Lethal W Fortman (abt. 1908)

Born about 1908 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Lethal Fortman is a part of US Black heritage.

Lethal W. Fortman was born about 1908^[1] in Illinois^[1]. He was the child^[1] of George W. Fortman and Martha Sanders, the grandchild^[2] of former slave Ford George, Jr. a.k.a. George Fortman, the great-grandchild^[2] of white plantation widow Hester Lamb, and the great-great-grandchild^[2] of Choctaw Native Rachel and Blackhawk Native John Hawk.

Residences

• 1930: rear 218 SE Seventh Street, Evansville, Indiana with his parents, siblings, and widowed grandfather^[1]

He was also 1/32nd Choctaw and 1/32nd Blackhawk.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 1930 federal census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Indiana Slave Narratives, pp. 84-95

• 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340368
• The Federal Writers' Project. Indiana Slave Narratives 1936-1938: A Folk History of Slavery in Indiana from Interviews with Former Slaves. Bedford, Massachusetts: Applewood Books.