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Lena Jessie Holley 1893–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1893

Birth Location: Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA

Death Date: 12 Sep 1968

Death Location: Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Holley

Mother: Archie Graham

Spouse(s): Frank Knotts-Lewis, Ernest Dennis

Children(s): Wrather Lewis, Frankie Lewis, Florene Lewis, Irene Lewis, Charles Sr., George Sr., Gloria Dennis

The story of Lena Jessie Holley began in 1893 in Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA. In 1900, Lena Jessie Holley resided in Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, US. Lena Jessie Holley married Ernest Gordon Dennis, Frank Knotts Lewis, and had children including Charles Ernest Dennis Sr, Florene Lewis, Frankie Elizabeth Lewis, George Wesley Dennis Sr, Gloria Ola Dennis, Irene Lewis, Wrather Lee Ox Lewis. Lena Jessie Holley passed away in 1968 in Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lena Jessie Holley began in 1893 in Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA.
  • In 1900, Lena Jessie Holley resided in Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, US.
  • Lena Jessie Holley married Ernest Gordon Dennis, Frank Knotts Lewis, and had children including Charles Ernest Dennis Sr, Florene Lewis, Frankie Elizabeth Lewis, George Wesley Dennis Sr, Gloria Ola Dennis, Irene Lewis, Wrather Lee Ox Lewis.
  • Lena Jessie Holley passed away in 1968 in Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holley
1867–1921
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JH
Archie Graham
1873–1938
Birth Location: Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
AG

Spouses(s)

Frank Knotts-Lewis
1890–1918
Birth Location: Belton, Bell, Texas, USA
FK
Ernest Dennis
1893–1973
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
ED

Children(s)

Wrather Lewis
1910–1975
Birth Location: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
WL
Frankie Lewis
1912–1992
Birth Location: Dereno, De Baca, New Mexico, USA
FL
Florene Lewis
1913–2001
Birth Location: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
FL
Irene Lewis
1913–1989
Birth Location: Lakeview, Hall, Texas, USA
IL
Charles Sr.
1926–2004
Birth Location: Madison, Greenwood, Kansas, USA
CS
George Sr.
1929–2005
Birth Location: Dimmitt, Castro, Texas, USA
GS
Gloria Dennis
1937–1944
Birth Location: Monahans, Ward, Texas, USA
GD

Lena Holley's Ancestors

Self
Lena Holley
1893–1968
Birth Place: Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Parents
John Lewis Holley
1867–1921
Tennessee, USA
Archie (Mildred "Granny Mamie") Graham
1873–1938
Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Holley ,) Jr.
1819–1880
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Haskins "Sallie") Potter
1829–1886
Virginia, USA
Tillman (Williamson "Tip" Graham ,) Jr.
1849–1907
Linden, Cass, Texas, USA
Elizabeth (West "Lizzie") Wood
1857–1950
Monroe City, Ralls, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
Tillman Sr.
1817–1893
Jency Williams
1823–1901
Hamilton Wood
1824–1877
Mildred Settle
1824–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Graham
1792–1875
James Wood
1780–1866
Susannah Burnett
1783–1872
George Settle
1796–1864
Julianna Fall
1801–1829

Lena Holley's Descendants

1.
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Lena (Jessie) Holley (11 Nov 1893–12 Sep 1968) m. Frank Knotts-Lewis (15 Jan 1890–20 Oct 1918) m. Ernest (Gordon) Dennis (22 Mar 1893–29 Apr 1973)
  1. 1. Wrather (Lee "Ox") Lewis 1910–1975 m. Buna (Beatrice "Buna") Klutts 1907–1988 m. Edith (Exonia) Melton 1901–1989
    1. 1. Cora (Lee) Lewis 1929– m. Harland (James) Hartshorn 1926–1995 m. John (Eugene) Young 1926–
  2. 2. Frankie (Elizabeth) Lewis 1912–1992 m. James (Doyle "Frank") Warren 1910–1974 m. Milton (Morris) Gamble 1885–1966 m. Orval (Franklin) Lockhart 1913–2008
    1. 1. Dora (Earlene) Warren 1931–2021 m. Stanley (Melvin) Blake 1927–2014
      1. 1. Kenneth (Stanley "Ken") Blake 1949–1995
      2. 2. Susan (Ann) Blake 1951–2016 m. James (Paul "Jim") Clark 1936–1994
  3. 3. Florene Lewis 1913–2001 m. Lloyd (Melvin) Taylor 1899–1977 m. Frank (Joseph) Boury 1910–1990
  4. 4. Irene Lewis 1913–1989 m. Ivy (Lee) Smith 1881–1977 m. James (Ernest) Thomas 1908–1993
    1. 1. Dorothy (Hope) Smith 1932–2015 m. George (Lee) Clevenger 1927–1953 m. Dawl (Julian) Rackley 1927–2010
      1. 1. Mary (Lee) Clevenger 1949–2004 m. Jackson (Early) Berry 1940–2002
    2. 2. Bobby (Dale) Smith 1935–2006 m. Charlotte (Maxine) Cox 1938–1999
  5. 5. Charles (Ernest Dennis ,) Sr. 1926–2004
  6. 6. George (Wesley Dennis ,) Sr. 1929–2005 m. Bettie (Pearl) Harding 1931–2007 m. Celia (Ellen "Ellen") Parham 1927–1987
  7. 7. Gloria (Ola) Dennis 1937–1944

Lena Holley's Timeline

9 Records

1893
11 Nov 1893
Birth of Lena Jessie Holley in Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Lena Jessie Holley resided here in Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
1919
11 Nov 1919
Age 26
Lena Jessie Holley was married in Eaco Standard-Times
Eaco Standard-Times
1919
11 Nov 1919
Age 26
Lena Jessie Holley was married In Waco.
Waco.
1920
1920
Age 27
Lena Jessie Holley resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Lena Jessie Holley resided here in Wink, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
Wink, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Lena Jessie Holley resided here in Wink, Winkler, Texas
Wink, Winkler, Texas
1940
1940
Age 47
Lena Jessie Holley resided here in J.p. # 2, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
J.p. # 2, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
1968
12 Sep 1968
Age 75
Death of Lena Jessie Holley in Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA
Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1893
    Event Place: Bradley, Pickens, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas; Roll: T625_1836; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 158
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Eaco Standard-Times
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Angelo Weekly Standard; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1968; Publication Place: San Angelo, Texas, USA; ,0.28998595,0.26443368,0.5076235&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1919
    Event Place: Waco.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 1, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Navarro, Texas; Roll: T625_1836; Page: 21A; Enumeration District: 158

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Wink, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Wink, Winkler, Texas; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342146

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Wink, Winkler, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wink, Winkler, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04167; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 248-4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J.p. # 2, Wink, Winkler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wink, Winkler, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04167; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 248-4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Odessa, Ector, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Odessa American - 13 Sep 1968 - Page 2, Obituary for LENA JESSIE DENNIS KERMIT 13 Sep 1968

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wink
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The San Angelo Weekly Standard; Publication Date: 20 Sep 1968; Publication Place: San Angelo, Texas, USA; ,0.28998595,0.26443368,0.5076235&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Kermit, Winkler, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kermit, Winkler County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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