William Thomas Hendrix

1874 - 1945  (71 years)

• Name	William Thomas Hendrix  [1, 2]
  Born	8 Feb 1874	Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Feb 1945	Crisp, Ellis County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Myrtle Cemetery, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	His Texas Death Certificate, viewable online at FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, showed him as the son of J. M. Hendrix and Nannie Skelton of Mississippi. The informant was Mrs. F. E. McLemore (daughter Leo Hendrix McLemore). (Research):Census Listings: 1910 Census Texas, Ellis County, JP #1 Enumerated 15 Apr 1910 SD 5 ED 115 Sheet 1B 15-15 Brookshire, J. M. Head M W 64 M1 39 4/4 Ala Unk Unk Farme r Home Farm Brookshire, ???Loris C. Wife F W 59 M1 39 4/4 Miss Ga SC Brookshire, M. Keller Son M W 22 S Tx Ala Miss Laborer Home Farm 18-18 Hendrix, Will Hd W 36 M1 13 Miss Miss Miss Farmer Hendrix, Lela Wf F W 33 m1 13 5/5 Tx Ala Miss Hendrix, Aubrey Dtr F F W 13 S Tx Miss Tx Hendrix, Leo Dtr F W 11 S Tx Miss Tx Hendrix, Floy Dtr F W 9 S Tx Miss Tx Hendrix, Willie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Miss Tx Hendrix, Carl Son M W 1 2/12 S Tx Miss Tx Hendrix, Marion Brother M W 23 S Tx Miss Miss Melinda
  Person ID	I545	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Lela Pratt Brookshire,   b. 1 Apr 1877, Howard, Ellis County, Texas ,   d. 15 Jan 1954, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Jim McLemore emailed, on January 6, 2010 that "Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix owned the cotton gin in Crisp, Tx east of Ennis. They were originally from Howard, TX which is 9 miles south of Waxahachie. Mrs. Hendrix was a Brookshire and her brother married my mother's (Jimmie Hudson) oldest sister. The Hendrix's had four daughters and one son. Three of the girls marries McLemore's. Floy and Willie married John Rhodes and Jesse Leon. Leo married Felix McLemore the son of William Thomas. You want a mixed up mess, you got one. To take if further, my mother's father William Hudson managed the gin. That's where my mom and dad met (Jimmie Hudson and William Delbert McLemore). They farmed there for 10 years before moving to Howard where I was born."
  Children	1. Aubrey Hendrix,   b. Abt 1897, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Leo Hendrix,   b. 18 Apr 1899, Texas ,   d. 17 Dec 1992, Ennis, Ellis County, Texas  (Age 93 years)   3. Floy Hendrix,   b. 23 Jul 1901, Dallas County, Texas ,   d. Dec 1986, Texas  (Age 85 years)   4. Willie Irene Hendrix,   b. Abt 1903, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Carl Hendrix,   b. Abt 1909, Texas ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Feb 1874 - Water Valley, Yalobusha County, Mississippi Died - 17 Feb 1945 - Crisp, Ellis County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Texas, Ellis County, JP $1 Enumerated 15 Apr 1910 SD 5 ED 115 Sheet 1B (Reliability: 3). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).