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John W. Fortune 1824–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1824

Birth Location: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 04 Feb 1910

Death Location: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Father: Lindsey Fortune

Mother: Rebecca Bell

Spouse(s): Virginia Parthiny

Children(s): Jefferson Fortune

John W. Fortune was born in 1824 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, the child of Lindsey Eubank Fortune And Rebecca Bell. John W. Fortune married Virginia Jane Parthiny, and had children including Jefferson Davis Fortune. John W. Fortune passed away in 1910 in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • John W. Fortune was born in 1824 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA, the child of Lindsey Eubank Fortune And Rebecca Bell.
  • John W. Fortune married Virginia Jane Parthiny, and had children including Jefferson Davis Fortune.
  • John W. Fortune passed away in 1910 in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lindsey Fortune
1792–1875
Birth Location: Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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Rebecca Bell
1794–1860
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Virginia Parthiny
1830–1910
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Children(s)

Jefferson Fortune
1867–1896
Birth Location: Jasper, Marion, Tennessee, USA
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John Fortune's Ancestors

Self
John Fortune
1824–1910
Birth Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Parents
Lindsey Eubank Fortune
1792–1875
Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Rebecca Bell
1794–1860
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William FORTUNE
1758–1833
Beaverdam Creek, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Sarah EUBANK
1751–1833
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John FORTUNE
1720–1790
Lucy Williamson
1723–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas FORTUNE
1686–1758
Lucy Fletcher
1690–1730

John Fortune's Descendants

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John (W.) Fortune (15 Dec 1824–04 Feb 1910) m. Virginia (Jane) Parthiny (Aug 1830–aft. 1910)
  1. 1. Jefferson (Davis) Fortune 1867–1896 m. Laura (Ann) Moncrief 1864–1950
    1. 1. Maude (Estelle) Fortune 1892–1981 m. Jesse (Leonard) Yates 1883–1960
      1. 1. Arthur (Morrell) Yates 1923–2014 m. Eva (Marie) Tremel 1925–1996 m. Ruby (Wyoming) Humphrey 1932–2013
      2. 2. Jessie (Mae) Yates 1907–1985
      3. 3. Ellen (Lucile) Yates 1910–2002
      4. 4. J (D) Yates 1912–1987
      5. 5. Velma (Inez) Yates 1919–2007
      6. 6. Frances (Louise) Yates 1922–2000
      7. 7. William (Earl) Yates 1925–2004
      8. 8. Howard (James) Yates 1927–2003
      9. 9. Tumpy Yates 1917–1919

John Fortune's Timeline

2 Records

1824
15 Dec 1824
Birth of John W. Fortune in Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
1910
04 Feb 1910
Age 86
Death of John W. Fortune in Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1824
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Feb 1910
    Event Place: Cave Spring, Floyd, Georgia, USA
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