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James Yancy Dennis 1857–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1857

Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 8 Jan 1917

Death Location: Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: Jesse Dennis

Mother: Mary Williams

Spouse(s): Julia McCoulskey

Children(s): Andrew Dennis, Charley Dennis, Jesse Dennis

James Yancy Dennis was born in 1857 in Hunt County, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse James Dennis And Mary Elizabeth Williams. James Yancy Dennis married Julia Ann Mccoulskey, and had children including Andrew James Dennis, Charley E Dennis, Jesse Monroe Dennis. James Yancy Dennis passed away in 1917 in Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • James Yancy Dennis was born in 1857 in Hunt County, Texas, USA, the child of Jesse James Dennis And Mary Elizabeth Williams.
  • James Yancy Dennis married Julia Ann Mccoulskey, and had children including Andrew James Dennis, Charley E Dennis, Jesse Monroe Dennis.
  • James Yancy Dennis passed away in 1917 in Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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James Dennis's Ancestors

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James Dennis
1857–1917
Birth Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
Parents
Jesse James Dennis
1826–1907
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Williams
1834–1905
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
John (Henry) Dennis
1804–1881
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Amelia ((Milley)) Clayton
1804–1844
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dennis
1769–1847
Delilah Hobbs
1773–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dennis
1735–1791
Mary Yancey
1740–1810
Elisha Hobbs
1744–1818
Fannie McLana
1753–1819

James Dennis's Descendants

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James (Yancy) Dennis (8 Jun 1857–8 Jan 1917) m. Julia (Ann) McCoulskey (2 May 1859–26 Sep 1940)
  1. 1. Andrew (James) Dennis 1887–1940
  2. 2. Charley (E.) Dennis 1884–1906
  3. 3. Jesse (Monroe) Dennis 1881–1966

James Dennis's Timeline

2 Records

1857
8 Jun 1857
Birth of James Yancy Dennis in Hunt County, Texas, USA
Hunt County, Texas, USA
1917
8 Jan 1917
Age 60
Death of James Yancy Dennis in Hunt County, Texas, USA
Hunt County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Caddo Mills, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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