James Asberry "Jim" Fortenberry^[1]

1855 - 1930  (74 years)

• Name	James Asberry "Jim" Fortenberry
  Born	24 Sep 1855	Georgia
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Arkaqua, Union County, Georgia   [2]
  Census	1900	District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  Census	1920	Knox County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	8 Mar 1930	Knox County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	9 Mar 1930	Campbell Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I195333	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Hampton Fortenberry,   b. North Carolina
  Mother	Elizabeth Curtis,   b. North Carolina
  Family ID	F131544	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Amanda Jane Gillispie,   b. Oct 1859, Georgia ,   d. 14 Mar 1926, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	3 Nov 1876	Union County, Georgia   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Mary H. Fortenberry,   b. Dec 1877, Georgia + 2. Thomas M. Fortenberry,   b. 21 Nov 1879, Georgia ,   d. 20 Nov 1955, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 75 years)   3. Andrew Benjamin Fortenberry,   b. Aug 1891, Georgia + 4. Charles W. Fortenberry,   b. Jun 1895, Georgia ,   d. 8 Sep 1960, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age ~ 65 years)   5. Dennis H. Fortenberry,   b. 9 Mar 1896, Tennessee ,   d. 9 Apr 1983, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F74203	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Sep 1855 - Georgia Census - 1900 - District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - Knox County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Knox County, Tennessee Died - 8 Mar 1930 - Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 20 Nov 1955. T. M. Fortenberry obituary [S112] Census, 1880. name : James Fortenbery event: Census event date: 1880 event place: Arkaqua, Union, Georgia, United States gender: Male age: 24 marital status : Married occupation : Farmer race or color (original) : ethnicity (standardized) : American relationship to head : Self birthplace : Georgia, United States birthdate : 1856 spouse's name : Amanda E. Fortenbery spouse's birthplace : Georgia, United States father's name : father's birthplace : North Carolina, United States mother's name : mother's birthplace : North Carolina, United States page : 158 page character : C entry number : 5209 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: James Fortenberry titles & terms: event: Census event date: 1900 event place: ED 143 Civil District 8, Sevier, Tennessee, United States birth date: Sep 1855 birthplace: Georgia relationship to head of household: Head father's birthplace: North Carolina mother's birthplace: North Carolina race or color (standardized): White gender: Male marital status: Married years married: 23 estimated marriage year: 1877 mother how many children: number living children: immigration year: page: 12 sheet letter: A family number: 212 reference number: 37 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: James A 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: North Carolina mother's birthplace: North Carolina family number: 11 page number: 1 Household Gender Age Birthplace self James A Fortenberry M 54y Georgia wife Amanda J Fortenberry F 50y Georgia son Benjamin A Fortenberry M 18y Georgia son Charles W Fortenberry M 15y Georgia son Dennis H Fortenberry M 14y Tennessee dau Mary H Johnson F 32y Georgia Henry C Johnson M 10y Tennessee Minnie M Johnson F 7y Tennessee [S112] Census, 1920. name: James A Fortenberry residence: , Knox, Tennessee estimated birth year: 1856 age: 64 birthplace: Georgia relationship to head of household: Self gender: Male race: White marital status: Married father's birthplace: North Carolina mother's birthplace: North Carolina film number: 1821750 digital folder number: 4390409 image number: 00643 sheet number: 12 Household Gender Age Birthplace self James A Fortenberry M 64y Georgia wife Amanda Fortenberry F 60y Georgia Charles Fortenberry M 12y Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. name: James Asberry Fortenberry event: Death event date: 08 Mar 1930 event place: Knox Co., Tennessee gender: Male marital status: Widowed race or color: White age: 74 estimated birth year: birth date: 24 Sep 1855 birthplace: Georgia spouse: father: Hampton Fortenberry father's birthplace: N.C. mother: Elizabeth Curtis mother's birthplace: N.C. occupation: Blacksmith street address: residence: cemetery: Cro...El Cemetery burial place: burial date: 09 Mar 1930 informant: additional relatives: digital folder number: 4184107 image number: 1307 film number: 1876764 volume/page/certificate number: cn 8793 [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