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James T Fortson Sr (1791 - abt. 1861)

James T Fortson Sr
Born in Orange, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 16 Dec 1814 in Elbert County, Gamap
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Died about at about age 69 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 9 Jul 2011
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Biography

James T Fortson was born on December 22, 1791, in Orange, Virginia, to Sarah Sally Head, age 15, and Benjamin Fortson, age 26. James married Elizabeth S Lewis in Elbert, Georgia, on December 16, 1814 when he was 22 years old. Some time between 1820 and 1825 he and his family moved from Georgia to Tuscaloosa, AL. They later moved to the Reid community in Chickasaw Co., MS where James passed away after 1840.

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Name: "James T Fortson Sr" Fortson.

Born 22 DEC 1791.

Died ABT 1826. Note: Since James was presumably in the 1860 Census he could not have died in 1826

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  • WikiTree profile Fortson-55 created through the import of clements.GED on Jul 9, 2011 by John Clements. See the Changes page for the details of edits by John and others.
  • Family tree on MyHeritage.com.




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Fortson-406 and Fortson-55 appear to represent the same person because: Potential duplicate - same spouse
posted by Hans Hofmann
Fortson-55 and Fortson-330 appear to represent the same person because: It is apparent that these two profiles represent the same person
posted on Fortson-330 (merged) by Amie Oliver

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