Current genealogy record
Generated at build time from the current GEDCOM (October 13, 2026). The record is validated by name and birth date so the page does not depend solely on a changeable GEDCOM ID.
- Born
- 16 Aug 1904 — Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
- Died
- 8 Feb 1979 — San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX
- Burial
- Oakwood Cemetery, Tunica, Tunica Co., MS
Parents
- Marion Bemis Fonda (11 Dec 1879–28 Sep 1946)
- Ernestine Orlena Maulden (6 Dec 1881–5 Jun 1954)
Marriages and children
Elizabeth Quinn (1916–)
Divorced 13 Sep 1938
Children
- Quinn Fonda (5 Jan 1938–7 Jan 1938)
[Arkansas Divorce Index, 1923-1939 - Elizabet (Fonda) - Henry Fonda - 9/13/1938 - Lee Co.]
Evelyn Alicia Kelly (20 Dec 1907–26 Feb 2004)
Married Sep 1938 — New York City, NY; Divorced
No children listed in the current GEDCOM.
m. New York, NY (per newspaper article)
Genealogy notes
b. Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; 1910, 1920 & 1930 US Federal Census, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN; 1930 US Federal Census, Council, Lee Co., AR; SSDI Tunica, Tunica Co., MS; d. San Antonio, Bexar Co., TX; bur. Tunica, MS; res. Deerlake Plantation, in both TN and AR >> www.fonda.org <<
[U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File - Name: Charles Fonda; Birth Date: 16 Aug 1904; Death Date: 8 Feb 1979; Branch 1: NAVY; Enlistment Date 1: 25 Jul 1942; Release Date 1: 17 Aug 1946]; [U.S. Select Military Registers - Name: Charles H Fonda; Birth Date: Aug 1904; Publication Date: 1 Jan 1943; Title: Commissioned Officers, Cadets, Midshipmen, and Warrant Officers of the United States Naval Reserve]; [Texas Death Certificates - Name: Charles Henry Fonda; Age: 74; Birth Date: 16 Aug 1904; Birth Place: Tennessee; Residence: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Death Date: 8 Feb 1979; Death Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas]
[School Yearbooks - Charles Henry Fonda, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia, 1924, Class of 1927]; o. Farmer - Cotton Planter; [New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 - Name: Henry Fonda, Birth: abt 1904 - Tennessee, Memphis, Departure: Havana, Cuba CUB, Arrival: 17 Dec 1934 - New Orleans, Louisiana]; [New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 - Name: Henry Fonda, Birth: abt 1904 - Tennessee, Memphis, Departure: Havana, Cuba, Arrival: 17 Dec 1933 - New Orleans, Louisiana]; [New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - Name: Charles H Fonda, Arrival Date: 9-Dec-1951, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1904, Gender: Male, Port of Departure: Barcelona, Ethnicity/Nationality: , Ship Name: Atlantic]; [New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 - Name: Charles Fonda, Arrival Date: 31-Jul-1955, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1955, Gender: Male, Port of Departure: London, England, Ethnicity/Nationality: , Ship Name: American Planter]