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Margaret "Maggie" Fortner 1874–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 7, 1874

Birth Location: Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi

Death Date: April 12, 1943

Death Location: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

Father: William Fortner

Mother: Martha Riser

Spouse(s): Robert Covington

Children(s):

The story of Margaret "Maggie" Fortner began in 1874 in Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi. In 1880, Margaret "Maggie" Fortner resided in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States. Margaret "Maggie" Fortner married Robert Oscar Covington. Margaret "Maggie" Fortner passed away in 1943 in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret "Maggie" Fortner began in 1874 in Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi.
  • In 1880, Margaret "Maggie" Fortner resided in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Fortner married Robert Oscar Covington.
  • Margaret "Maggie" Fortner passed away in 1943 in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California.

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Margaret Fortner's Ancestors

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Margaret Fortner
1874–1943
Birth Place: Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi
Parents
William "Billie" Martin Fortner
1849–1930
Hinds County, Mississippi
Martha ("Mattie" Emmaline) Riser
1848–1918
Mississippi
Grandparents
Thomas ("Tom" Square) Fortner
1825–1885
Wayne County, Mississippi
Margaret Satterfield
1828–1898
Mississippi
George Riser
1816–1897
Lawrence County, Mississippi
Martha Harvey
1821–1854
Covington County, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Fortner
1775–
James Satterfield
1793–1877
Elizabeth Riser
1800–1892
John Riser
1777–1836
Ann Preacher
1782–1851
Thomas Harvey
1781–1857
Priscilla Stovall
1790–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Preacher
1747–
Josiah Stovall
1749–1798
Mary Hicks
1751–1845

Margaret Fortner's Timeline

3 Records

1874
December 7, 1874
Birth of Margaret "Maggie" Fortner in Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi
Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi
1880
1880
Age 6
Margaret "Maggie" Fortner resided here in Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
1943
April 12, 1943
Age 69
Death of Margaret "Maggie" Fortner in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California
Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 7, 1874
    Event Place: Terry, Hinds County, MIssissippi
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 649; Family History Film: 1254649; Page: 403A; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0288.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Byram and Terry, Hinds, Mississippi; Roll: 649; Family History Film: 1254649; Page: 403A; Enumeration District: 014; Image: 0288.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 12, 1943
    Event Place: Alhambra, Los Angeles, California

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