Individual Details
Richard Henry Dennis
(1831 - 1904)
Richard H. Dennis, as next friend, presented the petition for his mother's desired divorce. She states that all the other children living at home are minor children: LeRoy, Miles, Gilbert, Elizabeth, Martha Jane, Sally Almira, & Merinda
Age given as 26 in 1857 "Answer" by Miles Dennis' lawyer. Richard was also named as eldest.
1860. Richard age 28 and Rhoda age 17. They are marked as having married within the year.
1870 Census. Jackson Co TN, Hh 15
Richard H. Dennis, age 38, farmer, b. TN
Rhoda A., 26.
James M. 8, Samantha 6. Mardy W. 4 [male - "Bardy"], Almina E., 3, Richard S. age 1.
1880 Census living in Jackson Co with nine of the children. Rhoda listed as "Ann".
Richard Dennis, age 48, Ann, wife, age 36.
James age 19, Belle 17, Bartlet 15, Emaline 13, Samuel 11, Wesley 8, Mary 6, Henry 5, and Fanie 2.
1900 Census. Jackson Co TN, Hh 106
Richard Dennis, b. May 1832, age 68, b. TN, parents b. NC, Farmer
Rhoda, wife, b. May 1842, age 58, b. TN, father, b. VA, mother b. GA
R. H. Dennis, Memorial #6024395 on FindAGrave. Brown Cemetery at New Salem, Jackson Co, TN. Born 1831, died 1904.
Events
| Birth | 1831 | Tennessee |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1859 | Jackson County, Tennessee - Rhoda Ann Thaxton | | ||
| Death | 1904 | Jackson County, Tennessee |
Families
| Spouse | Rhoda Ann Thaxton (1842 - 1923) |
| Child | James M. Dennis (1861 - 1939) |
| Child | Samantha "Belle" Dennis (1863 - 1939) |
| Child | Bartlett W. "Barty" Dennis (1865 - ) |
| Child | Almira Emaline Dennis (1867 - 1955) |
| Child | Richard Samuel Dennis (1866 - 1928) |
| Child | William Wesley Dennis (1872 - 1934) |
| Child | Frank M. Dennis (1873 - 1929) |
| Child | Henry Dennis (1875 - ) |
| Child | Fannie Dennis (1879 - 1863) |
| Child | Mary J. Dennis (1881 - 1955) |
| Father | MILES DENNIS (1805 - 1858) |
| Mother | SARAH ANN FOX (1811 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Benjamin Franklin Dennis (1833 - 1916) |
| Sibling | James Madison Dennis (1835 - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Dennis (1837 - 1915) |
| Sibling | Martha Jane Dennis (1838 - ) |
| Sibling | Sally Almira Dennis (1840 - ) |
| Sibling | Miranda Dennis (1842 - ) |
| Sibling | LEROY W. DENNIS (1844 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Miles Pinkney Dennis (1848 - 1907) |
| Sibling | William Gilbert Dennis (1850 - 1926) |
Endnotes
1. US Census TN 1850 Jackson County
2. Jackson Co TN Chancery Court Records.
3. Peggy Sham