Gasua Chapman Fortenberry (1805 - 1883)

Born 16 Jul 1805 in Lancaster, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Brown) Fortenberry — married 1832 (to 19 Jul 1883) in Marion, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jun 1883 at age 77 in Pike County, Mississippi

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Silver Creek Baptist Church

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Gasua's letter to his nephew

Biography

Gasua Chapman Fortenberry was born: 16 July 1805 in Lancaster, SC, and died: 21 June 1883 in Pike County, MS. He was 79 when he died.

He married Sarah Brown born: 05 Feb 1810 in Liberty, Georgia, they were married: 11 Oct 1832 in Marion County, MS(?), she died: 19 July 1883 in Pike County MS. She was 73.

The children of Gasua and Sarah were:

I. Mary Elizabeth Fortenberry 1841-1916

ii. Armanda Miranda Fortenberry 1833-1861

iii. Narcissa Izela Fortenberry 1835-1902

iv. Louisa Ollevia Fortenberry 1836-1838

v. Benjamin Calvin Fortenberry 1838-1840

vi. William Franklin Fortenberry 1841-1906

vii. Christianna Euseba Fortenberry 1843-1920

viii. Sarah Jane Fortenberry 1846-1886

ix. Violette Eliza Fortenberry 1848-1917

Gasua served under Col. Peter Quin^[1] in the 9th Mississippi Regiment. Peter Quin, Jr., was a colonel in the Ninth Regiment, United States Militia, from 1825 to 1827. He served two terms in the state legislature from 1825-28 and was the first probate judge of Pike County. Quin died on August 25, 1835, from injuries received in a duel. He was 48.

Gasua was a member of the Sons of Temperance. This was an organization that opposed the drinking of alcoholic beverages. In the "Constitution of the Order of the Sons of Temperance" (New York: Oliver and Brothers Printers, 1848) the explanation is given of the different ranks and their symbols of this organization. In one picture taken of Gasua, he is wearing the insignia of a scribe, and in another he appears wearing the rank of the highest office, that of Most Worthy Patriarch. He was a founding member of Silver Creek Baptist Church

Burial

Fortenberry Cemetery, Pike, Mississippi

Find A Grave Memorial# 16426233

1. ↑ Colonel Peter Quin

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