Earnest Chalner Fortenberry (1890 - 1928)

Born 16 Jun 1890 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Dec 1928 at age 38 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States

Earnest Fortenberry is buried in Sharon Cemetery.

Biography

Earnest Chalner Fortenberry was born on Jun 16, 1890 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the third child of Willis L Fortenberry and Rachel A. Runnels.

He had six siblings, namely: John Hardy, Alonzo Mathew, Donnie Pearcy, Emma Dora, Annie Laura, and Ethel A..

He died on Dec 09, 1928 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 38).

Earnest Chalner Fortenberry lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 9; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: No; EnumerationDistrict: 0095; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 16; MaritalStatus: Single; RelationToHead: Son).

He lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (StreetAddress: Magee; Age: 23; Occupation: Farmer; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 134; HomeMortgaged: Free; HomeOwnership: Own; Industry: General Farm; IsEmployed: Own Account; RelationToHead: Head; MaritalStatus: Single). He lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (StreetAddress: Magee; MaritalStatus: Single). Race: (White)

He was buried in Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Sharon Cemetery). ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5790392/earnest_chalner-fortenberry: accessed February 25, 2024), memorial page for Earnest Chalner Fortenberry (16 Jun 1890–9 Dec 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5790392, citing Sharon Cemetery, Coats, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Faye Nations McCardle (contributor 47144920).

• World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Name: Ernest Chalner Fortenberry, County: Simpson State: MS Birthplace: MS, USA, Birth Date: 30 Jun 1895 Race: Caucasian (White) FHL Roll Number: 1683983
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTF-7H9 : accessed 10 September 2017), Ernest Tartenberry, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing ED 134, sheet 5A, line 34, family 90, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 893; FHL microfilm 1,820,893.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-C33 : accessed 10 September 2017), Ernest Fortenberry in household of R A Fortenberry, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 123, sheet 2A, family 17, 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:M9F9-RCB : accessed 11 September 2017), Ernist C Goctenburg in household of Willes Goctenburg, Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 95, sheet 4B, family 72, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.