Hello Everyone, While I have not yet checked to see if these BRIDGES and FORT people are mine, they well could be since my BRIDGES and FORT families married each other. Leslie (Bridges) Kohler ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Fort" <tfort@tfort.com> To: <FORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 10:27 AM Subject: [FORT] FORTs, BRIDGES mentioned in HISTORY OF HARRIS COUNTY GA, 1827-1961 > > Bordering Muscogee County, Georgia to the north is Harris County. While > researching my mother's line (Williams), I ran across HISTORY OF HARRIS > COUNTY GA, 1827-1961 by Louise Calhoun Barfield, 1961. There are several > Forts mentioned, though none directly in my line. I thought I'd jot them > down for the benefit of any other Fort researchers. I hope this helps > someone, sometime. See my further notes at the end. > Tom Fort > > Page 35: RFD Carriers > Hamilton Rt. 4 Feb 2, 1903 James E. Fort > > Page 71: Marriages 1859 > December 19 -- Thomas L. Forte and Laura F. Evans > > Page 214: Harris Co. Representatives (to Ga. Legislature) > 1898-99 Robert E. Fort > 1900-01 Robert E. Fort > > Page 223: Tax Receivers > 1877 R. E. Fort > 1893 R. E. Fort > > Page 226: Superior Court Judge, Chattahooche Circuit > Tenure Judge > 9-24-1942 to 12-13-1956 T. Hicks Fort > > Page 235: Persons congratulating the "Harris County Journal" in its 70th > Anniversary Edition in 1939 included R. B. Fort > > Page 272: District Education Trustees in 1886 > Valley Plains District -- R. E. Fort > > Page 303: Confederate Veterans, Book Pension Roll, Harris County Book 234, > Disabled or Invalid Soldiers Roll > Fort, R. E., Co. I, 46 Ga., 3-4-1862. Age > > Page 305: List of Confederate Veterans buried in Hamilton Cemetary > Robert Fort > > Page 408: Chipley Cemetery > Infant Mamie Fort, b. 12-20-1902 > > Page 412: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery (West of Chipley) > James E. Fort, Jr., b 10-4-1909, d 6-28-1910 > > Page 448: Photo of Confederate Veterans made in front of court house on > the > square in Hamilton, Ga > Robert E. Fort > > Page 458: Plans for new Hamilton Methodist Church, 1926 > Board of Stewards: R. B. Fort > > Page 494: Robert Bridges Fort > ROBERT BRIDGES FORT > (Family Record by Mary Fort, Hamilton, Ga.) > Robert Emmett Fort, son of Miranda Fort and Elizabeth Stanford Fort, was > born August 12, 1840, and died December 22, 1918. He was married to Martha > Elizabeth Bridges (b.9-12-1847, d.4-5-1928) on December 3, 1867. > Their children: > Lillie Dean Fort (b. Oct. 9, 1868, d. May, 1924), m. William Greer. > Their children: > James Robert Greer, > Fort Greer, > Harmon Greer, > Betty Greer, > Martha Greer, > Calvin Greer, > Jesse Greer, > Lillie Greer. > Robert Bridges Fort (b. Jan. 23, 1871, d. July 19, 1957), m. Mary B. > Phillips. > Their children: > Edna Earl Fort, > Raymond Woodfin Fort, > Mary Katherine Fort, > Robert Bridges Fort; Jr., > Willie Miranda Fort (b. Oct. 8, 1874, d. Sept. 5, 1941). > James Emmett Fort (b. Sept. 4, 1878, d. Jan. 27, 1946), m. Ozella > Jenkins. > Their children: > James Emmett Fort, Jr., b 10-4-1909, d 6-28-1910 > Julia Elizabeth Fort, > Ida Jean Fort. > Jefferson Burch Fort (b. Sept. 27, 1882, d. April 4, 1943), m. > Jessie Williams. > Their children: > Dorothy Fort, > Martha Ella Fort, > India Fort, > Charles Roy Fort. > Roy Woodfin Fort (b. Sept. 17, 1890, d. July 13, 1912). > > Page 498: Hamilton Cemetary > Martha Bridges Fort b.9-12-1847 d.4-5-1928 > Roy W. Fort b.9-17-1890 d.7-13-1912 > Robert Fort b.8-12-1840 d.12-22-1896 > James Emmett Fort b.9-4-1878 d.1-27-1946 > Robert Bridges Fort b.1-23-1871 d.7-19-1957 > > Page 513: Harris Housing Authority > Elizabeth Fort > > Page 616: W. P. Bridges > W. P. BRIDGES > (Family Record by Mrs. W. O. Smith. Columbus, Ga.) > W. P. Bridges, Methodist, farmer, m. Lucy Elandor Fort (dau. of Miranda > and > Elizabeth (Fort) Bridges) b. 7-22-1127, d. 11-9-1878. Both were members of > the Bethel Methodist Church of Pine Mountain Valley. > Their children: > Nathaniel Bailey Bridges b. 5-20-1869. > Lizize Naomi Bridges b. 7-3-1871. > Mattie Fort Bridges b. 8-11-1873. > Lillie Elandor Bridges b. 2-3-1876. > Kate Bridges b. 12-12-1881. the dau. of W. P. and Ira James Bridges. > > Page 705: White Family of Whitesville > ...land is ownned today by Mrs. J. B. Fort of Whitesville. > Page 706: > The White Cemetery is across the road from Mrs. J.B. Fort's home. > > Page 719: John Golightly Andrews > (Children of Dr. Charles Williams and 3rd wife Ella Patillo) Mrs. Jesse W. > Fort > > Page 728: Mrs. Jessie Williams Fort > MRS. JESSIE WILLIAMS FORT (Family Record by Mrs. J. B. Fort) > J. [Jefferson] Burch Fort, son of Robert Fort and Martha Elizabeth > (Bridges) > Fort, m. Jessie Williams, dau. of L. O. Williams and Etta Pattillo. > Their children: > Dorothy Fort unm. > Martha Fort m. Linton Washington. > Issue: Helen, Nancy, Larry. > India Fort m. Henry Cook. > Issue: Marie, Charles, Betty. Robert Fort unm. > > REMINISCENCES OF Mrs. J. B. Fort > Mountain Creek Baptist Church was organized in 1829 in the home of Rev. J. > W. Cooper. It was located across the road from the home of Mrs. Fort and > south of the White Cemetery and north of the Mountain Creek in which many > of > the early members were baptized. A cemetery of a few of the slaves is > marked > only by field rocks. > The property is owned today by E. L. Truett (Lot 282—20 District). > > The White Farm Land > The Fort farm passed through many hands, as the early deeds of Mrs. Fort > indicated. Among owners have been the Cooper family, the White family, and > her father, 0. L. Williams, who gave the place to Mrs. Fort. She loves it > with all of its history. Many landmarks and sites of nearby Whitesville > have > passed away. Few people remember where they stood. > > [Further Notes from Tom Fort, 10-9-2004] > Several trees on the internet have the father of Robert Emmett Fort, > Miranda Fort as having been born 28 Nov 1806 in Milledgeville, Putnam > County, Georgia. [Note: Milledgeville is in Baldwin County, borders Putnam > on the south.] Others have the same date with a birthplace of Virginia. > There are trees that have Miranda as son of the Edwin Edward Fort ("A > Family > Called Fort", p30) that married Lucy Lane of Brunswick County, Va and "may > have moved to Hancock County, Ga." about 1810. Hancock County borders both > Baldwin and Putnam on the east. > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.775 / Virus Database: 522 - Release Date: 10/8/2004 > > > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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