Henry Houston Depriest (1858 - 1928)

Born 22 Mar 1858 in Perry County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Husband of Zedora Elizabeth (Beasley) DePriest — married 15 Dec 1881 in Perry County, Tennessee

Died 21 Apr 1928 at age 70 in Perry County, Tennessee

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Biography

Henry was born in 1858. He was the son of John Depriest and Martha Ward. He was a farmer in Perry County, Tennessee, United States.

He married Zedora "Dora" Beasley on December 15, 1881. They had the following known children:

• daughter Lura Ethel (Sep 1883 - 1850),
• daughter Addie L (Nov 1885 - 1960) (twin),
• daughter Ida E (Nov 1885) (twin),
• son John Thurman (Jan 1889-1962),
• son Henry William (Sep 1890),
• son Homer B (June 1893),
• son Thomas Brown (Feb 1896 - 1962),
• daughter Denar (Aug 1899 - 1904)
• daughter Nora (about 1904).

He passed away in 1928. He is buried in Sutton Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee, United States.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TN-Y44 : 22 September 2021), Henry H Depreast in entry for John Depreast, 1860. Note: children's ages appear to be switched in this census.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZY-2HZ : 24 May 2021), Houston Depriest in entry for J R Depriest, 1870.
• "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-YNHH : 10 March 2021), H H Depriest and Dora Beasley, 15 Dec 1881; citing Perry, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. 5, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 977,659.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSC5-BDW : accessed 22 September 2021), Henry L[H] Depriest, Civil Districts 3, 11, Perry, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 16B, family 299, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,592.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-FJN : accessed 22 September 2021), Hust H Depriest, Civil District 1, Perry, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 186, sheet 1B, family 16, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNP3-J84 : 3 February 2021), H H Depriest, 1920. citing enumeration district (ED) 180, sheet 3A, family 50, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration), roll 1759; FHL microfilm 1,821,759.
• Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Henry Houston DePriest (22 Mar 1858–21 Apr 1928), (Find A Grave: Memorial #60897545 : accessed 22 September 2021), citing Sutton Cemetery, Perry County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Wilda Graves Patterson (contributor 47116086).

See Also:

• Ancestry.com