William
Magee Fortenberry
28 December
1799 SC – 27 October 1867
Son of
Isaac Fortenberry & Bethany Magee
Christina Brown
2 February 1805 SC – September 1860 MS
Daughter of Moses Brown & Sarah Robertson
My 4th great grand Aunt
1850
US Census, MS, Lawrence County
William Fortenberry, 50 b SC;
farmer; value of real estate: $1,200
Wife, Cristine, 46 b GA
Children: Isaac
21; Eliza 16; Jesse C, 14; John, 10
1860
US Census, MS, Marion County
William
Fortenberry, 60, Baptist clergyman; value of real estate: $300
Wife,
Christian, 55
The frustrating thing with people born in this time period is that often they show up in so few census records. You KNOW they were there, but probably they were living with relatives.
ReplyDeleteVery true, Wendy!
DeleteThe migration from South Carolina to Mississippi was a long, arduous journey. It hard to imagine our great and g-great grandparent’s making this trek.
ReplyDeleteCharlie, we had very strong ancestors!
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