Georgia:  Elbert County:  Bible Record of Asa Chandler Fortson and
His wife, Louisa Catherine Hall				
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The following is a transcription of the family record pages from the Bible
of Asa Chandler Fortson and wife Louisa Catherine Hall who lived at Goss,
Elbert Co., GA. All children were born and raised there. The title page of
the Bible reflects it was printed in New York by the American Bible Society
in 1885. The Bible was handed down to their daughter Edna Fortson Eavenson
(1896-1981) and by her to this submitter, Chandler Eavenson, 491
Whippoorwill Ln., Sautee-Nacoochee, GA 30571. Info below which is included
in brackets [] was not in the Bible but is added by the submitter for
clarification.

Births: A.C.Fortson borned the 21 day of Aug 1847
Louisa C. Hall was borned the 9th day of July 1855
Augustus F. Fortson was borned the 5th day of Dec 1870
James M. Fortson was borned the 10th day of July 1873
[James Marion Fortson]
Thomas J. Fortson was borned the 11th day of Feb 1876
[Thomas Jefferson Fortson]
Mary E. Fortson was borned the 21 day of June 1878
[Mary Emma Fortson]
William A. Fortson was borned the 31 day of Aug 1882
[William Asa Fortson]
Joseph B. Fortson was borned the 2 day July 1884
[Joseph Brown Fortson]
Sallie Lou Fortson was borned the 26 day of Aug 1886
George Harold Fortson was born the 20 of October 1888
Jessie Arlene Fortson was born the Oct 8 1890
[Name changed to Jessie Adeline Fortson]
John Frank Fortson was born the March 18, 1893
[Name changed to Fred Hall Fortson]
Edna Fortson was born June 26, 1896
Born to Mr. & Mrs. Leon Eavenson Sep 24th 1927
a boy Leon Chandler Eavenson

Marriages: A. C. Fortson and L. C. Hall was married Feb the 8th, 1870
J. E. Conwell and A. F. Fortson was married May 5th 1893
J. M. Fortson was married to Corrie Seymore Dec 12th, 1898
Emma Fortson was married 1898 in December to Mr. Lester Vickery
T. J. Fortson married in August to Neva Burford
[the year was 1899]
W. A. Fortson married Pearl Gaines in the year of 1905,
November Sat. 8:30 oclock
G. H. Fortson married Annie Lou Jackson in August 24, 1913
Jessie A. Fortson married L. D. Hewell 17th day of June 1914

Deaths: A. C. Fortson died the 24th day of Jan 1906
Louisa C. Fortson died Oct 4th 1927
Joe B. Fortson died March 5th, 1919
Gussie Conwell died May 26, 1933

[For details regarding children and descendants, see "Lt.
Thomas Fortson (1742-1824) and Some of His Descendants"
by John Wright Boyd, pub. 1973, 943 pp. Asa Chandler
Fortson (CSA) was the son of Jesse Marion Fortson and
Frances Mills. Louisa Hall Fortson was the daughter of
Lt. James Chambers Hall (CSA) and Mary Adaline Loftis.
A. C., Louisa, Joseph B., Lt. James C. and Mary Adaline
are buried in the family cemetery at Goss.]