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_____ Evans

• Marriage*: He married Nancy Johnson before 1846 in Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Elizabeth Hall

• Birth*: She was born after 1802.¹
• Marriage*: She married _____ McGowan before 1848 in Louisiana.¹
• Death*: She died before 1851 in Louisiana.¹
• Marriage*: She married William Thomas Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, between 1851 and 1860 in Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

_____ McGowan

• Birth*: He was born before 1802.¹
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth Hall before 1848 in Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson

• Father: William Richardson^1,2
• Mother: Betsy Harrison³

• Birth*: She was born in 1810 in North Carolina.⁴
• Marriage*: She married Elijah Satterwhite Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 4 February 1827 in Greene County, Alabama.^4,5
• Death*: She died on 4 December 1870 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.⁴
• Burial*: Interment was in Fortson Cemetery, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.⁴

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

William Richardson

• Marriage*: He married Betsy Harrison.

• Last Edited: 27 Aug 2005

Betsy Harrison

• Marriage*: She married William Richardson.

• Last Edited: 15 Jan 1998

Francis Marion Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born circa 1828 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: He married Frances Ann Spencer, daughter of James Thomas Spencer and Elizabeth Pleasant, on 19 December 1848 in Harrison County, Texas.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Mrs. Virginia A. E. Respess, daughter of Armand Respess and Judith Whitley, circa 1859 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died on 25 October 1902 in Louisiana.³

• Note*: He was a captain in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.³

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2003

James A. Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born on 21 November 1829 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: He married Martha E. Spencer circa 1847 in Clark County, Arkansas.³
• Marriage*: He married Sarah D. Rogers circa 1854 in Clark County, Arkansas.³
• Marriage*: He married Leurena Jane Rogers in 1856 in Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died in 1899 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas.³

• Note*: His second and third wives, Sarah D. Rogers and Leurena Jane Rogers, were cousins. In the Civil War he served in Company E, Second Regiment, Arkansas Mounted Riflemen, and Company H, Bell's Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, and was wounded and captured.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Rev. Elijah Richardson Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born on 8 August 1831 in Greene County, Alabama.^3,4
• Marriage*: He married Arilla Hill, daughter of Berry Hill and Elizabeth Reach, on 29 November 1855 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Marriage*: He married Martha Jane Hill, daughter of Berry Hill and Elizabeth Reach, after 6 August 1873 in Louisiana.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Grand Cane Cemetery, Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.⁵
• Death*: He died on 31 January 1905 in his home, Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, at age 73.⁶

• Obituary*: Rev. Elijah R. Fortson
  (Special to the Picayune.)
  Grand Cane, La., Jan. 31.—Rev. Elijah R. Fortson, a retired Baptist minister, died at his home here this morning, aged 73 years. Mr. Fortson had for several years been Mayor of the town and Ward Magistrate, both of which offices he held at the time of death. He is survived by his wife and several children.⁷
• Note*: He was a minister. His two wives were sisters. Some sources say he died on 30 Jan 1905.^8,9

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Jeptha Lafayette ('J. L.') Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born on 6 September 1833 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: He married Rebecca E. Lake on 31 December 1865 in Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died on 28 March 1888 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 54.³

• Last Edited: 29 Sep 2018

William Green Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born circa 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Death*: He died in August 1881 in Panola County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Washington Pegram Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Marriage*: He married Ella _____.
• Birth*: He was born circa 1837 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Death*: He died on 31 March 1889.⁴

• Note*: He was murdered. His body was not located for some time and eventually was found floating in the Red River.

• Last Edited: 10 Oct 2013

Martha E. Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: She was born circa 1839 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married Douglas John Rogers on 26 July 1855 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Marriage*: She married Richard Levesly Hightower.³
• Death*: She died on 7 October 1878 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Wiley A. Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born on 19 December 1840 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Death*: He died on 17 January 1856 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 15.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Fortson Cemetery, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Newton Jasper Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson^1,2 b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson^3,4 b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: He was born on 21 August 1842 in Greene County, Alabama.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 1 December 1843 in Clinton, Greene County, Alabama, at age 1.^5,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Hicks Cemetery, Greene County, Alabama.^5,7

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2006

Mary Frances Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: She was born circa 1845 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Death*: She died on 2 October 1873 in Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Theodosia A. Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: She was born on 18 April 1847 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: She died on 22 May 1851 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 4.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Fortson Cemetery, Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Nancy Fortson

• Father: Elijah Satterwhite Fortson¹ b. 8 Aug 1806, d. 6 Jan 1892
• Mother: Mary Ann Elizabeth Richardson² b. 1810, d. 4 Dec 1870

• Birth*: She was born on 28 November 1849 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: She died on 23 March 1851 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, at age 1.³
• Burial*: Interment was.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Elizabeth Dollahite

• Birth*: She was born circa 1810 in North Carolina.¹
• Marriage*: She married Elijah Satterwhite Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 2 January 1872 in Rusk County, Texas.¹
• Death*: She died on 4 October 1880 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Harriet Ricks

• Father: Josiah Ricks^1,2
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: She was born after 1810.³
• Marriage*: She married Roderick R. Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 4 July 1831 in Greene County, Alabama.^3,4
• Death*: She died circa 1845 in Leake County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 31 Dec 1999

Christine Elizabeth Harper

Christine Elizabeth Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.

• Father: Dr. Warren Alexander Harper² b. 27 Feb 1866, d. 28 Nov 1941
• Mother: Pelham Borden¹ b. 14 Oct 1864, d. 20 Nov 1952

• Birth*: She was born on 4 September 1897.³
• Death*: She died on 25 August 1900 at age 2.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2011

John Pelham Harper

John Pelham Harper's tombstone, Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Tex., by Bob Kelch.

• Father: Dr. Warren Alexander Harper¹ b. 27 Feb 1866, d. 28 Nov 1941
• Mother: Pelham Borden² b. 14 Oct 1864, d. 20 Nov 1952

• Birth*: He was born on 24 March 1902 in Nursery, Victoria County, Texas.³
• Death*: He died on 6 November 1994 at age 92.³
• Burial*: Interment was in Nursery Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 26 Jul 2011

Sarah Ann Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks² b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: She was born circa 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married Henry Pareston Cook Dulany on 21 September 1851 in Grand Cane, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: She died in 1854 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Burial*: Interment was in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

• Note*: They lived in Panola County, Texas.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Josiah Ricks Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks² b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: He was born circa 1832 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: He married O. M. Tamplin on 21 September 1851 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Marriage*: He married _____ _____ circa 1859 in Texas.³
• Death*: He died after 1880 in Texas.³

• Note*: In the Civil War he served as a private in the Fourth Texas Infantry.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Roderick Sylvanus Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson^1,2 b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks³ b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: He was born on 3 January 1837 in Leake County, Mississippi.⁴
• Marriage*: He married Mary Jane Ricks, daughter of James Ricks and _____ _____, in 1863 in Texas.^5,6
• Death*: He died on 9 August 1921 in Uvalde County, Texas, at age 84.^7,6
• Burial*: Interment was in Highway 90 cemetery, Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas.⁸

• Note*: He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War. They lived in San Marcos, Hays County, Texas in the 1880s and 1890s and perhaps longer.⁹

• Last Edited: 13 Mar 2004

Virginia H. Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks² b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: She was born circa 1839 in Leake County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Amanda G. Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks² b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: She was born circa 1840 in Leake County, Mississippi.³
• Death*: She died on 3 November 1923 in Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

William P. Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Harriet Ricks² b. a 1810, d. c 1845

• Birth*: He was born circa 1845 in Leake County, Mississippi.³

• Note*: He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Catherine E. Williams

Obituary for Mrs. E. C. Fortson, The South-Western, Shreveport, La., 9 Jun 1869.

• Birth*: She was born circa 1821.¹
• Marriage*: She married Roderick R. Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 17 December 1846 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.^1,2
• Death*: She died on 28 April 1869 in her residence, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.^3,4

• Obituary*: "Obituary.
     "Mrs. E. C. FORTSON, wife of the late Elder R. R. Fortson, of DeSoto parish, La., died at her residence in said parish on the 28th April, 1869.
     "Her son, SAMUEL FORTSON, is absent—his whereabouts not known to the relatives of the deceased. Any person seeing this notice will confer a favor by giving it publicity, so as to call the attention of said Samuel Fortson to the death of his mother.
     "M. C. WILLIAMS.
     "June 2, 1869."

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2019

Samuel P. Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Catherine E. Williams² b. c 1821, d. 28 Apr 1869

• Birth*: He was born circa 1847 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

• Note*: • He served in the Confederate Army in the Civil War.
  • His mother's obituary in June 1869 contained this statement: "Her son, SAMUEL FORTSON, is absent—his whereabouts not known to the relatives of the deceased. Any person seeing this notice will confer a favor by giving it publicity, so as to call the attention of said Samuel Fortson to the death of his mother."^4,5

• Last Edited: 17 Aug 2019

Thomas P. Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Catherine E. Williams² b. c 1821, d. 28 Apr 1869

• Birth*: He was born circa 1849 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³
• Death*: He died before 1860 in Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Kate Fortson

• Father: Roderick R. Fortson¹ b. 28 Oct 1811, d. a 1860
• Mother: Catherine E. Williams² b. c 1821, d. 28 Apr 1869

• Birth*: She was born circa 1850 in DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

_____ _____

• Marriage*: She married Peter E. Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham.

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Elijah H. Fortson

• Father: Peter E. Fortson¹ b. 31 Dec 1814, d. 7 Mar 1870
• Mother: _____ _____

• Birth*: He was born circa 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.²

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

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Pamelia Willbanks

• Birth*: She was born in 1818 in Scotland.¹
• Marriage*: She married Aaron J. Fortson, son of William Fortson and Ann Higginbotham, on 10 October 1835 in Greene County, Alabama.^1,2
• Death*: She died after 1880 in Van Zandt County, Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Nancy Fortson

• Father: Aaron J. Fortson¹ b. 26 Jul 1816, d. a 1880
• Mother: Pamelia Willbanks² b. 1818, d. a 1880

• Birth*: She was born circa 1836 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Martha Jane Fortson

• Father: Aaron J. Fortson¹ b. 26 Jul 1816, d. a 1880
• Mother: Pamelia Willbanks² b. 1818, d. a 1880

• Birth*: She was born circa 1838 in Leake County, Mississippi.³
• Marriage*: She married Volsey Romby on 6 January 1858 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Volsey Romby

• Birth*: He was born before 1838.¹
• Marriage*: He married Martha Jane Fortson, daughter of Aaron J. Fortson and Pamelia Willbanks, on 6 January 1858 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.¹

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Victoria E. Fortson

• Father: Aaron J. Fortson¹ b. 26 Jul 1816, d. a 1880
• Mother: Pamelia Willbanks² b. 1818, d. a 1880

• Birth*: She was born circa 1840 in Leake County, Mississippi.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Jeptha Monroe Fortson

• Father: Aaron J. Fortson^1,2 b. 26 Jul 1816, d. a 1880
• Mother: Pamelia Willbanks³ b. 1818, d. a 1880

• Birth*: He was born in 1845 in Leake County, Mississippi.^4,5
• Marriage*: He married _____ _____ before 1870.⁶
• Marriage*: He married Margaret Elizabeth Riley on 3 October 1871 in Van Zandt County, Texas.^7,8
• Death*: He died after 1910 in Gregg County, Texas.⁶

• Last Edited: 14 Dec 2003

Pamelia Fortson

• Father: Aaron J. Fortson¹ b. 26 Jul 1816, d. a 1880
• Mother: Pamelia Willbanks² b. 1818, d. a 1880

• Birth*: She was born circa 1847 in Caddo Parish, Louisiana.³

• Last Edited: 16 Jan 1998

Ransom Pendergrass

• Birth*: He was born in 1800 in North Carolina.^1,2
• Marriage*: He married Elizabeth A. Ridgeway, daughter of Burrell Ridgeway and Rachel Winn Fortson, on 17 January 1837 in Greene County, Alabama.^1,2
• Death*: He died in 1863 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 26 Aug 2005

Martha J. Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born in 1838 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Julia A. Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born in 1840 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Dicia A. Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born in 1842 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Mary J. Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born in 1844 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Thomas T. H. Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: He was born in 1845 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Ida Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born circa 1846 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married Robert Upchurch circa 1864 in Greene County, Alabama.³

• Note*: They were living in Yalobusha County, Mississippi in 1880.³

• Last Edited: 19 Jan 1998

Robert Upchurch

• Birth*: He was born before 1846.¹
• Marriage*: He married Ida Pendergrass, daughter of Ransom Pendergrass and Elizabeth A. Ridgeway, circa 1864 in Greene County, Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998

Bell Pendergrass

• Father: Ransom Pendergrass¹ b. 1800, d. 1863
• Mother: Elizabeth A. Ridgeway² b. 1820, d. 13 Mar 1862

• Birth*: She was born circa 1847 in Greene County, Alabama.³
• Marriage*: She married A. Quarles.³

• Last Edited: 18 Jan 1998