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it being outside the scope
of this work to follow the descendants who have emigrated to other
places...
- The FIRST generation of the family residing in MERRIMACK
NH is shown in red, bold.
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First Generation: HENDERSON FAMILY OF MERRIMACK NH
David
Henderson, son of James and C/Katherine Henderson,
was born 1 Aug 1811 in Crossgate, Fife, Scotland. He died 7
June 1886 in Merrimack NH and is buried in Last Rest Cemetery,
Merrimack NH. He m1) abt 1836 to Amalia/Amelia Ford. She was b.
1818 in Dun Fermline Scotland and died 11 Sep 1848 (buried Last
Rest Cemetery). He m2) 3 July 1849 Melvina (Houghton) Nourse.
She was b 1817 and d. 5 Aug 1853 (buried Last Rest Cemetery).He
married 3d) Margaret Henderson, b. 1835, d. 22 Dec 1862. He married
4th) Mrs. Fanny (Buxton) Burnap, widow of Jacob Burnap. She was
b. 1816 and d. 10 Sep 1881. He was a woolen mill owner and manufacturer
in Merrimack NH, Holton & Henderson, from 1860 to 1880, i.e.
producing carpets, cotton and woolen goods. In 1882 a boy tripping
over a lantern started a fire that consumed his, and other, factories
and manufactories in Merrimack.
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U.S. Census > 1860 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Merrimack
David Henderson 49 M Manufacturer 10,000/14,000 Scotland
Margaret Henderson 25 F wife NY
Amelia Henderson 22 F Teacher MA
James Henderson 20 M Dyer MA
William Henderson 18 M Flannel Finisher MA
David Henderson 16 M Carder MA
Josiah Henderson 7 M NH
George W. Henderson 2 M NH
Charles T. Henderson 8/12 M NH
William Henderson 27 M Teacher NY
Lona R. Houghton 60 F Boarder Maine
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U.S. Census > 1870 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Merrimack
Henderson, David 57 M W Woolen Manufacturer 15,000/20,000 Scotland
[b abt 1813]
Henderson, Fanny J. 54 F W Keeping House Vermont
Henderson, George W. 11 M W at home NH
Henderson Charles T. 10 M W at home NH
Henderson, Jennie C. 8 F W at home NH
Henderson, Malvina 13 F W at home NH
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Census > U.S. Census > 1880 United States Federal Census
> New Hampshire > Hillsborough > Merrimack > District
140
Henderson, David W M 68 manufacturer Scotland Scotland Scotland
Henderson, Fannie J. W F 64 wife House keeping VT NH Mass
Henderson, George W. W M 21 son works in mill NH Scotland NY
Henderson Charles F. W M 20 NH Soctland NY
Henderson Jennie C W F 18 dau at home NH Scotland NY
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Children of David & Amalia/Amelia (Ford) Henderson:
1. Amelia Henderson, b. 22 Oct 1837 Lowell MA [Lowell MA recs];
d. 16 Nov 1918 in Waunakee, Dane Co. Wisconsin;she m. 20 Nov 1863
in Madison, Dane Co WI to Laurence A. Ford, son of James &
Ellen (Elder) Ford. He b. 10 Oct 1833 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
and d. 10 Feb 1895 in Waunakee, Dane Co Wisconsin. Children [FORD]:
Ellen Malvina (b 10 Jan 1865 Vienna, Dane Co WI), Jennie Amelia
(b 28 Aug 1866 Vienna WI), William Laurence (b 23 Jan 1868 Vienna
WI), Bessie Grace (b 24 Dec 1872 Vienna WI), and Ida Agnes (b
19 Apr 1874 Vienna WI).
2. James Henderson, b. 7 Sep 1839 Lowell MA [Lowell MA recs];
a veteran of the Civil War
3. +William Henderson, b. 26 Oct 1841 Lowell MA, baptized 12 Nov
1843 in Lowell MA; d. 20 June 1914, buried Last Rest Cemetery
in Merrimack NH
4. David Henderson, Jr. b. 1843 MA; a veteran of the Civil War,
Enlisted as a Ordinary Seaman on 23 July 1864 at the age of 21.
Enlisted in Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 23 Jul 1864.Received a
disability discharge from Navy Regiment U.S. Navy on 23 Feb 1865
at New York, NY.
5. Catherine Russell Henderson, bap 10 Oct 1847 in Lowell MA;
d. 5 Dec 1847, buried Turkey Hill Cemetery, Merrimack NH
Children of David & Melvina (Houghton-Norse) Henderson:
6. John Russell Henderson, b. 1849 Merrimack NH, d. 1857 Merrimack
NH, buried Last Rest Cemetery, Merrimack NH
7. +Josiah Robert Henderson, b. 1853 in Merrimack NH NH; in 1907
living in Nashua NH, a house on Nashua and Manchester Roads; a
foreman at David R. Jones; m. 1st) Emogene Coney; m2) Lillian
Jones
Children of David & Margaret (Henderson) Henderson:
8. George Washington Henderson, b. 18 June 1859 Merrimack NH ,
d. 5 Jan 1929, buried Last Rest Cemetery, Merrimack NH; in 1907
living with sister Jennie C.; d. 5 Jan 1929 Merrimack NH
9. Charles Talbot Henderson, b. 1860 NH; d. 9 Feb 1929, buried
Last Rest Cemetery, Merrimack NH
10. Jennie Catherine Henderson, b. 1862 Merrimack NH; d. 14 Jan
1929 Merrimack NH, unmarried; in 1907 brothers Charles T. and
George W. living with her on Nashua Road in Merrimack NH.
-----------Second
Generation------------
William
T. Henderson, son of David & Amalia (Ford) Henderson,
was b. 26 Oct 1841 in Lowell MA; d. 20 June 1914, buried Last
Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH. He married 13 Sep 1865 Hannah Eliza
"Anna" Mitchell, daughter of Dwelly and Eliza (Smith)
Mitchell. She was b. 7 Aug 1844 in Bedford NH and d. 7 Dec 1919.
She was buried in Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH. In 1907
a contractor and builder living on Main St. in Merrimack NH; a
veteran of the civil War. Enlisted as a Private on 8 February
1862 at the age of 20. Enlisted in Company E, 3rd Infantry Regiment
New Hampshire on 20 Feb 1862. Discharged from Company E, 3rd Infantry
Regiment New Hampshire on 1 Mar 1865 at Wilmington, NC.
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U.S. Census > 1880 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Merrimack > District 140
Henderson, William W M 38 Soddy Manufacturer Mass Scotland Scotland
Henderson Anna E. W F 35 wife housekeeping NH Mass NH
Henderson Clara E W F 13 dau attending school NH Mass NH
Henderson, David D. w M 11 son attending School NH Mass NH
Henderson, H. Amelia W F 8 dau NH Mass NH
Henderson, Lena A W F 6 dau NH Mass NH
Henderson, William T. W M 2 son NH Mass NH
Henderson, Josiah N. W M 1 son NH Mass NH
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Children of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell) Henderson:
1. +Clara Eliza Henderson, b. 12 March 1867; d. 2 Oct 1954, buried
Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH; she m. 4 May 1886 Edward A.
Haskel of Malden MA
2. +David Delly Henderson, b. 28 Sep 1868 Merrimack NH; m. 19
May 1890 in Lowell MA to Elmor/Emo/Emma M. Richards,dau of Albin
& Mary (Clough) Richards. She b. abt 1867 in Manchester NH.
Had at least 2 children [see census recs above]
3. +Hannah Amelia Henderson, b. 16 Aug 1871; d. 1901; m. Charles
H. Fields*
4. +Lena Alice Henderson, b. 6 Apr 1874; d. 5 Dec 1867, buried
Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH;
5. +Josiah Nelson Henderson, b. 9 March 1879; enlisted during
WWI
6. +Norris Ela Henderson, b. 8 Feb 1882, d. 10 Dec 1940
7. +Lucretia Henderson, b. 4 Jan 1887; d. 30 March 1961, buried
Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH; m. 10 July 1912 to Francis
E. Hadley
Rev. Josiah Robert Henderson, son of David and Melvina (Houghton)
Henderson, b. 25 July 1853 in Merrimack NH, and died 22 April
1918, age 65 yrs in Rochester NY. He m1) 14 Oct 1880 in Clarkson
NY to Emogene M. Coney, daughter of Charles Clinton & Olive
Amanda (Bartlett) Coney. She was b 14 Oct 1853 in Murray NY, and
died 3 Nov 1888, aged 35 yrs in Palmyra NY; He m2) 4 December
1890 in Palmyra NY to Lillian E. Jones. She b. abt 1871 in England.
Baptist Minister; Class of 1877, Colby College, Waterville Maine;
A.M., 1883; D.D. 1902. Rochester Theological Seminary 1880; Pastor,
Penfield, N.Y. 1880-83; Wyomoing Ohio, 1883-85; Palmyra, N.Y.
1885-97; Corresponding Secretary of NY Baptist Union for Ministerial
Education (starting in 1897); Theological Seminary Rochester,
N.Y.
[ ancestry.com:
Ancestors and Descendants of John Coney of Boston, England,
and Boston Massachusetts, page 248, for ancestors of Emogene M.
Coney].
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1892 NY Census > Wayne Co. > Palmyra
Josiah R. Henderson 39 clergyman
Lillian E. Henderson 22 England
Ruth C. Henderson 8 at school
Robert Henderson M 6
Fannie Henderson F 6
J. Howard Henderson M 2
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1905 NY State Census > Monroe Co. > Rochester
Josiah R. Henderson M 51 b US
Lillian J. Henderson F 34 b England wife
Howard J. Henderson M 14 b US son
Leonard H. Henderson M 9 b US son
Ruth A. Henderson F 21 b US dau
Robert W. Henderson M 19 b US son
Fannie R. Henderson F 19 b US dau
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1910 US Census > NY > Monroe Co. > Rochester Ward 12
Henderson, Josiah R. Head M W 57 m2x at age 20 NH Scot-Eng Maine
Clergyman Secy-Seminary
Henderson, Lillian J. wife F W 39 m1x age 20 2 ch 2 living England
Engl Eng
Henderson, Ruth C. dau F W 25 single Ohio NH NY City Teacher
Henderson, Howard J. son M W 19 single NY NH England
Henderson, Leonard H. son M W 14 single NY NH England [m1) Emma
M --; m2) Lillian --. Daughter (of 1st w) Ella May Henderson,
b 10 May 1927, d. 6 Aug 2005, m. Donald Floyd Sweeney
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Children of Josiah R. & Emogene (Coney) Henderson:
1. Ruth Coney Henderson, b. 11 March 1884 Wyoming, Ohio; m.
11 Oct 1910 in Palmyra, Wayne Co. NY to Joel C.L. Palmer,
son of Corwin Ford & Adriana Louise (Romaine) Palmer. He was
b. 14 May 1881 in Westerville Ohio. Children (PALMER): Margaret
Mesick Palmer b 21 Feb 1912 Brooklyn NH; Dorothy Ruth Palmer b
9 May 1914 New Rochelle NY; Jean Henderson Palmer b 18 Oct 1923
New Rochelle NY
2. Robert Whiting Henderson, twin; b 13 June 1886 Palmyra NY;
shown in 1905 NY Census; drowned accidentally 25 Nov 1906 in Rochester
NY.
3. Frances Richards "Fannie R." Henderson, twin b 13
June 1886 Palmyra NY; She was educated at the University of Rochester
and Brockport Normal School. She m.
30 June 1909 to Howard Lamson Cross, son of Daniel Edward
& Harriett Austin (Haskell) Cross. He was b. 23 April 1883
in Beverly MA. Children (CROSS): Miriam Haskell Cross, b. 24 May
1910 Beverly MA; Robert Henderson Cross, b 22 March 1913 Arlington
MA; Harriet Haskell Cross b 7 June 1919 Syracuse NY; Beverly Cross
b 19 Oct 1922 Syracuse NY.
Children of Josiah R. & Lillian (Jones) Henderson:
4. Howard
Jones Henderson, b. 1 Nov 1890 Palmyra NY; d. 20 Jan 1973
Sarasota FL; m. Mary Scotland McLouth; several children; attended
University of Rochester (NY)
5. Leonard Houghton Henderson, b. 19 Dec 1895/96 Palmyra NY;
m. 3 Nov 1923 in Monroe Co. NY to Lois DeLand Dickinson, dau
of James G. & Stella (DeLand) Dickinson. She b. East Orange
NJ; 2 children.
-----------Third
Generation------------
Clara Eliza Henderson, dau of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell)
Henderson was born 12 March 1867; died 2 Oct 1954, buried Last
Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH; she married 4 May 1886 Edward A.
Haskell of Malden MA.
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U.S. Census > 1900 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Rockingham > Windham > District 218
Haskell, Edward A. Head W M June 1856 45 married 13 yrs MA MA
NH Farmer
Haskell, Clara E.H. Wife W F March 1867 33 married 13 yrs 1 ch
1 living NH MA NH
Haskell, Mark H. son W M Sep 1892 5 single NH MA NH
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U.S. Census > 1910 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Rockingham > Windham > District 274
Haskell, Edward A. Head M W 55 m1x 23 yrs MA MA NH Farmer general
Farm
Haskell, Clara E. H. wife f W m1x 23 yrs 2 ch 2 living NH MA NH
Haskell, Mark H. son M W 18 single NH MA NH
Haskell, Anna D. dau F W 7 single NH MA NH
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U.S. Census > 1920 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Rockingham > Windham > District 157
Haskell, Edward A. Head M W 56 married NH MA NH
Haskell, Clara B. wife F W 58 married NH MA NH
Haskell, Mark H son M W 25 single NH MA NH
Haskell, Anna O. dau F W 17 single NH MA NH
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Census > U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census
> New Hampshire > Rockingham > Windham > District
51
Haskell, Edward A. Head M W 75 married at ate 33 MA MA NH
Haskell, Clara E. wife F W 65 married at age 20 NH MA NH
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > Massachusetts
> Hampden > Springfield > District 96
Haskell, Mark H. Head M W 35 married at age 23
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Children of Edward A. & Clara E. (Henderson) Haskell:
1. Mark H. Haskell, b. 7 Sep 1894 Windham NH
2. Anna O. Haskell, b. abt 1903 Windham NH
David Delly Henderson, son of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell)
Henderson was b. 28 Sep 1868 in Merrimack NH; m. 19 May 1890 in
Lowell MA to Elmor/Emo/Emma M. Richards, dau of Albin/Alban &
Mary (Clough) Richards. She b. March 1866 in Manchester NH. Had
at least 2 children [see census recs above]. She married 2nd)
abt 1902 to Frank P. VanWoert/VanWorst?.
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U.S. Census > 1900 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Manchester Ward 1 > District 90 [Dean
Street]
Henderson, Emma Head W M March 1866 33 married 10 yrs 3 ch 2 living
NH NH NH
Richards, Alban Father W Oct 1800 59 widow NH NH NH Worst Worker
Henderson, Elmon D. son W M Dec 1891 8 single NH NH NH at school
Henderson, Florence dau W F Jan 1900 5/12 single NH NH NH
Johnson, Elfrid L Boarder W M May 1848 52 widow 0 ch Maine Maine
Can-Eng
Van Worst Frank Boarder W M May 1877 23 single NY NY NY Bobbin
Shop Finisher
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U.S. Census > 1910 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Nashua Ward 7 > District 168
Vanwoert? Frank P. Head W M 35 m1x 8 yrs NY NY Y bond -- lumber
shop
Vanwoert? Emma W. wiffw F W 42 m2x 8 yrs 3 ch 2 living NH NH NH
Henderson, Alma O. son-in-law [should be stepson] W M 18 single
NH NH NH
Henderson, Florence A> dau-in-law [should be stepdau] W F 18
single NH NH NH
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Nashua > District 93
Henderson, Elmer D. Head M W 38 married at age 21 NH NH NH Dressing,
Cottom Mill
Henderson, Regina wife F W 33 married NH NH Canada-French
Henderson, Hazel dau F W 16 single NH [b. 6 Feb 1914 Nashua NH
and d. 22 Oct 2002 at Oakland Care Center in
Oakland NJ; m. J. Eastman Hardy who d. 1983. Had ch: Paul (&
Shirley) Hardy of Nanuet NY; Faith Fast and Joyce Hardy of Lancaster
PA, Judith & Bob Sadler of Schoharic NY; Priscilla and Donald
Klemanski of NYC; Kathleen Hardy of Suffern NY]
Henderson, Ernest son M W 13 single NH [b 3 June 1916 Nashua NH,
d. 1 May 2003; m. Frances Lillian Mycue
who d. 9 March 1998; 2 sons Roland (& Susan) Henderson of
Atlantic Beach Fl, and Donald (& Jacqueline) Henderson of
Nashua; 2 daus Sandra (& Richard) Netto of Nashua, and Terry
(and Tom) Shea of Nashua]
Henderson, Frank son M W 11 single NH; m. Theresa --, res. Nashua
NH.
Henderson, Florence dau F W 9 single NH
Henderson, Arthur son M W 6 single NH; aka "Bob" Henderson
Henderson, Phylis dau F W 4-5/12 single NH
Henderson, Norris son M W 1-3/12 single NH
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Children of David D. & Emma M. (Richards) Henderson:
1. Elmer David Henderson, b 16 Dec 1891 in Nashua NH, and d. Dec
1966 in NH; m. by 1913 to Regina Demanche. Had issue [see 1930
census above]
2. Florence Henderson, b. Jan 1900 in NH; m. July 1947 in Hudson
NH to Everett Lewis Relation, son of Mrs. Cora Relation of Nashua
NH.
Hannah Amelia Henderson, dau of William & Hannah E.
(Mitchell) Henderson, was b. 16 Aug 1871; d. 1901; m. 27 July
1904to Charles Hermon Fields, son of Hermon Scott & Susan
F. (Hill) Fields. He was b. 9 Dec 1870 and d. Apr 1957, buried
LastRest Cemetery, Merrimack NH.
Children of Charles H. & Hannah A. (Henderson) Fields:
1. Mary L. Fields, b. 1901, d. Feb 1924, buried Last Rest Cemetery,
Merrimack NH
2. Dorothy Amelia Fields, b. Sep 30, 1906; m. George W. Chaplin;
removed to Pittsburgh PA
3. Marion Lena Fields, b. 15 Aug 1910; m. Robert C. Parker; removed
to Yardley PA.
Lena Alice Henderson, dau of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell)
Henderson was b. 6 Apr 1874; d. 5 Dec 1867, buried Last Rest Cemetery
in Merrimack NH; m. 22 March 1893 to Rev. Elisha Ayers Keep, only
son of Marcus Rodman & Hannah Maria (Taylor) Keep. She d.
5 Dec 1896 at Conway NH. He was b. 22 Dec 1854 in Ashland, Aroostook
Co. Maine. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in Maine
and NH, practicing for 6 years at New Market NH. During his residence
at New Market he was for 5 years superintendent of schools. He
entered Andover Theological Seminary in 1885 and graduated in
1888. While studying at the Seminary he preached for a year at
East Andover NH. He was ordained and installed pastor of the First
Congregational Church at Merrimack NH on 28 June 1888 remaining
nearly 7 years. In 1891 he took a trip abroad. During his pastorate
at Merrimack NH nearly 96 members were added to the church. He
was very active in the movement that resulted in the establishement
of a free public library in Merrimack NH. He was dismissed from
the Merrimack pastorate in December 5, 1894 at his own request.
He was pastor of the church at Conway NH until June 1897. On 6
Oct 1897 he was installed pastor of the church at Walpole NH.
He married 2nd) 18 Oct 1899 to Jane Conway Hale, dau of Matthew
& Jane E. (Caverly) Hale. She was b. 19 Feb 1873, a descendant
of Major Samuel Hale. In 1900 living in Walpole, Cheshire. Co
NH with 2nd wife and son John (b. April 1895 in NH).
In 1910 living in Conway NH with his mother and her parents.
Children of Rev. Elisha A. & Lena A. (Henderson) Keep:
1. John Marcus Keep, b. 13 Apr 1895; in 1920 U.S. Census shown
as a member and officer of the US Military and Naval Forces in
Baltimore MD; the census states he is single, an Ensign, residing
at 900 Chicopee St. Holyoke Mass.
Josiah
Nelson Henderson, son of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell)
Henderson, was b. 9 March 1879; m. 14 Apr 1900 to Margueritte
M. Bushes. Enlisted during WWI. a superintendant at David R. Jones
Co in Merrimack NH. In 1942 when he registered for WWII, he was
a cabinet maker, living at DW Highway in Merrimack NH. He was
the first chief of the Merrimack Fire Department after it was
organized in 1924. Mrs. Henderson (Marguerite) was the third librarian
of the Merrimack Public Library.
Children of Josiah N. & Marguerite M. (Bushes) Henderson:
1. Ruth Worthington Henderson, b. 6 Apr 1907
2. Lawrence William Henderson, b. 29 Jan 1911, d. 10 Jan 1991;
m. 24 Oct 1936 Frances L. Davidson of Plymouth NH; In 1951 chairman
of the Field Appeal Tribunal, Dept of Labor of NH. In August 1950
a funeral for their daughter, Heather Henderson of Auburn NH,
8 yrs old, who drowned while fishing was held in the Merrimack
Congregational Church, and she was buried in the family plot at
Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH. At that time Lawence was working
at the New Hampshire Unemployment Security Division of the Labor
Bureau.
3. Grace Lorraine Henderson, b. 11 Jan 1916; m. Norman Cameron
Norris Ella Henderson, son of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell)
Henderson, was b. 8 Feb 1882, d. 10 Dec 1940; m. 2 Oct 1907Elizabeth
M. Sanborn, dau of Charles & Julia B. (Coley) Sanborn. In
1907 directory a clerk at Osgood F. Upham and residing on Main
St. in Merrimack NH.
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Merrimack > District 79
Henderson, Norris E. M W 48 married at age 26 NH NH NH Farmer
Henderson, Elizabeth S. wife F W 55 married at age 33 NH NH NH
Henderson, Alden S. son M W 21 single NH NH NH
Henderson, Paul W. son M W 18 single NH NH NH
Henderson, Laton M. son M W 15 single NH NH NH
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Children of Norris E. & Elizabeth M. (Sanborn) Henderson:
1. Alden Sanborn Henderson, b. 17 Nov 1908 Merrimack NH, d. Jan
1985 Conway, Carroll Co NH
2. Paul Wesley Henderson, b. 17 Jan 1912, Merrimack NH, d. 8 Sep
2001 in Nashua NH; m. 29 Aug 1933 Alice Schneiderheinze.In 1951
he served as president of the Nashua Branch of the University
of NH Alumni Association. He worked for the Nashua Trust Company,
and served on many board of directors.
3. +Laton Mitchell Henderson, b. 26 Oct 1914, Merrimack NH; d.
3 Jan 1990 in New Richmond, WI
Lucretia
Henderson, dau of William & Hannah E. (Mitchell) Henderson
was b. 4 Jan 1887 NH; d. 30 March 1961,
buried Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack NH; m. 10 July 1912 and
his 2nd wife to Francis Ervin Hadley, son
of Amos Erwin & Maria (Worthley) Hadley. He m1) 30 March 1903
to Bertha A. Hammond, dau of Asa G. & Mary (Arlin) Hammond.
She b. 30 March 1884 in E. Concord NH and d. 22 March 1908. He
was b. 16 Oct 1877 in New Boston NH, and d. Oct 1964 in NH. In
1928 living in Nashua NH a woodworker res 37 Amherst St. In 1942
per his WWI Draft Registration card, he was living on HighlandsStreet
in Merrimack, Hillsborough Co NH., working at International Shoe
Co in Merrimack NH.
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U.S. Census > 1920 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Mont Vernon > District 81 [Mont Vernon
Road]
Hadley, Francis E. Head M W 42 married NH NH MA mail carrier [b
abt 1878]
Hadley, Lucretia H. wife F W 33 married NH MA NH
Hadley, Mary S. dau F W 14 single NH
Hadley, Ethel M. dau f W 11 single NH
Hadley, Persis C. dau F W 1-3/12 single NH
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U.S. Census > 1930 United States Federal Census > New Hampshire
> Hillsborough > Merrimack > District 79
Hadley, Francis E. Head M W 53 married at age 36 NH NH MA House
Carpenter
Hadley Lucretia H. wifw F W 43 married at age 25 NH MA NH
Hadley, Persis E dau F W 11 single NH
Hadley, Chester E. son M W 9 single NH
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Children of Francis E. & Bertha A. (Hammond) Hadley:
1. Mary S. [or Mary Bertha] Hadley, b. abt 1906 NH
2. Ethel M. Hadley, b. abt 1909 NH; res. Newark NJ in 1947
Children of Francis E. & Lucretia E. (Henderson) Hadley:
3. Persis C. Hadley, b. abt 1918 NH
4. Chester E. Hadley, b. 4 June 2005 NH, d. 4 June 2005 in Reading,
Berks Co PA; in 1951 residing in Somerville MA. He graduated from
McGaw Institute and was a first lieutenant in the Army Air Corps,
holding the Air Medal, Oak Leaf Cluster and four battle stars.
After WWI he attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 21
July 1947 he married Helen Saad, dau of Nicholas Saad of Manchester
NH at Grace Episcopal Church in Manchester NH. She was a former
member of the Woman's Marine Reserve and a graduate of Central
High School.
-----------Third
Generation------------
Laton Mitchell
Henderson, son of Norris E. & Elizabeth M. (Sanborn) Henderson,
was b. 26 Oct 1914, Merrimack NH; d. 3 Jan 1990 in New Richmond,
WI; SS# issued to him in District of Columbia prior to 1951, and
he resided also in Christiansburg VA; he married 21 Aug 1937 to
Lillian Mae Hock, dau of Frank Hock. She b. 12 Oct 1914 in Reeds
Ferry (Merrimack) NH and d. May 1977. They had four children.
According to the Nashua Telegraph (June 9, 1949) he was a former
4-H Club boxer and a graduate of the College of Agriculture, University
of New Hampshire in 1936. Then he spent a year getting a master's
degree at Pennsylvania State College where he was Northeastern
representative of the American Jersey Cattle Club. His next job
was teaching in the dairy department at Rutgers University in
New Jersey. Then Mount Ararat Farm in maryland with 300 yead of
cattle hired him to build up their creamery and retail milk business.
A reserve officer he was called in the service at the start of
WWII. He served throughout the war in the Pacific area coming
out as major. He then went to work for the Southern Dairy Company
and was stationed for three years at Miami FL where he was manager
of a large farm which carried from 900-1000 milking cows. In 1949
he was working for the Southern Dairy Company as a manager of
a large dairy processing plant at Christiansburg, VA, with 50
men working under him. He wrote many brochures and papers on the
quality of milk, and a manual for milk testers in New Jersey.
Children of Laton M. & Lillian M. (Hock) Henderson:
1. Bruce Henderson, b. 1939
2. Laton Henderson, b. 1941
3. Barbara Henderson, b. 1946
4. Ross Henderson, b. 1949
Some Sources:
1. John Keep of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, 1676-1680, and his
descendants
2. Descendants of Samuel Hale [Ancestry.com]
3. 1850 to 1930 United States Census
4. WWI and WWII Registration Forms
5. City Directories, Nashua, Merrimack and Manchester NH
6, Susan Henderson, wife of Russ Henderson (Laton Mitchell Henderson
section).
