1. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as John Fortner; age 9; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 126B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as John Fortner; age 29; born in WV in 1871; stone cutter; in household of mother, Octavia Darr
Fortner.
3. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on (no date); Page 218A;
Family #158/168.
Listed as John H. Fortner; age 31; born in WV; married once for 2 yrs; mason; head of household.
4. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 237B;
Family #199/202.
Listed as John H. Fortner; age 49; born in WV; married; brick and stone mason; head of household.
5. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Family #51/59.
Listed as John H. Fortner; age 56; born in WV; married at 36; brick and stone mason; head of
household.
6. McDowell Co, WV Death Certificate #3632; WV Archives Web Site.
John Howard Fortner; age 61 yrs, 5 mons, 2 days; born on 4 Oct 1870 in Giles Co, VA; married;
husband of May Anderson Fortner; stone mason; son of William Coburn (sic, Colby) and Octavia
Darr Fortner; died on 6 Mar 1932 at Davy, McDowell Co, WV from a stroke; buried on 8 Mar 1932 at
Penhook, VA; informant, May Anderson Fortner.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on (no date); Page 218A;
Family #158/168.
Listed as May Fortner; age 33; born in VA; married once for 2 yrs; no children; in household of
husband, John H. Fortner.
2. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 237B;
Family #199/202.
Listed as May A. Fortner; age 44; born in VA; married; in household of husband, John H. Fortner.
3. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 38B;
Family #51/59.
Listed as May A. Fortner; age 47; born in VA; married at 27; in household of husband, John H. Fortner.
4. Wood Co, WV; Register of Deaths No 10; Page 13; WV Archives Web Site.
May A. Fortner; age 84; born on 20 May 1875; widow; unknown parents; died on 20 Oct 1959 in the
WV Masonic Home, Wood Co, WV from pulmonary edema; buried on 24 Oct 1959 in Anderson
Cemetery, Penhook, VA.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as William C. Fortner; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as William Fortner; age 26; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
3. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken on 22 Jul 1870;
Page 550B; Family #51/51.
Listed as William C. Fortner; age 37; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
4. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as William C. Fortner; age 46; born in VA; married; farmer; head of household.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken on 22 Jul 1870;
Page 550B; Family #51/51.
Listed as Octavia Fortner; age 28; born in VA; in household of husband, William C. Fortner.
2. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as Octavia Fortner; age 39; born in VA; married; in household of husband, William C. Fortner.
3. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 126B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as Octavia Fortner; age 59; born in VA in 1841; widow; 7 children; all living; head of household.
1. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as Nannie Fortner; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
1. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
John R. Greenwalt; born in 1848; died in 1918; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos shown.
1. 1870 Census, Mercer Co, WV; Plymouth Township; Concord Church PO; taken on 22 Jul 1870;
Page 550B; Family #51/51.
Listed as Adah A. Fortner; age 2; born in WV; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
2. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as Ada Fortner; age 12; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
3. McDowell Co, WV; Death Certificate #732; WV Archives Web Site.
Ada Ann Lee Greenwalt; age 68 yrs, 11 mons, 18 days; born 9 Feb 1867 in Thessalia, VA; widow;
retired house keeper; living at 5 Hobert St, Welch, WV; daughter of William C. and Octavia (Darr)
Fortner; died 27 Jan 1936 at her residence; due to diabetes; gangrene of leg; buried 29 Jan 1936
in Roderfield, WV; informant May Greenwalt, Welch, WV.
4. FindAGrave.com Web Site; Iaeger Memorial Cemetery, Roderfield, McDowell Co, WV; submitted by
B. Walls; 22 Dec 2013.
Ada A. Greenwalt; born in 1867; died in 1936; buried here; headstone and grave marker photos shown.
1. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as Minnie Fortner; age 4; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
2. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 126B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as Minnie Fortner; age 24; born in VA in 1876; single; in household of mother, Octavia Darr
Fortner.
1. 1910 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on (no date); Page 217A;
Family #130/139.
Listed as Vic Robertson; age 34; born in VA; boarder; widowed; surveyor in coal mine; in household
of Lewis Canterbury.
2. McDowell Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #4522; Welch, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Victor Hoge Robertson; age 42; born on 7 Jan 1875; living at Davy, McDowell Co, WV; employed by
Superior Pocahontas Coal Co as a stone mason; nearest relative, Lilly Hoge Robertson, Davy, WV;
medium height and build; blue eyes and dark hair.
3. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 7 Jan 1920; Page 237B;
Family #200/203.
Listed as Victor H. Robertson; age 44; born in VA; married; stone mason for coal company;
head of household.
4. 1930 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Davy; taken on 3 Apr 1930; Page 39A;
Family #54/62.
Listed as Victor H. Robertson; age 54; born in VA; married at 20; brick and stone mason; head of
household.
1. 1880 Census, Giles Co, VA; Pearisburg District; taken on 2 Jun 1880; Page 18C; Family #19/20.
Listed as Mary Fortner; age 1; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Fortner.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 126B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as Arthur Fortner; age 18; born in VA in 1882; in household of mother, Octavia Darr Fortner.
2. Logan Co, WV; WW I Draft Registration Card #5350; Logan, WV Draft Board; 12 Sep 1918.
Arthur Sullens Fortner; age 37; born on 12 Jul 1881; living at Chapmansville, WV; stone work for
Logan Co, WV; nearest relative, Luna Fortner; tall with medium build; blue eyes and Black hair.
3. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family #317/327.
Listed as Arthur S. Fortner; age 38; born in VA; married; brick mason; head of household.
4. Logan Co, WV Death Certificate #621; WV Archives Web Site.
Arthur Fortner; age 48 yrs, 5 mons, 20 days; born on 12 Jul 1881 in Pearisburg, Giles Co, VA; married;
husband of Mrs. Luna Peyton; bricklayer; son of William C. and Octavia Darr Fortner; died on 2 Jan
1930 at Chapmansville, Logan Co, WV from heart trouble; buried on 4 Jan 1930 at Chapmansville;
informant, F.W. O'Dell.
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family #317/327.
Listed as Luna Fortner; age 28; born in WV; in household of husband, Arthur S. Fortner.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as Luna Fortner; age 58; born in WV; widow; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family #317/327.
Listed as William Fortner; age 5; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur S. Fortner.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as William Fortner; age 15; born in WV; in household of mother, Luna Peyton Fortner.
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family #317/327.
Listed as Ellen P. Fortner; age 2 yrs, 2 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur S. Fortner.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as Allen Fortner; age 13; born in WV; in household of mother, Luna Peyton Fortner.
1. 1920 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 20 Jan 1920; Page 145A;
Family #317/327.
Listed as Lucinda M. Fortner; age 1 yr, 11 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Arthur S. Fortner.
2. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as Lucinda Fortner; age 11; born in WV; in household of mother, Luna Peyton Fortner.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as Cecil Fortner; age 8; born in WV; in household of mother, Luna Peyton Fortner.
1. 1930 Census, Logan Co, WV; Chapmansville District; taken on 14 Apr 1930; Page 115B;
Family #14/14.
Listed as Roberta Fortner; age 6; born in WV; in household of mother, Luna Peyton Fortner.
1. TN Marriages, 1796-1950; LDS Web Site.
H.C. Peters; married on 13 Jul 1905 in TN; Della Fortner.
2. Teton Co, MT; WW I Draft Registration Card #834; 6 Sep 1918; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Houston C. Peters; age 39; born 3 Jun 1879; living in Choteau, Teton Co, MT; saloon keeper;
self employed; nearest relative, Della D. Peters, Choyeau, MT; medium height with stout build;
blue eyes and dark hair.
3. MT Death Index, 1907-2007; Montana Office of Vital Statistics; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Houston Peters; born about 1879; died 16 Sep 1927.
1. 1900 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Welch; taken on 12 Jun 1900; Page 126B;
Family #131/137.
Listed as Della D. Fortner; age 14; born in VA in 1886; in household of mother, Octavia Darr
Fortner.
2. TN Marriages, 1796-1950; LDS Web Site.
H.C. Peters; married on 13 Jul 1905 in TN; Della Fortner.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Hardy Fortner; age 50; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Hardy Fortner; age 59; born in VA; farm tenant; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Mary Fortner; age 42; born in VA; in household of husband, Hardy Fortner.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Mary Fortner; age 52; born in VA; in household of husband, Hardy Fortner.
3. 1870 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville District; Hobbs Ferry PO; taken on 17 Aug 1870; Page 268A;
Family #22/22.
Listed as Mary Fortner; age 63; born in VA; in household of son-in-law, William Hughes.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Sarah Fortner; age 16; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Ann Fortner; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Aaron Fortner; age 17; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as James H. Fortner; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as James Fortner; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Virginia Fortner; age 5 mons; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Susan Fortner; age 10; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
1. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Erastus Fortner; age 7; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Hardy Fortner; age 50; born in VA; farmer; head of household.
2. 1860 Census, Giles Co, VA; Staffordsville PO; taken on 23 Jun; Page 78; Family #152/138.
Listed as Hardy Fortner; age 59; born in VA; farm tenant; head of household.
1. 1850 Census, Giles Co, VA; taken on 16 Sep 1850; Page 430A; Family #861/854.
Listed as Polly Fortner; age 31; born in VA; in household of father, Hardy Fortner.