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Melissa Jane Hunt
Female 1860 - 1935

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  • Birth  1 Jul 1860  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  18 Jul 1935  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: carcinoma of stomach 
    Obituary  19 Jul 1935  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fulton Gazette 
    • Mrs. John Hiram Hendrix Dies Here Thursday
      Native of Callaway For Many Years Was Sunday School Teacher
      Mrs. John Hiram Hendrix, 75 years old, died at 9:30 o'clock, Thursday evening, at her home at the north edge of fulton on Highway No. 54. Mrs. Hendrix had been an invalid for two years, but had been seriously ill the last four months, having been a patient in the Callaway Hospital in Fulton twice during that time.
      Funeral services will be conducted at the First Christian Church in Fulton at 2:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon, the Rev. Dr. W. Garnet Alcorn officiating and burial will take place at Hillcrest cemetery.
      Mrs. Hendrix was a daughter of William and Jane Nicolson Hunt and was born near the Old Auxvasse Presbyterian Church, being given the name of Malissa Jane Hunt at birth.
      She was married in 1879 to John Hiram Hendrix and seven children were born to the union, six of whom are still living. They are: Mrs. Frederick Lewis Pond of New York City, Ralph N. Hendrix of St. Louis, Mrs. Paul C. Turner of Fulton, Samuel L (Nick) Hendrix of Fulton, William T. Hendrix of St. Louis and Marion Palmer Hendrix of Chicago. One child, Haley Wilkerson Hendrix preceded her in death.
      Mrs Hendrix united with the Presbyterian church at the age of 12 years and joined the Christian church when she was married. She had always taken an active part in church work as long as her health permitted. Whe taught a Bible class of young men and women at Friendship Christian Church, in the eastern part of Callaway county, where she had made her home until ten years ago, when she moved to Fulton.
      Her membership has been in the First Christian Church at Fulton for the last eight years.
      Mrs. Hendrix was a home-loving woman, deeply interested in her family and friends, a consecrated Christian and a considerate neighbor, so that her passing will be mourned by many.
    Buried  20 Jul 1935  Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I8639  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  17 Dec 2008 
     
    Father  William B. Hunt,   b. Abt 1825, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1874 and 1880 
    Mother  Jane W. Palmer,   b. Abt 1836, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1872, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  5 Oct 1859  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14347669  Group Sheet
     
    Family  John Hiram Hendrix,   b. 7 Jun 1857, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Sep 1910, Jackson Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  20 Nov 1879  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Evelena Hendrix,   b. Abt 1892, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Samuel L. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1894, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    >3. William T. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1898, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Marion P. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1903, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified  26 Jul 2007 
    Family ID  F14347190  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • Name: Mellissa J Hendrix
      Home in 1920: Jackson, Callaway, Missouri
      Age: 59 years
      Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
      Birthplace: Missouri
      Relation to Head of House: Head
      Father's Birth Place: Virginia
      Mother's Name: Annie M
      Mother's Birth Place: Missouri
      Marital Status: Widow
      Race: White
      Sex: Female
      Home owned: Own
      Able to read: Yes
      Able to Write: Yes
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Mellissa J Hendrix 59
      Sam L Hendrix 23
      Marion D Hendrix 17
      Annie M Hunt 80

      Her daughter, Evelena, gave the information for her death certificate. She lived in Fulton at that time.
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Jul 1860 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Nov 1879 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: carcinoma of stomach - 18 Jul 1935 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Fulton Gazette - 19 Jul 1935 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Jul 1935 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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