Carey Dennis^[1]

1808 -

• Name	Carey Dennis
  Born	12 Jan 1808
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I55008	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Joseph Dennis,   b. 3 Feb 1775,   d. 19 Feb 1851  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary,   b. 5 Dec 1776,   d. 15 Jul 1853  (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F21283	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Margaret Matthews,   b. 1812,   d. 30 Nov 1872  (Age 60 years)
  Children	1. James Dennis,   b. 1831   2. Matilda Dennis,   b. 1834 + 3. John Edward Dennis,   b. 20 Oct 1836, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jul 1917  (Age 80 years) + 4. Joseph Dennis,   b. May 1840, Tennessee + 5. Joel Dennis,   b. 1847,   d. 14 May 1876  (Age 29 years)   6. David C. Dennis,   b. 1849 + 7. Alexander Dennis,   b. 14 Jan 1853, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Apr 1924  (Age 71 years)   8. Carey Dennis
  Family ID	F14917	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Parents of Carey Dennis have not been confirmed. Killed by Rebels as he tried to protect two boys who were too young to go to war. ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 187, 263.

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, Vol. 20, No. 2, p 3, Summer 1999.