Jesse FORTNER & Mary BEDSAUL & Martha J. BEDSAUL

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Jesse FORTNER
Mary BEDSAUL
Martha J. BEDSAUL

Husband: Jesse FORTNER / FORKNER / FAULKNER
Birth: 1828/9, VA / NC
Death: 1860s, presumably in Civil War
Military Service: Civil War: Pvt., Co. G, 63rd Virginia Infantry [P.O.W.]

Marriage-1: 21 Mar 1850, Surry Co., NC

Wife-1: Mary "Polly" BEDSAUL
Birth: 14 Nov 1830, Grayson Co., VA
Death: 19 Apr 1860
Disposition: buried Martha Wilson Cemetery, Cole Creek, Carroll Co., VA
Father: John BEDSAUL
Mother: Delilah CARRICO

Marriage-2: aft. 1860

Wife-2: Martha J. BEDSAUL
Birth: 10 Apr 1837, Grayson Co., VA
Death: 2 Jul 1882
Disposition: buried Martha Wilson Cemetery, Cole Creek, Carroll Co., VA
Father: John BEDSAUL
Mother: Delilah CARRICO

Children with Mary BEDSAUL — born in VA:

1. Elisha / Elijah FORTNER, b. ca. 1852
2. Thomas Hugh FORTNER, b. 13 Dec 1855; d. 13 Jan 1887
3. Robert FORTNER, b. ca. 1857

Children with Martha J. BEDSAUL — born in Grayson Co., VA:

4. Rachael D. FORTNER, b. 4 Jul 1862
5. Samuel FORTNER, b. 1863/4

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, North Carolina, Virginia

Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #48-49 of 235 — indexed "Jessie"): Sixty-Eighth Dist., Wythe Co., VA, Roll M432_982, pp. 247B-248A, 330/330, enumerated 25 Jul 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1850: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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330 330 Jessee Fortner 21 M W Virginia /

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Polly Fortner 21 F W Virginia / /

3. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #76 of 196): Grayson Court House P.O., Grayson Co., VA, Roll M653_1348, p. 76, PN 76, 564/526, enumerated 6 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Jesse Fortner 30 M Laborer 25 NC

Mary     " 30 F Va

Elijah   " 8 M Va

Thomas   " 5 M Va

Robert   " 3 M Va

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #38 of 57): Nuckollsville P.O., Old Town Twp., Grayson Co., VA, Roll M593_1649, p. 203B, PN 38, 249/249, enumerated 17 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Faulkner Martha 34 F W Keeping house 100 Va

Rachael 8 F W Va

Saml 6 M W Va

Elisha 17 M W Farm laborer Va

Robt 12 M W at school Va

Thomas 14 M W " Va

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #30 of 55): Piper's Gap Dist., Carroll Co., VA, Roll T9_1360, p. 96B, PN 30, SD 5, ED 20, enumerated 15 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

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274 274 Bedsaul Delila W F 84 / Keeping house NC NC NC

Fortner Martha W F 43 Dau / VA VA NC

_______ Rachael D W F 17 Dau / / / / VA VA VA

_______ Samuel W M 16 Son / / / / VA VA VA

Rachel and Samuel are Martha's children, not Delilah's.

6. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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