William Boyd Fortson Jr.

M, ID# 21652, b. 14 June 1915, d. 12 February 1986
  • Note*: He was an insurance agent.3

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his tombstone and grave site, is here.
  • Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024

Family: Mary Jeanette Rainey b. 22 Mar 1914, d. 9 Dec 1971

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), pp. 752-53 (naming William Boyd Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 752-53 (naming Annie Louise Stratford as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 753.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for William B. Fortson, Sr., memorial no. 37706790, viewed on 27 Aug 2018.
  5. [S2307] Obituary for Mary Patricia Fortson, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia, 20 Oct 2023, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/nhdkz24x, viewed on 20 Oct 2023 (naming William Body Fortson as her father).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 753 (naming William Boyd Fortson, Jr. as her father).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Patricia Fortson, memorial ID 260779991, viewed on 16 Mar 2024 (naming William B. Fortson Sr. as her father).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William B. Fortson Sr., memorial ID 37706790, viewed on 16 Mar 2024 (naming William B. Fortson Sr. as her father).

Mary Jeanette Rainey

F, ID# 21653, b. 22 March 1914, d. 9 December 1971

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 16 Mar 2024

Family: William Boyd Fortson Jr. b. 14 Jun 1915, d. 12 Feb 1986

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Jeanette Rainey Fortson, memorial ID 83679969, viewed on 20 Oct 2023.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 753.
  3. [S2307] Obituary for Mary Patricia Fortson, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Columbus, Georgia, 20 Oct 2023, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/nhdkz24x, viewed on 20 Oct 2023 (naming Mary Jeannette Rainey as her mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 753 (naming Mary Jeannette Rainey as her mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Patricia Fortson, memorial ID 260779991, viewed on 16 Mar 2024 (naming Mary Jeanette Rainey as her mother).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Jeanette Rainey memorial ID 83679969, viewed on 16 Mar 2024 (naming Mary Jeanette Rainey as her mother).

Jesse Doyle Fortson

M, ID# 21654, b. 10 September 1911, d. 4 November 1996

Jesse Doyle Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.
  • Note*: He was an Army veteran of World War II and a retired stone cutter. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Elberton, Georgia.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Clara Belle Carlton b. 19 Oct 1910, d. 21 Jun 1991

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694 (naming Lillian Elizabeth Fortson as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (naming Delancy Lat Fortson as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jesse Doyle Fortson, memorial no. 22487784, viewed on 23 May 2016.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jesse Doyle Fortson, memorial no. 22487784, viewed on 30 May 2016.

Harvey Lat Fortson

M, ID# 21655, b. 15 May 1921, d. 21 March 2004

Harvey Lat Fortson's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten.
  • Note*: Harvey and Mary Elizabeth were cousins.3

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Mary Elizabeth Ruff b. 14 Feb 1930, d. 16 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694 (naming Delancy Lat Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (naming Lillian Elizabeth Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Harvey Lat Fortson, memorial no. 78737682, viewed on 23 May 2016.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 964-65.

Clara Belle Carlton

F, ID# 21657, b. 19 October 1910, d. 21 June 1991

Clara Belle Carlton Fortson's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "Texnative" on Find A Grave.com.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Jesse Doyle Fortson b. 10 Sep 1911, d. 4 Nov 1996

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Clara Carlton Fortson, memorial no. 22487784, viewed on 30 May 2016.

Mary Elizabeth Ruff

F, ID# 21658, b. 14 February 1930, d. 16 January 2008

Elizabeth Ruff's tombstone, Winterville Cemetery, Winterville, Ga., courtesy of Ed Hooten
  • Note*: Mary Elizabeth and Harvey were cousins.4

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Harvey Lat Fortson b. 15 May 1921, d. 21 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694 (naming Martin Ruff as her father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (naming Victoria Jones as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Elizabeth Ruff Fortson, memorial no. 78737544, viewed on 30 May 2016.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 964-65.

Martin Ruff

M, ID# 21662

Martin Calvin Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Victoria Jones b. 15 Nov 1900, d. 26 Feb 1976

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Victorine Jones Ruff, memorial no. 126609961, viewed on 30 May 2016.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694 (naming Martin Ruff as her father).

Victoria Jones

F, ID# 21663, b. 15 November 1900, d. 26 February 1976

Victorine Jones Ruff's tombstone, Forest Hills Memorial Park, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of Maria Anderson.
  • Note*: Her given name may have been Victorine.2

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 30 May 2016

Family: Martin Ruff

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Victorine Jones Ruff, memorial no. 126609961, viewed on 30 May 2016.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 694.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 694 (naming Victoria Jones as her mother).

Alice June Gray

F, ID# 21666, b. 20 June 1925, d. 10 June 2004
  • Last Edited: 31 May 2016

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 695.

Jessie Wester Almond

M, ID# 21669, b. 17 October 1913, d. 29 January 1996
  • Birth*: He was born on 17 October 1913.3
  • Marriage*: He married Sallie Elizabeth Bowers on 24 December 1932.4
  • Death*: He died on 29 January 1996 at age 82.3
  • Note*: A family history gives 17 Oct 1912 as his birth date and spells his first name as Jesse.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Family: Sallie Elizabeth Bowers b. 13 Jan 1914, d. 23 Sep 1993

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 695 (naming Sophia Alice Fortson as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (naming George Milton Almond as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Jessie Wester Almond, memorial no. 44202948, viewed on 9 Apr 2017.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (spelling his first name as Jerral and naming Jesse Wester Almond as his father).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Jerrol Wade Almond, memorial no. 129830481, viewed on 9 Apr 2017 (naming Wester Jesse Almond as his father).

Milton Strickland Almond

M, ID# 21670, b. 3 April 1915, d. 9 October 1967
  • Note*: A family history gives his name as S. Milton Almond.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Family: Myrtice Ora Fleming b. 6 Oct 1916, d. 13 Feb 2008

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 695 (naming George Milton Almond as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (naming Sophia Alice Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (giving his name as S. Milton Almond).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Milton Strickland Almond, memorial no. 44202956, viewed on 9 Apr 2017.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695.

Thomas Dallas Almond

M, ID# 21672, b. 13 September 1919, d. 8 November 1989
  • Note*: A family history gives 13 Sep 1920 as his birth date.4

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 Apr 2017

Family: Eloise Smith b. 17 Jun 1924, d. 8 Feb 2005

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 695 (naming George Milton Almond as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (naming Sophia Alice Fortson as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Thomas Dallas Almond, memorial no. 44202968, viewed on 9 Apr 2017.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695.

Alice Sophia Tate

F, ID# 21673, b. 20 July 1935, d. 8 July 2005

Alice Tate Butler's tombstone, Elmhurst Cemetery, Elberton, Ga., courtesy of "texnative" on www.findagrave.com.

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 5 Jun 2016

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 695 (naming Mary Frances Almond as her mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Alice Tate Butler, memorial no. 147274124, viewed on 5 June 2016 (naming Mary Frances Tate as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary Frances Tate, memorial no. 44207670, viewed on 5 June 2016 (naming Mary Frances Tate as her mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695 (naming R. Duncan Tate as her father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Alice Tate Butler, memorial no. 147274124, viewed on 5 June 2016 (naming Robert Duncan Tate as her father).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Duncan Tate, memorial no. 44207677, viewed on 5 June 2016 (naming Robert Duncan Tate as her father).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 695.
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Alice Tate Butler, memorial no. 147274124, viewed on 5 June 2016.

Humphrey Booth

M, ID# 21674, b. 1635
  • Birth*: He was born in 1635.3
  • Last Edited: 19 Jun 2016

Citations

  1. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family") (naming Robert Booth as his father).
  2. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family") (naming Frances Booth as his mother).
  3. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family").

Frances Booth

F, ID# 21675, b. 1641
  • Birth*: She was born in 1641.3
  • Last Edited: 19 Jun 2016

Citations

  1. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family") (naming Robert Booth as her father).
  2. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family") (naming Frances Booth as her mother).
  3. [S1336] Clopton Family Association Newsletter, vol. 31, no. 2 (May 2016), p. 4 ("The Booth Family").

Capt. Ellsworth Field

M, ID# 21676
  • Last Edited: 2 Jul 2016

Family:

Citations

  1. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 8 Nov 1948, p. 4, col. 4 (obituary of Richard L. Naudain) (naming Capt. Ellsworth Field as her father).

Laura J. Tichenor

F, ID# 21677, b. 20 March 1854, d. 13 August 1931
  • Scrapbook*: "Odessa, Del., July 19 [1920]— . . . Word has been received here that a former resident, William S. [sic] Naudain, was married in Chicago on July 12 to Miss Laura Tichener [sic], of that city."9
  • Note*: She was a teacher in the public schools of St. Louis, Missouri for forty-two years prior to her marriage in 1919. Her death was caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. She was survived by her husband, a brother, and four sisters.6

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 13 Apr 2022

Family: William N. Naudain b. 7 Dec 1860, d. 25 Jan 1936

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Laura J. Tichenor Naudain, memorial no. 96373284, viewed on 3 Jul 2016.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William Naudain, memorial no. 96373285, viewed on 3 Jul 2016 (not giving the date or place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Laura J. Tichenor Naudain, memorial no. 96373284, viewed on 3 Jul 2016 (not giving the date or place).
  4. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 Jul 1920, p. 3, col. 3 (spelling her surname as Tichener).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Laura J. Tichenor Naudain, memorial no. 96373284, viewed on 3 Jul 2016 (giving the date and city but no other information).
  6. [S1349] Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Saint Louis, Mo., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 14 Aug 1931, p. 21, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Laura Tichenor Naudain).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Laura J. Tichenor Naudain, memorial no. 96373284, viewed on 3 Jul 2016 (not giving the date).
  8. [S1349] Saint Louis Post-Dispatch, Saint Louis, Mo., above, 14 Aug 1931, p. 21, cols. 4-5 (obituary of Mrs. Laura Tichenor Naudain).
  9. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 20 Jul 1920, p. 3, col. 3.

Mary B. Naudain

F, ID# 21678, b. 30 November 1871, d. 13 December 1937
  • Scrapbook*: "ADAIR-NAUDAIN
       "Robert Adair, a lawyer, and Miss Mary Brooks Naudain were married Monday evening [25 Dec 1911], by the Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell, of Glassboro, N. J. They procured the license from Magistrate Gluckman, and the Rev. Mr. Dubell, who is a son of Charles E. Dubell, traveled 130 miles to this city to perform the ceremony, which took place at 11 o’clock Monday evening, at the home of Mr. Adair, Eighteenth and Washington streets."11

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a link to her online death certificate, is here.
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Family: Robert Adair b. 4 Dec 1866, d. 4 Apr 1940

Citations

  1. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 28 Nov 1911, p. 1, col. 3 (obituary of Mrs. Jane B. Naudain) (naming Jane B. Naudain as her mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Jane Harman Naudain as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Christopher Naudain as her father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (not giving the date or place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 not giving the date or place).
  7. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 27 Dec 1911, p. 5, col. 3 (stating that they were married at 11:00 p.m. by Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell).
  8. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 15 Dec 1937, p. 12, col. 2 (stating that she died after three weeks' illness of pneumonia).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (not giving the date).
  10. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 15 Dec 1937, p. 12, col. 2 (obituary of Mrs. Mary Naudain Adair).
  11. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 27 Dec 1911, p. 5, col. 3.

Robert Adair

M, ID# 21679, b. 4 December 1866, d. 4 April 1940
  • Scrapbook*: "ADAIR-NAUDAIN
       "Robert Adair, a lawyer, and Miss Mary Brooks Naudain were married Monday evening [25 Dec 1911], by the Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell, of Glassboro, N. J. They procured the license from Magistrate Gluckman, and the Rev. Mr. Dubell, who is a son of Charles E. Dubell, traveled 130 miles to this city to perform the ceremony, which took place at 11 o’clock Monday evening, at the home of Mr. Adair, Eighteenth and Washington streets."9
  • Note*: He was an attorney.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Family: Mary B. Naudain b. 30 Nov 1871, d. 13 Dec 1937

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Lewis Ferris Adair as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lewis Ferris Adair, memorial no. 129687910, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Lewis Ferris Adair as his father).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair, memorial no. 126044364, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mary B. Naudain Adair, memorial no. 151170746, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (not giving the date or place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 not giving the date or place).
  8. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 27 Dec 1911, p. 5, col. 3 (stating that they were married at 11:00 p.m. by Rev. Charles Bratten Dubell).
  9. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 27 Dec 1911, p. 5, col. 3.

Lewis Ferris Adair

M, ID# 21680, b. 9 January 1836, d. 20 May 1905

Lewis F. Adair's tombstone, Old Welsh Tract Baptist Church Cemetery, Newark, Del., courtesy of Tedd Cocker.
  • Note*: He was a furniture dealer. He and Julia were divorced.

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Family: Julia A. P. Gallagher b. 21 Jul 1844, d. 30 Sep 1932

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lewis Ferris Adair, memorial no. 129687910, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair, memorial no. 126044364, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Lewis Ferris Adair as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lewis Ferris Adair, memorial no. 129687910, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Lewis Ferris Adair as his father).

Julia A. P. Gallagher

F, ID# 21681, b. 21 July 1844, d. 30 September 1932
  • Note*: She and Lewis were divorced.2

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 5 Jul 2016

Family: Lewis Ferris Adair b. 9 Jan 1836, d. 20 May 1905

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair, memorial no. 126044364, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lewis Ferris Adair, memorial no. 129687910, viewed on 5 Jul 2016.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Robert Adair, memorial no. 126044486, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair as his mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair, memorial no. 126044364, viewed on 5 Jul 2016 (naming Julia A. P. Gallagher Adair as his mother).

Wallace Naudain Daniels

M, ID# 21682, b. 10 February 1889, d. 9 September 1963
  • Scrapbook*: "Wallace Naudain Daniels, son of Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels, of near Middletown [Delaware], was married on Thursday evening to Miss Mary Frances Somerville, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony was performed in the Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church by the Rev. C. F. Randall. The bride’s gown was of white crepe de chine. Jeanette Zay was flower girl and the best man was James Carpenter, Jr., of Middletown. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels will be at home at ‘Shady Lawn,’ near here."3

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jul 2016

Family: Mary Frances Somerville b. 1895, d. 8 Apr 1938

Citations

  1. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 Nov 1913, p. 20, col. 3 (naming Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels as his mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Wallace Naudain Daniels, memorial no. 139366422, viewed on 17 Jul 2016.
  3. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 20 Nov 1913, p. 20, col. 3.

Mary Frances Somerville

F, ID# 21683, b. 1895, d. 8 April 1938
  • Scrapbook*: "Wallace Naudain Daniels, son of Mrs. Mary Naudain Daniels, of near Middletown [Delaware], was married on Thursday evening to Miss Mary Frances Somerville, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony was performed in the Rhode Island Avenue M. P. Church by the Rev. C. F. Randall. The bride’s gown was of white crepe de chine. Jeanette Zay was flower girl and the best man was James Carpenter, Jr., of Middletown. After a wedding trip, Mr. and Mrs. Daniels will be at home at ‘Shady Lawn,’ near here."2

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of her tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 17 Jul 2016

Family: Wallace Naudain Daniels b. 10 Feb 1889, d. 9 Sep 1963

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mary Frances Daniels Somerville, memorial no. 85836382, viewed on 17 Jul 2016.
  2. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 Nov 1913, p. 20, col. 3.

Andrew Eliason

M, ID# 21684, b. 30 April 1810, d. 20 November 1890
  • Note*: • He lived in Mt. Pleasant, Delaware.
    • An 1899 biographical sketch says he died in 1891.5,6

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his obituary and pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2022

Family 1: Lydia Ann Cann b. 6 Feb 1812, d. 4 Feb 1890

Family 2:

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Andrew Eliason, memorial no. 60311431, viewed on 7 Mar 2022 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S2051] Biographical sketch of George W. W. Naudain, Biographical and Genealogical History of the State of Delaware [etc.] (Chambersburg, Penn.: J. M. Runk & Co., 1899), vol. 1, p. 556 (image no. 556), online at familysearch.org, https://tinyurl.com/3mjp9twm, viewed on 11 Oct 2021 (giving only the year; not naming the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Andrew Eliason, memorial no. 60311431, viewed on 7 Mar 2022.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lydia Ann Cann Eliason, memorial no. 60311605, viewed on 7 Mar 2022.
  5. [S1343] Journal-Every Evening, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 Mar 1920, p. 16, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Sarah E. Houston) (first bullet).
  6. [S2051] Biographical sketch of George W. W. Naudain, online, above (second bullet).
  7. [S1343] Journal-Every Evening, Wilmington, Del., above, 20 Mar 1920, p. 16, col. 4 (obituary of Mrs. Sarah E. Houston) (naming Andrew Eliason as her father).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah E. Eliason Houston, memorial no. 60397117, viewed on 20 Jul 2016 (naming Andrew Eliason as her father).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lewis Edwin Eliason, memorial no. 60183264, viewed on 7 Mar 2022 (naming Andrew Eliason as his father).
  10. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Andrew Eliason, memorial no. 60311431, viewed on 7 Mar 2022 (naming Andrew Eliason as his father).
  11. [S2051] Biographical sketch of George W. W. Naudain, online, above (naming Andrew Eliason as her father).
  12. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 7 Feb 1919, p. 3, col. 1 (obituary of Mrs. K. E. Naudain) (naming Andrew Eliason as her father).

Lydia Ann Cann

F, ID# 21685, b. 6 February 1812, d. 4 February 1890

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2022

Family: Andrew Eliason b. 30 Apr 1810, d. 20 Nov 1890

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Lydia Ann Cann Eliason, memorial no. 60311605, viewed on 7 Mar 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Andrew Eliason, memorial no. 60311431, viewed on 7 Mar 2022.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Sarah E. Eliason Houston, memorial no. 60397117, viewed on 20 Jul 2016 (naming Lydia E. Cann as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lewis Edwin Eliason, memorial no. 60183264, viewed on 7 Mar 2022 (naming Lydia Ann Cann Eliason as his mother).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lydia Ann Cann Eliason, memorial no. 60311605, viewed on 7 Mar 2022 (naming Lydia Ann Cann as his mother).

Wendell Martin ('Frog') Fortson

M, ID# 21687, b. 13 March 1951, d. 21 September 2012
  • Note*: He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Elberton, Georgia and was retired from Star Granite Company as a truck driver.2

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes his picture and his obituary, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Wendell Martin ('Frog') Fortson, memorial no. 97654731, viewed on 31 Jul 2016 (naming Joe Bruce Fortson as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Wendell Martin ('Frog') Fortson, memorial no. 97654731, viewed on 31 Jul 2016.

Darrell Bruce Fortson

M, ID# 21689, b. 29 November 1949, d. 30 November 1949
  • Note*: Although a family history gives 30 Nov 1949 as his date of death, his Find A Grave memorial says he died on 29 Nov 1949.4,5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 31 Jul 2016

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 691 (naming Joe Bruce Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Darrell Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 44204656, viewed on 31 Jul 2016.
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 691 (giving 30 Nov 1949 as his date of death).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Darrell Bruce Fortson, memorial no. 44204656, viewed on 31 Jul 2016 (giving 29 Nov 1949 as his date of death).

Edgar H. Naudain

M, ID# 21693, b. 3 June 1865, d. 3 August 1889
  • Obituary*: "Death of Edgar H. Naudain.
       "Edgar H. Naudain of this city died at Middletown on Saturday of consumption from which he had been suffering for a long time. He formerly kept a drug store at the corner of Fifth and Poplar streets but finding his health failing he was recommended by his physicians to go to the country. He went to Middletown to visit relatives with the hope of regaining his health, but consumption, the dread disease, had made such an advance upon him that he died on Saturday last. He learned the drug business with N. B. Danforth and graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy with the highest honors of his class. He will be buried this afternoon at 3.30 o’clock at St. Anne’s P. E. Church, Middletown. He was 24 years of age, and son of Dr. C. B. Naudain of 1015 Tatnall street. His early death will be mourned by a large circle of friends."7
  • Note*: • He was a pharmacist in Wilmington, Delaware. He died of consumption.
    • His newspaper obituary says he died on Saturday, 3 Aug 1889, but the inscription on his tombstone is 2 Aug 1889.8,9

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2016

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Edgar H Naudain, memorial no. 66374176, viewed on 8 Aug 2016 (naming Dr. C. B. Naudain as his father).
  2. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 5 Aug 1889, p. 3, col. 3 (obituary of Edgar H. Naudain) (not giving the date but stating that he was twenty-four years old when he died on 3 Aug 1889).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edgar H Naudain, memorial no. 66374176, viewed on 8 Aug 2016.
  4. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 5 Aug 1889, p. 3, col. 3 (obituary of Edgar H. Naudain) (stating that he died of consumption).
  5. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 5 Aug 1889, p. 3, col. 3 (obituary of Edgar H. Naudain).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edgar H Naudain, memorial no. 66374176, viewed on 8 Aug 2016 (not giving the date).
  7. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 5 Aug 1889, p. 3, col. 3.
  8. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 5 Aug 1889, p. 3, col. 3 (obituary of Edgar H. Naudain) (first bullet).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Edgar H Naudain, memorial no. 66374176, viewed on 8 Aug 2016 (including a photograph of the inscription on his tombstone that says he died on 2 Aug 1889) (second bullet).

Gov. Benjamin Thomas Biggs

M, ID# 21694, b. 1 October 1821, d. 25 December 1893

Gov. Benjamin Thomas Biggs
  • Note*: He was governor of Delaware from 1887 to 1891.1

Additional Resources

• His Wikipedia biography is here.
• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 29 Jun 2018

Family: Mary Scott Beekman

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Benjamin Thomas Biggs, memorial no. 7417384, viewed on 8 Aug 2016.
  2. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, p. 1, col. 6 (naming Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs as his father).
  3. [S1441] Wilmington Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 7 Mar 1932, p. 9, col. 5 (obituary of Willard B. Biggs) (naming Gov. Benjamin T. Biggs as his father).

Hester _____

F, ID# 21695, b. circa 1804, d. 9 September 1887
  • Last Edited: 8 Aug 2016

Family:

Citations

  1. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 13 Sep 1887, p. 3, col. 1 (not giving the date but stating that she was about eighty-three years old when she died on 9 Sep 1887).
  2. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 13 Sep 1887, p. 3, col. 1.
  3. [S1340] The Morning News, Wilmington, Del., above, 13 Sep 1887, p. 3, col. 1 (naming Mrs. Hester Craig as her mother).

Archibald Cary

M, ID# 21696, b. 24 January 1721

Archibald Cary.
  • Birth*: He was born on 24 January 1721.1

Additional Resources

• His Wikipedia biography is here.
  • Last Edited: 12 Aug 2016

Family:

Citations

  1. [S1099] Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page, s.v. "Archibald Cary," viewed on 12 Aug 2016.
  2. [S1099] Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, above, s.v. "Archibald Cary," viewed on 12 Aug 2016 (naming Archibald Cary as her father).

Helen Naudain Biggs

F, ID# 21697, b. 4 July 1891, d. 15 July 1968

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Aug 2018

Family: George Raymond Hukill b. 2 Feb 1893, d. 15 Jul 1970

Citations

  1. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 1 Oct 1925, p. 2, col. 1 (news item about the Biggs-Hukill wedding (naming Mr. and Mrs. Willard B. Biggs as her parents).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Helen Biggs Hukill, memorial no. 133982081, viewed on 21 Aug 2016 (giving the year but no other information).
  3. [S1363] Social Security Death Index, online at http://www.genealogybank.com, record of Helen B. Hukill, viewed on 21 Aug 2016.
  4. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 1 Oct 1925, p. 2, col. 1 (stating that the wedding occurred in the afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Francis H. Moore of Wayne, Pennsylvania).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Helen Biggs Hukill, memorial no. 133982081, viewed on 21 Aug 2016.
  6. [S1488] Hartford Courant, Hartford, Conn., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 May 2003, p. B8 (p. 22) (obituary for Dr. Peter Biggs) (naming Helen Naudain Biggs as his mother).

George Raymond Hukill

M, ID# 21698, b. 2 February 1893, d. 15 July 1970

George Raymond Hukill's passport photo.
  • Note*: At the time of his wedding to Helen Naudain Biggs on 30 Sep 1925, he has just returned from Batavia, the Isle of Java, where he had served as U.S. Counsel. On 10 Oct 1925 they were to sail to Europe, where he had been appointed to a diplomatic post in Lucerne, Switzerland.5

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his tombstone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 Aug 2018

Family: Helen Naudain Biggs b. 4 Jul 1891, d. 15 Jul 1968

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for George R. Hukill, memorial no. 133982073, viewed on 21 Aug 2016 (giving the year but no other information).
  2. [S1363] Social Security Death Index, online at http://www.genealogybank.com, record of George R. Hukill, viewed on 21 Aug 2016.
  3. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 1 Oct 1925, p. 2, col. 1 (stating that the wedding occurred in the afternoon and was conducted by Rev. Francis H. Moore of Wayne, Pennsylvania).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for George R. Hukill, memorial no. 133982073, viewed on 21 Aug 2016.
  5. [S1337] The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del., above, 1 Oct 1925, p. 2, col. 1 (news item about the Biggs-Hukill wedding.
  6. [S1488] Hartford Courant, Hartford, Conn., online at http://www.newspapers.com, 20 May 2003, p. B8 (p. 22) (obituary for Dr. Peter Biggs) (naming George R. Hukill as his father).

Hester McConnico

M, ID# 21700, b. 30 September 1897, d. 14 October 1918
  • Obituary*: "DIED AT KERENS YESTERDAY
       "Remains Were Interred Here This Afternoon
       "Hester McConnico, 18-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McConnico of Kerens, died at the family home there yesterday afternoon of Pneumonia, following an attack of influenza, and the remains were interred in Oakwood here this afternoon, Rev. Isaac Windsor of Kerens officiating. A large crowd of friends accompanied the remains to Corsicana."6

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his grave marker, is.
  • Last Edited: 27 Dec 2019

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Hester McConnico, memorial no. 98133471, viewed on 7 Apr 2017 (naming James Washington McConnico as his father).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hester McConnico, memorial no. 98133471, viewed on 7 Apr 2017 (naming Addie Ophilia Callaway McConnico as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hester McConnico, memorial no. 98133471, viewed on 7 Apr 2017.
  4. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive at http://corsicana.newspaperarchive.com, 15 Oct 1918, p. 9, col. 3 (obituary of Hester McConnico).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Hester McConnico, memorial no. 98133471, viewed on 7 Apr 2017 (not giving the date).
  6. [S1207] Corsicana Daily Sun, Corsicana, Tex., online archive, above, 15 Oct 1918, p. 9, col. 3.