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Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune 1881 – 1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 25 Sep 1943

Death Location: Zama, Attala, Mississippi

Father: James Fortune

Mother: Mary Munday

Spouse(s): Effie Rook

Children(s): Mary Fortune, James Fortune, Horris Fortune, Zula Fortune, Earl Fortune, Henry Fortune

The story of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune began in 1881 in Mississippi. In 1935, Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune resided in Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi. Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune married Effie L Rook, and had children including Mary Fortune, James Robert “Robert” Fortune, Horris Fortune, Zula Estelle Fortune, Earl Lee "Lee" Fortune, Henry G Fortune. Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune passed away in 1943 in Zama, Attala, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune began in 1881 in Mississippi.
  • In 1935, Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune resided in Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi.
  • Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune married Effie L Rook, and had children including Mary Fortune, James Robert “Robert” Fortune, Horris Fortune, Zula Estelle Fortune, Earl Lee "Lee" Fortune, Henry G Fortune.
  • Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune passed away in 1943 in Zama, Attala, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Fortune's Ancestors

Self
Robert Fortune
1881 – 1943
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
James Jason Fortune
1842 – 1921
Greene, Alabama, United States
Mary ("Mollie") Munday
1845 – 1920
Donegal, Ireland
Grandparents
James (Jason) Mundy
1800 – 1881
Cluny, Donegal, Ireland
Ellen ((Helen) Cotter) Moloney
1812 – 1875
Ballyhooley, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Moloney
1785 – 1828
Maria Saunders
1791 – 1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Fortune's Descendants

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Robert (Lacy "Lacy") Fortune (4 Dec 1881 – 25 Sep 1943) m. Effie (L) Rook (7 Mar 1880 – 3 Dec 1956)
  1. 1. Mary Fortune (abt 1906 – )
  2. 2. James (Robert “Robert”) Fortune (21 Nov 1907 – 9 Aug 1910)
  3. 3. Horris Fortune (12 Jan 1910 – 10 Mar 1912)
  4. 4. Zula (Estelle) Fortune (22 MAR 1913 – 10 MAY 1987)
  5. 5. Earl (Lee "Lee") Fortune (20 Feb 1917 – 27 Nov 1976)
  6. 6. Henry (G) Fortune (abt 1923 – )

Robert Fortune's Timeline

7 Records

1881
04 Dec 1881
Birth of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune in Center, Attala, Mississippi
Center, Attala, Mississippi
1881
4 Dec 1881
Birth of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune in Mississippi
Mississippi
1935
1935
Age 54
Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune resided here in Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi
Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi
1940
1940
Age 59
Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune resided here in Beat 5, Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi, USA
1943
25 Sep 1943
Age 62
Death of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune in Leake County, Mississippi, USA
Leake County, Mississippi, USA
1943
25 September 1943
Age 62
Death of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune in Leake, Mississippi, United States
Leake, Mississippi, United States
1943
25 Sep 1943
Age 62
Death of Robert Lacy "Lacy" Fortune in Zama, Attala, Mississippi
Zama, Attala, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Center, Attala, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02078; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 80-19
    [2] U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02078; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 80-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Beat 5, Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Plattsburg, Winston, Mississippi; Roll: m-t0627-02078; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 80-19

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Winston
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Civilian Draft Registrations, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Leake County, Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 September 1943
    Event Place: Leake, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1943
    Event Place: Zama, Attala, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marydell, Leake County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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