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Hoyt William Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall^4,5,6 b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 9 October 1912 in Madison County, Georgia.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 18 April 1928 in South Carolina at age 15.^9,10
• Burial*: Interment was in Walhalla Church of God No. 2 Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.⁸

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2022

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

Bill Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall^4,5,6 b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 3 November 1914 in Madison County, Georgia.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Sue Mae DeLoache.^9,8,10
• Death*: He died on 16 July 1971 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at age 56.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁸

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Sue Mae DeLoache

• Birth*: She was born on 5 January 1915.¹
• Marriage*: She married Bill Fortson, son of Claude Stephen Fortson and Lessie Savannah Hall.^2,3,1
• Death*: She died on 5 December 1990 at age 75.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2022

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

Doyle Claude Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall^4,5,6 b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 23 May 1917 in Madison County, Georgia.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Carolyn Southerland on 28 May 1938 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁹
• Death*: He died on 12 June 1991 at age 74.¹⁰
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2022

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

Carolyn Southerland

• Birth*: She was born on 29 April 1917 in Eastman, Dodge County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married Doyle Claude Fortson, son of Claude Stephen Fortson and Lessie Savannah Hall, on 28 May 1938 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹
• Death*: She died on 19 August 1982 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina, at age 65.²
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.²

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2022

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

Daniel Doyle Fortson

• Father: Doyle Claude Fortson^1,2,3 b. 23 May 1917, d. 12 Jun 1991
• Mother: Carolyn Southerland^4,5,6 b. 29 Apr 1917, d. 19 Aug 1982

• Birth*: He was born on 17 November 1948.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 12 August 1987 at age 38.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁸

• Note*: He served as a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force in the Vietnam War and was awarded the Bronze Star.⁸

• Last Edited: 5 Sep 2022

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

Malita Elizabeth Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall^4,5,6 b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: She was born on 15 February 1919 in Madison County, Georgia.^7,8
• Marriage*: She married Dock Smathers Dove on 20 August 1937.^9,10,11
• Death*: She died on 25 September 1973 in South Carolina at age 54.¹²
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹²

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

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

Dock Smathers Dove

• Birth*: He was born on 25 September 1913 in Calhoun Falls, Abbeville County, South Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Malita Elizabeth Fortson, daughter of Claude Stephen Fortson and Lessie Savannah Hall, on 20 August 1937.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 6 September 1963 in a hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, at age 49.^7,8
• Burial*: Interment was in West Side Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster County, South Carolina.^1,9

• Obituary*: "GREENVILLE—Dock S. Dove, 49, of Greenville, died at 7:15 p.m. Friday at a local hospital after three years of declining health and three weeks of illness.
     He was born in Calhoun Falls, son of the late Marcus L. and Margaret Dorn Dove. He had lived in Greenville 18 months, having moved here from Greenwood where he lived 25 years. He was a machinist and was a Baptist.
     Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Malita Fortson Dove of Greenwood; two daughters, Mrs. Conrad Sprouse of Monroe, Ga., and Mrs. Richard E. Erett of Norwalk, Conn; four sisters, Mrs. Thomas Smith of Greenville, Mrs. Clarence Brown of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Mrs. B. L. Ridlehoover of Hodges, and Mrs. Allen Gabriel of Macon, Ga; two brothers, T. V. Dove of Greenwood and Lester Dove of Cocoa Beach, Fla; and three grandchildren.
     Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the Harley Funeral Home. The Rev. Norwood Waterhouse, the Rev. Cooper Patrick and the Rev. Carl Bell will officiate. Burial will be in the Westside cemetery at Lancaster.
     Pallbearers will be nephews, Clyde Dove, Harold Dove, Tom Dove Jr., Gene Smith, Larry Ouzts, Carey Hill and Jimmy Jenkins.
     Honorary pallbearers will be Roy Cannon, James Seay, Buck Rushton, Roy Hendricks, Bill Moore, Lewis Sweatman, Bruce Baldwin, Burton Edge, Grady Wheatley, E. R. Lord, Grady Vinson and Leonard Turnbull.
     The body will remain at the funeral home until the service hour."¹⁰
• Note*: He was a Baptist and had worked as a machinist. He lived in Greenwood, South Carolina for twenty-five years before moving to Greenville eighteen months before his death.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

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

Margaret Vivian Dove

• Father: Dock Smathers Dove^5,6,7 b. 25 Sep 1913, d. 6 Sep 1963
• Mother: Malita Elizabeth Fortson^1,2,3,4 b. 15 Feb 1919, d. 25 Sep 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 9 May 1938 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^8,9,10
• Marriage*: She married Dr. Conrad Lamar Sprouse on 4 June 1960.^11,12,13
• Death*: She died on 19 December 2020 in Pruitt Health, Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, at age 82.^14,15
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁹

• Note*: She attended Lander University and then worked at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina for twenty-five years.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

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

Dr. Conrad Lamar Sprouse

• Birth*: He was born on 7 May 1936 in North Augusta, Aiken County, South Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Vivian Dove, daughter of Dock Smathers Dove and Malita Elizabeth Fortson, on 4 June 1960.^2,3,4
• Death*: He died on 1 March 2010 in Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, at age 73.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

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

Richard Edward ('Dick') Erett

• Birth*: He was born on 19 February 1937 in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.¹
• Death*: He died on 15 March 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, at age 78.¹

• Note*: He was from Poughkeepsie, New York.²

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

Richard William Erett

• Father: Richard Edward ('Dick') Erett^1,2,3 b. 19 Feb 1937, d. 15 Mar 2015

• Birth*: He was born on 26 February 1960.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 20 April 1991 at age 31.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁴

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

Alan Edward Erett

• Father: Richard Edward ('Dick') Erett^1,2,3 b. 19 Feb 1937, d. 15 Mar 2015

• Birth*: He was born on 10 October 1962 in Fairfield County, Connecticut.^4,5
• Death*: He died on 16 July 2006 in Berkeley County, South Carolina, at age 43.⁶
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁶

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

Glenn Franklin ('Frank') Fortson

• Father: Claude Stephen Fortson^1,2,3 b. 31 Mar 1894, d. 9 May 1942
• Mother: Lessie Savannah Hall^4,5,6 b. 1 Nov 1895, d. 7 Dec 1974

• Birth*: He was born on 7 September 1925.^7,8
• Marriage*: He married Helen Genelle Hagood on 18 April 1947.⁹
• Death*: He died on 15 July 1997 in Dorchester County, South Carolina, at age 71.⁸
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁸

• Note*: He was a staff sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.⁷

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Helen Genelle Hagood

• Birth*: She was born on 28 February 1927 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: She married Glenn Franklin ('Frank') Fortson, son of Claude Stephen Fortson and Lessie Savannah Hall, on 18 April 1947.²
• Death*: She died on 16 December 2008 at age 81.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Charles Glenn ('Charlie') Fortson

• Father: Glenn Franklin ('Frank') Fortson^1,2,3 b. 7 Sep 1925, d. 15 Jul 1997
• Mother: Helen Genelle Hagood^4,5,6 b. 28 Feb 1927, d. 16 Dec 2008

• Birth*: He was born on 7 August 1951 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 28 January 2016 in Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 64.⁹

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Edward Eugene Fortson

• Father: Glenn Franklin ('Frank') Fortson^1,2,3 b. 7 Sep 1925, d. 15 Jul 1997
• Mother: Helen Genelle Hagood^4,5,6 b. 28 Feb 1927, d. 16 Dec 2008

• Birth*: He was born on 7 September 1952 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 12 January 2022 in Summerville, Berkeley County, South Carolina, at age 69.⁸

• Last Edited: 6 Sep 2022

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

Ola Wilson

• Birth*: She was born on 16 November 1907.¹
• Marriage*: She married Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson, son of Henry T. Fortson and Mary E. Osley.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 7 January 1991 at age 83.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Ross Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2022

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

Verner Fortson

• Father: Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson¹ b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 11 Jul 1987
• Mother: Ola Wilson² b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

• Birth*: He was born on 10 June 1926.³
• Marriage*: He married Laura Mae Alewine.^4,3,5
• Death*: He died on 21 June 1981 at age 55.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Mountain View Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.³

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2022

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

Paul Fortson

• Father: Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson^1,2,3 b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 11 Jul 1987
• Mother: Ola Wilson^4,5,6 b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

• Birth*: He was born on 14 October 1928 in Oconee County, South Carolina.⁷
• Marriage*: He married Bessie Lee Lusk.^8,7,9
• Death*: He died on 19 September 2010 in Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 81.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Carmel Independent Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.⁷

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2022

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

Doris Fortson

• Father: Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson^1,2,3,4 b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 11 Jul 1987
• Mother: Ola Wilson^5,6,7,8 b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

• Birth*: She was born on 10 September 1930 in Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.^9,10
• Marriage*: She married James Faris Grant.^11,12,13
• Death*: She died on 6 August 2010 in Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, at age 79.^14,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 August 2010 in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.^14,15

• Last Edited: 12 Sep 2022

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

Lee Roy Fortson

• Father: Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson^1,2,3,4 b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 11 Jul 1987
• Mother: Ola Wilson^5,6,7,8 b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

• Birth*: He was born on 18 November 1934 in Oconee County, South Carolina.^9,10
• Death*: He died on 27 December 2014 in Oconee Memorial Hospital, Seneca, Oconee County, South Carolina, at age 80.^11,12
• Burial*: Interment was on 30 December 2014 in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.^13,14

• Note*: He worked in law enforcement in Oconee County, South Carolina for twenty-seven years and was a member of Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2.¹⁵

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2022

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

James Curtis ('Jim' or 'Dud') Fortson

• Father: Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson^1,2,3,4 b. 26 Jul 1905, d. 11 Jul 1987
• Mother: Ola Wilson^5,6,7,8 b. 16 Nov 1907, d. 7 Jan 1991

• Birth*: He was born on 1 November 1940 in Oconee County, South Carolina.⁹
• Death*: He died on 16 January 2005 in his home, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, at age 64.^10,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 19 January 2005 in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^11,12

• Note*: He graduated from Salem High School in Salem, South Carolina, and served in the U.S. Air Force. After serving with the South Carolina Highway Patrol, he owned and operated Fortson Paving Company for twenty-five years.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 25 Sep 2022

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

Laura Mae Alewine

• Birth*: She was born on 20 April 1930.¹
• Marriage*: She married Verner Fortson, son of Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson and Ola Wilson.^2,3,1
• Death*: She died on 25 September 1976 at age 46.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Mount Carmel Independent Baptist Church Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Sep 2022

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

Bessie Lee Lusk

• Birth*: She was born on 30 May 1932 in Oconee County, South Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: She married Paul Fortson, son of Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson and Ola Wilson.^2,3,1
• Death*: She died on 24 September 2018 in Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina, at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Mountain View Wesleyan Church Cemetery, Salem, Oconee County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 10 Sep 2022

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

James Faris Grant

• Birth*: He was born on 11 August 1919 in Oconee County, South Carolina.^1,2,3
• Marriage*: He married Doris Fortson, daughter of Lee Pascal ('Bud') Fortson and Ola Wilson.^4,5,6
• Death*: He died on 11 August 2000 in Richard M. Campbell VA Nursing Home, Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 81.^1,2,3
• Burial*: Interment was on 13 August 2000 in Evergreen Memorial Gardens, Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina.^1,7,8

• Note*: • He served as a seaman first class (S1) in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
  • He was a retired employee of the Torrington Company, a member of the Stamp Creek Baptist Church, and a charter member of the American Legion Chapter 184.^9,10,11

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

William Harrison ('Billy') Powell

• Birth*: He was born on 14 August 1936 in Greenwood Village, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹
• Death*: He died on 13 January 2017 in Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, at age 80.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Sep 2022

Lottie Denny

• Birth*: She was born on 13 September 1912 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2
• Marriage*: She married David Columbus Fortson, son of Henry T. Fortson and Mary E. Osley.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died in 1986.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenwood Memorial Gardens, Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁵

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

David Columbus ('Junior') Fortson Jr.

• Father: David Columbus Fortson^1,2,3 b. 5 May 1910, d. 1 Mar 2000
• Mother: Lottie Denny^4,5,6 b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 1986

• Birth*: He was born on 10 May 1936 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 31 March 2014 in Laurens County, South Carolina, at age 77.⁹
• Burial*: Interment was in Oakbrook Memorial Park, Highway 25 North, Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.⁹

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Air Florce from 1958 to 1962.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

John Robert ('Bob') Fortson

• Father: David Columbus Fortson^1,2,3 b. 5 May 1910, d. 1 Mar 2000
• Mother: Lottie Denny^4,5,6 b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 1986

• Birth*: He was born on 31 July 1937 in Abbeville County, South Carolina.^7,8
• Death*: He died on 25 June 2017 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina, at age 79.⁹
• Burial*: Inurnment was on 27 October 2017 in section CT13C, row 100, site 114, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii.⁹

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Air Force.¹⁰

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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

Jerry Denny Fortson

• Father: David Columbus Fortson^1,2,3 b. 5 May 1910, d. 1 Mar 2000
• Mother: Lottie Denny^4,5,6 b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 1986

• Birth*: He was born on 18 August 1944.⁷
• Death*: He died on 31 December 2017 at age 73.⁸

• Note*: He served in the U.S. Navy.⁷

• Last Edited: 28 Apr 2023

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

James Kenneth ('Jim') Fortson

• Father: David Columbus Fortson^1,2,3 b. 5 May 1910, d. 1 Mar 2000
• Mother: Lottie Denny⁴ b. 13 Sep 1912, d. 1986

• Birth*: He was born on 26 July 1948 in Greenwood, Greenwood County, South Carolina.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 20 December 2008 at age 60.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was in section F, lot 018-N, grave 1, Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Rosewood, Wayne County, North Carolina.⁷

• Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

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