Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Edmond Ironsides Higgason

M, ID# 2351, b. 12 April 1842, d. 18 November 1873

Father: Dr. George Higgason¹
Mother: Mary Davis²

Birth*: He was born on 12 April 1842 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Mary Eugenia ('Jennie') McAllister, daughter of Ulysses ('Ulys' or 'Eules') S. McAllister and Sarah Frances Fortson, on 10 September 1868 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^6,7,5
Death*: He died on 18 November 1873 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 31.^8,9,5
Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵

Note*: He served in Company I of the 11th Mississippi Regiment, Confederate States Army, in the Civil War.^10,5

Last Edited: 23 Jan 2004

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

Family: Mary Eugenia ('Jennie') McAllister b. 10 Jan 1842, d. 1 Jul 1905

George Uylsses Higgason¹¹ b. 15 Oct 1869, d. 8 May 1949
John McAllister Higgason¹¹ b. 25 Sep 1871
Edmonia Ironsides Higgason+¹² b. 20 Jun 1874, d. 18 Nov 1943

Citations

[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," in A History of Monroe County, Mississippi, vol. 1 (n.p.: Monroe County Book Committee, 1988), pp. 658-59, (naming Dr. George Higgason as his father).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (naming Mary Davis as his mother).
[S292] Clara Moore Moody, "James McAllister," in A History of Monroe County, Mississippi, vol. 1 (n.p.: Monroe County Book Committee, 1988), p. 659, (stating that he was thirty-one years old when he died in 1873 without giving his date or place of birth).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (stating that he was born in 1842 without naming the place).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 4 giving his name as Edmund J. Higgason and not giving the date or place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (stating that they married in 1868 in Aberdeen, Miss.).
[S292] Clara Moore Moody, "James McAllister," above, (giving the date without naming the place).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (giving only the year and not naming the place).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above.
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (naming Edmond Ironsides Higgason as his father).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (naming Edmond Ironsides Higgason as her father and noting that she was born after his death).

Edmonia Ironsides Higgason¹

F, ID# 2352, b. 20 June 1874, d. 18 November 1943

Father: Edmond Ironsides Higgason² b. 12 Apr 1842, d. 18 Nov 1873
Mother: Mary Eugenia ('Jennie') McAllister³ b. 10 Jan 1842, d. 1 Jul 1905

Birth*: She was born on 20 June 1874 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^4,5
Marriage*: She married John Summerfield Yeates, son of Elijah Yeates and Eunice Harrell, on 16 July 1895 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^6,5
Marriage*: She married J. B. Nichols.⁷
Death*: She died on 18 November 1943 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi, at age 69.^8,5
Burial*: Interment was in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.⁵

Last Edited: 19 Jul 2003

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

Family 1: John Summerfield Yeates b. 1872, d. 16 Oct 1900

John Edmond Yeates+⁹ b. 9 May 1896, d. 2 Aug 1954
McAllister Higgason Yeates+⁹ b. 8 Dec 1897, d. 25 Dec 1922

Family 2: J. B. Nichols

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 4. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," in A History of Monroe County, Mississippi, vol. 1 (n.p.: Monroe County Book Committee, 1988), pp. 658-59, (naming Edmond Ironsides Higgason as her father and noting that she was born after his death).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (naming Eugenia McAllister as her mother).
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (giving only the date).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 4 (giving only his surname and not giving the date or place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above.
[S293] Margaret Ruth Yeates Robertson, "McAllister Family," above, (giving only the year and not naming the place).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Edmonia Ironsides Higgason as his mother).

John Summerfield Yeates

M, ID# 2353, b. 1872, d. 16 October 1900

Father: Elijah Yeates¹
Mother: Eunice Harrell²

Birth*: He was born in 1872 in Maben, Webster County, Mississippi.³
Marriage*: He married Edmonia Ironsides Higgason, daughter of Edmond Ironsides Higgason and Mary Eugenia ('Jennie') McAllister, on 16 July 1895 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.^4,3
Burial*: Interment was in Spring Valley Cemetery, Mississippi.³
Death*: He died on 16 October 1900 in Ruleville, Sunflower County, Mississippi.³

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

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

Family: Edmonia Ironsides Higgason b. 20 Jun 1874, d. 18 Nov 1943

John Edmond Yeates+⁵ b. 9 May 1896, d. 2 Aug 1954
McAllister Higgason Yeates+⁵ b. 8 Dec 1897, d. 25 Dec 1922

Citations

[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, http://www.castlegate.net/howse/fortson/fortrept.htm, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Elijah Yeates as his father).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming Eunice Harrell as his mother).
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 4 (giving only his surname and not giving the date or place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S767] John and Mary Williams, chart of descendants of Frederick Fortson, online, above, viewed on 14 Sep 2002 (naming John Summerfield Yeates as his father).

J. B. Nichols

M, ID# 2354

Marriage*: He married Edmonia Ironsides Higgason, daughter of Edmond Ironsides Higgason and Mary Eugenia ('Jennie') McAllister.¹

Last Edited: 19 Jul 2003

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

Family: Edmonia Ironsides Higgason b. 20 Jun 1874, d. 18 Nov 1943

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.

George W. Blair

M, ID# 2355, b. 1809, d. 1 January 1856

Birth*: He was born in 1809.¹
Marriage*: He married Mary Ann Mildred Fortson, daughter of John Fortson and Sarah ('Sally') Moore, on 29 June 1837 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.^2,3,4,5,6
Death*: He died on 1 January 1856 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.¹
Burial*: Interment was in plot 256, Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.¹

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 26 Jul 2021

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

Family: Mary Ann Mildred Fortson b. 5 Mar 1815, d. 25 Jun 1888

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George W. Blair, memorial no. 121525627, viewed on 26 Jul 2021.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 4 (not giving his first name or the date or place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S558] Kathleen Paul Jones and Pauline Jones Gandrud, comps., Alabama Records (Easley, S.C.?: Southern Historical Press, 1980), vol. 2, p. 9 (giving the date and the place).
[S560] Pauline Jones Gandrud, Marriage Records of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama (Memphis, Tenn.: The Milestone Press, 1968), p. 40 (citing bk. 2 ["book dated Jan. 2, 1837 to Feb. 9, 1843"], p. 22 (giving the date and the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Ann 'Mildred' Fortson Blair, memorial no. 121525658, viewed on 26 Jul 2021 (not giving the date or the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George W. Blair, memorial no. 121525627, viewed on 26 Jul 2021 (not giving the date or the place).

James Morgan ('Jim') Almond Jr.

M, ID# 2356, b. 6 March 1806, d. 29 November 1883

Birth*: He was born on 6 March 1806.^1,2
Marriage*: He married Amanda N. M. Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 20 October 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,4,5,6,7,8
Death*: He died on 29 November 1883 in his home, Elbert County, Georgia, at age 77.^9,2
Burial*: Interment was in Dove's Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.²

Note*: His survivors included his wife, five daughters, four sons, and thirty-four grandchildren.¹

Additional Resources

• His obituary in John Wright Boyd's Fortson family history is here.
• His Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 23 Sep 2018

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

Family: Amanda N. M. Fortson b. 19 Aug 1817, d. 6 Aug 1898

Citations

[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. 247 (obituary for James Almond).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for James Morgan Almond, Jr., memorial no. 136235253, viewed on 23 Sep 2018.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 4 (giving only the date). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), pp. 247, 276 (citing to Marriages, Record Book 1830-1838, Elbert County, Ga., p. 199). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving only the date). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 247.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Amanda M. Fortson Almond, memorial no. 136235451, viewed on 23 Sep 2018 (not giving the date or place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for James Morgan Almond, Jr., memorial no. 136235253, viewed on 23 Sep 2018 (not giving the date or place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 247 (obituary for James Almond) (stating that he died at 5:40 a.m.).

Martha A. Mills

F, ID# 2357

Marriage*: She married Benjamin G. Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 8 October 1839 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2

Last Edited: 16 Dec 2001

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

Family: Benjamin G. Fortson b. 6 Jul 1815, d. 15 Sep 1885

Citations

[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 255 (citing to Marriages, 1836-1850, Elbert County, Ga., p. 78). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (not giving the date or place). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.

Nancy Ham

F, ID# 2358, b. 31 October 1812, d. 12 August 1887

Father: John Ham^1,2 b. 17 Oct 1763, d. 29 Jul 1821
Mother: Elizabeth ('Betsey') Gatewood³ b. 12 Jan 1771, d. 23 Jun 1861

Birth*: She was born on 31 October 1812 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
Marriage*: She married Richard F. Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 8 November 1832 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{4,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18}
Death*: She died on 12 August 1887 at age 74.^{19,20,13,21,22,23}
Burial*: Interment was in Falling Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia.^19,21,22,23

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her grave marker, is here.

Last Edited: 17 Jul 2019

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

Family: Richard F. Fortson b. 2 Jan 1813, d. 29 May 1894

William E. ('Bill') Fortson+^24,25,26 b. 8 Sep 1833, d. 13 Aug 1919
Delancy A. ('Lat') Fortson+²⁷ b. 23 Mar 1836, d. 26 May 1914
Sophia H. Fortson^28,29,30 b. 18 Aug 1837, d. 8 Apr 1924
Elijah Richard Fortson+³¹ b. 1 Feb 1842, d. 2 Jan 1913
John B. Fortson+^27,32,33,34 b. 10 Jan 1844, d. 20 Jul 1909
Henry A. Fortson+²⁷ b. 3 Apr 1846, d. 9 Aug 1906
Lucy J. Fortson+^35,36 b. 6 Sep 1847, d. 4 Nov 1920
Eugene Weston ('Tug') Fortson+^24,37 b. 17 Mar 1850, d. Mar 1906
Lester Eugene Fortson²⁴ b. 7 Jan 1879, d. 6 Nov 1979

Citations

[S590] James P. Lynch, electronic mail to e-mail address, 01 Jan 2001, (naming John Ham of Elbert Co., Ga. as her father).
[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. 225 (naming John Ham as her father).
[S653] Eric Blue, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Sep 2001, (naming Elizabeth ['Betsey'] Gatewood as her mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the date but not the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S590] James P. Lynch, electronic mail to e-mail address, 01 Jan 2001, (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 225 (giving the date but not the place).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (giving the date but not the place).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1185] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 11375 for Sophia Ham Fortson, filed with local registrar on 10 Apr 1924, Mrs. Pope Deadwyler, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 2 Jan 2009, (stating that she was born in Elbert County, Georgia but not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Nancy Fortson, memorial no. 46806707, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (giving the date but not the place).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 248 (citing to Will Book N, Mixed Records, Elbert County, Ga., p. 199). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S590] James P. Lynch, electronic mail to e-mail address, 01 Jan 2001, (not giving the date or place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 225.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (not giving the date or place).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (stating that she was the wife of Richard Fortson but not giving the date).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nancy Fortson, memorial no. 46806707, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (not giving the date or place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Richard Fortson, memorial no. 46806706, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (not giving the date or place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3.
[S590] James P. Lynch, electronic mail to e-mail address, 01 Jan 2001.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166.
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Nancy Fortson, memorial no. 46806707, viewed on 2 Jul 2015.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225, 236 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S809] Eric Blue, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 11 Jan 2003, (naming Nancy Ham Fortson as his mother).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 167 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 225 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225, 229 (naming Nancy Ham as her mother).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (naming Nancy Ham as her mother).
[S1185] Death registration for Sophia Ham Fortson, above, (naming Nancy Ham as her mother and stating that her mother was born in Elbert County, Georgia).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225, 229 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225, 230 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for John B Fortson, memorial no. 46806702, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (naming Nancy _____ as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225, 236, 692, 708 (naming Nancy Ham as her mother).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lucy J. Fortson Fortson, memorial no. 58778317, viewed on 27 Feb 2012 (naming Nancy Hane as her mother).
[S774] Bonnie Fortson Pierce, electronic mail to e-mail address, 28 Sep 2002, (naming Nancy Ham as his mother).

John Ham¹

M, ID# 2359, b. 17 October 1763, d. 29 July 1821

Birth*: He was born on 17 October 1763.²
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth ('Betsey') Gatewood, daughter of Richard Gatewood and Elizabeth ('Betty') Foster.
Death*: He died on 29 July 1821 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 57.^3,4

Note*: He lived in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,5

Last Edited: 26 May 2003

Family: Elizabeth ('Betsey') Gatewood b. 12 Jan 1771, d. 23 Jun 1861

Elizabeth ('Betsy') Ham+⁶ b. 2 Sep 1802, d. 27 Feb 1886
Nancy Ham+^7,8 b. 31 Oct 1812, d. 12 Aug 1887

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 690.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 225 (not giving the date or place but stating that he was from Elbert Co., Ga. and that his will was probated on 3 Sep 1821, citing "Will Book L, page 447," presumably of Elbert Co., Ga.), 690 (giving the date but not naming the place).
[S653] Eric Blue, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 20 Sep 2001, (naming the place but not giving the date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 225.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 690 (naming John Ham as her father).
[S590] James P. Lynch, electronic mail to e-mail address, 01 Jan 2001, (naming John Ham of Elbert Co., Ga. as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 225 (naming John Ham as her father).

Abner Adams

M, ID# 2360, b. 26 March 1800, d. 13 November 1851

Father: Thomas Adams^1,2 b. 1758, d. 1836
Mother: Sarah ('Sallie') Ford^3,4 b. 1766, d. 1845

Birth*: He was born on 26 March 1800.⁵
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth A. ('Betsy') Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 20 July 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia.^6,7
Death*: He died on 13 November 1851 in Elbert County, Georgia, at age 51.^8,9,10

Note*: One source gives 1 Nov 1800 as his birthdate.¹¹

Last Edited: 27 Jul 2018

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

Family: Elizabeth A. ('Betsy') Fortson b. 1 Nov 1810, d. 26 May 1839

Thomas F. Adams¹² b. 5 Jun 1791, d. 1875
William Hilliard Adams¹² b. 1826, d. 1922
Elmira Adams^13,14 b. 15 Oct 1826, d. 1844
Mary Adams^13,14 b. 1 Oct 1828, d. Jan 1829
Benjamin Thomas Adams^15,12 b. 17 Oct 1831, d. 1861
Richard Easton Adams+^15,12,16 b. 13 May 1833, d. 21 Aug 1913
William Harrison Harper ('Sheriff Bill') Adams+^15,12 b. 15 Nov 1837, d. 7 Jun 1925

Citations

[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. 223 (naming Thomas Adams as his father).
[S1478] Shedd Web Site, online, https://www.myheritage.com/site-241967401/shedd, viewed on 27 Jul 2018 (naming Thomas Adams as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 223 (naming Sarah Ford as his mother).
[S1478] Shedd Web Site, above, viewed on 27 Jul 2018 (naming Sarah ('Sallie') Ford as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 223.
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), pp. 241, 276 (citing to Will Book N, Old Number, Elbert County, Ga., p. 410) (giving her name as Betsy). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the date but not the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 223 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1478] Shedd Web Site, above, viewed on 27 Jul 2018.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3.
[S1478] Shedd Web Site, above, viewed on 27 Jul 2018 (naming Abner Adams as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 223 (naming Abner Adams as her father).
[S1478] Shedd Web Site, above, viewed on 27 Jul 2018 (naming Abner Adams as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 223 (naming Abner Adams as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Richard Easton Adams, memorial no. 44202862, viewed on 27 Jul 2018 (naming Abner Adams as his father).

Jonathan Harris

M, ID# 2361

Marriage*: He married Rachel W. Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 17 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2,3,4,5

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

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

Family: Rachel W. Fortson b. 15 May 1808

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the date but not the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), pp. 237, 276 (citing to Will Book L, Mixed Records, Elbert County, Ga., p. 483). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving the date but not the place). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[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. 223.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.

Edmond Brewer Tate

M, ID# 2362, b. 8 April 1801, d. 30 October 1879

Father: Robert Tate¹
Mother: Patsy Brewer²

Birth*: He was born on 8 April 1801.³
Marriage*: He married Mahaleth ('Mahala') Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 16 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5,6,7,8,9
Death*: He died on 30 October 1879 at age 78.³

Note*: One source spells his name as Edmund.³

Last Edited: 20 Jan 2022

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

Family: Mahaleth ('Mahala') Fortson b. 3 Apr 1806, d. 6 Jan 1862

Anne Tate¹⁰
Martha E. Tate^10,11 b. 17 Oct 1825
Robert Fortson Tate^12,13 b. 18 Sep 1827
Rachel Mildred Tate¹¹ b. 12 Dec 1830
Benjamin Henry Tate¹³ b. 28 Jan 1833
William Thomas Tate¹³ b. 1835
James Easter Tate¹³
Enos Richard Tate¹³
Edmond Brewer Tate Jr.+^12,13,14 b. 2 Apr 1841, d. 25 Jan 1917
Jasper Storey ('Tustin') Tate^12,13
John Shackleford Tate¹³ b. 10 May 1847

Citations

[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. 222 (spelling his name as Edmund and naming Robert Tate as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222 (spelling his name as Edmund and naming Patsy Brewer as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the date but not the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222 (spelling his name as Edmund).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), pp. 240, 276 (citing to Will Book L, Mixed Records, Elbert County, Ga., p. 484) (giving her name as Mahala). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving only the date, giving her name as Mahala, and spelling his surname as Tata). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S894] Tate/Tait family bible, located in Elbert County, Georgia, online http://www.obcgs.com/tate.html, downloaded 14 Dec 2003 (giving their names as Edmond Brewer Tait and Mahaleth Fortson; giving the date but not naming the place).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222 (naming Edmund B. Tate as her father).
[S894] Tate/Tait family bible, online, above (naming Edmond Brewer Tate as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 222 (naming Edmund B. Tate as his father).
[S894] Tate/Tait family bible, online, above (naming Edmond Brewer Tate as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Edmund Brewer Tate Jr., memorial no. 44207648, viewed on 20 Jan 2022 (naming Edmund Brewer Tate as his father).

Robert Tate

M, ID# 2363

Marriage*: He married Patsy Brewer.

Note*: One source states that William Tate was the father of Edmond B. Tate.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: Patsy Brewer

Edmond Brewer Tate+² b. 8 Apr 1801, d. 30 Oct 1879

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 222 (spelling his name as Edmund and naming Robert Tate as his father).

Patsy Brewer

F, ID# 2364

Marriage*: She married Robert Tate.

Note*: One source states that Elizabeth _____ was the mother of Edmond B. Tate.¹

Last Edited: 5 Jul 2003

Family: Robert Tate

Edmond Brewer Tate+² b. 8 Apr 1801, d. 30 Oct 1879

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 222 (spelling his name as Edmund and naming Patsy Brewer as his mother).

Elmira Kinnebrew

F, ID# 2365, b. circa 1804, d. 1879

Birth*: She was born circa 1804 in Elbert County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Thomas Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 9 February 1821 in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5,6
Marriage*: She married Samuel Kerlin on 15 May 1832 in Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8,9
Burial*: Interment was in Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia.²
Death*: She died in 1879 in Fayette County, Georgia.^10,11,1

Note*: Her name may have been Kennebrew. It is unclear whether she is buried in Clayton County, Georgia or Rabun County, Georgia.^12,13

Last Edited: 31 Jul 2005

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

Family 1: Thomas Fortson b. 12 Feb 1802, d. 1830

Benjamin H. Fortson+^14,15 b. 22 Jun 1822, d. 1860
Richard Easton ('Dickey') Fortson+^16,15 b. 20 Nov 1824, d. 19 Feb 1897
Edwin Kinnebrew Fortson+^17,15 b. 10 Feb 1827, d. 31 Aug 1898
Rachel Ann Fortson^18,19 b. 13 Mar 1829

Family 2: Samuel Kerlin b. c 1802

Elmira Kerlin¹⁹ b. 1841, d. a 1880

Citations

[S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 122.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving the date but not naming the place). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (giving his name as Thomas Fortson III).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14 (giving her name as Mira Kennebrew).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (spelling his surname as Kirlen).
[S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (giving his surname as Kirlen and alternatively as Kerlen).
[S1030] Jan Kerlin, email to Roger Bartlett, 21 Jul 2005, (not giving the date or place and spelling his surname as Kerlin).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3 (giving the year but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (giving the year but not the place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3 (stating that she is buried in Clayton, Rabun County, Georgia).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (stating that she is buried in Clayton County, Georgia).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 122 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
[S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 133 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 188 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 122, 222 (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as her mother).
[S874] Patricia Max, electronic mail to killebrew-l, 18 Feb 2003, (naming Elmira Kinnebrew as her mother).

Maj. George Green Higginbotham

M, ID# 2366, b. 15 July 1791, d. 6 May 1859

Father: Col. Samuel Higginbotham¹
Mother: Jane Satterwhite²

Birth*: He was born on 15 July 1791 in Amherst County, Virginia.^3,4,5,6
Marriage*: He married Sarah ('Sallie') Fortson, daughter of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 20 February 1817 in Elbert County, Georgia.^{3,7,8,9,4,10,11}
Death*: He died on 6 May 1859 in Clinton, Greene County, Alabama, at age 67.^3,4,12,13
Burial*: Interment was in Presbyterian Cemetery, Clinton, Greene County, Alabama.^3,5,14

Note*: He served under Gen. Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812.³

Last Edited: 25 Aug 2006

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

Family: Sarah ('Sallie') Fortson b. 30 Mar 1800, d. 7 May 1858

Elizabeth Jane Higginbotham¹⁵ b. 25 Jan 1818, d. 22 Sep 1859
Sarah Ann Higginbotham¹⁶ b. 1 Oct 1819, d. 5 Aug 1873
Benjamin T. Higginbotham¹⁷ b. c 1825
George Green Higginbotham Jr.¹⁷ b. c 1827, d. 19 Mar 1895
Clary A. Higginbotham¹⁶ b. c 1835
Isabella Higginbotham¹⁶ b. c 1838

Citations

[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as his father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jane Satterwhite as his mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998.
[S1053] Mrs. S. M. Marshall, comp., Greene County, Alabama Records (Columbus, Miss.: Blewett Co., rev. 1980), p. 44.
[S1051] O'Levia Neil Wilson Wiese, ed., Cemetery Records of Greene County, Alabama and Related Areas: The Journal of Mrs. Mary Marshall (Waco, Tex.: n.pub., 1980), p. 22.
[S525] e-mail address, electronic mail to e-mail address, 22 Nov 1999, (attributing information to a compilation of Elbert Co., Ga. marriages from 1808 to 1850 made by Beverly Morris Higginbotham and transcribed by William Morris Higginbotham).
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving the date but not the place). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S1051] O'Levia Neil Wilson Wiese, ed., Cemetery Records of Greene County, Alabama, above, p. 24 (giving her name as Sallie and not giving the date or place).
[S1053] Mrs. S. M. Marshall, comp., Greene County, Alabama Records, above, p. 44 (giving her name as Sallie and not giving the date or place).
[S1053] Mrs. S. M. Marshall, comp., Greene County, Alabama Records, above, p. 44 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1051] O'Levia Neil Wilson Wiese, ed., Cemetery Records of Greene County, Alabama, above, p. 22 (giving the date but not the place).
[S1051] O'Levia Neil Wilson Wiese, ed., Cemetery Records of Greene County, Alabama, above, p. 22 (identifying it as Clinton Cemetery at Old Ebeneezer [sic] Church).
[S1053] Mrs. S. M. Marshall, comp., Greene County, Alabama Records, above, p. 44 (naming George G. Higginbotham as her father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Maj. George Green Higginbotham as her father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Maj. George Green Higginbotham as his father).

Tabitha ('Tabby') Haley

F, ID# 2367, b. 1801, d. 1828

Birth*: She was born in 1801.¹
Marriage*: She married Easton Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 26 December 1819 in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5
Death*: She died in 1828.¹

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

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

Family: Easton Fortson b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851

Haley Fortson+⁶ b. 24 May 1821, d. 11 Aug 1898
Benjamin F. Fortson+⁶ b. 31 Oct 1823, d. 7 Mar 1896
Thomas Jefferson Fortson+⁶ b. 9 Oct 1825, d. 10 Apr 1881
George Green Fortson+⁶ b. 9 May 1828, d. 5 Jul 1912

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3 (giving the date but not the place).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 236 (citing to Will Book L, Mixed Records, Elbert County, Ga., p. 378). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving the date but not the place). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14 (spelling his name as Eason).
[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. 81 (naming Tabitha Haley as his mother).

Haley Fortson¹

M, ID# 2368, b. 24 May 1821, d. 11 August 1898

Father: Easton Fortson² b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851
Mother: Tabitha ('Tabby') Haley³ b. 1801, d. 1828

Birth*: He was born on 24 May 1821.^4,5
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth J. Hanson on 13 January 1842 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^6,7
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Catherine Prather circa 1854.^8,9
Marriage*: He married Alice L. McEwen circa 1873.^10,9
Death*: He died on 11 August 1898 at age 77.⁴

Last Edited: 20 Aug 2017

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

Family 1: Elizabeth J. Hanson b. 22 Jun 1819, d. 25 Jan 1853

John Hanson Fortson b. c 1842
William W. Fortson b. 2 Mar 1843
Easton L. Fortson b. 2 May 1844
Eleanor A. Fortson b. 25 May 1848
George Thomas Fortson+ b. 1 Aug 1850, d. 10 May 1918
Milliard F. Fortson b. 13 Apr 1852

Family 2: Elizabeth Catherine Prather b. 17 Mar 1829, d. 20 Jul 1871

Elizabeth M. Fortson b. 1855, d. 1858
Stephen Fortson b. c 1857
Mary Nancy Fortson b. 22 Mar 1859
Robert Edward Fortson+¹¹ b. 17 Nov 1860, d. 14 Oct 1940
Lillie L. Fortson b. 3 Mar 1863

Family 3: Alice L. McEwen b. 13 Apr 1851, d. 13 Aug 1883

Mary M. Fortson b. 14 Apr 1876
Eugene B. Fortson b. 21 Jan 1878
Albert S. Fortson b. 29 Nov 1879
Lucien Fortson b. 1881, d. 1883
Alice L. Fortson b. 3 Oct 1883

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 81 (naming Easton Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Tabitha Haley as his mother).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud) (spelling his name as Hailey). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81.
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County, above, p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud) (giving the date but not the place).
[S1119] Wilkes County, Ga. marriages, 1792-1925, online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/vitals/marriages
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County, above, p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud) (supposition as to date, based on children's birth dates).
[S111] Supposition as to date, (based on children's birth dates).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County, above, p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 88 (naming Haley Fortson as his father).

Benjamin F. Fortson¹

M, ID# 2369, b. 31 October 1823, d. 7 March 1896

Father: Easton Fortson² b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851
Mother: Tabitha ('Tabby') Haley³ b. 1801, d. 1828

Birth*: He was born on 31 October 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5,6
Marriage*: He married Martha Ham on 13 March 1844 in Elbert County, Georgia.^7,8
Marriage*: He married Mary Jones, daughter of Col. Ned Jones.^9,10,11,12
Death*: He died on 7 March 1896 at age 72.¹²
Burial*: Interment was in Pine Grove Methodist Church Cemetery, Lincoln County, Georgia.¹²

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

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

Family 1: Martha Ham b. 22 Nov 1823

Family 2: Mary Jones b. 6 Jan 1840, d. 22 Aug 1912

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 81 (naming Easton Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Tabitha Haley as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (giving only the date).
[S773] E. A. Ferguson, electronic mail to e-mail address, 24 Sep 2002.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Benjamin Fortson, memorial no. 89449601, viewed on 10 Oct 2013 (giving the date but not the place).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 255 (date and place) (citing to Marriages, 1836-1850, Elbert County, Ga., p. 164). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County, above, p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud) (no date or place).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County, above, p. 434 (chart of descendants of James Hailey and Ann Elnora Cloud) (not giving the date or place but stating that she was his second wife).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary J. Fortson, memorial no. 89449793, viewed on 10 Oct 2013.
[S1281] The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Ga., 25 Aug 1912, p. 2 (obituary of Mrs. Mary Fortson) (referring to her as "widow of the late Benjamin Fortson").
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Benjamin Fortson, memorial no. 89449601, viewed on 10 Oct 2013.
[S773] E. A. Ferguson, electronic mail to e-mail address, 24 Sep 2002, (naming Benjamin F. Fortson as her father).

Maria Juliette Evans

F, ID# 2370

Father: Julian T. Evans²
Mother: Maria Holliday Elkin¹

Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

Citations

[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family (1919), (naming Maria Holliday Elkin as her mother). Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Mississippi, provided a copy of this handwritten work from their vertical files to Roger Bartlett in March 1999. It is available online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui45.htm
[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family, above, (naming Julian T. Evans as her father).

Julian Tompkins Evans Jr.

M, ID# 2371

Father: Julian T. Evans¹
Mother: Maria Holliday Elkin²

Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

Citations

[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family (1919), (naming Julian T. Evans as his father). Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Mississippi, provided a copy of this handwritten work from their vertical files to Roger Bartlett in March 1999. It is available online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui45.htm
[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family, above, (naming Maria Holliday Elkin as his mother).

Carolyn Holliday Evans

F, ID# 2372

Father: Julian T. Evans¹
Mother: Maria Holliday Elkin²

Last Edited: 23 Jul 2011

Citations

[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family (1919), (naming Julian T. Evans as her father). Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen, Mississippi, provided a copy of this handwritten work from their vertical files to Roger Bartlett in March 1999. It is available online at http://www.rabgenealogy.com/ui45.htm
[S462] Judge Baxter McFarland, Holliday Family, above, (naming Maria Holliday Elkin as her mother).

Susan Ham

F, ID# 2373, b. 12 November 1803, d. 17 August 1866

Birth*: She was born on 12 November 1803.¹
Marriage*: She married Easton Fortson, son of Benjamin Fortson and Elizabeth Gaines, on 10 February 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5
Death*: She died on 17 August 1866 at age 62.¹

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

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

Family: Easton Fortson b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851

Elizabeth Ann Fortson⁶ b. 15 Feb 1833
John Easton Fortson⁷ b. 17 Mar 1835
Stephen Ham Fortson+⁷ b. 19 Oct 1836, d. 12 Apr 1916

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 3 (giving only the date).
[S182] John H. McIntosh, The Official History of Elbert County [Ga.] 1790-1935 (Atlanta, Ga.: Cherokee Pub. Co., 1968), p. 245 (citing to Will Book N, Mixed Records, Elbert County, Ga., p. 351). The original edition was published at Elberton, Georgia in 1940, and the 1968 edition includes a 1935-1939 supplement by the Stephen Heard Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Elberton, Georgia.
[S716] "Fortson Bible Record," copied by Mrs. Balfour H. Clark from bible of Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., in Navarro County [Tex.] Records, comp. by James Blair Chapter, D.A.R. (Corsicana, Tex.: n.pub., n.d.), pp. 9-11 (giving only the date). This undated compilation is in the Corsicana, Tex. Public Library.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14.
[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. 81 (naming Susan Ham as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Susan Ham as his mother).

Elizabeth Ann Fortson¹

F, ID# 2374, b. 15 February 1833

Father: Easton Fortson² b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851
Mother: Susan Ham³ b. 12 Nov 1803, d. 17 Aug 1866

Birth*: She was born on 15 February 1833.⁴

Last Edited: 25 Mar 2001

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

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 81 (naming Easton Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Susan Ham as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81.

John Easton Fortson¹

M, ID# 2375, b. 17 March 1835

Father: Easton Fortson² b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851
Mother: Susan Ham³ b. 12 Nov 1803, d. 17 Aug 1866

Birth*: He was born on 17 March 1835.⁴

Last Edited: 25 Mar 2001

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

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 81 (naming Easton Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Susan Ham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81.

Stephen Ham Fortson¹

M, ID# 2376, b. 19 October 1836, d. 12 April 1916

Father: Easton Fortson² b. 4 Jun 1798, d. 19 Jul 1851
Mother: Susan Ham³ b. 12 Nov 1803, d. 17 Aug 1866

Birth*: He was born on 19 October 1836.^4,5,6,7
Marriage*: He married Mary White.^8,9,10,7,11
Marriage*: He married Ellen Hill.^8,12,13,7,14
Death*: He died on 12 April 1916 at age 79.^8,5,6,7
Burial*: Interment was in Falling Creek Baptist Church cemetery, Elbert County, Georgia.^8,5,6,7

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.

Last Edited: 2 Jul 2015

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

Family 1: Mary White b. 16 Dec 1840, d. 7 Jan 1882

William E. ('Willie') Fortson^{15,16,17,18,19} b. 3 Feb 1859, d. 7 Nov 1874
Richard H. Fortson^15,20,21 b. 26 Apr 1870, d. 1 May 1912
Mary Estelle Fortson^22,23 b. 1872, d. 1937
Zollicoffer Fortson^15,16 b. 14 Sep 1873, d. 2 Mar 1910

Family 2: Ellen Hill b. 4 Jan 1847

(Son) Fortson^20,21 b. 25 Oct 1883, d. 25 Oct 1883

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 81 (naming Easton Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81 (naming Susan Ham as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 81.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 167.
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 63.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Stephen Ham Fortson, memorial no. 46806802, viewed on 2 Jul 2015.
[S613] Greg & Winn _____, electronic mail to e-mail address, 1 Mar 2001.
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 166, 167 (stating that she was the first wife of Stephen Ham Fortson).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (stating that she was the wife of S. H. Fortson).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary White Fortson, memorial no. 46806803, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (stating that the inscription on her grave marker says she was Stephen's first wife).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), pp. 166, 167 (stating that she was the second wife of Stephen Ham Fortson).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 62 (stating that she was the wife of Stephen H. Fortson).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ellen Hill Fortson, memorial no. 46806804, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (stating that the inscription on her grave marker says she was Stephen's second wife).
[S613] Greg & Winn _____, electronic mail to e-mail address, 1 Mar 2001, (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as his father).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 167 (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as his father).
[S1317] Savannah Morning News, Savannah, Ga., online archive at http://savnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/savnewspapers-j2k/… 16 Nov 1874, p. 1, col. 1, "Affairs in Georgia" (naming Stephen Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William W. Fortson, memorial no. 46806805, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Stephen Ham Fortson, memorial no. 46806802, viewed on 2 Jul 2015 (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as his father).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as his father).
[S929] Early Cemeteries and Gravestones Elbert County, Georgia (Elberton, Ga.: Elbert County Hist. Soc'y, 1874), p. 63 (naming Stephen H. Fortson as his father).
[S613] Greg & Winn _____, electronic mail to e-mail address, 1 Mar 2001, (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as her father).
[S930] Elbert County Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (n.p.: n.pub., 2002), p. 166 (naming Stephen Ham Fortson as her father).

Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 2377, b. 2 September 1876, d. 23 July 1939

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson¹ b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 25 Sep 1876
Mother: Mary ('Molly') Elizabeth Barksdale² b. 6 Sep 1855, d. 4 Feb 1901

Birth*: He was born on 2 September 1876 in Lincoln Park, Upson County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Alice Etta Lombard, daughter of George Rowley Lombard and Alice Kendrick, on 4 November 1896 in New York, New York.³
Death*: He died on 23 July 1939 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, at age 62.⁵
Burial*: Interment was in Westover Cemetery, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.⁵

Note*: He was born in the home of his grandfather, James W. Barksdale, about eighteen miles from Washington, Georgia.³

Last Edited: 31 Dec 2020

Family: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Samuel Donald Fortson+⁶ b. 27 Apr 1900, d. 1 Jun 1976
Lombard Fortson b. 5 Jun 1902, d. Mar 1975
Howard Anthony Fortson b. 27 Dec 1903, d. Mar 1973
Martha Fortson b. 29 Jul 1905, d. May 1979
Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.+⁷ b. 14 Jun 1908, d. 18 Jun 1999
Charles Ogilvie Fortson b. 24 Mar 1916, d. 9 Feb 1993

Citations

[S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Samuel Anthony Fortson, reference no. 67150732271, viewed on 18 Jul 2020 (naming Samuel A. Fortson as his father).
[S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Samuel Anthony Fortson, reference no. 67150732271, viewed on 18 Jul 2020 (naming Mollie E. Barksdale as his mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Samuel Anthony Fortson, reference no. 67150732271, viewed on 18 Jul 2020.
[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. 481.
[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson as his father).

Alice Etta Lombard

F, ID# 2378, b. 17 December 1876

Father: George Rowley Lombard
Mother: Alice Kendrick

Birth*: She was born on 17 December 1876 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr., son of Samuel Anthony Fortson and Mary ('Molly') Elizabeth Barksdale, on 4 November 1896 in New York, New York.¹

Last Edited: 17 Mar 1998

Family: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr. b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939

Samuel Donald Fortson+ b. 27 Apr 1900, d. 1 Jun 1976
Lombard Fortson b. 5 Jun 1902, d. Mar 1975
Howard Anthony Fortson b. 27 Dec 1903, d. Mar 1973
Martha Fortson b. 29 Jul 1905, d. May 1979
Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.+ b. 14 Jun 1908, d. 18 Jun 1999
Charles Ogilvie Fortson b. 24 Mar 1916, d. 9 Feb 1993

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.

George Rowley Lombard¹

M, ID# 2379

Marriage*: He married Alice Kendrick.

Last Edited: 5 Jul 1996

Family: Alice Kendrick

Alice Etta Lombard+ b. 17 Dec 1876

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.

Alice Kendrick¹

F, ID# 2380

Marriage*: She married George Rowley Lombard.

Last Edited: 5 Jul 1996

Family: George Rowley Lombard

Alice Etta Lombard+ b. 17 Dec 1876

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.

Samuel Donald Fortson

M, ID# 2381, b. 27 April 1900, d. 1 June 1976

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.¹ b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: He was born on 27 April 1900 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Edith Kathryn Marks on 14 March 1923 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^6,7,8
Death*: He died on 1 June 1976 at age 76.^9,10
Burial*: Interment was in Piney Grove Cemetery, 372 Bee Tree Road, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina.¹⁰

Note*: • He graduated from the Richmond Academy, Augusta, Georgia, with the class of 1918 and from The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, with the class of 1922, with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, and as a first lieutenant.
• He served in the US. Army in World War I.
• He served for a few years as secretary of the Lombard Iron Works and in 1932 established the S. Donald Fortson Company in Augusta, Georgia. It dealt in mill, mine, textile, and contractors' supplies. Eventually the company was based i, Asheville, North Carolina.^11,12

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.

Last Edited: 26 Sep 2022

Family: Edith Kathryn Marks b. 20 Jan 1899, d. 28 Dec 1976

Catherine Barksdale Fortson+¹³ b. 9 Jun 1924, d. 4 Oct 2000
Rev. Samuel Donald Fortson Jr.^14,15 b. 8 Mar 1929, d. 29 Jun 2015

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson as his father).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the place but not the date). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 482 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 482.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edith Marks Fortson, memorial no. 148389714, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (stating that he died in June 1976; not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Asheville, N.C. when he died).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 482 (first, second, and third bullets).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Donald Fortson, memorial no. 148389715, viewed on 31 Dec 2020 (second bullet).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 482 (naming Samuel Donald Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 482 (naming Samuel Donald Fortson as his father).
[S1804] Obituary for Rev. Samuel Donald Fortson, Jr., online at Harwood Home for Funerals, Black Mountain, N.C., https://tinyurl.com/euz6nd34, viewed on 2 Mar 2021 (naming Samuel Donald Fortson, Sr. as his father).

Lombard Fortson

M, ID# 2382, b. 5 June 1902, d. March 1975

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr. b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: He was born on 5 June 1902 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Death*: He died in March 1975 at age 72.⁴

Last Edited: 14 Oct 2001

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving only the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 484.
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Augusta, Ga. when he died).

Howard Anthony Fortson

M, ID# 2383, b. 27 December 1903, d. March 1973

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr. b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: He was born on 27 December 1903 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Death*: He died in March 1973 at age 69.⁴

Last Edited: 14 Oct 2001

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving only the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 485 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Los Gatos, Calif. when he died).

Martha Fortson

F, ID# 2384, b. 29 July 1905, d. May 1979

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr. b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: She was born on 29 July 1905 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Death*: She died in May 1979 at age 73.⁴

Last Edited: 14 Oct 2001

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving only the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 486 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (not naming the place of death but stating that she lived in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. when she died).

Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 2386, b. 14 June 1908, d. 18 June 1999

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.¹ b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: He was born on 14 June 1908 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^2,3,4,5
Marriage*: He married Lutrelle Constance Livingston on 20 September 1934 in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina.^6,7,8
Death*: He died on 18 June 1999 at age 91.^9,10
Burial*: Interment was in Westover Memorial Park, 2601 Wheeler Road, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.¹⁰

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.

Last Edited: 8 Apr 2020

Family: Lutrelle Constance Livingston b. 10 Dec 1911, d. 30 Aug 2004

Samuel Anthony Fortson III^11,12,13 b. 23 Aug 1939, d. 22 Sep 1999
David Livingston Fortson^11,14 b. 24 Mar 1944, d. 5 Apr 2020

Citations

[S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson as his father).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving the place but not the date). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 487 (giving the date but not the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving the date but not the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (giving the date but not the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 487.
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lutrelle Livingston Fortson, memorial no. 90859948, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (not giving the date or the place).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Greenville, S.C. when he died).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 487 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr. as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, III, memorial no. 90860015, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson as his father).
[S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr., memorial no. 90859891, viewed on 8 Apr 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony Fortson, Jr. as his father).
[S1660] Obituary for David Livingston Fortson, The Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Ga., 7 Apr 2020, online at https://tinyurl.com/sjxb9sv, viewed on 7 Apr 2020 (naming Samuel Anthony "(Poopsie)" Fortson as his father). This obituary also appears online at the web site for McAlister Funeral & Cremation, https://tinyurl.com/u9oub5h

Charles Ogilvie Fortson

M, ID# 2387, b. 24 March 1916, d. 9 February 1993

Father: Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr. b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939
Mother: Alice Etta Lombard b. 17 Dec 1876

Birth*: He was born on 24 March 1916 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Death*: He died on 9 February 1993 at age 76.⁴

Last Edited: 14 Oct 2001

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 3 (giving only the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 488 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (giving only the date).
[S312] Social Security Death Index, online at http://tinyurl.com/AncestrySSDI, viewed on 14 Oct 2001 (not naming the place of death but stating that he lived in Los Gatos, Calif. when he died).

Samuel Anthony Fortson

M, ID# 2388, b. 30 June 1850, d. 25 September 1876

Father: Benjamin Winn Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1808, d. 22 Jul 1884
Mother: Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie² b. 12 Jan 1815, d. 4 Jul 1896

Birth*: He was born on 30 June 1850 in Wilkes County, Georgia.^3,4
Marriage*: He married Mary ('Molly') Elizabeth Barksdale, daughter of James Barksdale and Frances Wooten, on 21 December 1875 in Lincoln County, Georgia.^3,5,6
Death*: He died on 25 September 1876 in Columbia County, Georgia, at age 26.^3,7,4
Burial*: Interment was in Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.^8,9

Note*: He was a "very devout and godly man." In 1873 he graduated from Emory College, then in Oxford, Georgia, where he was a member of the A.T.O. fraternity. At age twenty-six he died of a heart attack at the home of his half-sister, Sarah Caroline Neal, while returning from a business trip.¹⁰

Last Edited: 18 Jul 2020

Family: Mary ('Molly') Elizabeth Barksdale b. 6 Sep 1855, d. 4 Feb 1901

Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.+¹¹ b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939

Citations

[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. 371 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 371 (naming Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie as his mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/popechap.txt (giving only the date).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 481.
[S1121] Resthaven Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date or place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 479, 480.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 367, 480.
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online, above.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 480.
[S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Samuel Anthony Fortson, reference no. 67150732271, viewed on 18 Jul 2020 (naming Samuel A. Fortson as his father).

Mary ('Molly') Elizabeth Barksdale

F, ID# 2389, b. 6 September 1855, d. 4 February 1901

Father: James Barksdale¹
Mother: Frances Wooten²

Birth*: She was born on 6 September 1855 in Lincoln County, Georgia.^3,4,5
Marriage*: She married Samuel Anthony Fortson, son of Benjamin Winn Fortson and Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie, on 21 December 1875 in Lincoln County, Georgia.^6,4,7
Marriage*: She married William Anderson Jones, son of William Mason Jones and Sarah Anderson.^4,8
Death*: She died on 4 February 1901 in Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, at age 45.^6,4,5
Burial*: Interment was in Resthaven Cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.^8,9

Note*: She attended Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. "Her hair was very black, her eyes were blue, and with such tenderness and gentleness, she was truly a womanly woman."⁴

Last Edited: 18 Jul 2020

Family 1: Samuel Anthony Fortson b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 25 Sep 1876

Samuel Anthony Fortson Jr.+¹⁰ b. 2 Sep 1876, d. 23 Jul 1939

Family 2: William Anderson Jones

Citations

[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. 481 (naming James Barksdale as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 481 (naming Frances Wooten as her mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2 (giving the date but not the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 481.
[S1121] Resthaven Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online http://www.giddeon.com/wilkes/cemeteries, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (giving the date but not the place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 2.
[S1121] Resthaven Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006 (not giving the date or place).
[S1121] Resthaven Cemetery, Wilkes Co., Ga., online, above, viewed on 31 Dec 2006.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 481 (stating that she is buried in Washington, Georgia).
[S1697] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007, online at https://www.myheritage.com, record for Samuel Anthony Fortson, reference no. 67150732271, viewed on 18 Jul 2020 (naming Mollie E. Barksdale as his mother).

Benjamin Winn Fortson

M, ID# 2390, b. 8 August 1808, d. 22 July 1884

Benjamin Winn Fortson.

Father: Richard Fortson^1,2 b. 6 Feb 1778, d. 2 Nov 1836
Mother: Lucy Tate Arnold^3,4 b. 7 Apr 1778, d. 18 Sep 1847

Birth*: He was born on 8 August 1808 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7,8,9
Marriage*: He married Mary A. H. Landrum, daughter of John Landrum and _____ _____, on 16 October 1832.^10,5
Marriage*: He married Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie, daughter of James Ogilvie Jr. and Elizabeth Watson, on 20 April 1841 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.^11,12,13
Death*: He died on 22 July 1884 in Wilkes County, Georgia, at age 75.^5,9
Burial*: Interment was in Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.^6,14,15

Last Edited: 19 Aug 2020

Family 1: Mary A. H. Landrum b. 25 Mar 1814, d. 17 Apr 1840

Sarah Caroline ('Sally') Fortson¹⁶ b. 12 Sep 1833, d. 3 Oct 1907
Margaret Ann Fortson¹⁶ b. 24 Feb 1835, d. 24 Aug 1854
Julia Ann Fortson¹⁷ b. 26 Jul 1836, d. 5 Feb 1837
John Richard Fortson¹⁸ b. 21 Dec 1837, d. 24 Sep 1858
Mary A. H. Fortson¹⁷ b. 12 Apr 1840, d. 4 Aug 1841

Family 2: Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie b. 12 Jan 1815, d. 4 Jul 1896

Annie Elizabeth Fortson^19,20,21 b. 24 Jun 1842, d. 11 Dec 1924
Benjamin Blanton Fortson²² b. 5 Aug 1843, d. 6 Nov 1864
Frances Scott Fortson¹⁹ b. 14 Dec 1844, d. 17 Jun 1911
Lucy Virginia Fortson¹⁹ b. 4 Aug 1846, d. 28 Mar 1917
Thomas Edward Fortson+²² b. 5 Jul 1848, d. 17 Dec 1931
Samuel Anthony Fortson+²² b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 25 Sep 1876
Emma Amelia Fortson¹⁹ b. 28 Jun 1852, d. 21 Oct 1918
Mary Rebecca ('Molly') Fortson+¹⁹ b. 8 Jan 1854, d. 20 Jun 1913
Charles John Fortson+²² b. 24 Oct 1856, d. 10 Jul 1935

Citations

[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. 358, 342 (naming Richard Fortson as his father).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore and Connected Families—Early Settlers, Greene County, Georgia (Atlanta, Ga.: Higgins-McArthur Company, 1968), p. 146 (naming Richard Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 358 (naming Lucy Arnold as his mother).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Lucy Arnold as his mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 358.
[S680] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 2 Oct 2001.
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/popechap.txt (giving only the date).
[S1187] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 38010 for Mrs. Annie Fortson Boyd, filed with local registrar on 15 Dec 1924, Emory F. Boyd, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 2 Jan 2009, (giving the place but not the date).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore, etc., above, p. 146 (giving the date but not the place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 2 (spelling his middle name as Wynn and stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 359 (stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place), 366 (stating that they married in Oglethorpe Co., Ga. without giving the date and citing to marriage certificate recirded 26 Apr 1841 in book C, p. 110).
[S680] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 2 Oct 2001, (giving her name as Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie and stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place).
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online, above (giving 25 Jul 1884 as his death date).
[S891] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 14 Dec 2003.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (stating that grave marker reads "infant daughter of B. W. and M. A. H. Fortson").
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 371 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as her father).
[S1187] Death registration for Mrs. Annie Fortson Boyd, above, (naming Benjamin W. Fortson as her father).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 371 (naming Benjamin Winn Fortson as his father).

Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie

F, ID# 2391, b. 12 January 1815, d. 4 July 1896

Hannah Rebecca Ogilvie Fortson.

Father: James Ogilvie Jr.¹ b. 12 Dec 1777, d. 15 Oct 1839
Mother: Elizabeth Watson² b. 16 Sep 1778, d. 20 Jun 1870

Birth*: She was born on 12 January 1815 in Edgefield County, South Carolina.^3,4,5,6,7
Marriage*: She married Benjamin Winn Fortson, son of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 20 April 1841 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.^8,9,10
Death*: She died on 4 July 1896 in Wilkes County, Georgia, at age 81.^3,11,5,7
Burial*: Interment was in Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia.^4,12,13

Last Edited: 19 Aug 2020

Family: Benjamin Winn Fortson b. 8 Aug 1808, d. 22 Jul 1884

Annie Elizabeth Fortson^14,15,16 b. 24 Jun 1842, d. 11 Dec 1924
Benjamin Blanton Fortson¹⁷ b. 5 Aug 1843, d. 6 Nov 1864
Frances Scott Fortson¹⁴ b. 14 Dec 1844, d. 17 Jun 1911
Lucy Virginia Fortson¹⁴ b. 4 Aug 1846, d. 28 Mar 1917
Thomas Edward Fortson+¹⁷ b. 5 Jul 1848, d. 17 Dec 1931
Samuel Anthony Fortson+¹⁷ b. 30 Jun 1850, d. 25 Sep 1876
Emma Amelia Fortson¹⁴ b. 28 Jun 1852, d. 21 Oct 1918
Mary Rebecca ('Molly') Fortson+¹⁴ b. 8 Jan 1854, d. 20 Jun 1913
Charles John Fortson+¹⁷ b. 24 Oct 1856, d. 10 Jul 1935

Citations

[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. 359 (naming James Ogilvie, Jr. as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (naming Elizabeth Watson as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359.
[S680] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 2 Oct 2001.
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/wilkes/cemeteries/popechap.txt (giving only the date).
[S1187] Standard certificate of death (Georgia State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics) no. 38010 for Mrs. Annie Fortson Boyd, filed with local registrar on 15 Dec 1924, Emory F. Boyd, informant, per copy viewed on Georgia's Virtual Vault, http://content.sos.state.ga.us/cdm4/gadeaths.php, on 2 Jan 2009, (giving the place but not the date).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore and Connected Families—Early Settlers, Greene County, Georgia (Atlanta, Ga.: Higgins-McArthur Company, 1968), p. 146 (giving her name as Hannah Rebecca Ogilvie; giving the date but not the place).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2 (spelling his middle name as Wynn and stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 359 (stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place), 366 (stating that they married in Oglethorpe Co., Ga. without giving the date and citing to marriage certificate recirded 26 Apr 1841 in book C, p. 110).
[S680] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 2 Oct 2001, (giving her name as Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie and stating that they married on 20 Apr 1841 without naming the place).
[S680] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 2 Oct 2001, (giving only the date).
[S681] Pope's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, online, above.
[S891] Sonya Neal Murphree, electronic mail to e-mail address, 14 Dec 2003.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 371 (naming Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie as her mother).
[S1187] Death registration for Mrs. Annie Fortson Boyd, above, (naming Rebecca Ogilvie as her mother).
[S1524] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Wright-Lewis-Moore, etc., above, p. 146 (naming Hannah Rebecca Ogilvie as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 371 (naming Rebecca Hannah Ogilvie as his mother).

Mary A. H. Landrum

F, ID# 2392, b. 25 March 1814, d. 17 April 1840

Father: John Landrum¹ b. c 1760, d. 13 Sep 1843
Mother: _____ _____

Birth*: She was born on 25 March 1814.²
Marriage*: She married Benjamin Winn Fortson, son of Richard Fortson and Lucy Tate Arnold, on 16 October 1832.^3,4
Death*: She died on 17 April 1840 at age 26.²
Burial*: Interment was in Old Pope's Chapel Methodist Church cemetery, Wilkes County, Georgia.⁵

Last Edited: 13 Oct 2001

Family: Benjamin Winn Fortson b. 8 Aug 1808, d. 22 Jul 1884

Sarah Caroline ('Sally') Fortson⁶ b. 12 Sep 1833, d. 3 Oct 1907
Margaret Ann Fortson⁶ b. 24 Feb 1835, d. 24 Aug 1854
Julia Ann Fortson⁷ b. 26 Jul 1836, d. 5 Feb 1837
John Richard Fortson⁸ b. 21 Dec 1837, d. 24 Sep 1858
Mary A. H. Fortson⁷ b. 12 Apr 1840, d. 4 Aug 1841

Citations

[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. 359 (naming John Landrum as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 358.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 359, 371.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (naming Mary A. H. Landrum as her mother).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (stating that grave marker reads "infant daughter of B. W. and M. A. H. Fortson").
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 359 (naming Mary A. H. Landrum as his mother).

William Arnold Jr.¹

M, ID# 2393

Marriage*: He married Susannah Tate on 11 October 1773.²

Last Edited: 5 Oct 2002

Family: Susannah Tate

Lucy Tate Arnold+^3,4 b. 7 Apr 1778, d. 18 Sep 1847

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 334 (stating that they married on 11 Oct 1773), 342 (not giving the date).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 2 (naming William Arnold as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 334, 342 (naming William Arnold, Jr. as her father).

Daniel White

M, ID# 2394, b. 1746, d. 1808

Marriage*: He married Mary ('Polly') Ballinger.¹
Birth*: He was born in 1746.²
Death*: He died in 1808.²

Note*: He lived in Elbert County, Georgia.^3,2

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2002

Family: Mary ('Polly') Ballinger

Mary B. White+^4,5 b. 19 May 1783, d. 2 Sep 1827

Citations

[S140] Erbon W. Wise, Wise Footsteps from England and Ireland: Ancestral Study of Wise and Allied Families (Sulphur, La.: n.pub., 1995), p. 100.
[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. 664.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 2. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 664 (naming Daniel White as her father).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 2 (naming Daniel White as her father).

Col. Samuel Higginbotham¹

M, ID# 2395

Marriage*: He married Jane Satterwhite.

Note*: He was an officer from Virginia in the Revolutionary Army. They lived in Elbert County, Georgia.^2,3,4

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family: Jane Satterwhite

Ann Higginbotham+^5,6 b. 8 May 1772, d. 21 Apr 1852
Violetta Higginbotham+^7,8,9,10 b. c 1779, d. 1838
Maj. George Green Higginbotham+¹¹ b. 15 Jul 1791, d. 6 May 1859
John Satterwhite Higginbotham¹¹ b. 17 Dec 1792
Joseph Higginbotham¹¹ b. c 1793
Bleckley Higginbotham⁵ b. c 1795

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, "A Fortson Line," above, p. 2 (stating that they lived in Elbert Co., Ga.).
[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. 355.
[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (referring to him as a "Revolutionary Soldier").
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as her father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 355 (naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as her father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 720 (giving her name as Viletta Higginbothem, naming Capt. Samuel Higginbothem as her father, and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, above, (naming Samuel Higginbotham as her father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (spelling her first name as Viletta and naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as her father).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Col. Samuel Higginbotham as his father).

Jane Satterwhite¹

F, ID# 2396

Marriage*: She married Col. Samuel Higginbotham.

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family: Col. Samuel Higginbotham

Ann Higginbotham+^2,3 b. 8 May 1772, d. 21 Apr 1852
Violetta Higginbotham+^4,5,6 b. c 1779, d. 1838
Maj. George Green Higginbotham+⁷ b. 15 Jul 1791, d. 6 May 1859
John Satterwhite Higginbotham⁷ b. 17 Dec 1792
Joseph Higginbotham⁷ b. c 1793
Bleckley Higginbotham³ b. c 1795

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line,". This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Jane Satterwhite as her mother).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jane Satterwhite as her mother).
[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. 720 (giving her name as Viletta Higginbothem, naming Jane Satterwhite as her mother, and attributing information to James Fred Vickery, Sr., Atlanta, Ga., and Joseph Lester Vickery, Miami, Fla.).
[S862] Chandler Eavenson, notes accompanying 1906 obituary of Asa Chandler Fortson, online http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/elbert/obits/…, viewed on 16 Aug 2003, (naming Jane Satterwhite as her mother).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (spelling her first name as Viletta and naming Jane Satterwhite as her mother).
[S996] Rod Bush, "Higginbotham Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jane Satterwhite as his mother).

William Fortson

M, ID# 2397, b. 1736, d. 8 April 1812

Father: Thomas Fortson¹ b. 1716, d. 1742
Mother: Elizabeth Winn² b. c 1717, d. 1800

Marriage*: He married Mildred Marshall.^3,4
Birth*: He was born in 1736.^5,6
Death*: He died on 8 April 1812 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.⁷

Note*: He probably was born in Caroline County, Virginia. He lived in Spotsylvania County, Virginia and later Lexington, Kentucky.⁵

Last Edited: 5 Sep 2011

Family: Mildred Marshall d. 14 Apr 1822

Citations

[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. 9 (naming Thomas Fortson, Sr. as his father).
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 9 (naming Mrs. Elizabeth Winn Richards Fortson as his mother).
[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 1 (giving only her first name). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 10.
[S140] Erbon W. Wise, Wise Footsteps from England and Ireland: Ancestral Study of Wise and Allied Families (Sulphur, La.: n.pub., 1995), p. 98.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 9.
[S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 9 (citing to Fair, Roach, Roberts, Ridgeway and Allied Families, p. 178).

Mildred Marshall

F, ID# 2398, d. 14 April 1822

Marriage*: She married William Fortson, son of Thomas Fortson and Elizabeth Winn.^1,2
Marriage*: She married _____ Ferguson.²
Death*: She died on 14 April 1822 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky.²

Note*: She had two sons by her first husband, _____ Ferguson, and probably was the daughter of John Marshall of Spotsylvania County, Virginia.²

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2002

Family 1: _____ Ferguson

Family 2: William Fortson b. 1736, d. 8 Apr 1812

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 1 (giving only her first name). This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.
[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. 10.

Lucy Fortson¹

F, ID# 2399

Father: William Fortson b. 1736, d. 8 Apr 1812
Mother: Mildred Marshall d. 14 Apr 1822

Last Edited: 5 Apr 1996

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 1. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.

John Fortson¹

M, ID# 2400

Father: William Fortson b. 1736, d. 8 Apr 1812
Mother: Mildred Marshall d. 14 Apr 1822

Last Edited: 5 Apr 1996

Citations

[S10] Mrs. Samuel Anthony Fortson, Augusta, Ga., "A Fortson Line," p. 1. This undated typewritten document was addressed to "Mrs. French." A copy now in the possession of Roger Bartlett, Austin, Tex., was provided about 1976 by Laura Fortson Johnston.