When James Columbus Fort Sr was born on 30 March 1898, in Collin, Texas, United States, his father, James Franklin Fort, was 26 and his mother, Mary Cornelia Brackney, was 21. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Lillian Allene McCorkle. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Princeton, Collin, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 10 November 1961, in Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Forest Grove, Collin, Texas, United States.
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French, Walloon, English, and Catalan: nickname from Old French, Middle English, Catalan fort ‘strong, brave’ (from Latin fortis). Compare Lefort .
French: from Fort, a French form of the Latin personal name Fortis (from fortis ‘strong, brave’), chosen by early Christians as a symbol of moral strength and steadfastness, and borne by an obscure saint whose cult was popular during the Middle Ages in southern and southwestern France. Compare St. Fort .
French: habitational name from (Le) Fort, the name of several places in various parts of France, named with Old French fort ‘stronghold’ (from the adjective fort ‘strong’). Compare Lefort .
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