William
R
Fortner
Born in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Etheldred Fortner
and Sarah Russell
Brother of
John Fortner, Violet (Fortner) Brown, Aaron Fortner, Lucinda (Fortner) Phillips, Rebecca Jane Fortner [half], Josiah Isiah Fortner [half], Martha (Fortner) Morton [half] and Artie Jane (Fortner) Carroll [half]
Husband of
Anne (Rowe) Fortner
— married
1836 in North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Joshua Fortner, Levi Franklin Fortner, William Franklin Fortner, John Fortner, William Etheldred Fortner, Elijah Webster Fortner, Roseanna Matilda (Fortner) Cardin, Sarah M Fortner, Marion Fortner, Thomas E Fortner and Tyrus Smith Fortner
Died
at about age 52
in Fannin, Georgia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2016
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Biography
William was born in 1816. William Fortner ... He passed away in 1868.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BC-2MY : 9 November 2014), William R Fortoner, Haywood county, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing family 811, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZML-J8D : 30 December 2015), Anna Fortner in entry for Wm R Fortner, 1860.
- 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Tenth, Murray, Georgia; Roll: 159; Family History Film: 1254159; Page: 416B; Enumeration District: 152; Image: 0437.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900>
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
Kevin Carden
:
23andMe, GEDmatch AP7394493 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BY8512804 [compare], yourDNAportal KEVc52c8a39, Ancestry member kevincarden
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B583045
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MyHeritage DNA
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~3.12%
~9.38%
Drew (Glover) Anonymous :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T929356 [compare], Ancestry member DrewWelch803
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch 7766603 [compare], FTDNA kit #200491
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~3.12%
Vickie (Outlaw) Spear :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A706477 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
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~1.56%
Veronica Carden :
23andMe, GEDmatch bx1565144 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Shan (Ward) Dawson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], Ancestry member Shandaws
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A923769 [compare], FTDNA kit #B89364
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~1.56%
Karla (Outlaw) Basko :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A220447 [compare], Ancestry member kylebasko01
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Kasey Hamlin :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A216930 [compare], Ancestry member hamlinsmith_1
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~1.56%
Doug Tabor :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Kirk Stephens :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
~3.12%
Shawna Green :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T305945 [compare], FTDNA kit #499034
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~1.56%
Crystal Parker :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Linda (McIntyre) Purcell :
23andMe, GEDmatch M104738 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A967793 [compare], Ancestry member lindapurcell724
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch F253698 [compare], FTDNA kit #253698
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Donnie Blackstone :
23andMe, GEDmatch M416339 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M416339 [compare], FTDNA kit #B545050
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Chris Penland :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member chris_penland
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Kimberly (Renaud) Kitchens :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FM2357975 [compare], Ancestry member kimmiekitchens1212
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Cameron Holguin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member holguinCT1993
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