Category Archives: Places
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.
Eula Fortenberry in front of new house circa 1920
Unknown Girls in front of Granny Kate house circa 1920
The Granny Kate House
Sloan and Kate built The Granny Kate House in 1901. This picture shows Sloan and Kate with their four sons and their families in 1910. From left – Claude (Dump), Carrie with Bain, Monnie Dell, Aubrey (Arb), Fern, Everett with Ras, Eula with Guy, Lela Mae, Ambrose, Kate, and Sloan.
Freddie Fortenberry standing in front of the Granny Kate place the day after it burned.
More pictures of the Granny Kate House
Wolf Hunting on White’s Creek circa 1900
Dixon Creek Church
Ables deed land to James Leath Fortenberry in Missouri
Jerimiah and Ezekiel Able deed land to James Leath Fortenberry. They first have to receive approval from the US for the land grant from Spain.
Jacob Fortenberry’s Grave
Where James Leath Fortenberry now resides.
Ezekiel Able owes $93.12 and 5 mills to Edward Bond, and his 790 acres has been sold for $32 to pay toward the debt. James Leath is living on Able’s land at the time.
