The Burrell Taylor Fortenberry Family
Burrell Taylor Fortenberry was born 1820 in Mississippi. He was the son of William Jasper Fortenberry and Violette Kennington. he married Eliza Jane Ellzey, daughter of John Ellzey and Elizabeth Coney, on 15 August 1850. Burrell died 14 September 1863 in Mississippi.
1 Burrell Taylor Fortenberry b: 1820 in MS, d: 14 Sept 1863 in MS,
…… + Eliza Jane Ellzey b: 05 Sept 1830 in MS, m: 15 Aug 1850, d: 04 April 1899
…………2 John Narvel Fortenberry b: 05 Oct 1851 in MS, d: 15 March 1920 MS
………… + Eliza Jane Smith b: 21 Ja 1846, d: 31 Aug 1919
…………2 William Jackson Fortenberry b: 5 Dec 1853 MS, d: 03 March 1928 MS
………… + Canolia A. Simmons b: 12 Aug 1857, d: 07 Feb 1925 in MS
…………2 Henry F. Fortenberry b: c. 1854 in MS
…………2 Benjamin C. Fortenberry b: 12 March 1856 in MS, d: 20 Feb 1895
…………2 Luke T. Fortenberry b: 04 Aug 1859 in MS, d: 10 April 1931
Selected Sources:
- 1860 U. S. Census, Pike County, Mississippi
- Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Pike County, Mississippi. Deluxe. Norman, Oklahoma: Arphax Publishing Co., 2005.