Husband: Ralph Young Fortney
Born: May-23-1879 in Harrison Co, WV 1,2
Died: May- 2-1959 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV
Buried: in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 1
Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1904 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
Occupation: farmer 1,3
Father: Elihu Taylor Fortney (1847 - 1902)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Rogers (1842 - 1922)
Wife: Marcelia Ellen Zinn Also known as: M. Ellen Zinn 4,2 Married: Dec-22-1904 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 2
Born: Feb- -1884 in Upshur Co, WV 4,2 Died: Dec-20-1973 5 Census: 1940 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Resided: 1904 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Census: 1900 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Father: Lemuel Hall Zinn (1849 - 1932) Mother: Ruhama Rudolph Hickman (1853 - 1934) Notes
M Child 1: Ralph Zinn Fortney Born: Dec- 4-1905 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 5 Died: Mar- 9-1938 in Pennsylvania 5 Buried: in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 5 Census: 1920 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 2: Sarah Ruth "Sally" Fortney Census name: Ruth Fortney Born: 1907 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 7,8,9 (see note 1) Died: Feb- 5-2003 9 Resided: in Waunakee, Dane Co, WI 10 Census: 1940 in Manhattan, New York, NY Census: 1920, 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: teacher 3 Husband: Maurice Clark b. ca 1898
F Child 3: E. Maxine Fortney Also known as: Maxine Fortney Born: Oct-18-1910 in West Virginia 9,3 Died: May-30-2005 9 Resided: in Grass Valley, Nevada Co, CA 11 Resided: 1953 in San Bruno, San Mateo Co, CA 12 Census: 1940 in Alameda Co, CA Census: 1920, 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: George William Avery b. Mar-21-1903 d. Dec- 7-1991
M Child 4: Earl T. Fortney Born: Feb- 6-1913 9,3 Died: Apr- 7-1999 9 Resided: in Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 5: Frances E. Fortney Born: Aug- 9-1915 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 14 Died: Aug-21-2003 14 Buried: in Beverly Hills Memorial Park, Westover, Monongalia Co, WV 14 Resided: in Westover, Monongalia Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Harrison Co, WV 15 Census: 1920, 1930 Husband: Wendell Douglas Brake b. Sep-12-1913 d. May-19-1999
F Child 6: Elizabeth Fortney Also known as: Elizabeth Idell Fortney 7 Born: Aug-17-1917 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 7,16 Died: Sep-28-1938 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Buried: in Lumberport Lions Cemetery, Harrison Co, WV 5 Cause of death: ulcerative colitis 16 Resided: in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 16 Census: 1920, 1930 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV
F Child 7: Hazel May Fortney Born: Apr-30-1920 in Lumberport, Harrison Co, WV 7,3 Resided: 2003 in Sun City, Maricopa Co, AZ 17,18 Resided: in Peoria, Maricopa Co, AZ 19 Resided: 1956 in Madison, Dane Co, WI 12 Resided: 1949 in Des Moines, Polk Co, IA 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in Eagle District, Harrison Co, WV Husband: Paul Harry Mast b. Nov-24-1918 d. Jul-27-2007
Sources: (1) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (2) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (3) 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Obituary of father. (7) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New York before 1951. (11) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (12) City Directory. (13) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (14) Obituary. (15) 1940 Census, Monongalia County, WV. (16) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (17) Obituary of sister. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date in birth record is Oct 15 1907, but SSDI shows it as Sep 25 1907.