FOUNTAIN Genealogy
Last updated 25 October 1998
Please send your comments and corrections to: Jeremy A Fountain
Fountain is a British/Irish surname. It is traced back to the Norfolk family, and is of Norman origin.
The motto on the Fountain family coat of arms reads "Praclarius quo difficilus."
The translation is "The harder, the more honourable."
Descendants of William Ashley Fountain I
Generation 1
William Ashley Fountain I.
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Known children of William and ? were as follows:
- 1. William Ashley II, born Abt. 1825 in MS; married Annie McGehee and Elizabeth Pearce.
- 2. Jonathan Malachi, born 1830 in MS; married Tabitha ?.
Generation 2
William Ashley Fountain II, born Abt. 1825 in MS; died Abt. 1880 in LA.
1st Wife: Annie McGehee.
Known children of William and Annie were as follows:
- 1. Mary Frances, born 26 January 1845 in MS (Hancock); married Pleasant Tisdale Gillis 11 December 1861 in MS (Hancock).
2nd Wife: Elizabeth Pearce, born Abt. 1832 in MS; married 11 June 1851 in TX (Jasper); died Abt. 1880.
Known children of William and Elizabeth were as follows:
- 1. William Green, born 11 March 1851 in LA; married Almeda Mavlina Read 3 March 1871.
- 2. Joseph Malachi, born 1856 in LA.
- 3. Elizabeth Ann.
- 4. Almedia.
Generation 3
William Green Fountain, born 11 March 1851 in LA; married Almeda Mavlina Read 3 March 1871; died 20 March 1896 in Devil's Pocket, TX (Newton); buried in Sudduth Bluff Cemetery, TX (Newton).
Almeda Mavlina Read, (daughter Henry A. Read & Elizabeth J. ?), born 3 Mar 1852 in TX; died 22 January 1922; buried in Hinson Cemetery, LA (Vernon).
Known children of William and Almeda were as follows:
- 1. Jonathan Malachi, born 25 July 1873 in LA (Calcasieu); married Mary Dulcina Dukes and Mae Davis.
- 2. Frank, born Abt. 1879 in TX (Newton).
- 3. Almeda A., born March 1887 in TX.
- 4. Richard E., born 8 January 1891 in TX.
- 5. Joseph Jessie, born 21 April 1894 in TX.
Generation 4
Jonathan Malachi Fountain, born 25 July 1873 in LA (Calcasieu); died 20 February 1968; buried in Hinson Cemetery, LA (Vernon).
1st Wife Mary Dulcina Dukes, (daughter Rufus Dukes & Matilda A. Smith), born 7 October 1867 in TX (Jasper); married Abt. 1897; died 9 February 1930; buried in Hinson Cemetery, LA (Vernon).
Known children of Jonathan and Mary were as follows:
- 1. Eliza, born 7 December 1898 in TX (Newton); married John Ellis Bennett.
- 2. Dora, born 19 January 1901 in TX (Newton).
- 3. Augustus, born 31 August 1903 in Rosepine, LA (Vernon); married Ollie Gertrude Kimmey.
- 4. Johnie, born 15 May 1904 in Rosepine, LA (Vernon); married Zader Belle
- 5. Vonnie, born 19 January 1909 in Rosepine, LA (Vernon); married Katie ? and Aline ?.
- 6. Dollie, born 12 April 1911 in Rosepine, LA (Vernon); married Beavy O. Harmon.
2nd Wife: Mae Davis, born 6 January 1911; died 3 October 1984; buried in Hinson Cemetery, LA (Vernon).
Known children of Jonathan and Mae were as follows:
- 1. Bruce.
- 2. Ruby.
- 3. Lena Mae.
- 4. Fay.
Generation 5
Augustus Fountain, born 31 August 1903 in Rosepine, LA (Vernon); married Ollie Gertrude Kimmey; died 19 August 1976 in Merryville, LA (Beauregard); buried in Hinson Cemetery, LA (Vernon).
Ollie Gertrude Kimmey, (daughter Rufus Elizie Kimmey & Virginia Knapp), born 1909 in Merryville, LA (Beauregard); died 24 January 1965; buried in Forrest Hill Cemetery, TX (Harris)
Known children of Augustus and Ollie were as follows:
- 1. Gertrude.
- 2. Maurice, born 18 November 1927 in Houston, TX (Harris).
- 3. Jack Milton, born 1 January 1931 in Merryville, LA (Beauregard); married Aline Dowell 31 January 1952 in Houston, TX (Harris).
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Created on 5 March 1998 and last update on 25 October 1998