Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Ellen Sophia Fortson

F, ID# 17051, b. 4 April 1869, d. 28 June 1955

Father: Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson¹ b. 23 Mar 1836, d. 26 May 1914
Mother: Mary Ann Almond² b. 27 Apr 1837, d. 13 Apr 1905

Birth*: She was born on 4 April 1869 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: She married Clyde Deadwyler in 1900.⁴
Death*: She died on 28 June 1955 at age 86.⁴

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Clyde Deadwyler

Anna Mary Deadwyler+⁵ b. 17 Sep 1905, d. 31 Mar 1999

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. 225-26 (naming Delancy A. Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225-26 (naming Mary Ann Almond as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226 (giving the date but not the place), 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Ellen Sophia Fortson as her mother).

Richard M. Fortson

M, ID# 17052, b. 25 March 1871, d. July 1929

Father: Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson¹ b. 23 Mar 1836, d. 26 May 1914
Mother: Mary Ann Almond² b. 27 Apr 1837, d. 13 Apr 1905

Marriage*: He married Pearl Etheridge.³
Birth*: He was born on 25 March 1871.⁴
Death*: He died in July 1929 at age 58.³

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

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

Family: Pearl Etheridge

Buck Fortson⁵ d. 1969

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. 225-26 (naming Delancy A. Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225-26 (naming Mary Ann Almond as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Richard M. Fortson as his father).

Henry Alfred Fortson

M, ID# 17053, b. 17 June 1873, d. 17 December 1954

Father: Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson¹ b. 23 Mar 1836, d. 26 May 1914
Mother: Mary Ann Almond² b. 27 Apr 1837, d. 13 Apr 1905

Birth*: He was born on 17 June 1873 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Clara Eleanor Warren, daughter of Dixon Henry Warren and Eliza Mildred Cleveland, on 19 December 1901.^6,7
Death*: He died on 17 December 1954 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 81.^8,9,5
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^6,10

Note*: He was executor of his father's will.¹¹

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2004

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

Family: Clara Eleanor Warren b. 1 Jan 1880, d. 14 Mar 1956

Mary Lou Fortson+¹² b. 29 Jun 1903, d. Jan 1996
Willie Sue Fortson¹³ b. 23 Jun 1907, d. Oct 1984
Dixie Eliza Fortson¹³ b. 7 Sep 1913, d. 6 Dec 1981

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. 225-26 (naming Delancy A. Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225-26 (naming Mary Ann Almond as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226 (giving the date but not the place), 227.
[S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 56, cert. no. 7879 (not giving the date but stating that he was eighty-one years old when he died on 17 Dec 1954).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 148 (not giving the date but stating that she was the wife of Henry A. Fortson), 149 (not giving the date but stating that he was the husband of Clara E. Warren).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (giving the date but not 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. 7879.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 149.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (stating that he was executor of his father's will).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Henry Alfred Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 228 (naming Henry Alfred Fortson as her father).

Robert W. Fortson

M, ID# 17054, b. 15 March 1875, d. 14 February 1910

Father: Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson¹ b. 23 Mar 1836, d. 26 May 1914
Mother: Mary Ann Almond² b. 27 Apr 1837, d. 13 Apr 1905

Birth*: He was born on 15 March 1875.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Janie H. Fulton.⁶
Death*: He died on 14 February 1910 at age 34.^7,4
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^7,4,5

Note*: One source says that he was not married. Another gives 14 Dec 1910 as his death date.^8,9

Last Edited: 15 Feb 2004

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

Family: Janie H. Fulton b. 4 Nov 1867, d. 8 Nov 1896

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. 225-26 (naming Delancy A. Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225-26 (naming Mary Ann Almond as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 226, 229.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 150.
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 63.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 149 (stating that she was the wife of Robert W. Fortson), 150 (stating that he was the husband of Janie Fulton).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 229.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 229 (stating that he was not married).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 63 (giving 14 Dec 1910 as his death date).

James Matt Oglesby

M, ID# 17055, b. 1859, d. 1938

Birth*: He was born in 1859.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Anna D. Fortson, daughter of Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson and Mary Ann Almond, in 1884.^1,3
Marriage*: He married Willie Brown.⁴
Death*: He died in 1938.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2004

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

Family 1: Anna D. Fortson b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

J. Biggs Oglesby⁵ b. 23 Dec 1885
M. Eugenia Oglesby⁶ b. 21 Dec 1887
Nathaniel Wright Oglesby⁵ b. 3 Jul 1889, d. 5 Jan 1984
Drue Gibson Oglesby⁵ b. 21 May 1891, d. 13 Feb 1990
J. Charlie Oglesby⁵ b. 19 Mar 1893, d. 17 Dec 1917
A. Aletha Oglesby⁶ b. 20 Dec 1894

Family 2: Willie Brown b. 1876, 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. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152 (giving her name as Annie D. Fortson, not giving the date, and describing her as the first wife of J. Matt Oglesby).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 152 (stating that he was the husband of Willie Brown), 153 (stating that she was the second wife of J. Matt Oglesby).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as her father).

J. Biggs Oglesby

M, ID# 17056, b. 23 December 1885

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Marriage*: He married Icey Brown.³
Birth*: He was born on 23 December 1885.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Icey Brown

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.

Icey Brown

F, ID# 17057

Marriage*: She married J. Biggs Oglesby, son of James Matt Oglesby and Anna D. Fortson.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: J. Biggs Oglesby b. 23 Dec 1885

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. 226.

M. Eugenia Oglesby

F, ID# 17058, b. 21 December 1887

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Marriage*: She married George W. Hulme.³
Birth*: She was born on 21 December 1887.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: George W. Hulme

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.

George W. Hulme

M, ID# 17059

Marriage*: He married M. Eugenia Oglesby, daughter of James Matt Oglesby and Anna D. Fortson.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: M. Eugenia Oglesby b. 21 Dec 1887

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. 226.

Nathaniel Wright Oglesby

M, ID# 17060, b. 3 July 1889, d. 5 January 1984

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Birth*: He was born on 3 July 1889.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Jettie Destelle Moore.^3,6
Death*: He died on 5 January 1984 at age 94.^4,7
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁴

Last Edited: 9 May 2004

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

Family: Jettie Destelle Moore b. 17 Mar 1889, d. 23 May 1981

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152 (spelling her name as Jettie in one place and Jette in another).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004 (stating that he died in Jan 1984; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died).

Jettie Destelle Moore

F, ID# 17061, b. 17 March 1889, d. 23 May 1981

Birth*: She was born on 17 March 1889.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Nathaniel Wright Oglesby, son of James Matt Oglesby and Anna D. Fortson.^3,4
Death*: She died on 23 May 1981 at age 92.^1,5
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 9 May 2004

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

Family: Nathaniel Wright Oglesby b. 3 Jul 1889, d. 5 Jan 1984

Citations

[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004.
[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. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152 (spelling her name as Jettie in one place and Jette in another).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004 (stating that she died in May 1981; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Elberton, Ga. when she died).

Drue Gibson Oglesby

M, ID# 17062, b. 21 May 1891, d. 13 February 1990

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Birth*: He was born on 21 May 1891.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Sarah Moore.^3,5
Death*: He died on 13 February 1990 at age 98.⁴
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁴

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2004

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

Family: Sarah Moore b. 1 Dec 1891, d. 12 Dec 1974

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 152 (stating that he was the husband of Sarah Moore), 153 (stating that she was the wife of Drue Gibson Oglesby).

Sarah Moore

F, ID# 17063, b. 1 December 1891, d. 12 December 1974

Birth*: She was born on 1 December 1891.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Drue Gibson Oglesby, son of James Matt Oglesby and Anna D. Fortson.^3,4
Death*: She died on 12 December 1974 at age 83.^1,5
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 9 May 2004

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

Family: Drue Gibson Oglesby b. 21 May 1891, d. 13 Feb 1990

Citations

[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 153.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004.
[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. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 152 (stating that he was the husband of Sarah Moore), 153 (stating that she was the wife of Drue Gibson Oglesby).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 9 May 2004 (stating that she died in Dec 1974; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Elberton, Ga. when she died).

J. Charlie Oglesby

M, ID# 17064, b. 19 March 1893, d. 17 December 1917

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Birth*: He was born on 19 March 1893.^3,4
Death*: He died on 17 December 1917 at age 24.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2004

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 152.

A. Aletha Oglesby

F, ID# 17065, b. 20 December 1894

Father: James Matt Oglesby¹ b. 1859, d. 1938
Mother: Anna D. Fortson² b. 10 Apr 1862, d. 12 Feb 1897

Marriage*: She married F. Stark Brown.³
Birth*: She was born on 20 December 1894.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: F. Stark Brown

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. 226 (naming James Matt Oglesby as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Anna D. Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.

F. Stark Brown

M, ID# 17066

Marriage*: He married A. Aletha Oglesby, daughter of James Matt Oglesby and Anna D. Fortson.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: A. Aletha Oglesby b. 20 Dec 1894

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. 226.

James Dozier Thornton

M, ID# 17067, b. 1869, d. 1942

Birth*: He was born in 1869.¹
Marriage*: He married Beulah A. Fortson, daughter of Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson and Mary Ann Almond, on 18 December 1889.^2,1,3
Death*: He died in 1942 in Georgia.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 27 Feb 2012

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

Family: Beulah A. Fortson b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 3 Jul 1953

Mary Eugenia Thornton+^4,5 b. 4 Feb 1893, d. 13 May 1974
Clifford Thornton⁶ b. 23 Aug 1898, d. Jan 1977
Eva Thornton+⁴ b. 17 Jan 1902

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Dozier Thornton, memorial no. 58757368, viewed on 27 Feb 2012.
[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. 226.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Beulah A. Fortson Thornton, memorial no. 58757200, viewed on 27 Feb 2012.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming James Dozier Thornton as her father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Eugenia Thornton Fortson, memorial no. 58751068, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming James Dozier Thornton as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming James Dozier Thornton as his father).

Eva Thornton

F, ID# 17068, b. 17 January 1902

Father: James Dozier Thornton¹ b. 1869, d. 1942
Mother: Beulah A. Fortson² b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 3 Jul 1953

Birth*: She was born on 17 January 1902.³
Marriage*: She married Joe F. Fleming on 25 December 1926.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Joe F. Fleming

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. 226 (naming James Dozier Thornton as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Beulah A. Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.

Clifford Thornton

M, ID# 17069, b. 23 August 1898, d. January 1977

Father: James Dozier Thornton¹ b. 1869, d. 1942
Mother: Beulah A. Fortson² b. 17 Feb 1866, d. 3 Jul 1953

Birth*: He was born on 23 August 1898.^3,4
Death*: He died in January 1977 at age 78.⁵

Note*: He was not married.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. 226 (naming James Dozier Thornton as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226 (naming Beulah A. Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 226.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died and that last benefits were sent to an address in Elberton, Ga.).

Joe F. Fleming

M, ID# 17070

Marriage*: He married Eva Thornton, daughter of James Dozier Thornton and Beulah A. Fortson, on 25 December 1926.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Eva Thornton b. 17 Jan 1902

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. 226.

Clyde Deadwyler

M, ID# 17075

Marriage*: He married Ellen Sophia Fortson, daughter of Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson and Mary Ann Almond, in 1900.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Ellen Sophia Fortson b. 4 Apr 1869, d. 28 Jun 1955

Anna Mary Deadwyler+² b. 17 Sep 1905, d. 31 Mar 1999

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. 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Clyde Deadwyler as her father).

Anna Mary Deadwyler

F, ID# 17076, b. 17 September 1905, d. 31 March 1999

Father: Clyde Deadwyler¹
Mother: Ellen Sophia Fortson² b. 4 Apr 1869, d. 28 Jun 1955

Birth*: She was born on 17 September 1905.^3,4
Marriage*: She married Cornelius Patrick Furcron in 1925.³
Death*: She died on 31 March 1999 at age 93.⁵

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Cornelius Patrick Furcron b. 17 Sep 1901, d. 1 Nov 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. 227 (naming Clyde Deadwyler as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Ellen Sophia Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003.
[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 South Padre Island, Tex. when she died).

Cornelius Patrick Furcron

M, ID# 17077, b. 17 September 1901, d. 1 November 1965

Birth*: He was born on 17 September 1901.¹
Marriage*: He married Anna Mary Deadwyler, daughter of Clyde Deadwyler and Ellen Sophia Fortson, in 1925.²
Death*: He died on 1 November 1965 at age 64.³

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Anna Mary Deadwyler b. 17 Sep 1905, d. 31 Mar 1999

Citations

[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (spelling his name as Cornelious).
[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. 227.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 5 Jul 2003 (spelling his name as Cornelious; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Elberton, Ga. when he died).

Pearl Etheridge

F, ID# 17080

Marriage*: She married Richard M. Fortson, son of Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson and Mary Ann Almond.¹

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

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

Family: Richard M. Fortson b. 25 Mar 1871, d. Jul 1929

Buck Fortson² d. 1969

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. 227.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Pearl Etheridge as his mother).

Buck Fortson

M, ID# 17082, d. 1969

Father: Richard M. Fortson¹ b. 25 Mar 1871, d. Jul 1929
Mother: Pearl Etheridge²

Death*: He died in 1969.³

Last Edited: 6 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. 227 (naming Richard M. Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Pearl Etheridge as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.

Clara Eleanor Warren

F, ID# 17087, b. 1 January 1880, d. 14 March 1956

Father: Dixon Henry Warren¹
Mother: Eliza Mildred Cleveland²

Birth*: She was born on 1 January 1880.^3,4,5
Marriage*: She married Henry Alfred Fortson, son of Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson and Mary Ann Almond, on 19 December 1901.^3,6
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁵
Death*: She died on 14 March 1956 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 76.⁷

Note*: One source gives 14 Apr 1956 as her death date, and another source gives 14 Apr 1936.^8,9

Last Edited: 7 Feb 2004

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

Family: Henry Alfred Fortson b. 17 Jun 1873, d. 17 Dec 1954

Mary Lou Fortson+¹⁰ b. 29 Jun 1903, d. Jan 1996
Willie Sue Fortson¹¹ b. 23 Jun 1907, d. Oct 1984
Dixie Eliza Fortson¹¹ b. 7 Sep 1913, d. 6 Dec 1981

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. 227 (naming Dixon Henry Warren as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Eliza Mildred Cleveland as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 55, cert. no. 8093 (not giving the date but stating that she was seventy-six years old when she died on14 Mar 1956).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 148.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 148 (not giving the date but stating that she was the wife of Henry A. Fortson), 149 (not giving the date but stating that he was the husband of Clara E. Warren).
[S931] Ann Clark Holloman, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Death Records 1875-1876 and 1919-1995 (Albany, Ga.: Ann Clark Holloman, 1997), p. 55, cert. no. 8093.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (giving 14 Apr 1956 as her death date).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 148 (giving 14 Apr 1936 as her death date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Clara Eleanor Warren as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 228 (naming Clara Eleanor Warren as her mother).

Dixon Henry Warren

M, ID# 17088

Marriage*: He married Eliza Mildred Cleveland.

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

Family: Eliza Mildred Cleveland

Clara Eleanor Warren+¹ b. 1 Jan 1880, d. 14 Mar 1956

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. 227 (naming Dixon Henry Warren as her father).

Eliza Mildred Cleveland

F, ID# 17089

Marriage*: She married Dixon Henry Warren.

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

Family: Dixon Henry Warren

Clara Eleanor Warren+¹ b. 1 Jan 1880, d. 14 Mar 1956

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. 227 (naming Eliza Mildred Cleveland as her mother).

Mary Lou Fortson

F, ID# 17090, b. 29 June 1903, d. January 1996

Father: Henry Alfred Fortson¹ b. 17 Jun 1873, d. 17 Dec 1954
Mother: Clara Eleanor Warren² b. 1 Jan 1880, d. 14 Mar 1956

Birth*: She was born on 29 June 1903.^3,4
Marriage*: She married Victor Hugo Harris, son of Pope Daniel Harris and Sarah Elizabeth Winn, on 19 November 1922.³
Death*: She died in January 1996 at age 92.⁵

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

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

Family: Victor Hugo Harris b. 29 Jul 1897, d. Oct 1978

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. 227 (naming Henry Alfred Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Clara Eleanor Warren as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 6 Jul 2003.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 6 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Bowman, Ga. when she died).

Victor Hugo Harris

M, ID# 17091, b. 29 July 1897, d. October 1978

Father: Pope Daniel Harris¹
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Winn²

Birth*: He was born on 29 July 1897.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Mary Lou Fortson, daughter of Henry Alfred Fortson and Clara Eleanor Warren, on 19 November 1922.³
Death*: He died in October 1978 at age 81.⁵

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

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

Family: Mary Lou Fortson b. 29 Jun 1903, d. Jan 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), p. 227 (naming Pope Daniel Harris as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227 (naming Sarah Elizabeth Winn as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 227.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 6 Jul 2003.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed 6 Jul 2003 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Bowman, Ga. when he died).

Pope Daniel Harris

M, ID# 17092

Marriage*: He married Sarah Elizabeth Winn.

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

Family: Sarah Elizabeth Winn

Victor Hugo Harris+¹ b. 29 Jul 1897, d. Oct 1978

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. 227 (naming Pope Daniel Harris as his father).

Sarah Elizabeth Winn

F, ID# 17093

Marriage*: She married Pope Daniel Harris.

Last Edited: 6 Jul 2003

Family: Pope Daniel Harris

Victor Hugo Harris+¹ b. 29 Jul 1897, d. Oct 1978

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. 227 (naming Sarah Elizabeth Winn as his mother).