Lillie Grace Tabor

F, ID# 21151, b. 31 December 1888, d. 27 March 1963
  • Note*: At the age of three she moved from Illinois to Missouri, where she was raised. She was educated in Missouri and taught school there.3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Aug 2013

Family: John Elliott Hambright Sr. b. 2 Oct 1877, d. 11 Apr 1964

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming James Allen Tabor as her father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Frances Malinda Willeford as her mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for L. Grace Hambright, memorial no. 7581830, viewed on 26 Aug 2013 (giving the year but not the place or other date information).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for L. Grace Hambright, memorial no. 7581830, viewed on 26 Aug 2013.
  6. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Lillie Grace Tabor as her mother).
  7. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Lillie Grace Tabor as this child's mother).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, pp. 121, 122 (naming Lillie Grace Tabor as her mother).
  9. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Lillie Grace Tabor as his mother).

Bessie May Tabor

F, ID# 21152, b. 18 September 1890, d. 27 April 1971
  • Birth*: She was born on 18 September 1890.3
  • Death*: She died on 27 April 1971 at age 80.3
  • Last Edited: 7 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming James Allen Tabor as her father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Frances Malinda Willeford as her mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.

Grover Allen Tabor

M, ID# 21153, b. 8 July 1892, d. 8 September 1955
  • Birth*: He was born on 8 July 1892.3
  • Death*: He died on 8 September 1955 at age 63.3
  • Last Edited: 7 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming James Allen Tabor as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Frances Malinda Willeford as his mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.

Bernice Tabor

F, ID# 21154, b. 24 March 1894
  • Birth*: She was born on 24 March 1894.3
  • Last Edited: 7 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming James Allen Tabor as her father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Frances Malinda Willeford as her mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.

Sterling Edward Tabor

M, ID# 21155, b. 7 January 1896, d. 13 April 1980
  • Birth*: He was born on 7 January 1896.3
  • Death*: He died on 13 April 1980 at age 84.3
  • Last Edited: 7 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming James Allen Tabor as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming Frances Malinda Willeford as his mother).
  3. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.

Anne Elizabeth Fortson

F, ID# 21156, b. 20 April 1922, d. 17 July 2013
  • Note*: • From a 1973 family history: "Anne, early in life, adopted 'Elizabeth' as a middle name after her father's sister, to whom she was devoted. She attended Washington, Ga., grammar school when illness necessitated her withdrawing from school for two years, during which time she was tutored by Miss Emily Bluker and Mrs. Mary McKenzie Hill. She graduated from Washington High School a member of the Honor Roll and the Beta Club. She is a graduate of Draughon Business College in Atlanta, and worked for Railway Express Company and the Georgia Department of Revenue. In 1945 she went to New York City to further her education but returned to Atlanta at the death of her father, and went to work for the U.S. Veterans Administration, where she met her future husband. She has always had a wide range of interests, chief among which were literature, art, and music. She has always had a remarkable memory and incidents, poems and stories which other members of her family have long forgotten, she recalls in vivid detail. She is a devoted wife and mother and also works as a secretary to the President of Cook Banking Company in Cochran."
    • A family history says she was born on 2 Apr 1922.7

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Charles Mitchell Barrow Sr. b. 24 Dec 1922, d. 8 Jun 2004

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. 503, 510 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 510 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Anne Fortson Barrow, memorial no. 113998231, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Anne Fortson Barrow, memorial no. 113998231, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles M. Barrow, Sr., memorial no. 34247323, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 510-11 (both bullet points).

Charles Mitchell Barrow Sr.

M, ID# 21157, b. 24 December 1922, d. 8 June 2004
  • Note*: From a 1973 family history: "Charles graduated Salutatorian from Cochran High School and is a graduate of Middle Georgia College. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, assigned to the 443rd Prisoner of War Processing Company, a detached unit serving behind the first lines to interrogate and process prisoners of war for dispatch to rear echelons. Following training in the U.S. and England, he served in France, Belgium, Luxemburg, and Germany, and received his honorable discharge in October, 1945, after 33 months of active service, 22 of which were spent overseas. Charles worked with the U.S. Veterans Administration and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in Atlanta, and in 1949, moved his family to his hometown of Cochran, Ga. He is very active in civic, local and church affairs. He is Chairman, Past President, and Charter Member of the Lions Club, Charter Member and Past President of the Jaycees and was chosen Outstanding Man of the Year by Jaycees in 1954. He is an ordained Deacon and chairman of the Board of Deacons of the First Baptist church in Cochran. He is a Contract Price Analyst with the U.S. Air Force at Warner Robins, Ga., in 1969, residing in Cochran with his family."8

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Anne Elizabeth Fortson b. 20 Apr 1922, d. 17 Jul 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. 511 (naming Morris Milton Barrow as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511 (naming Martha Elvenia Hartley as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Charles M. Barrow, Sr., memorial no. 34247323, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Charles M. Barrow, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Anne Fortson Barrow, memorial no. 113998231, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charles M. Barrow, Sr., memorial no. 34247323, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511 (with obvious typographical errors corrected).

Morris Milton Barrow

M, ID# 21158, b. 26 December 1883, d. 3 March 1963

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Martha Elvenia Hartley b. 1881, d. 1960

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. 511 (giving the year but not the place or other date information).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Morris Milton Barrow, memorial no. 34247783, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511 (naming Morris Milton Barrow as his father).

Martha Elvenia Hartley

F, ID# 21159, b. 1881, d. 1960
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Morris Milton Barrow b. 26 Dec 1883, d. 3 Mar 1963

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. 511.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 511 (naming Martha Elvenia Hartley as his mother).

Benjamin Wynn Fortson Sr.

M, ID# 21161, b. 19 July 1880, d. 16 August 1945

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Aug 2020

Family: Lillie Elder Wellborn b. 23 Jul 1883, d. 2 Apr 1974

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. 503 (naming Charles John Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Iola Leola Sturgis as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Benjamin Wynn Fortson, memorial no. 90186971, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 501.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Benjamin Wynn Fortson, memorial no. 90186971, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S1264] Georgia Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/m3b2zfy, record for B. W. Fortson, Sr., viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 504 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 506 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 509 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 510 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 512 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  15. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ga., 6 Aug 2020, online at https://tinyurl.com/y32s4etx, viewed on 6 Aug 2020 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson as his father). This obituary is reprinted on this website at https://rabgenealogy.com/ui230.htm

Lillie Elder Wellborn

F, ID# 21162, b. 23 July 1883, d. 2 April 1974
  • Note*: From a Fortson family history: "[G]randdaughter of William Robertson Wellborn, Jr. (1822-1894) and Sarah Ann Robertson (1825-192?), niece of Jesse Mercer for whom Mercer University was named; and granddaughter of George Eberhardt Griffith (6-14-1829 - 1-13-1903), a direct descendant of Arthur, King of England, through Edward I, whose second wife was Margaret Griffith of Welsh nobility, and of Nancy Ann Elder (4-28-1836 - 2-8-1917), a granddaughter of Nathan C. Barnett, Secretary of State of Georgia for 31 years in the 1800's."3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Aug 2020

Family: Benjamin Wynn Fortson Sr. b. 19 Jul 1880, d. 16 Aug 1945

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. 503 (naming Silas Mercer Wellborn as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Emma Aseneth Griffith as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lillie Wellborn Fortson, memorial no. 90187061, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Lillie W. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Lillie W. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (stating that she died in Apr 1974; not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Atlanta, Ga. when she died).
  7. [S1264] Georgia Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/m3b2zfy, record for Lillie W. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Wellborn Fortson, memorial no. 90187061, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 504 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 506 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 509 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 510 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as her mother).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 512 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  15. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ga., 6 Aug 2020, online at https://tinyurl.com/y32s4etx, viewed on 6 Aug 2020 (naming Lillie Wellborn as his mother). This obituary is reprinted on this website at https://rabgenealogy.com/ui230.htm

Silas Mercer Wellborn

M, ID# 21163, b. 24 September 1849, d. 1 November 1935
  • Birth*: He was born on 24 September 1849.1
  • Marriage*: He married Emma Aseneth Griffith.
  • Death*: He died on 1 November 1935 at age 86.1
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Emma Aseneth Griffith b. 1845, d. 1888

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. 503.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Silas Mercer Wellborn as her father).

Emma Aseneth Griffith

F, ID# 21164, b. 1845, d. 1888
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2013

Family: Silas Mercer Wellborn b. 24 Sep 1849, d. 1 Nov 1935

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. 503.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Emma Aseneth Griffith as her mother).

Benjamin Wynn Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 21165, b. 19 December 1904, d. 19 May 1979

Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr.
  • Note*: • From a Fortson family history: "[He] attended school in Arlington, Ga., Emory Academy, Oxford, Ga., Starkes University School, Montgomery, Ala., where he won the Hill Speaker's Award, the Holtzclaw Medal for the outstanding essay on a current topic (What Shall Be Done With Muscle Shoals? - later to become TVA), and a military medal for bravery."
       • More from the Fortson family history: "Attended Georgia Institute of Technology for one year, where he won 'T' as lightweight champion of the boxing team. Employed Citizens National Bank, Washington, Ga., Atlanta and Lowery National Bank and Trust Company of Georgia, Atlanta, and Washington Loan & Banking Company, Washington, Ga."
       • More from the Fortson family history: "In the spring of 1929 he received a spinal injury in an automobile accident, causing paralysis of both legs, and has since been confined to a wheelchair. In 1938 he was elected without opposition to the State Senate where he served two terms; he was unopposed in his two elections to the House of Representatives. Appointed by Governor Ellis Arnall on February 25, 1946 as Secretary of State, he has been reelected without opposition four times and is in office in 1969."
       • More from the Fortson family history: "Former Trustee of Mary Willis Library, Washington, Ga., an honorary member of Alpha Kappa Psi and Pi Sigma Alpha, a Methodist, 32nd Degree Mason, and Moose. Honorary LL.D. from John Marshall Law School. In 1967 he received the 'Great Georgian' award and in 1968 was named 'Georgian of the Year' by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters."
       • He was serving as Georgia's secretary of state at the time of his death, an office he had held for thirty-three years.10,11,12,13,14

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
• His biography in Wikipedia is here.
• An article about him in The New Georgia Encyclopedia, which includes several photographs, is here.
• "Ben Fortson had a way about him," a reminisence by Ronda Rich published on 18 Jun 2017 in the FocusHill, is here.
  • Last Edited: 14 Oct 2017

Family: Mary Cade b. 5 Nov 1905, d. 21 Oct 1966

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. 503 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record of Benjamin Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ben Fortson, memorial no. 39375410, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Cade Fortson, memorial no. 45370872, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ben Fortson, memorial no. 39375410, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504.
  9. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record of Benjamin Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (stating that he died in May 1979; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Atlanta, Ga. when he died).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ben Fortson, memorial no. 39375410, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (fifth bullet).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (first bullet).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (second bullet).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (third bullet).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (fourth bullet).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Ben Fortson as her father).
  16. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, on web site of The New Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., at http://tinyurl.com/ljksn7z, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr. as her father).
  17. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr. as her father).

Charles Wellborn Fortson

M, ID# 21166, b. 15 October 1908, d. 27 November 1991
  • Note*: He and his first wife, Virginia, were cousins. From a family history: He "attended Arlington [Ga.] public schools and high school in Washington, Ga., where he was Captain of the football team and standing guard of the basketball team, and won the 8th District oratorical contest on the subject 'Our Constitution.' As a boy, he trapped along Perry Creek, selling his pelts to Funston Bros. and L. C. Smith Fur Company. When he moved to Washington he became interested in electricity and converted his mother's foot-pedaled sewing machine to 'electric,' using part of an old player piano. He also built a radio with earphones and the first station he received was KDKA in Pittsburgh. After school and on week-ends he clerked in Davis', Rogers' and Shelverton's Grocery Stores, and also operated from time to time the Strand Theater for Mrs. Hardeman Wood. Charles [financed] his own education at Georgia Institute of Technology with his employment at Electrical Research Products, Inc., and was House Manager and President of his fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma. While at Tech, he was on the fencing team and played center for the ROTC football team; he was Cadet Commander of Naval Reserves Battalion and was on the staff of Technique. In 1933, during his senior year at Tech, he was commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve. Called to active duty prior to Pearl Harbor, he served six months at the In-Shore Sec, Patrol Base in Charleston, S.C. and was released in October, 1941. In April 1943, he was commissioned First Lieutenant i the U.S. Army and sent to Fort Eustis, Va., and Camp Davis, N.C; transferred to Camp Stewart, Ga., as part of a Cadre for the Hdq. Batt. Comm. 95th AAA Group for advanced schooling; in 1944 he was detailed to Signal Corps and sent to Florida for secret radar training and from there was shipped to Orobay, New Guinea, where he was placed in command of the Radar Sec. of 560th Signal Corps. and promoted to rank of Captain. He served at Orobay, Finchhaven and Hollandia, returning to the U.S. in February, 1946. Member of Kappa Eta Kappa; Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers; Director, Civitan Club. In 1969 he [was] General Sales Manager of Wil-Kin, Inc., with whom he [had] been connected for thirty-three years."7
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2018

Family: Virginia Norval Fortson b. 5 Dec 1910, d. 15 Jan 2001

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. 503, 504 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 504 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Charles W. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 505.
  6. [S1264] Georgia Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/m3b2zfy, record for Charles W. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 504-505.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 505 (naming Charles Wellborn Fortson as his father).

George Sturgis Fortson

M, ID# 21167, b. 23 April 1911
  • Note*: A family history gives 22 Apr 1911 as his birth date.5
  • Last Edited: 25 Feb 2015

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. 503, 506 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 506 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  3. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for George Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (stating that he was born on 22 Apr 1911 in Arlington, Georgia).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503 (stating that he was born on 22 Apr 1911 in Arlington, Georgia), 506 (stating that he was born on 22 Apr 1911 without naming the place).

Edwin Bugg Fortson

M, ID# 21168, b. 25 June 1913, d. 10 January 2007

Edwin Bugg Fortson from his newspaper obituary.

Additional Resources

• His online obituary from the Gainesville Times, Gainesville, Florida, is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2020

Family: Laura Blackshear Rogers b. 15 Sep 1915, d. 26 Apr 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), p. 503 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 503.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Edwin B. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Edwin B. Fortson, memorial no. 179624055, viewed on 5 Feb 2020 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 508 ("with her parents attending").
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edwin B. Fortson, memorial no. 179624055, viewed on 5 Feb 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Laura Blackshear Rogers Fortson, memorial no. 178791138, viewed on 5 Feb 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edwin B. Fortson, memorial no. 179624055, viewed on 5 Feb 2020.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 508, 509 (naming Edwin Bugg Fortson as his father).
  11. [S1638] Obituary for Jonathan Clark Rogers Fortson, Online Athens, Athens, Ga., online at https://tinyurl.com/wntxlgl, viewed on 5 Feb 2020 (naming Edwin B. Fortson as his father).

Frederick Ogilvie Fortson

M, ID# 21169, b. 24 July 1917, d. 4 September 2003
  • Last Edited: 26 Feb 2015

Family:

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. 503, 509 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 509 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 509.
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Frederick O. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Frederick O. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (stating that he died on 4 Sep 2003; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Ann Arbor, Mich. when he died).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 510 (naming Frederick Ogilvie Fortson as her stepfather).

Mary Fortson

F, ID# 21170, b. 6 January 1920, d. 28 April 1995

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Feb 2015

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. 503, 510 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 510 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 510.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Fortson, memorial no. 90187089, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, record for Mary Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S1264] Georgia Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/m3b2zfy, record for Mary Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Fortson, memorial no. 90187089, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.

Warren Candler Fortson

M, ID# 21171, b. 14 August 1928, d. 1 August 2020

Warren Candler Fortson, Sr.

Additional Resources

• In addition to his obituary in the Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Georgia, here (with a transcription here), another obituary was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Georgia, here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Aug 2020

Family: Eve Heinemann M.D. d. 8 Apr 2020

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. 503, 512 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., Americus Times-Recorder, Americus, Ga., 6 Aug 2020, online at https://tinyurl.com/y32s4etx, viewed on 6 Aug 2020 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson as his father). This obituary is reprinted on this website at https://rabgenealogy.com/ui230.htm
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 512 (naming Lillie Elder Wellborn as his mother).
  4. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., online, above (naming Lillie Wellborn as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 503, 512.
  6. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., online, above (not giving the date but stating that he was ninety-one years old when he died on 1 Aug 2020 and stating that he was born in a hospital in Washington, Georgia).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 513.
  8. [S1705] Obituary for Warren Candler Fortson, Sr., online, above.

Mary Cade

F, ID# 21172, b. 5 November 1905, d. 21 October 1966
  • Note*: She was a fifth-grade school teacher.3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here. A picture of her grave marker is on her husband's Find A Grave memorial here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Family: Benjamin Wynn Fortson Jr. b. 19 Dec 1904, d. 19 May 1979

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. 504 (naming Benjamin Cade as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (naming Annie McNeill as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Cade Fortson, memorial no. 45370872, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Cade Fortson, memorial no. 45370872, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ben Fortson, memorial no. 39375410, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Cade Fortson, memorial no. 45370872, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S1264] Georgia Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/m3b2zfy, record for Mary C. Fortson, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (giving the date but not the place).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Cade Fortson, memorial no. 45370872, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming the cemetery but not the plot).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ben Fortson, memorial no. 39375410, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (including a picture of the marker for her and her husband and stating that it is in the Cade plot).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).
  13. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, on web site of The New Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., at http://tinyurl.com/ljksn7z, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).

Ann McNeill Fortson

F, ID# 21173, b. 16 September 1928, d. 21 July 2013
  • Scrapbook*: "From Atlanta have come, Secretary of State Ben Fortson with Mrs. Fortson, and their daughter, Mrs. Hershel Hiers and her small daughter, Anne. . . ."15
  • Note*: She graduated from Georgia State Woman's College in 1949, where she was a member of the yearbook staff and was voted Queen of the May three times. Her interests included Native American culture and history, ancient world history, and herpetology. She and her second husband, George Mandus, maintained homes in Atlanta, Georgia and Santa Fe, New Mexico.8,9

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 24 Feb 2015

Family 1: Hershel Walter Hiers b. 20 Feb 1929, d. 26 Sep 2006

Family 2: George Mandus b. 24 Jun 1924, d. 5 Dec 2012

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).
  2. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, on web site of The New Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., at http://tinyurl.com/ljksn7z, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).
  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. 504 (naming Mary Cade as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (naming Ben Fortson as her father).
  5. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, online, above (naming Benjamin W. Fortson, Jr. as her father).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (naming Benjamin Wynn Fortson, Jr. as her father).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  8. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, online, above.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (using Walker as his middle name).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Mandus, memorial no. 114278857, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  13. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, online, above (giving the year but not the full date or the place).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (giving the date and place and stating that Rev. H. C. Emery officiated and Mary Cade Hiers was the only attendant).
  15. [S1281] The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Ga., 31 Dec 1953, sec. A, p. 13, col. 5 ("Washington society gay for the holidays").

George Mandus

M, ID# 21174, b. 24 June 1924, d. 5 December 2012
  • Note*: • He was a portrait artist in Atlanta, Georgia, an architect who specialized in drawings of bridges, and a musician who played the bagpipes. He was a member of Oglethorpe Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. He and his wife maintained homes there and in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His remains were cremated.
       • From a Fortson family history: "George was a student of art for nine years, studying among others, at University of Pennsylvania, Ringling School of Art, and Jerry Farnsworth School of Art. He is the [Georgia] Capitol portrait painter and also Personal Aide to the [Georgia] Secretary of State [his father-in-law]."12,13,14

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Oct 2014

Family: Ann McNeill Fortson b. 16 Sep 1928, d. 21 Jul 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. 504 (naming Stephen Mandus as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (naming Martha Godish as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Mandus, memorial no. 114278857, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the year and state but no other birth information).
  4. [S1266] Obituary of George Mandus, on web site of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., at http://tinyurl.com/mnx7blk, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (stating that he was born in Pennsylvania in 1924).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (giving the full date and stating that he was born in Hendersonville, Pennsylvania).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, memorial no. 114278678, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Mandus, memorial no. 114278857, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (not giving the date or place).
  8. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, on web site of The New Mexican, Santa Fe, N.M., at http://tinyurl.com/ljksn7z, viewed on 8 Aug 2013 (giving the year but not the full date or the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (giving the date and place and stating that Rev. H. C. Emery officiated and Mary Cade Hiers was the only attendant).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Mandus, memorial no. 114278857, viewed on 8 Aug 2013.
  11. [S1266] Obituary of George Mandus, online, above.
  12. [S1265] Obituary of Ann McNeill Fortson Mandus, online, above (first bullet).
  13. [S1266] Obituary of George Mandus, online, above (first bullet).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 504 (second bullet).

Fannie A. Halbert

F, ID# 21184, b. 18 July 1871, d. 4 July 1872
  • Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1989), p. 112 (naming J. L. Halbert as her father).
  2. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 112 (naming F. J. Halbert as her mother).
  3. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 112.

Henry J. Halbert

M, ID# 21185, b. 27 March 1866, d. 13 November 1881
  • Last Edited: 18 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9 (Corsicana, Tex.: The Navarro County Gen. Soc'y, 1989), p. 112 (naming J. L. Halbert as his father).
  2. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 112 (naming F. J. Halbert as his mother).
  3. [S189] Navarro County Cemetery Records, vol. 9, above, p. 112.

Ermengarde Markgraff

F, ID# 21188, b. 4 April 1902, d. 11 March 1937
  • Scrapbook*: "In honor of the 12th birthday anniversary of little Hilda Brown, of Langtry, Texas, her aunts, Miss Lila Thomas and Miss Era Thomas, entertained Monday afternoon with a delightful children’s party, at their home on Nevada street. Games and various amusements were enjoyed during the afternoon on the porch and lawn of the Thomas home. Ruth Rhoades won the first prize in playing the game of travel and received a box of embroidered handkerchiefs. Ermine "In honor of the 12th birthday anniversary of little Hilda Brown, of Langtry, Texas, her aunts, Miss Lila Thomas and Miss Era Thomas, entertained Monday afternoon with a delightful children’s party, at their home on Nevada street. Games and various amusemen"In honor of the 12th birthday anniversary of little Hilda Brown, of Langtry, Texas, her aunts, Miss Lila Thomas and Miss Era Thomas, entertained Monday afternoon with a delightful children’s party, at their home on Nevada street. Games and various amusements were enjoyed during the afternoon on the porch and lawn of the Thomas home. Ruth Rhoades won the first prize in playing the game of travel and received a box of embroidered handkerchiefs. Ermine "In honor of the 12th birthday anniversary of little Hilda [sic] Markgraff received the consolation prize, a Kewpie doll. Dainty refreshments were served. Among the guests were: Ermine [sic] Markgraff, Beatrice Markgraff . . . ."4

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ermengarde Markgraff, memorial no. 115414362, viewed on 20 Aug 2013 (naming Beatrice Elizabeth Winkler as her mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ermengarde Markgraff, memorial no. 115414362, viewed on 20 Aug 2013 (naming George F. Markgraff as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ermengarde Markgraff, memorial no. 115414362, viewed on 20 Aug 2013.
  4. [S1274] El Paso Herald, El Paso, Tex., 28 Jul 1914, p. 5, col. 1 (in "Society's Doings" feature).

_____ Belden

M, ID# 21189
  • Last Edited: 20 Aug 2013

Family: Augusta L. Markgraff b. 29 Sep 1894, d. 29 Mar 1970

Archie Auld McFadin

M, ID# 21190, b. 26 June 1918, d. 6 March 1968

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Archie Auld McFadin, memorial no. 76290903, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Joseph Oliver McFadin as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Archie Auld McFadin, memorial no. 76290903, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Ida Gibbens as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Archie Auld McFadin, memorial no. 76290903, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

Lula ('Ludy') McFadin

F, ID# 21191, b. 5 November 1916, d. 24 September 1993

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Family: George W. Armstrong b. 30 Oct 1903, d. 6 Sep 1994

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lula 'Ludy' McFadin Armstrong, memorial no. 82778221, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Joseph Oliver McFadin as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lula 'Ludy' McFadin Armstrong, memorial no. 82778221, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Ida Gibbens as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lula 'Ludy' McFadin Armstrong, memorial no. 82778221, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

George W. Armstrong

M, ID# 21192, b. 30 October 1903, d. 6 September 1994
  • Note*: His grave marker reads "A TRUE TEXAS COWMAN."2

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Family: Lula ('Ludy') McFadin b. 5 Nov 1916, d. 24 Sep 1993

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George W. Armstrong, memorial no. 82778286, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George W. Armstrong, memorial no. 82778286, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (based on the photograph of his grave marker that is included with his memorial).

James Arnett McFadin

M, ID# 21193, b. 19 March 1915, d. 19 February 1951

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Arnett McFadin, memorial no. 76290809, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Joseph Oliver McFadin as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Arnett McFadin, memorial no. 76290809, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Ida Gibbens as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Arnett McFadin, memorial no. 76290809, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

Baby Lea McFadin

F, ID# 21194, b. 15 August 1912, d. 20 August 1993

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Family: Frederick Sommerfield Mason b. 23 Mar 1906, d. 28 Apr 1960

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Baby Lea McFadin Mason, memorial no. 75774456, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Joseph Oliver McFadin as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Baby Lea McFadin Mason, memorial no. 75774456, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Ida Gibbens as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Baby Lea McFadin Mason, memorial no. 75774456, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frederick Sommerfield Mason, memorial no. 76290681, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

Frederick Sommerfield Mason

M, ID# 21195, b. 23 March 1906, d. 28 April 1960

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Family: Baby Lea McFadin b. 15 Aug 1912, d. 20 Aug 1993

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frederick Sommerfield Mason, memorial no. 76290681, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Baby Lea McFadin Mason, memorial no. 75774456, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

Joseph Frank McFadin

M, ID# 21196, b. 4 May 1906, d. 16 March 1966

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joseph Frank McFadin, memorial no. 76291257, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Joseph Oliver McFadin as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Joseph Frank McFadin, memorial no. 76291257, viewed on 22 Aug 2013 (naming Mary Ida Gibbens as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Joseph Frank McFadin, memorial no. 76291257, viewed on 22 Aug 2013.

Oliver Stell Alexander

M, ID# 21197, b. circa 1898, d. 23 March 1978
  • Last Edited: 23 Aug 2013

Family: May _____ b. c 1901

May _____

F, ID# 21198, b. circa 1901
  • Last Edited: 23 Aug 2013

Family: Oliver Stell Alexander b. c 1898, d. 23 Mar 1978

John Elliott Hambright Sr.

M, ID# 21200, b. 2 October 1877, d. 11 April 1964

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his grave marker, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Aug 2013

Family: Lillie Grace Tabor b. 31 Dec 1888, d. 27 Mar 1963

Citations

  1. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. and Lucille Pearce, comps., Pearce, Bartlett, Matthews, Smart, and Allied Families (Austin, Tex.: Eakin Publications, Inc., 1983), p. 121 (naming Amos Hambright as his father).
  2. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John E. Hambright, memorial no. 7581829, viewed on 26 Aug 2013 (giving the year but no other information).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John E. Hambright, memorial no. 7581829, viewed on 26 Aug 2013.
  5. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming John Elliott Hambright, Sr. as her father).
  6. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming John Elliott Hambright, Sr. as this child's father).
  7. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, pp. 121, 122 (naming John Elliott Hambright, Sr. as her father).
  8. [S28] James Alonzo Matthews, Jr. et al., Pearce [etc.] and Allied Families, above, p. 121 (naming John Elliott Hambright, Sr. as his father).