 1985
Jack Edd Fortson+¹² b. 22 Jun 1912, d. 9 Sep 1992
William Silas Fortson+¹² b. 15 Feb 1914, d. 8 Feb 1993
Jay Sims Fortson+¹³ b. 3 May 1916, d. 4 Nov 1954
John Bethune Fortson+¹² b. 8 Mar 1918, d. 5 Oct 1989
Nina Sue Fortson^14,15 b. 9 Feb 1921, d. 24 Nov 1956
Frances Lucille Fortson¹⁴ b. 23 Aug 1926, d. 16 Dec 2006
Guy Howell Fortson+¹⁶ b. 3 Sep 1930, d. 1 May 1982
Theron Lanier Fortson^16,17 b. 29 May 1932, d. 7 Jan 2015
Alice Nona Fortson+^18,19 b. 2 Aug 1934, d. 28 Mar 1970

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. 157, 181 (both naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157, 181 (both naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157 (giving the date but not the place), 181 (giving the date and place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (attributing information to Social Security Death Index) (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157, 186.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William R. Fortson, memorial no. 98148613, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (attributing information to Social Security Death Index).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157, 186 (stating that they were first cousins).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ethel C. Fortson, memorial no. 98148785, viewed on 13 Jan 2013 (attributing information to Social Security Death Index) (giving her residence at death).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (giving his name as Joy Sims Fortson and naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 157 (naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nina S. Fortson Furr, memorial no. 66594288 (naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157-58 (naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Theron Lanier Fortson, memorial no. 218584510, viewed on 11 Jun 2021 (naming Ethel Patsy Carithersas his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 157-58 (naming Patsy Ethel Carithers as her mother).
[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 Patsy Carithers as her mother).

Birdie Mae Carithers

F, ID# 16998, b. 27 May 1897, d. 1975

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 27 May 1897 in Madison County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: She married King David Fortson, son of Thomas Edmond Fortson and Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough, on 11 October 1911.⁴
Death*: She died in 1975.
Burial*: Interment was in 1975 in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery, Madison County, Georgia.

Note*: She and her husband, King, were first cousins. In 1969 she had forty-two grandchildren and twenty-three great-grandchildren.⁴

Last Edited: 26 May 2019

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#1), Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn (#2)

Family: King David Fortson b. 10 Jul 1879, d. 25 Mar 1948

Alson Edmon Fortson Sr.+^5,6,7 b. 9 Sep 1912, d. 28 Nov 1979
Sally Alice Martha Fortson⁸ b. 11 May 1914, d. 30 Sep 1935
Mary Elizabeth Fortson+^8,9,10,11 b. 3 Feb 1916, d. 13 Feb 1999
Thelma Louise Fortson⁸ b. 17 Feb 1918
Early David Fortson^5,12,7 b. 6 Jan 1921, d. 2 Oct 1997
James Rufus Fortson^5,13 b. 20 Oct 1922, d. 20 Oct 1922
Bethune Jackson Fortson+^5,14,7 b. 30 Nov 1923, d. 19 Jan 2002
Emma Ruth Fortson+^8,15,7 b. 22 Feb 1926, d. 19 Dec 1962
Edna Mae Fortson+⁸ b. 4 Mar 1928, d. 17 May 2007
Mildred Kathleen Fortson+^8,16,11 b. 13 Nov 1929, d. 15 Feb 2001
Sarah Sue Fortson+^8,17,11 b. 20 Nov 1931, d. 8 Mar 2010
Linda Irene Fortson+⁸ b. 25 Apr 1933, d. 11 Apr 1998
King Junior Fortson+^5,18 b. 27 May 1935, d. 4 Jan 2013
Janice Eleanor Fortson^8,19,11 b. 27 May 1937, d. 2 Apr 1948
Carolyn Rebecca Fortson+^8,7 b. 6 Jul 1939, d. 10 Mar 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), pp. 153, 181 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 153, 181 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 153 (giving the date but not the place), 181 (giving the date and place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153.
[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 Birdie Mae Carithers as his mother).
[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 Birdie Mae Carithers as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Birdie Mae Carithers, memorial no. 99880115, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers Fortson as his mother).
[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 Birdie Mae Carithers as her mother).
[S1309] Kim Thomas, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 29 Jun 2014 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Elizabeth Fortson Smith, memorial no. 132062071, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming Birdie Carithers as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Birdie Mae Carithers, memorial no. 99880115, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers Fortson as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Early David Fortson, memorial no. 69294444, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as his mother).
[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 Birdie Carithers as his mother) (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).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bethune Jackson Fortson, memorial no. 139243167, viewed on 25 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Emma Ruth Fortson Graham, memorial no. 132063288, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs. Mildred Kathleen Fortson Lear, memorial no. 62777683, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers Fortson, also spelled Birty, as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Sue Fortson Adams, memorial no. 49427667, viewed on 26 May 2019 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as her mother).
[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 Birdie Mae Carithers Fortson as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Janice Fortson, memorial no. 99880231, viewed on 4 Jul 2014 (naming Birdie Mae Carithers as her mother).

Bertha Carithers

F, ID# 16999, b. 7 July 1899, d. 13 July 1899

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: She was born on 7 July 1899 in Madison County, Georgia.³
Death*: She died on 13 July 1899 in Madison County, Georgia.^4,5
Burial*: Interment was in Carithers family cemetery, Madison County, Georgia (between Comer and Colbert).⁶

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181, 182 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 182 (giving the date but not the place).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 182.

James Neal Bethune Carithers

M, ID# 17000, b. 7 August 1900, d. September 1978

Father: Jackson Sims Carithers¹ b. 1 Jun 1860, d. 29 Mar 1925
Mother: Martha Jane ('Janie') Fortson² b. 7 Apr 1866, d. 26 Jan 1941

Birth*: He was born on 7 August 1900 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
Death*: He died in September 1978 at age 78.⁵

Last Edited: 21 Mar 2010

Charts: Descendants of Lt. Thomas Fortson Jr. and Rachel Winn

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. 181, 182 (naming Jackson Sims Carithers as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182 (naming Martha Jane ['Janie'] Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 181, 182.
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 21 Mar 2010 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 21 Mar 2010 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Rural Hall, N.C. when he died).