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Sarah A. Fortner 1790–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1790

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA

Father: Nathan, Fortner

Mother: Mildred STEWART

Spouse(s): Jonathan Greenhaw

Children(s): Mary Ethridge

The story of Sarah A. Fortner began in 1790 in South Carolina. Sarah A. Fortner married Jonathan Greenhaw, and had children including Mary Ethridge. Sarah A. Fortner passed away in 1880 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah A. Fortner began in 1790 in South Carolina.
  • Sarah A. Fortner married Jonathan Greenhaw, and had children including Mary Ethridge.
  • Sarah A. Fortner passed away in 1880 in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Fortner's Ancestors

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Sarah Fortner
1790–1880
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Nathan, Sr. Fortner
1775–1853
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Mildred (Millie) STEWART
1784–1820
Darlington, Darlington, South Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Stewart
1738–1802
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Susannah Fulkerson
1740–1818
Dobbs County, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Stewart
1688–1768
Elizabeth Harrison
1698–1772
Frederick Fulkerson
1719–1774
Anna Middleswaert)
1726–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Teunis Middleswaert
1682–1742
Susannah Beekman
1694–1768

Sarah Fortner's Descendants

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Sarah (A.) Fortner (Oct 1790–1880) m. Jonathan Greenhaw (11 July 1789–15 OCT. 1846)
  1. 1. Mary Ethridge 1802–1875 m. Matthew Ethridge 1797–1850
    1. 1. Mariah Ethridge 1829–1895 m. JAMES (Anderson) Riddle 1823–1864
      1. 1. Nancy (Ellen) Phillips 1850–1940 m. John Phillips 1848–1904
        1. 1. Mary (Ellen) Park 1869–1902 m. William (Charles) Park 1863–1922
    2. 2. Marthena (Persilla Ethridge) Hendrix 1838–1899

Sarah Fortner's Timeline

2 Records

1790
Oct 1790
Birth of Sarah A. Fortner in South Carolina
South Carolina
1880
1880
Age 90
Death of Sarah A. Fortner in Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA
Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1790
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Gilmer, Upshur County, Texas, USA

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