Birth date given for Alfred F. "Tutt" Dennis September 19, 1867 on birth page of family bible in possession of Inis Dennis Watson, widow of Clure Judson Dennis, son of A. F. Dennis. Pages were copied and sent to me in 1988. Mrs. Watson stated that this bible had belonged to Thomas J. M. Dennis father of Alfred. Thomas birth is the first listed on the birth page. The first marriage recorded on the marriage page is Thomas J M Dennis and P M Dennis (Permelia Marcum) on October 16, 1856.
According to the marriage page of this bible "A F Dennis and Hattie E. Patterson was married November the 15 1891" (the 91 was written above the original numbers which are unreadable on the copy). "A F Dennis and Ova L Patterson was married May the 25 1899". (Ova is the niece of Hattie.)
I have a copy of a photograph of Tutt and Hattie that was probably taken shortly after their marriage. Also a copy of a photo of Tutt, Ova and the four oldest children taken about 1901.
Tutt and Hattie moved to Texas before the birth of their children. After Hattie's death in 1898 he moved back to TN with his three young children where he married his wife's niece Ova. They moved to Tx in 1900 where Clura Judson was born. They then moved back to TN by 1907 where they remained.
The 1900 Dallas County TX census has Alfred F. Dennis, Ova born 1882, Belle born Dec 1892, Sula born Aug. 1894, Hollis J born 1895, Clure J born Feb. 1900. All children were born in TX.
The 1910 Clay County TN census has Fred Dennis age 42 married for 10 years, he is a farmer who owns his land. Ova is 29 and has had two children both living. Belle is 17, Sula is 15, Hollis is 14, Clura is 10 and Fred is 3. Fred and Ova were born in Tn as were both their parents. All children except young Fred were born in TX. Young Fred was born in TN.
Alfred Frederick "Tutt" Dennis died at 11:30 Dec. 6, 1918 according to bible records. He is buried in the St. John (or Sewell) Cemetery Clay Co.TN near Willow Grove Community according to the Green book.
Information also from, "The Dennis/Tennison Families of N.C. Tenn. Texas, Missouri, & Other States" by Sue Dennis Green
Willie Patterson married Alma Taylor and they had 2 children.
Anna Patterson married Corbett Means and they had 2 children.
Lillie Patterson married George Coffee and they had 1 child.
Verda Patterson married Anderson Moore and they had no children.