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Carl Melvin FORTNEY

Carl Melvin FORTNEY

Male 1895 - 1987  (92 years)

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  • Name Carl Melvin FORTNEY 
    Born 30 Apr 1895  Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Independence, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1917  [4] 
    barber, employed by R. L. Snyder in Clarksburg 
    Residence 1916, 1917  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Census 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Listed as son Carl Fortney, 24, widowed, barber in barber shop, in household of his parents. His son Earl was enumerated in the household of his maternal grandparents.
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    barber in barber shop 
    Occupation 1930  [6] 
    manager of storage & drayage 
    Census 1930, 1940  Seattle, King Co, WA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In 1930, with his wife Ida (38, b. Utah, father b. Denmark, mother b. Sweden) and seven children (all born in Washington), listed as Carl E. Fortney, 40 [sic], b. WVa (both parents b. WVa), manager of storage & drayage, value of home (owned) $10,000.

      In 1940, with his wife Ida and four children, listed as Carl E. Fortney, 50 [sic], b. WVa, truck driver for transfer company.
    Residence Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 26 Sep 1987  [1] 
    Person ID I127916  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Jun 2020 

    Father David Crockett FORTNEY,   b. 28 Aug 1856, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1920, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Effie Alberta CHIDESTER,   b. 1864,   d. 1941  (Age 77 years) 
    Family ID F42388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Orthie FLINT,   b. Jan 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years) 
    Married 5 Jun 1916  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Earl Eugene FORTNEY,   b. 6 May 1917, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Family ID F55729  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S2256] 1900 Census, Preston County, WV.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=54490&Type=Marriage.

    4. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database).

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S1898] 1930 Census.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.