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Guy Melvin FORTNEY

Guy Melvin FORTNEY

Male 1883 - 1928  (45 years)


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  • Name Guy Melvin FORTNEY
    Birth 15 Dec 1883  Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date 1888 on his headstone is incorrect. The 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1883, age 16, and his death record specifies Dec 15 1883.
    Gender Male
    Census 1900  Independence, Preston Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation laborer  [1] 
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Death 28 Dec 1928  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Cause: influenza, double bronchial pneumonia 
    Burial Greenlawn Memorial Park (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I74666  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 locationd. 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 Rachel RADCLIFF,   b. 5 Sep 1897, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1950, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)  [4, 5, 6]
    Children 
    >1. Paul FORTNEY,   b. 18 Dec 1914, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1983 (Age 68 years)
    +2. Dale Lee FORTNEY,   b. 4 Mar 1917, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1989 (Age 71 years)
    >3. Lloyd Edward FORTNEY,   b. 8 Dec 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Nov 1990 (Age 70 years)
    +4. Leroy FORTNEY,   b. 3 May 1926, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1963, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
    Family ID F31855  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1913880&Type=Death.

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

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    5. [S1620] Death record of husband.

    6. [S1604] Death record of son.