Reverend Siluster "Luster" Hennessee

Female 1865 - 1946  (~ 81 years)


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  • Name Siluster "Luster" Hennessee 
    Title Reverend 
    Birth 0Jan 1865  Van Buren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Religion a Minister at the Studewood Assembly of God Church  [3
    Residence 0___ 1944  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 May 1946  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Burial Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I438  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2014 

    Father Patrick Scott "Paddy" Hennessee,   b. 27 Nov 1826, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1900, (Cookeville) Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Hannah L. Harrison,   b. 0___ 1832, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 0___ 1886, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage (~1857)  [5
    • (not listed in Warren Co.,TN 1852-1900)
    Residence (Family) 1860  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence (Family) 1880  Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence (Family) 1900  (Cookeville) Putnam County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Family ID F41  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Newte "Newte" Hayes,   b. 0Jul 1865, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1930, (Texas) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Marriage 0___ 1887  Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1900  Upton, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Children 
     1. Della Hayes,   b. November 1887, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jan 1972, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     2. Lula Hayes,   b. August 1891, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. William Henry Hayes, Sr.,   b. January 1892, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1975, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years)
     4. Oma Ann Hayes,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 May 1952, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     5. Ona Carolyn Hayes,   b. 2 Feb 1896, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1989, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     6. Reverend George Otis Lee "Shorty" Hayes,   b. 20 Aug 1900, Mountain Grove, Wright County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1965, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     7. Boaz Hayes,   b. 0___ 1901, (Morris, Texas County, Missouri) Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Opal Hayes,   b. 0___ 1904, Morris, Texas County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Dean Hayes,   b. 6 Apr 1906, Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1936, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F475  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0Jan 1865 - Van Buren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0___ 1887 - Texas County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence (Family) - 0___ 1900 - Upton, Texas County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 0___ 1944 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 May 1946 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Rev Luster Hayes was the widow of J. Newton Hayes. Her death certificate, census records and records at Hollywood Cemetery all show her given name as Luster, but her marker is inscribed Lester Hayes.

      Obituary, Hollywood Cemetery Burial applications 1946, Image 194:

      Rev Luster Hayes, 82, died Thursday at a Houston hospital. She was a minister of the Studewood Assembly of God Church. Survivors: daughters, Mrs Della Ellis, Mrs Ona Ebelt, Mrs Oma Wilkerson, all of Houston; Mrs Opal Allen of Hollywood, California; sons, William Henry Hayes and Rev George Otis Lee Hayes, both of Houston; 23 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren. Services were at the Evanglistic Temple in Houston

      Children: Della Hayes, twins, Ona and Oma Hayes, Opal Hayes; twins, George Otis Lee Hayes and Obie Dee Hayes, William Henry Hayes, Dean Hayes.

      Her burial record shows she was born in Tennessee, but her death certificate shows Missouri. [3]
    • Aug 1992: She was a Pentacostal Preacher. Claude Hugh Hennessee remembers her always wearing white robes. Three sets of twins: first set died, second set of girls; Homie & Amonie, third set of boys; Boaz & George (Shorty). Shorty spent lots of time around Uncle Edd's place.

  • Sources 
    1. [S624] "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991, p. 454.

    2. [S1240] "United States Census, 1880," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M6NF-XB6 : accessed.

    3. [S3524] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=113777191.

    4. [S28] "The Wiseman Family & Allied Lines, Vol. I", by Eugene Wiseman, published 1991, p. 454.

    5. [S21] Dodson,John Wesley "Wes";1882-1965. Esteemed historian for Warren County,, p. 85 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1237] "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8TT-2YZ : accessed 21 Jun 2014.

    7. [S47650] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCCC-T1Q.

    8. [S47651] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSCT-S2C.

    9. [S1239] "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MSCT-S24 : accessed.

    10. [S38013] United States Census, 1900 for James N Hayes (HH) in Texas Co.,MO.

    11. [S3520] "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3H8-KD3 : accessed.