Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

John Lacy Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 20801, b. 16 December 1928, d. 14 May 1996

Father: John Lacy Fortson^1,2 b. 2 Nov 1877, d. 1951
Mother: Sallie McConnell^3,4 b. 1882, d. 1965

Birth*: He was born on 16 December 1928 in Georgia.⁵
Marriage*: He married Betty Ruth Wallace on 5 October 1950.^6,5,7
Death*: He died on 14 May 1996 in Clarke County, Georgia, at age 67.⁸
Burial*: Interment was in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery No. 1, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.⁸

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

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

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

James Robert ('Bobby') Fortson^10,11 b. 16 Feb 1954, d. 27 Nov 2017

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. 151-52 (naming John Lacy Fortson as his father).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 151-52 (naming Sallie McConnell as his mother).
[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).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Lacy Fortson, memorial no. 146452165, viewed on 30 Nov 2017.
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming John Lacy Fortson, Jr. as his father).
[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

Birth*: She was born on 12 April 1933 in Fulton County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married John Lacy Fortson Jr., son of John Lacy Fortson and Sallie McConnell, on 5 October 1950.^2,3,4
Death*: She died on 13 May 2012 in Cobb Health Care Center, Comer, Madison County, Georgia, at age 79.¹
Burial*: Interment was on 15 May 2012 in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery No. 1, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.¹

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

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

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

James Robert ('Bobby') Fortson^5,6 b. 16 Feb 1954, d. 27 Nov 2017

Citations

[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).
[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.
[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).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Betty Ruth Wallace Fortson, memorial no. 146452126, viewed on 30 Nov 2017 (not giving the date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming Betty Wallace as his mother).
[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).

Thomas Earl Chastain

M, ID# 20811, b. 13 November 1944, d. 5 June 2019

Birth*: He was born on 13 November 1944 in Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.^1,2
Death*: He died on 5 June 2019 in AnMed Health Medical Center, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 74.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was on 8 June 2019 in Midway Presbyterian Church Cemetery (also known as Midway Cemetery), 3238 Midway Road, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina.

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

[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.
[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

[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

Father: Robert E. Fortson¹ b. 25 Jan 1909, d. 8 Oct 1987
Mother: Susie Mae Adams² b. 1 Jun 1911, d. 6 Dec 1980

Death*: He died on 15 March 1930.^3,4
Birth*: He was born on 15 March 1930.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Madison County, Georgia.⁴

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.

Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

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. 152 (naming Robert E. Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152 (naming Susie Mae Adams as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 152.
[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

Father: John Grady Fortson¹ b. 1 Dec 1911, d. 23 Dec 1968
Mother: Cumi Vastine Carey² b. 2 Jan 1914, d. 3 Mar 2002

Note*: A family history gives her husband's name as _____ Addison.³

Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

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

Father: John Grady Fortson b. 1 Dec 1911, d. 23 Dec 1968
Mother: Cumi Vastine Carey b. 2 Jan 1914, d. 3 Mar 2002

Birth*: He was born on 5 September 1940 in Madison County, Georgia.¹
Death*: He died on 6 December 2012 in Bogart, Oconee County, Georgia, at age 72.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Madison County, Georgia.¹

Additional Resources

• Find A Grave memorials for him are here and here.

Last Edited: 28 Dec 2012

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

Citations

[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

Father: John Lacy Fortson Jr.^1,2 b. 16 Dec 1928, d. 14 May 1996
Mother: Betty Ruth Wallace^3,4 b. 12 Apr 1933, d. 13 May 2012

Birth*: He was born on 16 February 1954 in Royston, Franklin County, Georgia.⁵
Death*: He died on 27 November 2017 in Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 63.⁵

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

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

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 152-53 (naming John Lacy Fortson, Jr. as his father).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 152-53 (naming Betty Wallace as his mother).
[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).
[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).
[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

Birth*: He was born in 1869.¹
Marriage*: He married Cora Fortson, daughter of Thomas Edmond Fortson and Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough.¹
Death*: He died in 1960.¹

Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

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

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

Lily Mae Self²
Flossie Lee Self² b. 9 Feb 1902, d. 4 Feb 1914

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. 146.
[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.

Father: Joe H. Self¹ b. 1869, d. 1960
Mother: Cora Fortson² b. 28 Jan 1874, d. 4 Dec 1916

Birth*: She was born on 9 February 1902.^3,4
Death*: She died on 4 February 1914 at age 11.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Madison County, Georgia.^3,4

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 20 Feb 2016

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. 146 (naming Joe H. Self as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Cora Fortson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 146.
[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

Father: Joe H. Self¹ b. 1869, d. 1960
Mother: Cora Fortson² b. 28 Jan 1874, d. 4 Dec 1916

Last Edited: 11 Jan 2013

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. 146 (naming Joe H. Self as her father).
[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.

Birth*: She was born on 6 July 1881.^1,2
Marriage*: She married Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson, son of Thomas Edmond Fortson and Nancy Elizabeth Scarborough.^3,4
Death*: She died on 29 June 1941 at age 59.^1,2
Burial*: Interment was in Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery, Shiloh, Madison County, Georgia.^1,2

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 16 Jan 2021

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

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

Thomas Ed Fortson+⁵ b. 1897, d. 1984
Mattie Lou Fortson+⁶ b. 18 Mar 1903, d. 9 Apr 1990
James Clifford Fortson+⁵ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
Will David Fortson+^7,8 b. 1914, d. 1998
Blanche Fortson^9,10 b. 3 Dec 1927, d. 13 Apr 2014

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. 147.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Naomi C. Fortson, memorial no. 45127103, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[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]).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving her name as Naomi).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[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

Father: Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson¹ b. 23 Jun 1876, d. 4 Jul 1944
Mother: Martha Naomi Chatham² b. 6 Jul 1881, d. 29 Jun 1941

Birth*: He was born in 1897.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Lois Annie McConnell, daughter of Francis Newton McConnell and Mary Graham.^5,6,7
Death*: He died in 1984.⁶
Burial*: Interment was in Sun Dial 1, Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.

Note*: A family history says he was born on 13 Oct 1900 in Madison County, Georgia.⁵

Last Edited: 29 Jun 2020

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

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

James Stewart Fortson+⁸ b. 10 Aug 1921, d. 17 Mar 1994
Dallas Edward Fortson+⁸ b. 4 Mar 1923, d. 19 Aug 2017
Emris H. Fortson⁸ b. 9 Jul 1926, d. 16 Jun 1934
Glenn F. Fortson+^8,9 b. 21 Jun 1928, d. 14 Dec 2000
Sheriff Jack Darrell Fortson+^8,10,11 b. 27 Jul 1932, d. 16 Jun 2020
Joe Harold Fortson⁸ b. 27 Jul 1932, d. 27 Mar 1933
Hilda Virginia Fortson+^12,13 b. 29 Feb 1940, d. 26 Nov 2014
Hugh Kelly Fortson⁸ b. 29 Feb 1940, d. 16 May 1941

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
[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).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois McConnell Fortson, memorial no. 160497007, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Thomas Ed Fortson as his father).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Thomas Ed Fortson as her father).
[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

Father: Francis Newton McConnell¹ b. 26 Jul 1856, d. 16 Mar 1939
Mother: Mary Graham² b. 17 Oct 1872, d. 20 May 1956

Birth*: She was born on 10 July 1901.^3,4
Marriage*: She married Thomas Ed Fortson, son of Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson and Martha Naomi Chatham.^3,5,6
Death*: She died on 1 October 1989 at age 88.⁷
Burial*: Interment was in Sun Dial 1, Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.⁶

Last Edited: 29 Jun 2020

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

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

James Stewart Fortson+⁸ b. 10 Aug 1921, d. 17 Mar 1994
Dallas Edward Fortson+⁸ b. 4 Mar 1923, d. 19 Aug 2017
Emris H. Fortson⁸ b. 9 Jul 1926, d. 16 Jun 1934
Glenn F. Fortson+^8,9 b. 21 Jun 1928, d. 14 Dec 2000
Sheriff Jack Darrell Fortson+^8,10,11 b. 27 Jul 1932, d. 16 Jun 2020
Joe Harold Fortson⁸ b. 27 Jul 1932, d. 27 Mar 1933
Hilda Virginia Fortson+^12,13 b. 29 Feb 1940, d. 26 Nov 2014
Hugh Kelly Fortson⁸ b. 29 Feb 1940, d. 16 May 1941

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 147 (naming Francis Newton McConnell as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Mary Graham as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Lois M. Fortson, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Tom Ed Fortson, memorial no. 160497035, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois McConnell Fortson, memorial no. 160497007, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
[S1682] Social Security Death Index, online at https://newspaperarchive.com, record for Lois M. Fortson, viewed on 19 Jun 2020.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Lois McConnell as his mother).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Lois McConnell as her mother).
[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

Birth*: He was born on 26 July 1856.¹
Marriage*: He married Mary Graham.^2,3
Death*: He died on 16 March 1939 at age 82.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Colbert City Cemetery, Colbert, Madison County, Georgia.^4,1

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

Lois Annie McConnell+⁵ b. 10 Jul 1901, d. 1 Oct 1989

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Francis N. McConnell, memorial no. 89462266, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[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).
[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).
[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.
[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

Birth*: She was born on 17 October 1872.¹
Marriage*: She married Francis Newton McConnell.^2,3
Death*: She died on 20 May 1956 at age 83.¹
Burial*: Interment was in Colbert City Cemetery, Colbert, Madison County, Georgia.¹

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

Lois Annie McConnell+⁴ b. 10 Jul 1901, d. 1 Oct 1989

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary E. McConnell, memorial no. 89462267, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[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).
[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).
[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

Father: Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson¹ b. 23 Jun 1876, d. 4 Jul 1944
Mother: Martha Naomi Chatham² b. 6 Jul 1881, d. 29 Jun 1941

Birth*: She was born on 18 March 1903.^3,4
Marriage*: She married George W. Bryant, son of Ben Bryant and Martha Jane Fortson.^5,6,3
Death*: She died on 9 April 1990 at age 87.^3,4
Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.³

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

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

Family: George W. Bryant b. 9 May 1903, d. 21 Aug 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. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mattie Lou Bryant, memorial no. 31118101, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Mattie L. Bryant, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
[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

Father: Ben Bryant²
Mother: Martha Jane Fortson¹ b. 20 Feb 1881

Birth*: He was born on 9 May 1903.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Mattie Lou Fortson, daughter of Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson and Martha Naomi Chatham.^5,3,6
Death*: He died on 21 August 1978 at age 75.^3,7
Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.³

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

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

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

Citations

[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 147, 156 (both naming Martha Jane Fortson as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147, 156 (both naming Ben Bryant as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George W. Bryant, memorial no. 31118098, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, George Bryant, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mattie Lou Bryant, memorial no. 31118101, viewed on 11 Jan 2013.
[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

Father: Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson¹ b. 23 Jun 1876, d. 4 Jul 1944
Mother: Martha Naomi Chatham² b. 6 Jul 1881, d. 29 Jun 1941

Birth*: He was born on 4 March 1905 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Annie Sue Suddeth on 15 September 1925.³
Death*: He died on 8 October 1987 at age 82.^6,7
Burial*: Interment was in Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.⁸

Last Edited: 30 Aug 2022

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

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

Lucile Fortson⁹ b. 6 Mar 1927, d. 6 Mar 1927
Shellanna Fortson⁹ b. 9 Sep 1928, d. 31 Jan 1996
Jeptha Morrison Fortson¹⁰ b. 9 Apr 1930, d. 17 Apr 1998
Cornelia Fortson¹¹ b. 8 May 1932, d. 23 Apr 1996
Robert Columbus Fortson¹⁰ b. 17 Aug 1934, d. 4 May 1991
Earl Cecil Fortson¹² b. 20 Sep 1937, d. 31 Jul 2012
Eleanor Fortson+^13,14 b. 28 Apr 1941, d. 20 Aug 2022

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. 147 (naming Columbus ('Lump') Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Naomi Chatham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147.
[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).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for James C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
[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).
[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).
[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

Birth*: She was born on 8 June 1907 in Madison County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Marriage*: She married James Clifford Fortson, son of Christopher Columbus ('Lump') Fortson and Martha Naomi Chatham, on 15 September 1925.¹
Death*: She died in July 1981 at age 74.^4,5
Burial*: Interment was in Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.⁶

Additional Resources

• Herr memorial on BillionGraves, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 30 Aug 2022

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

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

Lucile Fortson⁷ b. 6 Mar 1927, d. 6 Mar 1927
Shellanna Fortson⁷ b. 9 Sep 1928, d. 31 Jan 1996
Jeptha Morrison Fortson⁸ b. 9 Apr 1930, d. 17 Apr 1998
Cornelia Fortson⁹ b. 8 May 1932, d. 23 Apr 1996
Robert Columbus Fortson⁸ b. 17 Aug 1934, d. 4 May 1991
Earl Cecil Fortson¹⁰ b. 20 Sep 1937, d. 31 Jul 2012
Eleanor Fortson+^11,12 b. 28 Apr 1941, d. 20 Aug 2022

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. 147.
[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).
[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).
[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.).
[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).
[S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page for Annie Sue Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Annie Sue suddeth as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
[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).
[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).
[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

Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

Death*: She died on 6 March 1927 in Madison County, Georgia.³
Birth*: She was born on 6 March 1927 in Madison County, Georgia.³
Burial*: Interment was in Macedonia Church, Madison County, Georgia.

Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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

Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

Birth*: She was born on 9 September 1928 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4,5
Death*: She died on 31 January 1996 at age 67.^6,7
Burial*: Interment was in Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.⁸

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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. 147 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (naming Annie Sue suddeth as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 147 (giving the date and the place).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[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).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Shellanna Fortson Kettle, memorial no. 100893365, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.