 | Rev. J. Newell Hendry Family |
John Newell Hendry, son of James Madison Hendry and Mary Jane Payne, was born November 7, 1881 at what is now called the New Zion settlement of Manatee (now Hardee) County, Florida. He died December 19, 1968, Wauchula, Hardeee County, Florida.
Newell, as he was known, was occupied in various occupations. He was in the mercantile business at intervals, taught four five-month terms of school, and farmed. He served as clerk of the Wauchula Post Office from April 1,1907 to March 1, 1912 when he became the first rural mail carrier out of Wauchula, Florida. He retired from the Post Office on June 1, 1944.
Newell was ordained as a Baptist minister in March of 1913. Churches, which he served, included: New Zion, Oak Grove, Pine Level, Bethel, Dry Prairie, Athens, Ona, Lake Buffum and Fort Green. Rev. Hendry was pastor of Fort Green Baptist Church from January 1918 to August 1928 and again October 1929 to September 1952. He performed about 800 baptisms, 450 funerals, and 150 weddings.
He married (1) March 15, 1903 at Duette, Manatee County, Florida, Emma Alice Shuman, daughter of Alfred Franklin Shuman and Sarah Alderman. Emma was born January 25, 1884, Duette, Manatee County, Florida and died October 12, 1941, Wauchula, Hardee County, Florida. Newell married (2) March 5, 1942 in Polk County, Florida, Essie Shuman, daughter of Alfred Franklin Shuman and Sarah Alderman. Essie was born April 23, 1885 and died August 23, 1967. Newell, Emma and Essie are buried in Wauchula Cemetery.
Issue of Rev. J. Newell Hendry and (1) Emma Alice Shuman:
1. Flora Hendry, born March 13, 1904; died July 1976; married in April 1931 Marion Moses Carlton, son of Thomas Stanford Carlton and Flossie Howell. Flora had 2 children: Thomas Newell Carlton, born May 15, 1932, died Feb. 27, 2010; and Claire Nadine Carlton, born July 10, 1934, Arcadia, FL; died Nov. 19, 1979, Atlanta, GA; buried Sawnee View Gardens, Cumming, GA; married (1) June 21, 1954 at Wauchula, FL Jerry Lawson Tyson; (2) ___________; (3) Jim Shadburn.
2. Sarah "Sallie" Hendry, born May 11, 1912; died Feb. 7, 1979; buried Wauchula Cemetery; married on July 19, 1932 Albert Sidney Waters, son of Francis B. and Mary Waters.
3. John Newell Hendry, Jr., born Feb. 7, 1914; died Jan. 9, 1990; married on Sept. 7, 1934 Iris Smith, daughter of Rev. Henry Smith and Florrie Bailey. Iris was born Nov. 26, 1916 and died May 1, 1990, Bradenton, FL.
4. Warren Harding Hendry, born June 20, 1921; died June 6, 1996; married (1) in 1944, Cottye Whitener; divorced; (2) Blanche Waltz; divorced.
Newell Hendry
L-R: Binney Hendry (1885-1958)
Angelia Hendry Roberts (1874-1954)
Rev. J. Newell Hendry (1881-1968)
Standing, L-R: James B. Hendry (1902-1992), Anne Hendry Stone (1912-2010), Rev. Alex Hendry (1904-1968); Sitting: L-R: Rev. J. Newell Hendry (1881-1968),Angelia Hendry Roberts (1874-1954), Binney Hendry (1885-1958), Wauchula, Fla., Nov. 7, 1951
L-R: Rev. J. Newell Hendry, Rev. Perry Tomlinson, Ollie Roberts, Tom Cooper
L-R:Ross Hendry, Pat Kelly, Bill Kelly, Jim Kelly, Beth Hendry, Pecan Avenue, Wauchula, early 1950s
L-R: Beth (b. 1944), Ross (b. 1941), Iris, J. N. Hendry, Jr., Wauchula, ca. 1957
Rev. Newell Hendry, 1962
Dr. Ross Hendry, Pet Care Center
Dr. Ross & Suzan Hendry
Clint Hendry, pastor of Celebration Church, 2008
Beth Hendry Clark
Malia Hendry, Mikell Hendry, Heath Hendry, Ashley Hendry, Iris Quave, 2009 Hardee County Fair Program, Feb. 14-22
Claire Carlton, Hardee County High School, Junior-Senior Banquet, April 27, 1951, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Hardee County, Florida, Clare Carlton & Jerry L. Tyson, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Claire N. Carlton & Jerry L. Tyson, wedding, June 21, 1954 Hardee County, Florida, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Lou & Clare Tyson, California, 1955, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Lou & Clare Tyson, Irvington, California, 1955, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Clare Carlton Tyson, about 1960, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Clare Tyson, ca. 1968, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Clare, Randy, Cheryl Tyson, ca. 1968, courtesy of Lou Tyson
Claire N. Carlton Shadburn Grave Marker, Sawnee View Gardens, Cumming, Georgia, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
Justin Stamboni Grave Marker, born Feb. 5, 1979; died July 16, 1981, Cobb County, Georgia. He was the son of Cheryl Anne Tyson and Joseph Stamboni and the grandson of Claire Nadine Carlton Tyson Shadburn. Photo, courtesy of Lou Tyson Snyder
U.S. Navy graduation of Joshua Tyson, son of Randy Tyson, June 2007, courtesy of Lou Tyson
Jerry Tyson, Jr. and his father Randy Tyson, July 2007, courtesy of Lou Tyson
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