Phenie (Fortenberry) Wells (1896 - 1982)

Born 13 Jan 1896 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 8 Feb 1982 at age 86 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Phenie Fortenberry was born on Jan 13, 1896 in Mississippi, USA as the third child of Rufus K. Fortenberry and Lettie Luckey. She had seven siblings, namely: Rufus Cleveland, Elisabeth, Florence, Carrie, Pearl, Bertie May, and Infant Son.

She died on Feb 08, 1982 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Jones County Community Hospital; Age at Death: 86).

Phenie Fortenberry lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). She lived in Rural, Jones, Mississippi in 1935. She lived in Northwest, Jones, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Hickory Grove Cemetery). ^[1]

James Dallas Monroe Wells and Phenie Fortenberry had the following children:

1. Eunice Wells was born on Oct 20, 1919 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 18, 2002 (Age at Death: 82).
2. Bertie Cordell Wells was born on Feb 04, 1923 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 24, 1983 (Age at Death: 59).
3. Florence Lorene Wells was born on Aug 24, 1925 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 25, 2006 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 80).
4. Irene Wells was born on Aug 24, 1925 in Mississippi, USA.

Obituary

Laurel Leader-Call, Tuesday, February 9, 1982, p. 2

MRS. PHENIE F. WELLS

Mrs. Phenie F. Wells, Route 10, died Monday at Jones County Community Hospital. She was 86.

The service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Memory Chapel. The Revs. Gerard Sawyer, Henry Freeman and Marty Wilkinson will officiate. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery.

Mrs. Wells is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Eunice Holloway, Laurel, Mrs. Bertie Smith, Ellisville, Mrs. Lorene Mozingo, Laurel, and Mrs. Irene Williams, Laurel; one sister, Mrs. Bertie Mae Griffin, Shreveport, La.; 13 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be after ? p.m. today. Memory Chapel is in charge of arrangements. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Findagrave Phenie Jane Fortenberry Wells
2. ↑ Published Laurel Leader-Call, Tuesday, February 9, 1982, p. 2

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDG-SVS : accessed 8 October 2017), J W Fortenberry in household of R K Fortenberry, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 4B, family 68, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9FS-19B : accessed 8 October 2017), Annie Fortenberry in household of Rufus Fortenberry, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 21A, family 326, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.