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Joseph Austin Dennis 1853–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1853

Birth Location: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 May 1952

Death Location: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

Father: John Dennis

Mother: Delilah Thomas

Spouse(s): Nancy Jordan, Elizabeth Cummings

Children(s): William Dennis, Joseph Dennis

The story of Joseph Austin Dennis began in 1853 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA. In 1870, Joseph Austin Dennis resided in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA. Joseph Austin Dennis married Elizabeth Adeline Betty Cummings, Nancy Elizabeth Jordan, and had children including Joseph Bailey Dennis, William Yancy Dennis. Joseph Austin Dennis passed away in 1952 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Austin Dennis began in 1853 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA.
  • In 1870, Joseph Austin Dennis resided in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • Joseph Austin Dennis married Elizabeth Adeline Betty Cummings, Nancy Elizabeth Jordan, and had children including Joseph Bailey Dennis, William Yancy Dennis.
  • Joseph Austin Dennis passed away in 1952 in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Dennis's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Dennis
1853–1952
Birth Place: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
Parents
John Henry Dennis
1804–1881
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Delilah Thomas
1822–1886
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (James Calvin) Dennis
1769–1847
New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Delilah (Anna) Hobbs
1773–1839
Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
William (Holland) Thomas
1805–1893
Raccoon Creek, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Kanaka (Angeline) Aquetake
1805–1890
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Dennis
1735–1791
Mary Yancey
1740–1810
Elisha Hobbs
1744–1818
Fannie McLana
1753–1819
Richard Thomas
1750–1804
Temperance Calvert
1774–1874
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1704–1766
Mary Purnell
1700–1768
Thomas Sr.
1695–1754
Mary Hill
1700–1759
Robert McLana
1730–1784
William Thomas
1716–1777
Martha Young
1717–1778
William Colvard
1738–1795
Mary Holland
1735–1780

Joseph Dennis's Descendants

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Joseph (Austin) Dennis (4 Mar 1853–14 May 1952) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Jordan (28 Apr 1855–13 Apr 1883) m. Elizabeth (Adeline (Betty)) Cummings (16 Dec 1863–24 Sep 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

Joseph Dennis's Timeline

3 Records

1853
4 Mar 1853
Birth of Joseph Austin Dennis in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
1870
1870
Age 17
Joseph Austin Dennis resided here in Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Hunt, Texas, USA
1952
14 May 1952
Age 99
Death of Joseph Austin Dennis in Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA
Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1853
    Event Place: Bulcher, Cooke, 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 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: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1952
    Event Place: Bulcher, Cooke, Texas, USA

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