Ernest Wiley Fortune (1900 - 1971)

Born 11 Jun 1900 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Pearl Braxton (Miller) Fortune — married 28 Jun 1923 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA

Husband of Louise Thomas Brown Godwin — married 5 Jul 1963 in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Died 18 Nov 1971 at age 71 in Millboro, Bath, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Ernest Wiley Fortune. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Name

Name: Ernest Wiley /Fortune/^[16][17]

Name: E W /Fortune/^[18]

Name: Ewitey /Fortune/^[19]

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Ernest Wiley /Fortune/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1900

Place: Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA^[20]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1901

Place: Virginia^[21]

Birth:

Date: ABT 1901

Place: Virginia, USA^[22]

Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 1900

Born 11 JUN 1900. Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA. ^{[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]}

Residence

Residence: Age: 39; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head

Date: 01 APR 1940

Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia, USA^[36]

Residence: Married; Head

Date: 1930

Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, USA^[37]

Residence:

Date: 1935

Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia^[38]

Occupation

Occupation: Electrical Engineer

Date: 1930^[39]

Event

Event: White

Type: Race^[40][41][42]

Marriage

Husband: Ernest Wiley Fortune

Marriage:

Date: 28 JUN 1923

Place: Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA^[43]

Died 18 NOV 1971. Millboro, Bath, Virginia, USA. ^[44][45]

Alias: Wiley.

Buried Highland Memorial Gardens. Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, USA. ^[46]

Event: White. Race^{[47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56]} Virginia Polytechnic Institute. School 1920

Residence Married; Head. 01 APR 1940. Clifton Forge, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. ^[57] Age: 20. 1920 Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. ^[58] Single; Son/Ward 1. 1920 Clifton Forge, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. ^[59] Single; Son/Ward 1. 1910 Clifton Forge, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA. ^[60] 1948 Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA. ^[61] Married; Head. 1930 Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, USA. ^[62] Marital Status: Married. 1971 Ahoskie, Hertford, North Carolina, USA. ^[63] 1935 Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, USA. ^[64] BET 1917 AND 1918. Alleghany, Virginia, USA. ^[65]

Education: C-Forge High School. 1917 Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA.

Marriage Husband Ernest Wiley Fortune. Wife Pearl Braxton Miller. Marriage 28 JUN 1923. Clifton Forge, Alleghany, Virginia, USA. ^[66][67]

Husband Ernest Wiley Fortune. Wife Louise Thomas Brown Godwin. Marriage 05 JUL 1963. Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. ^[68]

Parents Husband James Dennis Fortune. Wife Ida Oliva Wright. Child: Ernest Wiley Fortune. Child: Walter Hughs Fortune. Child: Louise Annie Fortune. Marriage 05 JUL 1899. Alleghany, Virginia, USA. ^[69]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com Title: Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014; Repository: #R2 NOTEVirginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013. Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
2. ↑ Source: #S405 Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Record for Ernest W Fortune
3. ↑ Source: #S303 Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Alleghany; Roll: 1984207 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
4. ↑ Source: #S106 Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375638 Record for Ida Fortune
5. ↑ Source: #S690 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
6. ↑ Source: #S761 Record for E Wiley Fortune
7. ↑ Source: #S710 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
8. ↑ Source: #S691 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
9. ↑ Source: #S463 Record for Ernest Fortune
10. ↑ Source: #S522 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
11. ↑ Source: #S384 Record for Pearl Meller Fortune
12. ↑ Source: #S408 Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Record for E W Fortune
13. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1920; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 36 Record for James D Fortune
14. ↑ Source: #S718 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
15. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Pearl Braxton Miller
16. ↑ Source: #S405 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Data: Text: Record for Ernest W Fortune
17. ↑ Source: #S527 Data: Text: Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
18. ↑ Source: #S408 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Data: Text: Record for E W Fortune
19. ↑ Source: #S384 Data: Text: Record for Pearl Meller Fortune
20. ↑ Source: #S527 Data: Text: Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
21. ↑ Source: #S405 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Data: Text: Record for Ernest W Fortune
22. ↑ Source: #S408 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Data: Text: Record for E W Fortune
23. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
24. ↑ Source: #S408 Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Record for E W Fortune
25. ↑ Source: #S405 Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Record for Ernest W Fortune
26. ↑ Source: #S303 Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Alleghany; Roll: 1984207 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
27. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1920; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 36 Record for James D Fortune
28. ↑ Source: #S106 Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375638 Record for Ida Fortune
29. ↑ Source: #S690 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
30. ↑ Source: #S710 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
31. ↑ Source: #S691 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
32. ↑ Source: #S463 Record for Ernest Fortune
33. ↑ Source: #S522 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
34. ↑ Source: #S718 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
35. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Pearl Braxton Miller
36. ↑ Source: #S405 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Data: Text: Record for Ernest W Fortune
37. ↑ Source: #S408 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Data: Text: Record for E W Fortune
38. ↑ Source: #S405 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Data: Text: Record for Ernest W Fortune
39. ↑ Source: #S408 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Data: Text: Record for E W Fortune
40. ↑ Source: #S527 Data: Text: Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
41. ↑ Source: #S408 Page: Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Data: Text: Record for E W Fortune
42. ↑ Source: #S405 Page: Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Data: Text: Record for Ernest W Fortune
43. ↑ Source: #S527 Data: Text: Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
44. ↑ Source: #S691 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
45. ↑ Source: #S522 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
46. ↑ Source: #S522 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
47. ↑ Source: #S408 Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Record for E W Fortune
48. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
49. ↑ Source: #S405 Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Record for Ernest W Fortune
50. ↑ Source: #S303 Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Alleghany; Roll: 1984207 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
51. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1920; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 36 Record for James D Fortune
52. ↑ Source: #S106 Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375638 Record for Ida Fortune
53. ↑ Source: #S710 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
54. ↑ Source: #S691 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
55. ↑ Source: #S463 Record for Ernest Fortune
56. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Pearl Braxton Miller
57. ↑ Source: #S405 Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Record for Ernest W Fortune
58. ↑ Source: #S718 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
59. ↑ Source: #S17 Year: 1920; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 75; Image: 36 Record for James D Fortune
60. ↑ Source: #S106 Year: 1910; Census Place: Clifton Forge Ward 1, Clifton Forge (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T624_1625; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1375638 Record for Ida Fortune
61. ↑ Source: #S761 Record for E Wiley Fortune
62. ↑ Source: #S408 Year: 1930; Census Place: Hinton, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 2555; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 208.0; FHL microfilm: 2342289 Record for E W Fortune
63. ↑ Source: #S463 Record for Ernest Fortune
64. ↑ Source: #S405 Year: 1940; Census Place: Clifton Forge, Clifton Forge City, Virginia; Roll: T627_4306; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 105-1 Record for Ernest W Fortune
65. ↑ Source: #S303 Registration State: Virginia; Registration County: Alleghany; Roll: 1984207 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
66. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
67. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for Pearl Braxton Miller
68. ↑ Source: #S710 Record for Ernest Wiley Fortune
69. ↑ Source: #S527 Record for James D. Fortune

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