John Lacy Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 20801, b. 16 December 1928, d. 14 May 1996
  • Note*: His middle name is spelled Lace in his wife's obituary.9

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a photo of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Mar 2020

Family: Betty Ruth Wallace b. 12 Apr 1933, d. 13 May 2012

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. 151-52 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 151-52 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (based on photograph of tombstone accompanying memorial).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (not giving the date).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (based on obituary included in memorial).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming John Lacy Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming John Lace [sic] Fortson, Jr. as his father).

Betty Ruth Wallace

F, ID# 20802, b. 12 April 1933, d. 13 May 2012
  • Note*: She was a seamstress with Ila Sportswear and attended the New Hope Worship Center in Danielsville, Georgia.1

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Mar 2020

Family: John Lacy Fortson Jr. b. 16 Dec 1928, d. 14 May 1996

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (based on obituary included in memorial).
  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. 152.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (based on photograph of tombstone accompanying memorial).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (not giving the date).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming Betty Wallace as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson as his mother).

Betty Jean Fortson

F, ID# 20803, b. 6 July 1928, d. 4 November 2016
  • Note*: She attended Southern Business College in Atlanta, Georgia and was employed until retirement by the University of Georgia College of Education. She was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church.16

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture, her obituary, and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

Family: Tramel Alton Carey

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. 152 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Betty Jean Fortson Carey, memorial ID 172244327, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee Fortson, memorial ID 118816986, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  4. [S2257] Obituary for Betty F. Carey, online at findagrave.com, https://tinyurl.com/25dnsnww, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (naming Ruth Crowe as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Jean Fortson Carey, memorial ID 172244327, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Ruth Crowe as her mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ruth Crowe Fortson, memorial ID 118817017, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Ruth Crowe as her mother).
  8. [S2257] Obituary for Betty F. Carey, online, above (naming Ruth Fortson as her mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Jean Fortson Carey, memorial ID 172244327, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  10. [S2257] Obituary for Betty F. Carey, online, above (not giving the date but giving her age at death as 88; stating that she was born in Madison County, Georgia).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (giving the date but not the place).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.
  13. [S2257] Obituary for Betty F. Carey, online, above (stating that she died at her home that morning).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Jean Fortson Carey, memorial ID 172244327, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (stating that she died that morning).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Jean Fortson Carey, memorial ID 172244327, viewed on 20 Jun 2023.
  16. [S2257] Obituary for Betty F. Carey, online, above.

Tramel Alton Carey

M, ID# 20804
  • Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

Family: Betty Jean Fortson b. 6 Jul 1928, d. 4 Nov 2016

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. 152.

Jacqueline Fortson

F, ID# 20806, b. 11 December 1932, d. 16 June 2023

Jacqueline Fortson Brown, from her online obituary.
  • Note*: • A family history gives 10 Dec 1932 as her birth date and does not name the birth place.
    • She was a member of Erastus Christian Church in Commerce, Georgia.6,7
  • Last Edited: 20 Jun 2023

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. 152 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  2. [S2256] Obituary for Jacqueline Fortson Brown, Ivie Funeral Home, Commerce, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/24prkyeh, viewed on 20 Jun 2023 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (naming Ruth Crowe as her mother).
  4. [S2256] Obituary for Jacqueline Fortson Brown, online, above (naming Ruth Crowe as her mother).
  5. [S2256] Obituary for Jacqueline Fortson Brown, online, above.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (first bullet).
  7. [S2256] Obituary for Jacqueline Fortson Brown, online, above (second bullet).

Thomas Earl Chastain

M, ID# 20811, b. 13 November 1944, d. 5 June 2019
  • Note*: He lived in Anderson, South Carolina, was a member of Concord Baptist Church, and was retired from BASF as an economic analyst with thirty-two years of service. He was survived by his wife, a daughter, two grandsons, a brother, three sisters, and several nieces and nephews.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Jun 2019

Citations

  1. [S1578] Obituary of Thomas E. Chastain, published in Anderson Independent-Mail, Anderson, S.C., 7 Jun 2019, online at https://tinyurl.com/y555sk55, viewed on 7 Jun 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Thomas Earl Chastain, memorial no. 199794179, viewed on 7 Jun 2019.

John Phillip Fortson

M, ID# 20816, b. 31 December 1965, d. 22 January 2018
  • Birth*: He was born on 31 December 1965.1
  • Death*: He died on 22 January 2018 at age 52.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jan 2018

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. 152.

(Son) Fortson

M, ID# 20818, b. 15 March 1930, d. 15 March 1930

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

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. 152 (naming Robert E. Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (naming Susie Mae Adams as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Infant Son Fortson, memorial no. 64436568, viewed on 28 Dec 2012.

Jo Anne Fortson

F, ID# 20823
  • Note*: A family history gives her husband's name as _____ Addison.3
  • Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

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. 152 (naming Grady Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (naming Cumi Carey as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.

Eugene Talmadge Fortson

M, ID# 20824, b. 5 September 1940, d. 6 December 2012

Additional Resources

• Find A Grave memorials for him are here and here.
  • Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Eugene Talmadge Fortson, memorial no. 101882548, viewed on 28 Dec 2012.

James Robert ('Bobby') Fortson

M, ID# 20827, b. 16 February 1954, d. 27 November 2017
  • Note*: He was a truck driver, having retired from Overnite Transportation and was a member of the Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite Shriners Club. His remains were cremated, and their location is unknown.6

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Nov 2017

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. 152-53 (naming John Lacy Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming John Lace [sic] Fortson, Jr. as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming Betty Wallace as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (naming Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (based on obituary included in memorial).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Robert 'Bobby' Fortson, memorial no. 185542828, viewed on 30 Nov 2017.

Joe H. Self

M, ID# 20830, b. 1869, d. 1960
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

Family: Cora Fortson b. 28 Jan 1874, d. 4 Dec 1916

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 146.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Joe H. Self as her father).

Flossie Lee Self

F, ID# 20834, b. 9 February 1902, d. 4 February 1914

Flossie Lee Self's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Feb 2016

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 146 (naming Joe H. Self as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Cora Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Flossie Lee Self, memorial no. 64436844, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.

Lily Mae Self

F, ID# 20835
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 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. 146 (naming Joe H. Self as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Cora Fortson as her mother).

Martha Naomi Chatham

F, ID# 20837, b. 6 July 1881, d. 29 June 1941

Naomi Chatham Fortson's tombstone, Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Ga., courtesy of Ed Saye.

Additional Resources

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

Family: Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson b. 23 Jun 1876, d. 4 Jul 1944

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Naomi C. Fortson, memorial no. 45127103, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  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. 147 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving her name as Naomi and the date as 1900).
  4. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Christopher Columbus Fortson, serial no. 1554, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (giving her name as Naomia [sic] and not giving the date).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Naomi C. Fortson, memorial no. 45127103, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Will David Fortson, memorial no. 62568847, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Martha Naomi Chathem as his mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Naomi Chatham Fortson, memorial no. 45127103, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Martha Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p.150 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Darwin Cleveland Fortson, memorial ID 94991981, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (naming Mary Idell Davis as his mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Martha Naomi Cjhatham Fortson, memorial ID 45127103, viewed on 26 Jun 2023 (naming Martha Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  14. [S1800] Obituary for Blanche Fortson Carter, online at Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, Ga., https://tinyurl.com/y3lt35ep, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Blanche Fortson Carter, memorial no. 89461725, viewed on 16 Jan 2021 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).

Thomas Ed Fortson

M, ID# 20838, b. 1897, d. 1984
  • Note*: A family history says he was born on 13 Oct 1900 in Madison County, Georgia.5
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2020

Family: Lois Annie McConnell b. 10 Jul 1901, d. 1 Oct 1989

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. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (stating that he was born on 13 Oct 1900, which contradicts the date on his grave marker, in Madison County, Georgia).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois McConnell Fortson, memorial no. 160497007, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Thomas Ed Fortson as his father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Glenn F. Fortson, memorial no. 144762870, viewed on 28 Jun 2020 (naming Tom Ed Fortson as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Darrell Fortson, memorial no. 211461286, viewed on 19 Jun 2020 (naming Tom Ed Fortson as his father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020 (naming Tom Ed Fortson as his father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Thomas Ed Fortson as her father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hilda Virginia Fortson Strickland, memorial no. 211571273, viewed on 29 Jun 2020 (naming Tom Ed Fortson as her father).

Lois Annie McConnell

F, ID# 20839, b. 10 July 1901, d. 1 October 1989
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2020

Family: Thomas Ed Fortson b. 1897, d. 1984

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. 147 (naming Francis Newton McConnell as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Mary Graham as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Lois M. Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois McConnell Fortson, memorial no. 160497007, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
  7. [S1682] Social Security Death Index, online at https://newspaperarchive.com, record for Lois M. Fortson, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Lois McConnell as his mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Glenn F. Fortson, memorial no. 144762870, viewed on 28 Jun 2020 (naming Lois McConnell as his mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Darrell Fortson, memorial no. 211461286, viewed on 19 Jun 2020 (naming Lois McConnell Fortson as his mother).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois McConnell Fortson, memorial no. 160497007, viewed on 19 Jun 2020 (naming Lois McCnnell Fortson as his mother).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Lois McConnell as her mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hilda Virginia Fortson Strickland, memorial no. 211571273, viewed on 29 Jun 2020 (naming Lois Annie McConnell as her mother).

Francis Newton McConnell

M, ID# 20840, b. 26 July 1856, d. 16 March 1939

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

Family: Mary Graham b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 20 May 1956

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Francis N. McConnell, memorial no. 89462266, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary E. McConnell, memorial no. 89462267, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (citing inscription on grave marker that she was the wife of Francis N. McConnell).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis N. McConnell, memorial no. 89462266, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (citing inscription on grave marker that he was the husband of Mary E. McConnell).
  4. [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. 147.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Francis Newton McConnell as her father).

Mary Graham

F, ID# 20841, b. 17 October 1872, d. 20 May 1956

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

Family: Francis Newton McConnell b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 16 Mar 1939

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary E. McConnell, memorial no. 89462267, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary E. McConnell, memorial no. 89462267, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (citing inscription on grave marker that she was the wife of Francis N. McConnell).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Francis N. McConnell, memorial no. 89462266, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (citing inscription on grave marker that he was the husband of Mary E. McConnell).
  4. [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. 147 (naming Mary Graham as her mother).

Mattie Lou Fortson

F, ID# 20842, b. 18 March 1903, d. 9 April 1990
  • Note*: She and her husband, George Bryant, were first cousins.5

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2013

Family: George W. Bryant b. 9 May 1903, d. 21 Aug 1978

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. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mattie Lou Bryant, memorial no. 31118101, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Mattie L. Bryant, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George W. Bryant, memorial no. 31118098, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.

George W. Bryant

M, ID# 20843, b. 9 May 1903, d. 21 August 1978
  • Note*: He and his wife, Mattie Lou Fortson, were first cousins.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Jan 2013

Family: Mattie Lou Fortson b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 9 Apr 1990

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. 147, 156 (both naming Martha Jane Fortson as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147, 156 (both naming Ben Bryant as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George W. Bryant, memorial no. 31118098, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, George Bryant, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mattie Lou Bryant, memorial no. 31118101, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
  7. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, George Bryant, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (stating that he died in Aug 1978; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Oneonta, Ala. when he died).

James Clifford Fortson

M, ID# 20847, b. 4 March 1905, d. 8 October 1987
  • Last Edited: 30 Aug 2022

Family: Annie Sue Suddeth b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

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. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, James C. Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for James C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the year but not the place or the complete date).
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, James C. Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (stating that he died on 8 Oct 1987; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Athens, Ga. when he died).
  7. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for James C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the year but not the complete date).
  8. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for James C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving his name as Cecil Earl Fortson and naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
  13. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, 23 Aug 2022, image online at https://tinyurl.com/242zt43c, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving her name as Elnora Irene and naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).

Annie Sue Suddeth

F, ID# 20848, b. 8 June 1907, d. July 1981

Additional Resources

• Herr memorial on BillionGraves, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 Aug 2022

Family: James Clifford Fortson b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987

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. 147.
  2. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Annie Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for Annie Sue Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the year but not the place or the complete date).
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Annie Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (stating that she died in Jul 1981; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Athens, Ga. when she died and that last benefits were sent to an address in Athens, Ga.).
  5. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for Annie Sue Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the year but not the complete date).
  6. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for Annie Sue Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Annie Sue suddeth as her mother).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving his name as Cecil Earl Fortson and naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
  11. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, 23 Aug 2022, image online at https://tinyurl.com/242zt43c, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving her name as Elnora Irene and naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).

Lucile Fortson

F, ID# 20849, b. 6 March 1927, d. 6 March 1927
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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. 147 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Annie Sue suddeth as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.

Shellanna Fortson

F, ID# 20850, b. 9 September 1928, d. 31 January 1996

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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. 147 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Annie Sue suddeth as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Shellanna Kettle, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Shellanna Fortson Kettle, memorial no. 100893365, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Shellanna Fortson Kettle, memorial no. 100893365, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (stating that she died on 31 Jan 1996, which also is the date shown on her gravestone in the picture accompanying this memorial; not naming the place).
  7. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Shellanna Kettle, viewed on 11 Jan 2013 (stating that she died on 1 Feb 1996; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Arnoldsville, Ga. when she died).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Shellanna Fortson Kettle, memorial no. 100893365, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.