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Delilah Thomas 1822–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Mar 1886

Death Location: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

Father: William Thomas

Mother: Kanaka Aquetake

Spouse(s): John Dennis

Children(s): Letitia Dennis, Joseph Dennis, Juletta Dennis, John Dennis, Thomas Dennis, Harper Dennis, Cordelia Dennis, Samuel Dennis, Albert Dennis, Julia Dennis, Allen Dennis

In 1822, Delilah Thomas entered the world in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, born to William Holland Thomas And Kanaka Angeline Aquetake. In 1870, Delilah Thomas resided in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA. In 1880, Delilah Thomas resided in Cooke, Texas, USA. Delilah Thomas married John Henry Dennis, and had children including Albert Davis Dennis, Allen Beauregard Dennis, Cordelia Belsora Dennis, Harper Lindsay Dennis, John Mcchesney Dennis, Joseph Austin Dennis, Juletta Josephine Dennis, Julia Savina Dennis, Letitia Catherine Dennis, Samuel Henry Dennis, Thomas Purnel Dennis. Delilah Thomas passed away in 1886 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Delilah Thomas entered the world in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA, born to William Holland Thomas And Kanaka Angeline Aquetake.
  • In 1870, Delilah Thomas resided in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • In 1880, Delilah Thomas resided in Cooke, Texas, USA.
  • Delilah Thomas married John Henry Dennis, and had children including Albert Davis Dennis, Allen Beauregard Dennis, Cordelia Belsora Dennis, Harper Lindsay Dennis, John Mcchesney Dennis, Joseph Austin Dennis, Juletta Josephine Dennis, Julia Savina Dennis, Letitia Catherine Dennis, Samuel Henry Dennis, Thomas Purnel Dennis.
  • Delilah Thomas passed away in 1886 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Thomas
1805–1893
Birth Location: Raccoon Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Kanaka Aquetake
1805–1890
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

John Dennis
1804–1881
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Letitia Dennis
1848–1926
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Joseph Dennis
1853–1952
Birth Location: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
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Juletta Dennis
1839–1845
Birth Location: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
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John Dennis
1846–1857
Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
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Thomas Dennis
1849–1853
Birth Location: Kaufman County, Texas, USA
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Harper Dennis
1851–1938
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Cordelia Dennis
1855–1880
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
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Samuel Dennis
1857–1936
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
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Albert Dennis
1861–1940
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
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Julia Dennis
1859–1937
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Allen Dennis
1861–1940
Birth Location: Kaufman, Kaufman, Texas, USA
AD

Delilah Thomas's Ancestors

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Delilah Thomas
1822–1886
Birth Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Holland Thomas
1805–1893
Raccoon Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Kanaka (Angeline) Aquetake
1805–1890
North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Richard Thomas
1750–1804
Dover, Kent, England
Temperance Calvert
1774–1874
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Thomas
1716–1777
Martha Young
1717–1778
William Colvard
1738–1795
Mary Holland
1735–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Calvert
1710–1786
Temperence Butterworth
1710–1790
Michael Holland
1664–1746
Judith Merryman
1670–1751

Delilah Thomas's Descendants

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Delilah Thomas (3 Oct 1822–15 Mar 1886) m. John (Henry) Dennis (5 Mar 1804–25 Jun 1881)
  1. 1. Letitia (Catherine) Dennis 1848–1926 m. William (Holcombe) Cox 1847–1937
    1. 1. Zack (Allen) Cox 1879–1962 m. Zula (Attie) Ford 1883–1905 m. Sarah (Ada) Thomas 1885–1950
      1. 1. Otis (Macon Daniel) Cox 1902–1962 m. Elva (Clyde) Foster 1908–1995 m. Virginia (Alyne) Miller 1903–1987
        1. 1. Fred (Allen) Cox 1935–2016 m. Sheryl (Jean) Becker 1940–2004 m. Donna (Jean) Jones 1938–2004 m. Patricia (Marie (Patty)) Smith 1938–2020 m. Emily (Joan) Brown 1939–2015
        2. 2. Jean (Ann) Cox 1937–1998
        3. 3. Attie (Margaret (Margae)) Cox 1925–1970 m. Robert (Eugene) Knight 1925–2007
      2. 2. Troy (Vincent) Cox 1918–1953 m. Grace (Lorene) Hughes 1913–1999
        1. 1. Latresa (Lorene) Cox 1947–2021 m. Virgil ((Peaches)) Minyard 1939–2020
    2. 2. Thomas (Marion (Tom)) Cox 1881–1957 m. Alma (Mary) Moss 1884–1957
      1. 1. Lillian (Esta) Cox 1904–1986 m. Rufus (Madison) Lake 1897–1968
        1. 1. Marion (Allen) Lake 1932–1967 m. Rosa (Leone) Phillips 1934–2011
        2. 2. Tommie (Jean) Lake 1927–2004 m. Winceslo (Thomas) Harris 1927–2018
        3. 3. Jackie (Michael) Lake 1939–2011
        4. 4. Alma (Tyrece) Lake 1925–2013
        5. 5. Peggy (Sue) Lake 1935–2017
        6. 6. Bettie (Jo) Lake 1924–1981
      2. 2. Artie (Coy) Cox 1913–1993 m. Mary (Josephine) Williams 1915–2004 m. Myrtle (Frances) Griffin 1916–2001
        1. 1. Garry (Lynn) Cox 1945–1945
      3. 3. Maggie (Dell) Cox 1916–1973 m. Walter (Burton) Strickland 1910–1940
        1. 1. Virginia (Nell) Strickland 1934–2013 m. Donald (Ray) Smith 1934–1988
      4. 4. Jerry (Douglas) Cox 1919–2008 m. Fern (Marie) McCoy 1921–2012
        1. 1. Sharon (Sue) Cox 1943–2011
        2. 2. Jerry (D.) Cox 1917–
      5. 5. James (Edgar) Cox 1930–2021 m. Marietta (Joyce) Mathis 1931–1989 m. Gwendolyn (O.) Smith 1927–2020
        1. 1. Gary (Wayne Cox) Sr. 1949–1970
    3. 3. George (Luther) Cox 1884–1956
      1. 1. Edith (Wortha) Cox 1914–1998
        1. 1. June (Ann) King 1937–2013
      2. 2. Kenneth (Bradford) Cox 1928–1994 m. Maxine (Betsy) Whitten 1935–2020 m. Imogene Pittner 1929–2000
        1. 1. Patsy (Ruth) Cox 1947–2008
    4. 4. Mary (Delia) Cox 1876–1962 m. Robert (Andrew) Brame 1872–1943
      1. 1. David (Vernon) Brame 1908–1983 m. Allene (Lora) Clark 1915–1993
        1. 1. Letha (Irene) Brame 1943–2003
      2. 2. Mildred (Josephine) Brame 1917–2009 m. James (Thomas) Clayton 1911–2009
    5. 5. Joseph (Holcomb) Cox 1872–1898 m. Melvina ((Vina)) Huff 1869–1953
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Cox 1893–1971 m. Viola (Estelle) Wefer 1898–1987
        1. 1. Marion (Edgar (Buster)) Cox 1918–1982
        2. 2. Vera (Mae) Cox 1917–1963 m. Ernie Allgood 1917–1976
        3. 3. Thelma (Alma) Cox 1920–1948
        4. 4. Sterling (Otis) Cox 1924–1992
        5. 5. Andrew (Joseph) Cox 1922–2004
        6. 6. Robert (L.) Cox 1926–1971
        7. 7. William (Howard) Cox 1928–1973
      2. 2. Lillian (Esther) Cox 1896–1977
    6. 6. John (Christopher) Cox 1870–1939 m. Minnie (Lee) Ford 1874–1969
      1. 1. John (Clarence) Cox 1912–1983 m. Ruby Akers 1915–1993
        1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Cox 1939–2000 m. John (J.) Drotzmann 1940–2019
        2. 2. Betty (Lou) Cox 1940–2016 m. Millard (James (Dutch)) Haller 1939–2003
      2. 2. Marion (Nugent) Cox 1892–1948 m. Dora (Ella) Ward 1894–1978
        1. 1. Nugent (Edgar) Cox 1918–1990 m. Shirley (Hannah) Erickson 1923–2000
        2. 2. Newsome (Ward) Cox 1921–1998
        3. 3. Ella (Marcene) Cox 1923–2005 m. David (Byron) Beazley 1920–2010
        4. 4. Ben (Marshall) Cox 1930–2020
      3. 3. Roxye (Lee) Cox 1894–1952 m. Webster (Gibson Waide) Sr. 1891–1982
        1. 1. David (Marion) Waide 1915–1987 m. Glennis (Marie) Smith 1914–1981
        2. 2. Webster (Gibson Waide) Jr. 1917–1987 m. Dorothy (Kathryn) Owen 1917–1994 m. Mary (Evelyn) Christian 1919–2004
        3. 3. Paul (Johnson) Waide 1919–1994
      4. 4. Maple (Katherine) Cox 1910–1996
      5. 5. Zula (Attie) Cox 1898–1972 m. Henry (Clay Ford) Sr. 1895–1989
        1. 1. Byron (Cox) Ford 1926–2015 m. Patsy (Louise) Harris 1931–2013
        2. 2. Henry (Clay Ford) Jr. 1921–2004 m. Alice (Leah) Durham 1917–1998
      6. 6. Jesse (Chester) Cox 1896–1899
      7. 7. Orcena (Sudona Opal (Dona)) Cox 1908–1976 m. Webster (Gibson Waide) Sr. 1891–1982
    7. 7. William (Etheldred) Cox 1874–1955 m. Auddie (May) Conner 1878–1956
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Cox 1903–1984 m. Gladys (Mae) Grimes 1909–1975
        1. 1. Charles (Andrew) Cox 1926–1972
      2. 2. Eli (Lawrence) Cox 1901–1985 m. Clara (Ann) Miller 1908–1980
        1. 1. Lawana (Ruth) Cox 1936–2002
        2. 2. Margetta (June) Cox 1930–2016
      3. 3. Thomas (Otto) Cox 1899–1965 m. Eva (Marie) Sivage 1901–1979
      4. 4. Bessie (Lee) Cox 1906–1987 m. Lynn (William) Bailey 1896–1973
      5. 5. Joseph (Holcomb) Cox 1922–2008 m. Emma (Jane) Wyant 1923–2002
      6. 6. Ida (Belle) Cox 1913–1986
    8. 8. Dora (Katherine) Cox 1887–1959
    9. 9. Samuel (Edward (Sam)) Cox 1891–1968
  2. 2. Joseph (Austin) Dennis 1853–1952 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Jordan 1855–1883 m. Elizabeth (Adeline (Betty)) Cummings 1863–1944
    1. 1. William (Yancy) Dennis 1875–1954 m. Laura (Elizabeth) Whaley 1878–1963
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Dennis 1900–1985 m. Andrew (Jasper) White 1890–1971
        1. 1. Edith (Irene) White 1924–2015
        2. 2. Janie (Artez) White 1918–1986
        3. 3. Virginia (Marie) White 1922–2018
        4. 4. William (Jasper) White 1920–2014
        5. 5. Lucian (Wayne) White 1926–1997 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Westbrook 1921–2017
    2. 2. Joseph (Bailey) Dennis 1899–1981 m. Luella Coker 1901–1978
      1. 1. Justin (Ballard) Dennis 1935–1993
      2. 2. Douglas (Wayne) Dennis 1924–1993
      3. 3. Frieda (Jo) Dennis 1926–1986
      4. 4. Wilda (Lou) Dennis 1929–2008
      5. 5. Era (LaJuana) Dennis 1922–1927
      6. 6. J. (A.) Dennis 1931–1932
  3. 3. Juletta (Josephine) Dennis 1839–1845
  4. 4. John (McChesney) Dennis 1846–1857
  5. 5. Thomas (Purnel) Dennis 1849–1853
  6. 6. Harper (Lindsay) Dennis 1851–1938 m. Alice (Isabella) Cummings 1854–1886 m. Alice (Isabella) Cummins 1854–1886
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Dennis 1884–1949 m. Oleva Freels 1886–1953
      1. 1. Ida (Velma) Dennis 1922–1986 m. Jesse (Clinton) Burk 1924–1988
      2. 2. Harper (Lindsey) Dennis 1910–1984 m. Alta (Faye) Williams 1912–2002
        1. 1. Charles (Eubanks) Dennis 1932–2020
        2. 2. Jimmy (Lindsey) Dennis 1942–2000
        3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Dennis 1929–2006 m. Georgia (Mae) Parr 1930–2000
        4. 4. Lucy (Paralee) Dennis 1928–2007
      3. 3. Cecil (Weldon) Dennis 1912–1972 m. Nora ((Gertrude)) Jones 1916–1972
        1. 1. Rita ((Sue)) Dennis 1938–2022
        2. 2. Weldon (Cecil (Dub)) Dennis 1932–1993
    2. 2. Amanda (Jane) Dennis 1877–1962 m. Albert (Sidney) Jackson 1876–1932
      1. 1. Dennis (Orville) Jackson 1908–1981
      2. 2. Iro (Eldon) Jackson 1906–1965
      3. 3. Andrew (Linsey) Jackson 1898–1975
      4. 4. Maurine (Gwendolyn) Jackson 1921–1999
      5. 5. Errit (T.) Jackson 1916–2006
      6. 6. Parilee (Elizabeth) Jackson 1895–1961 m. Claude Duran 1893–1961
        1. 1. Letha (Lee) Duran 1920–2023
        2. 2. Kester (Calvin) Duran 1915–2016 m. Sylvia (Catherine) Behrends 1917–1996
        3. 3. Pauline (Mildred) Duran 1916–2003
        4. 4. Ethel (Mae) Duran 1922–2002
  7. 7. Cordelia (Belsora) Dennis 1855–1880
    1. 1. Lottie (Lanora) Moore 1884–1911 m. Abraham (M. C. (Abe)) Hartman 1856–1914
      1. 1. Charley (D.) Hartman 1907–1985
    2. 2. Matilda (Jane (Mattie)) Moore 1868–1956 m. John (Joseph) Ward 1845–1926
      1. 1. Henry (Sam Ward) Sr. 1904–1992 m. Artie (B.) Turner 1901–1983
        1. 1. Willie (Elton) Ward 1933–1995 m. Johnnie (Juanell) Owens 1934–2018
        2. 2. Frances (Leora) Ward 1921–2015
        3. 3. Denver (John) Ward 1925–2016
  8. 8. Samuel (Henry) Dennis 1857–1936
  9. 9. Albert (Davis) Dennis 1861–1940 m. Mary (Ellen) Green 1870–1948 m. Mary (E.) Adkins 1862–1887
    1. 1. LouVilla Dennis 1883–1972 m. Cyrus (Arthur) Dodgin 1877–1950
      1. 1. Albert (Marion) Dodgin 1904–1983 m. Rose (Elizabeth) Miller 1907–1989
        1. 1. Paul (Dale) Dodgin 1927–1992 m. Billie (Frances) Pless 1924–1986
        2. 2. Jack (Irad) Dodgin 1931–2000
        3. 3. David (Glenn) Dodgin 1933–2017
      2. 2. Rosa (L.) Dodgin 1903–1922
      3. 3. Arthur (Lee) Dodgin 1913–1988
      4. 4. Elmer (Clinton) Dodgin 1906–1997 m. Vera (Augusta) Browning 1908–1984
        1. 1. Bill (Arthur) Dodgin 1930–2012
        2. 2. Jimmy (Clinton) Dodgin 1933–2015
    2. 2. Viola Dennis 1896–1899
    3. 3. Monroe (Price) Dennis 1887–1972
    4. 4. John (E.) Dennis 1904–1904
    5. 5. Rosie (L.) Dennis 1885–1889
    6. 6. Samuel (Richard) Dennis 1891–1918
    7. 7. Sidney Dennis 1894–1905
    8. 8. Minnie (Venola) Dennis 1901–1943
    9. 9. William (Bryan) Dennis 1896–1961 m. Hattie (Rachel) Cook 1905–1984
      1. 1. Claranell (Marie) Breeze 1933–2010
      2. 2. Davis (Stanford Dennis) Sr 1925–2001
      3. 3. Billy Dennis 1935–2008
      4. 4. Raybern (Leroy) Dennis 1927–1992
      5. 5. William (Richard) Dennis 1924–2012
      6. 6. Viola (Mae) Dennis 1943–2014
      7. 7. Arlene Corley 1930–2003
  10. 10. Julia (Savina) Dennis 1859–1937
  11. 11. Allen (Beauregard) Dennis 1861–1940 m. Josie Smith 1862–1891 m. Sally ((Sallie)) Thomas 1865–1899 m. Serena ((Rena)) Isaacs 1869–1979
    1. 1. Ira (Allen) Dennis 1885–1955 m. Lillian (Ella) Easley 1881–1970
      1. 1. James (Allen) Dennis 1917–1983
      2. 2. Clarence (Mitchell) Dennis 1909–1946
      3. 3. Josie (Lorene) Dennis 1913–1980
      4. 4. Lonnie (Myrtle) Dennis 1924–1986
      5. 5. Madge (Lee) Dennis 1911–1979 m. John (Kenneth) Rose 1909–1990
        1. 1. Margaret (Ella) Rose 1933–2017 m. Merlin (Esten) Short 1924–1995
      6. 6. Beatrice (Irene) Dennis 1914–1915
      7. 7. Ira (Albert) Dennis 1917–1996
    2. 2. Lonnie (Myrtle) Dennis 1887–1951
    3. 3. Walter (Ugene) Dennis 1882–1950
    4. 4. Jessie Dennis 1897–1912
    5. 5. Kenneth (Lavoy) Dennis 1928–2003
    6. 6. Arvy (Alvin) Dennis 1925–2015
    7. 7. John (Henry) Dennis 1905–1955
    8. 8. James (Wesley) Dennis 1910–1986
    9. 9. Mettie (M.) Dennis 1913–1975
    10. 10. Allen (Beauregard (A. B.) Dennis) Jr. 1914–2005
    11. 11. Ninnette (Delilah (Nin)) Dennis 1914–2005 m. Samuel (Tilden (Ted)) Parkey 1904–1981
    12. 12. Rayburn (Randolph) Dennis 1920–1989
    13. 13. Raymond (L.) Dennis 1920–1922
    14. 14. Wade (Hampton) Dennis 1891–1963 m. Rachel (Dennis) Cox 1893–1967
      1. 1. Ruth (Bernice) Dennis 1915–2004 m. Silas (Vick) Stephens 1903–1976
        1. 1. Cecil (Lee) Stephens 1930–1931
        2. 2. Victory (Allen) Stephens 1945–1965
        3. 3. William (Henry) Stephens 1949–2005 m. Bernadette (Marie) Sequeira 1949–2022
        4. 4. Claudia (Faye) Stephens 1932–1975

Delilah Thomas's Timeline

4 Records

1822
3 Oct 1822
Birth of Delilah Thomas in Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 48
Delilah Thomas resided here in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Delilah Thomas resided here in Cooke, Texas, USA
Cooke, Texas, USA
1886
15 Mar 1886
Age 64
Death of Delilah Thomas in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cooke, Texas; Roll: 1298; Page: 335B; Enumeration District: 116
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M593_1593; Page: 397A; Family History Library Film: 553092
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M593_1593; Page: 397A; Family History Library Film: 553092

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cooke, Texas; Roll: 1298; Page: 335B; Enumeration District: 116

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1886
    Event Place: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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