GGGGRANDMOTHER AND GGGGFATHER
death of James Frost, Elizabeth married Littleberry Price the son of Rice
Price and Morning Moore. Ruben Frost lived with Littleberry Price in
1850. Ruben and Morning Frost are found on the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census
of Johnson County, Ga
Children of MORNING PRICE FROST and RUBEN FROST are:
52. i. JAMES WILLIAM6 FROST, b. August 10, 1854; d. February 13, 1938.
ii. ELIZABETH FROST, b. 1858.
53. iii. RUBEN RILEY FROST, b. November 1860, Johnson Co, Ga.
MILLIE FORTNER FROST
BORN: JAN 25 1853
DIED: JUNE 02 1913
WIFE OF R.R. FROST
R. R. FROST AND MILLIE E. FORTNER,
WERE MARRIED 11 JAN 1881 IN JOHNSON COUNTY GEORGIA
Children of RUBEN FROST and MILLIE FORTNER are:
i. PEARL S.7 FROST, b. October 1883.
ii. PRISCILLA FROST, b. January 1884.
iii. NEWTON S. FROST, b. February 1886.
iv. WILLIAM E. FROST, b. April 1887. My Granddad
v. LUTHER FROST, b. August 1889.
vi. MILLIE T. FROST, b. September 1890.
vii. HORACE FROST, b. November 1897.
BORN: FEB 23 1906
DIED: APR 03 1906
BORN: NOV 09 1911
DIED: JAN 08 1965
BORN: SEPT 30 1898
DIED: FEB 24 1926
BORN: NOV 11 1876
DIED: FEB 25 1906
BORN: 1908
DIED: 1920
GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER SWAIN MONTGOMERY FORTNER born 29 December 1820 and died 13 Mar 1881. He married SOPHIA S. POWELL born 10 Jan 1820 and died 04 Aug 1897.
My Greatgranddad's second marrage and had a son named Quinton Frost
Johnson COUNTY GA Will Swain M. Fortner
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Swain M. Fortner Will
Know all men by the presents that I Swain M. Fortner
in the county of Johnson and the State of Georgia
being in Sound and in good health and disposing Mind
and Memory do make and publish this My last will and
Testament hearby revoking all former wills by me at
anytime heretofore made and as to my worldly Estate
and all the property real personal or mixed of which I
Shall die Surveyed and possessed or to which I shall
be entitled at the time of decease I devise bequeath
and dispose Thereof in names following to wit
First my Will is that all my Just debts and funeral
expenses Shall by my executor hereinafter named be
paid Out of my estate as Soon after my decease as
Shall by Then be found covenant
Item
I give desire and bequeath to my beloved wife Sophira
Fortner all my household furniture and nine hundred
acres of Land Known as my home place adjoining lands
of Harel (Horton?) and Amanda Anderson whereon I now
reside Granted to Johnson Fortner to have and hold the
same to her for and during The terms of natural Life
or so long as She Shall remain my widow The above
mentioned property to be divided between Millie E.
Frost and Nancy D. Fortner Obadiah S. Fortner
The cattle and hogs and horses and mules oxens carts
and waggons (sic) gin and_____ to be equally divided
between the three above mentioned heirs The Land to be
divided Millie E. Frost and Nancy D. Fortner along a
some of marked trees running N.S_____ Millie having
the West portion of __ land and Obediah S. Fortner to
have the above mentioned Sheep.
Item 2
I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary M. Meeks three
hundred and fifty acres of Land whereon She now
resides adjoining land of Fortner and Kight to have
and to hold the Same together with all the ___
property and income thereof to her the Said Mary M.
Meeks her heirs forever
Item 3
I give and bequeath to my daughter Jerusha E. Frost
two hundred acres of Land Known as the Frank Place
adjoining lands of Stevens and Johnson to have and to
hold the Same together with all the profits and income
thereof to her the said Jersuha E. Frost herein
forever
Item 4
I give and bequeath to my niece Martha A. McDaniel
Known as the heath land adjoining land of _______ to
have and to hold the Same together with all the
profits and income thereof to her the Said Martha A.
McDaniel her heirs forever
And lastly I do nominate and appoint my said son
Obediah Fortner and Millie E. Frost to be the
executors of this my last Will and Testament in
testimony where of I The said Swain M. Fortner have to
this my last will and testament I have subscribed My
name and affixed my Seal This The Twenty-Seventh day
of December in the year of lord One Thousand Eight
hundred and Seventy nine
Signed Sealed published and declared by the said Swain
M. Fortner as and for this last will and testament in
The presence of us who at his request and in his
presence and in the presence of Each Other have
subscribed Our names as witnesses hereunto
Thomas J. Rowland
David _ Douglass
State of Georgia
Johnson County
We the ____ signed heirs at Law of Swain M. Fortner
late of Johnson County deceased hereby adopt as the
last will published of said Swain M. Fortner The _____
executors by heirs as Such on the 29th day of December
1879 in the presence of Thomas J. Rowland and David
Douglass as witnesses we agree that the same may be
probated as offered by Obediah S. Fortner and Millie
Frost executor and executor Therein named in solemn
form in Court of Ordinary on the first Monday in April
next This March 30th 1881
her
Sofira v Fortner
O. S. Fortner
Amanda Anderson
Mary M. Meeks
Nancy D. Fortner
M.A. McDaniel
Sarah J. Spence
J. E. Frost
Millie E. Frost
E. S. Fortner
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SARAH (SALLIE) FORTNER
FAMILY HISTORY
compiled by Connie Perry Page, 732 Page Garrett Road, Kite, GA
Annie Ruth Fortner Page, 577 Page Garrett Road, Kite, GA
SARAH FORTNER was born 07 May 1800 and died 10 February 1883. She lived in Emanuel County, Georgia, in the 1810 Census. Her property was moved into Johnson County with its formation. She is buried in the Fortner Family Cemetery northwest of Kite, Johnson County, GA. She had three known sons: SWAIN MONTGOMERY FORTNER, JAMES TOL FORTNER, and MITCHEL GRIFFIN FORTNER. A lot of uncertainty surrounds Grannny Sally. To date I have found no record of her marriage or her parents. There must be some connection to the SWAIN family because of the prevalence of the name among her children. Some speculate that STEPHEN SWAIN was the father of her children. Others think that SWAIN was her maiden name making her a sister to STEPEN SWAIN and that her husband died prior to 1810. There are other children as well apparently with a different father: MARTHA A.E. FORTNER and HARDEE FORTNER.
MITCHELL GRIFFIN FORTNER born 04 February 1819 and died 08 July 1887 in Polk County, FL. He is buried in Mt. Olive Cemetery. He served as sherriff in Emanuel County. He married AXIE BEDGOOD. He later moved to Irwin County and served in the legislature. He introduced the bill creating Wilcox County. His land was cut into the newly formed county in 1857. He moved to Worth County, GA and on to Polk County FL where he died.
SWAIN MONTGOMERY FORTNER born 29 December 1820 and died 13 Mar 1881. He is buried in the Fortner Family Cemetery in Johnson County, Georgia He was a Representative from 1840-1850 and again in 1857-58. He married SOPHIA S. POWELL born 10 Jan 1820 and died 04 Aug 1897. She is buried in the Fortner Family Cemetery in Johnson County Georgia She was the daughter of SILAS and LITHA WEBB POWELL who are buried in the Oakey Grove Cemetery in Johnson County, Georgia. They had 10 children: EBENESER FORTNER; AMANDA SOPHIRA FORTNER; OBEDIAH S. FORTNER born 1846 married in 1888 to Beann ?; SARAH FORTNER born 21 Dec 1849 died May 1889 married on 24 Dec 1867 to LESTON D. SPENCE CSA Ga. Inf. Co. F 48th Reg; MILLIE FORTNER born 25 January 1853 died 02 June 1913 buried New Home Church married RILEY FROST; MARIE MOLLIE FORTNER born 29 August 1855, died 21 Oct 1911 married on 15 Mar 1877 to JOHN M. MEEKS born 12 Nov 1854 and died 08 Aug 1922; JERUSHA FORTNER born 23 Feb 1856 and died 12 Mar 1896 married J.W. (BILLY) FROST; DELILA FORTNER; PATSY FORTNER; and BENJAMIN FORTNER.
JAMES T. (TOL) FORNTER born 12 Dec 1822 and died 05 Jun 1891. He is buried in the Fortner Family Cemetery in Johnson County, Georgia. He married MARY POLLY POWELL born 08 August 1820 and died 08 January 1888. She is also buried in the Fortner Family Cemetery in Johnson County, Georgia. She was the daughter of SILAS and LITHA WEBB POWELL and sister to SOPHIA who married SWAIN FORTNER. TOL and POLLY had 9 children. BENJAMIN G. FORTNER born 31 Jul 1844 and died 23 Jun 1918, buried Fortner Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Georgia He was a Confederate Soldier. He served as a Senator from Emanuel, Johnson, and Laurens counties 1905-1906 He married on 05 Jan 1869 SUSAN E. MEEKS born 11 Nov 1852 and died 02 Feb 1918. SWAIN S. FORTNER born 15 May 1848 and died 10 Jan 1921. He married (1) MISSOURI MEEKS born 07 Jul 1849 and died 23 Dec 1907.He married (2) BELLE IVY WILLIAMS. ROXANA (ROXIE) FORTNER born 08 February 1849 and died 02 July 1891. She married JORDAN F. DAVIS born 1843 and died 1917. FREEMAN L. FORTNER born 27 February 1850 and died 03 December 1897. He married APPIE WHITFIELD born 05 April 1854 and died 02 January 1930. CALCIE FORTNER married BENNETT POWELL. SILAS LOTT FORTNER born 03 February 1854 and died 31 December 1915. He is buried in Gumlog Primitive Baptist Church. He married AMANDA (SISTER) DAVIS born 26 July 1860 and died 10 November 1939. MALINDA FORTNER married ENOCH MARTIN PRICE. SAFFIE FORTNER born 13 August 1860 and died 09 May 1943. She married (1) TOM WHEELER and (2) JOHN BRANTLEY. JAMES T. (TOLLY) FORTNER born 17 November 1877 and died 11 October 1890.
MARTHA A.E. FORTNER born ca 1835 in Emanuel County, GA. Married on 26 March 1854 to JOHN A. GIBBS in Irwin County, GA. He was a Confederate Soldier. They had three children: NANCY JANE GIBBS born 17 December 1855. She married in Polk County FL on 11 November 1897 to GEORGE W. WATSON born 02 November 1872 JOHN M. GIBBS born ca 1858 in Wilcox County, GA. GEORGE G. GIBBS born 15 December 1859 and died 30 May 1945 in Wilcox County, GA. He is buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Owensboro, Wilcox County, GA. He married ELIZAR STONE on 12 November 1882 in Wilcox County, GA.
References:
Searching for Our Ancestors Among the Gravestones: A Cemetery Record of Johnson County, Georgia, by Mattie Lee Hoover Meadows
1860 Census Records of Johnson County, Georgia transcribed by Hulda K. Kelly 1988, pp. 12, 23
1870 Census Records of Johnson County, Georgia pp. 154, 162B, 163, 171B
1880 Census Records of Johnson County, Georgia pp. 344B, 345
1900 Census Records of Johnson County, Georgia pp. 210B, 211B, 214A, 214B
1910 Census Records of Johnson County, Georgia pp.7A, 8B, 10B, 12A, 12B, 13B,19A, 19B, 24A
Personal Knowledge of Annie Ruth Fortner Page
The Passing of the Pines: A History of Wilcox County, Georgia, vol. III, compiled by Mary Lou McDonald, p. 120.
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