John William "John Bill" Hennessee

Male 1910 - 1999  (89 years)


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  • Name John William "John Bill" Hennessee 
    Birth 10 Jan 1910  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 0___ 1920  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 0___ 1930  Lawrence, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Death 17 Sep 1999  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1108  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2014 

    Father Audley Claybourn "Uncle Edd" Hennessee,   b. 27 Jul 1863, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Apr 1941, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Sarah Carney "Sally" Keller,   b. 7 Dec 1875, Garland, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1958, Garland, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Marriage 30 Nov 1890  Garland, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence (Family) 1920  Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence (Family) 1930  Lawrence, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Juanita Harrison,   b. 23 Aug 1921, Tinney, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 2015, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1938  Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8, 9
    Children 
     1. Charles Edward "Chuck" Hennessee, Sr.,   b. 13 Dec 1938, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 2007, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     2. Dr. John Paul Hennessee, Sr., MD
     3. Nolan Dale Hennessee,   b. 21 Sep 1947, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1987, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     4. Billy Warren Hennessee
     5. Pamela Ruth "Pam" Hennessee
     6. Dana Kaye Hennessee
    Family ID F429  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jan 1910 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1920 - Dallas, Dallas County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1930 - Lawrence, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Sep 1938 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Sep 1999 - Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Sunset Memorial Gardens, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Lawton (OK) Constitution, Sept. 1999

      Funeral or John William Hennessee, 89, Lawton, will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Westside Church of god with the Rev Delbert Hughes, pastor, officiating, and the Rev Fred Andrews, retired minister, assisting.

      Mr. Hennessee died Friday in a local hospital.

      Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home.

      He was born January 10, 1910, in Lawton to Audley C. and Sarah C. Keller Hennessee. He grew up in Vickery, Texas, and completed his education in 1923. He married Ruth J. Harrison on Sept. 7, 1937, in Lawton. He was employed as a farmer and he built FHA homes for several years. He was also employed as a welder in the ship years in California during World War II. He was the maintenance supervisor at Fairmont Creamery for many years. He was then employed as Security Bank as the maintenance supervisor until his retirement in 297. He was also a cement finisher. He was a member of 9th & Lee church of God.

      Survivors include his wife, of the home; three sons: Charles E. Hennessee, and Billy Hennessee and his wife, Sheri, all of Lawton; and John Paul Hennessee and his wife, Jeanie, Elgin; two daughters: Pamela Hennessee, Lawton; and Dana and her husband, Ernie Bagley, Snyder; a brother, James Lawrence Hennessee, Lawton; five grandsons: Charles Hennessee J., John Paul Hennessee Jr; Nolan Dale Hennessee II; Shelby Hennessee; and Joshua Bagley; ten granddaughters: Tracey Hills, Paul Diehl, Cindy Adamson, Angela Hennessee Gonzalez, Amy Entler, Tamara Cooper, Andrea Entler, Ashley Hodges, Rachel Hennessee, and Lindsey Bagley; 27 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; numerous sisters-in-laws, brothers-in-law, nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Nolan Dale Hennessee on Dec. 14, 1987, a granddaughter, Charlene Hennessee Smith on March 12, 1984, five brothers and six sisters. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S154] Ancestry.Com - Social Security Death Index.

    2. [S46684] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hennessee&GSiman=1&GScid=99619&GRid=76836505&.

    3. [S52352] Ruth Hasten Walsh | 4 Dec 2013 | BLANTON family researcher | delins1@verizon.net | collected & compiled a registry for t.

    4. [S52089] "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCMQ-64D : accessed.

    5. [S52087] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC7H-9ZX : accessed.

    6. [S621] Randy Boney | Personal Knowledge | Telecon: 17 Nov 1993 | 972.524.8954 | rboney@iname.com.

    7. [S48486] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC7H-9ZZ.

    8. [S8030] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=hennessee&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2015&GSdyrel=in&GSob=n&GRid=151693627&d.

    9. [S13760] "Ruth Juanita Harrison Hennessee (1921-2015", Cemetery Profile, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=he.