Charlotte Claire Fortenberry O'Berry (b. 1950)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: July 9, 1950 in Gainesville, Texas.
Child of Henry Harper Fortenberry; married Steven Craig Riley.
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Orin (Ras) Fortenberry (1909–2004)
Orin (Ras) Fortenberry (1909–2004)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: June 5, 1909 in Rosston, Texas. He was delivered by his grandfather, Dr. James Rufus Harper.
Died: 2004
Child of William Everett Fortenberry; married Billie Otella Baxter Fortenberry.
James Stem Fortenberry (1925–1993)
James Stem Fortenberry (1925–1993)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 26, 1925
Died: May 4, 1993
Child of William Everett Fortenberry; married Bobbylea Baxter.
Jacob Fortenberry (1789–1862)
Jacob Fortenberry (1789–1862)
Jacob (1789) line
Born: 1789
Died: 1862
Child of James Leath Fortenberry; married Nancy Taylor Fortenberry; also Elizabeth Porter Fortenberry.
William M. Fortenberry (1827–1884)
William M. Fortenberry (1827–1884)
Jacob (1789) line
Born: 1827
Died: 1884
Child of Jacob Fortenberry; married Matilda Jane Gibson.
William Everett Fortenberry (1882–1962)
William Everett Fortenberry (1882–1962)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: May 22, 1882 in the old homestead north of the Granny Kate house.
Died: 1962
Child of Sloan Fortenberry born 1851; married Fern Harper Fortenberry.
Jacob Daniel LeGrant
Jacob Daniel LeGrant
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 23, 1973 in New York City.
Child of Elizabeth Fern Fortenberry Tannenbaum 1948-.
Sydney Rebecca Tannenbaum
Sydney Rebecca Tannenbaum
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 19, 1990 in Los Angeles, California.
Child of Elizabeth Fern Fortenberry Tannenbaum 1948-.
Elizabeth Fern Fortenberry Tannenbaum
Elizabeth Fern Fortenberry Tannenbaum
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: Mar. 24, 1948 in Gainesville, Texas. Her middle name came from Henry's mother, Fern.
Child of Henry Harper Fortenberry; married David Samuel LeGrant; also Steven Roy Tannebaum.
Henry Harper Fortenberry (1915–2007)
Henry Harper Fortenberry (1915–2007)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 26, 1915 at the Granny Kate House. He was delivered by his grandfather, Dr. James Rufus Harper.
Died: 2007
Child of William Everett Fortenberry; married Frances Robinson; also Catherine Witherspoon Suddath.
Anne Marie and Simone’s Wild Ride
Anne Marie and Simone’s Wild Ride
Hello, my name is Anne Marie Wells and I am one of this year’s recipients of the Fortenberry Family Reunion scholarship. My grandparents are Neal and Shirley Fortenberry. My mom is their youngest daughter, Cindy. My dad is retired military, so before we came back and settled down in Wise County we moved all over…
Coy Stevens and Ras Fortenberry with the Big Catch
Coy Stevens and Ras Fortenberry with the Big Catch
This photo was submitted by Gail Kindiger Knight. Coy was married to Inez Moseley, a Leo girl. Her sister is Mary Ruth Moseley.
Henry Receives 50 year award at Texas Funeral Directors Convention
Baseball Boys
Baseball Boys
Henry and Ras playing baseball with the Berry boys.
Everett & Fern
Claim: Fortenberry property confiscated during the Civil War
Claim: Fortenberry property confiscated during the Civil War
In December 1862, O. R., Taylor and William M. Fortenberry of Lawrence County, Arkansas, swore to what Gen. Curtis's Federal army took from them: corn, horses, tools, whiskey, and enslaved people. Their claims totaled more than $5,800. One of the papers is a Confederate receipt showing Taylor sold corn and oats to the Southern army in 1863.
Samuel York’s Memories
Samuel York’s Memories
Samuel York reminds us of the special connection the Fortenberry family has with the land and country living. Hello, my name is Samuel York, I am the grandson of Neal and Shirley Fortenberry, and one of the recipients of the Fortenberry Family scholarship this year. I'd like to thank you for supporting me in…
Ashley Frisinger’s Boyd Branch
Ashley Frisinger’s Boyd Branch
Ashley was one of the Fortenberry Scholarship recipients. She is going to TWU, and she just had a new baby, Diesel. He was the youngest one at the reunion this year. As busy as she must be, she took the time to tell us a little bit about her family background. Ashley Frisinger I am the…
Michael York’s Stories
Michael York’s Stories
This is from Michael York, one of the recipients of our Fortenberry Scholarship. These stories and photos are priceless. If we could all come up with 3 stories and photos, our family history would be incredible! Michael has given all of us an example to follow Hi, this is Michael York son of Lee and…
Fortenberry Family Reunion in Rosston
Fortenberry Family Reunion in Rosston
2013 Fortenberry Reunion was a bustling get-together! We had about 90 Fortenberrys and friends rubbing elbows and catching up in the Rosspoint Community Center. A slide show of old photos played in the back, and everyone updated their family posters. Kids played ball outside, colored, played with dolls and cars. The auction was a rousing success, and…
The Sloan and Kate Fortenberry Family by Lela Mae Fortenberry Douglass
The Sloan and Kate Fortenberry Family by Lela Mae Fortenberry Douglass
Sloan Fortenberry who was a son of William M. Fortenberry was born in Arkansas April 12, 1851. His wife Kathryn (Kate) Georgia Ann Moore was the daughter of Samantha Jane Rankin Moore and James Jefferson Moore and was born in Shelby County, Texas, October 12, 1859. Her father was a native of Georgia and her…
Virginia & Joye’s kids
Fortenberry Hunting Party 1
Gravestone Notes: Lela Mae records dates for family gravestones
Gravestone Notes: Lela Mae records dates for family gravestones
Lela Mae Fortenberry Douglass jotted down the dates for three gravestones: Eula W. Fortenberry, Aunt Ann (Mary Ann F. Murphy), and "Granny Kate," Kathryn Georgia Ann Moore Fortenberry. She also recalled that Aunt Ann's funeral came at such a muddy time that the hearse stayed in the family barn for several weeks.
Virginia, Opal, E.B., & Joye Fortenberry
Virginia, Opal, E.B., & Joye Fortenberry
All of them standing by a car
Bill, Guinn & E.B. Fortenberry
Dr. James Rufus Harper 1843-1919
Dr. James Rufus Harper 1843-1919
Dr. Harper with children (possibly Fortenberrys).
Family Bible: Harper family births and deaths
Family Bible: Harper family births and deaths
The Harper family Bible's Births and Deaths pages record Dr. J. R. Harper's six children, born 1876 to 1893, and family deaths from 1876 to 1984, including Fern Harper Fortenberry, who married into the Fortenberry family and died on 15 January 1977.
Unknown ladies
Carolyn & Ramona Holden
Unknown child
Carrie Bell Bundy Fortenberry with daughter, Juanita Black and grandchildren, Jack and Martha Rae.
Ann, George Stevenson & Unknown
Corrie Lynn Hall Migneco
Heather Marie Riley (b. 1971)
Heather Marie Riley (b. 1971)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: May 20, 1971 in Irving, Texas.
Child of Charlotte Claire Fortenberry O'Berry; married Marvin Smith.
Piper Leigh Riley (b. 1969)
Piper Leigh Riley (b. 1969)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 1, 1969 in Irving, Texas.
Child of Charlotte Claire Fortenberry O'Berry.
Ambrose Fortenberry Farm 1957
Carolyn Holden (1954–1994)
Carolyn Holden (1954–1994)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: June 21, 1954 in California.
Died: 1994
Child of Helen Fortenberry Holden.
Ramona Holden Hammer (1952–2024)
Ramona Holden Hammer (1952–2024)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: September 13, 1952
Died: October 26, 2024
Child of Helen Fortenberry Holden.
Cynthia Ann Fortenberry Hall
James Philip Hancock
James Philip Hancock
Phil Hancock Children David Hancock Scott Hancock
Four Family Marker Near Strawberry, Arkansas
1939
Four Family Marker Near Strawberry, Arkansas
John Cephus Fortenberry, son of Oliver Rice Fortenberry, went back to Arkansas in 1939 to erect a monument to his grandfather, Jacob, Jacob's two sisters and the Finleys who settled in the Strawberry area in the early 1800s.
Willis Neal Fortenberry (b. 1936)
Willis Neal Fortenberry (b. 1936)
Four Brothers line · Ambrose
Born: 1936
Child of Ambrose Taylor Fortenberry; married Shirley Lazell Clark.
Joe Fortenberry and Olympic Basketball
1936
Joe Fortenberry and Olympic Basketball
Joe is widely known to be the first player to dunk the ball in an organized game. One reporter said his shot was like dunking a roll in coffee.
Ann Fortenberry
Ann Fortenberry
Ann Fortenberry with Everett and Fern's house in the background.
Ann Fortenberry Hancock (b. 1925)
Ann Fortenberry Hancock (b. 1925)
Four Brothers line · Everett
Born: August 26, 1925 in the little house south of the homestead Everett and Fern bought from Everett's Aunt Ann.
Child of William Everett Fortenberry; married Kenneth Eugene Hancock.
