Jesse Crawford Fortenberry
1853 – 1911
Son of Calvin Kennington Fortenberry
U S Census
This family appears to have two sons with the same name. That sometimes happens when one son dies and another is born but these two are both in the 1900 census so they lived at the same time.
1900 US Census, MS, Pike, Tylertown; digital image,Ancestry(ancestry.com: accessed July 2018) Jesse C. Fortenberry.
Jesse b Mar 1852 MS m 1878 farmer
Susan b Dec 1857 MS mother of 9/9 living
George son b Sep 1878 MS farm laborer
Easley son b Aug 1880 MS farm laborer
Dixie daughter b July 1882 MS
Crawford son b May 1884 MS farm laborer
John son b Apr 1886 MS farm laborer
Narcissa daughter b Oct 1888 MS
Sarah daughter b May 1891 MS
Easley son b Apr 1894 MS
Willis son b Aug 1896 MS
1910 US Census, MS, Pike, Beat 2; digital image,Ancestry(ancestry.com: accessed July 2018) Jesse C. Fortenberry.
Jesse C 58 b MS farmer
Susan 58 b MS mother of 11/9 living
John son 22 b MS
Sarah daughter 18 b MS
Easley son 16 b MS
Willis son 14 b MS
Ruby daughter 11 b MS
Nellie daughter 8 b MS
Two sons living with same name is quite unusual!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was unusual too.
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