Mary Nettie (Hunt) DeFoe (1880 - 1926)

Born 29 Mar 1880 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James William Izor DeFoe — married 8 Mar 1899 in Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Died 4 May 1926 at age 46 in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Born in Gibson County, Tennessee in 1880, Nettie was the daughter of George W. Hunt (13 Jan 1851-29 Aug 1918) and his wife, Sarah Emmeline "Emma" Hayes (22 Jul 1850-25 May 1942). She married James DeFoe on March 8, 1899 in Gibson, Tennessee.^[1] Their children included:

1. F.G. DeFoe (1900-1900)
2. Homer Adrian DeFoe (1904-1978)
3. Mary Wyolodean DeFoe (1909-1931)
4. James Vernon DeFoe (1917-2006)
5. Janie Vernice (1917-2001)

They farmed in Civil District 11 of Gibson County, Tennessee.^[2][3] By 1920, Nettie's husband, Billy Jim, had prospered, buying the family a house at 311 1st Street in Trenton, Tennessee and opening up a general store in the same town. The home, however, was close to the county jail and workhouse, so probably not luxurious.^[4]

Nettie died of tubercular meningitis at the age of 46, on May 4, 1926.^[5] She is buried in Poplar Grove Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tennessee.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Nashville, TN, USA: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Microfilm. Year: May 1881-Nov 1883: Marriages, page 159. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
2. ↑ United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 11, Gibson, Tennessee; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0044, Civil district 11, dwelling no. 86, family no. 91; FHL microfilm: 1241571.
3. ↑ Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 7, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0043, dwelling and family no. 38; FHL microfilm: 1375512.
4. ↑ Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Year: 1920; Census Place: Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1739; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 49, Trenton city, Gibson County Workhouse and Jail, dwelling no. 466, family no. 187.
5. ↑ Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Tennessee City Death Records Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Memphis 1848-1907. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives. Roll Number: 5, 1926, certificate of death no. 11594.
6. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #16262832