Matthew Pleasant Henry

1840 - 1914  (74 years)

• Name	Matthew Pleasant Henry
  Birth	7 Mar 1840	Hardeman, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	M P Henry  [5, 6]
  Name	Mathew P Henry  [2]
  Name	Matthew Henry  [3]
  Name	Matthew P Henry  [1]
  Residence	1850	Hardeman, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Residence	1870	District 3, Bethel Springs, McNairy, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Occupation: Ditcher
  Reference Number	30497
  Burial	1914	Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  Death	7 Jul 1914	Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, USA   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I30497	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Adkins Henry,   b. 3 Aug 1808, North Carolina, USA d. 13 Aug 1889 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Susannah Phillips,   b. 25 Dec 1804, Chatham, North Carolina, USA d. 7 Feb 1892, Chester, Tennessee, USA (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F20051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Penina Owens,   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee, USA
  Marriage	5 Nov 1862	McNairy, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Elizabeth A Henry,   b. Jun 1863, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1920, Ennis, Ellis, Texas, USA (Age > 58 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Sarah A Henry,   b. 12 May 1867, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1954, El Dorado, Union, Arkansas, USA (Age 86 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F20026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Mar 1840 - Hardeman, Tennessee, USA Residence - 1850 - Hardeman, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 5 Nov 1862 - McNairy, Tennessee, USA Residence - Occupation: Ditcher - 1870 - District 3, Bethel Springs, McNairy, Tennessee, USA Burial - 1914 - Liberty, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA Death - 7 Jul 1914 - Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	3 Photos
  	MATTHEW HENRY
  	Obituary for Matthew P Henry
  	Findagrave Matthew Pleasant “Ples” Henry

  
  

• Sources

  [S59] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1549; Page: 228A. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1549; Page: 228A [S1003] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S60] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 173a. 1850 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hardeman, Tennessee; Roll: 881; Page: 173a [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71174760/matthew-pleasant-henry [S383] Ancestry.com, Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1954; Roll: 2. Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969 Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1954; Roll: 2 [S565] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002