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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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Mississippi is the 20th state.
On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.
Altered form of Faulkenberry , a surname of Dutch origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesHe 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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