Mary Hayes

Female 1845 - 1912  (67 years)


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  • Name Mary Hayes 
    Birth 15 Apr 1845  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Residence 1886  Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 22 Apr 1912  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Burial Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Person ID I189  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2020 

    Father William M. Hayes, Jr.,   b. 1812, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1871, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Elvira McGregor,   b. 1820, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0Jul 1858, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage ~1840  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F1068  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Archibald Hugh Hennessee,   b. 1821, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1884, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Marriage 25 Dec 1863  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • ,by John Myers,Elder
    Children 
     1. Nancy Elvira "Aunt Wheeler" Hennessee,   b. 14 Feb 1866, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1935, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Infant Death,   b. ~1867, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Eleanor "Nellie" Hennessee,   b. 18 Sep 1868, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1948, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     4. Carrie Hennessee,   b. 24 Mar 1871, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1950, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. William Patrick "Pat" Hennessee,   b. 9 Mar 1873, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1943, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     6. Rosetta Hennessee,   b. 1875, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James Archibald "James Archie" Hennessee,   b. 31 Jul 1877, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, Arlington, Tarrant County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)
     8. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Hennessee,   b. 31 Jul 1878, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Jun 1920, Forney, Kaufman County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     9. P(atrick) M(cGregor) Hennessee,   b. 1878, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Sarah Phillips "Sally" Hennessee,   b. 3 Aug 1881, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1960, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F58  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Apr 1845 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Dec 1863 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Kaufman County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Apr 1912 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Pecan Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 15 Oct 1991

      Died of gall stones. She was so large a person that a special coffin had to be made...Claude Hennessee

      18 Mar 2011

      findagrave.com ... https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19015121/mary-hennessee

      Birth: 1821
      Warren County
      Tennessee, USA
      Death: Jun. 10, 1884
      Warren County
      Tennessee, USA

      Created by: Lois Faye
      Record added: Apr 19, 2007
      Find A Grave Memorial# 19017811

      ONA (HENNESSEE) ELROD, GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARY (HAYES) HENNESSEE, OFTEN STATED HER GRANDMOTHER. "MARY HENNESSEE" WAS BURIED THE DAY SHE TURNED ONE YEAR OLD WHICH WAS APRIL 23, 1912. MARY HAD DIED THE DAY BEFORE ON THE 22ND.

      IRENE (HENNESSEE) STAPLETON ASKEW, GRANDDAUGHTER OF MARY, spoke of that day.

      The day "PAPA'S" MOTHER died, (Papa being "Wm. Patrick Hennessee") "Papa took the wagon and went right away to get a coffin to bury her in, but found her body was so large it wouldn't fit into the coffin.

      There was nothing Papa and Mama could do but remove all the lining inside to enlarge it to fit her body" Irene added, her dad, "once got his mother, Mary on cotton scales to weigh her, she weighed over 340 lbs."

      D/O: William M. and Elvira (McGregor) Hayes, Jr.
      Mary was the 2nd Wife Of: Archibald H. Hennessee, married Dec. 25th 1863, McMinnville, Warren Co., Tennessee.
      They were parents of 8 children. Nancy Elvira, Elender, Carrie, Wm. Patrick, Rosettia, Jas. Archibald and twin sister, Mary "Polly" and Sarah Phillips Hennessee. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S358] 1870 Warren Co.,TN Census, transcribed from Microfilm by, p. 101 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S15119] Mary Hayes Hennessee (1845-1912), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19015121/mary-hennessee, This pe.

    3. [S2947] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hennessee&GSfn=mary&GSiman=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=46&GScnt.

    4. [S359] Estelle Pickens, Family Group Records. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S360] Estelle Pickens, Family Group Records. (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S21] Dodson,John Wesley "Wes";1882-1965. Esteemed historian for Warren County,, p. 140 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S1655] "Warren County,Tennessee Marriage Records:1852-1900", compiled & printed by Fred Clark,RR 1 Box 9-B, Ridge Road, Quebeck, p. 81 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S15117] Archibald H. Hennessee (1821-1884), Cemetery Profile, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19017811/archibald-h_-hennesse.