Henry Clay Newberry1

M, #18505, b. circa 1799, d. after 1860
Father*Samuel Newberry Jr.1 b. Dec 25, 1773, d. Feb 12, 1857
Mother*Nancy Eunice Powers1 b. Apr 4, 1771, d. Feb 13, 1862

Family 1

Elizabeth Dickerson
Children

Family 2

Parmelia Ann Elizabeth Reynolds b. Aug 27, 1825, d. Aug 6, 1911
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1799 Henry Clay Newberry was born circa 1799 at Wythe County, Virginia, United States.1 
 He was the son of Samuel Newberry Jr. and Nancy Eunice Powers.1 
Marriage*Aug 14, 1821 Henry Clay Newberry married Elizabeth Dickerson on Aug 14, 1821 at Scott County, Virginia, United States.1 
Marriage*Jan 15, 1847 Henry Clay Newberry married Parmelia Ann Elizabeth Reynolds on Jan 15, 1847.1 
Burial*after 1860 Henry Clay Newberry was buried after 1860 at Fort Washita Cemetery, Lake Texoma, Grayson County, Texas, United States.2 
Death*after 1860 He died after 1860 at Lake Texoma, Grayson County, Texas, United States.1 
Book Excerpt* 
Henry went to Missouri and then Texas, where one of his sons was treasurer of Haraman County. Henry Clay Newberry had prior and subsequent wives to Permelia Ann Reynolds. He evidently failed to mention this to Permelia when they married; shortly after they were married a young man about Permelia's age appeared at the door asking for Mr. Newberry. When Permelia asked his business he responded that he was Mr. Newberry's oldest son. This supposedly was the first she had heard about any prior marriages. They later divorced. Both remarried; Permelia at least twice. Henry Clay is supposed to be buried at Ft. Washita, most of which is under Lake Texoma nowadays. There is some kind of monument or marker declaring the site of Ft. Washita but no information yet on who may be buried there. HC's marriage certificate states he married Permelia on 15 jan 1847 and that HC was "of Withe (Wythe?) County. One story has it that Henry Clay Newberry was "Brought from Ireland with two of his brothers. One went to Tenn, other to Kansas". This, in spite of censuses such as the 1850 Botetourte County VA census stating Henry's birthplace as "VA". Perhaps the Irishmen were Henry's father and uncles. HC and Parmelia left VA for MO when daughter was one year old, or some time in late 1855. About 1858 the family moved to Montague County TX and "became one of the State's early Pioneers".
Deed Record book 32 p 161 Montague Co TX records 1040 acres bought by H.C. Newberry 11 Feb 1858.3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #19.
  3. [S943] Book - Unknown,.