Charles Matthew Fort

b. 13 March 1803, d. 10 November 1866
  • Charles Matthew Fort was born on 13 March 1803 in Jefferson County, Georgia.
  • Charles Matthew Fort appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1830 in Jefferson County, Georgia, with his wife and two young daughters, and another male, age 20-29 in the household. They apparently were living not far from Charles' sister Rhoda Tomlinson.
  • Charles Matthew Fort appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Bridgeville PO, Pickens County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Rhoda Fort. Also in the household were his son Charles Tomlinson Fort (age 24) and wife Emma (19), and son Arthur P. Fort (19).
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
  • Charles Matthew Fort died on 10 November 1866 at age 63 in Pickens County, Alabama.
  • He was interred at Garden Cemetery, Aliceville, Pickens County, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 1 Feb 2016