Ben, I don't recognize the name Maude Easley. Which Fortenberry did she marry? I have two Fortenber(r)y lines. Jeremiah Fortenberry and James R. Fortenbery. Carole >From: "Ben Bunting" <f58905@knology.net> >Reply-To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com >To: MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: Sampson Jackson Johnson >Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 21:11:31 -0400 > >I have a Fortenberry married to a Maude Easley >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Carole Proctor" <proctorcarole@hotmail.com> >To: <MSCOPIAH-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 9:51 PM >Subject: Sampson Jackson Johnson > > > > > > > > Hello All, > > Does anyone have information about Sampson Jackson JOHNSON's parents? > > Sampson was born 20 Aug. 1823 in TN, died 7 Feb. 1914 in Hazlehurst, >Copiah > > Co., MS, married first Sarah A.___ about 1842, married second Sarah > > Elizabeth FORTENBERRY, (daughter of Jeremiah Fortenberry) 4 May 1854 >Copiah, > > MS. > > > > Sampson had one daughter and three sons by his first wife: Martha A., > > William J., George N. (or W.), and Hiram A. > > > > He had five daughters and three sons by his second wife: Nancy, Benjamin > > Franklin, Mary (or Mollie), Sarah (or Sallie E.), Laura Belle, Cordella >E., > > Sampson Jackson, and Henry H. > > > > He is on the 1850 Copiah census, a saddler and lived in Gallatin. I did >not > > find him on the 1860 MS census, but he is on 1870, 1880, 1900 >(Hazlehurst) > > and 1910 (Hazlehurst), Copiah censuses. > > > > I have a copy of his death certificate which, unfortunately does not >name > > his parents. > > > > Any help will be greatly appreciated. I've researched this family >thoroughly > > and have some info about his children and grandchildren which I'll be >glad > > to share. > > > > Carole > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at >http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > > > > ==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > > Check out the county page at > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mscopiah > > > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > > > > > >==== MSCOPIAH Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp