Husband Jim G. BRITT
Born: 22 Dec 1908 - , , MS
Died: 30 Jul 1980 - , , MS
Buried: - Caldwell Cemetery, Freeny, Leake Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 39632507
Marriage:
Wife Euna KELLY
Born: 27 Mar 1911 - , , MS
Died: 27 Sep 1975 - , , MS
Buried: - Caldwell Cemetery, Freeny, Leake Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 39632454
Father: William Ross "Billy" KELLY
Mother: Georgia Ann “Dollie” ALLEN
Children
1 F Dorothy Ann BRITT
Born: 19 Nov 1934 - , Leake Co, MS
Died: 24 Oct 2018 - Pearl, Rankin Co, MS
Buried: - Caldwell Cemetery, Freeny, Leake Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 194254797
Spouse: Rev Jimmie Braddock JENKINS
General Notes: Child - Dorothy Ann BRITT
Dorothy Ann Jenkins
November 19, 1934 - October 24, 2018
Pearl, MS
https://www.wilcoxfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dorothy-Jenkins-16/#!/Obituary
Dorothy Jenkins, 83, a retired bookkeeper, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018 at her home.
Services are 11:00 am Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Wilcox Funeral Home with Rev. Ricky Callaway officiating. Burial is in Freeny Cemetery. Wilcox Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Jim G. Britt and Una Kelly Britt; a son, Donnie Jenkins; and a grandson, Dillon Jenkins.
Mrs. Jenkins was a native of Leake County and of the Baptist Faith.
Survivors include her husband, Jimmie D. Jenkins of Pearl; 2 sons, Michael (Ann) Jenkins of Byram and Darryl (Mary) Jenkins of Hurricane, UT; a daughter, Melissa Young of Waveland; 3 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.
Husband Clarence BRITTEN
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Marriage: 2 Jan 1943
Wife Irma GREENWOOD
Born: 15 Jul 1909
Died: 26 Aug 1998
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Father: James Arthur "Bud" GREENWOOD
Mother: Julia W. WISEMORE
Children
General Notes: Wife - Irma Greenwood
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin once removed
Husband Rev. Luther Macon EDWARDS
Born: 25 Sep 1847 - , Madison Co, TN
Died: 20 Nov 1927 - Mercer, Madison Co, TN
Buried: - Shady Grove Cemetery, , Madison Co, TN
Find A Grave ID: 73773603
Marriage: 12 Jun 1870 - Madison Co, TN
Wife Martha Anne BRITTON
Born: 10 Nov 1849 - Mercer, Madison Co, TN
Died: 23 Feb 1880 - Mercer, Madison Co, TN
Buried: - Shady Grove Cemetery, , Madison Co, TN
Find A Grave ID: 111345750
Children
General Notes: Husband - Rev. Luther Macon Edwards
Find A Grave shows birthplace as NC
Occupation : Farmer and Methodist Minister at Shady Grove Church
General Notes: Wife - Martha Anne Britton
Martha Anne Britton Edwards, 31, died on Feb 23, 1880 and was buried in Shady Grove Cemetery in Madison County, Mercer, Tennessee.
She was the daughter of Adolphus Britton and Mary Anne Barrier Britton. She was married to Luther Macon Edwards, who survives, on June 12, 1870 in Madison County, Tennessee. Also surviving are two children, William Oscar Edwards and Ora Charmlin Edwards.
Siblings:
Louisa "Lou" Elizabeth Britton Moss (1843)
Henry Hugh Britton (1846)
Laura Britton (1856)
Oscar Britton (1858)
Adolphus A Britton, Jr (1860)
Source: MyHeritage.com
Husband Jones Bob JOHNSON
Born: 27 Sep 1916 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co, MS
Died: 23 Jul 1963 - Jackson, Hinds Co, MS
Buried: - Johnson Cemetery, , Copiah Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 26619893
Father: Robert Jeremiah "Bob" JOHNSON
Mother: Nannie Lou TEASLEY
Marriage:
Wife Hazel Lucille BROADWATER
Born: 18 Jan 1921 - Florence, Rankin Co, MS
Died: 14 Jul 2000 - Hazlehurst, Copiah Co, MS
Buried: - Johnson Cemetery, , Copiah Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 26619898
Children
1 M Jones Larry JOHNSON
Born: 2 Jan 1939 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co, MS
Died: 22 Mar 2016 - Ridgeland, Madison Co, MS
Buried: - Johnson Cemetery, , Copiah Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 161562413
Spouse: Marjorie "Bonnie" CLARK
2 F Carolyn Lucille "Gala" JOHNSON
Born: Mar 1941 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co, MS
Died: 3 Jan 2014 - Hampton, Hampton City, VA
Buried: - Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, Hampton City, VA
Spouse: Don HARRISON
Marr: 1958
3 F Lillian Stella JOHNSON
Born: 28 Jul 1944 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co, MS
Died: 13 Aug 1977 - Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co, AR
Buried: - Johnson Cemetery, , Copiah Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 26619901
Spouse: Thomas Irby "Tim" McPHATE
4 M Dennis JOHNSON
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5 M Lamon JOHNSON
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General Notes: Husband - Jones Bob Johnson
Mr. Jones Johnson, age 47, passed away at the University Hospital in Jackson from injuries he received in an automobile accident.
Mr Johnson was a foreman for E. J. Williams Construction in Jackson.
Funeral services were held Thursday, July 25, 1963, at 2:00 from the Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev. James Curtis, Rev. Archie Willis and Rev. Mark Duncan officiating. Interment was in the Johnson Cemetery.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lucille Johnson; and three sons, Larry Johnson of the U. S. Navy, Dennis and Lamon Johnson of Crystal Springs; two daughters, Mrs. Don Harrison of Jackson and Mrs. Tim McPhate of Fayette, Miss.; five brothers, Earnest Johnson of Jackson, Earl Johnson of California, Harding, Homer, and Ellzy Johnson of Crystal Springs; four sisters, Mrs. Enoch Thornton, Mrs. Clarence Hammons, and Mrs. Bill Suttle of Jackson, and Mrs. Dillard Moore of Crystal Springs.
Pallbearers were Joe Lynn Hawkins, Amos Watkins, Wilburn Phillips, Frank Coke, Rev. J. C. Hackler and Jack Berry.
~~~Published August 1, 1963, in The Meteor, Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., MS
General Notes: Wife - Hazel Lucille Broadwater
Lucille B. Johnson, 79, Crystal Springs, died July 14, 2000, at Hardy Wilson Memorial Hospital in Hazlehurst.
Mrs. Johnson was a seamstress and a member of First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She was the widow of Jones Johnson.
Services were 10 a.m. July 17, at Stringer Funeral Home Chapel with burial in the Johnson Cemetery.
Survivors are sons, Jones Larry Johnson and Dennis Johnson of Florence and Anthony Lamon Johnson of Crystal Springs; daughter, Carolyn Lucille Harrison of Hampton, VA; sister, Christine Cupstid of Crystal Springs; brothers, Leslie Broadwater of Vicksburg, Eugene Broadwater and Roy Broadwater of Florence; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
~~~The Meteor, Crystal Springs, MS, July 19, 2000, page 7
General Notes: Child - Carolyn Lucille "Gala" JOHNSON
Carolyn Lucille Harrison, 72, of Hampton, passed away Jan. 3 after a long illness. Carolyn was born to Jones and Lucille Johnson of Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and was a graduate of Crystal Springs High School, where she was a star basketball player and voted Most Athletic.
In 1958, she married Don Harrison of Mathews, Virginia. Moving to Virginia in 1972, the Harrisons were among the first in the Tidewater area to operate a retail pet shop and grooming parlor, Petland, which was followed by Pets, Fish & Stuff and a wall decorating business called the Poster Palace. In 1979, Carolyn and Don opened The 10th Inning, which has since become one of the longest-running sports collectible outlets in the U.S. Carolyn was an avid movie buff, a fan of books and music, and a collector of Depression Glass. She was a beautiful lady and a loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend.
Carolyn ("Gala") is survived by her husband, Don; son Don Lee and daughter-in-law Tina, of Richmond; brothers Larry Johnson of Florence, MS, Dennis Johnson and his wife, Glynda, of Florence, MS, and Anthony Johnson of Hampton; and a granddaughter, Olivia Page Harrison. She was preceded in death by a sister, Stella McPhate.
A funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in the chapel of Amory Funeral Home, Grafton. Interment will follow at Parklawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6 in the funeral home.
Husband Henry Frank SIMMONS
Born: 24 Apr 1939
Died: 8 Feb 2007 - , Etowah Co, AL
Buried: - Rainbow Memorial Park, Rainbow City, Etowah Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 149742311
Father: Earnest Edward "Eddie" SIMMONS
Mother: Ines Mae HILDEBRAND
Marriage: 13 May 1960
Wife Gaynell BROCK
Born: 31 Jan 1943 - Saint Clair Forest, St. Clair Co, AL
Died: 19 Apr 2019 - Albertville, Marshall Co, AL
Buried: - Rainbow Memorial Park, Rainbow City, Etowah Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 199320269
Children
1 F Doris Nell SIMMONS
Born: 20 Apr 1961
Died:
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2 F Wanda Faye SIMMONS
Born: 17 May 1963
Died:
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Spouse: William Eugene HANCOCK
Marr: 30 Aug 1980
3 M William Eddie SIMMONS
Born: 21 Aug 1968
Died:
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4 M Randy Dewayne SIMMONS
Born: 27 Aug 1973
Died:
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General Notes: Wife - Gaynell Brock
She is a twin to Darnell Brock who is also buried close by her in this cemetery
Husband Louis HERLONG
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Wife Rhonda BRODIE
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Children
1 M James Malachi HERLONG
Born: 2 Dec 1827 - Edgefield District, SC
Died: 4 Aug 1903 - , Orangeburg Co, SC
Buried: - Herlong Cemetery, Saint Matthews, Calhoun Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 34514678
Spouse: Harriet Caroline HILDEBRAND
Marr: Abt 1848
2 M Jacob Able HERLONG
Born: 19 Jan 1837 - Edgefield Co, SC
Died: 3 Feb 1863 - Lynchburg, Campbell Co, VA
Buried: - Hildebrand Cemetery, , Calhoun Co, SC
Spouse: Mary Elizabeth HILDEBRAND
Marr: 3 Nov 1857 - Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co, SC
General Notes: Child - Jacob Able HERLONG
per J.W. McConnell, 1229 Grapevine Trail, Monroe, GA 30656: Jacob was born Nov 8, 1837 died in the Civil War
Husband Alfred Wayne BROODUS
Born: - Mobile, Mobile Co, AL
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Marriage: 1965
Wife Lanita Marie PATTON
Born: 13 Feb 1943
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Father: Reuben Archibald PATTON
Mother: Georgia SPEIGHT
Children
1 F Charlotte BROODUS
Born: 3 Apr 1969
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Husband Edwin Reid SIMMONS
Born: 6 Jun 1961
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Father: Gene Edwin SIMMONS
Mother: Wanda Lee REID
Marriage: 13 Jun 1988
Wife Cheryl Lynn BROOKER
Born: 9 Aug 1964
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Children
1 F Christyn Brooke SIMMONS
Born: 30 Sep 1988
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Husband John Stephen BROOKER
Born: Oct 1828 - , , SC
Died: 11 Nov 1904 - , Lexington Co, SC
Buried: - Melrose Memorial Garden, Swansea, Lexington Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 110154673
Marriage: 28 Apr 1858
Wife Caroline A. "Carrie" HOOKER
Born: 10 Feb 1830 - , , SC
Died: 26 May 1894
Buried: - Melrose Memorial Garden, Swansea, Lexington Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 42795809
Father: Freeman HOOKER
Mother: Lavenia IMBODEN
Children
General Notes: Husband - John Stephen Brooker
Confederate Soldier: Holcombes Legion Co D 7th Regiment SC
Headstone application in 1930 with place of burial Swansea Cemetery (his grandson, John Samuel Derrick, applied for his headstone)
Mother was Rachel Weeks
Husband Giles Luther HYDRICK
Born: 9 Sep 1911
Died: 1 Jul 1990 - , Geneva Co, AL
Buried: - Geneva City Cemetery, Geneva, Geneva Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 134115956
Father: Luther Winfield HYDRICK
Mother: Eula Belle SMITH
Marriage: 6 Feb 1937 - Seale, , AL
Wife Frances Doris BROOKS
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1 F Patricia HYDRICK
Born: 9 Dec 1939
Died: 20 Feb 2006
Buried: - Mount Enon Church Cemetery, Baconton, Mitchell Co, GA
Find A Grave ID: 52496560
Spouse: John R. "Bobby" PINSON III
2 M Dr Dick Shirling HYDRICK
Born: 9 May 1938
Died:
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Spouse: Phyllis Ann PARKS
General Notes: Husband - Giles Luther Hydrick
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Patricia HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 5th cousin once removed
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Patricia H. (Pat) Pinson, 66, died Monday, February 20, 2006 at her home in Camilla after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22 at Vision Covenant Fellowship Church in Baconton with burial in Mt. Enon Historical Cemetery. Rev. Thomas Hale and Rev. Chad Boyd will officiate.
Born December 9, 1939 in Louvale, Georgia, Mrs. Pinson had resided in Baconton most of her life. She attended Valdosta State College and the University of Georgia. She was a charter member of Vision Covenant Fellowship, member of Southwest Georgia Board of Realtors, Mitchell County Hospital Authority, former member of Mitchell County DFACS Board, and a founder of Baconton Community Charter School.
Mrs. Pinson was preceded in death by her mother, Frances Brooks Prince, her step-father, Larry Edwin Prince, and her father, Giles Hydrick. Survivors include her husband of 45 years, John R. (Bobby) Pinson III of Camilla; three sons, Tim Pinson and wife, Lynn, of Baconton and children: Laura, Tyler, and Brock; John Pinson & wife, Becky, of Duffee and children Raina and Brooks; and Tom Pinson and wife, Nancy, of Baconton and children Stone and Smith; a daughter, Mary Sullivan and husband, Jamie, of Baconton and children Sara and William; a brother, Dr. Dick S. Hydrick and wife, Phyllis, of Baconton; a sister-in-law, Patricia Pinson Williams of Laurinburg, N.C.
Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
~~~Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Feb. 21, 2006.
General Notes: Child - Dr Dick S. HYDRICK
Dick S. Hydrick
Veterinarian/Boss Man
Time at Gardner and Hydrick: 1971
Area of interest: leaving work to graft pecan trees and ride horses
Pet Peeve: people with no sense of humor
Fun Fact: Sang "We Three Kings" at his third grade Christmas pageant
https://gardnerhydrickvet.com
3/7/2004 Newspaper article:
THE ZONE
Like father, like daughter
Two Albany veterinarians are more than just colleagues they're family.
BÁRBARA RIVERA HOLMES <mailto:barbara.rivera.holmes@albanyherald.com>
ALBANY: She's been working at the veterinary practice since 1986 when she was 11 years old, and the decor in the waiting area hasn't changed much since then.
Yet, said Haley Hydrick, there's nothing like home, where the University of Georgia wallpaper screams out "We're alumni!"
The Albany veterinarian has been a partner at her father's 35-year-old animal hospital since she returned from her Texas internship about a year ago.
"He's a pretty good boss," said 28-year-old Haley Hydrick of her father, veterinarian Dick Hydrick. "Sometimes (he has) a hard time distinguishing between (me) being his daughter and being his business partner."
The perks of working with her father: "He buys me lunch," she said with a smile.
Phyllis Hydrick, Dick's wife and Haley's mother, is glad to have her daughter home. She said she's seen a good change in her husband's attitude. Now he'll even take some time off, she said of her "workaholic" husband.
"He enjoys her new ideas and she his experience," said Phyllis Hydrick. "He loves having her work with him."
Haley Hydrick always thought about being a vet, but it wasn't until she was doing her undergrad work at UGA that she decided to pursue veterinary medicine. She got a bachelor of science in animal science at the Athens school and her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Ala.
"I don't know what the neatest part is (of working with Haley)," said Dick Hydrick. "It's good. It's fantastic ... just having somebody to carry on."
Being around animals was normal for Dick Hydrick, who grew up on a Mitchell County farm.
"I'd say probably early high school/late grade school I knew I was going to give it a try," he said. "(Back then) it probably wasn't as popular as it is now.
"Thank goodness. I would have never made it," he said lightheartedly.
He and Ellen Gardner set up the Albany practice in 1968. They have been at their 1803 E. Oglethorpe Blvd. building since 1970.
The two started school together in 1956. He graduated from UGA in 1960 with a B.S. in animal husbandry and received his DVM from there in 1964.
Aside from the Albany practice (Gardner & Hydrick Animal Hospital), they have one in Sylvester (Gardner & Hydrick Veterinarians) and will open one in Leesburg (Leesburg Animal Hospital). Jennifer Daniels is the fourth vet in the practices.
Hydrick said the field has "come a long way in the last 40 years," with the advances in medicine allowing doctors to do many more in-house procedures than before.
"It's just so much more convenient," Hydrick said.
Also, people have more disposable income now, he said, and so they spend more "looking after their pets than they used to."
Being an established Albany practice, the experienced veterinarian said some of his patients' owners are children and grandchildren of original clientele.
Dick and Haley Hydrick have an obvious sense of comfort when working together.
She holds Ristra's leg and her father inserts the needle into the vein. Then he stands back and watches over her shoulder as she cleans the dog's teeth.
She's used to her father watching over her. It doesn't make her nervous at all, instead she talks and smiles and laughs all the while concentrated on Ristra's teeth and gum line.
Miranda Baucam, who works the front desk at the Albany practice, sees the Hydricks day to day. Of their team: "It's as good as the rest of them."
"They don't ever have any problems, or spats or anything like that," Baucam said. "They both get along well."
When the doctors have a difference in opinion over a case, Dick Hydrick is usually the one to back off, she said. He said he'll walk out of the room so she can learn on her own.
"There's a safety net there," said the young vet of working under her father's wing. "But yet I want to make him proud."
The Hydrick family has always been a close one, they said. Hydrick's eldest daughter, 30-year-old Holly Waldrep, is a physical therapist in town. His wife of 35 years, Phyllis, works for the Advocacy Resource Center in Albany, serving people with disabilities.
The family has four dogs and 20 horses, which are kept at their Mitchell County farm. Dick Hydrick said it's quite a sight to watch Haley ride horses.
The vets work mostly on cats, dogs and horses.
When area horses were diagnosed with West Nile virus in 2003, the five horses that Haley treated at the Sylvester office survived.
"We're here to make the animal kingdom a happier place," she said.
Though she's a vet, she never forgets she's her father's daughter first.
"I do definitely feel like a daughter, because everybody asks me, 'When are you going to let your daddy retire?' "
Dick Hydrick laughed at that.
"She's going to pay me my retirement," he said, his eyes twinkling at his daughter. "Somebody's got to."
Husband James Jason BROOKS
Born: 19 Oct 1869 - , , GA
Died: 7 Apr 1954 - , , CA
Buried: - Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Los Angeles Co, CA
Find A Grave ID: 237398115
Marriage: 24 Oct 1900 - Franklin Co, AR
Wife Sarah Francis SHAVER
Born: 8 Jan 1873 - , Titus Co, TX
Died: 5 Aug 1973 - , , CA
Buried: - Oakdale Memorial Park, Glendora, Los Angeles Co, CA
Find A Grave ID: 8757251
Father: Francis Marion "Frank" SHAVER
Mother: Sarah Ann YOUNG
Children
General Notes: Husband - James Jason Brooks
The Life Summary of James Jason
When James Jason Brooks was born on 19 October 1869, in Georgia, United States, his father, Isham Isom Arthur Brooks, (1838-1919)was 31 and his mother, Martha Melvina Cowart, (1833-1875)was 36.
He married Sarah Frances Shaver on 24 October 1900, in Franklin, Ark, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Glendora, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Monrovia Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940.
He died on 7 April 1954, in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 84.
General Notes: Wife - Sarah Francis Shaver
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin 4 times removed
Husband Henry Lindsey LAWRENCE
Born: 12 Mar 1876
Died: 22 Apr 1963
Buried: - Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Smryna, Attala Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 81985881
Father: Sylvester "Dave" LAWRENCE
Mother: Mary Catherine DILL
Marriage:
Wife Mattie Hanah BROOKS
Born: 11 Aug 1878 - , , MS
Died: 29 Oct 1964 - , Attala Co, MS
Buried: - Jerusalem Church Cemetery, Smryna, Attala Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 81985866
Children
Husband Ray BROOKS
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Wife Brenda Gail HILDEBRAND
Born: 27 Oct 1946
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Father: Horace HILDEBRAND
Mother: Alta WALLACE
Children
1 F Stacy BROOKS
Born: 25 Jun 1973
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Husband John Nicholas SCHAEFFER
Born: 1 Jan 1750 - Rehrersburg, Berks Co, PA
Died: 7 Jan 1825 - , Centre Co, PA
Buried: - Madisonburg Lutheran And Reformed Cemetery, Madisonburg, Centre Co, PA
Find A Grave ID: 43949778
Father: John Johannes Adam Jacob “Judge” SCHAEFFER
Mother: Maria Eva SEIB
Marriage: 20 Apr 1775
Wife Julianna BROSIOUS
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1 F Julia Ann SCHAEFFER
Born: 23 May 1779 - , , PA
Died: 19 Oct 1852 - , Marion Co, IN
Buried: - Mock Cemetery, Oaklandon, Marion Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 55233610
Spouse: Christopher APPLE Sr
2 M John SCHAEFFER
Born: 30 May 1796
Died: 23 Apr 1889
Buried: - Zion Cemetery, Zion, Centre Co, PA
Find A Grave ID: 146403811
3 F Eva SCHAEFFER
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General Notes: Husband - John Nicholas Schaeffer
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin 7 times removed
Following the German naming custom, the Schaeffer/Schafer sons were all named Johann/John, but were known by their middle names. A Revolutionary War Soldier, Nicholas was the son of Johannes and Maria Eva Sab Schaeffer and brother to Johann Adam Schafer, also in this cemetery. On 20 Apr 1775 in Northumberland County he married Julianna Brosious, daughter of Sebastian and Margaretha Roth Brosius.
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The Veterans Affairs Office In Bellefonte lists this grave as being in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery.
General Notes: Wife - Julianna Brosious
On 20 Apr 1775 in Northumberland County he (John) married Julianna Brosious, daughter of Sebastian and Margaretha Roth Brosius.
General Notes: Child - Julia Ann SCHAEFFER
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin 6 times removed
General Notes: Child - John SCHAEFFER
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin 6 times removed
General Notes: Child - Eva SCHAEFFER
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin 6 times removed
Husband Marion Grover HYDRICK
Born: 31 Aug 1892 - Millport, Lamar Co, AL
Died: 22 Apr 1980 - Columbus, Lowndes Co, MS
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Reform, Pickens Co, AL
FamilySearch ID: LWYV-W82
Find A Grave ID: 21343828
Father: Marion Franklin "Frank" HYDRICK
Mother: Felishia Heman COOPER
Marriage: 23 Jul 1916 - Coal Fire, Pickens Co, AL
Wife Alma Lenor BROWN
Born: 12 Jan 1888 - Coal Fire, Pickens Co, AL
Died: 22 Apr 1917 - McShawn, Pickens Co, AL
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Reform, Pickens Co, AL
FamilySearch ID: KV22-B8F
Children
General Notes: Husband - Marion Grover Hydrick
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin 3 times removed
General Notes: Wife - Alma Lenor Brown
Possibly died during childbirth
Husband Alvin Thomas "Crip" BROWN
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Marriage: 2 May 1981
Wife Bertha Opal STONE
Born: 3 Jan 1925 - Mouldin, , MO
Died: 9 May 2004
Buried: - Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Pearl, Rankin Co, MS
FamilySearch ID: GT5C-LQ6
Find A Grave ID: 143546936
Father: Mose STONE
Mother: Mary Adaline "Molly" DENNIS
Other Spouse: Grose Andrew "G.A." BOUNDS
Other Spouse: Leslie Mack SHORT
Children
General Notes: Husband - Alvin Thomas "Crip" Brown
Possible FindAGrave ID 29714092
General Notes: Wife - Bertha Opal Stone
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 1st cousin once removed
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| Name | Bertha Opal Short |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Date | 1/3/1925 |
| Birth Place | Mouldin, Missouri |
| Death Date | 5/9/2004 |
| Father | Mose Stone |
| Mother | Mary A Dennis |
| SSN | (on file) |
NOTE:
Jan 1964: Name listed as BERTHA OPAL SHORT
15 Jan 1981: Name listed as OPAL SHORT
18 May 1984: Name listed as BERTHA OPAL BROWN
31 May 1994: Name listed as BERTHA OPAL BOUNDS
20 May 2004: Name listed as OPAL B BOUNDS
Husband Scott HOUSEKNECHT
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Father: Neal Alan HOUSEKNECHT
Mother: Wanda Lynn SANDERS
Marriage:
Wife Alyson BROWN
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1 M Lucas HOUSEKNECHT
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2 F Kaede HOUSEKNECHT
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3 F Mei HOUSEKNECHT
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4 M Jonas HOUSEKNECHT
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General Notes: Husband - Scott Houseknecht
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin once removed
General Notes: Child - Lucas HOUSEKNECHT
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Kaede HOUSEKNECHT
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Mei HOUSEKNECHT
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Jonas HOUSEKNECHT
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin twice removed
Husband Bill BROWN
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Wife Unknown GREENWOOD
Born:
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Father: John Pink GREENWOOD
Mother: Mary Jane HYDRICK
Children
General Notes: Wife - Unknown Greenwood
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 1st cousin 3 times removed
Husband George William HUDSON
Born: 17 Nov 1845 - Fortville, Hancock Co, IN
Died: 12 Aug 1907 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 54094442
Marriage:
Wife Catherine A. BROWN
Born: Aug 1847 - , , IN
Died: 12 Aug 1907 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 84627982
Father: Henderson BROWN
Mother: Sarah "Sallie" HOAGLAND
Children
General Notes: Husband - George William Hudson
The double grave at Section 8, Lot 31 holds the bodies of George W. Hudson and his wife, Catherine A. Brown Hudson. George killed his wife on the night of August 12th and then took his own life.
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UPDATE: 23 Oct 2025 - (Dispells the murder/suicide note on FInd A Grave....
MURDERED, Noblesville, Ind., Aug. When a daughter visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hudson, near here today, she found her father shot through the heart, and her mother through the brain, the house ransacked and $ 2,000 received for their little farm, stolen. The old people evidently were slain while asleep.
~~~Scientific American - Aug 12 1907 • New York
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another version:
Noblesville, Ind., Aug. 13 - George W. Hudson and wife, aged 55, living three miles southeast of here, were found shot to death at their home yesterday. It was at first presumed they were murdered by robbers, but later it appeared to be a case of murder and suicide.
~~~The Attleboro Sun - Aug 13 1907 • Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts
General Notes: Wife - Catherine A. Brown
The double grave at Section 8, Lot 31 holds the bodies of George W. Hudson and his wife, Catherine A. Brown Hudson. George killed his wife on the night of August 12th and then took his own life.
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UPDATE: 23 Oct 2025 - (Dispells the murder/suicide note on FInd A Grave....
MURDERED, Noblesville, Ind., Aug. When a daughter visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hudson, near here today, she found her father shot through the heart, and her mother through the brain, the house ransacked and $ 2,000 received for their little farm, stolen. The old people evidently were slain while asleep.
~~~Scientific American - Aug 12 1907 • New York
Husband Cecil Howard HYDRICK Jr
Born: 18 Jul 1950
Died:
Buried:
Father: Cecil H. HYDRICK
Mother: Bertha Estelle NOWLAND
Marriage:
Wife Donna BROWN
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 M Timothy Howard HYDRICK
Born: 19 Feb 1977
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Diane HOWELL
2 F Angela Jean HYDRICK
Born: May 1989
Died:
Buried:
Husband J. B. CURVIN Jr
Born: 13 Feb 1934
Died: 6 Dec 2015
Buried: - Crook Cemetery, Ohatchee, Calhoun Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 62277355
Father: J. B. CURVIN Sr
Mother: Ola Lucille "Ollie" SCOGGINS
Marriage:
Wife Dorothy Mae BROWN
Born: 19 Oct 1932
Died: 13 Oct 1994 - Anniston, Calhoun Co, AL
Buried: - Crook Cemetery, Ohatchee, Calhoun Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 106763320
Children
General Notes: Wife - Dorothy Mae Brown
d/o Sidney A. Brown and Nannie Lou Norred Brown
Husband Jacob Carlisle WITT
Born: 15 Dec 1896
Died: 17 Mar 1959
Buried: - Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Oglethorpe, Macon Co, GA
Find A Grave ID: 54214772
Father: Jacob Cornelius WITT
Mother: Rachel Jemima HILDEBRAND
Marriage:
Wife Ellie BROWN
Born: 10 Mar 1907
Died: 4 Mar 1989
Buried: - Oglethorpe Memorial Gardens, Oglethorpe, Macon Co, GA
Find A Grave ID: 54214770
Children
General Notes: Wife - Ellie Brown
son, Harold Carlisle (1926-1926)
Husband Guy Whitney BROWN
Born: 14 May 1877 - Jewell, Jewell Co, KS
Died: 1961 - Yukon, Canadian Co, OK
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: LD8Z-T4T
Marriage:
Wife Mary Jesse KEYES
Born: 23 Nov 1882 - Marshall Township, Platte Co, MO
Died: 1965 - Yukon, Canadian Co, OK
Buried:
Father: LT. Joel Parks KEYES
Mother: Mary Serena FAIRLEY
Children
1 F Jennie A. BROWN
Born: 1903 - , , OK
Died:
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: G3NP-DP6
2 F Mary R. BROWN
Born: 1905 - , , OK
Died: 4 Dec 1998
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: G3NG-2MR
3 M Koran BROWN
Born: 27 Dec 1911 - , , OK
Died:
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: G3NG-YPB
Spouse: Guinevere BRIGGS
General Notes: Wife - Mary Jesse Keyes
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin 3 times removed
General Notes: Child - Jennie A. BROWN
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Mary R. BROWN
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin twice removed
General Notes: Child - Koran BROWN
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin twice removed
Husband Richard Hildebrand "Dick" HYDRICK
Born: 12 Apr 1919 - , Orangeburg Co, SC
Died: 24 Oct 1995 - Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
Buried: - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
FamilySearch ID: L7NR-1X2
Find A Grave ID: 23560284
Father: Daniel Hildebrand HYDRICK
Mother: Margaret Ruth KNOTTS
Marriage: 9 Aug 1946
Wife Harriet Ethel "Hattie" BROWN
Born: 15 May 1924 - Westminster, Oconee Co, SC
Died: 1 Aug 2007 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC
Buried: - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville Co, SC
FamilySearch ID: L7NG-TP8
Find A Grave ID: 23560285
Children
1 M Richard Hildebrand "Papa" HYDRICK II
Born: 4 Dec 1950
Died: 11 Jun 2012 - Old Hickory, Davidson Co, TN
Buried: - Rosebank Cemetery, Shelbyville, , TN
Spouse: Sandra TRANTHAM
2 F Melissa Still HYDRICK
Born: 13 Mar 1953
Died:
Buried:
Spouse: Robert Richard SAGE
Marr: 2 Oct 1976
General Notes: Husband - Richard Hildebrand "Dick" Hydrick
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th cousin twice removed
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Dick lived at Greenville SC. He was in US Army - 187th Field Artillery Battalion.
General Notes: Wife - Harriet Ethel "Hattie" Brown
Far-removed relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th cousin twice removed's wife
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OBITUARY for HarrietHydrick; recent residence: Greenville, SC.
Harriet Ethel Brown Hydrick, 83, of 6 Wildaire Lane, widow of Richard Hildebrand "Dick" Hydrick, died August 1, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Charlotte, N.C.
Born in Westminster on May 15, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Dr. Rufus Freeman and Ethel Melissa Still Brown.
Mrs. Hydrick was an honor graduate of Westminster High School and a 1945 graduate of Winthrop University, where she was a marshall her junior year. From 1945 until 1948, she taught at A. J. Thackston High School in Orangeburg. At an early age, Harriet joined the Methodist Episcopal Church South and was a lifelong Methodist. She was an active member of all the churches she attended, including Wesley Monumental in Savannah, Ga., John Wesley in Charleston, Wesley Memorial in Columbia, and Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Greenville. At Aldersgate, she was historian of the church for fourteen years, a Sunday School teacher of the Christian Fellowship Class, president of the United Methodist Women, and a circle chair person. Harriet and her husband, Dick, were the first coordinators of the Older Adult Ministry at Aldersgate and served in that position for twelve years.
She is remembered by her family and friends for her love, kindness and her deep Christian faith. Surviving are a son, Richard H. Hydrick, Jr., and his wife, Sandra, of Old Hickory, Tenn.; a daughter, Melissa Hydrick Sage and her husband, Robert R. Sage, of Charlotte; three grandchildren, Russell R. Sage II and his wife, Katie, of Charlotte, N.C., Lauren Sage of Charlotte, N.C., and Richard H. Hydrick III of Fernandina Beach, Fla.; a sister, Ruth Brown of Westminster; a brother, Charles S. Brown and his wife, Holly, of Greenwood; a niece; a nephew; two great-nieces and one great-nephew. In addition to her parents, two brothers, Rufus Frank Brown and Fred Herbert Brown, preceded her in death.
The family will receive friends Saturday from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, with services following at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
General Notes: Child - Richard Hildebrand "Papa" HYDRICK II
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 5th cousin once removed
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Richard "Papa" Hildebrand Hydrick Jr.
Old Hickory, TN
Richard "Papa" Hildebrand Hydrick Jr age 61, went to be with the Lord, Monday, June 11, 2012.
Preceded in death by parents, Richard & Harriet Hydrick Sr. of Greenville, SC.
Survived by loving wife, Sandra Trantham Hydrick; sister, Melissa Hydrick (Bob) Sage; Richard Hildebrand (Mallory) Hydrick III, Tara Amanda (Colby) Clements, Teela Jessica Mikoletic; nephew, Russell (Melissa) Sage, niece, Lauren (Kelly) Yelton; beloved pet Cali Baby. Richard graduated from Wade Hampton High in Greenville, SC in 1969 and from Clemson University in 1975. Richard loved the outdoors, was an avid hunter and earned the honor of Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America. Richard was employed by Publix Supermarket at Concord & Nolensville Rd.
Visitation with family will be Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 5-8 p.m. Graveside services will be at Rosebank Cemetery in Shelbyville, TN at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 14, 2012, with Chaplain Lisa Clements officiating. Mike Cirino, Johnny Brown, Rick King, Doug Luther, Spencer Miller, W.G. Miller, Derrell Moody, Matt Reese & Chase Smith will serve as pallbearers.
Hermitage Funeral Home, 535 Shute Lane, Old Hickory, Tn (615-889-0361)
~~~Published by The Greenville News on Jun. 13, 2012.
General Notes: Child - Melissa Still HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 5th cousin once removed
Husband Rufus Abner HENDERSON
Born: 27 Mar 1882
Died: 23 Sep 1969
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Reform, Pickens Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 21328720
Father: Abner D. HENDERSON
Mother: Lucinda SIGMAN
Marriage:
Wife Hattie Mae BROWN
Born: 13 Sep 1892
Died: 18 Jan 1964
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Reform, Pickens Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 21328721
Children
1 F Mary Ila HENDERSON
Born: 12 Sep 1909
Died: 19 Apr 1997
Buried: - Antioch Cemetery, Reform, Pickens Co, AL
Find A Grave ID: 21328729
Spouse: Samuel Enoch McGAHEY
Husband Henderson BROWN
Born: 17 Dec 1812 - , McMinn Co, TN
Died: 4 Feb 1897 - Fall Creek Twnsp, Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 14423455
Father: James P. BROWN
Mother: Hester Ann HELMS
Marriage:
Wife Sarah "Sallie" HOAGLAND
Born: 20 Jun 1810 - Sixmile Run, Somerset Co, NJ
Died: 14 May 1892 - Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 14451233
Children
1 F Margaret "Mag" BROWN
Born: 1836
Died: 6 Oct 1892 - , , IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 45854692
Spouse: Lewis C. McKAY
2 M Andrew Porter BROWN
Born: 21 Sep 1842 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Died: 25 Feb 1930 - , Madison Co, IN
Buried: - Gravel Lawn Cemetery, Green Twnsp, Madison Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 37447450
Spouse: Eliza BEAVER
Marr: 22 Mar 1885 - Hancock Co, IN
3 F Catherine A. BROWN
Born: Aug 1847 - , , IN
Died: 12 Aug 1907 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Crownland Cemetery, Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 84627982
Spouse: George William HUDSON
General Notes: Husband - Henderson Brown
Henderson Brown Born McMinn Co, Tennessee. December 17th, 1812.
To James P. And Hester Ann Helms Brown. Who Married in 1811. Tennessee.
Henderson Was one of Nine Siblings.
He Married Sarah Sallie Hogaland. They were the parents of Eight Children.
In 1860. Henderson And Sarah And Seven of their Children. Resided in, Fall Creek Township. Hamilton Co, Indiana.
Male. Age listed as 47. Martial Status Married.
White.
Died Feb. 4, 1892 Aged 84
General Notes: Wife - Sarah "Sallie" Hoagland
Sarah Sallie Hoagland Born 20th June 1810 Sixmile Run Somerset Co, New Jersey.
Her Parent's may have been Jacob And Elizabeth Vechte A Marriage Record of 1797 Bath Co, New York. Eight Children.
Sarah Married. Henderson Brown.They were the parents of Eight Children.
Name on the monument appears to be Sallie. "Sallie (Sarah) Hoagland Wife of Henderson Brown Born Jun. 20, 1810 Died May 14, 1892 Aged 82Y. 10M. 22D." On same monument with Henderson Brown.
General Notes: Child - Andrew Porter BROWN
| Name | Andrew Porter Brown |
| Birth Date | 21st September, 1842 |
| Birth Place | Hamilton Co, Indiana |
| Father | Henderson Brown |
| Mother | Sarah Hoagland |
| Number of siblings | 7 |
| Spouse | Eliza Beaver |
| Marriage Date | 22nd March, 1885 |
| Marriage Place | near Fortville, Hancock Co, Indiana |
| Residence in 1920 | Vernon, Hancock Co, Indiana |
| Gender | Male |
| Age | 77 |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Race | White |
CO. C. 79. IND. INFT
General Notes: Child - Catherine A. BROWN
The double grave at Section 8, Lot 31 holds the bodies of George W. Hudson and his wife, Catherine A. Brown Hudson. George killed his wife on the night of August 12th and then took his own life.
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UPDATE: 23 Oct 2025 - (Dispells the murder/suicide note on FInd A Grave....
MURDERED, Noblesville, Ind., Aug. When a daughter visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Hudson, near here today, she found her father shot through the heart, and her mother through the brain, the house ransacked and $ 2,000 received for their little farm, stolen. The old people evidently were slain while asleep.
~~~Scientific American - Aug 12 1907 • New York
Husband James BROWN
Born: 1770 - , Barnwell Co, SC
Died: Dec 1820 - , Warren Co, :MS
Buried:
Marriage:
Wife Elizabeth CARTER
Born: 1777
Died: 1842 - , Warren Co, :MS
Buried:
Children
1 F Mary Pauline "Polly" BROWN
AKA: Old Big Grandma, Brown (nee), Wylie, Harris, Davis, Parker
Born: 1792 - Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co, SC
Died: 1884 - , Poinsett Co, AR
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: L7BV-HBB
Spouse: John C. HYDRICK
Marr: Abt 1809 - , , SC
Spouse: George S. PARKER
Marr: (Divorce)
General Notes: Child - Mary Pauline "Polly" BROWN
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th great-grandmother
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LATEST INFO (Sept, 2025): This from a book, 35 Degrees 24 Minutes North 91Degrees West - A Town Called Hickory Ridge by James O. Jeffers, Johnny H. Wilson, Isaac A. Bratcher and Don Evans.
Per the 1830 census of Mitchell Township in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Mary Pauline "Polly" and her husband, John, were living there.
If factual, this contradicts the story that Polly (Old Big Grandma) was a widow when arriving in Arkansas. In relating this story to daughter Dessie, George Washington Hydrick said she was a widow but that could have meant that she was all the time that he knew her?? They came to Arkansas after 1811 (Note: I show husband John C. as dying after 1821 so he had to be in Arkansas at that time) and had "several" children. Rebecca was born in 1811 in SC and later married Ajax Tyer who was the postmaster in Mill Ridge from 1846-1850.
Son William G. L. was born in 1813 in TN, so it must have been later in 1813 or afterwards that they got to Arkansas.
John Powell was born in 1810 in SC. His son was James H. Hydrick born in Arkansas. He married Sarah Perry of Tennessee. Two of their children were Rebecca Malvina (some records state her name a Mollie R. or Mallie R.). She was born in Arkansas in 1855. Another child was George W. Hydrick (Dessie's father) born in Arkansas in 1857. These two siblings eventually moved to Hickory Ridge, AR. Rebecca Malvina married Benjamin Franklin Greenwood (b. 1850, AR) in 1873. In about 1903, the couple moved to Hickory Ridge where they bought the Hickory Ridge Hotel and a general mercantile store (B. F. Greenwood Mercantile Co). See more details under their records.
George W. married Sarah Ella Summitt of Indiana in 1878. The had at least three children one of whom was Guy E. Hydrick (b. 1879, AR). Guy married Henrietta Grace Huey in 1900 and they too moved to Hickory RIdge. See more details under his record.
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Some records record her last name before marrying John Hydrick as Harris but I've not seen a source for this data (-DMH)
Also known as Old Big Grandma
Following notes from Patrick Hydrick's GEDCom:
Polly was in St Francis Co Ark 1833. Polly was a Baptist. On 1860 census she is living with daughter-in-law Elizabeth whose husband John was apparently dead. She was blind by 1877. In 1880 she was 88 yrs old in the home of her Grandson, James H. Hydrick in Cross Co Ark Coldwater & Mitchell twp.
"Polly" is the name given to her by Annie Odessa Hydrick.. She is listed in the censuses as just Mary. Patrick Hydrick has found 1848 land records with her name listed as Mary B. Hydrick.
Mary's first born came in 1810 when she was eighteen so I assume she was married about 1809. I have looked for her in both Tennessee and SC census. She should have been in SC in 1810 and in TN in 1820. The SC census for 1810 only lists male heads of household as did the 1820 TN census. Further the 1810 and 1820 TN censuses were lost or destroyed and have been recreated from tax and land records. In short they are not very useful.
Mary first appears in 1830 census in Mitchell Township, Arkansas with 1 male age 15-20, 1 female 30-40, 1 male slave under age 10, 1 male slave 20-30, 1 female slave under age 10 and 1 female slave 20-30 for a total of 6 persons. This is Mary (1792) , son William G.L. (1813) and a slave family (about 1808 and 1827). Above Mary's listing is "Loane Mulling". This is difficult to read and probably wrong.
Below Mary's listing in 1830 is son John and below him is old friend Charlie Shaver. John has 1 male under age 10 (William 1830), 1 male 20-30 (himself 1810) and 1 female 20-30 (Indian Betsy about 1807). The total popluation for the township in 1830 was 245.
She appears again in the 1840 census (page 129) after son John. Her listing shows 1 male age 20-30 (William G.L. 1813), 1 female 40-50 (herself 1792), 2 male slaves under age 10, 2 male slaves 10-24, 1 female slave 20-24 and 1 female slave 36-50 for a total of 8 persons.
Interestingly, the census was taken and certified by Rolls Perry. Roll's daughter Sarah R. became the wife of James H. Hydrick, Mary's grandson.
If the slave family with Mary in 1830 and 1840 are the same, the ages are interesting. The slave wife in 1830 was age 24-36 (i.e. born 1794 - 1806); the oldest male was age 10-24 (i.e. born 1806 - 1820). In 1840, the oldest female was age 36-50 (i.e. born 1790 - 1804); she is probably the same female slave from the 1830 census. The oldest male in the 1840 census was again age 10-24 (born 1816 - 1830). If he was the same male from the 1830 census, he must have been about 14 years old then - kinky. Given the dates, it is possible that Mary arrived in Arkansas with four slaves and, without additional purchases, they had increased to six by 1840.
I need to examine the 1850 census (page 207) again. The Tennessee State Archive's copy is nearly illegible, but I did not see any slaves or children with her then. Her real estate is valued at $8.75. She does not appear in the 1860 census. Family history has her living with daughter-in-law Betsy by then.
From Ora Hydrick Smith files:
It is only assumed that this Mary "Polly" belongs with this John Hydrick from Germany. She did marry a John Hydrick and went west with him. He died on the way, in Tennessee (or they settled there for a time, at least long enough to have a child in 1813), but she went on to Arkansas with the children, and settled in Poinsett County.
NAME: 1850 Census, Poinsett Co, Arkansas shows Polly's name as Mary.
HISTORY: Clyde Hydrick Eldridge (female) stated that after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and when Andrew Jackson was president in 1828, the Hydrick's, Henderson's, Hughey's, Ramsey's, Wheeler's, and Foust's (and probably more) all in a group, came from Orangeburg, SC to Arkansas and settled around Hydrick, Arkansas, which is about 3 or 4 miles from Cherry Valley, Arkansas. (I would assume the area called Hydrick was named after they came, not before.)
[*Note - John was born in SC in 1810 and William in Tennessee in 1813, that would mean that John and Polly left SC sometime between those two dates.]
Mrs. Eldridge also confirmed that Old Big Grandma was Polly Hydrick, a widow from SC, but said Polly had been married three times, first to a Mr. Davis and then to Mr. Wyle, before marrying John Hydrick.
Mrs. Eldridge said the Hydrick's were of Austrian descent (which agrees with the "Collection of Upward of 30,000 Names, etc" who came to this country in 1734, consisting of Germans, Swiss, etc. The Hydrick's disagreed with the Catholics, and decided to leave their country in 1732 (which is two years different from the record of 1734, as stated above). The Hydrick's who were settled in England and who also could not tolerate the Episcopal Church of England, came to America with other immigrants, and settled in Orangeburg, SC. The built a Baptist Church with others. Out of gratitude to William of Orange, who became King of England, the settlers named Orangeburg after him. The king was born in Holland, son of Prince Orange, and Mary, daughter of Charles I of England.
TERRITORIAL HISTORY: Arkansas became the 25th state of the Union June 15, 1836, before then when Missouri applied for statehood in 1819, Congress created Arkansas Territory which included the present state of Oklahoma. The panic of 1837 brought most of the settlers in the older southern and eastern states.
Cross County, Arkansas was formed in 1862 out of Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis counties. Crittenden was formed in 1825, Poinsett in 1838, and St. Francis in 1827. Hydrick, Arkansas is just above the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Poinsett County. Hickory Ridge is just under the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Cross County.
The following information was recorded by A. Odessa Hydrick, and given by her father, George Washington Hydrick when he was 78 (Dessie was 25): "Old Big Grandma, whose name was Polly, a widow, came from either North or SC with a Charlie Shaver. She had three children, two boys, William and John and one girl (name unknown). The girl marred a Jack Tyer. Don't know who William Hydrick married. John Hydrick married a girl named Betsy and had five boys, and three girls, the boys being Jim Hydrick, William Hydrick, Jake Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Ben Hydrick; and the girls being Sarah Hydrick, Mary Jane Hydrick, and Katie Hydrick, (these people being George Washington Hydrick's uncles and aunts).
William Hydrick married a Hughey. Their children were Tiny Hydrick, Mary Beck Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Bob Hydrick.
Jake Hydrick married a Taylor. No children were born to this union. Jake died. Ben Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. Isom Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. These two men fought for the South, or Confederate Army. George Washington Hydrick remembered the soldiers of the Civil War as he was about seven years old. However, no fighting was done around his home.
Sarah Hydrick married a Henderson....Mary Jane Hydrick married John Pink Greenwood...or was it Kate Hydrick who married John Pink Greenwood? All these families lived around Hydrick, Arkansas, or Sugar Creek (in Cross County) as it was then. It was later called Hydrick Creek. It got its name from George Washington Hydrick's father, Jim Hydrick. He helped construct the railroad through there and he was elected railroad or depot agent."
Letter dated May 24, 1980 from Dessie Hydrick to Ruby and Bill Hydrick in Texas:
"From census records I have found that Polly's real name was Mary, and the "Polly" is the nickname for Mary. As Old Big Grandma, Mary Polly was a widow when she came from SC to Arkansas with the Charles Shaver family in 1824, and with her three children, Rebecca, John and William G.L...I have recently heard that a Hydrick and some Henderson families went first to Georgia from SC, before going onto Arkansas, but the census records also indicate that William G.L., Mary Polly's youngest son, was born in Tennessee in 1813, so we have been looking for Mary Polly's husband in Tennessee. Now, we will have to start looking for him in Georgia--in Atlanta, Marietta, and Savannah."
1870 Census, Poinsett County, Arkansas:
Mary Hydrick, age 78, born in SC is listed in household of Elizabeth Hydrick (her daughter-in-law, presumably), who is age 63, born in Tennessee. Two great grandchildren of Mary's are listed in household, also...Isham Hydrick, age 10, and Robert Hydrick, age 1, both born in Arkansas. Could have been visiting there on day of census?
Additional info as of 28 Sep 2023: From the Lane Family tree in Ancestry.com, Mary's parents were Moses Brown and Emily Milly Milstead. Also noted, she married George Samuel W. Parker about 1824 in Arkansas. In Aunt Dessie's letter above to Ruby and Bill Hydrick, a reference to Georgia was made. Coincidence that the Lane Family tree states that Mary''s parents died in Newton, GA. However, Newton is located almost to the Florida line and quite a ways from Tennessee. A straight-line trip from Orangeburg Co, SC to TN would have taken them thru the NE tip of Georgia, but Newton would have been out of the way unless, of course, her parents had moved to Newton later. (and assuming this parentage is correct) (DMH)
Husband James P. BROWN
Born: 1775 - Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC
Died: 28 Dec 1852 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Faucett Cemetery, Fisher, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 203662063
Marriage: 1812
Wife Hester Ann HELMS
Born: 1790 - McMinnville, Warren Co, TN
Died: 25 May 1825 - Vevay, Switzerland Co, IN
Buried: - Brown Cemetery, Vevay, Switzerland Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 203663457
Children
1 M Henderson BROWN
Born: 17 Dec 1812 - , McMinn Co, TN
Died: 4 Feb 1897 - Fall Creek Twnsp, Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 14423455
Spouse: Sarah "Sallie" HOAGLAND
2 M John "Jack" BROWN
Born: 10 Feb 1814 - , Shelby Co, KY
Died: 15 Dec 1878 - , Hancock Co, IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 32218635
Spouse: Anna BEAVER
Marr: 21 Jan 1836
3 M Isaac Bruce BROWN
Born: 5 Aug 1818 - , Switzerland Co, IN
Died: 29 Jan 1897
Buried: - Rose Hill Cemetery, Latour, Johnson Co, MO
Find A Grave ID: 10336283
General Notes: Husband - James P. Brown
James P Brown was the grandson of Jacob "the Wagon Maker" Braun. His death date was found in probate records from Hamilton County, Indiana when his son reported his intestate death.
He was very likely living around McMinnville, Warren, TN before 1810 where he met his first known wife Hester Ann Helms. They were married before March 1812 as their first son was born in December. In May of 1813 the moved to Shelby County, Kentucky where they raised one crop and had their second son, John Jack Brown. They lived in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana from 1814 until March of 1829 when they moved just outside of Fortville, Indiana on land now mostly covered by Geist Reservoir.
Hester died giving birth to Perry Brown outside of Vevay, IN in May of 1825. In the fall he married Amelia Haskell, a native of New Jersey who had moved with her family to land very close to where James lived. She was the mother of Job H. Brown. Amelia is confirmed through title records to be James's wife and their marriage license is known. It is unknown when she died, but it was prior to 1844 when James's last son - Lewis Brown was born with his 3rd wife, Mary Apple, the widow of George Pickel.
In the January term of 1853, his eldest son Henderson reported his death to the court. It ended up being more than a little complicated - enough so that land James bought at an estate sale was not transferred to the family and was seized for development in the 1950's.
General Notes: Wife - Hester Ann Helms
Hester Helms was the first wife of James P. Brown. She died during childbirth. Her exact grave location is unknown, but the date is believed correct.
General Notes: Child - Henderson BROWN
Henderson Brown Born McMinn Co, Tennessee. December 17th, 1812.
To James P. And Hester Ann Helms Brown. Who Married in 1811. Tennessee.
Henderson Was one of Nine Siblings.
He Married Sarah Sallie Hogaland. They were the parents of Eight Children.
In 1860. Henderson And Sarah And Seven of their Children. Resided in, Fall Creek Township. Hamilton Co, Indiana.
Male. Age listed as 47. Martial Status Married.
White.
Died Feb. 4, 1892 Aged 84
Husband James P. BROWN
Born: 1775 - Salisbury, Rowan Co, NC
Died: 28 Dec 1852 - , Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Faucett Cemetery, Fisher, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 203662063
Marriage: 4 Aug 1825 - , Switzerland Co, IN
Wife Amelia HASKELL
Born: 3 Jun 1789 - Rochester, Plymouth Co, MA
Died: 1843
Buried:
Children
1 M Job H. BROWN
Born: 1829 - Fortville, Hancock Co, IN
Died: Dec 1903 - , Johnston Co, MO
Buried: - Poor Farm Cemetery, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO
Find A Grave ID: 197354431
General Notes: Husband - James P. Brown
James P Brown was the grandson of Jacob "the Wagon Maker" Braun. His death date was found in probate records from Hamilton County, Indiana when his son reported his intestate death.
He was very likely living around McMinnville, Warren, TN before 1810 where he met his first known wife Hester Ann Helms. They were married before March 1812 as their first son was born in December. In May of 1813 the moved to Shelby County, Kentucky where they raised one crop and had their second son, John Jack Brown. They lived in Craig Township, Switzerland County, Indiana from 1814 until March of 1829 when they moved just outside of Fortville, Indiana on land now mostly covered by Geist Reservoir.
Hester died giving birth to Perry Brown outside of Vevay, IN in May of 1825. In the fall he married Amelia Haskell, a native of New Jersey who had moved with her family to land very close to where James lived. She was the mother of Job H. Brown. Amelia is confirmed through title records to be James's wife and their marriage license is known. It is unknown when she died, but it was prior to 1844 when James's last son - Lewis Brown was born with his 3rd wife, Mary Apple, the widow of George Pickel.
In the January term of 1853, his eldest son Henderson reported his death to the court. It ended up being more than a little complicated - enough so that land James bought at an estate sale was not transferred to the family and was seized for development in the 1950's.
General Notes: Wife - Amelia Haskell
In the fall he married Amelia Haskell, a native of New Jersey who had moved with her family to land very close to where James lived. She was the mother of Job H. Brown. Amelia is confirmed through title records to be James's wife and their marriage license is known. It is unknown when she died, but it was prior to 1844 when James's last son - Lewis Brown was born with his 3rd wife, Mary Apple, the widow of George Pickel.
Husband Leman Wilbur "Bud" HYDRICK II
Born: 3 May 1948 - Hickory Ridge Township, Cross Co, AR
Died: 15 Sep 2012 - Kingman, Mohave Co, AZ
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Father: Leman Wilbur HYDRICK
Mother: Helen Louise GREEN
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Wife Janet Marie BROWN
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1 M Zenon Michael "Zeb" HYDRICK
Born: 8 Aug 1972
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General Notes: Husband - Leman Wilbur "Bud" Hydrick II
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: Half-2nd cousin
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Posted 2012-09-19 by mhenderson
Kingman Daily Miner, Kingman, AZ -
Published on September 19, 2012 -
Leman Wilber Hydrick Jr., 64, of Kingman died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Kingman. He was born May 3, 1948, in Hickory Ridge, Ark.
Desert View Funeral Chapel is handling arrangements.
General Notes: Child - Zenon Michael "Zeb" HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: Half-2nd cousin once removed
Husband Henry Clay PARKINSON
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1 F Indiana (India) Elizabeth PARKINSON
Born: 16 Sep 1903 - Durant, Holmes Co, MS
Died: 27 May 2000 - Forrest City, St. Francis Co, AR
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Find A Grave ID: 8617562
Spouse: Fredrick "Fred" GARDNER
Marr: 8 Mar 1920 - , St. Francis, AR
General Notes: Child - Indiana (India) Elizabeth PARKINSON
India Elizabeth Matlock, age 96, of Forrest City, died Saturday, May 27, 2000, at her home.
Mrs. Matlock was born Sept. 16, 1903, in Durant, Miss., to Henry Clay Parkinson and Jodie Hall Brown Parkinson. She lived in St. Francis County most of her life, was a housewife and a member of the New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church.
She married Fred Gardner in 1920 and he preceded in death. She married Walter Matlock in 1944 and he preceded her in death in 1960. She was also preceded in death by a son, Aaron Gardner in 2000.
She is survived by two sons, Allen Gardner, of Walls, Miss., Freddie Gardner, of Forrest City; three daughters, Hazel Kelso, of Forrest City, Jodie Ellison, of Muscle Shoals, Ala., Linda Boren, of Forrest City; a step-son, J. W. Matlock, of Forrest City; a step-daughter, Pauline Worley of Forrest City; 18 grandchildren, 18 step-grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, 24 step-great-grandchildren, 19 great-great-grandchildren and three step-great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held today, Monday, May 29, 2000, at New Prospect Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in Loughridge Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
Husband John D. BROWN
Born: 12 Dec 1775
Died: 12 Jun 1832
Buried: - First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, Richland Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 67836250
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1 M John H. BROWN
Born: Jun 1813
Died: 29 Sep 1836
Buried: - Olde Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lancaster, Lancaster Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 51239970
2 F Sarah P. BROWN
Born: 1817
Died: 16 Jan 1861
Buried: - First Presbyterian Churchyard, Columbia, Richland Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 67836652
General Notes: Husband - John D. Brown
could have been born in Ireland
General Notes: Child - John H. BROWN
InscriptionMemento Mori / This / Stone designates the spot / where lies mingling / with its Mother earth, until the / morning of the / resurrection, / the earthly / remains of / Dr. John H. Brown / who departed this life on / the 29th day of September / 1836 / aged 23 years / and 3 months / This Tomb / was erected over an only brother by his / affectionate sister / Sarah McGowan, / Accept loved shade, of you whose breathless / clay / no sign returns to aught that grief can say / Accept loved shade! this monument of woe: / The last sad gift a sister can bestow.
(Marker:) - Florida War, 1836 - could not be found
General Notes: Child - Sarah P. BROWN
Husband Joseph Johnson "Joe" BROWN
Born: 30 Jul 1890 - , Sabine Parish, LA
Died: 16 Dec 1938 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
Buried: - Oak Grove Cemetery, Converse, Sabine Parish, LA
Find A Grave ID: 83042702
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Wife Nora Lee KELLY
Born: 11 Jun 1898 - Harrisville, Simpson Co, MS
Died: 2 Mar 1971 - Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
Buried: - Forest Park Cemetery, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA
Find A Grave ID: 231079894
Father: James David "J. D." KELLY
Mother: Mellie McDONALD
Other Spouse: Leon P. LABORDE
Children
General Notes: Wife - Nora Lee Kelly
Funeral services for Mrs. Leon P. LaBorde, 73, of 210 W. 69th St., will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. LaBorde died at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Schumpert Hospital following a brief illness.
A native of Harrisville, Miss., she had been a resident of Shreveport 60 years. She was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church.
She is survived by her husband; three sons, J. D. Brown of Many, Ray Brown of Anaheim, Calif., and Ralph Brown of Van Nuys, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Booth of Shreveport and Mrs. Robert Sullivan of Alexandria; one brother, Monroe Kelly of El Campo, Tex.; three sisters, Mrs. T. E. Burns of Center, Tex., Mrs. Alice Stanley of Houston and Mrs. J. T. Walker of Shreveport; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Officiating will be the Rev. Step Martin, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
~~~Published in The Shreveport Times (LA), Wednesday, March 3, 1971
Husband John William McWILLIAMS
Born: 29 Aug 1843 - , DeKalb Co, GA
Died: 10 Mar 1934 - , Fulton Co, AR
Buried: - Sylvester Cemetery, Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
FamilySearch ID: GCB4-V6Z
Find A Grave ID: 17718702
Father: Samuel McWILLIAMS
Mother: Martha Caroline HILDEBRAND
Marriage:
Wife Josephine Margaret BROWN
Born: 4 Aug 1852 - Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
Died: 2 Dec 1925 - Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
Buried: - Sylvester Cemetery, Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
FamilySearch ID: L21X-WKM
Find A Grave ID: 17718743
Children
1 F Viola McWILLIAMS
Born: Sep 1869
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2 M James Samuel McWILLIAMS
Born: 15 Oct 1872 - Decatur, DeKalb Co, GA
Died: 15 Nov 1940 - Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
Buried: - Sylvester Cemetery, Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
Find A Grave ID: 18798481
Spouse: Lessie Ann ADAMSON
3 F Nancy C. McWILLIAMS
Born: Oct 1874
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4 F Emma D. McWILLIAMS
Born: 1877
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5 F Maude McWILLIAMS
Born: Jan 1881
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6 M John Walter McWILLIAMS
Born: 19 Feb 1885 - Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
Died: 29 Dec 1931 - Atlanta, Fulton Co, GA
Buried: - Sylvester Cemetery, Atlanta, DeKalb Co, GA
FamilySearch ID: GC5S-8GR
Find A Grave ID: 18759300
Spouse: Ruby STUBBS
Marr: 7 Jan 1904 - Fulton Co, GA
7 M Ernest McWILLIAMS
Born: Apr 1888
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8 F Gertrude J. McWILLIAMS
Born: Jul 1895
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General Notes: Husband - John William McWilliams
The son of Samuel McWilliams & Martha Caroline Hidderbrand, Mr. McWilliams was married to the former Josephine Brown (second wife) and they had eight children, with only two sons and two daughters surviving him.
John W. McWilliams served with distinction during the Civil War as a Private in the 42nd Georgia Regiment Volunteers, Company D and took part in a number of battles including the Battle of Atlanta. He was awarded the Company D Cross of Honor after being wounded in desparate fighting in Mississippi.
He purchased about two acres of land in Dekalb County, GA from Mary Jane Terry adjacent to her family cemetery and established the McWilliams Family Cemetery in which he sold burial lots. The McWilliams Family Cemetery, the Terry Family Cemetery and the Sylvester Church Cemetery are collectively known today as the Historic Sylvester Cemetery.
Mr. McWilliams was widely known in Masonic circles, having served as past Worshipful Master of the Pythagoras Lodge in Decatur, GA. He remained active in business as a merchant until he was 88 years old and had served as the first Postmaster of East Atlanta. He died at age 90 after a short illness.
General Notes: Wife - Josephine Margaret Brown
Far-removed relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 1st cousin 5 times removed's wife's cousin's daughter-in-law
Mrs. John W. McWilliams...John & Josephine McWilliams had eight children: J.Sam, John Walter, Thomas Ernest, Maude, Viola, Emma Della, Gertrude and Nancy.
General Notes: Child - James Samuel McWILLIAMS
Mr. McWilliams was the son of John W. & Josephine B. McWilliams and husband of Lessie Adamson McWilliams, who predeceased him. Mr. McWilliams operated the J.W. McWilliams & Son Grocery Company in East Atlanta which his father started more than sixty years ago. He was also the Postmaster of East Atlanta for forty-five years. Mr. & Mrs. McWilliams had a son, C.B. and three daughters; Mrs. P.R. Moore of Columbus, GA, Blanche McWilliams and Mrs. Stewart G. Peeples of Atlanta.
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NEWS ARTICLE - Atlanta Constitution - Nov 16, 1940
J.S. McWilliams Dies; Funeral Is Tomorrow
Was Postmaster at East Atlanta Branch for 45 Years.
J. Sam McWilliams, 68, postmaster of the East Atlanta post office branch for the last 45 years, died unexpectedly yesterday at his home, 132 Glenwood avenue, southeast.
A native of East Atlanta, he had been a lifelong resident of that section and was one of his community's best known citizens. For more than 40 years he operated a grocery store adjacent to his post office, but retired from the grocery business several years ago.
He is survived by four daughters, Miss Blanche McWilliams, Mrs. Stewart G. Peeples, and Mrs. Grace McWilliams, all of Atlanta; and Mrs. Paul R. Moore, of Columbus, Ga.; two sisters, the Misses Viola and Gertrude McWilliams and a brother, T.E. McWilliams.
Services will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Martha Brown Memorial Methodist church with the Rev. H.S. Smith and the Rev. W.T. Hunnicutt officiating. Burial will be in Sylvester cemetery under the direction of Harry G. Poole.
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FUNERAL NOTICES - Atlanta Constitution - Nov 16, 1940
McWilliams, Mr. J. Sam - The friends and relatives of Mr. J. Sam McWilliams, of 1232 Glenwood avenue, S.E.; Miss Blanche McWilliams, Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Moore, Columbus, Ga.; Mr. and Mrs. Stewart G. Peeples, Mrs. Grace McWilliams, Miss Viola McWilliams, Miss Gertrude McWilliams, Mr. and Mrs. T.E. McWilliams, and the grandchildren are invited to attend the funeral services of Mr. J. Sam McWilliams tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Martha Brown Memorial church. Rev. W.T. Hunnicutt and Rev. H.S. Smith will officiate. Interment, Sylvester cemetery. The following will serve as pallbearers and meet at the residence at 1:30 o'clock, Sheriff Jake Hall, Mr. J.D. Morrow, Mr. P.C. Nash, Mr. George Waggoner, Mr. Whit Marbut, Mr. Dan Marbut, Dr. C.W. Hill, Mr. A.B. Hooper and Mr. George Long. Harry G. Poole, funeral director.
General Notes: Child - John Walter McWILLIAMS
The son of John W. McWilliams & Josephine Margaret Brown, he married Ruby Stubbs on January 7, 1904 in Fulton County, Georgia and they had one son, Harry (b-1910). Mr. McWilliams was an Atlanta City Police Lieutenant who was struck and killed by a car while on duty crossing Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta.
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Father: Larry Dean BROWN
Mother: Audie Kay MORRIS
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1 F Kassidy STEWART
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Husband Larry Dean BROWN
Born: 18 Dec 1944 - Hattiesburg, Forrest Co, MS
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Marriage: 24 Dec 1974 - Petal, MS
Wife Audie Kay MORRIS
Born: 13 Jan 1955 - Langdale, Chambers Co, AL
Died: 6 Sep 2015 - Moselle, Jones Co, MS
Buried: - Open Door Baptist Church Cemetery, Moselle, Jones Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 152003525
Father: James Harold "Hal" MORRIS Sr
Mother: Jeanne Marie SHREEVES
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1 F Kaylene BROWN
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2 M Kenneth Wayne BROWN
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General Notes: Wife - Audie Kay Morris
Far-removed relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 1st cousin 5 times removed's wife's 1st cousin 4 times removed
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Audie Kay Brown, 60, of Moselle, passed away at her home on September 6, 2015. Services will be Thursday, September 10, 2015, at 10 a.m. at Open Door Baptist Church, followed by burial in Open Door Baptist Church Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown was a member of Open Door Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her father, James Harold Morris, Sr.; her mother, Jeanne King; and her step father, Gene King.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Brown of Moselle; her daughter, Kaylene Brown Stewart of Moselle; her son, Kenneth Wayne Brown of Ennis, MT.; her granddaughter, Kassidy Stewart; four brothers, James Harold Morris, Jr. of Laurel, William Morris of Topsham, ME., Kenneth Morris of Laurel, and Joel Morris of St. Petersburg, FL.; two sisters, Debra Melton of Magee, MS., and Crystal Smiley of St. Petersburg, FL.; numerous nieces and nephews; and her stepmother, Caroline Morris of Latrobe, PA.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 9, 2015 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home in Petal.
SOURCE: Moore Funeral Home; Petal, MS (9 Sept 2015)
General Notes: Child - Kaylene BROWN
Husband Jimmy WALLS
Born: Abt 1946
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Father: Carlos WALLS Sr
Mother: Ruby Irene KELLY
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Wife Linda BROWN
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Father: Willie Harold BROWN
Mother: Willie Bee LACK
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1 M James Darryl WALLS
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General Notes: Husband - Jimmy Walls
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin
General Notes: Child - James Darryl WALLS
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 2nd cousin once removed
Husband Lewis C. McKAY
Born: 3 Jan 1834 - Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Died: 5 Nov 1892 - Noblesville, Hamilton Co, IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 44200079
Marriage:
Wife Margaret "Mag" BROWN
Born: 1836
Died: 6 Oct 1892 - , , IN
Buried: - Mount Zion Cemetery, Fishers, Hamilton Co, IN
Find A Grave ID: 45854692
Father: Henderson BROWN
Mother: Sarah "Sallie" HOAGLAND
Children
General Notes: Husband - Lewis C. McKay
age: 58y 11m 2d
"The Hamilton County Ledger" (Noblesville, IN) Friday, 11 Nov 1892
Obituary - Lewis C McKay, of Fall Creek Township, died Saturday, Nov 5th, 1892. Aged 28 years, 11 months, 21 days.
Funeral services and burial at Mt Zion U B Church on Sunday afternoon; it was attended by a very large and sympathizing concourse of neighbors and friends.
Mr McKay was a valiant and faithful soldier for three years in the late war. He enlisted in Co B, 2nd Indiana Cavalry in Sept 1861 and was in many battles, in which he received injuries, which no doubt hastened his death. He died an honor to his country.
He was a cheerful, kind, honest and generous hearted husband, father, neighbor and friend.
Funeral osequies conducted by Rev M F Dawson and the G A R Post of Fortville, of which he was an esteemed member. Peace to his ashes.
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"The Means Family of America" Genealogy Book. Editor: Elizabeth Cissel Foglesong. Published in 1972
Pages 164-165 - Charlotte Barnes, born in 1811, Rockingham Co, NC; died 2 Oct 1874. She married 5 Nov 1829 in Jefferson Co, IN, Enoch McKay, born in 1906, Jefferson Co, IN; died 3 Jun 1898, Fall Creek Township, Hamilton Co, IN.
Enoch McKay was the son of Abraham and Mary McCarthy McKay.
| Name | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|
| 1 - Marcella McKay | 3 Aug 1831 | 23 Sept 1865 |
| 2- William McKay | 1832 | |
| 3- Lewis C (Louis) McKay | 12/3/1833 | 5 Nov 1892 |
| 4- Minerva McKay | 13 Mar 1835 | 5 Nov 1892 |
| 5- Jonathan McKay | 1837 | |
| 6- James McKay | 1839 | |
| 7- Mary C McKay | 1840 | |
| 8- Laura McKay | 1843 | 2/1/1904 |
| 9- Emily McKay (Matilda Emily?) | 1848 | |
| Matilda McKay | 1850 | |
| 10- Lydia McKay | 14 Feb 1851 | 5/7/1915 |
| Luther McKay | 1845 | incorrect, this is Louis C.* |
*NOTE: "The Means" book shows that Enoch McKay and Charlotte had sons, Lewis C McKay (b 1833) and Luther McKay (b 1845). But, these are, after research the same person.
Laura McKay married James Beaver on 9 Sep 1860
NOTE: I changed up some of this contributor's format to make it easier to read/understand but all the facts are still displayed ~~DMH
| Name | Birth | Death |
|---|---|---|
| 1- Thomas Elliott McKay | 1 Mar 1865/66 | 9/5/1937 |
| 2- Joseph McKay | 2 Jul 1868 | 12/21/1941 |
| 3- Samuel Harvey McKay | 1 Jan 1871 | 10/12/1940 |
| 4- Effa M McKay | 1874 | 1878 |
| 5- Vernice Lee McKay | 1877 | 1878 |
Husband Wyley Pearson HOWELL
Born: 29 Feb 1880 - , Simpson Co, MS
Died: 10 Apr 1954 - Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Buried: - Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 16415442
Father: Green William HOWELL
Mother: Sarah Ann Francis THOMPSON
Marriage: 1902
Wife Mary Malvina BROWN
Born: 6 Oct 1883 - , Lawrence Co, MS
Died: 19 Mar 1958 - Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Buried: - Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 16415434
Children
1 M Forest Brown HOWELL
Born: 21 Jun 1903 - Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Died: 7 May 1982 - Memphis, Shelby Co, TN
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Find A Grave ID: 229009594
2 F Annie Elizabeth HOWELL
Born: 15 Oct 1904 - , , MS
Died: 8 Sep 1971 - Jackson, Hinds Co, MS
Buried: - Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 58953256
3 F Mary Ethel "Katie" HOWELL
Born: 19 Nov 1908 - Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Died: 27 Nov 2004 - Crystal Springs, Copiah Co, MS
Buried: - Mendenhall City Cemetery, Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 103915787
Spouse: Neil McNEILL
Marr: 5 Sep 1926
4 M William Pearson HOWELL
Born: 22 Sep 1915 - Mendenhall, Simpson Co, MS
Died: 19 Jan 1998
Buried: - Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co, MS
Find A Grave ID: 219537577
Spouse: Cozette BUSH
Marr: 1937
General Notes: Child - Forest Brown HOWELL
FORREST BROWN HOWELL, 78, of 2019 Vernon Avenue, retired engineer with Quaker Oats Co., died at 2:20 p.m. yesterday at Methodist Hospital North.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Memphis Funeral Home on Union with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown.
He was a Mason and a member of the National Association of Practical Refrigeration Engineers.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Alma C. Howell; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Lee Cox of Memphis; a sister, Mrs. Katie McNeill of Crystal Springs, Miss., a brother, William P. Howell of Jackson, Miss., three grandsons and three great-grandchildren.
~~~(Published in The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, on May 8, 1982)
General Notes: Child - Mary Ethel "Katie" HOWELL
Mary Ethel "Katie" McNeill, a retired florist, died at Copiah Living Center in Crystal Springs on November 27, 2004. Memorial services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Crystal Springs United Methodist Church with interment in the Mendenhall City Cemetery. Stringer Funeral Home of Crystal Springs is in charge of arrangements. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today and 9-10 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Mrs. McNeill was a native of Mendenhall, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.P. Howell. She married the late Neil McNeill on September 5, 1926. They celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary before his death in 1990.
She was a graduate of the Simpson County Agricultural High School, Class of 1926 and served as president, secretary-treasurer and coordinator. In 1992, the program was dedicated to her. Then Mendenhall Mayor Jimmy Munn presented her with a Proclamation declaring it "Katie Howell McNeill Day" and presented "This is Your Life."
She was a member of the Crystal Springs United Methodist Church and a life member of the United Methodist Women, serving twice as president of the local unit and as a district officer in the Jackson and Brookhaven districts. She was a member and officer of the Federated Women's Clubs, the Mendenhall Chapter No. 216 Order of the Eastern Star and the Crystal Springs Floral Club. She also did volunteer work for the Methodist Hospital Rehabilitation Center and the Mississippi Heart Association.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Neil McNeill and a son, Claude T. McNeill and a grandson, Claude Neil McNeill and granddaughter Sherri Darlene McNeill. She is survived by a son, Howell Neil McNeill and wife Mary ann; daughter, Marylyn Lee and husband Don, all of Crystal Springs; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She also had a godson, Reg Lee of Arkansas.
~~~Clarion Ledger November 29, 2004
General Notes: Child - William Pearson HOWELL
PEARL William P. Howell, 82. a mechanic, died of heart failure Monday at his stepson's home. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Baldwin-Lee Funeral Home with burial in Lakewood Memorial Park. Visitation is 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Mr. Howell was a Mendenhall native and moved to Pearl 40 years ago. Mr. Howell was a member of Flowood United Methodist Church. He had been employed by Jackson Mack Truck Sales.
Survivors include: wife, Doris; sons, Billy Howell of Slidell, La., and Bobby Howell of Gilbert, Ariz.; stepsons, Mike Netherland of Brandon, Cecil Netherland of Terry, Ronnie Netherland of Richland, Charles Netherland of Millbrook, Ala., and Eddie Netherland of Florence; daughter, Sarah Ainsworth of Richland; stepdaughter, Kathryn Hartzler of Colmesneil, Texas; sister, Katie McNeil of Crystal Springs; and 22 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
~~~Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, 20 Jan 1998, Tue • Page 12
Husband John C. HYDRICK
AKA: John Hydrick 1
Born: 1786 - Germany 2
Died: After 1821 - , , SC or, , TN 2
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FamilySearch ID: KN3G-6FW
Father: Jacob C. HYDRICK
Mother: Elizabeth POWELL
Marriage: Abt 1809 - , , SC
Events
1. Alt. Birth: 1785, Germany. 1
2. Alt. Death: 1821, Tennessee, USA. 1
Wife Mary Pauline "Polly" BROWN
AKA: Old Big Grandma, Brown (nee), Wylie, Harris, Davis, Parker
Born: 1792 - Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co, SC
Died: 1884 - , Poinsett Co, AR
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: L7BV-HBB
Father: James BROWN
Mother: Elizabeth CARTER
Other Spouse: George S. PARKER - (Divorce)
Children
1 M John Powell HYDRICK
Born: 1810 - , , SC
Died: Bef 1860 - , , AR 2
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FamilySearch ID: KFPN-G8W
Spouse: Elizabeth "Betsy" UNKNOWN
Marr: 1828
2 F Rebecca HYDRICK
Born: 1812 - , , SC
Died: 1851 - Hydrick, Poinsett Co, AR
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: KF52-HSD
Spouse: Ajax TYER
Marr: 26 Nov 1829 - Hydrick, Poinsett Co, AR
3 M William G. L. HYDRICK
Born: 1813 - , , TN
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FamilySearch ID: L7BV-C46
Spouse: Madera PRINCE
Marr: Abt 1840 - , , AR
General Notes: Husband - John C. Hydrick
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th great-grandfather
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IMMIGRATED: came to America before 1790. Found in SC 1790 Census; 1800 Census, Edgefield, SC; and 1810 Census in Orangeburg, SC.
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1810 Census, Orangeburg, SC. Jn. Hidrick, 16-26 years old, 1 male under 10, 1 female 16-26.
If this is the right Jn, then he should have had a son born before 1810, yet my records from Dessie Hydrick show Rebecca being born 1808, and John 1810.
It is only assumed that this is the same John found in Tennesse records...that he died on his way to Arkansas, where his family settled.
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New info 10 Sep 2025: Thanks to Penna, I found a book "35o 24' North - 91o West: A Town Called Hickory RIdge" by James O. Jeffers, Johnny H. Wilson, Isaac A. Bratcher & Don Evans. The authors state that John actually came to Arkansas with Mary sometime after 1811, unless they had him confused with their son, John Powell. Most records show him dying possibly in SC or TN.
General Notes: Wife - Mary Pauline "Polly" Brown
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th great-grandmother
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LATEST INFO (Sept, 2025): This from a book, 35 Degrees 24 Minutes North 91Degrees West - A Town Called Hickory Ridge by James O. Jeffers, Johnny H. Wilson, Isaac A. Bratcher and Don Evans.
Per the 1830 census of Mitchell Township in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Mary Pauline "Polly" and her husband, John, were living there.
If factual, this contradicts the story that Polly (Old Big Grandma) was a widow when arriving in Arkansas. In relating this story to daughter Dessie, George Washington Hydrick said she was a widow but that could have meant that she was all the time that he knew her?? They came to Arkansas after 1811 (Note: I show husband John C. as dying after 1821 so he had to be in Arkansas at that time) and had "several" children. Rebecca was born in 1811 in SC and later married Ajax Tyer who was the postmaster in Mill Ridge from 1846-1850.
Son William G. L. was born in 1813 in TN, so it must have been later in 1813 or afterwards that they got to Arkansas.
John Powell was born in 1810 in SC. His son was James H. Hydrick born in Arkansas. He married Sarah Perry of Tennessee. Two of their children were Rebecca Malvina (some records state her name a Mollie R. or Mallie R.). She was born in Arkansas in 1855. Another child was George W. Hydrick (Dessie's father) born in Arkansas in 1857. These two siblings eventually moved to Hickory Ridge, AR. Rebecca Malvina married Benjamin Franklin Greenwood (b. 1850, AR) in 1873. In about 1903, the couple moved to Hickory Ridge where they bought the Hickory Ridge Hotel and a general mercantile store (B. F. Greenwood Mercantile Co). See more details under their records.
George W. married Sarah Ella Summitt of Indiana in 1878. The had at least three children one of whom was Guy E. Hydrick (b. 1879, AR). Guy married Henrietta Grace Huey in 1900 and they too moved to Hickory RIdge. See more details under his record.
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Some records record her last name before marrying John Hydrick as Harris but I've not seen a source for this data (-DMH)
Also known as Old Big Grandma
Following notes from Patrick Hydrick's GEDCom:
Polly was in St Francis Co Ark 1833. Polly was a Baptist. On 1860 census she is living with daughter-in-law Elizabeth whose husband John was apparently dead. She was blind by 1877. In 1880 she was 88 yrs old in the home of her Grandson, James H. Hydrick in Cross Co Ark Coldwater & Mitchell twp.
"Polly" is the name given to her by Annie Odessa Hydrick.. She is listed in the censuses as just Mary. Patrick Hydrick has found 1848 land records with her name listed as Mary B. Hydrick.
Mary's first born came in 1810 when she was eighteen so I assume she was married about 1809. I have looked for her in both Tennessee and SC census. She should have been in SC in 1810 and in TN in 1820. The SC census for 1810 only lists male heads of household as did the 1820 TN census. Further the 1810 and 1820 TN censuses were lost or destroyed and have been recreated from tax and land records. In short they are not very useful.
Mary first appears in 1830 census in Mitchell Township, Arkansas with 1 male age 15-20, 1 female 30-40, 1 male slave under age 10, 1 male slave 20-30, 1 female slave under age 10 and 1 female slave 20-30 for a total of 6 persons. This is Mary (1792) , son William G.L. (1813) and a slave family (about 1808 and 1827). Above Mary's listing is "Loane Mulling". This is difficult to read and probably wrong.
Below Mary's listing in 1830 is son John and below him is old friend Charlie Shaver. John has 1 male under age 10 (William 1830), 1 male 20-30 (himself 1810) and 1 female 20-30 (Indian Betsy about 1807). The total popluation for the township in 1830 was 245.
She appears again in the 1840 census (page 129) after son John. Her listing shows 1 male age 20-30 (William G.L. 1813), 1 female 40-50 (herself 1792), 2 male slaves under age 10, 2 male slaves 10-24, 1 female slave 20-24 and 1 female slave 36-50 for a total of 8 persons.
Interestingly, the census was taken and certified by Rolls Perry. Roll's daughter Sarah R. became the wife of James H. Hydrick, Mary's grandson.
If the slave family with Mary in 1830 and 1840 are the same, the ages are interesting. The slave wife in 1830 was age 24-36 (i.e. born 1794 - 1806); the oldest male was age 10-24 (i.e. born 1806 - 1820). In 1840, the oldest female was age 36-50 (i.e. born 1790 - 1804); she is probably the same female slave from the 1830 census. The oldest male in the 1840 census was again age 10-24 (born 1816 - 1830). If he was the same male from the 1830 census, he must have been about 14 years old then - kinky. Given the dates, it is possible that Mary arrived in Arkansas with four slaves and, without additional purchases, they had increased to six by 1840.
I need to examine the 1850 census (page 207) again. The Tennessee State Archive's copy is nearly illegible, but I did not see any slaves or children with her then. Her real estate is valued at $8.75. She does not appear in the 1860 census. Family history has her living with daughter-in-law Betsy by then.
From Ora Hydrick Smith files:
It is only assumed that this Mary "Polly" belongs with this John Hydrick from Germany. She did marry a John Hydrick and went west with him. He died on the way, in Tennessee (or they settled there for a time, at least long enough to have a child in 1813), but she went on to Arkansas with the children, and settled in Poinsett County.
NAME: 1850 Census, Poinsett Co, Arkansas shows Polly's name as Mary.
HISTORY: Clyde Hydrick Eldridge (female) stated that after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and when Andrew Jackson was president in 1828, the Hydrick's, Henderson's, Hughey's, Ramsey's, Wheeler's, and Foust's (and probably more) all in a group, came from Orangeburg, SC to Arkansas and settled around Hydrick, Arkansas, which is about 3 or 4 miles from Cherry Valley, Arkansas. (I would assume the area called Hydrick was named after they came, not before.)
[*Note - John was born in SC in 1810 and William in Tennessee in 1813, that would mean that John and Polly left SC sometime between those two dates.]
Mrs. Eldridge also confirmed that Old Big Grandma was Polly Hydrick, a widow from SC, but said Polly had been married three times, first to a Mr. Davis and then to Mr. Wyle, before marrying John Hydrick.
Mrs. Eldridge said the Hydrick's were of Austrian descent (which agrees with the "Collection of Upward of 30,000 Names, etc" who came to this country in 1734, consisting of Germans, Swiss, etc. The Hydrick's disagreed with the Catholics, and decided to leave their country in 1732 (which is two years different from the record of 1734, as stated above). The Hydrick's who were settled in England and who also could not tolerate the Episcopal Church of England, came to America with other immigrants, and settled in Orangeburg, SC. The built a Baptist Church with others. Out of gratitude to William of Orange, who became King of England, the settlers named Orangeburg after him. The king was born in Holland, son of Prince Orange, and Mary, daughter of Charles I of England.
TERRITORIAL HISTORY: Arkansas became the 25th state of the Union June 15, 1836, before then when Missouri applied for statehood in 1819, Congress created Arkansas Territory which included the present state of Oklahoma. The panic of 1837 brought most of the settlers in the older southern and eastern states.
Cross County, Arkansas was formed in 1862 out of Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis counties. Crittenden was formed in 1825, Poinsett in 1838, and St. Francis in 1827. Hydrick, Arkansas is just above the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Poinsett County. Hickory Ridge is just under the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Cross County.
The following information was recorded by A. Odessa Hydrick, and given by her father, George Washington Hydrick when he was 78 (Dessie was 25): "Old Big Grandma, whose name was Polly, a widow, came from either North or SC with a Charlie Shaver. She had three children, two boys, William and John and one girl (name unknown). The girl marred a Jack Tyer. Don't know who William Hydrick married. John Hydrick married a girl named Betsy and had five boys, and three girls, the boys being Jim Hydrick, William Hydrick, Jake Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Ben Hydrick; and the girls being Sarah Hydrick, Mary Jane Hydrick, and Katie Hydrick, (these people being George Washington Hydrick's uncles and aunts).
William Hydrick married a Hughey. Their children were Tiny Hydrick, Mary Beck Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Bob Hydrick.
Jake Hydrick married a Taylor. No children were born to this union. Jake died. Ben Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. Isom Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. These two men fought for the South, or Confederate Army. George Washington Hydrick remembered the soldiers of the Civil War as he was about seven years old. However, no fighting was done around his home.
Sarah Hydrick married a Henderson....Mary Jane Hydrick married John Pink Greenwood...or was it Kate Hydrick who married John Pink Greenwood? All these families lived around Hydrick, Arkansas, or Sugar Creek (in Cross County) as it was then. It was later called Hydrick Creek. It got its name from George Washington Hydrick's father, Jim Hydrick. He helped construct the railroad through there and he was elected railroad or depot agent."
Letter dated May 24, 1980 from Dessie Hydrick to Ruby and Bill Hydrick in Texas:
"From census records I have found that Polly's real name was Mary, and the "Polly" is the nickname for Mary. As Old Big Grandma, Mary Polly was a widow when she came from SC to Arkansas with the Charles Shaver family in 1824, and with her three children, Rebecca, John and William G.L...I have recently heard that a Hydrick and some Henderson families went first to Georgia from SC, before going onto Arkansas, but the census records also indicate that William G.L., Mary Polly's youngest son, was born in Tennessee in 1813, so we have been looking for Mary Polly's husband in Tennessee. Now, we will have to start looking for him in Georgia--in Atlanta, Marietta, and Savannah."
1870 Census, Poinsett County, Arkansas:
Mary Hydrick, age 78, born in SC is listed in household of Elizabeth Hydrick (her daughter-in-law, presumably), who is age 63, born in Tennessee. Two great grandchildren of Mary's are listed in household, also...Isham Hydrick, age 10, and Robert Hydrick, age 1, both born in Arkansas. Could have been visiting there on day of census?
Additional info as of 28 Sep 2023: From the Lane Family tree in Ancestry.com, Mary's parents were Moses Brown and Emily Milly Milstead. Also noted, she married George Samuel W. Parker about 1824 in Arkansas. In Aunt Dessie's letter above to Ruby and Bill Hydrick, a reference to Georgia was made. Coincidence that the Lane Family tree states that Mary''s parents died in Newton, GA. However, Newton is located almost to the Florida line and quite a ways from Tennessee. A straight-line trip from Orangeburg Co, SC to TN would have taken them thru the NE tip of Georgia, but Newton would have been out of the way unless, of course, her parents had moved to Newton later. (and assuming this parentage is correct) (DMH)
General Notes: Child - John Powell HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd great-grandfather
John P. was in St Francis Co Ark in 1833. He was a member of Bethel Church 1844, Enon Church 1844, and Lebanon Church in 1857. Is not listed on the 1860 census; apparently died between 1857 and 1860.
General Notes: Child - Rebecca HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd great-grandaunt
Daughter of Old Big Grandma (Mary Pauline Hydrick)
General Notes: Child - William G. L. HYDRICK
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd great-granduncle
born on the road to Arkansas
Husband George S. PARKER
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Marriage:
Marr. Status: Divorce
Wife Mary Pauline "Polly" BROWN
AKA: Old Big Grandma, Brown (nee), Wylie, Harris, Davis, Parker
Born: 1792 - Orangeburg, Orangeburg Co, SC
Died: 1884 - , Poinsett Co, AR
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: L7BV-HBB
Father: James BROWN
Mother: Elizabeth CARTER
Other Spouse: John C. HYDRICK - Abt 1809 - , , SC
Marriage Events
1. Marriage Fact:
Children
General Notes: Wife - Mary Pauline "Polly" Brown
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 4th great-grandmother
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LATEST INFO (Sept, 2025): This from a book, 35 Degrees 24 Minutes North 91Degrees West - A Town Called Hickory Ridge by James O. Jeffers, Johnny H. Wilson, Isaac A. Bratcher and Don Evans.
Per the 1830 census of Mitchell Township in Poinsett County, Arkansas, Mary Pauline "Polly" and her husband, John, were living there.
If factual, this contradicts the story that Polly (Old Big Grandma) was a widow when arriving in Arkansas. In relating this story to daughter Dessie, George Washington Hydrick said she was a widow but that could have meant that she was all the time that he knew her?? They came to Arkansas after 1811 (Note: I show husband John C. as dying after 1821 so he had to be in Arkansas at that time) and had "several" children. Rebecca was born in 1811 in SC and later married Ajax Tyer who was the postmaster in Mill Ridge from 1846-1850.
Son William G. L. was born in 1813 in TN, so it must have been later in 1813 or afterwards that they got to Arkansas.
John Powell was born in 1810 in SC. His son was James H. Hydrick born in Arkansas. He married Sarah Perry of Tennessee. Two of their children were Rebecca Malvina (some records state her name a Mollie R. or Mallie R.). She was born in Arkansas in 1855. Another child was George W. Hydrick (Dessie's father) born in Arkansas in 1857. These two siblings eventually moved to Hickory Ridge, AR. Rebecca Malvina married Benjamin Franklin Greenwood (b. 1850, AR) in 1873. In about 1903, the couple moved to Hickory Ridge where they bought the Hickory Ridge Hotel and a general mercantile store (B. F. Greenwood Mercantile Co). See more details under their records.
George W. married Sarah Ella Summitt of Indiana in 1878. The had at least three children one of whom was Guy E. Hydrick (b. 1879, AR). Guy married Henrietta Grace Huey in 1900 and they too moved to Hickory RIdge. See more details under his record.
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Some records record her last name before marrying John Hydrick as Harris but I've not seen a source for this data (-DMH)
Also known as Old Big Grandma
Following notes from Patrick Hydrick's GEDCom:
Polly was in St Francis Co Ark 1833. Polly was a Baptist. On 1860 census she is living with daughter-in-law Elizabeth whose husband John was apparently dead. She was blind by 1877. In 1880 she was 88 yrs old in the home of her Grandson, James H. Hydrick in Cross Co Ark Coldwater & Mitchell twp.
"Polly" is the name given to her by Annie Odessa Hydrick.. She is listed in the censuses as just Mary. Patrick Hydrick has found 1848 land records with her name listed as Mary B. Hydrick.
Mary's first born came in 1810 when she was eighteen so I assume she was married about 1809. I have looked for her in both Tennessee and SC census. She should have been in SC in 1810 and in TN in 1820. The SC census for 1810 only lists male heads of household as did the 1820 TN census. Further the 1810 and 1820 TN censuses were lost or destroyed and have been recreated from tax and land records. In short they are not very useful.
Mary first appears in 1830 census in Mitchell Township, Arkansas with 1 male age 15-20, 1 female 30-40, 1 male slave under age 10, 1 male slave 20-30, 1 female slave under age 10 and 1 female slave 20-30 for a total of 6 persons. This is Mary (1792) , son William G.L. (1813) and a slave family (about 1808 and 1827). Above Mary's listing is "Loane Mulling". This is difficult to read and probably wrong.
Below Mary's listing in 1830 is son John and below him is old friend Charlie Shaver. John has 1 male under age 10 (William 1830), 1 male 20-30 (himself 1810) and 1 female 20-30 (Indian Betsy about 1807). The total popluation for the township in 1830 was 245.
She appears again in the 1840 census (page 129) after son John. Her listing shows 1 male age 20-30 (William G.L. 1813), 1 female 40-50 (herself 1792), 2 male slaves under age 10, 2 male slaves 10-24, 1 female slave 20-24 and 1 female slave 36-50 for a total of 8 persons.
Interestingly, the census was taken and certified by Rolls Perry. Roll's daughter Sarah R. became the wife of James H. Hydrick, Mary's grandson.
If the slave family with Mary in 1830 and 1840 are the same, the ages are interesting. The slave wife in 1830 was age 24-36 (i.e. born 1794 - 1806); the oldest male was age 10-24 (i.e. born 1806 - 1820). In 1840, the oldest female was age 36-50 (i.e. born 1790 - 1804); she is probably the same female slave from the 1830 census. The oldest male in the 1840 census was again age 10-24 (born 1816 - 1830). If he was the same male from the 1830 census, he must have been about 14 years old then - kinky. Given the dates, it is possible that Mary arrived in Arkansas with four slaves and, without additional purchases, they had increased to six by 1840.
I need to examine the 1850 census (page 207) again. The Tennessee State Archive's copy is nearly illegible, but I did not see any slaves or children with her then. Her real estate is valued at $8.75. She does not appear in the 1860 census. Family history has her living with daughter-in-law Betsy by then.
From Ora Hydrick Smith files:
It is only assumed that this Mary "Polly" belongs with this John Hydrick from Germany. She did marry a John Hydrick and went west with him. He died on the way, in Tennessee (or they settled there for a time, at least long enough to have a child in 1813), but she went on to Arkansas with the children, and settled in Poinsett County.
NAME: 1850 Census, Poinsett Co, Arkansas shows Polly's name as Mary.
HISTORY: Clyde Hydrick Eldridge (female) stated that after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, and when Andrew Jackson was president in 1828, the Hydrick's, Henderson's, Hughey's, Ramsey's, Wheeler's, and Foust's (and probably more) all in a group, came from Orangeburg, SC to Arkansas and settled around Hydrick, Arkansas, which is about 3 or 4 miles from Cherry Valley, Arkansas. (I would assume the area called Hydrick was named after they came, not before.)
[*Note - John was born in SC in 1810 and William in Tennessee in 1813, that would mean that John and Polly left SC sometime between those two dates.]
Mrs. Eldridge also confirmed that Old Big Grandma was Polly Hydrick, a widow from SC, but said Polly had been married three times, first to a Mr. Davis and then to Mr. Wyle, before marrying John Hydrick.
Mrs. Eldridge said the Hydrick's were of Austrian descent (which agrees with the "Collection of Upward of 30,000 Names, etc" who came to this country in 1734, consisting of Germans, Swiss, etc. The Hydrick's disagreed with the Catholics, and decided to leave their country in 1732 (which is two years different from the record of 1734, as stated above). The Hydrick's who were settled in England and who also could not tolerate the Episcopal Church of England, came to America with other immigrants, and settled in Orangeburg, SC. The built a Baptist Church with others. Out of gratitude to William of Orange, who became King of England, the settlers named Orangeburg after him. The king was born in Holland, son of Prince Orange, and Mary, daughter of Charles I of England.
TERRITORIAL HISTORY: Arkansas became the 25th state of the Union June 15, 1836, before then when Missouri applied for statehood in 1819, Congress created Arkansas Territory which included the present state of Oklahoma. The panic of 1837 brought most of the settlers in the older southern and eastern states.
Cross County, Arkansas was formed in 1862 out of Crittenden, Poinsett, and St. Francis counties. Crittenden was formed in 1825, Poinsett in 1838, and St. Francis in 1827. Hydrick, Arkansas is just above the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Poinsett County. Hickory Ridge is just under the Cross/Poinsett County border, being in Cross County.
The following information was recorded by A. Odessa Hydrick, and given by her father, George Washington Hydrick when he was 78 (Dessie was 25): "Old Big Grandma, whose name was Polly, a widow, came from either North or SC with a Charlie Shaver. She had three children, two boys, William and John and one girl (name unknown). The girl marred a Jack Tyer. Don't know who William Hydrick married. John Hydrick married a girl named Betsy and had five boys, and three girls, the boys being Jim Hydrick, William Hydrick, Jake Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Ben Hydrick; and the girls being Sarah Hydrick, Mary Jane Hydrick, and Katie Hydrick, (these people being George Washington Hydrick's uncles and aunts).
William Hydrick married a Hughey. Their children were Tiny Hydrick, Mary Beck Hydrick, Isom Hydrick, and Bob Hydrick.
Jake Hydrick married a Taylor. No children were born to this union. Jake died. Ben Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. Isom Hydrick was killed in the Civil War. He was never married. These two men fought for the South, or Confederate Army. George Washington Hydrick remembered the soldiers of the Civil War as he was about seven years old. However, no fighting was done around his home.
Sarah Hydrick married a Henderson....Mary Jane Hydrick married John Pink Greenwood...or was it Kate Hydrick who married John Pink Greenwood? All these families lived around Hydrick, Arkansas, or Sugar Creek (in Cross County) as it was then. It was later called Hydrick Creek. It got its name from George Washington Hydrick's father, Jim Hydrick. He helped construct the railroad through there and he was elected railroad or depot agent."
Letter dated May 24, 1980 from Dessie Hydrick to Ruby and Bill Hydrick in Texas:
"From census records I have found that Polly's real name was Mary, and the "Polly" is the nickname for Mary. As Old Big Grandma, Mary Polly was a widow when she came from SC to Arkansas with the Charles Shaver family in 1824, and with her three children, Rebecca, John and William G.L...I have recently heard that a Hydrick and some Henderson families went first to Georgia from SC, before going onto Arkansas, but the census records also indicate that William G.L., Mary Polly's youngest son, was born in Tennessee in 1813, so we have been looking for Mary Polly's husband in Tennessee. Now, we will have to start looking for him in Georgia--in Atlanta, Marietta, and Savannah."
1870 Census, Poinsett County, Arkansas:
Mary Hydrick, age 78, born in SC is listed in household of Elizabeth Hydrick (her daughter-in-law, presumably), who is age 63, born in Tennessee. Two great grandchildren of Mary's are listed in household, also...Isham Hydrick, age 10, and Robert Hydrick, age 1, both born in Arkansas. Could have been visiting there on day of census?
Additional info as of 28 Sep 2023: From the Lane Family tree in Ancestry.com, Mary's parents were Moses Brown and Emily Milly Milstead. Also noted, she married George Samuel W. Parker about 1824 in Arkansas. In Aunt Dessie's letter above to Ruby and Bill Hydrick, a reference to Georgia was made. Coincidence that the Lane Family tree states that Mary''s parents died in Newton, GA. However, Newton is located almost to the Florida line and quite a ways from Tennessee. A straight-line trip from Orangeburg Co, SC to TN would have taken them thru the NE tip of Georgia, but Newton would have been out of the way unless, of course, her parents had moved to Newton later. (and assuming this parentage is correct) (DMH)
Husband Matthew BROWN
Born: 1830 - , , NC
Died: 1897
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: G7W1-HCJ
Marriage: 12 Nov 1876 - , McNairy Co, TN
Wife Martha Angeline MORGAN
Born:
Died:
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: G74M-3D9
Father: Archibald G. "Archie" MORGAN
Mother: Sarah A. MITCHELL
Children
General Notes: Wife - Martha Angeline Morgan
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: Great-Grandaunt
Husband Ralph Owen TRICE
Born: 25 Feb 1898 - Port Lavaca, Calhoun Co, TX
Died: 3 Apr 1996 - Denver, Yoakum Co, TX
Buried: - Denver City Memorial Park, Denver, Yoakum Co, TX
FamilySearch ID: LRC5-FM7
Find A Grave ID: 38337883
Marriage:
Wife Maybell BROWN
Born: 11 Jan 1899 - , , TX
Died: 7 Sep 1951 - , , TX
Buried:
FamilySearch ID: LJ18-FYZ
Father: William Marion BROWN
Mother: Margaret Elizabeth SMITH
Children
1 F Kathryn Marie "Kak" TRICE
Born: 12 Mar 1922 - Lamesa, Dawson Co, TX
Died: 12 Mar 2017 - Edmond, Oklahoma Co, OK
Buried: - Memory Garderns, Hobbs, Lea Co, NM
FamilySearch ID: LRZQ-DN6
Find A Grave ID: 177299383
Spouse: Zellner Everett “Charlie” WILSON
General Notes: Husband - Ralph Owen Trice
Ralph Owen Trice
Denver City, Texas
Services for Ralph Owen Trice of Denver City, Texas, father of Murrell Cooper, Kathryn Wilson Rodriquez and Ralph J. Trice, all of Hobbs, New Mexico, and Donald Trice of Jal, New Mexico.
Mr. Trice, 98, died Wednesday, April 3, in Denver City. He was born, February 25, 1998. He worked for B.F. Walker until 1940, and then worked for the Denver City School System until his Retirement in 1963.
Other survivors include another daughter, Barbara Wilder of Denver City: another Son, Calvin Trice of Clovis: 18 grandchildren: 33 Great-grandchildren and 17 Great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter Mildred Greer in 1985: his first wife, Maybell Trice in 1951: and a second wife, Katherine Trice in 1984.
General Notes: Child - Kathryn Marie "Kak" TRICE
KATHRYN MARIE TRICE WILSON Kathryn Wilson, 95, was born March 12, 1922 in Lamesa, Texas to Ralph Owen and Maybell Brown Trice. She passed away in Edmond Oklahoma on March 12, 2017, and had previously lived in Hobbs for over 80 years.
She is survived by her brother, Donald Trice (Jal), Sister-in-laws, JoBeth Trice (Jal) and Betty Trice (Clovis), daughter, Venita Wilson Copeland, son-in law, Thomas Copeland (Edmond, Ok), son, Ralph Wilson and his wife, Anna (San Saba, Tx.), grandchildren, Mia Russell and her husband, George (Oklahoma City), Kevin Wilson and his wife, Robin, (Portsmouth, Va), Kim and Michael Wilson, (Virginia), Josh Wilson, (Hobbs) Leigh Anna Moore and husband, Robert, (Austin, Tx), Ted Lucas, Greg Lucas and Brett Lucas, numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph O. Trice and Maybell Brown Trice, her son Everett Wilson, her husbands, Charley Wilson, Ray Rodriquez, five brothers and sisters, including Murrell Cooper (Hobbs), Ralph J.Trice (Hobbs), Barbara Wilder (Denver City, Tx.) Calvin R. Trice (Clovis), and Mildred Greer (Albuquerque), and her grandson, Shawn Wilson (Houston, Tx.)
To all her grandchildren she was known as Nana. Among family, she was fondly called Kak. She was a devoted sister, mom, wife, and grandmother, and loved her family. Kathryn was a 60-year breast cancer. She conquered cancer with great and stood as a proud example for others to follow. Many remember the decades that she was checker at Ellison's grocery and Tootie's Supermarket where patrons remarked that she never made a mistake on their grocery bill and she greeted everyone with a smile and warm laughter. Growing up during the Great Depression taught her the value of a good bargain, so one of her hobbies included garage sales where she looked for her treasure of the day. She touched everyone's life she came in contact with and will serve as one of God's most treasured angels.
Kathryn held great love and pride for all her children and grandchildren and encouraged them to pursue their dreams and ambitions with all they have, and she was an inspiration all who knew her. With Kathryn's passing from this life, we remind others that her life is one to be celebrated. Although we miss her every day, especially that big loving smile, she will remain in our hearts forever as we cherish the memories.
Memorial and burial services are pending with Chapel of Hope in Hobbs, New Mexico with tentative scheduling in April.
Husband Gerald Mike McWAYNE
Born: 12 Jan 1955
Died:
Buried:
Father: Mack Duffy “M. D.” McWAYNE
Mother: Sarah Evelyn COUCH
Marriage:
Wife Patti Jean BROWN
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
General Notes: Husband - Gerald Mike McWayne
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin once removed
Husband R. Arlington BROWN
Born: 16 Jun 1886 - Lake City, Florence Co, SC
Died: 22 Jul 1950 - Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC
Buried: - Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co, NC
Find A Grave ID: 150498597
Pictured at Wofford -1908
Marriage: 14 Jul 1910
Wife Agnes Mary HYDRICK
Born: 28 Jul 1886
Died: 5 Oct 1911
Buried: - Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, North, Orangeburg Co, SC
Find A Grave ID: 76115916
Father: Andrew Jackson HYDRICK
Mother: Viola Ursula RILEY
Children
General Notes: Wife - Agnes Mary Hydrick
Relationship to Dennis Morgan Hydrick: 3rd cousin 3 times removed
Agnes had no children. Died due to pregnancy complications with first child
Husband Robert Lee HYDRICK
Born: 28 Mar 1949
Died:
Buried:
Father: Robert Lee Wesley HYDRICK
Mother: Mary Elizabeth SMELCHER
Marriage:
Wife Rebecca BROWN
Born:
Died:
Buried:
Children
1 F Emilie Rebecca HYDRICK
Born: 25 Jul 1974
Died: 27 Oct 1991
Buried: - Peninsula Memorial Park, Newport News, Newport News City, VA
Find A Grave ID: 101693809
General Notes: Child - Emilie Rebecca HYDRICK
EMILEE R. HYDRICK
GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Emilee Rebecca Hydrick, 17, a former resident of Newport News and student at Menchville High School, died Sunday, Oct. 27.
While a student at Menchville, the Newport News native was a member of the Swing Ensemble and Chorus.
Miss Hydrick was later a student at Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg, where she was a member of the TV Club, Show Chorus, Chamber Singers and Washington Grove Singers.
She was also a member of Grace United Methodist Church, where she was active in the youth group and the nursery.
Survived by her mother, Rebecca Brown of Gaithersburg; her father, Robert Hydrick Sr. of Newport News; a brother, Robert Hydrick Jr. of Newport News; her paternal grandmother, Mary Lewis of De Funiak Springs, Fla.; and paternal grandfather, Wesley Hydrick of Anniston, Ala.
Visitation from 7 to 8:30 tonight at Peninsula Funeral Home. Graveside service at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in Peninsula Memorial Park by the Rev. William Lockwood.
Memorials to Emilee Rebecca Hydrick Memorial Scholarship Fund at Menchville High School, c/o Charlotta Smallwood, 19264 Esmond Terrace, Germantown, Md. 20874.