Melvin Floyd "Shorty" Hennessee

Male 1917 - 1959  (42 years)


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  • Name Melvin Floyd "Shorty" Hennessee 
    Birth 5 Mar 1917  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Painting Contractor  [2
    Death 31 May 1959  Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I1149  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2016 

    Father William Beauregard "Billie" Hennessee,   b. 4 Jul 1860, (Van Buren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 May 1924, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Alpha Della "Aunt Dellie" Hayden,   b. 11 Nov 1876, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1972, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years) 
    Marriage 1891  [4
    • TX or OK
    Residence (Family) 1910  Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence (Family) 1920  Frisco, McCurtain County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F442  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Irene Sherrill,   b. 25 Aug 1925, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1961, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)  [7
    Marriage (CIRCA 1936)  [2, 7
    Children 
     1. Glen David "David" Hennessee,   b. 0___ 1938, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1959, San Mateo, San Mateo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 21 years)
     2. Marie Hennessee
     3. Thomas Dean Hennessee,   b. 15 Mar 1942, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2015, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. Patricia Ann Hennessee,   b. 29 Dec 1945, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 1972, Daly City, San Mateo County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    Family ID F443  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 5 Mar 1917 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 31 May 1959 - Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Tom Hennesssee remembers that his father could "talk" the fire out of a burn...DAH [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1285] Hennessee,Thomas Dean;Pedigree/Personal Knowledge,interviewed 26 Mar 2000,.

    2. [S9522] Marie Hennessee Cardinale telephone interview, July 19, 2016, 928.685.3621.

    3. [S1287] Hennessee,Thomas Dean;Pedigree/Personal Knowledge,interviewed 26 Mar 2000,.

    4. [S1270] Sybil Hennessee Elam | Telephone interview 28 Aug 2000 | 1812 NW 19th Street,Lawton,OK 73507 | 580.353.7549.

    5. [S5120] "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2SY-HQY : accessed.

    6. [S50303] "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNBT-VXZ : accessed.

    7. [S1288] Thomas Dean Hennessee | interviewed 26 Mar 2000 | 1015 Esparanza Way, San Jose, CA 95138.