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Thomas Fortson

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, United States
Death: February 09, 1821 (18)
Elbert, Georgia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin H. Fortson and Elizabeth Fortson
Husband of Elmira Fortson
Father of Benjamin Harrison Fortson; Richard "Dickey" Easton Fortson, Pvt.; Edwin Kinnebrew Fortson and Rachel Ann Mathews
Brother of Easton Fortson; Sarah Higginbotham; Maud "Nancy" Fortson; Mahala Mahala Tate; Rachel Winn Harris and 4 others
Half brother of James Fortson and John Fortson

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About Thomas Fortson

Thomas Fortson 2-12-1802 Elbert County. Married Elmira Kinnebrew 2-9-1821. Three sons and one daughter Died 2-9- 1821 in an accident while driving a team of steers.

He died from a crushed skull when he fell under the wheels of a runaway wagon. One source says he died in 1831 in Elbert County, Georgia


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Thomas Fortson's Timeline

1802
February 12, 1802
Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, United States
1821
February 9, 1821
Age 18
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1822
June 22, 1822
Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, United States
1824
November 20, 1824
Bowman, Elbert, Georgia, United States
1827
February 10, 1827
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1829
March 13, 1829
Elbert, Georgia, United States