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Mary Miranda Hunter

• Father: Leonard Smith Hunter¹ b. 26 Nov 1859, d. 26 Apr 1924
• Mother: Ellen Arnetta Tabor² b. 8 May 1870, d. 19 Jan 1968

• Birth*: She was born on 15 September 1895 in Bond County, Illinois.³
• Marriage*: She married Jonas Alvan Sexton, son of Anderson John Sexton, on 2 April 1919 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.³
• Death*: She died on 13 December 1922 in Arthur, Illinois, at age 27.³

• Last Edited: 16 May 2015

Jonas Alvan Sexton

• Father: Anderson John Sexton¹

• Birth*: He was born on 17 February 1894 in Arthur, Moultrie County, Illinois.²
• Marriage*: He married Mary Miranda Hunter, daughter of Leonard Smith Hunter and Ellen Arnetta Tabor, on 2 April 1919 in Greenville, Bond County, Illinois.²
• Death*: He died on 15 March 1970 in Arthur, Illinois, at age 76.²

• Last Edited: 16 May 2015

Iva Mae Hunter

• Father: Leonard Smith Hunter¹ b. 26 Nov 1859, d. 26 Apr 1924
• Mother: Ellen Arnetta Tabor² b. 8 May 1870, d. 19 Jan 1968

• Birth*: She was born on 4 January 1897 in Bond County, Illinois.³
• Marriage*: She married Herman Hollie Willman, son of Mathias ('Matt') Willman Jr. and Mary Etta Smith, on 28 March 1917 in Clayton, Saint Louis County, Missouri.³
• Death*: She died on 8 February 1929 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, at age 32.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.³

• Last Edited: 16 May 2015

Herman Hollie Willman

• Father: Mathias ('Matt') Willman Jr.¹ b. 20 Dec 1864, d. 3 Jun 1941
• Mother: Mary Etta Smith^2,3 b. 3 Oct 1870, d. 24 Mar 1935

• Birth*: He was born on 22 October 1896 in Bond County, Illinois.⁴
• Marriage*: He married Iva Mae Hunter, daughter of Leonard Smith Hunter and Ellen Arnetta Tabor, on 28 March 1917 in Clayton, Saint Louis County, Missouri.⁴
• Death*: He died on 20 April 1955 in Coos Bay, Coos County, Oregon, at age 58.⁴

• Last Edited: 16 May 2015

John W. Hawk

• Father: Chambers A. Hawk^1,2,3 b. 1837, d. 1905
• Mother: Lucinda ('Lue') _____^4,5,6 b. 1842, d. 1935

• Birth*: He was born on 1 August 1868 in Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Catherine ('Kittie') Baity on 28 January 1900 in Clay County, Illinois.^9,10
• Marriage*: He married Olive May Tabor, daughter of James Madison Tabor and Rachel Miranda Pearce, on 16 October 1915 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.^7,9,11
• Death*: He died on 23 June 1958 at age 89.^12,8
• Burial*: Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.⁹

• Note*: John and Olive did not have children. A Pearce family history says he died on June 23, 1938, but his grave marker says he died in 1958.^13,14,15

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2013

Chambers A. Hawk

• Birth*: He was born in 1837.¹
• Marriage*: He married Lucinda ('Lue') _____.^2,1
• Death*: He died in 1905.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Lucinda ('Lue') _____

• Birth*: She was born in 1842.¹
• Marriage*: She married Chambers A. Hawk.^1,2
• Death*: She died in 1935.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.¹

• Note*: A Pearce family history identifies John W. Hawk's mother as "Kitty Hawk." Her Find A Grave memorial gives her name as "Lucinda ('Lue') Hawk." Neither source gives her original name. John's first wife was known as "Kittie," and the family history may have confused his mother's and his first wife's names.^3,1

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Catherine ('Kittie') Baity

• Birth*: She was born in 1868.¹
• Marriage*: She married John W. Hawk, son of Chambers A. Hawk and Lucinda ('Lue') _____, on 28 January 1900 in Clay County, Illinois.^2,3
• Death*: She died in 1914.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Will Hawk

• Father: Chambers A. Hawk^1,2 b. 1837, d. 1905
• Mother: Lucinda ('Lue') _____^3,4 b. 1842, d. 1935

• Birth*: He was born in 1876.⁵
• Death*: He died in 1911.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois.⁵

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

M. Lee Rader

• Birth*: He was born on 15 June 1877 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage*: He married Nora Bell Tabor, daughter of James Madison Tabor and Rachel Miranda Pearce, on 20 February 1896 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.^1,2
• Death*: He died in 1950 in Jane, McDonald County, Missouri.¹

• Note*: He and Nora had no children.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Reuben Loyd Kell

• Father: David W. Kell^1,2

• Birth*: He was born on 30 June 1877 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Lura Melvina Tabor, daughter of James Madison Tabor and Rachel Miranda Pearce, on 18 October 1905 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.^3,5,6
• Death*: He died on 11 May 1928 in his home on their farm, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, at age 50.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 12 May 1928 in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.^4,7

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

David W. Kell

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Mildred Kell

• Father: Reuben Loyd Kell¹ b. 30 Jun 1877, d. 11 May 1928
• Mother: Lura Melvina Tabor² b. 1 Jan 1877, d. 3 Oct 1944

• Birth*: She was born on 22 March 1907 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.³
• Death*: She died on 20 August 2002 in Ray County, Missouri, at age 95.
• Burial*: Interment was in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Nellie Lou Kell

• Father: Reuben Loyd Kell¹ b. 30 Jun 1877, d. 11 May 1928
• Mother: Lura Melvina Tabor² b. 1 Jan 1877, d. 3 Oct 1944

• Birth*: She was born on 31 March 1909 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, on the Kell farm.³
• Death*: She died on 15 August 1985 in a hospital, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, at age 76.
• Burial*: Interment was in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Gordon Bennett Kell

• Father: Reuben Loyd Kell¹ b. 30 Jun 1877, d. 11 May 1928
• Mother: Lura Melvina Tabor² b. 1 Jan 1877, d. 3 Oct 1944

• Birth*: He was born on 19 December 1921 in Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.³
• Death*: He died on 7 June 1986 at age 64.
• Burial*: Interment was in Richmond Memory Gardens, Richmond, Ray County, Missouri.

• Last Edited: 18 Sep 2013

Elizabeth Rosalie Byrd

• Father: Ollie Hiram Byrd Sr.² b. 18 Aug 1909, d. 21 Dec 1996
• Mother: Rosalie Virginia Walker¹ b. 17 Jan 1910, d. 21 Dec 1990

• Birth*: She was born on 19 February 1939 in Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.³
• Death*: She died on 20 February 1939.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Lt. Isaac Walker and Elizabeth Stuart

Hiram Millett Smith

• Father: Hiram M. Smith¹ d. c 1925
• Mother: Laura ('Lollie' or 'Lottie') Millett² b. Mar 1849

• Birth*: He was born on 2 April 1881.
• Marriage*: He married Bertha Armbruster on 19 April 1911.

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Henry Nealson Smith

• Father: Hiram M. Smith¹ d. c 1925
• Mother: Laura ('Lollie' or 'Lottie') Millett² b. Mar 1849

• Birth*: He was born on 6 January 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.³
• Marriage*: He married Helen ('Nellie') Delaney in 1929.³
• Death*: He died on 10 April 1931 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, at age 43.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Helen ('Nellie') Delaney

• Birth*: She was born on 5 April 1891 in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Henry Nealson Smith, son of Hiram M. Smith and Laura ('Lollie' or 'Lottie') Millett, in 1929.³
• Death*: She died on 1 August 1962 in Burbank, Los Angeles County, California, at age 71.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Holy Cross Cemetery, 5835 West Slauson Avenue, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California.⁴

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Hattie Elizabeth Burdett

• Father: George Washington Burdett¹
• Mother: Mary Elizabeth _____²

• Birth*: She was born in 1874 in Wilkes County, Georgia.³
• Marriage*: She married Marion A. Fortson, son of Rev. John Henry Fortson and Julia Isabelle Anderson, on 2 June 1915.^3,4
• Death*: She died in 1937 in Wilkes County, Georgia.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Burdette Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.³

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

George Washington Burdett

• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth _____.

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Mary Elizabeth _____

• Marriage*: She married George Washington Burdett.

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Col. Ned Jones

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Ella _____

• Marriage*: She married Washington Pegram Fortson, son of Elijah Satterwhite Fortson and Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson.

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Curtis Neal Cox

• Father: Larue Cox² b. 6 Feb 1895, d. 25 Jun 1991
• Mother: Emma Lena McCorkle¹ b. 26 Mar 1895, d. Jul 1983

• Birth*: He was born on 20 April 1924.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 30 October 2000 at age 76.^3,4

• Last Edited: 21 Oct 2013

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Osa Lanier

• Birth*: She was born on 21 March 1865 in Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Albert Callaway, son of James Callaway and Achsah Matilda Henderson.^1,2
• Death*: She died on 4 August 1947 in Saint Louis, Missouri, at age 82.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section 99 Bethany, block M, lot 89, grave 5, Bethany Cemetery, 6800 Saint Charles Rock Road, Wellston, Saint Louis County, Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2013

Sally Williams

Sally Williams Callaway's tombstone, Winslow Cemetery, Salem, Ind., courtesy of Mandopkr on findagrave.com.

• Father: Thomas Williams^1,2 b. 5 Aug 1805, d. 17 Nov 1880
• Mother: Phoebe Jones^3,4 b. 12 Sep 1812, d. 1 Jan 1899

• Birth*: She was born on 26 January 1842 in Washington County, Indiana.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Thornton Callaway, son of Noble Callaway and Martha Catherine Nicholson.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 25 August 1922 in Washington County, Indiana, at age 80.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Winslow Cemetery, Salem, Washington County, Indiana.⁵

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2013

Thomas Williams

• Birth*: He was born on 5 August 1805 in North Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: He married Phoebe Jones.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 17 November 1880 in Washington County, Indiana, at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Hicksite Church Cemetery (also known as Blue River Friends Cemetery), Quaker Road, Salem, Washington County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2013

Phoebe Jones

• Birth*: She was born on 12 September 1812 in Washington County, Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: She married Thomas Williams.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 1 January 1899 in Washington County, Indiana, at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Hicksite Church Cemetery (also known as Blue River Friends Cemetery), Quaker Road, Salem, Washington County, Indiana.

• Last Edited: 23 Oct 2013

Dr. James Callaway

• Father: Elijah Callaway b. 12 Oct 1769, d. 3 Mar 1847
• Mother: Mary Cutbirth b. c 1770, d. 17 Dec 1843

• Birth*: He was born in 1806 in Ashe County, North Carolina.¹
• Death*: He died on 25 December 1878 in his residence, Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina.¹

• Obituary*: "On the 25th of December A D 1878, at his residence in Wilkesboro, in the seventy-second year of his age, Dr. James Calloway [sic].
  "Dr. Calloway's life and character were too well known and valued for his friends to be satisfied with a simple announcement of his death. He was born in Ashe County, North Carolina, in the year 1806. Little is known by the writer of his ancestry or family connections, only that he was a grand-nephew of Daniel Boone, of Kentucky notoriety of which connection he often spoke with peculiar pleasure.
  "Later in life he was a representative of Ashe County in the Legislature of North Carolina. Almost contemporary with this event he became a practicing physician and soon after removed to Wilkesboro, where he at once obtained a large and extensive practice, which he retained and is well known in this and adjacent counties as a physician. At that time, the writer has been informed,there was no other regularly bred physician in the whole extent of country between Statesville, North Carolina and Wytheville, Virginia; hence his practice embraced in its range a territory which now constitutes seven counties in North Carolina. His practice was consequently a very laborious one. He was sometimes called even to Virginia.
  "He was married twice. His first wife, Mary L. Carmichael, was a daughter of Capt. Abner Carmichael and sister of L. B. Carmichael, a name familiar to the bar of this judicial circuit, and to his contemporaries in the Legislature of North Carolina, of which he was repeatedly a member. From this marriage were born three children, only two of whom survive - Mrs. Daniel W. Adams, and Mrs. John R. Bowie.
  "His last wife, who is now living was Miss Annie Perry Yeakle, a native of Maryland but residing at the time of their marriage, with an Aunt in Wilkes County. From this marriage were born six children, four of whom are living.
  "In former years Dr. Calloway was an earnest member of the Whig Party, and though rarely an aspirant to office he extended very extraordinary influence in its behalf. It is thought that no other man in the County influenced and controlled so many votes as he did.
  "He was most violently opposed to secession but in 1861 he was elected to the convention, voted for the Ordinance of Secession, strenuously supported it during the war and, so far as the writer can learn was never heard to utter a regret for the vote which he then gave. Since the war, for reasons which he deemed satisfactory, he has taken very little part in politics, only giving a silent vote in behalf of the conservative principles and men. There were many of us whose affairs were embarrassing and complicated and owing to the legislative enactments during and since the war, they have continued complicated.
  "Owing to these enactments the war left him very much embarrassed though owning a large property in North Carolina and in the Western States. As his greatest interests lay west of the Mississippi river he deemed it necessary to remove to Kansas in 1870. His health, however, failing he remained in that state only two years and returned to Wilkesboro where he resided till his death.
  "The common judgement of those who knew Dr. Calloway well is that he was a man of extraordinary natural strength of mind sharpened and improved by extensive professional and business associations and of an inflexible purpose in the prosecution of his aims. He had collected a vast amount of traditionary matter connected with the war of the revolution and hence was generally interesting in such subjects, and especially useful to those entitled to pensions as soldiers, or their descendants. He was for thirty years of his life a member of the Episcopal Church, whose ministrations in his sick room during his long and painful illness gave him his greatest comfort."¹

• Last Edited: 31 Oct 2013

John C. Smith

• Marriage*: He married Alice Hardin.

• Last Edited: 17 Jun 2014

Alice Hardin

• Marriage*: She married John C. Smith.

• Last Edited: 17 Jun 2014

Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson

• Father: Thomas Edward Fortson¹ b. 5 Jul 1848, d. 17 Dec 1931
• Mother: Sarah Richardson Toombs² b. 16 Sep 1856, d. 7 Apr 1953

• Birth*: He was born on 21 November 1879 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Carolyn McFaddin Nelson, daughter of Gen. Richard Marshall Nelson and Mary Amarintha McFaddin, on 9 November 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland.^3,5,6
• Death*: He died on 13 July 1971 in Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, at age 91.^7,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 July 1971 in section 3, site 4222-C S, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.^7,8

• Note*: He attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. for a year and then the U.S. Marine School. He served in the Marine Corps from 1905 until retiring in 1925 with the rank of lieutenant colonel. He was an Episcopalian and lived in Washington, Georgia during his retirement.⁹

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2013

Carolyn McFaddin Nelson

• Father: Gen. Richard Marshall Nelson^1,2 b. 6 Nov 1843, d. 2 Mar 1925
• Mother: Mary Amarintha McFaddin^3,4 b. 22 Jun 1848, d. 21 Oct 1927

• Birth*: She was born on 20 November 1884 in Alabama.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson, son of Thomas Edward Fortson and Sarah Richardson Toombs, on 9 November 1905 in Baltimore, Maryland.^6,7,8
• Death*: She died on 10 October 1932 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, at age 47.^6,5
• Burial*: Interment was in south section, site 4222-C, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.⁵

• Note*: A Fortson family history says she was born on 23 Nov 1883 in Selma, Alabama.⁶

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2013

Gen. Richard Marshall Nelson

• Birth*: He was born on 6 November 1843 in Wayne County, North Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Amarintha McFaddin.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 2 March 1925 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, at age 81.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Live Oak Cemetery, 300 Dallas Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.¹

• Note*: He was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. and a general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.¹

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2013

Mary Amarintha McFaddin

• Birth*: She was born on 22 June 1848 in Marengo County, Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: She married Gen. Richard Marshall Nelson.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 21 October 1927 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, at age 79.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Live Oak Cemetery, 300 Dallas Avenue, Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.¹

• Note*: Her grave marker gives 22 Jun 1849 as her birth date.³

• Last Edited: 11 Nov 2013

Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson Jr.

• Father: Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson² b. 21 Nov 1879, d. 13 Jul 1971
• Mother: Carolyn McFaddin Nelson¹ b. 20 Nov 1884, d. 10 Oct 1932

• Birth*: He was born on 16 October 1906 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mary Louisa Baird on 7 October 1933.^5,6,3
• Death*: He died on 22 January 1980 in Bay County, Florida, at age 73.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in section K, lot 122, Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch St., Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.⁵

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel.^7,5

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

Capt. Thomas Nelson Fortson

• Father: Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson¹ b. 21 Nov 1879, d. 13 Jul 1971
• Mother: Carolyn McFaddin Nelson² b. 20 Nov 1884, d. 10 Oct 1932

• Birth*: He was born on 27 July 1908 in Baltimore, Maryland.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Juddie Chaplin Knox, daughter of Thomas Pressley Knox and Juddie Irene Chaplin, on 22 June 1935 in Columbia, South Carolina.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 6 February 1992 at age 83.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Park, 7100 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina.⁴

• Note*: • He attended the University of South Carolina, which awarded him an athletic scholarship.
  • He served in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a captain.
  • He and his family lived in Greenville, South Carolina for several years and then in Columbia, South Carolina.^8,9

• Last Edited: 15 Oct 2022

Mary Louisa Baird

• Birth*: She was born on 27 September 1908 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: She married Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson Jr., son of Lt. Col. Eugene Palmer Fortson and Carolyn McFaddin Nelson, on 7 October 1933.^4,5,2
• Death*: She died on 30 March 1970 in Rio Marne 12, Col. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, Mexico, at age 61.^6,7
• Burial*: Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, 53 Birch St., Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina.⁵

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2018

John Poitevent Lackey

• Father: Rev. John A. Lackey¹ b. 1855, d. 1930
• Mother: Roxana M. ('Roxey' or 'Roxie') Sessions² b. 30 Sep 1858, d. 20 Feb 1943

• Birth*: He was born on 25 February 1892 in Texas.³
• Marriage*: He married Emasue Wilson.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 6 January 1972 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at age 79.³
• Burial*: Interment was in section Q, Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.³

• Note*: He was a farmer.³

• Last Edited: 30 Jun 2017

Capt. John Poitevent Lackey Jr.

• Father: John Poitevent Lackey^1,2 b. 25 Feb 1892, d. 6 Jan 1972
• Mother: Emasue Wilson^3,4 b. 19 Nov 1891, d. 24 Sep 1967

• Birth*: He was born on 7 May 1918 in Dallas County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: He died on 26 January 1945 in Italy at age 26.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was on 1 December 1948 in Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 32.927032,-96.742741.⁵

• Note*: He was killed in action during World War II near Leghorn, Italy. His remains were eventually returned to the United States for burial.⁵

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2020

Emasue Wilson

• Birth*: She was born on 19 November 1891 in Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Poitevent Lackey, son of Rev. John A. Lackey and Roxana M. ('Roxey' or 'Roxie') Sessions.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 24 September 1967 in Tyler, Smith County, Texas, at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section Q, Restland Memorial Park, 9200 Restland Road, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 24 Dec 2013

Weyman Johnson Fortson

• Father: Henry Clay Fortson^1,2 b. 1 Oct 1892, d. 4 Nov 1960
• Mother: Floyce M. Maxwell^3,4 b. 5 Apr 1895, d. 7 Jun 1972

• Birth*: He was born on 4 November 1915 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Dye, daughter of Lenox Brewer Dye and Sudie Camilla Martin, on 2 July 1948 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 25 August 1997 in Walton County, Georgia, at age 81.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Hills Memorial Park, 231 Heard Street, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁶

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reach the rank of T/5. He lived in Elberton, Georgia.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014

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

Margaret Dye

• Father: Lenox Brewer Dye^1,2
• Mother: Sudie Camilla Martin³

• Birth*: She was born on 24 February 1920 in Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5
• Marriage*: She married Weyman Johnson Fortson, son of Henry Clay Fortson and Floyce M. Maxwell, on 2 July 1948 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7
• Death*: She died on 5 January 2014 in her home, Jackson, Butts County, Georgia, at age 93.^8,5
• Burial*: Interment was on 8 January 2014 in Forest Hills Memorial Park, 231 Heard Street, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁵

• Obituary*: "Mrs. Margaret Dye Fortson, 93, of Jackson, Georgia, formerly of Elberton, wife of the late Weymon Johnson Fortson, passed away on Sunday, January 5, 2014, at her home.
  "Mrs. Fortson was born in Elbert County on February 24, 1920, to the late L. B. and Sudie Martin Dye. She graduated from Fortsonia High School, Young Harris College, [and] Georgia State College for Women in 1941 with a B.S. in education. She was an elementary school teacher in Evans, Georgia. Margaret was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School for 50 years, served as Chairman of the Administrative Board, President of United Methodist Women, and Communion Steward at Bethlehem for many years. In spite of being deaf, Mrs. Fortson was very active in Elbert County. She served as President of the Home Economics Club, Treasurer of the Elbert County Garden Club, and Charter member and President of the Pine Tree Garden Club. She resided in Jackson for the last 16 years where she attended Jackson United Methodist Church. . . ."⁹

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014

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

Lenox Brewer Dye

• Marriage*: He married Sudie Camilla Martin.

• Last Edited: 27 Jan 2014