Joseph Edward Fortenberry (1929 - 2022)

Born 20 Oct 1929 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 18 Sep 2022 at age 92 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Joe Fortenberry is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Joseph Edward "Pete" Fortenberry was born on Oct 20, 1929 in Mississippi, USA as the eighth child of Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry and Hettie Ruth McWilliams.

He had seven siblings, namely: Grover Delton, James C, Martha Earline, Wessie Pauline, Ernest Cleveland Sr, Myrtis Virginia, and Audell Clevey.

He died on Sep 18, 2022 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi Care Center; Age at Death: 92). ^[1]

When he was 55, he married Elizabeth Pugh on Mar 01, 1985 (date on headstone).

Joseph Edward "Pete" Fortenberry lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 6/12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 12; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Joe Edward "Pete" Fortenberry
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224501325/joe-e-fortenberry: accessed 11 September 2023), memorial page for Joe E Fortenberry (20 Oct 1929–unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224501325, citing Sharon Cemetery, Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Ralph (contributor 47335878).

• Obituary for Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry Clipped from The Magee Courier, 25 Feb 1954, Thu, Page 1
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66PR-LLR6 : Sat Jul 29 12:38:55 UTC 2023), Entry for Claud Fortenberry and Ruth Fortenberry, 20 April 1950.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-75X : accessed 27 February 2016), Joe Fortenberry in household of Clide Fortenberry, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 22B, family 359, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-YH8 : accessed 27 February 2016), Joseph E Fortenberry in entry for Rufus E Fortenberry, 1930.