{"id":1223,"date":"2008-10-07T09:56:26","date_gmt":"2008-10-07T16:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2012-06-21T19:36:46","modified_gmt":"2012-06-21T19:36:46","slug":"james-hennesy-and-nancy-caroline-welch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evermore.imagedjinn.com\/blg\/1223\/james-hennesy-and-nancy-caroline-welch\/","title":{"rendered":"James Hennesy and Nancy Caroline Welch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James HENNESY was born 4 Jan 1839, the 1st son and 4th of 5 children to Isaac HENNESY and Judith Ann GILL.<\/p>\n<p>On 19 March 1868, at about 29 years of age, James married Nancy Caroline WELCH who was 20, born 9 Feb 1848. She was the 1st daughter and 3rd of 5 children born to James Daniel WELCH and Caroline BULLOCK.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1868 and 1886 James and Nancy would have 9 children, 2 of whom died in infancy or early childhood:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Nancy Ellen HENNESY b. 31 Dec. 1868, LA, died 9 Dec. 1932 at El Paso, El Paso Co., Texas at about 64. She married, 14 Jan 1888 at Amite, Tangipahoa, LA, James E. BONDS, son of Frank BONDS. A child was Emmy BONDS who married Willy GRAY and died in 1985. Source: Curtis Hennesy<\/li>\n<li> Cora M. HENNESY b. unknown, d. 11 Feb. 1918. married on 18 Feb. 1907 Ronald A. WALKER. They had Mae Idelia WALKER b. 17 Nov 1909 died 1983; Acy WALKER b. 8 Aug. 1911; and Ocy WALKER b. 13 July 1913. SOURCE: Nancy Hennesy bible.<\/li>\n<li>Marion Isaac HENNESY, b. 3 May 1871 at Tangipahoa Parish LA., died 1 Nov 1948 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas, at 77. On 2 Feb 1893 he married (1) Fanny Samantha CROW and (2) Maude Edith CORKERN.<\/li>\n<li>James Leon HENNESY b. 4 May 1873 married Lucy Virginia MYLES.<\/li>\n<li> Laura Jane HENNESY, b. 16 Feb. 1875, d. 13 Apr. 1935 at 60, married on 5 Sept. 1898, Andrew Jackson DAVIS b. 4 June 1861, died 13 Jan. 1924. He was the son of James DAVIS and Rachel. Together they had Della Monetta DAVIS and Etta DAVIS. Source: Marriage from Nancy Hennesy Bible. Children&#8217;s names from James Guy, descendant. paint_hog@hotmail.com Jan 2002.<\/li>\n<li>Meredith Bunyan HENNESY, b. 5 Nov. 1876, d. 2 March 1933 at abt. 57, maried Lular R., b. 26 Jan. 1882, d. May 1971 at about 89. They had 4 children: Ila Norman b. 1904; Lubie H. b. 1907 died 1977; Aubrey E. b. 1912 died 1982, and Ruby b. 1919. A newspaper article featuring Ila may be seen here. Lular and Meredith are both buried at the Stony Point Cemetery, Junction Of La Hwy 10 &#038; La Hwy 450, Behind Stoney Point Missionary Baptist Church.<\/li>\n<li>Addie H. HENNESY, b. 17 Nov. 1878, died 3 June 1911 at about 33. On 12 Jan 1905 she married John GIVENS. Addie is buried at the Hennesy Cemetery.<\/li>\n<li>Norman HENNESY, b. 5 April 1881, died 5 April 1885 on his 4th birthday. Norman is buried at the Hennesy Cemetery.<\/li>\n<li>Della HENNESY, b. 28 Feb. 1885, died 16 Sept. 1887 at about 1 and 1\/2 years of age. She is buried at the Hennesy Cemetery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>James and Nancy Hennesy settled in Washington Parish, Louisiana. James was a farmer. Ethel (Simmons) Hennesy wrote, &#8220;Nancy may have been part Indian, Cherokee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Hennesy wrote that James may have been born in Natchez, MS or Marion County, MS. He gives that &#8220;C.C.S&#8221;s letter&#8221; says they lived in Bailey&#8217;s Mill, 1st Ward, which is near old Nebo Church in what is now Tangipahoa Parish.<\/p>\n<p>James H. was a private in Company E, 3rd (Wingfields) Battalion, Louisiana Cavvlry. He enlisted May 01, 1862, at Camp Moore, LA. (Tangipahoa station). On roll to June 30, 1862. An Internet search shows:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p> James Hennesy, private in Company E, Regiment 3, Cavalry, birthday January 2, 1840, died October 3, 1911, Parish Tangipahoa, Cemetery code LA-AAA-09 (Hennessey cemetery, located on the banks of the Tchefuncte River, below Mt. Hermon). EVEN: _DATE2 30 JUN 1862<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This online roster of the 3d Louisiana Cavalry, C. S. A., also known as the 1st Louisiana Cavalry Regiment, Partisan Rangers; 9th Louisiana Cavalry Battalion, Partisan Rangers or Wingfield&#8217;s Cavalry, shows James HENNESY. It also supplies a history.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis noted that James and Nancy&#8217;s house was between the Hennesy store (Stoney Point) and Lular&#8217;s house. A tornado in 1912 blew the house down.<\/p>\n<p>I have thus far only located James and Nancy in the following census:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1870 LOUISIANA TANGIPAHOA PARISH CENSUS WARD 2<br \/>\nIn this census we find James and Nancy living between Isaac HENNESY, James&#8217; father, and James Daniel WELCH, Nancy Caroline&#8217;s father.<br \/>\npg. 138 2 W. Tangipahoa (ancestry.com 128)<br \/>\n262\/262<br \/>\nSINSEY William 45 (b) farmer b. VA and Millie and family<br \/>\n263\/263<br \/>\nELLIS Maria 40 (b) farming b. MS (and family)<br \/>\n264\/264<br \/>\nPEAK Chapman 48 Farmer b. MS (and Eliza and family)<br \/>\nPatsy 16 (b) servant<br \/>\nBenton 9 (b) servant<br \/>\n265\/265<br \/>\nHENNESSEY Isaac 65 b. GA<br \/>\nJudy 65 b. GA<br \/>\n266\/266<br \/>\nHENNESSEY James 26 farming RE value $600 personal $640 b. MS<br \/>\nNancy 22 b. LA<br \/>\nHellan 2 b. LA<br \/>\n267\/267<br \/>\nWELCH Jam. D. 58 farmer $1500 $1135 b. MS<br \/>\nCaroline 54 b. GA<br \/>\nWilliam H. 24 b. LA<br \/>\nEdward E. 18<br \/>\nNicholas 16<br \/>\nBURKHALTER M. (f) 20 (mulatto) b. LA<br \/>\nRosa A. 2 (mulatto) b. LA<br \/>\nCharles? J. 2\/12 (mulatto) b. LA<br \/>\netc.<br \/>\n270\/270 HOTTEN Andrew 65 farmer $6000 $665 b. NC<br \/>\nMary 55 b. GA<br \/>\nSusan 5 b. LA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>1880 Ward 4, Tangipahoa, Louisiana<br \/>\n11 66 ENNIS James wm 40<br \/>\nNancy wf 32<br \/>\nEllen wf 11<br \/>\nMarion wm 9<br \/>\nLeon wm 7<br \/>\nLaura wf 5<br \/>\nMerida wm 3<br \/>\nAdda wf 1<br \/>\n PASMAN Gid (or Sid) wm 25 Labors on Farm b. LA parents b. LA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>James and Nancy appear to be living in a rooming house or apartment situation in 1910?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1910 District 24, Police Jury Ward 1, Washington, Louisiana<br \/>\n66\/70 Stevens Dick ? R. and Evie and family<br \/>\n66\/71 Walker Rudolph A. and Cora and family<br \/>\n66\/72 Hennesy, James L. 70 b. LA parents b. LA farmer<br \/>\nNancy C. 62 b. LA parents b. LA<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>James HENNESY died 2 Oct 1911 at about 72. Nancy Caroline WELCH died 6 Nov 1925 at about 77.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Hennesy gathered the birth and death dates for James and Nancy from headstones in the Hennesy Cemetery. <\/p>\n<p>A headstone in the Hennesy cemetery shows Della Hennesy born February 28, 1885, and died September 16, 1887. She is probably a child of James and Nancy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>James HENNESY was born 4 Jan 1839, the 1st son and 4th of 5 children to Isaac HENNESY and Judith Ann GILL. On 19 March 1868, at about 29 years of age, James married Nancy Caroline WELCH who was 20, born 9 Feb 1848. 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