Henry Harrison MEANS
1812 - 1893

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• Birth	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
  		Tombstone of Henry H. and Mary O. Means Status: Located
  		Old Lewis Station Cemetery Quite overgrown Status: Located
  Person ID	I128	William Means Descendants
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2008

  
  

  Father	William MEANS,   b. 22 Mar 1774, Mecklingberg Co, NC ,   d. Abt 1855, Christian Co, KY
  Mother	Margaret HAMILTON,   b. Abt 1780,   d. 11 Oct 1853, Douglas Co, IL
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Eliza MILLER,   d. 1840, KY
  Last Modified	30 Mar 2008
  Family ID	F4803	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Odineal FEWELL,   b. 31 Jan 1820, Rockingham Co, NC ,   d. 25 Sep 1887, Lewis Station, Henry Co, MO
  Married	5 Sep 1844	Benton Co, MO   [1]
  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
  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
  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
  Children	> 1. Samuel Allison MEANS,   b. 24 Oct 1845, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 12 Nov 1917, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO > 2. Benjamin Franklin MEANS,   b. 2 Jan 1846, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 9 Sep 1936, Morrison, Gasconade Co, MO > 3. Zachary Taylor MEANS,   b. 2 Dec 1848, Henry Co, MO > 4. Sarah Margaret MEANS,   b. 12 Dec 1850, Tebo Twp, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 7 Nov 1924, Warrensburg, Johnson Co, MO > 5. Susan Ellen MEANS,   b. 31 Aug 1853, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 20 Feb 1939, Henry Co, MO   6. Mary Louise MEANS,   b. 21 Feb 1855, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 24 Nov 1890, Lewis, Henry Co, MO > 7. Millard Harrison MEANS,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 20 Feb 1901, Henry Co, MO > 8. Milton Otis MEANS,   b. 25 Feb 1860, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO ,   d. 12 Jul 1932, Calhoun, Henry Co, MO
  Last Modified	09 Jun 2007
  Family ID	F51	Group Sheet

  
  

• Histories		Henry H. MEANS 78th Birthday Newspaper article
  		Will of Henry H. Means and sale of personal property

  
  

• 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)




• Sources

  [S27695] Benton Co, MO Marrage Book-A (1839-1865), page 71. Date recorded as 12 Dec 1844