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Sarah Joanna Fortune

Female 1852 - 1956  (104 years)


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  1. 1.  Sarah Joanna Fortune was born 8 Apr 1852, McDowell, North Carolina (daughter of Leander Lavender Fortune and Mary Jane Ownbey); died 7 Sep 1956, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery.

    Sarah — Charles Wesley White. Charles was born 19 Apr 1845, North Carolina; died 23 Jul 1944, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Cherry Springs Cemetery, McDowell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth M. White was born 1874, McDowell County, North Carolina.
    2. William Leander White was born 30 Oct 1875, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 28 Sep 1956, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Piney Grove Cemetery.
    3. Dicie J. White was born 1878, McDowell County, North Carolina.
    4. John H. White was born 24 Sep 1879, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 17 Jun 1968, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Mt. View Memorial Park.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Leander Lavender Fortune was born 1 Dec 1816, Burke County, North Carolina; died 21 Aug 1892, McDowell County, North Carolina.

    Leander married Mary Jane Ownbey 1 Dec 1816, Burke County, North Carolina. Mary (daughter of Madison Ownbey and Nancy Morgan) was born 9 May 1822, Burke County, North Carolina; died 9 Aug 1865, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Mary Jane Ownbey was born 9 May 1822, Burke County, North Carolina (daughter of Madison Ownbey and Nancy Morgan); died 9 Aug 1865, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. Columbus Fortune was born 29 Sep 1850, McDowell, North Carolina; died Georgia.
    2. 1. Sarah Joanna Fortune was born 8 Apr 1852, McDowell, North Carolina; died 7 Sep 1956, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery.
    3. John Lavender Fortune was born 12 Sep 1855, McDowell, North Carolina.
    4. Louise Mille Fortune was born 2 May 1858, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 6 Mar 1939, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hills Cemetery.
    5. Samuel Albartus Fortune was born 17 Nov 1860, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 7 Nov 1934, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery.
    6. Marintha Fortune was born 1864, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 8 Oct 1929, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried Green Hill Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Madison Ownbey was born 25 Oct 1801, Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of James Ownby and Joanna Sims); died 27 Nov 1868, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Ownbey-Moore Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.

    Madison married Nancy Morgan 1818. Nancy was born Abt 1801; died Abt 1842, Gilmer County, Georgia. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Nancy Morgan was born Abt 1801; died Abt 1842, Gilmer County, Georgia.
    Children:
    1. Ownbey was born 1820; died INFANT.
    2. James Calloway Ownbey was born 19 Jan 1821, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 16 Feb 1906, Transylvania County, North Carolina.
    3. 3. Mary Jane Ownbey was born 9 May 1822, Burke County, North Carolina; died 9 Aug 1865, McDowell County, North Carolina; was buried Fortune Cemetery.
    4. Sarah Mirah Ownbey was born 19 Apr 1822, McDowell County, North Carolina; died 2 Jan 1851.
    5. Dicey Ownbey was born 7 Nov 1823, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Jul 1874, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Whitaker Farm Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
    6. Robert H. Ownbey was born 1824, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    7. Armintha Ownbey was born 19 Apr 1825, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died Oct 1864, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Oakdale Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    8. Merritt Ownbey was born 1826, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died Died young.
    9. Morgan Ownbey was born 30 Jan 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 26 Apr 1858, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Mills River Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    10. Ruth Ownbey was born 2 Jul 1830, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 22 Nov 1917, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Whitaker Farm Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
    11. E. Minyard Ownbey was born 1835, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1863.
    12. James Sims Ownbey was born 1836, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 1862.
    13. Sarah Ownbey was born 1838, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    14. Harriet Elizabeth "Betty" Ownbey was born 5 Jun 1841, Buncombe County, North Carolina; died 6 Mar 1901, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Montsford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery.
    15. Adaline Ownbey was born 1842, Gilmer County, Georgia.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  James OwnbyJames Ownby was born 6 Jan 1761, Amherst County, Virginia (son of John "Johny" Ownbey and Nancy Ann "Nannie" Porter); died 26 Sep 1850, Union Mills, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.

    James married Joanna Sims 4 Mar 1785, Tryon County, North Carolina. Joanna (daughter of Captain William Sims and Annister Step) was born 24 Mar 1761, Albermarle County, Virginia; died 1 Apr 1852; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Joanna SimsJoanna Sims was born 24 Mar 1761, Albermarle County, Virginia (daughter of Captain William Sims and Annister Step); died 1 Apr 1852; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    Children:
    1. Anester Ownbey was born 14 Nov 1785, , Tryon, North Carolina; died 9 Sep 1862, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    2. William Owensby was born 16 Oct 1787, Tryon County, North Carolina; died Sep 1864, Cocke County, Tennessee.
    3. John Ownby was born 4 Apr 1791, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 3 Sep 1857, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Susanna Ownbey was born 12 Dec 1793, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 1877, Rutherford County, North Carolina; was buried Koon Family Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina.
    5. Sims Ownbey was born 19 Mar 1796, Rutheford County, North Carolina; died Jul 1874, Buncombe County, North Carolina.
    6. Ambrose "Little Ambrose" Ownbey was born 28 Dec 1798, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 31 Mar 1864, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Jones Family Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.
    7. 6. Madison Ownbey was born 25 Oct 1801, Rutherford County, North Carolina; died 27 Nov 1868, Henderson County, North Carolina; was buried Ownbey-Moore Cemetery, Henderson County, North Carolina.


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