James Joseph "JJ" Hennessee

Male 1907 - 1968  (61 years)


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  • Name James Joseph "JJ" Hennessee 
    Birth 10 Sep 1907  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 14 Oct 1968  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I7  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 24 Nov 1994 

    Father Jesse D Hennessee,   b. 23 Dec 1880, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1952, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Josephine Elizabeth "Josie" Harmon,   b. 2 Jul 1878, Sequatchie County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1919, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 18 Oct 1902  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • by J. C. Safley, JP
    Residence (Family) 1910  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence (Family) 1920  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence (Family) 1930  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence (Family) 1940  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F2  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Georgie Lee Newman,   b. 10 Nov 1903, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1988, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 20 Jul 1929  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Residence (Family) Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Residence (Family) Roseville, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Children 
     1. Infant Son,   b. 14 Jul 1933, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1933, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Joe Donald "Don" Hennessee,   b. 26 May 1935, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 2011, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Robert Harmon "Bob" Hennessee,   b. 2 Aug 1939, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1999, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Photos
    A Loving Couple
    A Loving Couple
    Uncle "JJ" (1907-1968) and Aunt "George" (1903-1988)

    Appears to be taken during the late 1930's, location unknown and provided by their loving grandson, Robert James Hennessee (1960-
    Family ID F18  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Sep 1907 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Jul 1929 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Oct 1968 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Shellsford Cemetery, 121 Bottoms Road, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee 37111 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - - Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - - Roseville, Michigan Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Uncle JJ & Mom
    Uncle JJ & Mom
    James Joseph Hennessee (1907-1968)
    Lucile Byars Hennessee (1918-2008)
    Dad & Uncle JJ
    Dad & Uncle JJ
    Bert Hennessee (1918-1986)
    Jim Hennessee (1907-1968)

    Photo taken in the mid-1940's in Detroit, Michigan
    Uncle JJ's two sons & nephew
    Uncle JJ's two sons & nephew
    Son, Robert Harmon "Bobby" Hennessee (1939-1999)
    Nephew, David Hennessee (1942) and
    Son, Joe Donald Hennessee (1935-2011)

    circa 1944 in Detroit, Michigan

  • Notes 
    • Uncle "JJ" was a hoot. He collected coffee pots like Midas collected gold. Very loving man. Favorite expression was, "By Gad", called his nephews, "Sweet Boy". Gave me my first donut...DAH [8]

  • Sources 
    1. [S11793] "James Joseph "JJ" Hennessee (1907-1968)", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=henne.

    2. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 28 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S13970] Jessie Hennesse United States Census, 1910, "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://family.

    4. [S13967] Jesse D Hennessee United States Census, 1920, Citing this Record "United States Census, 1920," database with images, Fam.

    5. [S13968] Jesse D Hemessy, United States Census, 1930, Citing this Record "United States Census, 1930," database with images, Fami.

    6. [S13969] Jesse Henessee United States Census, 1940, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://fam.

    7. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 269 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S30] David A. Hennessee, HENNESSEE Researcher & Compiler, 626 Biscayne Drive,West Palm Beach,FL 33401, 561.832.6612, info@c.