Ella Josephine "Phine" Hennessee b. 19 Feb 1897 Oklahoma d. 23 May 1975 Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas

1897 - 1975 (78 years)

Name	Ella Josephine "Phine" Hennessee
Birth	19 Feb 1897	Oklahoma [1]
Gender	Female
Residence	0___ 1930	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma [2]
Residence	0___ 1940	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma [3]
Death	23 May 1975	Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas [1]
Person ID	I1383	The Hennessee Family
Last Modified	1 Dec 2014

Father	Joseph Thomas "Pid" Hennessee, b. 4 May 1857, Warren County, Tennessee d. 28 Nov 1939, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 82 years)
Mother	Josephine Dillon "Josie" Gilliland, b. 1868, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 1949, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 81 years)
Marriage	20 Mar 1883	Van Zandt County, Texas [4]
Residence (Family)	1930	Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma [5]
Family ID	F531	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1	Dan Groves, b. 0___ 1888, Texas
Marriage	(Lawton, Oklahoma)
	I didn't cite the source of the record...DAH
Family ID	F977	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

Family 2	A. Benton Hill, b. 26 May 1896, Oklahoma d. 21 Oct 1922, Comanche County, Oklahoma (Age 26 years)
Marriage	21 Jan 1920	Wichita County, Texas [6]
	Cannot find this record on the net...DAH
Family ID	F687	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Apr 2023

Family 3 Herman Fred Lobert, b. 14 Feb 1893, Illinois d. 0Dec 1968, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 75 years)

Marriage Frederick,Tillman Co.,OK

Residence (Family) 0___ 1940 Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma [3]

Children

	1. Romancita Lobert
	2. Grace English Lobert, b. 1 Aug 1919, Oklahoma d. 31 Jan 1999, (Texas) (Age 79 years) [Father: Stepchild]

Family ID F978 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 30 Apr 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 19 Feb 1897 - Oklahoma
	Marriage - 21 Jan 1920 - Wichita County, Texas
	Residence - 0___ 1930 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
	Residence - 0___ 1940 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
	Residence (Family) - 0___ 1940 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma
	Death - 23 May 1975 - Weslaco, Hidalgo County, Texas
	Marriage - - (Lawton, Oklahoma)
	Marriage - - Frederick,Tillman Co.,OK

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Notes

Tar's younger sister and mean as sin...She and her husband with "Tar" ran an illegal "Speak-Easy". Tar and Phine got into a dispute with Benton and hired a negro,"Patch-Eye",to kill Benton.The negro was convicted and sent to prison.
From: "Mike Adams"
To: "Daymon Gililland"
Date: Monday, September 23, 2002 7:36 PM

Wow, what can I say. Grandmother Jo (Josephine Hennessee) was the sweetest thing I ever knew. Maybe if all of this is true she did an about face after the Benton/Patch-Eye thing. There were a couple of things incorrect: she died in the Rio Grande Valley in 1975. She had been living with Roma and her family in Donna where I lived with my family. I have her and Herman's marriage certificate and they were married in Frederick, Tillman Co., OK. This all just blows my mind.

Where did you find this person's info? I am numb!!!! I wish they were (mom and Roma) were alive....maybe Betty Lou can help us out but if this is all true she might well not tell us anything!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait to get on the phone and e-mail this stuff. Thanks.

Candy
From: "Mike Adams"
To: "David Hennessee"
Cc: "Daymon Gililland"
Subject: Re: Phine's granddaufhter
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2002 1:57 AM

David,

I am Candy, Ella Josephine Hennessee's granddaughter. Daymon Gililland has been keeping me up on the Hennessee family info he has received from you. As he has you on my comments about the info on my grandmother.

You have seen my comments about it and know how hard it was for me to believe she would do something of that magnitude. I know people can do unimaginable things when push comes to shove to survive, but I just couldn't fathom her having her husband killed. At least, not the woman I knew in my lifetime. I was 26 when she died and never knew her to be anything but sweet. She did have a love of playing tricks/jokes on people. She once dressed up like an old woman and went over and visited a good friend/neighbor and the woman never knew it was Phine. I guess one could consider it "mean" to do these pranks. My cousin can testify to that. When she was somewhere between 2 and 4 she and her mother, Phine's daughter, went over to Phine's to visit but Dale being stubborn wouldn't get out of the car. Grandmother put on a gorilla mask and slipped out of the house and came up by the car window and scared her to death. After that Dale would be out of the car before her mom could come to a complete stop. Having a 2 year old grandson, I could see the humor in it but see where one might call it being mean. So, who knows.

Because of the info you passed on, I went to a message board today and posted a message requesting someone to do a look up for me on the murder of Benton Hill. To my surprise, I received a response within a few hours. I will forward you the response. It made me feel much better about the whole situation but I would still like more details concerning the whole incident.

You gave a phone number, 800-327-3380, is this home or work. I will gladly talk to you and appreciate any and all info you are willing to share.

Candy

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Sources

[S1639] Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 for Ella Josephine Lobert.
[S50466] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC42-R7H : accessed.
[S50468] "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VBKT-6T5 : accessed.
[S50475] http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/pageload.cgi?tigert::gilliland::606.html.
[S50603] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XC7H-DMT : accessed.
[S44349] Texas Marriages, 1837-1973 for Benton Hill.