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 1860 - 1935

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• Birth	1 Jul 1860	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Jul 1935	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	Cause: carcinoma of stomach
  Obituary	19 Jul 1935	Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  	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
  Person ID	I8639	Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2008
  Father	William B. Hunt,   b. Abt 1825, , , Virginia, USA ,   d. Between 1874 and 1880
  Mother	Jane W. Palmer,   b. Abt 1836, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Abt 1872, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	5 Oct 1859	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F14347669	Group Sheet
  Family	John Hiram Hendrix,   b. 7 Jun 1857, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. 27 Sep 1910, Jackson Twp, , Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Married	20 Nov 1879	, Callaway, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Evelena Hendrix,   b. Abt 1892, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Samuel L. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1894, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown > 3. William T. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1898, Auxvasse, Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Marion P. Hendrix,   b. Abt 1903, , Callaway, Missouri, USA ,   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.

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 1 Jul 1860 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Married - 20 Nov 1879 - , Callaway, Missouri, USA Died - Cause: carcinoma of stomach - 18 Jul 1935 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Obituary - Fulton Gazette - 19 Jul 1935 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Buried - 20 Jul 1935 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth