Sarah Beatrice Crosby: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Sarah Beatrice Crosby was born in May 1882 in Arkansas (daughter of Alanson Belden Crosby and Emily Holt); died in Sep 1939 in Hope, Hempstead Co, Arkansas.

Family/Spouse: John Horton Fortner. John (son of Andrew J. Fortner and Harriet E. Jackson) was born on 15 Jan 1874 in Quitman, Van Buren Co, Arkansas; died on 23 Aug 1962 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Ruth Nora Fortner was born on 14 Jul 1914 in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, Arkansas; died on 19 Dec 2001 in Long Beach, Los Angeles Co, California.

Generation: 2

Alanson Belden Crosby was born in Oct 1857 in Izard Co, Arkansas; died on 22 Aug 1906 in Heber Springs, Cleburne Co, Arkansas.

Alanson married Emily Holt. Emily (daughter of Russell S. Holt and Elizabeth Thurman) was born about 1861 in Arkansas; died about 1883 in Cleburne Co, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emily Holt was born about 1861 in Arkansas (daughter of Russell S. Holt and Elizabeth Thurman); died about 1883 in Cleburne Co, Arkansas.

Children:

1. Sarah Beatrice Crosby was born in May 1882 in Arkansas; died in Sep 1939 in Hope, Hempstead Co, Arkansas.

Generation: 3

6.	Russell S. Holt was born in 1812; died in 1876. Russell married Elizabeth Thurman. Elizabeth (daughter of Johnson Terrell Thurman and Rosanna Boots) was born about 1820 in Illinois; died about 1876 in Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Thurman was born about 1820 in Illinois (daughter of Johnson Terrell Thurman and Rosanna Boots); died about 1876 in Arkansas.

Children:

3. Emily Holt was born about 1861 in Arkansas; died about 1883 in Cleburne Co, Arkansas.

Generation: 4

14.

Johnson Terrell Thurman was born in 1798 in Bedford, Bedford Co, Virginia; died in Dec 1850 in Vanburen, Arkansas.

Johnson married Rosanna Boots. Rosanna (daughter of Garrett Joel Boots and Eilizabeth Peterson) was born on 1 Sep 1798 in Hardy, Bedford Co, Virginia; died in 1877 in St. Johns, Putnam Co, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rosanna Boots was born on 1 Sep 1798 in Hardy, Bedford Co, Virginia (daughter of Garrett Joel Boots and Eilizabeth Peterson); died in 1877 in St. Johns, Putnam Co, Missouri.

Children:

7. Elizabeth Thurman was born about 1820 in Illinois; died about 1876 in Arkansas.