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覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 First Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 1. Frederick Fortson. He married Mary. Died 1742. They had the following children: 2 i. Thomas
Fortson Second Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 2. Thomas Fortson. Son of Frederick Fortson
& Mary. Born 1716 in NC. Died 1742 in Caroline County, VA. He married Elizabeth Winn, daughter of
Richard Winn & Ann Cocke. Born About 1717 in Virginia. Died About 1800 in
Spotsylvania, VA. They had the following children: 3 i. Thomas
, Jr. Fortson ii. William Fortson; Born 1736. Died 8 Apr 1812
in Lexington, KY. Third Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 3. Thomas , Jr. Fortson. Son of Thomas
Fortson & Elizabeth Winn. Born 1 May 1742 in Caroline County, VA. Died 15
Feb 1824 in Elbert County, GA. _MIL 24 MAY 1780/Lieutenant, Revolutionary War,
Capt. Edmund Shack. @NI090@ He married Rachel Winn, daughter of Benjamin
Winn & Ann Taverner, 1764 in Caroline Co., VA. Born About 1743 in Caroline
Co., VA. Died About 1824 in Georgia. They had the following children: 4 i. Benjamin
Fortson ii. Mildred Fortson; Born in Orange Co., VA. iii. Elizabeth Fortson; Born 1767 in Caroline Co.,
VA. 5 iv. William
Fortson v. Richard Fortson; Born 6 Feb 1778 in Ornage
Co., VA. Died 2 Nov 1836 in Elbert Co., GA. vi. Jesse Fortson; Born 17 Dec 1783 in Orange
Co., VA. Died 2 Apr 1828 in Elbert Co., GA. Fourth Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 4. Benjamin Fortson. Son of Thomas , Jr.
Fortson & Rachel Winn. Born About 1765 in Orange Co., VA. Died About 1823
in Elbert Co., GA. Religion: Baptist He first married Elizabeth Gaines, About
1767. He second married Sarah Head, 28 Dec 1790 in
Orange Co., VA. Born About 1776 in Orange Co., VA. Died About 1796 in Elbert
Co., GA. Religion: Baptist They had the following children: 6 i. John
Fortson ii. James Fortson; Born 22 Dec 1791 in Orange
Co., VA. Died Between 1826/1827 in Morgan County, GA. He
married Elizabeth Lewis, 16 Dec 1814 in Elbert Co., GA. 5. William Fortson. Son of Thomas , Jr.
Fortson & Rachel Winn. Born 28 Feb 1774 in Culpepper or Orange Co., VA. Died
20 Aug 1846 in Greene Co., AL. Buried Aug 1846 in Old Mitchell Cemetery, Greene
County, AL. _MIL 1812/War of 1812, Georgia Militia. He married Ann Higginbotham, 7 Aug 1794 in
Elbert County, GA. Born 8 May 1772 in Amherst County, VA. Died 21 Apr 1852 in
Greene County, AL. They had the following children: i. Jan Fortson; ii. Rachel Winn Fortson; iii. Samuel Higginbotham Fortson; iv. Elizabeth Fortson; v. William Thomas Fortson; vi. Frances Fannie Fortson; vii. Elijah Satterwhite Fortson; viii. Japtha V. Fortson; ix. Ann Fortson; x. Roderick R. Fortson; xi. Peter E. Fortson; xii. Aaron J. Fortson; Fifth Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 6. John Fortson. Son of Benjamin Fortson
& Sarah Head. Born 6 Feb 1794 in Elbert County, GA. Died 6 Dec 1860 in
Aberdeen, MS. Buried Dec 1860 in Aberdeen Cemtery, Aberdeen, MS. He married Sarah Moore, daughter of John
Moore & Mary Lewis, 17 Mar 1814 in Elbert Co., GA. Born 18 May 1792 in
Elbert County, GA. Died 25 Jan 1847 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried Jan 1847 in
Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. They had the following children: 7 i. Sarah
Frances Fortson ii. John Thomas Fortson; Born 8 Feb 1817 in Elbert
County, GA. Died 10 Apr 1859 in Monroe County, MS. Buried Apr 1859 in Old
Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. He
married Eliza DuPuy. Born 25 Nov 1819. Died 8 Oct 1852. Buried Oct 1852 in Old
Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. Their son, Thomas J Fortson; Buried in Aberdeen Cemetery,
Aberdeen, MS. _MIL 12th Miss Cavalry, Co. G. Served in the Battle of Rome, GA.
iii . Mary Ann Mildred Fortson; Born 5 Mar 1815.
i v. Elizabeth Fortson; Born About 1820. v. Benjamin Joseph Fortson; Born 1820. Died 17
Sep 1855. Sixth Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 7. Sarah Frances Fortson. Daughter of John
Fortson & Sarah Moore. Born 7 Dec 1818 in Elbert Co., Georgia. Died 2 Oct
1897 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried Oct 1897 in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. She married Ulysses McAllister, son of
Barnabas McAllister & Elizabeth Moore, 13 Jul 1836 in Aberdeen, MS. Born 20
Jan 1807 in Abbeville, South Carolina. Died 19 Aug 1880 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried
Aug 1880 in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. They had the following children: 8 i. Mary
Eugenia McAllister ii. John Newton McAllister; Born 18 Jan 1838 in
Aberdeen, MS. Died 29 Jun 1862 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried 1862 in Aberdeen
Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. _MIL 18 NOV 1861/1st Sgt., Reuben Davis Rebels, CSA,
Capt. John Wr. Education University of Virginia. Seventh Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 8. Mary Eugenia McAllister. Daughter of
Ulysses McAllister & Sarah Frances Fortson. Born 10 Jan 1842 in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Died 1 Jul 1905 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Buried Jul 1905 in Aberdeen Cemetery,
Aberdeen, Mississippi. Education Graduate of Aberdeen Female Seminary. She married Edmond Ironsides Higgason, son of
George Higgason Dr. & Mary Davis, 10 Sep 1868 in Aberdeen, Mississippi.
Born 12 Apr 1842 in Aberdeen, Mississippi. Died 18 Nov 1873 in Aberdeen,
Mississippi. Buried Nov 1873 in Aberdeen Cemetery, Mississippi. _MIL Confederate Veteran, Co. I, 11th Mississippi
Regiment, Van Do. They had the following children: 9 i. Edmonia
Ironsides Higgason ii. George Ulysses Higgason; Born 15 Oct 1869.
Died 8 May 1949. Buried in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. iii. John McAllister Higgason; Born 25 Sep 1871. Eighth Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 9. Edmonia Ironsides Higgason. Daughter of
Edmond Ironsides Higgason & Mary Eugenia McAllister. Born 20 Jun 1874 in
Aberdeen, MS. Died 18 Nov 1943 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried 1943 in Aberdeen
Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. She married John Summerfield Yeates, son of
Elijah Morgan Yeates & Eunice Harrell, 16 Jul 1895 in Aberdeen,
Mississippi. Born 1872 in Maben, Webster County, MS. Died 16 Oct 1900 in
Ruleville, MS. Buried in Spring Valley Cemetery, Mississippi. They had the following children: 10 i. McAllister
Higgason Yeates 11 ii. John
Edmond Yeates Ninth Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 10. McAllister Higgason Yeates. Son of John
Summerfield Yeates & Edmonia Ironsides Higgason. Born 8 Dec 1897 in
Aberdeen, MS. Died 25 Dec 1922 in Aberdeen, MS. Buried Dec 1922 in Aberdeen
Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. Education College. Religion: Southern Baptist He married Margaret Ruth Howse, daughter of
William Lewis Howse Rev., Sr. & Margaret Emma Paulk, 23 Jun 1920 in Sardis,
MS. Born 28 Apr 1899 in Nashville, TN. Died 21 Oct 1960 in Miami, FL. Buried
Oct 1960 in Lakewood Cemetery; Jackson, MS. Education B.A., Mississippi Women's
College; Union College. Religion: Southern Baptist They had the following children: 12 i. McAllister
Howse Yeates 13 ii. 11. John Edmond Yeates. Son of John
Summerfield Yeates & Edmonia Ironsides Higgason. Born 9 May 1896. Died 2
Aug 1954. Buried in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. He married Mary Lee Edens, 1920. Born 5 Sep
1896. Died 13 Jan 1975. Buried in Aberdeen Cemetery, Aberdeen, MS. They had the following children: 14 i. John
Edmond Yeates Jr 10th Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 12. McAllister Howse Yeates. Son of
McAllister Higgason Yeates & Margaret Ruth Howse. Born 15 Jun 1923 in
Jackson, Tennessee. Died 6 Oct 1980 in Miami, Florida. Buried 9 Oct 1980 in
Southern Memorial Park, North Miami, Florida. Education University of Miami. Religion: Southern Baptist They had the following children: 15 i. Mary
Alice Yeates ii. McAllister Howse , Jr. Yeates; Born 28 May
1952 in Jackson, Mississippi. Died 16 Jun 1988 in Plantation, Florida. Buried
19 Jun 1988 in Miami, Florida. 14. John Edmond Yeates Jr. Son of John Edmond
Yeates & Mary Lee Edens. Born 3 Mar 1921 in Aberdeen, MS. He married June Theresa Vinson, 30 Jul 1943.
Born 29 Jun 1921. 11th Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 15. Mary Alice Yeates. Religion: Southern Baptist She married John Alexander Williams. Religion: Southern Baptist They had the following children: 18 i. Rachel
Morley Williams ii. Matthew Justin Williams; Born 13 Oct 1984 in
Fort Lauderdale, FL. Died 16 Dec 1996 in Port St. John, FL. Buried 19 Dec 1996
in Port St. John, FL. 12th Generation 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 18. Rachel Morley Williams. Daughter of John
Alexander Williams & Mary Alice Yeates. Born 31 Aug 1977 in Miami, FL. --Other Fields Baptism: Date: 29 NOV 1987 Place: Rev. Jim
Leftwich, First Baptist Church of Merritt Island, Florida Religion: Southern Baptist She married William Magnon, son of Adolph
Magnon & Mary. They had the following children: i. Maximillian Gabriel Magnon; Born 30 Mar 1994
in Titusville, FL. Index 覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧覧 Fortson, Aaron J., child of 5 Fortson, Ann, child of 5 Fortson, Benjamin 4 Fortson, Benjamin Joseph, child of 6 Fortson, Elijah Satterwhite, child of 5 Fortson, Elizabeth, child of 3 Fortson, Elizabeth, child of 5 Fortson, Elizabeth, child of 6 Fortson, Frances Fannie, child of 5 Fortson, Frederick 1 Fortson, James, child of 4 Fortson, Jan, child of 5 Fortson, Japtha V., child of 5 Fortson, Jesse, child of 3 Fortson, John 6 Fortson, John Thomas, child of 6 Fortson, Mary Ann Mildred, child of 6 Fortson, Mildred, child of 3 Fortson, Peter E., child of 5 Fortson, Rachel Winn, child of 5 Fortson, Richard, child of 3 Fortson, Roderick R., child of 5 Fortson, Samuel Higginbotham, child of 5 Fortson, Sarah Frances 7 Fortson, Thomas 2 Fortson, Thomas , Jr. 3 Fortson, Thomas J, child of 6 Fortson, William 5 Fortson, William Thomas, child of 5 Fortson, William, child of 2 Higgason, Edmonia Ironsides 9 Higgason, George Ulysses, child of 8 Higgason, John McAllister, child of 8 Magnon, Maximillian Gabriel, child of 18 McAllister, John Newton, child of 7 McAllister, Mary Eugenia 8 Williams, Matthew Justin, child of 15 Williams, Rachel Morley 18 Yeates, John Edmond 11 Yeates, John Edmond Jr 14 Yeates, Mary Alice 15 Yeates, McAllister Higgason 10 Yeates, McAllister Howse 12 Yeates, McAllister Howse , Jr., child of 12 |