Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Henshaw was born on 22 August 1837, in Caroline, Virginia, United States, her father, George W Henshaw, was 29 and her mother, Susan Samuel Chenault, was 22. She married William Heiter Vaughan on 15 March 1860, in Caroline, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Newtown, King and Queen, Virginia, United States in 1880 and Bermuda District, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States in 1900. She died on 25 May 1904, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- Mary E in entry for Geo F Vaughan, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Mary E Vaughan in household of William H Vaughan, "United States Census, 1860"
- M E in entry for Wm L Vaughan, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
Spouse and Children
1838–1911 Male
1837–1904 Female
Children (12)
1861–1931 Male
1862–1869 Male
1863–1924 Male
1865–1872 Male
1866–1933 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1808–1848 Male
1815– Female
Siblings (3)
1832–1915 Male
1837–1904 Female
1839–1863 Male
World Events (8)
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 7
1846
Age 9
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire):
habitational name from Henshaw in Prestbury (Cheshire), from Old English henn ‘hen’ + sceaga ‘copse, small wood’.
habitational name from Henshaw (Northumberland), possibly from the Old Norse personal name Hethinn (genitive Hethinns) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’. See Hensell , of which Henshaw is sometimes a variant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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