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Marian M. Hollingsworth

• Birth*: She was born on 3 May 1909 in Hepburn, Page County, Iowa.¹
• Marriage*: She married Donald Eugene DeLashmutt, son of William Lindsey DeLashmutt Sr. and Jessie Lorene Jacobs.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 17 April 1997 in Mercy Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, at age 87.^3,4
• Burial*: Interment was on 22 April 1997 in section 8, row 5, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.^5,6

• Note*: Her Find A Grave memorial gives Hepburn, Iowa as her birthplace, but her obituary says she was born in Henshaw, Iowa.^7,8

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Donald Eugene ('Don') DeLashmutt Jr.

• Father: Donald Eugene DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 21 Apr 1910, d. 25 Nov 1989
• Mother: Marian M. Hollingsworth^3,4 b. 3 May 1909, d. 17 Apr 1997

• Birth*: He was born on 29 May 1935.⁵
• Death*: He died on 2 June 1971 at age 36.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in section 11, row 10, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Carrie A. DeLashmutt

• Father: Donald Eugene ('Don') DeLashmutt Jr. b. 29 May 1935, d. 2 Jun 1971

• Death*: She died in 1961.¹
• Birth*: She was born in 1961.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section 11, row 10, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Vicki L. DeLashmutt

• Father: Donald Eugene DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 21 Apr 1910, d. 25 Nov 1989
• Mother: Marian M. Hollingsworth^3,4 b. 3 May 1909, d. 17 Apr 1997

• Birth*: She was born in 1950.⁵
• Death*: She died in 1955.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in section 8, row 5, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 17 Jul 2022

John Patrick DeLashmutt

• Father: Donald Eugene DeLashmutt^1,2 b. 21 Apr 1910, d. 25 Nov 1989
• Mother: Marian M. Hollingsworth^3,4 b. 3 May 1909, d. 17 Apr 1997

• Birth*: He was born on 21 June 1959.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Patricia Ann ('Pat') Ford on 13 December 1991 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.⁶
• Death*: He died on 3 March 1998 at age 38.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in section 11, row 10, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Mills County, Iowa.⁵

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Patricia Ann ('Pat') Ford

• Birth*: She was born on 24 June 1952 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.¹
• Marriage*: She married John Patrick DeLashmutt, son of Donald Eugene DeLashmutt and Marian M. Hollingsworth, on 13 December 1991 in Reno, Washoe County, Nevada.¹
• Death*: She died on 11 February 2008 in Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, at age 55.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in section 14, lot 106, Malvern Cemetery, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa.¹

• Last Edited: 13 Jul 2022

Frances Lee Pitts

Frances Lee Pitts Fortson, from her online obituary.

• Birth*: She was born on 2 December 1927 in Westminster, Oconee County, South Carolina.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Jack Claude Fortson, son of Claude Stephen Fortson and Lessie Savannah Hall, on 17 September 1944.^3,4,5,6,7
• Death*: She died on 20 July 2022 in Mebane, Alamance and Orange Counties, North Carolina, at age 94.^8,9
• Burial*: Interment was in September 2022 in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^10,11

• 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

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2022

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

Jack Claude Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 2 August 1923 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^4,5,6,7
• Marriage*: He married Frances Lee Pitts on 17 September 1944.^8,9,10,11,12
• Death*: He died on 12 November 2010 in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 87.^13,14
• Burial*: Interment was on 20 November 2010 in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^15,16

• 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

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

Eda Schasse Ottesen

• Father: Otto Peder Ottesen
• Mother: Lorine Cumerland Lane b. 11 Jan 1874, d. May 1927

• Birth*: She was born circa 1899 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 6 Aug 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Jesse Bartlett and Frances Callaway

Eleanor Fortson

Eleanor Fortson Boyd, from her newspaper obituary.

• Father: James Clifford Fortson^1,2 b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
• Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth^3,4 b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

• Birth*: She was born on 28 April 1941 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.^5,6,7
• Marriage*: She married Herschel Lee Boyd in 1975.⁸
• Death*: She died on 20 August 2022 in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina, at age 81.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was on 25 August 2022 in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina.^9,11

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

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

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

Jeptha Morrison Fortson

• Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
• Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

• Birth*: He was born on 9 April 1930.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Essie Virginia Skinner.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 17 April 1998 in Georgia at age 68.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.⁴

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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

Cornelia Fortson

• Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
• Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

• Birth*: She was born on 8 May 1932 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 23 April 1996 in Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 63.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Smith Cemetery, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.⁵

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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

Robert Columbus Fortson

• Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
• Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

• Birth*: He was born on 17 August 1934 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4,5
• Death*: He died on 4 May 1991 in Clarke County, Georgia, at age 56.^6,7,5
• Burial*: Interment was in Smith Cemetery, Winterville, Clarke County, Georgia.⁵

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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

Earl Cecil Fortson

• Father: James Clifford Fortson¹ b. 4 Mar 1905, d. 8 Oct 1987
• Mother: Annie Sue Suddeth² b. 8 Jun 1907, d. Jul 1981

• 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

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

Essie Virginia Skinner

• Birth*: She was born in 1921 in Oconee County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: She married Jeptha Morrison Fortson, son of James Clifford Fortson and Annie Sue Suddeth.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 2 July 2009.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Evergreen Memorial Park, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2022

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

Herschel Lee Boyd

Herschel Lee Boyd, from his funeral-home obituary.

• Birth*: He was born on 7 February 1936 in Tennessee.¹
• Marriage*: He married Eleanor Fortson, daughter of James Clifford Fortson and Annie Sue Suddeth, in 1975.¹
• Death*: He died on 21 May 2022 at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was on 3 June 2022 in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina.^2,3

• 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

• Last Edited: 1 Sep 2022

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

Anita Wilkes

• Mother: Eleanor Fortson¹ b. 28 Apr 1941, d. 20 Aug 2022

• Birth*: She was born on 10 March 1961.²
• Death*: She died on 9 January 2018 in UNC Hospitals, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, at age 56.²

• Last Edited: 31 Aug 2022

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

Claude Stephen Fortson

• Father: Henry T. Fortson¹ b. 7 May 1873, d. Apr 1942
• Mother: Mary E. Osley² b. 1875, d. 1956

• Birth*: He was born on 31 March 1894 in Madison County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Lessie Savannah Hall.^3,5
• Death*: He died on 9 May 1942 in South Carolina at age 48.^4,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Walhalla Church of God No. 2 Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.^5,3

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Lessie Savannah Hall

• Birth*: She was born on 1 November 1895 in Madison County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Claude Stephen Fortson, son of Henry T. Fortson and Mary E. Osley.^3,4
• Death*: She died on 7 December 1974 at age 79.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁵

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson

• Father: Henry T. Fortson¹ b. 7 May 1873, d. Apr 1942
• Mother: Mary E. Osley² b. 1875, d. 1956

• Birth*: He was born on 26 July 1905 in Oconee County, South Carolina.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Ola Wilson.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 11 July 1987 at age 81.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Mountain View Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.⁷

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2022

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

David Columbus Fortson

• Father: Henry T. Fortson^1,2,3 b. 7 May 1873, d. Apr 1942
• Mother: Mary E. Osley^4,5,6 b. 1875, d. 1956

• Birth*: He was born on 5 May 1910 in Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Lottie Denny.^9,10,11
• Death*: He died on 1 March 2000 at age 89.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁸

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

Albert S. Fortson

• Father: Henry T. Fortson^1,2,3 b. 7 May 1873, d. Apr 1942
• Mother: Mary E. Osley^4,5,6 b. 1875, d. 1956

• Birth*: He was born on 9 April 1916 in Hart County, Georgia.^7,8
• Death*: He died in 1980.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁹

• Last Edited: 2 Sep 2022

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

Aaron Fortson

• Father: Rev. Hugh Chandler Fortson¹ b. 20 Feb 1921, d. 29 Oct 2007
• Mother: Laura Sargent^2,3 b. 15 Mar 1923, d. 26 Apr 2023

• Birth*: He was born circa 1957.⁴

• Last Edited: 28 Apr 2023

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