Thomas M. Fortenberry^{[1, 2, 3]}

1879 - 1955  (75 years)

• Name	Thomas M. Fortenberry
  Born	21 Nov 1879	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Arkaqua, Union County, Georgia   [4]
  Census	1900	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Census	1910	Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Census	1940	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Died	20 Nov 1955	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8, 9]
  Buried	21 Nov 1955	Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [10]
  Person ID	I146011	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	James Asberry "Jim" Fortenberry,   b. 24 Sep 1855, Georgia ,   d. 8 Mar 1930, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Amanda Jane Gillispie,   b. Oct 1859, Georgia ,   d. 14 Mar 1926, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1876	Union County, Georgia   [11]
  Family ID	F74203	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Jane Underwood,   b. Abt 1883, Tennessee ,   d. Abt 1908  (Age ~ 25 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1901	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	1. Mary Ellen Fortenberry,   b. 6 Jun 1903, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Nov 1931, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 28 years)   2. William Harrison "Bill" Fortenberry,   b. Abt 1905, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jan 1968, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 63 years)   3. Hollis Charles Fortenberry,   b. 21 Jul 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Apr 1963  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F74213	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Alice Bales,   b. 7 Nov 1885, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Mar 1962  (Age 76 years)
  Children	+ 1. Samuel "Sam" Fortenberry,   b. 13 Oct 1910, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1977  (Age 66 years) + 2. Zelma Jane Fortenberry,   b. 21 Oct 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Mar 1988  (Age 75 years)   3. Edna Fortenberry + 4. Josie Lee Fortenberry,   b. 19 Jun 1918,   d. 6 Dec 2001, Jefferson County Nursing Home, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee  (Age 83 years) + 5. Mildred Fortenberry,   b. 17 Nov 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 2008  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F54401	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 21 Nov 1879 - Georgia Census - 1900 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 8 Aug 1901 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 20 Nov 1955 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 21 Nov 1955 - Pollard Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 13 Mar 1988. Zelma Jane Loveday obituary [S106] The Mountain Press, 30 Apr 2006. Gladys Pauline Pollard obituary [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 Jun 1977. Samuel Fortenberry obituary [S112] Census, 1880. name : Thomas M. Fortenbery event: Census event date: 1880 event place: Arkaqua, Union, Georgia, United States gender: Male age: 0 marital status : Single occupation : race or color (original) : ethnicity (standardized) : American relationship to head : Son birthplace : Georgia, United States birthdate : 1879 spouse's name : spouse's birthplace : father's name : James Fortenbery father's birthplace : Georgia, United States mother's name : Amanda E. Fortenbery mother's birthplace : Georgia, United States page : 158 page character : C entry number : 5211 nara film number : T9-0169 gs film number : 1254169 digital folder number: 004240162 image number: 00120 Household Gender Age Birthplace self James Fortenbery M 24 Georgia, United States wife Amanda E. Fortenbery F 20 Georgia, United States son Thomas M. Fortenbery M 0 Georgia, United States [S112] Census, 1900. name: Thomas M Fortenberry titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 143 Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States birth date: Nov 1879 birthplace: Georgia relationship to head of household: Son father's birthplace: Georgia mother's birthplace: Georgia race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Single years married: estimated marriage year: mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 12 sheet letter: A family number: 212 reference number: 39 film number: 1241596 digital folder number: 004118730 image number: 00081 Household Gender Age Birthplace head James Fortenberry M 45 Georgia wife Frances Fortenberry F 41 Georgia son Thomas M Fortenberry M 21 Georgia son Andrew B Fortenberry M 9 Georgia son Charles W Fortenberry M 5 Georgia son * H Fortenberry M 4 Tennessee boarder Allie Underwood F 12 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. name: Thomas Fortenberry birthplace: Georgia relationship to head of household: Self residence: Pickle, Knox, Tennessee marital status: Married race : White gender: Male immigration year: father's birthplace: Georgia mother's birthplace: Georgia family number: 13 page number: 1 Household Gender Age Birthplace self Thomas Fortenberry M 31y Georgia wife Alice Fortenberry F 23y Tennessee dau Ella Fortenberry F 7y Tennessee son William Fortenberry M 5y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. name: T M Fortenberry titles & terms: event: Census event year: 1940 event place: Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States gender: Male age: 60 marital status: Married race (original): race (standardized): White relationship to head of household (original): relationship to head of household (standardized): Head birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1880 residence in 1935: Rural, Sevier, Tennessee enumeration district number: 78-13 family number: 27 sheet number and letter: 2B line number: 51 nara publication number: T627 nara roll number: 3933 digital folder number: 005461375 image number: 00349 Household Gender Age Birthplace head T M Fortenberry M 60 Tennessee wife Alice Fortenberry F 54 Tennessee son-in-law Earl Stiles M 23 Tennessee daughter Mildred Stiles F 17 Tennessee [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 20 Nov 1955. Fortenberry, T. M. Nov 21, 1879 Georgia Nov 20, 1955 Spouse: Alice Father: Fortenberry, Jim Mother: Gilispie, Mandy Jane Sons: Sam, Hollis, Bill Daughters: Mrs. Zelma Loveday, Mrs. Ena Shepherd, Mrs. Josie Lee, Mrs. Mildred Stiles Cemetery: Pollards Brothers: Ben, Charlie, Dennis Sisters: Mrs. Mary Daniel [S87] Death Certificate. name: Thomas M. Fortenberry event: Death event date: 20 Nov 1955 event place: Sevier, Tennessee gender: Male marital status: race or color: age: 74 estimated birth year: 1881 birth date: birthplace: spouse: father: Jim Fortenberry father's birthplace: mother: Mandy Jane Glispie mother's birthplace: occupation: street address: residence: cemetery: burial place: burial date: informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4181454 image number: 1793 film number: 1512784 volume/page/certificate number: cn 25787 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 53. [S58] Marriage Certificate. groom's name: James A. Fortenberry groom's birth date: groom's birthplace: groom's age: bride's name: Amanda J. Gillispie bride's birth date: bride's birthplace: bride's age: marriage date: 03 Nov 1876 marriage place: Union County, Georgia groom's father's name: groom's mother's name: bride's father's name: bride's mother's name: groom's race: groom's marital status: groom's previous wife's name: bride's race: bride's marital status: bride's previous husband's name: indexing project (batch) number: M71386-1 system origin: Georgia-EASy source film number: 366323 reference number: Bk. 3A p.21