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From: "janemc" <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Re: ARKANSAS-D Digest V02 #81
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 15:00:38 -0500
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Hi Jeri,
Thanks so much for the lead in Arkansas. It would seem that my
Fortenberry's lived in Miss, Louisana and some in Arkansas before coming to
Texas. If you run across any Holden's let me know. Martha Fortenberry was
married to J.T. Holden and they lived in Arkansas during the Civil War
years. I don't know what happened to J.T.Holden but at some point after the
war, Martha Holden is living in Milam County, Texas with her children. I
found her in 1880 and 1900 in Milam County living next door to my GG
Grandmother, Cecila Ann Fortenberry Johnson in 1880. My grandmother said
they were sisters. Thank you. The Fortenberry stie is really a good one
there in Arkansas.
Jane Little McEndree

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeri Helms Fultz <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:13 PM
Subject: [ARKANSAS] Re: ARKANSAS-D Digest V02 #81


> Hi,
>
> You need to go to these websites in Lawrence Co. Arkansas and you will
> find a wealth of information on the Fortenberry Families in Arkansas and
> an email address and mail address to reach them.
>
> One of the reasons I am interested in this family is a marriage between
> George Helms and Mary Margaret Fortenberry in 1744 in SC. That's my
> family!
>
> http://www.CouchGenWeb.com/family/fortenb.htm
>
> http://members.aol.com/jforte1/index.html
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Jeri Helms Fultz
>
> wrote:
> >
> > Subject:
> >
> > ARKANSAS-D Digest Volume 02 : Issue 81
> >
> > Today's Topics:
> > #1 [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden fam ["janemc"
<>]
> > #2 RE: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden ["Ben Mertens"
<]
> > #3 Re: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden ["janemc"
<>]
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> > Subject: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 02:22:16 -0500
> > From: "janemc" <>
> > To:
> >
> > Hi,
> > I am looking for any Fortenberry descendants who may live in
Arkansas.
> > Jacob Fortenberry was born in about 1809-1810 in Lancaster Co, S.C. and
> > moved to Lawrence Co., Miss and met Elizabeth Earlene Hix there and
married
> > her and they had several children there. At some point the family began
to
> > move westward or at least the children did. Their children were:
> > 1. Rebecca Fortenberry born abt. 1835 or so and married William Butler.
> > Their oldest child, Sammy was born in Louisana somewhere in abt. 1849
then
> > they moved on to Nacogdoches, Texas where the rest of their children
were
> > born.
> > 2. Cecila Ann Fortenberry born Sept. 3, 1838 in Miss. and 1st married
Harvey
> > B. Miller and had two or three children with him and he either died or
was
> > killed because by Jan. of 1867, Cecila Ann had her first child with
husband,
> > Redden H. Johnson. These are my GG Grandparents.
> > 3. Mary Jane Fortenberry was born abt. 1840 in Miss. and married William
T.
> > Mann and they had three children but William T.Mann was killed in Des
Ark,
> > Arkansas in the Civil War in Nov. of 1862 and in Dec. 1862, their last
child
> > was born. William is said to be buried in an unmarked grave in Arkansas
near
> > where he was killed.
> > 4. Thomas Euell Fortenberry born abt. 1842 in Miss. and married Emma Lee
> > Herron.
> > 5. James A. Fortenberry born in early 1850's and married a Kituria ?
> > 6. William R. Fortenberry born in early 1850's. Don't know anything
about
> > him.
> > 7. Martha Fortenberry born on Dec. 24, 1834 in Miss. She married a J.T.
> > Holden. Their first two children were born in Louisana [don't know where
in
> > Louisana] and the rest of their chilren were all born in Arkansas but
don't
> > know where in Arkansas. Martha eventually wound up in Milam County,
Texas. I
> > have not seen her in any records with the other children. I know she is
> > their sister because my grandmother and her siblings all told me about
her.
> > I am looking for descendants of Martha Fortenberry Holden .
> > Her children were:
> > 1. Mattie Holden born Jan. 1855 in Louisana and married a Griffin.
> > 2. William Holden born in abt. 1854 or so in Louisana.
> > 3. James T. Holden born in 1858 or 1860 in Arkansas.
> > 4. Susan J. Holden born probably June 1, 1861 in Arkansas and may have
died
> > on Oct. 8, 1880 in Milam co.Texas.
> > 5. John T. Holden born maybe Aug. 2, 1863 or in 1865 in Arkansas and may
> > have died on Sept. 9, 1896 in Milam County, Texas.
> > 6. Callie D. Holden born March 1866 in Arkansas and married George W.
Odom,
> > I think.
> > Can anyone help me with this Holden family who lived in Arkansas
for
> > quite a few years and left for Texas. I don't know if her husband died
in
> > Arkansas or Texas or somewhere else.
> > Jane Little McEndree
> >
> >
> > ______________________________
> >
>
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> >
> > Subject: RE: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:48:21 -0400
> > From: "Ben Mertens" <>
> > To:
> >
> > Jane,
> > This is our short Fortenberry tree. We'd love to connect - do
you see a
> > relationship?
> > Descendants of Arthur Lafayette Fortenberry
> >
> > 1 Arthur Lafayette Fortenberry b: 1883
d: 1936 in Merryville,
> > Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Age at death: 53 est.
> > .. +Nettie Marie Davis b: 1886 d: 1970
Age at death: 84 est.
> > 2 Richard Lafayette Fortenberry b: March 04, 1909
Age at first Marriage:
> > 26 d: November 24, 1991 in Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Age at
> > death: 82
> > .... +Mary Lee Thompson b: May 24, 1912 in Mississippi
m: February 02, 1936
> > in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 23 d: June
03, 1999 in
> > Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Age at death: 87
Burial: Merryville
> > Cemetery.
> > ... 3 Richard Lee Fortenberry b: August 31, 1939 in
Merryville, Beauregard
> > Parish, LA Age at first Marriage: 18
> > ....... +Regina Maricelli b: December 29, 1941 in
Merryville, Beauregard
> > Parish, LA m: June 27, 1958 in Newton County, Texas Age at
first Marriage:
> > 16
> > ... *2nd Wife of Richard Lee Fortenberry:
> > ....... +Linda Ferguson m: 1977 Age at first Marriage: ?
> > ... *3rd Wife of Richard Lee Fortenberry:
> > ....... +Peggy m: Abt. 1990
> > ... 3 Donna Ruth Fortenberry b: April 25, 1941 in De Ridder,
Louisiana
> > Age at first Marriage: 22
> > ....... +Robert Lee Simmons II b: March 28, 1941 in Broken Bow,
Oklahoma m:
> > December 23, 1963 in Newton, Texas Age at first Marriage: 22
> >
> > Ben Mertens
> >
> > 740-477-3830
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: janemc [mailto:]
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:22 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> >
> > Hi,
> > I am looking for any Fortenberry descendants who may live in
Arkansas.
> > Jacob Fortenberry was born in about 1809-1810 in Lancaster Co, S.C. and
> > moved to Lawrence Co., Miss and met Elizabeth Earlene Hix there and
married
> > her and they had several children there. At some point the family began
to
> > move westward or at least the children did. Their children were:
> > 1. Rebecca Fortenberry born abt. 1835 or so and married William Butler.
> > Their oldest child, Sammy was born in Louisana somewhere in abt. 1849
then
> > they moved on to Nacogdoches, Texas where the rest of their children
were
> > born.
> > 2. Cecila Ann Fortenberry born Sept. 3, 1838 in Miss. and 1st married
Harvey
> > B. Miller and had two or three children with him and he either died or
was
> > killed because by Jan. of 1867, Cecila Ann had her first child with
husband,
> > Redden H. Johnson. These are my GG Grandparents.
> > 3. Mary Jane Fortenberry was born abt. 1840 in Miss. and married William
T.
> > Mann and they had three children but William T.Mann was killed in Des
Ark,
> > Arkansas in the Civil War in Nov. of 1862 and in Dec. 1862, their last
child
> > was born. William is said to be buried in an unmarked grave in Arkansas
near
> > where he was killed.
> > 4. Thomas Euell Fortenberry born abt. 1842 in Miss. and married Emma Lee
> > Herron.
> > 5. James A. Fortenberry born in early 1850's and married a Kituria ?
> > 6. William R. Fortenberry born in early 1850's. Don't know anything
about
> > him.
> > 7. Martha Fortenberry born on Dec. 24, 1834 in Miss. She married a J.T.
> > Holden. Their first two children were born in Louisana [don't know where
in
> > Louisana] and the rest of their chilren were all born in Arkansas but
don't
> > know where in Arkansas. Martha eventually wound up in Milam County,
Texas. I
> > have not seen her in any records with the other children. I know she is
> > their sister because my grandmother and her siblings all told me about
her.
> > I am looking for descendants of Martha Fortenberry Holden .
> > Her children were:
> > 1. Mattie Holden born Jan. 1855 in Louisana and married a Griffin.
> > 2. William Holden born in abt. 1854 or so in Louisana.
> > 3. James T. Holden born in 1858 or 1860 in Arkansas.
> > 4. Susan J. Holden born probably June 1, 1861 in Arkansas and may have
died
> > on Oct. 8, 1880 in Milam co.Texas.
> > 5. John T. Holden born maybe Aug. 2, 1863 or in 1865 in Arkansas and may
> > have died on Sept. 9, 1896 in Milam County, Texas.
> > 6. Callie D. Holden born March 1866 in Arkansas and married George W.
Odom,
> > I think.
> > Can anyone help me with this Holden family who lived in Arkansas
for
> > quite a few years and left for Texas. I don't know if her husband died
in
> > Arkansas or Texas or somewhere else.
> > Jane Little McEndree
> >
> >
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>
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> >
> > Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> > Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:57:16 -0500
> > From: "janemc" <>
> > To:
> >
> > Hi Ben,
> > Good to hear from you. I don't recognize any of the names that you
gave
> > me but they are probably related to my Fortenberrys somehow. Fortenberry
is
> > an unusual name and since they are in the same general area. I'm afraid
that
> > I don't know much about Louisana. I have never done any research there.
Can
> > you tell me what county Merryville is in? or is Beauregard Parish the
> > county? I am not used to parishes in Texas where I am from and where
I've
> > done a lot of research. I would like to check into it because I feel
certain
> > that my Fortenberry's nested in Louisana for a while on their way to
Texas
> > from Mississippi and of course, some went on into Arkansas but don't
know
> > where they went in Arkansas. I don't know if I missed that in your
> > information. Did you have a place in Arkansas where they may have gone
also?
> > One of my Fortenberry's sisters of my GG Grandmother went to Arkansas
and
> > had most of her children there, Martha Holden married to J.T. Holden
from
> > about 1858-1860 to 1866, looks like the Civil War years and around that
> > time.
> > Another one of the sisters,Mary Jane Fortenberry's husband,
William
> > T. Mann was killed in Arkansas during the Civil War at Des Ark,
Arkansas. I
> > don't know where that is either. I've done research in Arkansas on my
Tate,
> > Lee and Ford families but that was in Pope County mostly.
> > I'll look forward to hearing from you about that county
information
> > and anything else that you might add. Thank you so much. I really do
> > appreciate your help.
> > Jane Little McEndree
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Ben Mertens <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 7:48 AM
> > Subject: RE: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> >
> > > Jane,
> > > This is our short Fortenberry tree. We'd love to connect - do you see
a
> > > relationship?
> > > Descendants of Arthur Lafayette Fortenberry
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 1 Arthur Lafayette Fortenberry b: 1883 d: 1936 in Merryville,
> > > Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Age at death: 53 est.
> > > .. +Nettie Marie Davis b: 1886 d: 1970 Age at death: 84 est.
> > > 2 Richard Lafayette Fortenberry b: March 04, 1909 Age at first
Marriage:
> > > 26 d: November 24, 1991 in Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana
Age at
> > > death: 82
> > > .... +Mary Lee Thompson b: May 24, 1912 in Mississippi m: February 02,
> > 1936
> > > in Baton Rouge, Louisiana Age at first Marriage: 23 d: June 03, 1999
in
> > > Merryville, Beauregard Parish, Louisiana Age at death: 87 Burial:
> > Merryville
> > > Cemetery.
> > > ... 3 Richard Lee Fortenberry b: August 31, 1939 in Merryville,
> > Beauregard
> > > Parish, LA Age at first Marriage: 18
> > > ....... +Regina Maricelli b: December 29, 1941 in Merryville,
Beauregard
> > > Parish, LA m: June 27, 1958 in Newton County, Texas Age at first
Marriage:
> > > 16
> > > ... *2nd Wife of Richard Lee Fortenberry:
> > > ....... +Linda Ferguson m: 1977 Age at first Marriage: ?
> > > ... *3rd Wife of Richard Lee Fortenberry:
> > > ....... +Peggy m: Abt. 1990
> > > ... 3 Donna Ruth Fortenberry b: April 25, 1941 in De Ridder,
Louisiana
> > > Age at first Marriage: 22
> > > ....... +Robert Lee Simmons II b: March 28, 1941 in Broken Bow,
Oklahoma
> > m:
> > > December 23, 1963 in Newton, Texas Age at first Marriage: 22
> > >
> > > Ben Mertens
> > >
> > > 740-477-3830
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: janemc [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:22 AM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [ARKANSAS] Fortenberry--Holden families
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > I am looking for any Fortenberry descendants who may live in
Arkansas.
> > > Jacob Fortenberry was born in about 1809-1810 in Lancaster Co, S.C.
and
> > > moved to Lawrence Co., Miss and met Elizabeth Earlene Hix there and
> > married
> > > her and they had several children there. At some point the family
began to
> > > move westward or at least the children did. Their children were:
> > > 1. Rebecca Fortenberry born abt. 1835 or so and married William
Butler.
> > > Their oldest child, Sammy was born in Louisana somewhere in abt. 1849
then
> > > they moved on to Nacogdoches, Texas where the rest of their children
were
> > > born.
> > > 2. Cecila Ann Fortenberry born Sept. 3, 1838 in Miss. and 1st married
> > Harvey
> > > B. Miller and had two or three children with him and he either died or
was
> > > killed because by Jan. of 1867, Cecila Ann had her first child with
> > husband,
> > > Redden H. Johnson. These are my GG Grandparents.
> > > 3. Mary Jane Fortenberry was born abt. 1840 in Miss. and married
William
> > T.
> > > Mann and they had three children but William T.Mann was killed in Des
Ark,
> > > Arkansas in the Civil War in Nov. of 1862 and in Dec. 1862, their last
> > child
> > > was born. William is said to be buried in an unmarked grave in
Arkansas
> > near
> > > where he was killed.
> > > 4. Thomas Euell Fortenberry born abt. 1842 in Miss. and married Emma
Lee
> > > Herron.
> > > 5. James A. Fortenberry born in early 1850's and married a Kituria ?
> > > 6. William R. Fortenberry born in early 1850's. Don't know anything
about
> > > him.
> > > 7. Martha Fortenberry born on Dec. 24, 1834 in Miss. She married a
J.T.
> > > Holden. Their first two children were born in Louisana [don't know
where
> > in
> > > Louisana] and the rest of their chilren were all born in Arkansas but
> > don't
> > > know where in Arkansas. Martha eventually wound up in Milam County,
Texas.
> > I
> > > have not seen her in any records with the other children. I know she
is
> > > their sister because my grandmother and her siblings all told me about
> > her.
> > > I am looking for descendants of Martha Fortenberry Holden .
> > > Her children were:
> > > 1. Mattie Holden born Jan. 1855 in Louisana and married a Griffin.
> > > 2. William Holden born in abt. 1854 or so in Louisana.
> > > 3. James T. Holden born in 1858 or 1860 in Arkansas.
> > > 4. Susan J. Holden born probably June 1, 1861 in Arkansas and may have
> > died
> > > on Oct. 8, 1880 in Milam co.Texas.
> > > 5. John T. Holden born maybe Aug. 2, 1863 or in 1865 in Arkansas and
may
> > > have died on Sept. 9, 1896 in Milam County, Texas.
> > > 6. Callie D. Holden born March 1866 in Arkansas and married George W.
> > Odom,
> > > I think.
> > > Can anyone help me with this Holden family who lived in Arkansas
for
> > > quite a few years and left for Texas. I don't know if her husband died
in
> > > Arkansas or Texas or somewhere else.
> > > Jane Little
McEndree
> > >

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