D. Reese Dennis (1919 - 1997)

Born 4 Feb 1919 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, United States

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Died 18 Feb 1997 at age 78 in Morgan City, St Mary, Louisiana, United States

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Reese Dennis is buried in Shiloh Cemetery.

Biography

D. Reese Dennis was born on Feb 04, 1919 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi, USA ^[1] as the second child of Henry Morgan Dennis and Melvania Creel.

He had thirteen siblings, namely: Maggie Lee, Elsie Lee, Vewris, Dewey, Orea, Onnie Mae, Lonnie, Clark, Helen Mae, Otha Lee, Maudale, Henry Junior, and Bessie Mae.

He died on Feb 18, 1997 in Morgan City, St Mary, Louisiana, USA (Lakewood Hospital cardiac arrest; Age at Death: 78). ^[2]

D. Reese Dennis lived in Beat 4, Lamar, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 11/12; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Daughter).

He lived in Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).

He lived in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 21; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). Race: (White)

He was buried in Mount Olive, Covington, Mississippi, USA (Shiloh Cemetery). ^[3]

D. Reese Dennis and Bertha Dale White had the following children (plus living ones):

1. Bettye Maurice Dennis was born on Oct 12, 1941 in Collins, Covington, Mississippi, USA. She died on Aug 14, 2016 in Waskom, Harrison, Texas, USA (at home; Age at Death: 74). ^[4]
2. Jimmy Wayne Dennis Sr. was born on Dec 27, 1949 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 07, 1978 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 28). ^{[5] [6] [7]}

REESE DENNIS ^[2]

Reese Dennis, 78, oil field worker, of Bayou Vista, LA died February 18, 1997, of cardiac arrest at Lakewood Hospital in Morgan City, LA.

Services were Friday, Feb. 21, 1997, 10 a.m., at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Magee with burial in Shiloh Cemetery in Mt. Olive. Colonial Chapel of Magee is handling arrangements.

Mr. Dennis was a native of Jones County. He moves to Mt. Olive and Louisiana where he was a member of Bayou Vista Baptist Church.

Survivors include: wife, Bertha Dennis of Buwick, LA; daughters: Mrs. Joe White of Waskom, TE; Mrs. Russell Breaux of Morgan City, LA; Mrs. Leroy Burgess of Bayou Vista, LA; brothers, Veris Dennis, Dewey Dennis, Henry Daniels, Jr. all of Mt. Olive; Clark Dennis and Rev. Otha Lee Dennis both of Polkville, MS; sisters, Maggie McKinley, Elsie Hand, Lona Lowery, Helen White, Maudell Segal and Bessie Mae Runnels all of Mt. Olive; six grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. Pall bearers were Rodrick Burgess, Jimmy Wayne Dennis, Jr., Paul Bryant Dennis Dewayne Breaux, Howard Mims, and James Smith.

Research Notes

Unsure of his first name. I forgot who told me it was Dimes. Someone else says James. The 1920 census has name transcribed as Derres Dennis and female, 1930 census has D Reese Dennis, and 1940 census has Reese Dennis. The image does appear to be a "D" in both 1920 and 1930 censuses. Bishop-4082 23:13, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Partial Obituary for Dimes Reese Dennis Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 21 Feb 1997, Fri, Other Editions, Page 12
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Obituary for Dimes Reese Dennis Clipped from The Magee Courier, 27 Feb 1997, Thu, Page 6
3. ↑ See Findagrave - Reese Dennis
4. ↑ Obituary for Bettye Dennis White Published Online by Meadowbrook Funeral Home
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Jimmy Wayne Dennis. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=22545641&indiv=try. Name: Jimmy Wayne Dennis [Jimmy Dennis] SSN: xxx Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 27 Dec 1949 Birth Place: McGee Simpso, Mississippi Death Date: May 1978 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Aug 1963: Name listed as JIMMY WAYNE DENNIS; 31 Dec 1987: Name listed as JIMMY DENNIS
6. ↑ Death date published in Alton Telegraph, Wednesday, October 4, 1978, p. B-3; killed by wife Jean in self-defense
7. ↑ Obituary for Jimmy Wayne Dennis Sr Clipped from The Magee Courier, 11 May 1978, Thu, Page 6

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• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGH-KW3 : accessed 15 November 2016), Reese Dennis in household of Henry Dennis, Beat 4, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-12, sheet 7B, line 76, family 120, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2019.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMBG-JX5 : accessed 15 November 2016), D Reese Dennis in household of Henry Dennis, Oakohay, Covington, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 13, sheet 6B, line 74, family 111, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1144; FHL microfilm 2,340,879.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43C-NZ4 : accessed 15 November 2016), Derres Dennis in household of Henry Dennis, Beat 4, Lamar, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 101, sheet 14B, line 86, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 882; FHL microfilm 1,820,882.