Advertisement

James Alex “Jim” Henry

Advertisement

James Alex “Jim” Henry

Birth
Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
Death
15 Mar 1957 (aged 73)
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Collins, Tattnall County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Suggest Edits
Granddaddy Jim was a VERY good farmer. He was from Emanuel County, Ga and he and Grandmammie (BeAnn), along with their 4 oldest children, Woodrow, Pearlie, O'Rita and Mildred, moved in 1923 to Tattnall County, GA. They moved in a wagon pulled by mules. He had crates for his "starter" livestock of chickens and hogs, and tied their cow to the wagon. It took them 2 nights and three days to make the 40 mile trip. They moved to the home of Grandmammies brother, Lebon, and he sharecropped for him. The other children of Granddaddy Jim and Grandmammie, were all born in Tattnall County, GA.

He was a sharecropper and was much in demand in the area. He worked for several from that area. He farmed right up until maybe the last year of his life. The photo shown with him and Grandmammie was taken that last year. He had to get up out of bed in order to go outside and take the picture at my granddaddy's (Pearlie) request. That year, he was unable to finish the crop. Since he was so sick, most of his children finished this last crop. He died a few months later in Savannah, basically from old age and over work.

He was big joker and liked to tease. When my mother, (Melba Henry George) was little, if she had even the slightest scratch or bug bite, he would call her to him and spit tobacco juice on the place. She was appalled by it even at a young age, thinking it was "nasty", but, she says oddly enough, it always worked to take out the sting or keep the scratch from becoming infected. She says she always felt special to him.

He was my Great grandfather.
Granddaddy Jim was a VERY good farmer. He was from Emanuel County, Ga and he and Grandmammie (BeAnn), along with their 4 oldest children, Woodrow, Pearlie, O'Rita and Mildred, moved in 1923 to Tattnall County, GA. They moved in a wagon pulled by mules. He had crates for his "starter" livestock of chickens and hogs, and tied their cow to the wagon. It took them 2 nights and three days to make the 40 mile trip. They moved to the home of Grandmammies brother, Lebon, and he sharecropped for him. The other children of Granddaddy Jim and Grandmammie, were all born in Tattnall County, GA.

He was a sharecropper and was much in demand in the area. He worked for several from that area. He farmed right up until maybe the last year of his life. The photo shown with him and Grandmammie was taken that last year. He had to get up out of bed in order to go outside and take the picture at my granddaddy's (Pearlie) request. That year, he was unable to finish the crop. Since he was so sick, most of his children finished this last crop. He died a few months later in Savannah, basically from old age and over work.

He was big joker and liked to tease. When my mother, (Melba Henry George) was little, if she had even the slightest scratch or bug bite, he would call her to him and spit tobacco juice on the place. She was appalled by it even at a young age, thinking it was "nasty", but, she says oddly enough, it always worked to take out the sting or keep the scratch from becoming infected. She says she always felt special to him.

He was my Great grandfather.

Family Members

Parents
Spouse
Siblings
Children

Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement

See more Henry memorials in:

Flower Delivery Sponsor and Remove Ads

Records on Ancestry

Advertisement