My Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy: Fielding F. Henry

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Fielding F. Henry - Emeline Dorcas Tucker

Fielding F. Henry married Emeline Dorcas Tucker on December 19, 1844 in Monroe County, Tennessee. Below is their marriage record.

On the 1850 Monroe County, Tennessee District 12, the following is recorded:

Fielding Henry 25 b. TN brickmason
Emaline 25 b. TN
Sarah 8 b. TN
William 5 b. TN

The 1860 Monroe County, Tennessee Census, the family is recorded in different districts:

F. F. Henry 35 b. TN Laborer
Emaline 36 b. TN
Wm 15 b. TN
J. P. 11 b. TN
R. L. 6 b. TN
Lucinda 5 b. TN
J. W. 3 b. TN
F. M. 2 b. TN

The Henry's are recorded on the 1870 Monroe County, Tennessee Census in District 15:

Fielden Henry 50 b. NC
Emaline 46 b. SC
Patrick 21 b. TN
Robert 18 b. TN
Lucinda 16 b. TN
George 13 b. TN
Francis 11 b. TN
James 8 b. TN
Rebecca 6/12 b. TN

The 1880 Monroe County, Tennessee Census records the family again in District 15:

Fielding Henry 56 b. TN father b. VA mother b. TN Brickmason
Emeline 56 b. TN father b. NC mother b. VA
Robert 27 b. TN
G. W. 22 b. TN
F. M. 19 b. TN
J. M. 18 b. TN
B. J. 9 b. TN
Mary 27
M. E. 1

Fielding Henry is noted on the 1891 Tennessee Voters List in Monroe County, Tennessee in District 12:

Fielding F. Henry - Mexican War

Fielding F. Henry enlisted in the Mexican War on March 24, 1847 in Athens (Tennessee) under Captain Anderson in the 14th Regiment of Company B. His description at 28 years old was grey eyes, light hair, ruddy complexion and 6 foot tall. He served as a private in New Orleans, Louisiana and was discharged on July 26, 1848.

These records show that Fielding Henry was born in Cocke County, Tennessee and would have been born about 1819. He was also a mason by trade.