Rebecca DENNIS (Lyons)

1819 -

• Name	Rebecca DENNIS (Lyons)
  Born	1819	Overton Co, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I80	Dennis/Tennison Families | Family of Carl Dennis
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Edmond (Edmund) Lyons (Lions)     (B: ca 1780        (D:
  Mother	Elizabeth TENNISON (Cheatwood, Chitwood)     (B: ca 1758    Powhatan Co, VA)    (D: ca 1850    Overton Co, TN)
  Married	Ca1810	North Carolina
  Family ID	F130	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Levi H. DENNIS     (B: ca 1815    Overton Co, TN)    (D: Aft 1870    Allen Co, KY)
  Married	ca. 1835	Overton Co, Tennessee
  Notes	Note that Rebecca is the child of Elizabeth “Betty” Cheatwood and her second husband Edmund Lyon. Her first husband was John Tennison who died in 1808 in Caswell County, NC. This family remained close to the sons of John Tennison and after living several years in Warren Co., TN moved to Overton Co., TN where the sons of John Tennison lived. Rebecca married the son of her step brother Levi Dennis.
  Children	+ 1. Martha Jane LEWIS (Dennis) B: 12 May 1835 Overton Co, TN D: 17 Jul 1927 Allen Co, KY + 2. John Huston DENNIS B: ca 1839 Overton Co, TN D: 14 Jun 1899 Guthrie, Todd Co, KY   3. Margaret Elizabeth "Mary Ella" DENNIS B: 6 Jun 1843 Overton Co, TN D: 7 Dec 1928 Overton Co, TN + 4. 1845 William "Bill" Armstrong DENNIS B: 27 Feb 1845 Overton Co, TN D: 28 Feb 1912 Hopkinsville, Christian Co, KY   5. 1847 Sheridan (Shird, Sherd)) DENNIS B: 10 Sep 1847 Overton Co, TN D: 10 Oct 1927 Waverly, Morgan Co, IL + 6. 1852 Henry F DENNIS B: 1852 Overton Co, TN D: Jun 1879 Allen Co, KY + 7. 1854 James M (H) DENNIS B: 30 Jul 1854 Overton Co, TN D: 2 Mar 1916 Allen Co, KY
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F42	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Note that Rebecca is the child of Elizabeth “Betty” Cheatwood and her second husband Edmund Lyon. Her first husband was John Tennison who died in 1808 in Caswell County, NC. This family remained close to the sons of John Tennison and after living several years in Warren Co., TN moved to Overton Co., TN where the sons of John Tennison lived. Rebecca married the son of her step brother Levi Dennis.