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Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner 1901–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1901

Birth Location: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 Apr 1979

Death Location: Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Father: Reverand Fortner

Mother: Mary Kegley

Spouse(s): Carl Jones

Children(s): Harold Jones, Margaret Jones, Emma Jones, Glenna Jones, Willis Jones, Alvia Jones, Herbert Jones, Juanita Jones, Albert Jones

The story of Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner began in 1901 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA. Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner married Carl Lee Jones, and had children including Albert Jones, Alvia Carlos Jones, Emma Lee Jones, Glenna Jean Jones, Harold Thomas Jones, Herbert Clinton Jones, Juanita Elizabeth Jones, Margaret Jones, Willis Kent Little Bill Jones. Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner passed away in 1979 in Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner began in 1901 in Smyth County, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner married Carl Lee Jones, and had children including Albert Jones, Alvia Carlos Jones, Emma Lee Jones, Glenna Jean Jones, Harold Thomas Jones, Herbert Clinton Jones, Juanita Elizabeth Jones, Margaret Jones, Willis Kent Little Bill Jones.
  • Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner passed away in 1979 in Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.

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Sarah Fortner's Ancestors

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Sarah Fortner
1901–1979
Birth Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Reverand Samuel "Sam" Thomas Fortner
1856–1929
Groseclose, Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth "Betty") Kegley
1861–1928
Smyth, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Wesley Fortner) (Forkner)
1830–1914
Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Ann) Fisher
1835–1894
Wythe County, Virginia
David Kegley
1829–1907
Wythe Co., Virginia, USA
Mary (H) Totten
1832–1914
, Smyth, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Fortner's Descendants

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Sarah ("Sadie" Jane) Fortner (5 May 1901–29 Apr 1979) m. Carl (Lee) Jones (23 Oct 1898–9 Mar 1973)
  1. 1. Harold (Thomas) Jones 1923–2003 m. Wanda Mcclure 1925–2023
  2. 2. Margaret Jones 1928–2021
  3. 3. Emma (Lee) Jones 1921–2010
  4. 4. Glenna (Jean) Jones 1932–2007
  5. 5. Willis (Kent "Little Bill") Jones 1927–1930
  6. 6. Alvia (Carlos) Jones 1924–1999
  7. 7. Herbert (Clinton) Jones 1919–1986
  8. 8. Juanita (Elizabeth) Jones 1917–1982
  9. 9. Albert Jones 1920–

Sarah Fortner's Timeline

2 Records

1901
5 May 1901
Birth of Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner in Smyth County, Virginia, USA
Smyth County, Virginia, USA
1979
29 Apr 1979
Age 78
Death of Sarah "Sadie" Jane Fortner in Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1901
    Event Place: Smyth County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1979
    Event Place: Crab Orchard, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

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