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Ella Marie Fort 1885–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1885

Birth Location: "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico

Death Date: 30 Jun 1940

Death Location: Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Celia SWINDLE

Spouse(s): Ernest TODD

Children(s): Velma TODD, Loran Sr, Elaine TODD, Elwood TODD

Ella Marie Fort was born in 1885 in "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, the child of John Gabriel Fort Sr And Celia Evelyn Swindle. Ella Marie Fort married Ernest Everett Todd, and had children including Elaine Lavella Todd, Elwood Dewitt Todd, Loran Waldon Todd Sr, Velma Evelyn Todd. Ella Marie Fort passed away in 1940 in Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California.

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Biography

  • Ella Marie Fort was born in 1885 in "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico, the child of John Gabriel Fort Sr And Celia Evelyn Swindle.
  • Ella Marie Fort married Ernest Everett Todd, and had children including Elaine Lavella Todd, Elwood Dewitt Todd, Loran Waldon Todd Sr, Velma Evelyn Todd.
  • Ella Marie Fort passed away in 1940 in Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sr.
1855–1916
Birth Location: Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, United States
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Celia SWINDLE
1864–1935
Birth Location: Titus, Texas, United States
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Spouses(s)

Ernest TODD
1886–1942
Birth Location: Edina, Knox County, Missouri, United States,
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Children(s)

Velma TODD
1914–1976
Birth Location: Blythe, Riverside, California, United States,
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Loran Sr
1924–1971
Birth Location: Riverside County, California, USA
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Elaine TODD
1918–1983
Birth Location: California
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Elwood TODD
1912–1981
Birth Location: El Centro,IMPERIAL,California
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Ella Fort's Ancestors

Self
Ella Fort
1885–1940
Birth Place: "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico
Parents
John Gabriel FORT Sr.
1855–1916
Boone Township, Scott, Arkansas, United States
Celia (Evelyn) SWINDLE
1864–1935
Titus, Texas, United States
Grandparents
Valentine (VOLENTINE "VOLLIE") Fort
1831–1924
Prairie Twp., CRAWFORD County, Arkansas
Lydia (L. (Lida)) Choate
1836–1855
Scott County, Arkansas, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Choate
1813–1880
Mira Farmer
1816–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John CHOATE
1776–1850
Mary
1790–1860

Ella Fort's Descendants

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Ella (Marie) Fort (19 Mar 1885–30 Jun 1940) m. Ernest (Everett) TODD (04 Jan 1886–01 Oct 1942)
  1. 1. Velma (Evelyn) TODD 1914–1976 m. Samuel (Theodore) PAYTON 1906–1968
    1. 1. David (William) PAYTON 1950–1950
  2. 2. Loran (Waldon Todd) Sr 1924–1971
  3. 3. Elaine (Lavella) TODD 1918–1983
  4. 4. Elwood (Dewitt) TODD 1912–1981

Ella Fort's Timeline

2 Records

1885
19 Mar 1885
Birth of Ella Marie Fort in "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico
"BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico
1940
30 Jun 1940
Age 55
Death of Ella Marie Fort in Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California
Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1885
    Event Place: "BlueWaterRanch", Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jun 1940
    Event Place: Riverside,RIVERSIDE COUNTY,California Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Riverside, California
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