Individual Details

Logan Dennis

(1848 - )




1880 Census, Dist 1, Jackson Co TN
Logan L. Dennis age 32. Maggie, age 24, wife.

These may refer to this man since he's the only known Logan Dennis.

http://www.tngenweb.org/jackson/court_reels/court_reel_65.htm
Jackson Co Court Records - Loose Papers, abstracts

DENNIS, MARY M. vs DENNIS, LOGAN H. et al Circuit 1873
BILL OF COMPLAINT: Mary Maynes [or Magnes] Dennis against
John Dennis, William E. Smith & John Whitaker, all Jackson Co. except Logan H. Dennis of parts unknown.
Married 30 October 1872 in Jackson Co. Morning of the day thereafter defendant abandoned her. Lists personal property, including crops growing on land of John Dennis, William E. Smith and John Whitaker. 29 Nov 1872. M. M. [X] Dennis
ANSWER: Defendant does not recall marriage ceremony. Was so drunk he didn't remember. Never courted complainant, never promised to marry her. He is not a drunkard but sometimes imbibes too freely. On the day of said marriage, defendant had gone to Cookeville to hear Andrew Johnson speak. Before he returned, drank more of the ardent than he should have. Started for his home in the Free State, got as far as the home of David Case in Black Springs. Complainant was living there at Case's at the time. Respondent was drunk to imbecility. Was told they bedded together, has no recollection. Awoke, found himself in bed with Mary Magnus [?Maynes] Martin Dennis. Complainant told him there was no sexual intercourse. Crawled out of bed as quietly as possible, got his mare and left.
ANSWER: William E. Smith, says he does not believe marriage is valid.

DENNIS, SARAH E. vs DENNIS, LOGAN Chancery 1892
SUMMONS: C. E. Reeves, Jr., Ben Smith, B. B. Washburn, Charlotte Polson. Thursday 22 Sept 1892.
DECREE: Defendant and Complainant were married in Jackson Co. in 1892. Defendant abandoned her. Asks name be changed to Sarah E. Jackson, the name of her former husband.
BILL OF COMPLAINT: Sarah E. Dennis of Jackson Co., Tennessee and Login Dennis of Davidson Co. Married in Jackson Co. [blank] May 1892. Before her marriage she was married to one Ben Jackson who died some years ago. Issue of this marriage is a boy Robert Cleo.

Events

Birth1848Tennessee

Families

FatherJoshua Dennis (1805 - )
MotherAnna [Dennis] (1805 - )
SiblingJohn Dennis (1829 - )
SiblingWilliam R. Dennis (1832 - )
SiblingLucinda Dennis (1837 - )
SiblingCaroline Dennis (1839 - )
SiblingJohn Harrison Dennis (1844 - )
SiblingSamuel Dennis (1846 - )