John Henderson Sr.
JOHN HENDERSON,SR. - My 4th great grandfather, John Henderson,Sr., is believed to be the oldest son of Hannah Sollars and James Henderson of Greene County, Tennessee. John Henderson was married to Elizabeth Wilson daughter of Samuel WILSON.
1802 - John Henderson, Sr., settled on Little Rock creek, another
branch of the Maramec, the early actual settlers were all Americans, thus we find Samuel
Wilson and his son John (1801); John Henderson (1802); John Gillmore (1803); George Smirl,
senior, (1801); James Smirl (1802); and George, junior, in the St. Louis District of what
is now Jefferson County, Missouri (from "History of Missouri",
pg. 76, by Louis Houck).
1810 John Henderson was the signer (as were James &
Samuel Henderson) of a petition to the Land
Commissioners of Louisiana Territory [Missouri] (from "Missouri Miscellany",
Vol. 1, Pg. 88-93, by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff)
1812 - John Henderson received his settlement rights to
640 acres on Little Rock Creek. (From "Early Settlers of Missouri As Taken From Land
Claims In The Missouri Territory" by Walter Lowrie)
1815 - The John Henderson family was in either the state of Mississippi
or Arkansas where Elizabeth was born according to census records.
1821 - In 1821 the John Henderson family was residing in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana (from Jefferson Co., Mo. deed record).
1830 - John Henderson is on a Jefferson County Missouri delinquient tax list for 100 acres of land.
1830's - The Henderson family returned to Missouri in the 1830's this time settling in Washington County where three of his four children were married. (Washington Co., Mo. marriage records). John Henderson Jr. was married in & settled in adjoining St. Francois County.
1838 - John Henderson,Sr., was deceased by 1838. A law
suit over John Henderson’s estate property on Little Rock Creek is on file in the
Ste. Genevieve Missouri Archives File #'s 494, 792.
John Henderson,Sr.'s children:
Sarah was daughter of John Henderson Sr. She was married to a man by the last name of Chance and they had a daughter named Sarah. From: Jefferson County Circuit Court Record sent to me by Beth Wilson & Ste. Genevieve Archives Missouri File #'s 494, 792.
Hannah was daughter of John Henderson Sr. She was married to a man by the last name of Reeves. They had a son Samuel H.Reeves & another son named James M. Reeves. From: Jefferson County Circuit Court Record sent to me by Beth Wilson & Ste. Genevieve Archives Missouri File #'s 494, 792.
Samuel W. (W for Wilson?)Henderson was the son of Elizabeth WILSON & John HENDERSON, Sr. John Sr. settled in Jefferson County, Missouri in 1802. Samuel W. was born 1808 in Missouri. He married Hannah HARRIS in Washington County, Missouri 10 Feb.1833. They went to Illinois in 1839 when the Mormons fled Missouri and resided at the town of Nauvoo, 1st Ward, Blk. 51. In early Mormon records of 1842 it lists three children for Hannah & Samuel: Sabilia, Rilia, Tobiatha. There was possibly a daughter named Amanda too. The following appeared in the Times & Seasons newspaper (Vol.2 - no date given) of Nauvoo: "Information Wanted: Hannah Henderson desires information from her husband Samuel W. Henderson, who left home (Nauvoo City) for the east last July, and not been heard of since. N.B. Editors will please give the above publicity." The Times & Seasons was printed 1839 -1841. Samuel died at Nauvoo 8 April 1843 of inflammatory fever and according to the Nauvoo Neighbor of 17 May 1843 Hannah died at the age of 35 yrs.7mo. 7days & gave her birthdate as 12 May 1818. Both are buried in the Old Nauvoo Burial Ground. In April of 1996 Gene and I visited the historic town of Nauvoo and stood on what used to be Samuel Henderson's property. We also visited the Old Nauvoo Burial Ground but there were very few tombstones left none of which were Hendersons. (See "Washington County & the Historic Mormon Movement")
*John Henderson,Jr., was the son of John HENDERSON, Sr. who settled in Jefferson County, Missouri circa 1802. John Jr. was born in Missouri circa 1810. He married his cousin, Mary Ann HENDERSON, in St. Francois County, Missouri in 1839. They resided next door to her parents. John and Mary Ann were the parents of four children: *George Washington Henderson, James M. and Elizabeth. John,Jr., died in 1847 before the birth of his fourth child Almeda. Mary Ann remarried to Robert M. MARKHAM in 1851 and moved to Carter County, Missouri and began another family. Her children by John Henderson remained with her parents.
Amariah K. Henderson was the son of John HENDERSON, Sr. who settled in Jefferson County,
Missouri circa 1802. Amariah was born 16 March 1812 in either Missouri or the state of Louisana. He married Amanda TENNISON in Washington County, Missouri 7 July 1837. They resided northwest of Belgrade. Amanda was supposed to be a relative of President John ADAMS. Amariah and Amanda became the parents of six children: Permelia born 13 October 1840 who married Judge Allen Montgomery GOFORTH. Permelia died 7 May 1921 & is buried in Thomas Chapel Cemetery; Joseph born 1842; Preston B. who was born 1845 & died in 1846; Haney born 1852; Lucy J. born 1856 & died 1860; and Mary who was born 1859. Amariah died in 1894 and is buried in Jane Bryan Cemetery. Amariah's tombstone is pictured at right.
Elizabeth "Betsy" Henderson Hargrove was the daughter of John HENDERSON, Sr. who settled in Jefferson County, Missouri circa 1802. Betsy was born circa 1815 in either the state of Arkansas or Mississippi. Elizabeth died in Iron County, Missouri sometime between 1870 - 1876. She married Jesse HARTGROVE in Washington County, Missouri in 14 June1835. They first resided in Washington County then Kaolin Township in Iron County. They probably didn't even move as they lived in the southern part of Washington County & that became part of Iron County when Iron County was formed. Betsy & Jesse were the parents of ten children: Margaret E. who married Wm. BURNHAM; Amanda; Emily who married Samuel SMITH; Eveline; George W. who married Missouri Jane VEST; Maria R.; Amariah, Americus or Emory who married Elizabeth HARTGROVE; John L.; William L. who married Sarah MAYFIELD; and Ruth C.
n May, 1992 Gene and I took a trip to
Lafayette, Louisiana and our route went right through Ouachita Parish. Of course we just had to
stop at Monroe so I could poke around through the courthouse records for a few hours! We
stopped briefly at Bosco to observe some very cute rare dwarf cats before proceeding on to
Alexandria. While there we learned there was a Henderson family cemetery near the
campground we were staying at. While visiting this cemetery I was bitten on the top of my
foot by a fire ant. Now I know how they got their name....it burned like fire! It also
left a red, itchy bump on my foot for more than a year. While in Lafayette we toured the Atchafalaya swamp which coincidentally happened to be at the town of Henderson! We also enjoyed an airboat tour of Fosse Point Swamp, saw a lot of alligators and even an alligator nest. We toured the Konriko Rice Mill, the Tobasco Factory at Avery Island, danced to Cajun music at Prejean's and at Belizaire's Restaurant we even got up enough nerve to sample fried alligator! (Yep, tastes like chicken!) We had a marvelous trip!
Unfortunately the joy of our trip was quickly lost after we came home. We had boarded our dog, Sandy, and our cat, Missey, while we traveled. We had had them both for nine years. We called every few days to check on them and were always told everything was all right. But during our trip Missey had become ill and two days after our return she died. We were devastated. We have no living children and she was like a baby to us. We still miss her and think of her. Later we adopted two adorable kittens from the Humane Society of the Ozarks in Farmington. Candy and Brandy are grown now and frequently "help" me with my genealogical research. They "help" by sorting the papers on my desk for me (by throwing them in the floor!) They also "help" me write my ancestral stories by tramping across the keyboard while I'm typing! So I'll blame all of my typos on them!