Rachel Eldridge

Rachel Eldridge

Female 1866 - 1930  (64 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rachel EldridgeRachel Eldridge was born on 23 Jul 1866 in Friendship, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 6 Nov 1930 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Rachel married Ezekiel Henry in 1881. Ezekiel (son of Ezekiel Henry and Elizabeth Angeline Irwin) was born on 7 Apr 1860 in Friendship, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 14 Jul 1949 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Wilkie May Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 May 1884 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 29 Aug 1962 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 31 Aug 1962 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    2. 3. Windsor Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Nov 1885 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1901 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. 4. Dewitt Talmadge Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1892 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 25 May 1983 in Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried on 27 May 1983 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee.
    4. 5. Hobson Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 8 Jun 1903 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Wilkie May HenryWilkie May Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 2 May 1884 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 29 Aug 1962 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 31 Aug 1962 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Obituary for Mrs. Wilkie (Henry) Jenkins
    August 30, 1962

    Mrs. Wilkie Henry Jenkins, 79, of Soddy, Tennessee, died in aChattanooga hospital early Wednesday morning. She was the daughter ofthe late Ezekiel and Rachel Henry, pioneer settlers of old James County.She had been a resident of Soddy for the past 50 years and was the widowof Emanuel A. Jenkins. She was a member of the Oak Street Baptist Churchand Ladies Bible Class for many years.
    Survivors are two daughters, Mrs. Mary Roberts, Soddy and Mrs.Wilburn Penney, St. Petersburg,
    Florida; a brother, Talmadge Henry, Graysville, Tennessee; andgranddaughters Joyce, Judy and Joan Roberts, all of Soddy, and ArlenePenney, Decatur, Georgia.
    Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. from the Oak StreetBaptist Church conducted by the Reverends Jim Posner and William Sisk.Interment in Varner Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jimmy Card,Henry Haile, Jim Settles, Benney Clements, William Robert Woosnam,Charlie Naramore. Honorary pallbearers will be the Ladies Bible Class ofthe Oak Street Baptist Church. The body will remain at the funeralhome. Arrangements by Williamson-Garrison Funeral Home, Soddy.

    Wilkie married Emanuel Alexander Jenkins on 15 Aug 1916 in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee. Emanuel (son of Dr Samuel Washington Jenkins and Elizabeth Jane Rose) was born on 6 Feb 1872 in Higdonville, Macon County, North Carolina; died on 7 Feb 1938 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Feb 1938 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Rachel Elizabeth Jenkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Jun 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.
    2. 7. Mary Clementine Jenkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Dec 1923 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 2005 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 10 Oct 2005 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

  2. 3.  Windsor HenryWindsor Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 8 Nov 1885 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 23 Jan 1901 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died at 15 years of age of typhoid fever.


  3. 4.  Dewitt Talmadge HenryDewitt Talmadge Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 25 Apr 1892 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 25 May 1983 in Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried on 27 May 1983 in Pleasant View Cemetery, Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Obituary for Dewitt Talmadge Henry
    Newspaper article - May 25, 1983
    Henry - Dewitt (Talmadge), 91 of Graysville, Tennessee, diedWednesday in Rhea County Medical Center. He was of the Baptist faith.Survivors include a daughter, Betty Henry, Graysville, and severalnieces. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral homechapel with the Reverend Clyde Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be inthe Fairview Cemetery. The family will receive friends after noon todayat Sawyer's Funeral Service, Dayton, Tennessee.

    Dewitt married Ethel Elizabeth Varner on 26 Mar 1923 in Rhea County, Tennessee. Ethel (daughter of John R. Varner and Mary C.) was born on 3 Dec 1891 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 5 Jan 1974 in Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee; was buried on 7 Jan 1974 in Fairview Cemetery, Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Betty Henry  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Hobson HenryHobson Henry Descendancy chart to this point (1.Rachel1) was born on 19 Nov 1898 in Friendship, James County, Tennessee; died on 8 Jun 1903 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried in Bald Hill Cemetery, Birchwood, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Died at 4 years of age of typhoid fever.



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Rachel Elizabeth JenkinsRachel Elizabeth Jenkins Descendancy chart to this point (2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 25 Jun 1919 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 21 Nov 2011 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama.

    Rachel married Wilburn Russell Penney on 1 Jul 1938 in Ringgold, Catoosa County, Georgia. Wilburn (son of Thomas Mathias Penney and Sophronia G. Kearns) was born on 21 Jan 1916 in Union Hill, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 24 Sep 2000 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried on 26 Sep 2000 in Sunset Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Frances Arlene Penney  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 7.  Mary Clementine JenkinsMary Clementine Jenkins Descendancy chart to this point (2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 9 Dec 1923 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 2005 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 10 Oct 2005 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Obituary for Mary Clementine Jenkins Roberts
    From: The Chattanooga Times Free Press
    Sunday, October 9, 2005

    Mary Roberts

    Mary Roberts, 81, of Soddy-Daisy, passed away Friday October 7,2005, in a local hospital. She was a member of the Oak Street BaptistChurch.
    She is survived by daughters, Judy Norman, Joyce and son-in-law,Larry Ownbey, and Joan Brown; sister, Rachel Penney; grandchildren, LisaJensen, Jennifer McNeill, Bobby Norman, Jeremy Johnson, Brandon Johnson,Kristi Barber, Brian Norman and Candice Swafford; great grandchildren,Matthew Jensen, David Jensen, Austin Barber, and Alex Johnson.
    Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Monday in the funeral home chapelwith the Reverend Don Lasley officiating. Interment will follow in theVarner Cemetery. Family will receive friends today from 5-9 p.m. at thefuneral home.
    Williamson and Sons Funeral Home in Soddy-Daisy is in charge of thearrangements.

    Mary married Leland Wilson Roberts in Jun 1941 in Rossvile, Walker County, Georgia. Leland was born on 26 Oct 1919 in Soddy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 6 Mar 2003 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Mar 2003 in Hamilton Memorial Gardens, Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 10. Joyce Faye Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. Judith Ann Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jul 1945 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 7 Nov 2006 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 11 Nov 2006 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
    3. 12. Joan Marlene Roberts  Descendancy chart to this point

    Mary married Rev. Roy Marlow in 1970 in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Rev. was born on 9 Jul 1925 in Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 20 Jan 2002 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 8.  Betty HenryBetty Henry Descendancy chart to this point (4.Dewitt2, 1.Rachel1)


Generation: 4

  1. 9.  Frances Arlene PenneyFrances Arlene Penney Descendancy chart to this point (6.Rachel3, 2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1)

    Frances married Bradon Scott Chissom [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Michael Scott Chissom  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1966 in Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida; died on 4 Sep 1970 in Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia; was buried on 6 Sep 1970 in East Side Cemetery, Statesboro, Bulloch County, Georgia.
    2. 14. Russell Allen Chissom  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 15. Penney Marie Chissom  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 10.  Joyce Faye RobertsJoyce Faye Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1)

    Joyce married Larry Mack Ownbey [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Lisa Marie Ownbey  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Jennifer LeAnn Ownbey  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 11.  Judith Ann RobertsJudith Ann Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1) was born on 20 Jul 1945 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; died on 7 Nov 2006 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee; was buried on 11 Nov 2006 in Varner Cemetery, Soddy-Daisy, Hamilton County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Obituary for Judith Ann (Roberts) Norman
    From: Chattanooga Times Free-Press
    November 9, 2006

    Judith Roberts Norman, 61 of East Ridge passed away Tuesday November7, 2006 at her home. She was a member of East Ridge Baptist Church andhad worked for Provident Insurance and Cigna Health Care for over 40years. She was preceded in death by her mother, Mary Roberts.
    She is survived by two sons, Robert (Jennifer) Norman and BrianNorman both of East Ridge; two sisters, Joyce Ownbey of Apison,Tennessee; Joan Brown of Graysville, Tennessee.
    Funeral Services will be held Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in the EastChapel with Rev. Don Lasley and Rev. Ronnie Mitchell officiating. Burialwill follow at Varner Cemetery in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. The familywill receive friends Friday from 4-9 p.m. at the funeral home.Arrangements are by Chattanooga Funeral Home, Crematory and Florist, 404South Moore Road, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Please share your thought andmemories at www.mem.com.

    Judith married Wallace Ordell Norman [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Robert Wallace Norman  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Brian Ordell Norman  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 12.  Joan Marlene RobertsJoan Marlene Roberts Descendancy chart to this point (7.Mary3, 2.Wilkie2, 1.Rachel1)

    Joan married Quincy Aubrey Johnson [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Candace Dawn Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. Jeremy Nathaniel Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Brandon Shane Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 23. Kristina Maryann Johnson  Descendancy chart to this point

    Joan married Brown [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]