Georgia:  Elbert County: Obituary of Thomas Jefferson Fortson
October 1955
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Chandler Eavenson
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The following obituary appeared in the Elberton Star in
October, 1955:

"T. J. Fortson, 79, Dies in Atlanta - 
T. J. Fortson, formerly of Elbert County, died yesterday in
Atlanta of a heart attack after being ill only one day. He
was 79 years old. Funeral services will be held in Atlanta
tomorrow afternoon at 1:30 and burial will be in Crest Lawn
cemetery. Mr. Fortson is survived by a son, Thomas B. Fortson
of High Springs, Fla; two brothers W. A. Fortson and George
Fortson of Atlanta; three sisters, Miss Sallie Lou Fortson
of Fishkill, NY, Mrs. L. D. Hewell of Elberton and Mrs. Leon
Eavenson of Atlanta."

[Submitter's notes: Thomas Jefferson Fortson (1876-1955) was
the son of Confederate Soldier Asa Chandler Fortson and wife
Louisa Catherine Hall, daughter of Confederate Soldier Lt.
James Chambers Hall and wife Mary Adaline Loftis. He married
in 1899 to Neva Burford of Calhoun Falls, SC. A son, Major
Henry Fortson, US Army, had died in 1947 in Lima, Peru.]

Submitted by: Chandler Eavenson