Oliver Rice Fortenberry (1821–1874)
Jacob (1789) line
Born: December 21, 1821 in Strawberry, Lawrence, Arkansas
Died: April 19, 1874 in Pilot Point, Denton, Texas
Child of Jacob Fortenberry; married Nancy Hider Bandy.
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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.
Claim: Oliver Rice Fortenberry lists property taken by Union soldiers
Claim: Oliver Rice Fortenberry lists property taken by Union soldiers
Oliver Rice Fortenberry swore on 26 December 1862 that the Union army under Gen. Curtis had taken property worth $3,045 from his Lawrence County farm. The list includes cows, corn, steers, a wagon, a mule, a horse, blacksmith's tools, and two enslaved men.
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry accused of stealing hogs
Court Record: Jacob Fortenberry accused of stealing hogs
In December 1851, Allen Jones accused Jacob Fortenberry of keeping eleven hogs that strayed after Jones bought them from Jacob's son Sevier. The court papers end with the grand jury's verdict, "not a True Bill," filed in April 1852, so Jacob was never charged.