Forget Me Not: Brig. General Edward S. Ott, 1982 LA

When we learn about our wide spread family members we find people. They are people with flaws and strengths; people who make us smile and people who make us stand taller. Edward Ott stood tall through two world wars and sets an example of pride for all of us.

Brig. General Edward Stanley Ott

30 December 1892 LA – 1 November 1982 LA

Son of Elbert Weston Ott & Martha E. Leggett

 

My 2^nd cousin, 3x removed

 

 

Hammond, La. (UPI) – Services for retired Army Brig. Gen. Edward Stanley Ott, 89, who pioneered the use of radar for detection of ground targets during World War II, were held here Wednesday. He was buried in his hometown of Mt. Hermon, La.

 

Gen. Ott, who died Monday following a brief illness, joined the Army as a field artillery, second lieutenant during World War I and participated in five campaigns, including the battle of Saint – Mihiel and the Meuse – Argonne defensive in 1918.

 

During World War II, Gen. Ott served as artillery commander of the 91^st Infantry Division and commander of the XV Corps Artillery.

 

In Europe his command was engaged in five campaigns and he introduced the use of radar for ground target detection.

 

After his retirement in 1947, he returned to Louisiana.

 

Gen. Ott received numerous United States and foreign decorations for military service, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, French Chevalier de Legion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre with palm and British Distinguished Service Order.

 

He is survived by his wife, Denise; two sons, Col. Edward S. Ott Jr. and Lt. Gen. David Ott; eight grandchildren; six great – grandchildren; and a brother.

 

 

Source: Gen. Edward Ott, veteran of both world wars. (Chicago, IL: Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov 1982) 37; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Feb 2022.

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Forget Me Not: Jesse K Brumfield, 1884 MS

This notice of Jesse's death is disappointingly brief. However it is still good to find a source to confirm his date of death. To learn more about Jesse, click on the related posts below.

 

Jesse Kelly Brumfield

1 March 1807 SC – 25 July 1884 MS

Son of John Brumfield & Margaret Kelly

Husband of Hannah Ann Youngblood

Father of 11 children

My 4^thGreat Uncle

 

 

Mr. Jessie Brumfield, one of the old landmarks, died at his late residence in Amite county, last Friday evening. The deceased was the father of our county treasurer, Mr. Henry S. Brumfield.

 

Source: (Magnolia, MS: The Magnolia Gazette, 31 July 1884) 3; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.

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Forget Me Not: Willis R. Brumfield, 1968 MS

 Willis was a farmer & a native of "old Pike County."

Willis R. Brumfield

28 Jan 1894 MS – Apr 1968 MS

Son of Jesse E. Brumfield & Quimera Clara Smith

Husband of Ollis Blackwell

My 2nd cousin, 3x removed

 

Willis R. Brumfield Rites Said

 

Tylertown – Funeral services for Willis R. Brumfield, 74, will be held at 10 a. m. Tuesday in the Knoxo Baptist Church.

 

Mr. Brumfield, a retired farmer and former supervisor of Walthall County, died Sunday morning in a local hospital following an apparent heart attack.

 

A native of old Pike County, he was a lifelong resident of the Walthall County area.

 

He served as supervisor of Walthall County for 20 years, from 1940 to 1960.

 

At the time of his death he was president of the Walthall County Farm Bureau, a member of the board of directors of the Walthall Livestock Assn. and the chairman of the board of deacons of Knoxo Baptist Church.

 

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Ollis Blackwell Brumfield; two sons, Basil and Charles Jesse Brumfield both of Tylertown, two daughters, Mrs. Eldon Holmes, Tylertown, Mrs. Wade Thorton, Merritt island, Fla.; one sister, Mrs. Limmie Alford, and one brother, Ellis Brumfield, both of Tylertown.

 

Rev. Larry Johnson will officiate. Members of the board of Deacons of Knoxo Church will serve as pallbearers.

 

Burial will be in the Tylertown Cemetery with Ginn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

 

Source: Willis R. Brumfield Rites Said (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 29 Apr 1968) 3; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.

Texas Horses & Mules for Sale, 1890 MS

This is a brief but interesting notice concerning the sale of horses and mules by two brothers. 

 

Elbert Watson Ott, 1855 LA – 1924 LA

Husband of Martha E. Leggett

 

Adolphus Everett Ott, 1858 LA – 1931 MS

Husband of Berilla Susan Damper

 

Sons of Charles Ott & Margaret Ann Tate

My 1^st cousins, 4x removed

 

Messrs. E. W. & A. E. Ott, of Mt. Hermon, La., have sixty head of Texas horses and mules, which they will sell cheap for cash. Call and see them before buying elsewhere.

 

 

Source: Sale. (Magnolia, MS: The Magnolia Gazette, 5 April 1890) 3; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Nov. 20211.

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Forget Me Not: Thomas K. Mark, 1975 OH

Did you meet any of your great grandparents? I was able to meet my paternal grandmother's parents, Thomas & Regina (Gruissy) Mark who lived in Ohio. We did not go to Ohio often. I don't remember Regina, who died when I was six years old but I remember 'Grandpa Mark', He lived to be 95. I am in this photo, standing behind my paternal grandmother and her father. He was a soft spoken man.

Thomas Kenneth Mark

19 July1879 OH - 12 Feb 1975 OH

Son of William Mark & Elidia Rebecca Ritter

Husband of Nancy Regina Victoria Gruissy

Father of 7 children

 

My great grandfather

 

Photo: Thomas K. Mark & daughter, Ivy Mark Brown, sitting

Adults standing, my parents Delbert K. & Joy Brown

Children: Myself & my brothers

Taken when Thomas visited NY

Thomas Mark, Ex-Carpenter

 

Wadsworth – Services for retired carpenter Thomas K. Mark, 95, of 2204 Reimer Rd., will be at 3 p. m. Saturday at Hillard-Cox funeral home.

 

Mr. Mark died Wednesday in Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital. He lived in the Wadsworth area for 60 years and was a member of the United Methodist Church. 

 

He leaves sons Owen, Medina, and Clarence, Akron, Ind.; and daughters Mrs. Isabel Nee, Wadsworth, Mrs. Vera Ballard, Lakeland, Fla., Mrs. Ivy Brown, Kinderhook, N. Y., Mrs. Viola Nothstein, Riverdale, Md., and Mrs. Wava Braun, Seville; 19 grandchildren; 52 great grandchildren and three great – great – grandchildren. 

 

Calling hours: 2 – 4 and 7 – 9 p. m. today at the funeral home. Burial: Woodlawn cemetery.

 

 

Source: Thomas Mark, Ex-Carpenter. (Akron, OH: The Akron Beacon – Journal, 14 February 1975) 9; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.

Thomas Kenneth Mark

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1993 Greenville, OH

My children on a swing built by Thomas K. Mark,

their great - great - grandfather

Twin Sons Born 1946 LA

William Edwin Blades, Jr.  

& Willis Darwin Blades

Born 8 February 1946 LA

 

Parents:

William Edwin Blades & Pansy Fortenberry

 

Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fortenberry of Progress have received news of the birth of twin grandsons, William Edwin Blades Jr. and Willis Darwin Blades, born Friday, Feb. 8, in Baton Rouge to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Blades. William Jr. weighed six pounds and one ounce and Willis Darwin weighed six pounds and three-fourths of an ounce. 

 

Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Blades of Baton Rouge who share in the happiness of the new arrivals.

Source: Twin Sons. ((McComb, MS: Enterprise Journal, 14 Feb 1946) 7; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed July 2021.

Dinner Guests, 1946 MS

Willis Franklin Fortenberry

1887 MS - 1976 LA; son of Webster Fortenberry & Nannie Ellzey

&

Ivy Mae Smith

1895 MS - 1978 LA; daughter of Benjamin Franklin Ellzey 

Dinner Guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Fortenberry, Sunday were

 

Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Fortenberry, 

[Milton H. Fortenberry, 1889 – 1966, brother of Willis F.]

 

Mr. and Mrs. James Fortenberry of Frankfort, Ind.,

[unknown]

 

C. A. Fortenberry of San Antonio, Texas;

[Carl Arthur Fortenberry, 1894 – 1966, brother of Willis F.]

 

Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Penton,

[possibly Rosa Fortenberry, sister of Willis F. & her husband]

 

Ray Thomas,

[unknown]

 

Miss Elsie Penton of Franklinton, La.;

[possible niece of Willis F.]

 

Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Fortenberry and children, Peggy Ann and Webster of Progress;

[possibly Burt Buryle Fortenberry, 1901 – 1991, brother of Willis F.]

 

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Sims Jr., of Tylertown.

[possibly Arlea Fortenberry, daughter of Willis F., & her husband]

 

The brothers, M. H. and C. A. Fortenberry, met for the first time in 24 years. They, along with Mr. and Mrs. James Fortenberry, are enjoying a weeks [sic] visit with the Progress relatives.

 

Source: Dinner Guests. ((McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 5 Jul, 1946) 5; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Jul 2021.

 

 

 

 

76 Years Ago: Wedding of Fortenberry – Edwards, 1946 MS

 

Thruman Fortenberry

17 August 1917 MS – 28 December 1992 FL

Son of Lucius Wilburn Fortenberry & Mary Rosa Schilling

 

Bessie Pearl Edwards

Daughter of J. J. Edwards

 

Married 1 February 1946 MS

Fortenberry – Edwards Vows Said in Jackson Ceremony. A wedding of interest to a wide circle of friends here is that of Bessie Pearl Edwards to Thurman Fortenberry of Progress. The Presbyterian manse was the scene of the wedding on Friday afternoon, Feb. 1, at five o’clock, with Dr. Girard Lowe, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, performing the single ring ceremony.

 

Miss Edwards was attractively attired in a light blue wool dress with black accessories. Her only attendants were Misses Emily Hewitt and Bonnie Moak, both of Jackson, Miss.

 

The bride is the daughter of Mr. J. J. Edwards, of Ackerman, Miss. She is a graduate of Ackerman high school, attended Clark’s Business College and is now employed with the Mississippi Rating Bureau in Jackson.

 

Mr. Fortenberry is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Fortenberry of the Progress community. His brother, Wilburn Fortenberry, was best man. The groom was for several years in the armed forces but is now employed ass produce manager of Jitney Jungle No. 6, Jackson.

 

Mr. and Mrs. Fortenberry will make their home in the Jackson Annabelle Hotel. Their many friends wish them a long and happy marriage.

 

 

Source: Fortenberry – Edwards Vows Said in Jackson Ceremony. (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 20 Feb 1946) 3; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2021.

119 years Ago: Gruissy - Mark Wedding, 1903 OH

 

This wonderful photo was taken at the 50th Anniversary of my great grandparents. They were married 28 January 1903 in Medina, Ohio.

Thomas Kenneth Mark & 

Nancy Regina Victoria (Gruissy) Mark

This photograph shows Thomas & Regina with six of their seven children. They were a close family with most of their homes in Ohio. They were also a long lived family, as you can read below. 

Left to right:

1. Viola Cathern (Mark) Nothstein, 1913 OH - 2004 FL, 91 years
2. Thomas Kenneth Mark, 1879 OH - 1975 OH, 95 years
3. Owen Andrew Mark, 1915 OH - 1993 OH, 78 years
4. Nancy Regina Victoria (Gruissy) Mark, 1879 OH - 1959 OH, 80 years
5. Ivy Regina (Mark) Brown, 1908 OH - 2003 NY, 95 years [my paternal grandmother]
6. Clarence William Mark, 1917 OH - 2006 OH, 89 years
7. Wava Alice (Mark) Braun, 1919 OH - 2011 OH, 92 years
8. Isabell Esther (Mark) Nee, 1903 OH - 1984 OH, 80 years

Not in Photo:

1. Vera Victoria (Mark) Ballard, 1905 OH - 1995 FL, 89 years

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