 1812 - 1893 (80 years)
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| Name |
Henry Harrison MEANS |
| Born |
4 May 1812 |
Hopkinsville, Christian Co, KY  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
27 Mar 1893 |
Henry Co, MO |
| Buried |
Aft 27 Mar 1893 |
Lewis Station Cemetery, Henry Co, MO |
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Tombstone of Henry H. and Mary O. Means
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Old Lewis Station Cemetery
Quite overgrown |
| Notes |
- "Henry H. Means died a his home 2 1/2 miles east of Lewis after an illness of eight days of Bright's disease, was born near Hopkinsville, Christian County, KY., May 5 1812, which would have make him 81 on his next birthday. He received more than a common school education and at an early age read medicine, which he thoroughly understood but never practiced any. After he came to Missouri, he spent most of his time teaching and was very successful. Married twice; to his first wife, Miss Miller, in Kentucky, near where he was raised, and remained there two years, at which time he buried the wife of his youth and babe. Life not being satisfactory, he emigrated west and landed in old Missouri in 1844 and stopped with some of his relatives in the eastern part of Henry County, where he secured a school for a term of several months. He won the affections of Miss Mary Fewell and they were married on the 5th of July 1844 and in the fall they went back to his old home in Kentucky and stayed until spring, when they returned to this state and stayed in Howard County two years, then to Johnson for a short time, then to the western part of Henry for several years and then to the north part of the county and from there to the old homestead where he lived until his death. They had eight children and all are living but one, Mrs. Lou Carroll, who died some two years ago, so five boys and two girls are left to mourn their father's loss. B. F. Means is living in Montgomery County; Z. T. Means is living in East St. Louis and the rest of the children are now making their home in this county.
Although he never belonged to any church, he was a strong believer in religion as taught by the Bible, which he studied until he knew almost every passage and were it would be found. He was brought up according to strict Methodist discipline, to which faith and doctrine he ever adhered. About two years ago after his recovery from an attack of the disease which terminated his life, he resolved to seek God, which he did, and expressed a desire to unite with the old Methodist Church, as he termed it, but for some reason he failed to do so. On the evening of March 28, 1893, his life closed and his remains were borne to the Lewis cemetery, where he was laid by the side of his wife, who died five years ago, and the breezes of the summer will blow softly over their graves."
(15 April 1893 Annals of Henry Co. Mo)
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| Person ID |
I128 |
William Means Descendants |
| Last Modified |
30 Mar 2008 |
| Father |
William MEANS, b. 22 Mar 1774, Mecklingberg Co, NC , d. 22 Feb 1851, Christian Co, KY (Age 76 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret HAMILTON, b. Abt 1780, Mecklenberg Co, NC , d. 11 Oct 1853, Douglas Co, IL (Age ~ 73 years) |
| Married |
1795 |
Mecklenberg Co, NC [1] |
| Family ID |
F34 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary Odineal FEWELL, b. 31 Jan 1820, Rockingham Co, NC , d. 25 Sep 1887, Lewis Station, Henry Co, MO (Age 67 years) |
| Married |
5 Sep 1844 |
Benton Co, MO [2] |
| 1850 US Census |
27 Aug 1850 |
Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO |
Pg013 D085:F085
MEANS, Henry H. - 38 wm (1812) farmer - Kentucky
MEANS, Mary O. - 28 wf (1822) - North Carolina
MEANS, Samuel A. - 4 wm (1846) - Missouri
MEANS, Benjamin F. W. - 3 wm (1847) - Missouri
MEANS, Zachary T. - 1 wm (1849) - Missouri
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| 1860 US Census |
15 Aug 1860 |
Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO |
Pg13 D1006:F1006
MEANS, Henry H. - 48 wm (1812) farmer - $1200-$970 - Kentucky
MEANS, Mary O. - 40 wf (1820) - North Carolina
MEANS, Samuel A. - 14 wm (1846) - Missouri - at school
MEANS, Benjamin F. - 13 wm (1847) - Missouri - at school
MEANS, Zachariah T. - 11 wm (1849) - Missouri - at school
MEANS, Sarah M. - 9 wf (1851) - Missouri - at school
MEANS, Susan E. - 7 wf (1853) - Missouri - at school
MEANS, Mary - 5 wf (1855) - Missouri
MEANS, Millard H. - 3 wf (1857) - Missouri
MEANS, Milton O. - 3/12 wm (1860) - Missouri
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| 1870 US Census |
14 Jul 1870 |
Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO |
Pg04 D28:F28
MEANS, Henry H. - 58 wm (1812) farmer - $6000-$1200 - Kentucky
MEANS, Mary - 50 wf (1820) keeping house - North Carolina
MEANS, Samuel A. - 24 wm (1846) farm laborer - Missouri
MEANS, Benj - 22 wm (1848) farm laborer - Missouri
MEANS, Zachary T. - 21 wm (1849) farm laborer - Missouri
MEANS, Sarah M. - 19 wf (1851) - Missouri
MEANS, Susan E. - 17 wf (1853) - Missouri
MEANS, Louisa - 15 wf (1855) - Missouri
MEANS, Millard H. - 12 wm (1858) - Missouri
MEANS, Melton O. - 10 wm (1860) - Missouri
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| Children |
| | 1. Samuel Allison MEANS, b. 24 Oct 1845, Henry Co, MO , d. 12 Nov 1917, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO (Age 72 years) |
| | 2. Benjamin Franklin MEANS, b. 2 Jan 1846, Henry Co, MO , d. 9 Sep 1936, Morrison, Gasconade Co, MO (Age 90 years) |
| | 3. Zachary Taylor MEANS, b. 2 Dec 1848, Henry Co, MO , d. 1915 (Age 66 years) |
| | 4. Sarah Margaret MEANS, b. 12 Dec 1850, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO , d. 7 Nov 1924, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO (Age 73 years) |
| | 5. Susan Ellen MEANS, b. 31 Aug 1853, Henry Co, MO , d. 20 Feb 1939, Henry Co, MO (Age 85 years) |
| | 6. Mary Louise MEANS, b. 21 Feb 1855, Henry Co, MO , d. 24 Nov 1890, Lewis, Henry Co, MO (Age 35 years) |
| | 7. Millard Harrison MEANS, b. 13 Mar 1857, Henry Co, MO , d. 20 Feb 1901, Henry Co, MO (Age 43 years) |
| | 8. Milton Otis MEANS, b. 25 Feb 1860, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO , d. 12 Jul 1932, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO (Age 72 years) |
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| Last Modified |
9 Jun 2007 |
| Family ID |
F51 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S27762] Ancestry.
- [S27695] Benton Co, MO Marrage Book-A (1839-1865), page 71.
Date recorded as 12 Dec 1844
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