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John Edd Bryant

• Father: Ben Bryant¹
• Mother: Martha Jane Fortson² b. 20 Feb 1881

• Birth*: He was born on 6 April 1911.³
• Marriage*: He married Mila Painter.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 21 December 1998 at age 87.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 December 1998 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.⁵

• Note*: He lived in Oneonta, Alabama and was a long-time cattleman. He was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church, was a director of Central Bank, and in 1978 was elected Blount County's "father of the year." Survivors included a daughter, a son, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and two sisters.⁵

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

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

Mila Painter

• Birth*: She was born on 31 December 1913 in Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Edd Bryant, son of Ben Bryant and Martha Jane Fortson.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 13 January 1995 in her residence, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama, at age 81.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.¹

• Note*: She was a member of Union Hill Baptist Church, a member of Pine Grove Homemakers Club, a member of Blount County Cattle Womens Association, and a Committee Member of the Blount County Needy School Children. Survivors included her husband, a daughter, a son, six grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.³

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

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

Eudelle Bryant

• Father: Ben Bryant¹
• Mother: Martha Jane Fortson² b. 20 Feb 1881

• Birth*: She was born on 29 January 1916.³
• Marriage*: She married Willie Ray.⁴
• Death*: She died on 14 August 1997 at age 81.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Oneonta, Blount County, Alabama.³

• Note*: Eudell and her sister Estelle were twins.⁴

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2013

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

Willie Ray

• Birth*: He was born on 12 August 1915.¹
• Marriage*: He married Eudelle Bryant, daughter of Ben Bryant and Martha Jane Fortson.²
• Death*: He died on 21 January 1987 at age 71.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

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

Gertrude Bryant

• Father: Ben Bryant¹
• Mother: Martha Jane Fortson² b. 20 Feb 1881

• Birth*: She was born on 17 February 1918 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married Henry Artice Tuck.^4,3,5
• Death*: She died on 27 April 2003 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, at age 85.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 April 2003 in Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 12 Jan 2013

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

Henry Artice Tuck

• Birth*: He was born on 7 April 1914 in Wynnville, Blount County, Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: He married Gertrude Bryant, daughter of Ben Bryant and Martha Jane Fortson.^2,3,1
• Death*: He died on 25 January 2001 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

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

Mary Ellen Tuck

• Father: Henry Artice Tuck^3,4 b. 7 Apr 1914, d. 25 Jan 2001
• Mother: Gertrude Bryant^1,2 b. 17 Feb 1918, d. 27 Apr 2003

• Marriage*: She married Carl Howard Frazier, son of Hoyt Frazier and Buna Mae Wallace, in 1957.^5,6
• Death*: She died in November 2000 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.⁷

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

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

Carl Howard Frazier

• Father: Hoyt Frazier¹
• Mother: Buna Mae Wallace²

• Birth*: He was born on 17 June 1936 in Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: He married Mary Ellen Tuck, daughter of Henry Artice Tuck and Gertrude Bryant, in 1957.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 22 August 2008 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, at age 72.³
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 August 2008 in Forrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama.⁵

• Note*: He graduated from Emma Samson High School in Alabama City, Alabama in 1954 and worked for Goodyear for forty-one years, retiring in 1995. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and a Mason, and attended MeadowBrook Baptist Church and Forrest Avenue Church. Survivors included three children, two grandchildren, and three siblings.⁵

• Last Edited: 14 Jan 2013

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

Hoyt Frazier

• Marriage*: He married Buna Mae Wallace.

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

Buna Mae Wallace

• Marriage*: She married Hoyt Frazier.

• Last Edited: 13 Jan 2013

Cleveland Theo Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 28 February 1911 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 3 February 1985 in Clarke County, Georgia, at age 73.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Blue Stone Cemetery, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.⁶

• Note*: He was a resident of Madison County, Georgia at the time of his death.⁵

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Jack Edd Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 22 June 1912 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4,5
• Marriage*: He married Henrietta LaCount.⁶
• Death*: He died on 9 September 1992 in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, at age 80.^7,8,9

• Note*: He lived in Catawba, North Carolina.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 20 Sep 2023

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

William Silas Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 15 February 1914 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Jennie Glenn Horn.⁵
• Death*: He died on 8 February 1993 at age 78.⁶

• Note*: He lived in Hull, Georgia at the time of his death.⁷

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Jay Sims Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 3 May 1916 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 4 November 1954 in Clarke County, Georgia, at age 38.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Blue Stone Cemetery, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.^7,8

• Note*: He was a resident of Madison County, Georgia at the time of his death.⁵

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

John Bethune Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 8 March 1918 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 5 October 1989 at age 71.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Blue Stone Cemetery, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.⁵

• Note*: He served as a private in the U.S. Army in World War II. He and his wife were cousins.^6,7

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Nina Sue Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers^3,4 b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: She was born on 9 February 1921 in Madison County, Georgia.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married Huston Furr, son of Dock Franklin Furr and Laura Alice Love.^7,6,8
• Death*: She died on 24 November 1956 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at age 35.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was in Loves Chapel United Methodist Cemetery, Stanfield, Stanly County, North Carolina.^6,11

• Note*: She was married three times and had no children.¹²

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Frances Lucille Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: She was born on 23 August 1926 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 16 December 2006 at age 80.⁵

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Guy Howell Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson¹ b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers² b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 3 September 1930 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 1 May 1982 at age 51.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in Grandview Memorial Park, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina.⁶

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy.⁸

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 2013

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

Theron Lanier Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers^3,4 b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 29 May 1932 in Madison County, Georgia.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married _____ _____.⁷
• Death*: He died on 7 January 2015 in Hull, Madison County, Georgia, at age 82.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Bluestone Baptist Church Cemetery, Danielsville, Madison County, Georgia.⁸

• Note*: • In a family history, his middle name is Lamar; in the title to his Find A Grave memorial, it is Lanier; and in the obituary transcription placed in his Find A Grave memorial, his first name is Thero and his middle name is Laner.
  • He lived in Kannapolis, North Carolina at one time. He had no children, and his wife had died by 1969.
  • His death date is given as 7 Jan 2015 in his Find A Grave memorial (and on his gravestone as pictured in the memorial) and as 6 Jan 2015 in the obituary transcription placed in his Find A Grave memorial.^9,10,11,12

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2023

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

Alice Nona Fortson

• Father: William Richard Fortson^1,2 b. 21 May 1882, d. 30 Dec 1958
• Mother: Patsy Ethel Carithers^3,4 b. 25 May 1894, d. Jun 1974

• Birth*: She was born on 2 August 1934 in Madison County, Georgia.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Billy Sunday Wallace.⁸
• Divorce*: She and Billy Sunday Wallace were divorced in November 1966 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina.^9,10
• Marriage*: She married James Robert Lentz.¹¹
• Death*: She died on 28 March 1970 in Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, at age 35.^12,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 March 1970 in Myrtle section, Carolina Memorial Park, 3101 S. Cannon Blvd., Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina.^13,14

• Note*: • She and her first husband were divorced.
  • She and her second husband were married and living in Kannapolis, North Carolina when she died.
  • She was employed in a hosiery mill.^10,15

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

Oliver Shelnut

• Birth*: He was born in 1906.¹
• Death*: He died in 1972.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Hull Baptist Cemetery, Hull, Madison County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2023