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Emmett Gray Bryan

• Birth*: He was born on 8 November 1868 in Alabama.¹
• Marriage*: He married Georgia Woods Clopton, daughter of Hoggatt Clopton and Martha Anne Christian.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 5 May 1959 in Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, at age 90.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in an unmarked grave, Elgin City Cemetery, Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Albert Daniel Bryan

• Father: Emmett Gray Bryan^3,4 b. 8 Nov 1868, d. 5 May 1959
• Mother: Georgia Woods Clopton^1,2 b. 28 Apr 1877, d. 23 Jan 1922

• Birth*: He was born on 5 November 1905 in Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas.⁵
• Marriage*: He married Christine _____.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 17 February 1982 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, at age 76.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in block 38, lot 100A, Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.⁵

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Christine _____

• Birth*: She was born on 14 July 1907.¹
• Marriage*: She married Albert Daniel Bryan, son of Emmett Gray Bryan and Georgia Woods Clopton.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 12 June 1973 at age 65.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in block 38, lot 100A, Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Angela Bryan

• Father: Albert Daniel Bryan^3,4 b. 5 Nov 1905, d. 17 Feb 1982
• Mother: Christine _____^1,2 b. 14 Jul 1907, d. 12 Jun 1973

• Birth*: She was born on 8 December 1930.⁵
• Marriage*: She married Perry Edward ('Bill') Tennison.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 23 October 2007 at age 76.⁵
• Burial*: Interment was in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.⁵

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Perry Edward ('Bill') Tennison

• Birth*: He was born on 18 February 1929 in Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma.¹
• Marriage*: He married Angela Bryan, daughter of Albert Daniel Bryan and Christine _____.^2,1
• Death*: He died on 8 August 2015 in Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, at age 86.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

• Charts: Descendants of Benjamin Clopton and Agnes Morgan

Nancy Jane Farlow

• Birth*: She was born on 9 January 1837 in Boone County, Indiana.¹
• Marriage*: She married William H. Bowman, son of Henry Bowman and Catherine Airhart, in 1857.^2,1
• Death*: She died on 9 July 1914 in Advance, Boone County, Indiana, at age 77.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Shannondale Cemetery, Shannondale, Montgomery County, Indiana.¹

• Last Edited: 23 Jan 2023

Mary Ann Fortson

Mary Ann Fortson Hall.

• Father: Julien Fulton ('Jule') Fortson^1,2 b. 5 Mar 1905, d. 9 Jan 1994
• Mother: Josephine Thornton^3,4 b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 23 Oct 2001

• Birth*: She was born on 5 January 1939 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6
• Death*: She died on 1 March 2023 at age 84.⁷
• Burial*: Interment was on 7 March 2023 in First Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery, Leesville, Lexington County, South Carolina.⁷

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Melba Jane Fortson

• Father: Julien Fulton ('Jule') Fortson^1,2 b. 5 Mar 1905, d. 9 Jan 1994
• Mother: Josephine Thornton^3,4 b. 23 Apr 1915, d. 23 Oct 2001

• Birth*: She was born on 29 July 1937.^5,6,7
• Death*: She died on 6 May 2016 in PruittHealth - Spring Valley, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia, at age 78.^8,9
• Burial*: Interment was on 9 May 2016 in Elmhurst Cemetery, 400 N. Oliver St., Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^10,11

• Note*: She was a beautician and a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, Georgia.⁸

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2023

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

Lori Jill Childs

• Mother: Melba Jane Fortson^1,2 b. 29 Jul 1937, d. 6 May 2016

• Birth*: She was born on 14 September 1965 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4,5
• Death*: She died on 22 October 2012 in Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, at age 47.^6,7

• Last Edited: 7 Mar 2023

Louise Vaughn

• Birth*: She was born on 5 December 1910 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: She married Everett R. Fortson, son of James Marion Fortson and Corrie Lou Seymour.

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

Jane Fortson

• Father: Everett R. Fortson^1,2 b. 21 Feb 1907
• Mother: Louise Vaughn^3,4 b. 5 Dec 1910

• Birth*: She was born on 12 December 1930 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6
• Marriage*: She married George Vernon Strickland on 19 August 1951.⁷
• Death*: She died on 11 November 2022 in Brown Health and Rehabilitation Center, Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, at age 91.⁸

• Note*: She worked as a secretary at the Adult High School-GED Testing Center and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, Georgia.⁸

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

George Vernon Strickland

• Birth*: He was born on 3 February 1925 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.¹
• Marriage*: He married Jane Fortson, daughter of Everett R. Fortson and Louise Vaughn, on 19 August 1951.¹

• Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

(Unnamed Son) Blanchard

• Father: Horace Graham Blanchard b. 24 Nov 1912, d. 30 Apr 1993
• Mother: Frances Mabel Fortson b. 26 Dec 1913, d. 9 Jun 2008

• Birth*: He was born on 15 October 1937.¹
• Death*: He died on 16 October 1937.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Walter Graham ('Walt') Blanchard

• Father: Horace Graham Blanchard² b. 24 Nov 1912, d. 30 Apr 1993
• Mother: Frances Mabel Fortson¹ b. 26 Dec 1913, d. 9 Jun 2008

• Birth*: He was born on 18 October 1936 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Nell ('Betty') Cannon on 14 April 1962 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^5,6,7
• Death*: He died on 18 May 2001 in Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia, at age 64.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was on 21 May 2001 in block 5, lot 31A, grave 1, Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville, Hall County, Georgia.⁴

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Elizabeth Nell ('Betty') Cannon

• Birth*: She was born on 3 November 1940 in Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky.¹
• Marriage*: She married Walter Graham ('Walt') Blanchard, son of Horace Graham Blanchard and Frances Mabel Fortson, on 14 April 1962 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.^2,3,4
• Death*: She died on 24 November 1994 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, at age 54.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Dora M. Almond

• Birth*: She was born on 1 October 1860.¹
• Marriage*: She married Millard Fillmore Fortson, son of Benjamin H. Fortson, on 4 August 1878.¹
• Death*: She died on 13 March 1885 at age 24.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Josephine Lucinda Jones

• Birth*: She was born on 10 February 1861.¹
• Marriage*: She married Millard Fillmore Fortson, son of Benjamin H. Fortson, on 9 August 1885.¹
• Death*: She died on 27 July 1929 at age 68.¹
• Burial*: Interment was in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.¹

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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

Ben Edward Newton Fortson

• Father: Millard Fillmore Fortson¹ b. 28 Mar 1858, d. 25 Jan 1939
• Mother: Dora M. Almond² b. 1 Oct 1860, d. 13 Mar 1885

• Birth*: He was born on 9 November 1879 in Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mary E. Hoskins on 13 August 1899 in Gunter, Grayson County, Texas.⁵
• Death*: He died on 17 June 1964 at age 84.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.^6,5

• Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

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