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Jesse James Dennis 1826–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jan 1826

Birth Location: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Aug 1907

Death Location: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Father: John Dennis

Mother: Amelia Clayton

Spouse(s): Mary Williams

Children(s): Minnie Dennis, Ruth Dennis, Josephene Dennis, William Dennis, John Dennis, James Dennis, Mary Dennis, Nancy Dennis, Sinthia Dennis

The story of Jesse James Dennis began in 1826 in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA. Jesse James Dennis married Mary Elizabeth Williams, and had children including James Yancy Dennis, John Thomas Dennis, Josephene Dennis, Mary J Dennis, Minnie Ann Dennis, Nancy C Dennis, Ruth Alice Dennis, Sinthia Ann Dennis, William Alfred Dennis. Jesse James Dennis passed away in 1907 in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse James Dennis began in 1826 in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Jesse James Dennis married Mary Elizabeth Williams, and had children including James Yancy Dennis, John Thomas Dennis, Josephene Dennis, Mary J Dennis, Minnie Ann Dennis, Nancy C Dennis, Ruth Alice Dennis, Sinthia Ann Dennis, William Alfred Dennis.
  • Jesse James Dennis passed away in 1907 in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Dennis
1804–1881
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Amelia Clayton
1804–1844
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Williams
1834–1905
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Minnie Dennis
1878–1940
Birth Location: Temple, Bell, Texas, USA
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Ruth Dennis
1866–1939
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
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Josephene Dennis
1863–1960
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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William Dennis
1872–1959
Birth Location: Greenville, Hunt, Texas, USA
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John Dennis
1876–1968
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
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James Dennis
1857–1917
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
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Mary Dennis
1851–1889
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Nancy Dennis
1855–1878
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Sinthia Dennis
1853–
Birth Location: Rusk County, Texas, USA
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Jesse Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Dennis
1826–1907
Birth Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Henry Dennis
1804–1881
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Amelia ((Milley)) Clayton
1804–1844
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (James Calvin) Dennis
1769–1847
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Delilah (Anna) Hobbs
1773–1839
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dennis
1735–1791
Mary Yancey
1740–1810
Elisha Hobbs
1744–1818
Fannie McLana
1753–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1704–1766
Mary Purnell
1700–1768
Thomas Sr.
1695–1754
Mary Hill
1700–1759
Robert McLana
1730–1784

Jesse Dennis's Descendants

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Jesse (James) Dennis (13 Jan 1826–15 Aug 1907) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Williams (31 Dec 1834–21 Dec 1905)
  1. 1. Minnie (Ann) Dennis 1878–1940
  2. 2. Ruth (Alice) Dennis 1866–1939
  3. 3. Josephene Dennis 1863–1960
  4. 4. William (Alfred) Dennis 1872–1959
  5. 5. John (Thomas) Dennis 1876–1968
  6. 6. James (Yancy) Dennis 1857–1917 m. Julia (Ann) McCoulskey 1859–1940
    1. 1. Andrew (James) Dennis 1887–1940
    2. 2. Charley (E.) Dennis 1884–1906
    3. 3. Jesse (Monroe) Dennis 1881–1966
  7. 7. Mary (J.) Dennis 1851–1889 m. William (M. (Monroe)) Anthony 1845–1907
    1. 1. John (Daniel) Anthony 1883–1959
    2. 2. Jeanette (Eugenia) Anthony 1870–1918 m. Stephen (Lee) Yawn 1865–1895
      1. 1. Jessie (Emma) Yawn 1891–1974 m. Napoleon (McDonald) Gore 1886–1955
        1. 1. Pearley Gore 1908–1990
    3. 3. Nannie Anthony 1868–1918 m. William (Washington) Wright 1861–1931
      1. 1. James (Dennis) Wright 1891–1982 m. Josephine (Elizabeth) Leake 1892–1979
        1. 1. Gladys (Virginia) Wright 1918–2011
        2. 2. Elizabeth Wright 1914–2008
        3. 3. Charles (Sidney) Wright 1926–1976
        4. 4. Naomi Wright 1915–1999
        5. 5. Jack Wright 1922–2005
    4. 4. James (Andrew) Anthony 1869–1919 m. Mary (Elizabeth (Lizzie)) Fletcher 1872–1962
      1. 1. Willoughby (Clarence) Anthony 1908–1908
      2. 2. Ethel (Edna) Anthony 1892–1989
      3. 3. Myrtie (Frances) Anthony 1889–1971 m. Marion (Augustus) Donnelly 1884–1937
        1. 1. Henry (Bernard) Donnelly 1917–1990
        2. 2. James (Butler) Donnelly 1912–1992 m. Melinda (Adell) Smithwick 1922–2010 m. Linda Chandler 1918–2011
        3. 3. Finis (Anthony) Donnelly 1914–2000 m. Mollie (Aleta) Klepper 1915–2007 m. Melba (Ernestine) Rowland 1913–1973
        4. 4. Mazel (Elizabeth) Donnelly 1919–1999 m. Perry (Haygood (Pete)) Smithwick 1910–2002
      4. 4. Mary (Virginia) Anthony 1890–1973 m. Joseph (Arthur) Tucker 1887–1963
        1. 1. Mary (Frances) Tucker 1927–2019
        2. 2. Andrew (Odine) Tucker 1912–1991 m. Lila (Mae) Vestal 1915–2006
        3. 3. Joseph (Winifred) Tucker 1915–1986 m. Josephine (Rose) Phillips 1914–1974 m. Estelle Chapman 1911–1991 m. Katherine (F.) Tucker 1940–2019
        4. 4. Alfus (Roy) Tucker 1917–1998
        5. 5. Thomas (Clayton (Tip)) Tucker 1919–1938
        6. 6. David (Olen) Tucker 1920–1989
        7. 7. Winfred (Harvey) Tucker 1913–1990
      5. 5. Lola (Amelia) Anthony 1893–1987
      6. 6. Jane (Devera) Anthony 1895–1983
      7. 7. Gracie Anthony 1900–1960
      8. 8. William (Monroe) Anthony 1905–1985
      9. 9. Bernard (Edmiaston) Anthony 1910–1921
    5. 5. Sarah Anthony 1881–1954
    6. 6. William (E.) Anthony 1872–1927
    7. 7. Mary (Edina) Anthony 1881–1954
  8. 8. Nancy (C.) Dennis 1855–1878
  9. 9. Sinthia (Ann) Dennis 1853–

Jesse Dennis's Timeline

2 Records

1826
13 Jan 1826
Birth of Jesse James Dennis in McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
1907
15 Aug 1907
Age 81
Death of Jesse James Dennis in Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jan 1826
    Event Place: McNairy County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1907
    Event Place: Poetry, Kaufman, Texas, USA
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