FORTNEY, William H B Riley Feb 1840 - 14 Jul 1922 ()
Company B 87th Illinois Infantry; b Wabash; d: Cowling; s/of John Fortney (ca 1802 VA-4 Oct 1875 Edwards Co IL m: ca 1829) & Cynthia Levitt (ca 1800 VA-1880 Edwards Co IL); m1: Margaret E Mathis; m2: 26 Aug 1866 Edwards Co IL Mahalia Watson; res: 1850-80 Edwards Co IL 1900 Leech- Wayne Co IL 1920 Coffee; ch: William H (Aug 1866-1938) & Robert Elza (15 Aug 1872 IL-1 Oct 1958 Jackson- Morgan Co IL m: 1894 Millie Copeland) & Noah J (6 Mar 1876 IL-20 Jan 1955 Peoria IL) & Mary Rosetta (8 Apr 1880-26 Aug 1952 MO m2: 1898 Lawson Newton)