Hennessee, Thomas Archie

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• Also Known As: Kay
• Census: 23 Jun 1880, Kaufman County, Texas
• Census: 06 Jun 1900, Nocona, Montague County, Texas
• _MILT: 1918; Draft Registration Card
• Census: 1920, Lawrence Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Notes:

1918 Draft Registration Card indicates Uncle Kay had a middle name "Archie" and he lived in Tinney, Comanche, Oklahoma with his wife Margarette "Maggie" and he was a farmer. It also shows he was born March 9, 1879, was larged build with black hair and blue eyes.

1920 Census indicates Kay (Uncle Kay) was living in Lawrence Township, Comanche, Oklahoma with his wife Maggie and thier two children Ruth 16 and Charley 15. The Census also shows Kay rented his home, was a farmer and he could read and write.

Family/Spouse: Clifton, Margaret. Margaret (daughter of Clifton, Daniel Webster and Taylor, Lydia Bell) was born about 1885 in Texas; died on 07 Jun 1971. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Hennessee, Allen
2. Hennessee, Ruth was born about 1903 in Oklahoma; died on 10 Jan 1969.
3. Hennessee, Charlie was born on 24 Feb 1905 in Tinney Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma; died on 14 Feb 1982 in Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma; was buried in Lot 78 D Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma.

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• Also Known As: Jake
• Also Known As: Zeke
• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 13 Aug 1860, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 06 May 1870, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 23 Jun 1880, Kaufman County, Texas
• Census: 06 Jun 1900, Nocona, Montague County, Texas
• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Lincoln Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Notes:

1870 Census Record indicates Ezekiel and Victoria were living in Warren County, Tennessee and he was a farm labor and she kept house. It also states Ezekiel was 21, Victoria was 17 and they did not have any children yet.

1880 Census Record indicates Ezekiel and Victoria were living in Kaufman County, Texas with their two youngest children Sallie who was 7 and Thomas who was just 1. It also states Ezekiel worked on a farm and Victoria kept house. The Census shows a 16 year old black male, Kendrick Rofe, living with them who was a domestic servant.

1900 Census Record indicates Ezekiel and Victoria were living in Nocona, Montague County, Texas and they had five of their children living with them Thomas who was 21, Virginia who was 17, Callie who was 10, Nora who was 7 and Samuel who was 3. They also had a nephew, George Hennessee, who was 14 and born in May of 1886 living with them in addition to a 29 year old male servant Joe Lawrence. The Census states Ezekiel was a farmer. Sallie died of Yellow Fever sometime before 1890. Callie, who was born in 1890, did not recall having a younger sister sallie.

1910 Census Record indicates Ezekiel and Victoria were living in Lincoln Township, Comanche, Oklahoma and had two children living with them, Jennie who was 27 and single and Sam who was 15 and single. Victoria stated that she had given birth to five children and all five of them were living. The Census also shows that Ezekiel was a farmer and owned his own farm.

"The Hennessee Family in America" by D. A. Hennessee states:
Ezekiel was a blacksmith and a woodworker.

"Prairie Lore" by The Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society, vol 10 number 2, book 38, Oct 1973 an article written by S. N. Hennessee states Ezekiel "Jake" and Victoria moved to Vanzant County, Texas. Their two young children (Sallie and George) died there of Yellow Fever.

There is no record of George being a son of Ezekiel and Victoria, however the 1900 Census Record indicates a nephew, George Hennessee. There is also no record I have been able to locate of Ezikiel and Victoria living in Vanzant County, Texas.

Ezekiel married Rodgers, Victoria about 1870 in Warren County, Tennessee. Victoria (daughter of Unknown, and Unknown,) was born on 19 Dec 1853 in Warren County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jan 1913 in Tinney Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma; was buried in Old Lot 35 B Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 06 May 1870, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 23 Jun 1880, Kaufman County, Texas
• Census: 06 Jun 1900, Nocona, Montague County, Texas
• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Lincoln Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Notes:

I received the last name of Victoria "Rogers" from Marie (Jones) Bradley. Since then I received the death certificate of Callie Adeline Hennessee which was transcribed at the time of Callie's death by her daughter Laura Viola (Harrison) Rodgers and entered into her family record book. This transcription spelled Victoria's last name as "Rodgers". I do not know if this spelling is correct or if Viola was just used to spelling it with a "d". I will try to order the death certificate for Callie and Victoria to verify this informtion. Confirmed Callie's death certificate RODGERS.

1900 Census indicates Victoria gave birth to 14 children but only 5 were living on June 6, 1900.

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• Also Known As: Arch
• Occupation: Farmer
• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 13 Aug 1860, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee
• _MILT: 06 Sep 1861; Confederate Army, 5th Tennessee, Company "B", under the command of Forest
• Census: 05 Aug 1870, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

25 MAR 2011 - TEMP RESEARCH NOTE: SOME CHILDREN ARE NOT CORRECT DUE TO TAKING IN BROTHER'S CHILDREN. DOCUMENTS RECEIVED TO CORRECT IT BUT DATA IS YET TO BE UPDATED!!! -Sandra Harrison

1850 Census Record indicates Archibald and Nancy were living in Warren County, Tennesee and had four children living with them, George who was 7, Elizabeth (Rachel) who was 5, Virginia who was 3, and Ezekiel who was just 5 months. The Census also shows that Archibald was a farmer, he did not own any property and he and Nancy could not read or write.

1860 Census Record indicates Archibald and Nancy were living in Warren County, Tennessee and had six children living with them, George who was 16, Elizabeth (Rachel) who was 14, Virginia who was 12, Ezekiel who was 10, Joseph who was 5, Jacinth who was 3 and Milly who was just 4 months. The Census also shows that Archibald was a loborer, he owned $400 in personal property but no real estate and Nancy was a house keeper.

Between April 17th and May 20th, 1861 Tennessee seceded from the Union along with Virginia, Arkansas and North Carolina. That summer Camp Smartt was established and as the individual Civil War soldier's records show, on September 6, 1861 at least 15 of the Harrison and Hennessee brothers and cousins enlisted in the Civil War and on September 11th the Tennessee Mountain Rifle Regiment was organized. The Regiment changed names several times but finally came to be known as the 35th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. They served in the Regiment while it was called the 5th Regiment, Company "B" under the command of C M Forrest. These Hennessee and Harrison men included at least: Audley M Harrison and his brother Alexander, cousins J W and Samuel Harrison, his wife Nancy Hennessee's four brothers; James Sr., John Thomas, Patrick Scott and "Big" Thomas Jr., his wife's cousin and daughter's husband Archibald Hugh Hennessee, and Hennessee cousins Anderson L, George, James C, "Little" Thomas, Thomas L and James Jr.

Archibald's wife Nancy didn't know she was only a few weeks pregnant when Archibald joined the Civil War, leaving her home with six children under the age of fifteen with the youngest being just two years old. Archibald had been in the Civil War for about ten months, when he gets word that Nancy had complications during child birth, the baby had died and Nancy was not recovering. I can only assume this is why the Muster Rolls for July and August, 1862 indicate he is "Absent without leave" and on on July 9, his son George is granted furlough for 30 days and when he returns Archibald's Muster Roll dated July 17, states "At home and his son George in his place." Since this does match the time frame Nancy died, George could have gotten word of his mother's death, gone home for his mother's burial and then returned in his father's place to fight the war.

On January 16, 1863, George "Appears on a LIST of killed, wounded and missing, in Cleburne's Division, Hardee's Corps. A. T., in the batle of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862. This may be why previous books on the Harrison and Hennessee families have stated George was "killed in the Civil War". I obtained a copy of the original document and it further details "Slightly wounded in hip" and continues to show up on the Muster Rolls as "Present" through April of 1863. I was discussing this with Mary Elizabeth Barnes,

Archibald and John Authur Cunningham were first cousins and faught together in the Civil War. John was a Captian, but Archibald never got above the rank of private. There is a photograph of John Aurther pointing a pistol at Archibald which was taken in the late 1800s. The weapon in the photograph was last seen in the home of Nellie Hennessee Cunningham, as per an interview with Alford Hennessee. John Authur Cunningham is burried a Pecan Cemetery not far from Archibald's son Ezkiel and his wife Victoria Hennessee.

Alexander Daniel Hennessee was in my file and online on a few family trees, although I did not think he was Archibald's son. I found the birth date of 1863 online and 1858 in Hennessee Family History. Further research found this came from information that Alfred Hennessee gave to the writer of Hennessee Family History and Wiseman Family and Allied Lines which added his marriage to Nancy Turpin. Both books show Archibald Hugh Hennesse had a son Alexander, but they both showed different mothers. I didn't think he was born in 1863 because he wasn't on the 1860 census with the family and I have now contacted Alexander's grandchildren and they don't believe him to be Archibald's Son. However in 1870, Archibald's nephew Philander was living with them and he was born in 1858. The census is very faded and difficult to read. I was able to darken the image and enlarge it to see it was Philander and I can see how someone years ago could have mistaken the name to look like Alexander. There is a Alexander Hennessee who was born in 1863 who married Nancy Turpin, moved to Oklahoma, had several children, died in December 1898 and is buried in Grady Cemetery in Jefferson County, Oklahoma but his parents are not Archiblad Hugh Hennessee and Nancy Harrison.

While researching this I became interested in this story and wondered why Archiblad had some of his brother's children living with him. I had notes from ten years ago saying that I needed to do more research on Archibald's brother's family, William "Thomas" Hennessee and his wife Eleanor Nellie Hays, because it looked like they and some of their children all died in November of 1868. When I first found this information and saw so many women with children with no husbands, I thought Thomas could have died in the Civil War but they had children after the end of the Civil War. Here ten years later there are more online options available for searching and I just happen to find some of Thomas' children who I thought had died, living with their uncle Archibald Hughes Hennessee and other Hays, McGregor and Lawrence relatives. Thomas was always easy to find on a census because he lived within a few houses from Archibald, if not in the same house.

I found William Thomas Hennessee and his wife, Eleanor Nellie Hays, did die in November 1868 leaving six to nine children without parents. The children were: Philander who was 10, Willaim 9, Rachel 8, Elvina 6, Mary 5, Laura 4, Patrick 3, Phoeba 1 and Cornelia who was born the same year her parents died. I say leaving six to nine children because previous researchers did not see some of the children living with relatives and stated they died young. Mary Elizabeth Barns, who did the research for the Wiseman book, found some of what I found and states on page 415, "Thomas and Eleanor Hayes Hennessee were deceased by 1870 and their younger children were living with the Hays and Hennessee brothers and sisters."

1870 census for McMinnvile, Warren County, Tennessee shows Philander age 12, Alvira 7, Mary 8 and Cornella 2 living with their uncle Archibald and the 1880 census shows Cornella age 12 listed as Arcibald's niece. I found William, who was 11 years old, living with his mother's McGregor relatives, Laura who was 6 living with James Lawrence and Phoeba who was 5 living with Calhoun and Elizabeth Hays. I did not find Rachel Elizabeth or Partick so they could have died young as some books say and, there could have been an illness in the county that killed them and their parents or they could have even gone to live with other family members and are simply not easy to locate. The census also indicates Archiblad's fam is valued at $3,000 and personal property worth $600 and he can not read or write.

Hennessee Family Cemetery Memorial: Birth: 1821 Warren County, Tennessee Death: Jun. 10, 1884 Warren County, Tennessee
"Arch" as he was called is the son of: Patrick S. and Rachel (Wilcher )Hennessee. He served with Company "B", 35th Tenn. Regiment, C.S.A. Arch is the husband of:
(1) Nancy Harrison, d/o Audley Harrison. Married 1841, 8 children born of this first union: George, Rachel Elizabeth, Virginia A., Ezekiel McGregor, Joseph Thomas, Jacinth N., Millie N., and Alexander L. Hennessee.
(2)Mary Hayes, married Dec. 25, 1863, Warren County, TN., and 8 more children born this 2nd union: Nancy Elvira, Elender, Carrie, Wm. Patrick, Rosettia, Jas. Archibald and twin sister, Mary "Polly", and Sarah Phillips Hennessee. Shortly after the death of Archibald, Widow Mary Hennessee left TN and joined her stepson, Ezekiel McGregor Hennessee and others of the Hennessee family who'd moved on to Texas. Arch's date of death confirmed by his widow "Mary (Hayes) Hennessee's" Confederate Pension Application, #9342. Source: Tx State Archives. The application for pension was approved 22 SEPTEMBER 1902, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas.

"Chancery Court Records, Book 1" (1847-1854), Pg. 484-486, George Harrison, Administrator of the Estate of Audley Harrison, Deceased vs.Joseph Harrison and others, states Archibald was named in his father's will.

Archibald married Harrison, Nancy in 1841 in Warren County, Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Harrison, Audley M. Sr. and Dennis, Hannah Elizabeth) was born about 1829 in Warren County, Tennessee; died in 1862 in Tennessee; was buried in Hennessee Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 1840, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 13 Aug 1860, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee

Other Events:

• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Lincoln Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Notes:

Although Victoria's parents names are not listed on the 1910 Census, it does indicate their places of birth.

married Unknown,. was born in in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 30 Apr 1910, Lincoln Township, Comanche County, Oklahoma

Notes:

Although Victoria's parents names are not listed on the 1910 Census, it does indicate their places of birth.

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• Also Known As: Paddy
• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Last Will & Testament of Patrick's father, James Hennessee, states: I have given my son, Patrick S. Hennessee, on tract or parcel of land worth two hundred and fifty dollars, one horse, bridle and saddle worth fifty dollars and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture worth sixteen dollars and also one other negro girl, named Hannah, worth two-hundred and fifty dollars and that is all I ever intend to give him...

I hereby appoint my wife Jane Hennessee and P. S. Hennessee sole executrix and executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former wills by me made and my said wife Jane Hennessee shall remain in full possession of all that part of the land then divided to my last mentioned six children during her widowhood or until the youngest child becomes of age my said executrix and executor give theirs of their portion as mentioned in my last will and testament.

Some internet research shows Patrick death 1860 and burial Hennessee Cemetary, Warren County, Tennessee.

1850 Census indicates Patrick and Rachel were living in Warren County, Tennessee on September 27, 1850 and two of thier children were living with them Thomas who was 18 and William M who was 9. Patrick was 54 and Rachel was 51. The Census also states Patrick was a farmer and his property was valued at $2700. Thomas was also shown to be a farmer.

The 1850 Census also shows Patrick and Rachel's son James C and his wife Mana living on another farm with their children. See: James C Hennessee

Patrick married Wilcher, Rachel in 1817 in Warren County, Tennessee. Rachel was born about 1799 in Burke County, North Corolina; died in 1881 in Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in 1881 in Shellsford Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 1860, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 05 Aug 1870, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

1860 Census indicates Rachel is living in Warren County, Tennessee with her son Wm M (William Mortimer) who is 19. Her other children have moved out of the house and she lost her husband Patrick just a couple years before the Census was taken.

1870 Census indicates Rachel is 70 years old, living in Warren County, Tennessee with her granddaughter, Parilee Smith, daughter of Obediah Smith and Harriet Hennessee. It also indicates Rachel was born in Tennessee although all other records show she was born in North Carolina and she could not write.

Although Obediah has been listed on many published family trees, including this one, I believe Harriet's husband Obediah Smith could have been mistaken as a son.

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• Also Known As: Edley
• Census: 1820, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 1840, Warren County, Tennessee
• Census: 27 Sep 1850, Warren County, Tennessee
• Will: 28 Nov 1852
• Probate: 06 Dec 1852, Warren County, Tennessee; Chancery Court Records, Book 1 (1847-1854), Page 484-486

Notes:

There is much confustion about the actual date Audley M. Harrison died, however 11/30/1852 was confirmed by a photograph of his tombstone.

1. 11/30/1859 Eugene Wiseman said his toumbstone in Shellsford Cemetary, Warren County, Tennessee says Audley died November 30, 1859.

2. 11/30/1852 Eugene also states the will was signed on November 28, 1852 and was probated on December 6, 1852. He would have signed his will just before he died.
This researcher has only seen retyped copies of the document and will have to check the original.
*Will signed 11/28/1852 confirmed from copy of original in Wiseman book on 11/3/2006.

3. 11/30/1852 Warren County, Tennessee, Chancery Court Minute Book 3, page 97, which deals with the settlement of the estate of Richmond McGregor, indicates Audley died November 30, 1852. This researcher has only see retyped copies of the document and will have to check the original.

4. Bef. 3/28/1853 Warren County, Tennessee, Chancery Court Minute Book 1 (1847-1854), Page 484-486, which deals with the settlement of Audley Harrison's estate, indicates the court case was heard on March 28, 1853 and was agreed to and signed on December 20, 1853. Eugene Wiseman says the case was heard March 28, 1854 not 1853. Audley would have to have died before the case was heard. This date would have been just 4 months after Audley's death if he died 11/30/1852.

This researcher has only seen retyped copies of the document and will have to check the original.

Chancery Court Records, Book 1 (1847-1854), Page 484-486
George Harrison, Administrator of the Estate of Audley Harrison, Deceased
vs.
Joseph Harrison and others

Tazewell County, Virginia was not originally the name of Audley's birth location, it was Botetourt County and the name of the county changed after his birth.

1820 Census indicates "Edly" (Audley Harrison) was living in Warren County, Tennessee with the following in his home: 1 male 26 - 45 (Audley was 29), 1 female 26 - 45 (Anna Elizabeth Dennis was 26), 2 males under 10 (George was 9 and Joseph was 3), 3 females under 10 (Nettie was 10, Anna was 5, Eleanor was 2) Saphronia's birth year was about 1819, and eaisly could have been born in 1820 after the Census. The Census indicates "Edly" was engaged in Agriculture.

Before 1820 Samuel Harrison moved from Tazewell County, Virginia to Warren County, Tennessee, where on July 9, 1825 he gave power of attorney to Audley Harrison, Sr. to "all rights to inheritance from my father Thomas Harrison, late of Tazewell County". This is listed in Tazewell County Deed Book 4, page 35.

On October 24, 1927, James Lockhart of Warren County, Tennessee, gave a power of attorney to Audley Harrison, Sr. to convey 120 acres of land, located on the headwaters of the Maiden Springs Fork of the Clinch River. The 120 acres was adjacent to land owned by William Williams, David Allen, and James Whitten. It is registered in Tazewell County, Virginia, Deed Book 4, Page 463 and in Order Book, page 273.

Documentation from "The Audley Harrison House" by the Warren County, Tennessee Historical Society. excerpt: "Audley Harrison died intestate (without a will) , according to court records." The McMinnville Heritage Alliance wrote in a letter in 2006 "The main cabin is The Harrison Cabin. It was relocated and reconfigured so it is not all original. The Jennings family, of course, lived there man years after Audley Harrison did. The O'neal cabin was the slave cabin (later the kitchen) for the main log house. It did not get the changes and preservation The Harrison Cabin did, Heritage Alliance does not sponsor the other cabin at the fair grounds - only The Harrison House."

One researchers records indicated Audley was a Justice of the Peace in the 4th Civil District, Warren County, Tennessee. This writer has been unable to verify that record.

1840 Census indicates Audley was living in Warren County, Tennessee with the following in his home: 1 male 50 - 60 (Audley was 50), 1 female 30 - 40 (Elizabeth Grove was 36), 1 male under 5 (Alexander was 2), 1 female 15 - 20 (Virginia was 15) 2 females 10 - 15 (Nancy was 13, Millie was 10) 1 female 5 - 10 (Hannah L. was 8) and 1 female under 5 (Julia was 1). The Slave Schedule shows they had 2 males who were 10 - 24, 1 female 36 - 55, 1 female under the age of 10 and the family was engaged in Agriculture.

1850 Census indicates Audley and Elizabeth were living in Warren County, Tennessee on September 27, 1850. They had six children living with them. Hannah who was 18 and Audley's daughter from a previous marriage to Hanna Elizabeth Dennis who died in 1836, Alexander who was 12, Julia who was 10, Audley Jr. who was 8, Mary who was 5 and Thomas who was 3. The Census shows Audley was a farmer and the value of his property was $2000. It also states there was a 26 year old man living with them, Claboam, who was also a farmer.

1850 Census Schedule 2 Slave Schedule indicates Audley had 9 slaves: black female 55, black male 35, black male 25, black female 18, mulatto male 16, black male 16, black male 15, and two mulatto females 8 years old.

Audley is named as child of Thomas Harrison and Hannah Harrison's wills.

Although DAR file number 840385 indicates Audley's marriage to Elizabeth Groves was after 1835, I have retained the marriage as about 1837 as his first wife, Hannah Elizabeth Dennis' tombstone shows she died 2 Feb 1836 and Audley would have remarried after her death but sometime before the birth of their first child in 1838.

Audley married Dennis, Hannah Elizabeth in 1810 in Warren County, Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of Dennis, Joseph Sr. and Bybee, Ann Nancy) was born about 1795 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 02 Feb 1836 in McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee; was buried in Shellsford Cemetery, Warren County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Also Known As: Anna
• Census: Warren County, Tennessee
• Birth: 1794, Warren County, Tennessee
• Death: 26 Sep 1835, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee

Notes:

Tazewell County, Virginia was not originally the name of Anna's birth location, the name of the county changed after her birth.

Our People at Rest: Shellsford Cemetery by Robert A. C. and Leona Hills page 112. Hennessee Family History by David Hennessee indicates Hannah's year of death 1856 and Boney / Hennessee famly tree from internet by Randy Boney, Garland, Texas and other internet family trees show Hannah's year of death 1846. Some researchers show the year of death to be 1836. This researcher believes 1836 is the correct year due to the census records, 1836 would be 4 years after her last child was born and 2 years before Audley had his first child with Elizabeth Grove. Additionally, Hannah's tombstone indicates she died on 02 Feb 1836 but DAR file number 460666 and 840385 indicates she died on 26 Sept 1835. As of 31 Dec 2010, I am waiting on original records from DAR to confirm the correct date of death.


Birth:
A replacement tombstone placed at the foot of Audley M Harrison Sr's original tombstone in the late 1900's by Audley M Harrison Jr's descendants shows Elizabeth's birth year as 1804. I have been unable to find any other mention of this date.