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John Lacy Fortson

Birth: 2 Nov 1877
Madison County, Georgia, USA
Death: 3 Sep 1951 (aged 73)
Madison County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery #1

Shiloh, Madison County, Georgia, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 34.2169278, Longitude: -83.2276
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Thomas Edmond Fortson

1855–1925
Nancy E Scarborough Fortson

1856–1944

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Sallie Malinda McConnell Fortson

1882–1965 (m. 1898)

Siblings

Frances Cora Fortson Self

1874–1916
Christopher Columbus Fortson

1876–1944
King David Fortson

1879–1948
Martha Jane Fortson Bryant

1881–1959
William Richard Fortson

1882–1958
Thomas Jackson Fortson

1884–1951
Nancy Elizabeth Fortson Bryant

1886–1931
Susie Fortson Denny

1888–1918
Loudesti Ann "Lou" Fortson Hix

1890–1947
James Ira "Jim" Fortson

1892–1954
Ina Mae Fortson

1895–1896
Tencie Mahala Fortson Campbell

1899–1973

Children

Plumer Lawrence Fortson

1899–1945
Clarence Monroe Fortson

1902–1973
Cecile Fortson Seymour

1904–1991
Robert E Fortson

1909–1987
John Grady Fortson

1911–1968
George Garland "G.G." Fortson

1913–1991
Jessie Mae Fortson Dean

1915–2006
James Ellis Fortson

1918–1988
Sallie Malinda Fortson Bragg

1920–2014
Marvin Blanton Fortson

1922–2000
John Lacy Fortson

1928–1996

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Family Members

Thomas Edmond Fortson

Nancy E Scarborough Fortson

Sallie Malinda McConnell Fortson

Frances Cora Fortson Self

Christopher Columbus Fortson

King David Fortson

Martha Jane Fortson Bryant

William Richard Fortson

Thomas Jackson Fortson

Nancy Elizabeth Fortson Bryant

Susie Fortson Denny

Loudesti Ann "Lou" Fortson Hix

James Ira "Jim" Fortson

Ina Mae Fortson

Tencie Mahala Fortson Campbell

Plumer Lawrence Fortson

Clarence Monroe Fortson

Cecile Fortson Seymour

Robert E Fortson

John Grady Fortson

George Garland "G.G." Fortson

Jessie Mae Fortson Dean

James Ellis Fortson

Sallie Malinda Fortson Bragg

Marvin Blanton Fortson