John Wesley Fortson

M, ID# 23501, b. 20 October 1882, d. March 1969

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 14 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John Wesley Fortson, memorial ID no. 245729321 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Dora M. Almond as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Wesley Fortson, memorial ID no. 245729321 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John Wesley Fortson, memorial ID no. 245729321.

Willie Beulah Fortson

F, ID# 23502, b. 4 August 1886, d. 28 August 1903

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 14 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Willie Beulah Fortson, memorial ID no. 18416326 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Millard Fillmore Fortson, memorial ID no. 23150068, viewed on 14 Apr 2023 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father)).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Willie Beulah Fortson, memorial ID no. 18416326 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID no. 23150080 (naming Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones as her mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Willie Beulah Fortson, memorial ID no. 18416326 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the date but not the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Willie Beulah Fortson, memorial ID no. 18416326.

Allie Rebecca Fortson

F, ID# 23503, b. 5 June 1888
  • Birth*: She was born on 5 June 1888.2
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).

Mamie Baker Fortson

F, ID# 23504, b. 6 January 1890
  • Birth*: She was born on 6 January 1890.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).
  3. [S5] Kellie Loop, Rice, Tex., miscellaneous papers. Miss Loop collected family data for decades, probably from the 1930s to the 1970s. Some of it is in her handwriting, and much of it appears to have been written by others and sent to her, but very little of it contains source attribution. There are inconsistencies within the papers.

Lillie E. Fortson

F, ID# 23505, b. 4 March 1892, d. 13 June 1892
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.

Charlie Henry Fortson

M, ID# 23506, b. 24 September 1893
  • Birth*: He was born on 24 September 1893.3
  • Last Edited: 14 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.

Gaytis Lee Fortson

?, ID# 23507, b. 14 August 1895
  • Birth*: He was born on 14 August 1895.3
  • Last Edited: 14 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as this child's father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as this child's mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.

Arthur F. Fortson

M, ID# 23508, b. 30 July 1897, d. 21 July 1899
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.

Ola Ethel Fortson

F, ID# 23509, b. 24 December 1900
  • Birth*: She was born on 24 December 1900.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.

Mary E. Hoskins

F, ID# 23510, b. 5 August 1881, d. 11 January 1968

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 14 Apr 2023

Family: Ben Edward Newton Fortson b. 9 Nov 1879, d. 17 Jun 1964

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary E. Fortson, memorial no. 23150051, viewed on 14 Apr 2023.
  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. 124.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as her mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as his mother).

Dora Melvina Fortson

F, ID# 23511, b. 21 June 1900, d. 7 September 1900
  • Note*: Her birth date is given as 2 Jun 1900 on her Find A Grave memorial, but the photographs of her gravestone accompanying the memorial give 21 Jun 1900.4

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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), pp. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Dora Fortson, memorial no. 37014684, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.

Myrtle Maye Fortson

F, ID# 23512, b. 4 February 1902, d. 5 June 1943
  • Birth*: She was born on 4 February 1902.3
  • Marriage*: She married William J. Mattingly on 2 November 1919.3
  • Death*: She died on 5 June 1943 at age 41.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

Family: William J. Mattingly

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. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125 (naming Myrtle Maye Fortson as her mother).

Millard B. Fortson

M, ID# 23513, b. 13 November 1904
  • Birth*: He was born on 13 November 1904.3
  • Note*: In the Fortson family history by John Wright Boyd, his name is given as "Millard (Filmore) B. Fortson," with the parentheses included.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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), pp. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125.

Goldie Irene Fortson

F, ID# 23514, b. 4 September 1915
  • Birth*: She was born on 4 September 1915.3
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 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), pp. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Mary E. Hoskins as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125.

William J. Mattingly

M, ID# 23515
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

Family: Myrtle Maye Fortson b. 4 Feb 1902, d. 5 Jun 1943

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. 125.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125 (naming William J. Mattingly as her father).

Amy Elizabeth Mattingly

F, ID# 23516, b. 19 June 1921, d. 16 January 2000

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

Family: James C. Harvey b. 1 Sep 1917, d. 22 May 1998

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. 125 (naming Myrtle Maye Fortson as her mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125 (naming William J. Mattingly as her father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Amy E. Mattingly Harvey, memorial no. 7561344, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 125 (not giving the date or the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Amy E. Mattingly Harvey, memorial no. 7561344, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James C. Harvey, memorial no. 7561333, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).

James C. Harvey

M, ID# 23517, b. 1 September 1917, d. 22 May 1998

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

Family: Amy Elizabeth Mattingly b. 19 Jun 1921, d. 16 Jan 2000

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James C. Harvey, memorial no. 7561333, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.
  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. 125 (not giving the date or the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Amy E. Mattingly Harvey, memorial no. 7561344, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James C. Harvey, memorial no. 7561333, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).

George Raymond ('Sonny') Fortson

M, ID# 23520, b. 16 September 1950, d. 29 November 2019

George Raymond ('Sonny') Fortson, from his online obituary.
  • Birth*: He was born on 16 September 1950.8,9
  • Death*: He died on 29 November 2019 at age 69.10,11

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 2 Dec 2019, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/ujcquo9, viewed on 3 Dec 2019 (naming Tom Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming George Thomas Fortson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming George Thomas Fortson as his father).
  4. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, online, above (naming Imogene Fortson as his mother).
  5. [S2227] Obituary for Imogene Smith Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 26 Mar 2013, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/35uvrrkd, viewed on 20 Mar 2023 (naming Imogene Smith as his mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Imogene Smith Fortson as his mother).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Imogene Smith Fortson, memorial no. 89461938, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Imogene Smith Fortson as his mother).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (giving the complete date).
  9. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, online, above (giving the year only).
  10. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, online, above.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023.

George Thomas Fortson

M, ID# 23521, b. 1 January 1922, d. 22 April 2007
  • Note*: He served in the Merchant Marine in World War II. Afterward he was a farmer and welder. He was a Baptist. He was survived by 22 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren.8

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: Imogene Smith b. 24 Apr 1928, d. 25 Mar 2013

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. 167-66 (naming James Ira Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming James Ira Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 167-66 (naming Maud Garrett as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Maude Jane Garrett as his mother).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p.166 (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S2228] Obituary for George Thomas Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 24 Apr 2007, transcription online at genealogybank.com, https://tinyurl.com/yckdstv8, viewed on 20 Mar 2023 (giving the place but not the date; stating that he 85 years old when he died).
  8. [S2228] Obituary for George Thomas Fortson, online, above.
  9. [S2227] Obituary for Imogene Smith Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 26 Mar 2013, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/35uvrrkd, viewed on 20 Mar 2023.
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p.166.
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023.
  12. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Imogene Smith Fortson, memorial no. 89461938, viewed on 11 Mar 2023.
  13. [S2228] Obituary for George Thomas Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (giving the place but not the date).
  15. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 2 Dec 2019, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/ujcquo9, viewed on 3 Dec 2019 (naming Tom Fortson as his father).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming George Thomas Fortson as his father).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming George Thomas Fortson as his father).

Imogene Smith

F, ID# 23522, b. 24 April 1928, d. 25 March 2013

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: George Thomas Fortson b. 1 Jan 1922, d. 22 Apr 2007

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Imogene Smith Fortson, memorial no. 89461938, viewed on 11 Mar 2023.
  2. [S2228] Obituary for George Thomas Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 24 Apr 2007, transcription online at genealogybank.com, https://tinyurl.com/yckdstv8, viewed on 20 Mar 2023.
  3. [S2227] Obituary for Imogene Smith Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 26 Mar 2013, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/35uvrrkd, viewed on 20 Mar 2023.
  4. [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.166.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023.
  6. [S2227] Obituary for Imogene Smith Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Imogene Smith Fortson, memorial no. 89461938, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (giving the place but not the date).
  8. [S2219] Obituary for George 'Sonny' Raymond Fortson, Athens Banner-Herald, Athens, Georgia, 2 Dec 2019, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/ujcquo9, viewed on 3 Dec 2019 (naming Imogene Fortson as his mother).
  9. [S2227] Obituary for Imogene Smith Fortson, online, above (naming Imogene Smith as his mother).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Raymond 'Sonny' Fortson, memorial no. 205165260, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Imogene Smith Fortson as his mother).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Imogene Smith Fortson, memorial no. 89461938, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Imogene Smith Fortson as his mother).

Maud Jane Garrett

F, ID# 23523, b. 25 December 1897, d. 10 August 1967

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: James Ira Fortson b. 24 Apr 1892, d. 24 Jan 1954

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. 165 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S1463] United States Social Security Death Index, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Maudie G. Fortson, viewed on 12 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Maudie Garrett Fortson, memorial no. 95439708, viewed on 12 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 165.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Ira 'Jim' Fortson, memorial no. 95439633, viewed on 12 Mar 2023.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Maudie Garrett Fortson, memorial no. 95439708, viewed on 12 Mar 2023.
  7. [S1641] Georgia Death Index 1933-1998, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Maudie J. Fortson, certificate no. 023374, viewed on 12 Mar 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 167-66 (naming Maud Garrett as his mother).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George Thomas Fortson, memorial no. 89461937, viewed on 11 Mar 2023 (naming Maude Jane Garrett as his mother).

Otis Paul Fortson

M, ID# 23524, b. 5 December 1934, d. 30 March 2015
  • Note*: He was retired from BASF, lived in Anderson, South Carolina, and was a member of New Prospect Baptist Church. Survivors included six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.5
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 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. 744 (naming Paul Estes Fortson as his father).
  2. [S2226] Obituary for Otis Paul Fortson, Sosebee Mortuary and Crematory, Anderson, South Carolina, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/bdfem6v3, viewed on 20 Mar 2023 (naming Paul Estes Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744 (naming Mary Pope Moore as his mother).
  4. [S2226] Obituary for Otis Paul Fortson, online, above (naming Mary Pope Moore as his mother).
  5. [S2226] Obituary for Otis Paul Fortson, online, above.
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 745.

Edwin Johnson Fortson

M, ID# 23526, b. 2 March 1925, d. 19 January 2001
  • Note*: They had no children.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Mar 2023

Family: Margaret Samuel b. 23 Jun 1930, d. 2 Aug 2015

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. 744 (naming Paul Estes Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744 (naming Mary Pope Moore as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Edwin Johnson Fortson, memorial no. 150191957, viewed on 14 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edwin Johnson Fortson, memorial no. 150191957, viewed on 14 Mar 2023.

Margaret Samuel

F, ID# 23529, b. 23 June 1930, d. 2 August 2015
  • Note*: They had no children.2

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Mar 2023

Family: Edwin Johnson Fortson b. 2 Mar 1925, d. 19 Jan 2001

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Margaret Samuel Fortson, memorial no. 143446803, viewed on 14 Mar 2023.
  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. 744.

James Arnold ('LaLa') Anderson

M, ID# 23530, b. 25 December 1926, d. 27 April 2003

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Mar 2023

Family:

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Arnold 'LaLa' Anderson, memorial no. 106595330, viewed on 15 Mar 2023.
  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. 744 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Norman Bruce 'Pop' Anderson, memorial no. 106587427, viewed on 15 Mar 2023 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Arnold 'LaLa' Anderson, memorial no. 106595330, viewed on 15 Mar 2023 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).

Norman Bruce ('Pop') Anderson

M, ID# 23531, b. 10 April 1952, d. 11 March 2013

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a brief obituary and a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 15 Mar 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. 744 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Norman Bruce 'Pop' Anderson, memorial no. 106587427, viewed on 15 Mar 2023 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Arnold 'LaLa' Anderson, memorial no. 106595330, viewed on 15 Mar 2023 (naming James Arnold Anderson as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Norman Bruce 'Pop' Anderson, memorial no. 106587427, viewed on 15 Mar 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 744 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Norman Bruce 'Pop' Anderson, memorial no. 106587427, viewed on 15 Mar 2023.

Kevin Patrick Charles

M, ID# 23540, b. 1 August 1933, d. 30 August 1991
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Family: Emily Donahue b. 19 Jul 1935, d. 12 Feb 2023

Citations

  1. [S1483] Massachusetts Death Index 1970-2003, online at https://www.familysearch.org, record for Kevin P. Charles, certificate no. 005852, viewed on 19 Mar 2023.
  2. [S2222] Obituary for Emily Charles Donahue, DeVol Funeral Home, Washington, D.C., not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/yck4584w, viewed on 19 Mar 2023.

John Francis Donahue Jr.

M, ID# 23541, b. 1937, d. 24 May 1958

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 20 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for John F. Donahue Jr., memorial no. 70774893, viewed on 19 Mar 2023 (naming Mrs. John F. Donahue, Sr. as his mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John F. Donahue Jr., memorial no. 70774893, viewed on 19 Mar 2023.
  3. [S2223] Obituary for John Francis Donahue, Jr., The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., 25 May 1958, p. A-36, col. 8, image online at genealogybank.com, https://tinyurl.com/2p97fnsd, viewed on 19 Mar 2023 (giving the place but not the date; stating that he was 21 years old when he died).
  4. [S2223] Obituary for John Francis Donahue, Jr., online, above.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John F. Donahue Jr., memorial no. 70774893, viewed on 19 Mar 2023 (giving the year but not the full date or the place).