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John Huston DENNIS

Male 1839 - 1899  (60 years)


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  • Name John Huston DENNIS 
    Born ca 1839  Overton Co, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jun 1899  Guthrie, Todd Co, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Died in railway accident.
    Person ID I88  Dennis/Tennison Families | Levi Dennis, son John Tennison
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2021 

    Father Levi H. DENNIS     (B: ca 1815    Overton Co, TN)    (D: Aft 1870    Allen Co, KY) 
    Mother Rebecca DENNIS (Lyons)     (B: 1819    Overton Co, TN)    (D:     Unk) 
    Married ca. 1835  Overton Co, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Note that Rebecca is the child of Elizabeth “Betty” Cheatwood and her second husband Edmund Lyon. Her first husband was John Tennison who died in 1808 in Caswell County, NC. This family remained close to the sons of John Tennison and after living several years in Warren Co., TN moved to Overton Co., TN where the sons of John Tennison lived. Rebecca married the son of her step brother Levi Dennis.
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Ellen DENNIS (Hedrick)     (B: ca 1845    Unk)    (D:     Unk) 
    Married 18 Oct., 1865  Nashville, Davidson Co, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children              
     1. Mattie DENNISB: 1868Tennessee
     2. 1870 John DENNISB: 1870Overton Co, TN
     3. Nellie DENNISB: 1872Tennessee
     4. Daisie DENNISB: 1874Tennessee
     5. 1876 Charley DENNISB: 1876Tennessee
     6. 1880 Fred DENNISB: 1880Davidson Co, TN
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2017 
    Family ID F43  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • 1870 Davidson Co., TN
      John Denis. 31. M W. Locomptive Engineer. Born TN
      Ellen. 21 F W Keeping House
      Mattie. 3 F W TN; John 1 M W TN
      Holt, Polly. 13 F B Domestic Servant

      1880 Davidson Co., Tennessee Census
      J. H.. Dennis self M M W 40 TN, TN, NC (actually father b. NC). Occ: Locomotive
      Ellen wife, F M W 35 SC. SC. SC
      Mattie. Dau F S W 12 TN TN SC; John Son M S W 10 TN TN SC
      Nellie Dau F S W 8 TN. TN SC; Daisie Dau F S W 6 TN TN SC
      Charley Son N S W 4 TN Tn SC; Fred Son. M S W 1M. TN. TN. SC
      S. Childress. Other. F. S B 45. TN. TN. NC. Occ: Cook [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2 RICK TIDWELL] .


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