Marie E. Severyns McCoy

F, ID# 22202, b. 1919, d. 1997
  • Last Edited: 25 Jul 2019

Family: Dean T. McDonald b. 7 Oct 1919, d. 7 Feb 2000

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Dean T. McDonald, memorial no. 86808282, viewed on 25 Jul 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Dean T. McDonald, memorial no. 86808282, viewed on 25 Jul 2019 (giving the date as 1970 and not giving any other information).
  3. [S1597] Washington Marriage Index, 1969-2014, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Dean T. McDonald and Marie E. Severyns McCoy, viewed on 25 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the place).

Kirk Patrick Loop

M, ID# 22203, b. 4 May 1879, d. 15 August 1953

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Jul 2019

Family: Hulda Aebi b. 11 Jan 1881, d. 31 Dec 1964

Citations

  1. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joseph Lewis Loop, memorial no. 59154556, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  4. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Manila Farmer Loop, memorial no. 59154613, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  7. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hulda Aebi Loop, memorial no. 59076946, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Kirk Patrick Loop as his father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Kirk Patrick Loop as his father).

Hulda Aebi

F, ID# 22204, b. 11 January 1881, d. 31 December 1964

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Jul 2019

Family: Kirk Patrick Loop b. 4 May 1879, d. 15 Aug 1953

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Hulda Aebi Loop, memorial no. 59076946, viewed on 26 Jul 2019.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72. The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hulda Aebi Loop, memorial no. 59076946, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hulda Aebi Loop, memorial no. 59076946, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Hulda Aebi Loop as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Hulda Aebi Loop as his mother).

Col. Paul Allen Loop

M, ID# 22205, b. 25 December 1917, d. 21 August 1977
  • Scrapbook*: "MILITARY MEN AND VETERANS
       "Loop Promoted
       "Fort Leavenworth, Kans.—Paul A. Loop, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Loop, McMinnville, Oregon, attending the Command and General Staff college here, has been promoted to a lieutenant colonel. The colonel who has degrees from Oregon State College and the University of Minnesota entered the Army in 1940 and has had three tours of overseas duty, serving in the Aleutians, Italy and Japan. His wife is with him at Fort Leavenworth."9
  • Note*: • He was reared in McMinnville, Oregon and graduated from Oregon State College in 1940.
    • He enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War II. He served three years in artillery and twenty-eight years in engineering, retiring in 1971 as a colonel.
    • After retirement, he was employed by a Chicago-based engineering firm, Lester B. Knight & Associates.
    • He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, BPOE Lodge 1283, and the Society of American Military Engineers.
    • He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a sister.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: Pauline Shirley Miller b. 1921, d. 24 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Kirk Patrick Loop, memorial no. 59076943, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Kirk Patrick Loop as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Kirk Patrick Loop as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hulda Aebi Loop, memorial no. 59076946, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Hulda Aebi Loop as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Hulda Aebi Loop as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Pauline Shirley Miller Loop, memorial no. 117202181, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (stating that he died "following an illness").
  9. [S1589] Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 22 Aug 1953, p. 5, col. 1.

Pauline Shirley Miller

F, ID# 22206, b. 1921, d. 24 November 2004

Shirley Miller Loop, courtesy of Bill Kapaun.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Jul 2019

Family 1: 2nd Lt. Alvis L. Sparks b. 18 Aug 1919, d. 8 Mar 1945

Family 2: Col. Paul Allen Loop b. 25 Dec 1917, d. 21 Aug 1977

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Pauline Shirley Miller Loop, memorial no. 117202181, viewed on 26 Jul 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Pauline Shirley Miller Loop, memorial no. 117202181, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Alvis L. Sparks, memorial no. 82019406, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (giving the date).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Allen Loop, memorial no. 117202235, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Pauline Shirley Miller Loop, memorial no. 117202181, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).

2nd Lt. Alvis L. Sparks

M, ID# 22207, b. 18 August 1919, d. 8 March 1945
  • Note*: • He moved from Missouri to Oregon in 1938.
    • In World War II he was killed when his B-29 crashed when returning on a mission to Japan.
    • He was survived by his wife, a son, his mother, a brother, and two sisters.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary and pictures of himself, his wife, and his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Jul 2019

Family: Pauline Shirley Miller b. 1921, d. 24 Nov 2004

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Alvis L. Sparks, memorial no. 82019406, viewed on 26 Jul 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Pauline Shirley Miller Loop, memorial no. 117202181, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (not giving the date).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Alvis L. Sparks, memorial no. 82019406, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (giving the date).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Alvis L. Sparks, memorial no. 82019406, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (first, second, and third bullets).

James Ewing ('Yank') Loop

M, ID# 22208, b. 20 December 1880, d. 29 June 1937
  • Obituary*: "Ewing Loop, Formerly Polk County Resident, Is Summoned Beyond
       "DALLAS [Oregon], July 1 [1937].—Ewin [sic] Loop, former resident of Polk county, died at the McMinnville hospital Monday after a lingering illness.
       "He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Rose McDonald, and by five brothers, Kirk, Frank, and William Loop of McMinnville, Roy of California, and Joe Loop of Portland.
       "Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Macy chapel in McMinnville."14
  • Note*: • He left Tennessee on 27 Dec 1898 to move to Oregon and was followed by his parents in March 1902.
    • His World War I draft registration card, dated 12 Sep 1918, gives 20 Dec 1880 as his birth date, his residence as 435 6th, McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, his occupation as mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in McMinnville, Oregon, his height as medium, his build as medium, blue as his eye color, brown as his hair color, and his nearest relative as Joseph Lewis Loop, RFD no. 1, McMinnville, Oregon.
    • A family history, Oregon death records, and his Find A Grave memorial give 29 Jun 1937 as his death date, but his obituary indicates that he died on 28 Jun 1937.15,16,17,18,19,20

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

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. 72 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joseph Lewis Loop, memorial no. 59154556, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 72 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Manila Farmer Loop, memorial no. 59154613, viewed on 26 Jul 2019 (namingSarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  7. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (giving the date and the place). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the place).
  9. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the county).
  11. [S1602] Oregon Death Index 1903-98, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for James Loop, certificate no. 180 (giving the date and the county).
  12. [S1601] "Ewing Loop, Formerly Polk County Resident, Is Summoned Beyond," The Oregon Statesman, Salem, Ore., 2 Jul 1937, p. 10, col. 4 (stating that he died on 28 Jun 1937 [sic] at "the McMinnville hospital . . . after a lingering illness"). This newspaper obituary of James Ewin Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/79853353/
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019.
  14. [S1601] "Ewing Loop, Formerly Polk County Resident, Is Summoned Beyond," above.
  15. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (first bullet).
  16. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for James Ewing Loop, serial no. 222, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (second bullet).
  17. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (stating that he died on 29 Jul 1937) (third bullet).
  18. [S1602] Oregon Death Index 1903-98, online at https://www.familysearch.org, (stating that he died on 29 Jul 1937) (third bullet).
  19. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ewing 'Ewin' Loop, memorial no. 59117224, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (stating that he died on 29 Jul 1937) (third bullet).
  20. [S1601] "Ewing Loop, Formerly Polk County Resident, Is Summoned Beyond," above (not giving the date but stating that he died on Monday, which would have been 28 Jul 1937) (third bullet).

David Franklin ('Frank') Loop

M, ID# 22209, b. 13 November 1885, d. 15 June 1973

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: Hattie Emmaline O'Dell b. 4 Jan 1892, d. 20 Apr 1981

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joseph Lewis Loop, memorial no. 59154556, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Franklin ('Frank') Loop, memorial no. 59076886, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Manila Farmer Loop, memorial no. 59154613, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Franklin ('Frank') Loop, memorial no. 59076886, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer as his mother).
  5. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72. The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Franklin ('Frank') Loop, memorial no. 59076886, viewed on 29 Jul 2019.
  7. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Franklin ('Frank') Loop, memorial no. 59076886, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hattie Emmaline O'Dell Loop, memorial no. 59076904, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  10. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming David Frank Loop as his father).

Tilman Daniel Loop

M, ID# 22210, b. 13 June 1888, d. 21 February 1929
  • Obituary*: "FORMER AMITY MAN KILLED BY CAR IN STREET
       "Amity [Oregon].—Tilman ‘Kim’ Loop, who was killed in Garibaldi Thursday by a hit and run driver, was a former resident here. He was a son of Joe Loop, a well known hop grower in Yamhill and Polk counties. Loop was engaged with his brother in business at Garibaldi and had just left his place when struck. He leaves a wife and family."14
  • Scrapbook*: • "ADDITIONAL VALLEY NEWS
       "EOLA
       "Mr. and Mrs. Tom Trent attended the funeral of Tillman [sic] Loop at McMinnville Monday afternoon. Mr. Loop who was in business at Garibaldi was struck by a hit-and-run driver Saturday. He was a son of Joe Loop a prominent citizen of McMinnville. They were former residents of Eola, Tillman [sic] Loop having attended school here."
    • "OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST
       "Principal Events of the Week Assembled for Information of Our Readers.
       ". . . An unidentified driver of an automobile fatally injured Tilman D. Loop, Garibaldi groceryman last week and has not been apprehended. Loop was walking along the Roosevelt highway near Sheldon’s garage when he was struck by the automobile."15,16
  • Note*: • A family history gives his name as Daniel Tillman Loop.
    • His World War I draft registration card, dated 5 Jun 1917, gives 13 Jun 1888 as his birth date, his residence as McMinnville, Oregon, his occupation as farm laborer employed by W. H. Loop two miles west of Amity, Oregon, his height as medium, his build as medium, blue as his eye color, and brown as his hair color.17,18

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: Genevieve Stinsman b. 13 Oct 1893, d. 9 Jan 1930

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Joseph Lewis Loop, memorial no. 59154556, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Joseph Lewis Loop as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah Manila Farmer Loop, memorial no. 59154613, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (naming Sarah Manila Farmer Loop as his mother).
  5. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (giving his name as Daniel Tillman Loop). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019.
  7. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Tilman Daniel Loop, serial no. 539, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (stating that he was born on 13 Jul 1888 in Tazewell, Tennessee).
  8. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, pp. 72-73.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Genevieve Stinsman Loop, memorial no. 59154916, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  11. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, pp. 72-73 (giving his name as Daniel Tillman Loop and Garibaldi, Oregon as his place of death).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving Tillamook, Oregon as his place of death).
  13. [S1602] Oregon Death Index 1903-98, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Tilman Dan Loop, certificate no. 26, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving Tillamook County, Oregon as his place of death).
  14. [S1605] "Former Amity Man Killed by Car in Street," Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., 22 Feb 1929, p. 3, col. 3. This news item about the death of Tilman Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/95432372/
  15. [S1606] News mention of funeral of Tilman Loop, Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., 26 Feb 1929, p. 7, col. 2 (first bullet). This news item about the death and funeral of Tilman Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/95432469/
  16. [S1607] "Oregon State News of General Interest," The Lebanon Express, Lebanon, Ore., 27 Feb 1929, p. 6, col. 4 (second bullet). This follow-up news item about the death of Tilman Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/414996375/
  17. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (first bullet).
  18. [S1513] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Tilman Daniel Loop, serial no. 539, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (second bullet).

Genevieve Stinsman

F, ID# 22211, b. 13 October 1893, d. 9 January 1930
  • Note*: She took her own life about a year after her husband was killed by a hit-and-run motorist; friends said she had never recovered from the shock of his death.6,7

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Dec 2021

Family: Tilman Daniel Loop b. 13 Jun 1888, d. 21 Feb 1929

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Genevieve Stinsman Loop, memorial no. 59154916, viewed on 28 Jul 2019.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), pp. 72-73. The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Tilman Daniel Loop, memorial no. 59154812, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Genevieve Stinsman Loop, memorial no. 59154916, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  5. [S1602] Oregon Death Index 1903-98, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Genevieve Stinsman Loop, certificate no. 4, viewed on 28 Jul 2019 (giving Tillamook County, Oregon as her place of death).
  6. [S1603] Death mention Roseburg News-Review, Roseburg, Ore., 10 Jan 1930, p. 4, col. 8. This brief news item about the suicide of Genevieve Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/93000395/
  7. [S1604] "Woman Slashes Wrist of Baby, Kills Self," Eugene Register, Eugene, Ore., 11 Jan 1930, p. 2, col. 1. This brief news item about the suicide of Genevieve Loop was viewed online at https://www.newspapers.com/image/111215461/

Hattie Emmaline O'Dell

F, ID# 22212, b. 4 January 1892, d. 20 April 1981
  • Note*: A family history names as her birthplace Howard's Quarter, Claiborne County, Tennessee, while her Find A Grave memorial names New Tazewell in the same county.8,9

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: David Franklin ('Frank') Loop b. 13 Nov 1885, d. 15 Jun 1973

Citations

  1. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming William Jasper O'Dell as her father). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Mary Elizabeth Standifer as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Hattie Emmaline O'Dell Loop, memorial no. 59076904, viewed on 29 Jul 2019.
  4. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Franklin ('Frank') Loop, memorial no. 59076886, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hattie Emmaline O'Dell Loop, memorial no. 59076904, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  7. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72.
  8. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Howard's Quarter, Claiborne County, Tennessee as her birthplace).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hattie Emmaline O'Dell Loop, memorial no. 59076904, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (naming New Tazewell, Claiborne County, Tennessee as her birthplace).
  10. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Hattie Emaline O'Dell as his mother).

William Jasper O'Dell

M, ID# 22213, b. 11 December 1862, d. 14 October 1939
  • Note*: • He lived in Tennessee, where he was born, for thirty-nine years and in Oregon for his remaining thirty-seven years. He lived on route 1, McMinnville, before moving to near Dayton.
    • He was a Baptist and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
    • He was survived by his wife, three daughters, five sons, and a sister.2

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary from The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, and pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: Mary Elizabeth Standifer b. 10 Nov 1864, d. 18 Feb 1943

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William Jasper O'Dell, memorial no. 54999857, viewed on 29 Jul 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Jasper O'Dell, memorial no. 54999857, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (attributing information to his obituary in The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Ore., 19 Oct 1939).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Jasper O'Dell, memorial no. 54999857, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (stating that graveside services were conducted by Occidental Lodge No. 30, Independent Order of Odd Fellows) (attributing information to his obituary in The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Ore., 19 Oct 1939).
  4. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming William Jasper O'Dell as her father). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.

Mary Elizabeth Standifer

F, ID# 22214, b. 10 November 1864, d. 18 February 1943
  • Note*: • Her Find A grave memorial names Dayton, Yamhill County, Oregon, as her place of death, while an obituary included in the memorial says she died at "her home near Lafayette," which is a community near Dayton.
    • She was survived by seven sons, three daughters, six brothers, and two sisters.4

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her obituary from The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Oregon, and pictures of her gravestone is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Family: William Jasper O'Dell b. 11 Dec 1862, d. 14 Oct 1939

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Eliza Standifer O'Dell, memorial no. 54999925, viewed on 29 Jul 2019.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Jasper O'Dell, memorial no. 54999857, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (attributing information to his obituary in The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Ore., 19 Oct 1939).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Eliza Standifer O'Dell, memorial no. 54999925, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (stating that graveside services were conduced by Friendship Rebekah lodge) (attributing the information to her obituary in The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Ore., 25 Feb 1943).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Eliza Standifer O'Dell, memorial no. 54999925, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (attributing her obituary to The Telephone Register, McMinnville, Ore., 25 Feb 1943).
  5. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming Mary Elizabeth Standifer as her mother). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.

William Howard Loop

M, ID# 22215, b. 29 July 1915, d. 30 November 2009
  • Note*: • A family history gives 24 Jul 1915 as his birthdate, but his World War II military separation certificate gives 29 Jul 1915.
    • He was a first lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps during World War II, serving from 13 Aug 1942 to 27 Dec 1945.
    • His World War II Army separation papers, dated 27 Dec 1945, give 29 Jul 1915 as his birth date, his residence as 219 E. 5th St., McMinnville, Oregon, his height as 5 feet 9 1/2 inches, his weight as 148, blue as his eye color, brown as his hair color, and his marital status as married.6,7,8,9
  • Last Edited: 29 Jul 2019

Citations

  1. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming David Frank Loop as his father). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Hattie Emaline O'Dell as his mother).
  3. [S1609] Loop, William H, Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service, recorded in vol. 8, p. 494, Yamhill County (Oregon) Records, online at https://tinyurl.com/y3z48cwc
  4. [S1463] United States Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for William H. Loop, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Clallam, Washington when he died).
  5. [S1610] Washington Death Index 1965-2014, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for William H. Loop, viewed on 29 Jul 2019 (giving the date and the county).
  6. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (stating that he was born on 24 Jul 1915 "near Yamhill County, Oregon") (first bullet).
  7. [S1609] Loop, William H, Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service, online, above (stating that he was born on 29 Jul 1915 in McMinnville, Oregon) (first bullet).
  8. [S1609] Loop, William H, Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service, online, above (second bullet).
  9. [S1609] Loop, William H, Military Record and Report of Separation, Certificate of Service, online, above (third bullet).

Melvin Frank Loop

M, ID# 22217, b. 26 September 1920, d. 9 October 2020
  • Note*: He enlisted in the U.S. Army on 27 Sep 1939 and was honorably discharged on 7 Dec 1943. At the time of enlistment he was working as a service-station attendant, had blue eyes, blond hair, and fair complexion, and was 5 feet 11 inches tall. He was discharged at the rank of sergeant, was in fair physical condition, and was not married. His character was excellent.13,14,15

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Jul 2021

Family: Florence Bernice ('Bunny') Nelson b. 11 Jul 1921, d. 21 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72 (naming David Frank Loop as his father). The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  2. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (naming Hattie Emaline O'Dell as his mother).
  3. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Melvin Frank Loop, memorial no. 228051919, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S956] Nationwide Gravesite Locator, online http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov, record for Melvin Frank Loop, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the date but not the place). This site is maintained by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  6. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America, above, p. 72.
  7. [S1611] Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Melvin F. Loop and Florence Bernice Nelson, p. 11400.
  8. [S1936] Obituary for Bernice Nelson Loop, Monterey Herald, Monterey, California, 26 Jan 2008, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/cpy6hefk, viewed on 9 Jul 2021.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Melvin Frank Loop, memorial no. 228051919, viewed on 9 Jul 2021.
  10. [S956] Nationwide Gravesite Locator, online, above, record for Melvin Frank Loop, viewed on 9 Jul 2021.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Melvin Frank Loop, memorial no. 228051919, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  12. [S956] Nationwide Gravesite Locator, online, above, record for Melvin Frank Loop, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the place but not the date).
  13. [S1598] United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Melvin F. Loop, serial no. 20931850, viewed on 29 Jul 2019.
  14. [S1612] Loop, Melvin F, Military Discharge, recorded in vol. 1, p. 662-63, Yamhill County (Oregon) Records, 1857-1963, online at https://tinyurl.com/y6flb8o4
  15. [S956] Nationwide Gravesite Locator, online, above, record for Melvin Frank Loop, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (stating that he was a sergeant in the U.S. Army in World War II).

Florence Bernice ('Bunny') Nelson

F, ID# 22218, b. 11 July 1921, d. 21 January 2008
  • Note*: She attended Los Gatos High School, in Los Gatos, California, but after a family move graduated from high school in Pacific City, Oregon. She attended nursing school in Portland and then worked as a registered nurse in McMinnville, Oregon, where she met her future husband, Mel Loop. The family then moved to California, where she worked as an emergency room nurse at San Jose Hospital, and in 1964 they moved to the Monterey Peninsula.5
  • Last Edited: 9 Jul 2021

Family: Melvin Frank Loop b. 26 Sep 1920, d. 9 Oct 2020

Citations

  1. [S1936] Obituary for Bernice Nelson Loop, Monterey Herald, Monterey, California, 26 Jan 2008, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/cpy6hefk, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S1463] United States Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Bernice N. Loop, viewed on 9 Jul 2021 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S24] Victor L. Bennison, The Loop Family in America (n.p.: Penobscot Press, 1994), p. 72. The text and photographs of this book, along with some additions and corrections made in 2012, are online at http://theloopfamilyinamerica.org/. The online version follows the chapters structure of the print version but does not use page numbers.
  4. [S1611] Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Melvin F. Loop and Florence Bernice Nelson, p. 11400.
  5. [S1936] Obituary for Bernice Nelson Loop, online, above.
  6. [S1936] Obituary for Bernice Nelson Loop, online, above (giving the date and the place and stating that she died "after a long battle with heart disease").

Lillie Mae Prather

F, ID# 22219, b. 19 December 1905, d. 2 February 1961

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family: Ralph Emerson Fortson Sr. b. 9 Jul 1898, d. 8 Jun 1973

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. 724.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 6 Aug 2019.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Prather Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  12. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/2d9ue8hf, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  13. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, Douglas County Sentinel, Douglasville, Georgia, 24 Dec 2007, online at https://tinyurl.com/9ncypdhs, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Lily Mae Fortson as her mother).

Lois Kelly

F, ID# 22220, b. 13 August 1920, d. 15 September 1998
  • Note*: One source spells her original surname as Kelley.3

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Aug 2019

Family: Ralph Emerson Fortson Sr. b. 9 Jul 1898, d. 8 Jun 1973

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lois Kelly Fortson Booth, memorial no. 102979307, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  2. [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. 724 (spelling her surname as Kelley) (giving the date but no other information).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (spelling her surname as Kelley).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois Kelly Fortson Booth, memorial no. 102979307, viewed on 6 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lois Kelly Fortson Booth, memorial no. 102979307, viewed on 6 Aug 2019.

Ralph Emerson Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 22222, b. 12 June 1924, d. 27 October 1987
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Army as a corporal.9

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

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. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 9206388, viewed on 9 Aug 2019.

Thomas Marion Fortson

M, ID# 22223, b. 15 February 1926, d. 28 January 1990

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Family: Inez Fullbright b. 17 May 1920, d. 28 Jan 1990

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. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ralph E. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Ralph E. Fortson, Sr. as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (naming Lillie Mae Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or her original surname).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Inez F. Fortson, memorial no. 150110098, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or her original surname).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019.
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Thomas Marion Fortson as his father).

Mary Jo Fortson

F, ID# 22224, b. 15 June 1928, d. 30 December 1994

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family: John William Breedlove b. 16 Aug 1930

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. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 102978839, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, r. as her father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie Mae Prather Fortson, memorial no. 47120608, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jo Fortson Breedlove, memorial no. 182782265, viewed on 17 Jun 2021.
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Mary Jo Fortson as her mother).

Charlotte Fortson

F, ID# 22225, b. 21 July 1930, d. 3 August 2019

Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, from her funeral home obituary.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture, is here.
  • Last Edited: 16 Jun 2021

Family: William Henry Sebastian b. 4 Jun 1932, d. 13 Jun 2021

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. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  2. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/2d9ue8hf, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  4. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online, above (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
  6. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online, above.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, memorial no. 202377069, viewed on 16 Jun 2021.
  8. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, memorial no. 202377069, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (giving the place but not the date).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Charlotte Fortson as his mother).
  11. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online, above (naming Charlotte Fortson as his mother).

Margaret Frances Fortson

F, ID# 22226, b. 1 August 1932, d. 22 December 2007
  • Note*: She was a retired detention worker with the State of Georgia.13

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family: Gene Paul Hicks Sr. b. 20 Sep 1925, d. 17 Jun 1975

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. 724 (naming Ralph Emerson Fortson, Sr. as her father).
  2. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, Douglas County Sentinel, Douglasville, Georgia, 24 Dec 2007, online at https://tinyurl.com/9ncypdhs, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (naming Ralph Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Lillie Mae Prather as her mother).
  4. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, online, above (naming Lily Mae Fortson as her mother).
  5. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 724, 725 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Margaret F. Hicks, memorial no. 118110119, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 725.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Margaret F. Hicks, memorial no. 118110119, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Gene Paul Hicks, memorial no. 118110082, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
  11. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, online, above (stating that her remains were cremated and not referring to interment).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Margaret F. Hicks, memorial no. 118110119, viewed on 14 Aug 2019.
  13. [S1909] Obituary for Margaret Hicks, online, above.

Inez Fullbright

F, ID# 22233, b. 17 May 1920, d. 28 January 1990

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

Family: Thomas Marion Fortson b. 15 Feb 1926, d. 28 Jan 1990

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. 724.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Inez F. Fortson, memorial no. 150110098, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Thomas Marion Fortson, memorial no. 144370473, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or her original surname).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Inez F. Fortson, memorial no. 150110098, viewed on 9 Aug 2019 (not giving the date or her original surname).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Inez F. Fortson, memorial no. 150110098, viewed on 9 Aug 2019.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Inez Fullbright as his mother).

Thomas Marion Fortson

M, ID# 22235, b. 27 January 1953, d. 1 January 1954
  • Birth*: He was born on 27 January 1953.3
  • Death*: He died on 1 January 1954.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Aug 2019

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. 724 (naming Thomas Marion Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Inez Fullbright as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.

John William Breedlove

M, ID# 22240, b. 16 August 1930
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family: Mary Jo Fortson b. 15 Jun 1928, d. 30 Dec 1994

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. 724.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming John William Breedlove as her father).

Audrey Leigh Breedlove

F, ID# 22242, b. 27 January 1963, d. 9 June 2020

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family: Robert Burnen Dalton b. 26 Apr 1954, d. 30 Dec 2014

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. 724 (naming Mary Jo Fortson as her mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming John William Breedlove as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Audrey Leigh Breedlove Strother, memorial no. 211234679, viewed on 17 Jun 2021.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Burnen Dalton, memorial no. 2112353399, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (not giving the date but stating that they had been married thirty-two years when he died on 30 Dec 2014).
  6. [S1911] Obituary for Audrey Leigh Dalton Strother, online at Covenant Funeral & Crematory, Chattanooga, Tennessee, https://tinyurl.com/f8pwh6er, viewed on 17 Jun 2021 (stating that she died in her sleep).

William Henry Sebastian

M, ID# 22244, b. 4 June 1932, d. 13 June 2021

William Henry Sebastian, from his funeral home obituary.
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and moved to Atlanta, Georgia after being discharged. There he attended Georgia State University at night while working full-time. He was an avid runner and founding member of the Columbus Track Club and competed in the Peachtree Road Race for forty consecutive years.1
  • Last Edited: 16 Jun 2021

Family: Charlotte Fortson b. 21 Jul 1930, d. 3 Aug 2019

Citations

  1. [S1907] Obituary for William Henry Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/vc9uuh3d, viewed on 16 Jun 2021.
  2. [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. 724.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming William Henry Sebastian as his father).
  4. [S1907] Obituary for William Henry Sebastian, online, above (naming William Henry Sebastian as his father).

Martin Henry Sebastian

M, ID# 22246, b. 29 October 1954, d. 23 January 1955

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 16 Jun 2021

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. 724 (naming William Henry Sebastian as his father).
  2. [S1907] Obituary for William Henry Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/vc9uuh3d, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (naming William Henry Sebastian as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 (naming Charlotte Fortson as his mother).
  4. [S1906] Obituary for Charlotte Fortson Sebastian, online at McMullen Funeral Home and Crematory, Columbus, Georgia, https://tinyurl.com/2d9ue8hf, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (naming Charlotte Fortson as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Martin H. Sebastian, memorial no. 47120606, viewed on 10 Aug 2019.
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 724 ( giving the date and the place and stating that he died of spinal meningitis).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Martin H. Sebastian, memorial no. 47120606, viewed on 10 Aug 2019 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 725.

Gene Paul Hicks Sr.

M, ID# 22250, b. 20 September 1925, d. 17 June 1975
  • Note*: At the time of his death in 1975 he had lived in Mableton, Georgia for four years and had been a detective with the Atlanta Police Department since 1961.9

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jun 2021

Family: Margaret Frances Fortson b. 1 Aug 1932, d. 22 Dec 2007

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. 725 (giving the date but not the place).
  2. [S1908] Obituary for Gene Paul Hicks, The Marietta Daily Journal, Marietta, Georgia, 19 Jun 1975, p. 2C (image p. 16), col. 3, online at www.genealogybank.com, https://tinyurl.com/wypmzc7p, viewed on 16 Jun 2021 (stating that he was a native of Hall County; not giving the date but stating that he was forty-nine years old when he died on 17 Jun 1975).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Gene Paul Hicks, memorial no. 118110082, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (giving the year but no other information).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 725.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Margaret F. Hicks, memorial no. 118110119, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Gene Paul Hicks, memorial no. 118110082, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (not giving the date).
  7. [S1908] Obituary for Gene Paul Hicks, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Gene Paul Hicks, memorial no. 118110082, viewed on 14 Aug 2019 (identifying the cemetery but not giving the date).
  9. [S1908] Obituary for Gene Paul Hicks, online, above.