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William Warder Fort 1826–1852 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1826

Birth Location: Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 25 Oct 1852

Death Location: Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States

Father: Dr. Fort

Mother: Diana Ligon

Spouse(s): Mary G.

Children(s): Mary Fort

William Warder Fort was born in 1826 in Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA, the child of Dr Josiah W Fort And Diana Coleman Ligon. William Warder Fort married Mary G, and had children including Mary C Fort. William Warder Fort passed away in 1852 in Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • William Warder Fort was born in 1826 in Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA, the child of Dr Josiah W Fort And Diana Coleman Ligon.
  • William Warder Fort married Mary G, and had children including Mary C Fort.
  • William Warder Fort passed away in 1852 in Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States.

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Children(s)

William Fort's Ancestors

Self
William Fort
1826–1852
Birth Place: Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Dr. Josiah W. Fort
1795–1858
Cumberland, Tennessee
Diana (Coleman) Ligon
1797–1855
Halifax, Virginia, US
Grandparents
William Fort
1759–1802
Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
Elizabeth Hilliard
1763–1819
Edgecombe Co., North Carolina, Colonial America
Joseph (Ligon) Jr.
1755–1842
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
Diana (Coleman) Clay
1772–1797
Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Elias Jr.
1730–1819
Sarah Sugg
1738–1802
Jacob Hilliard
1739–1764
Sarah Battle
1743–1802
Capt. Sr.
1725–1780
Judith Watts
1728–1782
Marston Clay
1749–1804
Elizabeth Williams
1755–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elias Sr.
1690–1761
Catherine
1680–1761
Aquilla Sugg
1706–1785
Elizabeth Maund
1715–1780
Jeremiah Hilliard
1704–1742
Mourning Pope
1720–1781
Elisha Battle
1723–1799
Elizabeth Sumner
1727–1794
Joseph Ligon
1704–1752
Judith Stewart
1704–1784
John Watts
1700–1754
Mary Alverson
1706–
Henry II
1711–1764
Lucy Green
1717–1764
John Williams
1732–1802
Elizabeth Coleman
1733–1813

William Fort's Descendants

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William (Warder) Fort (18 Mar 1826–25 Oct 1852) m. Mary G. (ABT. 1831–21 Oct 1890)
  1. 1. Mary (C.) Fort 1849–

William Fort's Timeline

2 Records

1826
18 Mar 1826
Birth of William Warder Fort in Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA
Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA
1852
25 Oct 1852
Age 26
Death of William Warder Fort in Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States
Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1826
    Event Place: Denmark, Madison, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 Bowie County, Texas Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Planter
    Record Source: 1850 Bowie County, Texas Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1852
    Event Place: Boston, Bowie, Texas, United States

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