Marian M. Hollingsworth

F, ID# 23351, b. 3 May 1909, d. 17 April 1997
  • Note*: Her Find A Grave memorial gives Hepburn, Iowa as her birthplace, but her obituary says she was born in Henshaw, Iowa.7,8

Additional Resources

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

Family: Donald Eugene DeLashmutt b. 21 Apr 1910, d. 25 Nov 1989

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404614, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.
  3. [S2171] Obituary for Marian DeLashmutt, The Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, 21 Apr 1997, p. 5A, col. 5, image online at genealogybank.com, https://tinyurl.com/yvea4t3d, viewed on 17 Jul 2022 (giving the date and the place and stating that she died after a brief illness).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S2171] Obituary for Marian DeLashmutt, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (giving the place but not the date).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (stating that she was born in Hepburn, Iowa).
  8. [S2171] Obituary for Marian DeLashmutt, online, above (stating that she was born in Henshaw, Iowa).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Vicki L. DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404735, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as her mother).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as her mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Patrick DeLashmutt, memorial no 175318763, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).

Donald Eugene ('Don') DeLashmutt Jr.

M, ID# 23352, b. 29 May 1935, d. 2 June 1971

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Family:

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene DeLashmutt as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.

Carrie A. DeLashmutt

F, ID# 23353, b. 1961, d. 1961

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Carrie A. DeLashmutt, memorial no 174454841, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.

Vicki L. DeLashmutt

F, ID# 23354, b. 1950, d. 1955

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jul 2022

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Vicki L. DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404735, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene DeLashmutt as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr. as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Vicki L. DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404735, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Vicki L. DeLashmutt, memorial no 42404735, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.

John Patrick DeLashmutt

M, ID# 23355, b. 21 June 1959, d. 3 March 1998

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Family: Patricia Ann ('Pat') Ford b. 24 Jun 1952, d. 11 Feb 2008

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John Patrick DeLashmutt, memorial no 175318763, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene DeLashmutt as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr., memorial no 174454799, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Donald Eugene 'Don' DeLashmutt, Jr. as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Patrick DeLashmutt, memorial no 175318763, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Marian M. Hollingsworth, memorial no 42404518, viewed on 13 Jul 2022 (naming Marian M. Hollingsworth as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Patrick DeLashmutt, memorial no 175318763, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Patricia Ann 'Pat' Ford Howard, memorial no 137498222, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.

Patricia Ann ('Pat') Ford

F, ID# 23356, b. 24 June 1952, d. 11 February 2008

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Family: John Patrick DeLashmutt b. 21 Jun 1959, d. 3 Mar 1998

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Patricia Ann 'Pat' Ford Howard, memorial no 137498222, viewed on 13 Jul 2022.

Frances Lee Pitts

F, ID# 23360, b. 2 December 1927, d. 20 July 2022

Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, from her online obituary.
  • Note*: She was a native of Westminster, South Carolina. After retirement she lived in Salem, South Carolina until her husband died and she moved to the Mebane, North Carolina area. Survivors included eleven grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.8

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes several pictures of her, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Sep 2022

Family: Jack Claude Fortson b. 2 Aug 1923, d. 12 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, memorial no. 241898967, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  2. [S2174] Obituary for Frances P. Fortson, Walker's Funeral Home, Mebane, North Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2jux88ut, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (not giving the date or the place but stating that she was "a native of" Westminister, South Carolina).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 138 (giving the date).
  4. [S2194] Obituary for Jack Claude Fortson, Davenport Funeral Home, Walhalla, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2p8ukkpn, viewed on 26 Aug 2022 (not giving the date).
  5. [S2174] Obituary for Frances P. Fortson, online, above (not giving the date).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (not giving the date).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, memorial no. 241898967, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (not giving the date).
  8. [S2174] Obituary for Frances P. Fortson, online, above.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, memorial no. 241898967, viewed on 26 Sep 2022.
  10. [S2174] Obituary for Frances P. Fortson, online, above (naming the place and stating that burial would be "sometime in September").
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, memorial no. 241898967, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (giving the place but not the date).

Jack Claude Fortson

M, ID# 23361, b. 2 August 1923, d. 12 November 2010
  • Note*: • He enlisted as a private in the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina, on 9 Feb 1943. Enlistment records say he was single with dependents, lived in Greenwood, S.C., had one year of high school, was 73 inches tall and weighed 141 pounds.
    • He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II and was an electrician for Duke Power Company. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Salem, South Carolina.17,18

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes several pictures of him and others and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family: Frances Lee Pitts b. 2 Dec 1927, d. 20 Jul 2022

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 137-38 (naming Claude Stephens Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (giving the complete date and naming Piedmont, South Carolina as his birthplace).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (giving only the year and naming Greenwood, South Carolina as his birthplace).
  6. [S1463] United States Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Jack Claude Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S2194] Obituary for Jack Claude Fortson, Davenport Funeral Home, Walhalla, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2p8ukkpn, viewed on 26 Aug 2022 (not giving the date but stating that his age was 87 when he died in November 2010; stating that he was a native of Greenwood, South Carolina).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (giving the date).
  9. [S2194] Obituary for Jack Claude Fortson, online, above (not giving the date).
  10. [S2174] Obituary for Frances P. Fortson, Walker's Funeral Home, Mebane, North Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2jux88ut, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (not giving the date).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (not giving the date).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, memorial no. 241898967, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (not giving the date).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 23 Jul 2022.
  14. [S1463] United States Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Jack Claude Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date; not naming the place of death but stating that his last residence was in Walhalla, S.C.).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 23 Jul 2022 (giving the place but not the date).
  16. [S2194] Obituary for Jack Claude Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place and stating that burial would be at 3:30 p.m.).
  17. [S2194] Obituary for Jack Claude Fortson, online, above (second bullet).
  18. [S1598] United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Jack C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (first bullet).

Eda Schasse Ottesen

F, ID# 23362, b. circa 1899

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Aug 2022

Lawrence Francis ('Larry') Lambert

M, ID# 23369, b. 1 July 1946, d. 27 May 2017

Lawrence Francis ('Larry') Lambert, from his online funeral-home obituary.
  • Note*: Larry retired as a master sergeant after serving in the U.S. Air Force as an aircraft mechanic and later as an air traffic controller. He served during the Vietnam War. In 2008 he retired from the Federal Aviation Administration as a ground controller and later as an inspector. He was a graduate of and instructor at Embry Riddle University and a member of Dayspring Baptist Church.1
  • Last Edited: 18 Jun 2024

Citations

  1. [S2371] Obituary for Lawrence Francis Lambert, Lowe Funeral Home, Burlington, North Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/557ncfd7, viewed on 18 Jun 2024.

Eleanor Fortson

F, ID# 23372, b. 28 April 1941, d. 20 August 2022

Eleanor Fortson Boyd, from her newspaper obituary.
  • Note*: She was a seamstress, spending the majority of her time working with the military at Pope Air Force Base and Fort Bragg.9

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

Family 1:

Family 2: Herschel Lee Boyd b. 7 Feb 1936, d. 21 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, 23 Aug 2022, image online at https://tinyurl.com/242zt43c, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  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), pp. 147-48 (giving her name as Elnora Irene and naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  3. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, online, above (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving her name as Elnora Irene and naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
  5. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, memorial no. 242930841, viewed on 31 Aug 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 148 (giving her name as Elnora Irene and giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Herschel Lee Boyd, memorial no. 240168817, viewed on 30 Aug 2022.
  9. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, online, above.
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, memorial no. 242930841, viewed on 31 Aug 2022.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, memorial no. 242930841, viewed on 31 Aug 2022 (giving the place but not the date).
  12. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, online, above (naming Eleanor Fortson Boyd as her mother).

Jeptha Morrison Fortson

M, ID# 23373, b. 9 April 1930, d. 17 April 1998

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

Family: Essie Virginia Skinner b. 1921, d. 2 Jul 2009

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 148.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jeptha M. Fortson, memorial no. 71763130, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Essie Virginia Skinner Fortson, memorial no. 119852679, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.

Cornelia Fortson

F, ID# 23374, b. 8 May 1932, d. 23 April 1996

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Cornelia Fortson Kittle, memorial no. 16154784, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 148 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Cornelia Fortson Kittle, memorial no. 16154784, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.

Robert Columbus Fortson

M, ID# 23375, b. 17 August 1934, d. 4 May 1991

Additional Resources

• His information page on Billion Graves, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 147-48 (naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
  3. [S2028] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.ancestry.com, record for Robert Columbus Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 148 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S1258] Billion Graves, online at http://billiongraves.com, information page on Robert C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S1565] Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Robert C. Fortson, certificate no. 019037, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S2028] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.ancestry.com, record for Robert Columbus Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022 (giving the date but not the place).

Earl Cecil Fortson

M, ID# 23376, b. 20 September 1937, d. 31 July 2012
  • Birth*: He was born on 20 September 1937.3,4
  • Death*: He died on 31 July 2012 at age 74.4
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 147-48 (giving his name as Cecil Earl Fortson and naming James Clifford Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 147-48 (giving his name as Cecil Earl Fortson and naming Annie Sue Suddeth as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 148 (giving his name as Cecil Earl Fortson).
  4. [S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, Earl C. Fortson, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.

Essie Virginia Skinner

F, ID# 23377, b. 1921, d. 2 July 2009

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

Family: Jeptha Morrison Fortson b. 9 Apr 1930, d. 17 Apr 1998

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Essie Virginia Skinner Fortson, memorial no. 119852679, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jeptha M. Fortson, memorial no. 71763130, viewed on 27 Aug 2022.

Herschel Lee Boyd

M, ID# 23379, b. 7 February 1936, d. 21 May 2022

Herschel Lee Boyd, from his funeral-home obituary.
  • Note*: He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1954 to 1974, after which he owned and operated Boyd's Upholstery in Spring Lake, North Carolina. He was an elder in the Spring Lake Methodist Church and for ten years was post commander of the American Legion Post 230. He loved country music and sang with a number of bands. He was buried with military honors.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his picture, is here.
  • Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

Family: Eleanor Fortson b. 28 Apr 1941, d. 20 Aug 2022

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Herschel Lee Boyd, memorial no. 240168817, viewed on 30 Aug 2022.
  2. [S2196] Obituary for Herschel Lee Boyd, Adcock Funeral Home, Spring Lake, North Carolina, June 4, 2022, online at https://tinyurl.com/ycktcfum, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Herschel Lee Boyd, memorial no. 240168817, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (giving the place but not the date).
  4. [S2196] Obituary for Herschel Lee Fortson, online, above.

Anita Wilkes

F, ID# 23385, b. 10 March 1961, d. 9 January 2018
  • Last Edited: 31 Aug 2022

Citations

  1. [S2195] Obituary for Eleanor Fortson Boyd, Athens Banner Herald, Athens, Georgia, 23 Aug 2022, image online at https://tinyurl.com/242zt43c, viewed on 30 Aug 2022 (naming Eleanor Fortson Boyd as her mother).
  2. [S2197] Obituary for Anita Wilkes Corscadden, Adcock Funeral Home and Crematory, Spring Lake, North Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2uze8yux, viewed on 31 Aug 2022.

Claude Stephen Fortson

M, ID# 23390, b. 31 March 1894, d. 9 May 1942

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his picture and pictures of his gravestones, is https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50523447/claude-stephen-fortsonhere.
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

Family: Lessie Savannah Hall b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 137 (giving his middle name as Stephens and naming Henry Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (giving his middle name as Stephens and naming Mary Osley as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (giving his middle name as Stephens).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (giving the year and the state).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 1 Sep 2022.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (giving his middle name as Stephens and giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (naming Claude Stephens Fortson as his father).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hoyt William 'Hoite' Fortson, memorial no. 50523401, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bill Fortson, memorial no. 98123903, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Doyle Fortson, memorial no. 98123542, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (naming Claude Stephens Fortson as her father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Malita Elizabeth Fortson Dove, memorial no. 68268061, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as her father).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as her father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137-38 (naming Claude Stephens Fortson as his father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jack Claude Fortson, memorial no. 61818615, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Glenn Franklin "Frank" Fortson, memorial no. 97676346, viewed on 6 Sep 2022 (naming Claude Stephen Fortson as his father).

Lessie Savannah Hall

F, ID# 23391, b. 1 November 1895, d. 7 December 1974

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of and of her gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

Family: Claude Stephen Fortson b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942

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. 137 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lessie Savannah Hall Fortson, memorial no. 68268171, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (giving his middle name as Stephens).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Claude Stephen Fortson, memorial no. 50523447, viewed on 1 Sep 2022.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lessie Savannah Hall Fortson, memorial no. 68268171, viewed on 1 Sep 2022.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (naming Savannah Hall as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hoyt William 'Hoite' Fortson, memorial no. 50523401, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as his mother).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lessie Savannah Hall Fortson, memorial no. 68268171, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as his mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Bill Fortson, memorial no. 98123903, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as his mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Doyle Fortson, memorial no. 98123542, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as his mother).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (naming Savannah Hall as her mother).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Malita Elizabeth Fortson Dove, memorial no. 68268061, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as her mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lessie Savannah Hall Fortson, memorial no. 68268171, viewed on 5 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as her mother).
  14. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137-38 (naming Savannah Hall as his mother).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Glenn Franklin "Frank" Fortson, memorial no. 97676346, viewed on 6 Sep 2022 (naming Lessie Savannah Hall as his mother).

Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson

M, ID# 23392, b. 26 July 1905, d. 11 July 1987

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 25 Sep 2022

Family: Ola Wilson b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

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. 137 (naming Henry Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 137 (naming Mary Osley as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lee Pascal 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 90920141, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee P. Fortson, memorial no. 155364055, viewed on 9 Sep 2022.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ola W. Fortson, memorial no. 155364166, viewed on 9 Sep 2022.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee Pascal 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 90920141, viewed on 10 Sep 2022.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (naming Lee Fortson as his father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Paul Fortson, memorial no. 148342970, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee Pascal 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 90920141, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as his father).
  11. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Doris F. Grant, memorial no. 222836344, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as her father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee Pascal 'Bud' Fortson, memorial no. 90920141, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as her father).
  14. [S2201] Obituary for Doris Fortson Grant, Davenport Funeral Home, West Union, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/yv6kafuy, viewed on 12 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Fortson as her father).
  15. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (giving his name as Roy Fortson and naming Lee Fortson as his father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lee Roy Fortson, memorial no. 158534312, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as his father).
  17. [S2203] Obituary for Lee Roy Fortson, Davenport Funeral Home, West Union, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/ytk3w4u9, viewed on 12 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as his father).
  18. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (giving his first name as Curtis and naming Lee Fortson as his father).
  19. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Curtis 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 136001811, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Lee Pascal Fortson as his father).
  20. [S2200] Obituary for James Curtis Fortson, The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina, 18 Jan 2005, p. 4A, col. 1, image online at https://tinyurl.com/5n43f5sb, viewed on 10 Sep 2022 (naming Pascal Lee Fortson as his father).

David Columbus Fortson

M, ID# 23393, b. 5 May 1910, d. 1 March 2000
  • Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family: Lottie Denny b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 1986

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 137-38 (naming Henry Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for David Columbus Fortson Sr., memorial no. 197770431, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Henry T. Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Henry T. Fortson, memorial no. 176162281, viewed on 16 May 2022 (naming Henry T. Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137-38 (naming Mary Osley as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Columbus Fortson Sr., memorial no. 197770431, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Mary E. Osley as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary E. Fortson, memorial no. 176162739, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Mary E. Osley as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137 (giving the date but not the place), 138 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Columbus Fortson Sr., memorial no. 197770431, viewed on 1 Sep 2022.
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (spelling her surname as Denney).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Columbus Fortson Sr., memorial no. 197770431, viewed on 26 Sep 2022.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lottie Denny Fortson, memorial no. 197770419, viewed on 26 Sep 2022.
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (naming David Columbus Fortson as his father).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Columbus 'Junior' Fortson Jr., memorial no. 127215903, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (naming David Columbus Fortson Sr. as his father).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for David Columbus Fortson Sr., memorial no. 197770431, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (naming David Columbus Fortson Sr. as his father).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Robert 'Bob' Fortson, memorial no. 183530520, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (naming David Columbus Fortson Sr. as his father).
  16. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 138 (spelling his middle name as Denney and naming David Columbus Fortson as his father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jerry Denny Fortson, memorial no. 186431789, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (naming David Columbus Fortson Sr. as his father).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Kenneth 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 100976443, viewed on 26 Sep 2022 (naming David Columbus Fortson Sr. as his father).

Albert S. Fortson

M, ID# 23394, b. 9 April 1916, d. 1980

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 2 Sep 2022

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 137-38 (naming Henry Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Albert S. Fortson, memorial no. 197580473, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Henry T. Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Henry T. Fortson, memorial no. 176162281, viewed on 16 May 2022 (naming Henry T. Fortson as his father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137-38 (naming Mary Osley as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert S. Fortson, memorial no. 197580473, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Mary E. Osley as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary E. Fortson, memorial no. 176162739, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (naming Mary E. Osley as his mother).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 137 (giving the date but not the place), 138 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert S. Fortson, memorial no. 197580473, viewed on 1 Sep 2022 (giving the year but no other information).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert S. Fortson, memorial no. 197580473, viewed on 1 Sep 2022.

Aaron Fortson

M, ID# 23398, b. circa 1957
  • Birth*: He was born circa 1957.4
  • Last Edited: 28 Apr 2023

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. 139 (naming Rev. Hugh Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 139 (naming Laura Sargent as his mother).
  3. [S2244] Obituary for Laura Sargent Fortson, The Index-Journal, Greenwood, South Carolina, 28 Apr 2023, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/mpef8j5c, viewed on 28 Apr 2023 (naming Laura Sargent as his mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 139.