Bartlett, Loop, Fortson, Walker, and Other Families

Peter E. Fortson

M, ID# 8651, b. 31 December 1814, d. 7 March 1870

Father: William Fortson¹ b. 28 Feb 1774, d. 9 Jan 1846
Mother: Ann Higginbotham² b. 8 May 1772, d. 21 Apr 1852

Birth*: He was born on 31 December 1814 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married _____ _____.
Death*: He died on 7 March 1870 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 55.³

Note*: He was a private in the 2nd Louisiana Infantry and the 19th Louisiana Infantry in the Civil War and later was a minister.³

Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Family: _ _

Elijah H. Fortson⁴ b. c 1835

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Ann Higginbotham as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Peter E. Fortson as his father).

Aaron J. Fortson

M, ID# 8652, b. 26 July 1816, d. after 1880

Father: William Fortson^1,2 b. 28 Feb 1774, d. 9 Jan 1846
Mother: Ann Higginbotham³ b. 8 May 1772, d. 21 Apr 1852

Birth*: He was born on 26 July 1816 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^4,5
Marriage*: He married Pamelia Willbanks on 10 October 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.^4,6
Death*: He died after 1880 in Van Zandt County, Texas.⁵

Note*: He was a corporal in the 2nd Louisiana Cavalry in the Civil War. He lived in Leake County, Mississippi about 1836-40, near brother Roderick, moved to Caddo Parish, Louisiana about 1845-47, was in De Soto Parish, Louisiana by 1860, and moved to Van Zandt County, Texas before 1880.⁴

Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Family: Pamelia Willbanks b. 1818, d. a 1880

Nancy Fortson⁷ b. c 1836
Martha Jane Fortson⁷ b. c 1838
Victoria E. Fortson⁷ b. c 1840
Jeptha Monroe Fortson+^8,9 b. 1845, d. a 1910
Pamelia Fortson⁷ b. c 1847

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Fortson as his father).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860 (Memphis, Tenn.: Milestone Press, 1969), p. 50 (naming William Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Ann Higginbotham as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S709] Carol Jones, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 18 Nov 2001.
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860, above, p. 50 (giving Pamela as her first name).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Aaron J. Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Aaron J. Fortson as his father).
[S709] Carol Jones, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 18 Nov 2001, (naming Aaron J. Fortson as his father).

Burrell Ridgeway

M, ID# 8653, b. 1 May 1794, d. circa 850

Death*: He died circa 850 in Greene County, Alabama.¹
Birth*: He was born on 1 May 1794 in Virginia.¹
Marriage*: He married Rachel Winn Fortson, daughter of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, in 1812 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.¹

Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Family: Rachel Winn Fortson b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

William Ridgeway² b. 1813
Drury T. Ridgeway² b. 1818
Elizabeth A. Ridgeway+^3,4 b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862
Eleazer C. Ridgeway² b. 1823
Frances Jane Ridgeway+³ b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 7 Jan 1905
Richard Fortson Ridgeway² b. 1829
Early W. Ridgeway² b. 1831
Irvin Ridgeway² b. 1831
Burrell Tennyson Ridgeway² b. 1833
Rachel Lucy Wynn Ridgeway+³ b. 26 Jun 1836, d. 15 Feb 1918

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860 (Memphis, Tenn.: Milestone Press, 1969), p. 115 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).

William Ridgeway

M, ID# 8654, b. 1813

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1813 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married L. W. _____ between 1836 and 1850 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Note*: He was living in Greene County, Alabama in 1850.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Family: L. W. _____ b. a 1813

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

L. W. _____

F, ID# 8655, b. after 1813

Birth*: She was born after 1813.¹
Marriage*: She married William Ridgeway, son of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, between 1836 and 1850 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: William Ridgeway b. 1813

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Drury T. Ridgeway

M, ID# 8656, b. 1818

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1818 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Sarah Ann Raynes after 1836 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Note*: He was living in Greene County, Alabama in 1850.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Family: Sarah Ann Raynes

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Sarah Ann Raynes

F, ID# 8657

Marriage*: She married Drury T. Ridgeway, son of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, after 1836 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Drury T. Ridgeway b. 1818

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Elizabeth A. Ridgeway

F, ID# 8658, b. 1820, d. 13 March 1862

Father: Burrell Ridgeway^1,2 b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson^3,4 b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: She was born in 1820 in Elbert County, Georgia.^5,6,7
Marriage*: She married Ransom Pendergrass on 17 January 1837 in Greene County, Alabama.^8,9
Death*: She died on 13 March 1862 in Greene County, Alabama.⁸

Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Family: Ransom Pendergrass b. 1800, d. 1863

Martha J. Pendergrass¹⁰ b. 1838
Julia A. Pendergrass¹⁰ b. 1840
Dicia A. Pendergrass¹⁰ b. 1842
Mary J. Pendergrass¹⁰ b. 1844
Thomas T. H. Pendergrass¹¹ b. 1845
Ida Pendergrass¹⁰ b. c 1846
Bell Pendergrass¹⁰ b. c 1847
Dee Pendergrass¹⁰ b. c 1848
Wid Pendergrass¹¹ b. c 1850
Amanda Rachel Pendergrass+¹⁰ b. 3 Jan 1852, d. 8 Sep 1914
Steve Pendergrass¹¹ b. a 1853
Josephine Pendergrass¹⁰ b. a 1854

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860 (Memphis, Tenn.: Milestone Press, 1969), p. 115 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as her mother).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860, above, p. 115 (naming Rachel Fortson as her mother).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence at the time.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (giving the date but not naming the place).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860, above, p. 115 (stating that she was thirty years old when she married on 17 Jan 1837 and that she was born in Georgia).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860, above, p. 115 (spelling his surname as Pendigrass).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Elizabeth A. Ridgeway as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Elizabeth A. Ridgeway as his mother).

Eleazer C. Ridgeway

M, ID# 8659, b. 1823

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1823 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Elvira Powell circa 1851 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Family: Elvira Powell b. a 1823

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Elvira Powell

F, ID# 8660, b. after 1823

Birth*: She was born after 1823.¹
Marriage*: She married Eleazer C. Ridgeway, son of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, circa 1851 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Eleazer C. Ridgeway b. 1823

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Frances Jane Ridgeway

F, ID# 8661, b. 12 December 1826, d. 7 January 1905

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: She was born on 12 December 1826 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: She married James A. Wilson on 10 October 1843 in Greene County, Alabama.^4,5
Marriage*: She married James M. Williams on 24 August 1848 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Death*: She died on 7 January 1905 in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 78.³
Burial*: Interment was in Old Hazelwood Cemetery, De Soto Parish, Louisiana (near Grand Cane).³

Note*: She and her second husband, James M. Williams, had settled in Grand Cane, De Soto Parish, Louisiana by 3 Dec 1872.³

Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Family 1: James A. Wilson b. b 1826

Harriet V. Wilson⁶ b. c 1845

Family 2: James M. Williams b. 15 Apr 1818

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (giving the date as circa 1844-1846).
[S732] Hubert V. Prettyman, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 23 Mar 2002.
[S732] Hubert V. Prettyman, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 23 Mar 2002, (naming Frances Jane Ridgeway as her mother).

James A. Wilson

M, ID# 8662, b. before 1826

Birth*: He was born before 1826.¹
Marriage*: He married Frances Jane Ridgeway, daughter of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, on 10 October 1843 in Greene County, Alabama.^2,3

Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Family: Frances Jane Ridgeway b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 7 Jan 1905

Harriet V. Wilson⁴ b. c 1845

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (giving the date as circa 1844-1846).
[S732] Hubert V. Prettyman, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 23 Mar 2002.
[S732] Hubert V. Prettyman, electronic mail to Roger Bartlett, 23 Mar 2002, (naming James A. Wilson as her father).

James M. Williams

M, ID# 8663, b. 15 April 1818

Birth*: He was born on 15 April 1818 in Warren County, Georgia.¹
Marriage*: He married Frances Jane Ridgeway, daughter of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, on 24 August 1848 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 24 Mar 2002

Family: Frances Jane Ridgeway b. 12 Dec 1826, d. 7 Jan 1905

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Richard Fortson Ridgeway

M, ID# 8664, b. 1829

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1829 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Susan Evans after 1850 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Family: Susan Evans b. a 1829

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Susan Evans

F, ID# 8665, b. after 1829

Birth*: She was born after 1829.¹
Marriage*: She married Richard Fortson Ridgeway, son of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, after 1850 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Richard Fortson Ridgeway b. 1829

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Early W. Ridgeway

M, ID# 8666, b. 1831

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.³

Note*: He and Irvin were twins.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Irvin Ridgeway

M, ID# 8667, b. 1831

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia.³

Note*: He and Early were twins.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Burrell Tennyson Ridgeway

M, ID# 8668, b. 1833

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: He was born in 1833 in Elbert County, Georgia.³
Marriage*: He married Lula Colvin after 1853 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Family: Lula Colvin b. a 1833

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Lula Colvin

F, ID# 8669, b. after 1833

Birth*: She was born after 1833.¹
Marriage*: She married Burrell Tennyson Ridgeway, son of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, after 1853 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Burrell Tennyson Ridgeway b. 1833

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Rachel Lucy Wynn Ridgeway

F, ID# 8670, b. 26 June 1836, d. 15 February 1918

Father: Burrell Ridgeway¹ b. 1 May 1794, d. c 850
Mother: Rachel Winn Fortson² b. 20 Oct 1797, d. 3 Dec 1872

Birth*: She was born on 26 June 1836 in Greene County, Alabama.^3,4
Marriage*: She married John Berry Hill, son of Berry Hill and Elizabeth Reach, on 25 April 1857 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.⁵
Death*: She died on 15 February 1918 in Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 81.⁵

Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Family: John Berry Hill b. 1833, d. 1862

William Berry Hill+⁶ b. 25 Mar 1858, d. 27 Jan 1939
Mary Jane Hill+⁷ b. 30 Sep 1860, d. a 1958

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Burrell Ridgeway as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Winn Fortson as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (not naming the place).
[S248] Supposition as to place, based on family's believed residence.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Lucy Wynn Ridgeway as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Rachel Lucy Wynn Ridgeway as her mother).

Vilate Higginbotham

F, ID# 8671, b. circa 1800, d. before January 1829

Birth*: She was born circa 1800 in Virginia or Georgia.¹
Marriage*: She married Samuel Higginbotham Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 8 December 1819 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2,3
Death*: She died before January 1829 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 27 Nov 1999

Family: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[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).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14 (spelling her surname as Higganbotham).

Mary Alford

F, ID# 8672, b. circa 1807, d. 1858

Father: Jacob Alford^1,2 b. c 1781, d. c 1839
Mother: Milbre Gray^3,4 b. c 1780, d. a 1852

Birth*: She was born circa 1807 in Franklin County, North Carolina.^5,6
Marriage*: She married Samuel Higginbotham Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 15 January 1829 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.^5,7
Marriage*: She married William McLemore, son of Amos McLemore and Equilla _____, on 12 July 1840 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^5,8
Death*: She died in 1858 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^9,7
Burial*: Interment was in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.⁵

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family 1: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838

Nancy Jane Fortson+¹⁰ b. 1829
William George Fortson+¹¹ b. 1834, d. 24 May 1918
Joseph Gail Fortson+¹¹ b. 12 Feb 1836, d. 6 Apr 1907
Sara Alford Fortson+¹⁰ b. c 1837, d. a 1880

Family 2: William McLemore b. c 1804

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Jacob Alford as her father).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jacob Alford as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Milbre Gray as her mother).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Milbre Gray as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998.
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (giving the date, county, and state but not the city).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (giving the year, county, and state but not the city or the rest of the date).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (stating that she died "circa 1858" in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as his mother).

Jacob Alford

M, ID# 8673, b. circa 1781, d. circa 1839

Father: John Alford¹
Mother: Chloe Pope²

Birth*: He was born circa 1781 in Bute County, North Carolina.³
Marriage*: He married Milbre Gray in North Carolina.⁴
Death*: He died circa 1839 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Note*: He is said to have been born in Bute County, North Carolina circa 1781. Bute County was abolished in 1779, and its former territory now lies in Warren and Franklin Counties.

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family: Milbre Gray b. c 1780, d. a 1852

John W. Alford⁵ b. c 1801, d. b 1860
Julius Alford⁵ b. c 1803, d. c 1860
William Alford⁵ b. c 1805
Mary Alford+^6,7 b. c 1807, d. 1858
Roena Alford⁷ b. b 1812
Lydia Alford^7,8 b. b 1812
Pennina Alford⁷ b. b 1814
James C. Alford⁵ b. c 1821
L. H. Alford⁵ b. c 1822

Citations

[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming John Alford as his father).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Chloe Pope as his mother).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998.
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (stating that they married before 1801).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jacob Alford as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Jacob Alford as her father).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Jacob Alford 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 Jacob Alford as her father).

Milbre Gray

F, ID# 8674, b. circa 1780, d. after 1852

Birth*: She was born circa 1780 in North Carolina.¹
Marriage*: She married Jacob Alford, son of John Alford and Chloe Pope, in North Carolina.²
Death*: She died after 1852 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.¹

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family: Jacob Alford b. c 1781, d. c 1839

John W. Alford³ b. c 1801, d. b 1860
Julius Alford³ b. c 1803, d. c 1860
William Alford³ b. c 1805
Mary Alford+^4,5 b. c 1807, d. 1858
Roena Alford⁵ b. b 1812
Lydia Alford⁵ b. b 1812
Pennina Alford⁵ b. b 1814
James C. Alford³ b. c 1821
L. H. Alford³ b. c 1822

Citations

[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998.
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (stating that they married before 1801).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Milbre Gray as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Milbre Gray as her mother).
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (naming Milbre Gray as her mother).

Nancy Jane Fortson

F, ID# 8675, b. 1829

Father: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson¹ b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838
Mother: Mary Alford² b. c 1807, d. 1858

Birth*: She was born in 1829 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: She married James Eli Dawson, son of Benjamin H. Dawson and _____ _____, on 6 February 1845 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.³

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2004

Family: James Eli Dawson b. c 1822, d. a 1857

William Grey Dawson+⁴ b. 26 Jan 1849, d. 1 Jan 1887
Samuel Dawson⁴ b. c 1852
James Eli Dawson+⁴ b. 31 Oct 1854, d. 14 Sep 1909

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Samuel Higginbotham Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Nancy Jane Fortson as his mother).

William George Fortson

M, ID# 8676, b. 1834, d. 24 May 1918

Father: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson¹ b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838
Mother: Mary Alford² b. c 1807, d. 1858

Birth*: He was born in 1834 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth J. Hunt, daughter of _____ Hunt and Lucy _____, on 2 June 1858 in Clarke County, Mississippi.³
Marriage*: He married Julia Kitchens before June 1860.³
Death*: He died on 24 May 1918 in Montrose, Jasper County, Mississippi.³
Burial*: Interment was in Randall Hill Cemetery, Jasper County, Mississippi.³

Note*: Although he was living in De Soto Parish, Louisiana in 1860, on 14 May 1862 he entered the Confederate Army as a private in Company A, 7th Battalion, Mississippi Volunteers. He was captured at Vicksburg, and was held by the Union Army until 1865. He was living in Garlanville, Jasper County, Mississippi in 1900.³

Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Family 1: Elizabeth J. Hunt b. b 1838

Samuel H. Fortson⁴ b. 24 Dec 1859, d. 9 Feb 1935

Family 2: Julia Kitchens

William J. Fortson⁴ b. c 1861, d. b 1870
Lena Alford Fortson+⁵ b. 1863
Josephine Fortson⁵ b. 14 May 1864, d. 27 Sep 1867

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Samuel Higginbotham Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William George Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William George Fortson as her father).

Joseph Gail Fortson

M, ID# 8677, b. 12 February 1836, d. 6 April 1907

Joseph Gail Fortson and his wife, Sarah Anne Radford Fortson, courtesy of Phillip Fortson.

Father: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson¹ b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838
Mother: Mary Alford² b. c 1807, d. 1858

Birth*: He was born on 12 February 1836 in Eutaw, Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: He married Sarah Ann Eliza Radford, daughter of Elisha Radford and Mary Ross, on 10 April 1858 in Collinsville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^3,4
Death*: He died on 6 April 1907 in Collinsville, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, at age 71.^3,5
Burial*: Interment was in Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^6,7

Note*: One source says he was born on 12 Feb 1834. He served in the Confederate Army and was in the Battle of Meridian, Mississippi in February 1864.^8,9

Last Edited: 20 Feb 2020

Family: Sarah Ann Eliza Radford b. 16 Jul 1839, d. 9 Dec 1895

Mary Ann Eliza Fortson¹⁰ b. c 1858, d. a Oct 1915
Susan Christian Fortson¹⁰ b. 12 Jun 1859
Frances Jane Fortson¹⁰ b. 2 Aug 1860, d. 6 Oct 1925
Rowena L. ('Reenie') Fortson¹⁰ b. c 1863, d. 1910
Joseph William Fortson¹¹ b. Mar 1863, d. 30 Dec 1949
Samuel Elijah Fortson¹¹ b. 28 Feb 1866, d. 23 Feb 1939
Virginia Bell Fortson¹⁰ b. Apr 1869, d. c 1960
Mittie L. Fortson^10,12 b. 8 Nov 1870, d. 24 Jan 1897
Hardy Clinton Fortson^11,13 b. 11 Apr 1872, d. 20 Apr 1872
Warren Fortson¹¹ b. Jan 1873, d. bt 1950 - 1959
James Euell Fortson¹¹ b. 8 Dec 1873, d. 17 Dec 1951
Benjamin R. Fortson+¹¹ b. 12 Feb 1874, d. 19 Aug 1962
Amos Leon Fortson¹¹ b. 11 Mar 1878, d. Apr 1969

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Samuel Higginbotham Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online http://members.tripod.com/~rvrclay/www/pinegrove.html, (not giving the date or place).
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online, above, (giving the date but not the place).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (giving the city but not the cemetery).
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online, above.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (providing military information).
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online, above, (giving 12 Feb 1834 as his birth date).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Joseph Gail Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Joseph Gail Fortson as his father).
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online, above, (naming J. C. Fortson as her father).
[S1127] Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Martin, Miss., online, above, (naming J. C. Fortson as his father).

Sara Alford Fortson

F, ID# 8678, b. circa 1837, d. after 1880

Father: Samuel Higginbotham Fortson¹ b. 10 Jun 1799, d. 1838
Mother: Mary Alford² b. c 1807, d. 1858

Birth*: She was born circa 1837 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: She married William McLemore Jr., son of William McLemore and Martha Joiner, circa 1849 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.³
Death*: She died after 1880 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.³

Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Family: William McLemore Jr. b. c 1836, d. c 1859

William McLemore⁴ b. c 1850
Joseph G. McLemore⁴ b. c 1852
Martha A. McLemore⁵ b. c 1854
Mary E. McLemore⁵ b. c 1855
George H. W. McLemore⁴ b. c 1858

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Samuel Higginbotham Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Mary Alford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sara Alford Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sara Alford Fortson as her mother).

William McLemore

M, ID# 8679, b. circa 1804

Father: Amos McLemore¹
Mother: Equilla _____²

Birth*: He was born circa 1804 in North Carolina.³
Marriage*: He married Mary Alford, daughter of Jacob Alford and Milbre Gray, on 12 July 1840 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi.^3,4

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Mary Alford b. c 1807, d. 1858

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Amos McLemore as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Equilla _____ as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S997] Rod Bush, "Alford Family" under "Miscellaneous Families," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/miscfami.htm, viewed on19 Jun 1998, (giving the year, county, and state but not the city or the rest of the date).

Amos McLemore

M, ID# 8680

Marriage*: He married Equilla _____.

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Equilla _____

William McLemore¹ b. c 1804

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Amos McLemore as his father).

Equilla _____

F, ID# 8681

Marriage*: She married Amos McLemore.

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Amos McLemore

William McLemore¹ b. c 1804

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Equilla _____ as his mother).

Simeon Maxwell

M, ID# 8682

Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Fortson, daughter of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 9 December 1819 in Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2

Last Edited: 27 Jan 2004

Family: Elizabeth Fortson b. 19 Mar 1801

Augustus Emmett Maxwell³ b. 21 Sep 1820, d. 5 May 1903
Amanda Maxwell+⁴ b. 1822

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (not giving the date or place).
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), bride index, p. 14.
[S925] Rossiter Johnson, ed.,The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans (Boston, Mass.: The Biographical Soc'y, 1904, vol. 7, p. 311 (naming Simeon Maxwell as his father), as contained on Ancestry Reference Library 2000, Deluxe Ed (compact disk published by Ancestry, Inc.).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Simeon Maxwell as her father).

Amanda Maxwell

F, ID# 8683, b. 1822

Father: Simeon Maxwell¹
Mother: Elizabeth Fortson² b. 19 Mar 1801

Birth*: She was born in 1822.³
Marriage*: She married Patrick C. Williams on 11 August 1844 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 23 Jan 2004

Family: Patrick C. Williams b. 1808

Mary Elizabeth Williams⁴ b. 24 Jul 1848, d. 11 Sep 1906

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Simeon Maxwell as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Elizabeth Fortson as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Amanda Maxwell as her mother).

Zacheous Wilson

M, ID# 8684, b. before 1810

Birth*: He was born before 1810.¹
Marriage*: He married Ann Fortson, daughter of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 9 January 1826 in Greene County, Alabama.^2,3

Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Family: Ann Fortson b. 26 Feb 1810, d. b 2 Dec 1845

William Fortson Wilson⁴ b. bt 1830 - 1839

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (not giving his first name and stating that they married cz. 1829).
[S1050] Pauline Jones Gandrud, comp., Marriage Records of Greene County, Alabama 1823-1860 (Memphis, Tenn.: Milestone Press, 1969), p. 159 (stating that they married with consent of parents).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming _____ Wilson as his father).

William Fortson Wilson

M, ID# 8685, b. between 1830 and 1839

Father: Zacheous Wilson¹ b. b 1810
Mother: Ann Fortson² b. 26 Feb 1810, d. b 2 Dec 1845

Birth*: He was born between 1830 and 1839 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 13 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming _____ Wilson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Ann Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Henry Harris

M, ID# 8686, b. before 1805

Birth*: He was born before 1805.¹
Marriage*: He married Frances ('Fannie') Fortson, daughter of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, circa 1821 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

Last Edited: 12 Jan 1998

Family: Frances ('Fannie') Fortson b. 17 Oct 1804, d. b 1846

William Fortson Harris+² b. c 1822

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Henry Harris as his father).

William Fortson Harris

M, ID# 8687, b. circa 1822

Father: Henry Harris¹ b. b 1805
Mother: Frances ('Fannie') Fortson² b. 17 Oct 1804, d. b 1846

Birth*: He was born circa 1822 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: He married Elizabeth _____ circa 1844 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Family: Elizabeth _____ b. c 1816

Elizabeth Harris⁴ b. 1845
Henry J. Harris⁵ b. 1847
Susan Harris⁴ b. Jan 1849
Emma Harris⁴ b. Jun 1850

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Henry Harris as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Frances Fortson as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Fortson Harris as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Fortson Harris as his father).

Sarah H. Shackelford

F, ID# 8688, b. after 1802, d. circa 1847

Birth*: She was born after 1802.¹
Marriage*: She married William Thomas Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 22 November 1821 in Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia.^1,2
Death*: She died circa 1847 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 24 Jan 2004

Family: William Thomas Fortson b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866

Sarah Ann Fortson+³ b. c 1823, d. b Aug 1844
(Daughter) Fortson³ b. bt 1823 - 1825
William H. Fortson⁴ b. c 1828, d. Apr 1850
(Daughter) Fortson³ b. bt 1825 - 1830
(Daughter) Fortson³ b. bt 1825 - 1830
Andrew Jackson Fortson⁴ b. 8 Feb 1830
(Son) Fortson⁴ b. bt 1832 - 1835, d. b 1850
Thomas Jefferson ('Jeff') Fortson⁴ b. c 1834
Richard Fortson⁴ b. bt 1836 - 1845

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S928] Frances T. Ingmire, comp, Elbert County, Georgia Marriage Records 1804-1859 (St. Louis, Mo.: Frances T. Ingmire, 1985), groom index, p. 14 (spelling her name as Shackleford).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).

Sarah Ann Fortson

F, ID# 8689, b. circa 1823, d. before August 1844

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: She was born circa 1823 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Marriage*: She married Patrick C. Williams on 27 July 1837 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.⁴
Death*: She died before August 1844 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Family: Patrick C. Williams b. 1808

William A. Williams⁵ b. 1841

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (attributing information to Edwin Kuykendall, 7428 Wentwood Dr., Dallas, Tex. 75225).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah Ann Fortson as his mother).

(Daughter) Fortson

F, ID# 8690, b. between 1823 and 1825

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: She was born between 1823 and 1825 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Note*: Her name may be Addie.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

William H. Fortson

M, ID# 8691, b. circa 1828, d. April 1850

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: He was born circa 1828 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Death*: He died in April 1850 in Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

(Daughter) Fortson

F, ID# 8692, b. between 1825 and 1830

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: She was born between 1825 and 1830 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

(Daughter) Fortson

F, ID# 8693, b. between 1825 and 1830

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: She was born between 1825 and 1830 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Andrew Jackson Fortson

M, ID# 8694, b. 8 February 1830

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: He was born on 8 February 1830 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

(Son) Fortson

M, ID# 8695, b. between 1832 and 1835, d. before 1850

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: He was born between 1832 and 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.³
Death*: He died before 1850 in Alabama or Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Thomas Jefferson ('Jeff') Fortson

M, ID# 8696, b. circa 1834

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: He was born circa 1834 in Greene County, Alabama.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Richard Fortson

M, ID# 8697, b. between 1836 and 1845

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Sarah H. Shackelford² b. a 1802, d. c 1847

Birth*: He was born between 1836 and 1845 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as his father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Sarah H. Shackelford as his mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

Nancy Johnson

F, ID# 8698, b. after 1802, d. before 1860

Birth*: She was born after 1802.¹
Marriage*: She married _____ Evans before 1846 in Louisiana.¹
Marriage*: She married William Thomas Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 16 December 1847 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹
Death*: She died before 1860 in Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Family 1: _____ Evans

Family 2: William Thomas Fortson b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866

Elizabeth ('Betty') Fortson² b. c 1848

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as her mother).

Elizabeth ('Betty') Fortson

F, ID# 8699, b. circa 1848

Father: William Thomas Fortson¹ b. 19 Dec 1802, d. 16 Jul 1866
Mother: Nancy Johnson² b. a 1802, d. b 1860

Birth*: She was born circa 1848 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
Marriage*: She married J. H. Johnson on 25 November 1868 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Family: J. H. Johnson

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming William Thomas Fortson as her father).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997 (naming Elizabeth ['Betty'] Fortson as her mother).
[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.

J. H. Johnson

M, ID# 8700

Marriage*: He married Elizabeth ('Betty') Fortson, daughter of William Thomas Fortson and Nancy Johnson, on 25 November 1868 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.¹

Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Family: Elizabeth ('Betty') Fortson b. c 1848

Citations

[S355] Rod Bush, "Fortson Family," online at http://home.sprynet.com/sprynet/rodbush/FortsonA.htm, viewed on 5 Dec 1997.