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James R. Hendricks

Birth: 23 Nov 1819
Georgia, USA
Death: 3 May 1901 (aged 81)
Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA
Burial: Hendricks Cemetery

Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 35.850155, Longitude: -95.0188709
Memorial ID: 5862570 View Source

James R. Hendricks was the first child of William H. Hendricks Sr. and Susannah ( a full-blood Cherokee born in GA). He was born in the Old Cherokee Nation in GA.

He had 12 brothers and sisters. **See Willis Hendricks, William H. or Susannah Hendricks (all buried in the Hendricks Cemetery).

His wife was Nannie Woodall; they had the following children: Jennie Hendricks Ragsdale; Jonas; Dennis who married Eliza Jane Fish; Minerva Hendricks Poorboy Craft; Cornelia; and Louisa Hendricks Miles.

James R. was stationed at Fort Gibson, Union Army, Civil War, as a wagon maker and wood worker. He was District Judge of Tahlequah in 1873 and 1875, held many offices in the Cherokee Nation including member of the Council.

**Note William H. Hendricks' Bible states that James R. Hendricks was born on Nov. 27th, 1817 in GA.

Photo Courtesy of: Jill Delene Schneider, Descendant.

James R. Hendricks was the first child of William H. Hendricks Sr. and Susannah ( a full-blood Cherokee born in GA). He was born in the Old Cherokee Nation in GA.

He had 12 brothers and sisters. **See Willis Hendricks, William H. or Susannah Hendricks (all buried in the Hendricks Cemetery).

His wife was Nannie Woodall; they had the following children: Jennie Hendricks Ragsdale; Jonas; Dennis who married Eliza Jane Fish; Minerva Hendricks Poorboy Craft; Cornelia; and Louisa Hendricks Miles.

James R. was stationed at Fort Gibson, Union Army, Civil War, as a wagon maker and wood worker. He was District Judge of Tahlequah in 1873 and 1875, held many offices in the Cherokee Nation including member of the Council.

**Note William H. Hendricks' Bible states that James R. Hendricks was born on Nov. 27th, 1817 in GA.

Photo Courtesy of: Jill Delene Schneider, Descendant.

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Nancy Jane "Annie" Woodall Hendricks

1829–1873 (m. 1850)

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Maintained by: Judy Rossman
Originally Created by: Alice P.
Added: Oct 19, 2001
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5862570/james_r-hendricks: accessed ), memorial page for James R. Hendricks (23 Nov 1819–3 May 1901), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5862570, citing Hendricks Cemetery, Tahlequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, USA; Maintained by Judy Rossman (contributor 51061288).

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