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Joe E Fortson 1921 - 2011

Joe Elmer Fortson of Big Spring, Howard County, Texas was born on May 12, 1921, and died at age 89 years old on January 6, 2011.

Joe Elmer Fortson
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Big Spring, Howard County, Texas 79720
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May 12, 1921
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  • 05/12
    1921

    Birthday

    May 12, 1921
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Mc Culloch County, Texas United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 18013614 Enlisted: October 30, 1940 in Ft Sam Houston Texas Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department

  • Professional Career

    Farm Hands, General Farms
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    2011

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    January 6, 2011
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In 1921, in the year that Joe E Fortson was born, on March 4, Warren G. Harding became President. Previously a U.S. Senator, Lieutenant Governor, and Ohio State Senator, Harding was a popular President. But many scandals plagued his short administration (he died in office after 2 and a half years), including the revelations of one of his mistresses and the Teapot Dome scandal. Historically, Harding is rated as one of the worst Presidents.
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In 1931, Joe was just 10 years old when on May 1st, the Empire State Building opened in New York City. At 1,454 feet (including the roof and antenna), it was the tallest building in the world until the World Trade Center's North Tower was built in 1970. (It is now the 34th tallest.) Opening at the beginning of the Great Depression, most of the offices in the Empire State Building remained unoccupied for years and the observation deck was an equal source of revenue and kept the building profitable.
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Fortson, Amanda (Born Dec 15, 1840) Fortson, Corey (Sep 27, 1963 - Mar 31, 2000) Fortson, Shirley (Nov 13, 1934 - Mar 18, 2007) Fortson, Lorraine (Aug 3, 1929 - Nov 21, 2009) Fortson, Nellie (Aug 15, 1913 - Jan 5, 1997) Fortson, Edwin (Jun 25, 1913 - Jan 10, 2007) Fortson, Robin (Apr 9, 1931 - Sep 22, 2003) Fortson, Delia (Apr 24, 1918 - Oct 28, 2003) Fortson, Lois (Aug 29, 1909 - Sep 1979) Fortson, Freddie (Feb 22, 1940 - Aug 4, 2005)
Fortson, Rosa (Mar 6, 1908 - Feb 1986) Fortson, Dewey (Apr 24, 1898 - Sep 1981) Fortson, Marjorie (Aug 2, 1911 - Mar 1979) Fortson, Jane (Feb 23, 1927 - May 25, 2007) Fortson, Shirley (Mar 4, 1957 - Jan 3, 2004) Fortson, Rosemary (Aug 15, 1922 - Feb 1980) Fortson, Geraldine (Apr 24, 1946 - Sep 26, 2008) Fortson, Ruth (Mar 30, 1904 - Nov 1978) Fortson, Carolyn (Dec 25, 1908 - Oct 1979) Fortson, Charlotte (Jul 13, 1954 - Aug 15, 1993)
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