Eliza Lovett (Hollowell) Fortenberry (1900 - 1976)

Born 6 May 1900 in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States

Wife of George Henry Fortenberry — married 20 Oct 1915 in Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1976 at age 76 in Washington, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Eliza Lovett Hollowell was born on May 06, 1900 in Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA.

She died on Jul 07, 1976 in Washington County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

When she was 15, she married George Henry Fortenberry, son of William Henry Fortenberry Jr and Ursula Luckey, on Oct 20, 1915 in Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

She lived in Beat 5, Sharkey, Mississippi in 1930.

She lived in Sunflower, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940.

She was buried in Cleveland, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA (North Cleveland Cemetery). ^[3]

George Henry Fortenberry and Eliza Lovett Hollowell had the following children:

1. George LeRoy Fortenberry was born on Jan 31, 1917 in Lula, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 10, 1988 (Age at Death: 71).
2. Mildred Marie "Millie" Fortenberry was born on Jan 21, 1920 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jun 03, 2011 in Sparks, Washoe, Nevada, USA (Age at Death: 91). She married David Franklin Skipper on May 07, 1971 in Mineral County, Nevada, USA.
3. William Morris Fortenberry was born on Mar 28, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Feb 24, 1996 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Baptist Hospital; Age at Death: 74). He married Marie S Watkins on Nov 06, 1948 in District of Columbia, USA.
4. Fred Louis Fortenberry was born on Jan 24, 1923 in Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA. He died on Jan 17, 1999 in Mineral County, Nevada, USA (Age at Death: 75).
5. Lacey Ray Fortenberry was born on Jul 18, 1934 in Sumner, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, USA. He died on Sep 12, 2010 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (University Medical Center; Age at Death: 76 ).

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Cynthia (Fortenberry) O'mire as remembered 9 Sep 2022.
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZYRM-DWPZ : 18 June 2020), Miss Eliza Hallowell in entry for Mr G H Fortenberry, 20 Oct 1915; citing Marriage, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States, 00128, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31024902/eliza-lovett-fortenberry: accessed 9 September 2022), memorial page for Eliza Lovett Hollowell Fortenberry (6 May 1900–7 Jul 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31024902, citing North Cleveland Cemetery, Cleveland, Bolivar County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by SAFberry (contributor 47178986) .

• Eliza L Fortenberry Census • United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB34-96Q
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MH-HTM : accessed 9 September 2022), Elizia L Fartenberry in household of George H Fartenberry, Beat 5, Sharkey, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 3B, line 97, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1164; FHL microfilm 2,340,899.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDT-HG6 : accessed 9 September 2022), Eliza Hallowell in household of Louis M Hallowell, Beat 5, Tallahatchie, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 81, sheet 35B, family 676, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 760; FHL microfilm 1,374,773.
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M96D-7QH : 9 March 2022), Eliza L Hollowell in entry for Miles Hollowell, 1900.