William Stepto "Will" Hennessee

Male 1903 - 1990  (86 years)


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  • Name William Stepto "Will" Hennessee 
    Birth 16 Nov 1903  Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Sep 1990  (Rutherford County) North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I1314  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2014 

    Father Russell Kimsey Hennessee,   b. 4 Dec 1875, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1951, Swannanoa, Cleveland, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Carrie Benson Bennett,   b. 12 Mar 1879, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1921, Burke County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1901  (Burke County, North Carolina) Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F472  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Manilla E. "Nell" Hunt,   b. 15 Nov 1898, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1998, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Marriage 0Feb 1922  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1940  Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4
    Children 
     1. William Howard Hennessee,   b. 17 Jul 1923, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1924, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Dewey Wakefield Hennessee,   b. 20 Nov 1924, Bostic, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1998, Rutherfordton, Rutherford County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     3. Margaret Elizabeth Hennessee
     4. Hugh Bennett Hennessee
     5. Bertha Beatrice "Beatrice" Hennessee
    Family ID F510  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Nov 1903 - Burke County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0Feb 1922 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1940 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 1990 - (Rutherford County) North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Rutherford County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      Written by Susie S. Hennessee, daughter-in-law;

      "He was very intelligent and a lover of people. He was a productive person having retired many times. Always took off Saturday evenings to square dance. Loved dancing so much he didn't miss many Saturday nights. He had a hip replacement (some seem to think) that he wore-out dancing.

      He was a farmer, mill worker, dairyman, storekeeper, philosopher and a conservative. He was a member of Cedar Grove United Church, Sunshine, NC, most of his life.

      He had very good health all his life and died of heart failure at age 86.

      He never admitted he was a senior citizen. One his favorite sayings during springtime - A spring rain is like an old maid's dance - It's soon over!"

      ------ [5]

  • Sources 
    1. [S46840] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Hennessee&GSiman=1&GScid=1994446&GRid=90242310&.

    2. [S5480] "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW3L-HLB : accessed.

    3. [S48505] Sherry Newton Vieth | 10 Jul 2007 | Group Records | nonameldy52@aol.com.

    4. [S48468] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KW3L-HLB.

    5. [S2967] Susie Simmons Hennessee, telephone interview, September 24, 1994...