The Price of Liberty-James M. Henington, World War I

Working on my various lines from the Hennington family, is a work in progress. I am always surprised at what I discover, as I uncover more, and work the many files that were generously given to me by my cousin Bryan Hennington. Bryan, and his parent's began their journey releasing the Hennington & Related Families book editions. A special thanks also goes to another dedicated researcher, who provided many hours of Hennington work, Jim Voss. Jim was a remarkable man who devoted long hours of archive and library work, and it is very much appreciated. He went out of his way to assist me and answer many questions.

This post is a focus on a cousin, James M. Henington. His family line was originally from one of the 'Alabama Hennington' family we refer to. His parent's were Robert Richard Henington and Sallie Nichols. He was a brother to Maude Henington. He was unmarried. There was some speculation by Jim Voss, that James' middle name was Nichols, his mother's maiden name. This is a copy of his Find a Grave memorial page. Our family thanks James for his ultimate sacrifice to our country. May you rest in peace. 

James M Henington
Born: Dec. 3, 1893 Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas
Died: 09 Oct. 1918 France

Fort Worth Star Telegram – Wednesday, December 11, 1918

The Price of Liberty
Brief Stories of Men Who Have Been Killed, Wounded or Have Died in Armed Service of U.S.

Corp. James M. Henington of Hereford, Texas, was killed in action, Oct. 8, the date of the Attigny attack of the Panther Division. He enlisted in the old Seventh Texas Infantry, later the One Hundred and Forty-second Infantry, and was trained at Camp Bowie. He was the son of R.R. Henington.
 (photo by 'soilsister'/France)

Herbert Victor Disney & Effie Bollinger Cruise Papers

I recently found in an auction lot box - a hand written reference to Mr & Mrs Disney, being on board the SS Minnekahda ship, September 1929. By doing research on the Ancestry immigration records, we found the parallel information of Herbert Victor Disney and his wife Effie Bollinger being on board this ship, and the corresponding dates.
Mr & Mrs Disney's name was hand written on the a ship brochure/stateroom layout. They had cruised to London, and were on their way back to America.
If you are a descendant of Herbert and Effie Disney, please email me at teakpub at brmemc.net. I will be glad to send it to you.
Gayle Van Horn

Franklin County, NC Destroys 100 Year Old Records

This has to be one of the worst stories I've heard in a very long time. Those involved MUST be held accountable - Very horrible and disgusting !!

A newly-appointed Clerk of Court in Franklin County, North Carolina, discovered stacks and stacks of books, boxes, loose papers, ledgers, and more in the basement of the county courthouse. The records were from approximately 1840's to the 1960's. The records included Chattel Mortgages from the 1890's, court dockets from post civil war to prohibition, delayed birth certificate applications with original supporting documents (letters from Grandma, bible records, birth certificates, etc), county receipts on original letterhead from businesses long extinct, poll record books, original school, road and bridge bonds denoting the building of the county, law books still in their original paper wrappings, and much, much more.

The records were strewn everywhere. There was obvious mold in the back section and evidence of water damage. Some records had been ruined by the mold, but most were completely viable.

After extensive political wrangling, the county destroyed all the records on December 6, 2013.


You can read all the details in an article by Diane Taylor Torrent of The Heritage Society of Franklin County, NC at http://goo.gl/vnak1s.

My thanks to newsletter reader Sloan Mason for telling me of the sad news.

Comment: I am not an attorney and not qualified to give legal advice. However, I do find it interesting that the North Carolina General Assembly web site shows the following from its "enacted legislation" section at http://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_121/GS_121-5.html:

§ 121-5.  Public records and archives.

(a)        State Archival Agency Designated. - The Department of Cultural Resources shall be the official archival agency of the State of North Carolina with authority as provided throughout this Chapter and Chapter 132 of the General Statutes of North Carolina in relation to the public records of the State, counties, municipalities, and other subdivisions of government.

(b)        Destruction of Records Regulated. - No person may destroy, sell, loan, or otherwise dispose of any public record without the consent of the Department of Cultural Resources, except as provided in G.S. 130A-99. Whoever unlawfully removes a public record from the office where it is usually kept, or alters, mutilates, or destroys it shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction only fined at the discretion of the court.

When the custodian of any official State records certifies to the Department of Cultural Resources that such records have no further use or value for official and administrative purposes and when the Department certifies that such records appear to have no further use or value for research or reference, then such records may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the agency having custody of them.

When the custodian of any official records of any county, city, municipality, or other subdivision of government certifies to the Department that such records have no further use or value for official business and when the Department certifies that such records appear to have no further use or value for research or reference, then such records may be authorized by the governing body of said county, city, municipality, or other subdivision of government to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the agency having custody of them. A record of such certification and authorization shall be entered in the minutes of the governing body granting the authority.

The North Carolina Historical Commission is hereby authorized and empowered to make such orders, rules, and regulations as may be necessary and proper to carry into effect the provisions of this section. When any State, county, municipal, or other governmental records shall have been destroyed or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the procedure authorized in this subsection, any liability that the custodian of such records might incur for such destruction or other disposal shall cease and determine.
(Dick Eastman/Online Genealogy Newsletter)

Fannin County Folks and Facts

James DeLay
About 1850 two families came to Texas by covered wagon and became my great-grandparents. James and Harriet DeLay came with their family from Arkansas and settled in Gober.
Robert Henderson and his family came from Alabama and settled in Bonham. Uncle Bobbie, as was affectionately called, was a Church of Christ minister. 
When the Civil War broke out James DeLay fought for the Confederacy and was killed in the battle of Chickamaga, September 30, 1863. His son Jerome, my grandfather, enlisted and served in the commissary department. Jerome was only 16 years old. 
When the war ended my grandfather kept some Confederate money, some printed in Richmond and one bill in the state of Louisiana. I still have these bills.
On November 3, 1869 Jerome DeLay and Margaret Henderson were married and settled in Gober. My grandfather was a farmer. Their family included five boys; Bob, Leo,Sam, Wallace and Warren. There were three girls; Florence, Laura, Zora and Elsie Henderson, a niece who lived with them.
About 1890 the DeLay family moved to Hunt County and stayed several years. In 1899 they came back to Fannin County and settled in the south part of town.
By this time all the boys had gone to employment, one a school teacher, one a real estate dealer and one working for the electric company in Oklahoma. 
The three older girls all attended Carlton College. Elsie went to school at the old high school, later Duncan Elementary. Florence and Laura worked in a millinery shop and Zora worked as a telephone operator. Laura was the first to marry. Bacon S. Titsworth and Laura DeLay were married June 10, 1903. Florence and Zora had a double wedding. Florence married David Shaver and Zora wed Sam Arledge. Elsie married Paul Coleman. Florence and David had three children; twins Mary and Louise and Minnie Lee. Of these Louise, now Mrs Jack LeCroy lives with her husband at Ivanhoe. Laura and Bacon Titsworth were my parents. Elsie and Paul Coleman had a son Paul Henderson.
I started to school at Duncan school; all grades went there. In 1914-1915 a new high school building Was erected. It included a nice auditorium, used during school as the study hall. The manual training shop and the home economics rooms were in the basement.
When I was a child, we enjoyed the streetcar very much. My Uncle Leo was a motorman. He would ring the bell and I’d run out to tje corner and watch the car. Often he would throw off a small bag of candy for me.
In the summer there was an open car that was very comfortable. Often in the summer mother and I would ride to the end of the line and back-just for fun. There were very few cars in town and the hansom cabs met the trains: of course they were horse-drawn. They were replaced by jitneys that cost five cents to ride. 
The fire trucks were also horse drawn. When a fire alarm was turned in, a bell would ring long and loud. When the bell rang, the horses were ready to go. Their harnesses were dropped over them. It was quite a sight to watch the fire truck race by.
The basement barber shop had four big bathtubs and furnished big thick towels. On Saturdays the men could come in and have a bath and a shave and haircut if they wanted it. The barber shops stayed open until midnight on Saturday nights.
I saw my first picture show in the old opera house. Later to opened on the square. They had serials, one episode a week very similar to the soap opera as we have now.
After the show, most everyone went to the ice cream parlor. They had small tables usually glass topped and four wrought iron chairs. Some called they candy kitchens and the proprietor always had homemade candy for sale.
The townspeople enjoyed the band concerts, too. The bandsmen were local talent. Sometimes it would be on the courthouse lawn and often it would be in Simpson Park. 
The first Fannin County Fair was held on fair grounds where the junior high football is now.
My father showed a registered Jersey cow once. The undertakers were a part of the furniture stores then. Halsell and Caldwell and Wise kept undertakers employed who also helped in the stores.
(Jerome) DeLay lived to be one of Fannin County’s oldest citizens. He died in 1936 in the 90th year. One of (Jerome) DeLay’s great grandsons Warren B. Wisdom was killed in the Korean conflict. he was officially declared dead December 1953. Jerome’s youngest daughter Mrs. Zora Arledge celebrated her 90th birthday this year. Mrs. Elsie Coleman reared as a sister, lives in Bonham.
By Zora Wisdom.
(date of article unknown) pgs 165-166
www.rootsweb.com/~txfannin/f78.html 

Josa Hood Family

Josa Hood, son of Wiley Hood and Mary (Polly) Baker, served in Joshua Hightower's Company as a Private in the Confederacy. The company served as part of the County Reserves for Randolph County, Alabama. Josa's father served in the War of 1812, his grandfather, William Hood, served in the NC Continental Line in the American Revolution.

Josa Hood is present as Head of Household, on the 1830 and 1840 Federal Census for Newton County, Georgia; 1850 and 1860 in Randolph County, Alabama. Shortly after his son-law Benjamin Apling Burdette returned home from the Civil War in June 1865, Josa and his family moved to Texas with the Burdette's. He is present as Head of Household in 1870, Centerville, Leon County, Texas.

He died in 15 Feb 1870, and is buried in the Friendship Cemetery in the same county. His grave is the oldest grave in the cemetery. In September 2001, a plaque and a medallion were placed at the cemetery, as part of the Texas Historic Cemetery. His name is included on the marker.

Friendship Cemetery Marker

Civil War
Alabama ADAH: Civil War Database; Josa Hood; (Date of birth blank); Occupation: Mechanic; Branch Home Guard, Co. Unit Name: Capt. J. Falkner's Co.; Authority: Muster-in-Roll 1864/09/13; Remarks: Eyes blue, hair dark, height 5ft 10 in., complexion dark, age 56, Rank: Private.

Family Group Record for Josa Hood

Husband: Josa Hood
Born: 15 Feb 1808 - Jasper County, Georgia
Died: 23 Nov 1870 - Jewett, Leon County, Texas
Buried:  - Friendship Cemetery, Jewett, Leon County, Texas
Father: Wiley Hood (1773-1813)
Mother: Mary (Polly) Baker (1780-1849)
Marriage: 3 Jun 1832  Place: Jasper County, Georgia

Wife: Harriet S. Robertson
Born: 15 Dec 1815 - Jasper County, Georgia
Died: 3 Mar 1887 - Meridian, Bosque County, Texas
Buried:  - Hanna Family Cemetery, Meridian, Bosque County, Texas
Father: William Brown Robertson
Mother: Polly Williams




Children
1  M  William Henry Hood
 Born: 6 Feb 1834 - Jasper County, Georgia
 Died: Bef 1850 - Georgia (or) Randolph County, Alabama
     
2  F  Millie Elizabeth (Amelia) Hood
 Born: 1 Oct 1838 - Newton County, Georgia
 Died: 23 Apr 1926 - Meridian, Bosque County, Texas
 Buried:  - Meridian  Cemetery, Meridian, Bosque County, Texas
 Spouse: Benjamin Apling Burdette (1835-1921)
  Marr. Date: 4 Jan 1855 - Wedowee, Randolph County, Alabama
   
3  F  Sarah Ann Hood
Born: 28 Feb 1841 - Newton County, Georgia
Died: Jun 1923
     
4  M  John Alexander Hood
 Born: 10 Feb 1842 - Newton County, Georgia

5  M  Benjamin Franklin Hood
Born: 10 Feb 1845 - Newton County, Georgia
Died: 26 Feb 1930 - Dublin, Erath County, Texas
Buried:  - Old Dublin Memorial Park, Dublin, Erath County, Texas
Spouse: Susan Abigail (Abbie) Moore (1844-1939)
Marr. Date: 4 Mar 1866 - Randolph County, Alabama
 
6  F  Susan America Hood
 Born: Dec 1847 - Randolph County, Alabama

7  F  Mary Jane Hood
Born: 1849 - Randolph County, Alabama
 
8  M  Joseph Wiley Hood
 Born: 14 Sep 1852 - Randolph County, Alabama
 
9  M  Isaac Parker Hood
Born: 22 Feb 1854 - Randolph County, Alabama
Died: 8 Jan 1936 - Oklahoma
Buried:  - Plainview Cemetery, Mangum, Greer County, Oklahoma
Spouse: Martha Josephine Story (1855-1916)
Spouse: Elenor Eliza (Ellen) Spencer (1869-1948)
Spouse: Mattie King Baines
 Marr. Date: Texas
   
(any additional information on this family is welcome)

Rev. Henry Hennington DNA Match

This morning I was able to confirm through DNA testing (autosomal) via Dan Spivey, that Henry Hennington is the brother of Rev. John Hennington. Both of them are the son's of Ann Howell.

Although we always knew this is, it was circumstantial at best. Thanks to Dan,this test confirms it. Dan's line is through Lillie Etta Hennington>James William Hennington>Green William Hennington>Rev. Henry Hennington.

Thomas Hennington from the original Hennington Red Book (Hennington and Related Families), is another story. No one has ever confirmed he is a son of Ann Howell. He was not listed as an heir to her estate - which would have been required by state law. He never lived around the family, and his name was spelled differently. There has never any evidence to indicate he was related to Rev. John and Henry.

It is possible, Thomas is related to the Ephraim Hennington out of South Carolina or perhaps from North Carolina.

If there are any descendants of Thomas reading this message, we would certainly appreciate you taking an AncestryDNA test. It will be the best $ 99.00 you will ever spend. That also applies to any of our other Hennington cousins who would like to prove their lines biologically / scientifically by taking the Ancestry DNA test. These results can then be prepared with existing testers to check paper trails. Remember, you no longer have to be a male Hennington to test you're Hennington line. Male or female can test.

If you do decide to test, please contact me at gayleh@brmemc.net so I can watch for your results. You do not have to be a subscriber to Ancestry to take their DNA test.

Thanks very much
Gayle Hennington Van Horn
Hennington DNA Project Manager

Duff Samuel Clement and family

A first cousin three times removed to me. His family research continues, and as you can see, there are blank spaces to fill in for his children. Special thanks to Anita, for her email on this line and photo of Duff. Have any extra information ? Any scanned photos you'd like to share ? Find an error that needs to be updated ? Please email me at the above email address.
Gayle


Family Group Record for Duff Samuel Clement

Husband: Duff Samuel Clement

 Born: 3 Feb 1859 - Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
 Died: Jul 1914 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
 Buried:  - Woodlawn Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington (Plot: L10 G1)
 Father: Garrison Samuel Clement (1805-1868)
 Mother: Elizabeth Mahala Hennington (1824-1899)
 Marriage: 1879 Place: Copiah County, Mississippi

Other Spouse: Annie Eugenia Whittington (1872-1930)
 Married Date: 6 May 1899 - Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Events
1. He appeared on the census on 23 Aug 1860 in Hinds Conty, Mississippi. w/ parents & siblings; Dry Grove in Hinds County

2. He appeared on the census on 24 Jun 1870 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. w/widowed mother in sister Mary L. (Clement) Moss household;3rd Ward, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA

3. He appeared on the census on 25 Jun 1880 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Living near brother Stephen H. Clement; Head of Household; 3rd Ward, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, LA

4. He was employed on 25 Jun 1880. Census/Clerk in Store

5. He appeared on the Washington State & Territorial Census census on 21 May 1885 in Spokane, Spokane County, Territory of Washington.
Roll V228_15 - Image 21 of 25
# 37 D.S. Clement - age 26, M Occupation: Carpenter b. MS
# 38 Dora Clement - age 24 F b. MS
 
6. City Directory: 1892, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington.
Duff S Clement
Clement & Babcock
Sprague Avenue & Bisbees addition

7. He appeared on the U.S. Fedral Census census in 1900 in Mansfield, Desoto Parish, Louisiana. Pg 6 of 39
Head of Household:
Duff Clements, Head/MW age 41 b. Feb 1859, Married 11 yrs b. MS NC MS; Occupation: Machine Agriculture
Ann Clements, wife/FW  age 28 b. Apr 1872 Married 11 yrs/3children-3  living; b. LA LA VA
Arthur D Clements, son/MW age 13 b. Aug 1886 WA MS LA attends school
Clarance Clements, son/MW age 6 b. June 1893 WA MS LA
 Joe H Clements, son/MW age 3 b. May 1897 WA MS LA
 Robt H WHittington brother-in-law/MW age 26 b. Aug 1872 LA LA VA Machine Agriculture
 Thomas McMichael boarder/MW age 35 b. Feb 1865 SC SC SC Attorney

 8. Cenus: U.S. Federal Census, 15 Apr 1910, Jewella, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. Dwelling # 17  Family # 17
 Clement, David S Head/Married Male/age 51 b. MS MS MS Agent/Machinery
 "   Annie Wife/Married Female/36 b. LA LA VA
 "  Clarence/son 16 b. WA MS LA Laborer/Automobile Shop
 "  Joe H/ son  12 b. WA MS LA
 "  Dora/dau 6 b. LA MS LA
 "  Minnie D/dau 3 LA MS LA
 "  Annie E /dau  8/12 (?) LA MS LA

 9. Notes - Facts Pg: Fact on place of death and burial, Jul 1914, Washington. Originally, I had listed as died Jul 1914, possibly in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Wife: Dora Flowers
Born: 1861 - Crystal Springs, Copiah County, Mississippi
Died: 19 Sep 1897 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Buried:  - Woodlawn Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Father: Hiram G. Flowers (1827-1897)
Mother: (Levelice (Levitia) Ann Hennington (1834-1915)

Events
1. She has conflicting birth information of Alt. Birth and 1861.

2. She appeared on the census on 25 Jun 1880. w/husband & child Dura; 3rd Ward, Calcasieu Parish, LA

3. She appeared on the census on 2 Jul 1870. w/parents & siblings; Township 1 & 2, East of RR; Hazelhurst P.O.; Copiah Co, MS

4. She appeared on the Washington State & Territorial Census census on 21 May 1885 in Spokane, Spokane County, Territory of Washington.
Roll V228_15 - Image 21 of 25
# 37 D.S. Clement - age 26, M Occupation: Carpenter b. MS
# 38 Dora Clement - age 24 F b. MS
 
Children
1  F  Dora Clement
Born: Mar 1880 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Died:  - Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Buried:  - Corporation Cemetery/City of Lake Charles Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. Louisiana
(died as a young infant or child)    

2  M  Kenton Clement
Born: 1881 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Died: 17 Dec 1883 - Poss. Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Buried:  - Corporation Cemetery/City of Lake Charles Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. Louisiana
     
3  F  Baby Girl Clement
 Born: 11 May 1883 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
 Died: 19 May 1883 - Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
 Buried:  - Corporation Cemetery/City of Lake Charles Cemetery, Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish. Louisiana
     
4  M  Arthur Flowers Clement
 Born: 7 Aug 1886 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
 Died:
 Buried:
 Spouse:
  Marr. Date:

5  F  Florence Clement
 Born: Abt 1889 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
 Died: 24 Mar 1894 - Spokane County, Washington
Buried:    

6  F  Ruth Estine Clement
Born: Abt 1890 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Died: 15 Oct 1897 - Black Mohawk, Spokane County, Washington
Buried:
     
7  M  Clarance Huel Clement
Born: 9 Jun 1893 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Died: Jun 1983 - Louisiana
Buried:
Spouse:
  Marr. Date:

8  M  Joe Hiram Clement
Born: 13 May 1897 - Spokane, Spokane County, Washington
Died: 13 May 1964 - Oklahoma
Buried:
Spouse:
Marr. Date:

Revisions 22 Mar 2013/GVH