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- [S32] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003).
[Tabitha Hendricks]
Age: 77
Birth Date: Abt 1803
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1880: Round Pond, Simpson, Kentucky, USA
Dwelling Number: 3
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: John T. Hendricks
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: Keeping House
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
John T. Hendricks 87
Tinotha Hendricks 77
Nancy Hendricks 43
Year: 1880; Census Place: Round Pond, Simpson, Kentucky; Roll: 442; Family History Film: 1254442; Page: 423C; Enumeration District: 219
- [S13] Allen, Marguerite Hendricks, Henry Hendricks Genealogy, (Henry Hendricks Family Organization, Third Ed. 1995), Page 21., JSMB US/CAN Book 929.273 H384a.
TABITHA DORRIS (Seeappendix--DORRIS ANCESTRY) 25 July, 1818, in Sumner Co. Tenn., daughter of William and Catherine (Frost) Dorris. She was born 12 Jan. 1804 in Sumner Co., Tenn. She died 8 Jan. 1890 in Simpson Co., Ky., and was buried alongside her husband in the Peden Burial Ground, near Franklin, Ky.
- [S77] Moore, John Trotwood and Austin P. Foster., Tennessee, The Voluteer State, 1769-1923,, (Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1923.), Vol, 3, p. 833, Dorris Family.
William Dorris married Katherine Frost, and from this union there were two sons and six daughters: Samuel Frost, Betsy, Rebecca, Kate, William D., Tobitha, Drusilla and Levina. Samuel Frost, Betsy, Rebecca and Kate were born in Baltimore, Maryland, before the family moved and located at Fort Hamilton. After locating at that place William D., Tobitha, Drusilla and Levina were born. Samuel Frost married Susanna Pitt of Cottontown, Tennessee. Betsey Dorris married John Hudson. Rebecca married Samuel Hendricks. Kate married Drew Edwards. William D. married and went to Illinois to live; his wife's name is unknown to the [p.833] writer. Tobitha married John P. Hendricks. Drusilla married James Hendricks.
- [S13] Allen, Marguerite Hendricks, Henry Hendricks Genealogy, (Henry Hendricks Family Organization, Third Ed. 1995), Page 14., JSMB US/CAN Book 929.273 H384a.
The following is an exact copy of the obituary notice of Tabitha Dorris Hendricks: Deseret Evening News: Jan. 19, 1891; p. 8: "Hendricks - Of old age, at her residence in Simpson Co. Ky.; Mrs. Tabitha Dorris Hendricks, widow of the late John T. Hendricks. She was within four days of her eighty-seventh birthday, and had been a member of the L.D.S. church for 56 years, having been baptized 10 Mar. 1835. She was the mother of 10 children, all but one of them living to the age of manhood and womanhood. Of these, three, two daughters and one son, embraced the faith of their other. She had the blessings bestowed on her of seeing her children's children to the fourth generation, leaving about one hundred descendants. "She died in full assurance of the faith she has held during a great part of her life. She was widely known and loved by the people of the country where she had spent a long and useful life."Adding to a picture of the life of this family is a written sketch with a footnote on the back dated 14 Mar 1893 which reads: "Dear Sister, I will send you this piece, and will give you permission to criticize it in any way that you may see necessary. Will write you soon. All is well. Love to all. Your loving sister, Lillie Coghill." (Lillie was a sister or sister-in-law) to Sarah (Sally) Coghill, who was the wife of James Samuel Hendricks, son of John Thompson and Tabitha (Dorris) Hendricks, who built and lived in the home.
"A DESERTED HOMESTEAD: During a recent visit I had in Simpson County, Kentucky, I had the pleasure of visiting one of the oldest homes in that part of the state. The place now has a much deserted appearance. Fences have fallen down and out buildings are steadily going to decay. Everything bears evidence of the touch of time. The man who owned the place came and settled there in an early day and built the house seventy-five years ago, which still stands as a monument and memory of those who lived there for so many years. The man, whose name was Hendricks (John Thompson Hendricks), built the house for the reception of his bride, a beautiful maiden of sixteen summers (Tabitha Dorris) and there together this couple lived for more than 72 years, he living to see his 94th birthday, and she her 90th. Thirteen children were born and reared on this place, of whom only four survive the parents, and three of whom live near the old home. The house is built much after the usual manner of the Kentucky farm house, with the longest side facingthe front, two stories high, and plenty of windows, four in a row upstairs and the same amount downstairs, with the addition of two doors. The chimneys are built on the outside from the ground up. The house is situated just at the top of the sunny slope and when first seen from the public road which runs directly south of the place, it presents a most picturesque view, standing there looking so strong and stern as though it yet defied the storms of many more winters. As you approach the structure, it does not have that dilapidated look as one would suppose, but on the contrary, is still in a very good state of preservation, considering the many years since its erection. On entering the house, one is deeply impressed, for where once was youth and happiness and prosperity is now aged and desolate and bare; on whose hearth once burned bright cheerful fires is now dark and cold. One by one of the tenants have left this old home, the children scattering here and there, and the parents at last being born from the threshold of its door to their final resting place. So ends the lives of the worthy couple who lived in peace and harmony with God and their fellowmen. They obliged strictly to the Golden Rule and were perfect example of generosity and benevolence. They were ever mindful to entertain the stranger, for in so doing that they might perhaps entertain angels unaware. Many a tired traveler sought and found shelter beneath their hospitable roof. Yet I had a touch of sadness the day I visited the old place, although the same bright sun was shining over all as it had in better days where once the prosperous farmer lived. There was such a stillness that reigned throughout, though I could hear in my imagination the echo of the merry children's voices as they grew and played on sloping lawns. I visited the spring and it is much like the one Whittier described in his "Maud Mueller" when she stooped where the clear stream bubbled up and filled for him her small tin cup. I believe this spring came from a better source than did the one in Whittier for nowhere can be found such springs as can be found in Kentucky for they all have their origin in some mountain or overhanging cliff, and when coming out often produced a beautiful fall of several feet. On this place too are noticed the ruins of one of the owner's wagon shops, who though is the prosperous farmer, yet he combined skill with industry and carried on quite a business in that way. Some of his wagons, I was told, are still in the country which are fair samples of his workmanship. The place is void of all life at present. No longer the bee roves over the scented vine, but I think the birds come at the return of each spring and build their nests and sing in the blossoming trees as they have done for so many seasons past. The vineyard, they say, still bears delicious fruit and so does the old orchard which has stood many a winter to blossom again in the smiling spring. There is a sort of romance, too, about the place, for here were several daughters given in marriage who left their father's threshold to brighten other homes, and one is lead by wandering waves in paths to romantic spots where lovers were wont to stray and to feel the brow of the mistletoe--all in the shady lane of the apple trees, no doubt. But here were lovers matches made. Nannie was the fairest of all and they could not resist the glances of her dark eyes. And there again the sons too went a courtin' and in time brought home their brides until at last Jimmy (James Samuel Hendricks), the youngest, brought home his bride, a rosy cheeked Sally (Sarah Javeline Coghill), so sprightly and true, ever ready to do with her hands what her hands found to do. We admired in particular the grand old trees around the door which were planted so many years ago by hands whose work is o'er, under whose gracious shade this good old man had rested on summer days, enjoying the fruits of his labors in peace and tranquility. Here too under these trees many times were the festal tables spread, and business men and friends, young and old, gathered around to partake of the good things, made so welcome by such a generous host and hostess. Thus these people lived, surrounded by their many friends, and together they worked, sharing each other's sorrows and joys. And it is said that happiness and contentment went hand in hand with them, though sometimes clouds of sorrow and disappointment would come over the sunshine of their happiness, as it comes to all of us. Yet their naturally cheerful hearts would soon dispel the clouds and bring back the bright sunshine again. Thus time went on, from early-blossoming youth to ripe old age. Surely these people went down to their graves in peace and satisfaction after having lived such honorable and useful lives. May we all live lives such as these, and in departing leave behind us footprints on the sands of time." /s/ Lillie Coghill, Topeka, Kansas, 8 January 1893.
- [S39] Findagrave.com, (www.findagrave.com).
Tabitha Dorris Hendricks
Birth: Jan. 12, 1803
Sumner County
Tennessee, USA
Death: Jan. 8, 1891
Simpson County
Kentucky, USA
Wife of John T. Hendricks.
Daughter of William and Catherine Frost Dorris.
Family links:
Parents:
William Dawson Dorris (1766 - 1832)
Catherine Frost Dorris (1770 - 1834)
Spouse:
John Thompson Hendricks (1793 - 1888)*
Children:
Stephen Hale Hendricks (1833 - 1883)*
Siblings:
Samuel Frost Dorris (1787 - 1875)*
Rebecca Dorris Hendricks (1793 - 1835)*
Catherine Dorris Edwards (1799 - 1881)*
William Dawson Dorris (1801 - 1845)*
Tabitha Dorris Hendricks (1803 - 1891)
Lovina Dorris Mayes (1806 - 1877)*
Drusilla Dorris Hendricks (1810 - 1881)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Peden Cemetery SE 5
Franklin
Simpson County
Kentucky, USA
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1804 - 1891 (86 years)
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