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Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker 1918 – 2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 03 July 2006

Death Location: Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida

Father: Joseph Baker

Mother: Cynthia Gibbons

Spouse(s): John Fortson

Children(s): John Fortson

The story of Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker began in 1918 in Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA. In 1976, Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker resided in Florida. Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker married John William Fortson, and had children including John William Fortson. Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker passed away in 2006 in Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida.

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Biography

  • The story of Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker began in 1918 in Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1976, Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker resided in Florida.
  • Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker married John William Fortson, and had children including John William Fortson.
  • Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker passed away in 2006 in Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ella Baker's Ancestors

Self
Ella Baker
1918 – 2006
Birth Place: Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA
Parents
Joseph E Baker
1885 – 1954
Eufaula, Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
Cynthia (Ann BAKER WILSON) Gibbons
1893 – 1970
Barbour County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Stephen (Eugene) Gibbons
1872 – 1951
Clayton, Barbour, Alabama, USA
Mary (Isadore J (or Loudone?) GIBBONS) Wilson
1872 – 1922
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
John Gibbons
1844 – 1914
Zilpha McGilvray
1849 – 1902
John Wilson
1843 – 1915
Cynthia Johnston
1851 – 1938
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Wilson
1808 – 1863
Nancy Baker
1812 – 1853
James Johnston
1828 – 1864
Harriet Crews
1830 – 1924

Ella Baker's Descendants

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Ella (Ruth FORTSON) Baker (21 Jun 1918 – 03 July 2006) m. John (William) Fortson (4 May 1915 – 20 September 2003)
  1. 1. John (William) Fortson (28 September 1944 – 13 March 2016)

Ella Baker's Timeline

3 Records

1918
21 Jun 1918
Birth of Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker in Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA
Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA
1976
1976
Age 58
Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker resided here in Florida
Florida
2006
03 July 2006
Age 88
Death of Ella Ruth FORTSON Baker in Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida
Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Brewton, Escambia, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1976
    Event Place: Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 July 2006
    Event Place: Mount Dora, Lake County, Florida
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lake Mary, Seminole County, Florida, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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