John Gordon Fortson

Male29 September 1872–8 May 1933

Brief Life History of John Gordon

When John Gordon Fortson was born on 29 September 1872, in Alabama, United States, his father, William M Fortson, was 29 and his mother, Jane D Kennedy, was 29. He had at least 1 daughter with Cornelia Willis. He lived in Brannon Stand, Houston, Alabama, United States in 1910 and Taylor, Houston, Alabama, United States in 1930. He died on 8 May 1933, in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Gordon Fortson
1872–1933
Cornelia Willis
1883–1984
Nellie C Fortson
1910–

Sources (8)

  • John Fortson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John Gordon Fortson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • John Gordon Fortson, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

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Siblings (9)

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World Events (8)

1874

Age 2

Historical Boundaries 1874: Geneva, Alabama, United States 1903: Houston, Alabama, United States

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

Age 3

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 18

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

Possibly English: unexplained.

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

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