Joseph B. Fortner, 1840's, CA Gold Rush on Parker French wagon train
Looking for further information on Joseph B. Fortner, who lived in the 1840's. He went west on the Parker H. French wagon train to the California Gold Rush (1850). My g-g-grandfather's (David Cooper) journal, soon to be published, mentions him as a wagon master. I would like to identify him further and learn more about this man prior to publication of David's journal.