Historical
Gilmer Hudson’s Booklet, “Signs of the Times“, includes his remembrances of life in Fortsonia from 1900 to 1990. The PDF file includes snippets from his booklet. The booklet is no longer in print. Illustrations by Anne Jenson. Click/Tap the booklet thumbnail to view the booklet content.
Ancestors and Related Families by Carl B. Smith
These ancestors prompted by the desire of bettering their condition, left their old state to form settlements in the new. The Breazeals’ – Browns – Clarks – Hudsons – Joneses – Majors – Moores – Shirleys – Smiths – Terrells and other removed with their families from Virginia to other southern states. They descended from the most vigorous and industrious class of English, Irish, French and Scotch. They were political and economic leaders from the earliest Colonial days. How active they were in business, economical in their expenditures, honest in their business dealings and how they prospered beyond example.
Interesting, detailed history of Fortsonia from families whose ancestors founded the community. [Below: “treasures”, not “treasurers”]
CEMETERY ON JOHN C. PEPPERS PROPERTY, SUBMITTED BY TERRA JOHNSON (CURRENT OWNER)
CEMETERY ON JOHN C. PEPPERS PROPERTY, SUBMITTED BY TERRA JOHNSON (CURRENT OWNER)
ANTHONY JOHNSON
REBECCA BULLARD
1933 MAP, ELBERTON TO FORTSONIA
LOCATION OF ANTHONY JOHNSON HOMESITE IN FORTSONIA