Hugh Pittman Fortenberry

Brief Life History of Hugh Pittman

When Hugh Pittman Fortenberry was born on 27 February 1811, in Lancaster, South Carolina, United States, his father, Isaac Fortenberry, was 46 and his mother, Bethany Cordelia Magee, was 32. He married Obedience Lee on 16 January 1834, in Marion, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Beat 4 Water Holes, Marion, Mississippi, United States in 1880. He died on 21 March 1894, in Marion, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Foxworth Cemetery, Marion, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Pittman Fortenberry
1811–1894
Obedience Lee
1812–1890
Marriage: 16 January 1834
Elisha Applewhite
1830–1865
John Applewhite
1832–1901
Nancy Fortenberry
1837–1922
Jesse Lee Fortenberry
1837–1912
Bethany Cordelia Fortenberry
1839–1896
William J Fortenberry
1842–1860
Benjamin Lewis Fortenberry Sr.
1844–1903
Sarah E Fortenberry
1844–1935
Missouri Julia Fortenberry
1848–1923
Harriet Fortenberry
1853–1931

Sources (12)

  • Hugh Fortenberry, "United States, Census, 1840"
  • Hugh Pittman Fortenberry, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hugh Fortenbery, "Mississippi, State Archives, Various Records, 1818-1952"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1817

Mississippi is the 20th state.

1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail

On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Faulkenberry , a surname of Dutch origin.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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He is the Husband to Bethany Cordelia Magee. He is the Father of Hugh P. Fortenberry. He is the Grandfather of Sarah Fortenberry Forbes. He is the Great-Grandfather of Missouria Forbes Summer. All of …

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