Benjamin Lewis Fortenberry was born January 1844 to Hugh Pittman Fortenberry (1811-1894) and Obedience Lee (1812-1890) and died 1903 of unspecified causes. He married Gabriella M. Boone (1844-1913) .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Obedience M. Fortenberry | |||
| Hattie Fortenberry | |||
| Lee J. Fortenberry (1881) | |||
| Ulas A. Fortenberry (1884) | |||
| Emma Fortenberry | |||
| Johnnie Z. Fortenberry (1889) | |||
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