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Thomas W. Fortune 1836–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Jul 1836

Birth Location: Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 8 May 1898

Death Location: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Father: Benjamin Fortune

Mother: Mary Bullard

Spouse(s): Martha Young

Children(s): Olive Fortune

Thomas W. Fortune was born in 1836 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin Fortune And Mary Ann Bullard. Thomas W. Fortune married Martha J Young, and had children including Olive Allyne Fortune. Thomas W. Fortune passed away in 1898 in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas W. Fortune was born in 1836 in Sangamon, Illinois, USA, the child of Benjamin Fortune And Mary Ann Bullard.
  • Thomas W. Fortune married Martha J Young, and had children including Olive Allyne Fortune.
  • Thomas W. Fortune passed away in 1898 in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Fortune
1810–1892
Birth Location: Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Bullard
1810–1841
Birth Location: Shelby County, Kentucky
MB

Spouses(s)

Martha Young
1840–1913
Birth Location: , Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Olive Fortune
1874–1933
Birth Location: Springville, Union County, Illinois, USA
OF

Thomas Fortune's Ancestors

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Thomas Fortune
1836–1898
Birth Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Parents
Benjamin Fortune
1810–1892
Nelson County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Bullard
1810–1841
Shelby County, Kentucky
Grandparents
Zachariah Fortune
1761–1833
Davis Creek, Nelson, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Burnett
1772–1854
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Ruben Bullard
1772–1836
Caroline County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Gill
1779–1835
Charles Town, Jefferson, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fortune's Descendants

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Thomas (W.) Fortune (20 Jul 1836–8 May 1898) m. Martha (J.) Young (3 Jul 1840–10 Jan 1913)
  1. 1. Olive (Allyne) Fortune 1874–1933 m. Louis (Gilbert) Allen 1872–1939
    1. 1. Lewis (Edward) Allen 1918–1963 m. Robert Allen 1918– m. Roberta Garner 1918–2003
    2. 2. James (W) Martin 1911–
    3. 3. Edna Allen 1913–

Thomas Fortune's Timeline

2 Records

1836
20 Jul 1836
Birth of Thomas W. Fortune in Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Sangamon, Illinois, USA
1898
8 May 1898
Age 62
Death of Thomas W. Fortune in , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
, Sangamon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1836
    Event Place: Sangamon, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1898
    Event Place: , Sangamon, Illinois, USA
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