Robert Henry Fortune, born 11 April 1897 in Snow Den, VA, was the fifth child of Richard and Lucy Fortune. He was only 4 years old when a train accident claimed his father's life. On 7 May 1923 he wed Mattie Revis, and they had two children together. Tradegy struck a second generation of Fortunes when Robert contracted Tuberculosis and died March 11, 1932.