Zenus Fordham, 100 years of age, and his nine children, of Laurens county, near Dublin. Mr. Fordham celebrated his 100th birthday recently, with a grand family reunion, when descendants from seven counties were present to enjoy a monster picnic-dinner. The group above shows Mr. Fordham seated, and his nine children grouped around him. They are, Mrs. Mary Hardy, Wilkinson county; W. J. Fordham, Laurens county; Mrs. T. J. Perry, Laurens county; B. F. Fordham, Candler county; J. W. Fordham, Wilkinson county; Mrs J. G. Miller, Wilkinson county; W. H. Fordham, Laurens county; J. Z. Fordham, Bulloch county, Mrs. Z. T. Thomas, Laurens county. Besides these nine children, Mr. Fordham has 62 grandchildren, 87 great grandchiuldren and 28 great great grandchildren. He is related to the DuPre, Billue, Perry, Dominey, Ellington, Hatfield, Bishop, Stanley, Freeman, Knight, Metts, Rawls, Cannon, Adams, and Thomas families, which make him kin to about half of the people in Laurens county.
Feb. 1, 1920, The Atlanta Constitution

Note: Mr. Fordham died June 14, 1920

June 15, 1920
The Atlanta Constitution
ZENUS FORDHAM DIES AT AGE OF 100 YEARS
Dublin, Ga., June 14. (Special) Zenus Fordham, who celebrated his hundredth birthday last December died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. J. Perry, near Dublin, after a short illness. Mr. Fordham was one of the best known citizens of this county.
   He leaves nine children, 62 grandchildren, 87 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great-grandchildren. He is related to practically everyone of the old established families of this county and numbers his relatives literally by the hundreds.
  His funeral will be held Tuesday morning at Fordham cemetery in Wilkinson county.