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John Oliver Coles

• Father: Robert Cock¹ b. 20 Aug 1804, d. 22 Jan 1888
• Mother: Lydia Hunt² b. 23 Aug 1803, d. 9 Dec 1884

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Samuel Coles

• Father: Robert Cock¹ b. 20 Aug 1804, d. 22 Jan 1888
• Mother: Lydia Hunt² b. 23 Aug 1803, d. 9 Dec 1884

• Death*: He died on 14 October 1897 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Robert Jesse Coles

• Father: Robert Cock¹ b. 20 Aug 1804, d. 22 Jan 1888
• Mother: Lydia Hunt² b. 23 Aug 1803, d. 9 Dec 1884

• Birth*: He was born in 1842 in Iowa.³
• Death*: He died on 22 September 1917 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington.³

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Wilberforce Coles

• Father: Robert Cock¹ b. 20 Aug 1804, d. 22 Jan 1888
• Mother: Lydia Hunt² b. 23 Aug 1803, d. 9 Dec 1884

• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Boswell.³

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Elizabeth Boswell

• Marriage*: She married Wilberforce Coles, son of Robert Cock and Lydia Hunt.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Wesley Wilson Coles

• Father: Robert Cock¹ b. 20 Aug 1804, d. 22 Jan 1888
• Mother: Lydia Hunt² b. 23 Aug 1803, d. 9 Dec 1884

• Birth*: He was born on 2 January 1847 in Eddyville, Mahaska County, Iowa.³
• Marriage*: He married Eliza Catherine Campbell on 1 January 1870.³
• Death*: He died on 3 May 1910 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 63.³

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Eliza Catherine Campbell

• Marriage*: She married Wesley Wilson Coles, son of Robert Cock and Lydia Hunt, on 1 January 1870.¹

• Last Edited: 4 Apr 2004

Lucy Lamira Smith

• Father: Algernon Dennis Smith¹
• Mother: Martha _____²

• Birth*: She was born on 21 June 1845 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.³
• Marriage*: She married Albert Coles, son of Robert Cock and Lydia Hunt, on 21 October 1879.⁴
• Death*: She died on 27 December 1907 in Rolla, Phelps County, Missouri, at age 62.³

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2004

Algernon Dennis Smith

• Marriage*: He married Martha _____.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2004

Martha _____

• Marriage*: She married Algernon Dennis Smith.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2004

Lydia Pearl Coles

• Father: Albert Coles¹ b. 25 Apr 1838, d. 15 May 1906
• Mother: Lucy Lamira Smith² b. 21 Jun 1845, d. 27 Dec 1907

• Birth*: She was born on 3 January 1882 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma.³
• Marriage*: She married George Castleman Breckinridge, son of John Breckinridge and Nellie Elizabeth Talmage, in 1905.³
• Death*: She died on 30 January 1951 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, at age 69.³

• Last Edited: 30 Dec 2006

George Castleman Breckinridge

• Father: John Breckinridge¹
• Mother: Nellie Elizabeth Talmage²

• Birth*: He was born on 16 January 1885.³
• Marriage*: He married Lydia Pearl Coles, daughter of Albert Coles and Lucy Lamira Smith, in 1905.³
• Death*: He died on 26 April 1932 at age 47.³

• Last Edited: 30 Dec 2006

John Breckinridge

• Marriage*: He married Nellie Elizabeth Talmage.

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2004

Nellie Elizabeth Talmage

• Marriage*: She married John Breckinridge.

• Last Edited: 5 Apr 2004

Martha Ann Knight

• Marriage*: She married Obadiah Woodson Knight.

• Last Edited: 11 May 2014

Gabriel Andrew Knight

• Father: Obadiah Woodson Knight^3,4 b. 1 Mar 1808, d. 1 Apr 1868
• Mother: Martha Ann Knight^1,2

• Birth*: He was born in 1842 in Bedford County, Tennessee.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Hannah E. Jenkins, daughter of William Jenkins and Cynthia Thomas, on 8 September 1869.⁵

• Note*: One source says he was born in 1843. He enlisted in the 1st Texas Artillery, Confederate Army, in 1861 and served for four years.^6,7

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2005

Hannah E. Jenkins

• Father: William Jenkins¹ b. 1817, d. Nov 1871
• Mother: Cynthia Thomas b. 1816

• Marriage*: She married Gabriel Andrew Knight, son of Obadiah Woodson Knight and Martha Ann Knight, on 8 September 1869.²

• Last Edited: 6 Feb 2005

Sara Robinson

• Birth*: She was born on 2 December 1927 in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Marion Walker Fortson, son of Edward ('Eddie') Luke Fortson and Marion Veasey Walker.^3,2
• Death*: She died on 15 February 2018 in Saint Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital, 5401 Lake Oconee Parkway, Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia, at age 90.^4,2
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 February 2018 in Greenview Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia.^5,2

• Obituary*: Sara Robinson Fortson of Greensboro, GA passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018 at St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital. Born in Greensboro, GA on December 2, 1927, she was a daughter of the late Claud Edgar Robinson, Sr. and Marie Audrey McWhorter Robinson. She earned a Master’s Degree from Stanislaus State University. Sara married Marion Walker Fortson and they made their home in Modesto, CA. Sara worked as a Social Worker for Stanislaus County California. After retirement they returned to Greensboro. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. She enjoyed her time with friends and family. 
  Sara was preceded in death by her husband, Marion Walker Fortson and son, Matt Fortson in 2004; a brother, Claud Edgar Robinson, Jr; and a sister, Audrey Robinson Lunceford. She is survived by a son and his wife, Gregory Kenneth Fortson and Delaine of Modesto, CA; two granddaughters, Sally Fortson (Brian Ellis) of Irvine, CA and Sara Fortson of Los Angeles, CA; great granddaughter, Emerson Rose Ellis; other relatives and friends.
  Graveside services will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Greenview Cemetery, Memorial Drive, Greensboro, GA 30642 with Rev. Hugh Hendrickson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at McCommons funeral Home. McCommons Funeral Home, 109 W. Broad St., Greensboro, GA, (706) 453-2626, is in charge of arrangements. Visit us at www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com to sign the online guest register.²
• Note*: After marriage, they lived in Modesto, California, returning to Greensboro, Georgia after retirement. While living in Modesto, she earned a master's degree from Stanislaus State University and worked as a social worker for Stanislaus County. She was a member of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer.²

• Last Edited: 22 Feb 2018

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

Matt Fortson

• Father: Marion Walker Fortson² b. 27 Dec 1923, d. 18 Apr 2004
• Mother: Sara Robinson¹ b. 2 Dec 1927, d. 15 Feb 2018

• Death*: He died in 2004.³

• Last Edited: 22 Feb 2018

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

Carol Ann Amond

• Birth*: She was born on 18 February 1952 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married Hugh Thomas ('Tom') Shelton, son of Alfred ('Al') Shelton and Ruby Lynn Smith, on 18 December 1982.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 4 March 2004 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 52.^6,7,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 March 2004 in Richland Cemetery, Richland, Navarro County, Texas.^6,8

• Last Edited: 24 Feb 2014

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway, Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

John Randolph Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin² b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson¹ b. 1812, d. 1890

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Houston Lamar Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Andrew Bonaparte Griffin Jr.

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

George Washington Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Russell LaFayette Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Harriett Muscogee Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Floyd.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Floyd

• Marriage*: He married Harriett Muscogee Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Sarah Jane Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Edwards.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Edwards

• Marriage*: He married Sarah Jane Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Josephine Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Floyd.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Floyd

• Marriage*: He married Josephine Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Victoria Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Walton.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Walton

• Marriage*: He married Victoria Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Susan Pauline Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Owen.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Owen

• Marriage*: He married Susan Pauline Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Hortense Letitia Griffin

• Father: Andrew Bonaparte Griffin¹ b. 1800, d. 1899
• Mother: Susan Tate Fortson² b. 1812, d. 1890

• Marriage*: She married _____ Summers.³

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

_____ Summers

• Marriage*: He married Hortense Letitia Griffin, daughter of Andrew Bonaparte Griffin and Susan Tate Fortson.¹

• Last Edited: 22 May 2004

Alpha May Estes

• Father: George Dewey Estes¹ b. 5 May 1898, d. 26 Mar 1985
• Mother: Laura Inez Sowell² b. 1904, d. 1981

• Birth*: She was born on 15 March 1921.³
• Death*: She died on 2 October 1933 at age 12.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Mason County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Lucille Estes

• Father: George Dewey Estes¹ b. 5 May 1898, d. 26 Mar 1985
• Mother: Laura Inez Sowell² b. 1904, d. 1981

• Birth*: She was born on 20 February 1932.³
• Death*: She died on 21 June 1933 at age 1.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Gooch Cemetery, Mason, Mason County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 29 May 2004

George Adam McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty² b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle¹ b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born on 10 February 1788 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.³
• Marriage*: He married Nancy Rife, daughter of Abraham Rife and Catrina _____, on 9 November 1813 in Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Taylor on 18 July 1863 in Meigs County, Ohio.³
• Death*: He died on 6 December 1877 in Salem Center, Meigs County, Ohio, at age 89.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Pearsol Cemetery, Meigs County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Jonas McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born on 7 October 1791 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.³
• Marriage*: He married Esther S. Rife, daughter of Joseph Rife and Margaret Carpenter, in 1811.³
• Death*: He died on 20 June 1851 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, at age 59.³
• Burial*: Interment was in McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Mary McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: She was born in 1795 in Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Burial*: Interment was in School Lot Cemetery, Columbia Township, Meigs County, Ohio.³
• Death*: She died in 1886 in Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

John McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born circa 1798 in Shenandoah County, Virginia.³
• Death*: He died on 22 September 1825 in Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Burial*: Interment was in McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Elizabeth McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: She was born in February 1800 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Death*: She died on 13 March 1899 in Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, at age 99.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Benjamin F. McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born on 5 February 1800 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Death*: He died on 7 April 1887 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio, at age 87.³
• Burial*: Interment was in McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

James ('Jim') McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born on 19 January 1803 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Death*: He died on 18 July 1887 at age 84.³
• Burial*: Interment was in McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Rebecca McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: She was born in 1805 in Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Silas McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: He was born circa 1810 in Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004

Sophia McCarty

• Father: Jonas McCarty¹ b. 1765, d. 27 Oct 1849
• Mother: Catherine Ann ('Katie') Zirkle² b. 1769, d. 18 Feb 1854

• Birth*: She was born on 18 April 1813 in Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³
• Death*: She died on 26 May 1890 in Ohio at age 77.³
• Burial*: Interment was in McCarty Cemetery, Cheshire Township, Gallia County, Ohio.³

• Last Edited: 27 Jun 2004