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William Boyd Fortson Jr.

• Father: William Boyd Fortson¹ b. 5 Feb 1885, d. 4 Jan 1935
• Mother: Annie Louise Stratford² d. 20 Aug 1935

• Birth*: He was born on 14 June 1915.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mary Jeanette Rainey on 7 January 1938.³
• Death*: He died on 12 February 1986 at age 70.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Garden "31" plot, Parkhill Cemetery (also known as Park Hill Cemetery), 4161 Macon Road, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.⁴

• Note*: He was an insurance agent.³

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024

Mary Jeanette Rainey

• Birth*: She was born on 22 March 1914.¹
• Marriage*: She married William Boyd Fortson Jr., son of William Boyd Fortson and Annie Louise Stratford, on 7 January 1938.²
• Death*: She died on 9 December 1971 at age 57.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in North Half Garden plot 31, Parkhill Cemetery (also known as Park Hill Cemetery), 4161 Macon Road, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024

Jesse Doyle Fortson

Jesse Doyle Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.

• Father: Delancy Lat Fortson² b. 27 Dec 1885, d. 16 Dec 1968
• Mother: Lillian Elizabeth Fortson¹ b. 26 Dec 1888, d. 3 Jul 1975

• Birth*: He was born on 10 September 1911 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Clara Belle Carlton on 27 May 1933.⁵
• Death*: He died on 4 November 1996 at age 85.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁶

• Note*: He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired stone cutter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia.⁴

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

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

Harvey Lat Fortson

Harvey Lat Fortson's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten.

• Father: Delancy Lat Fortson¹ b. 27 Dec 1885, d. 16 Dec 1968
• Mother: Lillian Elizabeth Fortson² b. 26 Dec 1888, d. 3 Jul 1975

• Birth*: He was born on 15 May 1921.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mary Elizabeth Ruff, daughter of Martin Ruff and Victoria Jones.⁵
• Death*: He died on 21 March 2004 at age 82.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.⁴

• Note*: Harvey and Mary Elizabeth were cousins.³

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

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

Clara Belle Carlton

Clara Belle Carlton Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "Texnative" on Find A Grave.com.

• Birth*: She was born on 19 October 1910.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Jesse Doyle Fortson, son of Delancy Lat Fortson and Lillian Elizabeth Fortson, on 27 May 1933.¹
• Death*: She died on 21 June 1991 at age 80.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.²

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

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

Mary Elizabeth Ruff

Elizabeth Ruff's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten

• Father: Martin Ruff¹
• Mother: Victoria Jones² b. 15 Nov 1900, d. 26 Feb 1976

• Birth*: She was born on 14 February 1930.^3,4
• Marriage*: She married Harvey Lat Fortson, son of Delancy Lat Fortson and Lillian Elizabeth Fortson.⁵
• Death*: She died on 16 January 2008 at age 77.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.³

• Note*: Mary Elizabeth and Harvey were cousins.⁴

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

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

Martin Ruff

Martin Calvin Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.

• Marriage*: He married Victoria Jones.¹

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Victoria Jones

Victorine Jones Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.

• Birth*: She was born on 15 November 1900.¹
• Marriage*: She married Martin Ruff.¹
• Death*: She died on 26 February 1976 at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Hills Memorial Park, 231 Heard Street, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

• Note*: Her given name may have been Victorine.²

• Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Alice June Gray

• Birth*: She was born on 20 June 1925.¹
• Death*: She died on 10 June 2004 in New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee, at age 78.

• Last Edited: 31 May 2016

Jessie Wester Almond

• Father: George Milton Almond² b. 5 Aug 1887, d. 14 Jun 1922
• Mother: Sophia Alice Fortson¹ b. 14 Oct 1890, d. 15 Sep 1964

• Birth*: He was born on 17 October 1913.³
• Marriage*: He married Sallie Elizabeth Bowers on 24 December 1932.⁴
• Death*: He died on 29 January 1996 at age 82.³

• Note*: A family history gives 17 Oct 1912 as his birth date and spells his first name as Jesse.⁴

• Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Milton Strickland Almond

• Father: George Milton Almond¹ b. 5 Aug 1887, d. 14 Jun 1922
• Mother: Sophia Alice Fortson² b. 14 Oct 1890, d. 15 Sep 1964

• Birth*: He was born on 3 April 1915.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Myrtice Ora Fleming on 23 June 1935.³
• Death*: He died on 9 October 1967 at age 52.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁴

• Note*: A family history gives his name as S. Milton Almond.⁵

• Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Thomas Dallas Almond

• Father: George Milton Almond¹ b. 5 Aug 1887, d. 14 Jun 1922
• Mother: Sophia Alice Fortson² b. 14 Oct 1890, d. 15 Sep 1964

• Birth*: He was born on 13 September 1919.³
• Marriage*: He married Eloise Smith on 8 June 1940.⁴
• Death*: He died on 8 November 1989 at age 70.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.³

• Note*: A family history gives 13 Sep 1920 as his birth date.⁴

• Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Alice Sophia Tate

Alice Tate Butler's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.

• Father: Robert Duncan Tate^4,5,6 b. 29 Nov 1908, d. 17 Apr 1959
• Mother: Mary Frances Almond^1,2,3 b. 5 May 1911, d. 28 Feb 2002

• Birth*: She was born on 20 July 1935.^7,8
• Death*: She died on 8 July 2005 at age 69.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.⁸

• Last Edited: 5 Jun 2016

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

Humphrey Booth

• Father: Dr. Robert Booth¹ b. 1616, d. 1657
• Mother: Frances _____² b. 1609, d. a 1668

• Birth*: He was born in 1635.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2016

Frances Booth

• Father: Dr. Robert Booth¹ b. 1616, d. 1657
• Mother: Frances _____² b. 1609, d. a 1668

• Birth*: She was born in 1641.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jun 2016

Capt. Ellsworth Field

• Last Edited: 2 Jul 2016

Laura J. Tichenor

• Birth*: She was born on 20 March 1854 in Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage*: She married William N. Naudain, son of George Washington Naudain and Estalena Craig, on 12 July 1920 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 13 August 1931 in Deaconess Hospital, Saint Louis, Missouri, at age 77.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 August 1931 in Memorial Park Cemetery, 5200 Lucas and Hunt Road, Jennings, Saint Louis County, Missouri.^7,8

• Scrapbook*: "Odessa, Del., July 19 [1920]— . . . Word has been received here that a former resident, William S. [sic] Naudain, was married in Chicago on July 12 to Miss Laura Tichener [sic], of that city."⁹
• Note*: She was a teacher in the public schools of St. Louis, Missouri for forty-two years prior to her marriage in 1919. Her death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. She was survived by her husband, a brother, and four sisters.⁶

• Last Edited: 13 Apr 2022

• Charts: Descendants of John Elias Naudain and Three Wives

Mary B. Naudain

• Father: Dr. Christopher Brooks Naudain³ b. 20 Oct 1836, d. 1 Feb 1904
• Mother: Jane Burton Harman^1,2 b. 1840, d. 28 Nov 1911

• Birth*: She was born on 30 November 1871 in Chester County, Pennsylvania.⁴
• Marriage*: She married Robert Adair, son of Lewis Ferris Adair and Julia A. P. Gallagher, on 25 December 1911 in the groom's home, Eighteenth and Washington Streets, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.^5,6,7
• Death*: She died on 13 December 1937 in Saint Francis' Hospital, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 66.^4,8
• Burial*: Interment was on 14 December 1937 in Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, 105 Old Saint Anne's Church Road, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.^9,10

• Scrapbook*: "ADAIR-NAUDAIN
     "Robert Adair, a lawyer, and Miss Mary Brooks Naudain were married Monday evening [25 Dec 1911], by the Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell, of Glassboro, N. J. They procured the license from Magistrate Gluckman, and the Rev. Mr. Dubell, who is a son of Charles E. Dubell, traveled 130 miles to this city to perform the ceremony, which took place at 11 o’clock Monday evening, at the home of Mr. Adair, Eighteenth and Washington streets."¹¹

• Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Robert Adair

• Father: Lewis Ferris Adair^1,2 b. 9 Jan 1836, d. 20 May 1905
• Mother: Julia A. P. Gallagher^3,4 b. 21 Jul 1844, d. 30 Sep 1932

• Birth*: He was born on 4 December 1866 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Mary B. Naudain, daughter of Dr. Christopher Brooks Naudain and Jane Burton Harman, on 25 December 1911 in the groom's home, Eighteenth and Washington Streets, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.^6,7,8
• Death*: He died on 4 April 1940 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 73.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, 701 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.⁵

• Scrapbook*: "ADAIR-NAUDAIN
     "Robert Adair, a lawyer, and Miss Mary Brooks Naudain were married Monday evening [25 Dec 1911], by the Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell, of Glassboro, N. J. They procured the license from Magistrate Gluckman, and the Rev. Mr. Dubell, who is a son of Charles E. Dubell, traveled 130 miles to this city to perform the ceremony, which took place at 11 o’clock Monday evening, at the home of Mr. Adair, Eighteenth and Washington streets."⁹
• Note*: He was an attorney.⁵

• Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Lewis Ferris Adair

Lewis F. Adair's tombstone, Old Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery, Newark, Del., courtesy of Tedd Cocker.

• Birth*: He was born on 9 January 1836 in Delaware.¹
• Marriage*: He married Julia A. P. Gallagher.^1,2
• Death*: He died on 20 May 1905 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 69.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Old Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery, Newark, New Castle County, Delaware.¹

• Note*: He was a furniture dealer. He and Julia were divorced.

• Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Julia A. P. Gallagher

• Birth*: She was born on 21 July 1844 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.¹
• Marriage*: She married Lewis Ferris Adair.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 30 September 1932 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 88.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, 701 Delaware Avenue, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware.¹

• Note*: She and Lewis were divorced.²

• Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Wallace Naudain Daniels

• Father: William J. Daniels
• Mother: Mary Naudain¹ b. 28 Nov 1850

• Birth*: He was born on 10 February 1889.²
• Marriage*: He married Mary Frances Somerville on 19 November 1914 in the Rhode Avenue M. P. Church, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.³
• Death*: He died on 9 September 1963 at age 74.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Sarasota Memorial Park, 5833 South Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.²

• Scrapbook*: "Wallace Naudain Daniels, son of Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels, of near Middletown [Delaware], was married on Thursday evening to Miss Mary Frances Somerville, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony was performed in the Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church by the Rev. C. F. Randall. The bride’s gown was of white crepe de chine. Jeanette Zay was flower girl and the best man was James Carpenter, Jr., of Middletown. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels will be at home at ‘Shady Lawn,’ near here."³

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2016

Mary Frances Somerville

• Birth*: She was born in 1895.¹
• Marriage*: She married Wallace Naudain Daniels, son of William J. Daniels and Mary Naudain, on 19 November 1914 in the Rhode Avenue M. P. Church, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.²
• Death*: She died on 8 April 1938.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Chapel Hill Section, lot 511, Oak Hill Cemetery, 3001 R Street, Washington, D.C.¹

• Scrapbook*: "Wallace Naudain Daniels, son of Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels, of near Middletown [Delaware], was married on Thursday evening to Miss Mary Frances Somerville, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony was performed in the Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church by the Rev. C. F. Randall. The bride’s gown was of white crepe de chine. Jeanette Zay was flower girl and the best man was James Carpenter, Jr., of Middletown. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels will be at home at ‘Shady Lawn,’ near here."²

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2016

Andrew Eliason

• Birth*: He was born on 30 April 1810 in New Castle County, Delaware.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Lydia Ann Cann.^3,4
• Death*: He died on 20 November 1890 in New Castle County, Delaware, at age 80.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.³

• Note*: • He lived in Mt. Pleasant, Delaware.
  • An 1899 biographical sketch says he died in 1891.^5,6

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2022

Lydia Ann Cann

• Birth*: She was born on 6 February 1812.¹
• Marriage*: She married Andrew Eliason.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 4 February 1890 at age 77.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.¹

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2022

Wendell Martin ('Frog') Fortson

• Father: Joe Bruce Fortson¹ b. 26 May 1927, d. 28 Oct 1970

• Birth*: He was born on 13 March 1951 in Elbert County, Georgia.²
• Death*: He died on 21 September 2012 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, at age 61.²
• Burial*: Interment was on 23 September 2012 in Bethlehem United Methodist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.²

• Note*: He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Elberton, Georgia and was retired from Star Granite Company as a truck driver.²

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Darrell Bruce Fortson

• Father: Joe Bruce Fortson¹ b. 26 May 1927, d. 28 Oct 1970

• Birth*: He was born on 29 November 1949.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 30 November 1949.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.³

• Note*: Although a family history gives 30 Nov 1949 as his date of death, his Find A Grave memorial says he died on 29 Nov 1949.^4,5

• Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Edgar H. Naudain

• Father: Dr. Christopher Brooks Naudain¹ b. 20 Oct 1836, d. 1 Feb 1904
• Mother: Jane Burton Harman b. 1840, d. 28 Nov 1911

• Birth*: He was born on 3 June 1865.^2,3
• Death*: He died on 3 August 1889 in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 24.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was on 5 August 1889 in Old Saint Anne's Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.^5,6

• Obituary*: "Death of Edgar H. Naudain.
     "Edgar H. Naudain of this city died at Middletown on Saturday of consumption from which he had been suffering for a long time. He formerly kept a drug store at the corner of Fifth and Poplar streets but finding his health failing he was recommended by his physicians to go to the country. He went to Middletown to visit relatives with the hope of regaining his health, but consumption, the dread disease, had made such an advance upon him that he died on Saturday last. He learned the drug business with N. B. Danforth and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with the highest honors of his class. He will be buried this afternoon at 3.30 o’clock at St. Anne’s P. E. Church, Middletown. He was 24 years of age, and son of Dr. C. B. Naudain of 1015 Tatnall street. His early death will be mourned by a large circle of friends."⁷
• Note*: • He was a pharmacist in Wilmington, Delaware. He died of consumption.
  • His newspaper obituary says he died on Saturday, 3 Aug 1889, but the inscription on his tombstone is 2 Aug 1889.^8,9

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2016

Gov. Benjamin Thomas Biggs

Gov. Benjamin Thomas Biggs

• Birth*: He was born on 1 October 1821 in Cecil County, Maryland.¹
• Marriage*: He married Mary Scott Beekman.
• Death*: He died on 25 December 1893 in Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware, at age 72.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Bethel Cemetery, 312 Bethel Cemetery Road, Chesapeake City, Cecil County, Maryland.¹

• Note*: He was governor of Delaware from 1887 to 1891.¹

• Last Edited: 29 Jun 2018

Hester _____

• Birth*: She was born circa 1804.¹
• Death*: She died on 9 September 1887 in Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware.²

• Last Edited: 8 Aug 2016

Archibald Cary

Archibald Cary.

• Birth*: He was born on 24 January 1721.¹

• Last Edited: 12 Aug 2016

• Charts: Pedigree of Roger F. Bartlett Sr.

Helen Naudain Biggs

• Father: Willard B. Biggs¹ b. c 1863, d. 4 Mar 1932
• Mother: Lily E. Naudain¹ b. 11 Jan 1870, d. 13 Jul 1943

• Birth*: She was born on 4 July 1891.^2,3
• Marriage*: She married George Raymond Hukill on 30 September 1925 in her parents' home, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.⁴
• Death*: She died on 15 July 1968 at age 77.^2,3
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.⁵

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2018

• Charts: Descendants of John Elias Naudain and Three Wives

George Raymond Hukill

George Raymond Hukill's passport photo.

• Birth*: He was born on 2 February 1893.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Helen Naudain Biggs, daughter of Willard B. Biggs and Lily E. Naudain, on 30 September 1925 in her parents' home, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.³
• Death*: He died on 15 July 1970 at age 77.^1,2
• Burial*: Interment was in Forest Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Middletown, New Castle County, Delaware.⁴

• Note*: At the time of his wedding to Helen Naudain Biggs on 30 Sep 1925, he has just returned from Batavia, the Isle of Java, where he had served as U.S. Counsel. On 10 Oct 1925 they were to sail to Europe, where he had been appointed to a diplomatic post in Lucerne, Switzerland.⁵

• Last Edited: 11 Aug 2018

• Charts: Descendants of John Elias Naudain and Three Wives

Hester McConnico

• Father: James Washington McConnico¹ b. 25 Dec 1869, d. 9 Oct 1942
• Mother: Addie Ophilia Callaway² b. 24 Feb 1874, d. 15 Jun 1903

• Birth*: He was born on 30 September 1897 in Rural Shade, Navarro County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 14 October 1918 in the family home, Kerens, Navarro County, Texas, at age 21.^4,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 15 October 1918 in Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.^4,5

• Obituary*: "DIED AT KERENS YESTERDAY
     "Remains Were Interred Here This Afternoon
     "Hester McConnico, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McConnico of Kerens, died at the family home there yesterday afternoon of Pneumonia, following an attack of influenza, and the remains were interred in Oakwood here this afternoon, Rev. Isaac Windsor of Kerens officiating. A large crowd of friends accompanied the remains to Corsicana."⁶

• Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019