John and Abigail Henderson

 

Memoirs of the Lower Ohio Valley, pages 80-81

John Henderson was a native of Ireland, but came to America while still a young man, settling in Pennslyvania. About 1810 or 1811 came to Cincinnati which was then a small village. He enlisted in the army 7 Apr 1814 in Cincinnati. After serving in the War of 1812, he moved to Campbell County, where he died when about forty years of age. His widow married Henry Martin, a wealthy farmer and large land owner.*

He married Abigail Livingston 15 July 1814 in Brown Co. Ohio. John was born in Kikenny, Ireland in 1796 and died in Carthage 4 Jan 1840. He was buried in the Carmack Cemetery.

*Cannot find any record of this marriage and in the 1880 census she is still listed as a Henderson.

Children of John Henderson and Abigail Livingston (1799-1885)

Susan Henderson b-1820 in Brown Co Oh; d-18 Aug 1893 in Carthage; br-Tarvin-Moore Cemetery; m-Thomas Traver Tarvin
Malinda Henderson b-1823 in Carthage; d-20 Aug 1895 in Carthage; br-Mt Gilead Cemetery; m-George Anderson
John Henderson b-28 Jan 1828 in Carthage; d-21 Feb 1905; br-Carmack Cemetery
George Washington Henderson b-1832 in Carthage; d-16 Apr 1898 in Carthage; br-Mt Gilead Cemetery; m-Nancy Bruce; Civil War Veteran
Amos Henderson b-1835 in Carthage
Asa T Henderson b-22 Aug 1837 in Carthage; d-30 May 1928 in New Richmond Oh. br-Watkins Hill Cemetery; Civil War Veteran; m-Malinda Carr
Alva "Alvin" Henderson b-1839 in Carthage; d-5 Apr 1902 in Newport; br-Mt Gilead Cemetery; Civil War Veteran

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Children of George Washington Henderson and Nancy Bruce

Alice Henderson; b-Sep 1858 in Carthage; d-11 Feb 1949 in New Richmond, Ohio; br-Mt Gilead Cemetery; m-Thomas Jefferson Tarvin
Ella Henderson; b-1 Feb 1860 in Carthage; d-15 Dec 1946 in Missouri; br-Orient Cemetery; m-Solomon Anderson
George Washington Henderson b-26 Oct 1861 in Carthage; m-Lucy Moore

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George Washington Henderson, son of George and Nancy, was for the greater part of his life employed on the river, most of the time in the lower trade. During the Civil War he and his brothr Alva were the first and second mates on the steamer, "Prima Donna" and were captured by the Confederates and held as prisoners of war for about four months. He received a good common school education and like his father, and along with his brother Alva, found employment in the steamboat trade. For more than thirteen years he has followed the river, the greater part of that time in his present position.

In October 1885, Mr. Henderson led to the altar Miss Lucy, the daughter of Oliver and Mary Moore, old and honored residents of Campbell County. The Hendersons are members of the Methodist Church South of Carthage.

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Children of George Washington Henderson and Lucy Moore

Mary Ellen Henderson b-July 1886 in Carthage; d-20 Feb 1970 in Carthage; br-Mt Gilead Cemetry; m-Thomas Gerald Ling
Roger William Henderson; b-23 Feb 1888 in Califorinia; d-30 July 1959 in Louisville Ky; br-St Stephen Cemetery; m-Dorothy Elizabeth Hammer
Oliver Raymond Henerson b-10 Apr 1892 in California; d-15 July 1975 in San Diego Calif. br-Greenwood Memorial Park
Daisy Dean Henderson b-26 Feb 1899 in Carthage; d-27 Mar 1993 in New Richmond Oh. br-Greenmound Cemetery
Delpha Cleroa Henderson b-26 June 1902 in Carthage; d-24 Sep 1912 in Carthage; br-Tarvin Moore Cemetery
George Maurice Henderson b-10 Mar 1906 in Carthage; d-12 Jan 1989 in Clermont Co Oh. br-Laurel Cemetery
Helen Lucille Henderson b-3 Feb 1909 in Carthage; d-22 Dec 1968 in Crawfordsville, Indiana; b-Ladoga Cemetery; m-Homer Light
Milton Ellis Henderson b-22 Nov 1913 in Carthage; d-18 Feb 1911; br-Mt Gilead Cemetery

 

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