Elizabeth Norton Dehay Papers (Z/0400)

Dates: 1857 - 1930

Papers, mainly correspondence, of Elizabeth Norton DeHay written by members of her family and friends. Mrs. DeHay, of Houston, was the wife of P. S. DeHay. Earlier she had taught the adopted children of J. K. Kearney, uncle of Belle Kearney. Included in the collection are letters written while Mrs. DeHay was a student in a Catholic school for girls. These give an insight into school life in the 1850s.

Twenty-eight items cover the period 18611865 and give accounts of civilian and military life. One letter in this group describes the appearance of Generals Beauregard and Stuart and a General Johnson. Also in the collection are numerous newspaper clippings concerning the deaths of James Money Vardaman and James Kimble Vardaman.

Series Identification

Series 1: Miscellaneous, 1858-1865.
Items include a school exercise book in French, school essays, and receipts.
Box 1, Folder 1

Series 2: Correspondence, 1858-1865; 1903; 1906.
Correspondence often concerning Nazareth Academy, from classmates, administrators, and family.
Box 1, Folder 2

Series 3: Contract, 1903.
Contract from The Forest Hill Cemetery Company, dated August 1, 1903.
Box 1, Folder 3

Series 4: Burial Statement of Agreement, 1930.
This is a Statement of Agreement for the burial and settlement of family remains in the DeHay family, signed by family members, dated November 18, 1930.
Box 1, Folder 3

Series 5: Newsclippings, 1926-1930; n.d.
Newspaper clippings concerning the death and burial of Vardaman family members.
Box 1, Folder 4

Box and Folder Inventory

Box 1:

Folder #	Item #	Letter Author	Letter Recipient	Dates	Notes
1	1	Fannie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	n.d.	A sticker type small paper, addressed from Louisville
1	2	Mary	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	n.d.	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
1	3	Burr	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	n.d.	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
1	4	Sallie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	August 27 [no year]	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
1	5	Henrietta	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	November 3 [no year]	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
1	6	Mary	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	n.d.
1	7	Belinda	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	August 20 [no year]	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
1	8	Sallie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	n.d.
1	9	Mrs. Halbert	Mrs. Jones	n.d.	Two written note pages plus the back of the second page
1	10	Elizabeth Norton DeHay		n.d.	School exercise book in French
1	11	Elizabeth Norton DeHay		n.d.	A handwritten copy of “The Flight of Xerxes” poem [by Caroline Sheridan].
2	1	Dick Stonestreet	[Elizabeth Norton DeHay]	n.d.	Written from “Centrefield”
2	2			March 15, 1858	Addressed from Nazareth Academy, to “My darling Schoolmate”
2	3	Julia	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	May 9, 1859	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
2	4		[Elizabeth Norton DeHay]	June 13, 1859	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
2	5	[Brainon]	Emma	December 29, 1889	Addressed from New Orleans
2	6	Sarah E. Lauton	[Elizabeth Norton DeHay]	January 10, 1960	From Elizabeth Norton DeHay’s aunt
2	7			January 12, 1860	From “Your Mother” in Yazoo City
2	8	J.N. Coleman		February 22, 1860	To “My dear Sweet Daughter”
2	9	Amanda		March 12, 1860	Addressed from Nazareth Academy, written in French
2	10	Amanda		March, 1860	Addressed from Nazareth Academy, written in French
2	11		Elizabeth Norton DeHay	May, 1860	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
2	12		Elizabeth Norton DeHay	July 23, 1860	Addressed from Nazareth Academy
2	13	Xavier	Elizabeth Norton DeHay
2	14	[Proctor Sherwood DeHay]	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	February 4, 1861	Addressed from Dolbear Commercial College, New Orleans, from an apparent suitor. He uses nick-name “Hanks.”
2	15	Proctor Sherwood DeHay	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	March 13, 1861	Addressed from Dolbear Commercial College, New Orleans
2	16	John Kinchen Kearney	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	June 27, 1861
2	17	John Kinchen Kearney	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	July 30, 1861
2	18	[Your Devoted Husband]	[My Dear Wife]	August 20, 1861	from a DeHay family soldier [Dr. DeHay]
2	19	Proctor Sherwood DeHay	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	September 11, 1861
2	20	Proctor Sherwood DeHay	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	October 1, 1861	Greenwood Hospital, Bristol, VA
2	21	Tom	Mary Ann	October 20, 1861	Camp Fisher, VA
2	22	Fannie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	October 7, 1861	from Waverly
2	23	[Your Devoted Husband B]	[My Dear Wife]	October 9, 1861	Bristol, VA, probably DeHay family member;
2	24	Proctor Sherwood DeHay	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	October 27, 1861	Bristol, VA
2	25		[Dear Wife]	November 14, 1861
2	26	Fannie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	November 24, 1861	Sparta
2	27	Florida “Birdie” Norton	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	December 22, 1861
3	1	Henry Wilson Norton, Jr.	Jeffie Jessie Norton	December 5, 1864
3	2	[P. Norton]	[James]	April 9, 1864	Sweet Water, East TN
3	3	Henry Wilson Norton, Jr.	Jeffie Jessie Norton	[February] 29, 1864
3	4	[Henry Wilson Norton, Jr.			This is a fragment, but consistent handwriting with Item 3
3	5	Fannie	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	April 17, 1863
3	6	[Proctor Sherwood DeHay]	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	January 2, 1863	Written from “Camp near Madison Courthouse”
3	7	Mary E. Jackson	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	January 18, 1862	Written from Clinton, Mississippi
3	8	Proctor Sherwood DeHay	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	April 29, 1862
3	9	H.L. Kearney	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	May 6, 1862
3	10		Elizabeth Norton DeHay	May 28, 1862	Written from “Waverly”
3	11		George B. Faxon	March 8, 1906	Receipt for care of grave of T.C. Jones, Memphis, Tennessee from Forest Hill Cemetery
3	12	[Proctor Sherwood DeHay]	Elizabeth Norton DeHay	July 18, 1862	Written from a camp near Richmond
3	13	[L.S. Dunmas]	“Miss Lou Norton”	July 13, 1863	Maybe Louisiana Norton Brown, sister to Elizabeth Norton DeHay, Written from Wallonia, KY
3	14	“Lou”	“Dear Mother”	January 2, 1866	Maybe Louisiana Norton Brown, sister to Elizabeth Norton DeHay, written from Peru, KY
3	15		“Mollie”	April 17, 1865	written from Croffordsville
3	16	“J.R.”	“Mollie”	April 21, 1865	written from Croffordsville
3	17	F.C. Jones	George B. Faxon	July 2, 1903	Front: Letter from F.C. Jones regarding bill for Forest Hill Cemetery Lot. Back: Reply from George B Faxon July 29, 1903 requesting documents on the bill
3	18		T. C. Jones	August 1, 1903	Contract from The Forest Hill Cemetery Co.
3	19	[Vannie DeHay Jones, Lula DeHay Meschant, C.W. Francis, E.R. Maddee, Mrs. H. Schear, H. Brown]		November 18, 1930	This is a Statement of Agreement for the burial and settlement of family remains in the DeHay family, signed by family members.
4	1			June 26, 1930	Newspaper article, Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, “Vardaman Will Rest Today in Native Soil.”
4	2			August 15, 1930	Newspaper article, “White Chief’s Wife is Buried Friday.”
4	3			June 26, 1930	Newspaper article, “White Chief’s Funeral Rites Set for Friday”
4	4			June 27, 1930	Newspaper article, “Vardaman Last Rites are Held in Jackson.”
4	5			n.d.	Newspaper Column, “Westwood's Column, “James Money Vardaman Made a Name for Himself To Which His Friends Could Point With Pride.”
4	6			[June 26, 1930]	Newspaper Photograph of a young James K. Vardaman
4	7			n.d.	Photograph of a family group
4	8			n.d.	Newspaper article, “Hold Vardaman Funeral Today”
4	9			June 26, 1930	Newspaper article, “Vardaman Will Rest Today in Native Soil.”
4	10			June 27, 1930	Newspaper article, “J.K. Vardaman Dies in Alabama Hospital.”
4	11			June 25, 1930	Newspaper article, “J.K. Vardaman Dies in Alabama Hospital.”
4	12			n.d.	Obituary, James K. Vardaman, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis TN,
4	13			n.d.	Newspaper Column, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, “Day By Day, With Governor Patterson.”
4	14			December 21, 1926	Newspaper article, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN, “Jim Money Vardaman Dies of Heart Attack.”
4	15			[December 20, 1926]	Newspaper article, “Death Claims Banker After Heart Attack.”
4	16			n.d.	Newspaper article, “Many Pay Tribute to Jim Money Vardaman.”
4	17			December 21, 1926	Newspaper article, “Miss. Capitol to Close for Vardaman Rites.”
4	18			n.d.	Newspaper article, “Memphis Banker is Gently Buried.”
4	19			n.d.	Obituary, Jim Money Vardaman