William Henry Fortenberry Jr. (1855 - 1940)

Born 6 Apr 1855 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula (Luckey) Fortenberry — married 6 Mar 1885 in Simpson County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1940 at age 85 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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William Fortenberry Jr. is buried in Old Good Hope Cemetery.

Biography

William Henry Fortenberry was born on Apr 06, 1855 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA as the second child of William Henry Fortenberry and Lydia M Bishop.

He had five siblings, namely: Samantha Elizabeth, Alice Jane, Nancy S, Rufus K., and Charlie R.

He died on Dec 06, 1940 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 85).

When he was 29, he married Ursula Luckey, daughter of George Luckey and Millie Luckey, on Mar 06, 1885 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

When he was 38, he married Ida Violana Dickerson about 1894 (based upon 1900 census).

William Henry Fortenberry lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1870 (Age: 7).

He lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1880 (Age: 16; Marital Status: Single; Relation: Son).

He lived in Beat 1, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 35; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 49; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

He lived in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 71; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). Race: (White)

He was buried on Dec 07, 1940 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Old Good Hope Cemetery). ^[2]

William Henry Fortenberry and Ursula Luckey had the following children:

1. George Henry Fortenberry was born on Dec 28, 1885 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (near Mize). He died on Apr 15, 1976 in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA (Bolivar County Hospital; Age at Death: 90). ^{[3] [4]} He married Eliza Lovett Hollowell on Oct 20, 1915 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA.
2. Liddy Bell Fortenberry was born on Feb 20, 1888 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 26, 1964 in Belzoni, Humphreys County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 76). ^[5]
3. Lottie Jane Fortenberry was born in 1890 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 09, 1943 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (MS DC: 43-16371; Age at Death: 53).
4. Kate "Katie" Fortenberry was born on Nov 22, 1891 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 30, 1991 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 100). ^{[6] [7]} She married William H. McWilliams on Mar 16, 1913 (date on headstone).

William Henry Fortenberry and Ida Violana Dickerson had the following children:

1. Lura Emma "Louise" Fortenberry was born on Mar 30, 1899 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 10, 1989 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 90). ^{[8] [9]}
2. Lillie V. Fortenberry was born on Dec 11, 1902 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 06, 1990 (obit; Age at Death: 87). ^{[10] [11]}
3. Harmon Franklin Fortenberry was born on May 20, 1905 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[12] He died on Feb 21, 1966 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (University Hospital; Age at Death: 60). ^[13] He married Erva Beatrice Atkins about 1924 (based upon 1930 census data).
4. William Ermon Fortenberry was born on Jul 13, 1908 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 08, 1970 in Sanatorium, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Mississippi State Sanatorium; Age at Death: 62). ^[14]
5. Margie Murl Fortenberry was born on Jul 13, 1909 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 28, 1979 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 69). ^[15]
6. Tiny V. Fortenberry was born on Sep 04, 1912 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 16, 1912 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (MS DC: 12-01385; Age at Death: 2 mos).
7. Effie Lee Fortenberry was born on Sep 07, 1914 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Feb 14, 1983 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 68). ^[16] She married Willie Walker on May 07, 1932 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She was married to Homer Franklin Cockrell by the 1940 census.

Sources

1. ↑ "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V28F-V2P : 10 February 2018), W. H. Fortenberry and Arsula Luckey, 06 Mar 1885; citing Simpson,Mississippi; FHL microfilm 886,969.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-2C7D : 13 December 2015), William Henry Fortenberry, ; Burial, Martinville, Simpson, Mississippi, United States of America, Old Good Hope Cemetery; citing record ID 49503393, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ Obituary for George Henry Fortenberry part 1
4. ↑ Obituary for George Henry Fortenberry part 2
5. ↑ Obituary for Liddy Bell Fortenberry McWilliams
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Kate F McWilliams. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=808838018&indiv=try. Name: Kate F McWilliams [Kate McWilliams] [Kate F Fortenberry] Gender: Female Birth Date: 22 Nov 1891 Birth Place: Simpson CO, MS Death Date: Dec 1991 Claim Date: 29 Jul 1965 Father: William H Fortenberry Mother: Erslua Luckey SSN: xxx
7. ↑ Obituary for Kate Fortenberry McWilliams
8. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Lura Hylender [Lura Fortenberry Hylender] [Louie Tanner] [Louise Tanner] [Lura Fortenbery] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 20 Mar 1901 Birth Place: Magee Simpso, Mississippi [Rural Simpso??, Mississippi] Death Date: 10 Apr 1989 Father: William H Fortenbery Mother: Ida Dickerson Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: May 1947: Name listed as LURA HYLENDER; Nov 1969: Name listed as LURA FORTENBERRY HYLENDER; 18 Aug 1978: Name listed as LOUIE F TANNER; 11 May 1989: Name listed as LOUISE F TANNER
9. ↑ Obituary for Lura Emma Fortenberry Hylender Tanner
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Lillie F Kemp [Lillie F Craft] [Lillie F Fortenberry] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Birth Date: 11 Oct 1903 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi [Magee|] Death Date: Mar 1990 Father: William H Fortenberry Mother: Ida Fortenberry Claim Date: 1 Feb 1968 Type of Claim: Duplicate SSN - change or replacement. Notes: 30 Jul 1975: Name listed as LILLIE F KEMP; 31 Jan 1968: Name listed as LILLIE F CRAFT
11. ↑ Obituary for Lillie V Fortenberry Moore Kemp
12. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Mississippi, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 194. Record for Harmon Franklin Fortenberry. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=269106044&indiv=try.
13. ↑ Obituary for Harmon F Fortenberry
14. ↑ Obituary for William Ermon Fortenberry
15. ↑ Obituary for Margie Murl Fortenberry Puckett
16. ↑ Obituary for Effie Lee Fortenberry Cockrell

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MC-VX4 : accessed 22 August 2019), William H Fortenberry, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 4B, line 96, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1165; FHL microfilm 2,340,900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-H42 : accessed 22 August 2019), William Fortenberry, Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 4B, family 77, 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-LYV : accessed 22 August 2019), Wm H Fartenberry, Beat 1 (west of Leaf River), Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 101, sheet 23B, family 363, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,828.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4PS-Y7R : 12 August 2017), W Henry Fortenberry in entry for Wm H Fortenberry, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 99, sheet 190C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0664; FHL microfilm 1,254,664.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFSR-3BM : 12 April 2016), William Fortenberry in household of William Fortenberry, Mississippi, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,247.