William Dewey Lennon, Sr.

1898 - 1960

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	25 Dec 1898	North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	09 Jul 1960	Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina   [2, 3]
  	Agency: Bladen County Hospital
  Person ID	I1263	Main
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2008

  
  

  Father	Council Lennon,   b. approx. 1839, North Carolina
  Mother	Jannie,   b. Sept 1858, North Carolina ,   d. unknown
  Married	approx. 1880	North Carolina
  Family ID	F412	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Ethel Lennon,   b. abt. 1900, Bladen County, North Carolina
  Children	1. Dillard Lennon,   b. 15 May 1920, Bladen County, North Carolina ,   d. Nov 1986, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Last Modified	31 May 2007
  Family ID	F737	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Nettie Bland,   b. 21 Sep 1908, Pender County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 Jan 1961, Clarkton, Bladen County, North Carolina
  Married	approx. 1929
  Children	> 1. Council Lennon,   b. 08 Oct 1931, Bladen Marsh, Bladen County, North Carolina ,   d. 21 Nov 1991, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina > 2. William Dewey Lennon, Jr.,   b. 01 May 1933, Bladen County, North Carolina ,   d. 18 May 1996, Clarkton, Bladen County, North Carolina   3. Lizzie Lennon,   b. 20 Sep 1936, Bladen Marsh, Bladen County,North Carolina > 4. Timothy Herman Lennon,   b. 28 Mar 1938, Bladen Marsh, Bladen County, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Aug 2001, Philadephia, Philadephia County, Pennsylvania   5. E. Lennon > 6. D. Lennon
  Last Modified	4 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F508	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1900 NC Cencus: Council Lennon (Head) Enumeration Date: 26 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 38 Sheet: 3 Location: Western Prong, Columbus County, NC Council - Head, age 50, born Jun 1850, married 19 years Jane - Wife, age 41, born Sep 1858, married 19 years, mother of 8, 7 still living Daisy - Daughter, age 14, born Jun 1885 Anna Jane - Daughter, age 12, born Jan 1888 Lizzie - Daughter, age 9, born Oct 1890 Julia - Daughter,age 9, born Oct 1890 Flora - Daughter, age 7, born Nov 1893 James - Son, age 4, born Sept 1895 Dewey - Son, age 1, born Dec 1899
  		1910 NC Census: Grant Lennon (Head) Enumeration Date: 7 May 1910 Enumeration District: 27 Sheet: 9A & 9B Location: Chadbourn, Columbus County, NC Grant - Head, age 40, 2nd marriage, married 1 year Allie - Wife, age 21, 1st marriage, married 1 year, no children Leder (?) - daughter, age 17 Docton - son, age 15 Lee - son, age 13 David - son, age 10 Will - son, age 8 Allie - daughter, age 6 Counsel - father, age 71, widowed James - brother, age 15 Dewey - brother, age 12 Note: family is listed as "mulatto" except wife Allie. Link to full image.
  		WWI Draft Registration Card: William Dewey Lennon Sr. Birth Date: 25 Dec 1898 Next of Kin: Lizzie Robinson Date: Apr 1918
  		1930 NC Census: Dewey Lennon (Head) Enumeration Date: 16 Apr 1930 Enumeration District: 11 Sheet: 8B Location: Brown Marsh, Bladen County, North Carolina Dwelling #126 1. Dewey - age 36, 1st marriage at 19, 2. Nettie - age 22, 1st marriage at 21 3. Dillard - son, age unreadeable 4. John H. Blonde - age 18, brother in law
  		NC Death Certificate: William Dewey Lennon

  
  

  Headstones

  William Dewey Lennon is buried in Clarkton Cemetery.

  
  

• Notes

  Born: Birth certificates of children vary between reporting his birth in Bladen or Columbus County. Death certificate has birth date as 1 Oct 1898 but 1900 census and draft card have month of December.

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] WW1 Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Ancestry). [S3] North Carolina Death Collection 1908-2004. Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com). [S20] North Carolina Death Certificate.