Individual Details

1880 Census gave his age as born about 1869. The 1900 Census indicated he was born 1868. His death certificate states he was born 31 Oct 1866.

Married 18 Aug 1885 in Jackson County to Sarah Jane Brown.

Tennessee Death Certificate #8927
Richard S. Dennis Jr. died 28 Apr 1928, Jakcson Co, TN. Died sudden, no doctor saw him, from reports must have been influenza and probably apoplexy. He was 61, born 31 Oct 1868 (sic) in Tennessee. He was a tax assessor for the county. Father was Richard Dennis Sr, mother Rhoda "Claxton", both born in Tennessee. Jno. Dennis of Gainesboro was the informant.

Richard Jr. was buried New Salem Cemetery, Jackson Co TN, 30 Apr 1928.

Birth	31 Oct 1866
Marriage	18 Aug 1885	Jackson County, Tennessee - Sarah Jane Brown
Death	28 Apr 1928	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	Sarah Jane Brown (1870 - 1953)
Child	Living
Child	John Dennis (1889 - 1949)
Child	Virgil B. Dennis (1895 - 1949)

Father	Richard Henry Dennis (1831 - 1904)
Mother	Rhoda Ann Thaxton (1842 - 1923)
Sibling	James M. Dennis (1861 - 1939)
Sibling	Samantha "Belle" Dennis (1863 - 1939)
Sibling	Bartlett W. "Barty" Dennis (1865 - )
Sibling	Almira Emaline Dennis (1867 - 1955)
Sibling	William Wesley Dennis (1872 - 1934)
Sibling	Frank M. Dennis (1873 - 1929)
Sibling	Henry Dennis (1875 - )
Sibling	Fannie Dennis (1879 - 1863)
Sibling	Mary J. Dennis (1881 - 1955)