Category: Hendricks

The Hendricks family is attached to the Carroll family branch of my tree via Bessie Hendricks, mother of Wannita Radcliff Carroll

  • Grandma Hendricks and Deer Creek

    Grandma Hendricks and Deer Creek

    Connie Kelly

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    I drove through Deer Creek today, as I have hundreds of times, on my way to Washington from Carlock. I like to drive Main Street because I remember Grandma Carroll telling me her grandma, Grandma Nannie Hendricks, lived on Main St. Today I looked up the census records so I would know exactly which house…… Read more

  • Ancestral Settlers Hamm and Keim

    Ancestral Settlers Hamm and Keim

    Connie Kelly

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    I previously wrote about my 6th great grandfather, Peter Hendricks, immigrating to America in 1754 from Germany in the origins of our Hendricks ancestors. Another 7th great grandfather who immigrated to America from Germany, or what was Bavaria, is Johan Jacob Hamm, born in Rhine Valley, Miesbach, Bayern, Bavaria, Germany on 1721 to Thomas Ham and Sarah Ann Berry. Johan Jacob Ham married Barbara…… Read more

  • Rachel Hatton Estes

    Rachel Hatton Estes

    Connie Kelly

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    This is Rachel Hatton Estes, born in 1803. Her brother Thomas Hatton is our 4th great grandfather, Irvin “Junie” Hatton’s father. Junie is the father of Grandma Hendricks, Grandma Carroll’s grandmother. Rachel was born in Clark County Kentucky and lived in Estil County where much of the Hendricks family settled.  In a transcribed letter shared…… Read more

  • Origins of our Hendricks ancestors

    Origins of our Hendricks ancestors

    Connie Kelly

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    The Hendricks branch of our family came to America on the Phoenix in 1754. Our 6th great grandfather, Peter Hendricks was born in 1733 in Franconia, Palatinate or what is now Zweibruken Germany.  Zwiebruken is near the border of France and has been at different times French (1680) , Swedish (until 1718) and Bavarian (1799).…… Read more

  • Ed Hendricks

    Ed Hendricks

    Connie Kelly

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    On this date in 1947 my 2nd great grandfather, Edward Hendricks died in Deer Creek Illinois. Ed was the grandfather of my maternal grandmother. He was born on 26 Sep 1872 in Irvine Kentucky to John and Vina (Richardson) Hendricks. Conrad (often spelled Coonrad) Hendricks is Vina’s maternal grandfather. Conrad is the brother of Frederick…… Read more