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Enzley Henderson “Hence” Amos

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Enzley Henderson “Hence” Amos

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
31 Dec 1921 (aged 78)
Snow Creek, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Name E. H. Amas
Event Date 31 Dec 1921
Event Place Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
Gender Male
Race White
Age 78y 1m 19d
Birth Date 21 Nov 1843
Birthplace N. C.
Marital Status Married
Father's Name G. Washington Amas
Mother's Name Elizabeth Hennis
Mother's Birthplace N. C.
Occupation Farmer
Cemetery Family Burial Ground
Burial Date 01 Jan 1922

CSA VETERAN

78yrs 1mo 19days. Son of George Washington and Elizabeth Hennis Amos. Husband of Martha Jane Gann Amos, who he married on Dec. 19, 1867.

Hence and Martha raised tobacco and sheep, and he was also a blacksmith. He sheared the sheep and sold the wool. Martha Jane was proficient at spinning, making many clothes for the family.

Hence always accepted payment in gold or silver coins, NEVER PAPER MONEY. When he died, a family member found a trapdoor in the smokehouse--finding a brass kettle full of coins and other containers.
Name E. H. Amas
Event Date 31 Dec 1921
Event Place Snow Creek, Stokes, North Carolina
Gender Male
Race White
Age 78y 1m 19d
Birth Date 21 Nov 1843
Birthplace N. C.
Marital Status Married
Father's Name G. Washington Amas
Mother's Name Elizabeth Hennis
Mother's Birthplace N. C.
Occupation Farmer
Cemetery Family Burial Ground
Burial Date 01 Jan 1922

CSA VETERAN

78yrs 1mo 19days. Son of George Washington and Elizabeth Hennis Amos. Husband of Martha Jane Gann Amos, who he married on Dec. 19, 1867.

Hence and Martha raised tobacco and sheep, and he was also a blacksmith. He sheared the sheep and sold the wool. Martha Jane was proficient at spinning, making many clothes for the family.

Hence always accepted payment in gold or silver coins, NEVER PAPER MONEY. When he died, a family member found a trapdoor in the smokehouse--finding a brass kettle full of coins and other containers.

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