Great-Grandson to reveal new details about the ‘Oak Ridge prophet’ John Hendrix
Agt. Abe Levitte and John Malone at John Hendrix’s grave in 1944.
The Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association welcomes the public to a program by Dennis Aslinger as he reveals facts about his great-grandfather, John Hendrix. The program will be at 7 p.m. at the Oak Ridge History Museum, also known as the Wildcat Den, at 102 Robertsville Rd.
Followin this talk, Aslinger will sign copies of his book, “The Prophet of Oak Ridge Revealed.”
“If you never believed the story of John Hendrix, the Oak Ridge prophet, you can put your doubts to rest. Who was the man John Hendrix? Was he a family man, a murderer, did he lose his mind and was locked away in a cage? All these questions, truth or fiction, can finally be answered,” a news release for the event stated.
Research, court records, statements from neighbors, and deed records led Aslinger to write his book.
Aslinger has spent 30 years researching his genealogy.
He’s proud to be a great-grandson of Hendrix and has lived his entire life within 20 miles of Hendrix’s resting place, in Oak Ridge’s Hendrix Creek subdivision.
He earned a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and a master of science degree in engineering management from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.