Evelyn Janette Fortson

F, ID# 20320, b. 9 January 1937, d. 2 August 2014
  • Note*: A family history gives 11 Jan 1937 as her birth date and does not name her birth place.6

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and pictures of his or her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

Family: Rev. Howard Drew Torrence b. 25 Dec 1929, d. 18 Feb 2013

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. 153 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Evelyn Janette Fortson Torrence, memorial no. 139311888, viewed on 15 Apr 2021 (naming Alson Edmond Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153 (naming Hester Bruce as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Evelyn Janette Fortson Torrence, memorial no. 139311888, viewed on 15 Apr 2021 (naming Hester Elizabeth Bruce as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Evelyn Janette Fortson Torrence, memorial no. 139311888, viewed on 15 Apr 2021.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 153.

Rev. Howard Drew Torrence

M, ID# 20321, b. 25 December 1929, d. 18 February 2013

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary, pictures of him, and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

Family: Evelyn Janette Fortson b. 9 Jan 1937, d. 2 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Rev. Howard Drew Torrence Sr., memorial no. 115147359, viewed on 15 Apr 2021.
  2. [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. 153.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Rev. Howard Drew Torrence Sr., memorial no. 115147359, viewed on 15 Apr 2021 (stating that he died that afternoon at Gordon Hospice House).

Debra Dale Nicholson

F, ID# 20332, b. 8 June 1962, d. 11 April 2021

Debra Dale Nicholson Barnhardt.
  • Last Edited: 15 Apr 2021

Family: James Kenneth ('Kenny') Barnhardt III b. 24 May 1959, d. 23 Nov 2014

Citations

  1. [S1815] Obituary for Debra Dale Nicholson Barnhardt, Independent Tribune, Concord and Kannapolis, N.C., 14 Apr 2021, online at https://tinyurl.com/uznwamf7, viewed on 14 Apr 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  2. [S1574] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Debra Dale Nicholson, viewed on 14 Apr 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  3. [S1818] "Barnhardt, Nicholson Vows Said," The Daily Independent, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 9 Mar 1980, p. 4-D, col. 1, online at https://tinyurl.com/w6z6p8rx, viewed on 15 Apr 2021 (giving the date and the place and stating that the wedding took place at noon).
  4. [S1815] Obituary for Debra Dale Nicholson Barnhardt, online, above (not giving the date or the place).
  5. [S1815] Obituary for Debra Dale Nicholson Barnhardt, online, above.

Alson Edmon ('Eddie') Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 20337, b. 11 December 1944, d. 9 June 2020

Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr.
  • Birth*: He was born on 11 December 1944.5,6
  • Marriage*: He married Geraldine Heath in June 1965.7,8
  • Death*: He died on 9 June 2020 at age 75.9
  • Note*: He was married to Geraldine for forty-one years until her death. His favorite place was fishing at the Outer Banks of North Carolina.6
  • Last Edited: 1 Dec 2021

Family: Geraldine Heath b. 25 Jul 1945, d. 15 Jul 2006

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. 153-54 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson as his father).
  2. [S1676] Obituary for Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr., Whitley's Funeral Home, Kannapolis, N.C., online at https://tinyurl.com/ycr958dm, viewed on 11 Jun 2020 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 153-54 (naming Hester Bruce as his mother).
  4. [S1676] Obituary for Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr., online, above (naming Hester Bruce Fortson as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154.
  6. [S1676] Obituary for Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr., online, above.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154 (giving the date).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Geraldine Heath Fortson, memorial no. 155255830, viewed on 11 Jun 2020 (not giving the date).
  9. [S1676] Obituary for Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr., online, above (stating that he passed away peacefully in his sleep).
  10. [S1574] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Alson Edmon Fortson, III (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  11. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, Independent Tribune, Concord and Kannapolis, N.C., 1 Dec 2021, image online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/2xnnsxvx, viewed on 1 Dec 2021 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).

Geraldine Heath

F, ID# 20338, b. 25 July 1945, d. 15 July 2006

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 1 Dec 2021

Family: Alson Edmon ('Eddie') Fortson Jr. b. 11 Dec 1944, d. 9 Jun 2020

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Geraldine Heath Fortson, memorial no. 155255830, viewed on 11 Jun 2020.
  2. [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. 154 (giving the date).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Geraldine Heath Fortson, memorial no. 155255830, viewed on 11 Jun 2020 (not giving the date).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154 (naming Geraldine Heath as his mother).
  5. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, Independent Tribune, Concord and Kannapolis, N.C., 1 Dec 2021, image online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/2xnnsxvx, viewed on 1 Dec 2021 (naming Geraldine Heath as his mother).

Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson III

M, ID# 20340, b. 11 December 1966, d. 28 November 2021

Alson Edmon Fortson, III.
  • Note*: He was a brick mason and a semi-truck driver who enjoyed building things and hunting. He loved fishing and enjoyed teaching his granddaughter about nature and how to fish. He died after a three-year battle with Lou Gehrig's disease (ALS).8
  • Last Edited: 1 Dec 2021

Citations

  1. [S1574] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Alson Edmon Fortson, III (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  2. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, Independent Tribune, Concord and Kannapolis, N.C., 1 Dec 2021, image online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/2xnnsxvx, viewed on 1 Dec 2021 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  3. [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. 154 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154 (naming Geraldine Heath as his mother).
  5. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, online, above (naming Geraldine Heath as his mother).
  6. [S1574] North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Alson Edmon Fortson, III (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, online, above (naming the place; not giving the date but stating that he was fifty-four years old when he died on 28 Nov 2021).
  8. [S1996] Obituary for Alson Edmon ('Ed') Fortson, III, online, above.

Daisy Loretta Lunsford

F, ID# 20343, b. 30 August 1947, d. 21 February 2024

Daisy Loretta Lunsford Fortson, from her online obituary.
  • Note*: A family history gives 25 Sep 1967 as their marriage date and Daisy Lunsford as her name. It does not identify the place of their marriage.5

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024

Citations

  1. [S2364] Obituary for Daisy Loretta Fortson, Whitley's Funeral Home, Kannapolis, North Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/3v2cj3zm, viewed on 14 Mar 2024.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Daisy Loretta 'MooMoo' Lunsford Fortson, memorial ID 265366399, viewed on 15 Mar 2024.
  3. [S2364] Obituary for Daisy Loretta Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Daisy Loretta 'MooMoo' Lunsford Fortson, memorial ID 265366399, viewed on 15 Mar 2024 (giving the place but not the date).
  5. [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. 154.

Bruce Wilborn Fortson

M, ID# 20348, b. 29 October 1957, d. 15 August 2003
  • Birth*: He was born on 29 October 1957.3,4
  • Death*: He died on 15 August 2003 at age 45.5
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2009

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. 153-54 (naming Alson Edmon Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 153-54 (naming Hester Bruce as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 154.
  4. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 12 Jan 2009.
  5. [S1108] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/RootswebSSDI, viewed on 12 Jan 2009 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Kannapolis, N.C. when he died).

Catharine Jane Ryman

F, ID# 20349, b. 30 November 1840, d. 11 August 1905
  • Obituary*: FROM TIMBERVILLE
    TIMBERVILLE, Aug. 11—
    Mrs. Catherine Bushong, wife of Abraham Bushong, died at her home several miles east of here early this morning after an illness of several months. She was about 65 years old and leaves besides a husband, twelve children and a number of grandchildren. Her children are: Mrs. Mary Keiter of Middletown, Indiana; Mrs. Laura Neese of Martinsburg, West Virginia; Mrs. Elizabeth Arehart of Hawkinstown, Va., Mrs. Elle Garber of near this place; Misses Annie, Ida, Cornelia and Ressie Bushong, and Messrs Arthur, Paul, Samuel, and Miller Bushong of this neighborhood.
    Before her marriage she was miss Catherine Ryman, a sister of Mrs. S. A. Ryman of this place. She was a consistent member of the Lutheran church and her funeral will likely take place from Rader's church near here tomorrow.7
  • Last Edited: 12 Sep 2011

Family: Abraham Bushong b. 4 Nov 1827, d. 23 May 1910

Citations

  1. [S1197] Gloria Bushong, electronic mail to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, (naming Anna Zirkle as her father).
  2. [S1197] Gloria Bushong, electronic mail to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, (naming Levi H. Ryman as her father).
  3. [S1197] Gloria Bushong, electronic mail to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009.
  4. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, describing her as wife of Abraham Bushong but not giving the marriage date).
  5. [S1197] Gloria Bushong, electronic mail to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, (naming the place but not giving the date).
  6. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, stating that "her funeral likely will take place on 12 Aug).
  7. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009).
  8. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, naming Mrs. Catherine Bushong as her mother).
  9. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, naming Mrs. Catherine Bushong as his mother).

Abraham Bushong

M, ID# 20350, b. 4 November 1827, d. 23 May 1910
  • Last Edited: 7 Sep 2009

Family: Catharine Jane Ryman b. 30 Nov 1840, d. 11 Aug 1905

Citations

  1. [S1198] The Rockingham Register, Harrisonburg, Va., 15 Aug 1905, p. 3, col. 7 (obituary of Mrs. Catherine Bushong, quoted in electronic mail from Gloria Bushong to e-mail address, 3 Sep 2009, describing her as wife of Abraham Bushong but not giving the marriage date).