Emmett Gray Bryan

M, ID# 23461, b. 8 November 1868, d. 5 May 1959

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

Family: Georgia Woods Clopton b. 28 Apr 1877, d. 23 Jan 1922

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Emmett Gray Bryan, memorial no. 47057563, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Georgia Woods Clopton Bryan, memorial no. 66691971, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Emmett Gray Bryan as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Emmett Gray Bryan, memorial no. 47057563, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Emmett Gray Bryan as his father).

Albert Daniel Bryan

M, ID# 23462, b. 5 November 1905, d. 17 February 1982

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

Family: Christine _____ b. 14 Jul 1907, d. 12 Jun 1973

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Georgia Woods Clopton as his mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Georgia Woods Clopton Bryan, memorial no. 66691971, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Georgia Woods Clopton as his mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Emmett Gray Bryan as his father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Emmett Gray Bryan, memorial no. 47057563, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Emmett Gray Bryan as his father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs Christine M. Bryan, memorial no. 49914321, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Albert Daniel Bryan as her father).
  8. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Albert Daniel Bryan as her father).

Christine _____

F, ID# 23463, b. 14 July 1907, d. 12 June 1973

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

Family: Albert Daniel Bryan b. 5 Nov 1905, d. 17 Feb 1982

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mrs Christine M. Bryan, memorial no. 49914321, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Christine M. Bryan as her mother).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs Christine M. Bryan, memorial no. 49914321, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Christine M. Bryan as her mother).

Angela Bryan

F, ID# 23464, b. 8 December 1930, d. 23 October 2007

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and pictures of her gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

Family: Perry Edward ('Bill') Tennison b. 18 Feb 1929, d. 8 Aug 2015

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Christine M. Bryan as her mother).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs Christine M. Bryan, memorial no. 49914321, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Christine M. Bryan as her mother).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Albert Daniel Bryan as her father).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Albert Daniel Bryan, memorial no. 49914064, viewed on 22 Oct 2022 (naming Albert Daniel Bryan as her father).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Perry Edward 'Bill' Tennison, memorial no. 191963995, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.

Perry Edward ('Bill') Tennison

M, ID# 23466, b. 18 February 1929, d. 8 August 2015

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes pictures of his gravestones, is here.
  • Last Edited: 22 Oct 2022

Family: Angela Bryan b. 8 Dec 1930, d. 23 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Perry Edward 'Bill' Tennison, memorial no. 191963995, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Angela Bryan Tennison, memorial no. 22459277, viewed on 22 Oct 2022.

Nancy Jane Farlow

F, ID# 23467, b. 9 January 1837, d. 9 July 1914

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes a biographical sketch, an image of a newspaper obituary, and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 23 Jan 2023

Family: William H. Bowman b. 25 May 1835, d. 30 Jan 1903

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Nancy Jane Farlow Bowman, memorial no. 19887317, viewed on 23 Jan 2023.
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for William H. Bowman, memorial no. 19887309, viewed on 23 Jan 2023.

Mary Ann Fortson

F, ID# 23468, b. 5 January 1939, d. 1 March 2023

Mary Ann Fortson Hall.
  • Last Edited: 9 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S2213] Obituary for Mary Ann Fortson Hall, Aiken Standard, Aiken, South Carolina, 4 Mar 2023, online at legacy.com, https://tinyurl.com/--, viewed on ---- 2022 (naming Julien Fortson as her father).
  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. 710 (naming Julien Fulton Fortson as her father).
  3. [S2213] Obituary for ----, online, above (naming Josephine Fortson as mor father).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (naming Josephine Thornton as her mother).
  5. [S2213] Obituary for ----, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S2213] Obituary for ----, online, above.

Melba Jane Fortson

F, ID# 23470, b. 29 July 1937, d. 6 May 2016
  • Note*: She was a beautician and a member of First Baptist Church of Elberton, Georgia.8
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2023

Family:

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. 710 (naming Julien Fulton Fortson as her father).
  2. [S2214] Obituary for Melba Jane Fortson Childs, Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/3mcnf2nr, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (naming Julien Fulton Fortson as her father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (naming Josephine Thornton as her mother).
  4. [S2214] Obituary for Melba Jane Fortson Childs, online, above (naming Josephine Thornton as her mother).
  5. [S2214] Obituary for Melba Jane Fortson Childs, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for memorial for Melba Jane F. Childs, memorial no. 187314923, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  8. [S2214] Obituary for Melba Jane Fortson Childs, online, above.
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for memorial for Melba Jane F. Childs, memorial no. 187314923, viewed on 7 Mar 2023.
  10. [S2214] Obituary for Melba Jane Fortson Childs, online, above (giving the place and the date).
  11. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for memorial for Melba Jane F. Childs, memorial no. 187314923, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (including a picture of her gravestone; giving the place but not the date).
  12. [S2215] Obituary for Jill Childs Raulerson, Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2p8pmtyc, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (naming Jane Fortson as her mother).
  13. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (naming Melba Jane Fortson as her mother).

Lori Jill Childs

F, ID# 23476, b. 14 September 1965, d. 22 October 2012

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes her picture and her obituary, is here.
  • Last Edited: 7 Mar 2023

Citations

  1. [S2215] Obituary for Jill Childs Raulerson, Berry Funeral Home & Crematory, Elberton, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/2p8pmtyc, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (naming Jane Fortson as her mother).
  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. 710 (naming Melba Jane Fortson as her mother).
  3. [S2215] Obituary for Jill Childs Raulerson, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Mrs. Jill Childs Raulerson, memorial no. 100895331, viewed on 7 Mar 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (giving the date but not the place).
  6. [S2215] Obituary for Jill Childs Raulerson, online, above.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mrs. Jill Childs Raulerson, memorial no. 100895331, viewed on 7 Mar 2023.

Louise Vaughn

F, ID# 23481, b. 5 December 1910
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

Family: Everett R. Fortson b. 21 Feb 1907

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. 727.
  2. [S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Savannah, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/ybxspcpw, viewed on 8 Mar 2023 (naming Louise Vaughn as her mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 727 (naming Louise Vaughn as her mother).

Jane Fortson

F, ID# 23482, b. 12 December 1930, d. 11 November 2022
  • Note*: She worked as a secretary at the Adult High School-GED Testing Center and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, Georgia.8
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

Family: George Vernon Strickland b. 3 Feb 1925

Citations

  1. [S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Savannah, Georgia, not dated, online at https://tinyurl.com/ybxspcpw, viewed on 8 Mar 2023 (naming Everett R. Fortson as her father).
  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. 727 (naming Everett Fortson as her father).
  3. [S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, online, above (naming Louise Vaughn as her mother).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 727 (naming Louise Vaughn as her mother).
  5. [S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, online, above (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 727 (giving the date but not the place).
  7. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 727.
  8. [S2217] Obituary for Jane Fortson Strickland, online, above.

George Vernon Strickland

M, ID# 23483, b. 3 February 1925
  • Last Edited: 8 Mar 2023

Family: Jane Fortson b. 12 Dec 1930, d. 11 Nov 2022

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. 727.

(Unnamed Son) Blanchard

M, ID# 23490, b. 15 October 1937, d. 16 October 1937

Additional Resources

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

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Infant Son Blanchard, memorial no. 179364833, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.

Walter Graham ('Walt') Blanchard

M, ID# 23491, b. 18 October 1936, d. 18 May 2001

Additional Resources

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

Family: Elizabeth Nell ('Betty') Cannon b. 3 Nov 1940, d. 24 Nov 1994

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. 710 (naming Frances Mabel Fortson as his mother).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (naming Horace Graham Blanchard as his father).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710.
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Walter Graham 'Walt' Blanchard, memorial no. 68492928, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 710 (giving the date and the place).
  6. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Graham 'Walt' Blanchard, memorial no. 68492928, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Elizabeth Nell 'Betty' Cannon Blanchard, memorial no. 137801980, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).

Elizabeth Nell ('Betty') Cannon

F, ID# 23492, b. 3 November 1940, d. 24 November 1994

Additional Resources

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

Family: Walter Graham ('Walt') Blanchard b. 18 Oct 1936, d. 18 May 2001

Citations

  1. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Elizabeth Nell 'Betty' Cannon Blanchard, memorial no. 137801980, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 710 (giving the date and the place).
  3. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Walter Graham 'Walt' Blanchard, memorial no. 68492928, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Elizabeth Nell 'Betty' Cannon Blanchard, memorial no. 137801980, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (not giving the date or the place).

Dora M. Almond

F, ID# 23498, b. 1 October 1860, d. 13 March 1885
  • Last Edited: 13 Apr 2023

Family: Millard Fillmore Fortson b. 28 Mar 1858, d. 25 Jan 1939

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 124.
  2. [S2235] Obituary for Millard Fillmore Fortson, The Duncan Eagle, Duncan, Oklahoma, Friday, 27 Jan 1939, p. 1, col. 3, image online at newspapers.com, https://tinyurl.com/bdzywmhe, viewed on 13 Apr 2023.
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the complete date).
  4. [S2235] Obituary for Millard Fillmore Fortson, online, above (only giving the year).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Dora M. Almond as his mother).

Josephine Lucinda Jones

F, ID# 23499, b. 10 February 1861, d. 27 July 1929
  • Obituary*: "MRS. FORTSON'S FUNERAL SUNDAY
       Hundreds of Friends at Services Held in Baptist Tabernacle; Interment in Marlow
       An illness of four weeks’ duration brought death to Mrs. M. F. Fortson at her home six miles northeast of Marlow at 1:30 o’clock last Saturday morning.
       Funeral services were held at the Baptist Tabernacle at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon conducted by the Rev. J. C. Acord and assisted by the Rev. S. C. Blackburn. Hundreds of the friends of Mrs. Fortson attended the services. Interment was in the Marlow cemetery.
       The flower girls at the funeral services, who were six granddaughters, were very impressive.
       The pallbearers were [first name, beginning with L, is blurred] Pearson, Charlie Smith, J T. Wright, Roy Hobbs, Arch Eaves and Mr. Blalock.
       Surviving Mrs. Fortson are her husband, M. F. Fortson, three daughters, Miss Ethel Fortson of Marlow; Mrs. F. T. Waggoner of Duncan; Mrs. J. W. Burton of Enid; and four sons, Ben Fortson; Charlie Fortson, and John Fortson, all of Marlow; and G. L. Fortson of Tecumseh, Okla.
       Mrs. Fortson was born in Fayette county, Ga., on February 10, 1861 and passed away July 27, 1929, at the age of 68 years, five months and 17 days. She was a member of the Baptist church. Complication of diseases caused her death."11

Additional Resources

• Her Find A Grave memorial, which includes an image of her obituary and a picture of her gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 9 May 2023

Family: Millard Fillmore Fortson b. 28 Mar 1858, d. 25 Jan 1939

Citations

  1. [S2236] Obituary for Mrs. M. F. Fortson, The Marlow Review, Marlow, Oklahoma, Thursday, 1 Aug 1929, p. 1, col. 2, image online at newspapers.com, https://tinyurl.com/yrajudbm, viewed on 14 Apr 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  2. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID 23150080, viewed on 5 May 2023 (giving the date and the place).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 124 (giving the date but not the place).
  4. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the date).
  5. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Millard Fillmore Fortson, memorial no. 23150068, viewed on 13 Apr 2023 (not giving the date).
  6. [S2235] Obituary for Millard Fillmore Fortson, The Duncan Eagle, Duncan, Oklahoma, Friday, 27 Jan 1939, p. 1, col. 3, image online at newspapers.com, https://tinyurl.com/bdzywmhe, viewed on 13 Apr 2023 (not giving the date).
  7. [S2236] Obituary for Mrs. M. F. Fortson, online, above (giving the date and the place and stating that she died at 1:30 a.m. from "complication of diseases").
  8. [S2235] Obituary for Millard Fillmore Fortson, online, above (giving the year but neither the complete date nor the place).
  9. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID 23150080, viewed on 5 May 2023 (giving the place but not the date).
  10. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the place but not the date).
  11. [S2236] Obituary for Mrs. M. F. Fortson, online, above.
  12. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as her mother).
  13. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Willie Beulah Fortson, memorial ID no. 18416326 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  14. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID no. 23150080 (naming Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones as her mother).
  15. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Allie Rebecca Fortson Burton, memorial ID 85185608, viewed on 5 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  16. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josepine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID 23150080, viewed on 5 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  17. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Mamie Baker Fortson Waggoner, memorial ID 71911051, viewed on 8 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  18. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID 23150080, viewed on 8 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  19. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Lillie A. Fortson, memorial ID 18416324, viewed on 8 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).
  20. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Charlie Henry Fortson, memorial ID 23150059, viewed on 8 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as his mother).
  21. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Josephine L. 'Jossie' Jones Fortson, memorial ID 23150080, viewed on 8 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as his mother).
  22. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as his mother).
  23. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Josephine Lucinda Jones as this child's mother).
  24. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Gaytis Lee Fortson, memorial ID 16358989, viewed on 9 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as his mother).
  25. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Arthur F. Fortson, memorial ID 18416322, viewed on 9 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as his mother).
  26. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ola Ethel Fortson, memorial ID 23150090, viewed on 9 May 2023 (naming Josephine L. Jones as her mother).

Ben Edward Newton Fortson

M, ID# 23500, b. 9 November 1879, d. 17 June 1964

Additional Resources

• His Find A Grave memorial, which includes a picture of his gravestone, is here.
  • Last Edited: 11 May 2023

Family: Mary E. Hoskins b. 5 Aug 1881, d. 11 Jan 1968

Citations

  1. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants—Early Settler of Elbert County, Georgia (Danielsville, Ga.: Heritage Papers, 1973), p. 124 (naming Millard Fillmore Fortson as his father).
  2. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (naming Dora M. Almond as his mother).
  3. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124 (giving the date and the place).
  4. [S961] Find A Grave, online at http://www.findagrave.com, memorial for Ben E. Fortson, memorial no. 23150040, viewed on 9 Mar 2023 (giving the date but not the place).
  5. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, p. 124.
  6. [S2254] Fortsons' 60th wedding anniversary celebration, The Duncan Banner, Duncan, Oklahoma, 16 Aug 1959, p. 3-T (image no. 13), col. 3, image online at newspapers.com, https://www.newspapers.com/image/594984067/, viewed on 11 May 2023.
  7. [S961] Find A Grave, online, above, memorial for Ben E. Fortson, memorial no. 23150040, viewed on 9 Mar 2023.
  8. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as her father).
  9. [S27] John Wright Boyd, A Family History: Lt. Thomas Fortson, etc., above, pp. 124-25 (naming Ben Edward Newton Fortson as his father).