Thomas
Fortner
Born in New Jersey, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Lewis Fortner
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Joseph Fortner
Husband of
Margaret Peggy (Hile) Fortner
— married
1809 in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Andrew K Fortner
Died
at age 74
in Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2018
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Biography
Thomas Fortner was born 19 November 1785 in New Jersey. He married Margaret Peggy Hile in 1809 in Dryden, New York. He died 2 November 1861 in Iowa.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M82F-D8K : 13 December 2017), Thomas Fortner, 1860.
- "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FSGM-PP2 : 4 December 2014), Thomas Fortner, 8th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company , M, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M541 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 9; FHL microfilm .
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVKK-HX26 : 13 December 2015), Thomas Fortner, 1861; Burial, Readlyn, Bremer, Iowa, United States of America, Grove Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 45135086, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas 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 Thomas:
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~1.56%
Scott McLallen
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ryan Schoonover :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ryschoon44
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Categories: Grove Hill Cemetery, Readlyn, Iowa