The Henry Family

Notes

William Jackson Henry

Benton Lists his sources:
1870 Putnam County
1910 Putnam Co.
Michael Stepehn Jackson

Correspondence from Michael Stephen Jackson 12/99 with information hegleaned from research at TSLA
Pension Application 13849 (Rejected) of: W J HENRY - Co H, 28th Tenn.filed Dec 27, 1912 and March 1, 1915. {note, William Jackson HENRY wasthe son of Vinet HENRY and Roseanna LOWER}

W (William) J (Jackson) HENRY - born Dec. 24, 1837 in White Co., TN
enlisted in early April 1863 in Captain R. R. Robinson's Company H,Col.
S S Stanton 28th Tenn. Infantry.
was not in any battle.
nature of disability: varicous veins and "acute endocaritis of the
Harte" and Lumbago, and optick nerve being infected from Lumbago causing
nerley total los of Eye site and dropesy of the Abdome.
was captured between Tullahoma and Chattanooga on retreat.
was never in a military prison. "After capture was kept prisoner 3days
and nights
when they gave me a paper they called a parole and turned me loose."
I took the oath of allegiance to the U.S. Govt. some time after this I
was unable to walk at the time and Col. Stoke's men were at Sparta and Iwas
foreced to take the oath.
Married to Elizabeth Mason with six living children 2 boys and 4 girls
all married but one.
own about fifty acres of ______ land worth about $100. Tax receipt
showed a tax of $1.60.
Gross income, about 30 bushels of corn, Have no stock I ______ my
daughters nag.
Signed by W.J. Henry, P.O. Sparta, Tenn, R.F.D. #8.
Witnesses: C.P. Martin Physician, Sparta, Tenn.
S.S. Stanton, Cookeville, Tenn.
W G McBrown (?) , Cookeville, TN

Affidavits of William Sparks
An affidavit signed on March 16, 1913 by W.J. HENRY names a daughter Rosaas recently died.

A note by Earnest H. Boyd Attorney at Law dated May 25, 1914

Astatement signed by J.D. Burnett, MP (John David Burnett) and witnessedby
W T or L Robinson on April 29 1915.

Also an affidavit signed by Alex Welch dated Dec 20th 1912.

Widow's Indigent Pension No. 6846 (in reference to 13849) by Mrs.Elizabeth
HENRY, filed Sept. 5, 1917, widow of William J Henry.

Info from Application:
Elizabeth Henry, Cookeville, Putnam County, State of Tennessee residentof Tennessee all of my life. I am 81 years old. My maiden name wasElizabeth Mason. I was born in White County, Tennessee in June 1836.
My hasband's name was William J. Henry- He was born in White County, now
Putnam County about 1838. We were married in Fall of 1860 in WhiteCounty,
Tenn. the ceremony was performed by Rev. Thomas Stone, a Baptistminister.
When and where did your Husband die? In July 1916 at our home in White
County.
How many children did you have by your said husband? Give sex and age at
this time. One son and one daughter are dead. I had seven children allby
my said husband. Five are now living. Two sons and three daughters. My
sons, are John D and W.C. HENRY both over 50 years old. My daughters are
Mary Mackie, aged about 50, Eliza Weaver aged about 49 and Hannah Baker,
aged about 38. {Hannah had been married to John "Sheepeye" Jackson with
whom she had one daughter, Della Mae Jackson Farley, she later marriedBill
Baker}.

Two witnesses who answered questions on a later form were W. L. Baker and
E. H. Boyd. Not much further information was given in their statements.

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Updated October 29, 2000
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