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Marry Catherine Fortner 1842–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 November 1842

Birth Location: Lunsard, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 28 Sep 1922

Death Location: Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: William Fortner

Mother: Mary Head

Spouse(s): James Parris

Children(s): Montgomery Parris, James Parris, Callie Garrison, Lilly Tilson, Frank Parris, Thomas Parris, Georgia Gray, Nancy Gray, Rosa Tilson

In 1842, Marry Catherine Fortner entered the world in Lunsard, Georgia, USA, born to William Lemuel Fortner And Mary Polly Fortner Head. Marry Catherine Fortner married James W Parris, and had children including Callie Garrison, Frank Parris, Georgia A Gray, James Alfred Parris, Lilly F Tilson, Montgomery Parris, Nancy Adaline Gray, Rosa Tilson, Thomas Sylvester Parris. Marry Catherine Fortner passed away in 1922 in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1842, Marry Catherine Fortner entered the world in Lunsard, Georgia, USA, born to William Lemuel Fortner And Mary Polly Fortner Head.
  • Marry Catherine Fortner married James W Parris, and had children including Callie Garrison, Frank Parris, Georgia A Gray, James Alfred Parris, Lilly F Tilson, Montgomery Parris, Nancy Adaline Gray, Rosa Tilson, Thomas Sylvester Parris.
  • Marry Catherine Fortner passed away in 1922 in Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marry Fortner's Ancestors

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Marry Fortner
1842–1922
Birth Place: Lunsard, Georgia, USA
Parents
William Lemuel Fortner
1807–1880
Pleasant Grove, Pickens Co SC
Mary (Polly Fortner) Head
1820–1853
Georgia
Grandparents
Timothy Faulkner
1785–1850
Surry, North Carolina,USA
Millac Collins
1781–1850
South Carolina, USA
Charles ("Charley") Head
1793–1855
Hall County, GA, (old South Carolina) , USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cavender
1799–1822
Hall, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Faulkner
1767–1841
Mrs Fortner
1767–
Nathaniel Collins
1728–
JAMES HEAD
1760–1830
LUCY AVERY
1775–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Drury Fort
1725–1788
Lydia Holmes
1735–1836
Isaac Head
1733–1795
Elizabeth Tunley
1745–1800

Marry Fortner's Descendants

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Marry (Catherine) Fortner (25 November 1842–28 Sep 1922) m. James (W.) Parris (10 August 1842–20 July 1922)
  1. 1. Montgomery Parris 1886–1947
  2. 2. James (Alfred) Parris 1865–1949
  3. 3. Callie Garrison 1879–1971
  4. 4. Lilly (F.) Tilson 1872–
  5. 5. Frank Parris 1873–1953
  6. 6. Thomas (Sylvester) Parris 1866–1952
  7. 7. Georgia (A.) Gray 1860–1938
  8. 8. Nancy (Adaline) Gray 1881–1958
  9. 9. Rosa Tilson 1883–1969

Marry Fortner's Timeline

2 Records

1842
25 November 1842
Birth of Marry Catherine Fortner in Lunsard, Georgia, USA
Lunsard, Georgia, USA
1922
28 Sep 1922
Age 80
Death of Marry Catherine Fortner in McMinn, Tennessee, USA
McMinn, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 November 1842
    Event Place: Lunsard, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1922
    Event Place: McMinn, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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