Mary Elizabeth Henshaw

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 8 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.

Photos and Memories (1)

Do you know Mary Elizabeth? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

William Heiter Vaughan
1838–1911
Mary Elizabeth Henshaw
1837–1904
Marriage: 15 March 1860
Charles Vaughan
1861–1931
William Lee Vaughan
1863–1924
Ernest Vaughan
1865–1872
George Frederick Vaughan
1866–1933
Betty Alice Vaughan
1868–1870
Buford Edward Vaughan
1871–1936
Wilton Vaughan
1872–1936
Louis A. Vaughan
1877–
Mary Ellen Vaughan
1878–1935
Edward Vaughan
1880–1869
Susie Etta Vaughan
1882–1968

Sources (27)

  • Bettie Vaughn in household of Wm H Vaughn, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Eliz Vaughan, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Mary Elizabeth Vaughan, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

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.

Possible Related Names

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.