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Virginia Alice Fortune 1865–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1865

Birth Location: Newtown, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1915

Death Location: Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA

Father: John Fortune

Mother: Lucy Saunders

Spouse(s): Sam Nelson

Children(s): Susan Nelson

Virginia Alice Fortune was born in 1865 in Newtown, Virginia, USA, the child of John Henry Fortune And Lucy Ellen Saunders. Virginia Alice Fortune married Sam C Nelson, and had children including Susan Susie Pearl Nelson. Virginia Alice Fortune passed away in 1915 in Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Virginia Alice Fortune was born in 1865 in Newtown, Virginia, USA, the child of John Henry Fortune And Lucy Ellen Saunders.
  • Virginia Alice Fortune married Sam C Nelson, and had children including Susan Susie Pearl Nelson.
  • Virginia Alice Fortune passed away in 1915 in Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fortune
1836–1872
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia
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Lucy Saunders
1836–1871
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sam Nelson
1855–1939
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
SN

Children(s)

Susan Nelson
1889–1962
Birth Location: King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
SN

Virginia Fortune's Ancestors

Self
Virginia Fortune
1865–1915
Birth Place: Newtown, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Henry Fortune
1836–1872
Caroline, Virginia
Lucy (Ellen) Saunders
1836–1871
King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Amy
1816–
Essex, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Virginia Fortune's Descendants

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Virginia (Alice) Fortune (May 1865–10 Oct 1915) m. Sam (C) Nelson (abt 1855–6 Mar 1939)
  1. 1. Susan ("Susie" Pearl) Nelson 1889–1962 m. Chief (Otho Smoot) Nelson 1882–1967
    1. 1. Captain Nelson 1904–
    2. 2. Captain (Otho) NELSON 1924–2003 m. Gladys (Arlene) Nelson 1924–1991
      1. 1. Captain Nelson 1951–2020
    3. 3. Elsie (Emaline) Nelson 1912–1998
    4. 4. Emma NELSON 1918–1940
    5. 5. James NELSON –1920

Virginia Fortune's Timeline

2 Records

1865
May 1865
Birth of Virginia Alice Fortune in Newtown, Virginia, USA
Newtown, Virginia, USA
1915
10 Oct 1915
Age 50
Death of Virginia Alice Fortune in Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA
Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1865
    Event Place: Newtown, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1915
    Event Place: Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, USA
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