Brief Life History of Charles Ross
When Charles Ross Henderson was born on 1 August 1881, in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, his father, Michael Henderson, was 22 and his mother, Julia Michael, was 29. He married Nora Matilda Miller in 1908, in Monongalia, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Clay, West Virginia, United States in 1910 and Clay District, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States for about 20 years. He died on 21 April 1943, in Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, United States.
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- C R Henderson, "United States Census, 1930"
- Chas. R. Henderson, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- Charles R Henderson, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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