Fugatt / Fugate Family

Noah Fugatt

Different spelling of surname: Fugatt, Fugitt, Fugett, Fugit, Fugate..ect..

He was most likely a son of John Fugatt and Eleanor Morgan of Cocke Co Tenn. John and Eleanor were married 8 Nov 1785 in Montgomery Co VA. John was b: 22 May 1764 in Shenandoah Co VA and was a Rev. war pensioner.

Noah was born in Cocke Co Tenn about 1807.
He married 10 Jan 1833 in Green County Tenn to: Susannah Gable, Daughter of Bamabas Gable and Margaret Coker.She was born abt 1811 and she died before 1860 in Walker County, Ga. she is buried at Mt Pleasant Church near Ascalon.
  Notes:
Fact 1: Green County, Tenn. marriage records: 10 Jan 1833
Fact 2: 1840 Census: Cocke County, Tenn.
Fact 3: 1850 Census: Walker County, Ga. (Mclemore Cove)
Fact 4: 1858 1st Coal Mine opened at Durham in Fugatt Gulch
Fact 5: 1860 Census: Walker County, Ga. (Chattanooga Dist. Eagle Clift P.O.)
Fact 6: 1870 Census: Walker County, Ga.
Fact 7: 1880 Census: Walker County, Ga
Fact 8: Death of Noah Fugatt: 8th July 1880 per: Letter of Administration

Esquire Noah Fugatt opened the first coal mine in this district at Durham in the Fugatt Gulch in 1858. Durham Coal Mines are located both in Dade and Walker Counties.

Noah Fugatt and Susannah Gable-Fugatt children are:

+1. William Martin Fugatt, b: 26 June 1834 in Cocke Co Tn.
2. Rachel Fugatt, b: abt. 1839 in Cocke Co Tn
+3. Eliza D. Fugatt, b: abt 1842 -m- Sarah C.?
4. Barmabus Fugatt, b: abt 1843 Tn
5. Nancy Fugatt, b: abt 1845 Tn

After Susannah death Noah Fugatt married Susan E. Turner in Walker County, Ga by 1860.
Noah and Susan children:

note: # 6 child John Fugatt,born abt 1858 could be the son of Susannah Gable-Fugatt, she could have died from child birth. There is 13 years differents in Nancy age and John. John was Administrater over Noah estate and looked after Susan and the 3 minor children. Noah was married to Susan in 1860 Walker County Census and John could be her son. As by that I put John as Susan child. 6.(1) John Fugatt, b: 1858
7.(2) Sarah Fugatt, b: 1862 Ga
8.(3) Eleanor Nellie Fugatt, b: 1868 Ga
9.(4) Joseph Fugatt, b: 1870 Ga -m- Nancy Frady 8 May 1892 in Walker Co Ga
10.(5) Henry V. Fugatt, b: 1877 Ga



Noah died July 8, 1880 and he is buried at Mt. Pleasant Church near Ascalon in Walker County, Georgia.

# 1.William Martin Fugatt b: 26 June 1834 Tenn d: 9 Oct. 1912 In Dekalb Co Ala Buried in Fugate (Lizard Lope)Cemetery, Cherokee Co. Ala.

Married: abt. 1860 in Chattooga County, Ga.

To: Dicy Ann Elizabeth Weathers daughter of James Oliver Perry Weathers and Zillie Ann Jones-Hickman b: 14 April 1843 in Barnesville, Pike County Ga d: 03 April 1911 Buried at Fugate(Lizard Lope) Cemetery , Cherokee Co. Ala


William and Dicy Children are:

1. James L. Fugatt; b: 10 Sept 1861, d: 24 Nov 1896, married 10 Oct 1886 Dekalb Co Ala to: Sarah Alice Potts

2. John Thomas Fugatt; b:10 June 1863 in Cherokee Co Ala, d: 5 June 1895 in Cherokee Co Ala married 19 Sept 1886 in Dekalb Co Ala to: Sarah "Sallie" Crow daughter of Isaac Allen Crow and Mary Jane Cox Sarah was born 21 Mar 1865 Al and died 30 Aug 1941 in Pickles Gap, Conway Ar.

John and Sarah children:
(1.) Willian Burton, b: 10 Apr 1883 Al, d: Conway Ar.-m- Minnie Dunn
(2.) Jess Rolland, b: 20 Mar 1884 Al, d: 3 May 1953 in Conway Ar -m- Shella Orathlelan
(3.) Bess Joycline, b: 20 Mar 1884 Al, d: Chesterfield Al and buried in Ami Cem, Ga -m- Judd Cavin
(4.) Joe Erskin, b: 21 Oct 1886 Al, d: 30 Oct 1938 Conway Ar.
(5.) Ella Mae, b: 4 Apr 1981 Al, d: 25 Aug 1962 Conway Ar -m- (1) Campbell (2) Jim Dunn
(6.) John Ervin, b: 17 Mar 1892 Al, d: 7 Dec 1974 Little Rock Ar buried in Conway Ar -m- Lillian P. Blackwell
(7.) Robert Orlanda , b: 29 May 1895 Al, d: 7 Jan 1986 Conway Ar -m- Elsia T. Lane

3. Seaborn R.Fugatt b: abt 1866 (He lived in Etowah Co Ala) m: (1) 19 Oct 1891 In Dekalb Co Ala to: Miss Georgia A. Ledford
m: (2) 28 May 1905 In Dekalb Co Ala to: Mattie Murphy

4. Elias William Fugatt b: 03 March 1869, d: 12 April 1908 and buried at Fugate (Lizard Lope) Cem. Cherokee Co Ala m: Mary L.Henderson children:
(1.)Oscar C. b: april 1895
(2.)Ida L. b: June 1897
(3.)Pearl E. b: Sept. 1899

5. Texas M. b: 1 Nov 1870 -m- Gilreath

6. Zilla Fugatt b: 3 June 1871 in Chreokee Co Ala d: 18 Nov. 1952 Buried at Shaw Cemetery in Walker County, Ga Married: (1) Shipin (2) 25 Sept. 1892 DeKalb Co Ala To: Augustus Parks Ellison , son of Alexander Parks Ellison and Susan Thompson.
Zillia and A.P.Ellison children:
(1.) Amanda Ellison, b: 27 July 1894, d: 1971 -m- Sam Riddle
(2.) Augustus L.Ellison, b: 5 June 1897, d: 26 Mar 1965 -m- Beulah Voiles
(3.) Winnie Ellison, b: 1899 -m- Mach Ballinger
(4.) Elaris Gorgon Parks Ellison, b: 20 June 1901, d: 28 Mar 1983 -m- Ella Voiles
(5.) Hal Ellison, b: 15 May 1908 , d: 28 July 1975 -m- Charolotte James
(6.) Harlee Ellison, b: 29 Mar 1912, 6 Dec 1986 -m- Florance Akins

(7.) Kitty Lou Fugatt b: 10 June 1873 in Cherokee Co. Al d: 1 March 1962 buried Summerville City Cemetery, Ga m: Jesse Roland Kinsey son of William D. Kinsey and Sarsh Price.

8. Marshall Columbus "Barney "Fugatt b: Nov 1875 in Al, d: 1935 , buried in Glennwood Cemetery in Ft Payne, Alabama. He married Lula W.Cobb 1888-1933 buried in Glennwood Cmty, in Ft Payne, Alabama.

9. Lafayette H."Fate" Fugatt b:3 Sept 1878 and died 28 Aug 1939, buried in Glennwood Cmty in Ft Payne, Dekalb County Ala married 31 Oct 1897 in Menloe, Chattooga County, Ga To: Lonia Magnusson, b: 25 July 1882, died 9 June 1963 buried in Glennwood Cmty in Ft Payne Ala
children: (1.) Carry Ethel b: 15 July 1899 - d: 15 April 1915
(2.) Minnie Lee Mae b: 19 May 1902 -d: 17 Oct 1977
Minnie married Bill Barnett and they had 2 daughters Dorthy and Evlyn

10. Jane Fugatt, b: 1880

11. Dicy J. Fugatt b:8 Aug 1882, d: aft 1915 m: James H.King

# 3. Elias Fugatt born abt 1842 in Cocke County, Tenn He married Sarah C.Harp abt 1865.
Note: 1870 Census: Walker County, Ga
1880 Census: Dekalb County, Ala
Sarah C. ? was born in 1842 in Ga and in the 1880 census it listed her as Laying in bed Typoid. Also listed Emily Harp age 84 born N.C. as being Elias Fugatt mother-in-law.
Elias and Sarah children:
(1.) Emily Fugatt, b: abt 1867 Ga
(2.) Mary E (C) b: abt 1869 Ga
(3.) William b: abt 1871 Ga
(4.) Sarah F. b: abt 1873 Ga
(5.) John L. b: abt 1875 Ga
(6.) Annie b: abt 1878 Ala
+(7.) Noah b: Jan 16,1880 in Dekalb Cnty,Ala
# 7. Noah Marvin Fugatt, born Jan 16, died abt 1960, married 31 July 1913 to: Cora C. Pruett, born May 31, 1886 in Calhon, Alabama and died July 28, 1953 in Tenn.
Their children:
1. Noah Thomas Fugatt, born July 16, 1915, died Oct 29, 1963.
2. Ethel Violar Fugatt, born Jan 11, 1917
3. Walter Lee Fugatt
4. Goldia Leo Fugatt
5. Charles William Fugatt


Zillie Fugatt-Ellison

Dock Waldon and Barney Fugatt




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