Family Group Sheet
NameJesse Lee Dehart, Half GG Uncle
Birth22 Aug 1902, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death20 Aug 1982, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialMabry Cemetery, Mabry Ridge Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherWilliam Paul “Bill John” Dehart (1854-1922)
MotherMary Susan ("Susie") Jones (1866-1930)
Other spousesNellie Mae Trent, 2C1R
Marriage15 Oct 1935, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseAmanda Jane Mabry
Birth5 Apr 1899, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death29 Jun 1942, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialMabry Cemetery, Mabry Ridge Rd, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherEli Mabry (1870-1942)
MotherArizona “Zonie” Cline (1875-1931)
Notes for Jesse Lee Dehart
Social Security Death index lists Jesse Dehart, born 22 Aug 1902, died Aug 1982, SSN issued in KY, last residence in Morehead, KY.
His obituary, from Jean Burchett's collection, reads: "Jesse Lee DeHart, 79, died Aug 20, 1982, in Morehead. He was the son of the late William Paul Dehart & Susan Jones. Survivors include brothers Ora Dehart, Morehead, Boone Dehart, Muncie, IN, sister Mrs. Rose White, Muncie, IN, daughters Mrs. Chelma Hall & Mrs. Edna Hinton, of Morehead, and sons Roy, Eddie, Garrit, Harlan, Wayne, William, & Coy, all of Morehead."
The name of Jesse’s oldest son was really Glennis Ray, not Roy, according to both Jesse’s brother Ora (when interviewed in 1993), and Ray’s daughter Teresa (in email from 2013.)
His obituary, from Jean Burchett's collection, reads: "Jesse Lee DeHart, 79, died Aug 20, 1982, in Morehead. He was the son of the late William Paul Dehart & Susan Jones. Survivors include brothers Ora Dehart, Morehead, Boone Dehart, Muncie, IN, sister Mrs. Rose White, Muncie, IN, daughters Mrs. Chelma Hall & Mrs. Edna Hinton, of Morehead, and sons Roy, Eddie, Garrit, Harlan, Wayne, William, & Coy, all of Morehead."
The name of Jesse’s oldest son was really Glennis Ray, not Roy, according to both Jesse’s brother Ora (when interviewed in 1993), and Ray’s daughter Teresa (in email from 2013.)
Census
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Hogtown precinct, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 12A as family #201/211:
Dehart, Jessie, head, farmer, 27, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Ollie, sister, 24, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Ora, brother, 22, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Sussie, mother, 62, widowed, age at first marriage 16, Ky/U.S./U.S.
Dehart, Jessie, head, farmer, 27, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Ollie, sister, 24, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Ora, brother, 22, single, Ky/Va/Ky; Sussie, mother, 62, widowed, age at first marriage 16, Ky/U.S./U.S.
Notes for Amanda Jane Mabry
Ora Dehart said that his brother Jess's first wife was Mandy Jane Mabry, and that she died at the birth of their first child.
Her death certificate records Amanda Mabry Dehart, age 43, born 5 April 1899 in Ky, died 29 June 1942 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of Jesse Dehart, father Eli Mabry, mother’s maiden name Zonia Clines, both born in Ky, cause of death tetanus following caeserean section, fetus had been dead for eight days, informant Jesse Dehart, Morehead, Ky.
Her death certificate records Amanda Mabry Dehart, age 43, born 5 April 1899 in Ky, died 29 June 1942 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, residence Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, wife of Jesse Dehart, father Eli Mabry, mother’s maiden name Zonia Clines, both born in Ky, cause of death tetanus following caeserean section, fetus had been dead for eight days, informant Jesse Dehart, Morehead, Ky.
Notes for Jesse Lee & Amanda Jane (Family)
Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 42, p. 93, records the marriage on 15 Oct 1935 of Jesse Dehart, age 33, single, residence Elliottsville, born in Rowan Co., son of W. P. Dehart and Susie Dehart, to Mandy Jean Mabry, age 32, single, residence Ordinary, born in Elliott Co., daughter of Eli Mabry and Zona Mabry, at Ordinary by J. W. Mabry, minister of the United Baptist church, witnesses Rosie Wright and Stella Conn.
Census
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Christy Creek precinct, ED 103-8, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 11A as family #159:
Dehart, Jess, 37, farm laborer; Mandy, wife, 41; Mabry, Andrew, brother-in-law, 29, mechanic at garage.
All born in Kentucky, Mandy and Jess living in same house in 1935, Andrew in same place but not same house.
Dehart, Jess, 37, farm laborer; Mandy, wife, 41; Mabry, Andrew, brother-in-law, 29, mechanic at garage.
All born in Kentucky, Mandy and Jess living in same house in 1935, Andrew in same place but not same house.
