Myrtis Virginia (Fortenberry) Carpenter (1925 - 2000)

Born 15 Feb 1925 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 24 Oct 2000 at age 75 in Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Myrtis Virginia Fortenberry was born on Feb 15, 1926 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA as the sixth child of Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry and Hettie Ruth McWilliams. ^[1] She had seven siblings, namely: Grover Delton, James C, Lottie M, Wessie Pauline, Ernest Cleveland Sr, Audell Clevey, and Joseph E.

She died on Oct 24, 2000 in Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 75). ^{[2] [3]}

Myrtis Virginia Fortenberry was buried in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Lakewood Memorial Park). ^[4]

Race: (White) She lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 5; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 14; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

Andrew L. Carpenter was married to Myrtis Virginia Fortenberry.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com. Name: Myrtice Virginia Fortenberry [Myrtis Virginia Carpenter] [Myrtis Carpenter] SSN: xxx Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 15 Feb 1926 NOTE: headstone has 1925 Birth Place: Magee, Mississippi [Magee Simpso??, Mississippi] Father Name: Rufus C Fortenberry Mother Name: Heddy R McWilliam Death Date: 24 Oct 2000 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1944: Name listed as MYRTICE VIRGINIA FORTENBERRY; Nov 1955: Name listed as MYRTIS VIRGINIA CARPENTER; 03 Nov 2000: Name listed as MYRTIS V CARPENTER
2. ↑ Obituary for Myrtis Virginia Fortenberry Carpenter Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 26 Oct 2000, Thu, Other Editions, Page 18
3. ↑ Obituary for Myrtis Virginia Fortenberry Carpenter Clipped from Scott County Times, 01 Nov 2000, Wed, Page 6
4. ↑ See headstone at Findagrave - Myrtis V. Carpenter

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J1J5-56R : accessed 27 February 2016), Myrtis V Carpenter, 24 Oct 2000; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-75D : accessed 27 February 2016), Myrtis Fortenberry in household of Clide Fortenberry, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 22B, family 359, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-YHC : accessed 27 February 2016), Myrtis V Fortenberry in entry for Rufus E Fortenberry, 1930.