Puffer Genealogy
FORTNEY, Alta V.
1874 - 1968 (94 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. FORTNEY, Alta V. was born in 1874 in Effingham County, IL (daughter of FORTNEY, Samuel and DAVIDSON, Martha B. "Patsy"); died on 14 Aug 1968 in Clay County, MO; was buried in Independence, MO. Other Events and Attributes:
- Residence: 1880
2. 
FORTNEY, Samuel was born on 23 Aug 1818 in Portsmouth, OH (son of FORTNEY, Daniel and STRONG, Jemima); died on 14 Nov 1897 in Effingham, IL; was buried in Effingham County, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 11
- Arrival: Abt 1823, Grayville, IL; Came with his family to IL at the age of 6. Information taken from his Obituary in 1897
- Residence: 3 Jul 1865, Douglas, IL; IL State Census Collection, 1825-1865 about Samuel Furtney Name: Samuel Furtney Census Date: 3 J
- Occupation: Abt 1880, Effingham County, IL; First Justice of the Peace who located in Broughton. He was a Democrat in his political life.
- Residence: 1880, Effingham, IL; Samuel was divorced and was a Tax Assessor. Samuel Fortney 62 Samuel S. Fortney 23 Sylvester Fortn
- Military: 17 Mar 1887; Mexican War Veteran Served under Capt Harvey Lee Co C 2nd Reg of IL Volunteers
Notes:
FindaGrave:
GRID=24143145Samuel married DAVIDSON, Martha B. "Patsy" on 10 Jul 1873 in Effingham, IL. Martha was born in Jul 1842; died on 26 Nov 1916 in Effingham County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. DAVIDSON, Martha B. "Patsy" was born in Jul 1842; died on 26 Nov 1916 in Effingham County, IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Alta V. Prather
- _COLOR: 2
- Residence: 1850; Micajah Davidson 43 Mary Davidson 40 Aley Davidson 17 James Davidson 16 Henry Davidson 15
- Residence: 1860, Effingham, IL; Jonathan Martin 50 James Martin 21 Martha Martin 16 David Martin 6 Thomas Martin 2
- Residence: 1880, Jackson, IL; Martha Prater 36 William S. Prater 17 Mary F. Prater 12 Atla V. Prater 6 (Alta is the daughte
Children:
- 1. FORTNEY, Alta V. was born in 1874 in Effingham County, IL; died on 14 Aug 1968 in Clay County, MO; was buried in Independence, MO.
Generation: 3
4. FORTNEY, Daniel was born in 1786 in PA; died in CA 1844 in IL. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
- Residence: 28 Jul 1838; US General Land Office Records for Edwards and Wabash Co's.
Daniel married STRONG, Jemima. Jemima was born about 1780 in PA; died before 1837. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. STRONG, Jemima was born about 1780 in PA; died before 1837. Other Events and Attributes:
- _COLOR: 8
Children:
- 2. FORTNEY, Samuel was born on 23 Aug 1818 in Portsmouth, OH; died on 14 Nov 1897 in Effingham, IL; was buried in Effingham County, IL.