Joseph Richard Henderson

Male19 November 1878–3 December 1899

Brief Life History of Joseph Richard

When Joseph Richard Henderson was born on 19 November 1878, in Kansas, United States, his father, Fountain Gillespie Henderson, was 28 and his mother, Angierana Scott Hargis, was 26. He lived in Harrison Township, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 3 December 1899, at the age of 21, and was buried in Hewins, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fountain Gillespie Henderson
1850–1914
Angierana Scott Hargis
1852–1900
Sarah Jane Henderson
1872–
Rosetta Frances Henderson
1874–1958
John William Henderson
1876–1964
Joseph Richard Henderson
1878–1899
Myrtle May Henderson
1884–1967
Isiah B. Henderson
1887–
Tona Bell Henderson
1890–1970

Sources (3)

  • Joseph R Henderson in household of Fountain Henderson, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Richard Henderson - Individual or family possessions: birth:
  • Richard Henderson, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (6)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 3

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1881 · Kansas Prohibits Alcoholic Beverages

Age 3

Kansas became the first state to adopt a constitutional amendment which prohibited all alcoholic beverages on February 19, 1881.

1886

Age 8

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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