Eli Hendrix
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Eli remains a mystery. The family says, at one time, there was a stone here for him but not found when photos were taken. Why would the family or whoever, place a tombstone for him unless it was a memorial type thing? According to the descendants of Eli, he left home and was never heard from again. The family thinks he may have died in an Old Soldiers Home in Illinois. See the 1900 census below.
Eli Edmondson Hendrix 1832-???? Frances (Robertson) Hendrix 1827-1912 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 Name: Eli E Hendrix Spouse: Francis Robertson Marriage Date: 6 Sep 1854 Marriage County: Greene Marriage State: Tennessee November 14, 1912, Thursday, Cassville Republican, Barry Co., MO Washburn News: Mrs. Hendrix died Thursday Nov 7 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Walter Thomas. The funeral was preached at the home of Rev. Wardell. She was laid to rest in the Washburn Prairie Cemetery to await the resurrection morn. Eli was in the Civil War, his widow Frances filed for his pension in 1883 as an invalid and again in (can't read date) as a widow. Name: Eli Hendrix Side Served: Union State Served: Tennessee Service Record: Enlisted as a Private. Enlisted in Company C, 4th Infantry, Tennessee. 1890 Veterans Schedules Veteran's Name: Eli E Hendrix Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): Capps Creek, Barry, Missouri Year enlisted: 1863 Year discharged: 1865 Rank: Private In 1860 and 1870 census, Eli and Frances are in Greene Co., TN. In 1880, they are in Sugar Creek Twp., Barry Co., MO. Family stories passed down say that Eli left the family and no one knows why. In the 1900 census, Frances is living with their son James and she reports herself as widowed and is in Joplin, Jasper Co., MO. The family thinks that this is Eli: 1900 United States Federal Census - Illinois - Adams - Quincy Ward 7 - District 144 Spelled Hendix Soldiers and Sailors Home Eli E. Hendix, inmate, born Mar. 1832 NC, parents born NC, day laborer. In 1910, Frances is living with her daughter and husband, Walter and Mary Thomas, Washburn, Barry Co., MO. She is widowed with 6 children, 2 living. Submitted in 2007 by Phyllis Long |