Theodore Wilson McHenry

Brief Life History of Theodore Wilson

When Theodore Wilson McHenry was born on 29 September 1881, in Marshall, West Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson McHenry, was 31 and his mother, Margaret Burch "Maggie" Williams, was 21. He married Orpha Rosina Wiley on 27 December 1905, in Wetzel, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in West Virginia, United States in 1881 and Lincoln District, Tyler, West Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 25 February 1950, in Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, New Martinsville, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Theodore Wilson McHenry
1881–1950
Orpha Rosina Wiley
1887–1986
Marriage: 27 December 1905
Madge McHenry
1907–1980
Glen Ernest McHenry
1910–1991
Garnet Louise McHenry
1912–1995
Wilma Edith Mchenry
1915–2007
Theodore Carl McHenry
1918–1918
Nina Mae McHenry
1920–1987
Geneva McHenry
1922–2011

Sources (22)

  • Theodore W Mchenry, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Theodore Wilson Mchenry, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • L W M Mc Henry, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

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.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

Irish (especially Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Éinrí, a patronymic from a Gaelic form of the personal name Henry . Compare McKendrick .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Theodore Wilson McHenry (29 September 1881 – 25 February 1950)

Son of Andrew Jackson McHenry and Margaret "Maggie" Burch Williams. Theodore married Orpha Wiley in 1905 in Wetzel Co., West Virginia. Theodore was an employee of the City of Sistersville and a me …

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