Larry Dale Fortenberry

Male21 April 1954–30 January 2019

Brief Life History of Larry Dale

When Larry Dale Fortenberry was born on 21 April 1954, in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, his father, Grover Delton Fortenberry, was 38 and his mother, Oree Edith Bishop, was 34. He died on 30 January 2019, in his hometown, at the age of 64, and was buried in Coats, Simpson, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Grover Delton Fortenberry
1915–1979
Oree Edith Bishop
1919–1987
Larry Dale Fortenberry
1954–2019

Sources (2)

  • Larry Dale Fortenberry, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Larry D Fortenberry in entry for Oree Edith Bishop Fortenberry, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 1

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

1964 · The Freedom Summer Murders

Age 10

In what is called the Freedom Summer Murders, James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, three civil rights workers, were shot in Neshoba County, Mississippi. They were campaigning to register African Americans in Mississippi to vote. It was determined that the murderers were members of the KKK and Philadelphia, Mississippi Police Department.

1973 · Roe Vs. Wade

Age 19

A Controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of the laws restricting access to abortions.

Name Meaning

Altered form of Faulkenberry , a surname of Dutch origin.

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

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