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Eugene Russell Hendrix

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Eugene Russell Hendrix (May 17, 1847 November 11, 1927) was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in the U.S., elected in 1886.

Born(1847-05-17)May 17, 1847
Fayette, Missouri
DiedNovember 11, 1927(1927-11-11) (aged 80)
Kansas City, Missouri
Burial place
Mount Washington Cemetery
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Eugene Russell Hendrix
Born(1847-05-17)May 17, 1847
Fayette, Missouri
DiedNovember 11, 1927(1927-11-11) (aged 80)
Kansas City, Missouri
Burial place
Mount Washington Cemetery
Education
OccupationClergyman
Spouse
Ann Elizabeth Scarritt
(m. 1872)
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Biography

Eugene Russell Hendrix was born in Fayette, Missouri on May 17, 1847. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1867, and from Union Theological Seminary in 1869.[1][2]

He died at his home in Kansas City, Missouri on November 11, 1927, and was buried at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence.[3]

Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, is named in his honor.

Family

He was married to Ann Elizabeth Scarritt (born May 23, 1851), daughter of Nathan Spencer Scarritt (1821–1890) and Martha Matilda Chick (died 1873), on June 20, 1872.[1][2]

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